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POETICAL WORKS
EDWARD YOUNG, L.L.D.
To whitb u prtGied,
THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.
OcDcith «n awful glnini, ■ pigbt of Ihai
Bf filtot dirkncfi more n»jtILjc made,
I pbce lh]r volume, YoiiNa, itith n
^\^J volume, worlhj of > faint 'trmbrice :
Whit gnfpcl-iniih) ihf hearenlj liDci codtcj.
And Ileal 111 from mortality imjr !
full OD the foul thy tidci of rapture Bow,
Kindling we hear, and, while wc read, we glow I
Kailicd hj thy theme, we mount oa high.
We fpnm at larlh, we claim our naliTe fty.
Naw let the unletler'd, or the lettcr'd ro«o.
Deny the fnul immortal, if he can ;
A foul immorial in thy workt we fee ;
Cu dull and 4lbe) tbbk and write like thee !
H iHicairriOHi.
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WUKTED BT AWNDSLL AND SOK, aOTAL BANK CLOSE.
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THE LIFE OF TOUNG.
F.11 rhc life of Young, the world U oWigrd to Mr. Hcrhcrt Croft, the Ergllfli Icxicograpbcr, for-
r-.s-'y a barriftcr of LincolnVInn, now a clergyman, who was the friend nf his fon, and wiihed
tr "I'.rc'.catc him from fome very miftalien remarks to hi^ pn jui!icc. Mr. Croft's narrative, which
cii-.ib;:« a furcef^ful imitation of Dr. Johnf.mN ftyle, wa^ fubjf^Jlcd to the revlfion of our great po-
et'Cil blvpraphcr, who adopted it as an intrcdudion to his critical examination of the genius and
writir.jf* of Young.
The faAi ftatcd in the prefent account are chicEy taken from \Tr. Croft's narrntlvc, with the
aidition of fuch particulars as fubfequent refearches, or cafual inforiration. have fupp!ied.
F.iward Young was bom at Upham, near Winchefier, in June 1681. He was the fon of Dr.
Ii«r:rd Young, at that time Fellow of Winchefter Col!ege, and ReAor of Upham. In 1682, he
•TM collated to the prebend of Gillingham-Minor, in the church of Sallfjury, by Bifliop Ward,
K? *-!« afterward?, in confequence of his merit and reputation, or of the intcrcd of Lord Brad-
f r :, ro whom, in I 7CI, he dedicated two ▼olumes of fermons, appointed Chaplain to King Wil-
'. rr. and Queen Mary, and preferred to the deanery of Salifbury. Jacob, who wrote in 172c, fay%
" rt wa« Chaplain and Clerk c:f the Clofct to the late Queen, who honoured him, by (landing
F -brother to the poet." He died at Salifbury, in 1 705, Burnet preached his funeral fermon,
ar^ bt flowed upon him a handfome eu!ogium.
He wat placed on the foundation at Winchefter College, where he remained till the cle<flion af-
rrr h'.* eighrccnth birth-day, the period at which thofe upon the foundation are fuperannuated ;
»?ifr, rot being chofen to New Collrge, Oxford, he, on the 13th of 0«5lober 1703, was entered
&*: in'.f pendent member of that fociety, that he might live at little expence at the lodgings of the
^ "I'lcn, who was a particular friend of hi* father. In a few months, the Warden of New College
. 1. He then removed to Corpus College. The prcfident of thin foclciy, from a regard alfo to
'. •i2i\ rr, ir.Titcd him thither, in order to leffen his academical expences. In 1708, he was nomi-
r^*: \ to ;: !aw-feIIow(hip at All Souls, by Archbifliop Tcnifon ; into whofe hands it came by devolu-
t. - *='jcS repeated patronages while it juftiBes BurnetS pralfc of the father, rt-fleds credit on the
r^' ' ic: ri the fon. The manner in which it was exerted, fecms to prove, that the father did not
!.i>L ^<hind him much wealth.
I- j* reported, that when he frft found himfclf independent, and his own mader, at All Souls,
*-? wa^ rot the ornament to religion and morality which he afterwards becanre.
r.-^-e \% f-iid, by Ruffhead, to have told Warburton, that " Young had palTcd a foolljb ycuth, the
'• 't : pt rj ; but hi» having a very good heart, enabled him to iupport the clcrrical character, when
ijz. ^.T-med it, with decency, and afterwards with honour."
"V.-t aothoriry of his father, indeed, h.id ceafcd fome time before by his death ; and he was cer-
r-.^ W not afhamcd to be patronized by the Duke of Wharton, *' the fcorn and wonder of his days,"
Hi* f*rher had been well acquainted with Mrs. Anne Wharton, the firft wife of Thomas Whar-
•.?■:, Efq. riferward* Marquis of Whartnn, a lady celebrated for her poetical talents, by Burnet and
'■7 WjUer i he father of the Duke of Wharton, had been the friend of his father ; and, after he be-
.- Ti'.e rtinz-bled, did not drop the fon of his old friend : In him, during the (hort time he lived, Young
: jT i a patron, and in his eccentric and difloiute defemdcnt, a friend and a companion. But the
>:.'::£. ;t 1^ to be fuppofcd, did not at once link into the depths of profligacy. I'h^t he had great
;* ' f-ir.ng abilities, was acknowledged by his contemporaries, who entertained the greated hoped
' >.;« betoaiing an honour to hb country. It is not unreafonable to imagine, that the bare ac-
• A:r'.2^.ct. with fuch a man at Wharton proved to be, might give rife to the report of his having
:''iT:d, in early youth, from the ftrid and rigid rules of virtue; of the truth of which, there ii
r-' f.;"ririent evidence,
I'he teftimony of I'indal, who fpent much o( his time at All Souls is an unqueOionable autho-
r -T in lArear of Young's warmth and ability in the caufe of religion, in the early part of his Iif<*.
cchcr boja^" (aid he, ** I caa always anfwcr, becaufe I always know whence the'y l\^\t \.VitiS
!▼ THE LIFE OF YOUNO.
argamcnti, ivhlch I have read a hundred times; but that fellow Youii}5i is contlnuallf pcQerin^
with fomething cf his owu."
In 1 712, wlicn Quceii Anne called up to the Iloufe of Lords the funs of the EarUof Northanip*
ton and Aylelbuf7, and added, in one day, ten orbcrs to the number of pccr», he publlHied An-Epif*
tlet* tbt Right HoncurjhU Gecr^i Laid LunfJo'^n ; in order to reconcile* the people to one, at Icaft, of
the new lurds. It feems intended alfo to reconcile tlie public tu the Utc peace.
The afijAiunate mention cf the death of his friend lUirifonyof New Cullege, at the clofe of the
poem, IS an inftance of his art, which difplayed itfelf fo wonderfully afterwards in the 2iigLi
^("jugbts, if making the public a party in his private forrow.
Of tliis poem, there i» no appearance in his own ediiiuu of his works, in 4 vols, 8vu ; and prefixed lo
an edition by Curll and I'onlon, in 1 74 1, is a letter from You.i^ to Curl!, in which he advifcs itt
omiflion. «» I think," fays he, i:i the preface to the IP'crh e/tU .itubur of iU X'^lt TUMgbtt *' the
following pieces, xn/our vi lumes, to be the mod exc»fMe of ail that I have written \ and I wiih /</}
'P<^*SJ ^^* needful for thefp. As there is oa recalling what is got abroad, the pieces here repu-
blilhed I have revifed and corredlctl, and rendered them a» ^^nionabU as it was in my power to du.'*
his but juftice to di(lingui(h what the author of the Night ^rioughtt dchberately rejetfled.
When Addifon \ ublifhed ** Cat»,** in 1713, Young prefixed to it a rvcommendat<iry copy of vcr-*
fes. This is one of the pieces which he did not republifli.
The Laf. Dey was publifhed the fame year. 1 he Vice-Chancellor** Imprimatur : f«ir it was firli
printed at Oxford, is dated May 19. 1 713. From the exordium, he appears to have fpeot fome
time in the compofition of it. While other bards tti/tb BriUMitt brrofct tbtir fomU m fire^ he drawi^
|ie fays, a Jteptrfceiu, Tliii ferious poem was finllhed by him as early as 1710; fur part of it is
printed in the** Taller.'* 'J'he ** £ngii{hman*' pf OAobcr 29. 1713* which was probably writ-
ten r/ Addifon, fpeaks handfomcly of it. It was infcribed to the queen in a dedication; which, for
fume reafon, he did not admit into his wotks. It tells her, that the only title to the great honour
be now docs himfclf, is the obligation which he formerly received from her royal indulgence.
Of this obligation nothing i< nuw known, uulefs he alluded to her being his godmother. He
IS faid, indeed, to have been cng^^ged at a fettled ftipcnd, as a writer fof thu court. In Swift's
*' Rhapfody on Poetry,** are thcfe lines, fpcaLing of the court :
Whence Gay was bani(h*d in dif^^raee.
Where l\.pc will never (how hiN face.
Where V mull torture hU invention.
To flatter knaves, or lole his penfioM.
'fbit Y mcaos Young, feems clear from four other lines in the fame poem :
Attend, ye l'ope«, and Youngs, snd Gays,
And tune your harps, and Orcw yout bays;
Your panegyric* hrre provide;
You caiiiiot err on flattery's tide.
Of the dedication, the complexion is clearly political. It fpeaks in the higheft terms of the peare
of Utrecht. Mr. Croft doubts whether he hjd a right tu withdraw the praifc he had once giv?n,
and a(ks, *' Was he confcious of the exaggeration of party I I'hen he (hould not have written it.
If it contained only the praife of truths he ibuuid not have omitted it in his w<<rks.*' Surely this is
denying a man the privilege of becoming wifer by his own experience ! Young, in the w.irmth of
party zeal, might very honeAly and finccrely write a panegyric, which time, and a clearer know-
ledge of charavflcrs, might convince him was undeferved ; all be could then do, was fiiently to lup-
prcfs, as far as he was able, thofc errors into which an upright heart bad betrayed his judgment.
Vhc poem itfelf, i* not without a glance towards politics, notwithftanding the fubjcif>. The
fry, tl:at the church was in danger, had pot yet fubfided. The Left Day, written by a layman,
was much approved by the Tcry miniflry, and their friends.
Tl: I-3rct 0/IieU^io.f, er r^/fjui/hfJ Lt/Wf wis publifhed before the queen's death. This poem is
{Vucdcd on the execution of I.ady Jane Gray, and her hufband, Lord Guildford Djdl'7, 1554: a
C'jry choiibti for the I'ubjed of ao epi(llc by Cawthunii 3 tragedy by Smithi and wrought intv a
THE LIFE OF YOUHO. v
ttigeJf by kowc. The flatterio^ dedicatioo of it to the Couorefs of Saliflnny, does not tppear in
ha own edition.
On the 23d of A|>ril 1 714, he took hit degree of fiichelor of Civil Law ; and, the fame year, he
pvbSihed a poem 00 the Quecn'a death, and hit MajeAy*i acceflion to the throne. It is infcribed
to Atddifoo, tlicD Secretary tu the l^td* Juilices. This poem he did not admit isto hit workt.
Is 1 716, when the foundacioa of the Codrington Library wai laid, he wat appointed to fpeak
the Latin Orafim, Iq hit letter to Curll, he fayt, ** If yoo will take my advice, I vi-ould have you
c=:i: the Orjtitm on Codrington. I think the colledion will fell better without it." TKit oration he
4]iw n- ; 2danit into )u* wcikt.
Ic 17J7, when Wharton, after hio return from hit travels, went to Ireland, it ift not unlikely that
Toung accorapaiiicd hii avowed friend and patron. From a paflage relating to Swift, in his letter
to Richarilfou, m ^rigimai ttni^tiom, it ii clear he was, at fome period of his !ifc, in that country.
Ic i;i9, he was received into the Earl of Exeter*t family, as tutor to Lord Burlei);h; which
W fooo (|ttitted, upon the prcfling foUciutions of Wharton, and his promifes of ferving and ad-
v^ificg 1 ixn in the world.
The fume year, his BufirUf King 9/ Egyf^^ was aAed at the theatre in DruryLane, and met with
IqczsT}. llie pl:)t it of hi- own cOnuivance. The haughty meflage lent by RufirU to the Perjian
jimi>jJaJ9r^ it copied from that rctumed by the Ethiopian Prince to Camb)*fet. in the third book
of Herodotus. The dialogue contaiut» many ftriking beauties of fentiment and defcription, but it is
wrirten in a glaring amUltioui ftyle ; the pride of Bujiris is fuch as no other man can have ; and the
whole is too remote front humin life, to ruife cither ^ef, horror, or indignation. It was iofcribed
t9 the Duke of Ncwcadle, ** bccaufe the late inA<Jice8 he had received of his Grace's nrtdeferved
and uccummon favour, in an affair of fome cnnfeqoence, foreign to the theatre, had taken from
hin the privilege of chooHng a patron.** The dedication he afterwards fuppreffcd.
He took the degree of Dodor of Laws ovi the loth of June 17T9. The fame year, he lament-
ed the death of Addiluo, in a letter addreffed to their common friend, Tickeli. According to
lfence*a MSS, they ufed to ** Qommunicate to each other whatever verfes they wrote, even to thp
k^SL thingi^**
The fame year appeared A ParapLrafe om pari of tb* Book ofJ'Af which he dedicated, in no com-
iR -o flrain of flattery, to Lord Cliancellor Parker. Of this work, his opinion may be known from
hi* Setter to Cnrll i^-** You feem, in the coUedion you propofe, to have omitted what I think may
ci?im the fiift place in it; I mean, ** A Tranilation from partof Job, printed by Mr. Tonfon.*'
The dedication wat only fufiered to appear in Toofon*s edition.
fn 1711, TJie Rrongft a tragedj, wat aded at the theatre in Drary-Lane, and met with very
grc^i fu€ce£k Thit it his bed dramatic performance. It approaches much nearer to human prac-
tices and manners than BuftrU^ and therefore keeps poffcfnoo of the ftage. I'he firfl deiign feems
fuf ge Jed ky ** Othello** and " Abdelazar 4" but he hat, in fome refpeds. greatly improved on both.
Tbx refic^iont, the incidents, and the di^on, are original. The moral obfervationa are fo intro-
ds'H anc fo exprclfcd, at to have all the novelty that can be required.
Hw medicated thii famous tragedy to Wharton. . '* Yoor Grace," fays the dedication, " hat been
^'jr*.-z^ !o eiake yourftlf scceifary to the following fcenes, net only by fuggefting'the mod beau:i-
!..'. i-.c Jen* :n them, but by nuking all p«>i&ble provifion ior the fucceft of the whole.** That Whar-
tnc ^.ruU hare fuggefted the incident to which he alludes, is not unlikely, as his laft mental exer-
ts-:, i^ '.i» q^a: uts at Lcrida in Spain, wat fomo icenci of a tragedy, on the flory of ** Mary Qjiecn
cf Sc^tt ,** to which La.ly Mary Wortley Montague wrote an epilogue, which is prefervcd in Doul-
1j.\- Colleaion.**
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He concludes l.ls addrefs to Wharton, whom he acknowledges not only a^ the defender of his
pr'T'y, but as the prorroter of his fortune, thus ; '* My prcfcnt fortune is his bounry, and my future
t (.are whicii, I will venture to fay, will be always remembered to his hon« !:r ; fmce he, I know,
13:*.: Jed hit genorolity at an encouragement to merit ; though, tI;rough his vrry pandonnble pairi.
alitj ta one who bear< him fi> iincere a duty and rrfpe^, I happen to receive the bencfi: of It.** Me
ezclbded this dedication from hit own cuitif a of hi* werki.
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a \\^
vi THE LfFE OF YOUNO.
To the patronage of this nuhappy chandler, he ww certainly, however, indebted for fofnethirrg
material. Wharton** regard for Young, added to hii " luft of praifc," procured to All SouU Col-
lege a donation, which was not forgotten when he dedicated Tbe Revenge.
Two annuities were alfo granted by the Duke to Young ; one of which wai dated March 24-
1719, and accounted for hit Grace*-* bounty in a ftyle princely and commendable, if not legal : —
** Confidering that the public good is advanced by the enouragemcent of learning, and the polite arts,
and being pleafed therein with the attempts of Dr. Young; in coniidcration thereof, and of ihc love
I bear him, &c '* The other was dated July 10. 1722.
When Lord Chancellor Hardwickc was to determine, March I4. 174O, whether thefe annuitiea
were for legal con fiderat tons, Young, on his examination, fwore, that he quitted the Exeter family,
and rcfufed an annuity of lool., which had been offered him for life, if he would continue tutor to
Loid Burleigh, upon the luUciutiont of the Duke of Wharton, and his Grace's affurances of pro-
viding for him in a much more ample manner.
it alfo appeared, that the Duke had given him a bond for 600 1., dated March 15, lyai, in coo-
ildcration of his takin)^ fevcral journeys, and being at great cxpenccs, in order to be chofcn Member of
Parliament, at the Dukc*4 defire; and in conAderation of his not taking two livings of icx^l. and 400 1.,
in the gift of All Souls College, on his Grace's promifes of ferving and advancing him in the world.
The attempt to get into Parliament was at Cirencefler, where Young flood a couteHed ele^oo,
about 17ZI, in which he was unfucccf^ful.
His Satires were originally publifhcd feparately, under the title of The Lvve of Fame ^ or Tie UmU
^eifal PjJJlom. The firft appeared in 1 7 25. The fifth was not publifhed till 1727* and the filth
m t till 1728-, when he gathered them into one publication, *' correded and enlarged/* and pre-
fixed a preface, dccifive in favour of laughing at the world ; which he preferved, without any pallia-
tion, in the collodion of his works. They were tnfc: ibed to the Duke of Dorfet, Mr. D< dington,
afterwards Lord Melcombe, Mr. 5}>encer Compton, afterwards Lord Wilmington, Lady Elizabeth
Germain, Sir Robert Walpule, &c.
By the Uaiverful P^ijiom^ according to Mr. Croft, he acquired more than three thoufand pounds.
His fon informed Dr. Johr.fun and Mr. Bofwell, in X781, ** that his father had reccired feveral
thoufarid pounds of fubfcript ion-money for bis Unlverfal Pa^an, but had lofl it in the South Sea.
Dr. Johnfun thought thi^ mull be a miflake ; for he had never feen a fuhfcription-book.*'
It is related by Spence, in his MSS., on the authority of Mr. Rawlinfon, that Young, upon the
publication of his Umiverfal Pcfflon^ received from the Duke of Grafton two thoufand pounds; and
that, when one of hi& friends exclaimed ^ two thoufand pounds for a poem," he faid it was the bcfl
bargain he ever made in his life ; for the poem was worth four thoufand. I'his flory may be true ;
but it fccms to haye been railed from the two aofwers of Sidney and Lord Burleigh, refpeding the
** I'aery Quccnc."
In 1726, he addrcfTwd a poem, called The iMjiattment, to Sir Roliert Walpole, of which the title
fufiicitntly explains the intention. It is among the pieces he did not admit into the number of his
faiJ«iteMe writii:^*.
At the acceOiijfi ^f r;eorge II., he pubiifhed Ocean, An Qie^ tondmdimg tcift a Wljh, The hint of
it was taken from the Royal Speech ; wSiich recoltomended the increaf'e and the encouragement of
the feamcn; that they might be invited, vathcr than compelled by force and violence, to enter in-
to the fcrvice of their country ; a plan wltich humanity mufl lament that policy has not even yet
been able or willing to carry into execution. Pre6xed to the original publication, were An Ode
t^ toe King^ Pater Patria, and an Pjfay m Lyrie Poetry. He preferved neither of them in his own
edition. I'he OJe i:felf, which in the firll edition, and in the laft, confifls of feventy-ihree flanxas,
in his own edition i& rtduccd to fifty nine. Among the omitted pafTages, is the lViJb» The PJfoy
ttt Lyk Pyttiy i: fo jufl and impartial, as to condemn htmfelf.
S..on wlier tiie appearance of O^ruM, when he was almoft fifty, he entered into orders; and, io
April 1728, na lon^ aficr he put on the gtnivn', he was af pointed Chaplain to the King.
The tragcjly of TLe UrttLen, which wa» already In rchcarfal, he imuediately withdrew from the
(lagc, as unbccomirg Lis new profctLsa.
THE LIFE OF YOUNG. fii
It b Rlated hj Roffiiead, that, when he detenniiied on the church, he addreffed hlmfelf to Pope,
for isilnidioiu io theology ; who, in a frolic, advifcd the diligent perufal of Thomas Aquinas. With
thtstrctfore, he retired from intemiptioo, to an obfcure place in the fuburbs. Pope hearing nothing
«f hin during half a year, and apprehending he might have carried the jeft too lar, fought after
Ub, and foond him juft in time to prevent what Ruffhead calls '* an irretrieveable derangement.**
Mot loog after be took orders, he publi(hed, in profe,'if True Sfimate of Human Life, 1728, dedi-
cated to the Queen ; and a Strmom, preached before the Houfe of Cummons, January 30. J 729, in.
CctiiJed, Am A^^iyjtf Princts, or tbt Reverence ifite to Gcvemment, The Trite Efllmate of Human Lifi,
cxhibtcs only the dark Gde. Being aikec^ why he did not give, at he promifed, the bright reprefeo-
teioo ; he is laid to have replied, that he could not. By others ic has been faid, that this was finifh*
ei ; bat that, before there exifted any copy, it was torn in pieces by a lady*s monkey.
Ifi ZTjOi he relapfcd to poetry, and publiihed Imferium Pelagi, a Naval Lyric; written in imitatlm
tf^imUr's S^rit, auaftmedly bis Majefys return from Hanener^ September 1 7 29, and the fuccesding Peace,
\\ is icfcribed to the Duke of Chandus. In the preface he obferves, that the ode is the moft fpirited
ftiad of poetry, and that the Pindaric is the mod fpirited kind of ode. ** This I fpeak,** he adds,
vich faSdeot candour, ** at my own very great perii But truth has an eternal title to our confeiBon,
d^A^ \ Are fure to fuffer by it.*' It was one uf the pieces which he deliberately rcfufcd to own.
f: vas ridiculed in Fielding*s ** Tom Thumb."
Na Icng after this Pindaric attempt, he publiihed T-wo EpjJiUs to Mr, P pe^ concerning the Authvre
y'tbeAge^ 1730. In July the (ame year, he was prefented, by his college, to the redloryof Welwyu,
in Hcrtibrdihire, worth above 500I. a-year.
In May 173X, he married Lady Elizabeth Lee, daughter of the Earl of Litchfield, and widow of
CiioBel Lee, who left a iao. and two daughters. His connection wi|h this lady, arofe from his fa*-
diicr's acquaintance with Mrs. Anne Wharton, who was the daughter and co-heirefs of Sir Henry \
\jR cf Ditchky, in Ozfordfliire, and ^QLtt of the Countefs of Abingdon, celebrated by Drydcn in a
i^jLcra! panegyric, intituled, ** Eleanora."
Hk next paklication vras The Sea»Piece, in two odes, with a poetical dedication to VoUaire, whom
W had luMk when be waa in England, at Eailbnry, the feat of Mr. Dodington, in Dorfetihire,
■Judi Thoaifbii, in hit ** Autumn,** calls the ** Seat of the Mufcs/'
Where in the fecret bower, and winding walk.
For virtuous Young and thee they twine the bay.
He enjoys the credit of an extempore Epigram on the French poet, who ridiculed, in the comp^
cy of the jenlous Englilh peet, Milton's ** Allegory of Sin and Death."
You are fo witty, profligate, and thin.
At once we think thee Milton, Death, and Sin.
FroB the fbUowittg paflage in the poetical dedication of The Sea^Pioce^ it feems that this eztempop*
r*=cjuus reproof was ibmething more gentle than the diilich now quoted.
No Granger, Sir, though born in foreign climes j
In Dorfet downs, when Milton's page
With Siu and Death provok'd thy rage,
Thy rage provok*d, who footh*d with gentle rhymes.
b I7i4* he publiihed The Foreign Aiir^ft^ or the befl Argument for Peace, occajionei ly the Briiifb
fledt^ mti she P^ure of Affair t^ vorittem in the ehara&er ofdfaiUr, It is not to be fouod in his ^wn edition
«f biaworkt.
In fy4it be was deprived of his wife. She brought hun one child, Frederick, now living, to
vVom the Prince of Wales waa godfather. The Night Thoughtt, a fpecies of ptietry altogether his
can. were began immediately after the mournful event of 1741* The firft Niglt appears in the
busks of tbe Company of Stationers, as the property of Dodiley, in 1742. The pi^ucc to NJ^li
ineccb, is dated July 7. 1744-
ia tbe Ibort preface to the Complaini, he tells us, ** that the occafion of the poem was real, not
fiditioot; and that tbe fa&s mentioned did naturally pour thefc rciledlions on the thougU of thA
writer."
Wkafever nmcs beloog to thefe fads, or if the names be thofe generally fuppofed *, whatever
ipoct*t Ibnow may have giveil the r«vls, it is generally imdcrllocdi ihut he had ccaUf
• • • > ^ *
*m THE LIFE QF YOUNO.
■ • ■ •
felt dome(Uc grief; and that difappoiuted profpeds afforded him ap ofUoSkiLt and fufficieit CS^i^ of
complaint.
The paffages refpeAing TbitanJer^ Nareijfa^ Lucia^ and Lorenzo^ have 1>een applied to his fon-ip-
law, hit daughter-in-law, his wife, and hit Ton. It is probable, that he had hit wife and day|;btcr-
in-law in ^iew for the charaAert of Lucia and Narajfa ; but all the circumftances relatinj; coi fh\lMir
itr^ do not appear to fuit hit fon in-law. He thus deplores hu lofs in an apoftrophe to dcfth. ^
Infatiate archer ! could not qoe fuffice ?
Thy Oiafr flew thrui^ and tbnct my peace was (lain ;
And ibrhe^ ere thrict yon moon had nll'd her horn.
U is probable, from the' following circumftances, that, in thefe three contradidory lines, the poet
complains more than the t'ather-in-law, the friend, or the widower.
When Young married Lady Elizabeth Lee, Hie had a fon and two danghtat living by her former
huiband. The fon was an oflicer ; he married, and died foon after, leaving no child. The eldeft
daughter was married to Mr. Tenrple, fon of LSrd Palmerfton. She fell into a declining ftate fkf
liealth, and was accomp:(nied by her mother, jcc. to the fouch of France, and died at X«yont, on her
way to Nice, in X736, within a year after her marriage, and only feventeen years old. It is more
than poetically true, that Young accompanied her to the Oontiocnt.
I flew, I fnatched her f< cm the rigid north,
And bore her nearer to the fun.
Her funeral was attended with the difficulties painted in foch animated colours in Nlgjki 7Urd*
She was fecretly butied in the King's Garden at Montpelier. " The fpot, a liule gloomy grove, is
known — 1 faw it," fays Lord Gardenflone ; ** it is indeed a JJeftdJhade** After her death, the remain-
der of the party paflcd the eofuing winter at Mice. Mr. Temple married again, and left a fon by
hb lecond wife, a daughter of Sir John Barnard's, who, in 175 7, fuccecded to his grandfather's title.
He died in 1740^ and tl\epoct*a wifefeiveo nnotttht after, in 174I. How could the irfmtiate archr
thrice (lay his peace in thefe three perfons, <* ere thrice the moon had All* J her horn !'*
From the great friendfliip which conftantly fubiifled between Mr. Temple and Young, as well as
from other urcuniflancesi ^r. Croft Ceems to be of opinion, that Mr. Temple was the pcrfon whom
he lamented under the name of Philmmder, It is not, however, very probable, that ib young » man
as Mr. Temple mud have been, fl&ould have been the friend oiitotMiyyesfs, whom the poet mourn-
ed. Bcfldet, PLilamder died before Mrs. Temple.
Narcijfa follows ere his tomb is clos*d, &c.
Perhaps thofc paflages refpcAing PblUnJer^ which do not appear to fuit Mr. Tenrple, may be
found applicable to Mrs. Temple's brother, the ofi^cer, who died before her ; and may, with more
probability be reckoned the third vi^ioi ever wbom Youog ha* Uitheitu been pitied, for having to
pour the midnight forrows of his re^^i^us poetry.
l«ady Elizabeth left her youngeft daughter under the care of Young, with whom flic lived till her
marriage with Major Haviland, whom Ihe accompanied to Ireland, and lived but a fliort time after.
Mr. Croft ha9 taken much pains to prove,.that the charader of LerrtiKOt applied to the poet's fon
in the ** Biographia,** could not be meant fur him '^ nor,, indcrd, decs it fcem poflible. Mr. Frc«
derick Young was not born till Ttlne 17 ^3. In 174X, thi« I^renzOf this finiflied infidel, this father,
to whofe education vice had, fur fome ycar^, put the hfl hand^ was only ei^bt years f.ld. Lcremu
is evidently a feigned charadler ; and the readers of the A'l^^ Tbcw^tj are much itidcbtcd to Mr.
Croft, " for difcovering that no fuch character ever yetdifgraced hunun nature, or brok^ a father*^
heart."
This report, fo open to cnntradidion, and fo inrpLflible to be true, feems to have arifei^ from an un-
h.ippy mirunderflaftdincr between Young and his Ion ; whufe boyifli follies, it i» faid, ** cad a gioonx
over the evening of hi* father** days," and, at Uft,brnught ** hi* gray hairs with furrow to tlie grave**
On this acculatirn, and on the charge advanced in the *' Biographia,** of hi* havinj; been forbid-
den his college at Oxford for mifbehaviour, Mr. Croft obferves, " From juvenile follies vyho it
free ? But whatever the ** Biographia** choofe to relate, the fon of Yoang expericoccd no d^l-
ttiffien from bit college, cither lading or tempcrary. Yct| were nature to ioduigc luai wi^ a fc- ,
THE LIFE OF YQUNG. U
CBcd joBth, and to kave faiin, at the fame time, the experience of that which it paft, he would pror
hmblj fpecd it differently — who wduld nut ? He would certainly be the occafion of lefs uneafineiii
to hii £ithcr. Bat, firom t)ie fajne experiencCt he woqld certainly, in the Oune cafe, be treated dif*
ferenrly by bit father.
* Yoon^ was » poet : ppett, with reference be it fpokcp, do not make the beft parents. Fancy and
iBa^inttion leldom de^ to ftoop from their heights; alwa}rs (loop unwillingly to tl>e low level of
eomicca duties.
** Bu: cbe fon of Young would fooner, I know, pafs for a Lorenzo^ than fee himfelf .vindicated ^(
the eipeaca of kis father's memory ; froip follies which, if it may bp thought blameable in a boy to
have coaanltttd them, it is furely praifq.worthy in a man to lament, and certainly not only unuecjcfr
frry, but cruel in a biographer to recofd.
** The famous D* martmU mil tufi hvum^ always appeared to me to favour more of female weakt
acii than of manly reafon. He that has top much feeling to /peak ill of the dead (who, if they canno|
dt£md themfelves, are at leaft ignorant of his abufe), will not hciltate,by the moft wanton calumny^
CO dcftroy the quiet, the reputation, and the fortune of the living. Yet cenfure is not heard beneath
the unhf any more than praifc. De wminu tui njf vcrmm JDe rnvis ml nifi bmim^ would be nearer
to the truth.*"
The elaborate zeal Mr. Croft exhibits in defence of his injured friend, does equal credit to hi^
pcriui aad hxunanity : but the traits and refemblances in the pidure of Z.9r^zo, were not fufficienti/
&ror.g to render fa much induAry and effort ncceffary to prevent our miftaking it for a family ltke»
cdik
Of the XigU Thmighis^ all, except the fevenib and eigLtb^ are infcribed to great, or to growing
case! — %fr. Ooflow, Lord Wilmington, the Duke of Portland, the Earl of Litchfield, Mr. Pelhamn
sod the Duke of Ncwca(Ue.
The focrth NiiU was addreflcd, by ** a much-indebted mufe,** to the Honourable Mr. Yorke, the
Uce Lord Hardwicke, who meant to have laid the mufe under ftill greater obligations, by the
kwTf cf Shenfield in Effes, if it had become vacant.
The fire firft Av/itf have been pcrufed, perhaps, more eagerly and more frequently than the relh
/i^fiviLr and Nardja^ are often mentioned and often lamented. He feems, perhaps, to dwell with
Bcfc mc^choly on the death of PbikmUr and Nareifftf than of hiB wife. When he got as far aa
the iizth or feventh, his original motive for taking up the pen was anfwered; his grief was natn-
n'lj ciiLer diminiihcd or exhaulked. We ftill find the fame pious poet ; but we hear lefi of FbU
i.atifr and Kareijja^ and lefs of the mourner whom he loved to pity.
By thefie extraordinary poems, written after he was fixty, it was the defire of Young to be princi-
p^^.f ksovm. He intituled the four volumes which he publifhed himfelf, lb* Works of tbe Author
■r xli S'titi Tbmtghu. From thefe he excluded many of his writings ; but the reje&cd pieces con^
t^Kd coriiing prejudicial to the caufe of virtue, or of religion.
Ic them he would only appear, perhaps, in a lefs refpedable light as a poet ; and though defpt*
•'I'Xa a dedicator, he would not pafs for a worfe Chrtfltan, or for a worfe man. This enviable
;-:.>. vhich cannot be claimed by every writer, is due to the author of the I^i^Lt Tbouglit.
V'tvidiftanding the farewell which he fcemed to have taken in the Kigbt TLougbtSy of ambition,
1 : rclaplied inro politics. In 1745, he wrote Stmt TbougUs, c:<iifioned by iU Frefint Jun^yre, hfaibed*
s- :*!« Itmkt ofN.-tvcafiU, This political poem might be called a Nigbt Tbourbt, Indeed it was originaU
*j prifitcd as the ccnciufion of the Nigbt "Tbougbls^ though he omitted it iu his works.
prefixed CO the fecond cdittcn of *' Rowe's Devout Meditations,** is a letter irum Young, ad-
ercLrd to Archibahl Macaulay. Efq.. thanking him for the book<; which, he fays, " he Ihall never lay
lut cat of bis reach; for a jrreater den.vnflration of a found head, and a fmct-re heart, he never faw.'* •
la ITJ J, his tragedy uf 7ke Brotltrj, when it had lain by htm above rl.irty years, wa« a«5led at .
rhe theatre in Drur^'-Litne. The plot is taken from the hidory of Macedonia; in the reign cf tl;e laft
P&ikp. Tlte twochsracleriof I>rOTf<riiu and A^jy^jr/, are well drawn, and the ccntell before their fathee.
Is the third »S., is a fine piece of oratory; but their fpeedics are, in a groat mcarure,tranflaticnsfnini .
Lav^ The play itfelf, though the profits were generoufly bellowed on the Soci«.ty for the- Prgpaga- ■'
t*:^ cf the Gofpel, was but coldly received, being undrammatical in its cQnui!A,a:)d imyetCcdiu v\%
s THE LIFE OF YOUNG.
ratailrophe. This latter defcA is icknowledged in hit own epilogtie, which was neret ufed ; the
place of it being fupplied by one furnilhed by Mallet, at the infligation of Garrid:. Some indeli-
cate alluiions in it to the author*s charity; gave juft offence. Young was moch offended by it ; nor
would he fuffcr it to be printed at the end of hit piece.
The profits of 7*^ Brotlcrst he hoped, would amount to a thoufand pounds. 'In hik calculation
be was deceived ; but, by the bad fuccefs of his play, the fociety was not a lofer. He made up the
fom he originally intended, from his own pocket. While it failed to increafe his reputation for geoi-
us, it added to the charader of his humanity.
His next publication was. The dntaur natfaltdmu^ ti/'x Letters to a Frind, on the Ufe in Fogue. In
the third letter, is defcribed the death-bed of the ** gay, young, noble, ingenious, accompliihed,
and nioft wretched jIUamont.** His lad words were : ** My principles have poifoned my friend, my
extravagance has beggared my boy, and my unkindnefs has murdered my wife.** The charafier of
AUamont bears no little refemblance, in the perfe<dion of wickednefs, to the Lorenzo of the yi^Bi
TbongBts, Report has been accuilomed to call Aitamont Lord Euflon.
In 1756, Dr. Warton dedicated the firft volume of his admirable ** Effay on the Writings and Ge-
siut of Pope,** to Young ; who " appears," fays Mr. Croft, ** in his old age, to have bartered for
a dedication an opinion entertained oi hi» fricud, through all that part of Uie, when he mud have
been bed able to form opinions.*'
** I know not," fays an intelligent writer in the *• Gentleman's Magazine," Vol. Lit. p 71 ,
"why it ftould be fuppofcd, bccaufe' Dr. Warton dedicated his •• Effiy" to Young, that, there-
fore, he mud either have cKangcd his opinion of Pope, or have bartered \m opinion for a dedication.
He was neither greedy of praife, nor was he reduced to the neceffity of bartering any thing to pro-
cure ic The compliment paid him, I have no doubt, was a ^toUmtary compliment.**
In 1758, he again became a dedicator, andpublidied A Sermon^ preached before their Majejliet at Ken-
JSnntom, addrtffrd to the King. If he compofed many fermons,he did not oblige the public with many.
The fblluvring letter, from Seeker to Yoimg, dated July 8. 1 758., given by Mr. Croft, Cerves to
fiiow at what a late period of life the author of the Ntght Tbongbis folicited preferment.
^ I have long wondered, that more fuitable notice of your great merit hath not been taken by
pcrfons in power. But kow ro remedy the omiffion, 1 fee not. No et:couragement hath ever been
given me to mention things of this nature to his Majedy ; and, therefore, in all likelihood, the on-
ly confequencc of doing it, would be weakening the little influence, which elfe I may poflibly have
on fome other occaficns. Your fortune and your reputation, fct you above the need of advance-
ment ; and your fentiments above that concern for it, on your own account, which, on that of the
public, is fincereiy felt by your, &c.'*
The negled of Young is, by fome, afcribed to his having attached himfclf to the Prince of Wales,
and to his having preached an offenfive fermoo at St. James's. It is faid, however, that he had two
hundred a-year iu the late reign, by the patronage of Walpole; and that whenever any ooe tc-
minded the King of Youog, his only anfwer was, ** he has a penfion.'*
One obdacle mud have dood not a little in the way of that preferment, after which his whole
life feems co have panted. Though he rook orders, he never entirely (hook off politics. By this
coodttd, if he gained fome friends, he made many enemies. Bcfides, in the latter part of his life,
he was fond of holding himfclf out for a man retired from the world. He who retires from the
world, will find himfeif in reality deferted as fad, if nut fader, by the world. Young feem^ to
have been taken at bis word. Notwithftaoding his frequent coroplaiuts of being negleded, no hand
was reached out to pull him fn^m thut retirement, of which he dcdired hirolelf enamoured.
In 1 759, he enipluycd hi> ('ious pen for almod the lad time, in doing judice t«> the death.bed
cf Addiioo, iu a Xw/cr, vn Crhi/ul Ctfie/>*/iiif,n, addr^'flcd to Kichardl'on, the author of** Cla«
rifla." His chief ijiduccn.ent to write ir, was as he cur.fiii.:», thiit he might ** ercd a monumental
marble to the memory of an old friend." Iu thi» lively letter, Pope is feverely cenfured for hit
** iail from Homer'* numbers, free as air, lofty ind harmonious as the fphere^, into childifli ihark-
Um and tinkling founds ; for putting Achilles into petticoats a frcond time.** But wc are told, that
j^giiik Haa.cr talked over an epic plan wiili Voung a fciv weeks before his death. la i|m
I
THE LIFE OF YOUNG. zi
peAK-npf , he writct to RkhardToo, that he will fee, in hu oext, how (v AddiToD u ao orignuL
&t CO other letter appears.
la 1 761, his friend L.ord Mdcombe, not long before hia death, feat him an ** Ode,** which lie
oLed * The Mufe's LatcH Spark,** accompanied by a letter ; Jia which he (ayt, ** if you are wil-
ii;g tLa: our friendihtp fliould be kcowu when we are gone, you will be pleafed to leave this among
t^cwc •£ your paper* that may poflibly fee the light by a poAhumoui publication.**
At the accJ&oo of hit preicnt l^jeAy, his name was firuck out from the lift of Court-Chap-
Uios ; but he was almoft immediately after, upon the death of Dr. Hales, appointed Clerk of the
Cwet CO the Priocefs-Dowager of Wales.
U 1:61, he publiflied Xefii^aticm, in Pwo p^rtt^ and A Po/ycrift U Mrs. B , 4ta It was
vri?:en at the requefk of Mrs. Montague, the famous champion of Shakfpeaie, and is addrefled to
the Hoc Mrs. Bofcaweo, the Admiral's widow, to teach her refigoation under the affli^on cauied
Vy the death of her huiband. Notwithftanding he adminiftered confolation to his own grief in
hUak ^erie — " Tcrfe uofsUen, uncurft ; verfe reclaimed, re-inthroned in the true language of the
godf ;*' be comforted Mrs. Bofcawcn in rhyme.
While the poet and the ChriUian were applying this cpmfort, Young bad himielf occalion for
comtcrt, in cvnfcquence of the fudden death of RichardTcm, who was engaged in printing the Gsik
C'L'JoL of the poem. He laments him as a friend, and has given fume (ketches of his genius.
To tooch our paflions* fecret fpriogs.
Was his peculiar care i
And deep his happy genius div*d
In boibnu of the fair.
Nature^ which favours to the few,
All art beyond imparts.
To him precnted, at his birth,
The key >f human hearts.
T« Mt.l£»att0M was prefixed an ap»logy for iu appearance ; to which more credit is due, than to
ibt icsenilty of fuch apologies, fron Young's tmufual anxiety, that 00 more produdions of his old
S{e &jiJd dilgracc his f;^rmer fame.
* This was soc intended for the piblic : there were many and ftrong rcafoos againft it, and are
(b £iI2 ; but fonie extia^ of it, fron the few copies which were given away (a few copies were
pnrud, and given to the author*s fnends), being got into the printed papers ; it was thought ne-
ct£vy to pubUlh fueoething. left a co^y ftill more impcrfe^ than this ihould fall into the~prefs : and,
r ahcped, that this unwelcome occilion of publication may be fome excufe for it.**
.: soft be owned, that the resfoni were fufficient for reprinting the poem ; but then it may .be
tkcd, «hy did he ever fuffcr fo imptrfcA a performance to pafs through the prcfs? He fliooldhave
ocLi^aed that true obfervation of Horace :
Semel emiiTua, volat irrevocabile verbum.
^^ great propriety, too, he migkt have aofwered the importunity of his friends, in the lao«
pa2t<i tae Lune poet, who had not *J)en feen many more than half the years of Young :
Spcdatum fatis, et donatum jam rude, quaetls
Mascenas iterum antiquo me iocludere ludo i
Mon eadem' eft etas, nob mens
He Msfimatiem was tKc laft pobncatlOD whith Young gave to the world. Fronri this tune, the
israkhiet ef age rendered him incapable of performing any duty ; and he fufiered himfcif to be
* ?nilage to hit houfekeeper Mrs. Hallows, whofe afccndency in his family is ridiculed with
svt^^anre than wit, in a novel publiflied by Kidgell, in 1755, called *< The Cord,'* under tlic
uz.e rf Mn. F'fij* Young is charaAcrifed under the name of Dr. Llwtt,
Of Mnu Hallows, the writer in the ** Gentleman's Magazine,** above quoted, tells us, that
fte vas the daughter of a Reddr of All-Hallows, Hertford ; and that, upon the marriage of Mifs
Csrrlkf Lxe, (he was invited by Young, who knew her family, to his houfe ; that (he had fome
2»Ta&e of her own, perhaps very fbnttt, as her father left many children ; that (he was advanced in
*ux«, asMi was a woman of piety, improved by 'reading ; and that (he was always treated by him
^ ^y his f^^f €VCB cMc of the h^facdk raok, with the poUMo^fs and rcfpcd due to a gentle*
•xii THI JLIFE OF YOUKC.
" Of the domcAtc minnert, and petty habiti of the author of the Ki^ Ttov^Bii,** Mr. CrtA
writes Dr. JohnfoD, September 1780. : " I hoped to have |;iven you an account frnm the beft •««
'thority 1 but who thall 4zTt to fay, to-morrow I will be wife or Tirtuoui ; or, to-morrow I will do
aparticuiar thing? Upon inquiring for hia hoofekeeper, 1 learned that fhe was buried two dayi bc^
^orc I reached the town oi her abode.'*
It appears from the epiftolary correfpnndenee of Mr. Jones, his curate, and executor* printed In
the Gentleman's Majvaxine, Vol. lii. p- 1B3. that the laft years of his life were embittered by the
>inhappy economy of hia family. The letters are well authenticated, and not Incurious. If tbey
difcoTer the foibles of a great roan, they illuftrate a part of his perfonal hiftory ; and Mr. Crofc
*hat well remarked that we oi:ght to fay De nfritiu mil m^ft verum — De wvu nil mtft bcmtm,
' " The old ^ntleman here,*' fays Mr. Jones, in a letter to UU friend in London, dated Welwyn,
July 25. 176a.," fcems to me to be in a pretty odd way of lite, moping, drjcAcil, fclf- willed, and
as if furroundcd with fume perplexing circumftances There is much myftcry in almoft all hie
temporal affairs, as well as in many other of his fpeculative opinions. There is thotight to be an
irremoveable obftrudion to his happinef* within his walls, as well as another without thcra; but
the former is the more powerful, and likely to continue fo. He has this day been tr^'ing anew to
engage me to day with him. No lucrative views can tempt me to f^crifice my liberty or my
bcalth to fuoh meafures as are propofed here."
** You remember,'* he writes his friend, St. Neots, Hunts, Auguft 28. 176a., " what I fjg-
g;efted to you about my refolution of leavitig Welwyn, of which I had given very early notice to
the worthy DoAor, that he might have fufllcient time to prQnde. After repeated trials, and re-
peated difappointments, though feven or pght offered, he thcught pntper to apply to me anew ;
und though lucrative motives could not, eamcft importunities dd prevail v^ith me at lad to cheer
up his dcjeded heart, by promifing to continue with him for fome time longer at leaft. By the
way, I privately intimated to you, the Du^or is, in various r^fpeds, a very unhappy man. Fevr
know fo much of him as I do in thefe refpedts, and have often obfcrved with concern. If be woul4
be advifed by fome who wilh him well, he might be happy, though his (late of h^^ltb i« lately much
altered for the worfe.'*
** The mifmanagement too well known," he writes his frien!, Wclwyn, January I. 1763., ** on^
happily continues, and, ftill more unhappily, fcems to be incr:afins:, to the grief of friends, «nd» f
need not fay, to the ridicule of others, who are not a few. Pcourioufnefs and obdinacy are two
bad things ; and ^ difregard to the general judgment and frieidly wiflies of the wiftr part of man*
kind, another. There I'ccms to be no hope, fo long as the afcendency is fo great."
** My ancient gentleman here," he writes hi^ friend, Wclwyn, September 4. 1764., " is fUll fall
«
of troubles, vtrhich move* my concern, though it moves only i,Se fecret laughter of many, and fome
untoward furmifes in di^-favour of him and his houfehold. The lots of a very large fum of money,
9«o I., is talked of, whereof this vill and neighbourhood are 'ulL Some difbelieve, others fay it it
no vronder, where about eighteen, or more fervants, are fometimes taken and difmifled in riie courfe
of a year. The gentleman hinifelf, is allowed by all to 1>c far more harnileft and eafy in his family
than fome one elfe, who hath too much the lead in it."
Of his bft illnefi, the following account is giyqi by Mr. Jones, io a lotter to his friend, dated
VTelwyn, April 2. 1765. : ** As fvon a* I got hpnae^ I inquired after Dr. Youqg, and found that he
had gone through very great pains fioce I left ^im » smd the paiflt return pretty frequently. Ih*.
Cotton of St. Albans, and Dr. Yates of Hertford, meet at his houfe every day, on copfaltation. I
find that npiates are frequently adminiftcred to him, I fuppofe to render him lefs feofible of his pain.
His intelleds 1 am told, are dill clear; though what ciTid the frequent ufc of opiatea may by de-
grees have upon him, I know not. I am pretty much «f bis fon's fentiments as to tfiis, yn. that
thofe bgrcdients, if for fome time longer continued, may have an. ill cfTrd upon the brain, ^viog
mentioned this young gentleman, I would acquaint yop next, iha^ he ume hither this morning,,
having beer fcnc for, as I anx told, by the diredion of Mrs. Hallows. Indeed, (be ifitimated to mc
as much hcrfclf. And, if this be fo, 1 mufl fay it. is one of the mod prudent ads (he ever ^id, or
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cpuld hayc don;, in (uch a ca^fc as tbi», ai i; ^y f rcvfi s^ bks^ri of prq.ve^qg 9iu^ confuiion. I
THE MFE OF YOUN-O xif-
kite hzd feme little dlfcourfc with the fon. tie feems much affci^ed, tnd, I believe, really if fo.
ft He evneflly ml^cs bis father mij be pleafed to alk after hini. For, you muil know, he hat not
I fit doce this, nor is, in my opinion, likely to do it. Aod it has been f.id farther, upon a very late
i ifyUutibfl made to him on the behalf of his fon, he de(ire<i that no more might be faid to him
i^jt x. Mrs. H. ha^ fitted up a fuitablc apartment in the houfe for Mr. Young, where, 1 fuppofe,
be vJI cjctiroe till fome farther event. I heartily viOh the ancient man*s heart may grow tender
tewarJi kh foil; thoogh, ktiowing him fo Well, I can fctrce hope to hear fach deArahle news. He
tBck ta his bed yedcrdiy, abtmt eleven in the foreAoon, ztid has not' been up fihce. 1 tailed foon af-
ter my comicg h-.-ine, but did not fee him : he was titen in a do^.**
, Of his death, which happened April 5. 1 765., in the eighty-founli year of hi« age, the follow-
iai aecoaot it given by Mr. Jonts, in a fetter to hix friend, dtted Welwynr, April 13. 1 765.: '* I
kxvc BOW the plexfure to acquaint you, that the late Dr. Youtrg, though he had- for many yeai^kepc
hii faa at a ditUnce, jet hai now, at laR, left hrm all his pbflcffions, aft'e# the payment of certaiit
irpacx. So thai, the young MOtlemao, who bean a fair charaAer, and behaves well, as far art ciif
hear or fee, will, I hope, fooh enjoy, ind make a prudent ufe of a very handfome fortune. The hm
itsr, OB his death -bed, and Cnce my return from*London, was applied to, in the tendereft manner,
by ecc «t kls f^jCiciAti^ and by another perfon, to admit the foii into his prefence, to make fubtxtif.-
fixLeetrva: fwg:TeDef4, and cb!ain his bleffing. As to an imerview with his fba, he intimated, he
f hofe to declhse it, as his f))irits were then low, and his nerves #eak : with regard to the next par« *
I tc^r, he &id, ** I heartily forgive hfan ;'* and, upon mention of the lafl, he gentry lifted tip big
hi&d, scd gently letting It fall, pronouoced thefe words — ** God blefs him !'* After about a fbrt-
L.fl:'i Cnttf, and bearing czcellive pains, he expired a little before eleven of the clock, in the night
«: Oaod Friday laft, the 5th iiiftant, and w:>s decently buried yelterday, about fix in the afternoon,
c. tbc cbiacel of this church, dole by the remains of his lady, under the commmiion>table. The
ixrjy, who are the truftees for his charity>fchool, and one or two more, attending the funeral, the
bi L&x at ifiterment being performed by tile.
" 1 kacv it will give yuu pleafure to be farther informed, that he was pleafied to make refpe^
, h^oariam of me in his will, ezprefliog his fatisfa^lion in my care of his parilh, bequeathing to me
I I hrctmx legacy, and appointing me one of hiv executors, next after his filler's fon [Mr. Harris], a
i^er^Tox^ of Kunpfhire, who this morning fet out for London, in order to prove the will in Doc
ca'» Ccauccnu So that, much according to my wifbes, I fkall have little or nothing to do, in re-
fy^ si eieonorfhip.*'
I' his will, dated February 1760^ he defiresof his executors, in a particular manner , that all hii
i:^3ip:-books and writings whatever, might be burned, except his book of accounts. In a co-
j&ed September 1764., he made it his dyiiig entreaty to his houfekeeper, to whom he lefc
'-CsL. * thas all hu manufcripu might be dedroycd as fooii as he was dead, which would greatly
ob£j^&7r decealcdyrarW.** The legacy was not mure than might be due to one whom he had oe-
vo if gr:.icd by paying her wages. She did not, however, ftridly comply with his laft injundioni,
ia drimybg hit maoufcripts. He left alfo a legacy to his ^* friend Henry Stephens, a hatter at the
Te:*p!e-Cacr/* who went before him.
The &mc humility which had marked a hatter and a houfekeeper for his friends^ had before b&.
ftffwsi rhe fame title on his footman, in an Epitafb in Weltoyn Cburcb yard, nfcn James Barker ,
dcru f r49u
The asthor of that Epitaph is not without a fione to mark the place of his dufl. Though he in*
fff'^el BO monument to the memory of his lamented wife, yet the piety of his fon has ereded a
c-:.':-zeti*, in Welwyn church, to the memory of his parents, with the following infcription ;
vtLcH " eootaxcf /' (ays Mr. Croft, " none of that praife, which no marble can make the bad or the
i>3!.ft merit ; which, without the diredlion of a Hone or a turf, will find it^ way, fooocr Oi( liter,
- xc dci;;rviiig ;••
M. S.
Optimi parenfC!!,
PDWARDI YOUNG. LL.D.
^ |iujus ecclcfise rcdt
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nl «I^ THE MFE OF Y0U>TO.
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Fxm. prxnob. ^ •.
Conjugi) cjas amantifTima.
Pio et gratiflimo aDimo
Hoc marmor pofuit
F. Y.
Filius fuperftes.
lo the edition of Voimg*t irorki, publiihed during hit life, in 4 vols, iimo, feveral p'ecen, wbich
he jtid|red to be pf a temporary nature, or of inferior merit, were omitted. After hit death, a fifth.
Y4»lume was publiihed, with the defign of completing hit workt. But feveral pieces, and fbme oC
cooTiJerable length, were omitted. The(e were coUed^ed in an additional volume, making the (izth,
in 1778. The contentt are— J?/i^/r /« Lord Lai/dnv/u, iyi%; Imperiym Petagi, a Naval LyrL; 173©;
Tl* TareigH Addrtfs, I734; Rcp£Il9ms m the PaUu Sitaotion •/ the Kimgdom^ 1 74 J ; MifceUantes [in
v^f.]. v/B. M Micbael Amgeh*t fumtmt fleet •/ the Crvcifxioa g Tc Mr. Addifon, on the Tragedy of
Caio; A Letter to Mr. Tieiell^OHtLe BeaW of Mr, AdMfim^ 1 719. T.piiaph on Lord Aubrey Beaucterc,
kilUd at Cartbi^ena, I74O; Mt/ceUanies in Pr^fe, viz. Epitaph on Mr, J^et Barter ^ 1. 7 49 ; Oraiio de
JBihiiotheca Codrirgtvtlana^ habita in SaceUo Coll. Omn. ^mn. IJ16 ; A Dl/loyr/s on I^rit Poetry; A Ser"
firm preathed Lejore the King at Kenfington^ Jv'*' I758 ; Preface to " Mrs. Rowc*s FriendOiip on Death,*'
DffSeatSifu tO the Loft J)ay^ to Fanquifhed Love, to the Parapbrofe en Job^ to Buftris^ and the Bivenge,
*rk* Merchant^ an Ode on the Britifi trade and Navigation, it mentioned alfo in the contentt at a fepa-
raie poem, though it feemt only a fecond title to the Lyric, or, perhaps, only a part of it ; and that
more wat intended, feems probable from iu being ftyled Ode tl^e Virfl. The Epitaph on Lord Anhrey
Beauclere, it improperly dated 1 740. Lord Aubrey wat killed at Carthagena, March 24. 1740-1.
The epitaph, therefore, could not be written, at fooneft, till the year after. The fecond line of
the fecond couplet it, on the monument, exprefTcd thui — 0*er dannthfi loyal, &.c. The volume con-
dodct with " fume thoughts on reading Mr. Young*t Loft Day,'* in a letter to Mrs. Rowe, by Dr.
Bowden, a worthy phyfician and ipgcnimis poet of Frome, the friend of Mrs. Rowe, Lord Orrery, flee.
His Poetical IVorkt have been frequently reprinted in 4 vols X2mn, and in 3 volt 8vo, J 793. Of
thp Night Tboyghtt, the editions are too numerous to be fpecified. I'he edition in 8vo X794, is or-
namented with engravings, and illuftratcd with notes by Mr. de Coetlogon. A French tranflation
of the Night Thoughts, by M. le Tourncur, was publi(hed in a vols 8vo, 1 769. " Obfjrvationt on
the Night Thooghtt,** by Mr. Pratt, appeared in 8vo, 1776.
Of the private habits, and domcflic manncrt of Young, vhofe great geniuj", abilities, and piety,
placed him in the foremoft rank of literature for almoA half a century, cutidiity will require more
ample information than it to be found in the few fcattered notices which the diligence of hit bio-
graphers hat colledled, or the zeal and veneration of his friends have fupplicd.
Singularity it faid to have predominated in hit mod juvenile pradicct. 'i'he late Dr. Ridley re.
mcmhered a report current at Oxford, that, when he wan conipofing, he would (hut up bis windows,
%nA (It by a lamp, even at mid-day ; and that ikulls, bonct, and inftruments of death, were among
the ornaments of his ftudy. Tlius encouraging the habitual gloom that hung over hit imagination,
it foon became peopled with the phantoms of difcnntcnt. He indulged an earlj luxury in defaib.
in^ the miferies of a world, that did U'vc immediately forward his defignt and gratify hit rxpeAa-
tions. It has been faid, that if he had been a bifliop, he would never have written the Night
TlyotrrhtM. But he was far advanced in the pathethic drains of complaint, at a time when hope i«
wsmi is the bofom of other men ;. and had he attained the mitre, a difappointment in the primacy
nii2ht have proiluced the fame effetfl^ on a mind which feems to have been endued with much fcn-
fiSility, and to have been dcprefT.d with tenip<irary obllrudiont of his prnfpeds, which every man
i>ruggling through life naturally expcdi* to meet with ; and, if he cannot furmount them, doet uot
think himfelfju (lifted in retiring to the cloider, or the hermitage. It cannot be fuppofed, that kit
difpsfition brightened up when he had fu/Tercd from real difappointments, and the weight of years
ixt heavier upon him. His difcourfe, even to the lafl, it is faid, was rather czprefTive of a re(llef<i
than a fettled mind. In the charadcr of Young, much of that melancholy cad of mind may be ob-*
frrvcd which i« ever aftenJnnr upon genius, but at the fame time fo temj^red by the fobcr tints of
fbicncc and ] hilofopby, that it fddom breaks in upon the province of judgment and right iatioci«
THE LIFE OF YOUNG. xr
udcc. ne mcltncliolf of Tooof was fo repreifed by the chaileoing !iaod of rf afon and educa.
f'tm, IS never to iofiinge upon the dutici of life. The fpi'rit, the energy of hij» foul, his rational and
fabilnc piety, powerfully with-held the acceillon of a fiate of mind fo inioiical to the rights of
Ccderr.
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It if gcnerany known that Young, after his firft flecp, (pent the greatcft part of the night in me-
£irJoo, and in the compofition of his works ; and that he had only to tfanftrile them when he rofe,
which was at an early hour. Every night he read prayers to his family, and every morning when '
there wa< tio pnbUc fervice.
UTiiJe hii health permitted him to walk abroad, he preferred a folitary ramble in his chorch«
yard, to exercife with a companion on a more cheerful fpot He was moderate in his meals, and
nrejy dr^xk wine, cicept when he was ill ; being (at he £ud) unwilliog to wafte the fuccours of
C^nsfi on the (lability of health.
After a flight refreihment, he retired to bed at eight in (he evening, although he might have
pcii ia kis honfe, who wiflied to prolong his flay among them to a later hour. He lived at a mo^
d^nst exfcnce, rather inclining to parfimony than profufion, and yet continued anxious for increafe
cf preferment, after it could have added nothing to his enjoyments ; for he expended annually little
Kare than half of his income.
* He appeared,** iays the writer in the *' Gentleman^ Magazine,*' above quoted, Vol. IJl, p. 72.
* aeicbcr as a man of forrow,** nor yet as " a feOow of infinite jeft.** The dignity of a great and »
gocd ssan appeared in all his a^ons and in all his words. He converfcd on religious fubjeAs with
lie cheerfulocfs of virtue. His piety was imdebafed by gloom or enthufiafm ; he was regular in the
perfonnance of all its duties, both in public and in private. I have been told that, before his time,
£«iBe fervice was performed only on Sunday morning, hut'he likewife read prayers in <he afternoon,
izA en Wedncfidays, Fridays, and all holidays."
" In ki« domeflic charader, he was as amiable as he was Venerable in the Chriflian. His polite*
zdi vas fiich as I never faw equalled; it was invariable ; to his fuperiors in rank, to his equals, and
la LsflCeriors, it differed only in the degrees of elegance. I never heard him fpeak with rough.
fids tB hn meancA fervant ; yet he well knew how to keep up his dignity, and, with all the ma*
isT cf fcpcriciT worth, to reprefs the bold and the forward. Tn converfation upon lively fubjeAs,
k kai a brilUaacj of wit which was peculiar to himfelf. I know not how to defcribe it, but by
fiyi^, that it was both heightened and foftened by the great and the amiable qualities of his foul.
I have Citen hina ill, and in pain, yet the ferenity of his mind remained unruffled : 1 never heard a
peevifii exprciSen fall from his lips ; nor was he, at fuch timcv, left kindly and politely attentive to
aroBsd him, than when in the company of flrangers, who came only to vifit him for the firft
Dr YAttBg," fays Dr. Warton, who knew him well, •« was one of the moft amiable and bcne-
«f men ; mofl exemplary in his life, and fincere in his religion : nobody ever faid more bril«
:hiag» in converfation. The late Lord Melcombe informed me, that when he and Voltaire
«B a vific to his Lordfliip at Eaflbury, the Englifli poet was far fuperior to the French, in the
variety ani novelty of his Um.meU and repartees : and Lord Melcombe was himfelf a good judge of
WIT and humour, of which he had a large portion.*'
TE:harr.cr, a noble foreigner, in a letter to Count Haller, fays, he has lately fpent four days with
Tescg at Wclwyn, where he taftes all the eafe aod pleafure man can defire. " Every thing about
Km G.CWS the man ; each individual being placed by rule. All is neat without art. He is very
:t in ccnveriation, and extremely polite."
Tbai doeneftic grief," iayt Mr. Croft, ** is, in the firft inftance, to be thanked for thefe or-
is* to our language [Tht Ntiltt TBMigbts]^ it is impoflible to deny. Nor would it be common
»^w»*w>f« to contend, that worldly difcontent had no hand in thefe joint produdions of poetry and
fxtr. Yet I am by no means fore that, at any rate, we fliould not have had fomething of the
fi&M celmir from Yonng*s pencil, notwithftanding the livelinefs of his fattres. In fo long a life,
txJa for difcontent, and occafioos for grief, muft have occurred. It is not clear to me that his
t-tU was cot fitting upon the vratch for the firft which happened. Xigbt Tbmgbtt were not ^ua*
to her, c^cn whco firft file ttfited the poet ; andj at a time when be himielf was rcmarkibfej
xvi THE LIFE OF YOUMG.
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neither for gravity nor gloommefs. lo hit Lafi Day^ almoft his eulieft poem, he calls her the
— — — whom difmal fcenet deh'ght
Frequent at tombs, and in the realmt of night.
** When Yonng was writing a tragedy^ Grafton is faid by Spence to have fent him a human iknll
with a candle in it at a lamp ; and the- poet ii reported to have ufed it.
** Still, ii it altogether fair to drefs up the poet for the man, and to bring the glooininefs of th#
Ni£bt Thot^bts to prove the gloominofi of Ypung ; and, to (how that hii genius, like the genius oC
Swift, was, in fomc meafure, the fullen infpiration of difcontent f
** From them who anfwer in the affirmative, it Ihould not be concealed, that, though InviflUm
MM Jeclpiunt appeared upon a deception in Young's grounds, and amtulaiUes /« bort» auditrmmt rirf—
Du, in a boUding in his garden, his parifb was ind<:bted to the good humour of the author of t&e
Nigbt Tb^ugbUf for an affembly and a bowling-green.
^ Of Young, an anecdote which waders among readers, It \i not true, that he was FieMing^a
ParCbn Adams. The original of that famous painting was William Young, who was a ctergy^us,
[author of the I.atin and Engliih Didionary.] Yet, the facility with which this report has gained
belief in the world, argues, were it not fufficiently known, that the author of the Kight TU^^t^
bo/e f(mie re&mbUnce to Adams. It is known, that, during fome part qf his life. Young was abr'Md;
and. that he once wandered into the camp, with a claflic in his hahd, which he was reading intenlUy,
and had fome difficnlty to .prove that he was only an abfent poet, and not a fpy.
** The attention which Young beftowed upon the perufal of bookb, is not unworthy imitatxbli.
VThen any paflage pleafed him, he appears to have folded down the leaf. On thofe palTages be be-
llowed a fecond reading. Bat the labours of man are too frequently vain. Before h'e returned! to
much of what he once approved, he died. Many of his books which I have feen, are, by thnfic ooCA
of approbation^ fo fwelled beyond their real bulk, that they would hardly (hut.**
His extemporaneous wit and coUoquial ulents, have been much cxtoDed ; but, from the fi^ fpe-
cUnens of his unpremeditated acutenefi, and fuccdVful pleafantry which are preferved, it w6uld Teemt
that hu powe^ of delighting were, in great meafure, confined to his pen. The following anee^iotet
are diftingoiihcd by their novelty and importance.
Yonng, walking in bis garden at Welwyn, in company with two ladicf (one of wliom v(^as Lady
Eli(abeth Lee), a fervant came to tell him a gentleman wi(hed to fpeak With him, ** 'fell him,*' (kye
Young, " 1 am too happily engaged to change piy (ituation.** The ladies iniified upon it that fi6
ihould go, as his vifitor was a man of ranki his patron, his friend ; and, as perfuaiion had no ttk€t,
one took him by the right arm, and the other by the left, and led him to the garden-gate, when, find*
ing refiftance was vain, he bowed, laid his hand upon his heart, and in that exprellivc nunner iat
fvbicb he was fo remarkable, fpoke the following lines :
I'hus Adam look'd, when from the garden driven.
And thu« difputed orders fent from heaven :
Like him I go, and yet to go am loth ;
Like him T go, for angels drove ns both.
Hard was his fate, but mine (Ull mora unkind.
His Eve went with htm, but mine days behind.
Young, in the early part of his life, was fond of mufic, and touched the German flute with much
fade. Being once on the Thames with fome ladiea, he played them feveral tunes, and then put the
flute in his pocket. Some officers rowing by ju(k as he ceafed playing, one of them rudely a(ked why
he left off, ** For the fame ^eafon that I began ;** replied Young, ** to pleafe myfelf.** One of them inv<
mediately told him, that if he did not continue playing, he would diredlly throw him into the river.
His fanale friends began to be much alarmed ; and Young, on their account, played till they reached
Vauahall, nf here both parties fpent the evening. Young had marked bis man, and took ^n opportu-
nity, in one of the dark walks, to tell the officer, that he expedcd him to meet him at fuch a piace in
toe morning, to give him a gentleman's fatisfadiofi t and, that he chofcfwords for the weapons. The
c/ffieer was farprifed on their meeting, to fee Young advance towards him with a large horfe piftol,
^'Ith which be cold him he would inlhntly (boot hiqi through thche^U if he dii not dance a minuet.
THl LIFE Of YOUKO. Wi
After feme dilEcaltics, ht eomplted; the officer felt how impertinent he had been, and acknowledged
ibe joftice of the treatment he had met with.
Ooe Strnday, preaching in office at St. Jameft*t, he fonnd, that though he ftrove to make his an*
iKcsBce att^ntiTe, he could not prevail ; upon which his pity for their folly got the better of all de-
comm, and he fat back in the pulpit, and burft into a flood of tear«.
The writini^ of Yottng may be diftiudly conftdered, as con-prifing elTuyf, plays, and poems. As
n efiayift, his Crmtamr mti Fabmloys and his Conje^yret oh Ori^iiijJ Comp-Jition^ are his rtioft confideT-
able produ^ions. Of the one, it mud be confeflcd, that though its g<:ncral tendency i« favourable
tDreiigioD and morality, the pidurci it exhibits of /^/ Vtfe in vogye, are often overcharged, and the
diftioo, though Ibmetimes animated and energetic, is commonly inflated and afTctfltd, or harih and
ietere Of the other, through the ftyle is vitiated by affcdation, and the cxprcffiun h fometimet
kyperbulicaJ, the feotiments are frequently bold, original, penetrating, brilliant, and fublime.
Hwvgh he defpair ** of breaking through the frozen ocean of age and care*s incumbent cloud,
fato rbac ilHw of thought and brightnefs of expreffion, which fuhjeds fo polite require ;" yet it
htmt CO ourka of exhaiifted genius. It is more like the produAion of untamed, unbridled youd^
Kbao of jaded fourfcore.
As a dnmatift, be has not been fuccefsfdl in imitating the beauties of art, with the energies of
Bttwal fire anJ fpirit. He is, withont doubt, fuperior to his contemporaries, Rowe and Congreve^
IB ftreofth and warmth of conception ; but he is inferior to them in elegance and neatncA of
di^'O, keauty of cadence, corre^nefs, chaftity, and regularity. None of hln dramas, except
Tie Sgmm^ty are in prffeffion of the ftage. Though they are. animated, brilliant, and claffi-
al; though they paint, in glowing language, the fury of rage and retenge, and the agonies of
)eaioufy, lore, and defpair; yet, it mofl be confeflcd, their beauties are difgraced by puerile
nut and crnceit, and, occailonally, by fuftian and bombaft. In C>irey*8 ** Chrononhcton-
tfaalogoi.** his dramatical eccentricities are p^urtrayed in caricature, particularly the violent
%eerb on the blow, which furniflied a plot to 72# Rt^ea^e, Bumbardinian, the general, on
noeivLsg a box on the ear from his royal mafler, breaks out into the nio/l furious hyperbole ; calla
on C3C foa and moon to put themfelves into eclipfe ; bids hills, dales, feas, and cities, run together^
ad iMDchaon pkilverise the world, becaufe Bonibardinian hath received a blow.
Ai a poet, hi* compofitions difcover more fancy than judgment, more originality and inventioi)^
fSmn corrrdocfs of tafie and variety and extent of knowledge. He p^flcfleJ, as Addifun fays of
lee, rme poetic fire, though clouded and obfcured by thick volumes of fmoke. But he has merit q£
the higheft kind. He is an original, though an unequal writer. It would be difficult to point out
a&>f1e line or rxprefiinn that he has borrowed ftom any other Engliih writer. His defc^
i*d beaaeies are alike his own. Of the epi>rrammatic tenor of his Satires t there is no ex-
i&c«e; cor was be indebted to any poet, ancient ox modern, for the plan of his Nigbt Tbon^bu,
Tbc Ijric mufe ha« always been peculiarly unfavourable to him. He has fame of the grcatcft bcau-
rir» u.d iome of the greateft abfurdities which Englifli poetry aflbrds. The general charader of hitf
«crl£:2ttoa is that of harihncfs and ruggedntfs, though many paifagesmay be produced as exceptiont.
O? bft earlier poccical produdions, his Laft Day, yanqui/hed Love, and Parafhrafe 6m Jch^ have de-
ie.'vci.y obtained thegreatell popularity. Ihcy have all their brighter paflages. hi the*Ztf^ t)ay^ and
tbc F^tfhrafe in panicular, there are foine admirabic lines. But they are in general ftiff, unpieaiing,
aad irecrrcd. Inftead of endeavouring to fupport the glow of imagery, he fecms rather fcduloui
ta gather the ornaments of wit ; and thus, while he aims at the fancy, he mifles the heart.
IXnV^^arfal PrnJUt^ was publifhed before Pope*s Satirical KpilUes made their appearance ; and
has tJbereCuce the merit of giving the lead to that kind of writing. It contains ruuch juft fatire,
gn«d ftrie. and laughable humour. The country Tquire, who welcomes his friend with a thump
af-^fl the hack; the coITee-houfe beau, who values himfelf upon the learntng of his heels; and the
liJy on horfcback, mho whiftleft fweet her diuretic ftraius, are juftly conceived, and happily cxprefTed,
Bbt lift character is debility—it wants point and terfenefs. The fjtirift, as Swift ha?i jaftly faid,
AmbU ha<«c cither been more aogry or ibore merry. He has the fault of Seneca j of Ovid, of Cowl
Icj : a peofci£tB and ap nal<safonablc application of wit. A lover of originality, he did not rc^rd
«MileJi^ Hid be «BdcMO«B«l id imtttte JuYenal and Pcrfius, be would have avoided this fault.
iu
x^iit THE LIF» OF YOUNG.
1 hofe great mafteri were too much cngn'iTed by the importance of their (bbjedii, to fall into thf
puerility of witiicifm. There i» fomcthing in the veiiiiicatioo, which 4 good ear doe* Dot approTQ.
For his Night Tlougltj, thitt fpccies of compoiition which he may he faid to have created ; diat
nufi of the grandett and richcd poetry which human genius has ever produced* the appUolf
^hich he has received is unhounded. " The unhappy bard, whofe griefs in melting numbcfp
flow^ and melancholy joys diffufc around/* has been fupg by the profane, as yic\i as the pioui. |t it
to this work, begun when
He lon{[r had buried what gives life to live,
Firmncfs of nerve, and energy of thought,
that he deferves, and will continue to (Jeferve his repuurion. He appears to have been confciouf
of its merit, when he called his coUeded compofitions The IVorks of the Auihoro/the Night Tbougkt.
It may not improperly be conGdercd as a good poetical contrafl to Thomfon's ** Seafons.*' One dce
lighted as much to exhibit the gloomy, as the other the cheerful face of things. In the article oT
liiblimity, it may vie with ** Paradife Loft "itfelf,** though in every other refped it would be abfoir4
to attempt a comparifon betweon them. The beauties of the Night Thoughts are pumerous, and itf
l)lemiihes are not few. Among its diftinguifhing ezccUencie*, are the fpirit of fublime piety ^n^
£Lrl€t morality, which breathes through the whole; dignity of thought and language, bold ai^d live*
]y defcriptiont, proper and well fupported fimiles, apd ftrikmg repetitions, or breuks in the espre(-
iion. Among its principal faults, are the unnecelTiry repetition of the fame idea* and images, rer
dundancy of metaphor, bomball, and extravagant ideas and exprcfllons , crowded and ilUchofen cpi-
thets, allufion^ drawn out beyond their ptoper boundt; a puerile play on words, the ufe of groly
and inelegant images or terms, and negligence in %he harmony of vcrfificatioi). Its principal excel-
lence, the prefent writer apprehends to be — elevation and dignity of thought and expreflion ; its
capital dtfe(ft — elevation and dignity purfued into extravagance or bombaft. It abounds in unna-
tural flights of fancy, is often obfcure, and fometimes unintelligible ; and the poet, occafionallf^
perplexes both himfelf and the reader, in a playforoe purfuit of trifling figures, allegories, and al-
luilons, not always apt. Yet, with all its fault% it irrefiflibly fcizcs the mind of the reader, ar«
rffls his attention, and powerfully intereds him in the midnight forrows of the plaintive b.ardi k
lias a merit which no produflion, but thofe of real genius, ever polTtfles, with fcarce any fadt or
incidents to awaken curiofity, it fpeaks to the heart through the medium of the imagination ; i|
inilruds, but does not fatigue us } it amufes, but never is languid.
The pathetic and fublime paflages in the Night ikovght*, are familiar to the general readers of por
ctry. Amidfl the profufion of beauties which may be produced, his defcriptioji of Dfatb from hif
fecret ftamd, noting down the follies of a Bacchanalian fdciety, the epitaph upon the departed world |
the ifliiing of Satan from his dungeon on the day of judgment, are diftinguifhcd by great Arength
and boldnefs of invention, and rife, in many parts to the terrible and fublime. The fimfle of the
trawl/ir, with which Tie Co/ifJation opens, is highly pleafmg. ftriking, and beautiful Hit view o(
the nature and faculties cf an immortal foul, 9/ different natures^ tiiarvflloijty mixedy clogged by the
finite and pcrifliable materials of its houfe of clay, is profound, (Iriking, comprehenfive, and, what
in him is rar<*, clr.ftly com^rehenftve. His arguments in favour of infinite duration in a future (Ute,
though not logically condufive, are beautifully pOetic.
Oye hleft fecncs of permanent delight,
Could ye fb rich in rapture fear an end ;
'1 hat ghaOly thought would drink up all your joy.
And quite unparadife the realms of light.
Who does not rep-et, that fuch a powerful though gloomy advocate for religion and flMrality,
ftould degrade himfelf by proftituting hit poetry to the fervile purprrfes of adulation; or that'hi^
addidion to licentious flattery ihould have induced him to drefs up hi* patron in the attribnteaof
a Being, whofe greatncfs and whofe goodoefs admit of no approximation !
Wits fpare not heaven, O Wilmington ! nor thee.
His Jfe/tgnation was rcprefcnted on its firft appearance, as a (Irikiug inftance of the feoefcencc of
freniu^ It has never obuined much popularity ; though the fcntiments are ftroogly charaderUHo
•f their author, and many of them are beautiful and new. The ftyle aUb it like tinit of (k«
author of the Night Thngktj, hnt the relemhlanee ia rather in its Mcmiiwa tbaa Ita beaitm Heft
iathe fame foo'lnefs for aocithefes, the fame hunting down of figure*, and lowneft of flMtafhera,
Mist lit to he found ID hit other pcemt, but little of their ilrength or harmony rcSHunf. |iU ex«
THE LIFE OF YOUNO. «fir
plauitiTe fpecict of Tcriie, peculiar to himfelf, for the eafy tnetfure of Ifrif poev
trf» «M ftd unfoituiiatc detenninttioa. Of bi% fmaller poemt, the EfiiftUs to Pope, aod the Efiit^i^
m L»r4 Mwkrj Bemmierc, are eotided to particular commendatioo. Of thofe puerile trifles, his Odc*^
itm-Fme^ l^t. in which wordb over-power ideas, aod loy^ty uiuQipbs at the ezpeitce pf imaging
tisB. the preCcBt writer is do admirer.
Tet, excepting his licentious flatter7»whiph appears in the bodfof bis works, as well as in his fulfomq
drdifiriiwn, a Ccw of his tragical rams, his poetical flights into the obfcure, and the imbecilities of
his age, which hit firieods ought to have fupprefled, Young is entitled to the r^re but important
pfa^ of DOC having left a line, whjich, for moral or religious rca(bns, on his death-bed, he coul4
wift to have crafcd.
*• If the liriendlkip, vrith which Dr. Young honoured me,** fays Dr. Warton, ** does not mtilead
Wt^ 1 flunk I may affirm, that many high ftrokes of charader in his Zstga, maay fentiments and
in his ^ighi Tt»mibti, and many flrong and forcible defcriptioos iu his Parafhra/e m Joi^
Urn for a fublime and original genins. Though, at the fame time, 1 am ready fo ci^efs,
ihM he is not a corred and equal writer, and was toe often turgid and hyperbolical,*'
■ Aaong nnorai and didadic poets. Dr. Young is of too great eminence,** fays Pr. plair, '^ to
k pifliBd over withont notice. In all hit works, the marks of flrong genius appear. His l/mvtr/al
ra the full merit of that animated coocifeoefs of flyle, aod lif ely dcfcription of cha-
I aiemioiicd, as particularly requiiite in S^incii and didaAic compofltions. Though
his wit may often be thought too fparkling, aod his fentences too pointed, yet the vivacity of hii
iacy is lb great aa to eotertaio every reader. In his Nfghi Thougbti^ there is much energy pf ex«
i; in the three Brit there are fevera! pathetic parages, and fcattered through them, all happf
and allaiioos, as well as pious reflef^ons occur ; but the fentiments are frequently over-
ami cnrgid, aod the ftyle is too harfli and obfcore to be pleaiing.*'
" There is in the M^ Tboi^ghu" fays Mr. Bofwjsll, ** a power of the patbdU beypnd ahnoft anj
that I have icen. He who does not feel his neryes fliakep, and his heart moved by many
in this extraordinary work, partindarly by that moft afieding one, which defcnbes the
tofinent faflered by the contemplation of an obje A of aiedionate attachmeiit, vifibly and
decaying into diflblution, muft be of a hard and obftinate frame.
' To all the other excellencies of the N^hf ^hottgbts, let me add the great and peculiar one, that
Ary ooBcain not only the nobleft fentiments of virtue and the immortality of the foul ; but the
Chrifimm ftcrifiu^ the dhmtu fro^UiaiMt, with all its interefling circumflances and confolattons to
** a woaaded fpirit," folemnly and poetically difplayed in fuch imagery and language, as cannot fail
to esak, animate, and footh the truly pious. No book whatever can be reconmiended to young
with better hopes of feafooing their n^inds with v;tal religion, thon Young's Nigbt
•t
1& poetical charader is delineated by Dr. Johnlbn with impartiality and preciGon.
^Of Yottag*s poems it is difficult tq give any general charader; for he ban no uniformity of man*
T : one of his pieces has no great refembUnce to another. He began to write early, and continue4
aod at different tinies had different modes of poetical excellence in view. His numbers are fomcr
bttoch, and fometimes rugged ; his ftyle is fbmetimes concatenated, and foinetimes abnipt ;
dAffufi«c,and fometimes concife. His plan feems to have ftarted in his mind at the prefent
and his thoughts appear the effed of chance, fometimes adverfe, and fometimes lucky,
with very It'tle operation of judgment.
" He was not one of the writers whom experience improves, ^d who obferving their own faults
gradoally corrcd. His poem on the Loft J^ay^ his firfl great perfurmance, has aii
and propriety, which he afterwards cither never endeavoured or never attained. Many
pH^aphs are noble, aod few are mean, yet the whole is languid ; the plan is too much extended,
aid a faccelfcoc of images divides ^nd weakens the general conception ; hut the great reafon why
cbc reader is diiappointed, is, that the Laft Day mskes every man more than poetical, by fpreadr
lis aind a general obfcurity of facrcd horror, that oppreffes diftindion, and difdains ex-
His tarj UJamt Crty WW never popular. It is writtea with clegaocc eHoogh, hot Jmt ip too
-tobepitied. s
ii THE LIFE OF YOUNGw
•* The Vntverfal Pajfitn n indeed a very great perlormance. Ft 19 faid to be a fcrict of epignnii t
but if it be, it is what the author intended r hit endeavour was at the produdion of ftrikiog
diftichs and pointed fentenccs ; and hi» diflichi have the weight of folid feotiraent, and 1ii« point*
the ftarpncf* of refiftlcfs truth
*• His charaders are often feledled with difcernment, and drawn with nicety; his iHuftrations ar6
often happy, and his reflexions often juft. His fpecies of fatire is between thofe of Horace and
Juvenal ; and he has the gaiety of Horace without fais laxity of numbers, and the morality of Jo-
Tenat with ^eater Tanation of images. He plays, indeed, only on the farface of 4ife; he never
penetrates the recefTes of the mind, and therefore the whole power of his poetry it exhaufled by «
iJngle perufal ; his conceits pleafe only when they furprlfe.
** To tranflate he never condefcended, unTefshis^«r«/£r<^ m Jck may be conlUiBred as a veriion ;
fn which he h\% not, I think, been unfuccefsfiil ; he indeed favoorod himfelf, by choofing thofe partf
which moft eaiily admit the ornaments of Engliih poetry.
** He had. lead fuccefs in his lyric attempts, in which he ieemt to have been under fome maKgnant
influence : he is always labouring to be great, and at laft is only turgid.
** In his Night Thwgbtt he has exhibited a very wide difplay of original poetry, variegated
with deep reflcdions and ftrikiog allufions ; a wildemefs of thought, in which the fertility of bncf
fcatcers flowers of every hue and of every odour. This is one of the few poems in which blank
verfe could not be changed for rhyme but with difadvantage. The wild diffufion of the fentimentib
and the digreflive fallies of imagination, would have-been comprefled and reftratned by confine*
ftient to rhyme. The excellence of this work is not exaAners,.bot copioufnefs; particular lines am
not to be regarded ; the power is in the whole, and in the whole there is a magnificence like that
sifcribcd to Chinefe plantation, the magnifience of.vaft extent and endlefs diverfity, •
*' His UH poenl.w:as the Refignathn ; in which he made, as he was accuftomed, an experimeM
of a new mode of writing, and fucceeded better than in his Octan or his Merchant, It wai
very falfcly reprefented as a proof of decaying facultici. There is Young in c# cry flansa, fech
as he often was In his highcft vigour.
•• It muft be allowed of Young's poetry, that it abounds in thouj^ht, but without much aceoracf tH
ftlcdion. When be l.ys hold of an illuflration, he purfues it beyond expe(5tation, fometimes hap-
{•ily, as in his parallel of ^hifihcr with PUmfurt, which is very ingenious, very fubtle, and almbft
cxa<a ; but fomciimcs he is Icfs Ipcky, om when, in his Night Thoughts, having dropped it into hW *
mind, that the orbs, floating in fpacc, might be called the duller of creation, he thinks on a chiftcr
of graj>es, and fays, that they all harg on the great vine, drinking the •• ncvaareous juice of im«
«» mortal life.'*
" His conceits arc fnnictimcs yet Icfs valuable. In thcLaJIDay, he hopes to illuftrate the re^ffem.
bling of the atoms that compofe the human body at .the " Trump of Doom," by the colleAion of
bees into a fwami at the tinkling of a pan.
" The Prc'phct fays of Tyre, that " her Merchants arc Princes." Youpg fays in his MirOf^M
Her Merchants Princesi and each duh a Thnms.
Eet burlcfque try to go bryonJ him.
•* He has the trick of joining the turgid and familiar : to buy the alliance of Britain, " Climes
" were pai.l down." Antiihtfis is his favourite. »« They for kindnefs Late;** and " bccaufe flie'rf
•• right (he** ever in the wrong."
" His verfltication is his own ; neither his blank nor his rhyming lines have fany refemblance to
thofe of former writcis; he picks up no hemiftichs, he copies no favourite exprcflions; he feeifis to
have laid up no (lores of iliought or diAion, but to owe all to the fortuitous fuggeftions of the pre-
fcnt moment. Yet 1 huvc reafon to btlitvc thst. when once he had formed a new defi-^n. he then
laboured it with very patient induftry, and that he compofcd with gioat labour, and frequent re-
viijuni^
" His verfes are formed by no crrtiin ir.oJcl : for he is no more like himfelf In his different pro-i
du^ions .than, he is like others. He fccms never to have ftudicd prol'oUy. nor to have had any dl«
region but from hit own car. ' But with all his dcfcAs, he was a man of gcnioi and a poet**
THE TTORK^ OF TOUNG,
VERSES TO THE AUTHOR.
ct the Athieft tremble ; then alone
I Jlii cosfcious heart the Godhead own.
frail tKoa not reform ? O thou haft feen,
od ddEcend» to judge the foult of men.
urd'ft the fcnteocc how the guilty mourn,
MC from God, and never mud return.
lore, behold ten thoufand thunders fall,
dco veageance wrap the flaming ball :
■tare fonk, ^rhen every bolt was hurl'di
v'ft the boundlffi ruins of the world.
gmlty Sodom felt the burning rain,
ihar fell on the deroted plain ;
narch that, the fiery temped paft|^
wm horror viewed the defert wafte ;
left (moke dill wav*d its curls around,
- rifing from the glowing ground.
:I1 me, oh ! what hearenly pleafure tell,
I fb p«atly, and defcribe fo well !
M, thoo plcaa*d the wundrous theme to try,
1 the thought of man could rife fo high }
dib wrorld the labour to purfue,
9 all eternity to view ?
iam art beft delighted to rehearfe
a holy diAatcs in exalted vcrfe :
baft power the harden*d heart to warm,
ffc, to raife, to terrify, to charm ;
he (bol on God ; to teach the mind
w the dignity of human kind ;
Scr rules well-gnvern*d life to fcan,
adile o'er the angel in the man.
TO A LADY,
WITS TSC LAST DAT.
facred troths, in lofty numbers told,
i^ed of a future ftate unfold :
itaaa of night to mortal view difplay,
c glad regions of eternal day.
■ifig asthor (corr.s, by vulgar ways
7 v><f to Berit wonhlcfs praifi;.
Full of her glorious theme, his towering mufe,
With genVous seal, a nobler fame purfues :
Religion's caufe her ravi(h'd heart infpires, s
And with a thoufand bright ideas fires ;
Tranfports her quick, impatient, piercing eye,
0*er the (bait limits of mortality.
To boundlcfs orbs, and bids her fearlefs foar.
Where only Milton gained renown before ;
Where various fcenes alternately excite
Amazement, pity, terror, and deUght.
Thus did the mufei fing in early times.
Ere ikiU'd to flatter vice and varnilh crimes :
Their lyres were tun*d to virtuous fongs alone^
And the chafle poet, and the prie(^, were one.
But now, forgetful of their infant Aate,
They foothe the wanton pleafures of the great s
And from the prefs, and the licentious ftage.
With lufcious poifon taint the thoughtlels age]^
Deceitful charms attract our wondering eyes
And fpecions ruin unfufpeded lies.
So the rich foil of India's blooming fliores,
Adom*d with lavifh nature's choicefl (lores, [fighf|[
Where ferpents lurk, by flowers conceal'd from
Hide* fatal danger under gay delight.
Thefe purer thoughts from grofs alloys refin^d^
With heavenly raptures elevate the mind :
Not framM to raife a giddy (hort-Uv*d joy,
Whofe £ilfe allurements, while they plesife deftroy;
But blif« refembling that of (aints above.
Sprung from the vifion of th* Almighty love :
Firm, folid blifs, for ever great and new.
The mpre *tif known, the more admir*d, likeyouj
Like you, fair nymph, in whom united meet
Endearing fwectne(s, unaflcAed wit.
And all the glories of your fparkling race.
While inward virtues heighten every grace.
By thefe.fecur*d, you will with pleafure read
" Of future judgment, and the rifing dead; [throwa
** Of t^e*s grand period, heaven and earth o*er«
*< And gafping nature's laft tremendous groan.**
Thefe, when the ftars and fun (hail be no more.
Shall beauty to your ravsg'd form reftore.
Then (hall you (bine with an immortal ray,
Improv*d by death, and brighten*d by decay.
T. TaisTRiVio*
A
VERSES Tp THE AUTHQH-
'*•
TO THE AUTHOR,
OR BIS LAST DAT AND ONITEASAL PASSIOff.
And muft it he as thou haft fang,
Celeftial bard, fenphic Young f
VTtU there no trace, no point be found
Of all this fpacious elorious round ?
Yon lamps of light,- inuft they decay i
On pature*s felf deftrudion prey ?
Then lame, the moft immortal thing
BVn thou canft hope, is on the wing.
Shall NeWton*s fyftem be admirM,
When time and motion are ezpir'd ?
Shall fouls be curious to explore
V^hd rul*d an orb chat is cd more *
Or (hall they quote the piAur'd age,
From Pope's and thy correAivc page.
When vice and virtue lofe their name
In deathlcfs joy, or endlefs (hame ?
While weari away the grand machine.
The works of genius fliall be fcen :
Beyond) what laurels can there be.
For Homer, Horace, Pope, or thee f
Through life we chafe, with foiid purfuit.
What mocks our hope, like Sodom's fruit :
And fure, thy plan was well defign'd.
To cure this madnefs of the mind ;
Firft, beyond time our thoughts to raifej
Then lafli our love of tranfient praife.
In both, we own thy dodrine juft ;
And fame's a breath, and men arc duft.
X736. • Jf.BAKCKf,
■■ I ■ ■*■
t • :m «fe
THE LAST DAT,
IN THREE BOOKS.
•• Vcnit fumma diet.
t*
•Vimo.
ssesE
BOOX 1.
*= \\{t f«ter, medim nimborum in node, corvfca
"* Tmiouna molicur drxcra. Qua maxima motu
*' Tcm cremic : fug^re ferae ! et morcalia corda
* Per Rentes bnmilis (kraYit pavor.** ViRo.
TVaiLc tfthcrt Hog the fortune of the great ;
Isfvt and arms *nd all the pomp of ft ate ;
l^'lth Erjuin'a hero * fet their fouls on fire,
Aad ffow immortal at his deeds infpire ;
I dnv a deeper fcene : a fcene that fields
A loader trumpet, and more dreadful fields;
Tbe wcrld alarm*d, both earth and heaY*n o*er-
throwA,
Asd frafping natore^s lad tremendous groom ;
Death « ancient fceptre broke, the teeming tomb,
The righteons Judge, and man*s eternal doom.
TvTzr joy and pain I view the bold defign,
A84 a& mf anxious heart, if it be mine.
^i^cTcr great or dreadAil has been done
Vciim the fight of cnnfcious ftars or fun,
li£v beneath my daring : 1 look down
On tU the fplcndovrs of the British crown.
Tha* irobe is for my verfe a narrow bound ;
Attad me, all ye gk>riot)s worlds around \
O aU ye angels howfoe*er disjoioM,
Of rvcry various order, place, and kind,
Hr^r, and 9^11^, a feeble mortal's lays ;
'Hi ovr Eternal King I drive to praife.
Bat chiefly Thou, great Ruler! J^ord of all !
Before whole throne archangels proftrate fall ;
L- at thj cod, from dikord, and Irom night,
Srr jDj^ beauty, and yon fparkling worlds of light,
£i4lt e*en me ; all inward tumolts quell ;
Tbe clouds and darknefs of my mind difpel ;
T IT. 7 great fubjcdl thou my bread infpire,
As:i raiie my labouring foul with equal fire.
Tif ZW* •/ Marlb^rougb,
Mas, 'bear thy brow aloft, ^iew every grace "
In God*s great oiTspring, beauteous nature's face :
Sec fpring's gay bloom ; fee golden antiiBm*s
ftorc;
See how earth fmilet, and hear old ocean roar.
Leviathans bu( heave their cumberous mail.
It makes a -tide, and wind-bound navies iail.
Here forefls rife, the mountain's awful p;4de :
Here, rivers meafure climes, and worlds divide ;
I'here, vallics fraught with gold's refplendent
feeds,
Hold king<(, and kingdom's fortunes, in ^ir beds:
There, to the ikie«, afpiring hills afcend.
And into diftaut lands their (hades extend.
View cities, armies, fleets ; of fleets the pride^
See £urope*s law, in Albion's channel ride.
View the whole earth's vad landflcip unconfiD*d«
Or view in Britain ail her glories joia'd.
Then let the firmament thy wonder raife ;
'Twill raife thy wbnder, but tranfcend thy praile.
How far from ead to wed \ The labouring eye
Can fcarce the didant azure bounds defcry :
Wide theatre '. where tempeds play at large.
And God's right hand can all its wrath dikbarge.
Mark how thofe radiant lamps inflaitie the pole.
Gall forth the feafons, and the year controvl :
They (hine through time, withansnalter'd ray:
See this grand period rife, and that decay :
So vafit this world's a grain ; yet myriads graoet
With golden pomp, the thfoag'd ethereal fpace ;
So bright . with fuch a wealth of glory dor'd,
' Twcre fin in heatheiis not tq^ jN^ve ador*d.
How great, how firm, h«|# Aflteji all appears f
How worthy tii-tmmoi«»l^)^ of years :
Yet all mud dfii^ ^j^mlfiffclieft grain,
And earth and iLTt^^fj^^0&ai^% in vain :
The traA forgot\)Kd£'qB9Jlll^ilations ihone.
Or where the .Sti|a^nKft*d an awful throne;
Time (hall be flaUi» lOl nature be deftroy'd,
Nor leave atn atom in the mighty void.
THE WORKS OF YOUNG.
Sooner, or later, In fome future date,
(A dreadful fecret in the book of fate !)
This hour, for aujjht all human wifdom knovi's,
Or when ten thoufand harve(l« more have rofe ;
"When fcenes are chang'd on this revolving earth,
Old empires fall, and give new empires birth ;
Whfk other Bourbons nile in other land«.
And (if man*s flns forbid not) other Annes ;
While the flill bufy world is treading o*er
The paths they trod five thoufand years before,
Thoughtlefs as thofe who /irw life's mazes run.
Of earth dilTolv'd, or an extingui(h*d ftin ;
(Ye fublunary worlds, awake, awake !
Ve rulers of the nation, hear, and ihake)
Thick clouds of darknef* (ball arife on day ;
In fudden night all earth's dominions lay ;
Impetuous winds the fcatter'd forefls rend ;
Eternal mountains, like their cedars bend ;
The vallies yawn, the troubled ocean roar.
And break the bondaze of his wonted (hore ;
A fanguine (Jain the ulver morn o'erfpread ;
Darknefs the circle of the fun invade ;
Prom inmoil heaven inccflant thunders roll.
And the ftrong echo bound from p'«le to po!e.
When, lo, a mighty trump, one half conceal'd
In clouds, one half to mortal eye rcTcal*d,
Shall poor a dreadful note ; the piercing call
Shall rattle in the centre of the bail;
I'h* extended circuit 4«f creatioo fliake,
I'he living die with fear, the dead awake.
Oh powerful blaft ! to which no equal found
Dfd e'er the frighted ear of nature wound,
Thongh rival clarions have been ftrainM on high,
And kindled wars immortal through the fky,
I'h ugh God's whole enginery difcharg'd, and all
'Ihie rebel angels bellow'd in their fall.
Plave argeb finn'd? and (hall not man beware?
How fliall a fen of earth decline the fnare ?
Not folded arms, and flacknefs of the mind,
Can promife for the fafery of mankind :
None are fupinely good : through care and pain,
And various arts, the fteep afcent we gain.
'1 his is the feenc of combat, not of reft,
Man's [% td>orious happioefs at bed ;
On this fide death his dangers never eeafe.
Hit jnys are joys of conqturft, not of peace.
If then, obfequious to the will of fate.
And bending to the terms cf human (late,
Wbeo gviky joys invite vs to their arms.
When beauty (miles, or grandeur fpreads her
charras,
The confcious foul woald this great fcene difplay,
Call down th* immortal hofts in dread array,
*] he trumpet found, the Chriftian banner ipread,
Ard raife from fdent graves the trembling dead ;
Such deep impreifirtn would the pidore make,
ho power on earth her ^gm refolve could (hake ;
£rg?g d with angels (he would greatly (land.
And look regardlefs down on fca and land ;
Hot (in'ffer'd worlds her ardour could rrftrain,
A nc' deac^ mf||j| (hake his threatening lance in vain!
Htr certain cohqucft would endear the tight,
And danger fcrve but to exalt de^'ght.
Inftiu^cd thus to (hun the fatal fprirg,
Wheucc flows the tenors cf that day I lug ;
More boldly we our labours may purfue,
And all the dreadful image fet to view.
The fparkling eye, the ileek and painted breaft^
The burniih'd fcale, curi'd train, and ridng creft^
All that is lovely in the noxious fnake,
Provokes our fear, and bids us flee the brake :
The fling once drawn, hisguiitlcf* beauties rile
In plcaflng ludre, and detain our eyes ;
We view with joy, what once did horror move,
And flrong averflon fofctns into love.
Say then, my mufe, whom dil'mai fcenes delight*
Frequent at tombs, and in the realms of night;
Say, melancholy maid, if bold to dare
'1 he laft extremes of terror and dcfpair ;
Oh fay, what change on earth, what heart in man*
This blackeft moment (Jnce the world began.
Ah mournful turn ! the blif^ful earth, who late
At leifure on her axle roll'd in (late ;
While thoufand golden planets knew no red,
Still onward in their circling journey prefl ;
A grateful change of feafons fome to bring,
And fweet viciffitude of fall and fpring :
Some through vafl oceans to condud the keel.
And fome thofe watery worldt to fink, or fwell:
Arotind her fome their fplendours to difplay,
And gild her globe with tributary day :
This world fo great, of joy the bright abode«
Heaven's darling child, and favouriu of her God^
Now looks an exile from her Father's carC|
Deliver *d o'er to darknefs and defpair.
No fun in radiant glory (hines on high ;
No light, but from the terrors of the (ky :
Fall'n are her mountains, h!er fam'd rivers lofl.
And all into a fecond chaos tod :
One uni verfal ruin fpreads abroad ;
Nothing is fafe beneath the throne of G(td.
Such, earth, thy iiate: what then canft thou
afford
To comfirt and fupport thy guilty lord ?
Man, haughty lord of aI4 beneath the moon.
How mud he bend his foul's ambition down }
Prodrate, the reptile own, and difavow
His boadcd flature, and affuming brow ?
Claim kindred with the clay, and curfe his form.
That fpeaks didindion from his (Jdcr worm ?
What dreadful pangs the trembling heart invade !
Lord,why doll thou forfake whom thou had made^
Who can fudain tliy anger ? Who can dand
Beneath the terrors of thy lifted hand ?
It flien the reach of thought; oh fave me, Power
Of powers fupreme, in that tremendous hour !
Thou who beneath the frown of fate had dood,
And in thy dreadful agony fweat blood ;
Thru, who for me, through ctery throbbing vein.
Had felt the keened edge of mortal pain ;
Whom death led captive through the realms below.
And taught thofe horrid myderies of woe;
Defend me, O my God ! Oh fave roe. Power
Of powers fupreme, in that tremendous hour 1
From ead to wed they fly, from pole to line.
Imploring ihclter from the wrath divine ;
Beg flames to wrap, or whelming fca >to fweep.
Or rocks to yawn, compafliooatcly deep :
Seas cad the monder forth to meet hik doom,
Ar.d rocks but \r\ion. up for wrath to come.
THE LAST DAY.
5c fxrcs a trutor to in earthly crown ;
V.^ U u.'jth (iu threatening in hit prince's frown,
H.* h-m'* difmayM ; and now his fears command,
To cLic^ Lis nauTc for a dillant land :
Sw1:t ordcry fly, the king's fevere decree
Sti^ i« b the channel, and lock* up the Tea ;
T^.e p^rt he firck^, ohcdient to her lord,
HlzIs b^k the rebel to his lifted fword.
3z' wKt thi» idle toil to paint that day ?
Thii ti3ie elaborately thrown away ?
Words HI in Tain pant after the diftrefs,
T'r^s h(i-ght of eloquence would make it lefs;
htaTcri: how the good man tremhles ! —
And is there a L.afl Day ? and muft there come
A 1 JT. a £jL*d, inexorable doom !
A~^t:^s fweU, and, thy proud fails to fhow,
l'2s? 1^ the winds that vanity can blow>:
UVal'Ji c=. a golden mountain blazing ftand,
And TTich an India forth in cither hand ;
I'T'.*! ail *hy parple clufters, tempting Tine.
An', '^.cn, sere dreaded foe, bright beauty, fliine;
5v*]; all: in all your charms together rife,
T.'i: all, in all your charms, I may defpife,
Wr.jl: I mount upward on a ftrong defirc,
E rre, Uk: Elijah, in a car of fire.
\r hopes cf glory to he quite involvM !
T^ fzuic a: death ! to long to be diflolv'd !
Tr.m 0,7 decays a pleafure to receive !
A'd k.'sd'e into tranfport at a grave !
*Vri; e<2;:aU this ? And (hall the vidor now
^-n^L rhc proud bnrels on his loaded brow ?
V:.:;>3C ' Oh thou cherub, heavenly bright !
(•a ^jr\ ^cniia'd, and fathomlefs delight !
The.-, trx art all ; nor find I in the whole
C::i-nz asght, but God and ray own foul.
f cr tver then my foul, thy God ad>jre,
N.v It: ihe brnte creation praife him more.
. lui -.h::ig9 inanimate my conduA blame,
.^.-. if^if:^ my confcious cheek with fpreading (hame?
T'^ej ^U Ijt him purfue, or quit their end;
T:: sf noting Barnes their burning power fufpeod;
1". kl d heaps th* onfrozen billows (land,
1 : :..: and &lcnce aw*d by his command :
y:T.the dire monfters that infell the flood,
t: '^are dreadful, and aihirft for blood,
h.1 vu* can calm, their lavage tempers bind,
Ar : UTS to mild protcSors of mankind.
I' 1 1 js rhe prophet this great truth maintain
'-. '.h: ce? p chambers of the gloomy main ;
V zrz .larkncfs roand him all her horrors fpread,
.Kri t.Se loud ocean bellowM o'er bis head i
\Vr en no^wthc thunder roarp, the lightning flies,
A-:^ ^.1 the warring winds tumultuous rife ;
*^' r.i ::3w the foaming forges, tofl on high,
I : - * the fands beneath, and touch the flty ;
w^ rz death draws near, the mariners aghaft
*. y.'z ..ck with tcxriir on their adions pafl;
. ~^' crura gc (ickens in;o deep difmay,
...ziT hearts, through fear and anguifh, melt
wtvay;
N r ".'. vrs ccr prayers, the tempefl can appeafe ;
S. -■ :a :y drv^te their treasure to the fea< ;
l'-: id rhrir ihattcrM barque, though richly
fraught,
And ihr k ihs hopa of life arc cheaply bought
With gems and gold ; bat oh, the ftorm fo high !
Nor gems nor gold the hopes of life can buy.
The trembling prophet then, thcmfclves to favc,
They headlong plunge into the briny wave^
Down he defccndt, and, booming o*er his head,
The billows clofc ; he's numbered with the dead«
( Hear, O ye juft ! attend, ye virtuous few 1
, And the bright paths of piety purfue)
Lo ! the great Ruler of the world, from highj
Looks fmiling down with a propitious eye,
CoVers his fcrvant with his gracious hand.
And bids tempefluous nature filent flan4 ;
Commands the peaceful waters to give placC|
Or kindly fold him in a fofc embrace :
He bridles in the monflers of the deep :
The bridled monfters awful diftance keep i
Forget their hunger, while they view their prey ;
Anvl guiltlefs g^zc, and round the ftranger play.
But dill arifc new wonders ; nature's Lord
Sends forth into the deep his powerful word.
And calls the great leviathan : the great
Leviathan attends in all his flate ;
Exults for j-'y, and, with a mighty bound, [found;
Makes the fsa (hake, and heav'n and earth re*
Blackeas the waters with the rifing fand,
And drives vad billows to the diftanc land.
As yawns an earthquake, when imprifon'd air
Struggles for vent, and lays the centre bare,
The whale expands his jaws enormous fi^e ;
The prophet views the cavern with furprife ;
Meafurcs his monftrous teeth, afar dcfcry'd.
And rolls his wondering eyes from fide to fide :
I'hen take's pofleflion of the fpacious feat.
And fails fccure within the dark retreat.
Now is he pleas'd the northern blaft to. hear.
And hangs on liquid mountains, void of fear ;
Or falls immers'd iato the depths below;
Where the dead filent waters never flow ;
To the foundations of the bills convey'd.
Dwells in the (helving mounuin's dreadful (hade ;
Where plummet never reach*d,he drawshisbreath.
And glides fcrenely through the paths of death.
Two wondrous days and nights through coral
groves.
Through labyrinths of rocks and fands he roves :
When the third morning with its level rays
The mountains gilds, and on the billows play^
It fees the king of waters life, and pour
His facred gucft uninjur*d on the (hore :
A type of that great bleiling, which the male
In her next labour ardently purfues.
BOOK II.
*£» yx/^; lXxtl^iif*t9 U ^4«( iA^ijr
Phogtl.
It
We hope, that the departed will rife
again from the duft : at'mf, which, Ukp
" the gods, they will be iromoruL*
tt
•t
Now man awakes, and from his filent bed.
Where he has i^cpt for ages, lifts hii he^d s
A nj
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THE WORKS OF YOUNG.
SliakeioiT the flumbcr of ten thoufand years,
^^nd on the borders of new worlds appears.
Wha^*er the bold, the rafli, adventure cod,
In wide eternity I dare be loft.
The mufe is wont in narrow bounds to fing,
To ieasb tbt/wain^ of ttlUraU the i'mg,
I ftr^P the whole, no more to parts confinM,
1 lift my voice, and fiog to human kind:
1 fing to men and angels ; aogelt join, [mine.
While inch the theme, their (acred fonp with
^gain the trumpet's intermitted found
Kolls the wide circuit of creation round.
An univerial concourfe to prepare
Of mil that eter breathM the vical air :
In fbme wide field, which adive whirlwinds fweep.
Drive cities, forefis, mounUins, to the deep.
To Afio^ aikd lengthen ont th' unbounded fpace,
.And fpread an area fur all human race.
Now monuments prove faithful to their truft,
And render back their long-committed dnft.
Now chamels rattle ; fcatter'd limbs, and alt
The various bones, obfequions to the call,
Self-mov*d, advance; the neck perhaps td meet
The di(tant head, the diftant legs the feet.
Dreadful to view, fee throo?h the duflcy iky
Fragments of bodies in ^onfufion fly,
To diftant regions journeying, there to claim
Drferted members, and complete the frame.
When the world bow*d to Rome's almighty
fword,
Home bow*d to Pompey, and confe£s*d her lof J.
Yet one day loft, this deity bel6w
Became the fcom and pity of his foe.
^is blood a traitor's facrifice was made,
And fmok*d indignant on a ruffian's blade.
No tt^mpet's found, no gafping army's yell»
Bid, with due horror, his great foul f^reweU.
Obfcure his fall ! all weltering in hi» gore,
His trunk was caft to perifti on the (hore !
"WhiTe JuUus firown'd the bloody monfter dead.
Who brought the world in his great rival's head.
This iever'd head and tnmk Ihall join once more,
Thou^ realms now rife between, and oceans roar.
The trumpet's found each fragrant mote ftlall hear|
Or fii'd in earth, or if afloat in air.
Obey the Cgnal vrafted ip the wind.
And not one fleeping atom lag behind.
So fwarming l^es, that on a fammer's day
In airy rings and wild meanders play, [end,
CharmM with the brases ibvnd, their wanderings
And, gently circling, on a bough defcend.
The body thus renew'd, the confcious foul,
Which has perhaps been fluttering near the pole.
Or 'midft the burning planets wondering ftray'd,
Or hover'd o'er where her pale corpfe was laid :
Or rather coafted on her final ftate.
And fear'd, or wifli'd for, her appointed fate ;
This foul, returning with a conftant flame,
Now weds for ever her immorul frame.
Life, which ran down before, fo high is wound,
The fprings maintain an everlailing round.
Thus a frail model of the work defign'd
Firft takes a copy of the builder's mind.
Before the ftrnanre firm with lafting oak,
Afid narbk bowcb of the folid rock^
Turns the ftrony;: arch^ and bids the columns rlfe^
And bear the lofty palace to the (kies ;
The wrongs of time enabled to furnafip.
With barn of adamant, and ribs of brals.
That ancient, facred, and iUuftrious * dome.
Where foon or late fair Albion's heroes come.
From camps, and courts, though great, or wife, or
To feed the worm, and moiildcr into duft; [juft>'
That folefhn roanfion of the royal dead,
Where paffing flaves o'er fleeping monarches uead*
Now populous o*erflow» : a numerous race
Of ridng kings fill all th* extended fpace :
A life wen fpent, not the viAorious fword.
Awards the crown, and ftyles the greater lord.
Nor monuments alone, a;nd burial-earth.
Labours with man to this his fecond birth;
But where gay palaces in pomp arife,
And gilded threatres invade the flcies,
Nations fliall wake, whofc unrefpeded bonef'
Support the pride of their luxurious fons.
The moft magnificent and coftly dome
Is but an upper chamber ro a tomb.
No fpot on eai^h but has flipply'd a gravis.
And hunun fkulls the fpacious ocean pave.
Airs full of man ; and, at this dreadful turn.
The fwarm fliall iiTue, and the hive fliall burn.
Not all at once, nor in like manner, rife :
Some lift with pain their flow unwilling eyes ;
Shrink backward from the terror of the light.
And blefs the grave, and call for laftiiig night.
Others, whofe long-attempted virtue flood
Fix'd as a rock, and broke the rufliing flood,
Whofe finti refolve nor beality could meh down,
Nor raging tyrants from their pofturc frown;
Such, in this day of horrors, fliall be feen
To face the thunders with a godlike mien;
The planets drop, their thoughts are fiz*d above ;
The centre fliakcs, their hearts difdain to move :
An earth dlffolving, and a heaven thrown wide,
A yawning gulf, and fiends on every fide.
Serene they view, impatient of delay.
And blefs the dawn of evertafling day.
Here greatnefs proflrate falls, there flrength
gives place,
Hercjaxarsfinile, there beauty bidet her face.
Chriflians, and Jews, and Turks, and Pagans ftand
A blended throng, one undiftingiifli'd band.
Some who, perhafps, by mutual wounds expir*d.
With seal for their diftiad ^rfuafiohi fir'd,
!n mutual ffiendfliip their long flumber break,
An^ hand in hand their Saviour's love partake.
But none are flufli'd with brighter joy, or warm
With juftcf confidence, enjoy the ftorm.
Than thofe whofe pious bounties iroconfin'J
Have made them public fathers of mankind.
In that iUuftrious rank, what fliining light
With fnch diftinguifli'd glory fills my fight .'
Bend down, my grateful mufe, that homage fliow
Which to fiich wortliies thoo art proud to owe.
Wickham! Fox! Chichley! hail, iUuftrious * names,
Who to far diftant times difpenfb your beams;
• Wtfiminfitr AUey.
\ Ftundtrs o/Nrw- CoUege^ C»r^yt Chri/li, and jItU
&a/i|M OtcfirJi of ail tebkh the oktbor tvoi a mfwtUrm
.:^
TH£ LAST 1)AY.
?rt-arh ytymr fhades, tnd h«if your crjUal fprings,
] firft prcfcm'd to touch the trembling^ ftringt.
Aniiail, thrice hooourM ! Twu your great re-
1'a bkfn a peopk, and oblige a crown. [nown
Asd Dofw you rife, otemally to (hine,
£temiUy to <faink the ray» divine.
lBdB«gcnt God ! Oh, how ihall mortal raiTe
H:* foul to due retunu of grateful praife,
lor hoQBTj (o profmfe to human kind,
Tlijr wondrtMi* pft of an eternal mind ?
Sihatl I, who fome few years ago was lefs
Tlun woff«t, or mite, or (hadow, can exprefs,
Wv M^thiDg; fliall I liTe, when every fire
Ard every Itar ftiall langnifh and expire f
M>.ec earth's r>o more, Ihali I furvive above,
Aod thr«togh the radiant files of angcb move ?
Or, at before the throne of God I ftand,
Sfe sew worlds rolling from his fpacious hand,
Hlicre oar adventures (hall perhaps be taught,
As we now tell how Michael fung or fought ;
AA thai has being io full concert join,
Aod crlrbrtfe the depths of iow MwHt,
But nh ^ before this bliCiful ftatc, before
Tb* afptring loal this wondrous height can foar,
The Jodge, dcfcending, thunders from afar.
And all mankind is (ummoo*d to the bar.
Tb» mighty fcene I next prefume to draitr i
Attcni, great Anna, with religious awe.
Fipc;^ not here the knoym fuccefkful arts
To Win attention, and command our hearts :
Ti£ijii, be liar away ; let no machine
Ueicccduig here, tio fabled God, be feen ;
BckdUthe Ood of Csc6 indeed defcend,
AmA wwlis unDumber*d his approach attend!
Lo.' th^ wide theatre, whofe ample fp^ce
Mai entertain the whole of human race,
Ac heaven's all-powerful edi«ft is prepar'd,
Asd feac'd around with an immortal guard.
Tribe*, provinces dominioms worlds, o'crilow
Ibe fBighty plain, and deluge all bcluw :
Aai every age and nation pours along ;
Kisrod and Buorbon mingle in the throng :
Adam falutca his yoongeft fim ; no fign
Uiali thofe ages which their births disjoin.
ii.w empty U'arning, and how vain is art,
£4 a* It mends the life, and guides the heart !
H1i£ voliuncs have been fwell'd, what time been
fpeni,
T'ft fii a hcro*s birthday or defcent !
Mtwi ^f mnCt It now yield, what rapture ratfe,
j'a Ice the glorious race of ancient days ;
T o greet ihoCe worthies, who perhaps have flood
l.aftiious 00 record before the flood !
Aiaa ! a nearer care your foul demaodi.
L« ar HODuted to your prefence (lands.
ti.w vaft the concourfe ! not in number more
T'x waves that break on the refoundiiig (hore,
Tfcc kaves that tremble in the (hady grov^,
7 ^^ kaips that gild the (pangled vaults above :
1 i.^kc overwltelming armies, whole command
/U*l to one cmptre,y0//, anotbcr,y7d«</;
U&uAc rear Uy wrapt in night, while breaking
daum
R '^«U the broad front, and call'd the battle on :
S.'ca: Xcrzch' world in arms, pioud Cannat's Arid,
V2ts:c v.4nfa9ge taught victciiouk Rome to yield,
(Another blow hid broke the fate*8 docree,'
And earth had wanted her fourth monarchy)
Immortal Blenheim, fam'd Ramillia*s hoft.
They all are here, and here they all are loft :
Their millions fwell .to be difcern*d in vain^
Loll as a billow iq th' unbpunded main.
Tbu echoing voice now rends the yielding air^
** For judgment, judgment. Tons of men prirparo i"
Barth (hakes anew ; I hear her groans profound ;
Aod hell through all her trembling realms refound*
Whoe'er thou art, thou greateft power of earth|
Bled with mn(l equal planets at thy birth i
Whofe valour drew the moft fuccelsful fwoid,
Moft realms united in one common lord ;
Who, on the day of triumph, fatdft. Be thine
The (kies, Jehovah, all this world. is mine :
Dare not to lift thine eye — Alas ! my mufe,
How art thou lod !. what numbers cand. thou choafe|
A fiiddfcn blulh inflames the waving (ky.
And now the crimfon curtains open fly ;
Lo\ far within, And far iibove all height,
Where hcaven^s great Sovereign reigns in world*i
of light, ■
Whence nature He inform*, and Irith one ray
Shot .from his eye, does all her works furvey,
Creatft,fupport8, confounds! Where Imw and i^#|
Matter t and /•rw, and /sr/ifive, ///#, and ^tf«f ,
Wait humbly at the fuotftool of their God,
And move obedient at his awful nod ;
Whence he beholds us vagrant emmets crtwl
At random on this air- fufpeoded bail.
(Speck of creation) c if he ppur one breath,
The bubble breaks, and *tis eternal death.
Thence ilfuing I behold (but mortal fight '
Suftalns not fuch a rulbing fea of light)
I fee, on ad empyreal flying throne
Sublimely raised. Heaven's everl^ing Son ;
Crowird with that majefty that form'd the world,
And the grand rebel flaming downward hur I'd*
yirtue^ diuminiom^ praift^ itmmipottiKt^
Support the train ot their triumphant prince.
A xone, beyond the thought of angels bright.
Around him, like the zodiac, winds its light.
Night (hades the folemn arches of his brows.
And in his cheek the purple morning glows.
Where'er fcrene he turus propitious eyes,
Or we expcA, or find, a paradife :
But if refentment reddens their mild beams,
l*he £den kindles, and the world's in flames.
On one hand. Knowledge (bines in pured light |
On one, the (word of Julhce, fiercely bright.
No^» bend the knee in fport, prefent the reed ;
Now tell the fcourg*d Impollor he (hall bleed !
Thus glorious through the courts of heaven, tha
fourcc
Of life and death eternal bends his courfd ;
Loud thunders round him roll, and lightnings play;
Th' angeUc hod ii rangM in bright array : [ibeij,
Some touch the dring, fonie (Irike the fouiidifig
And mingling voices in rich concert fwell )
Voices feraphic ; bled with fuch ? drain.
Could Satan hear, he were a god again>
Triumphant King of Glory : Soul of Bliis !
What a dupendous turn of fat^ is this?^
O! whither art thou rai»'d above thefcorn
And iadigeacc uf bim in Beti&'ifoi butft : • '^ '
lUJ
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THE WORKS OF YOUNG.
A needleft, helpleit, ntiaccomited, goeft,
And but a fecond to the fodder*d bead ?
How changM from bim^ who meekly profirate laid,
Vouchfaf *d to waih the feet himfelf had made ?
From bim who wa» betray'd, forfook, deny*d,
Wept, languifliM, pray*d, bled, thirfled, groan*d,
and dy*d )
Hong pierc'd and bare, infulted by the foe, [low f
All heaven in t^art above, earth onconceru'd be-
And wa8*t enough to bid the fun retire ?
Why did not nature at thy groan eipire ?
I fee, I hear, I feel, the pangs divine ;
The world it vanifli'd — I am wholly thine.
Miftakeo Caiaphat '. Ah ! which bUfphem'd ;
Thou, or thy prifooer i which (hall be condemn'd f
Well might'ft thou rend thy garmenu, well ex-
claim;
peep are the horrori of eternal flame !
But God it good ! *rit wondVous all ! Ev'n he
Thou gaVft to death, Ihame, torture, dy'd for thee.
Now the defcending triumph ftopi its flight,
From earth foil twice a planetary height.
Tliere all the doudi condent'd, two cdlbmns ralfe,
Diftindl with orient veins and golden blaze.
One fix*d on eanh, and one in £ea, and round .
Its ample foot the fwelling billows found.
Thefe an immeafurable ardi fuppoR,
The grand tribunal of this awful court.
Sheets of bf ight asure, from the purefl (ky.
Stream from the cryflal arch, and round the cd*
lumns fly.
Death, wrapt in chains, low at the bafis lies,
And on the point of his own arrow dies.
Here high enthronM th' Eternal Judge is placed.
With all the grandeur of his godhead grac*d ;
Stars on his robes in beauteous order meet.
And the fun bums beneath his awful feet.
Now an archangel eminently bright,
From off his filver ftafi* of wond'rous height,
Unfurls the Chiiftian flag, which waving fliei.
And fliuu and opens more than half the ikies s
The crofs fo ftrong a red, it flieds a (lain.
Where'er it floats, on earth, in air, or main ;
Flufhes the hill, and fets on fire the wood.
And turns the decp-dy*d ocean into blood.
Oh, formidable glory ! dreadful bright !
Refulgent totture to the guilty fight.
Ah turu ! unwary mulb, nor dare reveal
''What horiid thoughts with the polluted dwell.
Say, (not to make ihe/un flirink in his beam)
Dare not aflinn, they wi(h it all a dream ;
Wilh, or their fouls may wiih their limbs decay.
Or God be fpoiFd of his eternal fway.
Bui rather, ilf thou know'ft the means, unfold
How they with tranfport might the fcene behold.
Ah how! but by repentance, by a mind
Qaick, and fcvcre its own ofi*ence to find .'
By tearp, and groans, and never-ceafmg care,
And all the pious violence of prayer ?
Thus then, with fervency till now unknown,
I cad my heart before th' eternal thnme,
In this great temple, which the flcies furround.
For homage to its Lord, a narrow bound.
** O thou ! whofe balance does the mountuDs
•* weigh, ■
Wliofe *wiU xic wild tumultttooi few obey.
" Whofe breath can turn thofe watery worlds t#
** flame,
" That flame to tempeft, and that temped tame;
** Earth's mcaneft fon, all trembling, proflrmte faUi^
** And on the bo^ndlefs of thy goodnels calls.
** Oh ! give the winds all pad ofience to fweep^
** To fcatter wide, or bury in the deep :
** Thy power, my weaknefs, may I ever fee,
" And wholly dedicate my foul to thee :
** Reign *d o'er my will ; my paflions ebb and flow
*' At thy command, nor human motive know !
*' If anger boil, let anger be my praife,
** And fin the graceful indignation raife.
** My love be warm to fuccousL the diftrels'd,
** And lift the burden from the foul oppreis'd.
** Oh, may my underftanding ever read
" This glorious volume, which thy wifdom ma^f
** Who decks the maiden fpringwith flowery pride/
** Who calls forth fummer, like a fparkling bride i
** Who joys the mother autumn's bed to crown {
" And bids old winter lay her honours dowA 1
** Not the great Ottoman, or greater Czar,
** Not Europe '« abitrefs of peace and war.
** May fea and land, and earth and heaven be joia'd|
** To bring th* Eternal Author to my mind !
<* When oceans roar, or awful thunders roU,
^ May thoughts of thy dread vengeance fliike my
foul!
" When earth's in bloom, or' planets proudly (hmt^
'* Adore, my heart, the Majetly Divint I
" Through every fcene of life, or peace, or war,
** Plenty, or want, thy glory be my care !
'* Shine we in arms ? or fing beneath our Tine \
** Thine is th( vintage, and the conqueft thine :
** Thy pleafure points the fliaft, and bends the bow;
** The dufier blafls, or bids it brightly glow :
" 'I'is thou that lead'ft our powerful armies forth,
** And giv'ft great Anne thy fceptre o'er the north.
** Grant I may ever, at the morning-ray,
** Open with prayer the confecrated day ;
" Tune thy great praife, and bid my foul arife,
*< And with the mounting fun afcend the flues :
** As that advances, let my seal improve,
** And glow with ardour of confumraate love ;
** Nor ccafe at eve. but with the fctting fun
** My endlefs worfliip fliall be flill begun.
And, oh ! permit the gloom of fulimn nighc
** To facred thought may forcibly invite.
" When this worUl's fliut, and awful planets rife,
** Call on our minds, and faife them to the flcies }
" Compofe our fouls with a lefs dazzling fight,
** And fliow all nature in a milder light ;
<* How every boifterous thought in calms fubfides !
** How the fmooth'd fpirit into goodnefs glides 1
*< O how divine ! to treud the nulky way,
" To the bright palace of the Lord of Day ;
'* His court admire, or for his favour fue,
** Or leagues of fricndihip with his faints renew ;
'* Pleat'd to look down, and fee the world afleep,
" Willie 1 long vigiU to it» founder keep !
** Canfl thou not fliake the centre \ Oh ! coqtroul
<* S'jbduc by force, the rebel in my fool :
" Thou, who canft (lill the raging of the flood,
** Rcftrain the various tumults of my blood ;
** I'each me with equal firmnefs to fuflaia
** AUviiog plcafacci «od aiTftuUtig paiiw
THE LA
* 0 maj I put for thee in each defire .'
* And with ftroDg £uth foment the holy fire !
* Stretch cnt my ibnl in hope, and gnSp the prize,
" Which io etemit j*s deep bofom lies !
* At the freat daj of recompence behold,
* Devoid of lear, thc/asal iook onfold !
* Then vif:ed upward to the bliitfol feat«
* FroM aje to age, my grateful foog repeat ;
* My lifht, my life« my God, my SaYiour fcei
* And rival asgela in the praife of thee,"
BOOK III.
" He ^Boqae lo £uU reminifcitur, affore tempni,
* Qao mare, qno tellos, correptaque regia cceli
* Arimt; ct aumdi molei operoia laboret/'
Oyid. Met.
Tat book vmhASng ; the refpleodeot feat
OC lainti and aogeU ; the tremendoos fate
on giilty foola; the gloomy realms of woe ;
Aad illfihchorrora of the world below ;
I scat prrf— r to fiog : What' yet remains
Demtnds aay lafi, hnt moll exalted ftraina.
Aad let the moie or now aficd the iky,
Or in ingloriooa fliadea for ever lie.
fte kindiei^ lhe*s inflamM fo near the goal ;
Sbe moann, flie gains opon the ftarry pole;
The vorid gMMra Ids as (he purfues her flight,
Aad the fisa darkens to her diftant fight.
HesvcB apeaioga all its (acred pomp difplays,
iad bverwhelnaa her with the rulhing blaxe !
TietBBBfh singa ! archangels flioat around !
Asd cdMBg nature lengthens out the foaod !
Tea cboafasd tmmpeu mn» at once advance ;
Xlm deepcft fiknce lulls the vaft expanfe :
Ss deep the filencc, and (b firong the blaft.
Am BKare dy *d, when flie had groan'd her laft.
Ksr man, nor angel, moves ; the Judge on high
Le^ raosd, and with his glory fills the ficy :
Tba oo the fatal book his hand he lays,
Vkich high to Tiew fupporting fcraphs raife ;
h Sakmn form the rituals are prepar'd,
iVefeal is broken, and a groan is heard.
Aad thoo, my ibnl, (oh fall to fudden prayer.
Aid let the thought fink deep !) fliait thoa be
there?
See OS the lelt (for by the great command
ThedKoog divided falls oo either hand ;) .
Hem weak, bow pale, how haggard, how obfcene,
Vhat more than death in every face and mien f
Wt± what diftreCs, and glaring* of affright.
They ftock the he;^, and turn away the fight ?
b ffaomy orbs their trembling cye-balls rdU,
Aad tcH the horrid fiecrets vf the foul.
ix^ gcftare aaonnu, each look is black with care,
Aei every groan is loadcn with defpair.
Xrader, if guilty, Ipare the mufe, and find
A tner ioiage pidur*d in thy mind.
bhouldil Chou behold thy brother, father, wife,
Asi all the toil companions of thy life,
Vhi>(e hicaded interefts levell'd at one aim,
WMie mis*d dcfires fent up one common flame,
Divided far ; thy wretched felf alone
Cai oo the k^ of aU whon thou haft known ;
ST DAY. . 4
How would it wound ? What mllliont wouldft
thou give
For one more trial, one more day to live f
Flung back in time an hour, a moment's fpace,
To grafp with eagemefs the means of grace }
Contend for mercy with a pious rage,
And in that moment to redeem an a^ f
Drive back the tide, fufpend a ftorm in air,
Arreft the fun ; but fiill of this defpair.
Mark, on the right, how amiable a grace !
Their Maker*« image frefii in every face !
What purpJe bloom my ravifh'd foul admires.
And their eyes fparkling with immortal fires!
Triumphant beauty ! charms that rife above
This world, and in bleft angels kindle love '.
To the Great Judge with holy pride they tunii
And dare behold th* Almighty's anger boro ;
Its flafli fuftain, againft its terror rife.
And on the dread tribunal fix their eyes.
Are thefe the forms that moulder*d in the dufl }
Oh the tranfcendent glory of the juft '.
Yet ftill fome thin remains of fear and doubt,
Th* infeded brightnefs of their joy pollute.
Thus the chafte bridegroom, when the prieft
draws nigh.
Beholds his bleflin^ with a trembtii:g eye,
Feels doubtful pafuons throb in every vein.
And in his cheeks are mingled joy and pain.
Left ftill fome intervening chance fliould rife.
Leap forth at once, and fnatch the golden prixe^
Inflame his woe, by bringing it fo late.
And ftab him in the crifis of His fate.
Since Adam's family, fr^m firft to laft.
Now into one ditUnd furvey is caft ;
Look round, vain-glorious mufe, and you whoe*ef
Devote yourfelves to fame, and think her fair ;
Look round, and feck the lights of human race,
Whtffe (hining aAs time's brlghteft annals grace ;
Who founded feds; crowns conquered, or refign'd;
Gave names to nations ; or fam'd empires join*d ;
Who raisM the vale, and laid the mountain low ;
And taught obedient rivers where to flow ;
Who widi vaft fleets, as with a mighty chain.
Could bind the madnefs of the roaring main :
All loft ? all unHiftingui(h*d ? no-whcre fonnJ ?
How will this truth in Bourbon's palace found f
That hour, on which th* Almighty King oa
high
From all eternity has fix'il his eye,
Whether his right-hand favour'd, or annoy'd,
Continued, alter'd, threatened, or dcftroy'd ;
Southern or eaftern fceptre downward hurKd,
Gave north or weft dominion o'er the world ;
The point of time, for which the world was built,
For which the blood of God himlelf was fpllc,
That dreadful moment is arriv'd —
Aloft, the feats of biifs their pomp difplay
Brighter than brightnefs, this diltinguiih'd day;
Lefs glorious, When of old th* eternal Son
From realms of night return'd with trophies won;
Through heaven's high gates, when he triumph-
aot rode,
And ibouting angels hail'd the vidor God.
Horrors, beneath, darknefs in darkncfit, hell
Of hell| where torments behind torments dwell |
u
THE WORKS OF VOUNC.
A faroace formidible, deep, tnd wide,
O'er-boiliog with a mad fulphureout tide,
Expands its jaws, moll dreadful to furvcy,
And roart outrageous for the deftinM prey.
The Tons of light fcarce uoappaird look down,
And nearer prefs heaven*s cverlafting throne.
Such is the fceoe ; and one Ihort moment's fpace
Concludes the hopes and fears of human race.
Proceed who dares !-.-l tremble as 1 write ;
The whole creation fwiras before my iight :
T fee, I fee, the Judge's frowning brow ;
Say not, *tti diftant ; I behoKl ii new ;
1 faint, my rardy blood forgets tu flow,
My foul recoils at the (luprndous woe ;
That woe» thofe pangs, which from the guilty
breaft,
In thefe, or words like thefe, (hall be expreft.
** Who burft the barriers of my peaceful grave ?
'* Ah ! cruel death, that would no longer fave,
" But gnidg'd me e*en that nau-ow dark ab«de«
'* And caft me out into the wrath of Gud ;
'* Whero (hrieks, the roaring flame, the tattling
" chain,
*' And all the dreadful eloquence of pain,
** Our only foug ; black fire's malignant light,
** I'he foU refreihment of the blaUed light.
** Muft all thofe power>, heaven gave mc4o fupply
*< My fpul with plcafure, and bring in my joy,
* Rife up in arms agaioH me, join the fue,
** Sempy reafeiit ^om$ry, incrcalc my woe ?
^* And fliaii my voice^ ordain*d on hymns to dwell,
** Corrupt to groans, tid blow the fires of hellf
** Oh : muft 1 look with terror on my gain,
'f And with exiftatu only meafure/a/A^
** What ! no reprieve, no leait indulgence given,
'* No beam of hope, frcm ai.y point of heaven !
" Ah Mercy : Mercy ! iirt liiou dead above t
** Is love extinguilh'd t:i ihc fource of love ?
. ** Bold that I am, Utd heaven iloop down to
" hclH
** Th* expiring Lord cl life my ranfom feil \
** Havp I not been induUrious lu provoke I
** From jiis embraces obUiuatcly broke ? t
" l'uifued,and panted for his mortal hate,
** Earn'd my dcllrudion, labour'd out my fate f
** And dare 1 on extinguifli*d love exclaim i
** Take, take full vengcaucc, roulc the flackening
'* flame;
Juft is my lot — but oh ! mud it tranfcend
I'hc reach of time, dcfpaii a dillaut end f
With dreadful growth flioot forward, and arife,
Wnere thought can't follow, and bold fancy
♦* dies: [found?
*« NEf'ER I where falls the foul at th^t dread
*' Down an abyfs how dark, and how profound f
** Down, down, (I llill am falling, horrid pain ')
** Ten thoul'aml thouland fathoms llill remain ;
** My plunge but Uill begun — And this fur On !
** Could 1 ofTend, if i had never been,
** Hut llill increas'd the ienielefs happy mafu,
•• Flow'd in the ilream, or (hiver'd in the grafs ?
•* father of mercies I why from (ilcnt earth
** Didft thou awake, and curfc mc into birth,
«* 'i*car me from quiet, ravifli mc from night,
•* And niAc a tbanklcli pufcnt ui thjr hghi !
M
*(
«(
•(
** Fuih into being a revcrre of thee,
•* And animate a clod with mifery ! V^'^^f
** The beads are happy ; they come forth, ancT
<* Short watch on eanh, and then He down to fleep.
** Pain is for man ; and oh ! how vaft a pain
** For crimes, which made the Godhead bleed ia
*• vain?
" Annuird his groans, as far as in thfcm lay,
" And flung his agonie«, and death, away \
** A« our dire pnnifliment for ever flrong,
" Our conflicution too for ever young.
" Curs'd with returns of vigour, dill the fame
** Powerful to bear, and fatisfy the flame :
** Still to be caught, and dill to be purfued !
" To pcrifli ftiU, and dill to be renewed !
•* And this, my Help ! my God! at thy decree t
*• Nature is chaog*d, and b<U ftouldyi^wr me.
*' And cand thou then look down irom peife^
*' hlifs,
" And fee me plunging in the dark abyfs \
" Calling thee Father, in a fea of fire ?
•• Or pouring blafphemies at thy defire \
" With mortals anguilh wilt thou raife ihy n<nie,
'* And by my pangs omnipotence proclaim \
** Thou, who cand tofs the planets to and fro,
*' Contrad not thy g^reat vengeance to my woe \
** Crudi worlds; in hotter flames fall'n angeU
" lay;
" On mc Almighty wrath is cad away.
*' Call back thy thunders, Lord, hold in thyrage^
" Nor with a fpeck of wrctchednefs engage :
** Forget me qnite, nor Iloop a worm to blame ;
** fiut lofe mc in the greatnefs of thy name.
** Thou art all love, all mercy, all divine,
** And fliall I make thofe glorien ceafe to ihine ?
** Shall finful man grow great by his offence,
" And from its courfe turn back Omnipotence f
'* Forbid it ! and oh ! grant, great CW, at leaft
** This one, this fleoder, almod «• requed ;
" When I have wept a thoufand lives away,
*' When torment is grown weary of it» prey,
•* When I have rav*d ten thouland years in fire,
'* Ten thoufand thoufand, let me then expire."
Deep anguifti ! but too late ; the hopclefs foul
Bound to the bottom of the burning pool,
Though Idth, and ever loud blafphcming, owns
Hc'b jullly doom'd lo pour eternal groans;
£iiclos'd with horrors, and transfixM with paii^,
RolUog in Yen^^eance, druggling with hit chain :
To talk to fiery tempeds ; to implore
The raging flame to give its bunnogt o'er ;
To tofs, to writhe, to pant beneath hit load.
And bear the weight of an (T fended dod.
The tavnur*d of their Judge in trium^ move^'
To take | oflefTiun of their thrones abote ;
Satan's accurs'd dderrion to f'lpply,
And fill the vacant dations ui the flty ;
Again to kindle long-extinguiih'd rays,
And with new lights dilate the heavenly biaze^
To crop the rofes of immortal youth.
And drink the fountain-hrad of falcred truth i
To fwim in fcai of blils, to llrike the Aring,
And lift the voice to their Almighty Kingi^
To lofe eternity in grateful bys.
And fill bcaven't wide aseikmttttuu with frailb%
i
THE LAST DAV.
^
Bst I attein|>t the wondrons height in Tain,
And Invc trnfinifli'd the too lofty ftraiu :
"What boldly I begin, let others end ;
M7 ircofth cxhaufied, lainting I defcend,
Aad dKM^ a le(s, bnt no ignoble theme,
BifiDhuf elemcots, mnd worlds, in flame.
The fial period, the great hour, is come,
Aad aMxarc fiuinkf at her approaching doom ;
Load peak of thunder grve the fign, and all
Haven's terrors in array forronnd the ball ;
&barp hghtsiDgs with the meteors blaze confpire
Aod, dadrted downward, fet the world on fire ;
liack riiing cloodi the thickened ether choke.
And ffkj flames dart through the rolling fmoke,
ITitk keen Tibratiaos cut the fuUen night,
Aad inke the darkcnM iky with dreadful light ;
fnm keaTcn's fiour regions, with immortal force,
A^fcis drive oD the wind's impetuous courfe,
T enrage the flame : It fpreads, it foars on high,
S«db in the florm, and billows through the iky :
Here winding pyramids of fire afcend,
Ckia aad de&rts in one ruin blend;
Here hh&ng Tolnmes wafted, overwhelm
The (pacioss £ace of a far diilant realm ;
Tbcre, undamSn'd, down ruih eternal hills.
The acighboaring vales the vaft deftmAion fills.
Hcar'fl thoo that dreadful crack? that found
which broke
Ukt peals of thalWltr, and the centre ihock f
What woodcra mofl that groan of nature tell !
QlfKpas there, and mightier Atlu, fell ;
^txh fiecm'd above the reach of face to (land,
A umwag mopunent of God'siright hand ;
Sew dai, aadrliDDoke, whofe brow fo lately fpread
C'a ficttcr*d coomries its difTufive (hade,
dftew me that celebrated fpot, where all
Tie ▼vioos rulers of the fevcr'd ball
Have hambly fought wealth, honour, and rcdrefs,
1 tit land which heaven feem*d diligert to blefs,
Oaoe caU*d Britannia : Can her glories end f
Aid can't forroundiog feas her realms defend ?
Alas ! in flames behold furrounding feas !
L^ oil, their waters but augment the blaie.
aome angel, fay where ran proud Afia's bound?
Or vhcrc wkh fruits was fair Europa crown'd ?
Vkre flretch'd wafle JJbya ? Where did Indians
Sfwkie ia dnmondt, and her golden ore ?
LaA loft io each, their mingling kingdoms glow,
Aad afl difiblv'd, one fiery deluge flow :
Ihas earth*s contending monarchies arc join*d|
A»d a full period of ambition find.
And now whsite'tfr or fwuns, or walksi tat
flics.
Inhabitants of fea, or earth, or ikies;
All on whom Adam*s wifdom fix*d a name.
All plunge, and periih in the conquering flame*
This globe alone would bat defraud the fire.
Starve its devouring rage : the flakes afpire.
And catch the clouds, aad make the heavens their
P'cy;
The fuo, the moon, the ilars, alt melt away ;
All, all is lofl ; no monument, no fign.
Where once fo proudly blaz'd the gay machine*
So bubbles on the foaming fiream expire, '
So fparks that fcatter from the kindling fire ;
The devaflations of one dreadful hour
The great Creator's fix days work devour.
A mighty, mighty ruin f yet oncJiiU
Has more to boaft, and far outweighs the whole ^
£xalted in fuperior excellence,
Cails down to nothing, fuch a vaft expence.
Have you not feen th* eternal mountains nod,
An earth diiToUing, a defcending God ?
What ftrange furprifes through all nature ran f
For whom thefe revolutions, but for man f
For him. Omnipotence new meafures takes.
For him, through all eternity, awakes ;.
Pours on him gifts fufficient to fupply
Heaven *s lof», and with freih glories fill the (kr.
Think deeply then, O man> hoii^ great tho«
art;
Pay thyfelf homage with a trembling heart ;
What angels guard, no longer dare negled.
Slighting thyfelf, affront not God's refpe^.
Enter the facred temple of thy breaft.
And gaze, and wander there, a ravi(h*d gueft;
Gaze on thoie hidden treafores thou (halt find.
Wander through all the glories of thy mind.
Of perfeA knowledge, fee, the dawning light
Foretels a noon moll exquifitely bright 1 .
Here, fprings of endlefs joy are breiJting forth!
There, buds the promife of celcftial worth !
Worth, which muft ripen in a happier clime.
And brighter yiia, beyond the bounds of time.
Thou, minotf canft not guefs thy vaft eflate,
What (lores, on foreign coafls, thy landing wait ;
Lofe not thy claim, let vi|tue*s path be trod ;
Thus glad all heaven, and pleafe that bounteoiM
God,
Who, to light thee to pleafures, hung 00 high
Yon radiant orb, proud regent of the iky :
That fervice done, its beams (hall fade away^
And God (hihc forth ia one acrnai day.
H
•the works of youno.
THE FORCE OF RELIGION j OR, VANQUISHED LOVE.
IN TWO BOOKS.
^ Gratior et pulchro venieoi In corpore virtue* '
ViAo,
BOOK I.
Ad coelom ardentia lotnioa t«Ileos,
■^ Lumina ; nam teoeras arcebaat Tmcuia pal-
KM. »» •
mai.
Viaa
FftOM lofty tliemei, from thooghtt that foar*d oo
hiRh,
And opeo*d wondrous fcenes aboTc the flcy.
My mtife dcfceod : indulge my fond dcfire ;
With fofcer thoughts my melting foul infpire,
And fmooth my numbert to a female's praife :
A partial «'orid will lifteo to my lays,
While Anna reigns, and fets a female name
Unrival'd in the glorious lifts of fame.
Hear, ye fair daughters of this happy land.
Whole radiant eyes the vanquiih*d world com.
mand,
yirtve is htauty : but whco charms of mind
With elegance ofoutwa^ form are joinM;
When youtU makes fuch bright objcds fiill more
bright, ^
Aii^fortunt fets*them in the (Irongeft light :
*Tis all of heaven that we below may view,
And all, but adoration, is your due.
Fam'd female virtue did this iile adorn,
!Ere Omiond, or her glorious quccu was born :
When now Maria's powerful arms prevaiPd,
And haughty Dudley 'b bold ambition faii'd.
The beauteous dauj^hter of great Suffolk's race,
In blooming youth adcrn'd Irith every grace ;
Who gaio'd a crown by treafin not her own,
And innocently fiii'd anotlier's throne;
Harl'd from the i'ammit of mi pc rial date.
With equal mind fuftainM the (Iroke of fate.
But how will Guilford, her far dearer part,
With manly reaibn fortify his heart ?
At once (he longs, and is afraid to knotv:
Mow fwift ihc moves, aod now advAUcci flow,
To find her lord ; and finding pafles by,
Siknt with fear, nor dares (he meet his eye ;
Left that unmaflc'd, in fpeechlels grief, difcloib
The mournful fecret of his inward vroet.
Thus after ficknefs doubtful of Yust face.
The melancholy virgin (bant the glafs.
At length with troubled thought, bat look
ferene.
And forro^ foftcnM by her heavenly mien,
She dafps her lord, brave, beautifid, aod yonog.
White tender accents melt upon her tongue ;
Gentle and fweet, as vernal sephyr blows.
Fanning the lily or the blooming rofe.
" Grieve not, my loid ; a crown indeed it
loft;
What far outftiines a crown, we ftill may boaft{
A mind composed ; a mind that can difdiia
A fruitlefs forrow for a lofs fo vain.
Nothing is lo£i that virtue can improve
To wealth eternal ; and return above ;
Above, where no diftin^on flull be known
' Xwixt him whom ftorma have ihaken iirom I
•* throne,
And him who balking in the fmiles of f&te.
Shone forth in all the fplendur of the great :
Nor can 1 find the difference here below ; .
I lately was a queen ; I ftill am fo.
While Guilford's wife : thee rather I dey^
Than o*er mankind extend imperial fway.
When we lie down in fome obfcure retreat,
IncensM Maria may her rage forget ;
And 1 to death my duty will improve,
And what you mifs in empire, add in love-—
Your god-like foul is open'd in your look.
And I have faintly your great meaning fpoke.
For thii alone Tni pleas 'd I wore the crown.
To find with what content we lay it dowiu
" Heroes may win, but *tis a heavenly race
" Can quit a throne with a becoming grace.**
Thus fpoke the faireft of her fex, and cheer*d
Her drooping lord ; whole boding bofom fear*d
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THE FORCE OP RELIGION
A iu^er cloud of ilh would burd, ud fted
iewcTcr vc chance on hrr guiltlef« head :
Too V'ft, aU9. tb« t«rrore which he felt !
frr. Si ' % purd l-^ibrgive him, af he melt —
H/w flurp hrr pan^t, v^hen fevered from hU fide,
Tbc Trcft itocrrvly loT*d, and loving bride,
le f^ace cosfia'd, the nnife fnrbear* to tell ;
Dctp was her angvifh, but (he bore it well.
Hr» pain wm eqval, but hit virtue lefs ;
He *hni:gh.t io grief there could be no exccfs.
Pca^Tc 1^ fat, o*crcaU with gloomy care,
Arc cf «j fondly cJafpM hit ablent fair f
Ko«- Qfrai waader*d tlirough his rooms of (late,
Afii uckec*d at their pomp, and cas'd his fate i
Vi*>.:d. thus adorn 'd, in all her (hining (lore,
A fplrrdtd wretch, magnificently poor.
N'/w «c the bridal-b«d his eyes were caft,
Azd irgfaSh fed on hia enjoyments \^i(i ;
E^h rtcoUeded plesfure made him fmart,
Afii ^cry r^afport ftabb'd him to the heart.
Ilut hkppy noon, which fummon'd to delight,
Tba: moon mh:ch done on his dear nuptial night,
\\ h.h hw hhn fold her yet untafied charms
(IViy'd to princes) in his longing amu;
Nov fees the tranficnt bleffing fleet away,
Lrpirs and love ' the vifion of a day.
1 nai, in the Britilh clime, a fumnter-ftorm
KJ aft the fmiling face of heaven deform ;
"Ht wiads with violence at once defcend, [bend ;
SvTcp dowers and fruits, and make the forcft
A ftidea wrnter, while the fan is near,
b'srccan the feafon and inverts the year.
Bu*. vLiher is the captive borne away,
Tbe beaatms captive, from the cheerful day ?
Tke ficK it dtang'd indeed ; before her eyes
&&ocicg lock* and unknown ht^rrors rile :
Ix poBp and fplcndor, for her 9uard and crown,
A {i-amy dungeon, and a keeper s frown :
Sitk thoBghu each mom- invade the lover's
brealt.
Eld eight, a ruffian locks the ^uecn to reft.
Ah mosraful change, if judg'd by vulgar mindt !
Bsi Sttfib!k*a daughter its advantage finds.
>^-;Kn's force divine is beft ditplay'd
k ia^ dcfertioD of all human aid :
7 c iixotw in extreme*, is her delight,
Asi r^rr the heart, when terror ftrikesthe fight.
V'c, diibelirvicg our own fenfes, gase,
A-td wcedcr what a mortal's heart can raife
1 0 trf:;Eph o*er misfortune's, fmile in grief,
A:jd ccmxort thofe who come to bring relief:
Ve pze ; aiid at we gase, wealth, fame, decay,
As^ :Jd the world's vain glories fade away.
A^jifb her care* (he raisM a dauntlefs mind,
A^i «:ih an ardent heart, but moft refign'd,
I>Ta> a the dreadful gloom with pious heat,
Arr d the file nee of her dark retreat}
A:drcf*'i her God — *^ Almighty power divine !
** 'Ti* thine to raife, and to deprcfs is thine ;
" Vi!h booour to light up the name unknown,
" Or to put out the luftre of a thrcme.
** la Dv fliort fpaa both fortunes 1 have prov'd,
" Acd thnvgfa with ill frail nature will be mov*d,
' I U bear it well : (O lircngthen me to hear !)
' And if my ptety may claim thy care ;
: OR, VAMQUISHED LOVE. \i
«« If I remember'd, in youth's giddy heat|
*' And tumult of a court, a future (late ;
" O favour, when thy mercy I implore
'* For one who never guilty fceptre bore !
" *Twaf I receiv'd the crown ; my lord is free !
** If it muil fall, let vengeance fall on me.
" Let him furvive, his country's name to raife,
" And in a guilty land to fpeak thy praife 1
" O may th' indulgence of 9^ father* t love,
*' Ponr'd forth on me, be doubled from above !
" If tbefe are fafe, I'll think my prayers fucceed,
" And blels thy tender mercies, whild I bleed."
'Twas now the mournful eve before that day
In which the queen to her full wrath gave way ;
Through rigid jiidice, ruihM into offence.
And drank in zeal the blood of innocence :
The fun went down in doudsi and feemM \%
mourn
The fad neceifity of his return ;
I'he hollow wind, and melancholy raioi
Or did, or was imagin'd to complain :
The tapers call an inanfpicious Ught ;
Stars there were none, and doubly dark the night*
Sweet innocence in chains can take her reft ;
Soft flumbcr gently creeping through her bresift^
She finks ; and in her fleep is re-enthren*d,
Mock'd by a gaudy dream, and vainly crown'd.
She views her fleets and armies, feas and land.
And ftretches wide her (hadow of command s
With royal purple is her vifion hung;
By phantom ho(b are (houts of conquefts lUDg;
Low at her feet the foppliant rival lies ;
Our prifoner mourns her fate, and bids her rife.
Now level beams upon the waters play'd,
Glanc'd on the hills, and weftward caft the fiude;
The bttfy trades in cities had began
To found, and fpeak the painful life of man.
In tyrants breafis the thoughu of vengeance roufe^
And the fund bridegroom turns him to his fpoufe.
At this firfl birth of light, while morning breaksa
Our f|K>urelefs bride, our widow'd wife awakes;
Awakes, andfiniles; nor night's impofture blamef's
Her real pnmp» were little more than dreams ;
A (hort-liv'd blaze, a lightning quickly o'er.
That dy'd in birth, that flione, and was no more 3
She turns her fide, and foon refumes a ilate
Of mind, well fuited to her alter'd fate.
Serene, thoogh ferious; when dread tidings come
(Ah wretched Guilford !) of her infiant doom.
Sun, hide thy beams : in clouds as black as night
I'hy face involve; be guiltleis of the fight;
Or hafte more fwiftly to the weftern main ;
Nor let her blood the confcious day-light ftaio !
Oh ! how fevere ! to fall fo new a bride.
Yet blulhing from the prieft, in youthful pride ;
When time had juft matur'd each perfe& gf«^cc«
And open'd all the wonders of her face !
To leave her Guilford dead to all relief.
Fond of his woe, and obflinate in grief.
Unhappy fair '. whatever fancy drew,
(Vain promis'd bleflings) vanilh from her view;
No train of cheerful days, endearing nights.
No fweet domeftic joys, and chaftc delights ;
Pleafuret that bloffom ev'n from doubts and feVS ;
And blifs and rapture rifing out of carti :
No little Gmlford, with paternal grace,
L.uird on her knee, or fmiling in her face ;
Who, when her dearefl father (hall return,
From pouring tears on her untimely urn.
Might comfort to hit filver hairs impart.
And fill her place in his indulgent heart :
As where fruits fall, quick-rifing blofloms (mile.
And the bleft Indian of his care beguile.
In vain thefe various reafons jointly prefs.
To blacken death, and heighten her dillrefs ;
She, through th* encircling terrors, darts her fight
To the blcft*d regions of eternal light,
Atid fills her foul with peace : to weeping friends
Her^/Arr, and her /•»/, ihe recommends ;
Unmov*d herfelf : her foes her air furvey.
And rage to fee their malice thrown away.
She foars ; now noogbt on earth deuins her care-
But Guilford ; who ftill (Irogglcs for his fiiare.
Still will his form importunately rife.
Clog and retard her tranfport to the ikies ;
As trembling flames now uke a feeble flight,
Kow catch the brand with a returning light,
Thus her foul onward from the feats above
Falls fondly back, and kindles into love :
At length file conquers in the doubtful field ;
That heaven flie feeks will be her Guilford's fliield.
Now death is welcome ; his approach is fiow ;
*ri« tedious longer to ezped the blow. '
Oh ' mortmla, fiiort of fight, who think the paft
O*erblown misfortune (Ull (haU prove the iaft :
Alas ! misfortunes travel in a train.
And oft in life form one perpetual chain ;
JFear buries fear, and ilb on ills attend.
Till life and forrow meet one common end.
She thinks that fiie has nought but death to fear,
And death is conquer*d. Worfe than death is
near:
Her rigid trials are not yet complete ;
The news arrives of her great father*s fate.
She fees his hoary head, all white with age,
A vidim to th* offended monarch's rage.
How great the mercy, had fiie breath 'd her laft.
Ere the dire fentence on her father paft !
A fonder parent nature never knew ;
And as his age increat*d, his fondnefs grew.
A parent's love ne'er better was befiow'd ;
The pious daughter in her heart o'erflow'd.
And can fiie from all weaknefs fiill refrain f
And Dill the hrmnefs of her foul maintain i
Isnpoflible 1 a figh will force its way ;
One patient tear her mortal birth betray ;
She fighs and weeps ! but fo fiie weeps and fighs.
As filent dews defcend, and vapours rife.
Celeftial patience ! how doft thou defeat
The foe** proud menace, and elude his hate ?
While paifion takes his part, betrays our peace ;
1*0 death and tonure fwells each flight difgrace 1
By nut oppofing, thou doft ills dellroy.
And wear thy tonquer'd forrows into joy.
"Sovfjhe revolves within her anxious mind.
What woe fiill lingers in refcrve behind.
Griefs rife on griets, and file can fee no bound.
While nature lafis, and can receive a wound.
The fword is drawn : The queen to rage inclined,
fj mercy, aor by piety, coDlio'd.
THE WORKS OF YOUNG.
What mercy can the zealot's heart afTulge,'
Whofe piety itfelf converts to rage /
She thought, and figh'd. And now the blood be|;aS
To leave her beauteous cheek all cold and wan.
New forrow dimm'd the lufire of her eye.
And on her cheek the fading rofies die.
Alas ! fliomid Guilford too— when now file's brongltt
To that dire view, that precipice of thought.
While there fiie trembling ftands, nor dares look
down,
Nor can recede, till heaven's decrees are knows ;
Care of all ills, till now her lord appears—
But not to cheer her heart and dry her teara !
Not now, as ufual, like the rifing day, *
To chafe the fliadows and the damps away :
But, like a gloomy ftorm at once to fweep
And plunge her to the bottom of the deep.
Black were his robes, dejeded was his air.
His voice was frozen by his cold dcfpair : •
Slow, like a ghoft, be mov*d with folenui pace;
A dying palencfs fat upon his face.
Back file recoird, flie fmote her lovely bread.
Her eyes the anguifli of her heart confefs'd ;
Struck to the foul, file ftagger'd with the woand.
And funk, a breathlefs image, to the ground.
Thus the fair Uly, when the fity's o'ercaUt, -
At firft but fliuddcrs in the feeble blafi;
But when the winds and weiglRy raina delcefu}.
The fair and upright ftem is forcM to bead ;
Till broke at length, its (howy leaves are flied.
And ftrcw with dying fweeu their native bed.
BOOK II.
" Hie pietatis honos ? fie nos in fceptrm reponk f **
Hea Guilford clafps her, beautiful in death|
And with a kifs recalls her fleeting breath.
To tapers thus, which by a blaft expire,
A lighted taper, touch'd, reftores the fire :
She rear'd her fwimming eye, and faw the Ugh^,
And Guilford too, or fiie had loath'd the fight ;
Htvftiibert death fi)e bore, defpis'd her onw.
But now file mud, fiie will, have leave to groan :
Ah ! Guilford, fiie began, and would have fpoke ;
But fobs rufli'd in, and every accent broke ;
Reafon itfelf, as gufis of paflion blew.
Was mfiled in the tempeft, and withdrew.
So the youth loft his imjj^ in the well.
When tears upon the yielding furface fell :
The fcatter'd features Aid into decay.
And fpreading circles drove his face awmy.
To touch the foft afiedions, and controul
The manly temper of the bravcft foul.
What with afflided beauty can compare.
And drops of love difiilliog from the fair ?
It melts us down ; our pains delight befiow ;
And we with fondnefs lang'jiih o>r our woe.
This Guilford prov'd ; and, with excefs of pain^
And pieafure too, 4i<i to his bofom firain
The weeping fair : funk deep in foft defire,
Indulg'd his love, and nurs'd the raging fire :
Then tore himfelf away ; and, fianding wide,
Ab fearing a rclapfe of fondccfs, cry'd,
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THE FORCE OF RELIOTON : OR, VANQUISHED LOVE.
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'^>h i;:-c:ffrtr.bl«i pief : *« My life, forbear!
*' Y>:u wound your Guilford with each cruel tear ;
" Dt'i TOO not chid- my grief? Reprcft your own :
** Nor want conrpaflion for jroviyc^ alone :
•• Hive yoa beheld, how, from the diftant main,
** The thror^inff wavet roll on, a rumerou« train,
** Ard t'oana, ami bellow, cill they reach the ihore ;
* Thert buril their nuiiy pride, and are no more ;
" Thoithe faccrfiive flows of human race,
*■ Chu'd by the cominjr, the precedinf;: chafe ;
* Ibey frond, and fwcll, their haughty heads they
rear;
** IVn fall, and flatten, break, and difappear.
** Life ii a iorteit we mult flirrtlypay;
* And where'* the mighty lucre of a day ?
** Wkyihouid you mopm jwy fate ? 'Titmo^t unkind ;
* Yc'^r ii-« yon bore with an imihaken mind :
" Ar.d vhich, cmr you imagine, was the dart
* *J ha: drank moft blood, funk decprft in my heart?
* I cannot lire without you ; and my doom
* 1 mtct w.tb joy, tn (hare one common tomb. —
* And arc again your tears profnfely fpilc !
■ Oh I then, my kindneiii bbckent to my guilt ;
* Ic foib ttfelf, if it recall your pain ;
* Life of mxj life, I beg you fo refrain !
* Ihe load which fate impofea, you increafe ;
" And help Maria to deflroy my peace.**
Bat, oh ! againft himfeif hit labour rarn*d ;
Tbc more he comfoned, the more flie rooum'd :
Compifioarvclla our grief; wordtfoft and kind
Ik ibocbc oor weakncfi, and difloWe the mind :
HcrCofrow flow*d in ftreams; nor her*» alone,
'Vttk ibat he blam*d, he yielded to hia own,
Vbcfr art the foules flie wofe, when flie, fo late,
HaiTdi^ great partner of the regal ftate ;
Wt«B ericot gema around her temp)eablax*d,
Acd beading nations on the glory gaz*d ? [treat,
^Tia BOW the qucen*8 command, they both re-
80 weep wrh digiisty, and mourn in (late :
TLe lb»it the deerMt mifery with joy,
ilad loads with pomp the wretch flie would dcftroy,
A Ijpaciaoa hall sa faimg with black ; all light
iihK oac» and noon-day darken*d into night.
from the mid-roof a lamp dependa on high,
XJkt a dial crclcent in a clouded flty :
h fteda a qaivering melancholy gloom,
Vkkh only Ihowa the darknefs of the room.
A ftining ax is on the uble laid ;
A utadral fidht ! and gliuert through the flude. '
la this fad iccoe the lovera are confin'd;
A iccne off terrors, to a guilty mind ! «
A fccBt that woold have damp*d with rifing cares,
And quite eitiDgnxfliM erery lore but theirs.
What can they do f fhey 6x their mournffil cye»»
Tbca Goillbrd, thus abruptly ; ** I defpife
"" Ab eoipire loft ; 1 fling away the crovrn ;
' hanbcrs have laid that bright delufion down;
** Bk Where's the Charles, or Diodefian where,
* CiaLl qvit the blooming, wedded, weeping fair f
" Ok ' to dwell cTtr on thy lip ! to ftand
** In full pofleiBon of thy fnowy hand !
" And, through th* unclouded cryfial of thine eye,
** 1 be heavenly treafnres of the mind to fpy 1
" TiQ rapture rrafon happily deftroys,
^ Acd mj fonl waodcra thnmgh i&miortal joyi !
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Give me the world, and aflc me, Where's my
" blifs?
I clafp thre to my breaft, and anfwer, Thh.
** And fliall the grave*' — He groans, and can na
more;
But all her charmn in filence traces o'er ;
Her lip, her check, and eye, to wonder wrouj^ht |
And, wondering, fees, in idA pre/aging thought.
From that fair neck, that world ol beauty fall.
And roil along the duft, a ghaflly ball !
Oh : let thofe tremii*^ who are greatly bleA'd f
For who, but Guilford, could be thus diflre(s*df
Come hither, all you happy, all you great.
From flowery meadows, and from rooms of flate }
Nor think I call, your pleafures to deftroy.
But to refine, and to exalt your joy :
Weep not ; but, fmiling, flx your ardent care
On nobler titles than the brave or fair.
Wa« ever fuch a mournful, vmoving fight f
Sre, if you can, by that dull, trembling light :
Now they embrace ; and, mix*d with bitter woe.
Like Ifis and her Thames, one ftream they flow :
Now they ftart wide; fiz*d in benumbing care,
They ftiflen into ftatues of defpair :
Now, tenderly fevere, and fiercely kind.
They ru(h at once ; they fling their caros behind.
And clafp, as if to death ; new vows repeat ;
And, quite wrapp*d up in love, forget their fate.
A fliort delufion ! for the raging pain
Returns ; and their poor hearts muft bleed again.**
Meantime, the queen new cruelty decreed ;
But, ill content that they fliould only bleed,
A pried is fent ; who, vrith infidious art,
Inftills hi» poifon into Suflblk** heart ;
And Guilford drank it : Hanging on the breaft.
He from his childhood was with Rome poflefl.
When now the miniflers of death draw nigh.
And in her dearefl lord flie firft mufl die.
The fubtle priefl, who long had watch*d to find
The moft unguarded pafles of her mind,
Befpoke her thua: ** Grieve not; *tia in your
•• power
" Your lord to refcue from this fatal hour."
Her bofom pants ; flic draws her breath with pain ;
A fudden horror thrills through every vein ;
Life feems fufpended, on his words intent ;
'And her foul trembles for the great event.
Tht prieft proceeds : ** Embrace the faith of
•• Rome,
** And ward your own, your lord's, and father's
doom.
Ye blefled fpirits ! now your charge fufiain ;
The pail was eafe ; noytjirft flie fufiers pain.
Muft {he pronounce her father's death ? mufl flie
Bid Guilford bleed ? — It muft not, cannot, be.
It eattmoi be ! But 'tis the Chriftian's praife.
Above impoflibilitics to raife
1 he weaknefs of our nature; and deride
Of yain philofophy the boafted pride.
What though our feeble finews fcarce impart
A moment's fwiftnefs to the feathered dart ;
I'hough tainted air our vigorous ^vM can break|
And a chill blaft the hardy 'warrior fliake.
Yet are we ftrong : Hear the loud tempeft TO^f^
From cail to wcft| and ca}l us weak do more ;
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THE WORKS OF YOUNG.
The lightning'i unrcfiftr d force proclaims
Our might; and thunders raifc our humble names ;
Tis ovr Jehovah fills the heavens ; as long
As he (hall rcif^n Almighty, we arc firong :
We, by devotion, hrrow from his throne ;
And almoft make Omnipotence oar own :
Wc force the gates of heaven, by fervent prayer ;
And call forth triumph out o{ maH*s defpair.
Oar lovely mourner, kneeling, lifts her eyes
And bleeding heart, iu filence, to the ikies,
Devontly fad — 'I'hen, brightening, like the day,
When fudden winds fweep fcattcr*d clouds iway,
Shining in majcfty, till now unkown ;
And breathing life and fpirit fcarce her own ;
ghe, riCng, fpeiks : •* If thefe the terms '*
Here, Guilford, cruel Guilford, (barbarous
man!
Is thid thy love ?) as fwift ts lightning ran ;
0*ervi'helm'd her with tempeftuous for row fraught,
And ilifled, in its birth, the mighty thought »
Then burfHng frefh into a flood of tears,
Fierce, refolurc, delirious with his fears;
His fears for her aiomt : he beat his breaft,
And thus the fervour of his foul exprcft :
^ Ohl let thy thought o'er our paft converfe
** rove,
^ And (how one moment uninflamM with love !
'' Oh : if chy kindnefs can no longer I ail,
•* In pity to thyfelf, forget the paft !
** Klfe wilt thou never, void of (hame and fear,
'* Pronounce bh doom, whom thou haft held fo
" dear !
*■ Thou who hall took me to thy arms,|nd fwore
^ Empires were vile, and fate could give no more;
'* That to ciiiiHue^ was itn utmoft power,
** And make the JFuture like the prefent hour,
** Now call a rulHan ; bid his cruel fwnrd
*• Lay wide the bodpi of thy worthlefs lord ;
** Transfix his heart (fince you its love difclaim),
•' And ftain his h»»nour with a traitcr't name.
*« Tth might i"»crhaps be borne without remorfe ;
■* But fure ^ father* s pangs will have their force !
•« Shall his good age, fo near its journey's end,
•* Through cruel torment to the grave defcend ?
"( His (hallow blood all iffoe at a wound,
** Wafli a Have's feet, and fmoke upon the ground \
•* But he to you has ever been fevere ;
" Then rake your vengcaucc" — Suffolk now drew
near ;
Bending beneath the burden of his care;
Hi» robes neglcded, uid his head was bare;
Decrrpit wiiJter, in the yearly ring.
Thus flowly creeps, to meet the blooming fpring :
Dovimward he cait a melancholy look ;
Thrice tum'd, to hide hi* cricf ; then faintly fpoke,
" Now deep in years, and forward in decay,
** 'ihat ax can only rob asrof a day;
*' For thte^ my foul's defirc! I can't refrain;
•* And fhall my tears, my lafi tears, flow in
" vain ?
«* When you (hall know a mother's tender name,
•' My heart'? diilrefs no longer will you blame."
At this, afar his burfling groans were heard ;
'J'hc tean ran trickling down hii fllTcr beard :
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He fnatch'd her hand, which to his lips he preft.
And bid her plant a dagger in his breaft ;
Then, finking, call'd her piety ucjnft.
And foil'd his hoary temples in the duft.
Hard-hearted men ! will you no merry know {
Has the queen brib'dyon to diftrefs her foe ?
O weak deferters to misfortune's part,
By falfe aflfe^ion thus to pierce her heart !
When (he had foar'd, to let your arrows fly.
And fetch her bleeding from the middle flcy f
And can her virtue, fpringing frdm the gronad, '
Her flight recover, aud difdain the wound.
When cleaving love and human intercft bind
The broken force of her afpiring mind ;
As round the generous eagle, which in vain
Exerts her ftrength, the ferpent vrrtathes hii
train.
Her ftruggling wings entangles, curling pliea
His poifonous tail, and (lings her as (he flies ?
While yet the blow*i firft dreadful we^hc flie
feels.
And with its force her refohition reels;
Large doors, unfolding with a mournful fonadf
To view difcover, weltering on the groond.
Three heedlels trunks, of thofe whole arms maiak
tain'd.
And in her vrars immortal glory gatn'd ;
The Kfted ax a(rur*d her ready doom,
And filent mourners fadden'd all the room.
Shall I proceed ; or here break off my tair f
Nor truths, to ftagger human faith, reveaL
She met this utmoft malice of her fate
With Chriftian dignity, and pious fUte :
The beating ftorm's propitious rage (he bleft^
And all the martyr triumphed ittlier breaft :
Her krd znd father, for a moment's fyMce^
She ftridly folded in her foft embrace!
Then thus (he fpoke, while angels heard on high|
Aud fudden gladnefs fmil'd ah'Ug the (ky :
" Yuur over-fondnefs has not mov*d ftiy hate;
*' I am well pleas'd yon make my death fognaif
** 1 joy I cannot fave you ; andliave given
** Two lives, much d^rrr than my own to beaTCD,
'* If fo the queen decrees* : — But I have canfb
" To hope my blood will fatisfy the laws s
** And there is mercy ftill, for you, in ftore i
** With me the biitcrnelf of death it o*er.
** He (hot his fling in tl^t farewell embrace;
*' And all, that is to come, is joy and peace.
** Then let miflakcn forrow be furpreft,
*• Nor fecm to envy my approaching rdL"
Then, turning to the miniflers of fate,
She, fmiling, fays, ** My vidlory's complete i
** And tell your queen, I thank her for the bloWf
** And grieve my gratitude 1 cannot (how :
" A poor return t leave in England's crowUi
** For everlafting pleafure and renown :
" Her guilt alone allays this happy hour ;
" Her guilt — the om/y vengeance in her power."
Not Rome, untouchM with forrow, heard hCT
fate ;
And fierce ^faria pity'd her too late>
• Herejhe cmhrases them%
LOVl 0P PAMS.
t}.
AAaeaaMi^
LOVE OF FAME, THE UNIVERSAL PASSION,
^K SEVEN CHARAGT£RI$TICAL SATIRES*
•* — Fulgente trahit conftridos gloria cnrni
■* Non minut igiMCot generofit.*'— Hoa.
PREFACE-
ttti
Ik
ftM
lEhM. A
hxtt been fatoonbly received at
t am not coofdout of the leaft
ID watf iNffticular peifoa through all
n ; dbovgh fome perfoni may be fo
cDpofs a general application to them-
io po&te letters flkould be content
the prirate amufement be finds
the good infiueoce they have
that adniiffion they give
fiipctiort ; aad the poflible good eEeSt
on die public ; or eUe he ihould
fome more Ittcrative qaalifi-
k m foCble, that (atire may noc do much
mea ouy rife in their aifcAiotit to their
foUe^ as they do to their friends, when they are
by atber* : It it much to be ftarti^ that
iimikmOi will never be chafed oat of the world
6upe ; aO tbcicfoce that is to be faid for it is,
riUtfiHaM/jr be never chafed oat
tf ^ woeld b^ latire, if no fatirea are arritten :
■a is that taraa anapplicaye to graver compofi-
naa^ lafaica. Heathen and Chriftiaa, and the
tbcMfoltrit are in a great meafare a (a.
m weakaels aad ini^ity of men ; and
fm, at that iaiirt is in verfe too : nay, in the
phstnfnphy and poetry were the fame
no other drefs : fo that I
fecim will be the more eafily pardoned
(ase by the fevcre. If they like not the
Itt tlicm take tbem by the weight ; for
have, or the author has failed in
Mif , biftBriaas themfelves may be conG-
and fetiriib rooft fcvei e ; fince
adbons that to nUte it to ex-
laeffe moch in the world, but at
laritby be nraft either be iafenfible,
«r gncvtt ar bt aagry, or fenile. Some paffion
(if we arc nac iaapaflfivc) maft be moved; for the
»ndad ef mankind is by no means a thing
toaieafeaableand virtaoas'man. Now
ta lahie at it, and tarn it into ridicale, I think mod
cifiUe ; at it harta ntftlvca leaft, and gives vice
ad faDyrbe grt^cft oioMt : and that for thh ret-
VtuX.
fon ; becaufe what men aim at by them, is gene-*
rally public opinion and efteem ; which truth is
the fubjed of the following fatires ; and joins them
together, as feveral branches from the fiime root :
an unity of deCg^, which has not, I think, in a fet
of fatires, been attempted before.
Laughing at the mifcondud of the world, will
in a great meafure eafe us of any more diijigree*
able paflion about it. One paffion is more effec*
tnally driven out by another, than by reafon;
whatever fome may teach : For te reafon we owe
our paflaons : had we not reafon, we fhould not be
ofiended at what we find amifs : and the catifi feems
not to be the natural cure of any (^^.
Moreover, laughing fatire bids the faircft for
fuccefs : the world is too proud to be food of a fe-
rioos tutor ; and when the author is in a paffion,
the ?augh generally, as in converfatioo, turns againft
him. This kidd of fatire only has any delicacy in
it. Of this delicacy, Horace is the bed mafter : he
appears in good humour while he cenfures ; and
therefore his cenfure has the more weight, as fup.
pofed to proceed from judgment, not from paffion.
Juvenal is ever in a paffion : He has little valuable
but his eloquence and morality : The laft of which
I have had in my eye ; but rather for emultdoa
than imitation, through my whole work.
But though I comparatively condemn Joveoal in
part of the fizth fatire (where the occaHon moll
required it), I endeavoured to touch on his man->
ner ; but was forced to quit it foon, as difagreeable
to the writer, and reader too. Boileau has joined
le/5 the Roman fatiriOs with great fuccefs ; buc
has too much of Juvenal in his very ferions Satire
on Woman, which fliould have been the gayeft of
all. An excellent critic of our own, commenda
Boileau 's clofenefs, or, as he calls it, freffnefi^ par-
ticularly ; whereas, it appears to me, that repeti-
tion is his fault, if any fault fliould be imputed ta
him.
There are fome profe fatirifts of the greateft de.
licacy and wit ; the lad of which can never, or
(hould never, fucceed without the former. An
author without it, betrays too great a contempt
I for maokiod, and opinion of himfclf *, which ixc
THE WORKS OF young:
bad adTocatei for reputation and fuccefs. What a
difTcrence is there between the nurit^ if not the xvit,
of Cervantes and Rabelais ! The W£l has a particu-
lar art of throwing a great deal of genius and
learning into frolic and jeft ; but the genius and
the fcholar it all you c^n admire ; you want the
gentleman to converfe with in him : he is tike a
criminal who receives his life for fome fervices ;
jou commend, but you pardon too. Indecency
offends our pride, as men ; and our unaffe<fted
tafte, as judges of compoiition : Nature has wifely
formed us with an averfion to it ; and lie that fuc
ceeds in fpite of it, is * "aliena venia, quam fua
•• providentia tutior.**
Such wits, like falfe oracles of old (which were
vits and cheats), Ihould fet up for reputation
among the weak, in fome Boeotia, which was the
jand of oracles ; for the xvife will hold them in con-
tempt. Some wits too, like oracles, deal in amU-
guitifs ; but not with equal fuccei'9 : for thouj^h
ambiguities are the Jirft cxcellenct of an impoftor,
they are the LJi^ of a wit.
Some fatirical wits arid humpnrifts, like their fa-
ther Lucian, laugh at every thing indifcrimihate-
ly ; which betrays fucb a poverty of wit, as can-
not afford to part with any thing; and liich a
want of virtue, as' to poftpone it to a jeft. Such
writeff encourage vice and folly, which they pre-
tend to combat, by fetting them on an equal foot
with better things : and while they bbour to bring
every thing into contempt, how caii theycipc^
• ri/. Max.
their own parts ihould efcape ? Some Frmd wtU
ters particularly, are guilty of this in matters oi
the lad confequence ; and fome of our Qwn. T^tef
that are for lelTening the true dif^nity of mankiiul,
are not fure of being fuccef»ful, but with regird
to Mf iadividiial in it. It is this coodudb that joA*
ly makes a wit a term of reproach* '
Which puts me in mind of Plato's fable of the
9irth of Love : one of the prettied fables of all •»
tiquity ; which will hold likewife with regard t«
modern foetry, I.ove, fays he, is the fon of the
Goddefs of Poverty, and the God of Riches : hi
has fent from Yi\% father hit daring genius; his ele-
vation of thought ; his building caftles in the air ;
his prodigality ; his negle^ of things ferious and
ufeful ; his vain opinion of his own merit ; and
hisaffedtation of preference and diftindion : firoM
his mother he inherits his indigence, which maJcei
him a conftant begger of favours ; that importoow
ty with which he begs ; his flattery ; his fervUity ;
his fear of being defpifed, which is infeparahk
from him. This addition may be made, tws.Thai
poetry, lilte love, is a little fubjeA to UimdHffi
which makes her midake her way to prefcrmenti
aind honours; that (he has her iatirical fuhters aiK
laftly, that (he retains a dutiful admiration o
htt father'' s family ; but divides her favourii WM
generally lives with her mother''* relations.
However, this is not mecefjUt^^ but cb«Ue : werij
Y^ifdom her goveruefs, (he might have much mor^
of the father than the mother; efpecially in Ibd
an age as this, which (hows a due paffion for hct
charms.
SATIRE I.
TO BIS OKACE THE DOKB OF DOESET.
** — ~ Tanto nujor Fanix litis eft, quam
«• Viitutis.** Juv. Sat. x.
Mr verfe is (atire ; Porfet, lend your ear,
And paironifc a mufe you cannot /irtfr.
To poets facred i» a Durfet*s name :
Their wonted paflport through the gates of fame ;
It bribes the partial reader into praife,
And throwb a glory round the (helter'd lays :
The dazzled judgment fewer faults can fee,
^nd gives applaufe to Blackmore, or to me.
But you decline the smfrefi we purfuc ;
Others are fond of fame, but fame of yon.
Infiru&ivc fatirc,true to virtue's caufe !
Thou lhtning/ir'/'//^MrMi of public law* I
When/j///rV crimet of a licentious age
Reproach our ftlence, and demand enr rage;
When pur chMi'df Mitt ^ from each diftant land.
Like arts, improve in Briuin's ikilful hand ;
When the Uiv fliow» her teeth, but dares not bite,
And South -fca trcafurcs arc not brought to light;
When churchmen Scripture for the daffies quit,-
|:'olite apollatcs from God^ grace to wt/ ;
Whtn men grove great from their rcoeuue f petit ^
Atd ily trom bailies into parliament ;
When dying finners, to blot oat their fcore.
Bequeath the church the leavings of a nthere /
To chafe our fpleen, when themes like thefe in
creafe.
Shall panegyric reign, and cenfure ceafe \
Shall poefy, like law, turn wrong to right.
And dedications waih an ^thiop white.
Set up each fenfelefs wretch for nature's bodig
On whom praife (hinet, as trophUt on a p^f
Shall funeral eloquence her colours fpread.
And fcatter rofes on the wealthy dead ?
Shall authors fmile on fuch illuftrious days,
An6 fatirije with oothing^-but their ^tf^f
Why flnmbers Pope, who lead* the tuneful trail
Nor hears that virtue, which he loves, complain I
Donne, Dorfet, Dryden, Rochefter, are devl.
And guilt's chief foe, in Addifon, b fled ;
Congreve, who crownM with laurels, fturly woo^
Sits fmiling at the goal, while others run,
He will not write; and (more provoking ftill)
Ye gods ! he will not write, and Mzvias wilL
Doubly diftred, what author diall'we find, -
Difcreetly daring, and fcverely kind.
The courtly * Roman's diining path to tread.
And (harply/vriVr prevailing folly dead i
• Moraett
LOVE OF VAMC
If
>erior fenlut fnatch the quill,
ic, oo the brink, from writing ill ?
in the 0itfe» 1*11 ftrive my voice t« nife.
DOC men attempt tor faereJ fralfe T
frmft^ however cooceard by art,
re €>r Icfs, and glows, in every heart :
CO gain it, toils en toils endure;
hsB it, bat to make it fare.
^ and fceptret, now on throne* it fwclls;
the firidai|rht lamp in coUej^e cells :
KThi^ ; it plots prays, preaches, pleads,
ID Icnatet, f<^eak« in mafquerades.
•de*! bmmcur maket a bold pretence;
ler, niBi at Pulteney's eiequence.
)amur*s heel, the rvriter's head,
ihe plain 'with mountain\ of the dead;
Wi ii/k; but nods in fable plumts^
• hnfe^ aad flatters on onr tombt.
Dot frmmd f The ptrtp is proud to fee
kft bantfelf in high degree :
if ftoud her beauties are the dread
oatoe and the marriage-bed ;
ft'd rv«i«/</, like crown 'd vidiait borne
IT, glories in his f^ilded horn.
to church . /^rMR/ humbly to repent,
back much more gtiilty than they went :
ley Umk^ another way they/rrr,
; gods, bat would hive mortals hear ;
their fin« they fet (incerely down,
Ithat their religion has been one.
rith vri&ful eyes on i^try look,
' have got their figure tow*rds a book:
title, like a gaudy fign,
ictray dull fots to wreiclied wine.
le r had drop'd his quill,
sight have pafs'd for a great genius ftill.
-— alas! (eicufe htm, if you can)
ritSter, who was once a man,
tame a clafficytfinr demand,
g Bpy with a laborious hand,
-loaid of meanings for m^ word,
defm'd^ and B with pomp rejieri,
r, on f€rap« of learning doat,
they grow immortal as they yv0l«.
rork kam'd quotations are ally*d;
* to make our }*vetiy our pride*
hovr witty is a noble peer '
iam'^**if cod a man fo dear ?
ieaies make fome ideots cMnt ;
nnfvrtonately wcU, they feign.
» vice, difeitfe, men proud we fee ;
ifcr ftill \) of blockheads' flattery ;
ifie ddamcs ; as if a fool fliould mean«
\ CO your face, to make it clean.
csoogh all hearts are fwoln with priJe,
is mighty, as her reaim is wiile.
fte not perform ? The love rf fame
[Alpbonftis his Creator blame :
!• horl'd down the buruing Aeep :
iger ftill ') made Aleiandcr weep.
Ida Delia ftom a feconi bed,
cr lov*d lord has four half-monthi been !
«. i
ftoo with a fiatple have 1 fccn
auic, aod ^ive'a y^^^ the fplepn,
By this infpir'd (O ne'er to be forgot 1)
Some lordr have leam'd tojhett, and fome to imi^
It makes Olobofe a fpeakcr m the houfe $
He hems, and is deliver'd of his mtfufe.
It mtkes dtarffi/an wtH^bred tongues prevail.
And / the fittU bert of each tale.
Sick with the hvt o/famt^ what throngs pour ii^
Unpeople cwt /, and leave thtfatate tnin ?
My growing fubjeA^eems but jail begun,
And, charit>t-like, I kindle as I run.
Aid me, great Homer 1 with thy epU rules.
To take a catalogue of Britifti fools.
Satire ! had T thy Dorfet*s force divine,
A knave or fool ihould peri(h in each line ;
Though ftirtbe firft all Weftminfter ihould plead.
And for the laft all Grelham intercede.
Begin. Who 6rft the eataUgug Ihall grace ?
To quality belongs the higheft place.
My lord comes forward ; forward let him come f
Ye vulgir ! at your peril, give him room :
He ftandsfor/owr on his forefathers* feet.
By heraldry, prov'd ^taliamt or JiferHt,
Wi:h what a decent pride he throws his eyei
Above the man by three defeents leit wife !
If virtues at his noble hands yon crave.
You bid him raife hit father's from the grave.
Men ihould pref s forward in fame's glorious chafe;
Nobles look iacixoard, .and fo lofe the race.
Let high birth triumph i What can be more
great?
Nothing — but merit in a low eftate.
To virtue's hnmblei^ fon let none prefer
Vice, though defcended from the conqueror.
ShaH men, Slkejij^res, paft for high, or bafe.
Slight, or important, only by their place i
Tides are marks ol bomef men, and toife;
I'he fool, or knave, that wears a title, Ues,
They that on glorious anceitors enlarge.
Produce their deht^ inftead of their difcbarge,
Dorfet, let thofe who proudly boaft their line.
Like thee, in worth heredicacy, ihine.
Vain ai falfe greatnefs is, the mofe mud own
We want not fools to buy that Briitol ftone.
Mean fons of earth, who, on a South-fea tide
Of full fuccefs, fwam into wealth and pride.
Knock with a purfe of gold at Anftis* gate.
And beg to be defcended from the great.
Whdii men of infamy to grandeur foar,
They- light a torch to ihow their ihame the mor€«
Thofe governnYcnts which euri not evils, cattji t
And atHch knave's a lUei on our law.
Bolus with fblid ^wy will be crown'd ;
He buys no phantom, no vain empty foimd %
But builds himfelf a name ; and, to be great.
Sinks in a quarry an immenfe eftate !
In coft and grandeur, Chandos he'll out-do:
And, Burlington, thy tafte it not fo tnie« ^
The pile is finiih'd ; every toil it paft ;
And fall perfedion it arriv'd at laft ;
Wltcn, lo ! my lord to ibme fmall corner rant,
And leavQt ftate-rooms to/ramgert and to ^nt.
The man ^fko buildt, wid wants wherewith tm
Provides a home from |rhich to run away, [pav
111 Britain, what is many a lordly fear, '
hui a difcharec in full tor an pftate t
Bii
THE WORKS OF Y01TN6.
In ftntllcf eonpafi'Ues Pygmalion^t fame ;
/7ot domes, but antique ftatues, are hit flame :
Not Founuine'fl felif more Parian chaixns has
known;
Nor it ffood Pembroke more in loire with ftone.
The hailiffft come (rude men profanely bold !)
And bid him turn his Venus into fold.
•* No, (irs, he criei ; I'Ufooner rot in jail :
(( Shall Grecian arts be trudt*d for Engiifh bail V*
^urh b*sdt might make their very k^»i laugh :
His daughter ftanres ; but * Cleopatra's faf^
Men, overloaded with a large eftate.
May fpill their treafure in a nice conceit :
The rith may be police ; but, oh ! *tii iad
To fay you're eurUiu, when we fwear you're msJ.
^y your revenue meafure your ezpence ;
And to your/wM^ and Mtres join jour/eMji,
No man is blc£»*d by aaidtmt or gmefs ;
True wipUm is the price of kappintf* ;
Yet few without long difcipUne are iage ;
And our y^ih only lays up fighs for age.
But how, my mufe, canft thou rciiil fo long
'^I'he bright temptation of the courtly throng.
Thy mod inviting theme ; The f^urt affords
Much food for fatire ; — it abcundi in lords.
** What lords are thofe ialuting with a grin ?"
One is jull ««#, and one as lately i/|.
*' How comes it then to pafs we fee prefide
*' On both their brows an equal ihare oifrUtf**
Pride, that impartial paflion, reigns through all.
Attends our glory, nor defcru our fall.
As in its home It triumphs in hiib plafi^
And frowns a haughty exile in iRJgrmcg*
Some lords it bids admire their wands fo white.
Which bloom, like Aaron's, to their ravilh'd fight :
Some lords it bids refgn ; and turns their wands,
JLike Mofes*, into ferpcnts in their hand*.
Thefe (ink, as divers, for renown ; and boaft.
With pride invtrttdy of their honours loft.
But againU reafoo fure 'tis equal fin,
The boad of merely lying tU, or in.
What numbers kert, through odd ambition,
ftrive
To feem the moft tranfported things alive I
As if by)wy, J^ert was undcrfiood :
And all the fortunate were %iiife and ^MdL
lience aching bofoms wear a vifage gay.
And ftifled groans frequent the ball and play.
Completely dreft by \ Monteuil and grimace.
They take their iirik-^ay fuit and puUie face :
Their fmiles arc only part of what they wMr«
Put off ai night, with iiady £— 'shair.
What bodily fatigue is half fo bad i
With anjuous tan they labour to be^W.
What numberii, hnt, would into lame advance,
Confciout of merit, in the coxcomb's dunce ;
The uvera, park, aifembly, maik, and play,
Thofc dear d^ftroyers of the tedious day •'
That wheel of fops ! that fauntcr of the town !
Call It diwr/iomt uid the /«Ji goes down.
Fmls grin on fools, and,^^like fupport^
Vr'i^hout one (igh» the pUrfnrtj of a comt«
* Afawi9mfin»m^
\ 4 /»*•■' *»j^.
Courts can give nothing, to the ^fi ^lAjnti^
But fcom of pomp, and love of folitudc.
High ftations Ummli^ but not hlijt^ create t
None think the great unhappy, but the great s
F(H)ls gaie, and envy ; envy dans a fting*
Which makes a fwain as wretched as a kin|^*
I envy none their pageantry and ihow ;
I envy none the giidiKg of their woe.
Give me, indulgent gods ! with mind ferene.
And guiltleis heart, to range the fylvan fccaet
No fplendid poverty, no fmiling care.
No well-bred hate, or lervile gnmdeur, thtrt.*
There pleafing objeds ufeful thoughts Coggeili
Thc/if/i is raviih'd, and the/oui is bleft;
On every thorn delightful wifdom grows;
In every riil a fweet inftru<&ion flows.
But fome, wtawght, o'erhear the whifpering wSl^
In fpite of facred leifure, blockheads ftiU :
Nor (hoots up folly to a nobler bloom
In her own native foil, the dminmg*ro9m>
The/fyire i% fraud to fee his courfers ftniii.
Or well- breath d beagles fweep along the plai^B
Say, dear Hippolytus (whofe drink is ale,
Whofe erudition is a Chriftmas-tale,
Whofe miftrefs is faluted with a fmack.
And friend receiv'd with thumps upon the badt)
When thy fleek gelding nimbly le^ the mo^adt
And Ringwood opens on the tainted ground.
Is that tty praife ? Let Riogwood's fame alooei
Juft Ringwood leaves each animal his own ;
Nor envies, when a gypfy yu commit.
And fliake the clumly bpieh with country urit;
When you the dulleft ml dull things have laid,
And then alk pardon for theje/l you made.
Here breathe, my mufe ! and then thy talc IC^
new !
Ten thoufand fools unfung are ftill in view.
Fewer lay-atheifts made by church debates ;
Fewer great beggars fam'<l for large cftates ;
Ladies, whofe love is conftant as the wind ;
Cits, who prefer a guinea to mankind ;
Fewer grave lords to Scrope difcrectly bend ;
And (twcr Jbeeh a Aatefman gives his/rim^.
Is there a man of an eternal vein,
Who lulls the town in wntrr with bis flraiut
At Bath, inyrarasrr, chants the reigning lais.
And fweetly vfbjftUt as the wntru pafr ^
Is there a tongue, like Delia's o'er her cup.
That runs fur ages without winding«up ?
Is there, whom his Umtb epie mounts to fame ?
Such, and fuch Qnly,jnight exhauft my thetne I
Nur would thefe heroes of the talk be glad.
For who can vfrUt fo faft as men run mtdf
8ATIRE 11.
Mv mufe, proceed, and readi thy deiUnM ead}
Though iM'/f and damitr the bold uik axicnd.
HerKt and CtJs make other poeras'fioc 4
plain fatire calls iorffufe in every line :
Then, to what fwarms thy faulu I dare expofc 1
All friends to v/Vr and/a//^ arc thy foes.
Wben/^rf A the loc, a war eternal wage \
'Tis moft ill-nature to rrfr^* thy rage \
tbVE O
ie& Anin% twht tioVler mule eicitei
in thcTeffe I did imT write.
ik are huBin^Edid by nstore made,
it wnknrh by tbeir vice betny'd.
f wtmijf to thee they owe
f of pkafore, and their ^aim of woe^
K the iso, ail «iJh«r« doft contiiii,
, Khc rmys of light, oo dropa of rain.
f §aak find» reafons to be proud,
yii*d and hooted by the pointing crowd.
IB ftrntfiak. of fittet and renown,
rtaa iJcwiawU the^^loM crown ;
D*a fiuBC the prodn A of a fliowcf ,
k hia f at den, an iUeftrio^s flower !
m Ae earth i Why mek the Ycmal ikiet?
■i the fiaa ? To make Paul f Diack rifir.
■B to Bight baa Florio gasing ftood,
ritf^d how the goda could be fo good ;
^! Vhat hoe) Waa ever nymph ib£air?
i! be daea t he too it rmttd there.
Mil which nothing can deftroy,
I cat, bvd, ibail, or idle boy.
■ Ml yoooit Ilea Florio down at night,
Eeaacst day a moft inglorioat wight |
I'adcadl See thy fair liAer's {ate
* ! ny^ be kind ere *tii too late.
«thn£e eoenuci I mention *d, all}
O florift, thy ambition's fill.
of mine indu%*d this noble flame ;
vfcrv'd him, Adam was hi» name)
ao'd tulip oft the mafter went,
ex itv aod whole days in rapture fpent )
ia«d nu&'d it one ill-fated hoar :
'f ! be rtnr'd ! ** What ^^nim crept my
?••
faoih Adam, " Lo ! *twa« cruik*d by me;
m the Baal to which thou bow'dft thy
1 Bira warn mmifimmt ; and what crime
I paf adife to fool rhcir time ?
■t why prood of thii \ To fame they foar ;
K c&^Vtf idCr, if they'll a(k no more.
nils at florifts, we dcfpife their joy,
dk their hearts enamour'd of a toy •
ihoic wifier whom we knoil atimire,
■ith cory, and purfue with fire \
he who i^^ f»r wealth,or £sme,or power \
' Vhano doatiog on a flower !
Iv'd flower ; and which has often fpmng
■did ana, as Florin's out of dung,
what, O Codms : is thy fancy fmit ?
mr of leamiBg, aod the A^m of wit.
dy fteWes with crin^oo bindings glow,
iAetaa is a perfc«ft beaa.
far thee, bound vp in crimfon too,
d, like them, det oted to the view !
fmrmhirt. Mcthlnks 'tis hard
flKwld be purchM'd by the yard ;
tnra'd ophoUlerer, fiend home
led leather toft mp thy room.
: to iboc peculiar end deiign'd,
he fpetaeoa trijUmg of the mind ^
w t^wrt §• the /rf faiire.
F ^AM£. «f
Or Is at bed a (ecohdatf aiiH*
A chafe for j^sff alone, and not fef /iMf>
If ib, fii^ they who the mere Wjrm prize,
iSat love the thicket where the fmarj lies.
On buying books Lorenso long was benf^
But found at length that it reducM his rent ;
His farnu wefe4own; wheti, lo! a fale comet tW^
A choice coUedion ! what is to be done ?
He fells his It^ ; for he the whole Will boy ;
Sells ev*n his hf afe ; nay, wants whereon to lie S
So high the generous ardour 6f the man
For Romans, Greeks, and Orientah ran.
When temis were dtawoi and brought hitn by thi
ckrk,
Lorenso fign'd the bamlo— ^th his mmrh*
Unlearned men tif booki alTome the care,
As eiintich*!) are the guardlani of the fair*
Not in his authorr /itpri^/ alone
Is Codrtia* erudite ambition fliown t
Editions various, at high prices bought,
Inform the world what Codrus would be Ubti^^
And tO'thit coft another mnilb filcceed.
To pay a fiige, whoySryx that he can read ;
Who ikUi knows, and Mtxn baa feed;
But leaves to ChefterfieM what lies betWeeti j
Of pompous books who fliuns the ptaud ekpeneei
And humbly is contented with their y^.
O Stanhope, whofe aocomplifliineota makt goe4
TYiepramifi of a long-Ulnftrious blood.
In arts and mamiert eminently gtacM,
The ftriaeft btmwurf and the fineft Ufitf
Accept this verfe ; if fatlre can agree'
With fo confummate an bummmty.
By your eiample would Hilarib ttiend i
How would it grace the talenta of my frietf^i
Who, with the charms of hia own geniua fnliCi
Conceives all virtues at« compris'd in wit !
But time his fervent petulence majr codl ;
For though he is a wit, he is noyw.
In time he'll learn to ufi, not wa/U, his fenle|
Nor make 2,/rmi/ty of an ixalltmt.
He fpares nor friend nor foe ; but calls to mindf
Like dotmfJay, all the faults of all mankind*
What though wif tickles i tickling is unfafei
If dill 'tis painfid while it makes us Umgb^
Who, for the ptoor renown of beingybaff,
Would leave a fling within a brother's heart {
Farts may be prais*d, gmd-matmrt is ador'd ;
Then draw your tiu/ as feldom as jomr/wtr^^
And never on the toMi ; or yoii'll appear
As titri no hero, no great genius Btre,
As in fmooth oil the rator beft is wfiet^
So tvii is by pdHeneft diarpefl fet :
Their want of edge from their ^mr is feeflg
Both pain us Utfi when exquilitely keen.
TheyiMw men give is for the/iy they find \
DwU is thejffler, when the joke's un/Hiid,
Since Marcus, doobtlefsi thinks himfelf a wlt^
To pay my compliment, what place fo fit f
His moil facetious * letters came to hand.
Which my flrft iatire fweetly reprimand :
if that njtif offence to Marcus gave.
Say, Marcus, which art thou, a/M/, or kittmtf
■ I
* iMfWifiid tB tit Mulbmr, J^mtd Mmr$m^
THE W01LK4 OF YOUNG.
For all but fuch with canticn I forbore;
That thou wai either, I ne'er knew before :
I knew rhcc now, both vlai thou art, and xtA»;
Xo maik fo geod»buc Marcus muft fliine through :
Falfe HMnet arc vain, thy line» their author teU ;
Thy bed concealment had been writing wtli :
But thou a brave negled of /rar« haft fliown,
<)f •tttrs* fame, great genius I and thy ottm»
^Vrite on unheeded ( and this maxim know»
The man who fardws^ Afmfpt'mU his foe.
In malice to pntid tvUst fome proudly lull
1'hcir ffeerifi reafon ; tMin of being duil ;
Vhen fome home joke has fiung their ,^i^it ibult,
In vengeance they determine— to bcyiM/r;
Through fplcen, thit liitit nature gave, make lrf»f
Quite zealous in the ways of hiovinrfti
I'o Ivrtfs inanimare a fondnefs take ;
And difiuherit fona thM are attmh.
Thefe, when their ntmoft venom they would fpit,
Moft barbaroufly tell you---** Be"* a wit.**
pQOr Mgr^eSf thus, to ihow their burning fpite
*to cacudcmons, fay, they'ru devi/ijk vtiie,
I,ampridiu*, from the bottom of his breaft,
fii^Lj o*er one child ; but triumphs in the reft.
How jnft \d%gru/l one carries in his head
A Icfs proportion of the father's kad;
And is in danger, without fpecial grace.
To ril« above a jnft ice of the peace.
The JvngbUi- krttd of meo u Hmmtmd fcorD,
And feci a palfion for a grmm •/€4rm /
Seme ilupid, plodding, money-loving wight,
tVho wiii« their hearts by knowing black from
white,
ynio wi^ mvtk ftains, eterting mil his fenfe,
Can range aright his ihiUtngs, pounds, and pence.
The bcoby father craves a booby fon ;
And by heaven's Utffiug thinks hiinfclf vWmt,
Wants of all kinds are made to fame a pica ;
One learns to iijp: another, nsi to fee :
Klifs p — -r-y. tottering, catches at your hand :
Wm ever thing fo pretty bom to ftand ^ [pride,
Whilft the(c, what nature gave, difown, through
Other* afled^ what nature has deny'd ;
What Dvture haa deny*d, fools will purfue :
Afl a ex are ever walking upon itm.
CJraiTos, kgratefiti fdige, our awe and fport !
Su'.'frotts grave foimi; for forms the fjge fuppoit.
He ricmc; and cries, with an important air,
** If, yonder clouds withd-aw, it will be fair :**
1 hcti quote* rht Stayyritc, to prove it true ;
And adds, ** 1 he learn *d delight in fomethiog mrw."^
Is*t not ciVDUgh the blackhead fcarce can read,
But niufl he xt'i/^iy look, and gravely plead I
As far %form«tiif from wifhm fiu,
In judging eye», as likertiMei irt»r\mi*m
rhifc ifubtle wight- (fo blind are mortal men^
Though fatire iemei them wifh her keeneft pen)
Ffr ever will hang out t folcmn face,
1 o put off mit/emfe with a better grace :
A« pidlars with fome hero's head make bold,
Illiillrioith mark ! where pirns are to be fold.
Vha- *« the bent brow, or neck in thought rcclin*d?
TliC ifJy't wii'iom to conceal the mind.
A in^ti ot' fvT.l: can •rtijiee dildain ;
A> incD of wulth may venture to go //m«/
7
!
And be this truth eternal ne'ei" furgof,
StUmnity's a coTcr for ayi#. **
I find theyiw/, when I behold ihtjkretm;
For *ti9 the wife maa's intereft to bo Aeeu. •
Hence, Chefteriirid, chat opennels of heart.
And juft difdain for that poor mimk art;
Hence (manly praife!) that manner nobly Irety
Wl.ich all admire, and I commend, in thee.
With generous fcom how oft haft thou funrcy*4
0£ emrt and ttwm the noontide mafquerade |
Where fwarms of kmmmei the vizor quite diljgrac«^
And hide fccure behind a ttaked/Mt f
Where nature's end of language is dedia'dy
And men talk only to eam§ai the mind t
Where generous hearts the greateft harnrd nii%
And he who trufts a kmher, is imdone f
Thefe all their care expend on outward Ihow
For wealth a fame ; for fame aloue, the kmm.
Of late at White's was young Flerello fees!
How blank his lock! how d^ompos*d hisi
So hard it proves in grief fincerc to feifra *
Symk were hisfpirits; for hia coat wa&^/«Mb
Next day his breaft regain'd its wonted
His health was mended with ^Jtl^oer U§t,
A curious anift, king innr'd to toils
Of gentler fort, with combs, and fragrant eila.
Whether by chance, or by fome god infpir*d.
So touched his curls^ his mighty foul was fir*dL
The well-l'woln ties an equal homage claim.
And cither flioulder has its (hare of fame;
His fumptuous tt/i/r^ emff^ though conceal'd it III
Like a good cenfntnce, falid joy fupplies.
He only thinks himfelf (fo far from vain !)
Stanhope in wit, in breeding Dcloraine.
Whene'er, by feemirv cLxnce, he throws his eye
On mirrors that reflect his Tyrian dye.
With how fublimc a tranfp'-rt leaps his heart I
But fate ordains that de«reft friends muft part.
In aAive meafures, brought from - France, Ee
whccN,
And triumphs, confcious of ht^ learned h*eh.
So have I fcen, en fume bright (ummer's daft
A calf of geniuf , debonnair and gay.
Dance on the bank, as if tni'pir*d by fame.
Fond of the pretty frtlvw in the ftream.
Morofe is funk with i«;ame, whenever fiirpfif*d
In hncn clean, or peruke undil'gui«*d.
No fuMuDury chance hisveftmenu fev;
Vaiued, like leopards, as thcitjptits appear.
A fani'd furtout he wears, which •me§ was Unei
And l.i* foot fwims in a capacious (hoe;
One day his wife (for who can wives reclaim ?)
Lcvcl'd her barbaroun meeJIe at his fame :
But opm force »as vain ; by night Ihe went.
And, while he ilept, furpris'd the darling remir
Where yawn'd the friexe is now become a doubCf
** And glory, at one entrance, quite (hut out V*
He (c( rns Florello, and Florello him;
Tliif hates xheJUthy creature, that the prim:
I'hus in each other both thefe fools deipife
Their own dear felves, with undifceming eyca;
Their methods various, but alike their aim i
The /fovcn and ihc/tfpHig are the fame.
LdVE OF fJiiAm
*J
Tf wfir?« and tories ! thni it tarei with you,
*V':cc pATty-nge too wirmlj you pnrfoe ;
rb» ^^h dab nonlenfe and impctaoui pride,
Aad/dh joins ^hom/emiimemii divide,
Yc3 vcDt your fpleen at monkles ii^heii they p ifi,
Scrtfcft at (be mimic monkey in the glaf«;
'U'hile both are wv .* mod hencefonh be it known,
f 3o(« sf both 6de« ihall (land fot footn alone.
■* B^: who art thou f*' methinks Florello dries :
■' Or SiJ thy fpecies art thou only wife?"
Sji« fmajleik things can give our fins a twitch,
AicrnfLog Ikraws retard a pafling witch,
fVifcUo, ihou my monitor (halt be ;
VU "mjurt tha« fotne pm6t out oitbee,
0 thi-i myfelf ' abroad our counfeU rotm,
Ani. i.Vc ill huibandff, take no care at home:
Tx« ?M an wounded with the common dart,
Ati icTc of fame lies throbbing at thy heart ;
Aa\ w.^iat Wife means to gain it hail thou chofe ?
Kao«r/jw and.^rfimr both are made of prole.
If ^y aaWioa fweating for a rbyme^
Tn^ ananibfeiotts fool, at this bte time ?
Vthih r a B»»ent name, a moment*s pafi ;
1 a Bsaier death in ibh Terfe than the laft :
Vhae then is to be done i Be wife "with fpeed;
A Cool a: forty is a fool indeed.
Ard whas fo fooliih as the chafe of fame?
Hum viio the price ! how impotent our ahn!
for vhts are men who grafp at praife fubltme,
%e. UUC19 00 the rapid ft ream of timt^
Tux rile, and fall, tfiat fwell, and are no more,
2^iUd/w/f#» eoi thottfsnd in an hour?
SATIRE III.
re TIK I.ICBT BOM. Ma. nODINCTON.
Lr^-^. Dodiogton, in debt, T long have fought
Ts eaie the burden of my grateful thought;
Aad -Mw a poet*s gratitude you fee;
Cnae kim rsM favours, and he'll alk for tine':
T«f whc.e the prefent glory or the gain ?
Tc: (.Te proteAson, 1 a worthlels nrain;
\i^ krrs and fed the poet's facred flame,
AH \aaw the bafii of a folid fame ;
Tlrzj^. prcce to like, yet cantiotii to cohimeild^
Vm rofd with all the auDee of z/rUmd;
y^M hffnr my attempts that way alone,
Bq% &ax to raife my verfe, tMctU your own.
A: iZl-tim*d modefty ! turn ages o'er,
m?? wanted Britain iNight examples more ?
Her JLMri.'«jf, and her ^nAv too, decays ;
Aad d^ri and nU are her declining days ;
Ai h men now were of another cad,
T><7 meanly lire «« atmr of ages paft.
Mn i£] arc men ; and they who boldly dare,
S^' Twsph o'er the fons of cold defpair ;
Cr. -^ '^cj tail, they juftly ilill uke place
f ■' ;e:i vho rmrn im ik for their difgrace;
'•^ *-' -s-irrcw mnch, then fairly make it knoWn,
.* r * daz;n it with imprrMwumtt of their own.
'^'* =r=jc ^-"ne new materials, and what'i eld
V'-' ci t with care, and in no imrtwud mould;
^'•^"- :jr.es rhe Terfe may read, if thefe refufe;
.'•'-. i.^x iijx ;nn«f TiB^«»:f the mufc-
" Your work is long," the cndct cry, Tis true.
And lengthen* dill, to take in fools like you :
Shorten my labour, if its length 70U blame;
For, grow but wife, yon rob me of my game;
As hunted /•o^r, who, while the dog* pUrfue,
Renonnce their four legs, and ftart up on two.
Like the bold bird upon the banks of htile,
That picki the teeth of the dire crocoJile^
Will 1 enjoy (dread feall !) the critic's rage,
And wi^h the fell Jcflr^yer feed my page.
For what ambitioui fools are more to blame '
Than thofc who thunder in the critic's name ?
Good authors damn'd, have their revenge in tbh^
To ft:e what wretches gain the praife they mifs.
Balbutius, muffled in his fable cloak.
Like an o!d dniid from his hollow oak,
As ravens folemn, and as bcdtng^ cries,
** Ten thoufand worlds for the three unities!"
Ye doAors iage, who through ParnalTus teach,
Or quit the tub, or praAife what you preach*
One judges as the tviatber dilates ; right
The poem is at noon, and wrong at nigbi :
Another judges by a furer gauge,
Au Z}it\iot*% principles, or faremtage;
Since his great anceftors in Flanders fell.
The poem doubt Icfs mud be written welL
Another judges by the writer's I0OA ;
Another judges, for he 601/gtt the hosit
Some judge, their knack of judging 'wrtng to keep}
Some judge, becaufe it is too fooo lojieep.
Thus all will judge, and with one fingle aim,
To gain themfeives, not give the writer, fame.
The very heft ambiiioufly advife.
Half to ferve you, and half to pafs for wife.
Critics on verfe, zifyuibt on triumphs wait.
Proclaim the glory, and augment the (late ;
Hot, envious, noify, proud, the fcribbling fry
Burn, hifs, and bounce, wafte paper, (link, and die.
Rail on, ray friends ! what more my veiie can
crown
Than Compton's fraile, md your obliging frowtf I
Not all on hoks their eriticifm wade :
The genius of a Jijh fome juftly tafte.
And tat their way 10 fame j with anxious thought
liYitfalmen is refus'd, the turhot bought.
Impatient art rebukes the fun's dcUy,
And bids December yield the fruits of May ;
Their various cares in one great point combine
The buiinefs of their lives, that is — to diiu.
Half of their precious day they give the y^'<^i
And to a kind digefiion fpare the reft.
Apicins, here, the tafter tff the town.
Feeds twice a week, tq fettle their renown.
Thefe worthies of the palate guard with caro
The facred annals of their kills cffare «•
In thofe choice books their /an^r/«/ read,
And fcorn the creatures that for bunrer feed.
If man hy ftedimg -zvell commences greut.
Much more the worm to whpm thitt m^n is tr,:itt
Tb glory fome advance a lying claim,
Tbieves of renown, and pilferen of fume :
Their front fuppiics what their ambition lacl:^ ;
They know a thoufand lords, bebind tbeir kjsii^
Cottil is apt to wink upon a peer,
. listen Ivrnd avay^ with ■ familiar leet i
u
THE WORKS OP YOUN0.
And Harvey'f eyes uiihieccifaUy keen, |
Have inur(ler*d lopt, by whom flic nc*er wm (ectx,
Niger adopts ftray UbeU ; wifely prone
To cQvet fliasne fiill greater than his own.
Bathyllus, in the winter of threedcore,
Belies his innocence, and keepe a whore.
Abfeoce of mind Brabantio torns to fame,
JLearms to mifiakt^ nor knows hisbroth«r*s name;
Has words and thonghts in nice difwitr £ct,
And takes a mcmorandmn to/wgtt.
*\ hus T^ain, not knowing what adorns or blott^
ItAfLiiffrittbi patenU that create them fots.
As love of pleafure into pain betrays.
So moft grow infamons tbroufch love of prai(e«
But whence for praife can fuch an ardour ri£r,
When thofe, who bring that inccofe, we defpife ?
For fuch the vanity of great and (mall.
Contempt goes round, and all men laugh at alL
Nor can even Satire blame them ; for tis true.
They have moft ample caufe for what they do.
O fruitful Britain ! doubtleft thou waft auaot
A nurfe cifmU^ to ftock the continent.
Though Phcbus and the lUne for ever mow.
Rank folly underneath the £cythe will grow.
The plenteous harveft calls me forward ILiil,
Till I forpafs in length my lawyer's bill;
A We lib defccnt, which well-paid hcralda damn ;
Or, longer ilill, a Dotchman's epigram.
When doy'd, in fiiry 1 throw down my pen.
In comes a coxcomb, and I write again.
See, Tityrus, with merriment poflieft.
Is bur ft with laughter, ere he hears the jeft :
"U'hat need he ftay ? for when the joke is o*crt
His teetb will bc no whiter than before.
Is there of tbtfi^ ye fair ! to great a dearth.
That you need pnrchafe momkUt Ua your mirth ?
Some, vain oi fmimtu^j, bid the world admire ;
Of Itu/a fome ; nay, houfb that they iir/ .•
Seme (perfeA wifdom i) of a beauteous t»!fis
And boaft, like Cordeliers, a fcourge for Uic.
Sometimes, through pride, the fezes change their
airs;
My lord l^s ^apmrt^ and my lady /uwtfr/ ;
Then, (U-anger fiill ! on turning oif the wind.
My lord njooLrt krnAu^ and my lady's iW.
To fhow the ftrcngth, and infamy dLprida^
By all 'tisfoUow'd, and by all deny*d.
What numbers are there, which at once purfoc
Vraife, and the glory to contenm it, too \
Vincenna \ikvm%fi\f-pfuift betrays laJLamt^
And therefore lays a ftratagem for fame;
Makes his approach in modefty's difguife,
To win applaufe ; and takes it by furprifc.
** To err,** iays he, ** in fbiaU things, is my late."
You know your anfwer, " he*s ezad in great.'*
•« MyJIfUr fays he, •* is rude and fuU of laulta.*'
*< But oh ! whatfenfe ! what energy of thoughtt :**
Ihat he wants algebra, he muft confeis ;
** But not a fool to give our arms fucceL.**
«* Ah ! That*i an hit indeed," Vincenna cries ;
^ But who in heat of blood was ever wife ? [back,
** 1 own 'twas wronv, when thouiands call'd
" To make that hopdels, ilUdvis'd, atUck ;
'* All fay, *tvras madneft; nor dare I deny;
** Svre never fool fo well dtlcnr'd to die."
Could this deceive In otjipn, to W frrv.
It ne*er, Vincenna, could deceiTe in thn ;
Whole condud is a coprnjaent to thy tongsCf
So clear, the duUeft cannot take thee wroof •
Thou on •»«/»«» wilt thy «v«MHMr wear ;
And haunt the court, widiout zfr^tH there*
Are thefe expedicnu for renown ? Confeia
'1 by linUfilf, that I may fcero thee lels.
Be wife, Vincenna, and the coert liorfrke;
Our fortuct there, nor thm^ nor /, Iball maltti»
Even tmm •fmtrH^ ere their point they pua^
In hardy fervice naake a Ipng campaigo \
Moft manfully befiege the patron's gate.
And oft repulsed, as oft attack the^riMl
With painful art, and application warn.
And uke, at laft, Come U$Ui pUa by ftonn ;
Enough to keep t^wj^* en Sunday cUap.
And Jarve upon difcrectly, in Sheer-Ltpe.
Already this thy l^une can affard |
Then ftarve without the/i«Mfr of my lord.
*Tis true, great fortunes (bme greet men confer t
But often, even in doing right, they €rr :
From c^rkr, net firon thtise, their llsvoura cp^ I
They give, but think it tml to iMfOY to wbon i
The man that*e«eareft, jNKMMf, they adviace :
'Tis imhummuity to h/s/s by chance.
If MfW/ fnes, and grcatocfs u fo loth
To break its downy trance, I pity htih.
I grant at coutt, Philander, at his need,
(Thanks to his kvely wife) Ms fricndl juitf^M
Of every chann and virtue (he's poileft :
Philander i thou art ez^uifitely bleft ;
The public envy ! now then, *tis allow*d|
The man is found, who may hejf/ty proud :
But, lee : how fickly is ambition's tafte !
Ambition feeds on tralh, and lothes a feaft ;
For, lo ! Philander, of reproach afraid,
Inftcret loves his wife, but htefs her maid.
Some nymphs fell reputation ; others buy;
And love a market where the rates run hi^ :
Italian mufic's fweet, becanfe *tis dear;
Their vanity is tickled, not their Mr .*
Their taftei would Icflen if the prices fell.
And Shakipeare's wretched ftnff do ^uite if
well;
Away the difenchented fur would throng.
And owM, that Engliih is their mother tongue.
1*0 (how how much our northern taftcs rcfinCifi
Jmpwtei nymphs our peercflies ouiftioe ;
While traitfmn ftarve, thefe Philomcsls are gay ;
For generous lords had rather gimi than /«y.
Behold the mafquerade's fantaftic iicene !
The legiflature join'd with Drury-Lane !
When Britain calls, th' embroider'd patrioti ruDj
And ferve their coM/rjr— if the daaa is done.
** Arc we not then allowed to be polite ?"
Yes, douhtlefs ; but firft fet your notions fight.
f^wth oipdHtmtfs is the needful ground ;
Where th§t is wanting, tias can ne'er be found.
Triflers not ev'n in trifles can excel ;
'TxtfUsd bodies only f^ijk well
Great, chofcn prophet ! for thefe latter days,
To turn a willing world/rtss righteous ways '.
Well, Heydegger, doft thou thy mmf fn^ •
Well has he fccn hii//riuii/ froold sot flaree,
LOTS OF fAM£
**
•HMt CO btt BMM Inftfpliii^iiP^ nk'di
b fariow fiorsift of ^pij|r> iccq him praii'd,
Gudf dcToUAp, like « fLoOMUIt fllOW9»
Aad f Bxif f wcc( wt^ciM in a toagne iwiatiMib
Inferior ofieriap to thy go4 of vifit
Alt daly paid, ia^Ww, f»^ ainl d&r;
TI7 bcnfiiac iofraDC, ao iw«M«fMfr /
Thtt bkoui rite of ^idoigki nufqucrnito !
Ifmiidiihr ^uto CKhaofteH tows dcoia,;
An hoadred hoB4 of mMdt nay faffici^
1V» ibui'a. wvU plopi*4 with tho «iMiir#i^]iBd,
To fee thej$|fty 4dmc4«f HI a ftand.
Aod thjt thy mioillor nay no? cr £ul«
lit what chy h«id lu|o phnied ftiU povaili
Oi Mw/r^Nki^ a fiKcgfion fore
Tkc ptapifnioti of chy acal feoitrc.
Sec cooMMoa, iMon. aod minifterB of ftaie,
111 fokma coHKil BMC, aii4 dorp debate !
Wluc godlikB cotorpriie i» taking hirth ?
Vr^ wmd/Kt Off ■ on th' cipc&ig Mrth ?
Tadoacl wiA Ipofl ARplMfe the council rings !
Fa d u the fate of Worn uA^ftkOi'Jhri^t /
'ihoiyhhoU cMe tnyhib tbott,niufe» with tmthf
idkcthdc,
^1^ OBBO oiodi whom *tif a praift to pkafe t
Le: others flatter co be flatter'd, thon.
Lie jmft fi li loof 1, bond an awfiU broWy
How lerriUc it wcfo to comnum fenfir,
Tq write a S/^tin which gaw none ^^Sihv /
Aad, fiapi fipom iy^ 1 take the draugbu yoo fiM«
b' Bca diflike cfa«» do they ceafine mt /
TSt hoi and kaavc, tit^iknoiia to oficnd»
kzt fsdhkc an attempt the world tojnend;
Tbe vciU, where hicky throws to UtrkktUi fall,
Xm kaew the gaaK» and km^ mm pay all.
HovLtfd for real worth to gain iu price !
A aaa ftall maka hisfortoae in a trice,
11 bricft with pUapCf though but deader, fea(Cf
Feifa*d mcdefty, and real impudence :
A iAppie knee, fioooth tongue, an eafy grace,
A orie within, a Imile upon his face t
A beaatfioos filUr, or convenient wiCty
Arc /rnw in the kwery of life ;
GcBino and vinac they williboo deCett,
Afid Mgc yon in the boibm of the grmi.
To maa^ ia but to provide a p^m
For oDca's ralafing what yoo ought to gain.
May, DodingCon, this maxim fiul in yoo,
Wbooi my pref^p'ag thoughts already view
%j Walpode a oondad fir'd, aod friendfliip gnc*d,
>«JI higher in yonr princess favour placed ;
Ard kadiDf , ifn% thofe awfiil oounciis aid,
Vhxh yoo, idroaf,with foch fucccisobey*d 1
leu jAh from o^e, who boldsyour friendfliip dear;
^kat molk we wjlh, with cafe we fency near.
SATIRE IV.
79 TBS UOBT BOM. SIB SPBVCBB COMfTON.
Kcraa Caaae lair tree th* ambitioBs woodbine
grows,
Asd breathes her fweem on the ivpporting boughs:
^ (west the «n^, th* ambitions ver(e flionld be,
iO I pirdaamyiej thtt hopes fupport Iron thee -,
Thee, ComptoA, bom o*er ftnatet to prefide.
Their f^oi^ to raife, their emauUt guide ;
Deep to difcern, aod widely to furvey,
And kingdoms £ates without ambition weigh;
Of didapt virtues nice extremes to blend.
The crown's afleiter, and the pcopk't friend :
Nor doft thou from, amid fublimer views,
To iiften to the labours of the mufe ;
Thy fmiles pr9ieil her, while thy talentsjfr«^
And 'tis but haiftJtij glory to itfihw,
Vcx'd at a pubfic fame, fe jnfily won.
The jealous Chremes is with fpleen nndone •
Chremes, for airy penfiont of rmm»%
Devotes his ferviee to the A^te and crown ;
All fchemes he knoars, and, knowing, all qn^
proves.
Though Briuin's thanUcfr, ftill Ou^trki loves :
But patriots dificr; fome may Ihed their Mood,
He drinis his eojfef, for the public good ;
Confulu the iacred ftcam, aiad theic forefres
What ftorms, or fun-flitne, povidence decrees ;
Knows, Tor each day, the vmatin- of our late ;
A Quidnunc is an almmna€^ of (Ute.
You fmile, and think tbi$ ftatefinan void of ni!;;
Why may not time his frcret worth ptodoce ;
Since apes c^ roaft the choice Caftanian M#,
Smct Jleedt of genius are expert at Puts
Since half the frnate ** Not content*' can fay,
Ctefe nations fave, zndfufpiu plots betray.
What makes Hm model realms, aad covoiel
kings?
An incapacity for fmaller things t
Poor Chremes can't conduA his rw» ^fofr,
Aod thence hu undertaken £urope*8 Cite.
Oehenno leaves the realm to Chrteies' (kill.
And boldly claims a province higher ftill :
To raife a name, th' ambitious boy has got.
At once, a Bible, aod •JUitiAr'imtir
Deep in the fecret, he looks through the whde.
And pi(ies the dull rogue thmt/inm hu/omi g
To talk with reverence you muft take good heed.
Nor (hock his /Mdir rta/m with the Creed :
Howe'er well-bred, in public he complies.
Obliging friends alone with SU^htmUg»
Peerage is poiibn, good eftates are bad
For this difeale ; poor rogues run feldom mad^
Have not atiaiaJn* brought unhop'd relief,
AndfaUimgJUcki yiitc cor*d an unbelief f
While the fun flunes. Blunt talks with wonJroa^
force;
But thunder mut fiudl ^, aad tmai Sfemafi.
Such ufefnl mfhnmtmit the weather fliow,
Juft as their wtenmry is high or low :
Health chiefly keeps an Atheift in the dark s
A fever argues better than a Clarke :
Let but the logic in his /ojfi decay.
The Grecian he*ll renounce, and learn to pray;
While C ■ ■ ■ mourns, with an unfeigned aeal^
Th* apoftate youth, who reafon'd «mv fo well.
C , who makes merry with the Creed*
He almoft thinks he diibelieves iadW;
But only thinks fo ; to give both their due,
Satan, and Af, believe, and tremble too.
Of fome for glory fuch the boundlefs rage.
That they're the bhckefty^mdb/ of their age.
%i
THE WORKS OF YOlTNO.
KarcUTut the Tartan ah e!iS difclaimt;
Kay, a free-mafon, with fome terror, names ;
Omitfl oo duty ; nor can envy fay,
He mUt'd, thefe many years, the church, or pby :
He makes no noife in parliament, 'tis true ;
But pays his dekit, and vifit, when 'tis due ;
His ebara&er and ihvtt are ever clean,
And then, he can out-bow the ivunitg Jeam ;
A fmile eternal on his lip he wears.
Which equally the wile and worthlefs (hares.
In {cay fatigues, this moft undaunted chief,
Patient of idUmefi beyond belief,
Moft charitably lends the town Ym/k*^
For ornament, in every public place;
As fnre as sardt^ he to th' ajfemiiy comes.
And is the/vmiVirrr of drawing-rooms :
When ombre calls, his hand and heart are free.
And, join'd to two, he foils not— to make three x
KarcifTus is the glory of his race ;
For who does nihhg with a better grace ?
To deck my lift, by nature were defign'd
Such fhining taepMva of human- kind.
Who want, while through blank life they dream
along,
Sitt/i to be right, and pa/pm to be wrong.
To counterpoUe this hero of the modt.
Some for renown areJU^gaUr and «^;
What qther men diflike, is fore to pleafe,
Of all mankind, theic dear antipodes ;
Through pride, not malice, they run comiter fiill.
And birtb-days are their days of drcfling iU,
Arbuthnot is a fool, and F— a fiige,
6 — ly will fright you, E engage ;
By nature ilrcams run backward, flame defcends.
Stones mount, and SoflTez n the worft of friends ;
They uke their reft by dmy, and wake by migbt^
And bluih, if you fnrprife them in the right j
If ihcy by change blurt out, ere well aware,
A fwan is white, or Queeniberry is fair.
Hothing exceeds in ridicule, no doubt,
A fool im falhion, but a fool that's ««#.
His paflion for abfurdity's (b ftrong,
He cannot bear a rvwai in the wrong ;
Though wrong the mode, comply ; more fenfe is
ihown
In wearing fibers' follies, than your stmi.
If what is out of fafliion moft you prize,
Methinks you fhould endcaTour to be wife.
But ^ifhat in oddnefs can be more fublime
Than Sloane the foremoft tcymam of his time ?
His nice ambition lies in curious faociei.
His daughter's portion a rich fieli enhances,
And Afhmolc's baby-houfe is, io his view,
Britannia's golden mine, a rich Peru !
How hb eyes languifh : how his thoughts adore
That painted coit, which Jofeph never wore !
He (hows, on htltduys^ a (acred pin.
That touch'd the ruff, that touched Queen Bels's
chin.
** Since that great dearth our chronicles deplore,
** Since that great plague that fwept as many more,
'* Wat ever year unbleft as tb'u ? he'll cry,
* It has not brought us one new hutterfiy /"
In times that fuffir fuch leam*d men as thefe^
Unhappy I— y • how came yem to plcafc \
Not. gaudy butteries are LicoS gaiHe {
But, in effe^, hb chafe is much the fame :
Warm in purfuit, be Uvee* all the great.
Staunch to the foot of ^Uk and ^ah :
Where'er their /snjft^^ go, the^ never find
Or Lico, or their^/ftsirsir/, lag behind ;
y^tfeti them fure, where'er their UrdJUpt ron,
Clofe at their elbows, ak a m9mUtg-dim ;
As if thif^ grandeur, by contagion wrought,
And/MnTwas like ajfirvrr, to be caught ;
But after feven years dance, from pbce to pUcCf
The * Dane is more familiar with hii grace.
Who'd be a ermteb to prop a rotten peer;
Or living^fluba/ dangling at his ear,
For ever whifpering fecrets, which were blofwa .
For months before, by trumpets, through the town?
Who'd be a giaft^ with flattering grimace,
Still to reflet the temper of his face ;
Or happy fia to ftick upon his fleeve.
When my lord's gracious, and veuchfaf^ar feaite ;
Or eujbim^ when bis heavinefs (hall pleafe
To loll, or tbtimf it, for his better ea(^;
Or a vile bm, for noon, or night, befooke,
When the peer rajbhf fwears he'll dub his joke?..,
Who'd fluke with laughter, though-he could viii
find
His lordihip's jeft ; or, if hb nofe broke wind.
For bleffings to the gods profoundly bow.
That can cry,«< Chinoney fwecp," or driveaji^i^f
With termslike thefe, how mean the tribe that fl%^/
Scarce meaner they, who terms like thefe hmpeft.
But what*s the tribe moft likely to comply \
The men of ink, or ancient authors lie ;
The writing tribe, who (hamelefs am&imu hold
Of praife, by inch of candle to be fold :
All men they flatter, but themfelves the moft.
With deathleis fame, their everlafting boaft :
For fame no cully makes fo much her jeft,
As her old conftant fpark, the bard profeft.
« Boyle (bines in council, Mordaunt in the fight^
^ Pelham's magnificent ; but I can write,
'* And what to my great foul like glory dear V*
Till fome god whifpers in hb tingling ear.
That /nwV unwholefome taken without aMa#,
And life is heft fuftain'd by what m eat :
Grown ieaa^ and ttf^, be cnrfes what he writ.
And wiihes all his wants Irere in his vfH.
Ah ! what avails it, when hisdFiM«r*/ loft.
That his triumphant name adorns a p^ f
Or that his fhining pag{e (provoking fate !)
Defenis firloins, which fons of dulnefs eat f
What foe to verfe without compaffion heart.
What cruel prcfe-mam can refrain from tears.
When the poor mufie, for lefs than half a crown,
A frtfiiiute on every bulk in town.
With other whores undone, though net in print.
Clubs credit for Geneva in the Mint ^
Ye bards ! why will you fing, though uninfpir'd I
Ye bards ! why will youyfarvr, to be admird f
J>efMna by Phoebus* laws beyond redre/s.
Why will ywafiearu haunt the frighted pitfs \
Bad metre, that eaecrefience of the head.
Like bairy will fprout, althoil^h the poet's 4m</.
LOVE OF FAME.
AIT ether tndet dmni^ TeHe-makeri hegi
A dedicitioo m a ^m9»dtn leg ;
A barrcD Labco, the tme mumpmr** £iihioo,
Expofin kmruv^dkraU to move tmrnpafiom,
Thovgh foch mjftXit Ttk bardt I 'dUcommend ;
)iay more, thoogb gentle Damon it mjfriaii,
* b *t chcD m crime to vriu f"^M talent rare
Procbim tbe god, the crime it to firhtar .*
tixT fome^thovgh liew.there ate, large-minded men,
U'ho watch nnfieen the labours of th« pe»;
Vbo kfiov the mnie*t worth, and tbcrefore court,
Their deedt her thcnne, their bounty her fupport ;
Who ferve, m^V, the Utf/t pntmct-^ wit ;
My fiaie tMCuU^ alms \ lor having wriL
Argftt tr«o wit it ftndiout to reftore ;
And DoKet faiiles if Phctbot finild before ;
PeaArohc im year* the loog»lov*d art* admtrcs»
And Hcnriectm like a mufe infpiret.
Ba^. ah ! not m^irmlim can obtain
That hae, which poets laagvift for in vain.
How mad tbcir aim, who thirft for glory, firtve
To graip, what bo man can pofleft aiive I
Fameli iiwi)fai, ia which men take place
(O lace nfcriow !) WL their own deceafie.
This tnicfa lagacioiu limot knows fo well,
He /brwtf his antfaort, that their works toAjfiiL
"that /mm* is rramUB^ Isntaftic poets cry ;
Tbtt 'wtmith itfnm^ another clan reply ;
Vbo know DO c^ikv aa fcandal, but in mgy /
Amd/mtli in jaft proportion to their it^^
Kat only tb<; low born, defbrm'd, and old,
"nmk glory nothing but the iemmi •/gM;
Tbe M young locd, which ia the Mall you
the verieil honks in Lombard-fipeet,
Asm idcncd candles* ends, who rsis*d a fom,
Asd iarvcs, to join a /^wy to a fhmt,
A LmAfi uu£er : *Tis a gmlr unknowo
To former dmca, a icandal o0 our own.
Of ardent lovers^ the true modem band
Vill mortgage CeUa to redeem their Uni,
For love, young, noble, rich, Caftalio dies;
Nsme hot the €iir, love fwells into his eyes.
Divine MonioLA, thy fond fears lay down;
Mo rival can prevail— 4>ut tMl/a emtrn.
He glories to late times to be convey *d.
Hoc for the poor be has r^Vo V, but smA /
YcK. fuch ambition his gr^at fathers fir*d,
Wbcn Harry ooo^oer*^ and half France ezpir*d :
He'd be a flave, a pimp, a dog, for gain :
Kiy, a dmUJkfrljflfit Ymg^dtn thaw,
- Who'd be a Have r the gallant Colonel cries,
While love of glory fpcrkles from his eyes :
To dea^lcft liune he loudly pleads his right—
y*f is has title— ^or he wtU not JSgtt :
Am foldiers wmimr, all divines have grwe»t
At aaads of honour Seaaij by their fJati .*
^t when indulging on the bil campsign,
his lofty tcmu climb o*cr the hills of flain ;
He gives the foes he flew, at each vain word,
A fwect reoemgr, and hmlf alfilves his fword.
Of hmaf'Mg mort than of a Smmi afraid,
AfiUier ftMHiM be modeft as a smc^.*
fame is a bubble the referv*d enjoy ;
>'ho ftrivt to grafp it, a« they ttuth, d^rey t
'Tis the world*s debt to deeds of high degree $
But if you pay yourfelf, the world is free.
Were there notonguc to fpeak them but )iis own,
Auguikis' deeds in arms had oe*cr been known,
Aoguftus*. deeds ! if that ambiguous name
Confounds my reader, and mifguides his aim^
Such is the prince's worth, of whom I fpeak i
The Roman would not blulh at the mUlake.
SATIRE V.
ON woiiam
«* 0 faireft of creation ! laft and beft ! [celTd^
*< Of ail God*s works: Creature in whom em-
** Whitcvcr can to fight, or thought, be ibrmM
** Holy, divine, good, amiable, or (Tweet .'
" How art thou loll !"— - hfiLTonu
Noa reigns amhithm in bold mm alone ;
QoUfimaJe hearts the rude invader own :
But ihere, indeed, it deals in nicer things,
Than routing mrmies^ and dethroning kumt f
Attend, and you difcem it in the lair
CouduA ^fiigtr^ or reclaim a tairi
Or roll the lucid orbit of an ryr;
Or, in full jpy, elaborate ^J^^ [bbune;
1 he fez we honour, though their £uilts we
Nay, thank their faults for fuch z/rmt/ml theme »
A th^me, fanr ■ \ doubly kind to bm^
Since fatirixing tb^fr is praiiing tbtt s
W|m> wouldft not bear, too modcfUy refined,
A panegyric of a groflfer kindk
Britannia's daughters, much more/iir, than
Too fond of admiration, lofe their price ;
Worn in the public eye, give cheap delight
To throngs, and taroiih> to the fiited fight :
As unreierv'd, and beauteous as the fun.
Through every/^A of vanity they run ;
AiTemblies, parks, coarfie feafls in city hall%
l^dures, and trials, plays, committees, balls^
Wells, bedlams, executions, Smithfield fcenes.
And fortune-tellers caves, and lions dens,
Taverns, exchanges, bridewells, drawing-rooms^
Inftallments, pillories, coronations, tombs,
Tumblers, and funerals, puppet ihows^ reviews.
Sales races, rabbits, (and, ftiil ftraoger !) pews.
Clarinda's bufom bums, but burns fur fame ;
And love lies vanqui(h*d in a moUtr flamot^^
Warm gleams of hope ibe, mw, difpenfes ; tha^
Like April funs, dives into clouds again :
With all her luftie, mw, her lover warms;
Tbtm^ out of 0j7emtati9n, hides her charms :
*Tis, next, her pleafare fweetly to complainy
And to be taken with a fudden pain ;
Then, (he iUru up, all ecftafy and blifs.
And is, fweet foul ! juH as Gucerc in this ;
O how ihe rolls her charming eyes inJpigLt t
And looks delightfully with all her might !
But, like our heroes, much more brave than wife.
She conquers for the triunfb, not the prize,
Zara refembles ^tna crown*d with fnows;
Without ihe freexes, and within ihe gluws :
Twice ere the fun defcends, w^th zeal iafpir*d,
tioai tbc rm coovafc of the world reur'd,
%6 THE WORKS
If fbizM at'Ud, compute yr^nr mighty gatni ;
What is it, but rank poifon in your veins?
As Flavia in her ffl^% an angel fpie*.
Pride whifpers in her ear pemicions lies ;
Tells her, while ihe fnrreys a face fo fine.
There's no fatiety of charms diyine :
Henre, if her ioyer yawns, afl chang'd appears
Her temper, and (he melts (fweet foul '.) in tears :
She, fond and yc^ng, laft week her wifli enjoy*d.
In fuft amufement all the night employ'd ;
Themoniing came, when Strephrm, waking, found
(Surprifing fight !) his bride in forrow drown *d.
*• What miracle (fays Strephon) makes thee weep ?
^ Ah, barbarous man ! ((he cries) how could yoo
«* — fleep r*
Men loTe a miftrefs^ as they love ^fi^ft :
How grateful one to Uucb^ and one to t^e !
Tet fure there is a certain time of day,
Vft with our miftrefs and our meat away :
Sut fooR the fated appetites return,
Again our (komachs crave, our bofcms bum :
Mtcrmal love let man then never fwear;
I.et women never friumpby nor dejpair ;
2!ior praife, nor blame too much the warm or chill ;
Hunj^ and love are foreign to the witl.
There is indeed a paflion more refin*d,
For thnfe few nymphs whofe chamu are of the
■mmd:
But not of tt)at tinfaihionable fet
Is Phyllis; Phyllis and her Dimon met.
Eternal love na^ly hit« her eaAe ;
Phyllis demands eternal love at Uafl.
Embracing Phyllis with foft-fmiling eyes,
£t,'mtU love I vow, the fwaiii replies :
But fay, my «//, my miflreCt^ and mj frumi !
What day next week th' etemily (hall emdf
Some nymphs prefer aftronomy to lo^ ;
£lope from mortal man, and ranj^e above.
The fair philofopher to Rowley flies.
Where in a Inx the whole creation lies :
She fees the planets in their turns advance,
And fcorns, Puitier, thy fublunary dance :
Of Defaf^uliers fhe bffpeaks ircfli air;
And Whillon has mgagemenU with the fair.
What vain eiperiments Sophronia tries!
"* ris not in air-pumpi the gay colonel diet.
But thoogh to-day this rage of (cienee reigns,
(O fick'c fcx!) f<>on end her learned pains.
X^ ! Pug f n m Jupiter her heart hat got,
TunK out the liars, and Newton is a fot.
i'o — turn ; die never took the iieight
Of Satuin, yet is ever in the right.
She ftrikes each point with native force of mind,
W^hile puxzlcd learning blunders fir behind,
Otaccful to fight, and elegant to thought,
The j^reat Mt vamjuifh'd, and the wife are taught.
Her breeding iini(h*d,and her temper fweet.
When fcrtous, eafy ; and when gay, difcreet ;
In glittering fcenes o'er her own heart fevere ;
In crowd*, coUeded ;- and in courts, fincere ;
Sincere and warm, with xeal well underftood,
£hc takrna noble pride in doing good ;
Yet not (uprrior t<r her fci's cares.
The modes (he fixes by the gown (he wtars ;
Of//ii and cbi us flie's the |>ft appeal ;
la cbcfc great poiaci ihe It^ tlic commonweti \
OF YOUNG.
And if difputes of empin life between
MechJin the queen of lace, and Colberteen,'
*Tis doubt ! *tis darknefs ! till fufpended fate
Aflumes her nod, to ctofe the grand debate^
When fuch her mind, why will the fair eipreft
Their emulation only in their 46^ f
But t>h ! the nymph tKit moants above ^tjkk$^
And gratis clears religious myfteries,
Refo}v*d the ebyreVs welfare to enfore.
And make her family %Jim*-cun:
The theme divine at tardt (he*ll not forget.
But takes in texts of Scripture wpicfmeti
In thofe licentious meetings a&s the prude.
And thanks her Maker that her cards are good.
What angels would thofe be, wl}o thus ezcd
In theologies, could theyy^ as well !
Yet why (hotild not the fair Tier text purfae ?
Can (he more decently the do«Sor woo \
*Tis hard, too, (he who makes no ufe but Aai
Of her religion, (hould be barr*d in that.
Ifaac, a brother of the canting ftrain,
When ke has knock*d at his own (kuil in vain,
To beauteous Marcia often will repair
With a dark text, to light it at theyoiV,
O ! bow bis pious foul exults to find
Such love for Mj men in womankind !
Charmed with her learning, with what rapture he
Hangs on her Msmv, like an tnduftriout bee ;
HvMM round about her, and with all his power
ExtraSfs fweet wifdom from fo fair a JUner i
Thtymng JXi^gaj declining, Appta flaea
At nobler game, the mighty and the noifi :
By nature more an eagU than a drue^
She impioufly prefers the voriS to love.
Can wealth give happinef»? look round, and fee
What gay didrcfs ! what fplendid mifery !
Whatever fortune lavilhly can pour.
The mind annihilates, and calls for more.
Wealth is a cheat; believe not what it fays;
Like any lord it premifit — and pays.
How will the mtfer ftartle, to be told
Of fuch a wonder, as infttvent gold I
What nature tvaii/f has an intnnfic weight;
KWmore is but the fa(hion of the plate.
Which, for one moment, charms the fickle view;
It charms us now ; atnm we ca(l anew :
To fome fre(h birth oifaaey more incKa*d -;
Then wed not acres, but a noble mind.
Miftaken lovers, who make wtfrM their care^
And think accempli(hments will win the fair :
The fair t *tis true, by genimt (hould be won,
K%fhwers unfold their beauties to the fun g
And yet in female fcales a fo)> out-weigha.
And wit muft wear the vfittem and the hays.
Nought (bines fo bright in vain Liberia's eye
As riot, impudence, and perfidy ;
The youth of fire, that has drunk deep, and p1iy*4
And kiird hit man, and triumphed o*er his maid ;
For him, it yet Qnhang*d, (he fpreads her charms
Snatches the dear deftroyer to her arms ;
And amply- gives (though treated long imifs)
Vhc man of merit his revenge in this.
If you refent, and wi(k a vwmam ill.
But turn her o'er one moment to her voiS,
1 I'he languid ladj nOLt appear* in (late,
hvbo wai 00c born to carry her 01199 weight ;
LavB OF FAME.
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Oclolb, reeU, fUgfgtn^ till Tome foreign aid
To her own ftaturc lifts the feeble maid.
Then, if ordatn'd to iofnert a doom,
She, bf jaft ttM^fe%,jomrM*yt round the room :
Bat, knowing her own weaknrfa, ihe defpatri
To Scale the Alp« — that is, afcend the^ain.
My ha', let others txj, in^o laugh at coil ;
Fan ' hood ' gloTc ! fcarf ! i« her laconu ftylc ;
And chat b fpoke iricfa fbch a dying fall.
That Betty rathery&w, than bear* the c^ :
The Bocloo of h«r lipa, and meaning eye.
Piece out th* idea her faint words deny.
0 bften with attention moft profound 1
Her toice is but the Ihadow of a foaod.
Afid U^ oh help ! her fpirits are fu dead,
Oae hand fcarce lUts the other to her head.
Ii there a ftabbom pin it triumphs o*er,
She pasu \ the finks away ! and is no more.
Let che robaft and the gigantic uurvi,
Uc is BQi worth fo much, (he*d nther fiarve :
Bttt chew fbc muft hcrfelf ! ah cruel £ite !
That BflfaKnda can't by /r«xy eat.
Ad swtid$ie in female caprice lies
(Rmd heaven !) againft thepcfim of their eyes.
Thalelbif triomphs in a manly mien ;
Lood it her accent, and her phnde eblcene.
la fair and open dealing where*s the ihame ?
What nacore dares to giw, ihe dares to msw.
This kamti/eOav IS fincere and plain.
And joiuy gives the jealous hnlband pain.
t¥«a is the taik to petticoats aifign'd,
M wuuo language (hows a Micimind.)
And BBw ana then, to grace her eloquence,
Aa esd IippUes the vacancies of fenfe.
Hmk : the fluill notes uanfpierce the yielding air,
Aad ceadi the neighbouring echoes how to fwear.
'j J<>^^ ■ faint, and for che iimple fwain ;
She, oo che the Chriftian fyftcm, is profane.
Bai chough the voUey ratdes in your ear,
Bcitere her drefs^ ihe*a not a grenadier.
If rhBc;der*s awful, how much more our dread,
When Jove deputes a lady in his ftcad i
A Uiy f aardon my miftaken pen,
A ihameleis woman is the word of mm*
Few to good-breeding make a juft pretence ;
Good-breeding is che blofTom of good-fenie ;
The laft refuit of an accomplifh'd mind.
VHch oatward grace, che bidy** virtK*, join*d.
A rieUted decency now reigns;
Atd cymphs for/aUmg* cake peculiar pains.
Vi*h Chinefe painters modem t»aftt agree.
The point tbej aim at Ude/tnmity :
They lirvfv their perforn with a hoyden air
Acrob che room, and ipfi inco the chair.
So be dseir conunerce with mankind is gone,
They, kr our manners, have ezchang*d their own.
The aodcft kiok, the cailigated grace.
The fcnle movement, and ilow-meafur'd pace,
For which her lovers ^V, her parents ^y^.
Arc iodecomm* with che mtdnm maid.
Scif forms are bad ; but let not worfe intrude,
Her codqacr mrt and maimrtt to be rude.
Mtdm good-hrccdiog carry to its height.
Ami Lady D— •'s |elf wUl be polite.
Ye rifiog lair ! ye bloom of Britain's ifle !
Jhe^ high-boni AaoBi Wi^ t foftcn*d finile,
Leads on your train, and fparUes at yonr head^
What feems moft hard, is not to be well-bred.
Her bright example with fuccefs purfue,
And all, but adoration, is your due.
But adoration ! give me fomething ot«v.
Cries Lyce, on the borders of threefcore :
Nought treads fo filent as the foot oftiau;
Hence we miftake our autumn for our prime ;
'Tis greatly wife to know, before we're told,
The melancholy news, that we gr§w old.
Autumnal Lyce carries in her hoc
Memento mori to each public place.
O ! how your beating breaft a miftrels waWnt,
Who looks through fpe&ades Co fee your chirms t
While rival undertaken hover round.
And wich his fpade theJixtoH marks che ground.
Intent not on her own, but others' doom,
She plans new conquefts, and defrauds the tomb.
In vain the cock has fummon'd^ri^M away.
She walks at noon, and bUfts the bloom of day.
Gay rainbow filks her mellow charms infold,
And nought of Lyce but betfel/h old.
Her grizzled locks aflume z/miriing ^race.
And art has levelFd her deep furrowM face.
Her ftrange demand no mortal can approve.
We'll aflc her bUJ/ing, but can't a(k her lo^.
She grants, indeed, a lady may doclino
(All ladies but herfcif) at ninety uine.
O ! how unlike her was che facred age
Of prudent Portia ! Her gray hairs engage ;
Whofe thoughts are fuited to her life's decline : ]
Virtue's the paint that can with ivrinblet (hine.
That, and that only, can old age fufUin ; .
Which yet all wifli, nor know they wifli for faim^
Not numerous are our joys, when life is new ;
And yearly fome are falling of the^w ;
But when we conquer life's meridian ila(;e.
And downward tend into the vale of age.
They drop apaee ; by nature fomc decay.
And fome the blafts oi fortune fweep away ;
Till, naked quite of happinefs, aloud
We call for death, ^ji^Jbelter in a (hroud.
Where's Ponia now ? — But Portia left behind
Two lovely copies of her form and mind.
What heart untouch'd their early grief can view.
Like blufhing rofe-buds dipp*d in morning dew i \
Who into (hclter takes their tender bloom.
And forms their minds to flee from ills to come i
The mind, when turn'd adrift, no rules to gnide^
Drives at the mercy of the wind and tide ;
Fancy and pajjion tofs it to and fro ;
A while torment, and then quite^«i in woe.
Ye beauteous orphans, (ince in flient duft
Your heft exam^de lies, my precepts truft.
Life fwarms with ills ; the boldeji are afraid ;
Where then is fafety for a tender maid f
Unfit for confliift, round befct with woes.
And man^ whom leaft ihe fears, her worft of foes t
When kind, moft cruel ; when oblig'd the moft^
The leaft obliging ; and by favours loft.
Cruel by nature, they for kindnefs hate ;
And fcorn you for thufe ills tbemfdves create.
If on your fame our fcx a blot has thrown,
'Twill ever ftick, through malice of your ov;n.
Moft hard ! in plcafing your chi^i glory lies;
k And yet iioth pleafing your Chief dttngen rife ;
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THE WORK! OF VOtJNO.
Then pletfe tlie B^ ; tnd know, for men of fenft,
Your ftrongeft channs are native innocence.
Aru oo the mindi like ^m upon the faee,
Fright him, that*t worth four knre, from yoor
cflibrace*
Jnjiwtpie manners i\\ the fe ctet Het •
Be kind and ▼irtnout, you*ll be bleft and wife.
Vuajbow and mi/i intoxicate the hrafin,
Begin witfa^MttNjfS, and end iapm».
AScA not twtfty fuse, aod Mr pnife,
Which, all thafe wretches 1 defcribe, betrayi^
Tottr feK*s glorf *tiS) to Ihine midMnu ;
Of all appTanfie, be fondeft ciytir oton*
'Beware the fever of the «»/m// that third
With which the age is eminentif curft t
Tb drink' xAfttfittty b«t inflames defire (
And abftinence alone can qnencfa the fikv ;
Take/db from life, and ttmr from the tomb;
Oive peace m kmdi and promife blifs u ttmt,
SATIRE Vf.
ON womM.
UfcftitdH tht Right ff^^Utiralle
THE LADY ELIZABETH GERMAIN.
** Interdoan tamen & tollit comoedia vocem.'*
Hoi.
I soooKT a patroneft, but fought in Ttin.
ApoUo whifper*d in mj ear— « Germain.'*—
I know her not. — ** Your reaibn*s fomewhat odd ;
«* Who knows his patron, now V repIyM the god.
*■ Men write, to j«r^and to the ««rA/, unknown;
* Thien fteal great names, to fliield them from the
•town;
*" Deteded w0rti, like SiMiy diiamy'd,
«« To covert flies, tApraifi icfelf afraid :
** Should^ refiife to patronize your lays,
** In vengipance write a vohwie in h€r praifi.
" Nor thmk it hard fo great a length to run ;
« When foch the theme, 'twill eafily be done.'*
Ye (air! to draw yoor excellence at length,
Exceeds the narrow bodtids of human fircngth ;
You, here^ia miniaturt your piAore fee ;
Nor hope from Zinck more juftice than from me.
My portraits grace your «rW, as his your^/ir;
His portraiu will imfsme^ mine fuemh, your pride :
He's dear^ joa/mgals choofe my chwfnr lay ;
And be your nfirmatim all my pay,
Lavinia UpUiit^ but nn^prrfam* t
To church asconfiant as to Drurylane.
She decently, mform^ pays heaven its due ;
And makes a dril viiit to her pew.
Her lifted fan, to give a folemn air,
Conceals her face, which ^o^i for zprtytr:
CurtTies to cnrt'Cies, then, with grace, fucceed;
Not one the £sir omits, but at the Creed.
Or if flie joins the lervice, *tis to jptmk ;
Through dreadful//«M« the pent heart might break;
Unuught to bear it, women tali aw^
To God hhnfelf, and fondly think they pray,
But/atet their accent, and their air ttfiCii
For they're before their Maker — and mankii»i:
When ladies once are prood of praying well,
Saua himfelf wiU loli thcpidft bdl
Acquainted with Hbt Wtrid, tfli ^ufU wdllndi
Drufa receives her Tifitants in bed ;
But, chafte as ice, this Vefta, to defy
The tery bhMrkeft tongue of cahunny.
When from the flieets her lovely fbtoi flie Rfb^
She begs yoB/^ wonld Mmym^ while tbtMi/h,
Thofe charms ut grenteft khith deduK the
Tbmi milies the bonnet poignant and polite*
Then it no wmM», ntherk there's no refirvt /
And 'tis on pienly your poor loversytarw*
But with a modem £ur, meridian merit
If a flerce thing, they call a ayn^ rfjphii,
Mark well the rolKog^ of her naming eye ;
And tread on tiptoe, if yon dare draw nigh,
*' Or if you take a lion by the beard *,
** Or dare defy the fell Hyrcanian bird,
** Or arm'd rhinoceros, or rough Rufliafl b£tr;^
Firft male yaar will, and then tottverfi ftrltk ket.
Thif lady glories in profafe etpence ;
And thinks dj/haffioM is atagaifiee/ui.
To beggar her gallant, is^^r delight ;
To be more fatal (lill, is txfuiJiUi
Had ever nymph fuch reafon to be gltd f
In dad fell two lovers ; one nin mad,
Htr/aes their honeft execrations pour;
Her ^9trt only fliould deif/i her more.
Flavia is conftant to her old gallant.
And generoofly fupports him in his want.
But marriage is a fetter, is a fiiare,
A hell, no Udy fo polite can bear.
She's faithful, (he's obfervant, and wirh (iilfil
Her angel-brood ofka/lardt (he maintains.
Nor lead advantage has the fair to plead.
But that of /»f//, above the marriagt-ied.
Amafia hates a prude, and fcomsreftraint;
Whate'er flie //, flie*U not appear a faldt :
Her fool fuperior flies formality ;
So gay her air, her condoA is fo free.
Some might ibfpe^ the nymph not a^r goad ■
Nor would they be mifUken, if they fliould.
Unmarried Abra puts on formal airs ; [en.
Her cufliion's threadbare with her confUdt p/ay.
Her only grief is, that flie canoot be
At once engag'd in prayer and charity.
And this, to do her juiUce, mufl be fiid,
*< Who would not think that Abra was a maid T*
Some bdies are too beauteous to be wed ;
For where's the man that's worthy of their bed \
If no difeafe reduce her pride before,
Lavinia will be ravifli'd at threefcore.
Then flie fubmits to venture in the dirk ;
And nothing now b wanting— but her i)»ark.
Lucia thinks happinefs confifls in ftate ;
She weds an tfdP«r, but flie eats in plate.
The goods of fortune, which her foul potf^ft^
Are but the/rMrW of ammadt hsppinefs ;
The rude material : wfikm add to fhij^
Wifdom, the fole artificer of blifs ;
She from herfelf, if fo compell'd by need.
Of thin cmrteat can draw the fubtle thread |
But (no detradion to her facred fltill)
If flic can wotk in geld, 'tis better ftiO.
f Sba$Jftart%
LOVE O^ FAME.
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PuUIa h»d beeti bleft with tat/ her fcnfe,
culd too much admire her excellence :
r.ic- fKs can m.ike trrwr ftiine fo bright,
riiz.k-* it v»(far i' Jcrfend the ri;^ht
. u-<irrl}ai»iing (be i% quite o'er run ;
\.j t--» ^«Yat acco vplilhmenrft undone :
1 Itiit ike ▼:brurrft her eternal t'^ngue,
rver moft Ji-v'.n:!y in the TtTewf.
iked tA ii>chin^ (hould a *voinaa be;
rri* her Very t»«"/ ith mo eflj :
Ban Sf,w9er^ let no: her £/flay^
leld her ehmrms «f wu^ with fweet delaf.
r pleaf'xrc fonn*d, perverfely fome believe,
lake tbemfclves important^ men muft^rMvr.
ia she fair, to fire her jealous lord,
the fop (he langht at, is ador*d«
tc's fr*std of iecret itttiocence ;
fM&, &e feigns were fcarce a worie offence.
ira eadow'd with every charm to bleft,
» defLgo, but on her huiband*! peace :
M*d Her macK ; and greatly was he mov*d
naJl in^oirtades in her he lov'd.
>w charming this !** — The pleafure bfted
ioqg:
every day the fiu come thick and (Irong :
\ he fuand the charmer on\j feignd;
WM diverted when \ieJbonU be pain*d.
r greater vengeance have th( gods in flore \
tedi— i life, now {he can plague no more !
rie« a thouCand arts; but noitefucceed :
farc'd a fever to prvcurc inJeeJ i
prov'd thi* virtuous, loving tci/tp
i.\pa:m was dearer than her iifi,
niam Udania xifes to niy view,
aewtr chink* her lover pays hi« due :
jprefsac. treat, fiatter, and adore ;
»jefiy. to-mjrrow, calls for more.
o««n«iei eoTi complaints eternal fill,
■il'd hinges, queruloully (brill
I wciu latl ni^nt with Cclia to the ball.**
r JVC it falie. ** Not go ! that's worft of all."
?g can pkafe htr, nothing not inflame;
rra&t t^mtraJiHioiu are theyjwr.
tvrr muH hc/aJ, to pleafe her fpleeo;
'\rth I ft an iuexpiable lln :
'all rtvjL that can pain her breaS,
't Mr, -hat wounds far deeper than the reft ;
itA. her quiet, the moft dreadful ihelf
ier jover dares eijoy himfclf.
i thia. bccaufe (he's esquifitrly fair :
I I difpute Her beauty, how (he'd (lare \
wodd Mclania be furpri»'d to hear
^use deform'd ? Aod yet the cafe is clear ;
* fs»a!e beauty, bat an tir divine,
^gh which the mind's all-gentle graces ibioe?
• kkc the fun, irradiate all betweien ;
^y dmrwu becaufe the fuul 'nfeem.
*• leca arc often captives of a face,
know cot why, of no peculiar grace : [Uar ;
thcngh bright, no m«-nal man can
reff though not exceeding fair.
>afia*s highly b«rn, and nicely bred,
te rcfin'd, in life and manners re^ui ;
apt no fruit from her fuperior f^pfe,
> be ie2<V by her owa cx:cl!ci:ws.
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'' Folk^ are fo awkward ! thinf^ fo unpolite !'
Shrr'a tUgunt'y pain'd from morn till nighi.
Her •Jciicicy'i fhockM where'er fliit goes;
E^ch creature t ImperfeSiuns arc her tLoet.
Heaven by its favour has the fair dillrcd.
And pour'd fuch bleflitigs^-that (he cunt be ble(t«
Ah ! why fj vain, though blooming m th^
fpring ?
T\\0\xjhining, frail ^ ador*d. and nvretchei \M\li^\
Old age will com^ : difeafe oroy come before ;
Yiftien is full a« mortal as thrcifcore.
Thy f.rtune, and thy charms, may foon dcciy :
But grant thck/ugUivex prolong their (lay,
rheir bafis totters, their foundation (hakes ;
Life, that fupporrs them, in a moment breaks ;
.Then xvrcuohi iilto the foul let virtues (hinc ;
Thc^roi/Jii^ctcrnal, as the wcri divine.
Juiia''s a manager ; (hc*s born for rule ;
And know» her tvijer hulband is ^ /oil ,
Affemblics holds, and fpin^ ihtfukiU tbrejJ
That guides the lover to his fair>one's bed :
For difficult amours can fmooth the way,
And tender letters J;<f7^/f, or co/ivey.
But, if depriv d of fuch Important cares.
Her wifdom coodefccods to lefs a/Tairv
For her ozvn breakfafl (he'll proj^ a/ci/emt,
Mor tah her tea without zflratagrm ;
Pr^iidcs o'er tri/let with z/erious face ;
Important, by the. virtue of grimace.
Ladies fupreme amr)ng amufjemeiits reigo f
By nature born to/ootlfe, and entertain.
Their prudence in a (hare of folly lies :
Why will they be fo nueai as to be ivi/e T
Syrena is for ever in extremes.
And tiAtb a vcfijeance (he commends, or blames,
Confcious of her difcernmcnt, which is good.
She ftrains too much to make it underftood.
Htr judgment Juft, her fentertce is too ftrong ;
Bccaufe (he's right, (he's ever in the wroug.
Brunetta> wife in anions, .great, and rare ;
But fcorns on (rifiet to bedow her care.
Thus every hour Brunctti is to blame,
BccauCf th' occafion is beneath her aim.
ThinSf nought a trj/le, though it fnr<tll appear ;
Small fandh the mountain, moments make {he year^
>And trifles life. Your care to trifles give,
Or you may die, before you truly live.
Go breakfafl with Alicia, there you'll fee.
Simplex mumGith, to the laft degree ;
Uniac'd her (lays, her night-gown it unty*d,
And what (he has of head drefs, is aflde.
She draws her Wf>rds, and waddles in her pace ;
Uuwafh'd her hands, and much hefouflTd her face.
A nail uncut, aud head uncomb'd ihe loves;
^ud would draw on jack-boots, a^ foon as glovet.
Gloves by queen Befs's maidens might be mift^
Her ble(rcd eyes ne'er faw a female j^.
Lovers, beware ! to wound how can me fiul ^
With fcarlct finger, and long jetry nail ?
For Harvey, the firft w// (he cannot be,
Nor, cruel Richmond, the fir (I toajl^ for thee.
Since full each other (lation of renown.
Who would not be the greatefl trapft in town f
Women were made to give our eyes dslight ^
P>. female Jti'H'n is an cdigu^ fight.
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THX WORK( OP YOUNO«
Fkir lubella is fo fend o(/amt,
TUbx her Jear/ei/h her eternal theme ;
Through hopes of contradidlion, oft ihe*ll fay,
** Methinks I look fo wretchedly to day !'*
When moft the world applauds you, mod beware ;
*Tis often lefs a bUJing than ^fuare.
Didruft mankind ; with your own heart confer ;
And dread even there to find a flatterer.
Ihe breath of ttbers r»ifes our renown ;
Our ovtH as furely blows the pageant down.
Take up no more than you by worth can claim,
Left foon you prove a bankrupt in your fame.
But own I muft, in this perverted a^e,
"Who molt defervtf can*t ahirays mod engage.
So far it worth from making glory fure,
It often hinders what \iJh9uU procure. [wife ?
Whom praife we m^ f the virtuous, brave, and
>}o ; vnretches whom in fecret we defpife.
And who fo blind, as not to fee the caufe ?
Ko rivals rais*d by fuch difireet applaufe ;
And yet, of credit it lays in a (lore, [more.
By which our fpleen may wound true worth the
Ladies there are who think one erime is all :
Can women, then, no way but hatkruardldXXl
So fweet is that one crime they don't purfve,
To pay \U lofs, they think all others JQrw.
Who hold that crime fo dear, mud never claim
Of injured wndejly the facred name.
But Clio thus : " What ! railing vrithout end }
** Mean taflc ! how much more generous to com-
•• mend!'*
Yes, to commend as you are wont to do,
My kind inflruGor, and example too.
*< Daphnis,'* lays Clio, '* has a charming eye :
** What pity 'tis her (houlder is awry \
'* Afpalla's ihape indeed — But then her air^
'* The man has parts who finds deftrudion there.
'' Almeria*s wit has fomething that's divine ;
" And wit's enough — how few in all things Ihine !
** Selina ferves her friends, relieves the poor —
** Who was it faid Selina's near threefcore ?
** At Lucia's match I from my foul rejoice ;
**• The world congratulates £0 wife a choice ;
«* His lordlhip's rent-roll is exceeding great —
*' But mortgages will fap the beft eftate.
« in Shirley's form might cherubim^ appear;
** But then — (he has tTfreckU on her ear.'^
Without a hut, HorteniM (he commends,
The firft of women, and the bed of friends ;
Owns her in perfon, wit, fame, virtue, bright :
Byt how comes this to pafs ? — bhe dy'd lad night.
Thus nymphs commend, ^ ho yet at fatire rail :
Indeed ibat*t oeedleft, lifuch praife prevail.
And whence fuch pi alfe \ our virulenjce is thrown
Oa«<^'/ fame, through fondnefs for our vwn.
Of rank and riches proud, Cleora frowns;
For are not ew^mte a-kin to crvun* t
Her greedy eye, and her fublime addrefs,
1 he licight of avarice and pride confefs.
You feek perfcdions worthy of her rank ;
Go, feek for her perfections at the bank.
Bj wealth unquench'd, by reafon uncottrool'd,
For f ver burns her (acred third of gold.
As fond of live-pence, as the veried cit ;
jumI ^uitc as mu^ dctcdcd as a wii.
Can gold calm pajiwa, or make ret/M (haie f
Can we dig peace, or ^ifikm^ from the mine f
Wifdom to gold prefer ; for 'tis much Ids
To make cur/ortune^ than our heippintfu
That happinefs which great ones often fee.
With rage and wonder, in a low degree :
Themfelves unbled. The poor are wly poor i
But what are they who dnip amid their ftcrc t
Nothing is meaner than^a v^etch ofjiatci
The h^jfy only are the truly great,
Pcafaots enjoy like appetites with kiiigs ;
And thofe bed fatisfied with cbeaped things*
Could both our Indies buy1>ut one new fenfi^
Our envy would be due to large expenle.
Since not, thofe pomps which t6 the great belongs
Are but poor arts to mark them from the tnroog.
See hu^ they beg an alms of flattery !
They languifh ! oh fupport them with %lie/
A decent competence we fully tad.e;
It drikes oyxv/enfe, and gives a condaot lead ;
More, we perceive by dmt of thought alone ;
The rich mud labour to poflefs their awn.
To feel their great abundance ; and reqneft
Their humble friends to help them to be bleft ;
To fee their trcafures, hear their glory told.
And aid the wretched impotence of gold, [divine^
But fome, great fouls ! and touch'd with vrarmtll
Give gold a /r/Vr, and teach its beamt to fiine.
All hoarded treafures they repute a load ;
Nor think their wealth their own, till well bedow'd.
Grand refervoirs of public happinefs.
Through y^r«# dreams didufively they bled;
And, while their bounties glide, conceal*d froB
view,
Melieve our xoantt, znAfpare our blujhet tOOu
But latire is my talk ; and ihefe drdroy
Her gloomy province, and malignant joy.
Help me, ye mifers ! help me to complain.
And blad our comn^^n enemy, Germain *.
But our imve&ives mod defpair fuccefs;
For, next to praife, die values nothing Ic£i.
What pidure*s yonder, loofen'd from its frame f
Or is 't Aduria, that adcded dame ?
The brighted forms, through affeSation, fade
To drange nexo thing*, which nature never made.
Frown not, ye fair ! fo much your fez we prize.
We hate thofe arts that take you from our c^9%.
In Albucinda's native grace is feen
What you, who labour at perfedion mean.
Short is the rule, and to be leam'd with eafe.
Retain your gentle fclvev, and you muf pleafe.
Here might I fiog of Memmia's mincing mien.
And all the movements of the foft machine :
How two red lipsaffeScd zephyrs blow,
To cool the bohea, and inflame the beau :
While one white ^^^rr and a thumb confpire
To lift the cup, and make the world admire.
Tea ! how I tremble at thy fatal dream !
As Lethe, dreadful to the love of fame.
What devadations on thy banks are feen !
VfhiXfhadet of mighty names which once have bec&!.
An hecatomb of chancers fupplies
Tliy painted altars daily facrifice.
H , P , B , afpers'd by thee, decay,
As graint of fined fugars melt away,
\
tdVE of FAili.
AinttSid the more to. mortal taile ;
ihe ftreet'ricr of % female feaft.
is inhaiHaii triiunph (lull decline,
rcToltinfr naiads call for ^Uu ;
\ longer fti^!l fcrve vHder thee ;
B ia thy own t^^^expUicdtidi
% utiSc declares thy ryin nigh,
> dam give Citronia*» nofe the lie !
idiei lofii? at men of driok excl^m!^, ,
c ioipair* J both health and Tirtue, tiUm'd ;
I, to rcTcue man, the generous lafs
n her cofifort the peroicioas glafi.
MS as the Britiih queen rcnnwn'di
k'd the poifon from her hufbind*s woQnd.
» the g*4^ alone are nymphs inclin'd,
•J bolder Tice of bold mankind,
itaal! for thy feverer lage,
dbc ranker follies of our age.
Kfc, among the females of ottr iflei
k», at which it is a fault to/mile F
re Vice, once by mnde/l nature chain'd
tiha, opatiates uilreftrain'd ;
; tMn ieumcy held up to view,
%t Aa!k» o er law atid gofpel too.
rof» lead foch exemplary live%
1 ia Taio for moMe but for their w/tv/ ;
fry to hc/ree^ to range the mf>re,
1 oac atUB, to wanton with ar fcnre.
tao kind, at home 'tis (ledfaft hate,
eternal tempeft of debate.
il cmpcions, from a look moft meek f
Maiers hording, from a dimpled cheek !
afm bear it with a lofty hand !
B, ildr rM/eti is a< due command.
vkdBi you deteft, and fcek his life ?
t ibal with the fecret — ^but hit wife.
ooder that their condu6^ 1 condemn,
what kindred h a J^n/e to them f
fwarma of amorous granJm^tbert I fee f
ica« smsiemi in iniquity !
iftidg whzfpers, and what loud declaiming^ !
ing, drinking, bawding, fwearing, gdm-
ip la Cold, fach warm incontinence ;
piag aTarice, fuch profufe etpence ;
d drv<iCioo, Ibch a zeal for crimes;
9t*d ill, fuch mafquerading times;
Bil frith, foch mifapply'd appladfe;
nr'd gUilt, and foch inverted law»;
Uvrioa through the whole I find,
a world, but chans of mar<kind.
Sacdays have no baU», the well-dref»*d MIe
i the pew, but fnules to hear of iell ;
aaa rye of fweet difdain on all,
tea ief» to Collmsthan St. Paul.
tkcvebeen but nrt ; fince nature's birth,
r, fte-atheifls ne'er appear'd on earth.
0i deep refearche^, lay, whence fpringv
ing chara^er, in timorous things i
rt ttfrattert, from an i>*^<9 ffy,
I for f>ochirg>->bot the Deity.
to wrong the fa<r, the muie muft own,
mrfsit they curt not fame alone ;
to tint a more fubnanriJ view,
ifcisi-rif fr?c, to be frr.r ?gct:u too."
is
eairti, and keej
They drive with t&eir own h
theifi down,
in complaifance to all the fools in town.
O, how they tremble at the ntfme ot prudi t
Ani die with fhaaie at thought of htm^geodf
Por what ^ill Artimis, the rich and gaiy,
What will the wits, that is, the doicombs, fay t
They heaveff defy, to eairth*s vile dregs a flave ;
Through cowardice, m'oft execrably brate.
With our own jtidgments durft we to comply.
In virtile flrould we Hi^, in gl»ry die.
Rife then, my mufe, in honed fiiry rife ;
They dread a fatire, who defy Che dties.
Atheids are few : mod nymphs al godhead owo ;
And nothing bUt his attributes dethrone.
From Atheids far, they dedfadly believe
God is, and is Almighty— >Coye>yiw.
H'li other excellence they'll not dilpute ;
But merejt fure, is his chief attribute.
Shall pleafures of a diort duration chain
A laiiy's foul in evef lading pairf }
Will the ^reat author t» poor worms dedroy,
For now and then zjip of tranfient joy ?
No, he's for ever in a fmlHog mood ;
He's like thcmfrlves ; or how ionld he be good ?
And they blafphcme, who blocker fchemes fup^^
pofc -^
Dc'Voijtly thus Jehovah they depbfe,
Thc/*ri f the ji/Ji I and itt up in his ftead
A deity that's pcrfcdly 'well bred.
** Dear Tillotfon ! be fure thcbdd of men j
*• Nor thought he more, than thought great Origen;
*' Though 6nce u^on a tithe he miftiehav'd ;
•* Poor .Satan ! d.ubrlcfs he'll att length be fav'd.
" Let prieds do fomething for their one in ten ;
" It i^tlieir trade i fo far they're honed niicn.
•' Let them cant on, fince they have got the knack,-
** And drefs their notions, like tHemfelves, in black i
" Fright us wieh terrors of a world ^nhnoivn^
" From jtjys of this', to keep ihem all their *tw».
'« Of earth's fair fruits, iftdced, they claim a fee ;
" But then they leave our untitK d 'itirtue ittt.
*• Virtue^ a pretty tbhg io male ajh(rw :
* Did ever mortal write like a KochefoircauU ?'*
Thus pleads the devlHs fair apOlogid,
An'd, pf^ading,ferfely enters on his lift.
Let angel-forms augclic truths maii^tain ; .
Nature disjoins the htauteous and profane.
For what's true beauty, but fair virtue'syiw /
Virttfe made vifible in outward grace \
bhe (hen that's haunted with an impious mind.
The tftore flic charms^ the more die^^ij mankind.
But charms dechne : the fair long vigils keep :
They deep oo more \ Quadrille has' • murder'd
flcrp.
«• Poor K— p ! cries Livh ' 1 have nyt been there
" Thefe two nights ; the poor creature will dcfpair.
" I hate a crowd — but to do good, you know —
•• And people of cmidition diouM beftcw."
Convinc*d»o*ercome,to K—p's grave matrons run?
Soxv/et a daughter, and nov/ JIaie a fon ;
Let health, fame, temper, beauty, fortune, fly;
And beggar half ti.eir race— throvgh charity.
* Slek.yeare,
35
THE WORKS OF YOlfNG.
Immortil were we, or elfc mortal fuitt,
I left ihould bUmc thb criminal dciighc :
But ilncc the gay afll'mbly^s gayeit room
Is but an upper (Icry to i'ovAc tomb,
Metiunks, we need not oxxrjhort being fl;un,
And, tboMght to fiy, conUnd :u be u;idone.
Wc need not buy our ruin with oar erirngf
And give ftcmUy to murder tiatg.
The .love of gaming is the worft of dls ;
With ccafciefs (lorm»thc blackcn'd foul it filli ;
inveighs at Heaven, ncglct^s the tic9 of blood ;
Dcftroys the power and will of doing good , .
Kills health, pawns honour, plunges in difgiacc,
And wh^t it ilill more dreadful — f^oiU your face.
See yonder Ccf. of chieve« that live on fpoil,
Tht fcjHdjl and the ruin « f i»ur iflc 1
And fee (ftrjnge fijht !), amid that ruffian band,
A form divine high wave her fnovvy hand ;
That rattles loud a fmall enchanted box,
Which, loua as thunder', on the board {he knoclts.
And a> fierce dormi, which earth*s foundation
iliook.
From bolus's cave impetuous broke.
From this fmall cavern a mix'd temped flies,
Foar, rage, convuinon,ccar», oaths, blafphemies !
For men, I mean — the fair difth^rgc* none;
She (guiltlefs creature!) fv/ear» to Heaven alone.
See her eyes fiart '. cbcelu glow ! and mufcles
fwcll !
Like (he mad maid in the Cumcan cell.
Thus that divine one htrfoft nights employs !
Thus tunes her foul to tender nuptial joys .'
And. when the cruel murning calls to bed,
And on her pillow lays her aching head.
With the dear images her dreams are crown'd,
The die fpins lovely, or the cards go round \
Imaginary ruin charms her dill ;
llcr happy lord is cuckoUM hy JpjdilU :
And it ihe'a brought to bed, 'tw ten to one,
lie marks the forehead of her darling f.n.
O ! fcene of horror, and of wiM detpair.
Why is theiich Atrides fplendid heir
CorUrainM to quit his ancient lordly feat,
rfiul hi Jc l;is glari,;* in a mcuU retreat ?
Why (hnt drawn fword ? and whence that dif*
nial cry ?
WHiy pale didradion through the family ?
Sec my lord threaten, and my lady weep.
And trembling fcrvantsfrom the temi>ed creep.
Why that gtij/on to dillant regions fcut ?
What fiendk that daughter s deftinM march prevent ?
Why the whole houfe in fuddeu ruin laid i
O nothing, but lad oight— niy lady ^y*d.
But wanders not my fatire from her theme !
Is Mfi too owing t<i the love o(/jme }
Though now your hearts on lucre are bedow*d,
' Fwas fird a vain devotiom to the m.tde ;
Nor ceafc wc bere^ fincc *tii a vice fo ftrong ;
The torrent fweeps al! womankind along.
This may be faid. in honour of our tim^s.
That none now dand diJiin-^uifVd by their crimes.
If fin you mud, take nature for your guide ;
Z«v« has fome foft cxcufe to fonthe your pridr :
Ye fair apodates from love*s ancient power !
Cm BOtliiug ravijk^ but %pld:Hjb9wer f
Can cards alone your glowing fancy felze ;
Mud C >pid learn \.o punty e*cr he can pleafc ?
When you re enimour*d of a lift or eaft.
What can tht pieachcr more, u make u . chafe T
Why mud ftr<»njr youths unrmrryd pine away ?
They find n.) woman difcngag'd— -from pUyi
Why pine the martj d} -O fcve? r fate .
They find fro:n |>Ii) nodife'^ga:*.! — eHxie,
Fiavia, at lovers f die, untouch d, a:'.d l^r:/,
'I'uins pa'e, and trenibleb at a cruel card.
Nc>r .\rriu'»i Bible ca' fecun hrr age ;
Her hircrcore yea:» are ihufllibg with h«T plgtfT
While deafh lland^ by but till the gtime i* done.
To fwvrt p that /?jitr. Hi j iftice. long his »xon ;
Like old cartk cii:g d with fulplur, die takes firCJ^
Or, like fruifTi. lunk in fockets. Mazes higher.
Ye god* ! wrh nc-zv d-iight* infpirc the fair;
Or give u-/i>fli, arid favc ua frooi d'tfpair.
Sons, brotlurs, fathers, hu(\yn'\i^ tradrfmim^ cl«&*
In my complaint, a-id brand your (ms inpr^t:
Yet I beli.. ve, as firmly as my creed,
In ipite of all our wifdom, you'll proceed: .
Oar pride fo great, our paffi'>n is fo drong,
Atlvice to ri^bt confirms us iti the tcrre*^.
I hear you cry, *' This fellow*s very odd."
When yw chadlfe, who would not kifs the rod I
But I've a charm your anger (hall com roul.
And turn your eyen with coldnefs on the va/^.
The charm begins! to yonder flood of Jight,
That bur Us o cr gl<omy Britain, turn yonr fight*
What gua;dian power o'er whelms your foiUa witkT
awe }
Her deeds ate )>recepts, her example law ;
*Midd empire's charms, how Carolina's heart
Glows u-ith the love of virtue^ and of «r/ /
Her favour is diffu^t'd to that degree,
Fxccfa <f goodnc(s ! it has dawn*d on me :
When in my page, to balance numerous faulci.
Or godlike dccd«were rbown. or generous thoughti, * '
She fmilM, inJuJlrioux to be plea^'d, nor knew
From wh-jm my pen the h.rtoiud luOre drew.
Thus * the niaj.'ilic mo:!ier of mankind,
To her own charms mod amiably blind.
On the green m^rgm innocently doo<l.
And gaz*d indulgent on the crydal fliK>d ;
i;urvey*d the fli anger in the painted wave.
And, fmiLng, praia'd the beauties which ibe gave*'
SATIRE VII.
TO Tllfc RIGHT HON. SIR BOBCRT WALPOLI.
** Carmina turn melius, cum venerit Ipfe, caitemai.**
Viio.
O.s thin lad labour, this my clofing drain, •
Siuilc, Wal{K>lc, or the Nine infpire in vain :
To tie:, *cis due ; that verfe h<'W judly thine.
Where BrunfMick*S);lory crowns die whole dcfign?
That glory, which thy counfcls make fo bright ^
i'hat };:ory, which on thee refleds a light.
llludriouA commerce, and but rarely known \
To fiipe^ and takt^ a lullre from the throne.
No' think that thou art foreign to my tbcmet
The /ountain is not foreign to ihejfrcam,
• Mill€H.
LOVE OF FAM^.
V
•Hjv all manlioJ will be furprtsM to fee
Ihifi /od '^f Britifh folly chargM on thee.'
iij. Bri'^un! wKence this caprice of thy Ton*,
VKfch thrt 0(ch their Tarious ranks with fury run a?
The caafe is plain, a caufe which we muH blcfs;
F«>r caprice ti the da.u|(hrcr ^ijuec^Sy
( Abai e2c&, hot from a pleafing; ca-fe ') *
And ^'^i\ our rulers uodclign'd applaufe ;
Teli* how their conduA bitln our tvealtb incrcafe,
An J Iu]i« a« in the dnwny lap of ^f^ce.
WbiJc I fur? cy the bleffings of our ifle.
Her am rriomphant in the royal fmile.
Her pabUc tp— ^r bound up, her creih high,
iitr tmmmtrct fptcading fails in every (Icy,
like pWaSnj^ fcene recalls my theme again.
And bsws the madoefs of ambitious men,
Wba, foad of bloodlbed, draw the muTvleiring
fword,
AnA bare to give mankind a fingle lord.
The foCies paft _are of a p- ivatc kind ;
*T>cv fphere is fm^U ; their mifchief is confin*d :
But dancf men there are (awake, ray-mufe,
Ajnd raifir thy verfe !) who bolder phrenzy choofe ;
WfIso, ftsAg by glof7, raTe, and bound away ;
Thf xecrii their field, and htm^ini their pr^y.
The Grrciaa jchief, th* enthufiaft of his/r/<^,
Vith rage and terror (lalking by his fide,
R-kvei roBcd the globe ; he (bars into a god-!
S-.aad faS, O'ympaK ! and fuftain his nod.
TV pefi dirioe in horrid grandeur reigns,
Asd thriYes on mankind's mifcries and pain«.
'Wba: fisBghter'd h^» I what tlUtt in a blaze !
^snurtwiijked cmmtrUt / and what crimfonyaii /
Vdti ofyuns tears his impious bowl o*erilows,
Aed crm of kingdoms lull hlra to repofc.
Aai caanot thrice ten hundred years anpraiie
Tbt bfiftcrcms boy, and blaft his guilty bays f
U'ry wact we then encomiums on the^rjv,
Ory^Bwr, or w»U-AtHf They perform
Their nughty deeds; they, hero like, can Hay,
And fprcad their ample defans in a day.
O grra: alliance ! O divine renown !
Vrth Jfzwth^ and p^lUmct^ to fhare the crown.
Vhen men extol a wild deftroyer*8 name,
Earth's Builder and Prcferrer they blafpheme.
0*r r 1 deftroy, b murder by the Isw ;
And ^Ibbeu keep the lifted hand in awe :
To rrsr.^rr ihc^fxmls^ takes a fpecious name,
Wm'i j^ltria^s «tr/, and gives immortal yJM.'.
Whca. after battle, I the field have fccn [ir.cr ;
Sprcid o'er with ghafily fli3pe«. which once were
A m^ism cruih'd, a nation of the Bra'ot /
A fcaiai oi death ! and on this Ude the ^n'^re !
Arc rhrre, £a:d I, who from this l?A furvcy,
Tbi! t^wiax iLav, carry fmil'rs away ?
Hiv ^id my heart with indignation rLTc I
« J&9 bancft nature fwelPd into my ryes!
Hmw vat I £h'.cVd to think the hero's trade
Oi t'jth material<,yiuB/ and triumph, made !
How guilty tbcle ! yet not lels guilty they,
^"ko rcadi faUe glory by a fmootlier way :
Ulko wrap deAni^ion up in gentle words.
And bows, and £milet, more fatal than their Iwords ;
^"ho diilc M^vrr, and fttbfift on art ;
^T^ coin the/wr^ and petrify the L€ari j
All real klndnefs for the (how difcard.
As marble polifh*d, and as marble hard;
Who do for gold what Chriftians do through grace,
** With op-rn arm<» their enemies embrace;*'
Who give a nod when broken hearts repine ;
" rl;c thiniv-'ft food on which a wretch can dine ;"
Or. if they ferve ycu, ferve you difinclin'd.
And, in their heigf't of kindnefs, arc unkind.
Siicli courtiers were, am! fufh again may be,
Walpolc, when men forget to copy thee.
Here ccafc, my mufe ! the catalbgue is writ ;
Nor one more candidate iorfarKe admit,
Though difappointed thoufands juftly blame
Thy partial pen, and hoad an equal claim :
Be this their comfort, fools, omitted here,
Mny furnifh langhfcr for another year.
Then let Ccilpino, n-ho Was ne'er refo&M
Thcju/itcf yrt of being well aSus'd,
Witli parlericc wait ; and be content to reign
The pink of puppies in fonii future drain.
Some future ftrain, in which the mufe fliall teU
Ho^ /cie/tce dwindles, and how vslume^ fwcll.
How con^mciitarors each darJt paifage ihun.
And hold their farthintj candle to t^ejun.
How tortnr'd texts to fpeak our fcnfe arc made,
And every vice is to the fcipture laid.
How mifers fquet zc a young voluptuous peer ;
His fins to jL,ucifcr not half fo dear.
How Vcrfus is I'-fs qualify 'd to (leal
With C^ord and pidol, than with wax and lea).
How lawyers fees to fach cxccfs arc niti.
That clients arc redrcfs'd till they're undone.
How one man's angui(h is another'siport ;
And ev'n denials coH us dear at court.
How man eternally falfe jude^ments makes.
And all his joys and jbrrows are mj^aie*.
This fwarni of themes that fettles on my pen.
Which I, like fummcr Jlies, (hike off again,
Let others fing ; to whom my weak eflay
But founds a. prelude, and points out their prey:
J hat dt)ty done, 1 haden to complete
My own dcfij»n ; for Tonfon's at the gate.
I he love of fame in its rffeli furvey'd.
The mufe has fung ! be now the caufe difplay'd :
Since fo diQufive, and fo wide its fway.
What is this power, whom all mankind obey ?
Shot from above, by heaven's indulgence, came
'I his ^ciurrousardopr, this unconquer'd flame.
To w.uni, to rsife. to deify, mankind,
S»iU burring brighteft i;: the nobleil mind.
By larj^c-fouPd men, for r'urft of fame renown'd,
Wiie Ltvj were fram'd, and facrcd srts were
found ;
DeCre of praife firft broke \\\t fatrhfs reft;
And made a bulwark of the warrior's breaft ;
It bids Argyll in fields and fenate (hine.
What more can prove it* origin divine ?
But, oh ! this paflion planted in the foul.
Oil coglc's wings to mount her to the pole,
I he flaming minifter of virtue meant,
Set up falfe gods, and wrong'd her high dcfccnt.
Ambition, hence, exerts a doubtful force.
Of hlorp. ami beauties, an alternate fource ;
Hence ^i'don rails, th:»t raven of the pit,
Wlio th!iv::siipon the carcafes of wit ;
C iij
3«
THE WORKS OF YOUK<».
And tfi art.toving Scirborough is feen
How kind i pattern Pullla miglt have been.
P'urfuit of fame with pedants fills our fchools,
And into toxeomh buriitflics oor /oo/r ;
IHirfuit ot fame makes folid learninfr bright,
And Newton lifts above 9 morta} height ;
That key rf nature, b^ whofe Vftt (he clears
Her loojc, long fecrets of five thoufand years.
Would yon then fully comprehend the whole,
IVBy, ^d in what dfgretf, pride fways the foul ?
(For, though in all not equally, (he reigns)
Awake to koowled|;c, and attend my ftratnf.
Ye doiflors ! hear the dodrine I difclofe.
As true* as if *twere writ in duUeft profe ;
As if a lettered dunce had faid, " ' Tis right/^
And imprimatur u(ber*d it to light.
Ambition in the trvty nM§ mimJ^
With filler* virtue is fur ever join*d;
As in fam'd Lucrecc, who, with equal dre^d,
Tpm gw^ tn^Jbamt, by her laft ccndud, fled :
Her virtue long rcbeird in ^m difdain,
And the fword pojntpd at her heart in vain :
But, trhep the (laye was tbreatenM to be laid
l|ead by her fide, her hvt of fame obey*d.
In metmer niind$ ambition works alone ;
But with fuch art puts virtue's afped on.
That not more like in feature and in mien,
The God and mortal in the comic fcene *•
Falfe Julius, ambu(h*d in this fair difguifc,
Soon made the Roman liberties his prize.
No ma(k in bofeji n^inds ambition wearS|
But in full lighc pricks up h^rr afs*« cars :
All I have fyng are ;n{lances of /£/#,
And prove my theme unfolded no| amifi.
Vc vain ! defifl from your erroneous ftrlff }
Be wife, and <}oic the/alje fubljme of life.
Tnc true ambition there alone refide«,
VihcTcju^ice vindicates, and wfdtm guides;
\y here imvard dignity joins wtward flate ;
Oar farp^e g'^od, as our atebievement great ;
Where public Urffrngs public praift attend ;
Where glory is our motive, not our end,
W<>uld*a thou htf^m'dr Have thofe high deeds in
view
Brave men wo^Id ad, though j(^ir«^a/ (hopld epfue.
Behold a prince! virhom no fwoln thoughts in-
flitme ;
No pride of throne*, no fever zittv/ame :
But when the welfare of mankind mfpirts.
And 'Jcatjj in view to '^tfrT-bonght glory fires,
♦ Ampbitryee:
proud conquefts then, then regal porr.ps delight ;
Then crowns, then triumphs, fparkle in hit i^ht ;
Tumult and noife are dear, which with them bri^
Hii people*s blelfings to their ardent king :
But, when thofe great heroic motives ceafe.
His fwelling foul fubfides to native pcact ;
From tedious grandeur's faded ch^rmi wi^hdn|rf,
Afudden foe to fplcndor and applaufe ;
Greatly deferring his arrears of fame.
Till men and angels jointly (bout his name.
O pride celedial ! which can pride difdain ;
O oleft ambition ! which can ne'er be vaim, [ikf^
From one fam'd Alpine hill, which props th«
fn whofe deep womb unfathom'd water* lie,
Here burft the Rhone and founding Po; there (hiDCi
In infant rills, the Danube and the Rhine ;
From me rich ftore one fruitful urn fupplics.
Whole kingdoms fmile, a thoufand harvells rife.
In Brnniwjck fuch a fource the mule adores.
Which public blefiings through half Europe pour^
When his heart bums with fuch a godlike aim*
Angels and George are rivals for the fame ;
George, who in foes can foft aflediont rmife,
And charm envenom'd fatire into praiTe.
Nor human rage alone his power perceives.
But the mad wndi^ and the tumultuous nova *•
'£v*n ftorms (death's fiercell miriifters!) forbcafi
And, in their own wild empire, learn to fpare*
Thus, M/iir«*i/^,fupportingMa«*i decree,
Styles Britain's fovercign, fovereign of theyS«.
While y<a and air^ gre^t Brunfwick 1 (hook oiif
(iatc.
And fjktrted with a king*s and kingdom's fate,
Depriv'd of what (he lov'd, and prefi'd by fear
Of ever lofing what (he held mo(l dear.
How did BriranRia, like Achilles, weep.
And tell her forrows to the lir.dred de p !
Hang o'er the floods, and, in devotion warm.
Strive, for thee, with the furge, and fight tll9
dorm !
What felt thy Walpole, pilot of the realm !
Our li'alinurus flept not at the helni;
Hi^ eye nt'er clos'd ; long fince inur'd to wake,
And out-watch every fiar for Brunfwick's fake ;
By thwarting paflions tor<»*d, by cares opprcft,
He found the tempeft pidlur'd in his bread :
But, ffon;, what joys that gloom of heart dcfpel,
No powers of language— -but his own, can tell t
Hi^ own, which nature and the graces form,
At-will, to raifc, or hu(h, the ei-vi/ ftorm.
• Tbe kinr in danger ly fi^
eCXAK; AN 0«t.
^»
S/BS
OCEAN; AN ODE.
«
•CeASlCMfED BY HIS MAJESTY'S RO||AL ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE SEA SERVICE.
TO WHICB IS PESriXKD
N ODE TO THE KING j AND A DISCOURSE ON ODE.
1 T«i«x wtjftS obliged to recommend to you a confideration of the greatefl importance ; and T (hould
iMk «po* k as a great happinefs, if, at the begiDoing of my reign, I could, fee the foundation laid of
§o great and neceflary a work, at the increafe aud encouragement of our feamen in general ; thit
thej may be ioTited, rather than compelled by force and violence, to ent^r into the fertice of their
cooacry.aa oft a« occafion (hall require it : A cqnfideration worthy the reprefentative^ of a people
great and flonrifliing in trade and naTigadon. This leads me to mention to yon the ca(e of
Hofpital, that care may be uken, by fome addition to that fond, to render comfortable
cflcdival that chariuble proTifion for the fupport and maintenance of our feamdn, viorn out,
bccoAie decrepk by age and infirmities, in the fcrvice of their country.
[Speech, Jan. 27. Iji^-t.]
TO THE KINO,
Old Ocean's praife
DcBBands my lays;
A niy-firkilh theme 1 fing ;
A theme fo great,
I dare complete,
Aad}oiB with Ocean, Ocean's king.
To gods and kings.
The poet lings ;
To kings and gods the mnfe it dear ;
The mmfe infpiret
\^'ith all her ares;
Begin, my foal ! thy bold career.
From awful ftate.
From high debate,
moraiflg-fplendors of a crown,
From homage payM,
From empires wdgh*d
plans of blcifiogs and renown ;
From
Great monarch ! bow
Thy beaming brow ;
9±x 1 ftrike the founding lyre^
Wtth proud delign
fa} Tcrfe to Ihine ;
Te Rial Greek and Roman fire.
The Roman ode
Majeftic flowed ;
te ftrcam divinely clear and firoogt
In fenfe, aad found,
Thebes roU'd profound <
Tk tfcrcnt rnar'd, an^ ibaai*4 a^l^^
Let Thebes, nor Rome,
So fam'd, prefume
To triumph o'er a northern ifle;
Late time ihall know
The north can glow.
If dread Auguftus deign to fmile.
The work is done !
'I'hediRantfun
His fmile fupplies 1 exalts my voice !
Through earth's wide bound
Shall George refound.
My theme, by duty, and by choice.
The naval crown
Is all his own !
Our fieet, if war or commerce calL
His will performs
I'hrough waves and fiorms,
And rides in triumph round the ball.
Since then the main
Sublimes my drain.
To whom ihoold I addrefs ray fong i
To whom but thee ?
The boundlcfs/trit,
And grateful mnfe to George belong.
Hail, mighty theme !
Rich mine of fame !
If guds invok'd extend their aid;
Hail fubje^ new !
As Britain's due
Referv'd by th^ Pierian miid*
C ufj
TH£ WORKS OF youNa
Durft Homer'* mufc.
Or Pindar**, choofe
To pour the billow« on his firing ?
No, both dirfrattd
The tiirefol god ;
Scarcie more fublime, when Jove they iing.
No former race.
With (Irong embrace,
Thic tfieme to raviih durft afpire ;
With virgin charms
My foul it warmt,
And meltt mclodiooi on mry lyfe.
Now low, now high.
My fingers fly,
Kow paufe, and now frelh mufic fpriog ;
Now dance, no# creep.
Now dire, now fweep,
And fetch the found from cYery firing.
New n«mberi rife,
Like Tirgtii't fij» hs ;
The (oft Favooiant tfielt awiy |
A« from the north •
New f tiflief forth
A Uafi, that thaoders in my by.
My lays I file
With curious toil;
V« grace* •' torn the glowing lines ;
On anvils neat
Your firokes repeat;
At erery firoke the work refines !
How mufic charms !
How metre warms !
Parent of adions good and braTe 1
How vice it tames I
And worth inflames !
And holds proud empire o*er the grave !
Jove maiVd for man
A fcanty fpan,
But lent him wings to fly his doom ;
Wit fcorns the grave ;
To wit he gave
The life of gods ! immortal bloom !
Since years will fly.
And pleafurfcs die,
Day after day, an years advance ;
Since, while life iafis,
Joy fttiierti blails
From frowning fate, and fickle chance ;
Nor life is long ;
Bui foon we throng,
J^ike autumn leaves, death's pallid fliofe ;
We make, at leaft,
Of Uii the $ef.
If in life*s phantom, 6une, tre foor.
Our ftrains divide
The laurel's pride;
With thofe we lift to life^ we Uve ;
By fame enroird
With heroes bold.
And fiiare the bkfllqga which we givet
What hero's pralfe
Can fire my lays.
Like his, with whom my lay begun f
" Juftice fincere,
** And courage clear,
<* Rife the two columns of his throne.
" How form'd for fway !
•• Who look, obey ;
^* They read the monarch in his port.
•• Their love and awe
•* Supply the law ;
*« Jjlhd hb own loftft makes the court ;
'* But (hines fupreme,
•* Where heroes flame ;
'* in vrar*s high-hearted pomp he prides !
«* By godlike arts
** Enthroned in hearts,
** Our \)oCom-\or6 o*er wills prcfides.**
Our foi^fonsend!
The nations bend !
For when Britannia^s fons, comblnM
In lair array,'
All march one way ;
They march the terror of mankind.
If equal all
Who tread the baU,
Our bounded profpcA, ^ere, would cud ;
But heroes prove
As fieps to Jove,
By which bur thoughu, with eafe, afcend.
From what we view
We uke the clue.
Which leads frcm great, to greater thinp ;
Men doubt no more,
But gods adore,
When fuch rciemblanf e fiiioes in kings.
On yonder height.
What golden light
Triumphant fhines, and fiiines aUm f
Unrivall'd bUzc !
The nations gaze !
'Tis not the fun, *tU firitain^s throne.
Our monarch, there,
Rear*d high in air,
Should tempefis rife, difdains to bend;
Like Britifh oak.
Derides the firoke ;
His blooming honours far extend !
Beneath them lies,
With lifted eyes,"
Fair Albion, like an amorous maid ;
While interefi wings
Bold foreign kings
To fly, like eagles, to his fl&ade.
At his proud foot
The fca pour'd out.
Immortal nourifiunent fapplies ;
Thence wealth and ftate,
And power, and — Fate,
Which Buropi readt in George*f eyes.
CCEAK; A^ ODJ.
C^ I.YRIC POETRY.
t«Jhlmirc^ to rely on infpiraiio. of modctty or concct.
. r ^ Nor, thovgo naura
I
How unperfea fociier my own compofition may
W, yet am I wiHini^ to fpeili ^ word or two of the
ftatttir cf Lttic Poetry; to (how that I have, at
k»ft, fooie iilea of perfedion in th«t kind of poem
m #hifS I am
avfelf poet €floa
fnr my farceft in it
To orr haring, or not haVinfC thif idea of yer-
r<^ -n in the p« ^:m we vndcfftake, it chiefly "Jgf
•Se merit or demerit of our performance^ awPfc
the aiadefty or nnity of oor opinions conccmiB^
^beau And in fpcaki»g of it I (haU ihow how it
uBA«c«Ubly e« mes to ^s that A«/ poets, that it,
yr.«* is gtoeral, arc eftcenicd, and really an, the
swft wm, the moft irritable, and moft ridicnlou*
f:t of men upon earth. But poetry in its own na*
t*ire it certainly
" -^NoQ hos quxfitam munus in ufuii.**
ViRO.
He uHat ha« an idea of pcrfeftion in the work he
•tJcrtalet may tail in it ; he that has not. srij^ :
aiK! yet he will he 'Mim. F<»r every little degree
^ hcM'y, how (bort or improper focver, will be
'■»ked oa fondly by him ; becaufe it is all pure
faies aed more than he promifed to himfelf ; and
hetnU %t has po tefl, or Oandard in his judgment,
vLh which to chaOife his opinion of it.
)k« this idea of perfedion is. in poetry, more
ftiaediLsa in oth«r kinds of writing; and be-
azie sort r«6red, therefore more diffictilt, and
bm>»mre diflkult. therefore more rarely at-
fatf-cd: asd the non-attainment of it is. as I have
tud, rbe foarcc of our vanity. Hence the pocic
elm are more obnotious to vanity than others.
And from Tsnity confcquemially flows that great
Mibifity of difrefped, that quick refentment, that
tiader of the mind that kindles at every fpark. and
isJIy narks them out for the " gems irritabile"
BBST^ mankind. And from this combuftible tem-
per. thi« fcnouB a»ger for no very ferious things
t£izg« looked on by moft as foreign to the impor-
tarr I'^ints cf life, as confcquentially flows that in-
ker :-ir:ce cf ridirvJe, which devolves on them,
•rca: gmeratton to generation. A« f<>on as they
Wcccte authors they become like Ben Jonfon's
a^gry bey, and kam the art of quarreL
* — ^occofdes animx<^^um node prfmentur;
" Kfu ' quantum inter fe bellum, ii lumina vitas
«* ^rrigeTiOt, qoantas adet, ftragemque ciebunc !
* (^i Juveoes '. quantas oftenunt, afpice, virca.
* >i<. pueri ■ BC tanta animis alTuefcite bella.
* Toqjc prior, tn parce, genus qui ducis Olympo,
" Sydcne flagrant clypeo, ct qzleftibttt armia,
* Krsiire tela manu, fanguis meus !
* Hec te nUx fodes, non terniit ipfe Typhous
' ArdBBsarmatcnens;nooteMiBflapusctUfeas,
^ Cuaccai torque De&m MesentiM.** Viao.
I to that idea, which he propof^d for hit model, m
alnio(l. if not abfolutdy, impoflSble.
Thcfe two obfervations account for what mny
fcem as ftrange, a« it is infallibly true ; I meaa«
they (how us why good writers have the loweil,
and bad writers the higheft, opinion of their owa
performances. They who have only a jartial idea
I of this nerfedion. as their proportionable degr<
Bat
to return. He that bes thit Idea of pcr-
f*5jaa in the work he vndertaket, however fuc-
iHifq; he is, will yet htfw^JI^ bccaiife to rife up
ural good underftaoding makea
a toierably juft judgment in things of this nature^
will the reader judj^c the Wfiffe, for forming t*
himfelf a notion of what he ou^ht to cxped from
the piece he hat in hand, before he begins hia
perulal of \u
;rhe ode. as it is the eldcft kind of poetry, fo k
is more fpirituou% and more remote from prolis
than any other, in fenfe, found, expreffion, and
condud. Its thoughts (hould be uncommon, fub^
lime, and moral ; its numbers full, eafy, and moft
harmonious ; its exprelfion pure, ftrong, <]elicatc^
yet unaffcded; and of ^ cur'mii ftlicHy beyond «.
ther poems ; its condad fliould be rapturous, forne*
what abrupt, and immethodical to a vulgar eyo^
That apparent order, and connedion, which given
form and life lofsme cofnpofitions, takes away the
veryibul of ih'u. ' Fire, elevation, and feled though^
are indifpeiifable ; an humble, tame, and vulgar
ode is tlte n;oi^ pitiful error a pen can conmiit.
<* Mufa dedit FIdibus diyos, puerofque DeoninC*
And as its fubjeds are fublime. its wrtter^s ge^
nius (hould be fo too ; otherwife it becomes the
meaneft thing in writing, via. an involuntary bur-
lefque.
It is the gcnui;ie charader, and true merit of the
ode, a little to (^artle fome apprehen(ion(i. Men cf
C0I4 complexi -ns are very apt to miftakc a want cf
vigour in their imaginations, for a delicacy of tafVe
in their judgments ; and, like perfont of a tender
fight, they look on bright cihjedt, in their natural
luftre, as too glaring ; what is moft delightful t»
a ftronger eye> is painful to them. Thus Pindar,
who has as much logic at the bottom as Ariftotle
or Euclid, to fome critics has appeared as mad; and
muft appear fo to all who enjoy no portion of hip
own divine fpirit. Dwarf-underftandings, mca-
furing others by their own (landard, are apt to
think they fee a monfter, when they fee a man.
And indeed it Teems to be the amends which
nature makes to thofe whom flie hat not blefled
with an elevation of mind, to indulge them in the-
comfortable miftake, that all is wrong, which fallf
not withiiuthc narrow limits of their own compre«
her.fioos and reli(h.
Judgment, indeed, that mafculine power of th«
mind, in ode. as in all coirpofitions, (hould bear
the fupreme fway ; and a beautiful imagination, ai
its miftrefs, (hould be fubdued to its dominion.
Hence, and honce only, can proceed the faireft ofl**
fpring of the human mind.
But then in ode, there is this diflerence from
other kind» of poetry; that, there, the imagina-
tion, like a very beautiful miftrefs, is indulged in
the appearance of domineering; though thejudg.
-« THE Works or YotJNo.
ment, I%e n ittTiiI lonr, io reality curio i»
point ; ud [he left it i* (uCpt&ei of ii, k (howi
ibe more mafterlr condu^, and dderra the
greater csmmcndition.
I[ holdi true in thit pronnce of writipg, u in
war, " The more dinger, the more hononr." It
maft be very enterpriCng ; it mufl, in Shjkrpeare'-
Ayle, have hur-breadth 'fcapei ; and ofteit tre
the very brink of error : nor an it efer deferi.
the applaule of tbc r»/ judge, nnlefi it rendei
itfelf obnoxioM to the ntilapprehcDfion) of ttii
Such ii Cafimire'i firaiii imoog the modertit,
whofe lively wit, *ai happy file, it an honour to
them. And BachaDin might jullly be mnch ad-
mired, if icy thing more than the fweetuefi uf
kii numbeia, and the purity of hii difiion, were
Ilia own : hii original, from which 1 have taken
my motto, through all the difadvuitiget of a nor-
thern ftoTt tranflition, ii (till admirable i and,
Cowlqr ^J^ ■• preferable in beauty to Buchaoaci,
M Jndca ii to Scotland.
Pindar, Anacreon, Sappho, and Horace, are tlie
great maftera of Lyric poetry imnag Heathen
'Writer*. IHndar'* mufe, like SacharilfB, it a Sately,
-imperimii, and actomplifhtd beauty; equally diT.
Gaining the ufe of arc, and the fear of any nval ;
to intoiicating that it wiathehighell eomineDdt-
tion that rauld be given ao ancient, that he wu
Iiol afraid to tafte of her chaiiiu j
" Fiadarici fontii qui non expiUuit hauQaii"
B danger whidi Horace delarei be dorQ not run.
AnaereoD'i nufe it like Amsret, moll fwect,
natural, and delicate ; all over flowera, gracea, and
cbarma; ierpiringcomplarency, not awe ; and Ihc
fecma to have good-nature enough to td*n! a rival,
which fhe cannor/iy.
Sappho'a mufe, like Lady , ii paflionately
tender, and glowing i like oil fet on fire, fhe ih
Jift, and warm, in eiceft. Sappho bai left us a few
fragmenti only ; lime hat fwallowed the reft ; but
that little which remaini, like the remaining jewel
of CIcopatta, after the other waa diflolved at her
banquet, >iiy be ellcemcd (at vrai that jewel) a __ ,_^_^ .__^_ ^ ,
fuflicieot ornament for the goddeft of beauty her I mod«rn*,*"a» valoablea'
fcir.
Hoiace'i mufe (like one I fhill not prefume to
name) ii correfi, folid, and moral ; fhe joint all
ihe^^mrr, in the juflell proportiont and Jegreei ;
Superadding a felicity of drefi entirely her own.
She moreuvrr it diftitiguifhablc by thit partitu-
larity. That Ibe abounds in iieUr* gracet, vidfiml
charm*, which none but the difceming can difeo-
ver ; nor are any capable of doing full juflice, io
their opinion, to her eaecllcnciet, without giving
(he world, at the lane lime, an ineouieAable proof
of refineni<nt in their own uiidcrtlandingt.
But, after ail, to the honourof our own country
I roufl add, that 1 think Mr. Drydeo'i Ode on Sl
Cecilia's Day inferior lonocompuAlion of ihiikind.
lu chief beauty conlilti in adapting the numbcn
pioll happily to the variety of liic otcafion. Iliofe
^j which he hat choftDUupRlJHajcIty, (rii.^
AlTumei the God,
Affedli to nod,
And fecmi to fhake the fpbwei,
are choTeu in the following Ode, beotofc tba fnW
jtH of it is great.
For tbe more hacnuny UkcwiTe, 1 EhoC: the £i«>
tread | ^""it return of rhyme ; which laid me um)er giCK
difiicultiei. But diScultiei overcame give grac*
and pleafure. tJor can 1 account for ihe pleafww
of rhyme in general (of which tbe tuodcnu an
li[i/iiild) but from I hit truth.
Wat then the writer mull take care that tb*
diScaliy u overcome. That it, he m^U make
rhyme conCllcnt with ai perfed fenfe, and tx-
prelfion, as could be eipefled if be wu free b^
that Ihnckte. Olherwife, it gives neither gtaee tm
the woik, nor pleafure to the reader, nor, coofe-
quently, reputation to ihe poet.
To fum the whole : Ode (hould be pecoliar. bn
not [trained ; moral, but not flat ; natunj, but doc
ubviout ; delicate, but nnt affcAed ; noble, but not
imbitioui; full, but not obfcure; Gery, bat oat
mad i (hick, but not loaded in iti Dumbm, whkli
(hould be matt harmonioui, without the lotit la-
crificeof expTcfGon,or of (enfe. Above all, ia iha*,
31 in every wotk of genius, fomewbat of an oii.
ginairpiiit fbould be, at lead, attempted; other.
wife the poet, whofe charaAcr dirdaimt medioa
crity, makes a fecoodary praiTe hit uliinute amU-
lioD ; which hat fomethinj; of a contiadiAioo ia
it. Original) only have true life, and diSei ai
much ftnm the bell Imitationi, ai men from tba
mofc animated pidurei of ihem. Nor it what I
fay at all inconHiieDC with a doe deference for Um
jp-eat nandarilt of antiquity ; lay, that very do-
fertDce it an argnmenl for it; for doubtleb their
eumple it on my Gde in this naucr. And w«
Qloald rather imitate their example in the gcnerat
motive) snd fundamental meihodi of their work-
iig, than in their workt themfelvei. This is a
i,iillindion, I think, not hitherto made, and a dif>
imaion of confequence. For the firQ may mak«
UT thcii equali; the fetond muH pronounce ut
iheirjnferioi'teven in our uimofl fucccft. Baiths
firft of thcTe priiei it not Co readily taken by ih«
roafly for cafy carrbge
It fo liable to the thief.
The ancient* had a patticular regard to tha
Ijoice of their fubjedi; which were generally
i:iiional and great. My fubjeift i), in itt owa
iiilnre, noble ; molt proper For an Engllfhitian ;
icver more proper than on this occa&on; and
(what it Orange) hithei[ounfang.
If I Hand not abfoluleiy condemned by my OWK
rules ; if I have hit the fpirit of ode in general;
i! I cannot think wi:h Mr. Cowley, that " MtJic
'' ilaoe, fometimet, tnakei an eicellcnt ode,"
" Vcrfut inoptt rernm, nugzque canorx ■"
if there is any ibowghi, cnthuCafm, and piAort,
which are aithe body, f ul, and robe of poetry^
io a void, if inanydegrec I hive provided ruber
food for men, than air for witt^ I hope fmaller
bj\it will men indulgence (or the lake of tbe de-
OtEAN; AK ODC.
4h
€|r*, which is the glory of my country and my
kwg.
And indeed, this raay he faltl, tn general, that
jreu fobje^ are ahoTe heing nice; that dignity
fymt rver (ufTer from fcrupuiout exadneft ;
that the miootcr caret effeminate a compofi-
Great maikcrt of poetry, painting, and fta-
w their nobler works, have eren affeded
tJie coBtraiy : ^ad jnftly ; for a tnily-ma(caline
partaket more of the negligent, than of the
both io writings, and in life— >
* Gnodiaonclobaheretinajefiatisfiic
M
A
ksow it
PlTftOM.
like ^ criminal, pnder too {evere cor-
lofe all iu fpirit, and expire. We
Fabcr imus, that was fnch an arttft
or a nail. And we know the-caufe was
Qmaponere totnm
Hcktua."
Hoa.
To dofe; If m piece of this nature wants an
apology, I aoft own, that thoTe who have (Irength
of Bund fvfident profitably to derote the whole
•f €ktar time to thejiverer ftodies, I defpair of imi-
tanag , I can only envy and admire. The mind is
rdicvci and ftrengthened by Tariety ; and he that
famoimes is fponiog with his pen, is only taking
the moft effcdcal means of giving a general im-
Victaaie to it. This troth is dear from the kncw-
VeAfcoChafflan nature, and of biitory ; from which
1 coald cat very celebrated inllances, did I not
fur tkot, by citing them, I (hoold condemn my-
ftM, wk9 an lo Utrle qualified to foUoW their cz-
:aiittfall extent.
OCEAN;
AN ODK.
COXCLVDING WITH A WISH,
-H Let the fea make a noifc, let the floods clap their
** hands. * Psal. zcriii.
Sweet rur^l fcene I
Of flocks and green I
^ ortkfs cafe my limbs are fpread ;
All nature (lill,
Bar jot.der rill ;
And Bflcniog pines nod o*er my head ;
b profpe^ wide,
The boQCidlefs tide !
Wai(scca£B to foam, and winds to roar ;
Without a breeze.
The curling leaa
Duee ML, in meafure, to the fliore.
Who fings the foorce
Of wealth and force ?
Tat feld of commerce and big war :
Where wcnders dwell '.
Where terrors fwell !
Where ? where are they.
Whom Pzari's ray
Has touch 'd, and bid divinely rvtt ?
What, none afpire f
I fnatch the lyre,
And plunge into the foaming wave*
The wave refounds !
The rock rebounds '.
The Nereids to my fong reply !
1 lead the choir,
And they confpire
With voice and fliell to lift it high ;
They fpread in air
Their bofoms fair ;
Their verdant treffet pour behind.
The billows beat
With nimble feet.
With notes triumphant fwell the wind.
Who love the fliore,
Let thofe ^adore
The god ApoUo, and his Nine,
Pamafl'us* hill.
And Orpheus* fltill;
But let Arion's harp be mine.
The main ! the main !
Is Britain's reign ;
Her ftrength, her glory, is her fleet ;
The main ! the main !
Be Britons* flrain ;
As Tritons' flrong, as Syrens* fweeC.
Through nature wide.
Is nought defcry*d
So rich in pleaJTure, or furprife ;
When all ferene.
How fweet the fcene !
How dreadful, when the billowa rifcf
And ilorms deface
The fluid glaft.
In which ere-while Britannia fair
Look d down with pride.
Like Ocean's bride,
Adjufting her majeftic air.
When tenipefts ceafe,
And hufli*d in peace
The flatten*d furges fmoothly fpretd^
Deep filence keep,
And feem to fleep
Recumbent on their oozy bed^
With what a trance
The level glance,
Unbroken, flioots along the feas !
Which tempt from fliore
The painted oar ;
And every canvas courts the breeze !
When rpflies forth
The frowning North
On blackening billows, with what dret4
My fli udder iog foul
Beholds them roll.
And hears their roarings o^er my head I
With terror mark
Yon flymg bark'!
^0W| centre-deep defccnd the braTf^
u
THE WORKS OF XOUNO.
Now, tofsM on high
4t ukes the iky,
A feather on the towering waT« \
Now, fpins around
In whirls profoupd ;
Now, whelm'd ; now, pendsint near the alotidt;
Now, ftonn*d, it reels
Midft thundeir^s peaU ;
And, DOW, fierce lightning firet tWihrosdiw
All ether bums !
Chaos returns !
And blends once more the feas and ikie^;
No fpace between
Tbf bofom greeo»
O deep '. and the bloc concave, lira.
The northern blaft.
The ihttter*d maft.
The fftt, the whirlpool, and the rock.
The breaking Tpoot,
The ftars gone out.
The boiling ftreighe, the mopfteri j^nck.
Let others fear;
To Britain de«r
Whatt*er promotes her dtf Ing dai^s ;
Thofe terrors charoi,
Which keep tier warm
In chafe of hooeft gain or toe*
The ftars are bright
To cheer the night.
And ihed, through ihadows tempered %tt \
And Phoebus ilamet
With burnilh*d beama.
Which fome adore, and all admire.
Are then the (eas
Out(hoDe by thefe ?
Bright Thcris ! ihou art not outihone ;
With kinder beams,
And fofter gleams.
Thy bofom wears them as thy own^
There, fct in green,
Oold-ftars are feen,
A mantle rich f thy charms to wrap ;
And when the fun
His race has run.
He falls enamour*d in thy lap.
Thofe clouds, whofe dyes
Adorn the fktes.
That filver fnow, that pearly rain ;
Has Phoebus ftole
To grace the pole,
The plunder of th* tntaded main !
The gaudy bow,
Whofe colours glow,
Whofe arch with fo muck ikill it bent,
To Phoebus' ray,
Which paints fo gay.
By thee the watery woof was lent.
In chambers deep.
Where waters flcep.
What unknown treafures pave the floor \
The pearl in rows
Pale luflre throws ;
The Wealth immenfe, which ftorms devftpr.
Fh>m Indian mines,
With pr«ud defigns,
The merchant, fwoin, digs golden ore.
The tempefts rife.
And fcise the prize,
And tofs him breathlefs on the ihore.
His fon complains
In* pious drains
"jpHitfodthirftof gold!** he cries;
I'hen ploaghs the main,
in seal for gain.
The tears yet IWeUipg in his qfet.
Thow waH^ vaft
What moiinds are caft
To bar thy dreadful flowings.o*fr?
Thy proudeftloam
Mud know its home ;
But rage of gold difdains a ihort.
Gold plcaDure buys ;
But pleafurc dies.
Too fooo the grofs fruition cloyi :
Though raptures court.
The ^fe is (hort ;
Bat yirtue kindles liying joys;
Joys felt alone !
Joys aik'd of none !
Which time and fortune's arrows miff ^
Joys that fubfift,
ihpugh fates refift.
And nnprecarious endlcfs blifs !
The foul rcfin'd
Is moft inclin*d
To every moral excellence;
All vice is dull,
A knave's a fool ;
And virtue is the child of fenie.
The virtuous mind
Nor wave, nor wind.
Nor civil f^ge, nor tyrant's frown.
The ihakcn ball,
Nor planets fall.
From its firm bafis can dethrone.
This Britain knows.
And therefore glows
With generous paflinns, and expend^
Her wealth and zeal
On public weal.
And brightens both by godlike enda.
What end fo great.
As that which late
Awoke the genius of the nMi«,
Which towering rofe
With George to clofe.
And rival great Eliza's reign I
A voice has flown
From Britain's throne
To rcanflame a grand dcfign ^
OC^AN; AN ODE.
w
Thti Toice flitll reir
Yon * fmbrie fmir^
I iu£are*» rofc at the Jivme,
When nature fprung,
B' at angelf funff,
ni &ouced o'er the riflng ball;
{or {Iraint as hifrh
Aa man's can fly,
kefe /ea devoted honoun calL
From boifterous feJPi,
The lap of cafe
eceivet oar wonoded and oar old ;
HI^ dome* afcend '
Scrctch*d arches bend !
Vood calamns fwell ! wide gaus nnfoM I
So flecpt the grain,
In foftering rain,
ad vital b«^ams, tiU Jove dcfcend ;
Then borftt the root \
The verdures ihoot !
ihd eardi enrich, adorn, defend !
Hire, fbft-rcclio'd
From wave, from wind,
liid fortooc's unped fafe aihore.
To cheat their care.
Of former war
nej talk the plealing (hadowi 0*er.
In kngthen*d tales.
Our fleet prevails ;
Utdcstiie lenitives of age !
And, o'er the bowl.
They fire the foul
Of fiianag youth' to martial rage.
The ftory done.
Their fetting fun,
Sereaely fmiling down the well.
In fofc decay,
1 hey drop away ;
&Bd hcooi;r leads them to their reft.
Unhappy they !
And faifely gay ?
Wbo baflt for ever in fucce(s;
A conllant feall
Quite palls the tafte.
And long eoj''yment is diftxelk
What charms us moft.
Oar joy, oar boaft,
flailiar, lofes all its glols ;
And gold rcflo'd
The &tedmind
MafiMt toros to perfcd dro&.
When, alter toil.
His native foil
Thefamting mariner regains,
What tranfpurt flows
From bare repofe !
Ws reip our pleafure from oar pains.
Te wartike flasn :
Beneath the main.
Wrapt in a watery winding flicet;
Who bought with blood
Your country's good.
Your country's full-blown glory greet.
What powerful charm'
Can death difarm ?
Your long, your iron flumhers break ?
By Jove, by Fame,
By George's name.
Awake ! awake 1 awake '.
Qor joy fo proud.
Our (hout fo loud.
Without a charm the dead might hear:
And fee, they roufe !
Their awful brows,
Deep-fcar'd, from oozy pillows rear !
With fpiral (hell,
Full-blafted, tell
'That all your Watery realms (hoald ring;
Your pearl alcoves,
Your coral groves;
Should echo theirs and Britain's king.
As long as (lars
Guide mariners.
As Carolina's virtues pieties ~
Or funs invite
The ravifh'd fight.
The Britifli flag Aiall fweep the feas«
Peculiar both !
Our foil's (Irong growth.
And oar bold natives hardy miod ;
Sure Heaven befpoke
Our hearts, and oak.
To give a mafler to mankind.
That nobleft birth
Of teeming earth,
Of (breAs fair that daughter proud.
To foreign coafts
Our grandeur boafls.
And Britain s pleafure fpeaks aload.
How big with war
Sends fate from far,
If rebel realms their fate dcmitdi
Now fumptuoos fpoals
Of foreign foils
Pours in the bofom of oar lud.
Hence Britain lays
In fcales, and we^ht
The fates of kingdoms and of kii^u
And as &e frowns
Or fmtles ^'^ crowns
A night or day oi glury fprings.
Thus Ocean fwcUs
1 he ftreanw and rills»
And to their borders lifts them highs
Or elif withdraws
The mighty caufe.
And leaves their CamiihM cfatmidi ^*
How mix'd, how irail,' '
Uowioretofiui^'
U eterj pleaiare of m&nkind t
A damp deftroys
My bloomiog joys,
While Britain*! glory firet mj miod
For who can gaze
On rcftlefs Teas,
Unfirack with life*s more reillela flate ?
Where all are* tofsM,
And moft are loft,
Bf tides of paifion, blafts of fate ?
Tlie world's the main,
How vex*d ! how yain !
Ambition fweUs, and anf»tr foams;
May good men find.
Beneath the wind,
A noilelels ihore, unruffled homes !
The public fcene
Of hardea'd men
Teach me, O teach me to defpife !
Tlie world few know,
Bat to their woe.
Oar crimes with our espericnce rife. .
All tender fenfe
Is baniih*d thence.
All maiden nature's firft alanns
What jlhock*d before
Difgufts no more.
And what difgofted has its charmt.
In landfcapes green
True blils is feen,
With innocence, in ihades, (he fports ;
In wealthy towns
Proud labour frowns,
And painted (orrow fiuiles iu courts.
Theie fcenes unrry*d
Seduc*d my pride.
To fortune's arrows bar'd my Breaft,
Till wifdom came,
A hoary dame !
And told me ploafure vras in reft«
*• O may I ftcal
** Along the vale
** Of humble life, fecurefrom foes !
** My friend (incere,
" My judgment clear,
" And gentle bulinefi my repofc.
** My mind be ftrong
<* To combat wrong !
" Gratefnl, O iCing ! for fat ours (kown I
" Soft to complain
•• For others* pain,
** Aid bold to uiuntph o'er my own !
•*" (When Fortune's kind)
** Acute to find,
** And warm to'relifli every boon,
" And wife to ftill
^ Fanuftic ill,
** ^^hofe frightful fpedres ilalk at noon.
•• No frtiitlels tioili,
** No bsuokb b'roili^
THE WORKS OF YOUNG.
** Each moment levell'd at the mart; '
" Our day fo fhort
*' Invitei no fport;
t* Be fad and folemn when 'tis dark.
•• Yet prudence ftill
** Rein thou my will !
** What's moft important make moft dear ! ^
•* For 'tis in this
'* Refides true bUfs;
** True blifs, a deity fevere !
'* When temper leant
* To gayer fcenes,
** And ferious life void moments fpares^
" The fylvan chace
" My finews brace !
** Or fong unbend my mind from cares t
** Nor ftiun, my foul !
■■ The genial bowl,
** Where mirth, good-nature, fpirit, flow f
<* Ingredients thefe
" Above to pleafe
*' The laughing gods, the wife below.
** Though rich the vine,
<* More wit than wine,
" More fenfe than wit, good-will than art/
" May 1 provide !
" Fair truth, my pride I
** My joy, the converfe of the heart f
•* The gloomy brow
" The broken vow,
•* To diftant climes ye gods, remove !
" The nobly-foul'd
** Their commerce hold
" With words of truth, and looks of love I
" O glorious aim 1
** O wealth fuprcme !
** Divine benevolence of foul !
•* That greatly glows,
•* And freely flows,
'* And in one blefling grafps the whole .-
•* Prophetic fchemes,
" And golden dreams,
^ May I unfanguine caft away !
** Have what I have,
** And live, not leave,
" Enamour 'd of the prefent day \
" My hours my own,
•* My fault* unknown,
" My chief revenue in content !
*' Then leave one beam
«* Of honeft fame,
' '* And fcorn the labour'd monoment ;
•* Unhurt my urn,
" Till that gr»?at turn
" When mighty naturc*s fclf (ball die ;
" Time ccafe to glide,
*' With Ruman pride,
" Sunk in the ocean of eternity.**
3
PARAPHRASE ON PART OF THE BOOK OF JOm
i7
A PARAPHRASE ON PART OF THE BOOK OF JOB,
To the Right Honourable
THOMAS LORD PARKER, BARON OF MACCLESFIELD,
LOftO BtOH CBAMCtLLOE OF GEtAT-BRITAIN, &C. &&
MtV«».
TnorcH I hare not the honour of being known
to yoar Lerdihip, I prefumc to take a priTilege
which men of retirement are apt to think them*
feives in pofleffioo of, at being the only method
ihcy have of making their way to pcrfbns of your
Lerd&fp*t high ftation, without firuggling through
cakitodei for acceft. I may poflibly fail in my
itfpcd to your Lordfhip, rven while I endeaTour
tn ^om it mod ; but if I err, it it beeaufe I ima-
\OBd\ofcgfat not to make my fir ft approach to
«ne if yov Lord(hip*t exalted charaAcr with left
•miwai than that of a dedication. It it annexed
to the oaadition of eminent merit, not to fuffer
■ore frwn the malice of itt eoemiet than from
cLe importunity of itt admirert ; and perhaps it
wocld be ucjoft that your Lordihip (hould hope
to be exempted from the troublei, when you pof-
(dft ail the talentt, of a patron.
I hare here a fiir occafion to cel<*brate thofe
iiUiae ^ualitiet, of which a whole nation it fen-
fUe, were it not inconiif^ent with the defign of
■y prcCent application. By the joft difcharge of
y«v great employmentt, your Lordihip may well
dcferfe the prayeit of the diftrcfTed, the thank* of
7«ar coootry, aiod the approbation of your Royal
Ma&er. Thit indeed it a reafon why erery good
Bricoa (bovld applaud your Lordibip; but it it
r^KiSj a rrafon why none (hould difturb you in
iW dccntioB of yuor important affurt by worl^
of fancy and iroufement. I was therefore ioditeefl
to make thit addreft to your Lordihip, by oonii»
dering you rather in the amiable light of a perfoa
diftinguiihcd for a refined tade of the polite ant,
and the candour that ufually attends it, than im
the dignity of your public charadcr.
The greatneft and folemnity of the fobje^a
treated of in the following work, cannot fail in
fome meafure to recommend it to a perfon who
holdt in the utmofl veneration thofe facred book»
from which it it taken ; and would at the famo
time juilify to the world my choice of the great
name prefixed to it, could I be aiTured that tho
undertaking had not fufTcred in my handa. Thua
much I think myfelf obliged to fay, that if this
little performance had not been very indulgently
fpoken of by fomc, whofe judgment it univerlallv
allowed in writlngt of thit nature, 1 had not dared
to gratify my ambition in ofiering it to your Lord-
ibip. I am feniiblc that I am endeavouring to ex-
cufe one vanity by another; but I hope I ihall
meet with pardon for it, fince it it vifibly intend-*
ed to ihow the great fubmii&on and refped with
which I am.
My Lord,
Your Lordihip't moft obedient
and moft humble fennnt,
EnwAEO YouN«,
Teiici happy Job long Iiv*d in regat ibte,
Ncr faw the tumptuoot eail a prince fo great ;
Vhofe worldly ftoret in fnch abundance flow'd,
Vkele heart with fuch exahed virtue glow*d.
Ac Icagth mirfortunct take their turn to reign,
Aad iUt oo ilb foccecd ; a dreadful train !
Vfca: BOW bat deaths, and poverty, and wrong.
The Cvoffd wide-wafiiogi tbe reproachfui tongue.
And fpotted plagues, that mark*d his limbs all o'er
So thick with paint, they wanted room for more f
A change fo fad what morul here could bear ?
Exhauiled woe had left him nought to fear ;
But gave him all to gnef. Low earth he preft.
Wept in the duil, and forely fmote his breaft.
Hit friends around the deep aB^idion moum'd,
) FcU all bis pangs, and groan for groan retQm*4^
jH the work
In aupTiini of their IicArts their mantlet rent.
And icveii long days in folcmn filcnce fpcut ;
Jk debt of rerereDce to diftreft fo great !
"ThcD Job coDtaia*d 60 more; but curbM hib
fate.
His day of birth, its inaufpicious light,
Ke wiOicft fonk in fbades of endlefs night,
J|nd blotted from the year ; nor fears to crave
]>cath, inAnnt death ; impatient for the grave,
That feat of peace, ihat nranfion of repofe,
Tirbcrc reiib and mortals are no longer foes ;
TVbere counfeHors are hu(h*d, and mighty kings
(O happy tnjrn !) no more are wretched thing-.
His vordt were darjng, and difplcas*d his
friends ;
His condu^ they reprove, and he defends ;
JInd Duvr they kindled into warm debate,
ADd fentiments oppos'd with equal heat ;
Jiz*d in opinion, both rrfufe to yield,.
Jind fnmmon all their reafun to the freld :
So high at length their arguments yrere wrought,
They reacKM the lafl extent of human thougiit :
A. paufeenfued. — When, lo '. heaven inteipos d»
And i^vfully the long contention c)os*d.
Jul! o*er their heads, with terrible fiirprife,
A fadden whirlwind blackenM all the ikies : .
iThey faw, and trembled !] from the dar'knefs
broke
A dreadful voice, and tfiMt th* Almighty fpoke ;
Who gives his tongue a loofe fo bold and vain,
Ceniuresmy condud, and reproves my reign;
Shifts up his thought againd me from the dud,
Jfnd te)i% the worlds Creator what is juft f
Of late fo brave, now lift a daunt lcf:> eye,
9ace my demand, and give it a reply :
Where didft thou dwell at nature's eai ly birth i
Who laid foundations for the fpacious earth T
Who oa its furface did oacrend the lii>c.
Its form determine, and its bulk cciifinc ?
Who fixM the c<>rnerAone ? What hand, decbre.
Hung it on nru^hr, and faP^en^d it on air ;
When* the bright morning ftars in concert fang,
When heaven s hl^h arch with loud hofaunaht
rung.
When- Clouting fons of God the triumph crown *d,
AtA the wide concave thundcr*d wiih the found?
£arth*s uumc reus iiJ7j<^x;tj, haft thou view*d thcni
• all?
And can thy fpan of knowledge grafp the ball }
Who heav'd the impyttiain^ which itblimrly ftands,
And cafts its ihadow into diOant lands ?
Who, flrctchirg ftrth fii* Ictptre o'er the ifrr/,
Can that wide w<>rld in due fi.bJK^lion keep i
I broke the globe, 1 fcoop'd itk holiow (ide,
iUid cid a balon for the floods ^Tcvide ;
\ chain'd them v.ith my word ; the boiling fea,
Work*d up ill tempifls, hears my great decree ;
^ 1 hus far, thy floating tide fliall be convcy'd ;
** And here, O main, be thy proud biliows ftay'd."
Had thuu explor*d the/ecreU of the deep.
Where, fhuc from uit', uiinuir.ber*d treaCures flcep?
Where^dowfi a thoufand fathoms from the day,
:!!pritigs the great fountain, mother v.i the fea ?
Ihofe gloomy paths did thy bold foot e'er tread,
Whcfc w'orldi of wai«rt rolling o*cr thy hcid f
S OF YOUKO. ^
Hath the ileft centre opened wide to theef •
Death's inmt'ft chambers didft thou ever fee f
li.*er knock at his tremendous gate, and wade •
To the black portal through th* incumbent (hader
Deep are thofe (hades; but fhades flill deeper hide
My counfcls from the ken of human pride.
Where dwells the U^btf To wht; refulgent dome ?
And where has datkneft made her difmal home ?
Thou know 'A, no doubt, linee thy large heart k
fraught
With ripcn'd wifdom, through long ages brought;
Since nature was ^allM forth when thou was by.
And into being rofe beneath thine eye !
Are mift begotten ? Who their father knew I
From whom defccnd the pearly drops of dew f
l^) bind the (Ircaui by night what hand can boaftt
Or whiten morning with the ho^ry/rffi^
Whole powerful breath, from noiLhern regions
blown,
Touthes ihc fea, and turns it into ftone ?
A fudden ck*fari fprcads o*cr realms defac'd,
! And lays one half of the creation wafie?
! Thou knowTt me not ; thy blindoefs cannot ice
How vaft a diftance parts thy God from thee.
Canll thou in wlirlw/idt motuit aloft ? Canfl thoa
In clouds and da;|cnefs wrap thy awful brow ;
And, when day uiumphs in meridian light,,
Tut forth thy hand, and (hade the world with
uight f
Who launch'd the cUudt in air, and bid them roll
Stifpended feas aluit, from pole to pole ?
Who can refrcih the burning fandy plain,
And quciich the fummer with a wafte of rain ?
Who, in rough dcfart^far from human toil.
Made rocks bring f<»rth, and defulation fmilc ? ^
I'herc blooms the rofe, where human face nc*cr
(bone,
And fprcads its beauties to the fun alone.
To check the (huwer, who lift>> his hand 00 high»
And (buCs the fluiccs of th* exhauAed (ky,
When earth no lonjr.cr mourns her gsptng veins.
Her naked mtiuntaius, and her rbfTcc ylaius;
but, new in life, a cheerful profpt^l yields
O^ (bitiing rivers, und of VTrditht Arid*;
When groves and foreds lavifh all their bloom, #
And earth aud he»V(ii are hU'<l with rich pcifume t
Haft tliou e'er Ical'd my wtutcry [kie^, and fcctt
Ol Saii ^nd//$yu9 hiy northern u.agazuie ?
'J hefc the dread ttcaluics of mine anger are,
My funds of vin(<;eance for the day of war,
WiicD clou.is ram death, and ftorms ac my cont-
mand
Ra;:e through the world, or wafte a guilty land.
Who taught the rat id xvitdj to fiy lo faft.
Or fliakes the centre with his eaftcrn blaft ?
Who from the (kics can a wholcr deluge pour ?
Who ftrikes through nature with the folcma roar
Of dreadful ttunder, points it wlicre to fall.
And in fierce li^htmiai wraps the Eying ball}
Nor he vk ho trembler at the darted files,
Falls at the found, and in the flalh cxpirca.
Who drew the eomet tut to fuch a fize.
And pour'd his flaming train o'er half the (kles f
Did thy icfentmcnt hang him out I tX>ea he
Glare OB the natWa, and <1cbquimc9 £cqa tJuef
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49
'VJ'O on low earth can moderate the rein,
T : ir ■^'Uide§ thy:j^Jtt al )ng th* ethereal plain ?
A, !»• 'itc their Icafon:, and dire^ their conrfc,
Th ;r Ijftre brijrhten, and fuppi/ their force ? I40
C-.'.i t*io?i the fkics beucTolrnce reftrain,
.\riil CA^fe the Pl.-iade* t«* ftitne in vain ;
Or, wh; n Orion fparklea from his fphcrc,
'i h«w rhe coM icalbn, and unbind rhc yeir;
ISkJ KTazzaf'Hh hi4 deOin'd llation know,
.\z:i r-ach the bright ArStirus where to glow?
Ml DC is the mi^h^ with all her Oars ; I pour
^Ifria<!«, and myriads I rrfcrvc in ftore.
IMt t!x>u pronounce where day -light (hiU be
born.
And draw the purple curtain of the morn ; 150
Aw^Kc ckcyi«, and bid him come away,
.\:n{ ^tdd tiy world with his obfequious ray?
H^il chon, entbron'd in flaming gl'*ry, driven
Triimphaot rr^und the fpai:iou» ring of heaven ?
'1 Va* pomp of light, wliat hand fo far difpl.iy«,
*i L^t dif: uit earth lies bulking in the blaztr ?
^"ho did thcjcul with her rich powers invcd,
And hjfhc Dp re«r<»n in the human bread ?
'I o Aine, wrth fre(h incrcafe of iuftre bright,
When ftar^ and fun are fet in endL-f^i night f 160
To thefc my various quf fti»»n« make reply.
Tt* Aimiirhry fpoke ; and, fp^akinqr, (hook the (ky.
Whir then, Chaldean lire, wa» thy furprifc !
Thai thou, with trembling heart and down.cafl
eyes:
* O-xe and ajipin, which I in gfoins deplore,
'* Mt tc-n^ue ha* err*d; hut ihall prefumc no more.
** My wee is in eternal filence bound,
* Amd m my foul falls proftrate to the ground.**
Hccui'6: when, lo! again th* Almi^^lity fpt>kc;
Tie j'axe dread voice from tlie black whirlwind
brc ke. 1 70
Cia that arm m^^afure with an arm divine f
Aad canft thou thunder with a voice like mine ;
I'fT in rhe hollow of thy hand contain
The bojk of waters, the wide-fpreadin^ main,
^A'cm, mad with tempefts, all the billow* rife
Ic ill their rage, and dafli the dii>ant ikic^?
Csme forth, in heau»y*8 excellence array'd;
/'.Til be the grandeur of thy power difplay'd ;
?c'. oQ omnipotence, and, frowning, make
'i '^* fpaciouft rourd of the creation ihakc ; 180
1 ff itch thy ▼entrance, bid it ovtrthrow
Tr.tftphant vice, lay lofty tyrant* low,
A£d crumble them to duft. When this is done,
I jfrant thy fafety lodg'd in thee alone ;
fK thee th«u art, and may'tl undaunted (land,
Bt>uaJ rbe buckler of thuie own rfght-hand.
r 73i ctaa ' the vifion of a moment made !
Ir^^a cf a dream ' and Ihadow of a Ihade !
VLkt vwlds haft thou pruduc*d, what creatures
frim'd ;
Vrat ai-^* cheri(h*d,that thy God is blam'd ? 1 90
^"c-.n paia'd with hanger, the wild raven*s brood
Lc'jd ciU« on God, importunate for food :
*^'z.j hcan their cry, who grants their hoarfe
reqjeft,
Ani ftilli the clamnnr of the craving neft ?
VThit iti the ftoptd oftrich has lubdued
A pi r cart's care, aod fond in^nktiidc {
V'OL. X«
Whils far (he flies, h'er fcatter*d eggs arc fsuod.
Without an -owner, on the fandy ground;
Cad out on fortune, they at mercy lie.
And borniw life from an indulgent Iky : 2CO
Adopted by the fun, in blaze of day,
i'hcy ripen under his prohfic ray.
Unmindful (he, that fome unhappy tread
May criifh her young in their ne^jIcAed bed
What time (he (kinib along the field with fpced,
She fcorn^ the rider, and purfuing deed
How rich the peacock I what bright glories run
From plume to plume, and vxry in the fun !
He proudly fpreads them to the golvien ray.
Give* all his colours, and adorns the day ; 210
With conrcious(^are the fpacious round difplays.
And (lowly moves amid the waving blaze
Who taught the hawk to find, in fcafons wife.
Perpetual funimer, and a change of (kies f
When clouds deform the year,(he mounts the wind
Shoots to the fouth, nor fears the dorm behind ;
The fun returning, (he returns again, * ■
Lives in his beams, and leaves ill days to men.
Though drong the hawk, though praAia*d well
to fly.
An eagle drops her in a lower (ky ; %%^
An eagle, when, deferting human fight,
J»he feeks the fun in her unweary'd flight ;
Did thy command her yellow pinion lift,
So high in air, and fct her on the clift.
Where far above t.'y world (he dwells alone,
And proudly makes thedrength of rocks her own }
Thence wide o'er nature takes her dread lurvcy,
And witii a glance prededinatcs her prey ? [o'et*
She (cafls her young with blood; and, hovering
Th* unll iijghtcr'd hod, enjoys the firomr/ J *rorc. 230
Knovv'il thou how many moons, by me affign*d.
Roll o cr the mountain goat, and fored hind.
While prcjjnant they a mother's load fudain ?
They hcn(l in anguilh, and cad forth their pain.
Hile are their young, from human frailties freed;
Walk unludain'd, and unalTided feed ;
i'hcy live at once ; forfake the dam's warm fide ;
l^akc the wide world, with nature for tlieir guide;
Bjund o'er the lawn, or fcek the didant glade ;
Anil fmd a home in each delightful ihade 240
Will th' tall rccm, which know? no lord but me^
Low at the crib, and a(k an aim* of thee ?
Submit hi« iinworn (hoelder to the yoke,
Break the diff clod, and o'er thy furrow fmoke ?
JSince great hisdrength. go trud him, void of care;
Lay on his neck the toil of all the year ;
Bid him bring home the feafoni to thy doors.
And cad his load among thy gather 'd dores.
DiJd thou from fcrvice the wlld-afs difcinrge.
And break his bonds and bid him live at largj, z^o
Thiough the wide wade, hi» ample manfion, roam.
And lole himlclf in his uuboundcd home ?
By natures hand maguificciitly fed,
His meal i* on the range of mountains fpread ;
As in pure air aloft he bounds along.
He fecii in didant fmoke the city thr.ing;
C*nfcious ot freedom, (corns the fmothcr'd train,
rhe threatening driver, and the fervilc rein.
Survey the warlike horfe! didd thou inved
With thunder bis robud diden'ded chcd ? 26c
P
5«
THE WORKS OF YOUN
No fenre of fear his dauntleft foul allays ;
^Tis dreadful to behold hisnoftrils blaze ;
*l*o paw the vale he proudly takes delight.
And triumphs in the fulnefs of his might ;
liiorh-raisM he fnuffs the battle from afar,
And burns to plunge amid the raginjr war;
And mocks at death, and throws his foam around,
And in a llorm of fury (hakes the ground.
How docs his firm, his rifing hear t, advance 269
Full on the brafldi(h*d fword, and (baken lance ;
"While hisfix'd eye balls meet the dazzling (hiekl,
Gaze, and rettim the lightning of the field !
He finks the fenfe of pain in genermis pride*
Kor feels the fliafc that trembles in hit fide ;
But neighs to the (brill trumpet^ dreadful hlaft
Till death ; and when he groans, he groans bis
But, fiercer ft ill, the lordly lion ftalks, [laft.
Grimly majeftic in his lonely walks ;
Wheo round he glares, all living creatures fly ;
He clean the defart with hi« roUiag eye. aSo
l^ay. OMMtaly does be roufc at thy command.
And rotr tm thee, and live upon thy hand f
U^tk thoa for him in foreds bend thy bow.
And to his gloomy den the morfel throw.
Where bent on death lie hid his tawny brood.
And, covch'd in dreadful ambu(h, pant for blood ;
Or, ftretch*d on broken limbt, cohfunie the day.
In darknefs wrapt, and flumber o'er their prey ?
(By the pale moon they take their deikin'd round.
And laih their fides, and furious tear the ground.
Now fhrieks and dying groans the defart fill; 091
They rage, they rend ; their ravenous jaws diftil
With cnmfoo foam; and, when the banquet's
©'er.
They ftride avray, and paint their (leps with gore;
In flight alone the (htphcrd puts his truft,
Aiid fliudders at the talon in the duft.
Mild is my Behemoth, though large his frame ;
Smooth if his temper, and reprefl hi\ flame.
While unprovoked. This native of the flood
Lifts his broad foot, and puts afbore for food ; 3C0
fiarth finks beneath him, as he movrs along
To reek the herbl, and mingle with the throng.
See with what flrength his haiden'd loins arc
bound.
All over proof and fliut againfl a wound.
1 h)W like a mountain cedar moves his tail !
JNor can his complicated finews fail.
Built high and wide, his folid bones furpaf*
The bars of fleet ; his ribs are rib^ of brafs ;
His port majeflic and his armed jaw
Give the wide forefl, and the mountain, law. 310
The mountains feed him ; there the beafls admire
The mighty ftranger, and in dread retire.
At length his greatnefs nearer they furvey,
Graze in hit (hadow, and his eye obey.
The fens and maHbes are his cool retreat.
His noontide flielter from the burning heat ;
Their iedgy boToms his wide couch are made.
And groves of willowt give him all their fliade.
His eye drinks Jordan up, when fir'd with
drought.
He tmftn to turn its current down his throat ; Jio
In ieficn'd waves it creeps along the plain :
2Ie fichs a rifcr^ ud Im thirfis agaia*
Go to the Nile, and, from its fruitful iie^
Cafl forth thy line into the fwdling tide :
With flender hair leviathan eommand,
And ftretch his vaflnefs on the loaded ftrand.
Will he become thy fervant . Will be 9mn
Thy lordly nod, and tremble at thy frown ?
Or with his fport amufe thy leifiire day, $Wf
And, bound in filk, with thy foft maidens pky f
Shall pompous banquets fwell with fuch a priw?
And the bowl journey round his ample fise?
Or the debating merchants (hare the prey.
And various limbs to various marts convey f
Through his firm flcull what fteel its way can win f
What forceful engine can fabdue his flcin ?
Fly far, and live; tempt Dot his matchleis miglit:
The braveft fltrink to cowards in his fight ;
The raflieft dare not roufe him up r Who tbeo
Shall turn on me, among the fons of men ? J49
Am I a debtor ? Haft thou ever heard
Whence come the gifts that are on me coofuT^d t
My lavifli fruit a tboufand valleys fills,
And mine the herds that graze a thoofaod hilb :
Earth, fca, and air, all nature is my own ;
And ftars and fun are dufl beneath my throoe.
And dar'ft thou vrith the world's great Father vie.
Thou, who dofl tremble at my creature's eye f
At full my large Leviathan (ball rife, 34^
Boall all his ftrength, and fpread his wondrovs fise.
Who, great in arms, e'er ftripp'd his (bining mail^
Or crown'd his triomph with a fingle fcaJe !
Whofe heart fuftains him to draw near f Behold^
Deflrudlion yawns ; his fpacious jaws uofoldy
And, maHhall'd round the wide expanle, diCclofa
Teeth edg'd with death, aad crowding rowa Cft
rows:
What hideous fangs on either fide arife f
And what a deep abyfs between them Uesf
Mete with thy lance, and with thy plumbet ibm^
I'he one how long, the other how profound, jio
His bulk is charged with fuch a furious foul.
That clouds of fmoke from his fpread noftrils rai^
As from a furnace; and when rous'd his ire,.
Fate iflTucs from his jaw» in dreams of fire.
The rage of cempefls, and the roar of fcas^
Thy terror, this thy great fuperior pleaie ;
Strength on his ample (boulder fits in flate ;
His welUjdin'd limbs are dreadfully complete %
His flakes of folid fle(h are flow to part ;
As fleel his nerves, as adamaot his heart. 37#
When, late awak'd,he rears him from the floods
And ft retching forth his ftature to the doudsi
Writhes in the fun aloft his fcaJy height,
At;d flriken the di(Unt hill^ with tranficnt light.
Far round are fatal damps of terror fpread.
The mighty- fear, nor biu(h to own their dread.
l«arge is his front ; and when his bnmilh*d eyea
Lift their broad lids, the morning feems to rile.
In vain may death in various (hapes invade.
The fwift-wing'd arrow, the defcendiag blade $
His naked breail their impotence defies ; |&t
The dart rebounds, the brittle faulchion flies.
Shut in himfelf, the war without he hears.
Safe in the temped of their rattling fpears ;
The cumbered ftrand their wafted voUies ftrow^
His fport| the rage and hbow of the foe.
PARAPHRASE ON PART OF THE B()OE OF JOB.
ilnuilike > svUroo boil the Sood,
:d nceui wiih tiw riHo,; muil :
r, ltt\ hin, u he worka bii H'17 ; 3S[>
l.*titpt Ihuie dung the (e» ; [^retn,
higii-wranght wiih white dividei the
U Lnkni poinl where death liu lieen.
orth brari not 00 her fpiciuus fm ;
utuc ilaadt hit dauniklt nee,
ijtaannie of fear ren iwn'd,
u roll* hii balelnl ejre arounil :
■rj rir.>irn, diTdainrul hurr, fubCde,
duoiuuiin o'er the Ions of pride.
e ChalUean eai'J hi> Ijbttaiiaic bread,
coniiAion of h» ctime rppr»(l. 400
'. oaii accumplifb all ihingi. Lord of
ajAaaght i< naked to ihj' light.
! Aj way* are worijerlul, md lie
tKe liecpeS reach of morial ejt.
E (hcarJ of thine almighif power;
« fw ihec till thit dreadful hour,
dmd ■llh ftiaaif, the I^rJ of Life fCct,
Bjfclf, and give my foul to thcc.
U Bf wnkncft tempt thine an^tr mnre :
•M aa^ CO *jt!I,m, but uIim." 410
XS ON THE PARAPHRASE.
Uafft, fame to o^hCrr A^ 1 w
1b little pecEnmunce, feme ar):uiiiciii(
Mat vhi:h [a*our the furmer of ihufe
«i becaufe I do nat find them men.
KToiic t'lti, I hare Sung them into the
wttt, where litile elfe ii 10 be eip-ded.
rae A;m!|[htr'«fF«e>:h. ihiprcriiiviii,
it whac I paraplirafein tin- li'ile work,
the filed par: of ihe nobtcll and molt
ra ID the wurld. Bilhop Patrick /lyi,
r ii ij iRucfi above ■!! other poi^try, »
Iniiidti ihjn a whirpcr. In order 10 fet
liOl'il pan of the pucm in a fuller light,
td the preceding ai:d fubf q^iint parx
1, u.<l j incd Ihem (o itj In that tifis
mcrf cC'iomeaf i'>e whole Book of Job.
«r.(d/.ir,i^r^.becaulc I wiDt mother
B tbr
I'cd. ailded, at:d
Th« ac.i/dia
, sir rntirelf addeil : Ihule lipin the
bM, Ac. are hiikJi (.'Hargied ; and I hate
■ ' " ■ utethurl more fuiwWi
Trom a cnmrnon execution ; for he ihat.aDu the
)i;uitty d proper queftion, makes him, in cSeA, paf*
fenienceonhimfeir.
Vet. 41.} The Eooltif Job ii Welt kfi'nvn to ^
dr^inatic, and like the ItatJcdiei oF old Creech, it
Gdion built on trilitl. Prohahly thii Utoll aobic
pan of it, the '\lmighlf fpeoking out d( the whirl-
wind (fo rui{=l);eioiheafter-praMicBOftheareek
ftage, when there happened '* digouf vindice no-
" dus"}, i< fiditiout 1 but ti Odinn more agree-
>l;iile to the time in orkich Job lived, thaa to as\f
lince. Frequent bieloie the l.iw were the appear-
ances of ihe Almighty after thii raumer, £iod.
chap, xii Eirk. chap. i. £cc. Hence i> hr Uid ta
" dwell inthi:k dirkneft : ami have hii way io the
ViT 6) ] There h i very preat air in all that
prctndes, but thi) H CjnaUy fiibLinie, Wc are llruck
Wiih admiration to fee th<: rait and uTigitTematfle
ocean rrceiTln^ comman.li. and ]raafiuaily obey-
ing them ; to And it like a mmatccd hOrCe, raging^
tolQii;, and Tnaniin^. but by tlie rule and dire^iun
c'f ill mailer. 1'hi> piBaee yields in fublirntty to
iba- of " Let there be llghi^'' &e. To much onlyi
ai the ibfoluic goreniment of nature yield) to iba
■ he like fplrit in ihefe I>t.> palTiges ii no htA
cifncurreDt aTgntneol, that Mofei ii author of th«
Book of Job.
Ver tyi } Another arftiment that Mofe* wM
the auliior i), that muft >.f the creaiurei here ar«
l-iryptijn. The rcafon giTcn why the raven it par-
Mi'ul.irly mmticmeJ m in obj^a of the care of
Providence it, becaiiTu by her clamorooi and inn
portuoatc voiee, Oit particularly ftcfnt alwaytcatU
>on H : thcDce Ufi^^i i ti^l. M\ita, I. it
it '' to aflt ezniellly." And lince there wer«
I on the bank of the Nile more clain^irouf
he rell of that fpecie*, Ihoft probably are
in that pW.
' 19] } I'here ire miinr Inllmcti o( ibi*
bird'i. flupidii* : let itro fuffice. F?r,4, it covert it*
hcjtl in the reedi, and thinki it&U all out of C^htt
« Staf lumine claufo
" RlJ^ndimi revoluta "liot, cieditqse JateTe
" Qua non ipfa vidcc" ClAv*.
SrranJlj, They that go in' putfuit of ihein; dr«*
the ibiii of an oltrich'i neck on one hand, which
ove> afcfficient Iifrc In lake theM wiih the other.
They have fo little hrain. that HeliogibulM h*it
Gl hundred heirtt for hil fupper.
Here we inay oh.'erfe, that our juifir)>ini,n we1(
_ fublime author, juft t,.i;clTe< the Rrcal iminit of
1 d-Liliuflioti In each ctiatnrf, and (hen h.Hen. tr
ITiC jurfidinn. if (hey ' anolher, A Jcti.riplion
<vill. I (t-M^
what
uaA whrn yoB .
they e iT.ir'bute much to tne fuhlinfi
1 af he AltKijth'v it mailc up uf then
OB* livmi, in'.ieed, thi, proper Dyle <
vn'ed It <liiI'T. fmiT olhti manner <
• btUiflf a pcTlgu eaccuic himtelT, im
_, „ peculiarly bel: neinjr tir
[he ihinif defcribud. A "^. ■/. i> loll m 100 much
dtfctiptioii, ai a jtHiti-x "'"=" *" ""' "'"''' '"'^*
Ver J35-] H-re
i mJfked worhcr faidiat qua*
yi THE WORKS
" VtRi Tclut LibfK TeniniQrn Tocibnt al<)
" Cumprfmilur, lalliliirurfiitranriiiiitinreOM,
" Inque modum veli fiouilu Baininc pcnnii
'■ PuWerultr.ti irolat." Claud, in Eulr.
Ver- «o6.] Xcnophou fayi, Cjrui had horfet
ihaccnuldoToiikethegoit andihe wild ih; but
none thai could reach this crcaluce. A ihoufiDtl
£o1dcii dacati. or ■ hundred c*mcl>, wa» ihe ft»wd
prite of a hotfe that could tqual their fpecl.
Ver. a*?.] Though <bi) bird i> but jull tnen-
tioned in my author, I could not fi.rbor going a
]i([lc Farther, and fpreading thofc beautiful ptumei
(vhich ue there fliul tip) in half a iotea linei.
The circurnltance I haie marked of his opening hi>
pluni« to the fun, ii true ; " Eipar.dii colorei ad-
■■ Tcrfo maiimf fole, quia Ec fulgentiui radianl,"
Ver. »I9.] Thuantii (de Be Accip.) mtolioni a
hawk that flew from ParistoLondooin* night.
And the Egyptiani, in rcgiid to m fwiftncfi,
made it thdr fymbol for the wind ; foi which tea-
fun we may fuppofe the hawk, ai well » the crow
aitvc Hnrti'iK^, 10 have been a bird of note in
Ver. uj 1 The eagle ii fald to be of fo acute
a fight, that when tlie i) fo bigh in air that man
cannot fee her, Ihe can d'tlcatn the finallcll fitb
under water. tAj author accorattl)- nndcrOood
(he natuie of the creature he drfciibci, and feeoii
-to have been a naluralill ai welt ai a poet, which
ihc next note will confirm.
Ver. iji-i The meaning of tkii qntllion ii,
Knnweft ihou the limt and dramjliiiia of their
hringine forth I For to know the time onlj wat
eafy, and had nothing ewraordinarf in it; bat
the tirenmftaneci had fimethlngpeeuliarlxeipref-
Tite of God'a providence, which nukei the quef'
lion proper In ihii place. FUnj obferTei, that the
hind with jonng is by inftina direfied to a cer-
tain herb called fefelia, which bcilitatei the birth.
Thunder alfo (which lookt like the nwre immedi-
ate hand of Providence) ha* the famee&d. Fi,
nil. In fo eaily an age to obfcrvc theJe tbingi,
nu; Ilile our author a naturalill.
Ver. aj).] The dcfiriplion of the hnrfe i« the
moll celebrated of K-.-j in the poem. Thfrc ii an
cicelLttitciiiiconit in the Gi."J.J»- ,1 Iball 'here.
fore only oUfetve, that in ihi* dtfcrif.tion, u in
oilier parii of ihia fpeech, our vlg^r Irjnpi'm hat
much more fpirit thin the Stptu.giiit ; it aUay^
■ take! the original in the moll puetic and eialicii
ftnfe, fo that moQ ccmmtntatot., ev^a on the He-
brew iifelf, fall benealli It.
Ver. »!9-l Purfuing their prey by night, \\ true
of mott wild beafls, nanicuUrly the lion. Pf. cvi,
ao. Ihe AraUiani have one imnr.g iheir joo
iiamct for the lion, which CgnilJci " ilic tuntitr by
" mnon-fhine."
Clavd. Pref. in Ruf,
OF YOUNO.-
i.ec not then thit hyperbole feent too mneh br
an eattcrn poet, though fome commcntaton of
name flrain bard in thit place for a new conftrme-
tion, through fear of it.
Tiler, jij.l The taking of the crocodile ii bmS
Jlfiidult. Diodorui fays, ihey are not ti> be takea ■
liui byiron neii. When .^njuflui conquered Bgyft,
he flruck a medal, ihe iniprefiof whiih wai acr».
<:odile chained to a palm-tree, with thti infcriptioa,
" Nemo antea tetigiTii." '
Ver. 339.] This alludes to a mftom of ihii e«t-
tnre, which u, when fated with GOi, to come al)Mr«
and flctp among the recdi.
Ver.JiJ.] The crocodile'i month ii eicee<IiB|lr
wide. When he gipei, fayt Pliny, " lit totumM."
Martial fayi to hii old woman.
fo thai the eiptefliDn here i> barely jull.
Ver. 364 1 Thii too in nearer iruih than that at '
Erft view niiy be imagined. The crocodile, by
the niiuraliftt, lying long under water, aid bcng
there foiced to hold i» breath, when it emcipa,,
the breath long rrprcll ii hni, and borfli a«ifo
violenily, that it refembUi fiie And fmoke. ll*
hoife fuppreflci not hi) breath by any tneaiu tm
long, neither ii he fo fierce and animiced \ jst tb*
tiphor concerning him:
" Ciii1c3um{]uc premeni volvit fob mtibw !{•'
By ihii and the foregoing note, I would cHtiea'
againll a fatfe opinion uf the callcm bvldneli,{rQH
palTi^o In them 111 unJernooJ.
Vti. 17;.] " lu.cyti are lilie ihe eye-Udi of
imafc [.f i).c ihii>g it woLid eiprcfi. a< can am.
the ihoughi uf man. It ii iiot impiiibible thuiW
Egjipiiaqs flole ilitir hieroi^lypliic for the moiaiab
which ii the cri<codiU'> eye, fium thii pafin
though DO cnnimtnialoi I h.>ve fccn mentioMA.
It ii eaty Co conceive how the Egyptiaiit IbonUts
both readers and :idmirtra of ihu wriiingaof U^
fci, v>liom I fuppiX: the author of this poem.
I have oblerved already, that three or fiiaref
the crratu ret here defctibcd are Egypiiao; tbetB*
lalL are notorioufl)r fo; they arc the riTer-kdA
and the crocodile, thofc celebrated inhahitanta aC
the NUe : and on thcfe two it ii that noT antkor
<bic£y dwell'. It would have been expeScd fttm
an author more remote from that river ibao lloa
fei, in a catalogue uf creatures I'Todvcrd to «•»
iiify their Creator, lohavednclt on thetwolaipa
wuiki of hU band, via. 'he ek')ihani and the wbuc
Thit ia fo i:jtural an cxpci-1iiii:n, thai fotne eoau
meniaiuii h^vc rindLtcU b(.heni<>tli and leviathao.
iJic cicphanc.indtlie whale, tl^ouj^h the defcriptioiM
in out author will ntt admit uf It : hut Molci be>
iny, a> we may well fuppoVe, un^tr an immcd
Itiior of the bippopuumus and ciccodile, I
their daily ir.ifchieU and riv..;;;. an.u;.J him
it very acccun'.aljlG ul.y Ic i1iu,.iJ pcnuii thci
ON DR. YOUNG'S TRANSLATION OF PART OF JOB
L. TOONC'tTBAHtLATJON Ot PART OF JOS.
Sj Dr. Caidem,
poem, which orijrinally great,
falbuii*4 poor Job's unhappy fate.
Fallen from its grandcqr, clad ;n mean.^rray,
And in the duft of profe inglorious lay ;
Like him now (hincs with former greatnefs bleft|
And in its native majcfiy confcfs'd.
MICELLANIES.
IIOACL AKGCLft's f AMOUS PIECX OF TBB
CRUCIFIXION.
UJmJ to hsvejiahhfda Ptrpm that ht might draw
it more maturaUy *.
LJT }m Redeemer on hu canvas dies,
V at fait feet his brother weltering lies :
iHiog utiit cruelly ferene,
• (far pale cheek and the diftorted mien ;
liw off life by drops, and deaf to cries,
fles every fpirit as it flies :
dies torment, dives in mortal woe,
rfe op cirery pang repeats his blow ;
ifia^ agony, each dreadful grace,
tranfplanting to his Saviour's face,
theft \ oh nobly wicked draught !
ki U charge of death each feature frauglit :
■BadrouK force the magic colours boafi,
\m owo (kill he flaru in horror lolL
TO MR. ADDISON,
OM TBB TtACEOT OF CATO.
r do we fee is Cato then become
Iter name in Britain than in Rome ?
Bankiod now admire his virtues more,
;h Lncan, Horace, Virgil wrote before ?
vill pofterity this truth explain ?
0 begins to live in Arma's reign.'*
r«rld*8 great chiefs, in council or in arms,
1 yvor lines with more exalted charms ;
was deeds in diftant nations wrought,
iftoes by departed hemes uught,
m yoar fonl a pore inunortal flame,
your life, and confecrate your fame ;
w rroown all ages you fubduc,
\m§ax fought, and Cato bled for you.
UlSml's CiM.Oitm.
lUTORICAL EPILOGUE TO THE
BR01'H£RS.
A TKACXOT.
Iitf^w, through cuflom, is your right,
i*cr perhaps was needful till this night :
"htm^^k tie rrp^t v>as prepaj^ateS toitbtut the leaft
It My ir fy£iiiir.t ^ivtnd tc j^Pfj a podual
C-'Jjr^i^g it it.
To night the virtnoui falls, the guilty flies.
Guilt's dreadful dofe our narrow fcenc denies.
In hiflory*s authentic record read
What ample vengeance gluts Demetrius' ihade ;
Vengeance fo great, that when his tale is told.
With pity fome ev'n Perfeus may behold.
Perfeus furviv'd indeed, and fiU'd the throoe.
But ceafelefs cares in conquefl made him groan :
Nor reign'd he long ; from Rome fwift thunder
flew.
And headlong from his throoe the tyrant threw :
Thrown headlong down, by Rome in triumph led.
For this night's deed his perjur'd bofom bled :
His brother's ghofl each mioment made him flart.
And all his father's anguifli rent his heart, [hunjjr.
When, robb'd in black, his children round hiiu
And their rais'd arms in early forrow wrung ;
The younger fmil'd, uncbnfcious of their woe ;
At which thy tears, O Rome ! began to flow ;
So fad the fcene ! what then mull Perfeus feel.
To fee Jove's race attend the vlilor's wheel :
To fee the flaves of his worll foes iucreafe.
From fuch a fource I — An emperor's embrace ?
He ilcken'd foon to death ; and, what is worfe.
He well defers* d Uid/elt, the coward's curfe ;
Unplty'd, fcorn'd, infulted his lafl. honr.
Far, far from home, and in a vafl'a'i's power :
His pale check refled en his fliameful chain.
No friend to mourn, no flatterer to feign ;
No fuit retards, no comfort foothcs his doom.
And not one tear bedews a monarch'^ tomb.
Nor ends it thus—dire vengeance to complete,
His ancient empire falling Oiares his fate :
His throne forgot ! his weeping country chalu'd !
And nations a£k— 'where Alelander reign'd.
As pubhc woes a prince'^ crime purfuc.
So public bleifings are his virtue's due.
Shout, Bricons, fhout"— aufpicious fortune blcfs !
And cry. Long live— Ovr tMe tofua^t I
EPITAPH
ON LOED AUBREY BEAUCLERK %
In JVepvi'tHjler-Ahieyt 1 74O.
Whilst Britain boafls her empire o'er the deep.
This marble (hall compel tht brate to weep :
• Lord A ul ley Deaucleik 'xocs the eight fn of the
Duke of St, A*!fJHSf it'ly ".vat one oftbefvm of Ki"^
u
THE WORKS OF YOUN«.
As meB, at Britons, an4 cs foldier*, mourn ;
*Ti6 dauntlefs loyal, virtuous Beauclerk't urn.
Sweet were h\» manners, as bis foul was great,
And ripe his worth, thonf»h immature his fate ;
Each tender grace that joy and love infpires,
Living, he mingled with his martiiil 6res ;
Pying, he bid Britannia • thunders roar;
Ai^4P^P^P 9lU felt him, wlicn he breath'd no more.
EPITAPH
AT WELWTN, nEETrORDSHIRC.
If fond of what is rare, attend !
Here lies an hoHfft man^
Of perfed pietjr.
Of lamblike patience.
My fririid, James Barker ;
To whom i pay this mean memorial^
For what dcferves the grcatfifl.
An example
Vhich (bone tKrpu^h all the clouds of fortune,
Induftrious in low eftate.
The kfloo and reproach of thofe above him.
To lay this little ilone
T^ my ambition ;
Whiii- orhcrs rear
The polifhM marbles of the great !
V.tin pomp.'
A turf o*er virtue charms us more.
£. Y. 1749.
A LETTER TO MR. TICKELL.
^§cafi«nedky the Dtath •f the Riglt HonwraltU Je-
Jfpb AddioH^Ffy 1719.
«« — T" Tiyoiz cris ahcr ab ilio.'* Viaq.
p LONG vrith me in Oiford groves coniin'd,
in fecial arts and facrv^i friendship jnin'd ;
t^^ir Ifis* forniw.and fair lUs* boail.
Loft from her ildr, bu( furturiarely loil ;
Thy wonted aid, my dear ^Qmpanion ! briog»
And (rach mc thy departed friend to fiug :
A dafltng thi'fne ! oi.ce powerful to infpire,
And ouw to melt, the mufes* mournt'ui choir :
14ow, Jnd now firil, i^e freely dare cumnl^nd
His modeft Wi>rrii, pur ihail our praife offcud.
Early he blm m'd amid the learned traip.
And ravifti'd l{j-> lilten'd to hj^ Urajn.
5>re, fee, flic cry*d, old Maro's qiulc appears,
>Vak'xi fzom hirr iluu>l)cr P^ cvvo ihoufund ycuf} :
Charles tht titotd, JJe ttau h«rn in th* y^r I7XI ;
and^ ieuitr regularly ire J to the fea ffr vice ^ in I 73 1 h^
tvas af>f)hitaeil t9 the k^mnami of htt ftytjiyj Jk'p tie
l.udlo^M (lafile ; and he eomviaiid^d the Pi itne I rede-
ri;l ut the attjci 0/ the l^riowr %f Carthagena^ Mar^b
314, I 741. Ih'ti young nolleman •u.is me of the m Jl
1 1 omtjvg commanded s Hi the king's J'ervi{p. ' fi^h^n en
' be dr/jierit/e attack •/ the c-'JlU tf B^ cj Chi, jy at the
entrance 0/ the j'tiid bdrLour^ he Ifji hit Hje^ htitb Lit legs
IfiMgJirpjhot ujf. The fit of. ^art cj t''. Jnf.i t/.iU » on
it's fftnument, 'U'aethefrodtiitioncJJ'rs.A/^»y jftnes
(of (Jyford ; ttho alfo ivrcte a ffcn tn ! is d:uthf print'
liinhcr MjfithlMi:!^ 8w, J 7 j )•
Her <inifli*d charms to Addifon fte brings.
Thinks in his thought, and in his numbers iiogf
All read tranfj^orted his pure ciafQc page {
Heady and forget their clixnate and their age.
The ftate, when now his riiing fame watknown^
Th' unrivall'd genius challeng*d for her own.
Nor would that one, for fccnes of adioo firosf »
Should let a life evaporate in fnne.
As health and ftrcngth the brignteft charms diC>
pcnfe,
Wit is the bloflbm of the founded fenfe :
Yet few, how few, with lofiy tht>ughts infpir*d^
With quickrefs ppinted, and with rapture 6r'd|
In confcious pride their own importance find.
Blind to themfelves, as the hard world it blin^ {
Wit they eftccm a gay but worthlcfs power,
1 he flight amulcmcnt of a leifure hour ;
Unmindful that, concealM from vulgar eyes^
Majedic wildom wears the bright difguife.
poor Dido fondjed thus, with i.Ue joy.
Dread Cupid, lurking in the l rojan boy ;
Li)(htly ihe toyM and trifled with his chormi.
And knew not that a god was in her amu.
Who gieatefl excellence of thought could faod||
In adi< n, too, have been diflingniih-d moil :
This Scmmers knew, and Addifon fent forth
Frop the malignant regions of the north.
To he matur'd in more indulgent flties.
Where all the vigour of the foul can rife ; .
Through warmer veins where fprigbtlkr fpuit%
run.
And fenfe enliven*d fparkles in the fuR«
With fecret pain the prudent patriot grave.
The hopes of Britain to the roiling wave,
Anzjous, the charge to all the flars rcfign'd.
And pUc'd a confidence in fea and wind.
Aufonia fcon rcceiv'd her wondering gueft^
And equal wpnder in her turn ccnfef^'J,
To fee her fervours rivall'd by the pole.
Her luflre beaming from a northern foul :
In like furprife was her tineas lofl,
To find his pi(5lure grace a foreign coa(^.
Now the wide field of Eurojie he furveys.
Compares her kings, her throned and cmpirci
weighs,
In ripen'd judgment and confummate thought ;
GfCHt wcrk ! by Naflau's fuvour cheaply bought^
He now returns to Britain a fupport.
Wife jn her fenate. graceful in her court ;
And, when the public welfare would permit.
The fource of learning, and the foul of wit.
O Warwick ! (whom the mufc is fond to name.
And kmdlc5, conlicious of her future theme)
O Warwick I by divine contagion bright 1
How early didfl thou catch his radium light !
By him infpir'd, how fhine before thy time.
And leiye thy years, and leap into thy prime \
On feme warm bank, thus, fortunately boio,
A roie-bud opens to a fummtr's morn,
Full blown ere n<>on her fragrant |Tidc difplnys^
And ihows tir abundance oi her purple rayi.
Wit, as her bays, wa* once a barren trecj
We now, furpris»'d, her fruitful brandies fee j
Or, orangT'Iike, till hit auf^icicus time
It grew indeed} but fliivsr'd in our vlimc ;
MISCELLANIES*
SS.
the pHfit Co ridier gardraa led,
d, mdatgent, in a warmer bed :
no, pleaa'd, enjoys the rich produce,
her* Dram her orqament her ufe.
laofe from psbliccaretthegrove he fought,
d the leMurc mtenial with thought,
ova laboon of hiteafy page, .
t i—fi mc nr, polifli'd half an age.
thii trsth old hard* coald (carce inTent,
rft to (raaac a world by accident.
he k»» faog, how early, and how well,
HBCs fliall boaCb, and Roman l iber tdL
■ore Ibblime remaina in ftore,
k kio f«lctiti» that he fong no more.
ler pfoof of power th* Ahnighcy gave,
Ac lea, than curbing her proud wave.
k can the genius of his works tranfcend,
r fmr porpofe and important end ;
tike war for injur*d Europe's laws,
tht patn<»t in great Brunfwick's caufe ;
ttae'a charms to kindle (acred love,
I tk' cttranl bowers of blils above.
kiili thoa room, great Author ! where
orill
of an immortal foul f [brought
unknown, unbeaten, whence were
kib ftrongfor immaterial thought i
in, all other may excel,
a mortal eflence think fo well ?'*
by fi» large in the great writer** praife ?
ty fobje^ (bould my numbers niife ;
iBoftrioua rivalry : ) contend
patriot, ChxiCban, and the friend !
His glory foch, it borden oo dtfgractf
To fay he fung the bed of human race.
In joy once joio*d, in forrow now for yearf«
Partner in grief, and brother of my tears,
Tickcll ! accept this verfe, thy mournful due ;
Thou farther (halt the (acred theme purfuc ;
And, as thy (Irain defcribes the matchlefs man.
Thy Ufe ihall fecond what thy mufe began.
Though fweet the numbers, though a fire divine
Dart through the whole, and burn in every Hne,
Who (Irivcs not for that excellence he draws.
Is (lainM by fame, and fuffert from applaoie.
But haiie to thy iUuftrious taik ; prepare
The noble work well tnUUd to thy care,
* The gift bcqueath'd by Addifon's command.
To Craggs made facred by his dying hand.
Colled the labours, join the various rays.
The fcatter'd light in one united blaze ;
1 hen bear to him fo true, fo truly lov*d.
In life difiinguilh'd, and in death approved,
Th* immorial legacy. He hangs a-while
In generous angniih o'er the glorious pile ;
With anxious pleafure the known page review^
And the dear pledge with falling tears bedews.
What though thy uars, pour'd o*er thy godlike
friend,
Thy other cares for Britain's weal fofpend ?
Think not, O patriot ! while thy eyes o'crflow,
Thofe cares fufpended for a private woe ;
Thy love to him is to thy country (hown ;
He mourns for her, who mourns fur Addifoo*
* Tb4 fMtatioH §f hh toorit.
REFLECTIONS
ON THE PUBLIC SITUATION OF THE KINGDOM,
ADDRESSED TO THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.
WRITTEN IN THE TEAX I745.
! immortal in far more than fame t
Usftrioiis in far more than power.
sg« are (mall when greater rife to view,
ftation'd high, and prefs'd with public
mc to pcnfe my ferious fong,
eradvcnture may pofli by the world :
■aomcnts rob Britanoia*s weal,
*z £flropa*s coun(eIs lefs mature !
arc noble, and the theme if great.
all or Europe or Britannia blame
Ceat cUf bmt gain by the delay.
Long vers'd in fenates and in cabinets,
States' intricate demands and high debates !
As thou of ufe to thofe, fo this to thee ;
And in a point that empire far outweighs.
That far outweighs all Europe's thrones in onei
Let greatnefs prove its title to be great.
*Tis power's fupreme prerogative to (lamp
On other*8 minds an image of iu own.
Bend the (Irong influence of high place, to ftem
The ftream that fweeps away the country's weal ;
The Stygian ftream, the torrent of our guile.
Far as t£ou may'ft give life to virtue's caufc^
D iiij
56-
THE WORKS OF YOUNG.
!Let not the ties of pf ifonal repard
lictray the nation's trud to fc-eblc htndi :
lyCt not fomented fl^me* of private pique
Prey on the vitaU of the public j>ood :
Let not our ftreets with hUfphemict refoiind,
Nor Icwdnefs whil'per where the lawt can reach :
Let not befl laws, the wifdom of our firci.
Turn latircft on their funk degenerate fons,
I'hc baftardft of their blood i and ferve no point
But, with moi-e emphtfis to call them fuoU :
Let not our rank eni>rmitiei unhinj^
}3ritanni<i*ii welfare from divine fupport.
Such deeds the minifter, the prince, adorn ;
Ko power ifi ihown but in fuch deeds as thrfe :
AW, all it impotence but a^fllng right ; i power ?
And where's the ftatcfman but would ihow his
To prince and people thou, of equal zeal !
Be it henceforward but thy fecond care
To prace thy country, and fupport the throne t
Though this fupportcd, that adorn'd fo well,
A throne fuperiorour (irft homage claims;
'J'o Cxfar*s Cxtir our firft tribute due :
A tribute which, unpaid, makes fpecious wrong
And fplrndid facrikge of all bcHde :
K!i»ftri«:us followers ; we niuft firft be Juft;
Anil what fo ]^^'^. a% awe for the Supreme f
Lcfs ftar weni^frrd ru&ians ofthe north,
'1 ban vi: tup's well-clad rebels nearer home;
I.el' Lcyn'.^'B difgitis'd, all ariiig fons,
Tl an tr,:itiir$ luTkir*j in our pppetite*;
J.tl ;'.'.! tif l^;;ion» Siine and I'agubfcnd,
Ihan uijitin'd p-j'.lior.s mihing cu our peace :
Yon lnva|:r mr untaiu.'crs are tame to thcfc.
Ag.'i.ill tln'U* rif'ttrj- i>:m' l'»rth the Uws,
Aiiil brtal: to rc.'.fon'n yckc their wild carcrrr.
Prudence for all things points the pr4 per hour,
Tl'pui^h fomc fee m more importunate and great.
TLu:.gh Bri'ain** generous \icwi and iiiccrcfts
fpread
Bcyor.d the narrow circle of her (horfs,
And tlitir pr::r'.d entries ria'te on oiHant land* ;
Thoujjh Britain's genii: 2 the v/idc wave beftrides,
And, like a valt Co]i H'us, towering Hands
Vith rncfoot planted on :];• continent;
Vet be not wholly wrapj^'d io pvblic cart«,
ThoLi;h fuch high cares :\,r.iM call a- cull'd of late ;
The cuufj of kinujs and en.ptrir* ai'journ,
And huropc'k little Lal.uicj crop a while;
Fur greater drop it : ] cnclc r ar.J acjnil
The rival intcrt-fls ;ir d Lcr.feniiii.T cLims
Of life and death, of now a: d of lot ever;
^ublimcO theme ; a:ui nctdlsd ;-.< fi.l>Iimc.
Thuj* grc.it EliZfi's or.'iv! ..' ren'<v.:iM,
Thus WuUlngham and K^letgh ( Riitnin's boafli!)
TIjU5 every ftatt fm:.n thought th.it ever — d!yJ,
'i'ii.rr'b i I.: 'n: rat ion in a f.iMe hiiir,
At'«l t'. ?.•'.:*> approach makes )ioli;ician> wife.
Vi'l.Mi. thur.ccrnruck, that eagle Wolfey fell;
\\']\'. 11 r-). :.\ favour, ay an ebSing fea,
3,:l:i . K-.i;.'han, 1 i* gr-iwK'Ui left,
111- iri-:" '• ' ::ri.i:ovi!r ! iiaht d rn the firand.
Is •!«, il 1 1 I u::'!.in, (i''iubtli.l of tiivine,
Al!»'l.ii.ce . po mf-rc w.iil«'»"v iiij: in his wealth,
ir>l u'.r^' jTouil fcaiiif of U.i< \.i':c no m« re*.
On wt.Mf then, fmutc his lit-rt, uncarciOdi'd,
And funk beneath the level of a man f
On the grand article, the fum of things '.
The pi'int of the firft magnitude ! that point
'l*ubw s mounted in a court, hut rarely reach ;
Some painted cloud ftill imcrcepts their fighr.
Fir 11 right to Judge; then choofe; then pcrieverCf
Stcdfall, as if a crown or miflrcfs caird. —
Thefe, thcfe are politics will lland the tell.
When finer politics their mafters ftinv.
And (latefmen fain would (brink to common mtu»
Thefi^, ihefe are po.itics will anfwer now,
(When common men would fain to ftatefmeDfivcU)
Beyond a Machiavel's or Tenciu'» fcheme.
All fafety refts on honeft cnunfcls : the£s
Immortalize the ftatefman, blefs the ftate.
Make the prince triumph, and the peopU fmilc;
In peace rever'd, or terrible in arms,
Clofe-leagued with an invincible ally.
Which honed counfcls never fail to fix
In favour of an unabandon*d land ;
A land — that OartR at fuch a land as this,
A parliaircnr, fo principled, will fink
All ancient fchocl^ of empire in difgraee.
And Britain*s glory, rifing from the dead.
Will fill the world, loud fame'bfuperior fijig;'
Britain ! — that word pronoonc'd is an tlarmt
Tt warms the blood, though frozen in our veina;
Awakes the foul, and fends her to the field,
Enamour'd of the glorious fjce of death.
BriLain ! — :herc't> noble mat*ic m the found. '
0 whar iiiuitrious im.iges arife! !*T
EmbatiL'd, round me, blare the pomps of war !
By fea, by land, at home, io forvign dimct,
What full-blown burels on our father's brows!
Ye radiant tropr.ie^ I ard imperial fpollsl
Ye feciiLo !-— all oiii filing to nutdcrn light 1
Let nje, at I'-aft, enjoy ^ou in a dream.
Why v*i'.iri ? ^:-y, ye godlike ftrai'gcrs ? flay.
Strangers !— -I wror.g my cii.ntryrntn : they wak?;
H:gh bta*«» the piiHe : the roble j^ulfc of war
Beats to th-t anciint mv;ul'ure. t.S;*? j^rr.r.d march
Which then prcvail'ri. xxhm Britain JiigUeii foar d.
And every battle p-'-i !'««r herors i'^in.
No n;ore o;ir great forcf.i*l.c;« ftuin cur chc<Us
With blufiics; their renown oir fhauie no iKore.
In r.-.ilitary garb, and iuddcn arms,
Up flarts Old Brit- ?' ; ( rt.fierr are laid by ;
Trade wields the f.vtrJ, ai:d *;.'ricujru!e Icavc«
Her half-tuni'd furrov.- : otVti harvcfts fire
A nobler a'vi.tice, a'.arice rf renown I
And laureUare thc^-rrwtii <>! ev^rry fieM,
In diflant courtx i*- < ur Ci'nimotion icit ;
And lefs lihc gr^ds^ fit m:::-2rch^ i n thiir throncSb
What arm can want or iinews or fuccci'i,
Which, lilted from an honeft heart, defcenda.
With all the wei^^ht of Britifh wrarh, to cleave
1 he p^^al mitre, or the Gallic chain.
At every ftroke, and fave a fiukiiiK land ?
Ur death or vidloiy muft be relolv'd ;
To dream of mercy, O how tame ' h'tw mad I
Where, o*er black d^cds the crucifix difplsy'd
tooU thir:k heaven purchas'd by the b«uud they
(\:cd ;
By p'vinj:, not fupporting, pains and de.ith !
Nor fiznple death ' where they tic »ri-atift faintf
RErLECTIONS ON THE PUBLIC SITUATION OF THE KINGDOM.
57
\kho troSt fubdne all tendcroefn of heart ;
brj>i;r?4 :n tonure 1 where, in seal to him,
Whr/e dariin^ title i* The Prince of Peace,
Tbc bcil turn nithlefs butchers for our fakes;
To f^ve u* in a world they recommend.
Ami yet Ibrbear, tfaemfelycs with earth content :
'What modefty !-*-fDch virtues Rome adorn !
Ar^ chisfiy thofe who Rome's firtt honours wear,
Vhofe mne from Jefos, and whofe hearts from
hell!
And ftalJ a Pope -bred princelinfr crawl aflioK,
Replete with Tcoom, goiltlefs of a iVm^y [fliffftpM
And whiftle cUt-throats, with thofe jfwords that
Their barrea rocks for wretched fuftenance,
To cut hii pafCigfc to the Britifti throne ?
One f^i has IbcfcM io malice with hts milk.
Malice » Britain, liberty, and truth ?
Lefs £inge was his brother- robber's nurfe,
The fcovlag nurfe of plundering Rcmolos,
Ere ret &r worfe than Pagan harbour'd there.
Hid to the hrare ! be Britain Brirain dill :
B:i:iin I h\%jtk faTonr*d of indulgent heaTen I
N-tare's an«inced emprefs of the deep !
The onrfe of merchants, who can purchafc crowns!
Soprtme in commerce ! that exuberant fource
Or wealth, the nenre of war; of wealth, the blood,
T.'-iC frdinfT current in a nation's veins,
lo ift kigh bloom on the fair face of peace !
T>.:* ar.ce fo celebrated feat of power,
F:'.T w.Sicfa efcapM the mighty Cxfir triumph'd!
C! Gali^ ii!ies this eternal blaft !
Ihi terr:2r cf armadas I this true bolt
I'^^rciWtemper'd, to repi efs the vain
Sibacseaa thunders from the papal chair ! [awe !
1 hi< £biu iflc wide-realm'd monarchs eye with
V'hich firs to their ambition's foaming waves,
*- i Sjft fir, not farther l" — Let her hold, in life,
Xcv^ dear disjoin'd from freedom and renown;
Kccfrwn, nnr anceilors* great legacy,
7 1'. Ic tracimitced to their hteft Tons.
Br t: r>L<*i:ts inglorious, and un-Britifli deeds,
Tfitir canecli'd will is imptouily profan'd,
iI^Lr^a^.}y diflorb'd their facred duft.
Thtxr lacred duft with recent laurels crown,
Bf ) '.cr own valour won. This facred ifle,
C^: !:^m the continent, that world of flives ;
TL* :srp'e built bj heaven's ptrnliar care,
It I recoo from the contagious world,
V .'J: cccan pour'd aiound it for its guard ;
Ac: ircicated, long, to liberty, [life !
7L.t health, that flrength, that bloom, of civil
TL* temple of flill more divine ; uf faith
& hfid frrni errors, purify *d by flames.
Like gok, ro take anew truth's heavenly flamp,
A:d jiiing b<4h in luftre and in weight)
Virb h^ blef»* J mafler^s unmaim*d image fhine ;
Wty CmuIJ fhe longer droop ? why longer a^
Af iz uccniplice with the plots of Rome ?
V^T : r^cr lend an edge to Bourbon's fword,
A^c file him leave, among his daflard troop»,
To K'.-ilcr that flrong fuccour, Albion's crimes ?
Peed bi> fclf-impotent ambition aid,
A'-i cTwwn the conqucfl of her ficrccfl foes ?
^''"(^Tc are her foes mod fatal ? Blufhing truth,
'* in Lcr fricada* vicesy'*.«with a ligh replies.
Empire nn virtue*s rock unlhaken flaods;
Flux as the billbws, when in vice diifolv'd.
If heaven reclaims us by the fcourge of war.
What tharks are due to Paris and Madrid ^
Would they a revolution ? — Aid their aim.
But be the revolution~-in our hearts ! [bark,
Would'ft thou (whofe hand is at the helm) the
Thefhaken bark of Britain, fhould out-ride
The prcfent blaft, and every future fturm ?
Give it that balaft which alone has weight
With him whom wind, and waves, and war^obey.
Perfift. Are others fubtlc? thou be wife :
Above the Florentine's court-fcience raifc ;
Stand forth a patriot of th« moral world ;
The pattern, aud the patron, of the jufl :
Thus ftrcngthen Britain's military flrength ;
Give its own terror to the fword fhe draws.
Afk you, " What mean I ?"— The mcft obvious
truth ;
Armies and fleets alone ne'er won the day.
When our proud arms are once difarm'd, difanu'A
Of aid from him by whom the mighty fall ;
Of aid from him by whom the feeble (land;
Who takes away the keened edge of battle.
Or gives the fword commiflion to deilroy ;
Who blafts, or bids the martial laurel bloom—
Emafculatcd, then, mod manly might ;
Or, though the might remains, it nought avails :
Then wither'd weaknefs foils the fmewy arm
Of man's meridian and high-hearted power :
Our naval thunders, and our tented fields
With travelled banners fanning fouthern climes,
What do they f This ; and more what can they do ?
When hcap*d the meafure of a kingdom's crimes.
The prince mod dauntlcfs, the fird plume of war.
By fuch bold inroads into foreign lands,
Such elongation of our armaments.
But drctchea out the guilty nation's neck.
While heaven commands her executioner.
Some Icfi abandon *d nation, to difcharge
Her fuU-ripc vengeance in a dual blow.
And tell the world, " Not drong i» human drength ;
" And that the prouded empire holds of heaven."
O Britain ! often reicued, often crown'd.
Beyond thy merit and mod fonguinc hopes
With all that's great in war, or fwcct in peace !
Know from what fource thy fignal bleflings flow.
Though blcfs*d with fpirits ardent in the field.
Though cover'd various oceans with thy fleets.
Though fenc'd with rocks, aud moated by the
main,
Thy truft rcpofc in a far dronger guard ;
In liini, who thee, though naked, could defend ;
Though weak, could ilrcngthcn ; ruin'd, cuuld
rcftorc.
How oft, to tell wlut arm defends thine ifle,
To guard licr wclfire, ai.d yet check her pride.
Have the winds fnatch'd the vidory from war ?
Or, rather, wan tltc day, when war dcfpair'd f
How oft has providential fuccour av^'d,
Aw'd while; it blriVd us, confcious of our guilty
Struck d(.ad all confivlencc in huinun aid,
And, wliilc >vc triumph'd, made us tremble too I
Well may we tremble new; v. hat manncrj
rciiia i
5t
THE WORKS OF YOUNG.
But yrherefore aik we, when a true reply [eTeats
avert
been
Would (hock too much? Kind heaveo
Whofe fatal nature might reply too plain !
Heave'a*8 half-bar*d arm of vengeance hat
wav*d
In northern ikies, and pointed to the fouth.
Vengeance delayed but gathers and ferments ;
More formidably blackens in the wind ;
Brews deeper draughts of unrelenting wrath.
And higher charges the fufpendcd fkorm.
** That public vice portends a public falla-
ls this conjeAure of adventurous thought !
Or pious coward's pulpit.culhion'd dream i
Far from it. This is certain ; this is fate.
What fays experience, in her awful chair
Of ages her authentic annal)i fpread
Around her ? What fays reaiim eagle-eyed f
Hay. what fays common fenfe, with common care
Weighing events, and caufes, in her fcale f
All give one verdiA, one decilion fign ;
And this the fentence Delphos could not mend :
** Whatever fccondary props may rife
From politics, to build the public peace,
The bails is the manners of the land.
When rotten thefe, the politician's wiles
But ilruggle with deftru^on, as a child
With griants huge, or giants with a Jove.
The i)atcfman*t arts ro conjure up a peace.
Or military phantoms void of force.
But fcare away the vultures for an hour ;
The fcent cadaverous (for, oh ! how rank
c<
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French Magi, relics riding pod firem KxaAei
A Gothic hero ♦ rifing from the dead.
And changing for fpruce plaid his dirty ihitmdt
With fuccour fuitable from lower ftill)
A foe who, thefe concurring to the charm.
Excites thofe ftorms that (hall o*ertum the ftate^
Rend up her ancient honours by the root,
And by the boail of ages, the rever'd
Of nations, the dear-bought with fumlefs wealth
And blood illuftrious, (fpite of her La Hoguet,
Her ^fleys, and her Blenheims) in the duft.
Hfl# mull this fkrikc a horror through the
breail,
Through every generous breail where hoooir
reigns,
Through every breaft where honour ekims a ihare*
Yes, and through every breail of honour void !
This thought might animate the dregs of men ;
Ferment them into fpirit ; give them fire
To fight the caufe, the black opprobrious eaafe.
Foul core of all ' corruption at our hearts.
What wreck of empire has the Cb-eam of time
Swept, with her vices, from the mountain heiriit
Of grandeur, deify'd by half mankind.
To dark oblivion's melancholy lake.
Or flagrant infamy's eternal brand !
Thofe names, at which furrounding nations fliook,
Thofe names ador'd, a nuifance ! or forget I
Nor this the caprice of a doubtful dye.
But nature's courfe ; no fingle chance againil it.
For know, my Lord ! 'tis writ in adamant.
CI
<c
The flench of profligates!) foon hires them "Fis fixt, as is the bafis of the world,
•« back ; Whofe kingdoms iland or fall by the decree.
furpris'd ? — Yet why fiffu
On the proud flutter of a Gallic wing
Soon they return ; foon make their full defcent ;
Soon glut their rage, and riot in our ruin ;
Their idols grac*d and gorgeous with our fpoils.
Of univerfal empire fure prefage !
Till now rcpeli'd by feas of Britiih blood."
And whence the manners of the multitude t
The colours of their manners, black cr fair.
Falls from above ; from the complexion falia
Of iiatc OtheUof , or white men in power :
And from the greater height example falls.
Greater the weight, and deeper its imprefs
In ranks inferior, paifive to the ftroke :
From the court.mint, of hearts the current coin.
The pupil prciTes, but the pattern drives.
What bondff then, bonds how manifold, and lbt>ng
To duty, double duty, are the great *
And arc there Samfons that can burft them all ?
Yes , and great minds that iland in need of none,
Whofe pulfe beats virtues, and whofe generous
blood
Aids mental motives to puih on renown^
In emulation of their glorious fires,
From whom rolls down the confecrated dream.
Some fow good feed* in the glad people's hearts,
Some curfed tares, like Saran in the text :
Thii makes a foe moil fatal to the flate ;
A foe who (hkc a wizard in his cell)
In hi" dark cabinet of crooked fchrmo,
Reftmhling Cuma's gloomy grot, the forge
©f boafled oracles, and real lies,
r Aided, perhaps, by fccond-fightcd Scots,
What faw thefe eyes,
pris'd?—
For aid divine the crifis feem'd to call.
And how divine was the monition given f
As late I walk'd the night in troubled thought.
My peace difturb'd by rumours from the north.
While thunder, o'er ray head, portentous, roil'd,
As giving fignal of fomc i^range event.
And ocean groan'd beneath for her he lov'd,
Albion the fair! fo long his empire's queen,
Whofe reign is, now, contefied by her foes.
On her white cliffs (a tablet broad and bright^ ;
Strongly rcflcAing the pale lunar ray)
By fate's own iron pen 1 faw it writ,
And thus the title ran :
THE STATESMAN'S CREED.
«* Ye ftates ! and empires ! nor of empires Ieaft«
Though Icaft in fize; hear, Britain! thou whofe
Whole final lot i» in the balance laid, [lot,
Irrefolutely play the doubtful fcales.
Nor know'ft thou which wUl win.— Know thea
** from me,
As govcrn'd well or ill, dates fink or rife :
State-minifiers, as upright or corrupt.
Are balm or poifoo in a nation's veins ;
Health or diflenipcr ; haflcn or retard
The period of her pride, her day of doom ?
And though, for reafon^ obvious to the wife
• Tie imadtr ^JcGs ibe ehartGer ofChirUt XXh
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HEFLECnOKS OK THE PaSLTC SITtJATION OF THE KINGDOM.
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* JtA Frovidence dealt othenrife with men,
" Vet bcliere, BritoDS ! nor Coo late believe,
- 'Ta fix'd ! by £tte irrevocably fix'd !
" Virtae and vice are empire** life and death.
Thkt k tt writcm<— Heard you not a groan ?
It BfiniB oo her death-bed ? — No, that groan
Wat vncr'd by her foet — Bot foon the fcale,
If thu £viDe raonitioo it defpia'd.
May csro af^ainil vt. Read ic, ye who role !
MTkli mcrence read ; with {tcndfaftneft believe ;
Wnk cowagc mA at fuch belief infpiret ;
TbcB ftafl yoor glory fiand like fate** decree ;
ThcB fliall your oane in adanunt be writ,
In records that defy the tooth of time,
By usicet iav'd, rcioundiog yoar applaufe. [bafc.
While deep beyond your monument't proud
fn hbtk obitvion*ft kennel, (hall be trod
Their ciccrable namcB, who, high in power,
Ar4 deep in guilt, moll omioonfly Ihine,
(TLe metecm of the ftate !) give vice her head,
To lifcnjr lewd let loolV the public rein ;
Qccsch every fpzrk of confcience in the land,
And tn'siBph in t^.e profligate's applaufe :
Or wbo CO the firfl bidder iell their fouls,
Their country fell, fcli ali tJieir fathers bought
Vt'oii funds cxhaufied ami exhaufted veint^
To dewm^f by hit Hnlinefs ordaio*d
To propagate the gofpel— penn*d at Rome;
Havk*d through the world by coofecrated bulls ;
Ar.d h^'W illufl rated ?— by Smithfield flames :
V'lo pbns;e (but not like Curtius) down the gulf,
I)c«n r.ar row- minded felf s voracious gulf,
Vkch {apety and fwallows all they fwore tofave:
Hjfe aZi that lifted heroes into gods,
Aad keg the horrors of a vidor's chain :
02 bodies politic that deiUn'd hell,
kiidcd hcrv, fmce here their beings end ;
ALd tall from foes dctefled and defpis*d,
Od (LToelicvcis^— of the ftateiinan's creed.
Kote, here, my Lord (annotej yet it liet
£j moH, or ail) thcfic truths political
Serve more than public ends : this creed of iUtes
Secoodf, and irrcfiflibly fupports,
Tic Chriflian creed. Arc you furpris'd?— Attend;
/ind rn the flatcfinen*s build a nobler name.
Ihi* pun<^ual juflice exercis'd on Hates,
^iiH wluch authentic chronicle abounds,
A*ail mec know, and therefore muft believe;
*' "n Tcogcance pour*d on nations ripe in guilt,
iV'^t'd en them here, where only they cxift,
^>a! is it but an argument of fcnfe.
Or rather demonfiration, to fupport
OLr feeble faith — ** That they who flates compofe,
** Ilat men who (land not bounded by the grave,
** ^haU meet like meafure at their proper hour i**
Fc OfA is equal, iimilarly deals
Wi*li tmn and perfoiu, or he were not God ;
U'lut meant a reditude immutable f
A fiiten here of univerfal right.
Waat, then, fliall refcue an abandon'd man f
Ncth^g, it is reply'd Reply*d, by whom i
Kcyly'd by politicians well as priefls :
Wft facred (et afide, mankind's own writ,
f;ie whrlc world's uutalt^ th?f? pronounce his
i
Thus (what might feem a daring paradox)
£v*n politics advance divinity :
True mafters there are better fcholars here,
Who travel hiftory in queft of fchemes
To govern nations, or perhaps opprefs,
May there flart truths that other aims infpire,
And, like Candace's eunuch, as they read,
By Providence turn Chriftians on their road :
Digging for (ilver, they may fbike on gold ;
May be furpris'd wirh better than they foughtf
And entertain an angel unawares.
Nor is divinity ungrateful found.
As politics advance divinity.
Thus, in return, divinity promotes
True politics, and crowns the (latefman's praife*
All wifdoms are but branches of the chief.
And ftatefmen found but (hoots of honeft men.
Are this world's witchcrafts pleaded in excufe
For deviations in our moral line f
This, and the next world, view'd with fuch an eyq
As fuitft a Oatefman, fuch as keeps in view
His own exalted fcience, both confpire
To recommend and fix us in the right.
If we reward the politics of heaven,
7'he grand adminillration of the whole.
What's the next world f A fupplemenc of thii I
Without it, Juftice U dcUdtive here ;
JuO as to dates, defeAive as to men :
If fo, what is this world f as fure as Right
Sits in heaven's throne, a prophet of the next*
Prize you the prophet ? then believe him too.
His piophecy more precious than his fmiJe.
How comet it then to pafs, with moil on earth.
That this fliould charm ut, that fliould difcompofe^
Long as the ftatefman 6nds this cafe hit own,
So long his politics are uncomplete ;
In danger he ; nor is the nation fafe.
But foon muft rue his inaufpicious power.
What hence refults ? a truth that fliould refound
For ever awful in Britannia's ear :
" Religion crowns the ftateflnan and the man,
** Sole fource of public and of private peace.'*
This truth all men mud own, and therefore will.
And paife and preach it too : — and when tbat*a
done.
Their compliment is paid, and *tis forgot.
What highland pole axe half fo deep can wound }
But how dare I, fo mean, prefumc To far ^
Afltime my feat in the dilator 't> chair ?
Pronounce, predi«^ (as if indeed infpir'd),
Promulge my cenfures, lay out all my throat.
Till hoarfe in clamour on enormous crimes I
Two mighty columns rife in my fupport ;
In their more awful and authentic voice,
Record profane and facred, drown the mufe.
Though loud, and far out- threat her threatening
foog.
Still fan her. Holies ! fufl*er me to plead
That 1 fpeak freely, as I fpeak to thee.
Guilt ooly (lartles at the name of guilt ;
And truth, plain truth, is welcome to the wife.
Thus what frcm'd my prcfumption is thy praife.
Praife, and immortal praife, is virtue's claim^
And virtue s fphcre is a<^ion : yet wc gran(
Some merit ;o the tnun^t'sloud ^i^^^
63
THE WORKS OF YOUNG.
'W'hore clangour kindles cowards into men..
>Ior fhall I he vcrfr, perhaps, be quite forgot,
Which talks of immortality, and bids
III every BritiOi bread, true glory rife,
A^ now the warbling lark avvakes rhe morn.
To clufe, my Lord 1 with that which all (hould
dofc
And all begin, and ilrike us every hour.
Though no war w»k'd us, no black tempell
frownV. —
The morning rife* gay ; yet gayeft morn
Lefa glorious after uight*& incumbent (hades ;
Lef^ jrlorious far bright nature, rich arrayed
With golden robes; in all the iH)rop«^if noon,
Than the f.ril feeble dawn of moral day ?
S>Ie day, (let thofe whcm natefincn ftrvc attend
Though the fun ripens diamonds for their crowns)
Sole day worth his regard whom heaven ordaint,
Undarken'd, to behold noon dark, and date.
From the fun's death, and every pUntt't faU,
His ali-illiiHrious and eternal year ; [aw«
Where Aatefmen and their monarcha, (nametof
Anddiftance here) fliall rank with common
Yet own their glory never dawu*d before.
/
THE COMPLAINT: OR, NIGHT THOUKTS.
PREFACE.
As the oecafion of this poem wa^ tm/, not^^itious ; fu the method purfucd in it, was rather imp^ti^
by what fpontaneoufly arofe in the authored mind on that occifion, than meditated or dejif^nei. Which
will appear very probable from the nature of it. For it differs from the common mode of ponry,
i^hich is, from long narrations to draw fliort morals. Here, on the contrary, tlie narrative is fliort,
andvhe morality arifing from it makes the bulk of the poem. The reafon of it is, '1 hat the £a^
mentioned did naturally pour thefe moral reiletftions on the thought of the writer.
NIGHT I.
ON LIFE. DEATH. AND IMMORTALITY.
TO THE aiGHT HON. ARTBUE ONSLOW,
Speaker ofibi Houft of ComiKotu,
TiR'n nature's fweet reflcrcr, ha]rr.y Jleep .'
lie, likr the world, his ready vifit pays
Where fortune fmiles; the wretched he forfakes ;
Swift on hib downy pinion flies from woe.
And lighrs on lids unfuUied with a tear.
Frrm Ihort (as ufual) and difturb*d repofe,
I wake : How happy they, who w;tke no more !
"Vet that were vain, if dreamt infcft the grave.
I wake, emcTgirg from a fca of dreams
Tumultuouf;vvheicmy^reck*ddefpondicgthought
From wave to wave ot/aneied mifcry,
At rahdom drove, her helm cf reafon loft.
*i hough now rcfl^rd, 'tis only change of pain,
(A bitter charge !) fcvcrtrfor fcvcrc.
The day too Ihort for my diftrefs; and it/glt^
iv'n in thf rrwV^of licr dark domuix:,
1b fui.ftiinc to the colour of n.y fate.
2<i-lft, fab!c jroddcfs! frcni her elcn throne.
In ra>ltf- nnj.fly, now nrtt:hcfc ^uitU
Her leaden faptrc o\r a iluniUiin;! world.
Mlcncc, how dc«d ! u:;i: daikreli. how profound !
Koi eye, i" r ViiUx Iig c^i, an oljc Jl find* ;
Creation llctps. *'l 'i*> a«i the gcrcral pulfe
V( iilc Ut cd lUlI, and rariire n ate a | liufc;
An awful paufe ! prophetic cf her end.
AVid let l.rr prophecy be foon fulfiird;
}Bie' dr'p the curtain: 1 can hn'c no mere.
Silem a!:d J.:tl/>efi .' folemn fillers '. iwiis
Frorr. anckr.t <»/>'', who nuric the tciidcr thought!
To reajiti^ and on reajon build rrfd^te^
(That column cf true mnjefty in man)
Aflift roe : I will thank you in the grave; (fall
The grave, your kingdom : 1'hert this frame (hall
A vi^im facrtd to your dreary (brine.
Bbt what arc ye ? —
Thou, who didd put to flight
Primeval^/«.rf, when the morning ftan.
Exulting, ihouted o*er the rilirg ball ;
0 thou, whofe word from folid darlhtft flmck
That fpark, the fun ; ftiike wifdom from my foul ;
My foul, which flics to thee, her truft, her treafore.
At mifersto their gold, while others reft,
I'hrnugh tliis opaque of nature ar.d oi/cul^
This double night, trunfmit one pitying ray.
To lighten and to cheer. O lead my mind,
(A mind that fain would wander from its woe)
Lead it through various fccLtsof ///> and death;
Aiid from each fcene the noblcfl truths infpire.
Ncr Icfs ir.fpire my ccnJ: ft than' wy/crj ;
Teach my beft reafon, r«.;;foii ; my Lell will
Tesch reAitude; and fix my firm rtfolve
Wildom to wed, and [-ay her lon;^ nrrrar :
Nor let the phial of thy vcngcarcc, j our'd
On this devoted head, be pour*d in vain.
The bell flrikei ci:e. We take ro note of tune
But fiom its loft. 'Jo give it then a tongue
Is wife in man. As if an ar.gtl fpcke,
1 feci rhe fokmn found. If heard uiight.
It is the i^nr'l of my dcpaned hoiiri :
Wljcre are ihcy ? With the years beyond the flxKL
It is th^f^nat thar demands difpatch :
How Hiuch is to be done ? My liupes and feari
Start up alarmM, and o'er life's narrow verge
Lock d<-wi;— On what ? a fathcmlcfs ab)f?;
A d.-cid eternity! liow luicly ni':e I
THE COMPLAINT ; OR, NIGHT THOUGHTS.
6t
And can eternity belnog to me, ,
Poor peofioncr on the bouoties of an hour ?
How poor, bow rich, howr ahjcA, how auguft,
Ho«r cumplicate, how wonderful, is man '.
H'jw paffing wonder he who made him fuch !
Who ceocrcd in our make fuch ftrange extremes!
From different natures manrelloufly mix'd,
Camu^m exqoifite of diftanc worlds !
DiiUnguifh'd JsnJk in being's endlefs chain !
MHw^ from mtikimg to the Dtity I
A beam ethereal, fuUy'd, and ab(orp*d !
Thongh fully *d and cUfhonour'd, ftill divine !
Dim miniature of greatneis abfolute !
An heir cf glory ! a frail child of dud I
^«^ immortal ! intcA i»fimiu I
A Worm ! a god ! — 1 tremble at myfelf,
Aai ia myfelf am luft ! at home a ilranger,
Tho3{ht wanders up and down, furpris'd, aghaft,
Ana wondering at her awm : How reafun reels !
O what a miracle to nutn is man,
Triumphantly diftrels'd ! what joy, what dread !
Akcraatcly tranfported and alarm'd !
VhaC can preferve my life, or what dcftroy ?
As angers arm can't fuatch me from the grave ;
JLcgi'St &f angels can't confine me there.
Tis paft cooie^ore ; all things rife in proof :
While o'er my limbs^^*« foft dominion fprcad,
Vi'kac though my foul fantaftic meafurcs trod
O'er [mtj fields; or moum'd along the gloom
Ofpsthlefs woods; or down the craggy ileep
Uari'd headlong, fwam with pain the mantled
pool;
Or foTd the cliff ; or danc'd on hollow winds,
Vita sBtJc ihapes, wild natives of the brain }
ILr ceafelcfa flight, though devious, fpcaks her
nature
Of f'ibclcr effsnce than the trodden clod ;
AAive, afrial, towering, unconfin'd,
Uofctter'd with her grofs companions fall.
Ev'n Clent night proclaims my foul immortal;
£v*n filcnt night proclaims eternal day.
For human weal heaven huibands all events ;
Dall ileep infiru^s, nor fport vain dreams in vain.
Why then ibeir lofs deplore that are not loft ?
Why wanders vrre:ched thought their tombs a.
round
Is iafidel diftreis ? Are tmgeli there ?
Siaabers, rA'd up in dull, ethereal fire ?
They live ! they greatly live a life on earth
Uakindled, unconceiv'd ; and from an eye
Of trndemcfs let heavenly pity fall
Oa me, more juftly nnmber'd with the dead.
Tin is the defert, tU* the (ioiitude :
Hnr populoos, how vital, is the grave !
Tiu t» creation's meUncholy vanU,
The vale funereal, the fad eyfre/s gloom ;
The bnd of apparitions, empty (hades !
Ali, all on earth, isJbaJotv, all beyond
h/ai^lamee; the reverfic is folly's ertfJ:
How CoUd all, where change Dull be no more !
This is the bud nf being, the dim dawn.
The twilight of our day, the vefiihole ;
Li/e's theatre as yet is ihut, and death.
S>:roog death, alone can heave the maiTy bar,
1 hu gru(s impediment of clay remove,
5
And make us emtryos of esiftence free
From real life ; but little more remote
Is bf, not yet a candidate for light,
The future embryo, flumbering in his fire.
Embryos we muft be till we burft the fhell,
Yon ambient azure (hell, and fpring to life.
The life of gods, O tranfport ! and of man.
Yet man, fool man \ btrt buries all his thotights;
Inters celedial hopes withoot one figh.
Prifoncr of earth, and pent beneath the moon.
Here pinions all his wilhes ; wing'd by heaven
To fly at infinite ; and reach it there
Vihcrt/erafbt gather immortality.
On life's fair tree, fal^ by the throne of God.
What golden joys ambrofial cluftering glow
In his full beam, and ripen for the juft.
Where momentary ages are no more ! * [pn% f
Where time, and pain, and chance, and death, ex-
And is it in the flight of threefcore years
I'o pu(h eternity from human thought.
And fmothcr fouls immortal in the duft ?
A foul immortal, fpending all her fires.
Wafting her (Irength in ilrenuous idlenefs.
Thrown into tumult, raptur'd or abrm'd.
At ought this fcene can threaten or indulge,
Refcnibles «cmii into tempeft wrought.
To waft a feather, or to drown a fly.
Where falls this cenfure f It o'ecwhelnu mylelf t
How was my heart incruQed by the world !
O how (elf-fetter'd was my grovelling foul.
How, like a worm, was I wrapt round and rotmA
In filken thought, which reptile /tjrry fpun,
Till darken'd rea/hm lay quite clouded o*er
With fuft conceit of endlefs comfort A^r#,
Nor yet put forth her wings to reach the flues !
Night -vifioas may befriend : (as fung above)
Our vtakin^ dreams are fatal. How I dream'd
Of things impoflible ! (Could deep do more ^}
Of joys perpetual in perpetual change !
Of liable pleafures on the tolling wave !
EtcrnHl funihine in the dorms of life !
How richly were my noon-tide trances hung
With gorgeous tapeftrics of pidlur'd joy« !
Joy behind joy, in endlefs pcrfpedive :
Till at death's toll, whofc redlefs iron tongue
Calli daily fur his millions at a meal.
Starting I woke, and found myfelf undone.
Where now; my phrenzy's pompous furniture f
The cthweWd cottage, with its ragged wall
Of mouldering mud, is rcyaliy to me !
'XhcfpiJer^t mud attenuated tliread
It cord, is cable, to man's tender tie
On earthly blifs ; it breaks at every brcrze.
O ye blcll fceiies of permanent delight !
Full above mcafure ! lading beyond bound 1
A pcrpituity of blifs is blifs.
Could you, fo rich in rapture, fear an end.
That ghadly thought wonid drink up all your joy,
And quite unparaiile the realms uf light.
Safe arc you hnigM ab<>vc thcfe rolling fphcrcs;
The baleful influence of whofe giddy dance
Shcil» luJ victdicude on all beneath.
IHere teems with revolutions every hour;
And rarely for the better ; or the beji^
- More mortal than the czmmm births of fate.
A
•JPHE WORKS 01? YO0K(5.
Each mtmhtt has its ficlcl?, emulous
Of Time's enormous fcythe, whofe ample fweep
Strikci empires from the root ; each moment plays
His little weapon in the narrower fphcre
Of fwect domefiic comfort, and cuts down
The faired bloom of fublunary blift.
Blifs ! fublunary blifs ! — proud words, and vain!
Implicit treafon to divine decree !
A bold invafion of the rights of heaven !
I clafp'd the phantoms, and I found them air.
O had I weigh'd it ere my fond embrace !
What darts of agony had mifs'd my heart 1
Death ! great proprietor of ail ! 'tis thine
To tread out empire, and to quench tlie ftars.
The fun himfelf by thy permiifion (hincs ;
And one day thoa (halt pluck him from his fphere.
Amid fucb mighty plunder, why exhauft
Thy partiai quiver on a mark fo memit ?
Why thy peculiar rancour wreak'd un me T
Icfatiatc archer ! could not one fuffice ? [ilain !
Thy fhaft flew thrice; and thrice my peace was
And thrice, ere thrice yon moon had fiU'd her
horn.
0 Cynthia ! why i^^pale ? Doft thou lament
Thy wretched neighbour ? Grieve to fee thy wheel
Of ccafclcfs change outwhirl'd in human life ?
How wanes my Urrwo'd blifs! (rom fortune's ihule,
Precarious courtc/y ! not virtue's fure,
JSeIf-given,ya/iir ray of found delight.
In every vary'd pofture, place, and hoar.
How widowM every thought of every joy !
Thought, bufy thought ! too bufy for my peace !
Through the dark poftern of time long elapsed,
Led foftly, by the ftillaeis of the night,
JLed like a murderer, (and fuch it proves !)
Strays (wretched rover I) v'cr the pleaiing pafi;
In queft of wretchednefs perverfely llrays,
And finds all defert mow, and meets the ghoHa
Of my departed joys, a numerous uain !
1 rue the riches of my former fate ;
Sweet comfort's blafted clufters I lament ;
I tremble at the blefCngs once fu dear ;
And every pleafore pains me to the heart.
Yet why complain f or why complain for one ?
Hangs out the fun his luftre but for me,
^hcjingle man ? Are angels all befidc ^
I mourn for millions : ' fis the common lot ;
In this (bape, or in tbat^ has fate entail'd
The mother's throes on all of woman born,
>lot more the children than fure heirs ofpam,
War« famine, pefl, volcano, ftorm, and fire,
Jnteftine broils, opprejjion, with her heart
Wrapt up in triple brals, befiege mankind.
God*s image difmherited of day,
Here^ plung*d in mlne<, forgets a fun was made.
7bere^ beings dcathlefs as their haughty lord.
Are hammcr'd to the galling oar for life,
And plow the winter's wave, and reap defpair.
Seme, for hard mailers, broken under arms.
In battle lop'd away, with half their limbs.
Beg bitter bread through realms their valour (av*d|
If fo the tyrant, or his minion, doom.
Want, and incurable difeafcy (fell pair!)
On hopelefs multitudes rcmorfelels feize
Ac once» acd make a rcfuj^c of the gr»vc
How groaning bo/pitals ejeA their deid !
What numbers groan for fad admiifion tnere f
What numbers, once xu fortune* s lap high-fed.
Solicit the cold hand of charity !
To ihock us more, folicit it in vain !
Ye filken fons of pleafure ! fince in paint
You rue more modi(h vifits, vifit Arr#,
^.nd breathe from your debauch : give^ and reduce
Surfeit* s dominion over you : but fo great
Your impudence, yon bluih at what is right-
Happy ! did forrow feice on fucb alone.
Not prudence can defend, or virtue fave ;
Diieafe invades the chaileft temperance.
And ptniihment the guiltlef:*, and alarm,
rhruiigh thickcfl fhades, pnrfues the fond of peace*
Man's caution often into danger turns;
And his guard falling cruflies him to death*
Not bappinefs itfelf makes good her name ;
Our very wilhes give us not our wifh.
How dilHnt oft the thing we doat on moil
From that for which we dotiU felicity /
The fmoeilefi courfc of nature has its pains;
And truefi friends, through error, wound our reft«
Without misfortune, what calamities 1
And what hoftilitics, without a foe !
Nor are foes wanting to the beft on earth.
But endlefs is the lift of human ills.
And fighs might fooner fail, than caufe to figli*
A part how fmall of the terraqueous globe
Is tenanted by man ! the reft a xvaflet
Rocks, deferts, frozen feas. and burning fandt 9
Wild haunts of monfters, poifons, ftings, and deatl^
Such is earth's melancholy map ' bat, far
More fad ! this earth is a true map of mam.
So bounded are its haughty lord's delighte
To T^of *« wide empire ; where deep troubles tol%
Loui\ forroxvs howl, invenom'd ftf^^ bite.
Ravenous calamities our vitals feize.
And threateningytf/r wide opens to devour.
What then am I, who forrow iotweyfelft
In age, in infancy, from other's aid
Is all our hope ; to teach us to be kind,
Tbat, nztuTt'nfrJl, lafl leflbn to mankind )
I'he felfifli heart deierves the pain it feels.
Moie generous forrow, while it finks, exaltt;
And coiifcious virtue mitigates the pang.
Nor virtue, more than prudence, bids me give
Swoln thought zftcond channel ; who divide.
They weaken too, the torrent of their gr'c^ •
Take then, O %nrld! thy much indebted tear :
How fad a fight is hnman hsppinefs.
To thofc whole thought can pierce beyond an hour f
0 thou ' whare'er thou art, whofe heart exults t
Wouldft thou I ftiotthl congratultte thy fate }
1 know thou woaldft ; thy pride demands it from
me.
Let thy pride pardoir, what thy nature needf,
rhe falutary ceufure of a friend
Thou happy v/reteb ' by Mindnefs thou art blcft ;
By dotage dandkd to perpetual finiics.
Koow,yW/«r / at thy peril art thou pleas'd ^
l*hy pleafure is the promifc of thy pain.
Afisfortume, like a creditor fcvere.
But rifes in demand for her delay ;
Sh« makes a Icourgc of pall proiperity,.
3^
THE COMPLAINT ; OR, MIOHT THOUGHTS.
ti
Ta fticg thee more, and double thy diftrefs.
Lorenzo, fonime makes her court to thee,
Thr food heart daoces, while the Syrem fings.
Dear u thy welfare ; think me not unkind ;
I wonld not damp, but to fecore thy joys.
Think HOC that,^»r is lacred to the ftorm :
Stand oo thy guard againik the/miies of fste.
Is hcascs cremeodotts in its frowns ? Moft fure ;
And in its favours formidable too :
lu favours here are trials, not rewards;
A call to daty, oot difchaiye from care ;
And ftoald alarm at, full as much as woes ;
Awake us to their tm^e and emfifuetug ;
And mikc us tremble, weigh*d with our defert ;
Awe aacare*s ounnk, and chaftilc her joys,
Ijejt, while we ciafp, we kill them ; nay, invert
To worie than^/Ca/^ mifery, their d>arms.
^.-MJtotf joys, like foes in d?il war.
Like bciom frieodihips to refentment foqr'd,
Vitb rage envenomed rife againft our peace.
Beware what earth calls happinels ; beware
All joys, bat joys that never can eipire.
Who boilds oo lels than an immnrtaJ bafe,
Food as he fccms, condemns his jojft to death.
Mine dy*d with thee. Philander ! thy laft figh
Difglv*d die charm ; the difenchanted earth
Lad afl her hi£Lre. Where her glittering towers ?
Her foUen mountains, where ? all darkoi'd down
To nkcd waQe ; a dreary vale of tear};
Tbe ircac magician's dead ! thou poor, pale piece
OE wi^eaft earth, in darknefs ! what a change
TroAycterday ! Thy darling hope fo near,
(Loag-iih3sir*d prise !) O how ambition fluih*d
Tly fiommg cheek ! Ambition truly great.
Of firzaoQs proife. Dtmtk't fubtle feed within
(%. treacherous miner :) working in the dark,
te^d at thy well-concerted fcheme, and beckonM
Thtt worm to riot on that roie fo red,
Vflfaded ere it fell ; one moihent's prey 1
Man's forefight U€OMAii9maUy wife;
Lorexzo ' wiidom into folly turns
Oft, the firlk inflant, its idea (air
Ts bbouring thought is bom. How dim our eye !
Tbe /ri/^ moment terminates our fight ;
Ceads thick as tho(e oo doomfday,drown the luxti
MTc penetrate, we prophefy in vain.
Tmt is dealt out by particles; and each
Ire miflgled vrich the dreaming fands of life,
Bj Cite't iovsolable oath b fwom
Deep isleoce, *' Where eternity begins."
fiy nature's law, what may be, may be Mir/
There's no prerogative in human hours,
k haoMo hearts what bolder thought can rife,
Tkm oun's prefomptioaoo to-morrow's dawn I
VhcR is to-momw ? In another worlds
Vw ■iiitius this is certain ; the revcrfe
Is iare to none ; and yet on this/friH^,
Thu fen^-vemimrei infamous for lieSy
As oo a rock of adamant, we build
Oar mountain hopes; fpin out eternal Ichemef,.
As we the f«tal fitters could out (pin.
And, big with life's fucnrities, expire.
Kot ev*n l*hllander had befpoke his diroud :
Kw had he canfe ; a warning was deny'd :
Haw many fall as liiddcOi not as (a£c !
, As foddcn, though for years admoDi(h*d home.
Of human ills the lad extreme beware.
Beware, Lorenzo ! zfivwftidden death.
How dreadful that deliberate furprife I
Be wife to-day ; 'tis madnefs to defer ;
Next day the fatal precedent will plead ;
Thus on, till wifdom is puih'd out of life*
Proeraflinatlom is the thief of time ;
Year after year it deals, till all are fled.
And to the mercies of a momcm leaves
The vad concerns of an eternal fcene.
If not fo frequent, would not this be drange ?
That 'tis fu frequent, tbit is drsnger dill.
Of man's miraculous midakes, this bears
The palm, ** That all men are about to live,**
For ever on tbe brink of being born.
All pay themfelves the compliment to thinlc
They one day diall not drivel : and their pride
On this reveriion take« up ready praife ;
At lead, their own ; their futitre felves applaud ;
How excellent that life they neer will lead \
Time lodg'd in their oxom hands \%foUy*» vails;
That lodg'd in fates, to xuiflam they condgn ;
The thing they can't but purptfe, they/^^/iMr ;
'Tis not infoUy^ not to fcom a fool ;
And (carce in human w^faw, to do more
All promife is poor dilatory man, [deed*.
And that through every dage : when young, in*
In full content we, fometimes, nobly red,
Unanxious for ourjfdvet ; and only widi,
As duteous fons, o\xx father* were more wile*
At tinrty vEaxkfuJpeO* himfelf a fool;
Knoxvt it zt forty, and reforms his plan;
Axfftj chides his. infamous delay,
Puihes his prudent purpoie to refelv:
In all the mignanimity of thought
Refolves; and re«refolves; then dies the fame.
And why \ Becauie he thinks himfelf immortaL
All men think all men mortal,, but themfelves;
Themfelves, when fome alarming (hock of fate
Strikes through their wounded hearu the fuddeft
dread ;
But their hearts wounded, like the wounded air.
Soon clofe ; where, pad the fhaft, no trace is fioondi
As from the tcwi^, no fear the fky retains;
The parted wave no furrow from the kecli
^ dies in human hearts the thoughts of death,
Bv'n with the tender tear which nature fheda
O'er thofe we love, we drop it in their grave.
Can 1 forget Philander ? That were drange \
0 my lull heart !— But fhould I give it vent,
I'he longed night, though longer far, would fail.
And the lark liden to my miJaigbt fong.
The (mightXy lark^e fhrill matin vMtkesthe mom ^
Grief » marped thorn hard preffing on my hreafV
1 drive, with wakeful melody, to dheer
The fuUeo'gloom, fweet PhUomcli like thee,.
And call the fUrs to liden.: every ftar
Is deaf to mine, eoamour'd of thy lay-
Yet be not vain ; there are, who thine excel.
And charm through diflant ages: wrapt in fhade^
Prifoner of darknefs ! to the dlent hmtn^
How often I repeat their rage divine.
To lull my griefs, and deal my heart from woe!
V roll thfiir raptoresj but not uuh their fire«
64
THE WORKS or YOUNO.
Dark, though not blind, lilce tbee, Mxonidct !
Or, Milton ! thee ; ah, could I reach your drain !
Or tis, who made Mznoides our own,
Jilan too he fung : immortal man I ling;
Oft burftft my fong beyond the boundn of life ;
What, novfy but immurtality can picafe ?
O had Le prcTs'd hii theme, puri'ucd the track,
Which opens out of darkncfs into day !
0 had he, mounted on his vtin^ of fire,
Soar'd where I fmk, and fung immortal man !
How had it blell mankind, and refcued ine !
NIGHT II.
ON TIME, DEATH, AND FRIENDSHIP.
TO TUE KIGUT UON. TBE EAKLOF WILMINGTON.
" IV HEN the cock crno, be xvept'* — fmote by that
eye
Which looks on me, on all : That power, who bids
7his midnight ccntinel, with clarion (hrill,
I^mblem of that which (hall awake the dead,
Koufc fouls from flumbcr, into thoughts of lioven,
Sliall I too weep ? Where then is fortitude f
And fortitude abandon*d, where is nuui ?
1 know the terms on which he fees the light;
He that is horn, is lifted ; life is war ;
Eternal war with woe. Who bears it beft,
Defer ves it leaft. — On other themes Til dwell.
Lorenzo ! let me turn wty thoughts on thee,
And tbinc, on themes may profit ; profit there.
Where moft they need. Themes too, the genuine
growth
Of dear Philander*s dull. He ihva, though dead.
May ftill befrieod^what themes f timers woRdrout
/frice,
Death ^friendfliip^ and Philaoder's /wtf/y^mr.
^0 could I touch thefe themes, as might obuin
Thioe ear, nor leave thy heart quite difcngag'd,
The good deed would delight me ; half imprefs
On my dark cloud an Iris; and from grief
Call glory — doft thou mourn Philander's fate ?
I know thou fay*(l it : Says thy life the fame ?
Me mourns the dead, who lives as they dciire.
Where is that thirft, that avarice of time,
(O glorious avarice!) thought of death infpires,
A« rumour'd robberies endear our gold ?
0 time ! than gold more facred ; more a load
1 han lead, to fools ; and fools reputed wife.
What moment granted man without account ?
What yart are fquandei'd, wfJom"! debt unpud !
Our wealth in days, all due to that difcharge.
Hade, hade, he lies in wait, he*s at die door,
lnfidiou«</^j/ift / fliould hi^ drong hand arrcft,
No compofition fets the prifoner free.
£tern:tys iiiczorablc chain
Fad binds ; and vengeance claims the full arrear.
How late T (hudder'd on the brink ! how late
Life caird for her lad refuge in dcfpair !
•J hat tinte i* mine,0 Mead ! to thee 1 owe;
Fain would I pay thee with etermity.
But ill my genius anfwers my defire ;
My fi^kly fong is mortal, pad thy cure.
Accept the will ; — that dies not with my drain*
For what calls thy difeafe, Lorenso I not
For h^iuUpian^ but for vtotal aid.
Thou thinVd it folly to be wife too foon.
Youth is not rich in tlme^ it may be poor ;
Part with it as with money, fparing ; pay
No moment, but in purchafe of its w^rth ;
And \\\\Ai its worth, aflc dcath-beds; they can CelL
Part with it as with life, reluctant ; big
With holy hope of nobler time to come;
Time higher aim*d, dill nearer the great mark
Of men and angels; virtue more divine.
Is this our duty^ 'wifdom^ g^*'7^ g**'" ^
(The/e heaven benign ia vital union binds)
And fport we like the natives of the bough.
When vernal funs infpire f Amufement reigns
Man's great demand : To trifle, is to live :
And U it then a trifle, too, to die ?
Thou fay*d I preachy Lorenzo, 'tis confeft.
What if, for once, I preach thee quite avuake f
Who wants amufemeut in the flame of battle ?
Is it not trcafon, in the foul immortal^
Her foes in arms, eternity the prize ^
Will toys amufe, when medicines cannot cnre ?
When fpirits ebb, when life's enchanting fccoct
Their luftre lofe, and leflcn in our fight.
As lands and cities with their glittering fpirct.
To the poor lhatter*d bark, by fudden ftorm
Thrown off to fea, and foon to perifli there ?
Will toys amufe ? No : Thrones will then be tojtg
And earth and Ikics feem dud upon the fcale.
Redeem we time ? — Its lofa we dearly bay.
What pleads I^orcnzo for his high.priz'd fporti ?
He pleads time*t numerous blanks ; he loudly pleadi
The draw>like trifet on If ie*s common dream.
From whom thole blanks and triJUs, but from fAur f
No blanks no trife^ nature mide, or meant.
Virtue, at proposed virtue, dill be thine ;
This cancels thy complaint at once. This leaves
In ait no trijle, and no blank in time.
This greatens, fills, immortalizes all ;
Tj6f/, the bled art of turning all to gold ;
Tbis^ the ^oa/ heart's prerogative to raife
A royal tribute from the poored hours;
Immcnfe revenue ! every moment pays^
If nothing more than purpofe m thy power;
Thy purpofe firm, i« equal to the deed :
Who does the bed his circumftance allows.
Does well, adls nobly ; angels could no more.
Our outward ^St indeed admits redraint ;
* rib not in things o'er thought to domineer ;
Guard well thy thought ; our thoughts are heard
ill heaven.
On all important time through every age.
Though much, and warm, the wife have urg'd ;
the man
Is yet unborn, who duly weighs an hour.
** Pve UJl a day** — the prince who nobly cry'd
Had been an emperor without his crown ;
Of Rome, fay rather, lord of human race :
He fpokc, a% if deputed by mankind.
So diould all fpcak : So rea/on fpcaks in all :
From the foft whifpern of that God in man,
Why fly to folly, why to phrcnzy fly.
For rcfcuc from the biting we pnff^cfs ?
Time the fuprcnic ! — Time i% eternity ;
Pregnant with all eternity can give ;
Pregnant with all, that makes archangels fmile*
Wiio murders time, he cruflics in the birth
Tte: C0Mt*LAlNT: dR, kiCHT TM0UGHT5.
•/
wrt ethnval, onlf n^i ador*d.
! how unjuft to natore and htmfclf,
igh'lefi, thanklcfs, inconfiftene man !
ihildrto babblini^ nonfenfe in their fports
nfare nature for a fpan too fliort ;
rpaa coo ihort, we vol as tedioat too ;
re in^eotion, ail expedients tire,
h the lingering naomcnts Into fpeed,
rhirl us (happy riddance!) from oarfelvet.
raanlefs srt f our farioos charioteer
atmnM Toice nndifled woold recal),
• beadlnng towards the precipice of death ;
, moft our dread ; death ibwi more dreadful
It a riddle of abfurdity !
r is pain ; takes off our chariot wheels ;
hesfilj we drag the load of life !
cifwe IS our curfe; like that of Cain,
CI SI wander ; wander earth around,
that tyrant, thought. As Atlas groanM
porid beoeash, we groan beneath an hour.
7 fir mercy to the next amufcmcnt ;
fzt amoienient mortgages our fieldt ;
iDCOOTcnience ! prifnnt hardly frown,
■tefal time if prifons fet us free.
MS dt^h kindly tenders us relief,
I ham cmel ; years to moments (hriok,
■ yan* The telefcope is turn*d.
i*s£iliie optics (from his folly falfe)
■ advance, behind him hides his wings,
tam to creep, decrepit with his age ;
L Us, when paft by ; what then is feen,
is kn^ pinions fsrifter than the winds f
B aakind, in contradi<5^ion ftrnng,
, ifkaft ! cry out on his career.
« to thy foes thcfe errors, and thefe ills;
«e jail, their caufe and cure explore.
rt lieaTen*s bounty, boondlefd our expence ;
[rard natnre ; men are prodigals.
Sr, not wf» our time ; we breaihe, not live.
uJtJ is exiftence, us* J it life,
t txifiemct^ man, to five ordain*d,
and opprcfles with enormous weight.
ly } fince time was given for ufe, not wafte,
I to fly ; with tempeft, tide, and ftars,
I bh fpced, nor ^ver wait for man ;
\U w^ doomed a plcafure : waAe, a pain ;
m might feel his error, if unfeen :
eling, fly to labour for his cure ;
mdering, fplic on idlenefs for cafe.
tret are cc nnf'V^s ; fuch by heaven dcfign'd ;
haa Dooe, mud make them, or be wretched.
le employments, and without employ
1 it oo a rack; the rack f^trrf^
I aaofi adverfe ; aAion all their joy.
ibcB the riddle niark*d above unfolds ;
■KtonM torment, when man turns a fool.
e, sre wreftle, with great mattfrt't plan /
rartthe Deity; and 'tis dectecd,
wart his will, (hail contradt(ft their own.
Kix annacaral qnarreU with ourfelves ;
vghts at enmity ; our bofom-broil ;
!ft time fnim us, and we wi(h him back :
>f luQranH, and yet fond of life ;
cbmk lon^ , and ihort *, d«Atl/ itak, and (hun :
Body anJ foul, like peevifh man anH Wife,
United jar, and yet are loth to part.
Oh the dark days of vanity ! while here.
How taftelefi ! and how terrible, when gone !
Gone 1 they ne^er go ; when pad, they haunt us
AiU ;
The fpirit walks of every day decea%*d 5
And fmiles an angel, or a fury fmwns.
Nor death, nor life delight us. If time pmfl.
And time poffiji^ both pain us, what can pleafe ?
That which the Deity to pleafe ordainM,
I'ime ut*d. The man who confecrates his hours
By vigorous c/Tort, and an honeft aim.
At once he draws the fttng of life and death ;
He waltt tvltb nature { and her paths are peace.
Our error's caufe and cure are feen : See next
Time's nature^ ortgitt^ importance^ fpteds
And thy great gain from urging his career.-—
AlUfenfual man, becaufe untouch'd, unfeen.
He looks on time as nothing. Nothing elfe
Ii truly man**; 'tis fortone*t-^time*8 a god. i
Haft Htcu Be*er heard of timers omnipotence;
For^ or agaiM^, what wonders he can do ! .
And xvill: To (land blank neuter he difdaiqs.
Not on tle/e terms wai Imm (heaven *s.ftranger !)
fent
On his important embaffy to man.
Lorenzo ! no : On the long-deftin*d hour^
From everlafting ages growing ripe.
That memorable hour of wondrous birth*
Wlien the Dread Sire, on emanation bent.
And big with nature, riling in his mighty
Call'd forth creation (for then time was born),
By godhead dreaming through a thoufand worJds;
Not on theft termi, from the great days of heaven,
From old eternity's myOerious orb
Was lime cut off, and cafl beneath the (kiei t
7'he ikies, which watch him in his new abode,
Meafuring his motions by revolving fphcres ;
That horologe machinery divine. Ip'^ft
Hour;, days, and months, and years, his children,
1 <ike numerous wings around him, as he flics :
Or rather Z9 unequal plumes, they ihape
His ample pinions, fwift as darted flame.
To p[ain his goal, to reach his ancient reft.
And join anew eternity his Are ;
In his immutjhitity to neft.
When worlds, that count his circles iv0Ti*,unhing*d
(Fate the loud iignal founding), headlong rufh
To timelefs night and chaos, whence they rofe.
Why fpur the fpeedy f why with levities
New wing thy fliort, fliort day's too rapid flight f
Know'ft thou, or what thou doft, or what is done ?
Man flies from time^ and time frpm roan ; too foon
In fad divorce this double flight mud end ;
And then, where are we ? where, Lorenzo, then-
Thy fports ? thy pomp« ? — I grant thcc, in a Hate
Not unarabitiouD ; in the ruffed (liroud,
Thy Parian lomh't trivmpbahi artb beneath.
Han death his fopperies ^ Then well niav Ufe
Put on her plume, and in her rainbow fliine.
Ye M^U-arruyd I yc lilies of our land! .
Ve lilit's maU ! who neither t'»il nor fpin
( As iilUr liiie>«ii^£<), if not fo wilie
As Sulomon, more fumptuoui to the fl^ht !
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tHE WORKS OF YOUNa
Yc Jduate / who nothing Can fupport,
Yourfelfvt moft infnpporuble ! for whom
The winter rofe mud blow, the fun pat oa
A brighter beam in Leo; (llky foft
JPavonius breathe ftill fofter, or be chid ;
And other worlds fend odours, fauce, and fong.
And rdbca, and notions. fram*d in foreign looou!
O ye Lorenzot of our age ! who deem
One moment unamui*d a mifery
Kcx. made for feeble man ! who call alond
Tor every bawble drivell'd o'er by fenfe;
For rattles, and conceitit of every caft,
For change of follies, and relays of joy,
I'o dra^; your patient through the tedious length
Of a Ihort winter's <iSiiy—>lay, fag««, fay,
Wit's oracles ! fay, dreamers of gay dreams !
How will you weather an eternal ni^bi,
Vhtrc fuch expedients fail f
O treacherous eomfiiemce ! while (he feems to fleep
Cn r^e and myrt/e, luU'd with fyren fong;
\Vhile fbefccms, nodding o'er her charge, to dfop
€)n headlong apatite the flacken'd rein.
And give us up to Vuenctt uurccall'd,
tJuma:k*d;->-fce. from behind her fecret Hand,
The fly infiirmer minutes rvery fault.
And her dread diary with horror filli.
Kot tlic grofs «i7 alone employs her pen ;
She reconnoitresyi;*^*/ airy band,
A watchful foe . the formidable fpy,
Xjiftening, o*erhear« the whifpcrs of our camp :
Our dawning purpofcs of heart explores.
And fteals our embryos c>f iniquity.
As all rapacious ufurers conceml
Their doemfday-book from alUconfuming heirs ;
Thur, with indulgence mc-ft fcverc, (be treats
Us fp€ndthrifts of ineilimable time ;
Unnoted, notes each moment mifapply M ;
In leaves more (durable than leaves of brafs
AVritcs our whole hiftory ; which diatb (hall read
]n every pale delinquent's private ear ;
And jnigment publifh ; publilh to m* tc worlds
Th;in this; and endlefis age in groans rtfound.
l^renzo, fmcb th^r^efer in thy brcaft !
Sueb \* her (lumber ; and her vengeance fitcb
For flighted counfcj ; fucb thy future peace '.
And think*fl thou flill thou canft be wife tc§/oou t
But why on time io laviih is my fong ?
On this great theme kind matitre keeps a fchool.
To teach her fons herfelf. Kach night we die,
£ach morn are born anew : F.ach day, a life !
And ftiall we kill each day ? If triftimg kilU ;
Sure wee mud butcher. O what heap« uf flain
Cry out for vengctnce on us ! Time deftroy'd
UfiieiJet where more than U^kJ is fpi't.
Time flies, death urges, knells call, heaven invites,
Hell threatens : All cierts ; in effort, all ;
Jiif§re than creation Uboors :— labours anref
And is there in creation what, amidd
Thii tumult univerlal, i^ing'd dif^arch.
And ardent energy, fupincly yawns ?
Jifam fleeps; and mem alone; and Muut, i^hofe fate.
Fate irreverfible, entire, extreme,
Endlef*, hair-hung, breeMlhaken, o*er the gulf
A moment trembles ; drops ! and mem, for whom
Aii dfe is in alaim ! mm, the U\t caufe
Of thi9 forrounding ftorm ! and yet he flecpi^
As the dorm rock*d to red.— Throw yemrs away 1
Throw emfirn, and be blamelefs Moments IciBCi
Heaven's on their wing : A moment we may wilht
When worlds want wealth to bny. Bid day ftasA
dill.
Bid him drive back his cir, and reimport
The period pad, re>give the given hour.
Lorenzo, asort than miracles we want ;
Lorenzo-»0 for yederdayi to eooae !
Such is the language of the man mwaUt
His ardour fvch, for what •pfriffee thee.
And is his ardour vain, Lorenzo ? No ;
That more than miracle the gods indulge ;
To-day xhyeflerday reiurn*d; retnn/d
Full pnwcr'd to cancel, expiate, raife, adoca,
And reindate us on the rock of peace.
Let it not (hare its predeceffor's fate;
Nor, like it^ elder dders, die a fool.
i>hill it evaporate in fume ? fly of£
Fuliginous, and flain us deeper dill ?
Shall wd be poorer for the plet.ty pour*d ?
More wretched for the clemencies of heaven F
Where fliall 1 find Limf Angels' tell mewbcMi
You knoxu him : He is near you . Point him o«tt
Shall I fee glories beaming from his brow I
Or trace his footdeps by the rifiiig floweraf
Your golden %vings, now hovering o*er him, ihcd
Prote^ ion : now, are waving in appUufe
To that bled fon of foreflght ! lord of laite!
That awful independent on to-morrow f
Whofe Twri is dtne; who triumphs in the/i^f
Whofe yefierdayt look backwards with a finiie ;
Nor, liiie the Parthian, wound him asthcytfy;
That common, hut opprobrious lot ! paft ho«%
If not by guilt, yet wound us by their fli^t.
If folly bounds our profped by the grave.
All feeling of futurity benumb'd ;
All goil-like pa(&on for eternals quencht ;
Ail reli(h of realties expired ;
Rc;)ounc*d all corrcfpondence with the (kiei:
Our freedom chain'd ; quite wingkf^ our de(lfft|
In fcnfe dark-prifon'd all that ought to foar;
Prone to the centre ; crawling in the dud \
Difmounted every great and glorious aim ;
kmbruted every faculty divine ;
Hcart-bury-d in the rubbi(h of the world.
The world, that gulf of fouls, immortal fonli^
Souls elevate, angelic, wing'd with fire
To reach the didant flcies, and triumph there
On thrones, which (hall not mourn their maflfii
chang'd ;
Though we trom earth t ethereal, they that £elL
Such veneration due, O man, to man.
Who venerate thcmlelves the world defpife.
For what, gay friend ! U this e/euUheon^d worlds
Which hangs out death in one eternal night;
A night, that glooms us in the noon-ticU* ray,
And wraps our thought, at banqueta, in the ihraadf
Life's httle flage is a dnall emmence.
Inch-high the grave above ; that home of maa.
Where dwells the multitude : We gaze aroood;
We read their monuments; we Cigh ; and whilo
We figh, we (ink ; and are what we drplor'd }
LamcDticg, or lamented, all our lot !
THE COMPLAINT; OR, NIGHr THOUGHTS.
*f
U death at diftance f No: he hat been on thee,
/".J jrWea furc carneft of hit final blow.
1 hot'e hnork that lately fmil'd,where tre ^hey now?
?alli Itochooght.andii^haQly. drown'd,alIdrown*d
Ta rhs: ^eat deep, whkh nothing difembogues !
Ar..:, dy;ng, th^y bequeath'd thee fxnaJl renown.
The Zi.} \rc on the wing : how fleet their flight !
Airexiy hat she fatal train took fire ;
A mcment, and th<; world't blown up h tiiee /
'fhc fan it darknt'fi, and the ftars are duft.
Tit greatly wife to talk wj^h our paft hourt;
And aflk them, what report they bore to heaven ;
And how thcj might have borne more welcome
Their tofwrrs fomi what men txferkmct call;
If vi.Jrm'i friend, her bed ; if not, worft foe.
O rrcoadle them ! Kind exptriemce crict,
** Thcrs'tnothincr here, but what ai ootliingweighs;
* T:? more our joy, the more we know it vain ;
* And by fuccefs are totor*d to defpair.*'
Vot ii i: ecJy thiu, hot myfl be To.
W&n kaowa not this, though {[ray, it ft ill a chi d.
LoojJB then from earth the grafp of fond defirel
Vdj;h anchor, and fbme happier clime eiplore.
An tfaon fo luoor'd thou canft not difeugage,
KfT pvc thy thoni^htt a ply to future fcenei f
Siacs by it/e*i pafling breath, blown up from earth,
li{fct aa the fuaomcr't dull, we take in air
A» nest'a giddy flight, and fail again;
]aa r^ dull mafa, increafe the trodden foil,
Aad lecp, till earth herfelf fliall be no more ;
^iocc akt (aa cnuneti, their Dnali world o*cr>
V?. Arc amas*d, from out rarth*t mint crawl,
Aai riic to fate extreme of fool or fair,
AiBan*t own choice (controuler of the ikiet!)
Aiaan't defpotic will, perhaps •«« hour,
(0 how omnipotent h time ') decrees ;
S'-oald not each ^marrnhg give a ftrong alarm \
Wivaiag, far left than that of bofom torn
ftim bofom, bleeding o'er the f^cred dead \
Shcel'! aot each £ul iirike us as we paft,
^artento•ll, as the rvritten vaU, which (Iruck,
O'er Eidai^ht bowla, the proud Aflyrian pale,
Erc-vhile high-fluflit with iiifolencc and wine f
L^ thss, rhe dial fpcaka: and pointt to thee,
Lorcaro ! loth co break thy banquet up :
** 0 (ran, thy kingdom it dcpaning from thee ;
* Aci, while it laftt, it emptier diao my (Bade."
It! fil«i:t language fuch : nor need*ft thou call
Thy m^'t, tu de cypher what it meant.
Kaow. hkc the Median, fate ii in thy walla :
T>'s^ afk, Hra ' fVlnaf Bellhazzar-like, amaiM?
Alan't a ake inclofet the fare feeds of death ;
Lifi feeds the murderer ; inj;rats ! he thrivet
da her own meal, and then hi^vurfe devourt,
Bu; here, L.oreiizo, the dclufion liet ;
Ttu/uarfi»J»Wt u it meafurcs life,
I: \d€ refemlilei ?jri : life fpced* away
From p'^i;.t to point, thnu[;h fcemiii^ to (land ftill.
The tunulu-g fugi:iv£ i» f A-ift by Health :
Tbo fubt«e it tht movement to be fcen ;
Tc: i.x n man's h^ ur is u^, »::d we are gone.
flr^m.,^f point ou: oar oaiiger; giiomout, time :
Ai il j'^uc ufcld* when ihc fun ii fet :
So tb^^, but when more glorioiit reafin (h!net*
RsafoH Ihould judj^e in all; in realoa't eye.
That fedcntary ihadow travels hard.
But fuch our gravitation to the wrong.
So prone our hearts to whlfper what we wifli,
' i'is later with the wife than he's aware :
A Wilmington goes flower than the fun :
And all mankind miftake their time of day;
£v*n age itfelf. Frelh hopes are hourly fowa
In furrow'd browt. To gentle life's dcfceot
We (hut our eyes, and think it is a plain.
Wc uke fair days in winter, for the fpring;
And torn our bleffingrt into bane. Since ufc
Man mud tompuU that age he cannot y«r/.
He fcarce believet he's older for his years.
Thus, at life's lateft eve, we keep in ilore
One difappointment fure, to crovm the reft ;
The difappointment of a promis'd hour.
. On th'ut or fiinilar, Philander ! thon
Whofe mind was moral, at the preacher*t tongue ;
And ftrong, to wield all fcience, worth the name;
How often we talk'd down the fummer*t fun.
And cool'd our paflions by the breeiy ftream !
Haw often thaw'd and Ihorten'd winter't eve.
By conflid kind, that ftruck out latent truth,
Betl found, fo fought ; to the rtcl^t more coy !
Thoughts difentagle pafling o'er the lip ;
Clean rtmt the thread ; if not, 'tin thrown away.
Or kept to tie op nonfcnfe for a fong;
Song, faftiionably fruklefs ; fuch at ftains
The/awry, and unhailow'd /vj^m fires;
Chiming her faints to Cytherea't fane.
Know'ft thou, Lorenso! what a friend contains {
At beet mixt ne&ar draw from fragrant flowert^
So men from friendfliip, w/d^m and deiigtt:
Twint ty'd by nature, if they part, they die.
Haft thou no friend to fet thy mind abroach f
Qotdfenft tuill flagnate. Thoughu (hut op want air.
And fpoil, like balet unopeu'd to the fun.
Had thought been all, fwcet fpeech had beea
deny'd ; [too !
Speech, thought's canal '. fpeech, thought's criterion
Thought in the mine, may come forth gold, or
drofs ;
When coin'd in word, we know ita reml worth.
If fterling, ftore it for thy future ufc ;
* Twill boy thee benefi: ; perhaps renown.
Thought, too, deliver'd, is the more poifeft;
Teaching, we learn; and giving, we retain
The births of intelleA ; when dumb, forgot.
S^tech ventilatet our intclkAual fire ;
aptich bumifliet our mental magazine ;
Brightens, for ornament \ and whets, for ofe*
What numbers, flaeath'd in erudition, lie,
PlongM to the hiltt in venerable tomes.
And ruftcd in ; who might have borne an edge,
And play*d a fprightly beam, if bom to fpeech ;
11 horn bleffc heirs of half their mother's tongue !
Tit thought't exchange, which, like th' alternato
puih
Of waves confliAtn^, breaks the learned fcun.
And defecates the fiudrnc's Handing pool,
In conte>n('lati)M is his proud reiource }
' ris poor, as proud, by somferfe unfoiUin'd.
Hude thought xuni wild in fnttm^atiM,'! field;
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THE WORKS OF YOnNO.
CoHverfe^ the menaffe, break* it to the bit
Of due reilraint ; and emulathn's fpur
Glved graceful energy, by rivalt aw*d.
* ris converfe qualifies for folitudc ;
As exercife, for falutary reft.
By that untutor'd, eontemplatiou rave^:
And naiMTta fcol, by niff/dtm is undone.
Wl/dem, though r:cher than Peruvian mioet.
And fweeter than the fwect ambrofial hive,
What is (he, but the meant oi bapfinefrf
Hbat unohtain'd, than folly more a fool ;
A melancholy fool, without her bells.
Frieridjbipf the means of wifdom, richly gires
The precif'Ut end, which makes our wifdom wife.
Nmtute^ in seal for human amity.
Denies, or damps, an undivided joy.
Joy is an import; joy is ao exchange;
Joy flies monolopifts : it calU for i-wo;
Rich fruit ! heavexr-planted ! never pluckt bj om,
Needful auxi liars are our friendu, to give
lofoeial man true reliih of himfelf.
Full on onrfelves, defcending in a line,
PUafurit bright beam is feeble in delight :
Delight intenfe is taken by rebound;
Reverberated pleafurea fire the breaft.
Celel'ial^j»/i«{//, whene'er (he Aoopt
To vifit earth, one flirine the goddrfs finda,
And one alone, to make her fweet amends
For abfent heaven— the bofom of a friend ;
Where heart meets heart, redprocally foft.
Each other's pillow to repofe divine.
Beware the counterfeit ; in pcffivitt flame
Heuts melt, but melt like ice, fuon harder froze.
True love ftrikes root in rtufons paflioo's foe :
Tirtue alone entenders us for life :
1 wrong her much — Entenders us for ever :
OifriendJkip*s faireft fruits, the fruit moft fair
Is virtue kindling at a rival fire.
And, emmUmfyy rapid in her race.
.O the foft enmity : endearing ftrife !
This carries friendfliip to her noon-tide point,
Aod give* the rivet of eternity. [themelt
From friendfiip^ which outlives mj former
Glorious furviver of old time and death;
From friendfliip, thus,that flower of heavenly feed;
The wife extra^s earth's moft Hyblean blift,
Superior wifdom, crown'd with fmiling joy.
But for whom bloflnms this Yljitzti jiower t
dibnai they find, who cherifli it at bome.
X.oren^6 ! pardon what my love extorts.
An honed love, and not afraid to frown.
Though cl}oice of follies faflen on the great^
None tlings more obftinate than fancy fnnd
That facred friendfliip is their eafy prey ;
Caught by the wafture of a golden lure.
Or fafcination of a high.boroe fmile.
Their fmiles, the greet, end the coquet, throw out
For others heans, tenacious of their own ;
And we no lefs of ours, wheo fuch the bait.
Ye fortune's coffVrers ! Ye powers of wealth !
Can gold gain friendfliip f Impudence of hope I
As well mere man an angel might begeL
Love, and love only, is the h'an for love.
Lorensn ' pride repreis ; nor hnp<* to find
JL iricnd, but wiut hai fboadi inend in Uwe*
All like the purchafe ; few the price wHl pay }
And this makes friends fuch miracles below.
What if ^fince daring on fo nice a theme)
I fliow thee friendfliip delicate as dear.
Of tender violaticnis apt to die ?
Re/erve will wound it ; and difirufi^ deftroy*
Deliberate in all things with thy friend.
But Alice friends grow not thick on every bovfk
Nor every friend unrotten at the core ;
Firft, on thy friend, deliberate with thyfelf ;
Paufe, ponder, fift ; not eager in the choice.
Nor jealous of the chofen ; fixing, fix ;
Judge before friendfliip, then confide till death.
Well, for thy friend ; but nobler far for thee {
How gallant danger for earth's highefl prise I
A friend is worth all hatards we can run*
** Poor is the friendlefs mafter of a world :
** A world in purchafe for a friend is gain."
So fung he (angels hear that angels fing !
Angels frqm fnendfliip gather half their |oy)
So lung Philander, as his friend went round
In the rich icbw, in the generous blood
Of Bacchus, purple god of joyous wit,
A brow folutc, and ever-laughing eye.
He drank long health, and virtue, to his fneotf t
His friend, who warm'd him more, who mone i^
fpir'd.
Friendfiip"* the wine of life ; but friendfliip jsrv
(Not fuch was his) is neither flrong nor pore.
0 for the bright complexion, cordial wanath.
And elevating fpirit, of a friend.
For twenty fummers ripening by my fide.
All feculence of falfehood long thrown down ;
All focial virtues rifing in his foul.
As cryflal clear, and fmiling as they rife !
Here nedar flows ; it fparkles in our fight ;
Rich to the ufle, and genuine from the heart*
High-flavour'd blifs for gods! on earth how lanl
On earth how lofi /^-Philander is no more.
Think'ft thou the theme intoxicates my fooig}
Am I too warm ? Too warm I cannot be.
1 lov'd him much, but now 1 love bim more.
Like birds, whofe beauties languifli, half cooreaTdit
I'ill, mounred on the wing, their gloffy pltunea
Expanded fliine with azure, green, and gold t
How bleflings brighten as they take their flight !
His flight Philander took ; his upward flighty
If ever foul afcended. Had he dropped)
(That eagle genius '. ) O had he let fall
One feather as he flew, I then had wrote
What friends might flatter, prudent foes fnrhwf.
Rivals fcarce damn, and Zoilus reprieve.
Vet what I can, 1 mnfl; it were profane
To quench a glory lighted at the flcies.
And caft in fliadiiws his illuftrious dofe.
Strange ! the theme mod aflicAing, mod fabEme,
Momentous mofb to man, fliould fleep unfuaig !
And yet it fleeps, by genius unawak'd,
Painim or Cbrifliuti ; to the blufll of wit
Man's higlieft tiiumph ! man's profoundeft falll
The death-bed of the }ufl, is yet undrawn
By mortal hand ! it merits a divine :
Angels fliould paint it, angels ever tbere^
lliere, on a poft of honour and of joy.
Dare I prejfumc then f— bnt PhilaDdcr Udi^
THE COMPLAINT ; OR, NIGHT tHOOGHTS.
[fate
Ab4 giorT tenpti, and indiiutioD caUt—
Ttc am I track, as ftrnck the ibol beneath
Aflial jrrwi impenetrable gloom;
Or fai fome mighty rmWs folemn (hade ;
Or, gaxing by pale lamps nn bigk^iorm iujk^
h Tauks . chin courts of poor unflatter'd kings;
Or tt the midnight miut^t hallow*d flame.
b t: rcligioD to proceed ? I paofe —
And enter, sw'd, the temple of my theme.
Is it his doch-bed \ No ; it is his flirine :
BefaoU him there {oft rifing to a god.
The chamber where the good man meets his
Is prmleg'd beyond the comnu»n walk
Of mrfwmi life, quite in the Teige of hea^n.
Fy, ye fohnt \ if not, draw near with awe,
Rec^ve the Ueffiag, and adore the chance.
That threw in this Bethefda your difeafe ;
If «nreior*d by this, defpair your cure.
For ken refiftlefii demooftration dwells ;
A deathbed's m detc^or of the heart.
Arv tir'd Sfmmivlim drops her mafque
Tbimgh l£*s grimace, that miftreis of the fcene !
JUn rad aod apparent are the fame.
Y"« iet the mmm .* yon fee his bold on heaven.
If /imnd his mtoe, at Philander *s ibund. ' [friends
Haaea waita not the laft moment; owns her
Ob dtts fide death, aod poinu them out to men,
A kdare filent, but of foTereign power !
Tovke csofaiioo, and to virtue peace.
Whatever fmi^c the boaltfiil hero plays,
fk^ alone baa majefty in death !
AbA greater ftill, the more the tyrant frowns,
he feverely frown*d on thee.
^iven! Unceremonious fateJ
mfh from life's meridiao joy !
fr-om all we kvi ! from all we «rv /
A rdlels bed of pain ! a plunge opaque
Beysod cooje^ure ! feeble matMris dread !
Snvog na/mt*s Ihadder at the dark unknown 1
A fim cstinguiih*d ! a jnft-opening grave !
Aid, Oh ! the laft, Uft, what ? (can words ex-
prefii ?
reach it ?) the laft-3/tt!«Mt of a friend!"
thoCe horrors, that amazement, where,
s groop of ills, which /mvly (hock,
from man ?«»>l thought him man till «sw.
Through nature's wre^, through vanqni(h*d
agonica, [gloom)
(Ukc the ftars ftruggling through this midnight
Wkt gkama of joy! what more than human
Ho
A
A
the frail mortal ? the poor abje A worm ?
IK not in death, the wnrial to be found*
Ms condu<% is a legacy for all ;
Richer than MmmmmU for his (ingle heir.
Hi* comforters he comforts ; great in ruin.
With aarelodant grandeur, ^vvm, not yidds^
His fiool itthlime, and ctofrs with his fate.
How our hearts bom*d within us at the fcene ;
Whence this brave bound o'er limiu fix*d to man ?
Kik Gqd faAatDs him in hia'flnal hour !
His final hour brings glory to hit God \
Man's glory heaven vouchlafes to call her own.
We gasr, we weep ; miz'd tears of grief, of joy !
AnnTrmrnt ftfikct \ devotion bttrfts to flame I
Chrifiians adore I and InfUUU believe !
As fome tall tower, or lofty mounuin*s brow.
Detains the fun, illuftrious, from its height ;
While rifing vapours, and defcendiog fliades.
With damps and darknefr drown the fpacioui
vale;
Undamped by doubt, undarken*d by defpair.
Philander thus auguflly rears his head
At that black hour, which general horror flieds
On the low level of th* inglorious throng :
Sweet ptace^ and heavenly bt^e^ aod humble y^jf,
Divinely beam on hik exalted foul ;
Deflru^on gild, and crown him for the ikies,
With incommunicable luftre bright.
NIGHT. 111.
N A R C I S S A.
TO Bta GRACK TUI nUCHKSS OF P9aTLAND«
" Ignofcenda quidem, fdrent fi ignofcere
•• manes." Vxao.
FaoM dreamt^ where thought in fancy*s maze rusf
mad.
To rtafin^ that heaven -lighted lamp in man.
Once more I wake ; and at the deiUn*d hottf',
Puodual as lovers to the moment fworii,
I keep my alfignation with my woe.
O : loft to virtue, Io0 to manly thought.
Loft to the noble fallies of the foul !
Who think it folitude to be alone.
Communion fweet '. communion large and high !
Our ret^an^fftarHan aagiit and our God I
Then nearcft thcfe when others moft remote ;
And all ere long fliall be remote hut thefe.
How dreadful tbem to meet them all alone,
A ftranger ! unacknowledg*d, uoapprov'd '.
Now woo them, wed them, bind them to thy
breaft;
To win thy wifli, creation has no more.
Or if we wilh \ fourth ^ it is a friend —
But friends, how mortal, dangerous the defire !
Take Phoebus to yourfelves, yc baflcing bards !
Inebriate at fair fortune*s fountain-head.
And reeling through the wildemefs of joy ;
Where y^^ runs favage, broke from rtaforCs chalui
And fings faUe peace, till fmotherM by the palL
My fortune is unlike; unlike my fong;
Unlike the deity my fong invokes.
I to days foft-ey'd fitter pay my court,
(Endymion's rival !) and her aid implore;
Now firft implor*d in fuccour to the myft.
Thou, who did (I lately borrow * Cynthia's fora
And modeftly forego thine ovk*n 1 O thou.
Who didft thyfelf at midnight hours infpire 1
Say, wliy not Cynthia patronefs of fong \
As thou her crefcent, (he thy chara^er
Aflumes ; ftill more a goddefs by the change.
Are there demurring wits who dare difpuio
This revolution in the world injpirdt
Ye train Pierian ! to the lunar fphcre.
In filcnt hour, addrefs your ardent call
For aid immortal ; lefi) her brother*s right*
* /Lt tht Dtdti of Norfolk's mafqutradt.
^ TpE WORKS
She, with the (pheret t)trmoni<ni», Di'ghtly leads
1'hc ftiasy dancr, and hears their matchlefs ftrain { ^
A drain for gods, dcny'd to mortal ear. ^
Tranfmh it heard, thou filver queen of heaven !
\¥hat title, or what name, endears the mod f
Cynthia! Cyllcr^ I Phoebe! or doft hear
With higher guft fair Portland of the flcies !
Is that the foft enchantment eaIN thee down,
More powerful than of old Circean charm ^
Ccme ; but from heavenly banquets with thee
bring
The foul of fong, and whifper in my ear
The theft divine ; or in pr6pitinns dreams
(For drfams are thine) tran^fufe ic through the
bread
Of thy firft voUry, but aot thy laft,
If, )ike thy nawufake^ thou art ever kind.
And kind thou wilt be ; kind on fuch a theme ;
A theme fo like thee, a quite tunat theme, '
Soft, modeft, melancholy, female, ftir !
A theme that rofc all pale, and told my fnul
* Twas n:gbi ; on her fond hopes perpetual night ;
A night which ftruck a damp, a deadlier damp
Than that which fmotc me from Phibnder*s tomb.
KarciCTa follows, ere his tomb is clos*d.
Woes clufter ; rare vctfditarj woei ;
They love a train, they tread each others heel ;
Jffer death invades bh mournful right, and claims
I'he grief that (Idrted from my lids for him :
Seizes the faithlefs alienated te:ir.
Or (hares it ere it falls. So frequent death,
borrow he m^re than caufes, he confounds;
for human lighs his rival ftrokes contend,
And ipake didrefs, didra^ion. Oh Philander !
What was thy fate \ A double fate to me ;
Pt'rtcnt and pain, a menace and a blow,
J .ike the black raven hovering o'er my peace,
Is' It ief* a bird of omen than of prey,
it cjl^'d KarcifTa long before her hour;
It caird her tcuder foul, by break of blifs,
»om the firft bloflbm, from the buds of joy ;
'I'hofe few our noxious fate unbladed leaves ■
In this iiirlcroent clime of human life.
Sweet harmonift ! and beautiful as fwcet !
And young as beautiful ! and foft as young !•
Ar.d gny as fofr ! and innocent as gay I
/.v' haj'py 'v^if »ught happy btre) as good I
Ti>x Tort line fond had built her ned on high.
I.ikc Xv'U quire eiquilitc of note and plumt,
'I r4i' f)x\i \t\ fate (who loves a lofty mark,) ■
J ! )w trrm the fummit of the grove die fcll|
.\vA Kfc it uiiharmonioui. All its charms ■
ll.x:in : uiili*d in the wonders of her fong !
lirr li ly^ dill vibrates iu my ravifh'd ear.
Still nr.t Iting there, and with voluptuous pain
(O to iVget hsr!) thrilling through my heart !
Song, beauty, youth, luve, virtue, joy; this
group
Of bn'^iii iuLMf, flowers cf paradife,
As ><>t uxlurf: It ! in one blaze we bind,
Kncd ard prelw-M it to the d^its, as all
V c jv'*-^* *'* heaver : and ttrft were all her own.
And iJ"' "■ i« n'i.'jc ; and 1 >%as— ttv* /— mod
Had—
♦~..y ti'.ic ut ihc dteptf mifcry !
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OP YOyNO.
As bodies grow morp pottderoot roKb*d of 1ife«
Gitod led weighs mot^ in grief than gain'd in yff^
Like blodbmM trees n*erturn'd by vernal ftonOf *
Lovely in death the beaut eot?s ruin lay;
And if in death dill lovely, lovelier there.
Far lovelier 1 pity fwells the tide of love.
And will not the fevere excofe a (igh ?
Scorn the proud man that is adiam*d to weep;
Our tears indMtg'4, indeed dcferve our ihanie.
Ye »hat c>r lod an angel, pity me !
Soon as the Indre languijh'd in her eye,
pawning a dimmer day on human fight.
And on her check, the refidence of fpring.
Pale omen fat, and fcatter'd fears around
On all t)ia: faw (and who would ceafe to gise
That once had fccn ?) with hade, parental hafte,
I ilew, I fratch'd her from the rigid north.
Her native bed, on which bleak Borea« blew,
And bore her nearer to the fun : the fun
.\s if the fun could envy) check*d his beam,
er.y'd his wonted fnccour ; nor with more
Rc;;rct beheld her drooping than the belH
bi lilies ; faired lilies not fo fair !
Queen lilies ! and ye painted populace !
Who dwell in fields, and lead ambrofial lives.
In mom and evening dew your beauties bathe.
And drink the fun ; which gives your cfaeekt t»
glow.
And out-blufh (mime excepted) every fair;
You jrladUer grew Ambitious of her hand.
Which often cropt your odours, incenfe meet
To thought fo pure ! Ye lovely fugitives \
Coeval race with man T for man you fmile;
Why not fmile at him too ? You diare indeed
His fuddeu pafs, but not his condant pain.
So man is made'; nought miniders delight
By what his gkiwing paCGons can engage ;
And glowing paflions, bent on aught below.
Mud, foon or late, with aaguidi turn the fcale;
And anguifh, after rapture, how fevere ! [diviiM^
Rapture ! Bold man ! who temptHl the wraA
By plucking fruit denied to mortal tade.
While bere^ prefuming on the rights of heaven.
For tranfport ded thou call on every hmir,
Lorenzo \ At thy friend's ezpence be wife ;
Lean not on earth; 'twill pierce thee to the heut|
A broken reed at bed, but 6ft a fpear ;
On its fliarp point peace bleeds, and hope estptrea.
Turn, hopelefs thought! turn from her:—
Thought repeU'd
Refenting rallies, and wakes every vroe.
SnatchM ere thy prime ! and in thy bridal hoar !
And when kind fortttkie, with thy lover, fmird \
And when high flavour*d thy fredi opening joys !
And when blind man pronounc*d thy bli£ com-
plete!
An^ on a foreign fliore, where drangers wept !
Strangers to thee ; and, more furprifing dill.
Strangers to kindneis, wept : their eyes let fall
Inhuman tears ! drange tears ! that trickled dcwn
From marble hearts ! obdurate tenderncfs !
A tenderneffl that callM them more fevere ;
In fpite of nature's foft perfuafiou decPd ;
While nature mthc^^fuperfiition rav*d ;
That moutn*d the dead, and this denied a grave.
THE COMPLAINT; OR, NIGHT THOUGHTS.
T!ieirigksineen%*d; fight foreign to the will!
Thrir will the <i/rr fuck'd, outragM the dorm.
Fcr. oh ! the cnrik ungoJlinefs of zeal !
^'hxiit Jim/ul JUJh rcienitdtjpirit ourft
b bliod iM/aiiiiUiiji embrace,
T^ f^aiud f'firit petrify 'd the bread ;
Daay'd the c^aritj of dud, to fpread
0*i>r daft ! a charity their dogs eojoy.
VThatcomldldof Wfaatfuccour? What refource f
With piottft facrilege, a grave I ftole ;
U'iih impious piety, th^ grave I wrnng'd ;
Short io my duty ; coward in my grief !
More like her murderer, than friend, I crept.
With Cbfufufpended ftep. and muffled deep
In midnight darkneft, xobijper'd my laft figh.
1 n^ii^T d what fliould echo through their realms;
Mur writ her name, whole tomb ihould pierce the
flcics.
Frefwnpcnoas fear ! How durft I dread her foes,
Vikiie nature's loudcft didiates I obey*d ?
Pirdoo DcccIfiL J, blefi (hade ! uf grief
Aadiadignatioii rival buiib I pour*d ;
Halfaccracion ninglcd with my prayer;
Kindkd at man, while I his God ador'd ;
pvdf 'd the £svage land her facred duft ;
>*d the ciirs*d fuil ; and with humanity
Narctfla) wilh*d them all a grave.
Clows my refcntment into guilt ? What guilt
Cm c^oal viuUiioDS of the dead ?
lie dead haw facred ! Sacred is the dnft
Of this heaven -labour *d form, cred, divine 1
lidhcavcn-aflum'd majcftic robe of earth,
fit dEifB*d CO wear, who hung the vaft expanfe
Wfh asarc bright, and cloath*d the fun in gold.
U'^cicicry pal&on fleepsthat can offend ;
l^&ca ibikes us every motive that am melt ;
Ules aiao can wreak his rancour umcoittful'd^
Thairangclk curb oninfult and ill-wiU ;
f^<*, Iplem to ditflf the dull of innocence ?
An angers daft ?— This Lucifer tranfccods ;
WhcB he cootended for the patriarch's bunes,
Twas not the ftrife of malice, but of pride ;
The ilrife of pontiff pride, not pontiff galL
For leb than this is (hocking in a race
Kloik mwtuh*d, but from dreami of mutual love ;
And mmcrtaUd, but for love divine;
Azkd, but for love divine, this moment Is/f,
By Cttc relbib'd, and furJt in endiefs niglit.
Man hard of heart to man ! of horrid things
Moft horrid ! *mid (lupendous, highly ftrauge !
Yet oft his conrtefiesare fmoothcr wrongs ;
Pride brandi(hcs the favours he confers,
yiad contumelious his humanity :
V hat then his vengeance f Hear it not, ye
liars!
And thou, pale moon ! turn paler at the found ;
Man is to man the foreft, fured iiL
A previous blaft foretells the riiing dorm ;
O'erwhelnuog turrets threaten ere they fall ;
Vuicanos bellow ere they difcmbogue ;
£anh trembles ere her yawning jaws devour ;
And (moke betrays the wide confuming dre :
Knin from man is mod concealed when near.
And (iEuds the dreadful tidings in the blow.
(s (his the flight of fancy I Would it wcr« !
7t
Heaven's Sovereign favcs all beings, hot himfelf.
That hideous fight, a naW human hesrt.
Fir'd is the mufc ? And let the mufc be fir'd:
Who not enflani'd, when what he fpeak^, he feelfti
And in the nerve mod tender, in his friends }
Shame to mankind ! Piuhnder had his foes :
He felt the truths 1 iinjf, and I in him.
But he, nor I, feel n'.ore . pail uU. NarciiTa f
Are lunk in thee, thou rrc.nt wound of heart !
Which bleeds with other care?, with other pangi;
Pang* numerous, as the numerous \V% thatfwarmM
0*er thy dilUnguidiM fate, and, tindrring there
Thick as the locuds on the land uT Nile,
Made death more deadly, and more dark the grave.
Refled (if not forgot my touching tale)
How wan CAch circuml) ance with afprcs arm*d ?
An afpic, each '. and all, an Hydra wtic t
What drong Herculean virtue could fnffice ?— — #
Or is it virtue to he conquer *d here ?
This hoary cheek a train of tears bedews ;
And each tear mourns it^ own dlJUntl didrefs;
AikI each didrefd, didinAly moum'd, demandt
Of grief dill more, as heightened by the whole.
A grief like tbh proprietors excludtrft :
Not friends alone fuch obfequic^ deplore ;
They make mankind the moumer ; carry (ight
Far as the fatal y^^r can wing her wny ;
And turn the g^yed thought of gaycd agr,
Down their right chanh^; through the vale 6f
death.
The vale of death! tfi^t^hvftiM Cimmerian vale.
Where darknefs, brooding o*er nnfinidiM fares.
With raven wing incumbcnr^ waits the dny
(Dread day I) that interdids 'a\\ future change 1
That fubterranean world, that land of niin !
Fit walk, Lorenzo, for proud hnman thought !
7btrt let my thooghr expatiate, and explore
Balfamie truths abd healing fentiments,
Of all mod wanted, and mod welcome, here.
For gay Liorrnzo's fake, and for thy own.
My foul ! *• The fruits of dyinjr friends furvcy ;
Kxpofe the vjin of life ; wei^h life and death ;
Give death hib eulogy ; thy fear fubd.ic ;
And labour that drd palm of noble minds,
A manly fcorn of terror frorrv the tomb."
This harved reap from thy N-icifTa's tifrave.
As poet*s fcign'd from Ajix* drcamin^r blood
Arofe, with grief infcrib'd, a mournful flower ;
Let vvifdom bloffom from my mortnl wound.
And Jlrpt of dying friends ; what fruit from thefc ?
It brings u« more than triple aid ; an aid
To chafe our tbougbtleJfHeft^ftar^ fride and guilt.
Our dying friends come o*er us like a cloud.
To damp our brainlefs ardors ; and abAte
That glare of life which often blindo the wife.
Our dying friends are pioneers, to fmoolh
Our rugged pafs to death ; to break thofc ban
Of terror, and abhorrence, nature throws
Crofs our obdruded way ; and, thus to make
fVJcome^ Zi/afe, our port from every dorm.
Each Iri^nd by fate fnatchM from us, ii a plume
Pluck U from the wing of human vanity.
Which makes us d«iop from our aerial heights,
And, dampt with omen of our own dcceafe,
Oa drooping pinions of a:Qbition lowerM^
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THE WORKS OF YOUNG.
3ufl ficim earth's Au-ftcf, ere we break it up.
O'er putrid earth to fcratch a Uftle duft,
And iavc the world a ouifance. Smitten frieoda
Are ingeU fcnc on errands full of love ;
For us they lanj^uifh, and for U4 tkey die :
At;<l Oiall they langutlh, ihall they die, in vain ?
Un;(rateful, fhall we grieve their bovering fhadef»
Vhich wait the revolution in ourheartk?
Shull we difdain their Cleat, fuft addrcfs ;
Their poTthumous advice, and pious prayer ?
Scrirdd's ^ herds that graze their haliow'd graves,
Tit-ad under foot tbrir agonies and groans;
Fruftrate their anguilh, and deftroy their deaths ?
Lorenzo! no; the thought of death indulge;
Give it its wboleCome eropirc ! let it reign,
That kind chafiifcr of thy foul in joy !
Itaceign will fpread thy glorious conqucRs far,
And'llill the tumults of thy niiOed bread :
Aufpicious era ! golden days, begin !
The thought of death fliall, like a god, infpire.
Aiui why not think on death i Is life the theme
Of every thought ? and i^ifli of every hour ?
And fong of every joy / Suiprifing truth !
The beaun fpanitl's fondnefs not lu {lrai)n:c.
Tq wave the numerous Ws that leizc on life
As their own property, their lawful prey ;
Xre man has niea(ur*d half his weary ll^ffc,
>Iis luxuri^ have left hitu oo refervc,
"Ho maiden reliihes, unbroachM delights ;
Oi» cold ixrt^ repetitioot be fubfifls ,
And in the taftclefs^r^*/ chews the p<ijl:
Difgudcd cheM^'s, andfc4rce can fwallow down,
l^ike lavifli aocefturs, his earlier years
^ave diliLherited his future hours,
V^hich Uarve on ort*^ uidgifuti their former field.
Live ever here, Lorenzo !-^(hocking thought !
f o (hocking, they who wilh, difown it too ;
Difown from (bamc, what they from folly crave.
Live ever in the womb, nor fee the light ?
lor what live ever here ? — With labouring ftep
7'o tre^id our former footAcps ? Pace the round
Pterual ? To climb life's worn, heavy wheel,
Vliivh draws vp oothing new ? To beat, and beat
n he beaten track ? To bid each wretched day
The former movk ? To furfeit on thcya«r^.
And yawn our joys ? Or thank a niifcry [feen ?
Tor change, though fad? To fee ^hat we have
ll&ar, till unheard, the fame old llabbcr'd talc i
'I o tJSic the tai(cd« and at each return
Lrfs taUcluH O'lrour palates to decaut
Another vintage ? Strain a fatter year,
'I hrcugh icadi-d vcHcls, and a lazer tone ?
Crazy mr.chijeH to griud earth's walled fruits!
Ill ground, and worfe cppncdled ! load, not life !
'I he ratkt.al fr.ul kci.nels of cxccf» !
huiUlhcaming thur<.ugh.faiCii of dull debauch !
Trciibling each gulp, kd death fhould fiutch (he
bowl.
Such of ourJir.!f-oHrj ift the wiih rcfin'd !
So would they have it : elegant dcfire !
Why not invite the bellowing Aalis, and wilJs?
} 'It fuch cxauiplc9 might their riot awe.
li)ioug}» want of virtue, tl.at is, want cf thought,
[Though on irt^U tbw^Lt ihty U'^: ad li.cir
£ijjht»j
To what are they reduc'd ? To love, and hate,
The fame vain world ; to cenfure, and efpoufe.
This painted ihrew of life, who calU them fool
Each moment of each day ; to flatter bad
Through dread of worfe ? to cling to this mdo
rock,
Barren to tbcm of good, and (harp with ills.
And hourly blackenM with impending ftormts
And infamous for wrecks of human hope—
Scar'd at the gloomy gulf, that yawns beneath.
Such are their triumphs ! fuch their pangs of joy !
'Tis time, high time, to (hift thi» difnul fcene.
This Ifu^'J, this hidnuj (Itte, what art can cure I
One only ; but that one, what all may reachf
Virtue — (he, wooder-working goddefs ! cfaarmt
That rofM to bloom ; and tames the faiidtijknvt g
And, what will more furprife, Lorenzo 1 gives
1 o life's fick, naufeous it f ratten, change ;
And llraightens nature's circle to a line.
Belicv'Athou this, Lorenzo ? lend an ear,
A patient ear ; thou'lt blu(h to difbclieve.
A languid, leaden, iteration reigns,
And ever mu(l, o'er ihofe, whofe joys are joys
Of fi^ht, fmell, taftc : the cdckow-feafoos fiag
The fame dull note to fuch as nothing prise.
But what thofe feafons, from the teeming eartbg
To dotkting fertfi indulge. But nobler mioda.
Which reli(h ^uits unripen'd by theyiji.
Make their days various ; various as the dyea
On the dove's neck, which wanton in hU rayi^
On minds of dove-like innocence pofTefs'd,
<^n lighten'd minds, that bafk in virtue's beuu^
Nothing hangs tedious, nothing M revolves
In that, for which they (ong ; for which they Urtm
Their glorious efforts, wing'd with heavenly hope^
Jiach riling morning fees ftill higher rife ;
i^ach bounteous dawn its novelty prefents
To worth maturing, mnv flrength, Indre, fames
While nature's circle, like a chariot-wheel
Rolling keti<atb their elevated aims.
Makes their fair profpeA fairer every hour|
Advancing virtue^ in a line to Uift ;
Virtue, which ChrifUan motives beft infpire !
And blifi, which Chriftian fchemes al;4ie enfure ?
And (hall we then, for virtue's fake, commence
Apofl ates ; and turn infidels for joy f
A truth it is, few doubt, but fewer tru((,
** He fins againft tikis life, who flights the mett,**
What is this life .' How few their favourite know}
Fond in the dark, and blind in our embrace.
By paflionately loving life, we make
Lov'd life unlovely ; hugging her to death.
We give to time eternity's rexard ;
And, dreaming, take our pafTage for our port.
Life has no value as an end, but meant ;
An end deplorable ! a means divine !
When 'tis our all, 'tis nothing; worfe than nought;
A ne(l of pains : when held as nothing, much :
Like fome fair humourifts, life is moft enjoy'd.
When courted leaft ; mod worth,whcn difefleem'd:
Then 'tis the feat of comfort, rich in peace;
In ptofpr^ richer far ; impiTtant ! awful !
Nuc to be mcntion'd, but with (houts of praifel
Not to be thought on, but with tides cf jov *
'1 he n:ighty baiis of cterodd bliu I
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\rfcere oow the Bgmu rwti t the pmHttdfirra f
Vbcre dow, Lorenzo ! life's ttentml rmadf
Have I not made my tiiple promife good f
Vain is the world ; bnt only to the vain.
To what compare we then this Taryiog fcene,
Vkofc worth ambiguous rifes, and declines ?
VTiici. and wanes ? (In all propitious, miibt
Affift*Be here) compare it to the moon ;
Dark in bcriclf, and indigent ; but rich
fn hmrwmi hiftre from a higher fphere.
Vheo grofs gnik interpofiett labouriog earth,
0*crihMloir*d, monms a deep elipTe of jof ;
Hrr fffK at brighteft, pallid, to that foot
Of f ott cITalgent glory, whence they flow.
Nor is that glory difiant : oh Lorenzo I
A g«od man, and an angei ! thefie between
Hjw thsD the barrier ! what divides their £ite !
Prrhips a moment, or perhaps a year;
Or, if ui age, it is a moment (bll;
A moment, or eternity's forgot.
T^jta be, what once they were, who now are gods ;
Be « hat Vhilander was, and claim the ikies.
S;anff timid nature at the gloomy pafs \
I'Se/^ trmm/kiam call it ; and be cheer*d ;
5wi ic ii enen, and why not to thee /
To bppe the bcft, ia pions, brave, and wife ;
Aad may itfclf /rsnrr, what it/r^Sowv.
lie it much flatter*d, death is much tradnc*d ;
Ccrpire die rrvalty and the kinder crown.
- Sirmmgetu^ttitim/** — ^Tnte, Lorenso, firaoge I
iohtAtii/t can caft into the fcale.
L^ nakes die £on\ dependent on the daft ;
r«ift finci her wings to mount above the fpheres.
Iktoafh fkiah's, ftyl'd organs, dim /i/i peeps at
kgbt;
Atd Ivis th* involving cloud, aod all is day $
M eyt, ail ear, the dilcmbodyM power.
£mtk hat feign'd evils, matmr§ (ball not feel ;
li/e. Ills fabitantial, vnfd^m cannot flioo.
b cot the mighty wumd^ that ion of heaven !
Bj tyrant life dethron'd, impriibn'd, pain'd ?
Byitwf^ cniarg'd. enobled, deify *d >
Duii but entombs the body; life the fouL
** Is deoA then gniltlefs ! How he marks his way
* With dreadful wade of what dcfarves to ibine \
' An, genios, fortune, elevated power !
" With rarioos lnftres<^^ light up the workj,
* Which Jtaih pnu out, aod darkens human race."
I (rant, Lorenzo ! this indidment juft :
1 £c iage, peer, potentate, king, con<iueror I
Dsaih humbles theie ; more barbarous U/t the mam.
Lijt u the triumph oiF our mouldering day ;
l-Txih^ of the fpirit infinite ! divine !
IfMxb has BO drcad» hot what frail Uft imparts ;
N^r Ift true joy, but what kind it^ improves.
No bbfs has Ufi to boaft, tiil death can give
Far greater; iijti a debtor to the grave,
I;«rk lattice ! letting in eternal day.
Loreoio 1 blnih mfimdmeft for a tift
Which fends celeftial louls on errands vile,
To cater for the ieofe ; and ferve at boards,
Vr.f re every ranger of the wilds, perhaps
L^zh reptde, juftly claim* our upper hand.
Laxuriou> iraft ! a foul, a ibul immortal,
1= a.: :he dainties of a briiK benii'd I
i.£.:uid ' Mttih at Urrsr for a d^atb^
Which gives thee to repofe in feftive bowert,
Where ncdars fparkle, angels minifter,
An^ more than angels (bare, and raife, and crown.
And cternife, the birth, bloom, burils of blifs.
What need I more ? O deathf the palm is thine.
Then welcome, death ! thy dreaded harbingers,
jlge^ an<l difcafe i difeafe, though ioo^ my gueA;
That plucks my nerves, thofe tender ilringf nf life;
Which, pluck 'd a little more, will toll the bell,
Thttt call my few friends to my funeral;
Where feeble nature drops, perhaps, a tear.
While reidbn and religion, better taught.
Congratulate the dead, and crown his tomb
With wreathe triumphant. Death Is vidtory ;
It binds in chains the raging ills of life :
Lmfi and ambitiom^ nvratb aud mvaruff
Dragg'd at hischariot-wheel, applaud hispower.
That ills corrofive, cures importunate.
Are not immortal too, O death 1 is thine.
Our day of difiblutioo !— •name it right;
' ris our great pay.day ; 'tis our harveft rich
And ripe : what though the fickle, Ibmetimes
keen,
Juft ^rs us as we reap the golden grain P
More than thy balm, O Oi lead ! heals the wound*
Birtb^s feeble cry, and deatW* deep dll'mal groan.
Are (lender tributes luw-taz'd nature pays
For mighry gain : the gain of each, a life!
But O ! the lall the f.irmer fo trajil'cends.
Life dies compar'd : Ufe lives beyond the grave.
And feci 1, death ! no joy from thought of thcel
Deaib^ the great counfellor, who man infpires
With every nobler thought, and fairer deed !
Diotb^ the deliverer, who refcuesman !
Death, the rewardcr, who the rcfcucd crowns f
Deatb, that abfolves my birth; acurfe without it!
Rich death, that realizes all my cares,
Toils, virtues, hopes; without a chimera 1
Death, of all pain the period, not of joy;
Joy'sywr^, Mdfuhjeit, dill fubfi(^ unhurt;
One, in my foul ; aud one, in her great 5ire ;
Though the four winds were warring for my dii(^,
Yc&, and from winds, and wavet, and central night,
Though prifon'd there, my dull too I reclaim.
To du^ when drop proud nature's prouded
fpheres)
And live entire. Death is the crown oflife :
Were death dcny'd, puur man would live in vain ;
Were death deny'd, to live would not be life ;
Were death deny'd, ev'n fools would wi(h to die.
Death wounds to cure : we full, we ri(e, we reign !
Spring from rur fetters ; Uiicn in the Ikies ;
Where blooming £dcn withers in our light :
De«th gives ui more than was in Eden lud.
I'hia king of terrors is the prince of peace.
When (kail 1 die to vanity, pain, death ? '
When (hall 1 die f — when ihall 1 live fur ever \
NlGirr IV.
THE CHRIS riAN TRIUMPH.
Containing omr only Cure fir tbe Fear of Diath f
ard prefer Lcntimenis of that InefimabU Blejfta^.
TO THE IIO.NOI'KABLE MR TORKC.
A MucuiNDEBiLD mufc, O Vorkc I intruiei.
Amid ihc iiiiilc) of furcuDc^ and of jouih,
f4
THE WORKS OF TOItNO.
Thine fir is pttient of a fcriout foii|(.
How deep implanted in the bread of man
The dread of death ! I fiog its foTereign core.
Why dart at death f Where it he i Death ar-
rived,
Is paft ; n<»t come or gone, he's never here.
£re bope^femfatim fails ; black-bodinj; man
Jleeeivet, not/j^r/, death's tremendous blow.
The knell, the (hroud, the mattock, and the grave ;
The detp damp Tavlt, the darknefs, and the worm ;
Thefe are the bugbears of a winter's eve,
The terrors of the living, not the dead.
JaisiiMdhms fcx>l, and errors wretch,
Mas makes a death, which nature never made ;
Then on the point of hit own fancy falls ;
And feela a thovfand deaths, in fearing one.
But were death frightful, what ha^ 0^ to fear ?
If prudent, age (hould meet the friendly foe.
And flielterin his hofpitable gloom.
I fcarce can meet a monument, but holds
My younger ; erery date cries—* Oome away.**
And what recalls me ? Look ihe world around,
And tell me what : the wtfcft cannot tell.
Should any bom of women give his thought
Full ranjre on juft Jifiike** imbounded field ;
Of things, the vanity ; of men, the flaws ;
Flaws in the ^ ; the many, flaw all o'er ;
As Lopanb fpotted, or as Sthiops dark ;
Vivacious ill ; good dyinji^ immature ;
(How immature, Narcifla'k marble tells !)
And at his death bequeathing endlefs pain ;
His heart, though bold, would ncken at the fight.
And fpend itfelf in fighs iov/utwre fccnes.
But grant to life (and juft it is to grant
To lucky life) fome perquifites of joy ;
A time there is, when, like a thrice-told tale,
JLong-'ifled life of fweet can yield no more,
But from our cemrneid on the comedy,
Pleafing refeB'nnt on parts well fuftain'd.
Or purpofsM ewtendatt^ne where we fail'd.
Or hopes of plaudits from our candid judge.
When on their exit, fouls are bid unrobe,
Tofs/rrfvm back her tinfti, and her plume.
And drop this maflc of flefli behind the fceoe.
With me, that time is come ; my world is dead ;
A new world rifes, and new manners reign :
Foreign comedians, a fpruce band ! arrive,
To pufli me from the fcene, or htfs me there.
What a pert race ftarts up * the ftrangers gaie,
And I at them ; my neighbour is unknown ;
Nor that the wrjrft : Ah me ! the dire efled
Of loitering here, of death defrauded long ;
Of old fo gracious (and let that fuffice),
My very maOer knows me not.—
Shall I dare fay, peculiar is the fate f
Tve been fo long remember 'd, I'm forgot.
An objetft ever prefling dims the fight.
And hides behind its aidour to be feen.
When in hi^ courtiers ears 1 pour my plaint,
I'hey drink it as the iie<3ar of the great ;
And fqeeze my hand, and beg me come to-morrow;
Mefttfdl ' ckiifk thou wear a (moother form f
Indulge me, nor conceive I drop my theme :
Who cheapens life, abates the y<dr of death :
1'wicc told the period fpent on ftubbom Troy,
Court favour, ytt vfltakeo, 1 befiege ;
Ambition's ill-judg'd effort to be rich.
Alas ! ambition makes my little led;
Embittering the poffefl : Why wifli Cor more I
fViJhimg, of all employments, is the worft ;
Philolophy's reveife; and health's decay i
Were I as plump as ftaU'd theology^
Wijhing would waile me to thu fliade agais*
Were I as wealthy as a Sonth-iea dreun,
tViJhimg is an expedient to be poor.
IVifiiag^ that conftant heitie of a fool ;
Caught at a court ; porg^d off by purer wit^
And Ampler diet ; gifts of- rural life 1
Bleft be that hand divine, which gemly laid
My heart at reft, beneath this bombk flie4.
The world's a ftately bark, on dangeroM fcaa^
With pleafure feeo, but boarded at our peril ;
Here^ on a fingle phink, thrown faCs afliorag
I hear the tumult of the diftant throng.
As that of feas remote, or dymg ftonu :
And meditate on fcenes, more filest ftiU;
Porfue my theoae, and fight the/Mr •fdmAm
Here^ like a fliepherd gasiDg from his hot.
Touching his reed, or leaning «m hia 9mS^
Eager mmUiim*t a fiery chace I (ee;
I fee the circling hunt, of noify men,
Burft law's enclofure, leap the mounda of cigliCp
Purfuing, and pnrfued,-each other's prey \
As wolves, for rapine ; as the fos, for wilcai
Till dee^ht that mighty hunter, eartha thea alL
Whf all this toil for triumphs of an ho«r^
What thoagh we wade in wealth, or Ibir m imc f
£arth*8 higheft ftation ends to, <* Here Im Ke^**
And ** dim to duft," condudea her oobleft fiaag.
If this fong lives, pofterity fliall know
One, though in Britain boi^, with courtiora Ina^
Who thought ev'n gold might come a day tooktii
Nor on his fubtle death-bed pbno'd hia idunt
For future vacandea in church or ftate ;
Some avocation deeming it— to die,
Unbit by rage canine wdjytig rith /
Guilt's blunder ! and the loudeft laugh of belL
O my coevals ! remnants of yoorfdvet !
Poor hnman ruins, tottering o*er the gravo !
Shall we, fliall aged men, like aged trees.
Strike deeper their vile root, and doler ding.
Still more enamour'd of this wretched foil ?
Shall our pale, wither'd hands, be ftiU ftretch'd 1
Trembling at once with eagernefs and age ?
With avarice and convulfions grafping hard ?
Of afping at air \ for what has earth befidc f
Man wanu but little ; nor that little long ;
How loon muft he refign hia very duft.
Which frugal nature lent him for an hour !
Years mmtcperl0Hc*dn(h on numerous ills ;
^nd foon as man, expert from time, has found
The key of life, it opes the gates of death.
When in this vale of years 1 backward look.
And mifs fnch numbers, numbers too of fnch.
Firmer in health, and greener in their age.
And ftrider on their guard, and fitter far
To play life's fubtle game, I fcarce believe
I ftih iorvive : and am I food of life,
Who fcarce can think it poflible 1 live I
Altte by minde ! orwhatiioczt.
THE COMPLAINT : OR, NIGHT THOUGHTS.
71
AGfc hj Mna ! if I am ftiU alive,
\k'ho Ion; have bury'd what gives life to live,
Firamr^i of nerre, aixl energy of thoaf^ht.
Life*e lee is not more jk/£rar than impurt
Aad '9mpid ; firft and rnfm (how the door,
Ciil f >r my bier, and point me to the dud.
O iheo great arbiter of life and death 1
NatuTt't immortal, immaterial fun !
Whofe all-prolific beam late callM me forth
From dirknefs, teer.iing darknefs, where I lay
The wcirm*f inferior, and in rank beneath
The daft I tread on, high to bear my brow.
To drtnk the fpirit of the golden day,
And trinmph in exiflencc ; and could know
Nd motive, but my blifs ; and haft ordain'd
A rife ia Mefling ! with the fatriarti'i joy,
Tliy aSi I fbliovr to the land mmJkmovm ;
I Haft ia thee, and know in whom I cruft ;
Or \^c^ or death, it equal ; neither weight :
AD weigitt ID thit— O let me live to thee i
Thovgh tmtmrt't terrort iktu may be repreft ;
StiUirowM grim de^b; guilt points the tyrant's
fpev.
Aad wbesce all human guilt ? From death forgot.
Ah aie f too long 1 fet at nought the fwarm
Of friendly waroingt, which around me flew ;
AM kaaXA imfinitten : fmall my caufe to ixnile !
DmA'i admonition t, like Ihafts upwards (hot,
M«e drodfal by delay, the longer ere
Th^y ftr&e oor beartt, the deeper it their vronnd.
0 '}iaJk how deep, Lorenxo \ here it ftingt :
VTho caa appcmCe its anguifh } how it bums !
IThaa band the barb*d, invenom'd, thought can
dnwf
Wbf baka^ hand can pour the balm of peace,
Aad !«■ my light undaunted on the comb ?
Vitb joy fvitb pief that Am/mj^ baud I fee ;
AK toe cnafpi caont ! it it fiz*d on high.
On hi^ .'—What means my phrensy ? I blafpheme;
Alo, bow IrjM ! how far beneath the ikiet 1
ne flciet it form'd; and now it bleedt for aw
I«t bleedt the bahn I want*— >yet ftill it hUtdt ;
I>w the dire fteel^ab no \ the dreadful bleffing
Ifc fcat heart or can fufiain, or daret forego }
There haaga all human hope ; that nail fupporu
7 . e falling nniverfe : that gone, we drop ;
lirsrror receivet vt, and the difmal vriih
Creasion had been fmotherM in her birth—
t>ixkaefs it hit curtain, and his bed the doft ;
H^lieD fiars and faa are dnft beneath hit throne !
In heaven itielf can fuch mdnlgeoce dweB ?
O vrka; a groao vras there ! a groan tuibu.
He feia'd our dreadful right ; the load fullainM ;
Aad heav'd the mountain firom a guilty world.
A Thoafand worldty& botigbt, were bought too
dear;
SerCitiom arw in acgels bofoms rife ;
Soipend their fong ; and make a paufe in bfift.
U for ££«:> fong, to reach my lofty theme !
Isfpire me, uight t with all thy tuneful fpheret ;
Whdft I with fcrapht ihare frraphic theiaicf,
Ari (how to men the dignity of man ;
I^^ I blafpheme my fabjed with my fong.
a-:il
P^^m pages glow celefiial flame,
A^i ^trji»£» Saoguifli I 00 ovr hearts, nothcidf;
Falls the foul infamy x my heart, awake 1
What can awake thee, unawak'd by tbu^
" Expended deity on human weal ? *
Feci thcgrtai /rwf^i, which burft the tenfold night
Of btatben error, with a golden flood
Of endlefs day : to feel, is to be fir'd ; .
And to believe, Lorenzo ! is to feel.
Thou mo{l indulgent, moft tremendout power I
Still more mrmcndou5, for thy wondrout love i
That arms, v/hich awe more awful, thy commandti
And foul tranf^fTion dips in fevcnfold lierHt !
How our hearts tremble at thy love immenie I
In love immenfc, inviolably j'lik :
Thou, rather than thyjtf/fue ihoul! bt ftaln'd,
Didft ftain the er§/i ; and work rd woT'orrn he
The greateft, that thy dearcil fa- r-.-r.-ii iiL^Cii.
Bold thought ! (hall I dare ij'^ak jr, or r^prefs i
Should man more e\ecrt;te^ or hatj^^ ihe VT^ilt
Which rousM fuch vengeance : whicii rurh love
inflam'd f farmn,
0*er guilt (howmountainoat!) with i>ur-tUecch*d
S:cm JuftUe and fofc-fmiling hvc embrace,
Supporting, in full majefty, thy throne.
When fcem'd itt majelly to need fupport.
Or ibatf or wm, inevitabl/ loll ;
What, but the /atl§mU/s of thou{;ht' divine,
Could labour Inch expedient from Jtlpair,
And refcue betb f both rrfcue ! both exalt !
O how are both exalted by the deedt
The wondrout deed ! or ihail I call it wnre t
A wonder in omnipotence itfelf !
A rayflery no left to gods than men !
Not tbutj OUT infidels th' eternal draw,
A God all o*er, confummate, abfolute.
Full orb*d,in his whole round of rays complete:
Tbey fet at odds heaven's jarring attributes ;
And, with one excellence, another wound ;
Maim heaven's perfe6kion, break its equal beami^
Bid merey triumph over— God himfelf,
Undeify*d by their opprobrious praife :
A God a// mercy, is a God unjuft.
Ye brainlefs wits 1 ye baptia*d infidels f
Ye worfe for mending ! walh*d f o fouler (lains !
The ranfom was paid down; the fund of heaven.
Heaven's inexhailllible, exhaolVed fund.
Amazing, and amaa'd, pour'd forth the price.
All price beyond : thnu^h curious to computdp
Archangels failM to caft the mighty fum :
Its value vaft, ungrafp'd by minds «rMf#,
For ever hides, and glows, in the Sufirwrnt,
And waa the ranfom paid ? it was : and paid
(What can exalt the bounty more ?) for jm.
The fun beheld it— no, the (hocking fcene
Drove back his chariot : midnight veilM his face ;
Not fuch as tbh ; not fuch as nature nukes ;
A mufnigbt nature fliudder'd to behold ;
A mitlmij^bt new ! a dread edipfe (without
Oppofing fpheres) from her Creator's frown !
Sum .' didft thou fly thy Maker's pain ? Or ftart
At that enormous load of human guilt.
Which bow'd hit blefted head; o'erwhelm'd hit
crofi ; [womb.
Made groan the centre; burft earth's marble
With pangs, Aran (^e pangs! delivered of her dead?
Hell howl'd ', and b^vco that hour lee (all a tear;
r6
THE WORKS OP Y01TN6.
Heaven wept, that men might finile ! heaTen Ued,
that man
liight ntvcr die ! — ^
And if devotion virtue ? Tis tmmpeWd,
What heart of ftone hnt glows at thoughts like
thefe?
Such contemplatioDt mount us ; and ihonld mount
The mind ftill higher ; nor ever glance on man,
Unrapcur*d, uninflam*d — Where roll my thoughts
To reft from wonders } other wonders rife ;
And fbike where'er they roll : my foul is caught :
Heaven's fovereign blelEogs, cluftering from the
Ruih on her, in a throng, and clofe her round.
The prifoner of amaze ! — in his bleft lift
1 fee the paib, and in his death xhtprk*^
And in hi» great mfcent the^r«t/'fupreme
Of immortaliry.— And did he rife?
Hear, O ye nations ! hear it, O ye dead !
He rofe I he rofe ! he burft the bars of death*
JUft up yoor headt, ye everlaftiog gates 1
And give the king of glory to come in.
Who is the king of glory f he who left
His throne of glory, for the pang of death !
Lift up your heads, ye everUfting gates I
And give the king of glory to come in.
Who is the king of glory ? he who flew
The ravenous foe, that gorged all human race !
The king of gkM7, he, whofe glory fiU'd
Heaven with amazement at his love to man ;
And with divine complacency beheld
lowers moil iliumio'd, wilderM in the theme.
The tbeme, th$ joy, how then ihall wmm fnfbin ?
Oh the bttclb gates! cmih'd iUng! demoiiih'd
throne ! {heaven !
Laft gafp of vanquifli*d death. Shout earth and
TYdhfum rfgmd to man. M^b^ft nature, then.
Took wing, and mounted with him from the tomb !
Then, then, \ rofe ; then firft bimanitf
Triumphant paft the cryftal ports of Ught,
(Stupendsus gueft '.) anidfeii'd eternal youth,
SeizM in sirr name. £'er fince* 'tis blafphemous
To call man mortal. Man's mortality [ration
Was, then, trankferr'd to death ; and heaven's dn-
UnaUenably ieal*d to this frail frame.
This child of dull — Man, all-immorul ! hail ;
H41, heaven ! all laviih of ftrange gifts to man !
Thine all the glory ; man's the U>undteft bliis.
Where am 1 rapt by this uiomphant theme.
On Chriftian joy's exulting wing, above
Th' Aonian mount :— Alas I fmall caufc for joy !
What if to pain immortal f if extent
Of being, to preclude a clofe of woe }
Where, then, my boaft of inmiotulity ?
I boaft it ftiU, though cover *d o'er with guilt ;
For guilt, not innocence, his life he pour'd,
' ris guilt alone can juftify his death ;
Kor that, unlefi his death can juftify
Relenting guilt in Heaven's indulgent fight.
If, fick of folly, 1 relent ; he writes
My name in heaven, with that inverted fpear
(A fpear deep-dipt in blnrd ') which pierc'd his
And opened there a font for all mankind, [fide,
WiiO ftrive, who combat crimes, to drink, tod live :
7t'u, only 1^, fubduei the/cer c/duith.
And what is tbu f — Sqrvey the woadrouf core '
And at each ilep, let higher wonder rife !
Pardon for infinite offence ! and pardon
** Through means that fpeak its value infinite I
" A pardon bought with blood ! with*blood dt-
••
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vine
C(
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With blood divine of him I made my foe !
" Perfifted to provoke ! though woo'd, andaw*d^
« Bleft, and chaftis'd, a flagrant rebel ftiU !
** A rebel, 'midft the thunders of his throne •
" Nor 1 idone ! a rebel univerfe !
** My fpecies up in arms ! not one exempc !
Yet for the fouleft of the foul, he dies,
Moft joy *d, for the redeem'd from deeped gvlk!
*' As if our race were held of higheft rank;
.<* And Godhead dearer, as more kind to man !'*
Bound, every heart ! and every bofom bum !
O what a fcale of miracles is here !
Its loweft round, high planted on the Ikiet ;
Its towering fumreit loft beyond the thoi^gbc
Of man or angel ! O that 1 could climb
The wonderful afcent, with equal praife !
Praife I flow for ever (if aftoniftiment
Will give thee leave^ : my praife 1 for ever flow|
Praife ardent, cordial, conftant, to high hemvca
More fragrant, than Arabia facrtfic'd.
And all her fpicy mountains in a flanie.
So dear, fo doe to heaven, fiiall pta»f§ defceaii.
With her foft plume (from flamjiv4 angels win^
Firft pluck'd my man) to tickle mortal ears,
Thus diving in the pockets of the great \
Is pratft the perqoifite of every paw.
Though black as hell, that grapplts well for foldt
Oh, love of gold ! thou meaneft of amours '.
Shall praift her odours wafte on virtue's dead.
Embalm the bafe, perfume the ftench of goilt.
Earn dirty bread by wafliing ^thiops fair.
Removing filth, or fioking it from fight,
A fcaveuger Sxijctmes^ where ^tacani pofts
Like gibbets yet untenanted, expc<&
Their future ornaments ? From courts and throMi^
Return, apoftate praift I thou vagabond I
Thou proftitute ! to thy firft love return.
Thy firft, thy greateft, once unrivaTd theme.
1 here flow redundant ; like Meander flow.
Back to thy fonnuin ; to that parent Puwer,
Who gives the tongue to found, the thought to igtr.
The foul to h€* Men homage pay to men,
Thoughtkfs beneath whofe dreadful eye they bow
In mutual awe profound of clay to clay.
Of guilt to guilt ; and turn their back on thee.
Great Sire I whom thrones celeftial ceafclefs fing:
To proftrate angels, an amazing fcene !
O the prefumption of man's awe for man !
Man's Author i End \ Reftorer: Law ! and Judge!
Thine, all ; day thine, and thine this gloom of
With all her wealth, with all her radiant worldt :
What, night eternal, but a frown from shee \
What, heaven's meridian glory, but thy fmile t
And fliall not praife be thine, not human praife?
While heaven's high hoft on halUlujaht tivc ?
O nuy I breathe no longer, than I breathe
My foul in praife to him, who gave my foul,
And all her iofimtc of profped £iiir,
I
THE C0MPLA1MT : OR, NIOHT THdUOHTS.
ii
Cot tllroogh tlie Ihides of ht[\^ great hvt I hj thee
O moft adonble ! anoft iuiador*d ! [end ?
Where ihall that praife begin, which ne*er Jboold
Where'er I tnm, whac'claun on all applaofe I
Hov is migie's (Me mantle bbour*d o'er,
How richly wrooffat with attribatcf divine !
What ■yiha Ihtnes! what kve/ this midnight
pomp,
Thif gorgeous andi, with golden worlds inlay'd \
Bailc with diviDe ambition ! nought to thee ;
fsr ochera this proliiiion : Thon, apart.
Above ! beyood ! O tell me, mighty mind !
Where art thoo f Shall 1 dive into the in^ f
Cill to the^, or aik the roaring taimJi^
For their Creator f Shall I qvlefiion loud
Tbeihsfe, if in that th* Almighty dwells?
Or hoUs he fuiiontjtrms in ftreighten'd reins.
And bads fierce xMrimmds wheel his rapid car ?
What mean thcfe queftions ? — Trembling I re-
ify irdbate foul adores the /r^«/ Ood :
PirvK f adillant Deity } He tunes [tains :
Mf mke (if tnn'd) : the nerve, that writes, fuf-
Wiapc in has being, f refound his praife :
Bi: tbeogb paft mti diffusM, without a ihore,
Hii dence ; i^tsi is hii throne (as meet),
Ts father the difperft (as ftandards call
The fitted from afar) : to fix a point,
A central point, colledive of his Ions,
kuotfmie every nature but his own.
Ibe aamelefs Hr, whofe nod is mmturit birth ;
Aad Mtar'i fliield, the fhadow of his hand ;
Her tfsintioa, his fufpended fmile !
Tkrffett f^rj/-J^/ jpavilionM high he fits,
Jb dirtnefs from exceinve fplendor borne,
Br gads unfeen. nolefs through luftre loft.
His gbry, to created glory, bright,
Ai that to central horrors ; he looks down
Ob aU that foars ; and fpans immenfity. [view,
Thoogh mighi nnnumber'd worlds unfolds to
Iflandlcft creation ! what art thou ? A beam,
A mere effluvium of his rosjefty :
And ftall an atom of this atom-world
Matter, in doft and fin, the theree of Heaven ?
Down tn the centre fliould I fend my thought
Through beds of gfitteriog ore, and glowing gems.
Their beggared blaze wants luftre for my lay ;
Gnet oat in darknefs : if, on towering wing,
I fimd it through the bonndlefs vault of (Un !
The ftara. though rich, what drofs their gold to
<l«r.
Great, gnod, wife, wonderful, eternal King I
V to tholie €mffimuJlarM thy throne around,
Fraile cver-pouring, and imbibing blifs;
And aflt their ftrain ; they want it.jiisr* they want,
Foor their abundance, humble their fublime,
Laagaid their energy, their ardour cold,
bdebced ftill, their higheft rapture bums ;
Short vi iu mark defedive, though divine.
Soil more—This theme is man*s, and man's
al'me;
Their vaft appointments reach it not : they fee
Oo earth a bounty not indolg'd on high;
And drtvmvtrJ look for heaven's foperior praife 1
laikrhofu oi Etha I high in fiddi of light!
View man, to fee the glory of yonr Goi}
Could angels envy, they had envy'd iere ;' .,
And fome did envy ; and the reft, though goi^L
Yet ftill gods nmriduwtd (there triumphs man.
Tempted to weigh the dtui againft the Ikies)
They lefs would yW, though more adorn, mj
theme.
They fang erett^m (for in that they (har'd) :
How rofe in melody, that child of love !
CretiMj great fuperior, man ! is thine;
Thine is rtdemfiiom ; they juft gave the key :
*rts thine to raife,and eternize, the fbng;
Though human, yet divine ; for (hould not Ah
Raifc man o'er man, and kindle feraphs heref
Redtwipiiem I 'twas creation ooore fublime ;
Redemftim! 'twas the labour of the ikies ;
Far mmr* than labour — It was deoti in heaven.
A truth fo ftraage ! 'twere bold to think it true 9
if not far bolder ftill to diftielieve ! [heaven?
Here paufe, and ponder : was there death in
What then on earth I On earth, which flrack the
blow f
Who ftruck it \ Who ?— O how is mmm ealarg'd
Seen through this medium ! how the pignj
towers!
How counterpois'd his origin from daft !
How counterpoised, to duft bis fad return !
How voided his vaft diftance from the fkies !
How near he prefTes on the feraph's wing !
Which is the feraph ? Which the bom of cUy ?
How this demooftrates, through the tliickeft doudi
Of guilt, and clay condens'd, the fon of heaven 1
The dmiu fon ; the made, and the re-made !
And (hall heaven's double property be loft t
Man's double madneii only can deftroy.
To man the bleeding crois has promis'd ailg
The bleeding crofs has fwom eternal grace;
Who gave his life, what grace fliall he deny 2
0 ye! who, from this mri •fages^ leap,
Apoftates, plunging headlong in the deep !
What cordial joy, what confolation ftnonga
Whatever winds arife, or billows roll.
Our intereft in the mafter of the ftorm !
Cling f^fY,and in wrcck'd nature's rmoM/mUtf
While vile apoftates tremUe in a calm.
Man ! know thyfclf. Allwifdom centres chare^
To none man feems ignoble, but to man{
Angels that grandeur, men o'er*look, admire :
How long (hall human nature be ibeir book«
Degenerate mortal ! and mmread by thee ?
Ihe beam dim reafm (beds (hows wonders then;
What high contents ! lUuftrious faculties \
But the grand emmmemtt which difplays at full
Our human height, fcarce (ever'd from divine.
By heaven compos'd, was publilh'd on the tr^u
Who looks on that, and fees not in himfeU
An awful ftranger, a terreftrial god ?
^ glorious partner with the Deity
In that high attribute, immortal life ?
If a God bleeds, he bleeds not for a worm:
1 gaze, and, as I gaze, my mounting foul
Catches ftrange fire, eternity ! at thee ;
And drops the world— or rather, more enjoys s
How chang*d the face of nature ! how improv'd 1
Whac fccia*d » chaos, ftuaei a glorious worlds
\
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THE WORKS OF YOUNO.
Or, what a worM, and Eden : heightened all :
It is another fcene ! another felf I
And ilill another, as time rolU along ;
And that zfil/hr more illuftrious ftill.
Beyond long ageft, yet roU'd ap in (hades
Unpierc*d hy bold eonjedure*s kcencft ray,
What evolutions of furpriQng fate 1
How nature opens, and receiTes my foul
In boundlefi walks of raptur*d thought ! where
gods
Encounter and embrace me ! What new births ,
Of ilrange adventure, foreign to the fun ;
Where what now charms, perhaps, white*er exifts,
Old thmi, and fair creat'tM, are forgot !
Is this extravagant ? Of man we form
Extravagant conception, to be juft :
Conception unconnn'd wants wings to reach him :
Beyond its reach, the Godhead only, m^tre.
ifr, the great Father ! kindled at one flame
The world of rationals ; one fpirit pour*d
From fpirit's awfut fountain : pour'd himfelf
Through all their fouls ; but not in equal (bream,
Profufe, or frugal, of th* afpiring God,
As his wife plan demanded ; and when pail
Their various trials in their various fphcrcs.
If they continue rational, as made,
Reforbs them all into himfelf again ;
His throne their centre, and his fmile their crown.
Why doubt we, then, the glorious truth to ting.
Though yet unfung^ as deem*d, perhaps, too bold ?
Angels are men of a fnperior kind ;
Angels are men in lighter habit clad.
High o*er celeftial mountains wing'd in flight;
And men arc angels, loaded for an hour,
Who wade this miry vale, and climb with pain,
And flippery (lep, the bottom of the fteep.
Angels their failing^, mortah have their praile ;
While Herty of corps ethereal,fuch enrolTd,
And fummon'd to the glorious Standard foon,
Which flames eternal crimfon through the Ikies.
Nor are our Brothers thoughtlefs of their kin,
Yet abfenc ; but not abfent from their love.
Michael has fought our battles; Raphael fung
Our triumphs; Gabriel on our errands flown.
Sent by the Sovereign : and arc thefe, O man !
Thy friends, thy warm allies ? and thou (flume
burn
The cheek to cmder !) rival to the brute f
Reiigiom^s All. Defcending from the (kiet
To wretched man, the goddefs in her left.
Holds out this world, and, in her right, the next ;
Meligion ! the fole voucher man is man ;
bupportcr fole of man above himfelf ;
Ev'n in this night of frailty, change, and death,
She gives the fool a foul that adts a god.
Religion ! Providence ! an Afterdate !
Here is firm footing ; here is folid rock \
This can fupport ui ; all is fea befldes ;
Sinks under us; beflorms, and then devours.
His hand the good man fallens on the (kiet.
And bids earth roll, nor feeh her idle whirl.
As when a wretch, from thick, polluted air,
JDarknefii, and ftench, and fuffbcating damps.
And dungeon horrors, by kind fate, difcharg'd,
Climbf fomc fiur cmincficcy where ether pure
Surrounds him, and Elyfiao profpeds riftf.
His heart exults, his fpirits call their load ;
At if new-born, he triumphs in the change ;
80 joys the foul, when, from inglorious aims,
And fordid fweets, from feculence and froth
Of ties terrcftrial, fet at large, Ihe mottnta
To Reafint region, her own element,
Breathes hope immortal, and affeds the (kiet.
Religion I thou the foul of happinefs ;
And, g^roaning Calvary, of thee I there fliine
The nobleft truths ; 1d>ere ftronge0 motivea ftiqg {
There facred violence aflaults the fool ;
There, nothing but compulfien is forbom.
Can love allure us ; or can terror awe f
He weeps ! — the falling drop puts out the fan;
He fighs — the flgh earth's deep foundacioD fliaket.
If in his lote fo terrible, what then
His wrath inflam'd ? his tendemefs on fife ?
Like foft, fmooth oil, outblazing other firesi!
Can prayer, can praife, avert it f— Thou, my AU'
My theme 1 my infpiration ! and my crown !
My Arength in age ! my rife in low efiate !
My foul's ambition, pleafure, wealth ! — my wocUf
My light in darknefs ! and my life in death \
My boaft tlirough time ! blifs throuj^h eternity !
Eternity, too (hort to fpeak thy praife !
Or fathom thy profound of love to man !
To man of men the meaneft, ev*a to me ;
My facrifice ! my God ! what things are thefe f
What then art thou \ by what name fluU t call
thee ?
Knew I the name devout archangels o(e«
Devout archangels (hoold the name enjoy.
By me unrivalM ; thuufands more fublime.
None half fo dear as that which though "rr^firfcc^
Still glows at heart : O how omnipotence
Is loll in love I Thou great Philanthropift
Father of angels ! but the friend of man !^
Like Jacob, fondell of the younger bom !
'I'hou, who didd fave him, fhauh the imokipf
brand
From out the flames, and quench it in thy blood !
How art thou pleas*d, by bounty to diftrela !
To make us groan beneath our gratitude.
Too big for birth ! to favour, and confound ;
To challenge, and to diflance all return !
Of laviih love flupendous heights to foar,
And leave praife panting in die diftant vale !
Thy right, too great, defrauds thee of thy due \
And facrilegious our fublimeil fong.
But fincc the n Jted will obtains thy fmile,
Beneath this monument of praife unpaid^
And future life fympbonious to my flrain,
(That nobleU hymn to heaven !) ior ever Ue
Entomb*d my fear ofdeath\ and every fear^
The dread of every evil, but thy frown.
Whom fee I yonder, fo demurely fmile ?
[daughter a labour, and might break their refl.
Ye quietids, in homage to the ikies '.
Serene ! of foft addrefs ! who mildly make
An unobtrufive tender of your hearts,
Abhorring violence I who hjli indeed;
But, for the blelllng, nvre/lle not with heaveo !
Think you my fong too turbulent f too warn {
Arc ff*jhnsf then, the pagani of the £)ui 1
TMfi COMPLAINT ; OR, NIGHT THOUGHTS.
»
Mt^'lM alone btptisM ? alone wdaUi
To touch things (acred ? Oh for warmer ftUl !
GoUt cfaill« m J seal, and age benambi my powers ;
Oh for an humbler heart ! and prouder fong !
Thou, my mnch injarM themcl with that foft
eye
Which mehed o*er doomed Salem, deign to look
Cooipafioo to the coldneft of my bread ;
And pardon to the winter in my ftrain.
Oh ye oold-hearted, frozen, fbrmaliftt !
On iwch a theme^ 'tii impioat to be calm ;
FdKoB ia reafoo, tranfport temper, btn.
Shall heaven, which gave ui ardour, and hai fliown
Her own lor man lb ftrongly, not dtfdaun
What flmooth eaollients in theology,
Recwnboit virtue** downy dodors, preach ;
That prole of piety, a lukewarm praife ?
Rile od— ri fwcet from incenfe MmmpawCif
Dcvotiw, when Inkewarm, is undevoat;
But when it glows, its heat is ftrock to heaven ;
To haman hearu her golden harps are fining :
Hifh heavcn*t •rtbefira chaunts amen to man.
Hear I, or dream I hear, their diftant (bain.
Sweet to the foul, and tailing (bong of heaven,
Soft.wafted oo cdeftial pUyt plume,
Throogh the vaft fpaces of the univerfe.
To cheer me in thia melancholy gloom }
Oh when will Jt^b (now (Ungleft), like a friend,
Admit me of their choir } O when will deaib
TWimoBldering, old, partition-wall throw down?
GWe beiafa, one in nature, one abode ?
Oh 4E«k divioe ! that giv'ft us to the (kies !
Gretf /*pv / glorious patron of the ^o^,
Aadff^ r when fliall I thy (hrine adore ?
ftom ttmre's emiiaemi, immenfely wide,
IsBKa&ly hleft, this Uttle j/U vfiffi,
Tbs dtfk, incarcerated cJcmy,
Divides mi. Happy day I that breaks our chain ^
Ihat mannotots ; that calls from exile home ;
That leads to nature's great meir§poiit.
And rc-admita us, through the gmardUm hand
Of elder brothers, to our FmAer*s throne ;
Who hears oor Advocate, and, through his woonds
Beholdiog man, allows tb^i tender name.
*Tis Ais makes Cbri/Hmm trimmfb a command :
*Tts this makes joy a duty to the wife ;
Tb impiotts in a good man to be fad.
See tnoo, Loreoao ! where hangs all our hope ?
Toach*d by the Cr^St we live ; or, wnrt than die ;
TbK UmA which tonch*d not angels; more divine
Tbaa that which touch'd confofioo into form,
And darkiie(s into glory; partial /«mi6 /
lac&Uy pre-emlneat regard !
Sacred to aian, and fovereign through the whole
Loeg golden chain of miracles, *which hangs
From heaven through all duration, and fupports
la one iUuftr iooa and aoMSing plan.
Thy weJftf e, ashrnf / and thy Ood's renown.
Tktt imtk^ wkh chtfm caleffial, heals the (bnl
Difeas'd, drives pain from guilt, lights lUe in death,
Turns earth to henvcn, to heavenly thrones trans.
fiorms
The ghaAly ruins of the monldering tomb.
Dol^ aik me when f When he who dy*d retumi ;
Ectvaa, how chang'd*. VThcre ihcn the aoaa of
I
In glory's terrors all the Godhead bams •
And all his courts, cxhaufted by the tide
Of deities triumphant in his train.
Leave a ftupendoos folitnde in heaven ;
Replenifli'd foon, replenifli'd with increafe
Of pomp, and multitude ; a radiant band
Of angels new ; of angels from the tomb.
Is this my fancy thrown remote ; and rife
Dark doubts between the promife and event I
I fend thee not to volumes for thy cmre ;
Read nature ! nature is a friend to truth ;
Nature is CbriJHan ; preaches to mankind ;
And bids dead matter aid ns in our creed.
Haft thou ne'er feen the*comet*s flaming flight ?
Th* illuftrious ftranger paffing, terror flieds
On gaziog nations ; from his fiery train
Of length enormous, takes his ample round
Throogh depths of ether; coaftsQimumber*dworldS|
Of more than folar glory ; doubles wide
Heaven's mighty cape ; and then revifits earthy
From the long travel of a thoufand years.
Thus, at the deflin'd period, (hall return
He, once on earth, who bids the comet blaze :
And, with him, all oor triumph o'er the tomb.
Naturt is dumb on this important point ;
Or hope precarious in low whifper breathes;
Fattb fpeaks aloud, diftind ; ev*n adders hear ;
But turn, and dart into the dark again.
Faitb builds a bridge acrofs the gulf of death»
To break the (hock blind nature cannot fliun.
And lands thought fmoothly on the farther (hore^
Death's terror is the mountainy^i/5 removes ;
I'hat mountain barrier between man and peace.
*Tu/aitb difarms deflrudion ; and ablbhres
From every clamorous charge, the guiltlels tomb.
Why difbelieve ? Loreoso !— ** Jiea/mi bids,
*< All.facrcd reafon."— Hold her facred (UU;
Nor flialt thou want a rival in thy flame :
All-facred rea/on f fource, and foul, of all
Demanding praife, on earth, or earth above I
My heart is thine : deep in its in moil folds.
Live thou with life ; life dearer of the two.
Wear 1 the bleifed Crofs, by fortune ftamp'd
On paflive nature, before thought was born ?
My birth*s blind bigot ! fir'd with heal zeal !
No ; reafeu re-baptiz'd me when adult ;
Weigh'd true, and falfe, in her impartial fcale ;
My heart became the convert of my head.
And made that choice, which once was but my
fate.
« On argument alone my faith is built :"
RtafoH purfu'd u/aitb ; and, unpurfued
Where proof invites, 'tis reafon, then, no more s
And fuch our froof, that, or our faitb is rigbt.
Or reafim lies, and heaven dcfign'd it vfrong .*
Abfolve we this ? What, then, is blafphcmy I
Fond as we are, and juftiy fond, ol/aiib^
Reafem^ we grant, demands our firll regard ;
The mother hooour'd, as the daughter dear.
Reafem the root, fair /.ri/^ is but the flower;
The fading flower Ihall die ; but reafun lives
Immortal, as her Father in the ikies.
Whenyoj/^ is virtue, retain makes it fo.
Wrong not the Cbriflian ; think not reafon yewrt z
*Ti% reaftiH our great Mafer holds fo dear ;
'Tis reafint if)jui*d rights his ^i^ih iclc&l%\
u
THE WORKS OF YOUKO.
Tit rtafmt voice obeyM his glories crown ;
To give loft wiofon life, he pour*d hin own :
Believe, and {how the re«fon of a man ;
Believe, and tafte the pleafare of a God ;
Beh'eve,and look with triamph on the tomb :
Through reafon*! wounds alone thy faith can die ;
Which dying, tenfold terror gives to death.
And dips in vtmom his twice -mortal fting. [due
Learo hence what honours, what load pmaiu^
To thofe, who pufli our aid'uhii afide;
Tbofe boafted friends to reafim^ and to otm.
Whole £ital love ftabs every joy, and leaves
Death*s terror hcighten'd, gnawing on his heart.
TheTe pompons loos of reafom idoliz'd
And vilified at once ; of reafm dead,
Then deif j'd, as monarchs were of old ;
What condnd plants proud laurels on their brow?
While km rf truth through all their camp refounds,
They 6nwjtridt*M curtain o*er the noon-tide ray.
Spike up their inch of reafon, on the point
Of philolopbic vrit^tsifJ Argument ;
And, then, exulting in their taper, cry,
** Behold the fun :" and. lodiao-like, adore.
Talk they of morals f O thou bleeding Love !
Thou maker of new morals to mankind !
The fTcW morality is love of thee.
As wife as Socrates, if fuch they were,
(Nor will they *batt of that fublime renown)
Am nvife mt Socrates, might juOly ftand
The definition of a modem fool.
A Chriftian is the higheft ftyie of man :
And is there, who the bleffed Crofs wipes off.
As a foul blot from his di(honour*d brow ?
)f angels tremble, 'tis at fuch a fight :
The wretch they quit, defponding of their charge.
More ftruck with grief or wonder, who can uU ?
Ye fold to fcnCc ! ye citizeni of earth !
(For fuch alone the Chriftian banner fly)
Know ye how wife your choice, how great your
gain \
Behold the pidure of earth's happieft man :
«* He calls his wi(h, it comes; he fends it back,
•■ And fays, he call*d another ; that arrives,
•* Mecu the fame welcome ; yet he ftill calls on ;
** Till Mr calls him, who varies not his call,
*■ But holds him faft, in chains of darkncfs bound,
" Till nature dies, and judgment fcts him free ;
** A freedom far lefs welcome than his chain"
But grant man happy ; grant him happy long ;
Add to Hfe*s higheft prize her lateft hour ;
That hour, fo late, is nimble in approach.
That, like a poft, comes on in full career :
How fwift the fliuttle flies, that weaves thy
ibroud!
Where is the fable of thy former years !
Thrown down the gulf of time ; as far from thee
As they had ne'er been thine ; the day in hand,
l,ike a bird ftruggltng to get loofc, is going ;
Scarce now poiliels'd, fo fuddenly 'tin gone ;
And each fwift moment flrd, is de^ith advanc'd
By ftride* as fwift : eternity is all :
And whofc eternity ? Who triumphs there ?
Bathing for ever in the font of bliL !
fixt ever balking in the Deity I
Loreiiso \ who F^-Thy confciccce fliall reply.
O give it leave to fpeak ; *twiU fpcak ere loof ,
Thy. leave unaflc'd: Lorenzo! hear it now.
While ufeful ix» advice, its accent mild.
By the great edi^, the divine decree.
Truth is depofed with roan's U/l bvur ;
An honeft hour, and faithful to her tmft ;
Trutbt eldeft daughter of the Deity ;
Truth t of his counfel when he made the worlds t
Nor lefs, when he Ihall judge the worlds he made $
Though filent long, and fleeptng ne'er fo found, '
Smother'd with errors, and opprefs'd with toyi.
That heaven-commiflion'd hour no Iboner ctll%
But, from her cavern in the foul's abyls,
Like him they fable under JEroa whelm'd.
The goddcis, burfts in thunder, and in flame ;
Loudly convinces, and feverely pains.
Dark tlmimoiu I difcharee, and Hydra ftingt ;
The keen vibration ofbright frwf^— is hell :
Juft definition ! though by fchools untaughL
Ye deaf to truth ! perufe this parfon'd page.
And truft, for once, a prophet, and a prinL ;
** Men may /fw fools, but fools they camioC 4r.*^
NIGHT V.
THE RELAPSE.
TO THE EIGHT HON. THE EAEL OP LITCBPIZLO.
LoatNzo ! to recriminate ia juft.
Fondnefs for fame is avarice of air.
I grant the man is vain who writes for praifir. .
Praife no man e'er deferv'd, who fought no moct.
As juft lYiy ftemd ebmrge, I grant the mifi
Has often blufli'd at her degenerate (bna.
Retain 'd by ftnfe to plead her filthy caufe ;
To raife the low, to magnify the mean,
And (ubrilize the grofs into refin'd :
As if to magic numbers* powerful charm
*Twas given to make a tivet of their fong
Obfcenc, and fweeten ordure to perfume.
IVit^ a true pagan, deifies the brute.
And lifts our fwinc-cnjoyments from the mire.
The fad notorious, nor obfcure the caufe.
We wear the chains dpUafure^ and <A bridt.
Theft (hare the man ; and thefe diftraA him too ;
Draw difterent ways, and clafli in their commands.
Pride^ like an eagle, builds among the ftars ;
^Mt plemfitn^ lark-like, nefts upon the ground.
Joyn fliiir'd by brute-creation, pritU refents ;
PUafwre embraces : man would hotb enjoy.
And both mi wee : a point how hard to gain !
But, what can't wit, when ftung by ftroog defire \
Wit dares attempt this arduouf entcrprize*
Since joys rJifenft can't rife to reafiit tafte;
(n ivAii\tfipbiflrjM laborious forge,
Wa hammer « out a reafon nrw^ that ftoopt
To fordid fceqes, and m^ctsthem with applaule.
H'^it calls ihcgraiet the ctiafte zone to loop: ;
Nur left than a ptump god co fill the bowl :
A thoufand phantoms, and a thoufand fpellf,
A thoufand opiate* fcatter<i. lu •Iclude,
To fafcinate, inebriate, la ■ . f.-.p
And thefool'd mind drlig.'ir :!> confound.
Thui that ^hich (bock'd the ^at^ «>««/, Ihocks no
more;
THfi COWPLATKT; CTR, JHOHT THOUOHT ^.
9i
TKit wKIcK fr/ve /riUr offmce, do more ofien^
^li^mrt iod /rM£r« by nature mortal foe».
At wv eiemal, wbidi in iQan ihall reign,
Bj mi/V a<Mrerft, patch up a fatal peace,
ADd h^md in hand lead on the rank debauch,
Fjum rar^k, refin'd to delicate and ^ay.
Arf^ curicd an ! wipes off th' iodcbred bloih
From eattfre*a cbeek, and bronzef every j(hame«
Iflao fmilcf in ruin, jrlories in his guilt,
And infamy ftands candidate for pratfe.
AU vrit by man in favour of the foul,
TheieycySu/ tAics far, in bulk, tranfcend. .
The flowcta of eloquence, profufely pourM .
O'er fpoTted vice, fill half the letterd world.
Qan powers of genius exercife their page.
And cociecrate enormities with fong \
Bat let aoc chefe inexpiable drains
Coodeaa the mnfie that knows her dignity;
Kor meanly ilop» at Hme^ but holds the world
A« *t:s, in ntnre'a ample field, a point,
A pciat inker efteem ; from whence to ftart,
Aod twM the round of uniTcrfal fpace.
To Tifit being nniverfal there,
And beinf's iborce, that utmoft flight of mind !
Tet,ipise of this fo vaft circumference,
WeO knows, but what is tmraly nought is jtm^.
finfj^ rear only \ Do not angels fing \
There is in pi^ a decent pride.
Which #eQ becomes her when fhe fpeaks topr^fe^
Her younger fitter ; haply, not more wife.
Tbsak'ft tboa, Lorenxo ! to find pafiinies here ?
Vo p&Ty palDon blown into a flame,
K« feibic IsnerM, dignity difgrac'd,
Kg fiiry ficB of fidion, all on flower,
Konis&ov colours, btrt^ or filken tale :
B«c Ukaa emu^eis^ images of awe,
TVaife, which eternity lets fsll on man
Vith donbk weight, through thefe rerolTiag
fpheres,
Tlis death deep filence^-tnd incumbent (hade :
Thm^btM^ foch as ihall revifit your laft hour;
Tifit ueali'd, and live when life expires;
And thy dark pencil, mUmi^bi ! darker ftUl
b mefapfholy dip*d, embrowns the whole.
Tct this, even fAv, my laughter-loving friends !
LflCBSo! »nd thy brothers of the fmile 1
i^ whjt imports you moft, tan mo:t engage,
Skail deal your ear, and chain you to my long.
Or if yon fail me, know, the wife (hall taUe
The truths I fing ; the truths I fing (hall feel;
And, frelinf , give aflcnt ; and their aflent
tssApie recompenie; is more than praife*
tat chiefly tfair.e, O Litchfield ! nor mifiake ;
Think not uniotrodoc'd I force my way ;
Ksrcifla, sot vnknown, not unally*d,
By virtac, or by blood, illnftrious youth !
To thee, from bloonung wmsratiibmt hi men,
^fbere all the langnage kmnmmy defcends
Cacali'd, and a(ks admittance for the mufe :
A muie that will not pnin tliee with thy praife ;
TIT praife flic drop^ by miUr fiUl ibfpir'd.
6 thou : bleft S^rit 1 vhtther the fupreme,
Cresr aatcmondane Father ! in whofe breaft
Enbryo .creation, unborn being, dwelt^
AM all Its waoBt levtUttiuiif toU*d
Prefent, though future ; prior to theftifelves;
Whofe breath can blow it into nought again ;
Or, from his throne fome delegated ))Ower,
Who, ftudious of nur peace* doft tiim the thought
From vain and vile, to folid and fublime !
ilnfcen thou lead*(l me to delicii ua draughts
Of fnfpiration, froni a purer ftream.
And fuller of the god, than that which burft
From fani*d Caftalia : nor is yet allay*d
My farrcd third ; though long my foul has rang'A
'1 hrough pleaflng paths of moral, and di^au^
By thee fuftain'd, and lighted by the ftars.
By them bed lighted are the paths of tbougbt;
Nighu art their dayt, their niofl illumin*d houra.
By day, the foul, o*erbome by Iife'« career,
StunnM by the din, and giddy with the glare,
Reels far from rcafon, jodled by the throng.
By day the foul is palBve, all her thoughts
Inipo!i*d, precarious, broken ere mature.
By nigbt, from objeds free, from paflion cool,
Thoughtfuncontrourdjand unimprefs'd, the birtli^
Of pure ele<3ion, arbitrary range,
Not to the limits of we world confin*d;
But from tiberedl travels, light on earthy
As vojragert drop anchor, for repofe.
Let .Indians, and the gay, like Indians, food
Of fcather'd fopperies the fun sldore :
Darkmeft has more divinity for me ;
It ftrikes thought inward ; it drives back the f(ta|
To fettle on herfelf, our point fupreme i
there liei our theatre ! thefe fits our judge.
Darkneft the curtain drops o*er life's dull fcenej
* Fis the kind hand of providence firetch'd out
*Twixt man and v^ity ; *tis reaffm't r^n.
And v:rtne^s too ; thete tutelary (hades
Are mafi*s afylum from the tainted throng.
Ni^t is the good ifian*s/riVff^, and guarttim loo'|
It DO lefs refcuu Virtue, than injpires.
yhtue, for ever frail, as fair, below.
Her tebder nature fuffers in the crowd,
hlor touches on the world, without a (lain :
The world's infeSious ; few bring back at eVQg^
Immaculate, the manner* of the mom.
Soihf thing we tbcugbt, is blotted '; we refMd^
Is (bsken ; ytc renoune'd^ returns again.
Ezch /jlut4ticn may Aide in & fii^
Unt bought before, or fix a former flaw.
Nor i» it ftrange : iifkt, mtii§n, etncomrft^ *^f
Ail, fcatter us abroad ; thoDght outward-bouti<l^
Neglcdful of our home affairs, flies cff
fn fume and dilTipation, quits her charge,
Aud leaves the bread unguarded^o the fot.
Prefent example gets within «>ur guard.
And ad^s with douUt force, by few repeil'd.
Amblthn fires ambition ; love of gain
StHke^ like a pedilence, from bread to bread;
Ri ot^f ride, perfidy , blue vapours breathe;
Ai:d inbumaiiUy is caught from man,
From.fnuling man. A flight, a fiogle glance.
And (h Jt at randomi often, has brought homd
A fudden fever to the throbbhig heart.
Of envy, rancour , or impure difire.
We foe, we hear, with peril ; fa/fty dwells
Remote from multitude ; the world's a fchool
Of wrofig^ aod what proficients fwarm around t
i%
TH^ WORKS OF YaCMCJ.
We muft, or imitate, or dilapprove ;
Muft lift as their accomplices, or foei ;
Tlat fUins our inooceice ; tth wuiinds our peace.
From nature^ birth, hence, viifdom has been f:nic
^Vith fweet rcccfs, and languifh'd for the {hade.
Thi$ facred (hade, and folirude, what it it \
• ri« *\t felt '»rcfcncc of the Deity.
Few are the faults we flatter when alone,
Vice finkh in her allurementi, is ungilt,
And looks, like other objeds, black by night.
By ni)£ht an Athcift half-bclieveb a God.
Night IS fair virtue's immemorial friend ;
The confcic'U) moon, through crery diftant age,
Has held a lamp to %vifi9m^ and let fall,
OiicontemplaiiMt cjt, her purging ray.
The fam d Athenian, he who woo*d from heavcD
Tbilofojby tbe fair, to dwell with men.
And furm their mannerK not inflame their pride,
While oVr his head, as fearful to moled
Hit labouring mmd, the (larsin filence Aide,
And feem all gazing on their future gueft,
Sec him foliciring his ardent fuit
In pf'watt audience : all the live-long night.
Rigid in thought, and motionlefi, he (lands;
Nor quits his (heme, or poftnre, till the fun
(Rude diurkard rifmg rofy from the main !)
I)iftorbs hii nobler intclIe«Slual beam.
And gives him to the tumult of the world.
Hail, precious moments! ftol'n from the black
wafle
Of murder'd time ! Aufpicioos midnight '. hail !
The world excluded, every paflion hufti,
AiidopenM a calm intercourfe with heaven,
Htre the foul flu in cruncil ; ipondcrs fiaft,
Ttcdeditici/mtare adion ; fees, not feels.
Tumultuous life, and reafons with the ftorm >
Air her lies anCwcn, and tlinh down her charms.
What awful joy ! what mental liberty !
I am i:ot pent in darkngfs ; rather fay,
(If not too bold) in darknefi I*m embower'd.
JDelightful gloom ! the cloftering thoughts around
Spontaneous rife, and bloflom in the ftiade ;
But droop by day, and ficken in the/vn,
Tboygbt borrows light elfewherc ; from thztjirft
fire,
Fountain of animation ! whence defcends
Urania, my celeflial gueft ! who deigns
N')«htly to vifit mr, f» mean; and »cw,
Confcious how needful difcipline to man.
From pleafing dalliance with the charms of mgLt
My wandering thought recalls, to what ezcicet
Far other beat of heart! Narciffa's tomb !
Or i% it feeble nature calls me back.
And breaks my f} irit into gri<f again ?
U it a Stygian vapour in my blood !
A cold, flow puddle, creeping through my veins ?
Or is it thus with all men f — ^Thus with all.
What are we ? How unequal ! Now we foar.
And now we firk : to be the/znw, traiifcenda
Our prefent prowefs. Dearly pays the/cmt
Tot lodging ill ; tr-o dearly rents \n*r clay.
Jifjfm, a baffled counteltor! but adds
The hlufh of weakncfs to the bane of V7oe.
'1 he nobleft fpirit, fighting her hard fate.
In this dimp, duQy region, cbarg*d v,idi CLorm^f
But feebly flutters, yet untaught to fiy ;
Or, flying ikort her flight, and fure her fait*
Our utnioft ftrength, when down, tu rife again|
And not to ytfU, though ieaUm, all our praife.
* ris vain to feck in men for more than man.
Though proud in promife, big in previous though
Exferieiue damps (>ur triumph. I who late,
Emerging from the fliadows of the grave.
Where ^ri//* derain*d me prifonrr, mountiDg lu^ly
Threw wide the gates of everlafting day.
And callM mankind to glory, flionk oSpaim^
I^Urtaliiy fliook < ft*, in tihcT pure.
And lUuck the ftars ; runo feel my fpirits fail (
rhcy drop me from the zenith ; down I rufli.
Like !iim whom fable flcdg*d with waxen
la forrow drown*d, but not iu forrow loft.
How wretched is the man who never mournM !
I dive for precious pearl 'v^firrvwt ftream :
Not fo the thoughilcfs man that mhf grieves :
Inkes all the torment, and rtjeds the ^aio,
(Incflimable gain ) and gives heaven leave
Fo make i'.im but more wrcichedi not more
If wifdom is our lefTon, (and what elfe
J'nnobles man ? what elfc have angels learnt?)
CirLfl more proficients in thy fchool are made
'V\\aV\ gtnlut or proud liar%\ttg e'er could boaft«
Vf racious Uarntng^ often over-fed,
Dt(rcfls not into fenfe her motley meal.
1 his btak-^jft^ >|'ith dark booty almoft borftf
Thisyeriijjvr on Others wifdom, leaves
Her native farm, her reafom^ quite untill'd.
With mix*d manure fbe furfeits the rank (oil,
Dung*d, but not drefs'd, and rich to beggary.
A pomp untameable of weeds prevails.
HcryZrvjA/*/ wealth encumher*d wfdom mooma;
And what hyugemius t *• Lh tbe dali U mi/e,"
Ceitiui^ too hard for right, can prove it wroiip ;
And loves to boall where blufli men lefs iDfpir*(fc
It p!iads exemption from the laws oifimfti
Ccniiiiers restfon as a leveller;
And fcorns to fliare a bleffing with the crowd*
That wife it cnuli be, thinks an ample claim
To gl'.ry, ancf to pltafure gives the refL
Craffus but flecps, Ardelio is undone.
IVifdam lefs ihuddcrs at a fool than wit.
But tviftUm fmiles wh«n humbled mortals wvep; '
When fvrrvut wounds the breaft, as ploagfas th«
glebe.
And hearts obdurate feel her foftening AmwcTj
Her feed celeflial then glad wfiom fows ;
Her golden harvcft triumphs in the foil.
If fo, NarcifTa, welcome my rehpfei
rU raifc a tax on my calamity.
And reap rich compenfation from my pain.
I'll range the plenteous intelleAual Held,
And gather every thought of fovereign power
To chafe the moral maUdi.'s of man ;
TLougbis which may bear tranfplanting to the fluffs
Though natives of this coarfe.penurioas Ibil :
Kor wholly wither tbtre^ mhtst Jermpht fing,
Rcfln'd. exalted, nbt annull'd, in heaven.
MeafoMy the fun that gives thtm birth, the fame
In cither clime, though more illuflrioui tbtrt,
Thefc choicely cuU'd, and elegantly ranged,
Shall fv>rm a gatlaad for Narcifla't tomb;
tHE cojrfpLAnJT ; 6r, NtdHT thoucShts.
»
V
U of no fading flowers, [fcend f
m what themes fliall puzzled choice de-
npomnce of coacemplating the tomb ;
men decline it ; /$udde*t foul birth ;
PirfcHB AimJ •fgritfi the /lUiftt of op ;
^j(A / drtad chmr^ir — itlTite my foiig.'*
firft tb' importance of our end fbrvey'd.
coooTel quick difmiflion of our grief :
;o kindnefi ! our hearts heal tm/pw,
r nore kind than St who ftnick the blow ?
id it do his errand in our heartR,
aili peace, till mUler gutft arrive,
ing it bick, a true and endlefs peace ?
idcs tx^frlmh : as glaring day
Ge nnambcrM lufh'cs rob our fight,
itj puts out unnumber*d thoughts
»■ itkiffh, and light divine, to man.
man how blcft, who, fick of gaudf fcenes,
I apt to thruft between u^ and oorfctves !)
aty Aoicj to x%\it hi^ favourite walk
'}xJutift glotmif, rr.cnt, cjrprcfs fliades,
nc'd by T^mity's fantaftic ray,
d bis oionumcnr'i, to weigh his duft,
is vaults 3Ln J dwell among the tombs!
3 ' read wxrh me NjircifTii's (lone ;
Ia was thy favourire) let ui read
ral fiooe : few doctors preach fo well ;
ators fo tenderly can touch
rKog heart. ^IThat pathu in the iaU /
ards can ftrike ; and yet in them we fee
iaqges of what we here enjoy.
cii£ibave u^ to build on length of life ?
iUBifcise whenyrjr i^ laid afleep;
0 fcrcboded is our flrongeft guard.
fivBi her tomb, as from an humbler (hiine,
fWhnt goddcfs ! (allies on my foul,
Ks idS^f m'/ duiky train to flight ;
the mifts our fultry pajjtom raife
i^jeSs low, terrcftrial, and obfcene ;
ows tHe r/tf/ eflimate of things ;
no man, unafQidied, ever faw ;
ff the veil from virtite^ riflng charmi;
^ iemi:jt:9% in a thoufand lie*.
lids me look on men as autumn leaves,
1 they bleed for as the fummer*s dud,
by the whirlwind : lighted by her beams,
1 my horizon, gain new powers,
"gs in viable, feci things remote,
efent with futurities ; think ni^ught
n fo foreign ai the j<>y*^V^ </,
: fo much his as thofe beytmd the grave.
fJJy keeps it« colour in her fight ;
rriXy wifiom lofes all her charms ;
pons promife, from her fchemes profound,
>e fa*e flie plans, *tis alt iif leaves,
byl, unfabitamial. fleeting blifs :
firA blafi it vanrihes in air.
•-y^^/j/ .- wouldil thou know, Lorenzo,
liTrr te9rl£y MBtftom and iivine T
the wanrag and the waxing moon.
mp*y i»9rlJiy wifdom every day ;
ery Jiy mors fair her rhtat (hines.
jfrr, there's lefs time to play the fool.
;r old term for wifdom bexpir'd,
know 'A Ike calls no coottcit in tlie graTC :)
And everlafting fool is writ In flrtf,
Or rtjl wifdom wafts us to the Ocies.
As worldly fchemes refembles Sibyl*8 leates,
The good man's days to Sibyl's books compare^
(In ancient ftory read, thou koow'ft the Ule,)
In price ftill riling, as in number lei's,
Inellimable quite his final hour.
For that who thrones can offer, offer thrones;
Infolvcnt worlds the purchafe cannot pay.
*« Oh let me 'die his death !" all nature cries :
** Then live his lif J."-* All nature faulters there \
Our great phylician daily to confuk.
To commune with the rrdvr, our only core.
What grave prefcribes the beft?— A friend's;
and yet
From a friend's ^ve how foon we difengag^ !
Even to the deareft, as hi^ marble, colJ.
Why are friends ravifli'd from us i 'Tis to bind^
B/ foft affeiiion's tics, on human hearts.
The thodght of death, which rM/in, too fupine^
Or mifcmployM, fo rarely faftens ihert.
Nor reafou, nor affl'Aion, ik), nor both
Combin (1, c;in brrak the witchcrafts of the WOfM.
Behold th* iiicxorahle hour at hand \
Behold th* inex'>rable hour forgot !
And to forget it the chief aim of life,
Th<iuch well to ponder it is life's chief nd.
U death, that ever-threatening, ne'er reorfotCi"
Thir alKimportant, and that only fure,
(Come when he will) an unexpeiSed gueftf
Nay, though invited by the loudefl calls
Of blind imprudf^ce, uoexpedled ftill ?
Though numerous meflengers are fent before
To warn his great arrival. What the caufe,-
The wondrous caufe, of this myfterioos ill ?
All heaven looks down aftonifh'd at the fight*
Is it that life has fown hery»jf/ fo thick.
We can*t thrufl in a fingle care between f
Is it that hfe has fuch a fwarm of caret.
The thought of death can't enter for the throo^ I
Is it that time fteals on wtth downy feet.
Nor wakes indulgence from her golden dream f
To-day is fo like yeflerday^ it cheats ;
We take the lying fifter for the fame.
Life glides away, Lorenzo, like a brook ;
For ever changing, unperceiv'd the change
In the fame brook none ever bath*d him twiee y
To the fame life none ever twiee awoke.
We call the brook the fame ; the fame we think
Our life, though ftiJi more rapid in its flu# ;
Nor mark the much^ irrevocably laps'd,
And mingled with the fea. Or (hill we fay
(Retainiiig ftill the brook to bear us on)
That life is like a veffel on the ftream?
In life embark'd, we fmoothly down the tiJer
Of time defcend, but not on timo intent ;
Amut'd, Ui'iconfcious of the gliding wave.
Till oh a fudden we perceive a Ihock ;
We ftart, awake, look out ; what fee we there f
Our brittle bark is burft on Charon's (hore.
Is this the caufe death flies all human thoughtl
Or is xljadymentt by the will ftruck blind,
That domineering miftrefs of the foul !
Like him fo ftrong, by Dalilah the fair f
Or is ii/ear turns ftartled rr^oa back
i4t THE WORKS
From looking down a precipice fo fteep ?
'Tis dreadful ; and the dread it wifely p1ac*d
By natvre, confcious of the make of man.
A dreadful friend it is, a terror kind,
A flaming fword to guard the tree of life.
By that unaw'd in life*i moft fmiling hour,
The good man would repine, wouM/i^^r joyt^
And bum impatient for his promis*d Ikies.
The ^d, on each pundilious pique of pride,
Or gloom of humour, would give rage the rein ;
Bound o*er the barrier, rufli into the dark.
And mar the fcheroei of Providence below.
What groan was that, Lorenzo ? — Furies! rife.
And drown in your lefs execrable yell
Britannia*s (hame. There took her gloomy flight,
On wifig impetuous, a black fullen foul,
Blafted from hell, with horrid luft of death.
Thy ff lend, the brave, the gallant Altamont,
So callM, fo thought — And tl^ai he fled the field.
Leff bafe the fear of death th^n fear of life.
O Britain, infamous for fuieide !
An t/land in thy mannert,-far disjoin'd
From the whole world of ratiommh befide !
In ambient wavea plunge thy polluted head,
Wafli the dire ftain, nor (hock the continent.
But thou be (bock*d, while I deted the caufc
<i{ fclf-affaMHy eipofe the monfler*s birth.
And \AA.aiUrr9ntt hiffit round the world.
Blame not thy clime, nor chide the diftant fas;
The fun is innocent, thy clime abfoWd :
Jmwnral climes kind nature never made.
The canfe I (log io £deo might prevail.
And proves it is thy folly, not thy fate.
The foul of man, (let man in homage bow«
Who names hisyiw/) a native of the flties !
High-born, and free, her freedom ihould maintaioi
Unfold, unmortgagM for earth" t little bribes.
Th* illufkrious (banger, in this foreign land,
Like (hangers, jealous of her dignity,
Smdioni of home, and ardent to return.
Of tarth fufpicious, tarthii enchanted cup
With cool referve light touching, ihould indulge
On imwMrfaltty her godlike tafte, [tberg.
V^en take large draughts, make her chief banquet
But fome rcjcd this fuflenance divine ;
To beggarly vile appetites defcend ;
A Ik alms of eawib for guefls that came from leaven:
Sink into flaves ; and fell, ior prefint hire,
Their rich reveifion, and (what Iharcs iu fate)
Their nattveyim^, to the prince who fways
This nether world. And when his paymenu fail,
When his foul baflcet gorges them no more.
Or their pall*d palates loath the haikct fuU,
Are inftantly, with wild demoniac rage,
for breaking all the chains cf Providence,
And burfting their coofinenient, thoos h fad barr*d
By lavirs divine and human, guarded Srong
With homrs doubled to defend the paf»,
The blackeft nali/re or dire gmit can raife.
And moted round with fathonJefs dtfnUHw^
Sure to receive, and whelm them iu their fiUJ.
Such, Britons ! is the canfe^ to you unknown.
Or worfe o*erlook*d ; o*erlook*d by riagiftratcfy
T/tfj criminals themfielves. I grant the deed
U madncfsi but the aMdo«£i of the hmnu
OF YOUNa
And what is that ? Cor vtmoft hoODd cf giiik»
A fenfual, unrefleding life, is big
With monftrous binhs, and y^iVi/r, to crown
The black infernal brood. The bold to<break
Heaven^s Uw fuprcme, and defperstely ru(h
Through fa ere d natwnt murder on their owo^
Becaufe they never think •/deaths they die*
Tis equally man*s duty, glory, gain.
At once to (hun, and meditate his end.
When by the bed of languiihment we (It.
('1 he feat of wifdom ! if our ehoice, not £atc)
Or o*er our dying friends in anguifh hang.
Wipe the cold dew, or (lay the finking beJd,
Number their moments, and in every dock
Surt at the voice of an eternity ;
See the dim lamp of life jufl feebly lift
An agonizing beam, at us to gaze.
Then fink again, and quiver into death,
That moft pathetic herald of our own :
How read we fuch fad fcenes } As fent to
In perfeA vengeance ? No; in pity fent,
1*0 melt him down like wax, and then im]
Idelible, death*s image on his heart ;
Bleeding for others, trembling for himfel^
We bleed, we tremble, we forget, wc fmile.
The mind turns fool before the cheek is drj«
Our quick-retumingyo/Ty cancels all.
As the tide rufhing nfes what if writ
In yielding (ands, and fmooths the letter'd (horib
Lorenzo ! haft thou ever weighed i^fpt ^
Or ftudy'd the philofophy of tears ?
(A fcience yet onledlur'd in our fchoolt'.)
Haft thou defcended deep into the breal^
And feen their fource? If not, defcend with mr.
And trace thefe briny rivulets to their fpringt.
Our funeral tears from different canfea rifct
As if from fcparate cifterns in the foul.
Of varioiu iindt^ they flow. From tender beuH^
By foft contagion call*d,yMw burft at once,
A»d ftream obfequious to the leading eye.
Stme a(k more time, by curious arf diftiU*d.
Some hearts, in lecret heard, unapt to melt.
Struck by the magic of the public eye.
Like Mofes* fmitten rock, gulh out amaixu
Seme weep to (hare the fate of the deceased.
So high in merit, and lo them fo dear.
They dwell on pralfes.which they think they Acfr|
And thus, without a bluih, commend themCelvesb
i:§me mount, in proof, that fomething they co■^
love :
They wccp not to relieve their grief, hutjhtwg.
Same wci'p in perfcd juftice to the dead.
As confcious all their love is io arrear.
Some mifchievoufly weep, not urappriz*d.
Tears, fomecinics, aid the corqueft of an eyt.
With what addrefs the foft £|ihcfians draw
Their fable net- work o'er entangled hearts !
As feen through cryftal, hr,w their rofct glow.
While liquid pearl runs trickling down their ckedl2
Of hcr's not prouder Egypt's wanton quecDs
CaroufiDg gem^, hcricif diffolvM in love.
Seme weep at deaths abltraded from the dead^
And ee!ebiate, like Charlet, their own deceaic«
By kind conftru Aioo fume are deem" J to weep,
Becaufe a decent veil conceals their joy.
5
THB COMPLAINT; OR, NIGHT THOaOHTS,
Sone weq> ib canieft, and yet weep in Tain ;
A • 6tep io indifcredon, as io woe.
fifm, blind pafioo ! impoCently pours
Tcan, that deferre more tears ; while reafin fleepi ;
Or faxes like an idiot, unconcerned ;
Mor cooqireheDds the meaning of the fionn ;
JLoowf not it fpeaks to ker^ and her aluu,
JrrHimmh all forrow are beneath,
That noble gift ! that privilege of man !
from fimm's p*og, the birth of endlefs joy.
Bat tL^ are barren of that birth divine :
They weep impetuous, as the fammer dorm.
And full as (hurt ! The cruel ^r/^foon tam*d.
They Buke a paAime of the flinglefii tale ;
Far as the deep refonnding knell, they fpread
The dfcadfiil news, m *d hardly feel it more.
No f^raia of tv^SdMr piys them for their voeg.
HsUtfUood the globe, the tears pump'd up by
Are fpeat in watering Tsnities of life ;
In majdag yV/f flourifli ftill more fair,
Vbeu the fick foul, her wonted flay withdrawn,
Reclines an earth, and forrows in the dud ;
Iniead of learning, there, htr tnu/uffort^
Tbosgk there tbrown down her true fupporc to
Witfcou heaven's aid, impatient to be bleft,
tte crawb to the next Ihrob, or bnmble vile,
Tbo^b from the ftatcly cedar's arms (he fell ;
Vidi ftale, forfwom embraces, clings anew,
Tke fliaugei weds, and bloflbms, as before,
la tl the fimitleis fopperies of life :
well fancy *d, at the ball,
for the deli's bead on the ring,
till the deftin^d youth
with his receipt for making (mikSf
(ableitu^o bridal bloonu
iKo lair ClarifTa^s fate ;
Vha gav« that angel boy, on whom he doats;
And ^'d to g;rve him, orphan'd in his birth 1
Nat tmdk, Karcifla, my diftrefs for thee.
TU Buke an altar of thy iacred tomb.
To fiKtifice to wiidcim. What wad thou f
* r«p^,g«y, andyWariMfr /** Each yields a theme.
ni d^ll oo each, to ihun thought more fevere ;
f Heaven knows I labour with feverer ftill 1)
m dweS on each, and ^uite exhauft thy death.
A faml without refle^on, like a pile
Without inhabitant, to ruin runs.
And, Grft, thy ytmti. What fays it to gray hairs !
lia,ugi, I'm become iby pupil wtp
Early, bright, traofient, chafte, as morning dew,
Sbt ijparkled, was exhaled, and went to heaven.
Ijht on this head has (how'd ; yet ftill *tisbo^e
Aloft ; nor thinks but on amiber^s grave.
Cover *d with Ihame I fpeak it, ^« fevere
Old wom-oot vico feu down for virtue fair ;
With graedeis gravity, chaftiftng youth.
That youth chaftb*d fnrpafliog in a faulty
kacher of all,forgerfulnefs of death :
As if, like ol^eAs preffiog on the fight,
Aiirf had advanc'd too near us to be feen :
Or, ihtt liie*8 loan time ripcn'd into right ;
A£d men might plead prcfcription from tllC gnvc;
fta^tieisi firan repetitio& of repncfCt
Deathlefs ? far from it ! /luB are dead already ;
Their hearts are bury*d, and the world their gravA.
Tell me, fome god ! my guardian angel ! tell.
What thus infatuates ? what enchantmeoc plantt
The phantom of an age 'twixt us and death
Already at the door ? He knocks, we hear.
And yet we will not hesr. What mail defends
Our untouchM hearts I What miracle turns off
The pointed thought, which £rom a thouiand
quivers
Is daily darted, and is daily fliunn*d ?
We ftand, as in a battle, throngs on throngs
Around us falling; wounded oft ourlelves;
Though bleeding with our wounds, immorcal ftittS
We fee time's furrov/s on another's brow.
And death entrench'd, preparing his alXaulc ;
How few themfelves in that juft mirror fee t
Or, feeing, draw their inference as ftroog !
There death is certain; doubtful here: he mit/f^
And Jbta ; we may, within an «jv, expire.
Though gray our heads, our thoughts and aim
are green ;
Like damag'd clocks, whofe hand and bell diftient;
FoUy fings fix, while nature points at twelve.
Abfurd longevity f More, more, it cries :
More life, more wealth, more traih of ev«;rykiiML
And wherefore mad fur more, when reliih fiili |
0/yeSi, and a^fietite, muft club for joy;
ShaM/olly labunr hard to mend the bow.
Baubles, 1 mean, that ftrike us froia witiout.
While nature is relaxing every ftring f
A(k tbet^bt for joy ; grow rich, and hoard tvitbittp
Think you the foul, when this life's rattles ceaie^
Has nothing of more manly to fucceed f
Contrail the tafte immortal ; learn ev*n now
To relifh what alene fubfifts hereafter.
Divine, or none, henceforth your joys for ever.
Of age the glory is, to wj/i to die.
Th^ w'lfh is pra^, ^nd /fromije ; it applauds
Paft life, and promifes our future blifs.
What weaknefs fee not children in their fires t
Graod-clima^erical abfurditics !
Gray-hair'd authority, to faulu of youth.
How Clocking : it makes folly thrice a fool ;
And our firft childhood might our laft defpife* .
Peace and efteem is all that age can hope.
Nothing but wifdom gives thtjirfi s the laji^
Nothing, but the repute of being 'wife.
FcUy bars both ; our age is quite undone.
What folly can be ranker i Like our ftiadowi.
Our wifhes lengthen, as our fun declines.
No wifli (hould loiter, tben, this fide the grave.
Our hearts fhould leave the world, before the knell
Calls for our carcafcs to mend the foiL
Enough to live in tempeft, die in port ;
Age fhould fly concouife, cover in retreat
Defeds oi judgment ; and the Toill fubdue ;
Walk thoughtful on the filent, folemn (bore
Of that vaft ocean it muft fail fo foon ;
And put good-voorks on board ; and wait the wind
That (hortly blows us into worlds unknown ;
If uneonjider* d too, a dreadful fccne !
All (hould be prophets to themfelves ; forefe^
Their future fate ; their future fate foreufte ^^
Thii art would wafte the bitternefs of dcatli
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THE WORKS OF YOUNQ.
l^e tboMgU of deith alone, ihtfear deftroji .
A difafiedion tn that precioui thought
I ft more than midnigbt dariEneff on the foul,
Vhich fleeps beneath ir, on ^firecifiUe,
Puff *d off by the firll blaft, and loft for ever.
Doft afk, Lorenzo, why lb warmly preft,
By repetition haninier*d on thine ear, [chine,
The thought of death I That thought is the ma-
The grand machine ! that heaves us from the duftt
And rearb us into men. That thought, ply'd home,
Will foon reduce the ghaftly prttipite
O'er-hanging hell, will foftcn the defcent,
And' gently (lope ourpaflage to the grave;
How warmly to be wifh'd ! What heart of ficih
IVould trifle with tremendous ? dare extremes I
Yawn o*er the fate of infinite ? What hand,
3cyond the blacked brand of cenfure bold,
( i o f^wak a language two well known to thee)
WouKi at a moment give its all to chance,
And ftamp the die for an eternity i
Aid mc, Naiciffa ! aid me to keep pace
Wi'h deflimy , ami ere her fcifTiir^. cut
]Vly thread of l:h-, to brruk this tougher thread
Of mcral death, tha: tic^ me to the world.
^tirg thou ni) ll'imbei'iii}: recjfun to fend forth
A tliought i.f oWcrvauon on the foe;
To fally ; and lurvey the rapid march
Of his ten thoufand mcfTrngers to man ;
Who, Jehu-like, behind him turn^ ti;cm alL
All acddtttt apart, by nature fign'd,
My warrant is gone out, though dormant yet;
Perhaps bchir.d one moment lurks my fate.
Mufl. I thcr/ortrtfr^ only look for death \
BaciivarJ I turn mine eye, and 6nd him there.
Man is a fcif-furvivor cvrry year.
Man, like a (tream, is iu perpetual flow.
Death's a dedroycr of quotiiiiai! prey.
My youth f my Aotn-tide^ his ; my yrfietday ;
1 he hold invudcr fha:cs the frrftut hour.
Each momert on the lorn:cr fliuts the grave.
Whiic man ii growing, hfc is in decrcalc ;
And rradi<rsrcck us ne;>.rcr to the tcmb.
Our biith \s nuthir.g hut our death begun ;
As tapers wafte that inf^sint they take fire.
Shall we then fcar,li.(l that ihould come to paU,
Which comts t<» jals each Uiomcrt of our lives \
If fear wc n.ufl, let that death turn us pale,
Which murdcrYVtojf^ and tfrA»r; what nniains
Si.ou'id rather l:'II on diarli, than drcbd hiscii'il.
\c p.-.r:: ers r t' my fault, and my dtcline !
'i'houifi Icfs of dcuth, but vvhtn your n(.igi>Lot|t*i
' Icnell
(Rude vfitunt!) knocks hard at yur di.U fmfe,
And wirh itN thui dcr kanc obtaii » )t>ur ear 1
J'c death yiur theme, in ivcry | l»ce ^nd hour;
Ncr lM.;^cr ^atit, ye mor.umectul iircs \
A hiot) tr tomb to tell )ou ^r (hall die.
'I )..tt death you die^ii (To great in n;^tLre*s fkil!}
Know, ytu fliali itutt bcfcrc ym CijII enjoy.
But )cu are ieurn'd ; in vfhmeh,dc<pyou (it;
111 wif.icm 11. allow : pon-.| fM.^ ignor ^nn !
Would yi u U fiih'B LIS IraiMd tl v'j the Icstn'd^
J c«in \<t\\\ to k[;tw hovv n.i (h need L^t be
klio^f,
/,L(I '.*l -• tlii.t <; eti.'/iJT', vM' \\ jr. J : ;;> vf tr /«//-.
\
Our needful knowledge, like our needful f
Unhedg'd, lies open in life's common field ;
And biwS all welcome to the vit«il feaft.
You fcorn what lies before you in the page
Of nature^ and expn-ience^ ijioral truth ;
Of indifpcnfable, eternal fruit ;
Fruit, on which mortaU feeding, turn to gods t
And dive in feienee for diflinguilh*d names,
Difhoncft fomentation of your pride !
Sinking in virtue, as you rife in fame.
Y(^ur learning, like the Imur beam, affords
Light, but not heat ; it leaves you undevoDt|
Frozen at heart, while fpeculation (binea.
Awake, ye curious indagators! fond
Of knowing all, but what avails you known.
If you would learn death** cbaraGer^ attend.
All cafts of condudl, all degrees of health.
All dies of fortune, and all daten of age.
Together (huok in his impartial urn,
Come forth at random : or, if choice is made«
The choice is <\\x\\tfarcJlu, and infults
All bold conjcdiurc, ana fond hopes uf man*
What countlefs multitudes nut only /mvt.
But deeply difappoint us, by tiicir deaths I
Though great our furrow, greater our furprife;
Like other tyrants, death delights to fmite.
What, fmitten,moii prccbims the pride of powor.
And arbiuaiy nod. His joy fupreme, '
I'o bid the wretch furvivc the fortunate;
The feeble wrap th* athletic in his (hroud ;
And weeping fathers build their childrens tomb ;
Me thine, Narcifla '. — V\ hat thujgh Ihoit thy dace^
I'irtue^ not rolling funn, the mind matures.
That life is long, which anlv\-ers life*s peat end.
The time that be-ars no fruit, dcierves no name ;
The man of wifdnni i» the nian of years.
In hoary youth Mcthufalems may die;
O how miifdutici on their flaticrir g tombs!
Naicifli's jf.7Wi&ha& ledur'd mu thus far.
And can her gaiety give counfel too f
That, hkc the Jew* fam'd oiade of gems»
Sparkles inftruclion ; fuch a^ throws new lighCg
And opens more the charaihr af death ;
llUkiiOwn tDtl.te*, Lorciizo! Thii thy vaunt:
** (;iv« death hi^t elue, the wretched, and the olds
" tv'n let him fwcrp his rubbifh to the grave i
" Let him not violate kind nature's laws,
** But own man born to /I'w as well ^s die**
H'rttdeJ and cU thou giv'ft him ; y^mg \\\A^a^
He lukcs; -au^ p!undir is a tyrant's joy.
What if I prove, ** 1 hat fartheft from the/Mr,
" Arc oficn niareft to ihvfrcle of f-ic .'"
All, mfeie than common, menaces an end*
A bl.'tzc be tokens brevity of hfe:
As if bright embers (huuld emit a flame.
Glad l(.irits fparkied from Narcifld'h eye,
Ahd n.ade youth younger, a.nd taught life to UfC*
As nature's oppclitcs wage cndlefs war,
Kf)r thie offence, us treafon to the deep
Inviolable fluf or tf his reign,
WheiL- Ljit and turbulent amiitio/t, flccp,
I.'eat/t tenk fwift Vengeance. As he life detcAiL
Nioie hie i» Dill nu.re odious: and,rcduc*d
Ly coi quefl, aggrandizes more lii^ ]*ower.
i I :-:;./ y/: a^^rucdiz'd ? By J.-avt:k'> dctrfij.
THE COMPLAINT ; OR, NIGHT THOUGHTS.
To ^bat the (ool on her eternal guard.
In awfol ezpcdlation of our end. [/o
Tims mos dcath't dread commiffion : *' Strike, but
** At mod alarms the living by the dead."
Hence Jb-mtMj^em delights him, znd/urfirifi,
AnJ cmcl fport with man** fecurities.
Mac limple cooqaeft, triumph is his aim ; [moft.
And, where kail fear*d, there conqucfl triumphs
77tf provea tnf bold aiTcrtion not too bold.
What are tit arts to lay our fears afleep ?
Tiberzan arts his purpofes wrap up
Is deep difimolation's darkeft night.
Like princes unconfeft in foreign courts,
Who travel under cover, deatb afTumes
The came and hxtk of iife, and dwells among us.
He takes all (hapes that ferve his black defigns :
Tbo'jgh mafier of a wider empire far
Than that o*er which the Roman eagle flew.
Like Nero, he's a fidler, charioteer.
Or drives hb phartM, in female guife ;
<^te asfnl^sedled, till, the wheel beneath,
H» dHarray'd oblation he devours.
fie moft affeAs the forms lead like himfelf,
His flmder fclf. Hence burly corpulence
In bis €uailiar wear, and fleck difguife.
Be:.ind the rofy bloom he loves to lark,
Or ambbfli in a fmile; or wanton dive
Ic di-rplci deep ; lote*s eddies, which draw in
Uawary heans, and fink them in defpair.
Sith, on Narciila's cooch he loitcr*d long
U:;bsoWn ; and, when dete(fted, fliU was fcen
lofmsit i foch peace has innocence in death !
%l9& happy tbey ! whom leaft his arts deceive.
Oac tyc oc death, and one full fii'd on heaven^
feUKUk a mortal, and immortal man.
Loeg CI hii wiles a piqu'd and jealous fpy.
Its Cm, or dreamt I faw, the tyrant /r ifi ;
LiT by his horrors, and put on his fniiies.
Si}, mule, for thou remember'fl, call it back,
Aci Cio« Lorenzo the furprifing fcene ;
If 'twas a dream, his genius can explain.
*rwas in a circle of the^vy I flood.
Dt^ woaldhave enter'd j Mture pufli'd him back ;
Supported by a do^or of renown,
Ks point he gain*d. Then artfully dlfmi/l
The iagc; for deuA deGgn*d to-be conccai'd.
He gave an old vivacious ufurer
His mer.gre afpc^,'and his naked bones ;
la |rra:ituJe for plumping up his prey,
A^imp<t*dJpeMdthrift s whofe fantaflic air,
WcU-falhioo'd figure, and cockaded brow,
He cook in chinge, and underneath the pride
Of ccflly linen, tuck'd his fihhy fliroud.
His cr4:okeJ bow he flraiten*d to a cane ;
And kid hi» deadly fliafts in Myra*s eye.
'I he dreadful raafquerader, thus equipt,
Ou:-£*iric« on adventures. Afic you where ?
Vhtre i^ he not i For his pecuiiar haunts,
Lc: Uu fuSce ; fure as night follows day,
iV^ trexdk in fUafi/r/i footfteps round the world ;
^y].czk fitjj^rt treads the path, which reafun fliuos.
%i'hrs, ajainft reafon^ fitl mots the door,
Acd li'^ij fupplics the place oi/trnfe.
Then, foremuit at the banquet and the ball,
!«■:■ lead* the duce^ or flampi the deadly die ;
Nor ever fails the midnight ju)wl to crown*
Gaily caroufing to his gay compeers,
Inly he laughs, to fee them laugh at him,
As abfent far : and when the revel burns,
Wheny^ar is bani(h*J, and triumphant thoughf.
Calling for all the joys beneath the mooni
Againfl him turns the key; and bids him fup
With their progenitors — He drops his niaflc^
Frowns out at full . they flart, defpair, ezpi?e»
Scarce with more fuddcn tti ror and furpiife7~'
From his black maflc of nit^e, touched by fire.
He burfls, expands, roars, blazes, and devours.
And is not this triumphant treachery,
And mtre tlanjimple conqueji^ in the fiend ?
And now, Lorrnzo, doll thou wrap thy foul
In fofc fecurity, becaufc unknown
Which moment is commiflion'd to deflxoy 1
Tn diath't uncertainty thy danger lies.
Is death uncertain ? Tlicrcfore thou be fit ;
Fixt ax a ccntinel, all eye, all ear.
All expe(5lation of the coDiing foe.
Roufe, fland in arms, nor lean againfl thy fpear ;
Lcfl flumbcr fleal one moment o'er thy foul,
And/f/r furprife thee nodding. Watch, be ftroog;
I'hus give each day the merit, and renown.
Of dying well ; though doomed but once to die.
Nor let life's perki hidden (as from mofl)
Hide too from thee the precious ufe of life*
Early, not fuddcn, wah NarciflTa's fate.
Soon, not furprifing, death his vifit paid.
Her thought went forth to meet him on his waf|
'^Kxt gaiety forgot it was to die :
I'hough yor/tt«r too (our third and final theme)|.
As an accomplice, play'd her gaudy plumes,*
And every glittering gewgaw, on her fight.
To dazzle, and debauch ic from its mark.
Death* s dreadful advent is the mark of man;
And every thought that mifles it, is blind.
lortune^ with yuth and gaiety ^ coufpir'd
To weave a triple wreath of happinefs
(If happinefs on earth) to crown her brow.
And could death charge through fuch a flilniii£
fliield ?
That fliining fliield imitet the tyrant's fpear.
As if to damp our elevated aims.
And flrongly preach humility to man*
O how portentous is profpcrity !
How, comet-like, it threatens, while it fliinei !
Few years but yield us proof of death* i ambitiao.
To cull his vidims from the fairefl fold.
And flicath his fliafcs in all the pride of life.
When flooded with abundance, purpled o'er
With recent honours, bloom'd with every bli(ii|
Set up in Oibentation, made the gaze.
The gaudy centre, of the public eye,
yffhcn fortune thus has tofs'd her child in air^
Snatcht from the covert of an humble flate.
How often have 1 feen him dropt at once,
Our morning's envy ! and our evening's figh !
As if her bounties were the fignal given.
The flowery wreathe to marie the facrifice,
And call death's arrows on the deflin'd prey.
Hi^h for turn feems in cruel league with/o/.'^
Aflc you for what ? To give hi« war on man
The d:encr dread, and more illuflrious ipoiU
F ni]
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THB WOR|:S OF YOUNG.
Thus to Jteep faring inmtals more in awe.
And burns Lorenzo (UU for the fublime
Of life ? To han^ his airy ncft on hi};h.
On the flight timber of ^e topmoft b<iugh,
Hockt at each breeze, and menacing a fall i
Granting grim dfaib at equal diflance there i
\tl peace begins juft where amittion ends.
VThat makes man wretched ? Happincfs demydf
X^orenzo \ no : I'it happincfs d'ifdaind,
£$e comes too meanly dreft to win our fmile ;
And calls herfelf content, a homely name I
Our flame is tranjpcH, and content our fcom.
j'*ml'ition turns, and fliuts the door againfl her.
And VI ^ds a toU^ a tempefl, in her flead ;
A fempefl to warm tram/port near of kin.
Vnkiif'wing what our mortal ftate admits,
X^ifc M modcfl jcys we ruin, while we raifc ^
And all our ccflafies are woundi to peace ;
peace, the full portion of mankind below.
* Aiu) fircc thy peace i's dear, ambitious youth !
Of fortune fo:'d ' as thoughtlcfs of thy fate!
As late ! d.-cw J^ati s picflurc, to flir up
Thy ^^•h^t\< fom? fears; now, drawn in contrail, fee
dy /oriuf.e'tf thy vain h« pe*» to reprimand*
See, high in air the fportive goddcfs hangs,
Ublocks her c^flcet, fpreads her glittering ware,
And calls thr giddy winds to puff abroad
Her random bounties o*er the gaping throng.
All rufli rapacious: friends o*cr trodden friends^
SonA o'er their fathers, fubjeds o*cr their kings,
•l*rlcfts o*cr their. gods, and lovers o*tr the fair,
(Still more adorM) to (hatch the golden fliower.
Co/J glitters moft where virtue ihines no more ;
As Oars from abfent funs have leave to fhine.
O what a precious pack of votaries
llnkennerd from the prifom, and the flews,
pour in, all opening in their idol's praife ;
All, ardent, eye each wafture of her hand,
And, wide-expanding their voracious jawp,
jMorfel on mbrfel fwallow down unchew*d,
Ur.tafled, through mad appetite for more ;
4[$org*d to the throat, yet lean aiid ravenous flill.
Sagnriou*all, to trace the fmallefl game.
And bold to leize the greatefl. If (bleft chance I)
Court ze]>f>yrs fwcctly breathe, they launch, they
ny. • •
0*er jufl, o'er facred, all-forbidden ground.
Drunk with the burning fcent of place or power,
Staunch to the foot of lucre, till they die.
Or, if for men you take them, as I mark
Their manners, thou fh<ir various fates furvey.
With aimmifmeafuiM.and impetuous fpeed,
StJfte darting, flrike their ardent wifli far ofi".
Through fury to pofTef* it : Sofne fucceed, '
But ftumble, and let fall the taken prize.
From yen/, by fuddcn blafls, 'tis whirl'd away,
And lodg'd in bofoms that ne'er dreamt of gain.
^o/omeii flicks fo clofe, that, when torn oft, "
Tom is the man, and mortal is the wound.
^ome, o*er-enamour*d of their bags, run mad,
Gruaa under gold, yet weep for want of bread*
Togetheryiew (unhappy rivals !) feizc, '
And rend abundance into poverty ;
I.oiTd croaks the raven of the law, and fnules :
jimiiet too the goddclis but £buIc» moft at tbofey
(Juft victims of exhorbitant defire j)
.Who perifli at their own requefl, and whebo.*^
Beneath her load of lavifli grants, expire.
fortune is famous for her numbers flain.
The number fiiiall, which happincfs can bear.
Though varsoue for a while their fates ; at lad
One curfe involves them all : at death's approaclL
All read their riches backward into lofs.
And qiourn, in jufl proportion to ^heir flore.
Ant\'deatb*i approach (if orthodox my foog)
Is haflen'd by the lure oifwtmie^s fmilea
And art thou flill a glutton of bright gold I
And art tliou flill rapacious of thy ruin ?
Death loves a fliining mark, a fignal blow ;
A lilow, which while it executes, alarms ;
And ftartlcs thoufands with a Angle fall.
As w(ien fome ftatel; growth of oak, or pine.
Which nods aloft, and proudly fpreads her flude*
The fun's defiance, and the flock's defence ;
By the firing flrokes of labouring hinds fobduei^
Loud groans her lafl, and,ru(hing from herhcigbt.
In cumbrous ruin, thynders to the ground :
Tht confcious forefl trembles at the fliock.
And hin, and flream, and diflant dale refound.
Thefc high-aim'd Azn%oi death, and thcfeakme^
Should I colled, my quiver would be fulL
A quiver, wjiich, fufpended in mid air.
Or near heaven's archer^ in the zodiac hong,
(So could it be)^irA/dniw the' public eye.
The gaze and contemplation of mankind \
A conflellatioD awful, yet benign,
To guide the gay through life's tempeflootta wtvcf
Nor fufler tbcm to flrike the common rockt
" From greater danger, to grow more fecure,
** And, wrapt in happinefs, forget their fate.!*
Lyfandcr, happy pafl the common lot,
Was warn'd of danger, but too gay to fear.
He woo'd the fair Afpafio : flie was kind :
In youth, form, fortune, fame, they both wcrt
bleft :
All who knew envy 'd ; yet in envy lov'd :
Can fancy form more finiflit happincfs ?
Fixt was the nuptial hour. Her ftately dome
Rofe oo the founding beach. The glittering fpirca
Float in the wave, and ])reak againft the fliore;
So break thofe glittering fli^dows, human joyt.
The faithlefs morning fmil'd : he ukes his leave.
To re-emSrace, in ecflafics, at eve.
The riling florm forbids. The news anivet :
Untold, Ihe faw it in her fervant's eye.
She felt it feen (her heart was apt f« feel) ;
And', drown'd without the furious ocean's aid.
In fufibcating I'orrows, Ihares his tomb.
Now, round the fumptuous bridal monumest.
The guilty billows innocently roar ;
And (he rough failor pafling, drops a tear.
A tear ? — Can tears fufllce ? — But not for »#.
How vain our efibrts ! and our aru how vain !
The diftant train of thought 1 took to fliun.
Has thrown me on my fate — Thtfe died together;
Happy in ruin ! undivore'd by death !
Or ne'er to meet, or ne'er to part, is peace—
Narcilla ! Pity bleeds at thought of thee.
Yet thou waft only near me ; not myfrif.
Surrin m^tfft-^'Xbai curcf all other woc«
THE COBfPLAlNT; OR, NIGHT»THOUGHTS.
JbrdlaKvet; Phaander U forgot.
0 the ibfc commerce ! O the leader ties
Cl4ie-riri0cd with the fibre* of the heart !
Vfiich. brt>ken, break them : and drain off the foul
Of homao )oy ; aod make it pain to live —
And ii k Chen to Kve ? When fish friendt p^rt,
*Tif ^ fanrivor dica— M7 heart» no more.
NIGHT VI.
THE INFIDEL RECLAIMED.
IN TWO PARTI.
Jmm$rtaJiIj*
1
rAET X.
mm, mm^ tOer tbimgs, Ghry, md RicUt, are
70 TBI BXCBT ■ONttVaABX.t HBNIT PILBAM,
fiasr Loao coMMittioNia or tbk trsa-
iaBXr,AMO CUAKCSLLOa or THK SZCBC<^DtB.
PREFACE.
fiw afCf have been deeper in difptite about rellgi-
•Bthiathii^ The difpute about religion, and the
pndke of if, ieldom go together. The (horter,
littrtiare, the difpote the better. I think it may
k tcteccd to chit fing)e queflion, Jj mam iwmortal^
mmUmMt If he is oot, all oar difputei are mere
— Cp-*-» or trials of fltill. fn this cafe, tmtb^
j_^ nUa, which give our difcoarfes fach pomp
ad Ukmnkft are (» will be fhown) mere empty
', without any meaning in them. But if mafa
_MCTtal, it will behove him to be very ferious
ctonai coofcqocDces ; or, in other words, to
k cnily reCgiont. And this great fundamental
a«b, ooeftablilhed, or onawakened in the minds
^ BKO, is, 1 cooceive, the tm/ fource and fupport
«f all ear infidelity ; how remote foever the par-
ikt1«> objedboiu advanced may feem to be from
StmfikU mff€artmttt affed moft men much more
tbaa ^^ma rtffimmgs i and we daily fee ko£is
^pp voood us, but the fiut is inviiible. The
power which melimgtim has over the judpmttd, is
greater than can be conceived by thofe chat have
B0t had an aperienceof it ; and of what numbers
ii it the fad intereft that fouls (hould not funriTe !
ne heathen world coDfeffed,that they r«i£fr hoped,
than firmly ktlumd immortality ! And how many
heaxhcns have we fiill amongft us ! The facred
page affuret «f , that life and immoruUty is brought
to light by the gofpel : but by how many is the
geipcl f cje^Sed, or overlooked ! From thele confi-
deratioes, aod from my being, accidentally, prify
to the icntimenti of fome particular perfuns, I
have been long pcrfnaded that moft, if not all
•w inSdela (whatever name tbcy take, and what-
ever feheme, for argnmcnt's fiike, and to keep
ikmfelvef in countenance, they patronise) are
fiif;«Rcd in their dcpionbk ctror, bj CNBC donbt
of their tmmtrUlUy, at the bottom. And I am
fatisfied, that men once thoroughly convinced of
their immorality, are not far from being Chriftians.
For it is hard to conceive, that a man fully con-
fcious eternal pain or happinefs will certainly be
his lot, (hould not eameftly, and impartially, in*
quire after the fureft means of efcaping one, and
fecurinfc the other. And of fuch an eameft and
impartial inquiry, I Well know the cunfeqoence.
Here, therefore, in proof of this moft fundament,
al truth, fome plain argumcnti are offered ; argu*
ments derived from principles Which infidcli ad-
mit in common with believers ; arguments, which
appear to me altogether irreftible; and fuch as I
am fatisfied 'vjrill have great weight with all wha
give tbemfelves the fmall trouble of looking feri«
oufly into their own bofoms, andof obferving, with
any tolerable degree of attention, what daily palTea
round about them in the world. If fome argu-
ments (hall, bere^ occur, which others have dcclii^*
ed, they are fubmitted, with all deference, to bet-
ter judgments in this, of all points the mtp impor-
tant. For, as td the being c^ a God, that is n^
longer difpuced ; but it is indifputed for thia rea-
foB omly; viz. becaufe, where the leaft pretence to
reafon is admitted, it muft for ever be indifput*
able. And of confequence no man can be betray*
ed into a difpute of Uiat nature by vwri/y; which
has a principal (hare in animating^ our modem
combatanu againft other articles of our bo*
lief.
Sbb * (for I know not yet her name in heaten)
Not early, like Narciila, left the fcene ;
Nor fodden, like Philander. What avail ?
This feeming mitigation hut inflames;
Tfiis fancy*d medicine heightens the difeafe*
The longer known, the ciofer ftiU (he grew;
And gradual parting is a gradual death.
*Tis the grim tyrant's engine, which extortSi
By tardy preffure*s ftill increafing weight.
From hardeft hearts, confeflioif of diftreft.
O the long, dark approach through years 0^
pain,
Death's gallery ! (might I dare to call it fo)
With difmal ^W, and fable temr^ hung :
Sick hopes, pale lamp its only glimmering ray :
There,' fate my melancholy walk ordaiu*dft
ToThld/ei/'love itfeif to flatter, there.
How oft I gaz'd, prophetically fad !
How oft 1 Uw h^r dead, while yet in fmilet I
In (iniles (he funk her grief to leffen muju.
She fpoke me comfort, and increas*d my pain.
Likp powerful armies trenching at a town.
By flow, and filent, but rc&dtlch fap,
In his pale progrefs gently gaining ground,
Death urgM his deadly fiege; in fpite of art^
Of all the balmy blelfings nature lends
To fuccour frail humanity. Ye fiars !
(Not now Jirft made fsmiiiar to my fight)
And thou, O moon I bear witneCi, many a n^h^
Ne tore the pillow from beneath my head,
Ty*d down by fore attention to the ihock|
/
. ? Xelirrif>^ t9 Night V,
1
$•
THE WORKS OF Y6UNG«
.\
By ceafelers depredations on a life
Dearer than that he left me. Dreadful pod
Of obferration ! darker every hour !
l.efi dread the day that drore me to the briok,
And pointed at eternity below ;
When my foul Ihi^dderM at futurity ;
When, a moment's point, th* important die,
Of life and death fpun doubtful, ere it fell,
And tum*d up life ; my title to more woe.
But why more woe ? More cMntort let it be.
Nothing is dead, but that which wt(h*d to die ;
Vothiog is dead, but wrctchednefs and pain ;
Jiothing in dead, but what incumber*d, gall'd,
Blocked up the pafu, and barr*d from real life.
Wbere dwells thai wifh mofl ardent of the wife ?
Too dark the fun to fee it; higheft flars
Too low to reach it ; deaths great dtath alone,
0*er ftart and fun, triumphant lead us there.
Vor dreadful our tranfttim / though the mind,
Ab artift at creating fcif-alarms,
Rich in expedients for inquietude,
Iftjxrone to paint it dicadful. Who can take
JOctoh t portrait true \ The tyrant n^yttfat.
Our (ketch all random (Irokct, conjedure all ; .
Clofe (huts the grare, nor tclis one (ingle tale.
Dtathf and his ima^e rifing in the brain,
Bear faint rcfemblancc ; never are alike ;
/Vtfr (bakes the pencil ; /wrj loven czcefs ;
Dark igmwaiue is lavifh of her ibades ;
And theft the formidable pidlure draw. [rife ;
But grant the wdrft ; *ns pall ; new profpedli
And drop a reil eternal o*er her tomb-
Far other Tiews our contcmpli*ion claim,
Views that o'erpay the riguurt of our life;
Views that fufpend ouragt-niesin dtath.
Wrapt in the thought of immortality.
Wrapt in the (ingle, the triumphant thought *
]x>ng life might lapfc, age unperceiv'd come on ;
And find ihr foul unfated with her theme.
Its mature^ preof importance ^ fire my fong.
O that my fong could emulate my foul !
Like her immortals No ! — the foul difdains
A mark fo mean ; Yar nobler hope inflames ;
If en^lcfs ages can outweigh an hour,
Let not the lemrtl^ but thvpalm infpire.
Thy nature, immortality ! mho kr ow* ?
And yet who knows it not ? It is but life
In llronger thread of brighter colour fpun,
Ar.d l]iun for "Vcr ; dipt by cruel fate
In Styifian dye, hrv Wtvi, how Irittle here !
liow llinrt cure rx ^.noi.ilcnce with the fun!
And while it lads, ii.glorious I Our bed ilceds,
How wanting in their height ! Our I.igheft joys
fimul! cordials to fupport us in our pain.
And give u* llrength to fufTr. But huyi grtat
To minjjlc in^ricfis, ccnvtrfc amitic:>,
With all the funs of rutjun^ (cattcrM wide
Thmugh habitable fpacc, wh^n vcr born,
Howo'ir cnd«*w'd ! To live frcf citiZcn*
Of univcrfal n;«ti;r- ! 'I'o lay l.oM
By nu-r? than iV-blcyL/./i on the yn^'terre !
To cail hravi.'ii*-- nth unfa^hoiu.ililc njiiic;*
(i\i::...«, which f ;»J ort arclu: gels in ihtir fiatc)
i)ur uwn '. to ril'r in fcicnce, as in blif',
ibliiiiu i:i the fccrcts of ihc lkic» 1 ,
. To read creation ; read its mighty plitf
In the bare bofom of the Deity !
The plan, and execution, to collate I
To fee, before each glance of piercing thought^
All cloud, all Ihadow, blown remote ; and leave
No mydery— but that of love divine.
Which lifts us on the feraphV flaming wing.
From eanh*s aceUama, this field of blood.
Of inward aoguilh . and of outward ill.
From darknefs, and from dud, to /met a fcene !
Love's clement 1 true joy *s illuftnous home;
From earth's (ad contrail (now deplor*d) mon-
fair
What ezquifite vicifCtude of fate !
BleU abfolution of our blacked hour !
Lorenzo, thefe arethoughtbthat make man Mao,
The wife illumine, aggrandize the great.
How great (while yet ue tread the kindred dodt^
And every moment fear to (ink beneath
The clod ve tread : foon rrodden by r.nr fons)
How great, in the wild whirl of time's purfuits.
To flop, and puufc, involv'd in high prefage.
Through tiie long viflo of a thoufand years.
To (land cotitcmplating our diftanc felvcs.
As in a magnifying mirrror feen.
Enlarged, ennobled, elevstc, dicine !
To prophefy our own futurities ;
To grfze in tliought on what all thought tnmfcends!
To lalk with fcllow-candidare*, of joys
As far bey on 'i co.^ccption a^ defert,
Ourfclves th* adoniih'i) talkers and the tale!
L4>rcnzo, lu cll' tl.y bofom at the thought f
The fwci! becomes thee : * I'is an honed pride.
Revere rhyfelf ; — and yet thyfclf defpife.
His nature no man can o*cr-rate , and none
Can under-rate his merit lake good heed.
Nor be thou moded, where thou (hould'fl Be
proud;
lliat almoO nniverfal error (hun.
Hovrjiift our pride, when we behold tlef' heights!
Not thofc amhilien paints in air, but thofc
Heafcm points out, and ardent ^irtttt gains ;
And angels emulate ; our pride how jud !
When mount we ? ^^'hcn thefe (hackles caft.l
When quit
Thi« cell of the creation ? I'his fmall ned,
Stuck in a corner of tbe univerfe.
Wrapt up in fleecy cluud, and fine-fpun air ?
Fim-fpun to fcnfe i but grofs and feculent
To fouls celedial ; fouls ordain*d to breathe
Ambrofial gales and drink a purer (ky ;
Greatly triumphant on tifxe't farther (bore.
Where mrtne reigns, enrich'd with full arreats;
While pMnp imperial bcgn ai« alms of peace.
In empire high, or in f roud I'cicnce deep.
Ye born of earth ! on what you can confer,
With half the dignity, with half the gain,
'i he gud, the glow of rational delight.
As on tbit theme, which angels praifc and (bare?
Man*s fates and favours are a theme in heaven.
What wrtt(.hid repttttion dnyt us Lire !
WJiat periodic pr.tions fur the fi<.k !
DidemperM bodicb ! and diftcniperM niindsl
In an eternity^ what fcciies (hall drike !
Advcutvrcs ihickcu : oovcitics furp lifo \
THE COMPLAINT ; OR,
What wcbi of wonder Ihall unravel^ tbtrt i i
What full day poor on aU the patht of heaven ! |
And fight th* Almight7*s footftepi in the deep,
How fliaU the blefled day of our difcharge -
Unwind, at ooec, the labyrinths of fate.
And ftraiteo its inextricable maze !
If ineztinKuiihable third in man
To know ; bow rich, how fall, oor banqnet tbere^
^htrt. Dot the $mral world alone unfolds ;
The world msUriti, lately Iben in ihadet,
And, in thole ihadet, by liragmentB only feen.
And £ecD tbofe fragments by the UtUuring eye.
Unbroken, then, illuftrions and entire,
]u ample fphcre, its vni^erfial frame,
In fall dimenfions, fwells to the furvey;
And esters at one glance, the raviih'd fight.
From ibae fnperior point (where, who can tell ?
SuficB it, *ti» a point where gods refiJe)
How ftaO the ftranger man's illumiu'd eye.
In tbe vaft ocean of unbounded fpace.
Beheld an infinite of floating worlds
Divide the cryftal waves of ether pure,
In endlefs voyage, without port ! The leap
Of theie ciflieaninated orbs, how great !
Great as they are, what numbers thefe furpafs,
Hogr, as leviathan, to that fmall race,
Tbrfe twinkling multitudes of Utde life,
H: fwallows unperceiv'd ? Jihpemdtmt thcfe !
Yet what are thefc ftupendous to the v:bUc !
A« particles, as atoms ill perceived ;
Aidrculatiog globules in our viens;
So vaft tbe plan. Fecundity divine !
Ixdberant fource ! perhaps, I wrong thee ftilL
H admirarion is a fource of joy,
^hm tzacfport hence ; yet this the leaft In heaven,
^'kstltif to that illufirious robe ht wears,
Who tsft this ipa{s of wonderb from his hand,
A/pcdmcn, an camell of hU power ?
Tis to Ua: gi»ryt whence all glory fiow«,
Ai the mead's meanefi floweret to the fun,
V hich gave it birth. But what, this fun of hcav*n ?
Tbis Uala fnpreme of the fiipremely bled ?
Death, only death, the quertic:n can refolve.
£y death, cheap- bought th* iilea& of our joy ;
Ihthare ideas ! folid happinc fs
So diflant from its (badow chas'd below.
And chafe we iliil the phantom through the
fire.
O'er boj;, and brake, and precipice, till death I
And toil we fbli for fnbluoary pay ?
Defy the dangers of the field and flood,
Or,ijpidcr-like, fpin out our precious all.
Our mcrg than vitals fpin (if no regard
To great futurity) in cnricus webs
Of lubtle thought, and exquifite defign ;
(Fine net-work of the brain !) to cauh a fly *.
Tbe momentary bu^ of vain renown '.
A meme ; a mortal immortality !
Or (meaner flill !) inftead of grafping air
Per (crdid luere^ plunge we in the mire ? [g^i^i
Dredge, £weat, through every (hame, for every
lor viic contaminating tiaih ; throw up
Our hope tn heaven, our dignity with man \
Ar<i deify the dirt matur*d to gold ?
^•'ij^'^itrsiriici ^e two dkxir,! th<[fC|
NIGHT THOUGHTS. pL
Which goad through every flough our human herd.
Hard travellM from the <7adle to the grave.
How low the wretches floop '. How fleep thej
climb !
Thefe damons burn mankind ; but mod poiTefs
Lorenzo's bofom, and turn out the fltiea*
Is it in lime to hide eternity !
And Why not in an atom on the (bore
1*0 cover ocean ? or a mote, the fun ?
CUrj and vfcaltb .' have they this blinding power {
What if to tbem I prove Lorenzo blind ?
Would it furprife thee ? Be thou then furpris'd ;
Thou neitber know'ft : their nature learn from 2iie«
Mark well, as foreign as tbefefubfefit feem.
What dofe conne^on ties them to nay theme.
Firft, what is true ambition ? The purfuit
Of glory, nothing left than man can fliare.
Were they as vain as gaudy. minded man,
As flatulent with fumes of felf-applaufe.
Their arts and conquefts amimalt might boaft.
And claim their laurel crowns as well as we ^
But not celefiial. Here we (land alone /
Aff in our form diftinA, pre-eminent ;
If prone in thought, our flaturc is our (hame :
And man fhould blulh, his foreheadmeecs the (kiCU
The v'ifible and prefent are for brutes,
A flender portion . and a narrow bound !
Thefc reaf(,H^ with an energy divine,
O'erleaps ; and claims the fuiMre and unfeen i
The vaft unfeen ! the future fathomlefs !
When the great foul buoys up to this high pQiat^
Leaving grofs nature t fediments below, !
1'hen, and then only, Adam*s oiTtpring quits
The fage and hero of the fields and woods,
Aiferts his rank, and rifes into man.
libit is ambition : this is buman fire.
Can partt or place (two bold preteiulers !) mako
Lorenzo great, and pluck him from the tkrongi
Genius and art^ ambition's bo ^^d wings,
Oor boaft but ill defcrve. A feeMe aid \
Dedalian enginery ! If thefe alone
Aflift our flight, fames flight h glory t falL
Heart merit wanting, mount we ne'er fo high,'
Our height is but the gibbet of our name.
A celebrated wretch, when I behold;
When I behold a genius bright and bafe.
Of towering talents, and terre^rial aims ;
Methinks 1 fee, as thrown from her high fpherc^
The glorious fragments of a foul immortal.
With rubbilh mix*d, and glittering in the dulU
Struck at the fplendid, melancholy fight.
At once eompujion fo(t, and etivy rife —
But wherefore envy ? Talenu angel-bright.
If wanting worth, are (hining inftruments
In falfe ambition's hand, to miilh faults
Illuftrious, and give infamy renown.
Great iU is an atchievment of great povttrt.
Plain feofc but rarely leads us far aftray.
Reafon the means, affeRion* caufe our end ;
Means have not merit, if our end amifs.
If wrong our hearts, our heads arf right in vain ;
What is a Pelham's head, to Pelham's heart ?
Hearts are proprietors of all applaufe. [wife
Right ends, and means, make wifdom: WoxldJv*
U but £4i^-Tvittcd| tti iu hiffhefl vraiic.
f»
THE WORKS OP YOUNG.
Ijttgnuiu then defpair to make thee great;
^or tiuterJlatUM: What is ftation high f
*Tis a proud mendicant; it boalls, aod begs;
It hegs an alms of homage from the throng,
And oft the throng denies its charity.
Monarchs aod minilUrs are awful names ;
Whoever wear them, challenge ooi devoir.
Keligion, public order, both exaA
Sxitrnal homage, and t fupple knee.
To beings pomponfly fet op, to ferve
The meaneft flave ; ali mmrt i« merit's due.
He facrcd and inviolable right
l^or ever paid the momartb^ but the mam,
Onr hearu ne^er bow but to fupcrior wrAi
Kor ever fail of their allegiaoce there.
Fools, indeed, drop the mam in their account,
And vote the mantU into majefty.
I^et ihtfmaUfavage boaft his filver fur ;
His royal robe imborrnw*d, and unbought.
His niMi, defcending fairly from his (iret.
Shall man be prond to wear bis livery.
And foulf in ermim fcom a foul without ?
Can plau or Icifen us, or aggrandise }
Pygmies are pygmies ftill, though pcrchM on Alps;
And pyramids are pyramids in vales,
Xach man makes his own ftature, buildi himfelf :
Virtue alone outbuilds the fyrmmidt :
Her monuments (hall laft, when Egypt's falL
Of thefe fure troths dofi thou demand the cauie ?
The caufe is lodg*d in immmrtaiity.
)f ear, and aflent Thy bofom bums for power ;
What fiation charms thee ? 1*11 infiall thee there ;
*Tis thine. And art thou greater than i0r«/
Then thou hefore wall fomething left than man.
Has thy new pofl betrayed thee into pride ?
That treacherous pride betrays the dignity ;
That pride defames humanity, and calb
The being mean, which /^^ ox firings can raife.
That pride, k'ke hooded hawks, in darknefs foars,
]From bllndneCi bold, and towering to the (kies.
*Tis born of igmorame, which knows not man ;
An angel*! fecond ; nor his fecond, long.
A Nero quitting his imperial throne.
And courting glory from the tinkling firing,
But faintly (hadows an immortal foul,
With empire's fclf, to pride, or rapture, ^'d«
If nobler motives minifter no cure,
£v'n vanity forbids thee to be vain.
High worth is elevated place : Tis more ;
It makes the poll (land candidate for thee ;
Klakesniore than monarchs, makvs an honeft man;
Though no eKcbequer it commands, *tis wealth \
And though it wears no rUband^ 'tis renown ;
Renown, that would not quit thee, though dif-
gracd,
Kor leave thee pendant on a matter's (mile.
Ctler ambition matmrt interdids ;
Nature proclaims it moft abford in man,
By pointing at his origin, and end ;
Milk, and a fwathe, atfirfi^ his whole demand ;
Hi* whole domain, at Ufi^ a turf, or (lone {
'Jo whom, hitweem^ a world may feem too fmaU.
Souls truly great dart forward on the wing
Oi jufi ambition, to the grand refult,
"^'hc .irit^M £iU j i^#| Ufi Uw bid^'d chief
Unlbod behind this momentary fcene |
Reduc'd to his own ftature, low or higby
As vice or virtue, (inks him, or fublimes;
And laugh at this fantaOic mummery.
This antic prelude of grotefqoe events.
Where dwarfs are often ftilred, and betray
A littlenefs of foul by worlds o*er>run.
And nations laid in blood. Dread facrifice
To Cbrifiian pride! which had with horror iboctL*4
The darkeft pagmms ofier'd to their gods.
O thou mlp CIrifiiam enemy to peace ;
Again in arms f Again provoking fate f
I'hac prince, and that alone, is truly great.
Who draws the fword reludant, gladly (heathet s
On entpire builds what empire far outweighs.
And makes his throne a fcafibid to the Ikiea.
Why ibit fo rate ? Bscaufc forgot of all
The day of death ; that venerable day, [nooncp
Which (Its as judge ; that day, which (ball pro*
On all our days, abfolve them, or condemn.
Lorenzo, never (hut thy thought againftit;
Be lewei ne'er fo full, afford it room.
And give it audience in the tabimit.
That friend confulted, flatteries apart.
Will tell the fair, if thou art great, or meto.
To doat on aught may leave us, or be Icltg
Is that ambitiwf Then let fLuncM dc/cemd^
Point to the centre their inverted fpirea,
And learn humiliation from a foul, '
Which boafts her lineage from celcfiial fire.
Yet tbefe arc they the world pronooncet vrile ;
The world which cancels nature's right aod wroof ,
And ca((8 mrw wifdom : ev^ the grave anan leadi
His folemn face, to countenance the coin.
Wifdom for parts is madnefs for the whole.
This ftamps the paradox, and gives Dt leave
To call the wifcft weak, the richeft poor.
The moft ambitious, unambitious, mean ;
In triumph, mean ; and abjed, on a throne*
Nothing can make it lefs than mad in man.
To put forth all his ardour, all his art.
And give his foul her full unbounded flight.
But reaching bim^ who gave her wings to fly.
When blind ambition quite miftakes her road.
And downwards pores, for that which Ihines abofC|^
Subftantial happinef^, and true renown ;
Then, like an idiot, gazing on the brook.
We leap at ftars, and faften in the mud;
At glory grafp, and (ink in infamy.
jimbitiwl powerful fource of good and ill!
Thy (Irength in man, like length of wing in birdi^
When difeogag'd from earth, with greater eafey
And fwifter flight tranfpotts us to the (kies;
By toys entangled, or in guilt bemir'd.
It I urns a curfe ; it is our chain, and fcourge.
In this dark dungeon, where confin'd wc Ue.
Clofe-grated by die fordid bars olftnjti
Al) profpcd of eternity (hut out;
And, but for txeadiom^ ne'er fet free.
With error in ambitism juflly charg'd,
Fiiid we Lorenzo wifer in his wealtb f
What if thy rental I reform } and draw
An inventory new to fet thee right ?
Where thy trtte trea/Jre T Gold fays, *< Not in me.^^
Aod^ '* Not in me/' the dia«|ud. Gold it poo( |
THE COMPLAINT ; OVL NIGHT THOUGHTS.
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b£a*t tnToWcBt ; feck it in thyfelf,
Serk in tliy naked felf, and find it there ;
In htfrng fo dcTcended, form*d, endowM ;
Sky-bora, tky-goided, (ky.returning race !
ln&^ inunofftal, rational, diTine !
Ufc^ett wKich inherit earth, and heavens;
Ebjoj the various riches mahire yields ;
Far DoUer ! £rve the riches they enjoy ;
Give tafte to firvits ; and harmony to groves ;
Their radiaac besuDs to gold, and gold's bright
Tske in, at once, the landfcape of the world.
At a ftnll inlet which a grain might dofe,
Aad half crestte the wondroos world they fee.
Ovftfa^MM oar r§rfmy are divine.
Bat far the magic organ*s powerful charm,
£irth were m mde, oncolourM chaos, ftill.
OifeA are hat th* occaiion ; ours th* exfhhs
Oars is the doth, the pencil, and the paint.
Which nar«re*s admirable pidure draws ;
And beaatifies creation's ample dome,
like hChoo's Eve, when gaaing on the lake
Ifaa makes the matchlefs hnage man admires.
Say, then, iiaU man, his thoughts all fent abroad,
Superior wonders in himfelf forgot,
I& admiratioo wafte on obje^ round,
WWb heaves makes him the foul of all he fees ?
Ahfard ! Dot rare fo great, fo mean is man.
What wealth mfm/es fuch as thefe ! What wealth
la /My. fir*d to form a fairer fcene
Tlmj«^ Ibrreys * In memwy*s firm record,
WWLh,lboald It perifli, could this world recal
Vnaa iht dark (hadows of o'erwhelmif !
la flriBHtfrcfli, originally bright,
Ynkm ka portrait, and report its fate !
Wkjc weakh isi udtiUa, that fovereign power !
WhiA/mft and /siuy fummons to the bar ;
lacerrogatea, approves, or reprehends ;
^^■d fnm the noafs thofe mmderUrngt import,
Fram thnr materials fifted, and refin*d,
Aad in trviB'g balance accurately weigh*d,
Fwms mri^ mad/ciemte^ gvvernmad^ and Uw /
The CiDlid hafis, and the beauteous frame.
The vitals^ and the grace of cnU life !
And mnwmrt (fad exception I) fet afide,
Strikes mit, with osafler hand, a copy fair
Of kit idea, whole indulgent thought
Lflog, loog, ere chaos teem'd, plann'd bwmaM blifs.
What roembbm fouls that foar,dive,range around,
DdEdainiag Umit, or from place, or time ;
And hear at once, in thought eztenfive, hear
Th^ Almighty /«#, and the irimpk'sfitmd!
Bold, oo creation's' outfide walk, and view '
What was, and is, and wnrt than e'er (hall be ;
CdmsBaadittg, with tainipotence of thought,
Creatioas new in fancy's field to rife !
ioub that can grafp whate*er th* Almighty made,
And waodrr wild through things impoflible !
What ^ttmth^ m/MaliiiM of endleis growth,
la ^eaMcb fajimu violent to crave,
la ideriy to cboofe, in fnver to reach,
Aad 41 i^rMim (how thy riches rife !)
Darauon xn ptrpetmmit — bonndlcft blifs !
Alh yoB what p^wtr refides in feeble man
Ikat Mds to gaio / Is mrUf*t^ then, unknawn \
Virtue, our prefent peace» pur future prize.
Man's unprecariotis, natural eftat^,
Improveable at will, in virtue lies;
lu tenure fufe ; its income is dirin^
High-built abundance, heap on heap, for what?
To breed new wants, and beggar us the more ;
Then make a richer fcramble for the throng ?
Soon as this feeble pulfe, which leaps fo lon|f
Almoft by miracle, is tir'd with play.
Like rubbiih from difplodding engines throwOi
Our magazines of hoarded trifles fly ;
Fly diverfe ; fly to foreigners, to foes;
New matters court, and call the former fool
(How juftly !) for dependence on their day.
Wide fcatter, firft, our playthings: then our dnftif
Doft court abundance for the fake of peace {
I^earn, and lament thy felf-defeated fcheme :
Riches enable to be richer ftill;
And, tUbtrfi'M^ what mortal can refift ?
Thus wealth (a cruel taflt-mafter !) enjoiiif
l^ew toils, fiicceedihg toils, an en^efs train !
And murders peace, which taught it firft to IhiriBSj
The poor are balfw wretched as the rich \
Whofe proud and painful privilege it is.
At once, to bear a double load of woe ;
To feel the (lings of nvy, and of TOMr,
Outrageous want ! both Indies cannot cure*
A competence is vital to content.
Much wealth is corpulence, if not difeafe 9
Sick, or encumber*d, is our happincls.
A competeticf is all we can enjoy,
O be content, where heaven can give no more !
More, like a flaih of water from a lock.
Quickens our fpirits* movement for an hoar ;
But foon iu force is fpent, nor rife our joys
Above our native temper's common dream.
Hence difappointment lurks in every prize«
As bees in flowers ; and dings us with fuccefs.
The rich man, who denies it, proudly feigns s
Nor knows the wife are privy to the lie.
Much learning diows how little mortals imffvi :
Much wealth, how little worldlings can emfcy g
At bed, it babies us vrith endleis toys.
And keeps us children till we drop to dud.
As monkeys at a mirror dand amazed.
They fail to find what they fo plainly fee;
Thus men, in fliining riches, fee the face
Of happincfs, nor know it is a fliade ;
But gaze, and touch, and peep, and peep agaiOi
And wifli, and wonder it is abfent dill.
How few can rcfcue opulence from want !
Who lives to nature, rarely can be poor ;
Who lives to fancy ^ never can be rich.
Poor is the man in debt ; the man of gold.
In debt to fortune^ trembles at her power.
The man of reafin fmiles at her, and death*
O what a patrimony this ! A being
Of fuch inherent drcogth and majedy.
Not worlds pofled can raife it ; worlds dedroy*d
Can't injure : which holds on its glorious courfet
When thine, O nature \ ends ; too bled to mowB
Creation's obfequies. What treafure, tbis !
The Menarcb is a beggar to the Man.
Immortal.' Ages pad, yet nothing gone !
Mom without eve ! a race withgut a goal 1
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THE WORKS OF YOUKO.
Unihorteo'it bjr progrrrfljon Infiaiu !
Futurity for ever future ! Life
Beginning (lili where computation ends !
*Tis tKe defcription of a Deity!
*T\% the defcription nf the wuaiufi^paive :
The meaneft ilave dares then Lorenzo fcorn ?
The meaneil fla?e thyy^wrrfji* glory (h^res.
Proud youth ! faftidkms of the U^jutr world !
Man*i Uvfml pride includes humility ;
Stoops to the loweft ; is too great to find
Inferiors ; all iomiortal ! brothers all !
Proprietors ehrmal of thy love.
Immortal ! What can (Irike thefnift fo ftroog,
As this thtfimlT It thunders to the thought;
Jteaf%m amazts ; grmtiiuJt o*erwhelms ;
No more we (lumber on the brink of fate ;
Kons*d at the found, th* exulting foul afcends.
And breathes her native air ; an air that feeds
Ambitions high, and fans ethereal fires ;
Quick kindles all that is divine within us ;
Har leaves one loitering thought beneath the ftars.
Has not I>orenzo*s bofom caught the flame I
Jwnmorfal ! Were but mm immortal, how
Would others envy ! How would thrones adore !
Becaufe *tis common, is the blefling loft ?
How thu ties up the bounteous hand of heaven \
O vain, vain, vain, all elfe ! EUrmty !
A glorious and a needful refuge, tb^t
From vile imprifonment, in abjed view.
* ris immortality, *tis that alone.
Amid life's /«<«■/, abaftment^ a^inefs^
The foul can eom/vrt, eUvste, uidJiU.
That only, and that amply this performs;
J j'fts us above life's pains, her joys above ;
Their terror i^, and tb^e their luikre lofe ;
Sternity depending covers all ;
Eternity depending all atchieves ;
Seta earth at diftance ; calls her into (hades ;
Blends her diftin^ions ; abrogates her powers ;
The low, the k>fty, joyous, and fevcre,
Fortune** dread frowns, and fafcinating fmiles,
Make one promifcuoos and negleded heap,
The man beneath ; if I may call him man.
Whom immortality's full force infpircf.
Nothing terreftrial touches h\% high thought;
Suns (hine unfeen, and thunders roll unheard.
By minds quite confcions of their high defcenr.
Their prefcnt province, and their future prize ;
Divinely darting upward every wi(h.
Warm on the wing, in glorious affence loft !
Doubt you this truth ? Why labtmrs your belief ?
If earth*s whole orb by fome due diftancM eye
Were feen at once, her towering Alps would fink.
And levell'd Atlas leave an even fphere.
Thus earthy and all that earthly minds admire.
Is fwallow'd in eternity t vaft round.
To that ftupendous view when fouls awake,
So large of late, fo mountainous to man,
*rimi» toys fubfide ; and e^al all below.
JEnthufiaftic this ? Then all arc weak,
But rank enthofiafln. To this godlike height
Sowee fouls have foar'd ; or martyrs ne'er had bled.
And all wuy do, what has by by man been done.
Who beaten by thefe fublunary ftorms,
Bouodleis, inuerminablc joys can weigh.
Unraptur'd, nnexalceJ, uninflamM ?
What flave mnUefl, who from to-morrow*s clawtf
Expeds an empire ? He forgets his chain.
And thron*d in thought, his abfent fceptre waves.
And what a fceptre waits us ! what a throoie !
Her own immenfe appointments to compute.
Or comprehend her high prerogatives.
In this her dark minority, how toils.
How vainly pants, the human foul divine f
Too great the bounty feeim for earthly joy ;
What heart but trembles at fo flrange a blifs ?
In fpite of all the truths the muR has fungg '
Ne'er to be priz*d enough i enough rerolv'd !
Are there who wrap the world fu clofe aboot them^
They fee no farther than the clouds ; and dance
On hecdlefs vanityN fancallic xoe^
Till ftumbling at a draw in their career, [fongf ~
Headlong they plunge, where end both dance and
Are there, Lorenzo ? k it pofiible ?
Arc there on earth (let me not call them men)
Who lodge a foul immortal in their brealb ;
Unconfcious as the mountain of its ore;
Or rock of its ineftimable gem ?
When rocks (hall melt, and mountains vini(h, thfft
Shall know their treafure ; treafure then no more.
Are there (ftilt more amazing !) who refift
The rifing thought ? who (mother in its birth
The glorious truth ? who ftruggle to be brotes }
Who through thin bofom-barricr burft their way^
And with revcrs'd ambition ftrive to fink ?
Who labour downwards through * th* oppofing
powers
Of inftinA, reafon,and the world againft them,
To dilmal hopes, and ihelter in the (hock
Of endlefs night ; darker than the graTe'i ?
Who fight the proofs of immortality ?
With horrid zeal, and execrable arts.
Work all their engines, level their black firc!^
To blot fr(>m man this attribute divine,
(Than vital blood far dearer to the wife)
Blafphemers, and rank atheifts to themfelmt f
To contradid them, fee all nature rife !
What obje^, what event, the moon beneath
But argues or endears an after-fcene \
To reaf(.n prove«, or weds it to d:ftre T
All things proclaim it needful ; fome advance
One precious ftep beyond, and prove it/vrr.
A thoufand arguments fwarm round my pen.
From beaven^ and eartb, and man. Indulge a few
By nature, as her eommon babit worn ;
^opreJftMg Providence a truth to teach.
Which truth untauj^ht, all other truths were vain.
Thou, whofe all- providential eye furveys,
Whofe hand diredU, whofe fpirit fills and warmi
Creation, and holdi empire far beyond !
Eternity *s inhabitant aiiguftl
Of two eternities amazing Lord !
One paft, ere man's or angel's had bei^un ;
Aid; while I refcue from the foe*s alfault
Tlrf glorious immortality in man :
A theme for ever, and fur all, of weight.
Of moment infinite ! but relifli'd moft
By thofe who love thee moft, who moft adore.
Nature^ thy daughter, ever-changing birtk
Of thee the Great JmmuUbU^ to nun
3
THE COMPLAINT ; OR, NIGHT THOmmrs.
0
Spdb wir<foiii ; » his oracle fupreme ;
Mad he who moft confults her, it moft wife.
Lsreoxo, to his heavenly Delphos hafte ;
Jtmi come hack sU-iiifnortal, all-divine :
Look nature thronsrh, *tif rtm/atiom all ;
Ah cbaiife ; no death. Day follows night ; and
nijrht
The dying day; ftars rife, and fet, and rife ;
Earth takes th* example. See, the fnmmer gay,
With her green chaplet, and ambrofial flowers,
Droops imo pallid autumn :' Winter gray.
Horrid with froft, and turbalent with ftorm,
Blew* aatamn and his golden fruits away :
Then rneks into the fpring : Soft fpring, with breath
Fnnniia.fmni warm chambers of the foath
Recafls i^frf* All, to re-flouri(h, fades ;
A* in a wheel all finks, to re-afceod.
EnM«Bs of man, who paiTca, not expires.
With this minute diftindllon, emblems juft,
1i^»% revolvea, but man advancu ; both
Efcrval, ii«ff a circle, thu a Kne.
T^f griwtatca, this foars. Th* afpiring ftnil,
Ardimi and JrtmmlmM^ like flame, afccods,
Zu/ acd Immiiity her winc^s, to heaven.
The world of matter, wirh its various forms.
All dies into sew life. Life born from death
HbUs the vaA mafe, and (hall for ever roll.
No iigle MosB once in being, lofl,
Vick rhingf of coonfel charged the Moft High.
Wkat hcnee infers Loreoso ? Can it be !
Jfrtto* iaaortal f And (hz\\/f>int die i
Ahosc the nobler, fliall lefs noble rife ?
Skiflannskine, for whom all elfc revives.
No ictercAion know ^ Shall man alone,
laperid wan * be fown in barren gromid,
Lth priv3eg*d than grain on which he feeds ?
Is now, in whom alone is power to prise
The bHfs of being, or with previous pain
Depiove its period by the fpleen of fate,
Seicreljp doomM deaiA** fingle nnredeem*d ?
If natvc's revdttthm fpeaks akmd,
b hcr£rsdgtim, hear her bnder flilL
Look nature through, *tb neat gradathm alL
By wkat minute degrees her fcale afcends!
Each middle nature j"inM at each extreme,
To tliat above it join*d, to that beneath.
Pvu into parts reciprocally fliot,
Akbcr divorce : what love of union reigns !
Here dormant matter waits a call to Kfe ;
Hatf-hfe, bnlf-death, join there ; here life and fenfe ;
There fenfe from reafon flcals a glimmering ray ;
Realon ftuncs out in man. But how preferv*d
The chasn nahroken upward, to the realms
Of inoorporeal life } thofe realms of blifs,
Wkerc death hath no dominion ? Grant a make
Half-morral, balf-immortal ; earthly pare.
And paet ethereal; grant the fool of man
Etenul; or in man the feries ends,
Wide jawns the gap ; connexion is no more ;
CWdk'd tmjem halt« ; her next ftep wants fapport ;
thriving to climb, (he tumbles from her fcheme ;
A (cheme arndtQ pronouncM fo true ;
dmA^, man's lureft guide below.
Thus far, mli matmre ^lls on thy belief,
lad wdl Loftsso, caickfe of the call,
Falfe atteilation on all nature charge,
Rather than violate his league with death ?
Renounce his reafon, rather than renounce
The duft belov'd, and run the rUk of heaven ?
O what indignity to deathlefs fouls!
What treafon to the majefty of man !
Of man inmortal ! Here the lofty (lylc :
" If fo decreed, th* .almighty will be done.
** Let earth diflblve, yon ponderous orbs defeeoiL
*' And grind us into duft. Thcfiul is fafe ;
" The man emerges ; mounts above the wreck,
** An towering flame from natnri$ funeral pyre ;
** O'er devaftacion, as a gainer, fmilcs ;
<* His charter, his inviolable rights,
" Well pleas'd to learn from thunder's impotence^
" Death's pointlefr dans, and hell's defeated..
« ftorms."
But thefe chimeras touch not thee, Lorenzo I
The glories of the world thy fevenfold^iJUi
Other ambition than of crowns in air.
And fuperlunary felichies,
Thy bofom warm. 1*11 cool it, if I can ;
And turn th.ifc glories that inchant againft thee.
What tics thee to ibis life, proclaims the ntxt.
If wiiC, the caufe tliat wounds tkee is thy cure.
Come, my ambitious ! let us mount together
(To mount, Lorenzo, never can refufe) ;
And from the clouds, where pride delights to dwell^
Look down on earth. — What feeft thou \ Woik
drous things '
Terreftrial wonders, that edipfe the flcies.
What lengths of laboured lands ! what loaded feas %- .
Loaded by man for pleafure, wealth, or war !
Seas, winds, and planets, into fervice brought.
His art acknowledge, and promote his ends.
Nor can th* eternal rocks his will withfland ;
What leveird mountains ! and what lifted valeaf
O'er vales and mountains fumptuous cities fwell.
And gild our landfcape with their glittering fpircaw
Some mid the wondering waves majeftic rife;
And Neptune holds a mirror to their charms.
Far greater (lill \ (what cannot mortal might ?)
See, wide dominions ravilh'd from the deep '.
The uarrow'd deep with indignation foams*
Or fouthward turn ; to delicate and grand^.
The finer arts there ripen in the fun.
How the tall temples, as to meet their godi^
Afccnd the (kics ! the proud triumphal arch
Shows us half heaven beneath its ample bend.
Hid through mid air, bere (Ireams are taught tc
flow;
Whole rivers tbere^ laid by in bafons, fleep.
H»re, plains turn oceans ; ^Wr, vaft oceans join
Through kingdoms cbauncU'd deep from fliore to
ihorc;
And chang*d creation takes his face from man.
Beats thy brave bread for formidable fccoes.
Where fame and empire wait upon the fword t
See fields in blood ; here navel thuttders rife ;
Britannia's voice ! that awes the world to peace*.-
How yon enormous mole proje(^iu|; breaks
The mid-fea, furious waves! llicir roar amidft.
Out fpeaks the Deity, and fays, *' C) main :
" Thus far, nor farther; /irw; rcftrifiuts obey."
£arth*s difcmbowcU'd ! mcafur*d ^rre the (kicst
^ THE WORKS
Start are deteded tn their deep receft!
Creation widens ! Yanqui(h*d maturt yields!
Her fecrets are extorted ! art prerailt I
What monument of genius, fpirit, power!
And now, Lorenzo ! rapturM at this fcene,
Whofe glories render heaven fuperfluous \ fay,
Whofe footfteps thefe f — Jmmertals have been here.
Could led than fouls immortal this have done ?
£arth*s cover*d o'er with proofs of fouls immortal;
And proofs of immortality /or^.
To flatter thy grand foible, I confefs
Thefe are amhitiWt works : and tbefe are great :
But f^/, the leail immortal fouls can do ;
Traofcend them all — but what can thefe tranfceod?
Doft aflc.me what.'^one figh for the Mflrejl.
What then for infiMs f A deeper figh.
*'tl8 tmtal grmndeur makes the mighty man :
How UttU they, who think ought great below 1
All our ambitions death defeats, but one ;
^1 that it crowns. Here ceafe we : but ere long,
More powerful frorf Qiall take the field againft
thee,
•Stronger than death, and (milmg at the tomb.
NIGHT VII.
BUNG TBC SECOND PAET OF
THE INFIDEL RECLAIMED.
^MiMtMiMi tbe Nature^ Pr9§f, ami JmpcrioMee ef
Imwnriality,
PREFACE.
Ai we are at war with the power, it were well if
we were at war with the manners of France. A
land of levity is a land of gy'tlt. A ferimts miitd is
the native foil of every virtue ; and the fingle cha-
ra^er that does true honour to mankind. The
fiml'e iamertalily has been the favourite tlieme with
the ferioiu of all ages. Nor is it ftrange ; it is a
fubjed by far the mod interefting and important
that can enter the mind of man. Of higheft mo-
snent this fubjcA always «;«/, and always vUl be.
Ye^ this its higheft moment Teems to admit cf m-
ireafe at this day ; a fort of octafiomal importance is
iuperadded to the natural .weight of it; if that
opinion which is advanced in the preface to the
precedifig Nigtt. be juft. It is there fuppofed,
that all our imfidelt, whatever fcheme, for argu-
ment's fake, and to keep themfelves in counte-
nance, they patronize, are betrayed into their de-
plorable error, by fome doubts of their immortality^
at the bottom. And the more I confidcr this
point, the more I am pcrfnaded of the truth of
that opinion. Though the diftruft •f z futurity is
a (Irange error ; yet it is an error into which bad
men nsay naturally be didrcflcd. For it is impof-
fible to bid defiance to final ruin, without Tome re*
fugc in inugination, fome prefumption of efcape.
And what prefumption is there ? There are but
two in nature ; but two, within the compaf" of
human thought. And thefe are— That either God
wU not, or cam not punifli. Confidering the di-
vide attributes, thc/r/l is too grofs to be digeiled
by our ftrongcil wiflics. And Once 9miiip^eme is
as oivch a divide attribute as bUiueft^ that God mji-
OF YOITMC?.
net puniih, is as abfurd a fuppofidoto, as Mionfieri
God certainly can punifli as long as wicked mca
exift. In non-exiftence, therefore, is their only re-
fuge; and, coufequently, non-exiftcnoe is their
ftrongeft wifli. And ftrong wiflies have a ftraoge
influence on our opinions ; they bias the judgmenc^
in a manner, almod, incredible. And fince on tiu
member of their altermitive^ there ^tfe fome ^erf
fmall appearance* in their /tfvMrr, and none at all OA.
the Hler, they catch at this reed, they lay hold oif
this chimxra, to fave themfelves. from the Chock
and horror of an immediate and abfolute defpair.
On reviewing my fubjed, hy the iighjC whU^
tbi* argument, and others of like tendency, threw
upon it, I was more inclined than ever .to parfae
it, as it appeared to me. to ftrike difeAly at the
main root of ail our infidelity. In the following
pages it is, accordingly, purfued at lai^; an4
Ibme arguments for immonality, n^w H leaft to
me, are ventured on in them. There aUb the wri-
ter has made an attempt to fet the groft abfurdi-
ties and horrors of anaibiUtiom in a fuller and more
affeding view, than is (1 think) to be naet with
elfewhere.
The gentlemen, for whofe fake this attempt mm
chiefly made, profefs great admiration for the wif^
dom of heathen, antiquity : what pity it it thef
are not fincere ! If they were fincere, fiow wovld
it munify them to confidcr, with what contempt
and abhorrence their notions would have been re-
ceived by tbrfe whom they fo much admire I What
degree of contempt and abhorrence wo4)d lall to
their fliare, may be coujedured by the foUowia^
matter ct fad (in my opinion) extremely memo-
fable. Of all their heathen worthies, Socratea (it
is wefl known) was the mod guirded, difpsflioa
ate, and compofed : yet this great mafter of tcm>.
per wai ar\gry ; and angry at his lad hour ; ai^A
angry with his friend ; and angry at for what dia^
ferved acknowledgement ; aiigry for a right «i^
tender indance of true friendlhip towards him. !■
not this furprifing ? What could be the caale f
The caufe was for his honour ; it was a truly a^
ble, though, perhaps, a too pundiliotts, reganl fisr
imutertality : for his friend aflcing him, with fock
an afiedionate concern as became a friend,** Wharf
he diould depofite his remains ?** it was refcBtcA'
by Socfateo, as implying a difhononrahle fbppolU
tion, that he could be fo mean, as to have a regand
for any thing, even in himfelf, that was mat im*
mortal.
This fad well confidered would make our inft*
dels withdraw their admiration from Socrates ; «tf
make them endeavour, by their imitation of thV
illudrious example, to (bare hb glory : and, ctm-
fequently, it would incline them to pemfe the Ibl*
lowing pages with candour and inipanialicT t
which is all I defire ; and that, for tbeir Ukea ttf
I am perfuaded^that an unprejudiced infidel mn%
neceilarily, receive fome advantageoiu imprcftoM
from them.
jnly 7. 1744-
CONTENTS.
In the fizth ^ight aigumeau wtre drawHy.
THE fcOMPLAINT : OR, NtGttT THOUGHTS.
5?
AVftr/r, ia procf of Imm^riaiHy : here, others are
drawn from Afjn.* from his Difeiitent ^Vcr, 19.; .
from his Pm/imi and Pemuers^ 04 ; from the gra-
dual growth of Remfom^ 81; from his fear of
Dtjth. 86 : from the nature of Hope^ 104, and
of Firime, ffp, &c. from JCrnvwUdge and Loye^
m bcinjf the mod eflenHal properties of the foUl,
%$y : from the Order of Creattm, 490, &c. from ,
the oatnre of /fcr/i/ic*, 337, &c. A^arue, 460 ; !
Pltafmre^ 477 ; a digrcffion on the grandeur of !
^ Fa/Sams, ^^%, V/iviaMr/ir/ffy alone renders our ;
dint date intelligible, 545. An objedion
I the Stoics difbelicf of immortalitf anfwer-
cd, its, Endlefs qneftions unrefolvable, but on
fupfuicion of oar iamertaiity, 606. The natu-
ral, OMift melancholy, and pathetic complaint of
a worthy man, under the perfuaHon of no/uty
fHfttSi* ^c* '^^^ K''^'* abfurdities and hor-
ron of simiBi'athm urged home on Lorento,
t4), ftr. The fours vaft imj>crianee, 990, &c.
fr«B whence it arifes, 1078. The DijjUultj of
kiag an infidel, 1131, the Infamy^ 1148, the
C^, 1 183 and the Cbaraaer^ 1103, of an in.
fiddftatc. What true free-thinking is, 11 17.
The met^sry punifliment of the falfe, 127 1.
Maa*f min w from, bimfetf^ 1303. An infidel
accafes bnnfelf of gaili^ and b^pocrify ; and that
flf the w«>r(l fort, 13 19. ffh obligation to
Cbnfimiif, IJ37- What danger he incurs by
Firftw, 1345- f^* recommended to him, 1364.
Ki lifh pretences to yirtue and Bemevlemee^ ex-
'373' "^^^ conclufion, on the nature
I4»y. Redfm, I4391 and Hepe, I443 i
a ap-'logy for this attempt, 1470.
Iftavm give* the needful, but negledled, call.
What day, what hour, but knocks at human hearts,
To wake the foul to fcnfe of future fcenes ?
fhwii ftaod, like'Mcrcuries, in every way,
Aad kindYy point us to our joumey*» end.
?ape, who couldll make immortals! art thou dead?
1 five thee joy : nor will I take my leave ;
So foon to follow. Man but dives in death ;
Dives frcm the fun, in fairer day to rife ;
The grave, hi* fubterranean road, to blifs. 10
Yes, infiDitc indulgence plann*d itfo ;
ThftNigh varii us parts our glorious (lory runs ;
Tow givea the preface, efulUfi m^e unrolls
The volome (ne'er onroUM !) of human fate.
TKw, emrtk nndjiies * mlreaij have proclaimed.
The world's a prophecy of worlds to come ;
And who, what Cod fortels (who fpeaks in tbmit^
Still Wader than io %»w4s) (hall dare deny ?
If mgiwng arguments appear too weak.
Torn a arw leaf, and ftronger read in *»«. ao
If nao fleeps on, nntaoght by what heyrr/,
C» be prrrve infidel to what hcfielt f
HcfWhoCe bliiid thought futurity denies,
UacoafciovB bean, Bellerophon : like thee.
His own indi^mest ; he condemns himfeif ;
Who reads his bofom, reads immortal life ;
Or, Mfarr, there, impofing on her fons,
Uis written Cables ; maa was nude a lie.
▼•t-X
• Ntghtihe Si'th.
Why iiftonient for ever harboiir*d there ?
Incurable confumption of our peace ! 30
Refolve me, why the cottager ind king ^
He whom fea*fcver'd realms obey, and he
Who fteals his whole dominion from the wafle.
Repelling winter blafts with mud and ftraw,
Dlfquic-'ed alike, draw figh f<'r figh.
In fate fo diftant, in complaint fo near?
Is ir, thar things terreflrial can't content ?
Deep in rich pafture, will thy flock.^ complain ?
Not fo ; but to thrir mafter is deny'd
To IHare their {yxctlfcreiie. Man, ill at eafe, 40
In this, not bis <nvn j^lace, this foreign field.
Where nature fudders him with other food
Than was ordain'd his cravings to fuCIce, ^
Poor in abundance, fami(h*d at a feaft.
Sighs on for I'oniething more, when mofl enjoy'd.
Is heaven then kinder to thy flocks than theef
Not fo ; thy pafture richer, but remote ;
In part, remote ; f«r that remoter part 48
Man bleats from /i*^/A<57, though perhaps debauch'd
Bvyrtt/r, his reafon fleeps, nor dreams the caufe.
The caufe how obvious, when his reaf«.n wakes!
His grief is but his gran.leur in difguifc ;
And difcAitent is immortality.
Shall fons of ether, (hall the blood nf heaven,
Set up their hopes on earth, and (lahle bcre
With brutal acquiefcence in the mire ?
Lorenzo ! no ! they (liall be nobly pain' J ;
The glorlousyirwjf/r^r/, diftrefa'd, (hall fiflfh
On thrones; and thou congratulate the iigh :
Man's mifery declares him born for blifs ; 60
His tuixiout heart a(rerts the truth 1 fing,
And gives thc/ccptic in his head the lie.
Our heads, our hearts, our pajiofis, and our
prwertf
Speak the fame language ; call us to the (kies ;
Unripcn'd tbe/e in this inclement clime.
Scarce rife above conjedure and miftake ;
And for this land of trifles tb^e too flrong
Tumultuous rife, and tempeft human life : 63
\S hat prize on earth can pay us for the florin i
Meet objedl^ for our paffio/is, heaven ordain'd,
Gbjc«5ls that challenge ull their fire, and leave
No fault, but in dcfed : blcfl Heaven ! avert
A bounded ardour for unbounded blifs !
O for a blifs unbounded I far beneath
A foul immortal, is a mortal joy.
Nor are our poivett to peri(h. immature;
But, after feeble effort bere^ beneath
A brighter lun, and in a nobler foil,
Tranfplanred from this fublunary bed, 79
Shall ilnurifli fair, and put forth all their bloom.
JR^jfen progre(nve,»r/?iAA is complete ;
Swift inftinSl leaps; flow reafon feebly climbs.
Brutes foon their zenith reach ; their little all
Flows in at once; in ages they no more
Could know, or do, or covet, or enjoy.
Were man to live co&'val with the fun.
The patriarch-pupil would be learning ftill ;
Yet, dying, leave his XcQoik half unlearnt.
Men periih in advance, as if the fun
Should fet ere noon, in e.ijlem oceans drown'd ; ^C
If fit, with di-n, iUupriaus to compare,
The fun's utuidrnt w ith ihtf.ul of man.
^8
THE WORKS OF YOUNG.
To man, why, flcp dame nature .' fo fevere ?
"Why thrown afulc thy niafter-piece half.wrought,
"While meaner effort* thy laft hand enjoy }
Or, if ab'trtively poor man muft die,
Nor reach, what reach he roif;ht,why die m dread?
Why curft with forefight ? Wife to mifery ?
Why of hi« proud prerogative the prey ?
Why Icfs pre-eminent in rank, than pain ? lOO
His immortality alone can tell ;
Full ample fund to balance all amifs,
And turn the fcale in favour of th^ juft !
His immortality alone can folve
"The darkeft of enigmas, human hope ;
Of all the darkeft. if at death we die.
Mope^ eager hope, th* affaffin of our joy,
Ji\\ preftnt bleflings treading under foot.
Is fcarce a milder tyrant than defpair, S09
With no paft toils content, ftill planning new,
Hope turns us o*er to death alone for eafe.
^•Jffffion^ why more taftelefs than purfuit f
^Vhy is a wifh far dearer than a crown ?
That wifh accompli(h'd, why, the grave of bllfs?
Becaufe in iYte great future bury *d deep.
Beyond our plans of empire, and renown,
X.ies all that man with ardour (hould pwfue ;
And he who made him, bent him to the right.
Man's heart th* Almighty to thc/utkre leU,
By fecret and inviola\>le fprings; zao
And makes his hope his fublunary joy.
'Man*s heart eats ail things, and is hungery ftill ;
** More, more !" the glutton cries : fur fomething
mertf
So raj^es appetite, if man cau*t mount,
Jie tvi'i/ defcend. He ftarves on the poffe/l.
Hence, the world*s mafler, from ambition's fpire,
In Caprea plungM ; and div'd beneath the brute.
In that rank fty why wallowM empire's fon
Suprcnie ? Becaufe he could no higher fly ;
His riot was ambition in dcfpair. 1 30
Oivl Rome confidted birds; Lorenzo ! chou,
'With more fuccefs, the flight nlhope furvcy ;
Of refllefs hope, for ever on the wing.
High-perch 'd o*er every thought that falcon iitt,
*J'o fly at all that rifts in her flght ;
And, never fto<'ping, but to mount again
!Next moment, (be betrays her aim's miftake.
And owns her quarry lodg'd beyond the grave.
T. Te (hould it fail us (it muft fail us there,
Tf beimr faiN) more mournful riddles rife, 140
And virtue vies with hope in myftcry.
Why virtue ? Where its praife, its being, fled ?
Virtue is true fclf-interefi purfued :
Wh -t true fclf-iniercft of ^«i/r-mortal man ?
To dofe with all that makes him happy here.
If vice (as fometimes) is our friend on earth.
Then vice is virtue ; *tis our /n/ereigm good.
h\/,i/.appiau/e is virtue's golden prize;
No iilf-applaufe attends it on tby fcheme : [right.
Whence fclf-applaufe ? From confcience of the
And what is Tight, but means of hafpinefs ? 15 1
N'> r..?.ln^of happinels when virtue yield*;
'J hat baHs fnili'ig, falls the building too,
i\nH lays ir ruin f very viriyovtjoy,
TUz rigid guardian of a ulan;cicfs hearty
f 0 kng rcTcr'd, fo long repute J wire, ^
Is weak; with rank knight- errantries dVr*fini.
Why beats thy bofum with illuftrious dreamt
Of felf-^xpofure, laudable, and great i
Of gallant enterprife, and glorious d^atk ? 1 69
Die for thy country ? — Thou romantic fool I
Seize, feize the pUnk thyfelf, and let her fink :
Thy country I what to thee ? — The Gm^&mm/, what?
(I fpeak with awe!) though he (hould bid tbec
bleed ?
If, with thy blood, thyfual hope ti fpilt.
Nor can Omnipotence reward the blow,
he deaf; preferve thy being; difobey.
Nor is it difobedience : know, Loreoso !
Whatever th* Almighty's fubfequent command.
His (irft command is tbit .*— ** Man, Iotc tbylelf.'*
In this alone, free^gents are m/ free. i^I
Eziftence is the bafts, blifs the prize ;
If wrtue cofts eziftence, 'tis a crime ;
Bold violation of our law fupreme.
Black fuicide ; though nations, which coofult
Their gain, at thy ezpence, refound appUnfe*
Since virtue* t recompence is doubtful ^rrv.
If man dies wholly, well may we demand
Why is mtn fujferd to be good in Tain i
Why to be good in vain is man tmjoii^df j8o
Why to be good in vain is man Utray^df
Betray'd by traitors lodg'd in his own bread.
By fweet complacencies from virtue felt ?
Why whifpcrs mature lies on virtue's part ?
Or if blind infiingl (which affumes (he name
Of facred conJTcience) plays the fool in tBao,
Why reafon made accomplice in the cheats
Why are the ^i/efi loudeft in her praife ?
Can man by reafont beam be k>d aftray I
Or, at his peril, imitate bit Gudf fyo
Since rirtue /omeiimes ruins u* on earth.
Or botb are true, or man furvives the grave.
Or man furvives the grave; or own, LorenxOf
Thy boaft fupreme, a wild abfurdity.
Dauntlefs thy fpirit ; cowards are thy fcora.
Grant man immortal^ and thy fcom is juft.
The roan immorjalt rationally brave,
Dares ru(h on death —becaufe he cannot die.
But if man lofes all when life is loft.
He lives a coward, or a fool expires. aoo
A daring infidel (and fuch there are,
From pride, example, lucre, rage, revenge.
Or pure beroicml defeat of thought,)
Of all earth\ madmen moft defcrves a chain.
When to the grave we follow the renown'd
For valour, virtue, fcience, all we love.
And ail we praife; for worthy whofe noon«tide
beam.
Enabling us to think in higher ftyle.
Mends our ideas of ethereal powers, AIO
Dream we that luftre of the moral world
Goes oiit in ftench, and rottenncfs the clofe?
Why was he wife to knozv^ and warm to praife^
And ftrcnuous to ttauftriUy in human life.
The Mind Almighty i Could it be that fate,
Juft when the lineaments began to (bine,
And dawn the Deity, (hould fiutch the drauglit|
With night eternal blut it out, and give
The (kics ahrm, left angelt too might die?
If human fouls, why not angcUc too^
THE COMPLAINT ; OR, NIGHT THOUGHTS.
99
^V.knpfi(k*A ? and z/UiiMry God 130
0 cr jrhi^ly rui:i frowvntnj^ from his throne !
>tul[ wc thif moment gase on God in man i
The orxt lofc man for ever in tne dull ?
1 r<m dull wc 'lifenga^, or man mjjljhs ;
And there, whtre leaft hi« judgment feart a flaw,
T^tfihm and t^Ttb hour boldly he cnniniendA !
W»fi»m aad MOTib are facrcd nanne« ; rcver'd
Where oot entbrac*d ; appbuded ! deify*d !
Whf HOC tmahmjjismi too < If fpirits die,
Hoth arc caUmitiet, imfliBed both 130
To make a« bnt m^re wretched : lVifdom*s eye
.\c«;e, for what ? To fpy more milcrici ;
And tt«fi» fo recompentd, new-points their (lings.
Or oua furmouott the jn^vc, or gain is lofs,
.\sd worth exalted LmmhUt us the more.
ThoB w% 00c pacronife a fcheme that makes
tl^Mimf* and «cr« the refuge pf mankind.
•• Has virtue then llo joy i ?** — Yes, joys itar lotight^
Tiik ac*er (b loog, in this imperfed (late,
Virtue aad vice are at eternal war. 240
Firtw/t a combat ; and who lights for nought f
Or (or precarioos, or for I'mall reward i
Who xuvic%fi^-rtvfard fo iood refoand,
Woatd cake de^reea mrngetk here below,
AaA^lrtme, while they complimeot, betray.
By faeUe modves, and unfaithful guards.
The crown, th* mmfadimg crown, her foul infpiros;
' f IS that, and that alone, can countervail
Tbe body's trescheries, and the xvorUTt adults !
Oaeirth** poor pay our f^mtiU'd virtue dies, ajo
Trjth iacafiteftable ! in fpite uf all
A &ayk has preach 'd, or a Voltaire believM.
b auB die more we dive, the more we fee
Kenca s lignet liamping an immtrtM make.
Dire to the bottom of his fool, the bafe
Sdhiaias all ; what find we f XnowieJg*, /«tv.
A* iigbc and heat eflential to the fun,
Tl^'i to the font And tr^jp, i/fon/t expire ?
Urn littk lovely here f How little known ^
bauU kmvdeig* we dig up with endleA toil ; 260
Aad i0ot onfeigo*d naay porchafe perfed hate.
Vky ftarv*d oB earth our mm^ appetites,
%'kile iratel are indulg'd their fuU'ome fill \
Vere then capacities dimm confcrr'd,
At smock diadem, io favage fporc,
Haak iofolt of our pompous pv-oirty.
Which reaps but pain from deeming claims fo fair ?
It fatarc age lies no redref* ? And (huts
Mttraity the door on oar complaint ?
t! to, fgr what ftrange ends were mortals made !
The wnrft to xwmlitw, and the bed to wfp ; 170,
Ihe man who merits moll mud moft complain :
Cia we conceive a diiiregard in heaven,
What the worft ^tffttrsie, or beft tnduref
foit cMUMC be. To Xmt, and iisstr, in ndan
k hoandkfs appcttte, and boundlels power ;
Aad tkdc drmntiftrata boondleis objeAs too.
O^iedi, powers, appetites^ heaven foits in alt ;
Nor, mstmn tkrowgh, e*cr violates this fweet,
lutaal coooardv on her tuoeful dxing. %%9
U ^m tbe foie exception from her lawsf
Mavw^ ftrock otf from homao hope,
(I %eak tricb trath, but veneration too)
Mas ia a moafter, the leproacb of hcaYCO|
190
A (lain, a dark impenetrable cloud
On nature's beauteous afpetfl, and deforms,
(Amazing blot!) deforms her with her iorJ.
If I'uch is man*s allotment, what is heaven ?
Or own the foul rmm»rtal, or blafpheme.
Or own the foul immortal, or invert
All orJfr. Go, mock majefty I go, mad I
And bow to thy fupcriors of the (tail;
Through every fccne oifenfe fuperior far;
They graze the turf untill'd ; they drink the dreim
Unbr^w'd, and ever full, and unembitter'd
With doubts fear«, fruitlefs hopes, regrets, defpains
Mankind's peculiar ! reafotCt precious dower !
No foreign clinic they ranfack for their robei ;
Nor brothers cite to the litigious bar;
Their good is good entire, unmix'd, unmarr*d ;
They lind a paradife in every field, 30!
On bonghsy«r^/iU!ri> where no curfes hang:
Their ///no m«>re than ilrikes the fenfe; undretch'd
By previoui dread, or murmur in the rear:
When the ^orfi comcK, it comes unfear'd; one
ftrnke
Begins and ends their woe : 'they die but om€€s
Bled, incommunicable privilege ! for which
Proud man,' who rules the globe^ and reada th6
dars,
PhiUfopker^ or bero^ figh« in vaiu;
Account for this prerogative in brutes. ^i^
No day, no glimpfe of day, to folve the knot.
But what beams on it from eternity,
O folo, and f«reet folution ! that unties
The difficult, and foftens the fcvere ;
The Ctoud on mainre^t beauteous face difpels^ j
Redores bright sr^.r, cads the brute beneath^
- And re-enthrones us in fupremacy
Of jt>y cv*n here: admit immortal life,
And virtus is knlgbt-erratttrj no more ;
Each virtue brings in hand a golden dower, 31!^
Far richer in reverfion : Hvpe exults;
And though much bitter in our cup is thrown,
Predominates, and gives the tade of heaven.
O wherefore is the Deity fo kind ?
Adonilhiog beyond adoni(hment !
Heaven our reward — ^for heaven enjoy'd belo^v.
Still unfubdu'd thy dnbborn beart ^— For tber$
The traitor lurks who doubts the truth I fing.
Rtjfom is guiltlcff; xviU alone rebels.
What in that dubborn heart if I (hould find 33d
New unexpeiled witncffes againd thee ?
jim6iti9fi, ptejfure, and the love of gain !
Clod thou fufped that tbe/e^ which make the foul
Vhc Jluve oi earth, (hould own her biir of heaven I
Caod thou fufpcd what makes us dijbelitvt
Our immortality, (hould prove 'wfureT
Fird then ambition fummon to the bar.
Ambitiou's^«f«, extravagance, ^tifflt
And inextiAguiJhabU nature, I'peak.
Each much dfpofet ; hear them in their turn. 34©
Thy foul, how palTionately fond xAfamtl
How anxious that fond paffian to conceal!
We blu(h)dete^ed indeligns on praife,
Though for heft deeds, and from the bed of men j
And why ? Becaufe immortal. Art divine
Has made the body tutor to the foul ;
Heaven kindly gives our blood a moral flow :
I0«
THE WORKS OF YOUNO.
Bids it ifcend the glowiog check, and there '
Upbnid that little heait*t ingloriotit aim
Which ftoopt to court a chara&er from man; 350
While o'er us in tremendous judgment fit
Far more than man, with emiUft praife, and blame.
Ambition's hounHe^j appetite ou(>fpeaks
The verdid of \K%Jt>ame, When fouls take fire
At high prefumptions of their own defert,
One age is poor applaufe ; the mighty fliout.
The thunder by the living y>to begun,
Late time muft echo, worlds unborn re(bund.
We wtih our names eternmlly to live t
Wild dream, which ne*er had haunted human
thought, 360
Had not our natures been eternal too.
JnJUnS points out an intereft in hereafter;
But our blind renf»n (ees not where it lies ;
Or, feeing, gives the fubilance for the (hade.
Fame is the (hade of immortality.
And in itfelf a fliadow. Soon as cao^rht,
Contemn'd ; it ibrinks to nothing in the grafp.
Confult th* ambitious, *tis ambition's cure. '
•< And is this all?" cryMCxfar at his height,
Difgufled. This third proof ambition brings 3 70
Of immortality. The firft in fame,
Obfcrve him near, your envy v^ill abate :
Sham*d at the difproportion vaft, between
The paffion and the purchafe, he will figh
At/nth fuccefs, and blufli ar his renown.
And why ? Decaufe far richer prize invites
Hi^ heart; far more illudrious glory calls;
It calls in whifpers, yet the dcafeft hear.
And can ambition a finrth proof fupphy ?
It cap, and ftronger than the former three ; 380
Yet quite o'erloc>k*d by fome reputed "wife.
Though difappointments in ambition pain.
And though fuccefs difgnft, yet ftill, Lorenzo,
Jn vain we ftrive tb pluck it from our hearts ;
By nature planted for the nobleft ends.
Abfurd the fam*d advice to PyrrhuN given ;
Morcprais'd than ponder *d; fpecious, but iinCound;
Sooner that hcTO'tfu-ord the world had queli'd
Than reafon his ambition. Man mvjl foar.
An obftinate adivity within, 390
An infupprefllve fprine, will tofs him up
In fpite oi/9rtMne*» load. Not kings alone,
Each villager has his ambition too ;
No Smitan prouder than his fettcr*d flave :
Slaves build their little Babylons of firaw,
Scho the proud Affyrian in their hearts,
And cry, ** Behold the wonders of my might!"
And why ? Becaufe immortal as their lord ;
And fouls immortal muft for ever heave
At fomething great, the glitter or the gold, 400
The praife of moruls, or the praife of heaven.
Nor abfolutely vain is human praife,
When human is fupported by divine,
1*11 introduce Lorenso to himfclf ;
Pleafure and pride (bad mafiers!) (hare our hearts,
As love oipleafure is ordainM to guard
And feed our bodies, and extend our race,
The Voytoi praife is planted to protedl
And propagate the glt>ries of the mind.
Wfiat is it hot the lome efprenfe infpircr, 410
Matures, refines, embeUtflics, exalts,
Earth** happinefs ? From thftt the dclicatet
The grand, the marvellous, of Wv// life.
Want and amvenience, under-workrrs, lay
The bafis on whicli love */ glory builds.
Nor is tly life, O virtue/ Icfs in d*bt
To pnifr, thy fecret ftimolating friend.
Were men not prond^ what merit ihould we milt!
PtiJe fr.3.'.c the virtues of the pagan world.
Praife is the fait that (ez(ons right to man, .490
And whct9 his appetite for moraJ good.
I'htrd of applaufe is virtue^sy2rrs«i^ guard ;
Reafon her firft ; but reafon wants an aid;
Our private reafon is a flatterer;
Thirft of applaufe calU puhlie judgpnent in.
To poife our own, to keep an even fcale.
And give endanger'd virtue fairer plaf.
Here z fifth proof arifes, (Ironger fiUl :
Why this fo nice conftrndion of our hearti?
rhefc delicate moralities of yi^, 43^
This eonflitutional refer ve of aid
To fuccour virtue when our reafon failt,
If virtue, kq>t alive by care and toil.
And oft the mark of injuries on earth.
When labourM to maturity (its btU
Of difciplines, and pain«, unpaid) muft die f
Why ireighccd-rich to da(h againft a rock?
Were man to perilh when m.ift fit to live,
O how mif-fpent were all thefe ftratagemt.
By flcill divine enwoven in our frame \ 449
Where are heaven's holinefs and mercy fled?
Laughn heaven at once at virtue and at manf
If not, why that difcouragM, thie de{lroy*d?
Thus far ambiticn. What fays avariuf
This her chief maxim, which has long been thine:
** The wife and wealthy arc the fame,*'— I gram it«
To flore up trcafure with incelfant toil,
Tits is man*s province, this his higheft praife.
To this great end keen infiinifi fiings him on.
To guide that inftin6(, reafon, is thy charge; 450
* ris thine to tell us where irme treafure lies x
But, re-jfon failing to difcharge her trnfl,
Or to the de.if difcharging it in vain,
A blunder fuliows ; and blind induflry,
Gill'd by the fpur, hue ftranger to the coorfe,
(The courfc where (lakes of more than gold art
won)
0*crloading with the cares of diftant age,
The jaded fpirits of the prefent hour.
Provides for an eternity below.
** *TLoufialt not eovet,** is a wife command; 4^
But bounded to the wealth the fun furveys :
Look farthe r, the command (lands quite reversM,
And avatiee is a virtue moft divine.
U faith a refuge for our happinef f
Mtfft fure ; and is it not fi>r reafon too }
Nothing thit world unriddles but the ruKK
Whence inextingui(hable thirft of gain \
From inextingui(hable life in man :
Miin, if not meant by vtorth to reach the^icy.
Had wanted wing to fly fo far in jvi//. 47*
Sour grapes, I grant, amhition, mvariet^
Yet fiill their root is immortality:
Thefe its wild growths, fo bitter and io bafi^
(Pain and reproach!) religion can rcxlaim,
I Rcfice, exalt, throw duwa their poifonous fee,
THE COMPLAINT ; OR, NIGHT THOUGHTS.
lOl
As J Bulce them fparkle io the howl of blifr.
S«c, the third wtmefs laught at blift remote.
And foUlely promifet an Eden here :
Tnith flie fiiall fpeakTor once, though prone to He,
A cucnraoD cheat, and pUafurt U her name. 4S0
To pleafure never wa^ Lorenzo deaf;
Then hear her now. noxn JirJI thy real friend.
Since oat are made iit not more fond than frwd
Of hapfiiicla (whence hypocrites in jpy !
Maker* of mirth ! anificers of fmiles !)
Why thonid the joy mo^ poignant yr;r/r afTordi
B«a Vi widi Uiillict, aod reboke our pride ?—
TMe hcsveo«hafB hkifl|e| tell ut man defunds^
EVd li tke scffith of his efr/^ bhft :
aboali nifit^ take her infidel repoff, 490
Thia hi^ nfdwB fydSk- our lineage high ;
Tkii aftypft ca|U on darknela to conceal
Oar raptarons relation to the ftalls.
Omt fUry corers us with noble ^atr,
Aad he that*» unconfounucd, is unmannd.
The mao that blulhes is not quite a brute,
Tkas fv wi:h thee, Lorenzo ! will I clofe,
fUafdM is good^ and mail for pleafure made ;
But pleafore full of glory, as of joy ;
Ptcofure, vrhich neither hlufia^ nor txpireu 500
The witDrffet are heard ; the caafc is o'er;
Let C9^:ieuce file the fentence in her court.
Dearer :han deeds that half a realm convey :
Tims feal'd by truths th* authentic record runt.
** Know, all ; know, infidels, — unapt to know !
* *ri* immtrtality your nature foWei;
** 'Tia immtrtalitj decyphers man,
* Asd opens all the myfteries of his make*
" Wiiheat it half hit imfliHSt are a riddle ;
* MTidbvt it aU hit virttus are a dream, 510
* Hk very crimes attcft his dignity ;
** flisfatelefs thiril of pleafmre, gM^ and/aatr,
^ Dtdarei him born for blclIingK infinite :
* Wkat lefs than infinite makes un-abfurd
* FjfieMSf which aJJ on earth but more inflames ?
* Fierce paffions, fo mif-meafuc'd to this fccnr,
" Stretch'd out, like eagles wings, beyond our ncft,
* Far, far beyond the worth of all below.
" For emrth too large, prefage a nobler flight,
* And cTidence our title to the Jiies.** 510
Ye gentle theolngoes, of calmer kind !
WheCe conOicution didatcs to your pen, [hell !
Who, cold yourfelves, think ardour comes from
Thick not our paflions from cerrtiftiait fprung,
Though to corruption now they lend their wings ;
Tkat » their mijlr^s, not their metier. All
(And jnftly) reafim dcem dirine : I fee,
I fed a grandeur, in the pajfians too.
Which fpeaks their high dcfcent, and glorious en<l ;
l^Tiich fpeaks them rays of an eternal fire. 530
la Paradife icfelf they burnt as flrong,
Ere Adam fell; though wifer in their aim,
Like the proud Eaiiera, ftruck by Providence,
What though our paffims are run mad, and iloop
With low, terrefirial appetite, to graze
On trafli, on toys, dethroned from high defire ?
Yet ftlU, through their difgrace, no feeble ray
Of greatncfs (bines, and ceUt us whence they fell :
But il«/r (Kke that fall'n monarch when reclaim*d),
Ik hen fi^^w moderates the rein aright, 540
Shall re-afcend, remount their former fphere.
Where once th«y foar*d illuflrious ; ere fedocM
By wanton £ve*i> debauch, to ilroU on earthy
And fct the (ublui>ery vorld on ^t. ^
But grant their phrcnfy LO0; their phreofy fiuli
1*0 difappoint fte pro\idcntial end.
For which heav< n blew up ardour in our hearts :
Were reafon filent, b. undiclt>/ti^«f fpeaks
A future fccne of boundlefs ohjeSts too,
And brings glad tidings of eternal day. 5JO
Eternal i^Ay ! 'Tis that enlightens all ;
And all, by that enlighten d, proves it/urt»
Confidcr man as an immortal being,
Intelligible all} and ail h great;
A cryflalline tranfpaxcticy prevails,
And ftrikifs full luflre through the human fphere;.
Confi'ier man as mor/j/, all is dark,
And wretched ; reafon weeps at the furvey.
i he leamM Lorenzo cries, ** And let her weep,
" Weak modern reafon : Ancient times were wife.
'* Authority^ that venerable guide, 561
'* Stands on my part ; the fam'd Athenian porch
** (And who for wifdum fo renown*d as thcy?j
** Deny'd this immortality to man.'*
I grant it ; but afiirm, they /rvvV it too.
A riddle this ! — Have patience \ 1*11 explain.
What noble vanities, what moral flights.
Glittering through their romantic wjfdom*8 page.
Make us, at once, defpife them, and admire ?
Fable is flat to thefe high-feafon*d firet ! 570
I'hey leave th* extravagance of fong below.
" Fltfli fliall not feel ; or, feeling, fliaU enjoy
** The dagger or the rack \ to them, alike
" A bed of rofes, or the burning bull.**
In men exploding all beyond the grave.
Strange dodrine, this ! As d^Grint^ it was ftraage X
But not, zsj-r§pieeyi for fuch it prov*d.
And, to their own amazement, was fulfill'd :
They feign*d a firmnefs Cbrifians need not feign.
The CbriJIian truly triumph*d in the flame : 580
rhe Stoie i^vr^ in double wonder loft.
Wonder at them, and wonder at himfelf,
I'o find the bold adventures of his thought.
Not bold, and that he drove to lie in vain.
Whence, then, thofe thoughts I Thofe towering
thoughts, that flew
Such mon/lrous heights I — From inflinB, and from '
pride.
The glorious infina of a deathlefs foul,
Confu3*dly confcious of her dignity,
Suggefled truths they could not underfland.
In litfi*4 dominion, and xnpajfiws florm, 59a
Truth's fyflem broken, fcatter'd fragments lay,
Ai light in chaos, glimmering through the gloom :
bmit with the pomp of lofty fentiments,
Plcas'd pride proclaimed, what reafon difbeliev'd.
Pride, like the Delphic prieftefs, with a fwell,
Rav'd nonfenfe, defiin'd to he future fenfe.
When life immorta/, in full day, fliould fliinei
And death's dark fbadotus fly the gofpel fun.
They f poke, what nothing but immwted fouls
Could fpeak ; and thus the truth they qaefUon'd,
prov'd. 5qq
Can then abfurdities^ as well as crimes,
Speak man immtrtal? All things fpeak hipi ft,
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>f odihasK«eti urgM: and doft thou call for more ?
Call ; and with cndlefs queftioni be diArclk'd,
All unrefolTible, if earih is all.
** IVhf life, a moment ; infinite, dcfire ?
•* pur wi(h, eternity ? Our home, the grave ?
** Heavcn*t /rfw^ dormant lies in human hefe;
** Who wifies life immortal, proves it too. 609
** Why happinefs purfued, though nev^r found f
*' Man*s thirft of happinefs declares it is,
** (For nature never gravitates to nought) ;
■* That thirft unquench'd declares // /i not btre,
" My Lucia, th^ ClarilTa, call to thouj^ht ;
•* Why ttrdial /riendjhlp rivcttcd fo detp,
*' As hearts to pierce at firft, at patting rend,
'* If friend, and friendihip, vanifli in an hour ?
*' Is not this torment in the malic of joy ?
•• ^hy by refeiiion fnarrM the joys of yji^ T
»* Why /tf^f, and yi*/tf>r, preying on our hearts, 620
** And putting all our f-rtjmt joys to death }
■* Why labours rtaftmf irfiirft were ai vit\\\
'* InAind far better ; what can tbeefe^ can err :
«« O how infallible the thoughtlefs brute !
•* 'Twere well his HUintfi vicic Half as furc.
" Jleafoit with intlinatiom, why at War ?
•' Why fcnfe of guilt T why ccnfiience up in arms ?'*
Confcienee of guilt, is prophecy of pain.
And bofoni- council to decline the blow.
Meajen with inclination ne*er had jarr*d, 630
If nothing future paid forbearance here :
Thus cr — thefe, and a thoufand pleas uncalled,
AH fr»mifey feme cnfure^ a fecpnd fcene ;
Which, were it doubful, would be dearer far
llian all things elfe rpofl certain ; were it/tf{#.
What truth on earth f(» precious as the lie i
fTbis world it gives us, let what will enfuc ;
This Vf orld it gives, in that high cordial, b»fe :
"fhe future of the prefent is the foul : 639
>Iow tbit life groans, when feverM from the naxt'
Poor mutilated wretch, that difbelievesl
By dark diftruft his being cut in two,
/n both parts periflies ; lift void of joy,
Sad prelude of eternity in pain ?
Couldft thou perfuade me, the next life could fail
Our ardfcnt wiflies ; how Ihould I pour out
My bleeding heart in anguifli, new, as deep !
^h ! with what thought**, thy bcpe, and my dejf>air,
Abhorr'd annihilation ! blafts the foul, 649
And wide extends the bounds of human woe !
Could I believe Lorenzo's fyftem trpe.
In this black channel would my ravings run.
•• Grie/ from xhe future borrow'd peace, ere while.
■* The future vamJb^J ! and the ^Ttitm poind t
*• Strange import of unprecedented ill !
•* Fall, how profound ! Like Lucifer's, the fall I
■* Unequal fate! his fail, without his guilt!
" From where fond bcpe built her pavilion high,
" The gods among, hurl'd hcadlonr, hurl'd at once
" To night ! To notbing, darker ftill than night ! 660
•* If *twas a dream, why wake me, my woril foe,
" Lorenzo ! boaftfnl of the name of friend !
«' O for delufion : O for error ftill ? fplani
•* Could vengeance ftrike much Wronger than to
•♦ A thinking being in a world like thi%
•• Not over-rich before, wtw beggared quite ;
f* More curd than at the fall ^— The lun ^qcs cut
" The thorns (hoot up! What thorat iJ every
" thought!
" Why fcnfe of better? It imbitters worfe.
" Why fcnfe? why life,' If but to figh, then
** fink 67C>
** To what i was I txviee nothing ! and much woe !
" Woe, from heaven's bounties ! wo^ from what
** was wont
*< To flatter mod, high inttlltdual p^ntrt.
** Tbwgbt, vittne, kMxuledge I bleffings, by ihj^
" (cheme,
" All poifon'd into pains. Firft, ^rnvwleige^ once
My foul's ambition, new her greatcft dread^
l*o knevi myfrlf ti ue wildom \ — 1^0, to fllttll
1 hat fliocking fvicnce, parent of defpair 1
•* Aveit thy mirror : if I fee, I die.
** Knctv my Creator f Climb his blefl abo^C 6S0
** By painful fpeculation, pierce the veil,
** Dive in his nature, read his attributes,
" And gaze in admiration— on a/o*,
** Obtruding life, with-hoKiing happinefs!
<* From the full rivers that furround his throne,
" Not letting fall one drcj-of joy on man ;
" Man gafping for one drop, that he might ceafc
" To cnrfe his bir;h, nor envy riptides more !
•* Vc fable clouds' yc darkcft ftiadesof night ! 6S^*
" Hide bim, for evtr hide him, from my ihougbt,
'* Once a'l my comfort ; four(e,and foul of joy I
" Now Itagu'd with furies, and with • lArr, a^
" giirft n e.
** Kr.c'u; bis attbirvemen^j ? Study his reoowp I
** Contemplate ihib amazing univerfe,
** Dropt from hi* hand, with miracles repute I
** For what ? *Mid miracles of nobler name,
" T6 fllid one miracle of mijery f
** To find the being, which a one can kmw
" And p'aije his work*, a bicnufti on his praifc ?
" Through nature's ample range, in thought 10
" iiroU. ?CO
*• And ftar tat man, the (ingle mourner there,
" Breathing high hope ! chain'd down to pangf,
** and death ?
" Knowing is fufTering : and (hall wrtne fliare
" The Ugh o{ isictvleilge t — Virtue (hares the (igh,
'* By ftraining up the fteep of excellent,
** By battles fought, and, from temptation, won,
•« What gain (he, but the pang of leeing worth,
** Angelic worth, foon (huffled in the dark
" With every vice, and fwept to bttttal duft ?
** Merit is madnefs; virtue is a crime ; 7^0
** A crime to reajon, if it cofts us pain
** Unpaid: what pain, amidft a thoufand more,
" To think the moil aband»nd, after days
" Of triumph o'er their bttiers, find in death
" Aiftft a pillqw, m r make fouler clay !
•* Duty : religitm / — Thefe, our duty done, |
•* Imply reward. Religion is miftake.
** Duty I — "there's none, but to repel the cheat.
" Ye cheats 1 away ! ye daughters of my pride !
" Who feign youriclves the favourites of the flues;
** Ye towering hopes ! abortive energies! 720
** That tofsand ftruggle in my lying breaft,
** To fcale the ikies, and build prduc^ptiont thcre»
• LtrettjiOt
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•* •
'^ Ai F were heir of an eternity,
*" Vijn, Taio ambitioot 1 trouble me no more.
' H'hy triTcl far in queil of fure defeat I
" Aft bouodbd as my bcinj; be my wiib.
** AjJ u inverted ; wftkm is a fool.
^ umje, take the rein ; blind p«£i«m^ drive ut on ;
^ And jrfa»r«Mr, befriend us on our way ; 730
" Ye arw, but trm^ patrons of our peace \
" Y^ ; pvc t^ /^^ full empire ; live the hrute^
** Since as the brute we die. Theyirw of man,
" Of fodlike man 1 to rnw/, and to r«f.
** Bat not OB equal terms with otbtr brutes :
" Thor rcveU a more poignant relilh yield,
** And lafcr too ; they never poifons choofe.
** li^mB than rtmfm makes more wholefome meals,
** Aod tends ail- marring murmur far away.
^ For j^U/ life ihty bed philofophiTe ; 740
Tkmn ^hMt/eremt xh^fagti fought in vain :
J is MM alone ezpoiiulates with heaven ;
" Hu ail the ftfvMr and all the tauft to mourn.
** Shail hmmjm eyes aJiu diflblve in tears ?
** Aad bleed, in anguiih, none but kumam hearts ?
** The widfr-Aretch'd realm of imUlUffual woe,
** inf^&ngjemfmmi fta, is all our own.
" loi^ Ibmaiiy diftinguiih'd, why
** Can in aoc lot, confounded^ lump'd, in dtaii f
" £xe yet in being, was mankind io guilt ? 75*
^ Why chuocleff'd this peculiar clamfe againft us,
** JUiman^ mmd sU^-wreteied f-^-lUvt the ikies
" Rcaiioos of ftate their fubjeds may not fcun,
* Nor kmMy reafon when thej/Qreiy (igh ?
* ifl— r#W Mi^ mJd vfreteirJ .'^'' fis tOO much ;
"* \Is|anUel*d in nature; 'tis too much
^ Ob bcag wMrefmtfed at thy hands,
^ UBBipKcnt ; for I fee nought but power.
"And why fee that? Why i^^// To toil,
aod eat, 759
* Then make our bed in darkneft, needs no thought.
** What fopcrfiuities are reafomimg fouls !
* O give eternity ! or thought deftroy.
** Bat without thought our curfe were half unfelt;
* l:i blunted edge would fpare the throbbing
hcait;
" Ar^ tberejkre 'tis beftow*d, I thank thee, reafom I
* For aiding life** too fmall calamities,
** Aad giving being to the dread of death.
* Sack are thy bonntics!— >Was it then too much
■* For me^ to trefpafs on the brutal rights ?
** Too much fcr heanren to make one emmet more ?
* Too much for shot to permit my mafs 771
** A longer day with efflcnces unwrought,
** Ucfiibion'd, mnitmieiited into mam T
** Wretched fre^ermumt to this round of pains !
* Wretched capacity of frenzy, thawihi /
*' Wretched capacity of dying U/e /
" Li/e^ thm^t, W0rth, w/dem^ Ail ( O foul revolt)
** (jr:e frieods to peace, gone over to the foe.
** DtMih^ then, has chang'd his nature too : O
* death I "" 779
" Come to my bofom, thou bell gift of heaven !
" Bcft iiriesd of man ! ilnce man is man no more !
** Why in this thorny wldermeft fo long,
* fince there's no premised lamd^t ambrolial bower,
" To pay me with its honey for my flings ?
" ;f ucdfuJ (0 the fclfiih fchcma of heaven .'
" To (ling us fore, why mocht OTir mifery ?
** Why this fo fumptuous infult o'er our heads I
** Why this iliuftrious canopy difplay'd ?
** Why fo magnificently lodgM dejpair ?
At flated periods, fure returning, roll 790
T'hefe^/tfriMr/ erb^ that mortals may compute
Their length of labours, and of pains; nor lofe
*' Their mifery 's full meaiure ?— >Smiles with
" flowers,
*' And fruits, promifcuous, ever-teeming earih^^
" That man may languifh in luxuriotu fcenes,
** And in an Eden mourn his wither'd joys ?
" Claim earth and fkies man's admiration, due
** For/uch delights I Bleft animals I too wife
** 1*0 ^vender ; and too happy to ctmplaim ! 7^2
'* Our doom decreed demands a mournful fcene ;
*' Why not a dungeon dark for the eottdewutdt
" Why not the dragon's fubterranean den,
*' For man to howl in ? Why not his abode
** Of the fame difmal colour with his fate ?
*' A Thebes, a Babylon, at vaft expence
'* Of time, toil*, treafure, art, for owls and addertg
As congruous, as, for man, this lofty dome.
Which prompts proud thought, and kindles highs
" defire ;
" If, from her humble chamber in the dull,
" While proud thought fwells, and high defire in-
** flames, 810,
" The poor v/orm calls us for her inmatet thete i
*' And, round us, death's inexorable han>l
" Draws the dark' curtain dofe ; undrawn n»
«
«
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tl
«c
more.
*' Undrawn no more I — Behind the cloud of deatb^
** Once, I beheld the fun ; a fun which gilt
'* That fable cloud, and turn'd it all to gold :
** How the gravels alter 'd ! Fathomlefs, at hell !
** A real hcii to thofe who dreamt uf heaven.
** Annihilation ! How it yaWns before me !
*' Next moment I may drop from thomgbtfaom/cmfe^
** The privilege of angels ^ and of 'worms ^ %xu
*' An outcafl from exillence : and this fpirit,
** U his all-pervading, this all-conlcious foul,
** l^his particle of energy divine,
** Which travels nature, flie^ from flar to flar,
** Aod vifits gods, and emulates their powers.
For ever is extinguifht. Horror ! death !
Death of that death l/earUfs once furvey'd !—
When horror univerfal fhail defcend,
'* Aod heaven's dark concave uni all human race.
*' On that enormous, uurelunding^ tomb, 2(3 £
'* How jufl this verfe ! this monumental figh 1"
Beneath the lumber ofdemolifii'd^iiorUsf
Deep in the rukbijh of the general tureciy
Sv;ept ignominious to the common ruifs
Of mattery never dignij\ '</ •with ii/c.
Here lie proud ntionals ; The fans of heaven !
The lords of earth / The property of^vorms !
Beings of yjlerday ! and nut tn^marrotv !
Wiio Vfja tn terror , and in pangs expired f 84Q
All gone to rot in chaos ; or to rruJce
Their happy tranjit into blocks or brutes',
A^r longer fully their Creator's na/ne,
Lorenzo ! hear, paufe, ponder, and pronounce^
Tuft it this hiilory I Ujuth is man,
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Mankmd*s hiftorian, though divine, might weep
AnJ darrn Lorenzo fmilc ! — I know thee proud ;
For once let ^rUf befriend thee ; pride looks pale
At fcch a fcene, and (ighs for fomething more.
Amid thy bnallx, prefumptionA, and displays, 856
And art though then a Ihadow f Lefs than
(hadef
A nothmjj ? Lffs than nothing ? To ^awbeeo,
And ntt to be, is lower than unborn.
An thv)ii ambitious f Why then make the worm
Th'.ie <quai \ Run* thy tat^c oi pieafure high ?
Why paroiiize fare death «*f eve y j y ?
Charm ricbei f Why cKoofe bi'^jra:^- lu the grave, !
Of every hope a bankiupt ! anU for ever?
Ambition^ pie Jv r*, avarice, pcrfuade thee 859
To make that world of glory, raj^-iure, wealth,
They * lately prwd the foul's fupreme defirc.
What art thou made of ? Rather, how unmade?
Great nature^ s matter appetite deftroy'd !
1ft endleU life and happitxfs defpit'd?
Or both wtfli'd, here^ where neither can be found ?
Such man's pervcrfe, eternal war with heaven !
Bar'ft thoa perfift ? Ard is there nought on earth.
But a long train of tranfitory forms,
Rifmg and breaking millions in an hour ?
Babbles of a fantaflsc deity, blown i p 870
In fport, and then in cruelty deOroy*d ?
Oh ! for what crime, unmerciful Lorenzo I
Deftroys thy fcheme the tc^Ar. of human race ?
Kind is fell Lucifer compared to thee :
O \ fpare this ^oafe of tHcing half divine ;
And vindicate th ecM9my of heaven.
Heaven is all love ; all joy in giving joy :
It never had created, but to blefi :
And (hall it, then, ftrike off the lift of life,
A being bleft, or worthy y« to be ? 88«
Heaven fiarts at an anniibilating God.
Is that all natitre fiarts at, thy deiire ?
Art fuch a cl'^d to wifli thyfclf all day ?
iVbia is that dreadful wilh ?— The dying groan
Of mature, murdcr'd by the blacked guilt.
What deadly poifon has thy nature drunk ;
To nature undebauchM no (hock fo great ;
Kature's/r/? wilh is mJle/t baf-pinefs;
Anmibilation is an after- thought, '
A mondrous wilh, unborn till virtue cliei. 890
And, oh ! what depth of horror lies enclosM !
For non-cxiftence no man ever wilh*d.
But, firft, he wiih'd the Deity deftroyed.
If To : what word* arc dark enough to draw
^'hy picture true ■' 'i he darkeft are too fair.
Bcnc^ith what balciul planet, in what hour
Of dcfperation, by \>hat fury's aid.
In what itifernal pofturc of the foul,
All bell invited, and all hell in joy
At fuch a birth, a birth fo ne^r of kin, 90*
Did tny foul/tf' y whelp fo black a fcheme
Of bopet zboTt'iyCf/aeultiet half-blown,
And Jeilie* begum, rcduc'd to dud .'
There's nought (thon fay'fl) but one eternal
flux
Of feeble elTences, tumultuous driven
i Iro'jj^h r/«e'j rough billows into uigbft abyfs«
♦ 7.1 Nfiht VL
Say, in this rapid tide of human mln,
U there no vek^ on which man's toifing thought
Can red from terror, dare his fate furvey,
And boldly jhink it fcmetbing to be born l ^1%
Amid fuch hourly wrecks oi being fair.
U there no central, alUfudalning ba/e.
All realifing, all-conneding pnoer^
Which, as it call'd forth all things, can ncaU^
And force defiruClion to refund her fpoil \ *
Command t|ie grave redore her taken prey f
Bid- death's dark vale its human harvcd yield,
An .1 "di/^, and oceam^ pay their debt of man,
Irtie to the grand depodt tnided tberef
lo :h(re no poteniate^ whofe outdretchM arm, 920
When ripening time calls forth th* appointed hour.
Pluck 'd from foul devaflatitna familh'd maw,
h\r\ii%pre emt^paft, tai^/mtKre, to his chrone ?
Hiii thrr<ne, how glorious, .'thus divinely gnic'dy
By germinating beings cludering round !
A garland worthy the divinity !
A throne, by heaven's omnipotence im /miles.
Built (like ifbarot towering in the wavca)
Amidd immenfe effufions of his love !
An ocean of communicated bitfs ! 9 jo
An all-prolific, all-prcferving god I
*Tbit were a god indeed.— A nd fuch // man.
As here prefum'd : he rifes from his fall.
Ihink'd thoc Omnipotence a naked root,'
Each-bloifom fair of Deity dedroy'd }
Nothing If dead , nay, nothing flccps ; each foul.
That ever animated human clay.
New wakes ; i< on the wing : and where, O where.
Will the fwarm fettle ? — When the trmrnp^e call.
As founding braf* colledks u' round heaven's throne
Conglob'd, we baik in everlading day, 941
(Paternal fplendcur !) and adhere forever.
Had not the foul this outlH to the Ikiet, .
In this vad veflel of the univcrfe,
How diould we gafp, as in an empty void !
How in the pangs of famidi'd hope expire !
How bright wy profpcd diincs \ how gloomr,
tbimel
A trembling world ! and a devouring God !
Earthy but the ihambles of Omnipotence !
Heaven* t face all dain'd with caufelefa maffacree
Of countlefs million^, born to feel the pang 95s
Of being lofl. Lorenzo ! can it be ?
*Tbit bids us diudder at the thoughts of life.
Who would be born to fuch a phantom world.
Where nought fubdantial but our mifery
Where joy (if j'^y) bat heightens our didrcft,
So foon to peridi, and revive no more V
The greater/irrA a j* y, the mere it pains.
A world, fo far from great (and yet how great
ft diines to thee } there's nothing real in it | 9^0
Beirg, a fliadow ; etm/ci»mfmeftf a dream ;
A dream, how dreadful ! Univerfal blank
Before it, and behind ! Poor man, a fpark
From non-exidence druck by wiath divine.
Glittering a moment, nor that moment fure,
*Midd upper, nether, and furrounding migbt.
His fad, fure, fudden, and eternal tomb !
Lorenzo ! dod thou/«/ thefe arguments }
Or it there nought but vemgeamte can be felt ?
How had thon dar*d the Deity dethrone \ 9;#
THE COMPLAINT j OR, NtOHT THOUGHTS,
?«*
d iaJ'-B him of a world like thU ?
' world, creation wa« a crime ;
is crims bot caufe of mifcry I
>Ufphciner ' and unriddle tbii,
'% argumeoct above ^ Mow,
J, and wrthim^ the (hort refult^-
I immortal, tbtr/t a GtJ in hfaven.**
therefore fudi redundancy ? fuch wafle
lent ? One fets my foul at reft '. 979
'jua, and at h^nd, and, oh ! — at hart,
»e ftic», Philander** life fo pain*d,
: to pare ; /&«/, orfuccteding fcenes
■H to giTe, or ne*er had he been bom,
■I 9U tale is tbii /** Lorenzo cries. —
Im argument is old ; but truth
ir : and had not this been true,
hadft dcfpis'd it for its age.
rtai as thy foul ; znd/aiie
If aa thy Toy« : be wife, nor make
I higheft blrfling, vergcance ; O be wife !
:t Z curie o( immorlality, 99 Z
now*ft thoQ what it t«, or what tbou art f
choo th* impcrtamee of a foul immortal ?
htt midnight glory : worlds on worlds !
' pomp ! redouble this amaze ;
i^nd add ; add twice ten thoufand more ;
igh the whole ; one foul outweighs them
1;
t th* aftonifhing magnificence
ligemt creation poor,
tSy beltrre not sm ; qo mmn believe ; |ooo
t in words, but deeds; and deeds 00
Ǥt of the Supreme ; oor his, a few ;
dkcm mU ; confulted, all proclaim
iportance : tremble at thyfelf ;
B Ommifotenet has wak*d fo long :
*d, snd work*d, for ages ; from the birth
e to thb mmMiemng hour.
finall province of bis vaft domain
ve bow, while 1 pronounce his name !)
% God dooe, and not for tbit fole end, 1 010
e CmiU from death ! 7be/oMVt bigb friee
1 afl the condu^ of the flties.
i $igb priu is XYit creatiom^t key,
its myftcries, and naked lays
uioe cauie of every deed divine :
be ci«« rf^*% vvhich maintains
ivsout corrcfpondrnce, and unites
Unt periods in one hlcft defign :
lie veigbty hinge, on which have turn'd
hstioDs, whether we rtgnrd XOSO
reU, (T9ii,0T religions, world ;
ncr two bot fervants to the third :
their doty done, they both expire,
^t new-caft, forgot their deeds renovtnd:
;dt aflc, ** Where omse they Jboisefo fair f "
t OS from this abjed, to fublime ;
:, to permanent ; this dark, to day ;
1, to pure ; this turbid, to ferene ;
m, to mighty ! — for ibie glorious end
ighty, fifing, his long Sabbath broke !
Id was made ; vns ruin*d ; was reftor*d ;
3a the Ikiei were publiih'd ; were re-
cal'd; 1032
On tarih kings, kingdoms, rofe ; kings, luDgdotnfi
fell;
Fam*d fages lighted up the pagan world ;
Prophets from $ion darted a keen glance
Through diftant age ; faints travcli*<i ; martyrs
bled;
By wonders facred nature ftood control'd ;
The living were tranflated ; dead were rais'd ;
Angels, and more than angels, came from hea«
vcn ;
And, oh ! for (bis, defcended lower flill : 1040
Guilt was heirs gloom ; aftohi(h^d at his gueft,
For one fhort momei.t Lucifer ador*d :
Lorenzo ! and wilt thou do icfs ? — For tbst.
That balfotv*d/>age,hoU feoff at, was infpir'd.
Of all thefc truths thrice venerable code !
DetJIj / perform your quarantine ; and then
Fall prodrate, ere you touch it, icfl ybo die*
Nor lefs intenfely bent f^i/^rxrzf powers
To mar, than thofe of Hgbt, tbit end to gain.
O what a fcene is here ! — Lorcitzo ' wake ! XOJ^
Rife to the thought ; exert, expand thy foul'
To take the vaft idf n : it denies
All e!fe the name of ^r'at. Two warring worlds*
Not kuropc againi\ Afric ; warring worlds !
Of tftore than mortal ! mounted on the wing !
On ardent wings of energy and zeal,
High-hnvcring o*er this little brand of ftrifc !
This fublunary ball^But ftrife, for what ?
In their own caufe conflicting ? No; in tbi/ie,
In man'/. His^M^r intereft blows the flame ; 1969
His the fole Itake ; his fate the trumpet founds.
Which kindles war immortal. How it burns !
Tumultuous fwarms of deities in arms !
Force, force oppofing, till the waves run high.
And temped nature's univerfal fpherc.
Such oppoGtes eternal, ftedfaft, (lern,
Such foes implacable are good, and Hi;
Yet man, vain man, 'would meditate peace between
them.
Think not this fidion, ** nere tt'as war im
" heaven,^* J069
From heaven*s high cryflal mountain, where it
hung, ^ [bow,
Th' Almighty's out-flretch*d arm took down his
And fliut his indignation at the deep :
Re-thunder *d beU, and darted all her firet.
And feems the flake of little moment ftill?
And flumbers mass, who fiogly caus'd the florm f
He fleeps— -And art thou fliock'd at miseries f
i'he greateft, thou. How dreadful to reflet.
What, ardour, care, and counfel mortals caufe
In breads divine ! how little in their own !
Where'er 1 turn, how new proofi poor upon
me! joS«
How happily this wondrous view fuppotts
My former argument ! How (trongijjriiei
Immortal lifers full demondration, here !
Why this exertion ? Why this drange regard
From heaven*s Omnipotent indulg'd to man i^
Becyie, in man, the glorious dreadful power,
Exilemely to be pain'd, or bled for ever,
Jhsratiom gives importance ; fwells the price.
An angel, if a creature of a day.
What would he be ? A iriilc of no weight; 10^
lo6 THE WORKS OF YOUNG.
Or ftand, or fall ; no mirter whkh ; he*s gone.
Becaufe immortal, therefore is iodulg'd
This flraoge regard of deities to dull.
Hence heaven looks down on earth with all her
eyes :
Hence, the foul's mighty moment in her fight :
Hence, every foul has partifans above,
And every thought a critic in the ikies :
Hence, clay, vile clay ! has angels for its guard.
And every guard a pafiion for his charge :
Hence, from all age, the cabinet divine I loo
Has held high counfel o*er the fate of man.
Nor have the clouds thofe gracious counfels hid;
Angels undrew the curtain of the throne.
And Providence came forth to meet mankind :
In various modes of emphafis and awe.
He fpoke hi* will, and trembling nahtn heard ;
He fpoke it loud, in thunder apd in ftorm.
Witnefs, thou Sinai ! whofe cloud*cover'd height,
And (haken bads, own'd the prefent God ;
Witnefs, ye bilUvat ! whole returning tide, IZIO
Breaking the chain that faften'd it in air,
Swept bgypt and her menaces, to hell :
"Witnefs, jt/amet ' th' Allyrian tyrant blew
To fevenfold rage, as impotent,' as ftrong :
And thou, earth ! witnels, whofe expanding jaws
Clos'd o'er * prefumftiont facrilegious fons i
Has not each clement, in turn, fubfcrib'd
*Yht fours bigbprue^ and fwom it to the wife?
Has not flame, ocean, ether, earthquake, drove
To drike thU truth through adamantine man ? 1 1 20
If hot all adamant, Lorenzo ! hear ;
All is deluiion ; ttature is wrapt up,
In tenfold night, from reafont kecneft eye ;
There's no confiftence, meaning, plan, or end,
]n all beneath the fun, in all above,
^ As far as man can penetrate), or heaven
Is an immenfe, ineftimable prize ;
Or all is nothing, or that prize is all— -
And fliall each toy be ftill a match for heaven,
And full equivalent for groans below i 1130
Viho would not give a trifle to prevent
%Vhat be would give a thoufand worlds to eure f
Lorenzo ! thou had fcen (if thine to fee)
All mature, and her God (by nature's tourfe^
And nature's courfe controul^d) declare tor me ;
The flties above proclaim, *' immortai man !*'
And, " nun immortal .'" all below refounds.
The world's a fydcm of theology,
Kead by the greated drangers to the fchools ;
If hottefl, learned : ^nd/mges o'er a plough. 1 1 40
Is not Lorenzo ! then impos'd on thee
This hard alternative ; or, to renounce
Thy rea/ou, or thj/eu/e ; or, to believed
What then is thy unbelief f * Fis an exploit ;
A flrenuons enterprife . to gain it, man
Mud bard through every bar of common fenfe,
Of common diame, magnanimoufly wrong;
And what rewards tlie durdy combatant ?
His prize, repentance ; infamy, his crown. Tt49
But wherefore, infamy ? — For want cifaitb^
Down the deep precipice of 'wrong he Aides; ^
U'hcre's nothing to fupport him in the rights
Faith in the future wantinfr is at leaft
In embryo^ every weaknefs, every guilt ;
And drouj^; temptation ripens it to birth.
If tbir life's gain invites him to the deed.
Why not his country fold, his father flain ?
' ris virtue to purfue our good fupreme ;
And his fupreme, his only good is here.
Ambition, avarice, by the wife difdaio'd, ll6^
Is perfe^ tvijeiom, while mankind areyW/,
And think a turf, or tomb-done, cover a all :
Tlefe find employment, and provide (orjemjk
A richer padure, and a larger range ;
And fenfe by right divine afcends the throne.
When virtue'* prize and profpe<S are no more ;
Virtue no more we think the will of heaven.
Would heaven quite begrar virtue, if belov'd f
** Has virtue charmsr'* — 1 grant her Keavcoljr
fair;
But if uuportion'd, all will inter^ wed; II yo
'1 hough that our admiration, this our choice.
The virtues grow on immortality ;
That root^ deflroy'd, they wither and expire.
A deity fa«liev'd, will nought avail ;
Hewardt and punifbmentt make God ador'd ;
And hopes ^Xidfeurs give conjcienco all her powCT*
As in the dying parent dies the child.
Virtue with immoituUty, expires.
Who tells me he denies his foul immortal,
Whatever his boaU, has tuld me. He s a bmmve. Il8»
His Juty 'tis, to love himfelf 0/011^;
Nor care though mankind pcridi, if he fmilca.
Who thinks ere lung the mail fliall wholt^ die.
Is dead already ; nought but brute furvivet.
And are there fuch?-— Such candidatet thcrt
aie
For more than death • for utter loft of being.
Being, the bads of the l)eiiy !
Aik you the caufe T — The caufe they will not tell:
Nor needK\ity : O the forceries xA fenfe t
They work this transformation on the foul, 1 1 90
Difmount her, like the ferpent at the fall,
Difmount her from her native wing, (which foar'd
£re-while ethereal heights), and throw her dowo^
To lick the dud, and cratvl in fuch a thought.
Is it in words to paint you ? O ye fall'n !
Fali'n from the wings of rea/on, and of hope I
£rc(5i in dature, prone in appetite \
Patrons of pkafare, poding into pain \
Lovers of argument, averfc to fenle !
Boader^of iibeny, fad bound in chains ! Itoo
Lords of the wide aeation, a»id the fliame !
Moxt fenfelefs than ih' irrationals you fcoru I
More baje than thofe you rule I Than thoib yott
Far more undme .' O ye mod infamous
Of beings, from fuperior dignity !
Deeped in woe from means of boundlef^ bliis !
Yc curd bjrblcfltngs infinite ! becaufe
Mod highly favour'd, mod profoundly lod !
Ye motly mafs ol contradiaiot drong! 1^09
And arc you, too, convinc'd, your louls fly off
In exhalation foft, and die in air.
From the full flood of evidence againji yon ?
In the coarfc drudgeries and finks 01 femfe.
Your f( uls have quite worn out the make of hctTCfl|
TH£ COMPLAINT ; OR, NIGHT THOUGHTS.
if7
v-caft, and ovatures of your own :
I yea can itf%rm^ you cin't defiroy ;
oc mmcreaU^ is all your power.
! chU black brotherhood renounce ;
St. Evremont, and read St. Paul,
y miracle, by rtafgm wing'd, l%%o
ii>g miod made lonji^ abode in heaven.
<^«^'i7,liDConfin*d to parts.
c l«»al, on curious travel bent,
II the provinces of human thuuf ht ;
T flight through the whole fphere of
b;
\ voiverfe to make the tour ;
eii oijpaee and time^ at home ;
ilh their wonders ; diving deep ;
I prince of boundleft interefts tbtre,
Mbttioiia of the moft remote ; 1230
\indb unbroken, and entire;
\ttf^tm^ the full orb ; where tfutiii
rBttghten*d« and fuftain*d, afford
be* ftroog foundation, to fupport
beat weight of abfolute, complete
kcre, the more we preft, we (land
; who moft examiMCf muft Mirv*,
half-fcDteoces, confound ; the tvbple
e fenie» and God is underftood ;
^fragmemU writes to human lace: Z240
hUi Toluine, fcepcic ! then reply,
ft ihimkimgfree, a thought that grafps
[fain, and looks beyond an hour.
liac eyes, farvey this midnight fcene ;
rsrth's kingdoms, to yon boundlefs orbf,
fipvk, one day, the dcftin'd range ?
; yan boiindlefs 01 bs, to godlike man f
icroat worlds that throng the firmament,
Mre fpace ib heaven, can roll at large
kpacknit thought, and dill leave room
r orbs, for new creations, there. 125Z
foul cootrad hfelf, to gripe
00 dimenfioo, of no weight ?
doc* : the xtetU is fuch a point :
cf point, hovrjmall a part enflaves !
lalf a pan-^ot utthing^ (hall 1 (ay i
'— /rifli^, our thie/ tredlurc \ how they
ip!
rcifla fair. Philander gone !
, Hke fabled Cexberu", has op'd
ABth ; and, in an awful voice, X160
i my foul, and utters all 1 Gng.
world Calls to pieces round about us,
• IIS in a niin of our joy !
1 this irait/partatUm of my friends ?
kwe the place where ism; they dwell,
this wretched fppt they leave fo poor.
▼aft auoM lies before thee ;
ero; Lorenzo! thy ClarilTa-failf.
Bind liea-room; keep it wide of earti,
. of (bols hmwtorUi ; cut thy cord ; I a 70
cbor; fpiead thy (ails; call every wmd;
'MtftU-JUr ; make the land of life,
oda of u£e hat domUe-mahir*d man,
of death ; the iajl far more feverc.
i u Bvitar'd by the fun ;
1 kb bounties, triumphs in bis beami.
«/ fubfiftf OB higher food|
Triumphant in bu beam«, who made the day.
When we leave that fun, and are left by tthf
(The fare of all who die in ftubbom guilt) xaS#
'Tis utter darknefs; ftridlly douhU death.
We (ink by no judicial (Iroke of heaven,
But nature's courft; as fure as plumbets fall.
Since God, or man, mud alter, ere they meet,
(Since light and darknefs blend not in one fphere)
'Tis manifeft, Lorenzo ! who muft change.
If, then, that iauble dtath (hould prove thj lot.
Blame not the bowels of the Deity ;
Man (hall be bleft, as (ar as man ftrmits.
Not man alone, all rtf/iMa//, heaven arms 1299
With an illuftrious, but tremendous, power
To counter-aA its own moft gracious ends ;
And this, of (Irid necedity, not choice ;
7i6a/ power deny'd awn, amgeU^ were no more
But pafltve engines, void of praile or blame.
A nature rational implies the power
Of being bleft, or wretched, as we pleafe ;
£Ue idle reafw would have nought to do ;
And he that would be barr'd capacity
Of pain, courts incapacity of blifs. 130*
Heaven wU* our happinefs, allows our doom ;
Jnvit€s us ardently, but not compels ;
Heaven hvxpirfuadesy almighty man docnts ;
Man is the maiker of immortal fates.
Man falls by man, if finally he falls :
And fall he mujly who learns from daiH> alone.
The dreadful I'ecret— That he lives for ever.
Why, this to thee?-— Thee yet, perhaps, ia
doubt.
Of fecond life ? But wherefore doubtful ftill?
Eternal life is nature's ardent wilh : IJIQ
What ardently we' wifli, ^tfioa believe :
Thy tardy faith declares that wilh dcftroy'd :
What has defiroy'd it ?— SlulU tell thee what?
When fear*d the future^ 'tis no longer wilh'd ;
And, when unwi(h*d, yttfirive to difbelieve.
*• thus injidelitn our guilt betrays J^
Nor that ihtJoU dece&ion ! Blu(h Lorenzo!
Blu(h for hypocrify, if not for guiir.
'VYxt future fear df'^Afk infidel ^ and fear ?
Fear what i A dream f AfaUe .'—How- thy dread,
Unxvilling evidence, and thereforey^rMj^, Ijai
Affords my caufe an undefign'd fuppoct !
How di/belief z^rm% what it denies!
*' Jt unawares f ajferts immortal life^
Surprifing ! infidelity turns out
A creedj and a C9nfe£i9m of our fins :
Apoftates, tbus^ are orthodox divines.
Lorenzo ! with Lorenzo cla(h no more ;
Nor longer a tranj^arent vizor wear.
Think'ft thou, religion only has her malk I
Our infidels are Satan's hypocrites, "^ilt
Pretend the worft, amd, at the bottom,/*}//.
When vifitcd by thought (thought will intrude).
Like him they fcrve, they tremUe, and ielievcm
Is their hypocrify fo foul as this;
So fatal to the welfare of the wor]<f ?
What dtteflation, what contempt^ their due !
And, if unpaid, be thank*d for their efcape
That Chridian candour xhtyfrfot hard co fcorn :
If not for that afylum, they might find 134*
A hell on earth ; nor 'fcape a worfe b4ow*
lot
THE WORKS OF YOUNO.
With infolence, and impotence of thought,
Inftead of racking fancy to ftfute^
Reform thy manners, and the rruch enpy. —
But ihall I dare confeft the dire refult \
Can thy proud rtafw brook fo black t brand ?
¥tom purer pismiei /, to fuhilmer faith,
I» nature's unavoidable afcent ;
An bwefl deift, where the ^ofpel (hines,
^atur*d to nobler, in the Cb^ifian ends. 1350
When that bled change arrive*, e'en caft afide
'Vhih fong fuperfluous; lift immortal ftrikes
ConviAion, in a flood of light dtvine.
A Cbrifimn dwells, like • Uriel, in the fun;
Meridian evidence puts doul4 to flight ;
And ardent b^fe anticipates the flcies.
Qf thai bright (iin, Lorenzo ! fcale the fphere ;
*Tis etfy ! it invites thee ; it defcends
from heaven to woo, and waft thee whence it
came :
Read and revere theytf^rnZ/Af^; a page 1360
Where triumphs mate' tality i a page
Which not the whole creatiui could produce ;
Which not the twflagratimt (hall deflroy,
*Tis printed io the mind of gods for ever,
In nature's ruins pot one letter lofl.
In proud difdain of what eT*n gods adore,
Poft finile ?— Pour wrotch '. thy guardian aogi^
weeps.
Angelt and mm aflent to what 1 fing ;
Witt fmile, and thank me for my midnight drtam.
How vicious hearts fume frenzy to the brain !
Farit pufli us on to pride, and pride to fliame ;
Pert infUttity is nvift cockade, 1372
To grace the brazen brow that braves the flcies.
By loft tfheimg, dreadfully fccure.
Lorenzo I if tky do&rine wins the day,
And drives my dreams, defeated, from the field ;
If thit is all, if earth a final fcene,
Take heed; i^and fait ; be fure to be a knave.
A knave in grain ! ne>r deviate to the right :
Should'ft thou be ^90^— how infinite thy lofs !
CuiU only makes annihilation gain. i^Sr
Bleft fcheme ! which life deprives of comfort^ death
Of bofe : and which vice only recommends.
If fo, vJhtret infidels ! your bait thrown out
To catch weak converts ? where your lofty boaft
Of xealfor virtue^ and of love to man T
Annihilation ! I confefs in thefe.
What can reclaim you } Dare I hope profound
Tb-lofophen the converts of ^fong ?
Yet know, /// f title flatters ^1/, not ne ; IJ90
Y'ours be the praife to make my title good;
J^ine to bleft heaven, and triumph in your praife.
But flnce fo peftilential your difeafe,
'i 'hough fovercign is the medicine I prefcribe,
As yet, V\\ neither triumph, nor dcfpair *.
But hope ere long my midnight dream will wake
Y'our hearts, and teach your -wifdom — to be wife :
For why fhould fouls immortal, made for blifs.
E'er wifh (and wifli in vain ^) that fouls could die !
What ne'er can die, oh ! grant to /xvr ; and crown
I'hc wifli, and aim, and labour of the flcies; 1401
• Mi:tmi.
f Tbt Jnfdel JicfLimeJ.
Jnereafe, and enter on the joyl of h«ftven !
Thus (hall my title pafs %faered feal.
Receive an imprimatur from above,
While angels fliout — an Infdel Reclaimed I
To clofe, Lorenzo ! fpite of all my pains,
StiU feems it flrange, that thou flionU'ft live J^
ever?
Is it left flrange, that thou fliould'ft live at mil f
Thit is a miracle ; and that no more.
Who gave beginning, can ezclude an end. 14 !•
Deny thou art : Then doubt if thou^Mr 6*,
A miracle with miracles endos'd,
Is man : and fla.ts his faith at what njlratigt f
What lefs than wonders from the vtmiderfni t
What Icfs than miracles from God can flow I
Admit a Cod — that myflery fupreme !
That caufe uncaus'd ! all other wmide^ ceafe;
Nothing is marvellous for him to do :
Deny ^/m-— all is qiyflery befides ;
Millions of myfteries ! each darker far, 141^
Than that thy wifdom would unwifely fliun.
if Hveak thy faith, why choofc the harder fide \
We nothing hneno^ but what is marvellous;
Yet what is marvclleus, we can't helieve.
So weak our reafon, and fo great our God,
What moft furprifes in thi: f acred page ^
Or full as flrange, or (Iranger, muf be trnc
Faith is not reafoni labour, but repofe.
'Vo faith and virtue^ why fo backward, man }
From hence : — The frefent ftrongly ftrikea us all ;
the future faintly ; can we then be mtemf 1431
If men, Loreiizo ! the reverfe is right.
Fcafom is man*A peculiar : Senfe the brute'a.
The frefent is the fcanty realm of lenfe ;
The/w/ifrf, ttafont empire unconfin'd :
On thai expending all her godlike power.
She plans, provides, expatiates, triumphs, l&rfr i ,
I'herc builds her hlrffing ! There expeds her/roj/^i
And nothing aflts oi fortune, or of man.
And what is reafon / Be (he thus defin'd ; I44O
Reafon is upright future in the foul.
Oh ! be a man ; and flrive to be zgod,
" For what? (thou fay'ft) To damp the joyi of
••life?"
No ; to give heart 2.Ti^ fuh/lance to thy j'^ys.
That tyrant, hope j mark how (he domineers;
She bids us quit realities for dreams ;
Safety and peac^ for hazard and alarm ;
That tyrant o'er the tyrants of the foul.
She bids ambition quit its taken prize.
Spurn the luxuriant branch on which it fits. 1459
Though bearing crown<(, to fpring at difant gtme ;
And plunge in toils and dangers — for repofe.
If hope precarious, and of things, when gain'd,
Of little moment, and as little (>ay.
Can fweeten toils and dangers into joy% ;
What then, that hope, which nothing can defeat,
Our leave unaflc'd .' Rich hope of boundlefs blifs !
Blifs, pad man's power to paint it ; time^t to clofe !
Thit hope is earth's moft eftimable prize :
Thit is man's portion, while no more than man ;
Ho^r, of all paifions, moft befriends us here / I46I
PafCons of prouder name befriend us lefs.
Joy has her teart ; and tranfpwt has her death ;
Hope, like a cordial, innocent, though ftnmg ,
THE CONfPLAINT; OR, NIGHT THOUOHTi
»e^
^Iao*i heart it once i^^iritt ind/ertmes ;
Nor nuket him pay his wifdoni for hU joyi ;
*ri9 all oar prcfent ftatc cvi Jafely bear.
Health to thie frame '. aod vigour to the mind !
A {•y attemper *d ! a thmpud delight 1
yiir the £ur fammer ereninjir* mild and fweet !
* ri« man's full cap ; hit paradife below ! 1 4 7 1
A bleft hoeafter i^, or hop*d, or gain*d,
Ii aO ; ooB wkUt of happinefs : full proof,
1 choie no trivial or inglorious ihewu*
And know, ye foes to ibog ! ( well-meaning men,
Thoofh ^te forgotten * half yoor Bible's praife :
Jmftrtmwi irmthi, in fpite of vir/e, mxj pleafe :
Cr«w minds you praife; nor can you.praife too
If there is weight in an eternity,
l«et tfae/ywor Uilen; — and be graver iliU.
NIGHT VIII.
VIRTUE'S APOLOGY ;
Ot, TBK MAN or TQS WORLD ANSWtRKD.
/• oAui mrg ttmRdtrtd tbe Lovi $ftbh Life ; the Am*
htim mmi Flu^re^ wth tbe IVit ami Wifdom 0/
AvD haa all nature then efpous'd my part ?
Have I brib*d heaven and earth to plead againft
thee?
And is thy foul immortal f — What remains ?
AjI, all, Lorenzo ! — M^ke immortal bleft.
UtUet imoiortals *. — What can (hock us more ?
And f CI Lofenzo dill affcds the xvorU ;
Thoc i«v8 his treaXure ; tlience his title draws.
Mm ^Ae vfwU (for fuch wouidd thou be call'd)
And act tboQ proud of that inglorious ftyle ?
Krsnd of reproach ? for a reproach it um/.
Id ancicttt days ; and Chridian — in an age,
Wbco men were men, and not afban/d of heaven — r
Fir'd their ambition, as it crown'd their joy.
S^prinkled with dews from the Cadahan font,
Fain would 1 re-baptize thee, and confer
A purer fpirit, and a nobler name.
Thy fond attachments fatal and inflam'd.
Point out my path, and di^te to my fong :
To thee tie vwU hrw fair '. How drongly drikes
Awiixim I and gKj pieafmre dronger dill !
Thy triple bane 1 the triple bolt that lays
Thy virtne dead ! Be tlefe my triple theme ;
Mor (hall thy wi or wfdtm ht forgot.
Common the theme ; not fo the fong ; if (he
My ii.ng invokes, Urania deigns to fniile.
The charm that chains us to the world, her foe.
If frc diflolvea, the mmm ^ earth at once
Surts from his trance, and fighs for other fccnes ;
Scenes where theie fparks of night, thcfe dars (hall
iuttc
Vannmbei 'd funs (for all things as they are
The bicft behold;} and in one glory pour
Thdr Hf~W blaze 00 man*s adonilh'd fight ;
A hhif rhr lead iUodrious objed ihere^
Ixircnzo 1 fince eiermal is at hand.
To fvaUQWCMw*/ ambitions; aithevaft
• 7ht fmitital frit 4 d.
Leviathan, the bubbles vain, that ride
High on the foaming billow ; what avail
High titles, high defccnt, attainments high^
If unattain'd our bigheji f O Lorenzo !
What lofty thoughts, thcfe elements above.
What towering hopes, what Tallies from the ftb,
What grand furveys of dediny divine.
And pompous prefage of unfathom'd fate.
Should roll in bofoms, where a fpirit biirnf.
Bound for eternity ! In bofoms read
By bimt who foibles in' archangels fees !
On human hearts be bends a jealous eye,
And marks, and in heaven's regider inrollt.
The rife and progrcfs of each option there :
Sacred to doomfday \ Tbat the page unfolds.
And fpreads us to the gaze of gods and men.
And what an option, O Lorenzo, thine f
This world ! and this, unrivall'd by the ikies !
A world, where lud of pUafuret granJeur^ goUl,
Three Jemont that divide its realms between them,
With drokes alternate buffet to and fro
Man's redlefs heart, their iporr, their flying ball ;
Till with the giddy circle lick, and tir'd.
It pants for peace, and drops into defpair.
Such is the world Lorenzo fets above
1 hat glorious prtmife angels were efteem*d '
Too mean to bring ; a promife, their «dbr'if
Dcfcended to communicate, and preft,'
By couiifcl, miracle, life, death, on mam
Such is the world Lorenzo's wifJom woof,
And on its thorny pillow feeks repofe ;
A pillow which, like opiates ill-prepar'd.
Intoxicates, but not compotes; fills
The vifionary mind with gay chimeras.
All the wild trafli of fleep, without the red ;
What vfi/rffnV travel, and what dreams of joy !
How frail men, things ! how momentary both \
Fantafiic chafe i>f diadows hunting diades 1
The ^ay^ the bafy, equal, though unlike ;
Equal in wifdom, difi*erently wife '. [wadet,
I hrough fiowery meadows, and throngh dreary-
One oudling, and one dancing into death.
There's not a day, but to the man of thought
Betray« fomc fccret, chat throws new reproach
On life, and makes him fick of feeing more.
The fcencs of bufnefi tell os-^** What are men ;'*
The fccnes of //M>r*— .*.« What is all befide ;"
There ^ others we defpife ; and b^re^ ourleWef.
Amid Jif^fift eternal, dwells delight \
'Tis approbatiem drikes the dring of joy.
What wondrous prize has kindled this career.
Stuns with the din, and chokes us with the dud.
On life's gay dage, one inch above the grave I
The proud run up and down in qucd of eyes ;
The fii*/itaJ, in puifuit of fome thing worfe ;
The grave^ of gold ; the poUtie^ of power.
And all, of other butterflies, as vain !
As eddies draw things frivolous and light,
How is man's heart by vanity drawn in ;
Oi» the fw;ft circle of returning toys,
Whiri'd, draw-like, round and round, aod thetf
inguif 'd ;
Where ^ly de'ufion darkens to defpair I
'*■ This it a beatem Iraci."— Is this a track
SLould umt \it beaten : nevsr beat enough,
tfo
THE WOttKS bF tOUNG.
Till enough Icarn'd tfte truths it would infpire.
Shall triith be filent, bccaufc (o\\y/rvw/is f
Turn the world's hiftory ; what iind we there
But fortune's fportt, or nature's cruel claims,
Or 'woman t artifice, or mans reveuge,
And cndlefft inhumanities on man ?
Fame*s trumpet feldom founds, but like the knell
It brings bad tidingrs : how it hourly blows
Man's mifadventores round the liftening world !
!Man is the tale of narrative old time ;
Sad tale ; which high as paradtfe begins ;
As if the toil of travel to delude,
Trom ftage to ftage, in hit eumal round.
The i/oy/, his daughters, as they fpin our hours
On fottMne*s wheel, where accident unthoughc
Oft in a moment fnaps lifeVftrongeft thread,
Each in her turn fome tragic ftory tells.
With now-and-then, a wretched farce between,
And fills his chronicle with human woes. [us ;
. Time's daughters, true as thofe of men, deceive
Kot one, but puts fome cheat on all mankind :
While in ihtic father* s bofom, not yet «wr/,
*I'hey flatter our fond hopes; and promife much
Of amiable ; but hold bum not o'er wife, [year,
"Who dares to truft them; and laugh round the
At flill-confiding, flill-confounded man, *
Confiding, though confounded ; hoping on,
Untaught by trial, unconvinc'd by proof,
And ever-looking for the never-feen.
JLife to the laft, lUce harden'd felons, lies ;
JNor owns itfelf a cheat, till it expires.
Its little joy goes out by one and one.
And leave poor nun at length in perfed night ;
l«(ight darker than what now involves the pole.
O thou, who doll permit thefe ills to fall
For gracious ends, and would'ft that man ihould
mourn !
O thou, whofe hands this goodly fabric fram'd.
Who know'ft it beft, and would'ft that man flionld
know !
What is this fublunary world ? A vapour;
A vapour all it holds ; itfelf a vapour ;
From the damp bed of chaos, by thy beam
fxhal'd, ordain'd to fwim its deftin'd hour
In ambient air, then melt, and difappear.
Eartb*s days are number'd, nor remote her doom;
As mortal, though lefs tranfient th7.n her fons ;
Yet chey doat on her, as the world and they
Were both eternal, folid ; thou a dream.
They doat ! on what ? Jmmortal wrw* apart,
A region of outfides ! a land of (hadows !
A fruitful field of flowery promifes !
A wildernefs of joy ! perplea'd with doubts.
And iharp with thorns '. a troubled oceam^ fprcad
With bold adventurers, their aU on board !
No fecond hope, if here their fortune frowns ;
Frown foon it mstjl. Of various rates they fail,
Of enfigns various ; all alike in this,
yjl relUefit, anxious; toft with hopes and fears,
In calmeft flcies ; obnoxious all to florm ;
And fiomi)* the moft general blaft of life :
j-Ul bound for happtncU; yet few provide
The chart of ianvUige, pointing where it lies ;
Or virtu* t helm, to &ape the courfe defign'd :
AU^ more or Icls, capricious fate limcnt|
Now lifted by the tide, and now reforb'J,
And farther from their wiflies than before i
Ailf more or left, againft each other dafli.
To niutual hun, by gufts of paflion driven.
And fuficring more from folly, than firom fate.
Ocean ! thou dreadful and tumultuoqs home
Of dangers, at eternal war with man !
DeatVt capital, where moft he domineers.
With all his chofen terrors frowning round,
(Though lately feafted high at * Albioh's coft)
Wide-opening, and loud-rOaring ftill for more !
Too faithful mhror ! how doft thou ttfLtSL
The melancholy face of human life !
The fifong refenlblance tempti me farther ftill:
And, haply, Britain may be deeper ftruck
By meraitrytb, in fuch a mirror feen.
Which ndlture holds for ever at her eye.
Self-flatter'd, onexperienc'd, high in hope.
When yoyngf with fabguine cheer, and ftreamer*
We cut our cable, launch into the world.
And fondly dream each wind and ftar our firicod;
All, in fome darling eaterprife embark'd :
But where ii he can fathom its extent f
Amid a multitude of artleis hands,
J?«M*/ fure perquifite ! her lawful prise !
Some fteer bright ; but the black blaft blows Kard,
And pufls them wide of hope: with hearts of
proof.
Full againft wind and tide, fome win their waj ;
And when ftrong effort has deferv'd the port,
Ahd tugg'd it into view, 'tis won ! *tis loft !
Though ftrong their oar, ftill ftronger is their fate :
They ftrike ; and while they triumph, they ex-
pire.
In ftrefs of weather, mcfl : feme fink obtright ;
O'er them, and o'er their names, the billows clofe ;
To-morrow knows not they were ever born.
Otbers a (hort memorial leave behind.
Like a flag floating, when the bark's ingulf *d;
It floats a moment, and is feen no more :
One Cacfar lives ; a thoufand are forgot.
How few, beneath aufpicious planets born,
( Darlings of providence ! fond fate's eledt : )
With fwelllng fails make good the promis'd port^
With all the^ withes freighted ! yet e'en thefe.
Freighted with all their wilhei, foon complain;
Free from misfortune, not from nature free.
They ftill are men ; and when is man fecure i
As fatal time, z%Jlorm ! the ru(h of years
Bw*ats down their ftrength; their numberleiSi
efcapet
In ruin end : and, now, their proud fuccefs
But plants new terrors on the vigor's brow :
What pain to quit the world, juft made their owft*
Their neft fo deeply drowo'd, and built fo high !
Too low they build, who build beneath the ftan*
Woe then apart (if woe apart can be
From mortal nuin), and fortune at our nod.
The gay i rich ! great ! triumphant ! and auguft !
Whac are they i — The utofi happy (ftrange tofoy f)
Convince me moft of human mifery ;
What are they i Smiling wretches of to mtrrmm I
• JdmUal Mtbem, t?*.'.
THE COMPLAINT ; OR,
Mnre wretched, tiem^ than e'er their flave un be ;
Th^ treacheroos bicffings, at the day of need,
1 ike other fahhlerf friendi, unmafk, and (ling :
Them, what provoktnjf iadij^nce in wealth !
What agi^vated impotence in power !
High title*, fAr«, what infult of their pain !
If that fole anchor, eqaal to the waves,
Jmwmtai kt^ .' defies not the rude ftorm.
Takes comfort from their foaming billows* rage,
And makes a welcome harbour of the tomb.
Is thii %,pthh of what thy foul admires ?
*■ B« here (choa iay'ft) the miferies of life
" Are huddled in a group. A more dilliud
* Survey, perbapa, might bring thee better news.**
L»ok on UEe*» (b^cs : they fpeak plainer ftill ;
Tke piaiao' they, the deeper wilt thou (igh.
Look oQ thy loVielj boy ; in him behold
The bcft that can befaJ the bed on earth ;
The boy has virtae by his wuibers fide :
Tea« on Floreilo look : ^. father* t heart
Is tender, tboagh the jkmV is made of ftone ;
The tr«ch» through foch a medium feen, may make
ImpreiSaB deep, and fondnefs prove thy friend.
FkreJZo lately caft on this rude coail
A helpief* infant; now a heedlefr child ;
To poor Clanfla*s throes, thy care fucteeds;
Cue foil of love, and yet fever e as hare !
0*«r Thy fiooPs joy how oft thy fondnefs frowns !
Kerdfel aafterittet his will reftrain ;
As thavBs Heoce^io the tender plant from harm.
A« yet, kis rr^'M cannot go alone ;
Bu ales a ftemer nurfe to lead it on.
Hrfi knkknrt b often terrify'd ;
Tke bkA fli noming, in his cheek, turns pale ;
In YQt\j dew-drop trembles in his eye ;
His kanalefr eye ! and drowns an angel there.
Ah .' what avails his innocence ? The taik
Ex^<itn*d Baft difcipline bis early powers ;
He Iramft to fi^, ere he is known to (in :
Goiltleis >od £id ! a wretch before the fall !
How cruel this ! more cruel to forbear.
Ov met^tre foch, with mecejfarj pains,
VTe pur^halSe profpeds oi precantu peace :
Though ooc mfmther, this might ileal a figh.
5«pp^ him difctplin*d aright (if not,
* fvill fink oar poor account to poorer ilill) ;
Hjpe from the tutor, proud of liberty,
He leaps coclofure, bounds into the world !
The world is taken, after ten years toil,
Lake aacieot TVoy ; and all its joys his own.
Alas \ the world's a tator more fcvere ;
lf« JdToos hard, and ill defenre his paint ;
Vfite^hiDg all his virtuous nature taught.
Or books (Cur virtue's advocates ! ) infpir*d.
For who receives him into public life I
Mem ^tU wwJV, the ttxtx. filial breed,
WflcofBc the modeil ftran^rer to their fphere,
(Wb£b glitter 'd long, at diftance, ia his fight)
Aad, in their hnfpicable arms, endole ;
Men, who think nought fo ftrong of the romance,
fo rank kntgbc-errant, as a real friend :
Men, that a^ up ro rtafms golden rule,
AB weaknefr of efeBion quite fuhdued. :
Uea, that would oluih at being tUngbt fincere,
ktL fei^, lor glory I theyi'w ^oits they want ;
NIGHT THOUGHTS.
ix<
That lore a lie, where truth would pay as well
As if, to them, nnce (hone her own reward.
Loreneo ! can(l thou bear a (hocking fight I
Sucbf for Florcllo*s fake, 'twill now appear :
See, the fteel'd files of feafon'd veterans.
Trained to the world, in burni(h*d falfeheod bright;
Deep in the fatal firatagems of peace;
All foft fenfation, in the throng, rubb*d off;
Ail their keen purpofe, in polttenefs, (hestth'd;
His friends eternal — during intereft ;
His foes implacable — ^when worth their while *
At war with every welfare, but their own ;
As wife as Lucifer ; and half as good ;
And by whom none, but Lucifer, can gain
Naked, through thefe (fo common {Ate ordains}
Naked of heart, his cruel courfe he runs,
Stung out of all, mod amiable in life.
Prompt truth, and open thought, and (milef un-
feign'd ;
Affe^ion, as his fpecies. wide diffused i
Noble prefumptions to mankind's renown *
Ingenious trail, and confidence of love.
Thefe claims to joy Cif mortals joy might claim^
Will c»(k him many a figh ; till time, and pains,
From the flow miftrefs of this fchoo), experience
And her alliftant, pau(fng, pale, iiflrmp^
Purchafe a dear-bought clue to lead his yotith
Through ferpentine obliquities of life,
And the dark labyrinth of human hearts.
And happy ! if the clue (hall come fo cheap ;
For, while we learn to fence with public guilt.
Full oft we feel its foul contagion too,
If lefs than heavenly virtue is our gftard.
Thus, a fl.range kind of curs*d neccflity
Brings down the fterling temper of his foul,
By bafe alloy, to bear the current (lamp.
Below call'd wifdom; finks him into fafety;
And brands him into credit with the v/orld ;
Where fpecioas titles dignify difgrace,
And nature's injuries are arts of life ;
Where brighter reafon prompts to bolder crloKs *
And heavenly talents make infernal hearts;
That unfurmoontable extreme of guilt !
Poor Machiavel ! who labour'd hard his plan,
Forgot, that genius need not go to fchool ;
Forgot, that man, without a tutor wife.
His plan had pradis*d, long before 't was writ.
The world's all title-page ; there's no cMte/iis ;
The world's all face t the man who (hows his
hearty
Is hooted for his nudities, and fcom*d.
A man I knew, who liv'd upon a fmilc ;
And wtll it fed him ; heiook'd plump taud fuir;
While rankefl venom f<^am*d through every vciii^
Lorenzo ! what ( fell thee, take not ill !
Living, he fawn'd on cvcry/oj/ alive;
And, dying, curi'd thc/^VW on whom he liv'd.
To fuch proficients thou art half a faint.
In foreign rcdlms (for thou haft travell'd far)
How curioub to contemplate two (late-rooks.
Studious their nefts to feithcr in a trice,
With all the necromantkt of chcir art.
Playing the game oijmcet on each other,
Makinjr court fwctt-rteats of their latent gall.
In foolifli hope, to ftcal each other's truft •
9tt
THE WORKS OF YOQNC.
Both cheitiog, both exulting, both deceiT'd ;
And, fomctimet, both (let earth rejoice) undone !
Their parts we doubt not; but be that their (haine ;
Shall men of talents, fit to rule mankind.
Stoop to mean wiiet, that would difgrace a fool ;
And lofe the thanks of thofe few friends they ferve ?
For who can thank the man he cannot y}« /
Why fo much cover '. It defeats itfdf.
Ye, that know all things! know je not men*s
hearts,
Are therefore known, iet^m/i they are concealed ?
For why conceaPd ? — The caufe they need not telL
I f^Ive him joy, that*s awkward at a lie ;
Wbofe feeble nature truth keeps fUU in awe ;
His incapacity is his renown.
*Tis great, 'tis manly, to difdain diJgMifi /
It (hows our fpirit, or it proves our ftrength.
Thou iay*ft, * Fis meJ/ui : it is therefore riglt t
Howe*er, I grant it feme fmall fign of grace.
To flrain at an excufe : and wouldd thou then
Efcape that cruel metdf Thou may*ft, with cafe ;
Think no pod ueedful that demands a knave.
When late our civil helm was fliifting hands.
So Pulteney thought : think better if you can.
But this, how rare ! the public path of life
Is dirty :-*yet, allow that dirt is due,
It makes the noble mind more noble fttll :
7'he world's no neuter ; it will wound, or fave ;
Or virtue quench, or indignation fire.
Tou fay. The world, well-known will make a mam :
'i*he world, well-known, will give our hearts to
heaven,
Or make us denwu, long before wt die.
To (how how fair the world, thy millrefs, (bines,
Take eltbtr part, fure ills attend the choice;
Sure, though not equal, detriment cnfnes.
Niit virtue's fcif is dcify*d on earth ;
Firtue has her relapfes^ confliAs, foe? ;
Fees, that ne'er fail to make her feel their hate.
Virtue has her peculiar fet of pains.
True friends to virtue, laft^ and U^ifl^ complain ;
But if they figh, can atbtn hope to fmile ?
If wi/j[bm has her mtferies to mourn,
I low can poor/ol/y lead a happy life ?
A iid if ktti fufTer, what has eartli to boaft,
^Vhere he m§fl happy, who the /»/? laments !
Where myeht much | atience. the moft envy'd lUte,
And /mm forgivennefs, needs the beft of friends.^
For friend, or happy life, who looks not higher.
Of neither (hall he find the (hadow here.
The world's fworn advocate, without a fee
I^orenzo (martly, with a fmile replies ;
" Thus f.T thy fong is rijrht; and a'l moft own,
** Virtue bat ber }e<uiurj'tt •/^jj*/.—
'* And jay t peculiar who to vice denies I
" If vice it is, with nature to comply :
" lifiriJe.znd/emfe^zTe fo predominant,
'* To cheeky not •vercvme them mikes a faint,
Can nature in a plainer voice prddaim
PUaJufe^ znd jUry, the chief good of man ?"
Can friJe And emfMality rejoice I
From purity oi thought, all^Z/j wr^fprings;
And, from an humble fpirit, all our feace,
4mb!tiom, pUaf^re f let US talk of thefe :
0( 'J^vfc, »he porch, and acadcniy,'tilk'd;
o
(I
•(
Of thefe, each following age had much to (ay t
Yet, unexhaufted, fiill, the needful theme.
Who talks of tbefe, to mankind all at <^ce
He talks ; for were the faint from cither free f
Are thefe thy refuge ? — No : thefe ni(h upoo'thcf ;
Thy vitals feize, and ««//«r#-like, demur t
ril try, if I can pluck thee from thy rock,
Prometheus! from this barren ball of earth ;
If rmi'01 can unchain thee, thou art free.
And, firft, thy Caueafiu, ambition, calls;
Mountain of torments 1 eminence of woea !
Of courted woes ! and courted throagh mtftakc !
*Ti9 not ambition charms thee ; 'tis a ch«at
Will nuke thee ftart, as H 1 at his Mmt.
Doft grafp at greatnefs f fir(l, know what it is ;
ThinVft thou thy greatnefs in ^i/UtUflm lies f
Not in the feather, wave it e'er lb high,
^y fortune (luck, to mark us from the thrMi^,
Is glory lodged :, *tis lodg'd in the revcrfe ;
In that which joins, in that which equals, all,
l^e monarch and his (lave ; — ^ A Aatfhlefs fm\%
" Unbounded profpe^j and immortal Un,
** A Father God, and brothers in the Ocies ;**
Elder, indeed, in time ; but le(8 remote
In excellence, perhaps, than thought by man ;
Why greater what can fall, than what can rile ?
If (lill delirious, now, Lorenso ! ffo; -
And with thy full blown brothers of the v0rU^
Throw fcorn around thee ; caft it on thy (laves;
Thy (laves, and equals: how fcoro.cail on them
Rebounds on thee ! if man is mean, as man.
Art thou a god ? \{ fortune makes him Co,
Beware the confequence : a maxim that.
Which draws a monftrous piAure of mankinif,
Where, in the drapery, the mam is loft ;
Externals fluttering, and the foul forgot.
Thy greateft glory, when difpos'd to boaft,
Boad that aloud, in which thy fcrvants (hare*
Wc wifely (Irip the fteed we mean to buy :
Judge we, in their caparifons, of mem f
It nought avails thee, -ubere^ but w&rr, thou art ;
All the diftindioiis of this little life
Are quite cutaneous, foreign to the man.
When, through death's ftreights, eartb*$ fubtk
fcrpents creep.
Which wriggle into wealth, or climb renown.
As crooked batan the forbidden tree, ,
They leave their party-colour'd robe behind*'
All that now glitters, while they rear aloft
Their brazen crefts, and hifs at us below.
Of fortunc'sy^fw drip them, yet alive;
Strip them of boily, too ; i^ay. clofcr ft ill,
Away with all, but morale in their minds ;
And let, what tlien remains, impofe their name.
Pronounce them weak, or worthy ; great, or meam*
How mean that fnulT of glory /ei^/vnr lights.
And death puts out '. Doft thou demand a teft,
A teft, at once, infallible, and (hort.
Of real greatnefs \ That man greatly lives,
Whatc'erhis fate, or fame, who greatly dies;
Hi);h-flu(h*d with hope, where heroes (hall defpair.
If this a true criterion, many courts,
Illuftrioos, nii^ht afford but few grandees.
Th* Almigh'T, from hii throne, on earth fvr*
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TliE COMPLAINT ; OR, NIGHT THOUGHTS
XCJ
:rf acer« than an hopcik, humble heart ;
^le heart, A» rriidcnce ! pronounced
id ie*t ; and rtvalto the ikies,
are path, the fccrec ac^s of men,
l«r the nobleft of our hTes 1
above Lorrn«a*B glory Gts
nan naafter of a name mn^mtnt ;
rfitth unrivall d, arid unwitneU*d, lores
eml flwdef, whiere gods CDnverle with
r, beyond' the wnrldN conceptiom, fmilct I
pom^ dark), before we part, -fliait fee.
J lErnt fool tYiwJkkmitg %\ory fcornti
% fick, but when Lorento*s fren ;
tea h^ (hruvs at public bufineft, liet.
ikrrablic eye. tt.e public voiee,
iivM on orhcr«' breath, he dies.
iM he make the world hti pcdeAal (
I the iracers, the foie fi^rure, he.
«, that mankind prraife ajraiuft their will,
t M mach dctraiftifin as tlicy can ?
K, dnc fairhlefiyirMn* her whlfper ha^
tttronapet^ That Itis vanity
h tickled frntii not hearings allT
'iM alt.ktiower, that from itch of^raifc,
an itch nmre fordid, when he ihinei,
.i< ccnintry by five hundred ears,
; once admirr him, arrd dcfpife,
ideA l^n^hterlirinpflond applaufe,
take: the iinile nioro mortal td his fame f
, which (lik-j th.* mi,rhty Ca,'far),crowu'd
arcistn fiili fvrnntr, };rrfttty fills,
■*.l friend% that hon >ur, anddeflroy.
in ^Eory, as we fink in pride :
!*OAlitiiifr rnd^, there di;:nity begins t
. miftaken beyc nd all miOakr,
id IjorenJt'"!** proud — of bcirp prond ;
zsn^ himfell nfc ndin); in lii^ fall,
linence, though lar-cy'd, turns the brain :
w lilts I'-rlUr^rr ; b:.t of all vicc,
:i:f il cad-, and frr (lie brj^eft bowl ;
unliVf dii other viic, it flie»,
'; c poifj^, in /uvry n;'.»ll purfued.
■rt rrphr'r, o^si^-c the world in this ;
•s'ift mar.'- n rti«in to t;fi'fe.
• h* :*riur. wbi n fif^n ./, is Icfl ;
"i ir:n turn Isinrt.-tti , ani' rejoice,
Ka::, :n pi tinder of the proud.
; l^swl^-t ililcuncrrcd, Heady ftill
'.:t'.j I civ.lr, with bulf a l.icc i>l joy,
■.ri.*. — '• hi, then, i:,:!litkr. cafl ;
nrr/* drarrr ur Hands iinimpeach'd,
Li'mrir ' p-c '.:,' jyxlttitm is hcr ilavc ;
«, 1 e lo-^rs at j^reat, and IiaZar()<> i / ;
er he fi^ht*, Liid blrcds, or ov^rromes ;
ytres his way, with crunci, to rcatli her
' ittiil^ : [rcpzo 1
CiP r-.uft hcr charir^ ?" — Or.Js'uUf Lo-
trtal P*til rcfifk, where u»«{el* yield ?
*• XV* njittrel* if rrhLfir i! powers ;
c<-r.fc**d the rivil irodi ahnvc ;
'• tl r r.'idr *f . i;f the worid below ;
li it was for man, that p'.cafnrc charms;
) .Id a-l ftaj»riuic. l.ut 1< r ile\furit ray !
^uid thv f.-ozcD ittsaiu cl acliui^ ccafc 1
What is the ptilfe of thisfu buTy wMd?'
The love nK pl-mfute : that, through cteiyvein,-
Throws motion, warmth ( and (huts obt d^Ctt^
from life.
Though various are the tefAptrs of mankind,
PUafurt^t gay family hokl' all in chains «
Some moft aficd the black ; and Ibme, tNe'fiiirt
Some honeO pksfutt coUrt ; artd fomeObfteae*
PltafiireH vlifhtnt are vftriOiM, as the tbfbti^--
Of }iaflions, that can-<f*f* in hiimah' hearts;
MiAake their objeAs,-o#.t^irfg»erH<heirbnttndl.'
Think you there's boc onefWhuridbm f Wbcfrd*'
dom all.
But tthen our rv^/pff licehfiti d^D^ht
Doft doubt, Lorenzo f 'Vhnw (hale ddWbt^nb tObttf^
Thy father chides thy^allantrr^i ; yet hb^'
An u^y, common hari6t, in'the dtftk'j
A rank mdolterer with othefs* ^«tf .'
And 'that hag, wh^mmv, in a coriter- chhtWA^
Jlatred her brothel has, as'Well as/vt'T,
Where-horrid tpkmHs deb*uHk in }fla6A,
Whac^*er the motive, ^Jwr# U the Ynark't
For hcr, the black alTaflin draws hit fwdrd \
For her, dark Hatefhieif trim thHr Midnight lafKp^
To which no^fj^if facrifice may fall;
F(ir her the faint abftaina; tbeinifer'fihHe*^
The Stoic proud, ioT'flmtfirii ptettfnre itattC^i-
For her, ajtifKomt daughters grief indulge^
And Bnd, or hope, a luxury in tetrt;
For her, guile, ihame, toil, dagger, wtf dcff |
And with an aim vs/v/^mm, rufhoil death;
rhu< uinverfal her defpotlc power !
And as-lier empire wide, her pmife is jofti
Patron of plcalure ! doatrr on delight !
I am thy rival ; pleafure I profefs ;
rieafurc the purpofe of my gloomy fdfigi
Plicfirt is nought but viriueV gayer nan^e \
I wrong her itill, I rate her w#rth' too low;-
Virtue the mot, and pleafure is= the flower;
And honeft Epicurus' foes were fools.
But thivCouodsharlb, and gives the Tr^offenre}
If o'erftrain'd wifdom Oill rctams the ruIm^.
How knits ff«/7rri(y her cloudy broKv,
And blimci, as'bnld, and hazardous, x\\t ftraife
Of pie.ifure^ to mankind, Huprah^d^ ton dearl
Ye modern Stoics : hear my foft reply;
1 heir fenfes men «t/7/ trtift : we can *t impdTei
Or, if we could, is impolition right ?
Own bonejfioetti butowninj^ add xS^^finfi
" When niiit with pf»ifon, it is deadly tot).**
Truth never was indebted to a lie.
\* nought but virtue to be praisM -at ^»nod''?
Why then is health preferred bcfofe difeufe ?
What nature loves it good, without ovr leave.
.And where no fuiurc di-awback' cries, " h^'umrii^
Fle.rfure^ though not from ^itiMt^Jhamli pr'cvait.
* 1 is balm to life, and gratitude to heaven :
How cold our thanks for bounties unenjoy'd !
The /"i-r ofpiej/wre is mnn's eldeft born,
Born in his cradle, living to his tomb;
Wt.'Jo.'n, hcr younger fiftwr, though mofc^nKeri
\\'a% meant to tunijie^ , and not to mar.
Imperial pleafu-ty queen ut' I uman hearts.
Lorcnso 1 thou her majcily's renownM^
Though uucoift couufcl, learned in tht v/9-U!
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THE WORKS OF YOUNO.
Vi^ho thmk*a thyfelf a Mnmy, with difdain
May 'ft look on me. Yet, my Demofthenen !
Canft tliou plead pleafw es caufe ai well as I ?
Know*(l thou her nature^ pMrptJe^ paremtage ?
Attend my fonjr, and thou (halt know them all ;
And know thyfelf ; and know thyfelf to be
(Strange truth !) the moft abftemiouf man aliTe.
Tell not Califta ; ihe will laugh thee dead ;
Or fend thee to her hermitage with L
Abfurd prefumptioD ! Thou who never knew*ft
A feriout thought ! (halt thou dare dream of joy f
Ko man e'er found a baffy lift by chance ;
Or yiwn'd it into being with a wi(h ;
Or with the ihout of grove'ling appetite
£*er fmelt it out, and grubb*d it from the dirt.
An art it if, and muft be learnt ; and learnt
IVith unremitting effort, or be loft ;
And leaves us perfed blockheads in cur blifib
The clouds may drop down titles and eftatea ;
IVealtb puy feek us ; but wfdtm muft be fought ;
Sought before all; but (how unlike all elfe
We feek on earth !) 'tic never fought in vain.
Firft, pUafure^ihixih^ rife, fireogth, and gran-
deur, fee.
Brought forth by wfiom^ nnrft by JJ/ciplime,
By patiemce taught, by perfnermnce crown*d.
She rears her head majeftic ; round her throne,
Sreded in the bofom of the jnft,
£ach virtue lifted forms her manly guard.
For what are wtuesf (Formidable name !)
What, ^ut the fountain, or defence of joy ?
Why then commanded ' Need mankind conunandt,
At once to me-it^ and to iMie their blils ?—
Great Legiflator ! fcarce fo great as kind !
If men are rational, and love delight.
Thy gracious law but flatters human choice ;
In the tranfgreflion lies the penalty ;
And they the moft indulge, who moft obey.
Of plea/ure next the final caufe explore;
Its mighty ptt'P«fe, iu important end.
Not to turn iumam brutal, but to build
Divime CD humzn,pUafitte came from heaven«
In aid to iea/»m was the goddefs fent ;
To call up all its ftrength by fuch a charm.
PUafuie firft f4iccours vi/tue; in return
yirtue giyupUafute an eternal reign.
What bur the picafurc of food, friendfliip, faith,
Supporu life nuturml, tivilf and Jkti/u t
*1 ift from the picafurc of repaft wc live ;
*Tis from the pleafure of applaufe we plcafe ;
'Tis from thr pleafure of belief we pray ^
(All prayer would ceafr, if unbcliev'd the prize) :
It ferves ourfdves, our fpccies, and our God;
And to ferve more, is psift the fphere of man.
Glide then for ever, pleafure*s facred ft ream !
Through Eden, as Euphrates ran, it runs,
And fofters every growth of happy life ;
Klakes a new Eden where it flows , — ^but fuch
A? mufi he loft, Lorenzo : by thy fall.
" Wbai mean I by tbyfall /"— Thou'lt ftiortly fee,
While pleafure's nature is at large difplayM ;
Already fung her wigin^ and ends,
'I'hni'e glorious ends, by kind, or by degree,
When pleafure vioUtei, *tis then a vice.
And vcngcaucc too ; it haftcni in:c ^zol^
From due refrefliment, life, health, rfifon, Jn/ •
From wild exceft, pain, grief, diilradion, death;
Heaven*8 juftice tbit proclaims, and tbai her lorve.
What greater evil can I wifli my ioit^
Than hit full draught of pleafure, from a calk
Uabroach'd by juf autbrity^ unguag*d
By temperance^ by reafoa unrefin*d ?
A thoufand demons lurk within the lee.
Heaven, others, and onrfelves ! unlnjur'd ihafe.
Drink deep; the deeper, then the more divine :
Angels arc angels, from indulgence ibarg g
' ris unrepenting pleafoie makes a god*
Doft think thyfelf a god from other joyt f
A vidim rather ! fliortly fure to bleed.
The wrong mij/l mourn : can 6eavea'f appoiol*
ments fail ?
Can man outwit Omnipotence ? Strike oat
A felf-wrought happinefs unmeant by Mp
Who made us, and the world we would cojojr?
Who forms an inftrument, ordains from wfaaice
Iu dlflbnancc or harmony fliall rife.
Heaven bade the foul this mortal frame infpire :
Bade virtue*s ray divine infpire the fool
With unprecarious flows of vital joy ;
And without breathing, man as well nught Iwftf
For life, as withcmt piety, for peace.
<* U virtue then and piety the fame T'
No; piety is more ; *tis virtue's fource$
Mother ef every worth, as that of joy.
Men oftbexve /!df this do^ftrinc ill digeil ;
They fmile at piety ; yet boaft aloud
GW will to men ; nor know they ftrive to part
What nature joins; and thus confute themfdvcti
With piety begins all good on earth;
* ris the firft-bom of rationality.
Cbnfcience, her firft law broken, wounded Uei ;
Enfeebled, lifeicfs, imporrnr to good ;
A feign'd affedion bounds her otmoft power.
Some we can't love, but for the Almighty's lake s
A foe to God was ne'er true friend to man ;
Some finifter intent taintf all he does ;
And, in his kindeft adions. he's unkind.
On piety, humanity is built ;
And, on humanity, much happinefs ;
And yet ftill more on piety itfelf.
A foul in commerce with her God, is heaven ;
Feels nut the tumults and the fliuck* of life ;
The whirls of palfion, and the ftrokcs of heart.
A Deity believ'd is joy begun ;
A D^ity ador*d h joy advanc'd ;
A Djity belov'd is joy matur'd.
Each branch of piety delight infpires;
/•'iiitb build« a bridge from this world to the neit^
O'er death's dark g*jlf, and all its horror hides ;
Praife, the fwect exhalation of our joy.
That joy exalts, and makes it Iweeter ftill;
Prayer ardent opens heaven, lets down aftreiB
Of glory on the confecratcd hour
Of man, in audience with the Deity.
Who worihips the Great GoJ^ that inftant jotni
The firft in heaven, and fct» his foot on hell.
Lorenzo ! when waft thou at church before f
Thou think'ft the fcrvlce long : but is it julL ?
I hough juft, unwelcome ; thou hadft rather tread
Unhjiiow d ground i the mufe, to win thloc cari
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THE CON^LAINT; 6^, SlOHT tHOUGHTS.
"5
aiir \c(% (olemn. She complies.
/ at the fuund th* wrld recirct ;
ift it, aod Lorenzo fmiles ;
tr/4rjgH9 full of char ma ;
^ fiiall hetj;hten, not impair.
•^ked ? Is thy mind o'ercaft ?
r on«4, thou the faireft choofe,
r globm.— " Co, fix fome weighty
I ioint paj^9m : do fome generous good ;
mmce to fee, or grief to fmtle ;
*Jriemd; befriend thy ig;reatc(l/or ;
irm heart and confidence divine,
lay ftroog hold on bim who made
••
I lcatter*d, fprightly fpirits flow ;
er*d is thy Tine, and harp unftrung.
icbowl, the viol, and rhe dance,
laughter ? wretched comforters !
than half of thy difeafe.
igh never cenfurM yet 39 fin,
Ngtit that only feent fevere)
tal : is it much indulgM f
»1mo, or diflipating th loght,
rarr, or it make6 a/*?/ ;
wrtinfT- other<>, or ouri't>lves.
rmftimefi, applies the A raw,
little mind« to mirth cfiufe ;
oacbing, the portentous figrn !
laaghter makes a hnufe of woe.
)kami is a monftroub fight ;
^ is a fight as mean.
JBf irium^h^ where fuch ills abound ?
iffiM . where prefide^ a Power,
f ioto being to be blcfi ?
coofcious grief may rife to joy ; "*
ileioas joy to grief may fall.
wiCe man never will be fad ;
viU fonorous bubbling mirth,
ream of happinefs betray :
> be fportive, he*t ferene. [pence)
Ift thou laugh (but it thy own ex.
Bnnge (bould I prcfume to give—
i read thy BiUe, to be gay.**
abound of fovereign aid to peace ;
prixe them lefs, becaufe inl'pir'd,
thioe are apt and proud to do.
i, that pregnant page had fiood,
t/e I and the wonder of the wife !
ft, perhaps, thy foul alone at fiake ;
iLd men miftake thee for z/co! ;—
>f tafte for genius, wifdom, truth,
)er of thy fame, could interpofc i
fenfe terc zA% a double part,
« irku is a Chriftiam too.
bou chiQk*ft,are gloomypathi to joy.—-
fonibinc ne'er was found at firft :
cbemfelves offend, who greatly pleafe
«]y giTct us found repofe.
mil pleafure ; effort is the price ;
caiM|ne(t are the joys of man ;
« ▼kftorious laurel fpreads
'# pure, perpetual, placid ftream.
s time, whcD toil mud be preferr*d»
iiif-tiffl*d fuodiie£i| is uadonc»
A man of pleafure is a man of paint.
Thou wik not take the trouble to be bled.
Falfe \oySy indeed, arc bom from want of thought;
From thoughts full bent, and energy the true ;
And that demands a niind in equal poife.
Remote from gloomy grief, and glaring joy.
Much joy not only fpeaks fmall happineft.
But happinefs that (hortly mnft ekpire.
Can joy, unbQttom*d in reflexion, (land ?
And, in a temped can reflcdion live ?
Can joy, like thine, (e(;ure itfelf an hour ?
Can joy, like thine, meet accident unfiiockM ?
Or ope the door to honeft poverty ?
Or talk with threatening death, and not turn ^sde \
In fuch a world, and fuch a nature, ibefe
Are needful fundamentals of delight :
Thefe fundamentals give delight indeed;
Delight, pure, delicate, and durable ;
"Delight, unihaken, mafculine, divine ;
A conftant, and a found, h\xx.ferioM» joy.
Is joy the daughter of fcvcrity ?
It is : — yet far my doJtrine from fevere.*
" Rejoice for ever :*' Ic becomes a nian ;
Exalts, and fets him nearer to the gods.
" Rejoice tor ever !" Nature cries, *• Rejoice;'*
And drinks to nian im her nederjuus cup,
Mixt up of delicates for every fenfe ; j
To the great Founder of the bounteous feaft^
Drinks glory, gratitude, eternal piaife ;
And he that will not pledge ber, is a churl.
/// firmly to Support, |^o</ fully tafte,
Is the whole fcience of felicity :
\c\ /paring pledge : ber bo^ll is not the heft
Mankind cah boafl.-^** A rational repaft,
** Exertion, vigilance, a mind in arms,
** A- military diCcipline of thought,
«' To foil temptation in the doubtful field,
" And ever-waking ardour for the rigbtV
*Tis tbefe firft give, then guard, a cheerful heart*
Nought that is rigbt think little, well aware
What rcafon bids Ood bids ; by bit command
How aggrandised the fmalleft thing we do !
Thus Hotling is infipid tO the wife ;
To thee infipid all, but what is madj
Joys feafon*d high, and taftihg ftrong of guilt
'< Mad/ (thou reply'ft, with indignatiori fir'd)
" Of ancient fages- proud to tread the fteps,
" I follow nature:* — Follow natttre (KU,
But luck it be thine own : Is eonfcieuee then
No part of nature ? Is file not fupreme f
rhou regicide ! O raife her from the dead !
Then follow nature, and refemble God.
When, fpite of eonfience, pleafure h purfu'd^
Mane nature is unnaturally pleas*d ;
And what's unnatural is painful tod
At internals, and muft difguft ev'n thee !
The /./if thou kuow*ft, but not perhaps the cmife,
yirtue't foundations with the world** were laid ;
Hoavenmix'd her with our make, and twifted dofc
Her facred interefis with the ftrings of life.
Who breaks her awful mandate, fiiocks himfelfj
His better felf ; and is it greater pain
Omt/ouI fliould murmur, or our duji repin:^?
And one in their eternal war mujl bleed. *
If one wttd fttffer, which (hould leall b: fpai^d;
Hij
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THE WORKS OF YOtJNO.
The pain!i of niind riirpefs the f»aias of fenfe :
A(k then the gout what tormeut is in guilt.
The joys oijenfe to mental joy» arc mean :
5enre on the }rcfenc ooly feeds; the foul
On pail and future fcragcrf for joy,
* ris her;) by retrcfpcd through time to range.
And forward iime''s great fcquel to furvey.
Could human ctiurts take vengeance on theflcuW,
Axes might ruft, and racks and gibbet* fall :
Guard then thy mind, and leave the reft to fat^*
Lorenzo ! wilt thou never be a man \
Th.e man is dead who for the body lives,
l^ur'd, by the beating of his pulfe, to lift
With every luft that wars againd his pcac^,
And fets Mm quite at variance with himfelf,
Thyfclf firft know, then love : ayS^th^re is
Of virtue fond, that kindles at her charms.
A/z-V there is, as fond of every vice,
WThile every virtue wounds it to the heart :
Humility degrades it^jufiice robs,
Bleft bounty beggars it, fair truth betrays,
And godlike magnaniwuiy deftroys.
ftUs felf, when rirai to the former, fcom ;
When not in competition, kindly treat,
Defend it, feed it : — But, when virtue bids, .
Tofs it, or to the fowls, or to the flames.
And why ? *Tis love otpleafure bids thee bleed ;
Comply, or own fcIf*lovc extinU or hliaj.
For what is wcef Self-love in a miQake;
'A poor blind merchant buying joys too dear.
And virtue, what ? *Ti» felilove in her wita,
<2uite ikil^ in the market of delight.
2>elf.love*s good fenfe is love of that dread Power,
Trom whom herfelf, and all (he can enjoy,
^ther fclf-love is but difguis*d felf. hate;
IMorc mortal than the malice of our foes;
A felf-hate new fcarce felt, then felt full fore
When being cuTs*d ; extindion, loud implor*d ;
And every thing prefcrr*d to what we are.
Yet this felf-love Lorenzo makes his choice ;
And, in this choice triumphant, boafls of joy.
liow is his want of happinefs betray'd
By difaiTedion to the prefent hour I
imagination wanders far afield ;
The futufv pleafcs: why? The prefent pains—
'* But that's a/r<rrri." Yes, which all men know,
And know from thee, difcoter*d unawares.
Thy ccafelcfk agitation redlefs roll
Prom cheat to cheat, impatient of a panfe ;
What is it ? 'Ti:i the cradle of the foul,
Prom inJiimS fent, to rock her in difeafe,
Which her phyHcian, rtafon, will not cure.
A poor expedient ! yet thy belt ; and while
It mitigates thy puin, it oivm it too.
Such are Lorenzo's wrcicl.t'd remedies !
The weak have rcmcdier, the wife have joys.
Superior wifdom is fuperior bliis.
And what fure mar)t dillinguilbes the wife ?
Cundilcnt wifdom ever wills the fame ;
Thy fickle wifh is ever on the wing.
Sick of herfelf i%fiMy'* diara^ler,
As \vifdom\ i.^, a modcfl I'elf-applaufc.
A change of cvil^ is tly good fuprcnic ;
>ior but in motion cault thou find thy reft.
Mati> grcatcA ilrcngth •» ihowfi iu ilaudi«g diU.
The firfl fure fymptom of a mind i/) healcffr
Is reft of heart, and pleafure felt at home.
Falfe pleafure from abroad her joys impoitt;
Rich from within, and felf«fuflai«'d, the Irvr.
The true is fix'd, and folid as a rock ;
; Slippery ih^fulfe^ and toUiog a* the wave.
Tbit^ a wild wanderer on eaitb, like Cain;
Tbut, like the fabled, felf-eaaizuHir*d boy^ .
.Home-contcmplatioo her fupreme delighC;
She dreads an interruption from wichoatt
:Smit with her own condition | and the mofe
>Iatenfe (he gazes, ftlil it charms the mofe«
Ko man is happy, till he thinks on earth
There breathes not a more happy than hiiiilel£|.
.Then envy dies, and love overflows on aU;
And love o'erflowinc makes an angel ber«s
Such angels, all entitled to repofe
On bittt who governs fate : though tefbpeft frowni^
Though nature (bakes, how foft co lean ookencftl
To lean on Imm on whom archmogeis lem 1
With inward eyes, and filent at the fianm^ .
They ftand colleding every beam of tkoagkf^
Till their hearts kindle with divine dcli|^| .
For all their thoughts, like angelt feea of At- ■
In Ifrael's dream, come from and go to henveas
Hen re are they ftudious of feqoefher'd fceaiti,-
While noife and diflipation comfort tUe,
Were all men happy, revelhigt would ccal^
That opiate for inquietude witlun.
Lorenzo ! never man was truly bleft.
But it composed, and gave him fuch a cad*
As/o//jr might miftake for want of joy.
'A caft' unlike the triumph of the proud }
A modeft afpe^, and a fmile at heart.
O for a joy from thy Philander't fpriog !
A fpriiig perennial rifmg in the breafl.
And permknent as pure ! no turbid (beam
Of rapturous exultation, fwelling high.
Which like land..floods impetuous pour a while.
Then fink at once, and leave us in the mire.
What does the man who tranflent joy prcfen ?
What, but prefer die bubbles to the ftram?
Vain are all fudden f^dlies of delight ;
Conyulfions of a weak diflemper'd joy.
Joy*s a fii*d ft ate, a tenure, not a ftart.
Blifs there is none, but umpretmrims bli& ;
That is the gem : fell all, and purchafe that.
Why go a.beggittg to contingencies,
Not gan'd with rare, nor iafely iov*d, if gain'd?
At good fortuitous draw back and paufe ;
SufpcA it ; what thou caoft cnfure, enjoy;
And nooght but what thou giv*ft chyfelf is fure.
Reafom perpetuates joy that reaibo give%
And makes it as inMortal as herfelf :
To mortals nought immortal but their worth.
Worth, confeiotts worth, fiionid alfUutdy reign.
And other joys aik leave for their approach.
Nor, unexamin*d, ever leave obtain.
Thou art all anarchy ; a mob of joys
Wage war, and perifh in intcftine broils ;
Not the lead promilie of internal peace !
No bofom-comfort, or uoborrow'd blil* !
Thy thoughts are vagabonds ; all outward4M>und,
*Mid fands, and rocks, and Hurms, to cruife for
pleafure;
THE COMPLAINT; OR, 'NIOHr. THOUGHTS.
Ul
IT (liii'd, dear bovf hc ; and better mtls*d than
fsia'd.
Modi pain muft expiate what inurh pain procured.
/««9, wad/nf?^ from an infcded (bore
Thj cargo hnng, and pcftileace the prize.
Thco.fnch thy thirft (isfatiable thirtt !
By food indulgence but inflam'd the more !)
Fsmey fiill cnufics when poory^ u tir'd.
Inagioatioa it ihePaphian fiiop.
Where feeble liappineft, like Vulcan, lame.
Bids fool a^Mf , in their dark rccefi,
Amd kac as beU (which kindled the black fires,)
With wmton art thofe fatal arrow* form
■raider all thy time, health, wealth, and
OBc. [are
cli«a receive them, other thought! there
Ob aqgeUwiog, defceodio}; from above,
Which tbde, with art divine, woald coanter-work,
\. celeiUal armour for thy peace.
IniAnr iafeeo imagination*<j^ttf/r;
. who can count hctfiUU* f She betrays thee.
To Aink io grandeur there is fomethiog great.
fcr wwlDi of carious art, and ancient fame.
Thy Mains Imqgers, elegantly pain'd ;
ilfldnragD cKacs mud cater for thf tafte.
Hence what diiafter !— Though the price was paid,
Thar pcrliecating pried, the Turk of Rome,
Whofie foot (ye gods !) though cloven, muft be
kslsd,
Decain'd thy dinner on the Latian (bore ;
(Soch is the fate of honeft Protedants !)
Aad poor mMgmJUtiue is (larv*d to death.
Hebse jod refcatment, indignation, ire !-•
Be fadfy'd, if outward things are great ;
Til ai|Banimity great things to Icom ;
Pompsns czpencei , and parades augud,
ilad conns, that infalubriousfoil to )>eace.
7 rue happinef« ne'er enter'd at an eye ;
True happinefs refides in things unfeen.
No dniles cifortuHs ever bleft the bad,
Nor can her fro wis rob HkHfnce uf joys ;
7kti jewel wantio*;^, triple crowns arc poor :
So tell his Holinffi^ and be reveng*d.
FUsfmtty wc both agree, is man's chief good ;
Or ujly coated, what defer ve& the name.
Give fUtifure'i name to nought, but what has pafsM
Tu* authentic fcal of reaftn^ which, like Yorkc,
Demurs on what it pades,) and defies
Tbe titoth of time ; when pad, a pleafurc dill;
I>c2rrr on trial, lovelier for its age.
And doubly to be priz*d, as it promotcf
Our future, while it form$ our prefcnt, joy.
Some joy* tbe future ovcrcaO ; and fome
llirow all their beams that way, and gild the
tomb.
Some joys endear eternity ; fome give
Abhorr'd annihibfion dreadful charms.
Are rival joys comending for thy choice \
Confuit thy nbcU ixifiemu^ and be fafe ;
That oMcle will put all doubt to flight.
Short is the Uflbn, thoogh my kedlure long,
3e imi ind let heaven anfwer for the red.
) ct, with a ligh o*cr all mankind, I grant
In this our day of proof, our land of hope,
Tbe £99^ mm ha» his cloudi that intcrvcuc;
Clouds that dfture his fuMunary day»
But never nnqtur : ev*n the hefl mud own
Patitntt and rtfignatUn are the pillars
Of human peace on earth. The pillars tbefe ;
But thofe of Seth not more remote from thee,
Till tLU heroic ledbn thou had learnt,
^ To frown at pUafure^ and to fmile in pain,
Fir*d at the profpedl of unclouded btifs.
Heaven in reverlion, like the fun, as yet
Beneath th* horizon, cheers us in this world;
It (beds, on fouls fufceptible of light.
The glorious dawii of our eternal day.
** This (fays I^oreuzo) is a fair harangue !
^ But can harangues blow back drong natort*a
dream,
" Q * ftem the tide heaven pufhes through our vexn»,
" W iicii fweeps away man's impoteiit refulves,
" And lays his labour level with the tvorUlf**
l^hemfelves men make their comment on man-
kind,
And think nought r/, but what they dnd at home s
Thus weaknefs to chimera turns the truth.
Nothing romantic has the niufe prefcrih'd.
* Above, Lorenzo iaw the man of earth,
The mortal mait, and wretched was the fight.
To balance that, to cdmfort, and exalt,
Now fee the matt immortai : him ! mean
Who lives as fuch; whofe heart, full bent on
heaven,
Leans all that ws^y, his bias to the dars.
The world's dark dudes, in contrad fer, (ball raif<$
His ludre more, though bright, without a foil :
Obferve his awful portrait, and admire ;
Nor dop at wonder ; inutate, and live.
Some angel guide my pencil, while ( draw
What nothing lefs than angel can exceed !
A man on earth devoted to the (kies ;
Like-ihips in feas, while ra, aUve the world*
With afpedl mild, and elevated eye.
Behold him feated on a moinit ferene.
Above the fogs of/enfit and fitrffionj dorm ;
All the black cares and tomuliiot tliis life.
Like harmlefs tiiunders breaking at hisfeer.
Excite his pity, not impair his peace.
Earth's genuine fons, the fcq)tcrM and the flavCf
A mingled mob '. a wandering hcvH ! he fees
Bewilder'd in the vale ; in all untike !
HU full reverfe in all ! what higher praife ?
What dronger demonftration of the right f
The prefcnt all their care, the future hh.
When public welfare calls, or private want,
Tbey give to fame, hi-i bounty be conceals.
Their rirtues varnifh nature, hit exalt.
Mankind's edeem they court, and hs his owtt^
Tbeirt, the wild chale alfalfe felicities,
Hisy the compos'd poffeflion of the true.
Alike throughout is bit confiflent peace.
All of one colour, and aa even thread ;
While party-colour'd (hreds of happinefs,
With hideous gaps between, patch up for ^em
A madmaa's robe ; each pun of /or/ir/f / blowa
'I'he tatters by, and (hews their nakednefs.
He feci with other eyes than thtm ; where ih^
• In a former Ni£ht»
?I8
THE WORKS or YOUNG.
What makes Utm only fmiie, makes him adore.
Where they, fee mountains^ he but at»mt fees ;
An em^re in £// balance weighs a grah.
Uthey things terreftrial woHhip as divine ;
Jfit hopcft immortal blow them by as daft.
That dims his fight, and ihort^s his furvey.
Which longs in infinite to lofe all bound.
Titles and honours (if they prove his fate)
He lays afide xo find his dignity ;
INo dignity they find in aught befides.
Ti^^ triumph in externals, (which conceal
!Man*s real glory) proud of an edipfc.
Himfelf too much he prizes to be proud,
And nothing thinks fo great in man as man.
Too dear he holds hi^ iiitereft, td negle^ '
Another's welfare, or his right invade;
^heir intereft, like a lion, lives on prey.
*They kindle at the fhadow of a wrong ;
Wrong he fuftains with temper, looks on heaven,
^or ftoop* to think hit injurer his foe ;
Nought, but what grounds his virtue wounds his
peace. • '
A coverM heart their charaflcr defends ;
A coverM heart denies him half his praife.
With nakednefs his innocence agrees ;
While theh broad foliage teftifies their fall.
Olteir no joys end, where his full feaft begins :
His joys create^ theirs murder, future bills.
To triumph in exiftenoc, tis alone ;
And 6// alone, triumphantly to think
Iliii trt:e cxiOence is not yet begun.
His glorious courfe was, yeilerday, complete ;
Death, then, was welcome ; yet life dill is fweet.
But nothing charms Lorenzo, like the firm,
Undaunted breaft^-— And whoie is that high
praife ? *
^py yield to pleafure, though they danger brave.
And fliow no fortitude, but in the field ;
If there they (how it, *tis f«r glory (hown ;
Nor will that cordial always man their hearts*
A cordial his fuftains, that cannot fail;
By pleafure unfubdued, unbroke by pain.
He (hares in that Omnipotence he tniHs.
All-bearing, all-attempting, till he falls ;
And when he falls, writes VI CI on his (hield.
From magnanimity, aliy>ar above ;
From nobler recompense, above a^pUufei
Which owes to man's^or/ cut-lotk all its charms.
Backward to credit what he never felt,
Lorenzo Crtes«— ** Where (bines this miracle ?
"* From what root rifes this immortal man /**
A root that grows not in Lorenzo** ground ;
The root diffeA, nor wonder at they/«tvrr.
He follows nature (not like th^e) and (hows
us
An unin verted fyfiem of a mar.
His appetite wears reafsns golden chain,
And fm<U, in due reftraint, its luxury.
'HiKpaftw like an eagle well reclaim'd,
1' taught to fly at nought, but infinite.
Patient his hope^ un*aaxinus i» his eare^
l^is eaution fcarlefs, and his grit/, (if grief
The gnd« ordain) a ft.ranger to dtfpair.
And why \ — B«caufe, afle<fUoo, more than meet,
s%
His wlfdom leaves not diCeogagM from he«ifB»
Thofe fecondary goods that fmile on earth, **
He, loving in pr^ortimi^ loves in peace.
They moft the world enjoy, who leaft admire.
His uninfianding Tcapes the common clovd
Of fumes, arifing from a tailing bread.
His head is clear, bccanfe his heart \\ cool.
By worldly competitions uninflam*d.
The moderate movements of his fool admit
Diftind ideas, and matur'd debate.
An eye impartial, and in even (cale ;
Whence judgment found, and unrtpenting dmicc*
TThui, in a double fenfc, xhtgvtd are wife ;
On its own dunghill* wtfer than the' world.
What, then, the world ? It m^ be doiiUy weak ;
Strange tmt'h'. as foon would they believe thtif
Creed,
Yet thus it is ; nor otherwife mw be;
So far from aught romantic, what 1 fing*
Blifs has no being, virtue has no ftrengtb^
But from the profped of immortal life. [tame)
Who think earth all, or (what weighi juft the
Who care no farther, muft prize what it yicUb;
Fond of its fancies, proud of its parades.
Who thinks earth nothing, m«V its channt admrc |
He can't a foe, though moft malignant, hatr»
Bccanfe that hate would prove his greater foe.
*Tis hard for them (yet who fo loudly boaft
fW>od-will to men \) to love their deareft friend;
For may not he invade their go^dfupreme.
Where the leaft jealoufy turns love to gall I
Ail (hines to them^ that for a feafon (hinet.
Each a^, each thought, he queftions, ** WW itt
* ** weight,
" Its colour what, a thoufand ages hence ?"
And what it there appear.^, he deems it mow.
Hence, pure are tlie receiTes of his fnuL
The godlike man has nothing to conceal. ' ^
His virtue, conftitutionally deep.
Has hahit*s firmnefs, and aj[e£ii<m's flame ;
Angels, ally'd, deicefM| to feed the fire;
And deaths which others flays, makes him a go4.
And now, Lorenzo ! bigot of this world !
Wont to difdain poor bigots caught by heaven !
Stand by thy feorn^ and be rcduc'd to monght :
For what art thou !— Thou boafter '. while tbj
glare,
Thy gaudy grandeur, and mere worldly worth,
Like a broad mift, at diflance, ftrikes us moft ;
And like a mift, is nothing when at hand ;
His merit, like a mountain, on approach.
Swells more, and rifes nearer to the (kies.
By promife aotif, and by poiTeffionyocit,
(TooyooM, too rnueh, it cannot be) his own*
Froin this thy juft annihilation rife,
Lorenzo ! rife to /omething^ by reply.
The world, thy client, liUens, and ezpeds;
And lr>iigs to crown tbec with immnrul praife.
Canft thou be (Uent ? No ; for wit is thine ;
And wit talks m^, when ieajl (be has to lay,
And rea/on interrupts not her career.
She'll lay — That mifis ahove the motmtains rife;
And> with a thoufand pleaiantries, amufie ;
She'll fparkle, puzzle, flutter, railo a duft,
Acd fly coDvidiion, iu the duft (lie iai»'$l.
THE COMPLAINT ; OR, NIGHT THOOGHTS.
nt
\
'ic, how delioiOQf to man's dainty tide ?
•TitpreciouA, as the vehicle oifett/ii
Bot, as its (iibiUtBtc, a dire difeafe.
Perniciotis, talent ! flatter'd by the wor|d.
By the blind world, which thinks the talent rare.
Wifidom is rare, Lorenso ! wit aboands ;
fsfiam can gfre it ; fometimcs towu iofpires
The lucky flafli ; and msdmefs nrely fails.
Whaterer canfe the fpirit ftrongly ftirs,
Con£ers the bays, and rivals thy renown.
For thy renown, 't were well, was this the worfl ;
Ckm^fr often hits it ; and, to pique the niore,
See hMmfi^ blundering on viTadties,
Sbaikes her iage head at the calamity.
Which las ezpos'd, and let her down to thee.
Bat w)fbi, awful wifdom ! which infpeds,
Difcerw, compares, weighs, feparates, infers,
Sctfestbc right, and holds it to the laft ;
How rare ! in fenates, fynods, fought in vain ;
Or, if litre found, 'tis (acred to the/rtv;
While a lewd proftitutc to mulbtudes,
FfV^cBt, as fatal, w</ .• in civil life,
9^ nukei an cnterprifer ; /h^ a man.
4F«rhai» authority ; commotion loves,
And dunks herfelf the lightniog of the dorm.
luJUta^ 'tis dangerous; in rtlipom, death :
ShaU wvltum Chriftian, when the dull hdiroif
Stmft is oar htlmet, wit is but the plume ;
Thepimmt eipofes, 'tis our helmet faves.
it^e is the diamond, weighty, folid, found ;
When cot by rvit, it cads a brighter beam ;
Yet, wd apart, it is a diamond (liU.
B^li, wiiow'd tAptifinft^ is worfe than nought ;
h koAsBore fail to run againft a rock.
Tkas^ a Ai^Chefterfield is quite a fool ;
Vkfli iM fools fcom, and blefs their want of wit.
^ How rainous the rock I warn thee fhun,
%Vhere Sjrens (it, to (ing thee to thy fate !
A/f^. in which our raifm bears no part,
Is but %ftrrw tickling, ei^^ dings.
Let not the cooings of th^P^ld aUmrt thee ;
VLich of her lovers ever found her true ?
Af/^ ' *^ ^* ^<^ world who little know ?«>
Asd yer, we much mud know her, to htfafi.
To iaror the World, not Uw her, is thy point ;
8be gives but little, nor that little long.
Toere is, I grant, a triumph of the puife ;
A dance of fpiriu, a mere froth of joy,
O^T tkm^left a^iUiiom^f idle child,
1'kat mantles high, that fparkles and expires.
Leaving the foul more vapid than before.
Aa Mjumml ovation ! fuch a« holds
Ko commerce with our reafon^ hut fubfids
Oo juicet, through the well-ton 'd tubes, well
drjiin'd ;
A ctce machine ! fcarce ever tun'd aright ;
All J when it jar*— thy fyrens (ing no more,
'fli J dance is done ; the dtmi-god is thrown
< Short apotheofi) !) beneath the «««,
b coward glcom immers'd, or fell defpair.
Art thou yet JM emtmgb defpair to dread,
Ar.d danle ; I dedrudion ? If thou art.
Accept a biKaler, take it to the field ;
i A field of battle is this mortal life !)
V.'LfTi danger threaten*, lay it oo thy heart ;
A fingle fentence proof againd the w§rU:
'* JW. hodj^/wtmrne t £very good pertain
** To one of thefe ; but prize not all alike ;
*< The goods of fortune to the body's health,
** Body to foul, and foul fubmit to God."
Wouldd thou build lading happiaefs ? Ho this;
Th* inverted pyramid can never daod.
Is this truth doubtful \ it outihines the fun ;
Nay the fun (hines not, but to (how us this,
The fiogle le(ron of mankind on earth.
And yet^yet, what? No news! mankind if
mad;
Such mighty numbers lid againd the right,
{And what can't numbers, when bewi)ch'd
atchieve !)
They talk themfelvcs to (bmething like belief.
That all earth's joys are theirs : As Athens' fool
Grimi'd from the port, on every fail his own.
They grin ; but wherefore ? and how long th^
laugh !
Half ignorance, their mirth ; and half, a lie;
To cheat the world, and cheat themfclves, they
fmile. ^
Hard either taflc ! The mod abandon'd own.
That oi^rr/, if abandon'd, are undone :
Then for tbemfelveff, the moment ta^m wakes,
(And Providence denies it long repofe)
O how laborious is their gaiety !
They fcarce can fwallow their ebullient fpleen,
Scarce muder patience to fupport the farce.
And pump fad laughter till the curtain falls.
Scarce^ did 1 fay ? Some cannot (it it out ;
I Oft their own daring hands the curtain draw.
And (how us vtbai their joy, by their defpair.
The clotted hair ! gor'd bread I blaipheming
eye !
Its impious fury (Ull alif e in death '.
Shut, (hut the (hocking fccne. — But heaven denies
A cover to fuch giult ; and fo (hould man.
lx)ok round, Lorenzo . fee the reeking blade,
Th* iovenom'd phial, and the fatal ball ;
The drangling cord and fuffocating dream;
The loathfume^ottenne^ and foul decays
From raging riot ( flower fuicidcs !)
And fridi in theie, more execrable dill !
How horrid all to thought ! — But horrors, thefe.
That vouch the truth ; and aid my feeble fong.
From vie f^ftnfoy fancy, no man can be bled:
Blifs is too great, to lodge within an hour:
When an immortal being aims at blifs.
Duration is elfential to the name.
O for a joy from reafm ! Joy from that,
Which makes man mam ; and, exercis'd aright.
Will make him mt»re : A bttmUems joy ! thac giTeS|^
And promifes; that weapes with art divine,
rhe riched ptofped into prefcnt peace :
A joy amkUi«Mi I Joy in common held
With thrones ethereal, and their greater far;
A joy bigh-privileg'd from chance, time, death t
A joy, which death (hall double, y«<^rji/ crown !
Crown'd higher, and dill higher, at each dage^
1'hrough bled eternity's long day : yet dill.
Not more remote fromyerroto, than from bim^
Whofe lavidi hand, whofe love dupendoQS, pours.
So much of Deity on guihy duft. **
H iiij
ISO
THI WORKS OF YOUNG.
^hift^ O my Lvda ! nay I meet thee thrre,
Where not thy prcfcace can improve my blili !
AlTcda Bot this ^t fttgttcf th9M)fld7
Cao ooBght affeH them, hut -whaxftoh them too ?
Srcrsiiy depcndiDjr on an hour,
^1ake^y^'ri«M thtm^hi man*t wifdom, joy, and praife.
Nurntcd.you bluib (^though ibmetimctyour dc
figni
M^y ihun the light) at ynur dcfigns on heaTcn :
Sole point ! where ovtr-hajkfml i% yotir Mame.
Are you not ««// f— You know you arc: Yet hear
>Oac truth, anud your- numerous fchcmet, miilaid,
Or overlook'd, or thrown afule, if fcen ;
*' Our.fchenics to plan by M// world, cr the ire.r/,
** h the. fuk-difiercoce between wife and fool/*
All vfrtby mem will weigh you in th'ti fcale ;
>VbatiWuader» then, if #^ry pronounce you //^//
H <&«/>. eilerm alc^e not worth your care ?
Accept my fimple fchcmc of e^tpt^n fti^e : [own.
ThiUrfave your fame, and make t'wo worlds your
The world replies not ;— but the wnfW ^erjijh ;
And puts the cakfi nS to the longed day,
Planning; evailoii* for (he day of doom.
So far, at that rt^bearingf from tcdrcf*.
They then turn wktmeffu againll themfelves :
Hear th:\r, Lori^zo ! nor be wife to-morrow,
(lafte, Haflc ! A man, by nature, i« in hafte ;
For who fball anfwer for another hoor f
' I'i* highly, prudent, to make wrr fure friend ;
Axul lii^r thou canft not do, this fide the ikies.
Yc ion* of earth I (nor tuil'iitg to be more ' )
Since- ver/e you thittk from pneftcraft ioracwhat
free,
Thus, in an age To gay, the mufe plain trulht
(I'ruths, which, at church, you mi^bt have heard
io profe)
Has ▼entur'dinto light ; wtll-pleab'd ihe vcrfc
6n('uM he forgot, if you thp truths retain ;
And crown her with your welfare, not your praife.
I'ut f'tc^'ie (he need Lot feor : 1 fee my ifnte ;
Aud headlong leap, like Curtiu!*, down the gulf.
Since many an ample 9'>/une* mighty fen.'^
Mud die; and die unwept; O thcu minute,
Devoted page ! go forth^mong thy foes ;
<*o nobly proud of martyrdom for truth,
And die a double death : mankind, incens'd,
Denies thee long to live : nor (halt thou reft
"V^'hcn thou art dead; in Stygian' fliades arraign'd'
J3y i.ucifer, a^ traitor to hifi ibrenc;
Ai.d bald blafphcmer ci" hi»frt<^d — the worM;
•J i.c wM-.i, whcie legioos c«»ik him flender pay,
Arul ':•..'«,./. .7j nrvnnd his Launrr fwarin ;
I'ruiJciit, as Pfuflia^in her leal for Gaul !
•* Are all, thtn, fool* ?" l^.renzo cries.— Yes, all,
£ut fitch a« hold tLi» do^rine (new to thee) ;
•' 1 he mother of true wifdom is the ti^;"
The ijoblt-fl imtrU<ei^ a fool without it.
Wur'.d-'U'ipMM much has done, and more may do.
In arts andfcienc('«>, in wir» and. peace ;
Dat art aud f.icncc. like thy wealth, will lea^e thee,
And make thee twite a beggar at thy death.
Tz/f ij( the m9jl iiuiiilgcnce can afford ; —
•• T/'v uifJ^tJt ul: sjn Jo^ hut — wji« /3a- «•//?.'*
Nor.riiink rhis ccnfure u fcvere on th'jc :
hum, thy mMUr, I dare cail a dunce.
NIGHT IX.
THE CONSOLATION.
Containing, am«ng. other thiogty
I. A Mwl S&rwey r/tbe N^Qumal Ue,
II. A Nigh'Addr^t to the Deity.
UUMBLY INICRIBCO TO BIS OaACt TBt DUI^^
or VKWCASTLC,
Oaco/hh Ma^ye pr'uuiped HecretmaUs ffSMtt,
" — Fatii contraria fau repcndens.'*— Vuig.
As when a traveller, a long day pa|l
In painful fearch of -what he cannot fimi;
At night's approach, content with the nezC cot*
Thete rbniinatct a while his labour, loft ;
Then cheem his heart with what hit fate cflordf^
And dkaunts his founet to deceive the timCs
Till the due fcafon calU him to repufe :
Thus I, loDg<-traveU*d in the ways of men.
And dancing with the rcA, the giddy niaxe,-
Where Ji/afftititmeai Ihiiles at b*tpe*t career ;
Warn'd by the langour of hfc'« evening ray.
At icnf^th have hous*d me in an humble (bed;
Where future wandering bani(h*<j from niyihou^.
And waiting patient the fweet hour of reft,
I rliafc tl\e moments with a feriuus font;.
.Sur^ fauths our pains ; and age hi:i> ) a n% to fonth.
When age, care, crime, aiid irundi cinbrac*d at
heart, [fli^ft
Torn from my bleeding brcaO, and Jeatb*t dark
Which huveri o'er me, qufcch'd th* ethereal fire;
Canfl thou, O nigLi ! indulge one labour more ?
One labour more indulge ! then deep, my ilraio !
Till haply wak'd by RsphacTs goWen lyre.
Where night, death, a^e, care, crime, and forrow^
ceafe ; ^f
To bear a. part in evetiafling lays ;
Though fir, far higfaalet in aii^i I rrufl,
bymphoni'ius to this Vniblt: (reludr he /.
Ka* not the mufe afl'crtcd pfeajtiies pure.
Like thofe above ; exploding other j.^yit ?
Wuigh what wu* urg'd, Lorci:ro ! iuirly weigh ;
And tell me, hn(i thou caufc to triunriph flill I
I think thou wilt foriunr a boai> fo bold.
But if bviieuth the favour of miftakr,
1 iiy lir.ilc's liicerc ; not more finrere can be
Lorcrzo's fniite, than my companion for hmu
The i:ck in lotfy call fur .nid ; thr IJck
In minJ are covetous of mri c difeiifr ;
And when a: -wcrj!, they dream thcmfclves quit9
To- Jitmu ourfclves difeaj'-d, i-s half our cure.
Whtn natures bli.fii by cufn^ is wip'd ciF,
And confcierce, deaden'd by rcj r;iicd ftrrket.
Has into mum'trs naturuliAl o«ir n:mrs ;
The curfi: nf curfes is, our curie to love ;
To triumph in the blacknrfs of our ;;uilt
(As Indians glory in the dtcprft jet J,
And thr</w afidf ewstjettfrs with our f^t^ite.
But giant no gui'.r, no ihume, no icalt .dloy ;
Grant joy and gU'iy quire unliiily*d IiIodc ;
Yet llU ii Ul^ivrvo Lo.r<;iiZv's htart.
THE COMPLAINT; OR NIGHT THOUGHTS.
m
Ko /»f , no ghry, glinert in thy fight,
But chroQ^h the thin partition of an hotir,
Ifeeh* fables wo^ by de/Htty ;
AsJ tCat ID forrow bary*d ; tbii in (hame ;
While howling yj/rir/ ring the doleful knell ;
And mmfiieMc^, now fo foft thou fcarce canll hear
Her wMfper, echoes her eternal peal.
Where the prime a^ors of the laft y*ar*f fcene ;
Their port fo proud, their hulkin, and their plumd ?
How manyJUtft who kept the world aivake
Wicli laftre, and with noife ! has dcatb proclaixnM
A trace, asd bang his fated lance on highf
*Tiftbraodilh*d tSi\ \ nor (hall the prrfent year
Be mbfc trnacioai of her homan leaf.
Or fprc«d of feeble life a thinner fall.
But oecdicft mmmmtnts to wake the thought ;
\jlk^%l*yef fcenes fpcak man's mortalitf ;
'rhoo|(fa m « fty le more florid, full as plain,
Af mt^tmms^ /jramidt, and temh.
What arc our nobleft oruamenis, bnt Jeatbs
Tvn'd flatterers of life, in paint or marble.
The wdUiUinM cunvas, or the fcatur*d ftone ?
Oar fatbcrs grace, or rather haunt, the fcene.
y^ peapk^ her pavihon from the ^e^d.
" ^rtfif dtverjiiu ' — cannot thcfc efcape ?**—
far (irdoi it : tliefc prcfents us with a (hroud;
And talk of death, like garlands o'er a grave.
A^fbme bold plunderers, for bury'd nvealtb^
We lanfack t^>mbs for pajiime ; from the duil
Call «p the flecping hero ; bid him tread
11k fcene for our amufemect : how Uke gods
^'c £t ; and wrapt in immortality,
ttcA gncrous tears on wretches bom to die ;
Tleir kie deploring, to forget our ewm !
WfattdlThe ponipi and triumphs of our lives,
Bb? kgaoies in blcfiom ? Our lean foil,
l.uanant grown, and rank in vanities,
Jhtm friends interr'd beneath ; a rich manure !
\^ ether worms, we banquet on the dead ;
Like other worms, Ciall we crawl on, nor know
Oar prefcnt frailties, or ap^whing fate ?
Lorenzo * fuch the glcries of the world !
What is the world itfclf ? TLy world— a grave.
Vrlicre ii the dud that has not been alive ?
The fpade, the plough, difturb our anceftors ;
Frcai human mouid we reap our daily bread.
1\< ylobe around earth** hollow fur face (hakes,
A&d ii the cieling of her fleeping fons.
0\r dcvaAation we blind revels keep ;
V'r.ole buryM towns fupport the dancer's heel.
The wtofji of hunsau frame the fun exhales ;
V'icu* Icacter through the mighty void the. dry;
Earth ccpofleflcs part of wiur (he gave,
And the freed fpirit mounts on wings of Are ;
iach element (.artakcs our fLatter'd fpoils ;
As cature wide our ruins fprcad : man's death
lu'^bhs all things, but the thought of man.
Nor man alone ; his breathing buft expires.
Hi* icmb is morul ; empires die : where ifow,
Tfee Reman, Grctk ? They flalk, an empty name !
Yet fe« reg.;rd them in this ufcful light ;
Thbfugh h^ilt our learning i^ their epitaph.
Whrod«wn thy vale, unlock*d bymidnightthought,
1 i-at I'jves to wander in thy fuulefi realm%
P4taib : I (If c;di my ticw : whui viiii^Di rlTc !
What triumghs ! toils imperial ! arts divine I
In witherM laurels glide before my fight !
What lengths of far-fam*d ages, biltpw'd Ivgh
With human agitation, ri^l along
In unfubdantial images of air !
The melancholy ghulls «'f dead renown,
Whifpcring faint cchots of the world'&appjanfe.
With penitential afpc^ as they pafs.
All point at canh, and hifs ai human pride.
The wifdnm of the tmft, and prauciiigs of thc^fff^
But, O Lorenzo ! far the rcfl above.
Of ghaftly nature, and enormous fize.
One form alTault^ my fight, and chills myb/ood,
And (baker my frame. Of one departed world
I fee the mighty ihadow : oo«y wi'cath
And difmal fea-weed crown her ; o'er her um
Reclin'd, (he weeps her defolated realms.
And bloated fons; and. weeping, prophefiet
AtK^beri (hifoiutipn foon in Hames.
But Hkc CaiT.miira nrophefics in vain ;
In vain to many ; not I truft to thee.
For know'ft thou not, or art thou Uth toknosr.
The great decree, tJie couufel of the (l^ies ?
Deluge and mft^graiion, drcftdful powers I
Prime miniftcrs of vengeance ' chain'd in ca?^
DiiHn(%, apart the giant furies roar;
I Apart ; or fuch their horrid rage for ruin.
In mutual conflidl would they rife, and wage
£ternal war, till one was quite devoured.
But not for tbu, ordain'd' their buundlefs rage ;
When heaven's inferior inftruments of wrath.
War t famine, peJIiUmce, are found too Wcsk
To fcourge a world for her enormous crimes*
Tbefe are let loofc alternate : down they rufli.
Swift and tempelluous, from th' eternal thtone.
With irr^fidible comniillion arm*d,
The world, in vain corre<5led, to dcftroy.
And cafe creation of the (hocking fcene.
SeeO; thou, Lorenzo ! what depends on sun f
'Vh<*/ate ©f nature ; as/ar man her birth.
^artb'i a(*lors change earth*8 tranfitory fcenes.
And make creation groan with human guilt.
How muU it groan, in a acw deluge whelm'd.
But not of waters ! at the deilin'd hour.
By the loud trumpet funmion'd to the charge,
See all the formiJable fons of fire,
hrtTption% earthquakes, comets, lightnings, play
Their various engines ; ail a: once difgorf^e
Their blazing magazmfs ; and take by ftorm
This poor terreftrial cicaild of man. '
Amazing period \ when each mountain-height
Out-burns Vcfuvjus; rocki eternal pour
Their melted mafs, as rivers once they pour'd;
Stars rulh; and final #»i»i. fiercely drives
Her pL.ughlhaf e o'er creation :— while aloft,
Mure than alloni(hment 1 if more can be 1
Far oi\\tTjirmament than e'er was fecn.
Than e'er wa«i tliought by man I far other^ar* .'
Star* animate, that govern thei'e of fire \
Far othcry^/t / — A fun, O how unlike
The Babe at Both*Icm ! liuvv unlike the man
That groan'd on Calvary ! — Yet b^ it is; [ponp ?
That Man «f Sorrows ! O how chang'd : wbftC
h\ grandeur terrible, all heaven defcen^i!
.V:i J {T'-'Us aniI):;Iou^2 triumph in his tiaio.
Ill
THE WORKS OF YOUNO.
A fwift archangel, with hi% golden wing,
As bloti and clouds, that darken and dilgrace
The fcene divine, fweeps ftars and fans afide.
And now all drofs removM, heaven's own pure day,
Fall on the confines of our ether flame.«.
M'hilc (dreadful contrafl !) far, how far beneath!
Hell burfting, belches forth her blazing feas.
And ftorms fulphureou^; her voracious jaws
Expanding wide, and roaring for her prey.
Lorenzo ' welcome to this fcene ; the laft
In nature's courfe ; the firft in wifdom*s thought.
This ftrike*, if aught can ftrike thee ; thU awakes
The mod fupinc ; this fnatches man from death.
SLoufe, roufe, Lorenzo, then, and follow roe.
Where truth, the moft momentous man can hear,
Lr«ud calls my foul, and ardour wings her ^ight
1 find my infpiration in my theme ;
The grandeur of my fubje<5l is my mufe.
At midiiigbit when mankind is wrapt in feaee^
And worldly fewey feeds on golden dreams ;
To give more dread to man's moft dreadful hour.
At midnight, 'tis prefum'd, this pomp will burft
From tenfold darknefs ; fudden as the fpark ■
Frrm fmitten fieel; from nitrous grain the blaze.
jKf an, darting from hi« conch, (hall flcep oo more !
The day is broke, which nevec more (hall clofe !
Above, around, beneath, amazement all !
Terror and glory join'd in their extremes !
Our God in grandeur, and our world on fire !
All nature ftruggling in the pangs of death !
Doft thou not hear her f Doft thou not deplore
»er ftrong convnlfioRs, and her final groan ?
Where are ti<< mo^' f Ah me ! the ground is gone
On which we (lood ; Lorenzo ! while thou may'ft.
Provide more firm fupport, or fink for ever !
Where \ how \ from whence \ Vain hope .' it is
too late !
^here, where for (helter (hall the guilty fly,
Where conftemation turoR thefo«/ m$M pale ?
Great day ! for which all other days were made;
For which tarih rofe from chaos ^ man from earth ;
And an eternity, (he date of god%
Descended on poor earth -created man !
Oreat day of dread, decifion, and defpair !
At thought of thee, each fublunary wi(h
Lets %o its eager grafp, and drops the world ;
And catches at each reed of hope in heaven.
As tb»tight of thee ! — and art thou ahftHt then ?
Lorenzo ! no ; 'tis here ; it is begun \- —
Already is begun the grand affize,
^1n thee, in all; deputed coofcience fcales
The dread tribunal, and fore(lalls our doom ;
F'^reflalls ; and, by foreftalling, prove% \x Jurt,
Why ou himfelf (hould man vo/j jiidgmem pafsf
Is idle nature laughing at her fons \
Who ewfcience fcnt,her fcntence will fupport.
And God above affert that God in man.
Thrice happy they ! that enter noti* the court
Heaven opens in their bofums : but, how rare,
Ah me ! that magnanimity, how rare !
What hero, like the man who (lands himfcif ;
Who dares to meet his naked heart alone ;
Who hears intrepid, the full charge it brings,
Kefolv'd to (ilence future murmurs there \
The coward flics ; aod flyiog, it undone.
( Art thou a coward ? No :) The coward iief \
Thinks but thinks flightiy; afks, but fears |9
A(ks, ** What is truth r with Pilate ; and retires ;
Diflblves the court, and mingles with the throng ;
Afylum fad ! from reafon, hope, and heaven 2
Shall all but max, look out with ardent eye«
For that great day, which was ordain *d/»r man^
0 day of confunimation ! mark fupreme
(If men are wife) of human thought ? nor ]eaft«
Or in the fight of angels, or their King 1
Angels^ whofe radiant circle*, height o'er height^
Order o'er order, rifing, blaze o'er bla^Cy
As in a theatre, furround this fcene.
Intent on man, and anxious for his ikte.
Angels look out for thee ; for thee, their Lord,
To vindicate his glory ; and for thee.
Creation univerfal calls aloud.
To di(involve the moral world, and give
To nature* s renovation brighter channs.
Shall man alone, whofe fate, whofe JEm/ £ate,
Hang* on that hour, exclude it from his thought ?
1 think of nothing elfe ; I fee ! I feel it !
All nature^ like an earthquake, trembling romd \
All deities ^ like fummcr*s i warms, on wmg *
All baflcirg in the full me ridian| blase !
I fee the Judge cnthron'd ! the flaming guard I
The volume open'd ! opcn'd' every heart I
A fun-beam pointing out each fecret thought
Np patron ! intercelTor none ! now pa(l
The fweet, the clement, mediatorial hour !
For guilt no pica I to pain, no pau(e ! no bowidf
Inexorable all ! and all, extreme !
Kor man alone ; the foe of God and miD,
From his dark den, blafpheming, drags hischaiq^
And rears his brazen front, with thunder fcar'd;
Receives his fentcnce, and begins his helL ^
All vengeance /tf/?, now, fecms abundant ^mctw
Like meteors in a ftormy (ky, how roll
His baleful eyes; hfeurfes whom he dreads ;
And deems it the mi moment of his fall.
' Xis prefent to my thonght ! — and yeC whcfO
IS It ?
Anvils can't tell me ; angels cannot |w^
'Ihe period; from created beings lock d
In darknefs. But the ffote ft, and the ^ace.
Are Icfs obfcure ; for thefc may man inquire.
Say, thou great clofe of human hopes and femn !
Great key of hearts ! great fini(her of fates !
Great end ! and great beginning ! fay, Where ait
thou?
Art thou in time, or in ete-nity t
Nor in eternity ^ nor time, 1 And thee.
Thefe, as two mouarchs, on their borders meet,
(N^onarchs of all elaps'd, or uoarriv'd !)
As in debate, how befl their powers ally'd, ^
May fwell the grandeur, or dilcharge the wrmtb, ,
Of him, whom both their monarchies obey:
Time, this fad fabric for him built (aad doom*4
With him to fall) nvu^ bur !ting o'er his head ;
His lamp, the fun, extiogui(h'd ; from beneath
The frown of hideous darknefs. calls his fons
From their long flumbcr; from earth's heivio(
womb.
To fccoud birih ! contemporary throng !
■ THE COMPLAINT; OR, NIGHT THOUGHTS.
Ml
Roa«M at one call, npftarted from ooe bed,
Preft io ooe crowd, appall'd witlvone amaze,
He tama them o*er. Eternity / to tbet.
Then (at a kiof depM*d dil'daint to \vrt)
He falU oa his own Icfthe ; nor falU aime ;
Hit frcateik foe falls with him ; Imv«, and he
Who nvrdcr'd all <rwr*/ offiprinfif, deaths expire.
Time waa ! Ec&mity now reigns alone !
Awftil efemicy ! offended quceii \
And her refentment to mankind, how juft 1
With kind intent, foliciting accefs.
How ofteo hat flie knock *d at hnmao hearts !
Itidi to repay their hofpitality,
How often call'd ! and with the voice of God !
Yet bore rcpulfe, excluded as a cheat !
A drcMi* while fouleft foes found welcome tbertf
A drean, a cheat, jmto, all things, but Ur fmile.
For, b .' her twice ten thouSuid gates thrown
wide.
At thrice from fodas to the frozen pole.
With haMKTs {hraming as the emut*t blaze.
And cbriona, loader than the diep in ftormi,
5ooo>ot as immortal breath can blow.
Poor forth their myriads, potentates, and powers.
Of hghr, of darksefs ; in a middle field.
Wide, aa crMtim / populous, as wide \
A eeatral rcpoo ! there to mark th* event
Of that great drama, whofe preceding fcenes
Detam'd them clo£e fpedators, through a length
Of ages, ripening to this grand refult ;
AfCft,at yet nnnomber*d, but by God ;
Who now pronouncing fentenre, vindicatet
The ti^biaof virtue, and hit own renown.
J, the various fentence paft,
the fever'd throng diftind abodes,
or ambroiial : What enfues \
The dttd predominant ! the deed of deeds !
Which flukct a hell of hell, a heaven of heaven,
Thcfsrfigl^, with determin*d afped, tumt
Her adamiotioe key*t enormout file
Through deiUoy't incztricahV wardt,
Beep driving every bolt, on both their faff i.
TUa, from the cryftal battlementt of heaven,
Down, down, (he hurlt it through the dark pro-
foond.
Tea thoalaod thooland fithom ; there to ru(l,
Aad ne'er unlock her refolution more, [glooms,
The deep reibundt; and hell, through all her
Retnras, an groant, the melancholy roar.
O how unlike the chorut of the ikies !
O bow unlike thoic (houts of joy, that fliake
The whole eihtreal ! How the concave rhigt !
Mar ftrange ! when deities their voice exalt ;
And kwder fiu*, than when ertrntrnm rofe.
To iipe cemtima godlike aim,ai]id end.
So well accomplSh'd ! fo divinely clot*d !
To iee the mighty dramatist lad ad
(4i meet) in glory rifing o*er the red.
Xo bncy'd god, a god irndttd^ defcends, .
To iifthpe all kmtii ; to (krike the atoral home ;
To throw fnll day on darkeft (cenet of tiwu;
To dear, cammend, exalt, and crown the whole.
Heace, io one peal of loud, eternal praife,
Tke charmed fpe^aton thunder their applaufe !
Aad the vaft void bcyood, appboler^ioiijidt^
tVbaitbmttm ir^
Amidft applauding worlds.
And worlds celedial, is their found on earth,
A peevifh, diffonanf, rebellious ftring.
Which jars on the grand chorut, and comflatMi f,
Ceti/ure on tlMf Lorenzo ! 1 fufpend,
And turn it on myfe/ft how greatly due ?
All, all is right,' by God ordain'd or done ;
And who, but God, refum*d the friendt be gave?
And have I been eemplainingy then, fo long ?
Complaining of hwfavomrs^ f>aim, and death f
Who, wi tnout paints advice, would e*er be good ?
Who, without deatby but would be good in vain ?
Pain it to fave frompai/i ; all punifhment,
To make for peace ; and deatb to fave from deatt:
And^econd death, to guard immortal life ;
To roufe the carelefs, the prefumptuout awe.
And turn the tide of foult another way ;
By the fame tendemeft divine ordain'd,
That planted Eden, and high-hloom*d for man,
A fairer Eden, endlcfs, in the ikiet.
Heaven givet ut friendt to ble(tthe^fv,^{cemB;
Refumes them, to prepare us for the arx/.
All evils matwral are »r«r«/ goods;
All difcipline, imdutgeuee^ en the whole.
None are unhappy : all have caufe to fmile.
But foch as to themfelves that caufe deny.
O^r faults are at the bottom of our pains ;
Error, in «^/, or judgment, is the fource
Of endlefs fighs : We^n, or we mtflftki;
And nsUitre tax, when falTe opinion (tings.
Let impious gri^be baniib'd, joy indulged ; ^
But chiefly then, when grief puts in her claim,
Joy from the yoyowr, frequently betrays.
Oft lives in vanity, and dies in woe.
Joy, amidft ////, corroborates, exahs ;
*Tis joy and conqueft ; joy, and virtue too.
A noble fortitude in ills, delights
Heaven, earthrourfelves; 'tis duty, glory, peace;
AffliHion is the good man's (htniog fcene ;
Frofperity conceals hit brighteft ray;
At night to l>art, nvoe luftre gives to man.
Heroes in battle, pilots in the ftorm.
And virtue in calamities, admire.
The crown of manhood it a winter-joy ;
An evergreen, that ftanda the northern blaft.
And blolTonvt in the rigour of onr fate.
*Tis a prime part of happinefs, to know
How much unhappisefs muB prove our lot ;
A part which few poflefs ! Til pay life's tax«
Without one rebel murmur, from this hour.
Nor think it mifery to he a mam ;
Who thinks it is,, fhall never be a^.
Some ills we wilh for, when we wiAi to live.
What fpoke proud paJRon .'— '* • Wifli my being
loft ?•*
Prefumptuous ! blafphemous ! abfurd ! aadfalfe!
The triumph of my foul is — That \am ;
And therefore that I may bc-^wbatf Lorenzo!
Look inward, and look deep ; and deeper flill ;
Unfathonuihly deep our trcafure runt
In golden veins, through all eternity!
Age^, and ages, and fucceeding ftill
♦ Rtferrif^ to the Firfi Night,
XS4
THE WORKS Oir-VOUNO.
New ages, tti/re the phantom oCaa.hour,
Which couitB, each nighty dull flumber, for repair,
Shall wake, and wooder, g^id exult, and praife.
And ^y through, infioice, and all unlock ;
And (if dcfcnr'd) by heavcn*s redundant lore.
Made half adorable itfelf, adore ;
And find, in adoratiQn, endlefs joy !
Where thou, not mafter of a moment htr*,
'JFrail at the flower, and fleecing as the gale,
Xfay*(i boafl a wboU eternity, enridi'd
With all a limJ OpuUpetenc: can pour.
Since Adam fell, no mortal, ufunfpir'd, /
Has ever yet conceived, ox ever (ball.
How kind it Gad, how great (if good) it man.
Mo man too largely, from heaven's Io?e can hope,
If what is h»^*d.he labours tQjtcwe*
Ills? — thcie are none: — jtU-gfadous I none
from tbu ;
From OTa« full many ! numerous is the race
0£ blacked ills, and thofc immortal too,
Begot by madntftovx fair liherty i
Heaven's daughter, hell-debauchM ! ber band »lone
Unlocks deflrudlion to the fons of men,
Firil barr*d by ittne : high*waU*d with adamant,
Guarded with terrois reaching to this world.
And coTcr*d with the thunders of thy. law ;
Whofe threats ate mtreies, whofe iojuiid^ionSf^m/^/,
Afillling, not refluiniiig, reafoit's choice ;
Whofe fandioof, uuavoidao e refultt
From nature's cuurfe, indulgently reveaPd ;
If unreveard, mote dangerous, nor leU fure.
Thus, an indulgent father warns bis fons,
** Do this ; fly that" — nor always tcUt the caofe;
Pleas'd to reward, as duty to his will,
A condud needful to their own repofe.
Great God of wonders : (if, thy Uv4 furrey'd.
Aught elfe the name of wonderful retabis)
What roth are tbefi^ on which to build our Imft 1
Thy ways admit no blemilh ; none I fmd ;
Or this ak)ne— " 'Tbut name h to befwmdr
Not one, to fbftcn ctitfures hardy crime ;
Not one, to, palliute pccvifti griefs complaint.
Who like a dmvt^ muimuciug from the duft.
Dares into judgment call her Judge. — Supreme !
For all I blcfs thee ; mod, fur ihe j^r^ ;
* Her death— .«rj ru'Jt at hand— the fiery gulfi
That flaming btiuod of wrath omnipotent !
1: thuodcrs;— -bucit thunders to prcfcrve;
It flrcngthens what itflrikes; its wholciomcdrcad
Averts the drcadeJ pain ; its hideous groans
join heavtn'kfwcct hallelujahs iu thy praife,
^rcat fource of good aUne '. How kind in aU !
In ▼engeance kind ; /«i«, ds^tb^ ^tbttna^ fave.
Thus, in thy world material^ j«f/^jr wumdt
Not that alone which fUaas, 'MtlJbitM,
The rouf^fj and f^locmy, challenges our praife.
The xywter is Ab Heedful as thc^rimg ;
'f he tbunJtr^ 3k the iun ; a fl agnate nia£i
Of vapours breeds a pelUlctui^l air :
Nor mere p.'optiioufc the FAVoniAn breese
'lo nature's health, than punfyiug dorms;
The dread volcano miniUcrb tu good.
US fmothcr'd flamcb might undcrmiuc the workl.
Im^ \ JEjak\% fulminate io love to rotn i
^MM/f good omens are, when duly icann'd ;
And in their vie, eclipfet learn to fliinc.
Man is refponfible for ilU rcceiv'd ;
Thofe we call ^r^cb^i are a chofen band,
Compeird to refuge in the rlgbt^ for peace*
Amid my lift of bleifings infinite,
Stand this the foremofl. " T^ my hemi hms UtdJ*
*Tis heaven's lafl tiSott of good*will to mao;
When/tfiii can't blefs, heaven quits na in defpair.
Who fails to grieve, when juft occafioo calls.
Or -grieves too much, deferves not to be Uoft i
Inhuman, or eflemioate, his heart ;
Reafim abfolvcs the grief, which rtafin epds.
May heaven ue*er ttufl my iiriend with happintlti
Till at has taught him how to bear it well.
By previous pain ; and made. \x./«/e xoJmUt I
Sitd> fmiles are mine, andyitc^ may they remain ;
Nor hazard their extinctions, from deed.
My cha^ige of btart a change oifiyle demands ;
The confolation cancels the complaioc.
And makes a convert of my guilty fo^;
And when o*er-labour*d, and incliu'd to hnulie,
A parting traveller (bme rifiug ground.
Some fn^l afcent, batgain'd,he tumthioi BOMd,
And meafaret with his eye the various valet,
Th/c fields, woods, meads, and rivers, he. has paft ;
And, fatiate of his journey, thinks of home,
^ndear'd by diftance, nor afloat more toil;
Thuft I, though fmall, indeed, is that afccnc
The mufe has gain'd, review the paths (be trod;
Various, extcuiive, beaten but by view ;
And, confcious of her prudence in repo(b,
Paufe ; and with pleafure meditate an end.
Though Itill remote ; fo fruitful is my theme, '
Through many a field of wnraly and Svimt^
The mufe has ilrayd ; and much oi/trrww fceo
In human ways ; and much Qifuife and vmm ;
Which none who travel this bad road, can miSL
O'er friends deteaid full heartily ihc wept ;
Of love diviae the Wonders ihe difplay'd;
Prov'd man immcrta- : lliow'd the fsurce ofj»y;
The gramd trilmnal Tiis*d\ afligti'd the bounos
Of buman grief: in fe^tf^ to dofc the whole,
The moral mufe has Ihadow'd out a iketch.
Though rot in form, nor with a Kaphael-flroke,
Of m^ our wcaknefs needs boiieve^ or WS»,
In this our laud of travel and of hope.
Fur peace on eurtb, or prr^fpc^^ of the^w. [debt
What then remains ? Much ! much ! a mighty
To be difcharg'd ; thefc thoughts, O night ! are
thine;
from thee they came, like lofvers fecret fight.
While othert flepc Su Cynthia (poets feign)
In fliadows vcil'd, foft Aiding fron\< her fphere,
Her (hepherd cheer'd ; of her cnomour'd leit.
Than 1 of thee. — And art thou flill uiifung.
Beneath whofe brow, and by whole aid, 1 flog f
Inmiortal filence ! where fliaU 1 begin ?
Where end ? Or how fleal mufic from thofphercti
To fuoth their goddcis I
O majeflic night [
Nature" t great anceflor '. d«yt elder- bom I
And fated to furvive tlie tranfieut Icn !
By ttortalsi and imi^uaif^iecii witLawel
THE COMPLAWT; OR, NTOHr TflOtTOttTS.
Its
A fbrrf cftwn' thy riven brow idotni^
An azure zone thy wmift ; cload«, in heatrefiN loom
Vrcof^ht ihfoogh vartetien of fhapfc andfhtde.
In ample folds of drapery divine, [bor,-
Thf flowinft ntntle form ; and heaven throngh-
VoloaiDoafly poor thy pompoot train.
Thf gloomy gtaiidem (jMfirre*i moft avgiKi,
Infpxhng afpcd; !) clfim a gratefhl verfe:
And, iike a fable currain (brrM with gold.
Drawn o*er my lab««n paft, (hall clofe the foene.-
And wkM« O man! fo -woriBy to be fung ?
Wlut more prepartt «t for the fongs of heaven ?
CfMtfw, of archangela iif the theme !
What, to be foaif, fo mm^W f What fo well
CeleAial joya prepore nti to fufiain !
Ihc fcol of maii,-hii face defign'd to fee
If'l* gave thelo wondefi to be feen by man,
Hai trrf a previom fcenf of obje^/rAr/,
Oa which t& AmtW : to (Irctch to that expanfe
Of tbottght, to iiTeito that enlted height
Ot aimintioo, tn contra A that awe.
ArM fivp her whtrie capaettien that ftresgth,
VThich be# may q'jaliJy for/iw/joy.
The more tnm fp^tw are 'enlarged on earthy
The deeper draught (hitl the j receive of be/rtrn,
HcavenV RInft • whofd face nnveil'd coofum*
raateabhr*;
Redundant biifn \ which fills that mighty void,
l^-e whole creation' leaves in human hearts !
TSoc, who didft touch th«^ lip of JeJTe^s foo,
Ra;: a fweet contemplation nf thefe fire»,
A'ld (eibis harp in concert with the fpheres;
^*kik «f ihy works mainial the fupreme
I (iare armnpt,- aflifl my daring fong,
locieme firrm ea'tb^t enclofure, froia the/ui*/
raeftfAi^ orele fet mr heart at large ;
£Iimicatemy fpirit, give it range
llroagh provinces < f thought yet otirxpIorM ;
Teach me, by this fi n pendens fcaffniding,
Crntinn's golden Aeps, to cKmb to thee.
Teadi me whh mff great nahire to contmul,
Aad fpread a luftre o'er the fliades of ni^bt,
feci I thy kind aflfent ^ and (hall the/vn
Bs fccD at rzi^gh, rifing in my fong ?
Lorenzo ! come, and warm thee : thon whofe
heart,
'Whnfe httis heart is moored within a n^^k
Cf thu obfcnre terreftrial, anchor weigh.
Afi'jthcr ocean calls * tnbte^ p<^rt;
I «m thy pilot, 1 thy profperons ga!e.
oai.'ifuI thy voyage through yon azure main ;
M*ia, without tempeft, pirate, rock, or fhore ;
Ard whence fhou may*(l Import r/«rii<fif wealth ;
r.ri leave to kf^x«r*d minds the pearl and goid,
1 i y travels doft thon boaft o*er foreign realms \
1 )-v.j/rjimj^r to the xmrU! thy tour begin :
Tt > tuOT through mjtaret univerfal orb.
\*,\.rg Jelincates her whole chart at large,
Oa foaring fouK, that fail among the fphrrrs ;
/.r.l •-«« how purhKnd, if unknown the whole !
Wr.o Jtrcle* fpaciou* eoHb, then travels tnf,
>■ «(1 own hf never was from bcme hjfore !
C .1.C, my ' Prometheus, from thy pointed reck
OKfaift ambition if iinchainM, well mounts
We'll Immxevifj fteal celeftial fire.
And kindle uur devotion at thejUth ;
A theft that Ihall not chain biit fet thee free.
Above our atmofphcre's intcftine wars,
Aain% fountain head, the magazine of hail ;
Above the northern nefl« of feather'd (howi.
The brew of thunders, and the flaming Forge
That forms the crooked lightning; above th«i
caves
Where infant tehipefts wair their growing wino^
And tune their tender voices to that roar.
Which foon, perhaps, (hall fhake a guilty world ;
Above mifconfhiied omens of the &y,
Far-travcU'd comets calculated blase ;
Elance thy thought, and think of more than nm««
Thy foul, till now contraAed, wither d, ihrunk.
Blighted by blads of eartb*i unwholefome air^
Will bloflbm btre ; fpread all her facultfes
To thefe bright ardours ; every power unfold.
And rife into fublimities of thought.
Stars ifdcb as well ajbuu. At ndtir**4 biirth,
*Tbu$ their commiffibn rdn^— " Be kind to ■nm."'
Where art thon, poor benighted traveller !
TheJIjn will light thee ; though' the imsn ibonl^
I'aii.
Where are thou more benighted ! more affray !
In ways immortal f Thenar/ call thee back;
Anil, if ohey'd theh* counfd, fet thee right.
Thirt prolpca taft, what is it ?— Wdgb'd arighif^
•Ti^ nature's fyftemof divinity.
And every (Indent of the niglt Infpires.
* ris eUtr fcripture, writ by God*i own hand :
Scripture luthcntic ! unccirrupt by man.
Lorerzn ! with my raJius (the rich gift
Of thought nodlurnal ?) Til point out to thecT
Its various leffons ; fome that may furprife
A« unaJept in myfteries of night ;
Little, pirhaps, ezpefted in Ifr fchool.
Nor thought to grow on planet, or on ftar.
Bulls, lions, fcorpinos, monftcrs here we feign ;
Ourfelvet more mon(lrou«, not to fee what here
Exiftx MtfJ; — a ledlure to mankind.
What read we berg r — Th* exigence of a God ?
Yes; and of other beings, man ubove ;
, Natives of crhcr ! Sons of higher climes!
And, what may move Lorenzo's wonder more.
Eternity is written in the (kies.
And whofe eternity ? — Lorenzo ! tbime ;
AfjKlirJ^i eternity. Nor faith alone.
Virtue grows here ; bert fprings the foverelgn care
Of almoft every vice ; but chiefly tvine ;
IVratb^pridg^ ambkion^ and impure dtftre,
Lorenzo ! thou canft wake at midnight tntf.
Though rot on tnoraU btnt : Amlitien, pleiffure i
Tiiofc tyrai'.ts I for thee lo f lately fouglit,
Afri>rd tliclr harrafsM 0;iv^4 hut (lender reft.
Thou to v'hom midnighr i< M.-norui noon.
And the iun*< noon-ti^ie blaze, rrimrdjwii of day g*
Not by tl:v climw, but cjpr:ci(.us crime,
C.»n^riicnL!;i^ one of our Autip^et !
In tjjy 1:0^.11: nal rov, one ir.o::;rr.t luir,
Tv/ixt O.ag: ird l^.age, of riot, an J cibAl;
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THE WORKS OF YOUNG.
And lift thine eye, (if bold an eye to lift.
If bold Co meet the face of injur'd heaven)
To yonder ftars :, For other ends they fliine,
Than to light revellers ftom ihame to ihame.
And thus be made accomplices in guilt.
Why from yon arch, that infinite of fpace,
With infinite of lucid prbs replete.
Which fet the living firmament on fire, .
At the firft glance, in fuch an overwhelm
Of wonderful on man's afionifli*d fight,
Ruihcs Onmipotcnce ?— To curb our pride /
Oar r^tf/oji roufe, and lead it to that .power,
Whofe love Jets down thefe filver chains of light ;
To draw up man*s ambitiit to bimfei/^ J
And bind our cbaft ajfe&im* to his throne.
Thus the three virtues, lead alive oo earth, .
And welcom'd on heaven's coaft with moft ap-
phitiie,'
An ^MNr}/<p, terr, and heawnly-mimJei heart.
Are bere inlpirM : — And canft thou gaze too long ?
Nor ftands thy wrath^ deprivM of its reproof^
Or uDupbraided by this radiant choir.
The |>lanets of each fyftem reprcfent
Kind n^ighbotars ; mutual amity prevails ;
Sweet interchange of rays, receiv'd, retum'd ;
Enlightening and enlighten'*d ! All, at once
Attr»ding, and attraded ! Patriot-like,
None fins againfit the welfare of the whole ;
But their reciprocal, unfelfilh aid.
Affords an emblem of mUIemmiaJ love.
Nothing in natorc, much leis wfeiotu beings
Was e*cr created folely for itfelf :
Thus man Ydtfovereigm duty teams In this
Jdaterial pidttre of benevolence.
And know, of all our fupercilious race,
Thou moft inflammable ! Thou wafp of men I
Man*s ingry heart, InJptQed^ would Jbe found
As rightly fet, as are the fiarry fpheres;
*Tis nature t ftrudure, broke by ftubbom w//^,
Breeds all that uncelcfiial difcord tltre.
Wilt thoU not feel the bias nature gave ?
Canft thou defcend from conveife with the fltiea
And feize thy brother's throat \ — For what— a
An inch of earth . The planet* t zi-^^ " Forbear,"
They chafe our dc Hie darknefs; natures gloom,
And (kinder fiill !) our intelleBual night.
And fee, days amiable filler fends
Her invitation in the fttftcft rays
Of mitigated luftre ; courts thy figkt.
Which fuicrs from Ker tyrant brother's bUze.
Night grrants thee the full freedom of the ikies,
Nor rudely reprimands thy lifted eye ;
With lain and/oy file bribes thee to be wife.
Nigbi opes the ooblefi fccnes, and fiicds an awe,
Which gires thofe venerable fcenes full weight.
And deep reception in th' intcnder'd heart ;
While light peeps through the darknefs like a fpy;
And darknefs fiiows its grandeur by the light.
Nor is the pntft greater than thr^'ojf,
If human hearts at glorious objeds glow.
And admiration can infpire delight.
What fpeak I more than I this moment feel ;
With pleafing fiupor fir ft the foul is ftruck
(Stupor ordiuocd to nuke bcr uuly wife !)
Then into tranfport ftarting fromlSet-traii<ei'
With love and admiration, how (he glows !
This gorgeous apparatus ! This difpUy !
This oftcntatioo of creative power !
This theatre I — what eye can take it in ?
By what divine enchantment was it rais'd.
For minds of the firft magnitude to launch
In endlefs fpeculatioo, and adore ?
One fun by day, by night ten tbm^and fiiioe :
And l^t us deep int^ the Deity ; .
How boundlel^ in magnificence aod might!
O what a confluence of.eth^realfiret,
Form urns unnumbered, down tlie ftc«p.of beavcOf
Streams (o i^ point, and centrei iq my fight !
Nor tarries there; 1 fpel it at my htatrtn .
My heart atjonce it homblet and ezalti;
Lays it in duft, and calls it to tKe fltiea.
Who fees it unezalted ? or unaw'd ? .
Who lees it, and can ftqp at wh^ it iecn I
Bdaterial oflbpring of Omnipotooce !
Inanimate, all-animating birth !
Work worthy him who made it ! worthy praife f
All prai/e ! praife ««r« than hnman I nor dcny'd
Thy praife e&vine .'—But though man drowiiM ui
. fleep, .
Withholds his homage, not almu I wake ;
Bright legions fwarm unfeen, and fing unheard
By mortal ear, the glorious Archite^*
In thi^i his uniyetfal temple hang
With luftrcs, with innumerable Tights,
That filed religion on the foul;. at once .
The temple 9nd thc'preather / 6 hoif loud
It calls devotion ! gen^ine growth of night.'
Devotion ! daughter of aftrooomy !
An undamt aftEpnomcr i» mod.
True; all thin^ fpeak a God; but in thtf fmaD^
Men trace out him ; in grqat, he feizes man ;
Seizes, and elevates, and wr^s, and fills
With new inquiries, 'mid ailociates new.
Tell me, ye ftars ! ye planets 1 tell me, all
Ye ftarr'd, and planeted, inhabitants I What is it ?
What are thefe fons of wonder f Say, proud arch^
(Within whofe azure palaces they dwell)
Built with divine ambition ! in difdain
Of limit bulk ! built in the tafte of heaven !
Vaft concave ! ample dome ! waft thou defign'd \
A meet apartnoent for the Deity ?—
Not fo ; that thought alone thy ftate impairs.
Thy lofiy finks, and fiiallows thy^r^MrW,
And llraigbtens thy diffujvve ; dwarfs the whole.
And makes an univerfe an errery.
But when 1 drop mine eye, and look on man,
Thy right regain'd, thy grandeur is refior'd,
O Kature '. wide fites off* the expanding round.
As when whole magazines at ouce are fir'd,
The fmitten air is hollow'd by the blow ;
The vaft difplofion diflipates the clouds ;
Shock'd ether's biHows da(h the dill ant flties;
Thus (but far more) th* expanding round flies off.
And leaves a mighty void, a fpacious womb.
Might teem with new creation ; re-inflam*d
Thy luminaries triumph, and afliime
Divinity themfdves. Nor was it ftrange.
Matter high-wrought to fuch furprifing pomp,
Such godlike glory, ftole the ftyle of gods,
THE COMPLAINT; OR, NIGHT THOUGHTS,
i»;
From a^ftdark, obtufe, and fteep*d \nfeitfes
For, fore tofedfi they truly are dlTine 5
Atid half abfoWd idolatry from guilt ;
Kaf, runi*d ic into virtue. Such k was
!o thoie, who put forth all chey had of man
Unloft, to lift their thought, oor mounted higher;
fiat, weak of wiDgs, on planets perch'd ; and thought
What was their higheft, muft be their ador*d.
But they how wmi, who could no higher mnuot?
And are there, then, Lorcnxo ! Thofe. to whom
Uoieen, and aneziftent, are the fame r
Aod if. iacomprehenfibie it join*d.
Who dare proooiince it madneft, to MUve t
Why has the mij^hty Boiidrr thrown afide
All scafore in his work ; (lretch*d out his line
So far, aad fpread amaxemeot o*er the whole ?
Thea (as he cook delight in wide eztremes)»
Deep in the bofom of his univerie,
Dropc down that rtmfmdag mite, that infed, mam^
To crawl and gase, and wonder at the fcene } —
That man might ne*er pr^ume to plead amaze-
Far drfhriiff of wonders in bimfilf,
ShaU God be lefs miraculous, than what
His hand has foirm*d ? Shall mjfitriet defcend
From uw^tjfterims T Things more elevate.
Be more ^miliar ? Uncreated lie
More obvioiis than created, to the grafp
Of hoaan thought \ The «wr/ of 'wundcrful
U heard io ^ms* the wtnn we (konld affent.
C-Js\d we conceive Aiw, God he could not be ;
Ux &t aot God, or tM could not be mm,
A God akne can comprAend a God ;
M^t dftaace how immcnfe ! Onfiub a theme,
K0OW tU% LArenxn ! (£eem it ne*er fo (liange)
Kfichiog cuxfaAisfy but what c^mfouni^ ;
Hothiag hot what t^miijhet is tnte.
The ficcne thou feeft, attefts the truth I fing,
Aod every fiar iheds light upon thy creed.
Tkde ftars, thb furniture, this coft of heaven,
If but rtpmrtti^ thov hodft ne*er believ'd ;
But thine wye tells thee the fmana is true.
Tbc grand of nature is th* Almighty's oath,
b retfm'a court, to iUcnce ttmheiU/.
How my mind, opening at this fcene, imbibes
The moral emanations of the ikies,
Vlale nought, perhaps, Ix>renso le(s admires !
His the Great Sovereign feot ten tbouiand worlds
To tell as, ^ refides above them all,
la glory's unapproachable recefs i
And dsrc mrtb'$ bold inhabitants deny
The (ompcooos, the magmfic embafly
A BiomeQt'* audience f Turn we, nor will hear
From whom they come, or what they would in»*
part
Fw man's emolument ; fole caitfe that floops
Their grandeur to man's eye ? Lorenzo ! roufe ;
La thought, awaken *d, take the lightning's wing,
Aod glance ifrom eaft to weft, from pole to pole.
Who fees, but ts confounded, or convinc'd f
llcoounces r«^Sw, or a God adores i
Maokind waa fcnt into the world to^r .*
•tight pves the fcience needful to their peace ;
That obvioos fcience aiksySMi/ learning's aid.
WpoJdil thca OP fflctapbyfic pinioos foar i
Or wound thy patience amid. logic thomi ?
Or travel hiftory's enormous round ?
Nature no fuch hard taik enjoins : She gave
A make to man dire Aive of his thought ;
A make fet upright, pointing to the f^ars.
As who (hall fay, ** Read thy chief leflbn there."
Too late to read this manufcript of heaven, «
When like a parchment fcroll, (hrunk up by flamet|
It folds Lorenzo's leflbn from his fight.
LeiTon how various ! Not the God alone,
I fee his miniflers ; I fee, diffus'd
In radiant orders, eflences fublime.
Of various offices, of various plume,
In heavenly liveries, didindly clad.
Azure, green, purple, pearl, or downy grold.
Or all commix'd; they ftand, with wings oat«
fpread,
Liftening to catch the mafter's leafl commanda
And fly through nature^ ere the moment ends}
Numbers innumerable !*-Well conceiv'd
By Pagam^ and by Cbrijiianf O'er each fpbere
Prefides an angel, to diredt its conrfe.
And feed, or fan, its flames; or to difcharge
Other high trulls unknown. For who can iioe
Such pomp of matter, and imagine, mumd^
For which alone inanimate was made.
More fparingly difpens'd ? That nobler fon.
Far liker the great Are !— *Ti| thus the fldca
Inform us of fuperiors bumbetlefs,
As much, in exeelUnee^ above mankind.
As above eartbt in magnitude^ tht fpberes,
Tbffe^ as a cloud of witnefles, hang o'er nt^
In a throng'd theatre are all our deeds;
Perhaps, a thoufand demigods defcend
On every beam we fee, to walk with men.
Awful reflexion ! Strong reftraint from iH f
Yet, bere^ our virtue finds ftill ftronger aid
From thefe ethereal glories^^ furveys.
Something, like magic, ftrikes from this blue wUt;
With juft attention is it view'd ? We feel
A fudden fuccour, unimplor'd, uothougfat ;
Nature herfelf does half the work of sum.
Scas,^rivers, mountains, forefts, defarts, rocks.
The promontory's height, the depth profound
Of fubterranean, excavated grots,
Black brow'd, and vaulted high, and yawning wide
From mature* t ilrudure, or the fcoop ol timei
If ample of dimenfion, vafl of iize,
Ev'n tbe/e an aggrandizing impulfe give ;
Of folemn thought enthufiaiUc heights
Ev'n tbc/<r infufe. — But what of vaft in tbe/e ^
Nothing ;— or we muft own the ikies forgot.
Much lefs io art/ — Vain art/ Thou pigmy power !
How doft thou fwcll and ftrut, with human pride.
To fliow thy littleneff ! What childifli tpys,
1 hy watery columus fquirted to the clouds !
Thy bafon'd river-*, and imprifon'd feas !
Thy mountains moulded into forms of men I
Thy hundred-gated capitals! or thofe
Where three days travel left us much to rlJc ;
Gazing on miracles by morals wrought, #
Arches triuoiphal, theatres immenfe,
Or !*'Midiug^ rdcns peudent in mid-air!
Or umples proud to meet their guds half-way !
Yet tbfft effc^ us io no coaimoii kiad«
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What then the force cf fuch faperior frencs ?
Enter a temple, it will Urike an awe :
What awe from this the Deitj ha» built I
A, good mam feeo, though filent, counftl ('ives :
The touched fpedUtor wiHict to be wife :
In a bright mirror his own hand» have made^
Jfftt we fiee fomcthang like the face* of (iod.
Seems it not then enough, to fay, Ix>ienzo '
To man abandonM, •• Haft thttfcen tbtjkiet r*
And yet, fo thwarted nature*s kind defigo
By daring man, he tmktt her facred awe
(That guard from ill) his (belter, his temptation
To more than common guilt, and quite inverts
Ccleftial art^s intent. The trembling ftars
3^- Crimea gigantic, (lalking through the gloom
With front eredl, that hide their head by day.
And naakiag-night {kill darker by- their deedt.
Slumbering in covert, till the fliades defctnd,
Jltapime^znA murdtr^ linkMi now prowl for prey*
The miier eartha his treafure ; and the thief.
Watching the mole, Jialf-beggars him ere morn.
Kow^i^,and foul confftratUu awake;
And,mnffling^up their horrors from the moon,-
liavock and devaftation they prepare,
And kingdoms tottering in the field of blood.
Now fons of riot in mid-revel rage*
What (hall I do ! — ^Supprefs it ? or proclaim ^—
'WhyJ^te/i the thunder ? Now, LKTen2o 1 now,
His bell friend's c<mch the rank adulterer
Afcends fecure; and 4aughs at gods and men.
Prepofterous madmen, void of fear or (hume»
JLay their crimoa' bare to the(e chafte eyel of
heaven;
Yet (brink, and (bodder, at a mortal^s fi$;ht.
Were moon, and dars, for villains om/y made ?
To guidi, yety#rvM them, with tenebrious light ? '
V$ ; they were made to fa&ion tlie fublime
Of human hearts, and wfir make the w/r.
Thole endfTwere anfwcr*d once ; what mortals
liy'd
Of ftronger wing^ of aqviKne afccnt
In theory 'fublime. O how unlike.
Thofe vermin of the night, this moment fung.
Who crawl on rarth, and oa her venom feed 1
Tbofe ancient fages, immafi (llrs 1 They nKt
Their brothers of the^X^W, at midnight hour ;
Their couiifcl aik'd ; and, what they aik*d «^V.
The Sta^iriu^ and Plato, he who drank
The poifon'd bowl, and he of Tukuliinf,
With him of Corduba (imnicrtal names!)
in thcfe unbouhded, and £lyrnn,\v:>lks,
An area fit for god« and godlike ni.-n, [paths
They took their nightly round, -r. rough radiant
By fcr?.phs trod : inltfudrd, cl.itfly, thus.
To tread in their bright foi»tftt|'s here belcw ;
To w^lk in worth UWi brighter than the ikies.
7I/erf they comradird liifir contempt oieartbi
Of hopes eternal kindled, tbere^ th; fire ;
V^here^ as in ntar approach, tl.-v j^lowM and irrew
(Great vifitants!) more intimate with God,
More worth to men^ more j:iyou9 to tocmfdvei,
Tr.roug]\ var::Mt xirtuft^ tl:cT, witli -rd »ur, ran
^'Jic z.9Jimc of tncir learn 'd,iUu(lrious lives.
In CLriJl'tun heart !>, O for a P^gan zeal !
A netJfulf but a/f^tUfioui prater ! 99 much
Our arJoyr 1ef<i, as greater is our ffgii.
How mnnflrousthis in mraht Scarce Qtof€ ftrtil|^
Would this pLmnomtH9H in nature ftf ike,
A/i/A, that froze her, or*a^<rr, that warM*d.
What t&nght thefe heroes of the morafr world ?
To thefe thou giv'ft thy /r«^, give «r«iA tto.
riiefe dodors ne*er wcfepenftwi'd to dcteive thee}
And Pagum tutoTs are thy tide.-— They tavflit,
TAu#, narrow views betray tomifefy :
That, wife it is to comprehend the whole :
That, virtuft rofe ff«ftn tiaiMri, paoderM-wclly
The fiugle bafe^f virhn built to heaven':
That God, and nature, oor attention datta t
Tlatf Hatmrr is the glafs refledinfr-Oo^
As, by the' lea, refleded is theyiait
Too glorious to be ^t*d on in hit fphere :
Thatf mind immortaiicfm imanrtaktAtM :
That, UufMllefi mmt affe As a Ukmdkfiftaet t
That vail furveys, and the fabltme of thotgiy
The foul ai&milate, and make her great ;
That, therefore, heaven her glories, as ttfimd
Of infpiration, thns fprtods out to man,*
Smeb are their doArinea ; Jmeb the nighi infenM.
Of «
And -what more true ? What trucb
weight?
The foul of man was made to wklkthe fine^i
Delightful outlet of her prifon kert/
There, difmcumber'd from her chains; the tiet
Of toys tenrelh-ial, (he can rove ac large,
Thre, freely can refpire, dilate, estend, •
In full proportion let loofe aU her po^iiers;'
And, vmdiluded, gtafp at foRKthing great. ■
Nor, as a (Iratiger, doetihe vrander there;
But, wonderful herfclf, through wonder (tnyi^
ContcmpIaiing^ffV grandear, finds Ur ^iony
Dives deep in their economy divine.
Sits high in judgment on their various lawi,*
And. like a mailer, judges not amtfs.
Hence greatly pkas*d, and juftly proud, the fool ■
Grows confcious of hct birth celeftia); breathed'
More life, more vigour, in her narive air ;
And feels herfelf «r hwnt amongil the ftan;
And, feeling, emulatet our country's prsife.
What call we, then, the firmanient, Lorau o !
As earth the body, fince, thejkiet fuAain
The foul with food, that gives immortal life,
Csall itj the noble paftnre of the mhd;
Which there expatiates, (Irengthens, and exults.
And rioti through the luxuries of ^bought.
Call it^ the garden of the Deity,
BlofTom'd with itars, redundant!.. Jie growth
Of fruit ambrofial ; moral fruit to man.
Call iiy tiic breait-plate of the true high.prieft,
Ardent with gem* oracular, that give.
In p'iniA of highcib moment, right refponfe ;
An: ill neglei^cd, if we prize our peace.
TliUo, hive we found a true aftrology ;
Thu% have wc found a new, and noble fenfe,
fn which alone i>ars govern human fates.
O rh-: ihisfidtj J« fome have feign'd) let fall
Bii'xdfhcd, and havock, on embattled reaknit,
A::.l rci'cued monarcbs from fo I lack a guilt *
Uourh' :i ! thi^ uiih how generous in a foe !
WcuKUl ihi^u be f;r<..it, wuuldfk thou become a god)
And Uick tliy deaihlcfs name among the 0ari^
THE COMPLAINT; OVWdllT tHOUGHTS*
I^
Tor mighty cooquefit on a oeedle't point}
Inftr^J of (or^iay^ cba!n» for /ir^igmer/,
Sahle chj /v/jr .• Graiuicur »11 thy aim ?
A« jct thnu koow'ft not what ic is : bow. ^reat.
How g!oriou% tUm^ appear» the mind of man,
\rhen an it all the ftara, and planctt. roH !
And what it^^ewi, it it : Great •Sjecfti make
Great mindb, cokrgin^ as rheir views enlarge $
Thefe ftiJ] more godlike, as tbefc more divine.
And metre divine than tbefe^ thou canft not fee.
Dazzled, o*er- powered, with the deiicioas draught
Of ■iCrrilancoua fjilendoxs, how I reel
From thought to thooght, inebriate, without end !
An Eden, tfaiA \ a ParadiTe mnhfif
1 mrct the Deity in every view.
And trtmblc at my nakednefs before him !
O that I could but reach the tree of life'.
For hete it fn'owa, unguarded from our tafte ;
Vofamim famed denies our entrance here;
Wwtdd man init gather, be mifrht livefer ever.
Loreczo 1 much of murtd haft thou £een«
Of curious aits art thou more fond ? Then mark
7^ metUmgfk glories of the ikies,
Irs cumber, weight, and meai'ure, all ordain'd.
Lorenzo'% boafted builders, ebaiae sj^ftUe^
Are leh to fi&iOk hi* aerial towers;
Wnfkm and cAsv^, their well-known charaders
Heee deep itnprcfi ; and claim it for their own.
Tbaoffh fpiendid all, no fplendor void of ufe ;
Vjt rivals Wsmty ; art contends with prwer /
Ko waKQSi waile, amid effuffe expence;
Tte great cconoraiH adjufting all
To ftwAaS. pomp, magnificently wife.
How ach the profped ! ami for ever new f
Afid ww^f to the man that views it m^ ;
Far newer 9u\\ infinite fucceeJs.
Tkcs, thefe atrial racers, O how fwift !
How the fliaft loiters from the ilroogefl firing !
inrir aloQc can diftance the career.
Urb above orb afcending without end !
Uirck in dixle, without end, enclos'd !
WkttI, within wheel ; Ezekiel ! Uk^ to thine!
Like thine, it feems a villon or i dream ;
'Iboaghy^. we labour to believe it trM.'
^'kac involution > what extent '. what fwarms
Of worlds, that laueh at emrtb: -immenfely great !
launrofely diftant from each other's fphcres !
What, then, the wondrous jp^ce through which
they roll \
At once it ^ite ingalfs all human thought ;
'I is ccmprchcnfion's aUblote defeat.
Nor think thou fecft a wild diforder here ;
Tlrcvgh this illuQrious chaoa to the fight,
Anangement near, aiKl chafteft order, reign»
TU path prefcrib'J, inviolably kept,
Cfiraads the lawkb failics of mankind.
Wcrids ever t^waftiog, aever interfere ;
U'hat knots arc ty*d ! How foon are they diflblv*d
Aed fet the feemiiig naarry'd planen free !
The? rove for ever, without error rove ;
C-^rfnfi n onconfusM ! nor left admire
'.}ii tamnit un'.umnltoous; all on wing !
fc mo'ifn, all ! yet what profound repoicl
Wa fervid aaiofi, yet no noife! as aw*d
7» Gl^ce, by the pffcieoce • their Lord;
VwL. X.
Or hitih'd hy hi« command, in love to maii,
And bid let faU foft beams on human rcH;,
Reftlefs themfcIveA. On yon cerulean plaiOi
In eiultatinh to their Odd and thine, '
They dance, they fmg eternal jubilee^
Ercru^! cclcrhrstion of bh praife,
fiut, Gnce their yZ^w^ arrives not at oikr ear^
Their dunce perplez'd exhibits to the fight
Pair hietoglypbic of bis peerleffl power.
Mark, how the labyrihtbian turns they takc^
The qircles intricate, and myftic maze.
Weave the grand cypher of OMuufirencef
To godf, how great ! how legible to ufan !
Leaves £o much Wonder greater wonder dill ?
Whek-e are the pillars that fupport the ikies f
What more thin AtLuttean (boulder props
1 h' incumbent load? what magic, what llrange art.
In fluid air thefe ponderous orbs fnftains }
Who would not t^ink them hung in goMea
chains ? —
And fo they are; in the high wiU of heaven,
Which fixes all ; makes adamant eii air.
Or iir of adamant ; makes all of nought.
Or nou<^ht of all ; xffueh the dread decree.
Imagine from their deep founditions torn
I'he moft gigantic fens of earth, the broad
And tovvering Alps, all tofl into the fea;
And, light a» down, or volatile a^ air,
Their bulks enprmous, dai'cing on the waw^
In time, and meafure, ezquifite; while all
The winds, in emulation of the fpheres,
Tune their fonorou% inftruments aloft;
1 he concert fwell, and animate the ball.
Would this appear amazing ? What, then, worldi
In a far thinner element fu(lain*d,
And ading the fame part, with greater ikill.
More rapid movement, and for nobleft endi9
More obvious ends to pafs, are not thefe dart
The feats majeflic, proud imperial thrones^
(Dn which angelic delegates of heaven.
At certain periods^ as the foveretgn nods,
Difcharge high truft* ofvtHgeartce^ or of love;
To clothe, in outward grandeur, grand defign, '
And ads moil folemn ftill more folemnize i
Ye citizens of air ! what ardent thanks.
What full effufion of the grateful heart.
Is due from man indulged in fuch a fight !
A fight fo noble ! and a fight fo kind !
It drops ntw truths at every mrw furvey !
Feels not Lorenzo foniething ikir within.
That fweep< away all period i As thefe fpheres
Meafure. duration, they no lefe infpire
The godlike hope of ages without end. [take
The boondlefs^arr, through which thefe rovert
Their refilefi roam, fuggefts the fitter thought
Of boundlefs time. Thm, by kind nature'' s IkiU,
To man unlabour*d, that important guett.
Eternity, finds entrance at x\\^fght :
And an eternity, for man ordain 'd,
Or thefe his dcftin*d midnight counfellors,
Thtfais^ had never whilp^-'d it to man.
Nature informs, but ne'er infuUi her fons.
Could (be then kindle the moil ardent wi(h
To difcppoint it !— -That is blafphemy.
Thus, uf thy cued a fecond article,
I
IJO
THE WORKS OF YOUNG.
Momeotous, as the cxiftence of a God,
Is fuund (as I conceive) where rarely fought ;
And tliou may*ft read thy foul immortal^ here.
Here, then, Lorenzo ! on thefe KlorIe« dwell ;
2^or want th^ gilt.illuminated roof.
*l'hat calls the wretched gay to dark delights.
jljfemhlics .'—This is one divinely bright ;
Mercy unendangerM in health, wealth, or fame,
^ange through the faireft, and the fultan fcoro.
JTir, wife as tbom^ no erefumt holds fo fair,
Ji% that, which on his turban awes a World;
And thinks the otoom is proud to copy hioa.
Xook on her, and gain more than worlds can give,
A. mind fuperior to the charms of ^oit'<r.
ThoQ muffled in delufions of this life !
Can yonder otom turn ocean in his bed,
^rom fide to fide, in confiaot ebb and flow,
And purify from ilench his watery realms ?
And fails her moral influence ? wants flic power
To turn Lorenzo*s ftubborn tide of thought
Trom ftagnating on earth* s infefied fliore.
And purge from nuifance his corrupted heart ?
^aiis her attra&iofk when it draws to heaven ?
IKay, and to what thou valuefk more, earth* s'joj \
!Mind» elevate, and panting for um/eem,
And defecate from y^jj;/^, alone obtain
Pull reliih of cxiftence un -deflowered.
The life of life, the zed of worldly blift :
All cUe on earth amounts — to what } To this :
•• Badtobe/ij^rrV; bleffings to be /*//.•"
£arth*s richcft inventory boafU no more.
Of higher fceiies be, then, the call obey*d.
O let me gaze ! —of gazing there is no end.
O let me think '.-^Thought too is wilder'd htre /
In mid- way flight imagination tires;
Iftt foon re-prunes her wing to foar aneW)
lier point unable to forbear, or gain ;
So great the pleafure, ioprofntni the plan !
A buiiquet, this, where men and angels meet,
lEat the fame manna^ mingle earth and heaven.
How diftant fome of thefe nodurnal funs !
S>o dtflaot (fays the fage), 'twere not abfurd
To doubt, if beans, fet out at natwre*x birth,
Are yet arriv'd at this fo foreign world;
Though nothing half fo rapid as their flight.
An eye cf awe and wonder let me roll.
And rc;llyi» ex'er : who can faiiate fight
In fuel' a fceiie in fuch an ocean wide
Of deep allonifliment? where depth, height,
bread- h.
Are loft in their extremes ; and where to count
The thick>fown glories in this field of fire,
Perhaps »/fraph*t computation fails.
Now, go, ambition / boaft thy bouudlefs might
In conqueft o'er the tenth-part of a grain.
And yet Lorenzo calU for miracles.
To give hia totrering iitith a Iblid bale.
Why call for It fj than is a/ready thine i
1'ltou art no novice iu thcoiugy ;
What is a miracU? — 'Ti$ a reproach,
* life ar; implicit lat;re on mankind;
j\t\u while ilfatijjicj^ it ten/u res 100.
Tn conimon fcnic, gteat nature's conrfe proclaiffit
A Deity ; when mankind falls aileep,
A m^Uef/e is fcfitj as an alarm j
)*»
t To wake the world, and prove Urn o*er igahlt,
By recent argument, but not mortjiromg.
Say, which imports more plentitude of poweri
Ot nature*s laws to^r, or to repeal ?
To mahez fun. or/<^ his mid career ?
To countermand his orders, and fend back
The flaming couaier to the frighted eaft,
Wann*d, and aftoniih'd, at his evening ray f
Or bid the wm«, as with her journey tir'd.
In Ajalon's fofc flowery vale repofe ?
Great things are thefe ; ftill greater to trtmie.
From Adam*s bower look down through the wfaote
train
Of miracles ;— refiftlefs is their power ?
They do not, can not, more amaze the mind.
Than this, call* J unmiraculous furvey.
If daiy weigh'd, if rationally feen.
If feen with hmmam eyes. The brute^ iadeed,
Sees nought \i\xt/panglet here; thc/oel no more.
Say'ft thou, '* The courfe of mature governs all V
The courfe of nature is the art of God.
The miracles thou cairft for, tbit atteft t
For fay, could nature nature* s courfe coutrovl?
But, ihiracles apart, whofe fees him not*
Nature e controller, author, guide, and end \
Who turns his eye on mature*s midnight face«
But muft inquire-^*' What hand behind the fcene,
" What arm Almighty, put thefe wheeling globes
^ In motion, and wound up the vaft machine {
** Who rounded in his palm thefe fpacioui orbs f
** Who bow'd them flaming through the dark pro-
" found,
'* Numerous at glittering gems of morning dew^
** Or fparks from populous cities in a blaze,
" And fet the bofom of M night on fire i
" Peopled her dcfert, and made horror fmile ?**
Or, if the military ftyle delights thee, [man)
(For ftars have fought their battles leagu*d with
'* Who marihali this bright hoft } enrolls tlicic
** names?
** Appoints their poft, their marches, and retvmt
'* Pun&ual a,t ftatcd periods f who difbaods
" rhefe veteran troops, their final duty done,
«* If e'er difbanded ?"— He, whole potent word.
Like the loud trumpet, levy'd firft their powers
In night*s inglorious empire, where they flepc
In beds of darkuefit arm'd them with fierce
flames,
ArrangM, and difciplin'd, and clo:h*d in gold ;
And call'd them out of chaos to the field.
Where now they war with wee and unbeliff»
O let us join this army ! joining thefe.
Will give us hearts iutrepid, at that hour,
When brighter flames (hall cut a elarker night }
When thtfe itrong demon ftrations of a God
Shall hide their heads, or tumble from their fj»berci»
And one eternal curuin cover all !
Struck at that thought, as new awak'd, 1 life
A more euHghtcn'd eye, and read the ftars
To man ftill more propitious ; and their aid
( Though guikcfs oi idwlarry ) implore ;
Nor longer rob them of their uoblc-ft name.
O yndiviJers •/my time! Ye bright
Accountants of my days, and mouths, and y<MX%^
In your fair kalcudar diftiu^ly niark*d !
tHE COMPLAINT: OR, NIGHT THOUGHTS.
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^ce that atithehtlc, radiini regiiler, [him ;
ThmjjHi man infpeds it not, ilandt good againd
Since ymr. aod yean, roll on, though man ftandf
' aiiii
Teach me my dayt to notnher, and apply
Mj trembling heart tu wi/Jam ; now beyond
All fli^dovr of ezcafe for fooling on.
J^ fmooths oar path to prudence ; fvreepti a(ide
The fn^es keen af^itit, and paffion fpread
To tacch ftray fouls ; and woe to that gray head,
WhofeyUTjr would undo what agr has done !
Aid then, aid, all ye ftars ! — Much rather, thon,
Orcit Artift ! Thf^a, whofe ftng^r fct aright
1 hts ezqaiiice machine^ with all its whteh,
Thtnigb mte^olir'd, exi6t ; and pointing out
l«tfe's rapid and irrevocable flight.
With ladk an imdex fair as none can mifs.
Who tda an eye, nor deeps till it is closed.
Open wume eye, dread Deity ! to read
The taot doAriae of thy works ; to fee
Thinga as they are, analter*d through the glafi
Of WftrUly wiihet. 7i«^, strmUy /
(TU the£t^ mif-meafur*d, ruin all mankind)
Set tbeaa before me; let me lay them both
la eqaal li»le» and learn their various weight*
Let fsHT appear a avMMt/, as it it ;
And let mtrmiji full orb, at once,
Tarn oo my foul, and fir ike it into heaven.
Vbea ftflU I fee far more than charms me now ?
Gaae «o creatioo't model in tiiy bread
UavciTdiBor wonder at the tranfcript more ?
^"ken ilaa vile foreifn duft, which fmothers all
Thatttaadaorr^'/ deep vale, (hall I fhake off?
Vhcalkili my foul her incarnation quit,
Aad fT-adtipfcd to thy bled embrace,
(Acui her mfttbeofis in thee ?
Dalk dunk, Lorenxo, this is wandering wide ?
Xa, ^ diredly ftriking at the mark ;
T* wake thy demddrotiim was my point ;
Aad kofw 1 bleiii mibt^t confecrating (hades,
Vkick to a t€ai^ turn an umiverfei
Fil ss wkh great ideas, full of heaven,
Aod antidote the peftilential earth !
la every ftorm, that either frowns, or falls,
VTkat an afylam has the foul in prayer !
Afid what a fane is ito, in which to pray !
Aad what a God muft dwell in fuch a fane !
O what a genius muft inform the (kics !
And is Lorenio's ialamander heart
Cold, and Bmouch*d, amid thefe facred fires \
O ye Dodomat fparks ! ye glowing embers,
Oa heaven's broad hearth ! who bum, or burn
oo more,
Vho blaie, or die, as Great Jehovah's breath
Or bbwa yon, or Corbears : affift my fong ;
Poar yocr whole influence ; exercife this heart,
fia long polleft ; and bring him back Co wum.
Aad is Lorenxo a dtmurtt Jlill f
f'idt in thy parts provokes thee to conteft
Trtski^ whkh, contefted, put thy paru to (hame.
kor ikame they naore Lorenso*s htad than heart ,
k/tahltfs heart, how dcfpicably ComU !
^•0 ftrdi^ht, oiigfat great, or generooa, to receive I
KTd with aa atom ! fiU'd, and foul*d withfil/f
AtdkM'miSt^okl kU, that liftiao hour 1
, Infiȣlt and paj/iom^ of the nobler kiftd,
hie fuffocated there ; or they alone,
ReafoH apart, would wake high hope ; and open.
To ravifh'd thought, that intelU^ual fphere,
Where order ^ luifd^m^ goodnefs^ providence ^
Their endlefs miraclss of love difplay.
And proroife all the truly great dciire.
The mind that would be happy, muft he great i
Great, in its vfijhes t great in itifurveytn
Extended views a narrow mind extend ;
Pufh out its corrugate, expanfive make,
Which, ere long, more than planets (hall embrace*
A man of compafs makes a man of ivorth ;
Divine coiltenipUte, and become divine.
As man was made for glory, and for blifs,
All littlencfs it in approach to woe ;
Open thy bofom, fet thy wi(hes wide.
And let in manhood; let in bappinefs;
Admit the houndlcfs theatre of thought
From nothing, up to God;; which makes a wtfa« ■
Take God from nature^ nothing great in left ;
Man's mind is in a pit, and nothing fees ,—
Man's heart is in a jakes, and loves the mire.
Kmerge from thy profound; erc«!i thine eye ;
See thy diftrefs ! how clofe thou ^rt beficg'dl
fiefieg'd by nature^ the proud fceptic's foe S
Enclosed by thefe innumerable worlds.
Sparkling convidion on the darkeft mind.
As in a golden net of providence.
How art thou caught, fare captive of belief !
From this thy bled jcaptivlty, what art,
W^hat blafphemy to reafon fcts thee free t
This fcene is heaven*s indulgent violence :
Cwd thou bear up a^iud thii tidt of glory \
What \% earth bofom*d in thefe ambient orbs.
But faith in God impos'd, and prefs'd on man \
Dar*d thou dill litigate thy defperate catfe.
Spite of thefe numerous, awful, witnejfts^
And doubt the dep^ition of the (kies i •
O how laborious U thy way to ruin I
Laborious ! *tia impraSticahle quite ;
To Aok beyond a doult, in this debate.
With all his weight of wifdom and of will,
And crime flagitious, I defy a fool.
Some wi(h they did; but no man dj/hlUveu
God is a Spirit ; Spirit cannot drike
Thefe grofs, material organs ; God by man
Ai much is feen, as man a God can fee.
In thefe adoni(hing exploits of power*
What order, beauty, motion, didance, flze $
Conception of dr(i^n, how exquiflte !
How complicate, in their divine police 1
Apt means! great ends' confent to general gOdd!««.
£ach attribute of thefe material gods,
So lung (and that with fpecious picas) ador'dg
A feparate conque'l gains o*er rebel thf^ught ;
And leads in triumph the whole mind of man*
Lorenao ' this may feem harangue to thee ;
Such all i^ apt to feem, that thwarts our will*
And dod thou, then, demand ^Jimple proof
Of this great mader moral of the Ikies,
Unikiird, or difincUn'd, to Head it iW«/
Since *ti)i the bad^, and aU drops without It|
Take it, in one compad, unbroken duuo*
Sufh proof IaMi 00 aa attentive car i
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tHE WORKS OP yoCNO
" IV.ill not make one amid a mob of thought*,
Anil, for thy notice, flruggrlc with the world.
jRfiire ; — the iiorld^ fliut out ;-— thy thoughts call
home ; —
Ifnc2^t»at'i9n $ airy wing reprcfs- —
J.ock up X\\yfenffii — Icl no pajl^n ftir;—
\V'ake all to rr'-/c>«i— -let ker reign alone;
Then, in xhyfoufs deep filcnce, and ihe'dcpth
C}f nature*! (ilence, midnight, thus inquire,
As y have done ; and i\\A\ inquire no more.
In nature's channel, thus the queOinnK nm.
*' What am I ^ and from tvhaice f — I nothing
" know,
" Hut that I am ; and, fince T «», conclude
•* S< mcthiug eternal i had there e'er been nougit,
*\Xcu^l>1 ftiii l.dd been : eternal there tnuji be. —
•* Bi;t 'wbat eternal ? — Why not human tace ?
** And Adam's anceftori without an cnd^— •
** 'l']iat*8 hard to be conceivM; linceeirery link
" *yj{ that long-cbain'd fucceflion is fo frail ;
•* Can every patt Hepend^ and not the whole f
** Yet grant it true ; new difficulties rife (
*' Vvn ilill quite out at fea: nor fee the Ihore.
•' Whence e^r/fc, and thcfe bright of^ ^—f/zrwa/
•• too ?
■' Grant tnatter Was cfternal ; ft ill thefe orht
•* Would want liomc other fa'hcr; — much defign
** I< feen in all their mttionty all their maket^t
** Dtftgn implic* tnltlllgencty and art ;
«• That can't be from tSem/elves'^or man ; that art
»* Man fcarce can comprehend, ^ould man beftow?
** And notbiUg greater yet allowed than !•«».—
•- Who, mo/f9a, foreign to the fmalleft grain,
*< Shot thrbogh vaft mafles of enormous weight ?
** Who bid brnte matter*! reOive lump afTume
'** Suth Tarious form«, and gave it wings to 'fly ?
*' Has matter innate motion ? then each atom,
«' Aflerting its indifputabic right
•* To dance, would form an oniverfe of duft :
** Has matter mmef Then whence thcfe glorious
•* forms
•« And boundlefs flights, Uovnjhapeleft^ and rept^df
** Has matter more than motion ] has it thought,
«* Judgment, and genius? is it deeply learn'd
•» In matLematieif Has it fram*dy*<^ laws,
«* Which but to gnefs.a Newton made immortal?—
** If fo, how each y<r^f atom laughs at me,
«* Who think a c/«/inferror to a manf
** If art, to form ; and counfcl to coodud ;
*• And that with greater far, than human (kill;
* Rciides not in each block i — a Godhead reigns.**
•« Grant, then, invifible, eternal, mind;
•• '*rhat granted, all i» folv'd— But. granting that,
** Draw 1 not oVr me a dill darker cioud ?
<* Grant I not that which 1 can nc*er conceive?
•• A being without origin, or end I-*-
«' Hail, hnmtn liberty ! There is no God—
"• Yet, why ? on either fchcme that knot fobfifla ;
•• Subfift it mnfl^ in G«d, or human rice:
** If in the lalt, how many knots bcfule,
•• lodifloIublcaU?— Whychoofc it tine,
•' Where, chof>n, ftill lobfift ten thoufand more ?
•« Bejcdl?it, where, that chwfcn, all the reft
•♦ Difpers'd leave rr* wr'/ whole horison clear;
** This ii net rcafcr/i didate } red[M fay*,
" Clofe with the fide where 9m grain turns the fcalct
<* What vaft preponderance is here I can reafon
" With h>uder voice exclaim — Believe a God ?
•* And reafon heard, is the folc mark of man.
'* What thing* impoffible muft man think true,
*' On any other fyftem ! and how ilraoge
** To Jj/telieve, throngh mere credality I"
If, in this chain, Lorenzo finds no flaw,
Let it for ever bind hjm to Mie/.
And where the link, in which a flaw lie finds f
And, if a God there is, that God how great !
How great that power, whofe providential care
Through thcfe bright orbs, dark cehtretdaitta
ray' ^ , ,
Of nature iiniverfal threads the whole '.
And hangs creafitm, like a prectouf gem.
Though little, on the footftool of his throne f
That little gem, how large ! a weight let fafl
From a fixt (lar, in ages can it reach
I'his diftant earth! Say, then, Lorenzo ! wbere.
Where, tnds this mighty building ? Where, begtft
The fuburhs of creation ? Where, the wall
Whofe battlements look o*er into the vale
Of non-exiftence ? Nothing*s ftrangc abode!
Say, at what point of fpace Jehovah drop|>*d
His fljtckenM line^ and laid his hmlane* by;
Weighed worlJj, and meafur*d uifinite, no fliort 1
Where rears his terminating pillar high
Its cxtra-mundanc head ? and faya, to goda^
In chara^ers illuftrious as the fun,
** I (land, the plants proud period; I prononiiee
** I'he work accompliih*d ; the creation cloa'd :
" Shout, all ye godf ! ^or ihout ye gods alone;
" Of all that lives, or, if devoid of life,
*' I'hat reds, or roHs, ye heights, and deptha re-
found 1
** Refotuid ! refound ! ye depths, and heights, re«
" found !"
Hard are thofe quefliona; — Anfwer harder fiilL
Is this the fi'le exploit, the (ingle birth,
1 he (olitary fon of power divine f
Or has th* Almighty Father, with a breathy
Impregnated the womb of di(lant^/^r« /
Hak he not bid, in various provinces.
Brother-creations the dark bowels burft
Of night primeval ; barren, now, no more f
And he the central fun, traofpiercing all
Thofe giant generations f which dif^rt.
And dance, as* metes, in his meridian ray ;
That lay withdrawn, benighted, or abforb'd
In that ahyfs of horrid ^ whence they fpruog;
While cbtios triumphs^ repoITed of all
Rival creation raviuiM from his throne ?
Chaos ! of nature both the womb and grave f
lliink*(l thou my fcheme, Lorenzo, fpreads tM
wide?
Is this e travagant /-—No ; this njuji ;
Jull in conjeffure, though *t were laUe infaS,
If Ms an error, 'tis an error fprong
i^rom noble root, high thought of the Moft High*
But wherefore error ? who can prove it luch ?—
He that can fct Omnipotence a bound.
Can man ecnuive beyond what God can Ws f
Nothing but fnite impiffihte is lard.
Le fummoAs iota being with like cmU^
THE COMPLAIN fi OR, NIGHT THOUGHTS.
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A It hole ertJiimt and • fingle gruim,
Spfiks he tlie word ? 4 thoufatid worlds are born !
A tboufand worlds? there's fpiicti for millions
more;
And in what fpace can his great^/ fail }
Condemn me not, cold critic ! but indulge
The warm iatjgimati§M : why condemn ?
Why not indulge inch thoiifrhts, wiweH our hearrs
With fuilvr admiration of tbatf>*wer^ [fweil f
Who givcA our hearts with fuch high thoughts to
Why not ix>dulj^ in bh augmented praile }
Darts not hit glory a ftill brighter ray,
Th* lefftis left to cha»s^ and the realms
0: hideous miibt^ where /tuuj llrays aghaft;
And« thooith mofl talkative, makes no ref^rt T
Sull feem^ my thou«;ht enormous ? Think again ;
L-^rruMu felf Oull aid thy lame belief.
(ajj"^ (that revelation to the fight !)
Il^ve cbcy not led us in the deep difdofe
Ot fine /pun mature, exquifitely/ffa//,
And, t^NSgh Jemimftrated, litll Ut comteivdf
K thin, ott the revarfe, the mind would mount
In magmfuik^ what mind can mount ti>o far,^
To keep the balance, and creation ^ifs f
PtftH aiooe can err on fuch a theme ;
What ta too great, if we the cMuft fufveyf
^upcodous Archite^ ! thou, thou art all !
My foul files up and down in thoughts of thee,
And ni.(is herfclf but at the centre ftill !
1 Am, thy name! txijlmtt^ ail iLinevwn /
CrtaiiCKi nothing; tiMttcr'd much, if llyl'd
•* Tor /M4, tie^trting aim»ff^re •/" Cod,*"
O ior the voice— of what } v£ whom ?— What
voice
Can anfwer to my wantf, in/ub afctnt,
AtfUres to deem one uLrverfc too fniall ?
1 til me, Lcrenzq I (tor iww fancy gl«»w<,
f ir'J in the cortex of Almighty power)
U not t^i- home crration, in the map
Of univt-rfal mMLre, as a ipeck,
like fair Brirannia i i our little ball ;
Etc;r?d.ng fair and glorious for its Hze,
But, elfcw^ere, far outmealur*d,far outihone ?
l-i/jMiy (for the/jA beyond us Ijcs)
C adU thou rot f ^ure it, an r^, almoft
Too fmall ior nouce, in the vaft of being;
S;Ter*d by mighty f^ of uniwilt fpace
Frt«i other realmit from ample nnttHents
O. hi^iher hfc, where nobler natives dwell ;
I *fi mrfUrm^ Icf* remote from deity,
C'r.ofving beneath the lint of the. Supreme ;
^'hcie fouls in excellence make halte, put forth,
I 'ii'^riant growth*; nor the late autumn wait
Oi hmmsm wonh, but ripen foon to gods ?
Yet why drown /jrnry in fuch depths as thefe?
Rnurc, prffumptuC'US rover ! and confcfs
1 he bouuds of man ; nor blame them, as too fipall.
Injoy we not full fcope in what is/rr« /
i- ^ an:pte the dnmiuions of the fun !
full gluTtout to behold ! how far, how wide,
1 he matdilri* noonarch, from his flaming throne,
J^tdh 01 luilre, throws his beams about him,
itft.Ser and faAer than a thought could fly,
Azd feeds his planets with eternal firts !
Tij* Hc!iopoUs, by grester Iv^
Than the proud tyrant of the Nile was built ; ^
And Le alone, who bui't it, can dcAroy.
Bryond this <//>, why llrays human thought ?
(J*u wonderful,. enough tor man to know I
Oiu infinite .' enough for man to range !
One firri>anienr, enough for man to read .'
() what volumiiious inllruCrion hcrel
What page of wifdnm in JcnyM him ? None;
If leari.in^ iiis chief Uflbn makto Iiim wife.
Nor is ifjirudion here our only };ain ;
There dwells a wohXc patios in rhe ikies.
Which warm^our paflionn, proklytts our hearts.
How eloquently (hincH the glowing pule I
W^ith what authority it gives its charge,
RemonHrating great truths in flylc fublime,
Fhough filcnt, loud ! heird earth around ; above
The phinets heard; and not unheard in hell;
Hell has her woider, though too ]>roud to praile.
U earthy then, more inferitil ^ has (he thoA, ■
Who neither pr^ife (Lorcnzp j nor aJmira f
I.orenso*^ admiration, pre-cngag'd.
Ne'er afli'd the trow one <lU(>nion; never held
Lead corrcfpondeiico with a fingle (lar ;
Ne'er rear'd an altar to the quetn 9/lK.\iveH
Walking in Iricfhtnet's; other train ador'd.
Thciryii/i./Mry rivals long have fincc
£ugrof>*d hin whole dovuiion ; fitrs malign, [
Wliikh made the fond a/ircifmtr run mad ;
Darken his intelUif, corrupt his Leart ;
Caufc him to facrifice hi» fame and peace
To momentary madne.'s, cali'd delight.
Idolater, more grufs tlmn ever ki*b*U
The lifted hand to JLuna, or pour'd out '
The blood to Jove ! — O thou, to whom belongs
All facrificc : O thou great Jove unfcigu'd;
Divine InflrutSlor! Thy^>^ volume, /Z»i/,
For man J pcrufal ; all il^ capicah> J
In m^n, aniiljiurt (heaven's golden alphabet!) .
Emhlaz'd to fcize the Qf}it ; who rirn/, mjLj.reaJ ;
Who reiit/j^ can yaJgrJl/mi. 'ri9.U(icnntin'd, ■
To CZ»f7y7/iiii land, or Jevtry; fairly writ.
In language univcrfal, to mankind :
A language, lofty to the leain'd : yet plala
To thofe that feed the flock, or guide thf:plouf:h^
Or, from his hulk, ftrike out the bounding v'^ain.
A hnguage, woctby the great mii.d. that fpcaks '.
PreJ'acf, and ctmment^ to \ht/a*reJ fta^ie !
Which oft refers its reader to the i<ics,
As prc.ruj^pofinghis firll Icflnn tb.-re.
And fcripture (elf a/rtf^-m^fii, tb^ unread.
btui*cndous book of ^iiVlom, to the wife ;
Stupendous book I and opcn'd, night ! by thee.
By thee mucb open'd, 1 confcfs (> nivbt .'
Yet more I wilh ; but bcw (hall 1 pic vail?
Say, geutle mij^bi ! whofe modefl, maiden beama
CJivc us ^nrtv creation, and prefeist
The world's great pidure fc ftcn'd to the fight ;
Nay, kinder far, far more indulgent (lill,
Sny, thou, whole mild doniinion's filver key
Unlocks uur hemisphere, and fct% :o. view
Wot Ids beyoiid number ; worlds conceal'd by day
Behind the proud, and envious flar of noon !
Cofift thou not draw a deeper fcene ?— An J iHow
The mighty Potentate, to whom bel'Yng
Thcfc rivh rf*>ii:j pompoufly difplay'd
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To kindle that hi^h hopt > Like him of Uz»
1 gaze around ; I fearch on every fide—
0 for a glimpfe of him my foul adarei !
As the cha»*d hart, amid the dcfcrt waOe, [her^
Pants for the livinfr ftream ; for him who made
So pants the thixiVy fouU amid the blank
Of fublunary joys. Say, goddefs ! wliere ?
Where blazes bis brighc coart ? Where bums hit
throne ? [round
Thou know*ft ; for thou art near him ; by thee,
Hit grand pavilion, facrrd fame reports
The fable curtain drawn. If not, can none
Of thy fair daughter-train, fo fwift of wing,
Who travel far, difcover where Ife dwells ?
KJlar his dwelling pointed out beU^u
Ye Pleiades ! Ardurut ! Mazaroth !
And thou, Orion ! of Aill keener eye !
Say ye, who guide the wildtrM in the waves.
And bring them out of rempeft into port '.
On which hand niuft I bend my courfe to find
bim T
Thefe courtiers keep the fecret of their king ;
1 wake whole nights, in vain,tofieaI it from them.
I wake ; and, waking, climb night*9 radiant fcale.
From fphere to fphere ; the fteps by nature fet
For man's afcent ; at oiice to tempt and aid;
To ttmpi his eye, ^nd mid his towering thought ;
Till it arrives at the gremt God of all.
In ardent contemflaHw t rapid car,
From earthy ax from my barrier, I fet out.
How fwift I mount I dimini(h*d earth recedes ;
I pafs the mtten ; and, from her farther fide.
Pierce heaven** blue curuin; firike into reaute; -
Where, with his lifted tube, the fubtle fage
His anificial, airy jcurney takes.
And to eeleflial lengthens human fight.
I patife at ever j planet on my road,
And aflc for him who gives their orbs to roll.
Their foreheads fair to flitoe. From Saturn's ring,
In which, of earths an army might be loit.
With the bold etmet, Uke my bolder flight,
Amid thoit jivereigm glories of the fitics,
Of independent, native luftre, proud;
The fouli of fyftems ( and the lords of life, [jmw /
Through their wide empires !«— What behold I
A wildemefs of wonder burning round ;
Where larger funs inhabit higher fpheres;
Perhaps the villas of defcending gods.
Nor halt I here ; my toil is but h<:gup ;
'Tis but the threOiold of the Deity ;
Or, far beneath i(, I am groveling fiill.
Nor is it firan^^e ; \ built on a mifiake (
Thr prandeur on his works, whence /eZ/y fought
For aid, to rtafon fet* his glory higher ; [h*'"^
Who built thus high fcr worms (mere worms to
O where, Lorenzo ! nuift the builder dwell ?
Pauff, then ; and, for a moment, here refpire—
If human thought can keep its Aation here.
Where am I ] — Where is eatth .^—- Nay, where art
thou,
O/uK? — Is the fun turnM reclnle ? — And arc
Jiit boafted expeditions (hort to mine /—
I'o mfn.'. how Ihort I On nature's Alps 1 iland.
And fee fi. thoufand firmaments beneath !
A thoufand lyflcms I as a thoufaod grains 1
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So much a firanger, and fo lat^ arriV'd,
How can manV curious fpirit not inquire;
What are the natives of this world fubli0i#x
Of this fo foreign, un terreftriai fphere,
Where mortal, mmtramjated, never ftrsy'd >
" O ye, as difiant Irom my little home.
An fwifteft Cun-beams in an age can fly I
** Far from my native element I roam^
" In qued of new, and wondcrfal, to man,
** What province this, of his immeofe domain,
** Whom all obeys f or mortals here, or gods f
** Ye borderers on the coafts of bUft i what are
"yon?
" A colony from heaven ? Or, only rmis'd«
" By frequent vifit from heaven's oeighbourisg
** realms,
** To fecondary gods, and half divine ?—
" Whate'cr your nature, this is paft difpute,
" Far other life you live, far other toag^c
** You talk, far other thought, perhapt) yoo thinl:,
** Than man. How various are the worka -of God,
But fay, tt>het thought f Urea/sm here inf hronM !
And abfolbte ? ox jtnp in arms agaioft her ?
Have you /tv» lights ? or need you no rrtmtdf
Enjoy your happy realnru their golden age ?
And had your Eden an abfiemious Eve ?
Ovr Eve's fair daughters prove their pedigree,
" And aflt their Adams—'* Wb* w^uld mt U
" w/eT
Or, if your mother /#//, are you rtdam^df
And if redeem'd — is your Redeemer ^•m'^/ ^
Is thifi your final refidence ? if not,
** Change you your fcene, tranflatedf or by dmth f
" And if by death ; Vfhat death T — KiMyw you di/~
" ea/e /"
** Or horrid war f — With war, this fatal hour*
** Europa. groans (fo call we a fmall field,
** Where kings run mad ) In omr world, death
" deputes
** IntemperoHie to do the work of age ;
** And hanging up the quiver nature gzvc him,
" As flow of execution, for diipatch
*' Sends forth imperial butchers; bids them flay
*' Their fheep (the filly Iheep they fleec'd before),
*' And tofs him twice ten thoufand at a meal.
Sit all jfMr ezecurioners on thrones?
With jTM, can rage for plunder make :i.godf
And ileedjhed waih out every other (lain ?—
** But you, perhaps, can't blefd: from matter
*• grofs
** YoMV /pirits dean, are delicately clad
'* In fine-fpun ether, privileg'd to foar,
** Unloaded, uninfeided ; how unlike
** The lot of man ! How few of human race
*' By their own mud unmurdcr'd '. How we wagt
** Self-war eternal ! Is your painful day
*• Of hardy conflid o'er > Or, are you flill
" Raw candidate^ at Ichool ? And have you thoie
*' Who diCiScA reverJienSf as with la ^
" But what are %ief You never heard ci mam ;
** Or earthy the hedlam of the uniTerfe !
" Where rea/cn (un^ifeas'd with yoa) runs mad^
'* And uurfct/oliys children as her axvm ;
** Fond cf the foulefl. In the facred mount
" Of bdinffsf where reaibo is prcmouuc'd
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* En^Dtbrre, hjj4UMis,xhe demons are outdone;
" Wlut iheft think wrong, our faiiUj refine to
•• right;
** And kindly teich Siil hell her oivn black arts;
*' Satan, ioftru(&ed, o'er their morals Ihiiles. —
** But thh^ how ilrange to you, whp know no|
" mm/
" Has the leail rumour of our race arrivM \
CaUM bert Elijah in his flaming car ?
** PafL by you the good £noch, on his road
** To thofe fair fields, ^yhence Lucifer w%8 hurlM;
** Who brufh'd, perhaps, your fphere in his de*
" fcent,
"* St^'d your pure cryftal ether, or let fall
** A iiort eclipfe from his portentous (hade ?
** O ! that the fiend had lodged on fome broad orb
" Athwart hia way ; nor reached his prcfent home,
" Then blacken'd tartb with footfteps foul'd io
« hell,
** Nor waih'd in eceam^ as from Rome he pad
* To Briuin*s ifle ; /<», /m, confpicuous ilurt V*
B«t this is all digrcflion : where is he,
That o*er hcaven^s battlements the felon hurrd
To grooaa, and chains^and darknefs } Where ii he,
Wifco fees creation's fummit in a vale ?
He, whom, while man is man, he can*t but feek ;
AjuI if he finds, commences mtt than man ?
O for a telefciipe his throne to reach i
Tell me, ye learn *d on earth - or bleft aiove !
Ye (earching, ye Newtonian angels ! tell.
Where, your great Mailer's orb ? His planeti,
where ?
Thofe cffdws fatellites, thofe mornlmg-fiart^
Ftrfi-bom of Deity ! from central love,
By veneration moll profound, thrown ofi";
By fwcet attra&ion, no left ilrongly drawn ;
A'wlt and yet raptur*d; raptur^dy ytlfcrem;
Pail thought illullrious, but with borrowed beams;
In dill approaching circles, Hill remct^y
Revolving round the fun*s eternal fire ?
Or fent, in lines dired, on emba0ies
To nations— in what latitude? — Beyond
Terreftrial thought's horizon !-*-And ou what
High errands fent ?— Here human effort cmls ;
And leaves me ftill a flranger to hit throne.
Full well it might '. I quire midook my ro%4*
Born in an age more curious than devout ;
Mure fond to fix the place of heaven, or hell.
Than ftudicus this to (hun, or that fecure.
'Tit not the emriomSf but the fious path.
That leads me to my point : Lorenzo ! know,
Without ory «r, or amgel^ for their guide.
Who worlhip God, fiull^/ him. Humble U^t,
And not proud reajom, keeps the door of heaven ;
J-aw finds admifiiun, where proud feiemce failsk
Xlan*s fcience is the culture of his heart ;
And not to lofc his plummet in. the depths
Oimatrnte, or the more profoand of God.
Either to know, is an attempt that fets
The wifeft on a level with the fboh
To fathom mature (ill-attempted here .')
Pafi doubt is deep philofophy ahove ;
Hi^er degrees in blifs archangels take,
As Jccpcr lcarD*d i the deepeft, learning fiiU.
For, what a thwiJer of Omnipotence
(So might I dare to fpeak) hfeen in all !
In man ' in earth .' in more amazing >ftiVi /
Teaching this leiron,^r«^< is loth to learn-—
*' Not deeply to dicem, not much to hnotu,
** Mankind was born to wonder, and adore."
And is there eaufe for higher teonder (lill.
Than that which flruck us from our paft furreys f
Yes ; and for deeper adoration too.
From my late airy travel ut.confiu*d.
Have I learned nothing ?•— Yes, JLorenxo 1 This;
JUch of thefe liars is a religious houfe ;
I faw their altars fmoke, their incenfe rife;
And heard bofanmu ring through every fphere^
A fcminary fraught with future god*.
Nature all o'er is com/eerated gromid^
Teeming with growths immortal and divine.
The Great Proprietor's all -bounteous hand
Leaves nothing wafle ; but fows thefe fiery fields
With feeds of rra,^, which to virftus rile
Bseoeath hh gepial ray ; and, if efcap*4
1 he peflilential blafls of (lubborn tvi//,
Wh^ grown mature^ are gather'd for the (kiet.
And is devotion thought too much on earthy •
When beings, fo fuperior, homage ho^^
And triumph in proilration to the throne }
But wherefore more of planets, or of ilars ? .
Ethereal journeys, and, difcover'd there.
Ten thoufand worlds, ten thoufand ways derouCi
All nature fending incenfe to the throne,
Except the bold Lorenzos of our fphere ?
Opening the folemn fources of my fonU
Since 1 have pour'd, like feign'd Eridanus,
My flowing numbers o'er the flamhig< flues,
Noe (ee, ol fancy ^ or oifaSl^ what more
Invites the mule— Here turn we, and review
Our paft nodumai landfcape wide '.—Then fay.
Say, (hen, Lorenzo ! with what burfl of hearty
The whole, at once, revolving in his thought,
Muft man exclaim, adoring, and aghaft ?
O what a root '. O what a branch, ia here !
O what a father ! What a family ! [tiont.
Worlds! fyfteros! and creations !— And crea«
in one agglomerated cluder, hung, [hang< \
* Great Vine \ On thee, on thee the cluilec
The filial cluder I infinitely fpread
In glowing globes, with various being fraught ;
And drinks (nedareoua draught!) immortal
« life.
Or, fliall 1 fay (for viho can (ay enough ?)
A conflellation of ten thoufand gems.
And, O ! of what dimenfion I of what weight !
Sot in ontjignet^ flames on the right hand
Of Majefly Divine ! The Uaxingfeal^
That deeply ftamps, on ail created mtm^
Indelible, bis fovereign atcrtbutea.
Omnipotence, and love ! 7^i/, pafling bound \
Aivl tbi$^ furpafling that. Nor (lop we bere^
For want oi poewer in God, but thought in man.
Ev'n this acknowledg'd, leaves us Hill in debt :
\i greater aught, that greater all is thine.
Dread fire !— Accept this miniature nf thee ;
And pardooan attempt from mortal thought,
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^ In which archangels might have faU*d, un-
•• blam'd."
How fuch idcanof th* Almighty'ii ^vrr,
And fuch ideas of th' t\\m\^h\y*» pljn^
( Ideas not ablurd) diftcnd the thought
Of frehlc mortals! Nor of tbrm alone '.
'Ihc fulnd's of the Deity breaks forlh
In irucneavchlei to men, and gods.
Think, then, O think ; nor ever drop the thought;
I^iow leiv mufl man dcfcend. wiivn gads adore :
Have 1 not, then, accoropiiihM my ^roud boaft ?
Did 1 not tell thee, ** We would mount, 1k>-
" renzo 1
♦* And kindle our derotion at the^a^ /"
Aiid have \ failed f And did \ fiutitr thee}
And art all adamant,? And doft confute
All nrg'd, with one irrefragableymii^ t
X>orenzo ! wirtb how miferable hen I
iiwear by. xhtjiarst by htm who made them.fwear,
7'hy heart, henceforth, ihall be as pure as /irv /
ThcL /^9tf, like ibaH^ (haltfbine; like /£/m/ (halt
rife
from low to Icfry ; from obfcure to bright ;
}iy di^e gradation, iM/wr/V facrcd law.
yhvfars. from whenec ?— - Alk Cha^f^Hc can tell.
Thclc bright temptations to idolatry,
fTcmdariaffs, and tomfmjwn^ took their birth ;
^oMs of i),'J'brmity I Irom -fluid dregs
1'artarean firil they rofe to mafTes rtide,
Ard then to fpheres opaque, then dimly (hone,
1 hen brighteD*d, then blazM out in fnft.fi day.
Nature delights in pn^rels; in aavaiuc
l-rom wotfe to better; but, when minJt afceud,
I^rogrefs IQ part depends upon Uemjehei.
Hravcn aids eicertion ; greater makes the great ;
The voJuntatry little leflcns mor^.
P be a mam .' and thou flialt be a ged.'
Ai:d lfaifft{f'K7ade.'»^Amhhion lifw v!ivine I
0 iIkiu, ambitious of difgrace a!one !
Still vndevout ? unkindled.'— 'i hough hi^'h taught,
hchooi'd by the (kies, and pupil oi the liars,
Kark coward to the faibioi-ahle wot Id !
Art thoti ajham'd to bc'Dii thy knee to heaveti ?
Curit fume of pride, ezhard from dcepelt hell I
Pride in reiigita is riian'shighcl^ praife.
Bent r n deltrudion ! and io love with death !
Kot all thefe luminaries, quench'd at orce.
Were half fu fad as one benighted mind,
V)iich viTcyef^ for happinch, and meets J fpalr*
}I« '.V, like a widow in her weals, the <»»<«,
\ivid her glin>mering ta{)ers, iilent fitb !
Ht^yv k)nowfui, how delofate, ihe wce)Ts
Vc^pctuai dews, and faddens nature's fecne !
j\ Icenc more fudfn makes the darken *d foul.
All comfort kills, nor leaves one Ipark alive.
1 hou^h blind of heart, l^ili open U thine eye :
Why fueb magnificence in all tJiou feed f
Oi mutter'* grandeur, know one end is this,
'I o tcU the ratUnal^ who gazes on it—
** 1 hough that immenlcly great, Oill greater if,
** ^v Iwic brcall, capacious, can embrace, and lucge,
** Ihihurdcn'd, nature's univerfal ichcKie ;
" Can ):ta(p creatiMyt'nh % futile thought ;
'* ituit en gfjlp, and not eiciudc it* fire.**—
1 o tell him ikfihcr^**' it behoves him much
YOUNO.
** To guard th* important, yet depending, Hv^
*' Of being, brighter than a thouiand funs :
" One fingle ray o( tUugbt outifaines them all.**— •
And if man hears obeditnt, foon he*ll foar
Superior heights, and on his purple wing.
His purple wing bedropt with eyes of gold,
Kifmg, where tlntfgbt is now deny*d to rife.
Look down triumphant on thefe dazzlin); fph^rei.
Why then perfift .'—No morul ever li»*d
But, dfing, he pronounc*d (when words are true)
The whole that charms thee abfolurrly vain.
Vain, and far worfe !— I'hink thou with dying
men ;
O cwdefcend to think as angels think !
O toUtate a chance iv.r happinefs !
Our nature fuch, ill ehoice enfucs ill fate ;
And hell had been, thf'Ugh there had been no God.
Doft thou not know, my new aflronomer !
•tmrtbf turning from thc/j/», brings night to man I
Mam, turning from his GcJ, brings ew//c/J night ;
Wliere thou canft read no morals^ find tit>JjienJ^
Amend no manners ^ and czpedl no peace.
How deep the darknefs! and the gioan how hud.'
And far, how far, from hfr.bmt are the flames !.->
buch is Lorenzo's purch^ife ! fuch hi^ pr^ifc *.
'I he pioud, the politic, Lorenzo's praife !
Though in his ear, and Icvell'd ar his heart,
l*vc half read o'er the vclomc of the (kici.
tor ihiiik not ihou haU heard all this from invf
M}' i«>ng but echoes what great Isature (peaks.
Wiiat has (he fpokcn ? Thus the goddcfs fpoke.
Thus fp^ aks for ever .— " Tlacc at nature's h?ad
A h'Vtrtign, which o'er all thing* rr-Hs his eye,
Lxtmds his wing, piomulgates hi)> commands,
Lut, above all, diflufcs endlefs ^or>d ;
To xibfm, for fure redrcfs, the v rong may fly;
** '1 he vilr for mercy, ai.d the pain'd for peate ;
J'y 'U'hcm the \aricus tenants of thefe fpiieres,
Diverfif}*d in k-rt^nes, place, anM powers,
Rai» d in enjn^mcnt, as in worth they rife,.
Arrive at length (if wcrthy Inch approach)
At that bieil fouuia:D-hcad from which thej
ftream ;
Where conf ift pa(V redoubles prefcrrt joy,
Ai d prcfent joy h.ok% forward on mcieafe,
/^l.d that on more ; m» prrind I cTcry ftep
A dof.blc boon ! jl promije, and a Nijr."
H< \v c;(y i\% this Icl'en^c on hun'.aii neart* •
It ii.irs their rrake; it iooths their vaft dtf:re«;
rujirn ifi pleat'd, and rra/on a(ks n<i more ;
' 1 is rutioiiai ! 'tis great '. — But uh;it is tbitef
It darkens, fliockn, excruciates, anJ confoniuls !
Leavei us quite naked both of help anJ hope,
Sinking from bad to worfe ; few years the /port
Oi fortune! then the morfel v>{ de/p.:ir,
bay then, Lorenzo I (frr thou know 'ft it well)
What vite? — Mere \w«nt of compaf» in our thought*
keligicHf what I — The proof ff ei.tr 'j-on ft fe.
How art thou hooted where the lejjl prevails!
Is it my fault, if theft tr-itbt call x^zl- Jvjt f
And th( u (liult ncvtr be mifaUd by me.
Can nttther^rrwr nor trtror (land thy fiiendf
.And ait thoufifi an ii)fe«il in the n:irc ?
H»»w, like thy guardian angel, have I flown ; [aU
::iiiu:ch'd ihvc lium earth j dvoiicd tluc thr(/Vgt\
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Th' ethereal armies; walkM thee, like a God,
T!.roagh Iplendoursof firil magnitude, arranf(-d
On cither hand ; C'Ond« thtowo beneath thy feet ;
CMfe-cruit'd on the brif(ht paradife of God ;
And almoA iotroduc'd thee to the throne !
And an thou fiill caroufiog for delight,
Rank poifon ; firft fermenting to mcre/rotB,
And then fuhfiding into final ^«///
To beings d foblime, iwum§rtat make,
Hinr fhockiDg is all joy, whofe end is Aire !
^sch joy swjr/ (hocking fiiU the more it ebarmi !
And d^ thou chcttfe what ends ere well begun,
Aiid infaflaous as ihort ? And doil thou choofe
(T.1«M, to whofe pala:e gUry is fo fweet)
To vade into prrditistiy through ctJcmft^
Not of psor bigots only, but thy <n»it T
Fif 1 have peep'd into thy corer*d heart,
Aou Ceen it blufh beneath a boaftful brow ;
For. by fUoxig guilt's moil violent ilHiuh,
CorlcicDCC is but difaU^, not J.Jlrey'd,
O ihun moft awful being, and moft Vain !
TV. y will Yasm frail ! how gloricui is thy power !
Thtogh dread eternity has fown her feeds
0/ baiiiaiid woe in thy Jefpotic breaft.
TiM u^h heaven and hell depend upon thy choice,
A burtrrfly comes crofs, and both are fled,
k tbia the piAnre of a rational \
This horrid image, (hall it be moft juft \
l^H^erzo ! No; it cannot,—^// not be,
If :hcie i« force in rt^fon^ or xufiunds
Chanted beneath the glinipfes of the moon,
A magic, at this planetary hour,
\^))/ct\JUwtka- locks the general lip, and dreams
1 hruugh-fen/elefs mazes hunt fouls vnin/pird,
Ai»ik1 — The facrcd myfteries begin —
My ioicmn mtgU^Urm adjuration hear;
Hear, and 1*11 raife thy fpiht fronf the dud ;
Mk'hile the fan gaze on this enchantment nrw^
hr:hantmeDt, not infernal, but divine !
^ By^'/M^r, death's peculiar attribute;
* By Attkmefi^ guilt's inevitable doom ;
** by djrinefst and hjftemee^ fiftcru dread !
**• ! hat draw the curtain round night's ebon throne,
" Ar.d raiOe idetw iolemn as the Icene I
^ Ly cighr, and all of awful i.ight prefents
" i o tUwglt oxjen/t (of a\%-ful much to both
■*TU g«x!dcis brings!) By thcie her trembling
frt$^
* I.tke VcUa*s, ever -burning, and like bert
** k*&rec to thoughts immaculate and pure !
*- By tbefe bright orators, that prwt^ vix^praifi^
" And prefi thee to revere the Deity ;
**• Perhaps too aid thee, when rcvcr'd a while,
** 1 o reach hit thrtn* ; as ft^ges of the fool,
*- Through wliich at difTcrent periods (he (ball pafi,
** Hrfiaiog gradual for her fipal height,
** And piis^iog cfTlonie drofs at every fphere '.
** By thi» dark pail thrown o'er the filent world,
** By the world'* kings, and kingdoms, moll re-
nown *J,
** Vrtmn Ihort ambition's xemltb fet for e? er ;
** ^ prcfagc to vain boaftcrs now in bloom !
' ly the long lift of fwift mortality,
* frcm Adam downward to this evening knell,
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** And ihocki her with an hundred centuries,
** Round, ^m/^'/ black banner throng'd in hiunii^
thought !
By thf.ufands mn» religning their hfl breath.
And calling thee~-wert thou fo wife to hear !
By tombs o'er tombs sridng ; human earth
** Lic<3ed,to make rnom for— human earth;
The monarch'^ ierrcr^ and the fexton's {tjdt^
By pompous obfequies that ihun the day,
The t9r£6 funereal, and the noi!ciin{; flume ^
Which makes poor msirs humiliufion proud ;
•** Boaft of our rui/t ! triumph of our dwff
** By the damp vuult that wce}»s o'er royal bones.
And the pale lamp that (hows the ghaflly dead
JMore ghaftly, through the thjck incumbenc
gloom !
" By vims (if there are) from darker fcenes,
** The gliding fpeftre ! and the groaning grave !
** By groans, and graves, and miieries that groaa
** For the grave's fhelter ! by defponding men,
** Senfclefs to pains of death, from pangs of guilt !
" By guilt's laft audit ! by yon moon in blood,
The rocking firmament, the falliog ftars, -
And thunder's laft difcharge, great nature's knell t
By fecond chaos and eternal i^bt**-^
Be wife— Nor let Philander blame my^^rrw.
But own not ill difcharg'd my double debt, i
J.ovt to the li\f^ig, duty to the dead.
F(»r know I'm but executor; be left
I'liih moral legacy; / make it o'er
By bis command ; Philander hear in me.
And heaven in both. If deaf to thefe, O ! hear
FlorcUu's tender voice ; bis weal depends
On thy ref live ; it trcmblei at thy choice ;
For bit fake — love tbyfelf: example firiket
Ail human hearrs; a ^i example more;
Mors ftill a father's ; that enfures his ruin.
As parent of his being, wouldft thou prove
The unnatural parent of his miferies.
And make him curfe the being which thoo gartfi?
Ih this the bleffing of lb fond a father;
If carriers cf Lorenr.o ! fpare. Oh ! fpare
Fiorelld*8 father, and Philander *s friend !
Florello's father ruin'd, ruins him ;
And from Philander's friend the world expe6U
A comiiid, no dilhonour to the dead*
Let prjfion do what nailer motive fhould ;
Let love and emulaticn rife iu aid
To reafm^ and perfuade thee tobe— bleft.
This fecnasuot a rcqucft to be deny'd;
Yet (fuch the infatuation of mankind!)
* ris the moll boptlefs man can make to man.
Shall I then riic in argument and warmth.
And u:ge Philander'! pofthnmous advice
From topics yet unbroach'd ?—
But Gh ; I faint ! My fpirirs f;iil !*^Nor flrange !
So long on wirg, and in no middle clime !
To which my great Cieatnr's glory call'd ;
And calls— \>MX now in vain. Sleep^t dewy vrand
Has tlick'd my drooping lip«. znd promi/et
My long arrear cf rell ; the dixtny god
(Wont to return with our returning ^Ar«r)
Will pay ere long, anil biefs me with repofc, [cot,
Hulle, haile, iweet flranger ! from the peafant't
1 he ihip boy'^ hammocki or thc.foldicr's fknw^
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lVheocey«rr»ttf never cha«M thee; with ihe^>faiiDg,
^ot hideout vifioDS, as of late, but draoghts
Delicious of well.tafted cordial reft,
Mao*8 rich reftorative, his balmy bath,
That fupplei, lubricates, and keeps in plaj
The various movemcDts of this nice machine,
Vhich aflcs fuch frequent periods of repair.
V^hen tir*d with Tain routiona of the day,
Sleep winds ui up for the fucceeding dawn ;
Frcfh wc fpin on, xXWJickneft clogs our whcelsi
Or 4eaib quite breaks the fpring, and motion ends,
^hen will it end with me /
— '~** Thou only koow*ft,
** Thou, whc'fc broad eye the/ac/irrr and the pMf
^* Joins to xhefrefent; making one of three
'* To moral thought! Thou know'ft, and thou
*' alone, [known !
** AU-knowing '. — all-unknown ! — and yet well-
** Near, though remote ! and though unfathom'd,
" felt •
'< And though tnvifible, for ever feen !
** And feen in all 1 the great and the mimmie :
** Each globe above, with its gigantic race,
•* £acb flower, each leaf, with iu iroall people
*• fwarm*d,
■* (Thofe puny vouchers of Omnipotence !)
'* To thefirft thought, that alks, ** From whemeef**
•* declare [o'er
'* Their common fpurce. Thou fotmtain, running
** Id rivers of communicated joy '.
** Who gav'ft us fpeech for far, far humbler themes !
'* Say, by what name ihall I prcfume to call
'* Him 1 fee burning in thefe countlcfs funs>
** ^s Mofes in the htf/b 1 lUuftrious mind !
'* The whole creation lefs, far lefs to thee,
« Than that to the creation's ample round
" Hew ihall I name thee ?— How my labouring foul
** Heaves underneath the thought, too big for birth !
** Great fyftem of perfedUons ! mighty caufe
*^ Of caufes mighty ! cayfe uncaused \ f«le root
** Of nature, that luxuriant growth of God !
«* Firft Father of (;^r^/ / that progeny
*< Of endleft (erics ; wheie the golden chain's
•* Laft link admits a period, who can tell >
« Father of all that is or heard, or hears !
•* Father of all that is or feen, or fees !
•* Father of all that i/, crJbaU arife !
<* Father of thift imnieafurable maiii
<* Of matter multiform ; or denfe, or rare ;
** Opaque, or lucid; rapid, or at refk;
** Minute, or paifing bound \ in each extreme
'* Of like amaze and my ft cry to man.
'* Father of thefe bright miliioni of iht might .'
** Of which the Icaft JfuU godhead had prodaim'd,
'* And thrown the gazer on his knee—- or lay,
'* Is appellation higher ftill, thy choice i
•« Father of matter*s temporary lord !
" Father ci/pirits .' nobler offVpring I fpatki
** Of high paternal glory ; rich endow 'd
** With various mealuris, and with various modes
■* Of infirfi, reafoHy ifitkftioM ; beams
** More pale, or bright from day diwne, to break
** The darker matter organized (the ware
.*' Of all created fpiiit) ; beams, that rife
** £a(.h ovei other io fuperior hght^
** TtU the laft ripens into luflre flrong
** Of next appioach to godhead. Fat£« fond
" ( Far fonder than e'er bore that name on eanh)
^ Of ihtelleaual beings ! beings bkft .
" With powers to plcafe thee ; not of pafliVc ply
** To laws they know not ; beings lodg'd in feaia
'* Of well-adapteW joys, in di0*ereot domes
** Of this imperial palace for thy foot;
** Of this proud, populous, well>polky'd,
" Though boundlefs habitation, plann'd by thee ;
** Whofe feveral clans their feveral climatet fuic ;
*' And tranfpofition, doubtlefs, would deilroy.
*' Or, oh f indulge, immortal King, indulge
** A title lefs auguft indeed, but more
** Endearing ; ah \ how fweet in huipan ears,
*< Sweet in out ears, and triumph in our hearts!
** Father ttf imMnrtality to wtam '
** A theme that * lately feV my foul on fire —
** And thou the next ! yet equal ! thou, by whom
'* That bit fling was convey *d; far more! was
**^hti
*< Inefiable the price ! by whom all worlds
** Were made ; and one, redcem'd illuftriout light
** From light iUuftrious ! thoa« whofe regal fowcr,
". Finite in <iW, but infinite m^aect
" On more th>an adamantine bails fix'd,
" O'er more, far more than diadems and thme^
** Inviolably reignt; the dread oi gods!
*' And oh I ihe/riend of man ! beneath whofe CooC>
" And by the mandate of whofe awful nod,
" All regions, revolution, fortunes, fates,
" Of high, of low, of mind, and matter, roll
** Through the Aiort channels o{ expiring timig^
" Or IhorcWfs ocean of eternity, .
** Calm, or tempefluous (at tly fpiicit brcathet),
** In abfclutc objcdion !— And, O thou
" I'he glorious Tbiid ! diflindl, not feparate !
** Beaming from hoth f with both incorporate ;
" And (Orange to tell !) incorporate with duft !
" By ccndefcenfion, as thy g1oi;y great,
** Enilirin'd in man ! of human hearts, if pure,
** Divine inhabitant ! the tie divine
" Of heaven with diftant earth ! by whom I truft,
(If not infpir'd) uncenfur'd this addrefs
To thee, to them — To whom!— MyflerioM
•* power !
** Reveal'd — yet unr^ veaPd ! datknefs in light ;
** Number in iinity ! our joy ! our dread !
" The triple bolt that layii all wrong in ruin !
" That animates all right, the triple fun !
" Sun of the foul ! her never-fctting fun !
" Triune, unutterable, unconceiv'd,
" Abfcondtng, yetdcmonftrable. Great God !
** Greater than greatefl ! Better than the bed!
** Kinder than kindeft ! with foft pityt eye,
** Or (ftronger flill to fpcak it) with thime row.
From thy bright home, from that high firm*-
** ment.
Where thou, frotn all eternity, haft dwelt;
** Beyond archangeUunafliP.cd ken;
*' From far above what mortals higheft call ;
" From elcvat ion '» pinnacle ; look down, [all
" Through- What? confounding interval', thjougb
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■ An<l more thio labouring /fury can conceive;
■* Thiou|[h radiant ranks of efliencca unknown;
** Tliro«kgh hierarchies from hierarchies detach'd
** Round Tartotts banners of Omnipotence^
*" With eodlefs change of rapturous duties fir*d ;
** Through wondrous beings inter pofing fvirarms,
** An cluilering at the call, to dwell in thee ;
" rhroogh this wide wade of worlds ! this vifla
••▼aft,
** All fanded o'er with funs ; funs turn*d to night
" Before thy feebleft beam — Look down— down—
•• down, , ^
** On a poor kmfhimg particle in dud,
* Or, k>wer, an i9tm»rtal iu his crimes.
^ Hti crimes forgive ! forgive his virtues, too !
" Tbofe fmaller fiults, half converts to the right.
* Nor let me clofe thefe eyes, which never more
* Maf ice the fon (though night's defcending fcale
" Now weighs up morn), unpity*d, and unblefl !
^Iniiy difpleafure dwells tteritai pain ;
" Pain, oar averfion ; pain, which (Irikes me mow ;
** And, fence all pain is terrible to man,
" Tboagh tranficnt, terrible ; at t6y good hour,
" Gentiy, ah gently, lay me in my bed,
* Mf sSmy-tdd bed ! by nature, now, fo near;
*' By nature near ; dill nearer by difeafe !
" Tin then, be tbh an emblem of my grave :
" Let it outpreach the preacher ; every night
* Let it outcry the boy at Philip's ear;
** That tongue of death ! that herald of the tomb !
"* And when (the (belter of thy wing implor'd)
** Wjfenfet^ footh*d, (ball (ink ip fofc repofe,
" Or fink tbu truth (lill deeper in my foul,
•* Suggefted by my pillow, fignM hy/atef
•• Firft, 'w/ate*9 volume, at the page of man —
** Mmm » ^klj fudy tbtugb turn d and toji* d for ever,
** J-rwmJtde tojid*^ tarn wefi om mtnghi bttt thee :
* Hgre, infuU trnft ; bertafter^ iitfiUjoy :
** Qo thee the promit*d, fure, eternal down
" Of fpu-it*, toil'd in travel throogh this vale.
** Nor of tbat pillow 11^11 my foul defpond ;
*' For — Love almighty ! Love almighty ! (dog,
" Exult creation !) Love almighty rcigiis '
" lliat death of death ! that cordial oid<J^alr !
** And loud etemity*i triumphant fong ! [God !
* Of whom, no more :— >For, O thou Patron-
* Thou GaJand mortal.' Thence wore God to man !
** Mao's theme eternal ? mao*s eternal theme !
" I'ht u cand not 'fcape tm'mjmrd from our fraife,
** Ucinjrr'd from our praife can he efcape,
** Who, difcmbofbm'd from the father, bows
** Tbe heaven of heavens, to kifs the didant earth!
* Breathes out in agonies a finlefs foul !
'* Againd the «r^0, death" t iron fceptre breaks !
** From famiik'd rmn plucks her human prey !
" Thruws wide the gates celefHal to hnfoet !
" 'ItziX grmtitmde^ for foch a boundlefs debt,
** Depacrs iheir fiiffering hrothtre to receive !
" ArAi, if deep human guilt in payment fails ;
" Ai deeper guilt prohibiu our de/fair /
** £DJcio» it as pur duty to rejioiee I
" A^d I to dole all) omnipotently kind,
" * Take his dtHghts ammg theJOHs of men,**
What words are thefe-^Aod did they come
from heaven ?
And were they fpoke to man ?' to guilty man ? '
What are all mydcries to love like this f
The d>ngs of angels, all the melodies
Of choral gods, are wafted in the found ;
Heal and exhilerate the broken heart ; .
Though pluog'd before in horrors dark as nighi :■
Rich prelibation of comfymmate joy !~
Nor wait we diifolution to be bled.
This final effort of the moral muf<^
How iudJy • titted ? not for me alone :
For all that read; what fpiric of fupport.
What heights of confolation, crown my fong !
Then, farewell night ! . of darknefs, now, noi
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Joy breaks ; (bines ; triumphs ; 'tis eternal day.
Shall that which riles oujt of $tomghi complain
Of a few evils, paid with endlef» joys?
My foul ! henceforth, in fweeted union join
The two fupports of human happinefs.
Which fome, erroneous, think can never meet ;
True tafe of life ^ and condant thought of death !
The thought of death, fole vidor of its dread!
Hope be thyyVy ; and probity tYijfkilt;
I'hy patron he, whofe diadem has dropp'd
Yon gems of heaven ; Eternity thy furixe :
And leave the racers of the tmW/ their own.
Their feather, and their froth, for endlefs toils :
They part with all for that ^Hch is not bread;
They murufy, they darve on wealth, fame, power;
And laugh to fcurn tYit fools that aim at more*
How mud a fpirit, late efcap'd from earth,
Suppofe Philander's, Lucia*s, or NarciiTa**,
The truth of things new-blazing in itit eye.
Look back, adoni(h*d, on the ways of men,
Whofe lives whole drift is to forget their graves!
And when our prefent prwilege is pad,
I'o fcourge us with due fenfe of its abufe^
The fame adonifhment will feize us all.
What then mud pain us, would preferve us now*
Lorenzo ! *tis not yet too late ; Lorenzo 1
Seize wifdom ere 'tis torment to be wife ;
That is, fcize wifdom ere (he feizes thee.
For what, my imall philofopher! is bellf
*Tis nothing but full knowledge of the truth^
When truth refideth long, is fworn our foe :
And calls Eternity to do her right.
Thus, darknefs aiding intelledual light.
And hcttdflenee whifpcring truths divine.
And truths divine converting pain to peace,
My fong the midnight raven hat outwing'd.
And (hot, ambitious of unbounded (cenes.
Beyond the flaming fimits of the world.
Her gloomy flight. But what avails the flight
Oi fancy ^ when our hearts remain below ?
Virtue abounds in flatterers and foes ;
' ris pride to praife her; penance to perform.
I'o more than words, to more thaa worth of
tongue,
Lorenzo ! rife, at this aufpicious hour;
An hour, when heaven's mod intimate with man \
When, like a falling dar, the ray divine
• 'Th* Confolation,
Glide* fwifc loto tbe bo&m of xhcjtfi s
And juft are all, determined to reelaunt ;
"Wlikh feu that title high within thf reach.
Awake, then : thy Philander calls t awake !
Tbou, who flialt wake, when the creatioo flecpi;
THB WORKS OF YOUNO.
When, like a uper, .aU«thefe fooa exphe }
When time, like him of Gaza in hit wrath.
Plucking the pilUrs that fupport the woAd,
In nature's ample rtiins lies eotomb'd ;
And midnight, umverfal midiiight I re^joi.
RESIGNATION,
IN TWO PARTS.
^ My foul (ball be fatirfied even at if it we^e with marrow aod fatnefs ? when my mouth, pratfetli
** thee with joyful lips.** PtALM huii. 6u
ADVERTISEMENT.
T«is was not intended for the public, there were many and ftronjr reafont againft it; apd are fo
ftiU; but fome eitrads of it, from the few copies which were given away, being got into the printed
papen, it wat thought neceflary to publi(b fomcthiog, left a copy ftill more impcrled than thit (hoold
nil inta the prefi : and it it hoped, that thit unwelcome occafion of publication nuy be fome excufe
for it.
As for the following fianzas, Ood Aimighty*8 infinite power, and marvellous goodnefs to man, it
dwelt on, as the moft juft and cogent reafon for our cheerful and 'abfolute rcfignation to his Will ; nor
mre any ofthofe topics declined, which have a juft tendency to promote that lUpremc virtue : fuch ^
the vanity of this life, the valve of the next, the approach of delith, &c.
PART I.
"Thb days how few, how ihort the yeart
Of man's too rapid race,
Sach leaving, as it tmihXj flies,
A (horter in ics pbce !
They who the longeft leafe enjoy.
Have told us with a (igh.
That to be born feenit httle more.
Than to begin to die.
Numbert there are who feel thit truth
With feart alarm*d ; and yet,
In Ufe*s delafioiu lulPd afleep,
Thit weighty truth (orget :
And am not I to tbefe akin ?
Age fluroben o*er the quill ;
Itft honour blott, wbate*er it writcts
Aod am I writing ftill ?
Confcioot of nature in decline,
And languor in my thoughtt;
To fofcen cenfure, and abate
Itt rigour on my faulu;
Permit me. Madam f ere to yon
The promit'd verie I pay,
To touch on felt infirmityi
^id Mel of de^|«
One world deceat*d, another bora.
Like Noah they behold,
0*er whofe white hairt, and furrow*d browfn
Too many iims have roli'd :
Happy the patriarch ! he rejoic*d
His fecond world to fee : ,
My fecond world, though g^y the fcene.
Can boaft no charms for nie.
To me this brilliant age appears
With defblation fpread ;.
Near all with whom 1 liv*d, and fmil*d,
Wbilft life was life, are drad ;
And with them dy'd my joys ; the grave
Hat broken nature's laws ;
And cloft*d, againft thit feeble frame,
lu partial cruel jawt ;
Cruel to fpiire ! condenm'd to life.!
A cloud impairs my fight ;
My weak hand difobeyt my will.
And tfcmblet at 1 write.
What ihaU I write ? Thalia, tell;
Say, long abandan'd mufc !
What field of fancy (haU 1 range ?
What fubjed fliaU I choofc ?
A choice of moment high in(pirc,
Aod rcicue mc from fkm^^
ttESIONATION.
tm
tor dotting on iUj clishnt fo latCi
By grandeur in my theme.
Beyond the themes which moft adlnire,
Which dazzle, or amaze.
Beyond renown*d exploits of war,
Bright charms, or empire's blaze,
Are themes, which, in a world of woe^
Can heft appeafe our pain ;
And, in an age of gaudy gniltt
Oay folly's flood reCbmin ;
Amldft the ftorms of life fupporC
A calm unlhaken mind ;
And with nofadiog laurels crown
The brow of the refign'd.
0 Rc/jjnation ! yet unfung,
Untooch'd by former drains;
Though claiming every mufe's foule.
And every poet's pains.
Beneath lifc*s evening, folemn flitde,
f deiikste nfy page
To ciiee, thou fafeft goird of youth t
Thou fole fupport of age :
All other duties crefcents arc
Of virtue faintly bright.
The gloriottn confommatino, thou !
Which filU her orb with light :
How rarely fill'd ! the love divine
In evili to dtfceri),
This the firft leiEon which we waac^
The lateft which we learn ;
A melancholy truth ! for know,
Could our proud hearts relign,
1 he diftance greatly would decreale
'Twixt human and divine.
But though fun noble is my theme.
Full urgent is my call
To foftcn forrow, and forbid
The burfting tear to fall ;
The talk I tread ; dare 1 to leave
Of bumble profe the (Eore,
And put to fca ? a dangerous fisu?
What throngs have funk before !
How proud the poet's billow fwelli!
ll^eGod! the God: hisboaft:
A boatt how vain ! what wrecks abound !
Dead bards ftench every coaft.
What then am I > Shall I prefurae,
On fiich a moulten wing.
Above the general wreck to rife.
And in toy winter, fing;
When nightingales, when fweeteft bardf
Confine their charmittg foog,
To (ummer't animating heats.
Content to warble young ?
T« write I matt ; i * Udy fuet.
How fliameful her requeft !
• Mf4, M'
• 9 , - ■
My brain in. latioiir for duH rhyme !
Her's teeming with the bed i
But you a ilranger will ezcufe.
Nor fcorn his feeble (h'ain \
To you a ftranger, but through lite^
No ftranger to your pain. ^
The ghoft of grief deceas'd afcendi^
His old wound bleeds anew ; |
His forrows are recall'd to life
By thl>fe he fees in you ;
Too well he knows the twifting ibiagt
Of ardent hearts combin'd.
When rent afunderi how they bleed.
How hard to be refign'd :
Thofe tears you pour, his eyei hive (bed}
The P^iig you feel, he felt;
Thus nature, loud at virtue, bids
His heart at youra to nselt^
But what can heart, orhcud, fuggfft ?
What fad ezperiencb fay ?
Through truths aoftere, to petce we work
Our rugged, gloomy way :
What are we ? Whence \ For what } arid Whhbwl'
Who know hot, needs maft momn;
But thought, bright daughter'of the fldcf «
Can tears to triumph tnni;
' Thought is our armour, *ti# the niind'i •
Impenetrable fhield.
When, fcnt by fate, w« meet onr fbei^
In fore affliaion's field ; *
It plucks the frightful mafle from tUi,
Forbids pale fear to hide,
Beneath that dark difguife, a friend;*
Which turns affedioo's tide. ./
AfTedion frail ! train'd up by fenfe.
From reafon's channel ftniys :
And whim it blindly points at peace.
Our peace to pain betrayt.
Thought winds its fond, erroneona fireatft
From daily- dying flowers,
To nourifh rich immortal blooofS,
In amaranthine bowers;
Whence throngs, in extafy, look dowB
On what once flfock'd their fight;
And thank the terrors of the paft
For ages of delight.
All withers here ; who naoft fR>fiefir
Are lofers by their gain.
Stung by full proof, that, bad At befl,
Life's idle all is vain :
Yain, in its coarfe, life'f murmuring ilrcanr;
Did not its oourfe offend.
But murmur ceafe ; life, then, would feem
Still vainer, from iu end.
How wretched ! who, throogh cruel fate.
Have pothiug to lanrenc !
With the poor ahns this world «ibrd» \
Deplorably content \
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THE wouks OF rovUH.
Hadnot the Greek Jiit world imflooitf
fill wUh had beai mbft wife I
To he content with .hot one world,
lAe him we ihotild ddjpUe.
Of etrth'a revenue would yen ftate
A> full account, and bir ?
We hope; and hope s and hope i then caft
The total up^^—
Defpair.
Since Tain all here, all fotnre, wtft,
Emhrace the lot alfign'd ;
Heaven wounds to'heal ; ita frowns tn
Its (broke fetere, moil kind*
But in lapsM nature, rooted deep.
Blind error domineers;
And on fools errands^ in the dark.
Sends out our hopes and fears i
Bids us for ever pains deplore^
Our pleafures overprife;
Thefe oft perfuade us to be weak;
Thofe urge us to be wife.
Wkma virtue's nigged path to right
By pleafure are we brought
To flow« fields of wrong, tnd there
Pain chides us for our fsult :
Yet whilA it chides, it Speaks of peace.
If foUy is withftood ;
And feys, time pays an eafy price.
For otir eternal good.
In earth's dark cot, and in an ho«r.
And in delulion great.
What an econooiift is man
To fpend his whole eftate.
And beggar an eternity !
For which as he was bom,
More worlds than one apinft it weigh'd.
As feathers he ihoold feom.
Say not, your lofe in triumph leads
Religion's feeble ftrife;
Joys future amply reimburfe
Joys bankrupu of this life.
But not deferr'd yefur joy fb long.
It bears an early date ;
AffliAion's ready pay in hand.
Befriends our prefent ftate ;
What are the tears, which trickle down
Her melancholy face.
Like liquid pearl ? Like pearls of price.
They purchafe laiUog peace.
Grief feftcns hearts, and cnrba the will.
Impetuous paffion tames.
And keens infatiate, keen defire
From launching in extremes.
Through time's dark womb, our judgment right,
If our dim eye was thrown,
Clear ihoold we fee, the will divine
^ bnt fsreftaU*d ov own s
At variance with onr fbture iti&kf
Self-fever'd we complain ;
if fo, the wounded, .not the wound,
Muft anlWer for the pain :
The day (hall'come, and fwift of
Though you nuy think tt flow,
tVhen, in the lift of fortune's fmUes,
You'll enter frowns of woe.
For mark the path of Providence;
This courfe it has purftied
" Pain is the parent, woe the wombi
** Of found important good :*'
Our hearts are fafken'd to this world
By ibong and endleis ties t
And every forrow cuts a firing.
And urges us to rife :
'Twill found fevere-<>Yet reft aflor'd
I'm (tudious of your peace ;
Though I fhould dare to give you joy-^
Yes, joy of his dcceafe :
jAn hour fhall como (you qneftion thn)
An hour, when you ihall Uefs^
Beyond the hrighteft beams of life.
Dark days of your difbeft.
"Hear then without forprife a truth, ,
A daughter-truth to this.
Swift turns of fortune often tie
A bleeding heart to blifs ;
Efteem you this a paradox f
My facred motto read ;
A glorious truth ! divinely fung
By one, whofe heart haul bled }
To Reiignation fwift he flew.
In her a friend he fomd,
A friend, which bleft him with a imile
When gafping with his wound.
On eanh nought precious is obtain'd
But what it painful too ;
By travel, and to travel bom.
Our Sabbaths are but few :
To real joy we work our way.
Encountering many a fhock,
£re found what truly charms ; as found
A Venus in the block.
In fome difafter, fome fevers
Appointment for our fins.
That mother bleffing (not fe cali'd).
True happineft, begins.
No martyr e'er defy'd the flames,
By ftings of life unvext ;
Firft rofe lome quarrel with this world,
Then paiCon for the next. *
You fee, then, pangs are parent pangs.
The pangs of happy birth ;
Pangs, by which only can be bom
True happinefs on earth.
The peopled earth look all aronndf
Or through tiou's recocds run i
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RBSIONATION.
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And fay, wliit tt t man nnftnick ?
It is a man undone.
Tht« moment, am I deepljr (long-*
Mj bold pretence is try'd ;
When Tain man boafis. Heaven pvts to proof
The Taontings of kis pride ;
Now need f, Madam! your fapport^—
How eaquifite the fmart ;
How critically tim*d the * news
Which ftrikes me to the heart I
The pangs of which I fpoke, I feel :
If worh like thine, is born,
• loo«;-beIov*d ! 1 blefs the blow,
And triumph, whilil I moom.
Sor moem I long ; by. grief fubdned
By rea(bn*s empire (hown ;
Deep angniih comes by Heaven's decree,
CoDbnnes by our own ;
And when continoed pad its point,
fodalg*d in length of time,
Cricf i§ difgrace, and, wliat was fate,
Cormpts into a crime :
And fhall I, criminally mean,
Myfclf and fubjeA wrong ?
Ko : my example (hall fupport
The (ah]e6t of my fong.
Madam ! I grant yoor lofs is great ;
Nor little is yoor gain ;
I^t that be weigh*d ; when weigh*d arigh^
It richly pays your pain ;
When Heaven would kindly fet us free,
And earth's enchantment end ;
It takes the moCt effrAual means,
And robs us of a friend.
Bat fuch a friend ! and figh no more ?
Ti^ prudent ; but Icvere :
Heaven aid my weaknefs, and I drop.
All forrow— with this tear.
Perhaps your fettled grief to footh,
I ihould n:it vainly f^rive,
Bor with foft balm your pain afliiage,
Had he been ftUl alive ;
Whofe frequent aid brought kind relief.
In my diftrefs of thought,
Tiog'd with his beams my cloudy page
And beautify *d a fault :
To touch our paflions, fecret fprinp
Was hi^ peculiar care ;
And deep his happy genius div'd
In bofoms of the fair ;
Harare, which favours to the few.
All art beyond, imparts.
To hill prefenied at his birth,
The key of human hearts.
* JP^ '/^ tb* Author tp«# tpritimg tits, tt riteivtd the
■r*/ 9/ Mr. Ssmml Rhhufdftii a death ^ %ifS0 %Vttt then
/fsa/Mg the/onmr fsrt •f the Fum.
But not to me by him beqneath'd
' His gentle, fniooth addrefs;
His tender hand to touch the wound
In throbbing of diilrels ;
Howe'er, proceed I mnft, unbkis'd
With Efculapian art :
Know, love fometimes, miftaken love !
Plays difafiedion's part :
Nor lands, nor feas, nor funs, ndr ftartf
Can foul from foul divide
They correfpond from diftant worlds,
Thoagh tranfports are deny'd :
Are you not, then, unkindly kind?
Is not yotv love fevere \
O ! ftop that cryftal fource of woe;
Nor wound him with a tear.
As thofe above from human bliia
Receive increafc of joy ;
May not a flroke from human woe.
In part, their peace defiroy ?
He lives in thofe he left;— 4o what?
Your, now, paternal care.
Clear from its cloud your brighten'd eye,
It will difcern him there ;
In features, not of form alone,
But thofe, I truft, of mind ;
Aufpicious to the public weal.
And to their fate re(ign*d.
Think on the tempefts he fuilain'd ;
Revolve his battles won ;
And let thofe prophecy your joy
From fuch a father's fon :
Is confolation what you feek ?
Fan, then, his martial fire ;
And animate to flame the fparki
Bequeath'd him by his fire :
As nothing great is born in hade.
Wife nature's time allow ;
His father's laurels may defcend.
And flourilh on his brow.
Nor, Madam ! be furpris'd to hear
That laurels r*;ay be due
Not more to heroes of the field,
(Proud boafiers !) than to yon :
Tender as is the female frame,
Like that brave man you mourn,
You are a foldier, and to fight
Superior battles bom ;
Beneath a banner nobler far
Than ever wai unfurl'd
In fields of blood ; a banner bright t
High wav'd o'er all the world.
It, like a ftreaming meteor, cafta
An univerfal Kght ;
Sheds day, filed* more, eternal day
On nations whelm'd in night.
Beneath that banner, what expbit
Can mount our glory higher.
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Than to foIUin the dreadful blow,
Whf n thofe we Ipve expire?
tro forth a morarAmaznn;
Ann*d with undauored thought ;
The battle won, though cofting dear
You'll think it cheaply bought ?
The paflive hero, who fits down
Unadive, and can ihsile
Beneath aflidion*t galling- load,
Outadt a Czfar'i toil :
The billows {laib*d by flavghter*d foet
Inferior pratfe aflford;
Reafon'f a Dloodlcis conqueror,
^ More glorious than the fword*
Kor can the thunders of huzzat
From (hontiog nations, caufe
l^uch fweet delight, as from your hear
Soft whifpers of applanfe :
The dear deceas*d fo famM in arms.
With what delight he'll view
His triumphs on the main outdone.
Thus conquer*d, twice, by you.
Share his. delight; take heed to fhua
. Of bofoms mbCt difeas'd
That odd diftemperv an abfurd
Reludance to be plens'd :
Some feem in love with forrow*s charmsi
And that foul fiend embrace :
This temper let me juAly brand.
And damp it with difgntce :
Sorrow! of horrid parentage 1
Thou fecond-born of hell !
Againft heaven's endlef« mercies pour'd
How dar*ft thou to rebel f
From bUck and noxious vapours bred .
And nurs'd by want of thought.
And to the door of frensy*s felf
By perfeverance brought,
Thy moft Inglorious, coward tears
From brutal eyes have ran ;
Smiles, incommunicable fmiles I
Are radiant marks of man ;
They cad a fudden glory round
Th* illumined human face ;
And light in fans of honeft joy
Some beams of Mofes' face :
Is Refignation*s Icflbn hard f
Examine, we (hall find
That duty gives up little more
Than anguiihof the mind;
Refign ; and all the load of life
That moment yon remove,
Its heayy tax, ten thoufand carea
Devolve on one above ;
Who bids us lay our burden down
On his Almighty hand.
Softens our duty to relief.
To blcifing a command.
THE WORKS OP YOUNCJ.
For joy what caufe ? hov every Centt
Is courted froni above
The year around, with prefi;nts rich.
The growth of endlefs loTe ?
But moft oVrlook the bleffinga ponr'd.
Forget the wonders done.
And terminate, wrapp'd up in fenfe.
Their profpe^ at the fun j
From that, their final point ^ view.
From that their radiaot goal.
On travel infinite of thought,
Scu out the nobler foul,
Broke loofe fVom time-s tenacioas tiei«
And earth's involving g;)ooni^
To rangt; at lad its vaft domain.
And talk with worlds to come :
They let unmarked, and unemploy'd.
Life's idle moments run ;
And, doing nothing for themfelves.
Imagine nothing done ;
Fatal Biiftaka ! their fate goes oo.
Their dread account proceeds.
And their not-doing is fet down
Amongft their darked deeds ;
Though man fitJt Dill, and takes hiseafii|
God is at work on nan ;
No mean*, no moment unemploy'd.
To blefs him, if he can.
But man confents not, boldly bent
I'o faihion hit own fate ;
Man, a mere bungler in the trade.
Repents his crime too late ;
Hence loud laments : let me thy cauie,
Indulgent Father I plead ;
Of all the vnretches we deplore.
Nut one by thee was made.
What is thy whole creation bit f
Of love divine the child ;.
Love brought it forth ; and from itsbirthi
Has o'er i: fondly fmil'd :
Now, and through periods diftant far,
Long ere the world began.
Heaven is, and has in travel been.
Its birth the good of man ;
Man holds tn confiant fervice bound
The bluftering winds and feas ;
Nor funs difdain to travel hard
Their mailer, man, to pleale :
To final good the worft events
Through fccrct channels run ;
Finl(h for man their dcdio'dcourfi!,
As 'twas for man be^un.
One point (obferv'd, perhaps, by few)
Has often fmote, and fmitet
My mind, as demon (traiiovi ftrong;
That heaven in man delights :
What's known to man of things tuifccfii
Of future worlds, or £kcs I
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S) m-ith, nw more, tfisn what to min't
Scblinoc affiirs relatc« ;
V<at'» Revehtion then f a lift,
An mvcn'ory juft
Of rhit poor inTc6t*9 goods, fo late
Call d uut of night and duft.
What various nfofivf t to rejoice !
To render joy (ifictrc,
Ha« this no wcivh; ? our joy U felt
Beyond thi* narrow fphcre :
\%*oald we in heavrn new heaven creat^l
And double iu delight f
A fmi'.is; world, whenheaTett looks dowii|
How pieadng in its fight !
Arz^U i^oop forward from their throDet
Xo hear its jojful lays;
As inccnfe ivk'e^ ^ojoy, and join,
U» aromatic praife :
Have we no caule to fear the ftroke
Of heaven's avenging rod ?
Vhm ve prefume to counteraA
A lympathctic God?
If we reCgn, our patience makes
His rod an armlefk wand ; .
If not, it dartf a,ferp(nt'» fiing.
Like that in Mofcs' hand ;
Like that, it fwallows up whate*er
£arth'9 vain magicians bring,
Vhnfe baffled arts woylfl boad below
Of j«7» a rival fpring.
Confammate lov^ '. the lift kow large
Of McfTinp from thy hand !
To baniih furrow, and be blcft,
U tby fupreme command.
Are foch commands but ill obeyM ?
Of blifs, fhall we coipplatn f .
The man, who dares to be a wietch^
Deferves ftill greater pain.
Jay i» our *'.oty, gl'^ry, health ;
The farihme ot the foul ;
Oar b':.l encomium on the power
M':.o f*eet!y plans the whole :
Jot i« our Eden ftill polTe&'d :
hf eone, ignoble grief!
*ri« jor nia'^es gods, and men exaltfy
Ti-co- nature, bur relief ;
Rdlcf, for man to that moft ftoop,
And his due dif.ance know ;
Tranfport's the language of the dueiy
Content the ftyle below.
Coatfnt is joy, and joy in pain
fi juy and virtue too;
T^ui, vrhilft n-*'^ prefent wc poflefii
More precAuus wepurfue :
Of jiy ths m^'re we have in hand,
1 he more have wc to come;
joy. like our money, mrercft biaff,
' MCtkh daily ftrtl^ftbc fttm.
SlbNATJOjJ.
But how to fmile ;^ to (lem the tide
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'* Of nature in our veins ;
Is it not hard to weep iti joy ^
** What then to fmiie in pains ?
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Vi<5lor!ous joy | which breaks the clouds,
And ftrugglcs rliraugh a ftorm ;
Proclaims the mind as great, as good;
And bids it doubly chahn :
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If doubly, charming in our fez,
A f^z, by nature, bold.;
What then in yours ? 'tis diaiiaonct thcrci
I'riumphant o*er our gold.
And (hould not this coihplaint reprefs f
And check the rifing %h f
Ycf. farther opiate to your paia
I labour to fupgly.
Since fpiritt greatly damp*d diftoft
Ideas of delight, -• .,
Look through the medium of a friend.
To fet your notions right : .
As. tears the fight, grief dimi the foiili
Its ohjeA dark app^rs ;
True friendfliip, like i rifing foo,
The foul's horizon clears.
A friend's an optic to the mind
With forrow clouded o'er )
And gives {t ftrength q{ fight to fee
Redrefs unfcen before.
• - •
Reafon is, fomewhat rough' in man ;
Extremely fmoQth and fair.
When flie, to grace her manly ftrengih|
Afluroes a female air :
A *. friend you have, and I the {kmt,
Whofe prudcnt» foft a^Orcls .
Will hiing to life thofe healing thoughts
Which dy'd in your diftrefs ;
That friend, the fpirk of my theme
Kztradling for your eafe, ,
Will leave to me the dreg, in thoughts
Too common ; fuch as tbefe ;
Let thofe lament, fo whom full bowit
Of fpark ling joys are giTf i) ;
^hat triple bane inebriates life,
Imbitters death, and hazards heavea t
Woe to the foul at perfed eafe t
'Tis brewing perifad pain^ ;
Lnird reafon flceps, the pulfe iiEing;
Defpotic body reigns :
iiave you I ne'er pity'd Joys gay fceoet,'
And deem'd their glory dark f
Alas! poor envy ! (he** ftone-blind|
And quite miftlkes her mars :
Her mark lies hid in forrow't (badci;
But forrow weU fohdued ;
♦ Jifn. M9ntagtt9,
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146 THE WORKS
Aod in prolid fortune's frown defy*d
By meek, unburrow'd good.
By Refig^nation ; all in that
A double friend may find,
A wing to heaven, and, while on etrth,
The pillow of mankind :
On pillows void of down, for reft
Our reftlefa hopes we plsce ,
When hope* of heaven lie warm at heart,
Our heart! repofe in peace :
The peace, which Refignatioo yields,
Uiio feel alone can guefs ;
'Tis difbelier'd by murmuring mindv,
They moft conclude it lefs :
The lofs, OT gain, of that alone
Have we to hope, or fear ;
That fate controls, and can invert
The feafons of the year :
O : the dark days, the year around,
Of an impatient mind ?
Through clouds, and ftorms, a fommer breaka,
To ihice on the reiign'd :
While man by that of every grace,
And virtae, is poiIefs*d ; *
IFonl vice her pandxmbnimn buikft
In the rebellious breaft;
By Reiignatjon we defeat
The worft that can annoy ;
Aiid fuffer^ with far more repofe.
Than worldUngt can enjoy.
from fmall dcperience this I fpeak ;
O ! grant ^o thofe I love
Experience fuller far, ye Powers
Who form otir (ates above !
My love where due, if not to thofe
Who, leaving grandevr, came
To ihine on age in mean recefs,
And light me to my theme !
•A theme themfelve s ! A theme, how rare !
The charms which they difphy.
To triumph over captive headf,
Are fet in bf igbt arn^y :
With his own arms proud man's oVrcome,
I^iis boafted laurels die :
I^earning and genius, wifer grown,
To female bofoms fly.
This revolution, fiz*d by fate.
In fable was foretold ;
The dark predidion puzzled witr,
f Nor could the leam'd onfold :
But as thofe * ladies works 1 read,
rhey darted fuch a ray,
The latent fenfe burft out at once.
And (hone in open day :
80 burft, full ripe, diftcnded fruits,
When ftrongl^ ilrikes the fiin ;
* jlTri* MoMUgut^ Idrt* Carter*
OF YOUNC.
And from the purple grape nnprefs'd
Spontaneous ncAars run.
Pallas (*ti8 faid), when Jove -grew doll,
Forfook his drowfy brain ;
And fprighily leap*d into the throne
Of wifdom's brighter reign ;
Her helmet took ; that is, fliot rays
Of formidable wit ;
And launce— -or genius moft acute.
Which lines immortal writ ;
And gorgon (hield— or power to fright
Man*s folly, dreadful (hone,
And many a blockhead (eafy change !)
Tuni*d inftantly to ftone.
Our autliors nule, as then did Jove,
Now fcratch a damag*d head.
And call for what once quarter*d there.
But find the goddefs fled.
The fruit of knowledge, golden fruit!
l*hat once forbidden tree,
Hedg*d-in by furly man, is now
To Britain*s daughters free :
In Eve (we know) of firuit fo fair
The noble thirft began ;
And they, like her, have causM a fall,
A fall of fame in man :
And fince of genius in our fez,
0 Addifon ! with thee
The fun is (et ; how I rejoice
This (i(^er lamp to fee 1
It (beds, like Cynthia, (ilver beams
On man*s nodurnal (late ;
His Icifcn'd light, and languid powers,
1 (how, whilil I relate.
PART n.
But what in cither fez, beyond
All parts, our glory crowns !
** In ruffling feafons to be calm,
" And (mile, when fortune frowns.**
Heaven*s choice is fafer than our own ;
Of ages paft inquire.
What the moft formidable fate f
•• To have our own defire.**
If, in your wrath, the worft of foes
You wi(h extremely ill,
Expofe him to the thunder's ftrckc,
Or that of his own will.
What numbers, ruihing down the ftcep
Of inclination ftrong.
Have pcri(h'd in their ardent wifti '.
Wifli ardent, ever wrong !
"Tis Rcfignation^s full rcverfe,
Moft wronp, as it implies
Error moft fatal in our choice,
Deuchmcnt from the (kies.
By clcfing \%-ith the ikies« we maiK;
Omnipotence our own ;
kEStGNATIOK.
»*
That done, Uim formidable iU'l
Whole arm/ u overthrown ?
No looj^^er impotent and frail,
Ourfclvc* above we rife ;
We fcarce believe onrfelves below !
We txefpaft on the ikies !
The Lord, ihe foul, and fource of all|
Whilft man enjoys his eale»
Is executing human will,
In earth, and air, and feat ;
Beyond as, what can angels boaft f
Archangels what require ?
Whatever below, above, is done^
Is done as we deiire.
What glorf this for man fo meani
Whofe life is but a fpan f
This ii meridian majefty !
This the fublime of man !
Bfyond the boaft of Pagan fong
Mj facred fubjedl Ihines !
And for a foil the ivftre taket
Of Rome's exalted lines.
" All that the fan forTeys fubdued^
** But Cato*s mighty mind.*'
How grand ! mod troe ; ytt far benetth
The foul of the refign'd :
To more than kingdoms, more than worldly
To paflitm that gives law ;
Its matchlcfs empife couUi have kept
Great Cato't pride in awe ;
That fau* pride, whofe croel point
Tranafix'd his noble breaft ;
Far nobler ! if his fate fa(Uin*d
Had left to heaven the reft ;
Then he the palm had borne away.
At diftance Cxlar thrown ;
Pat him off cheaply with the virorld.
And made the Utict hit own.
What cannot Reiignacioo do ?
It wonders can perform ;
That powerful charm, •* Thy will be dond,'^
Can lay the loaded ftorm.
Come, Reiignati<in ! then from fieldt|
Wb'^re mounted on the wing,
A wing of flame, blcft martyr's foult
Alicended to their King :
Who is it calls thee ? ooe whole need
Tranfcends the common fixe ;
Who ftands In front againd a foe
To which none eqoaii rife :
la front he ftands, the briak he trcadi
Of an eternal date ;
How dreadful his appointed pod !
How drongly arm'd by fiite :
His threaeentng foe : what (hadowi deep
O'erwfacha bu gloomy brow I
Hit dart tremcndoos ! ^- ' at fbutlccnre
My fulc afylum thou !
Hade then, O Refignatioa ! hade,
' Tis thine to reconcile
My foe aifd me ; at thy approach,
Mf foe begins to fmile :
O ! for Jthat funimit 6f my wtfh,
Whild here I draw my breathy
That promtfe of eternal life,
A glorious fmile in death :
Whit fight, heaven's azure ai'ch beneath.
Had mod of heaven to boad }
The man refign'd ; at once fereoe^
And giving up the ghod.
At death's arrival they fliall fmile,
Who not in life o*cr gay,
Serious and frequent thought fend out
To meet him ozi his way :
My gay coevals ! (fuch there are)
If happinefs it dear ;
Approaching death's alarming day
Difcreetly let us fear :
The fear of death is truly wife.
Till wifdom can rife higher t
And, arm'd with pious fortitude^
Death dreaded oncd, defire :
Grand climadeTie vanities
The vained will defpific;
Shock'd when beneath the (now of age^
Man immaturely die* :
But am not I myfelf theman f
No need abt'oad to roam
In qued of faults to be chadis'd ;
What caufe to blufh at home f
In life'i decline, when men relapfe
Into the Iports 6i youth.
The fecond child out- fools the firdj
And tempti the hifli of truth ;
Shall ■ mere truant from the grave
With rival boys engage ?
His trembling voice attempt to dngi
And ape the poet's rage ?
Here, Msdam '. let me vifit one.
My fault who partly (hares,
And tell myfelf, by telling hhn.
What more become* our years i
And if your bread with prudent teal
For Refignation glows.
You will not difapprove a juft
Refentment at its foes.
In youth, Voltaire ! our foibles plead
For fonie indulgence due ;
When heads are white, their thoughts and
Should change their colour too :
How are you cheated by your wit '.
Old age h bound to pay,
By nature's law, a mind difcreet|
For joys'ic takes away ;
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THE WORKS OF '90VUG.
A mighty cbinge if wrought by yeiriy
Reverfing human lot ;
to tf^e 'tis honour to lie hid,
'Tit praife to be fbrgot s
The wife, at flowHi, which fprtad at -noea^
And all their charmt eipofe,
IVhen erening dampi, and Ihadet delcend.
Their evolotioftt tfe(e.
What though yovr mnfe hat nobly ibor*^'
Is that onr true fublime f
Curt, hoary friend : ittoprefor
Eternity to time s
Why clofe a lift §6 juftly haM
With fuch bold traih at • thn ?
Thit for renown ? yet fock at maket
Obfcnrity a blift :
Your tralh whh tATne at open witr'
Itfobftinatelybeni,
Like witt belowyto fow your ttret
Of gkMxn and difcontent :
With fo much ionfrine at commtodf
Why light with darkneft mik f .
Why dafii with ptin tmr pleafore fmhf
iTonr HeUcon with 8tyz f
irour works in oiir ditided min^
Repugnant paffiont nufis.
Confound ttt with a^doubk flroker
Wc ihodder whiU^ we pralfe ;
A curious #eb, as finely wrought
At geniut can infpire,
trom a black bag c^ pbifeQ fpun.
With horror wc adiDii«t
Mean at ft it, if this it read
Willi a dildainfol air,
I can't foffgiire to great a Ib^
To my dear frioid Voftaire :
3Sarly f knew hfail, cvly piuif'd.
And long to praife him late;
Hit genius greatly I i^lmiri.
Nor woidd depkxra hit fate ;
A fate bow much to be depbr'd !
At which our nature ftartt;
Forbear to fall on ^our own fwoird.
To perifli by your paru;
•* But grant your Dame**-*to feed en atr^
Were then immortalt bom ?
Nothing is great, of whfch more great.
More gloriout it tke ftohi.
Can fame yoir carcafe from the worm
Which gnawt us in the grare.
Or foul from that which never diet,
Appliading Europe fate J
But &me you loft ; good fenfe done
Your idol, praife can claim i
When wild wit mordert happincitg
It puuto dcub oor &mc !
^Sttmtifmf*
Nor boalt^our geoittf, talentt bri|^
£v*n dunces will deifpife.
If in your weftcm bcamt it ault*d
A geOiut for the ikiet ;
Your tafte too €t2b; what mod eicel*
True taOe mud reliik OM^ \
And what, to rival palmt above.
Can proudeft laurelt boaft ?
Sound headt falvatioA*t * helmet (ee^
Refplendent are iu rayt.
Let that.fofice ; it needt no phime
Of fnblunaiy pAuie.
May this enable couchM Voltaire
To fee that— f « All is right,- .
His eye, by flaikof wit ftruck blind,
Reftoring to its fight ;
If ib, all's well : who much have err*d^
That much have been forgiven ;
I fpeak with joy, with joy he'll hear,
•* Voltaires are flow in heaveli."
Nay, fudi philinthrnphy
So bouodlcfs in degree^
Its marvellous of love extends
(Stoop moft profound ?) to
Let otheri cruel iUrt arraign.
Or dwdl on their dil^ft ;
But let my page, for merciet pour'd,
A gratdnl heart exprefii :
Walkmg, the preieot God waafee*,
Of old, in Eden fair;
The God at prefent, by plain ftepa
Of providential care,
I behold paffing through my life ;
Hit awful voice I hear ;
And, confcious of my nakednefs.
Would hide myfelf for fear :
Bat where the trees, or where the doodt^
Can cover £rom his fight I
Naked the centre to that eye.
To which the fun iB night*
At yonder glitteHng lampi on high
Through night illumin'd roll ;
May thoughts of him, by whom they flilne,
Chafe darkueit from my IbuL
My fool which reads Jiit hand at clear
In my minute affairs.
As in his ample mannfcript
Of fun, anU moon, and ftars ;
And knows him not more bent aright
I'o wield that vaft machine.
Than to corred one erring thought
In my fmaO world v^ithitt;
A worM that fliall furvive the £sU
Of ull hit wonders here ;
• Sphif, VI. 17
ridfnAr
SvTi^, w^en faoi ten thoftfaad drop.
And leave a darkea*d fpherc
Ton nutter graft* bow bright It (bines i
For time how great hit care !
Sore fpirit and. cjteraity
Far richer gtofies fliare ;
Let thoTe our hearts imprtls, on tbofe
Oar cootemplation dwell ;
On thofe my thoaghts how jttftjy thrown,
By what 1 now IhaU tcU :
When bacWard with attentive aoind
life** labyrinth I trace,
1 find him far myfclf beyond
Propitious to my peace :
Throogh all the crooked^ paths I trod
My foUy he purfued ; '
Mj heart aftfay to quick retnra
loiportuoately woo'd.
Die refignation home to preia
Oa my capricioos will,
How many refcBeadid 1 meet|
Beneath the maik of ill 1
How many foet in ambolh laid
Beneath my fool's defire I
The dcepcft penitents are made
By what we moft admire.
Have I not fometimes (real good
So little martalt know !)
Mount ibg the fummit of my wiih.
Profoundly plung'd in woe ?
I rarely pUnn'd, but canfe I found
My plan** defeat to blefs ;
Oft I lamented an event.
It tnrn*d to my fucceCi.
By iharpen*d appetite to give
To good inteufe delight.
Through dark and deep perplexities
He kd me to the right.
And is not this the gloomy path.
Which you are treading now t
The path mod gloomy leads to light.
When onr proud paitions bow :
When labouring nnder fancy *d ill,
My fpirits to fuiUin,
He kindly cur*d with fovereign draughta
Of animagii\*d pain.
Paio*d lenie from fancy*d tyranny •
Alone can let us free ;
At&oufisnd mileries we feel.
Till funk in milery.
Cloy*d with a glut of all we wUb^
Our wiih we relilb lels;
Secccfs, a fort of fuicide.
Is ruio'd by foccefa :
Soaaetimcs he led me near to death.
And, pointing to the grave,
terror whifper kind Zdvice ;
Aad ODgbt the temli (o £^t^^
RESIGNATION.
To raife my thovghts beyond whfefftt mildt
Atfpangles q*<er us (bine,
One day he gate, and bid the next
My foul's deligl^t reGgo.
«4I
We to oorfelves,. bnt through the me^ilt
Of mirrorr, are unknown ;
In this my fate can you defcry
No features of your own ?
And if yon can, let that ezcufe «
Thefe felf recording lines ;
A record, modefty forbids.
Or to fmall bound confines I
In grief why deep ingulf *df You lee
You fuffer nothing rare ;
Uncommon grief for, common fate !
That wiiUom cannot bear.
When ftreams flow backward totheir fonrcei
And humbled flames delcend.
And mountains wing*d (hall fly aloft.
Then human forrows end.
But human prudence too muft ceafe.
When forrows domineer.
When fortitude has loll its fire,
And (reezes into fear :
The pang moft poignant of my Efe
Now heightens my delight;
I fee a fair creation rife
from chaos, and old night.
From what feem'd horror, and (fefpair.
The richefl harveil rofe;
And gave me in the nod divine
An abfolute repofe*
Of all the glanders of mankind.
More grofs, or frequent, none, .
Than in their grief and joy mifplac'd.
Eternally are fliown.
m
But whither points all this parade f
It fays, that near you lies
A book, perhaps, yet uoperus*d.
Which you fliould greatly prise s
Of felf-perafal, fctence rare !
Few know the mighty gain;
Learn'd prelates, fclf-unrnd, may read
Their Bibles o*er in vain :
Self-knowledge, which from heaven itlei£
(So fagestcll us) came.
What is it but a daughter fair
Of my maternal theme ?
Unletter'd, and nntnvell'd :
An oracle might find,
Would they cdnfult their own contents,
The Delphos of the mind.
•
Enter your boibm ; there you'll meet
A revelation new,
A revelation perfonad;
Whicfa none can read bnt yon.
There will yon clearly read reveal*^
lo your enlightenM thought,
K»4
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THE WORKS OF TOUNQ.
By mmiim smnifbld, thrmigh life,
To frefli remembraoce brought,
A mighty Being ! and io hiflA
A complicated friend.
A father, jirother, fpouie ; no dread
Of death, divorce, or end :
Who fuch a matchlcls friend emhracfi
And lodge htm in their heart,
Full well, from agonies exempt.
With othet friends may part :
As when o*erIoaded branches beat
I«arge duftcrs big with wine.
We fcarco regret one falling lea^
From the lianriaot vine.
My fhort advice to you may found
Obfcufe or fomewhat odd,
tThough *tif the beft that man can give,r=
«• Bv'n be content with Grod."
Through love he gave you the deceas*d.
Through greater took him hence ;
This reafon fully could eyince,
Though murmurM at by fenie.
This friend, far pad the kindeft kindi
It pad the greateft great ;
His grcatnrfi let me touch in points
Hot foreign to your (Ute.
His eye, this inftant, reads yonr heaR ;
A truth Icfs obvious hear ;
This iaftant its mbft fecret thooghts
Are founding in hit ear :
Difpute you this P O ! f^nd in awe,
And ceafe your forrow ; know,
That tears now trickling down, he faw
Ten thouiand ycjura ago.
And twice ten thoufiuid hence, if yoo
Your temper reconcile
To reafon*t bound, will be behold
Your pmdenice with a (mile.
A fmile, which through eternity
Difiufes fo bright rays,
The dimmed deifies e'en guilt,
If guilt at ha obeys.
Tour guilt (for guilt it is to mofirn^
When fuch a fovereign reigns)
Your guilt dimimih ; peace pvrfue ;
How glorious peace in pains !
Here, then, your forrows ceaie ; if not*
Think how unhappy they,
Who guilt increafe t^ dreaming tean.
Which guilt flioold wafli away ;
Of tears that gudi profufie redrain ;
Whence burd thofe difmal fighs ?
They from the throbbing bread of one
(Strange truth :) mod happy rife.
Not angels (hear it, and exult !)
Ed'pj a larger fliare
Than it indulged to you, and yovij
Of God*i imparUal^ care.
Anxious for each, as if oa each
His care for all was thrown ;
For all his care as abfolute.
As all had been but one.
And is he then fo near I fo kind '.—-
How little then and great.
That riddle, man! O 1 let me faso
At wonders in his fate.
His fate,, who yederday did crawl
A worm from darkneft deep.
And fliall, with brother worms, heoe^h
A turf, to-morrow deep.
How mean ! — And yet, if well obey*d
His mighty Mader*s call.
The whole creation for mean man
is deem'd a boon too dnall :
Too (mall the whole creation deem*d
For emmets in the dud !
Account amazing ! yet mod true ;
My fong is bold, yet jud.
Man bom for infinite, in whom
Nor period can dedroy
The power, in exquifite extiemes,
To fuffer, or enjoy.
Give him earth's empire (if no more)
He*s beggar'd and undone !
Imprifon'd in unbounded fpace !
Benighted by the fun !
For what the fun's meridian bUse
To the mod feeble ray
Which glimmers from the didant dawa
Of uncreated day ?
*Tis not the poet's rapture feign'd
Swells here the vain to pleafe;
The mind mod fober kindles mod
At truths fublime as thefe ;
They warm e*en med-— I dare not fay,
Divine ambition drove
Not to blefs only, but confound,
Nay, fright us with its love.
And yet fo frightful what, or kind,
As that the rending rock,
The darkened fun, anU rifing dead.
So formidable fpoke i
And are we darker than that fun ?
Than rocks more hard and blind ^
We are ; — if not tu fuch a God
In agonies refign*d.
Ye!>, e*en in agonies forbear
To doubt Almighty love;
Whate'er endears eternity.
Is mercy from above \
What mod embitten time, that mod
Eternity endearr,
And thus, by plunging in didrefr,
fxalts us to the fphcreai
Joy's fouDUin head ! where bllft o'er bliff^
0*cr wcndcri woiiden ri£;,
RESIGNATION.
• r
And ID Oamifoteoce prepurei
Its baoqnet for the wife.
Ambrofial banqoet ! rich in wiaei
NedareoiM to the fovl !
Whit tnnfports fparkle from the fiream.
At angeU fill the bowl !
Fountain profnfe of erery bliii !
Goo4-wiU immenfe prevails ;
Mao*s line can*t fathom itt {irofound ;
An an^*s plommet fails.
Thy knre and might, by what they know.
Who judge, nor dream of more ;
They afr a drop, how deep the fea !
One find, how wide the diore ?
Of thy czoberant good-will,
Offended Deity 1
The thooiandth part who comprehendf|
A deity is he.
How yonder ample anre field
With radiant worlds it fown !
Ham tabes aftooiih us with thofis
More deep in ether thrown '.
And tho(e beyond of brighter worldi
Why not a million more f«-
In lieu of anfwer, let us all
Fall profirate, and adore.
fince thou art infinite in power.
Nor thy indulgence le(s ;
Since man, quite impotent and blind.
Oft dropt into diflrefs ;
Say, what is Refignation * *Tit
Man*t weakncft underftood ;
And wifdom grafping, with an hand
Far flronger, every good.
Let raih repinert fbnd appallM,
In thee who dare not truft ;
WhoTe abjeift foult, like demont dark.
Are murmuring in the dufl ;
For man to murmur, or repine
At what by thee it dooe,
No left abfurd, than to complain
Of darknefi in the fun.
Who would not, with an heart at effe,
Bright eye, unclouded brow,
Wifdom azul goodnefs at the helm.
The roughcH ocean plough ?
What, though Vm fwallow'd in the deep *
Though mountaint o'er me roar f
Jehovah reignt ! at Jonah fafe,
Vm landed, and adore :
Thy will it welcome, let it wear
lu mofl tremendous form ;
Roar, wavet ; rage, windf ! I know, that thoa
Caiift fave me by a ftorm.
From thee immortal fparitt bom.
To thee, their fountain, flow.
If wife ; at cnrl'd around to
Mcindcriog fireams heloir.;
Nor left compell'd by reafbn't call*
To thee our foult afpire.
Than to thy fkiet, by naturt*t law.
High mountt material fire ;
To thee afpiring they exult,
I feel my fpiriu rife,
1 feel myfelf thy fon, and papt
For patrimonial fkiet ;
Since ardent thirft of future good,
, And generout fenfe of paft.
To thee man*t prudence firongly ties.
And bindt affedion faft;
Since great thy love, and great our want.
And men the wifeft blind.
And blift our aim ; prooonncc at all
Difirafied, or refign'd;
Refign*d through duty, intereft, fhame ;
Deep fhame! dare 1 complain,
When (wondront troth 1) in heaven itfelf
Joy ow*d itt birth to pain ?
And pain for me ! for me wat draln'd
Gall't overflowing bowl ;
And fhall one drop to murmur bold
provoke my guilty foul f
If pardpn*d thit, what caufe, wlu|t crimft
Can indignation raife ?
The fun was lighted up to fliine.
And man wat bora to praife ;
And when to praife the man fhall ceafe.
Or fun to ftrike the view ;
A cloud diflionourt both ; but mai)*t
The blacker of the two :
For oh : Ingratitude how black!
With moft profound amaze
At love, which man belov*d o*erlooki,
Ailoni(h*d angels gaze.
Praife cheerf , and warmt, like generout vrine 4.
Praife, more divine than prayer }
Prayer points our ready path to heaven (
Praife it already there.
Let plaufive Refignation rife.
And baniih all complaint ;
All virtues thronging into one.
It finifliet the &int ;
Maket the man blefs'd, at man can be;
Life*t labourt rendert light ;
Dartt beams through fate*t incumbent gloom.
And lightt our fun by night ;
* Tit nature*t brighteft omamcvt.
The richefl gift of grace.
Rival of angels, and fupreme
Proprietor of peace ;
Nay, peace beyond, no fm^ll degree
Of rapture *t will impart ;
Know, Madam ! when your heart's in heaves^
<* All heaven is in your bean.*'
But who to heaven their hearts can raife t
Dcay*d divine fopport.
If*
Xll ▼{rtue diet ; fupport divine
' The wife wit^ ardour coiirt ':
Vlien prayer partakes the feraph't fire,
Tis mounted oo his wing,
Burftt through heav^n*K cryftal gates, and gains
Sure audience of iu king :
The labouring foul fro^n f*>re diftrefs
That blefs'd expedient frees ;
I fee you far advancM in peace ;
1 fee you on yottr knees : *
How on that pofture his the beam
Divine for ever (hone!
Aa humbje heart, God*s * other feat !
' The rml of his throne;
And ftoops Omnipotence fo low S
And condefcends to dWell^
Eternity's inhabitai^t,
Wellpleis*d,in'fuchaceli;
Such hoqonr how (hall we repay ?
How treat a gucft divine ?
Tlie facrificc fuf.rcme be flaio !
Let felf- Will die : Rcfign.
Thus far, at large, o^ our difeafe ;
Now let the'caufe beihown,
Whence rifcs, and will ever life.
The difivmi hiimab groin :
What our fole fountain of diflrefs I
Strong paflion fbr thik (cetie ;
That trifles make important, things
Of migl^y oiomem mean : '
When earth's dark maxims poifon (bed
On our polIutecTfouItf, ' •.."'.
Our heans and interefts fly as far
' Afunder, as the pbles ; -
Like princes in a cottage nurs*d,
' Unknown ilieir royil race.
With abjedt aims, and fordid joyi,
' Our grandeur we difgracp ^
O : for an Archimedes new,
* Of moral powers poflefsM,
The World to move, and quite expel
That traitor from the bread*
Ko fmall advantage may be reapM
• From thought whence We drfceno |
From weighing wcU, and prizing weigh*4
Our origin; and end ;• ; 1
Prom fir above the glorious fuo
To ^his dim fcene we came ; '
And may if wife, for ever balk^
In great Jehovah's beam :
Let that bright beam oo reafon rous*d
In awful luftre rife, *
Earth's giant^ilis are dwarfed at ouce,
And aU difqidet dite
Earth's glories too tbeir fplendoor lofe,
' 'ihdfc phantoms charm.no more; »
* J/ii^ ivii. 15.
TTHE Wpl^^g 01; TpUNQ.
Empire's a leather for a fool.
And Indian mine^ are poor ;
Then Icrcll'd quite, whilft yet alive^
The monarch' and his Have ; '
Mot wait enligh^en'd mindi^ to learn
That lefion /rohi the grave :
A George the Third would then be low
An Lewis in renown.
Could he not Loaft of glory more
Than fparklc* from a crOwn.
When human glory rifes high
As hufnan glory can;
When, thoogh the king is truly great,
Still grcaier is the man ;
The man is dead, where virtue fails;
And though the monarch proud
In grandeur fliines, hi* gorgeous robe
is but a ga\idy (hroud.
Wifdom ! where art thou ? None on earth.
Though grafpinjg wealth, fame, power,
But what, O death ! through thy approach.
Is wifer every Hour ;
Approach how fwift, how unconfin'd !
WormsJ'eah on viands rare,
Thofe little epicures have kings
To grace their bill of fare :
From kings what Refignation due
To that Almighfy will,
Which thrones beftows, and, when they fail,
Can throng them higher dill ?
Who truly great ? The good and brave,
The roafters of a mind
The will divine to do refolv*d,
To fuffcr i^ rcfign' J.
Madam ! if that may give it weight,
The trifle you receive
Is dated from a folemn fcene.
The bordei^ of the graVe ;
Where flrongly flrlkes the trembling foul
Eternity's dread ^wer,
As burning on it through the thin
Partition of an hour ;
Hear this, Voltaire ! but this from me,
Runs hazard of your fruwn ;
However, fparc it ; eVc you die
Such thoughts Will be your own.
In mercy to yourfelf forbear
My notions to chaftife,
Left unawares the gay Voltaire
Should blame Voltaire the Wife :
Fame's trumpet ra^ttling in your car,
Now, makes us dilagree ;
When a fu* louder trumpet founds,
Voltaird will clofe with me :
How (hocking is that mod«fly.
Which keeps fotne honed men.
From urging what their hearts fuggeft,
' When brav'd hj fully 's pcu
V
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RESIGNATION.
i&akisg tnitht, of which io all
b ibwn the facred feed !
Our conftitution's orthodox.
And dofes with our creed :
What then are they, whole proud conceits
Superior wifdom boaft ?
UTretchcf, who fight their own belief^
Aod labour to be loft !
I'hoagh Tice, by no fuperior joyi
Her heroes keejps in pay ;
Through pure difir.terehed love -
Of mis they obey !
StnA their devotion to the wrong.
Though tempted by no prize ;
Hard thor commandments, and their creed
A magazine of lies
From faocT*s forge : gay ^cy linilet
At reafcD plain, and cool ;
Jaocy, whnfe curious trade it if
To make the fined fooL
FoJcaire ! long life*t the greated curf^
That mortal's can receive.
When they imagine the chief end
Of living is to live ;
Quite thooghtleiii of their day of deatb|
rhat birth -day of their forrow !
Knowing, it may be diilant far,
Nor cruih them til{ — to-morrow.
Theie are cold, northern thoughts, conceiv'4
Beneath an humble cot ;
Not mine, your ^nius, or yqnr date^
No • caiUe is my lot :
Eat fooo, quite level Ihall we lie ;
And, what pride moR bemnaiii,
Oor parts, in rank fo diftant now,
At kvd as ouc bones ;
Hsar yon that found ? Alarming found I
Prepare to meet your fate !
Oae, who writes Finis to our works,
U knocking it the gate ;
Far other works will foon be weighed ; ^
Far other judges fit ;
fir ether croyrns be loft or won,
Than fire ambitious wit :
Their wit far brighteft will be prov*d.
Who funk it in good fenfe ;
And veneration moft profound
XH dread Omnipotence.
Th that alone unlocks the gate
Ofbleaeumity;
0! may*ft thou never, never loftt
That more than % golden key !
T^e*er may fecm too rongh ezcoiei^
Your good 1 have at heart :
Siace from my foul I wifli yoo well i
At jet we muft not part :
Shall you, and I, in love with lilSt^
Life's future fehemes contrive.
The world in wonder not unjoft,
That we are ftill alive ?
What have we left \ How mean in auQ
A fhadow's fliade to crave '.
When life, fo vain 1 is vainer flill,
*Tis time to take your leave :
Happier, than happieft life, is deith»
Who falling in the field ^
Of conflid with his rebel will,
Writ^VIci,onhU(hield:
So falling man, immortal heir
Of an eternal prize;
Undaunted at the gloomy grave*
Defcends into the fltiet.
O ! how diforderM our machine.
When contradtdions mix !
When nature ftrikes no lels than twelvci
Aod folly points at fix !
To mend the moments of your heart.
How great is my delight
Gently to wind your morals op,
And fet yoi4r hand aright 1
That hand which fpread your wifdom widQ
To poifon diftant lands :
Repent, recant ; the tainted age
Your antidote .demands.
To Satan dreadfully refignM,
Whole herds ruih down the fteep
Of folly, by lewd wiu poffelsM,
And perilh in the deep.
Men's praife your vanity purfoet;
* fis well, purfye it ftdl ;
But let it be of men deceas'd.
And you*ll refign the wilL
And how fuperior they to thofo
At whofie applaufe you aim j
How very far fuperior they
In number and in name !
POSTSCRIPT.
Thos have I written, when to write
No mortal (hould prefume;
Or only write, what none can blame,
Hitjatei'—fot his tomb.
The public frowns, and cenfures loud
My puerile employ ;
Though juft the cenfure, if yoo finile.
The fcandal I enjoy ;
But fing no more— no more I fiog
Or reaifume the lyre,
ynlefs vouifhfaf 'd an humble part
Where Raphael leads the choir.
What myriads fwell the concert loud !
Their golden harps refoond
< High as the footftool of the throne,
And deep as hell profound ^
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THE WORKS or YOUNG.
HcU (horrid contrail !) chord and Ibog
Of raptnrM angeb drowns
In Celf-wUrt peal of blafphemict,
And bideooa borft of groans;
But drowns them not to me ; 1 hear
Harmonious thunders roll
(In language bw of men to fpeak)
From e^oiog pole to pole !
Wlulft this grand chorus (hakes the Hoes—
.** AboTC, Deneath the fun,
*< Through boundlefs age, by men, hy godst
- Jehovah's wiU be done.'*
Tis done in hea^n ; whence beadloog hwrd
8elf.wiU with Satan fell;
And jnuft lirom earth be buoifli'd too.
Or eardi's another hclL
Madam I felf-will inflidb your pains :
Self-wiil's the deadly foe
Which deepens all the difinal fliades^
And poiou the (hafts of woe.
Your debt to nature lully paid»
Mow virtue claims her due :
But virtoe's cauie f need not pkad,
Tis fife; I write to you.
You know that virtue's hafis Ilea
In ever judging right.
And wiping error's clouds awuy.
Which dim the mental fight.
Why mourn the dead ? you wrong the gimv9|
From ftorm that (afe refort ;
We are ftill toCQng out at lea.
Our admiral in port.
Was death deny'd, this world a icene
How difmal and forlom !
To death we owe that 'tis to mm
A bleffiog to be bom ;
When every other bleffing fails,
Or (app'd by (low decay,
Or, ftorm'd by fndden blafts of fiste.
Is fwiftly whirl'd away ;
How happy ! that no ftorm or time
Of death can rob the jufk !
None pluck from their uoachtng heads
Soft pillows in the duft I
Well pleas'd to bear heaven's darkeft firowo.
Your utmoft power employ;
*Tis noble cheoulby to turn
Meceflicy to joy.
Wliate'er-the colour of my fate,
My fite (hall be my choice t
Determin'd am I, whilfl. 1 breathe.
To praife and to rejoice.
Whtt ample can(e ! triumphant hope !
O rich eternity I
I (brt not at a world in flames,
Charin'd with one glimpfe of thee*
And thou ! its great inhabitant !
How glorious doft thou (hine !
And dart through forrow, danger, death|
A beam of joy divine !
The void of joy (with fome concern
The truth fevere I tell)
Is an impenitent in guilt,
A fool or infideL
Weigh this, ye pupiTs of Voltaire I
from joylefs murmur free ;
Or let us know which charadcr
Shall crown you of the three.
Relign, refign ; thislelTon none
Too deeply can inlUl;
A crown has been refign'd by more
Than have refign'd the wilL
Though will refign'd the meaneft makes
Superior in renown,
And richer in celeftial eyes
Than h« who wears a crown.
Hence, in the bofom cold of age.
It kindled a ftrange aim
To (hine in fong, and bid me boaft
The grandeur of my theme.
But oh! bow far prefumption fUls
Its lofty theme bebw !
Our thoughts in life's December freeze.
And numbers ceafe to flow.
Firft ! greateft ! httk ! grant what I wrotQ
For others ne'er may rife
To brand the vrriter ; thou alone
Canft make our wiifdom wife.
And how unwUe ! how deep in guilt !
How infarooos the fault !
^ A teacher thron'd in pomp of words,
■* Indeed beneath the taught !"
Means moft infallible to make
The World an infidel ;
And, with inibu^ons moft divine.
To pave a path to helL
O ! for a clean and ardent heart,
O ! for a foul on fire.
Thy praife, begun on earth, to (bund
Where angels firing the lyre.
How cold is man ! to him how hard
(Hard what moft eafy (eems)
** To fet a jnft efteem on that
*• Which yet he— moft efteems."
What fiiall we fiiy, when boondleft blifs
Is ofier'd to mankind.
And to that offer when a race
Of raticmals is blind I
\
Of human nature ne'er too high
Are our idea* vrrought ;
Of human merit ne'er too low
Deprcis'd the daring thought.
ON THE DKATff OF QUESN Atf (UK.
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ON THE LATE QUEEN'S DEATH,
AND HIS MAJESTY'S ACCESSION TO THE THRONE,
INSCRIBED rO JOSEPH ADDISON, ES^
ffBCB.ETAB.T TO THEIB. BXCBfcLENQUI TBI LQ&Dt JUSTICCS*
«* — Gaodia Cons.
tt
-Hoe.
MDCCXIV,
bait lonfT, and with impatience, fonght
e tke fnllDcCi of my grateful thought,
■e It once and duty to purfue,
lofe the public, by refped to yon.
Dgb you, long fince beyond Britannia known,
prcad your country's glory with your own,
yo« aerer did more lovely fliiiie,
rben to bte the kindled wrath divine
i*d our ambition in great Anna's fate,
krken'd all the pomp of human (Ute.
fi yoa are rich in fame, and fanie decay,
!i rais'd in life, and grcatnefs fade away,
ifire brightens ; virtue cuts the gloom
iiflrer rays, and fparkles near i tomb,
ir. Sir, the great eftcem and honour due,
that JDoment to profefs to you,
fadneis reign*d, when fortune, fo fevere,
arm*d oor bofoma to be moft fincere.
ben DO motlvea could have force to ralfe
ins value, and provoke my praife,
Ji aa rife above, and far tranfcend
vcr gkxies with this world ihall end,
hining forth, when deepeft (hades (hall blot
n*s bright orb, and Cato be forgot.
-bat ah ! my theme I need not tell,
97 eye with confcious forrow fwell :
tow to verfe would raife his humble voice,
dy Ibow his duty, not his choice.
^rcac the weight of grief oor hearts foftaio \
igvidi, and to fpcak is to complain.
M look back (for who too oft can view
soft iUoflriotts fcene, for ever new !)
the feafons Ihine on Anna's throne,
■y a cooilant tribute not their own.
aimer's heats nor fruits alone beftow,
reap the harveft, and fubdoe the foe ;
ben black ftormt confefs the diftant Ton,
iatcfft wear the wreaths her fommcrs won.
nag pleafuret in their turns appear,
riomphs are the produA of the year.
wn the whole, great joys in greater ceaft,
lorioot viAory is loft in peace,
ence this profofion on our favoor'd ifle ?
Rial fbrtanc on oor virtvc iiaule ?
the ficcpcre, in great Anna's hand,
1 fimh tius rich iodvlgcAcc o'er our land }
Ungrateful Britain ! quit thy groondlefii daim,
Thy queen and thy good foRune are the iame.
Hear, with alarms 00^ tnunpeta fill the &y;
'Tis Anna reigns ! the Gallic fquadnms fly.
We fpread our canvaft to the foathem ihore;
'Tis Anna reigns ! the fouth refignt her ftore.
Her virtue fmooths the tun^ult of the main,
AAd fwells the field with mountains of the flain«
Argyll and Churchill but the glory (hare.
While millions lie fobdu'd by Anna's prayer.
How great her seal ! how fervent her delire !
How did her foul in holy warmth expire *.
Conftant devotion did her time divide.
Nor fet returns of pleafure or of pride.
Not want of reft, or the fun's parting ray.
But fini(h'd duty, limited the day.
How fweet fncceeding fleep ! wliat lovely themer
Smil'd in her thoughts, and (bften'd all her dfeamt!
Her royal couch defcending angeU Ipread,
And join'd their wings a ftelter o'er her head.
Though Europe's wealth and glorydaim'dapart^
Religion's caufe reign'd miftrels of her heart :
She faw, and griev'd to fee, the mean eftate
Of thofe who round the hallow*d altar waif;
She (bed her bounty pioofly profofe.
And thought it more her own in facred ole. *
Thus on his furrow fee the tiller ftand.
And fill with genial feed his lavi(b hand ;
He tmfts the lundnefs of the fruitfiil plain.
And providently featters all his grain.
What ftrikes my fight f does proud Angufta rife
New to behold, and awfully furprife '.
Her lofty brow more numerous turrets crown.
And (acred domes on palaces look down :
A noble pride of piety u (hown,
And temples cift a luftre on the throne.
How woold thit work another's glory raife t
But Anna's greatnefi robs her of the praUe.
Drown'd in a brighter blaae it difeppean.
Who dry'd the vndows and the orphans tears ?
Who ftoop'd from high to fnccour the diftrefs'dg
And reconcile the wounded heart to reft ?
Great in her goodnefs, well could we perceive,
Whoofcr fboglit, it was m queen chat ptve. ..
Misfortune loft her name ; her guiltlds frowo
Bttt made aoothir debtor to the crown s
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THE WORKS OF TOUNa
And each mfriendly flroke Croni fate we bore,
Became otir title to the regml ftorer
Thus tnjur*d trees adopt a foreifjrn flioot.
And their wouadt blolToiii with a fairer fruit.
Ye numbers, who on your misfortunes thriT*d,
When firft the dreadful blaft of fune arrived,
Say what a Ihock, what agonies you felt,
How did yonr fouls with tender anjruiih melt !
That grief which living Annans love fuppreis'd.
Shook like a temped every grateful brcaft.
A fecond €ite our finking fortunes try*d !
A fecond time our tender parents dj'd !
Heroes returning from the field we crowOi
And deify the haughty vigor's frown.
His fplendid wealth too raflily we admire.
Catch the difcafe, and bum with equal fire :
Wifely to fpend is the great art of gain ;
And one reliev'd tranfceiids a million fl^in.
When time (hall afit where once Ramillia lay.
Or Danube fiow'd that fwept whole troops away.
One drop of water, that refre(h*d the dry,
Shall rife a fountain of eternal joy.
But ah '. to that unknown and diftmnt date ;
Is virtue's great reward pulh'd off by fate;
Here random (hafu in every breaft are foimd.
Virtue and merit but provoke the vrouod.
Avguft in native worth and regal (kate,
Xnna fate arbifrefs of Europe's late ; .
To di0ant realms did every accent fly.
And nations watch*d each ntoment of her eye.
Silent, nor longer awful to be feen,
How fm'all a fpot contains the mighty ^ueen !
Mo throng; of foppliant princes mark the place.
Where Britain's greatntis b compua'd in peace:
1 he broken earth is fcarce difcem'd to rife»
* ^d a ftone uUs oa where the monarch lieik
Thvacnd matureft honours of the crown :
This is the laft conchifion of renown !
So when vrith idle Ikiil the wanton boy * f joy,
Breathea through his tube; he fees, with eager
The trembling bubble, in its rifing fmall;
And by degrtca expands the glittering ball.
But when, to full perfeAion blown, tt fliea
High tn the air, and ihines in various dyes.
The little monarch, with a falling* tear,
Sees his world burft at once, and dilappear«
*Tis not in forrow to reverfc our doom,
Vo groans unlock th* inexorable tomb !
Why then thu food indulgence of our woe !
What fruit can rife, or what advantage flow !
Tes, this advauugc ; from our deep diftreii
We learn how much in Oeorge thegoda can UeA.
Had a lefs gloriooi prineefs lefi^the throne.
But half the hero had at firft been fliown :
An Anna falling all the king employs.
To vindicate from guilt our rifing joys : •
Our joys arife and innocently fliine,
Aufpidous monarch I what a praife is thine !
Welcome, great ftrangcr, to Britannia's throne I
Nor let thy country think thee all her own.
Of thy delay Hbw oh did we complain !
Our hopes reach'd out, and met thee on the OBaio.
With prayer wefmooth the billows for thy fleet;
With ardent wiflies fill thy fwelling iheet ;
And when thy foot took place on Albion's fliore.
We bending blefs*d the gods, and a(k*d no more.
Whu hand but thine £ould conquer and com-
pofe.
Join thofe whom interefi joins, and chafe ovr foes I
Repel the daring youth's prefumptuous aim.
And by his rival's greatnefs give him fame f
No win fome foreign court he nuy fit down,
And quit without a blulh the Britifii crown.
Secure his honour, though he lofe his ftore.
And take a lucky moment to be poor. ^
Nor think, great Sir, now firft, at thu late boor,
In Briuin'i favour, yuu exert yonr power;
To us, far back in time, I joy to trace
The numerous tokens of your princely grace.
Whether you chofe to thunder on the Rhine,
Iiifpire grave councils, or in courts to fliioe ;
In the more fccnes your genius was difplay'd,
I'he greater debt was on Britannia laid :
They all confp^-'d this mightr man to raife.
And your new fubjcda proudlv fliare the praifis.
Ail fliare ; but may not we have leave to boaft
■ That we contemplate, and enjoy it moft f
This ancient nurfe of arts, indulg'd by £*te
On gentle Ifis* bank, a calm retreat.
Fur many rolling agea jufUy fam'd.
Has through the world her loyalty proclaim'd ;
And often poor'd (too well the truth is known !)
Her blood and treafure to fupport the throne !
For England's church her latell acccou llrain*d;
And freedom with her dying hand retain'd.
No wonder then her various ranks agree
In all the fervencies of xeal for thee.
What though thy birth a diftant kingdom b<nft»
And feas divide thee from the Britilb coaft i
The crown's impatient to enc!ofc thy head :
Why flay thy feet I the cloth of gold h fpread.
Our Arid obedience through the world fliall tell
That king's a Briton, whacan govern well :
IP
THE INSTALMENT.
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABIX SIR ROBERT WALPOLE.
KNIGHT 91 THE MOST MOBLE oaOtE 9t THI OAETCX.
** Qiii^fitam Mentis^". Hoa.
acocGXxvi.
Wit IP invocations fome their breafta inflame ;
I need no mufci a Walpok urn/ cbeme.
I Ye mighty dead, yt garterM font of praife I
Oar jnoTDing iUrt ! our boift ia fonaer dap *
THE INSTALMENT.
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Thkh horefiDg o*er« ytfsr pufple winfr9 difpUy,
lar'd 1>7 the pomp of chit 4iftio^ifh*d day,
faop, and attend : by one, the kfiec be bound ;
Obc, diro^ir the mantle*! crimfon fold« around ;
3f ckat» tlie fword on hit proud thigh be pbc*d ;
Tbk, ciafp the diamond- girdle round hia waifl;
Hia breaft, with raya, let juft Godoipbin fprcad,
Wilie Borleq^h plane the plumage on his head,
Aad Edward own, fince firft he ^x'd the race,
Kooe preft fiair glory with a fwifter pace.
When £ate would call fome mighty geniut forth
To wake a drooping age to godlike worth.
Or aid fiocne faTourite king*i illuftrioua toil.
It bida hia blood with generous ardour boil ;
Hks blood, £roin Tirtue*i celebrated fource,
Poor'd down the Aeep of time, a lengthen*d c;oarfe ;
That mea prepared nuy juft attention pay,
Wam'd by the dawn to mark the gloriooi day,
^Klicn all the fcatter*d merits of his line
CoQedfd to a point, intenfely (bine.
Sec. Britain, fee thy Walpole ihine from far.
His asnre ribbon, and his radiant ftar ;
A ftar chat, with aufpicious beams, ihall guide ~
Thr rtScl fiafe, through fortune's roughed tide.
If peace dill fmites, by this iball commerce lleer
A fieifli'd coarfic, in triumph round the fphere ;
And, gathering tribute from each diftant (hore,
fe Britaia*a bp the world's abundance poor.
If war's ordaiu'd, this fiar fliall dart its beams
Throagh that black cloud which rifing from the
Thames,
Wkh thunder, form'd of Bninfwick*s wrath, tsfent
To claim the feas, and awe the continent.
This ihall dired it, where the bolt to throw,
A ftar for ua, a comet to the foe.
At this the mufe ihall kindle, and afpire :
My brcaft, O Walpole, glows with graceful fire.
The ftreams of royal bounty, turn'd by thee,
Itefireih the dry domains of poefy.
My fortune (howp, when arts are WaIpo1e*s care,
What flendcr worth forbids us to defpair :
Be tkia thy partial fmile from cenfure free ;
*Twas meant for merit, though it fell on me.
Since Bmnfwick's fmile has authoris*d my mule,
Chafte be her condu^, and fublime her views.
TaUe praifes are the whoredoms of the pen,
Which proftitute fair fame to worthlcfs men :
1 his profanation of ccleilial fire
Makes fools defpife, what wife men fliould admire.
Let thofe 1 praife to diflant times be known,
Not by their author's merit, but their own.
If others think the tafk is hard, to weed
FromTcrfe rank flattery's riTacious feed.
And rooted deep ; one meann muil fet them free
Pairon ! and patf iot ! let them fing of thee.
Millie Tulgar trees ignobler honours wear.
Nor tbofe rcutn, when winter chills the year ;
The (generous Orange, favourite of the fun, [run ;
With vigorous charms can through the fcafons
Brfies the ilorm with her tenacious green ;
And dowers and fruits in rival pomp are fcen :
Wbcre bloifunis fall, flill fairer bloifoms fpring ;
And miJil their fweets the feathered poets fing.
On WsipoSe, thus, may pleas'd Britannia view
A; eoce hor ornament and profit too ^
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The fruit of fervice, and the bloom of fame,
Matur'd, and gilded by thr royal beam.
He, when the nipping blafl.s of envy rife.
Us guilt can pity, and its rage defpife ;
Lets fall no honours, but fccurely great
Unfaded holds the colour of his fate :
No winter knows, though rifHing fa^ons preit |
By wifdom deeply rooted in fuccefs ; •
One glory (bed, a brighter is dilplay'd * ;
And the charm'd mufes (belter in his fbade.
O how I long, enkindled by the theose.
In deep eternity to launch thy name !
Thy name in view, no rights of verfe I plead.
But what chafte tmth indites, old time (hall read.
** Behold ! a man of ancient faith and blood,
'* Which, foon, beat high for arts, and public
" good;
** Whofe glory great, but natural appears^
** The genuine growth of fervices and years ;
" No fudden exhalation drawn on high,
" And fondly gilt by partial majcfty :
** One bearing greateft toils with greatefl eafe,
'* One born to ferve us, and yet bom to pleafe s
*' Whom, while our rights in e<{ual fcalcs he bys»
The prince may truft, and yet the people prakc^
Hii genius ardent, yet his judgment clear.
His tongue is flowing, and his heart fincere.
Hit council guides, his temper cheers our ifle,
" And, fmiling, gives three kingdoma caoie. to
«« fmile."
Joy then to Britain, bled with fbch t fon^
To Walpole joy, by whom the prize h woo ;
Who nobly-confcioos meets the (miles of fate.
True greatnefs lies in daring to be great*
Let daftard fouls, or afFe&atton, mn
To Ihades, nor wear bright honours fairly worn ;
Such men prefer, mifled by falfe applanfe.
The pride of modefty to virtue's caafe.
Honours, which nuke the face of virtoe bifg
*Tis great to merit, and *tis wife to wear ;
*Tis holding up the prize to public view.
Confirms grown wrtue, and inflamea the new ;
Hightens the lafli^ of oar age and cliroe.
And (beds rich feeds of worth for future time*
Proud chiefs alone, in fields of flaoghter fiaai'd«
Of old, this azure bloom of glory claim'd.
As when fiem Ajax pourM a purple flood.
The violet rofe, fair daughter of his blood.
Now rival wifdom dares the wreath divide,
Aiid both Minervas rife in equal pride;
Proclaiming load, a monarch fills the.throoe.
Who (bines illullrious not in wars alone.
Let fame look lovely in Britannia's eyes ;
They coldly court defert, who fame defpife.
For what's ambition, bat fair virtue's fail f
And what applaufe, but her propitious gale ^
When fwell'd with that, flie fleets beSbre the
wind
To glorious aims, as to the port defign'd ;
When chain*d, without it, to the labouring oar.
She toils ! (he pants ! nor gains the flying (horCg
From her fublime purfuits, or turn'd afide
By blads of envy, or by fortune's tide :
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For one that has facceedcd ten are loft,
Of equal talesti, ere they make the coaft.
Then let renown to worth divine incite.
With all her heamt, but throw thufe beams
aright.
Then merit droops, and genius downward tends.
When godlike glory, like our land, defceods.
Cuftom the garter long confin'd tu few,
And gave to birth, etalted virtue** due :
Walpole has thrown the proud endofure down ;
And high defert embraces fair renown.
Though rivaled, let the peerage fmiling fee
(SnaiHng, in juAice to their own degree).
This prood reward by majefty beftow'd
On worth like that whence firft the peerage
flowU
From frowns of fate Britannia's blils to guard.
Let fubjcAs merit, and let kings reward.
Gods are moft gods by giving to eitel,
And kiags moft like them, by rewarding well.
Though ftrong the twanging nerve, and dfawij
aright.
Short IS the winged arrow's upward light ;
But if an eagle it transfix on nigh,
Lodg'd in the woumi, it foars into the iky.
Thus while I fing thee with unequal lays,
And wound perhaps th«t worth I mean to pratfe |
Yet I tranfcend myfelf, 1 rife in fame.
Not lifted by my genius, but my theme.
No more : for in this dread fofpenfe of fate,
NoW kingdoms flu^ate, and in dark debate
Weigh peace and war, now Europe's eyes are
bent
On mighty Brunfwtck, for the great event,
Brunfwick of kings the terror or defence !
Who dares detain thee at a world's cipence ?
EPISTLES;
To the Right Honoorable
CEORGE LORD LANSDOWN& 17^2-
** -^Pamaffia laurus
** Pam fub incenti matris fe fubjedt nmbra."
Viao.
When Rome, my lord, in her full glory flume.
And great Auguftus rul'd the globe alone.
While fuppliant kings in all their pomp and ftate,
Swarm'd in his courts, ind throng'd his palace
g«t€;
Horace did oft' the mighty man detain.
And footh'd his breaft widi no ignoble ftratn ;
Now fbar'd aloft, now ftraek an humbler ftring ;
And tanght the Roman genius how to fing.
PaKloD, if 1 his freedom dare pnrfue.
Who know no want of Csfar, finding you $
"The mufe's friend is pleas'd the mufe ihould prefs
Through circling crowds, and labour for accefs.
That partial to his darling he may prove,
And ihining throngs for her approach removci
To all the world induftrious to proclaim
His love of aru, and boaft the glorious flame.
Long has the weftem world reclin'd her head,
Pour'd forth her forrow, and bewail'd her dead i
Fell difcord through her borders fiercely rang'd,
And fliook her nations, and her monarchs chang*d ;
Bf land and fea its utmoft rage employ'd ;
Nor heaven repair'd fo faft as men deftxoy*d.
In vain kind fummers plenteous fields bcftow'd,
In vain -the vinuge liberally flowed ;
Alarms from loaden boards ail pleafiires chas'd.
And robb'd the rich Burgudian grape of tafte ;
The fmiles of nature could no bleffiog bring,
The fruitful autnmn, or the flowery fpring ;
Time was diftinguifli'd by the fword and fpetr,
^01 b J the varioas afpc^i of tha year i
The trumpet's found prockira'd a milder flcy.
And bloodlhed told us when the fun was nigh.
Bat now (fo foon is Britain's bleflings feen.
When fiich as you are near her glorious queen ! )
Now peace, though long repulsM, arrives at lafts
And bids uS fmUe on all ovr labours paft ;
Bids every nation ceafe her wonted moan,
And every monarch call his crown his own :
To valour gentler virtues now focceed ;
No longer it the great man bom to bleed ;
Renown'd in councils, brave Argyll fliall teU,
Wifdom and prowefs in one breaft may dwell :
Through milder trads he foars to deathlefs fame.
And without trembling we refound his name.
No more the rifing harveft whets the fword.
No longer waves uncertain of its lord ;
Who caft the feed, the golden iheaf (hall claim.
Nor chance of battle change the mafter's name.
Each ftream nnftain'd with blood more fmooihly
flows;
The brighter fun a fuller day beflows ;
All nature feems to wear a cheerful face.
And thank great Anna for returning peace.
The patient thus, when on his bed of pain,
No longer he invokes the gods in vain.
But rifes to new life ; in every field
He finds Elyfium, rivers neAar yield ;
Nothing fo cheap and vulgar but can pleafe^
And borrow beauties from his late difcafe.
Nor is it peace alone, but fuch a peace.
As more than bids the rage of battle ceafe.
Death may determine War, and reft fucceed,
'Caofe nought furvives on which our rage may
feed;
In faithful friends we lofe our glorious foes.
And ft rifes of love eialt our fweet repofe.
See graceful Bolingbroke your friend advance.
Nor mtfs bis Lanfdowne in the court of France ;
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k well reeeiY*d, fo wcicomc, fo at home,
. (Ble<ft*d change of fate) in Bourbon's Hately dome ;
Tbe monarch pleas'd, defcending from his throne,
mil not that Anna call him all her own ;
He chums a part, and looking round to find
Sooiething might fpcak the fulnefs of his mind,
A diamond ftiinet* which oft had touchM him near,
*d bis grief, and robb'd him of a tear ;
with joy beheld, well plac*d on one,
Who makes him lefs regret his darling fon ;
So dear is Aona*t miniAer, fo great
Toor glorioos firieod in his own private fiate.
To aaake oar nations longer two, in vain
Does natsre interpofe the raging main :
The Galfic Ihore to diftant Britain grows.
For Lewis Thames, the Seine for Anna flows :
From mnii^s palsM each other's worth we find.
And cheace in ttrider friendihip now are joinM;
Each woood received, now pleads the caufe of love,
Aad former injuries endearments prove.
Mhzt Britoo but mufl prize th' illuftrious fword,
That cack of fear to Churchill could afford ?
"Who fwam to Bourbon's fceptre, but muft frame
VdB chooghti of him, that could brave Tallard
tame ?
Tkns generous hatred in aficAion ends, [friends.
And war, which raisM the foes, completes the
A ihouCaod happf confcqucnces flow
(The dazzling profpeA makes my bofom glow) ;
Ccnmerce fliall lift her fwelling fails, and roll
Her wealthy fleets fecure from pole to pole ;
The Britiih merchant, who with care and pain
For aaany moons fees only ikies and main ;
Wheti now in view of his lov*d native fliore,
The perils of the dreadful ocean o*er,
Caafe to regret his wealth no more fliall find.
Nor cnrfe the mercy of the fea and wind ;
By hardcft late condenm'd to ferve a foe,
Aad give him flreogth to flrike a deeper blow.
Sweet Philomela providently flies
To diftant woods and ftreams, for fuch foppliet,
To feed her young, and make them try the wing,
Aad vrich their tender notes attempt to fing :
Mfcanwhile, the fowler fpreads hi« fecret fnare,
Aod renders vain the tuneful mother's care.
Britannia's bold adventurer of late.
The foaming ocean plow'd with equal fate.
Goodncfs is greatnels in its utmofl height,
Aod power a curfe, if not a friend to right i
To csoqner is to make difliention ceafe.
That man ooay ferve the King of kings in peace.
^tligioQ now fliall all her rays difpeofe,
Aad ihine abroad in perfe^ excellence ;
£lfe we may dread fome greater curfe at hand.
To icourge a tboughtlefs and ungrateful land :
Now war is weary, and retir'd to reft ;
The meagre famine, and the fpotted peft,
l>q>oted in her ftead, may blaft the day,
Afl^ fweep the relics of the fword away.
W!iea peaceful Numa fill'd the Ronun throne,
JoTc io the folnefs of his glory flione ;
^u'ie Solomon, a flranger to the fword,
^ii bom to raife a temple to the Lord.
Anoe too fiiaU build, and every iacred pil«
hcak peace atroal to Britannia's iflc%
Thofe mighty foals, whom military card
Diverted from their only great aflair.
Shall bend their full united force, to blefs
Th' Aknighty Author of their late fucceff.
And what is all the world fubdued to this I
The grave fcts bounds to fublunary blifs ; -
But there are conquefts to great Anna known,
Above the fplendour of an earthly throne ;
Conquefts ! whofe triumph is too great, withiti
The fcanty bounds of matter to begin ;
Too glorious to fliine forth, till it has nm
Beyond this darknefs of the flars and fun.
And fliall whole ages paft be ftill, ftill but begnift.
Heroic fliades ! whom war has fwept away.
Look down, and fmile on this aufpidous day :
Now boaft your deaths ; to thofe your glory tcB^
, Who or at Agincourt or Crefly fell ;
Then deep into eternity retire.
Of greater things than peace or war inquire s
Fully content, and unconcem'd, to know
What farther pafles in the world below.
The braveft of mankind fliall now have leave
To die but once, nor piece-meal feek the grave :
On gain or pleafure bent, we fliall not meet
Sad melancholy numbers in each flreet
(Owners of bones difpers'd on Flandria*t p1aio«
Or wafting in the bottom of the main) ;
To turn us back from joy, in tender fear.
Left it an infolt of their woes appear.
And make us grudge oorfelves that wealth, their
blood
Perhaps preferv'd, who ftarve, or beg for food.
Devotion fliall run pore, and difengage
From that firange fate of mixing peace with rage*
On heaven without a fin we now may call.
And guiltlefs to our Maker proftrate faD ;
Be Chriftians while we pray, nor in one breath
Aflc mercy for ourfelves, for others death.
But O ! I view with tranfport arts reftor'd«
Which double ufe to Britain fliall afibrd;
Secure her glory purchas'd in the field.
And yet for future peace fweet motives yield :
While we contemplate on the painted wall.
The prefling Briton, and the flying Gaul,
In fuch bright images, fuch living grace.
As leave tl^ great Raphael but Sie fecond place;.
Our cheeks fliall glow, our heaving bofbms rile.
And martial ardors fparkle in our eyes ;
Much we fliall triumph in our battles pad.
And yet confent thofe battles prove our W I
Left, while in arms for brighter fame we ftrive.
We lofe the means to keep that fame alive.
In filent groves the birds delight to fing.
Or near the margin of a fecret fpring :
Now all is calm, fweet mufic fliall improve.
Nor kindle rage, but be the nurfe of love.
But what*s the warbling voice, the trembling
firing.
Or breathing canvafs, when the mufes fing ?
The mufe, my Lord, your care above the reft.
With rifing joy dilates my partial breaft ;
The thunder of the battle ccas'd to roar.
Ere Greece her godlike poeu taught to foar;
Rome's dreadful foe, great Hannibal, Was dead.
And all her warlike neighbours round her bled ;
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Fqr Janut (liat, her lo P^omj rung.
Before an Ovid or a Virgil Aing. k
A thonfand Tarioui forms the muCc may wear
(A thoufand various forms become the f^ir) ;
JBut Ihines in none with more majeflic mien,
Than when in ftate (he draws the purple fcene ;
Calls forth her monarchs, bids her heroes rage,
And mourning beaaty melt the crowed (lage ;
Charms back pad ages, gives to Britain's ufe
The nobleft vinues time did e*er produce ;
JLeaves fam*d hiAorians* boafled art behind ;
They keep the fuul alone, and that's con6n*d.
Sought out with pains, and but by proxy fpeaks :
The hero*t prefence deep imprcffion makes;
The fcenes his foul and body reunite,
7unia(h a voice, produce him to the light ;
Make our contemporary him that ftood
High io renown, perhaps before the flood ;
Af ake NeQor to this age advice afford.
And Hedor for our fervice draw his fword.
More glory to an author what can bring,
Whence nobler fervice to his country fpring.
Than from thofe labours, which, in nian*s defptght,
Poflefs him with a pafiion for the right f
With honcft magic make the knave incUoM
To pay devotion to the virtuoui mind;
Through all her toils and dangers bid him rove,
A%d with her wants and anguifli fall in love ?
Who heart the godlike Montezuma groan.
And does not wifli the glorious pain his own f
Lend but your underftanding, and their (kill
Can domineer at pleafure o*er your will :
Nor is the lhort-Iiv*d conqueft quickly paft ;
8hame, if not choice, will hold the convert f^ft.
How often have I feen the generous bowl
With pleafing force unlock a fccrct foul.
And deal a truth, which every fober hour
(The profe of life) had kept within her power ?
The grape vidorioos often has prevail'd.
When gokl-and beauty, racks and tortures, failM :
Yet when the fpirit*s tumult was allay*d, *
She mpurn*d, perhaps, the fentiment betray*d ;
But mourn *d too lare, nor longer could deny.
And on her own confcflion chsrge the lie.
Thus they, whom neither the prevailing love
Of goodnefs here, or mercy from above.
Or fear of future pa!n%or human laws
Could render advocates in virtue's caufe.
Caught by the fcene, have unawares refign'd
Their wonted difp«(ition of the mind :
By flow degrees prevails the pleafing ule.
As circling glaifes on our fenfes fteai;
Till throughly by the mufes* banquet vrarm*d,
The paifions toifing, all the foul alarm'd.
They turn mere zealots fluih'd with glorious
r»gCi
f^lfe in their feats, and fcarce forbear the ilage,
>\fnOance to wrong'd innocence to bring.
Or turn the poignard on fome tyrant ktn(^.
How can they cool to villains .' huw fubfide
To dregs of vice, from fuch a godlike pride t
To rpoiliijg orphans how to-day return.
Who wrpt lad night to fee Monimia mourn f
In this gay ichool of virtue, whom fo fit
To govern, and control the world of wit,
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As Talbot, Lanfidowne's friend, has Britain known?*
Him p(>li(h*d Italy has call'd her own ;
He in the lap of elegance was bred.
And trac*d the mufes to their fountain head :
But much we hope, he will enjoy at home
What^s nearer ancient than the modern Rome.
Nor fear I mention of the court of France,
When I the Britifh genius would advance ;
1'here too has Shrewlbury improv*d his tade ;
Yet dill we dare invite him to our fead :
For Comeille's fake I ihall my thoughts fupprefs
Of Oroonoko, and prefume him lefs :
What though we wrong him ? Ifabella's woe
Waters thofe bays that fliall for ever grow.
Our foes confefs, nor we the praife refufci
The drama glories in the Britiih mufc.
The French are delicate, and nicely lead
Of clofe intrigue the lahyrimtblam thread;
Our genius more affe^s the grand, than fine.
Our drength can make the great plain adioH
(hine :
They raife a great curiofity indeed.
From his dark maze to fee the hero (?eed ;
We roufe th* adedions, and that hero fiioW
Gafping beneath fome formidable blow :
They figh ; we weep ; the Gallic doubt and care
We heighten into terror and d?fpiir ;
Strike home, the dronged paflioiis boldly touch.
Nor fear our audience diould be pleas'd t6o much*
What's great in nature we can greatly draw.
Nor thank for beauties the dramatic law.
The fate of Caefar is a tale too plain
The fickle Gallic tade to entertain ;
I'heir art would have perplex'd, and interwove
The golden arras with gay flowers of love :
We know heaven made him a far greater man
Than any Ca:far, in a human plan,
And fuch we draw him, nor are too refin'd.
To flaud afle^ed with what heaven defign'd.
To claim attention, and the heart invade,
Shakfpeare but %vroU the play th* Almighty maie,
Oor neighbour's dage art too bare-fac'd betrays,
Ti* great Comeille at every fcene we praife ;
On nature's furcr aid Britannia calls.
None think of bhakfpcare till the curuin falls ;
Then with a figh returns our audience home.
From Venice, Egypt, Perfia, Greece, or Rome.
France yields not to the glory of our lines,
But manly conduift of our drong defigns;
I'hat oft they think more judly we mud own.
Nor ancfcnt Greece a truer fenfe has diown :
Greece though but judly, the^ think judly too ;
We fomctimes err by driving more to do.
So Well are Racine's meaned perfons taught,
But change a fentiment you make a fault ;
Nor dare we charge them with a want of tfame :
When we boad more, we own ourfclvcs to bisme.
And yet in Shakf|>eare foniething dill I find.
That makes me left edeem all humankind ;
He made one nature, and another found,
Both in his page vkith mader-drokcsabuund;'
His witches, fairies, and inchmted ide.
Bid u« no longer at our nurfes fmile ;
Of led hid«rians we almod complain,
Nur think it the creation of hh brait,'
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Who lives, Wheo his OthcIIo*i in a trance ?
With his great Talbot * too he conquered Fran.ce.
l^ng raay we h<^e great Talbot's blood will
run
la great defcendantt, Shakfpeare was but one ;
Acd him, my lord, permit me not to name.
But in kind ftlence fpare hit rivars (hame :—
Yet i in vain thac author would fupprefs,
What can*t be jrreater, cannot be made lefs :
hach reader will defeat my fruitlefs aim.
And to himfelf great Agamemnon name.
Should Shakfpeare rife unblefs'd with Talbot's
fmile,
£v*n Shakfpeare'i felf would curfe this barren iile:
Bat if that reigning ftar propitious (hine,
And kindly mix his gentle rays with thine ;
Zv'd I, by far the meane^l of your age,
i>hzU not repent my paflian for the llage.
Thus did the Will-almi^ty difaHow,
No hcauo force could pluck the gi)lden bough.
Which Icfc the tree with cafe at Jove's com-
mand.
And /fur*d the labour of the weakeft hand.
Au^dous fate ! that gives me leave to write
To you, the mufcs glory and delight;
Who know to read, nor falft encomiums raife,
And mortify an author with your praife :
Praife wounds a noble mind, when 'tis not due,
But cenfure's felf will plcaCc, my lord, from yr^u ;
Faults are o«r pride and gain, when you defccnd
To point them out, and teach us how to mend.
Wltat though the great man fet his coffers wide,
That canufit gratify the poet's pride ;
Whrfc infpiration, if 'tis truly good,
ti bed rewarded, when beft underftood.
The raufcs write for glory not for gold,
H'is far beneath their nature to be fold ;
The grcatefi gain is fcom'd, but as it ferves
To fpeak a fenfe of what the mufe dtferves ;
Ibc niufe, which from her Lanfdowne fears no
wron
b*
Eefi judge, as well as fubjed of her fong.
Should this great theme allure me farther fllU,
And I prefume to ufe your patience ill,
The world would plead my caufe, and none but you
Will take difguft at wkat I now purfue :
Siftce what is mean my mufe can't raife, I'll choofe
A theme that's able to exalt my mufe. [name,
Frtr wh:% not void of thought, can Gianville
WitLcttt a fpark of his immortal flame ?
Wiicthtr we feck the patriot, or the friend,
Lrt Boiirgbn»kc, let Anna recommend ;
Whether we cho«.fe to love or to admife,
Toa melt the tender, and th* ambitious fire.
Such native grace! without thought abound.
And foch familiar glories fpread around,
A» aoore incline the ftander-by to raife
Hi« value for himfelf, thai) yoo to praife.
Tliui you befriend the moil heroic way,
filei* all, on none an obligation lay :
Sii t.-.-n'd by nature's hand for all that's well,
Ti<i icarce a virtue when you moft excel.
• jIm Mueftr tf the Duke 0/ Sbrrm/httry. n»U com-
menJ JFrmate, irmiam Sy Sls^feMn,
V0I..X
Though fweet your prefecce, graceful is your
mein.
You to be happy want not to be feen ;
Though priz'd in public you can ^mile alone^
Nor court an approbation but your own :
In throngs, not conlcious of thofc eyes that gaze
In wonder fix'd, though refolute to plcafe ;
You, were all blind, would ftiH deferve ap«
plajife;
The world's your glory's witnefs, not ittcaoTei
That lies beyond the l|mics of the day.
Angels behold it, and their God obey.
You take delight in others excellence ;
A gift which nature rarely does difpenfe :
Of all that breathe 'tis you, perhaps, alone
Would be well pleas'd to fee yourfelf outdone ■.
You wi(h not thofe, who (how your name refpe&y
So little worth, as might excufe negle^ ;
Nor are in pain left merit you (hould know ;
Nor (hun the well-deferver as a foe ;
A troublefome acquaintance, that will claim
To be w^ll us'd, or dye your cheek with (hame.
You wiih your country's good; that told fo
well
Your powers are known, th' event I need nof tell.
When Neftor fpoke, none alk'd if he prevail'd;
That god of fweet perfuafion never fsil'd :
And fuch great fame had HeAor's valour wrought
Who meant he conquer'd, only faid he fought.
When you, my lord, to fylvan feenes retreat^
No crowds around for plcafure, or for ilite.
You are not cad upon a Granger land,
And wander pendve o'er the barren ftrand;
Now are you by receiv'd example taught, ^
In toys to (hun the difdpline of thought; ^.j
But uncbnfin'd by bounds of time and place,, -
You choofe companions from all human race i
Converfe with thofe the delude fv^ept away.
Or thofe whofe midnight is Britannia's day.
Books not fo much irf form, ts give confcnt
To thofe ideas your own thoughts prefent ;
Your only gain from turning volumes o'er,
Is finding caufe to like yourfelf the more :
In Grecian fages you are only taught
With more rcfpe«5l to value your own thought i
Great I'ully grew immortal, while he drew
Thofc precepts we behold alive in you :
Your life is fo adjudcd to their fchools,
ft n.akes that hil^ory they meant for rulcf.
What joy, what pleafing tranfport, muft arift
Within your breaft, and life you to the ikies^
When in each learned page that you unfold.
You find fome part of your own conduA told !
So pleas'd, and fo furpris'd, jffineas ftood.
And fuch triumphant raptures fir'd his blood|
When far fiom i rojan fhores the hero fpy'd
His Aory fhining forth in all its pride ;
Admir'd himfelf, and faw his ad^ions (land
Tl : |. raife and wonder of a foreign land.
He knows'not half his being, who's confin'il
In converfe, and reflediou on mankind :
Your fuul, which underdands her charter well
Difdains imprifon'd by thofe (kies to dwell;
Ranges eterrity without the leave
Of death, nor waits the paffage of the grave*
\
l6f
THE WORKS OF YOUNG.
When paint etcroal, and eternstl blifs, [mlTs
When thefe high cares yuur weary thoughts dif-
In heavenly numbers you your foul unbend,
And for your cafe to deathlefs fame defcend.
Ye kings I would ye true greatncfs underftand,
Read Seneca grown rich in GranrilleU hand *.
Behold the glories of your life complete '.
fitill at a flow, and permanently great ;
Kcw moments (hed new pleafures as they fly.
And yet your greateft is, that yoti mufl die.
Thus Anna faw, and raised you to the feat
Of honour, and confefs*d her fervant great ;
Confefs*d not made him fuch ; for faithful fame
Her trumpet fwcU'd long fince with Granville's
name;
Though you in modefty the title wear.
Your name (hall be the title of your heir ;
Farther than ermine make his glory known,
And caft in (hades the favour of a throne.
Prom thrones the beam of high diftincflionfprings;
The foul's diftindion from the King of kings,
Ix)t one great day calls forth ten mighty peers !
Produce ten Granville's in five thouCind years ;
Anna, be thou content to fix the fate
Of various kingdoms, and controul the great ;
But O ! to bid thy Granville brighter ihine !
To him that great prerogative rcfign,
"Who the fun's height can raife at pleafure higher,
Hit lamp illumine, fet his flames on fire.
Yet ftill one blifs, one glory, I forbear,
A darling friend whom near your heart you wear;
That lovely youth, my lord, whom you mudt
blame.
That I grow thus familiar with your name.
He's friendly, open, in his condu<5b nice.
Nor ferve thefe virtues to atone for vice :
Vice he has none, or fuch as none wi(h lefs,
But friends indeed, good-nature in excefs.
You cannot boad the merit of a choice,
In making him your own, *twas nature's voire,
Which caird too loud by man to be withftood,
Pleading a type far nearer than of blood \
Similitude of manners, fuch a mind,
As makes you Icfs the wonder of mankind.
Such cafe his common converfe recommends.
As he ne'er felt a palBoo but his friend's.
Vet fix'd bis principles, beyond the force
Of all beneath the fun, to bend his courfe \,
Thus the tall cedar, beautiful and fair,
Flatters the motions of the wanton air ;
Salutes each palling breeze with head inclin'd ;
The pliant branches dance in every wind ;
But fix'd the flem her upright flate maintains.
And all the fuor of the north difdains.
How are yA blefl in fuch a matchlefs friend!
Alas ! with me the joyt of friendfliip end ;
O Harrifon ! I mufk, I will complain ;
Tears footh the foul's diftrefs, though flied in vain
Didfl thott return, and blefs thy native (hore
With welcome peace, and is my friend no more?-
Thy talk was early done, and I muCl own
Death land to thee, but ah ! to thee alone.
But 'tis in me a vanity to mourn,
The forrows of the great thy tomb adorn ;
Stafford and Bolingbroke the lofs perceive.
They grieve, and make thee envy'd in the grave.
With aching heart* and a foreboding mind,
I night to day in painful journey Join'd,
When firf^ inform'd of hi** approaching fate;
But rcach'<1 the partner of my foul too late :
*i'was pa A, his cheek was cold, that tuneful
tongue.
Which Ifis charmM with his melodious fong,
Kow languilb'd, wanted ftrength to fpeak hispaio.
Scarce rais'd a feeble groan, and funk again :
Each art fif life, in which he bore a part.
Shot like an arrow through my bleeding heart.
To what ferv'd all hiiTpromis'd wealth and power^
But more to load that mofl iinhappy hour ?
Yet flill prevail'd t^ greatncfs of his mind ;
That, not in health, or life itfelf confin'd.
Felt through his mortal pangs Britannia's peace.
Mounted to joy, and fmilM in death's embrace.
His fpirit now juil ready to refign,
No longer no^ his own, no longer mine.
He grafps my hand, his fwimming eye-balls roll,*
My hand he grafps, and enters in my foul ;
llien with a groan — fupport me, O ! beware
Of holding worth, however great, too dear • 1
Pardon, my lord, the privilege of grief.
That in untimely freedom fecks relief;
To better fate your love I recommend,
O may you never lofe fo dear a friend !
May nothing interrupt your happy hours ;
hnjoy the bleflings peace on Europe (howeri :
Nor yet difdain thofe bleflings to adorn ;
To make the mufe immortal you was born.
Sing ; and in lated time, when ftory*s dark.
This period your furviving fame (hall mark ;
Save from the gulf of years this glorious age.
And thus illulliate their hiftorian'b page.
The crown of Spain in doubtful balance hung.
And Anna Britain fway'd. when Granville fung :
rhat noted year Europa (heath'd her fword,
When this great man was firft ialuted lord.
TWO EPISTLES TO MR. POPE ;
COMCERNINO THE AUTHORS OF THE ACE. I 7 JO>
EPISTLE I.
Whilst you at Twickenham plan the future
wood.
Or turn the volumes of the wife and good,
Our fenate meets ; at parties, parties bawl.
And pamphlets ftuo the ftreets, and load the ftall ;
So rufhing tides bring things obfcene to light.
Foul wrecks emerge, and dead dogs fwim in fight {
The civil torrent foams, the tumult reigns,
And Codrus* profe works up, and L.ico*s flrains.
Lo : what from celiar* rife, what ru(h/rec« ^b.
Where fpeculation roofled neat the iky ;
Letter*, eflays, fock, buflcln, fatire, fong.
And all the garret thunders on the throng 1
u
ee bis Lortfjbi^'t *^ragedy, imtitukd *< Htnu
r.'*
* Tht mythtr here hewaiU that wt^ in^itmt gniU*
mam, Mr, H^UHam HatrifoM, Ftihvi ^ NrwC^igej
EPISTLES.
O Pope ! I burft ; nor can» nor will refrain ;
f U write ; let others in their turn complain :
Truce, truce, yeV»ndal« ! my tormented ear
LeCs drcadi a pillory than a pamphleteer;
I're bearJ myfelf to death ; and, plagu*d each hour,
Shan*c 1 return the vengeance in my power ?
For who can write the true abfurd like me ? —
Thy pardon, Codrus ! vrho I mean but thee ?
Pope ! if like mine or Codrus* were thy (lyle,
The blood of vipers had not ftain*d thy file \
Merit lets folid« Icfs defpite had bred;
They bad not i//, and then they had not hUd, *
fame it i public miflrefs none enjoys.
Bat more ot lefs his rivaPs peace deftroys ;
Withyinr, in jufl proportion, envy f^ows ;
The man that makes a chara(Ser, makes foes :
Slight, peerifli infeifts round a genius rife,
Af a bright day awakes the world of flies ;
With hearty malice, but with feeble wingf,
(Tofbow they live) they flutter, and they ding :
Bat as by depredations wafps proclaim
The £ureft frnit, fo thefe the faireft fame.
Shall we not ceofure all the motley train.
Whether with ale irriguou^, or champain ?
Whether they tread the vale of profe, or cl!mb|
And whet their appetites on cliffs of rhyme ;
the college flnven, or embroider*d fpark ;
The purple prelate, or the partih clerk ;
The quiet (^idnunc, or ^emandin^ Prig ;
The pUintittTory, or defendant Whig ;
llich, poor, male, female, young, old, gay, or fad ;
Whether extremely witty, or quite mad ;
Profoundly dull, or fliallowly polite ;
Men that read well, or men that only write ;
Whether peers, porters, taylors, tune the reeds,
Aodmeafuring words tu meafuring fhapes fucceeds ;
For bankrupts write, when ruio*d Oiops arc (hut,
As maggots crawl from out a perilh'd nut.
His hammer this, and that his trowel quits.
And wanting feiife for traJefmen, fcrve for wits.
B7 thriving men fubfifts each other trade ;
OJf every broken craft a writer's made :
Thus his material, paper, takes its birth . ^
From tatter*d rajft of ajl the (luff on earth.
HaiL fruitful j/U ! to thee alone belong
Millions of wits, and brokers in old fong ;
Thee well a land cf liberty we name,
Where all are free to fcandal and to Ihame;
Thj foos, by print, may fet their hearts at eafe,
And be mankind's contempt, whene'er they
pleafe ; ■
like trodden filth, their vile and abjed fcnfc
Is nnperceiv'd, but when it rives offence :
lhi« heavy profe our injur'd realbn tires;
Their verfis immonal kindles Uofe defiret ;
Oar age they puzzle, and corrupt oyxt primCi
Oor fport and pity, puniihmeiit and crime.
What glorious motives urge our authors on,
Thus to undo, and thus to be undone !
One lofea his eftate, and down he fits,
To fhow (in vain \) he ftill retains his witi :
Another marries, and his dear proves keen ;
He writes at an Hypnotic for the fpleen :
fiomc write, confin'd by phyfic ; fome by debt ;
lone, for 'ui Sunday ; fomc bccftufc 'tit wet »
Through private pique fome do th/e public right,
And love their king and country out of fpight :
Another writes bccaufe his father writ,
And proves himfelf a baftard by his wit.
Has Lico learning, humour, thought profound t
Neither : why write then ? He wants tvirent]f
pound :
HU belly, not his brains, this impulfe give ;
Hc'U grow immortal ; for he cannot live :
He rubs his awful front, and takes his ream.
With no provifion made, but of his theme ;
Perhaps a title has his fan^y fmit.
Or a quaint motto, which he thinks has wit :
He writes, in infpiration puts his truft,
Thougli wrong his thoughts, the godt will mak^
them juft ;
Genius dircdtly from the gwts defcends,
And who by labour would diflruft h\% friends f
Thus having reafon*d with confummate (kill.
In immortality he dips his <^iiill:
And fince blank paper is deny'd the prefs,
He mingles the whole alphabet by guefs ;
In various fets, which various words compofe.
Of which, he hopes, mankind the meaning knows/
So founds fpontaneous fron^ the Sibyl broke,
Dark to herfelf the wonders which (he fpoke ; ,
The priefts found out the meaning, if they could ^
And nations ftar'd at what none underOood. '
Clodio drcis'd, danc*d, drank, vificed, (thO
whole
And great concern of an immortal foul !)
Oft have I faid, " Awake ! nitt ! and ftrivc
" For birth ! nor think to loiter is to live I"
As oft I overfieard the detnpn fay.
Who daily met the loiterer in hit way, \
" ril meet thee, youth, at V^hiie's :" the youth
replies.
" ril meet thee there,** and falls hit facrifice;
His fortune fquander'd, feaves his virtue bare
To every bribe, and bfind to every fnare :
Clodio for bread his iodoh nee mu(^ quit.
Or turn a foldier, or commence a wit,
Such heroes have we i all, but life, they flake t i
How mufl Spain tremble, and the German (hake jf
Such writers have wd ! all, bnt fenfe, they prints
£v*p George*^ praife is dated from the. mint.
In ar(ns contemptible, in arts profsne,
Such fwords, foeh pens,dirgrace a monarch's reigi^«
Reform your lives before you thus afpire.
And fteal (for you eanfejl) eeieftial fire.
O ! the jufl contrafl ! O ! the beauteous flrife 1
*Twizt thehr cool writings, and Pinliuris li/e 3
They nrite with plilegm, but then they fiv8
with fire ;
Ttey cheat the lender, and their tv«ri/ the buyer*
I reverence misfortune, not deride ;
I pity pof erty, but laugh at pride : -
For who i\> fad, but muft fome mirth confeis
At gay Caflruchio't mifcellaneous drefs?
Though there's but one of the dull works he wrotCf*
There's ten editions of hit old lac*d coat.
Thefe nature's commoners, who wajit a homei
Claim the wide world for their majeftic dome ;
l^ey make a private fludy of the ftreet ;
,Andj locking full on every man they mcit^
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THE WORKS OF YOUNG.
Run foufe againft his chaps; whoftandi axnaz*d
To fin4 they did not fee, but only gaz*d.
How mud thcfe bardt be rapt into the fkiet ?
You need not read^ ^oufeei their ecftafies.
Will they perfift I * fis madncit; lantot, run.
Sec them confin*d — " O, that's already done.**
Moft, as by Icafet^ by the works they print,
Have took, for life, poflVffion of the mint.
If you miftake, and pity thefe poor mc»,
£Ji ulmirUy they cry, and write again.
Such wits their nuifance manfully eipofe.
And then pronounce juil judges learning's foei ;
O frail conclufion ; the rcverfe it true;
If fties to learning, they*d be friends to you :
Treat them, ye judges : with an honcft fcoro.
And weed the cockle from the generou« corn :
There's true good-nature in your diircfped ;
In juftice to the g(»od, the bad neglc<5l :
for immortality, if hardihips plead,
It IS not theirs who write but ours who read.
But, O : what wHdom can convince a fool,
But that 'tit dnllneft to conceive him dull f
'Tit fad experience takes the cenfor's part,
Convi^on, not from reafon, but from fmart.
A virgin-author, recent from the prefs,
The flieets yet wet, applauds hit great fuccefs ;
Sorveyt them, reads them, takes their charms to
bed,
Thofe in his hand, and glory in hit head :
*Tit joy too great ; 1 fever of delight I
Hit heart heart thick, nor dofe his eyes all night :
But, rifiog the next morn to clafp his fame.
He findt that, without flecping, he could dream :
So fparkt, they lay, uke goddeflet to bed.
And find next day the devil in their (lead.
In vain mdvertifements the town o'erfprcad ;
They *re epkapht, and fay the work it dead.
"Who ^rtfj for fame, but imall recruits will raUr;
'Tit voluMteirs alone can give the bays.
A famous author vifirt a great man.
Of his immortal work difplays the plan,
And (ays, ** Sir, I'm your friend ; all fears difmifi ;
Your glory, and my own, (hall live by thii ;
Your power it fiit, your hme through time
" convey 'd ; 1
** And Britain Europe's queen— if I am paid."
A Aatefman has his anfwer in a trice ;
** Sir, fuch a genius it beyond all price i
** What man can pay (or this ?"»>Away he tirni :
His work it folded, and his bofom burnt :
His patron he will patronife bo more ;
JSut ru(hes like a temped out of door.
1.0ft is the patriot, and extind his name !
Out c«met the piece, another, «nd the fame i
For A, hit magic pen evokes an O,
And tumt the tide of Europe on the foe :
)ie ramt jiit quill with fcandal and with feoff;
But 'til fo very foul, it won't go off :
Dreadful bit thundert, while unprinted, roar ;
But when once pnbli(h*d, they are heard no more.
Thuf diAant bofbeart fright, but nearer draw.
The block's a block, and tumt to mirth your awe.
Can thofe oblige, whofe headt and heartt are
fuch?
No; ever/ partj't tainted hj their touob.
9t
Infeded perfons fly each public place {
And none, or enemies alone, embrace :
To the foul fiend their every paCfion's ibid :
They love and hate, exUmpmrty fur gold :
What image of their fury can we form f
DuUncf* and rage, a puddle in a (lorm.
Reft they in peace \ If you are pleas'd to /iry.
To fwell your fails, like Lapland wind)>, they fly:
Write they with rage \ The tempeft quickly flags;
And ftate-Ulyffes tames them with his bags ;
Let ]}im be what he will, Turk, Pagan, Jew :
For Chriftian minifiers of ftare are few.
Behind the curtajln lurks the fountain head,
That pourt hit politici through pipet of kad ;
Which far and near ejaculate, and fpout
O'er tea and coffee, poifon to the rout :
But when they have befpatter'd all they may.
The ftatcfman throwt his filthy fquirtt away !
With gaiden forceps, thefe another takes.
And ftate elixirs of the vipers make*.
The riihefi (btefman wants wherewith to fay
A fervile fycophant, if well they weigh
How much it coftt the wretch to be fo btfe ;
Nor can the great^ powers enough £fgrmte^
Enough tbdftfe^ fuch proftitute applaufe,
if well they weigh how much it (lains their caufe*
But are our writers ever in the wrong \
Does virtue ne'er fedoce the venal tongue ?
Yes ; if well brib'd, for virtue's felf they fight ;
Still in the wrong, though champions for the right :
Whoe'er their crinies for intereft only quit.
Sin on in virtue, and good deeds eommt.
Nought but inconftancy Briunnia meets.
And broken faith in their abandon 'd (beets ;
From the fame hand how various is the pa^c !
What civil war their brother pamphlcttt wage f
Trads battle trads, felfcnntradi<5lions.glare ;.
Say, is this lunacy ? — 1 with it were.
If fuch our writers, ftartled at the fighr,
Felons may blefs their ftars they cannot write \
How juftly Proteus* tranfniigrations fit
The monftrous changes of a modern wit !
Now fuch a gentley7rMOT of eloquence
As feldom rifes to the verge of fenfe ;
Now by mad rage tramform'd into zJUme,
Which yet fit engines, well apply *d, can tame ;
Now, on imroodeft tra(h, xht/xvine Ufcene
Invites the town to fup at Drury-lane ;
A dreadful /im, now he roars at power.
Which fends him to his brothers at the Tower;
He's now "^fcr^mty and his double tongue
Salutes, nay licks, the feet of thofe he ftung ;
What knot can bind him, his evafiMi fuch \
One knot he well defer ves, which might do much.
The flood, flame, fwine, the lion, and the fnake,
Thofe fivefold monfters, modern authors make :
The fnake reignt moft; (hakes, Pliny fay^, ars
bred.
When the krtum$ periAi'd in a human head.
Ye groveling, trodden, whipt, Dript, turncoat
thingi.
Made up of venom, volnmet, ftaJns, and Aings !
Thrown from the tree of knowledge, like jota^
eurft
To fcribble ia the dud, wu Snake the firft.
Z ? t S T £. E S.
t*S
Whtft if xittfyirt flioiild In/aS prove true i
It did in Elkenah *, why not in you?
Poor Elkenah, all other changes paft,
For bread in Smithfield Wagons hift at laft.
Spit ftreama of fire to make the butchers gape,
And found his manners fuited to his (hape :
8och is the fate of talents mifapply'd;
So ltT*d your prototype ; and io he dy*d.
Th* abandonM manners of our writing train
May tempt mankind to think religion vain ;
But in thetr fate, their habit, and their miien.
That fods there are is eminently feen :
Heaven ftands ab(blv*d by vengeance on their pea,
And marks the murderers of fame from men :
Thf cogb meagre jaws they drawtheir venal breath.
As gafiy as their brothers in Macbeth :
Their feet through faithlcfs leather meet the dirt,
And ofoier chang*d their principles than (hixt.
The craofient veftments of tbefe frugal men^
Uaftens to paper for our mirth again :
Too (boo (O merry-Biclanchnly fate !)
They beg in rhyme, and warble through a grate :
The man lampoon'd forgets it at the light ; [fpite ;
The friend throagh pacy gives, the foe through
And, though full confdous of his injur'd purfe,
Liotot rekntf, nor Curll can wiih them worfe.
So fare the men, who writers dare commence
Without their faifHt, probity and fenfe.
From theff^ their politics our quidnuncs feck.
And Saturday's the learning of the week :
Tlffe labouring wits, like pavirrs, mend our ways,
Wiih heavy, huge, repeated, 0at eflays ; [dull ;
Ram their coarfc nonfenfc down, though nc'£r fo
Aod hem at every thump upon your Ikuli :
TL'/e ftaunch-bred writing hounds begin the cry,
Aod honeft folly echoes to the lie.
0 how I laugh, when I a blockhead fee.
Thanking a villain for his probity I
Who firetches out a moft rcfpcdful ear.
With fnares for woodcocks in his holy leer :
It tickles through my foul to hear the c9ilC$
Sincere encomium on his friend the/^x,
Sole ^r9m of his lihtrties and righit '.
\^ hile gracelefi Reynard liilens — till he bites.
A« when the trumpet founds, th* o'erloaded fiate
Difcharges all her poor and fr^fiigaU ;
Cnmes of all kinds diOionour'd weapons wield,
A::d prijom pour their filth into the field ;
l'I.o» nature's refufc, and the dregs of men,
Ccmpuie the black milHU of the pen,
EPISTLE IL
rtoM oxroKO.
All write at London ; (hall the rage abate
Here, where it mo(b (hould (bine, the mmfet*feai t
Where mortal, or immortal, as they plcafe.
The learn*d may choofe eternity or eafe \
His not a f royal patron wifely (Irove
To woo the mufe in her Athenian grove?
Added new ftrings to her harmonious (hell,
And given new tongues to thofe who fpoke lb well ?
• SettU, the city p^H.
f iih^ Gi9rg£ l^
Let tbefe iiiftru<9: with thith*t illullrioui ray,
Awake the world, and fcare our owls away.
Meanwhile, O friend ! indulge me, if I giv^
Some needful precepts how to vtriie and live ;
Serious (hould be an author's final views ;
Who write for pure amufement, ne*er amufe*
An author ! ' Tis a venerable name 1
How few deferve it,.and what numbers claim !
Unbleft with fcnfe above their peers refin'd.
Who (hall (land up Ji£iator* to manl^nd?
Nay, who d^itjblm^ if not in virtue's canfe.
The folc proprietor of juft applaufe ?
Ye rcdlefb men, who pant forletter'd praife,
With whom would you confult to gain the bays ?— »
With thofe great authors whofe fam*d worka you
read?
* Vh well : go then, confult the laurelPd (hade,
What anfwer will the laurell'd (hade return ?
Hear it, and tremble ! he commands yon bunt
The nobleft works his envy*d genius writ.
That boaft of nought more excellent than wiim
If this he true, as 'tis a truth moft dread.
Woe to the pat^e which has not that to plead !
Fontaine and Chaucer, dying, wi(h*d unwrote
The fprightlit (1 efforts of their wanton thought :
Sidney and Waller, brighteft ions of fame.
Condemn the charm of ages to the flame :
And in one point is all true wifdom caft.
To think that early we mttfi think at Itjfi,
Immortal wits, ev'n elead^ break nature's law^
Injurious (lill to virtue's facred caufe ;
And their guilt growing, as their bodies rot«
(Reversed ambition ;} pant to he forgot,
rhu9 ends your courted /a«v«; does lucre then«
The facred thirji of goU, betray your pen ?
In profe 'tis blamcable, in verfe *ti$ worfe.
Provokes the mufe, extorts Apollo's curfe ;
Hi« fucred influence never (hould be fold;
* ris zrr^nt Jim .ny to fmg for gold *.
* lib innmortdlity (liould fixe your mind ;
Scorn a Uh paymafler than all mankind.
If bribes ye feek, know this, ye writing tribe f
Who writes for virtue hat the largely bribe :
All *s (u the party of the virtuous man ;
The good will furely fervc him, if they can ;
The bid, when intcrcft or ambition guide,
And 'tii; at cnce their interefi and ^t\x prides
But (hould both fail to take him to their care.
He boaOs ^greater friend, and both may fpare«
Letters to man uncommon light difpenfc.;
And what i^ virtue, but fuperior fenfe ?
In parts and learning ye who place yoor pride.
Tour fault) are crimes, jovr crimes are double-dy'd*
What is a fcandal of the firft renown,
But Ictrer'd knaves, and atbeijle in a gown ?
* Tis harder far to pleafe than give offence ;
The lead mifcondu<5l damns the brightefl fenfe ;
Each (hallow pate, that cannot read your name.
Can read your life, and will be proud to blame.
Flagitious manners make impreflions deep
On thofe that o*er a page of Milton fleep :
Nor in their dulnef< think to fave your (hame.
True, thcfe are (ovb ; but wife men lay the lame*
Wits are a defpicable race of men.
If they coufiac their talents to the pen ;
L iij
yt6
THE WORKS OF VOUNG.
1
XVhen th« mau fliocki as, while the writer (hincs,
Our fcorn io life, our envy io his lioes.
Vet, ptx>ttd of parts, with prudence fome difpeofe,
And play the fool, becaufe they're men of fenfe.
What iflftaoces bleed recent in each thought,
Of men to niio by their ge/tiiu broaght !
Againft their wills what numbers ruin (hun,
Purely through want of wit to be undone ?
l^ature has (hown, by making it fo rare.
That v// *• a jewel which we need not wear.
Of plain found y^/i/^ life's current coin is made;
With that wc drive the moil hibfiantial trade.
Prudeoce proteds and guides w, wit betrays;
A Tplendid four ce of ill ten thoofand ways ;
A certain fnare to miferies hnmenfe ;
A gay prerogative from copimon fenfe ;
Unleft ftroDg judgment that wild thing can tame.
And break to paths of virtue and of fame.
But gnnt your judgment equal to the heft,
Senfe fiUt your head, and genius fires your breaft ;
Yet {till forbear ; your wit (con0der well}
^Tis great to (how, but greater to conceal ;
As it is great to feize the golden prize
Of place or power ; but greater to defpife.
tf fttll you languifh for an author*s name,
Think private merit lefs than public fame.
And fsncy not to write is not to live ;
Deferve, and take, the great prerogative.
But ponder what it is ; |iow dear *t will cofl.
To Write one page which you may jufUy boaft.
Senfe may be good, yet not deferve the prc'fs ;
Who write, an awful charader profels ;
The world as pupil of their wifdom claim.
And for their flipend an immortal fame :
Nothing but what is folid or refin'd,
Should dare alk public audience of mankind.
Severely weigh your learning arid your wit :
Keep down your pride by what is nobly writ :
No writer, (am*d in yoiir own way, pais o*er ;
Much tni^ example, but refledlon more :
"M^re had the ancients writ, they more })ad
^ ' ' taught J J
Which ihows fome work is left for modem thought*
This weigh 'd perfcdion know ; and, know
Toil, bum for that ; but do not aim at more ;
Above, beneath it, the juft limits fix ;
And fcealoufly prefer four lines to fix.
Write, and re-Write, blot out, and write again,
And for \\% fwiftmefi ne'er applaud your pen. *
L.eave to the jockeys that Newmarket praife,
$low runs the Pegafus that wins the bays.
JSduih timt for immortality to pay,
Is jufl and Wife ; for Itfi is thrown away.
Vime oplj can mature the labouring brain ;
Time is tne father, and the midwife pain :
The fame good fenfe that makes a man excel.
Still makes him doUbt he ne'er has written welL
Downright impofllbilities they feck ;
What man can be immortal in a week ?
Excufe no fauH i though beautiful, 't will harm ;
One fault fliockt more than twenty beauties charm.
Our age demands corrednefs ; Addifon
And ymi this commendable hurt have done.
Mow writers find, as once Achilles found,
The whttt is mortal, if a fori 's unfound.
He thzt JiriAet vuf, and (Irikes not out the'A<y9,
Pours luftre in, and dignifies the reft :
Give e'er fo little, if what's right be there,
We praife for what you hurn^ and what ywxjpare .*
The part you bum, fmells fweet before the fhrine,
And ii an incenfe to the part divine.
Hot frequent write, though you can do it well ;
Men may too •fi^ though not too mucb^ excel.
A few good works gain fame ; more fink their
price ;
Mankind are fickle, and hate paying twice :
They granted you writ well, what can they more,
Unlefs you let them praife for giving o'er ?
Do Mdly what you do ; and let your page
Smile, if it fmiles, and if it rages, rage.
So faintly Lucius cenfures and commend%
That Lucius has no foes, except his friends.
Let yor/r/ lefs engage you than a/flawfe;
It ihows a generous mind to wink at flaws i
Is genius yours ? Be yours a glorious end,
Be your i/irp'#, emmtry^Sy tnab*s religiMs friend ;
The public glory by yout own beget ;
Run -nations, run pofterity, in debt.
And fince the fam'd alone make others live,
Firft baite that glory you prefume to ^/ve.
If fatire charms, ilrike faults, but fpare th^
man;
*Tis doll to be as witty as you can.
Satire recoils whenever charg'd too high ;
Round your own fame the latal fplintert fly.
As the foft plume gives fwiftnels cu the dart,
Good-breeding fends the fatire to the heart.
Painters and furgeons may iheJIruBure fcan ;
Genius and mtrai* be with you the man :
Defaults in thofe alone flieuld give offence !
Who ftrikes the perfcn^ pleads his innocence.
My narrow-minded fatire can't extend
To Codrus* form ; I'm iK>t fo much his friend :
Himfclf fliculd publifh that (the world agree)
Before his works, or in the pillory.
Let him be'black, fair, t^ll, fhort, thin, or fat.
Dirty or clean, I find no tiieme in that.
Is that call'd humour f It has this pretence.
'Tis neither virfuc, breeding, wit, or fenfe.
Unlefs you boafl the genius of a Swift,
Beware of humour, the dull rogue's lap Jh'tfi,
Can others write like you ? Vour talk give o'er,
'Tift printing what was publifh'd long before.
If nougiit peculiar through your labours run.
They're duplicates, and twenty are but one. .
Think frequently, think clofe, read nature, turn
Mens manners o'er, and half your volumes burn ;
To nurfe with quick refledion he your A rife,
Thoughts born from preient ohjcds, warm from
life ;
When mofi unfought, fuch infpirations rife.
Slighted by fools, and chcrifh'd by the wife :
iixpcd peculiar fame fiom thcfc alone ;
Thefe make an author, thefe arc all your own.
Life, bke their Bibles, coolly men turn o'er ;
Hence unexperienc'd children of threcfcore.
True, all men think of courfe, as all men dream \
And if they flightly think, 'tis much the fame.
Letters admit not of a half renown ;
They give you nothing, or they givv a cro-u'Tr^
EPISTLES.
1^/-
Ko work e*er gaioM irue fame, or ever can,
Bat what did honour to the name of man.
Weighty xhe/^ijcii, cogent the Mfeour/e^
Oear be the Jlyie^ the very found of force x
Eafy the c^mdnff^ (imple the dfftgn^
Striking the word/, and the/oul divine :
Let nature art, and judgment wit, exceed ;
0*er Warning reafon reign ; o'er that, your Creed ;
Than Mtrtyi s fetdt^ at once, and laureVt grow;
Do thus, and rife a Pope, or a Defprean :
And when your genios cxquifitely (hines,
Live op to the full ludre of your linet : '
Parti but ejLpoie thofe men who virtue quit ;
A fallen angel i^ a fallen wit ;
Aud they plead Lucifer*t deteftrd caufc,
VTho for bare talents challenge our applaafe.
Would yoa rcflore juft honours to the pen \
From able writers rife to worthy men.
" Who*i this with nonfenfe, nonfenfe would
•• rettrain?
** Who*t this (they cry) fo vainly fchools the vain f
** \^bo damns our traQi, with fo mach traih re.
•» plete?
" As, three ells round, huge Cheyne rails at meat?**
Shall I with Bavius then my voice exalt.
And challenge all mankind to find one fault ?
Vith huge txameiu overwhelm my page.
And darken reafon with dogmatic rage ?
Aj if, one tedious volume writ in rhyme,
lo profe a duller could excufe the crime ?
Sure, next to writing, the mofl idle thjn^
Is ((ravdy to harangue on what we fing.
At that tribunal (lands the writing tribcf
Which nothing can intimidate or bribe,
Time is the judge ; time has nor friend nor foe ;
Falfe fame mufi wither, and the true wU grow.
Ami'd with this truth, all critics I defy ;
For if I Call, by my cwn pen I die ;
While foarlers flrif e with proud but fruitlefs pain,
To tVMmJ immftalst or XSiJiay tbejlain.
Sore preft with danger, and in awful dread
Of twenty pamphlets levellM at my head.
Thus have 1 forgM a buckler in my brain.
Of recent form, to ferve me this campaign ;
And fafely hope to quit the dreadful field
DelugM with ink, aud fleep behind my (hield;
Unlrf^ dire CodruK r< ufes to the fray
In all his might, and damns me — for a day.
A% turns a flock ofgccfo, and, on the green,
P.ike out their foolifh necks in awkward fplecn,
(Ridiculous in rage !) to ^6///, not hiit,
&o war their qnilL, whenyo^ii of duUneft write.
TO THE
KtOHT HON. SIR ROBERT WALPOLE.
By Mr, D^ddtnglit,
AFTKILWARDS LORD MKLCOMBX.
«•
— Qux cenfct Amiculus, ut fi
** Czcus iter nionflrare velit — "
HoR.
Tnoicii flrength of genius, by experience taught,
6;tcs thee CO found the depths of huiiiin thought,
To trace the :7arioiu workings of the miod*
And rule the fecret ifprings, that rule maakiad ;
(Rare gift !) yet, Walpole, wilt thou condcfccnil
To liften, if thy unexperienc'd friend
Can aught of ufe impart, though void of (ktll.
And win attention by (incere good-will;
For friendlhip, fometimes, want of parts fupplies.
The heart may furnifli what the head denies.
As when the. rapid Rhone, o*er fwelUng tides.
To grace old Ocean's court, in tritimph rides.
Though rich his fource, he drains a thooiand
fprings, >
Nor fcoms the tribute each fmall rivulet brings;
So thou (halt, hence, abforb each feeble ray.
Each dawn of meaning, in thy brighter day ;
Shalt like, or, where thou canll not like, exctife.
Since no mean intereft ihall profane the mufe.
No malice, wrapt in truth's difguife, o£Pcnd,
Nor flattery taint the freedom of the friend.
When firfl a generous mind furveys the great, '
And views the crowds that on their fortune watt i
PleasM with the (how (though liule underftood)
He only feeks the power, to do the good ;
Thinks, till he tries, 'tis godlike to difpofe,
And gratitude ftill fprings, where bounty fows;
That every grant fincere ^cdlion wins.
And where our wapts have end, our love begins : .
But thofe who king the paths of flate have t^od.
Learn ffom the clamours of the murmuring crowd.
Which cramm*d, yet craving ftill, their gates be^
*Tis eafier far to give, than to oblige.
This of thy condu^ feems the niceft pact.
The chief perfedion of the ftatefmaa*s ait,
To give to fair aifent a fairer face/
Or f(>ften a refufal into grace :
But few there are that can be truly kind*
Or know to fix their fayours on the mind ;
Hence, forae, whene'er they would obligee, offend.
And while they mal^e the fortune, lofe the friend;
Stiil give, unthank'd; ftill fquander, not beftow ;
For great men want not, what to give, but how.
The race of men that follow courts, 'tis true,
Thit)k all they get, and more than all, their due |
Still afk, b^t ne'er confult their own deferts, *
And meafure by their interell, not their parts;
From this milUke fo many men we fee, •
Bit ill become the thing they wilh'd to be;
Hence difcontent, and freih demands arife«
More power, more favour in the great man's eyes;
All feel a want, though none tbe caufe fufpeds,
But hate their patron, for their Qwn defeats ;
Such none can pleafc, but who reforms their hearts.
And, when he gives them places, gives them '
parts.
A^ thrfe o'erprize their worth, fo fure the great
May fell their favour at too dear a rate ;
When merit pines, while clamour is preferr'd.
And long attachment waits among the herd ;
When no diftinSion, where difUndion's due,
Marks from the many the fuperior few ;
When flrong cahal conflrains them to be juf^.
And makes them give at lad — becaufe they mnft|
What hopes that men of real worth ihould prize,
What neither fiieodfhip gives, nor merit buys?
L 111]
THE WORKS OF YOtJNG.
The man who jiifily oVr the whole prefidei^
His well- weigh *d choice with wife afiedtion guidei ;
Know» when to (top with grace, and when ad-
vance,
Nor gives through importunity or chance ;
Bu: thinks how little gratitude' is ow'd,
Vhen £iToun are extorted, not be(low*d.
When, fafc on (ho?c onrfclves, wc fee the crowd
Surround the great, importunate, <ind loud ;
Through fuch a tumult, 'tis no cafy talk
To drive the man of real worth to af/c :
Surrounded thai, and gidd/ with the (how,
*Ti« hard for great men, rightly to beftow;
From hence fo few are (kill'd, in cither cafe,
To alk with dignity, or give with, grace.
Soriietimes the great, feduc'd by love of parti,
Confult our genius, and negle(fl our hearts ;
Plcas'd with the giiicering fparks that geniui
flings,
They lift us towering on their eaglets wings,
JMark out the flights by which themfelves began,
And teach our dazzled eyes to bear the fun ;
Till we forget the hand that made us great.
And grow to envy, not to emulate :
To emulate, a generous warmth implies.
To reach the virtues, that make great men rife ;
But envy wears a mean malignant face,
And aims not at their viituer — but their place.
Such to oblige, h'*w vain is the pretence !
When every favour ia a frefti offence.
By which fupcrior power is Aill i.nply*d.
And, while it helps their fortune, hurts their
pride.
Slight is the hate, negled or hardships breed ;
But ihofe who hate fn-m envy, hate indeed.
** Since fo perplcx'd the choice, whom (hall we
truft?"
Mcthinks I hear thee cry — The brave and juft;
The chan by no mean fcirn or hopes controul'd.
Who ferves thee from affeAion, not for gold.
Wt* love the honeft, and efteem the brave,
Defpifc the coxcomb, but deteft the knave ;
No (how of parts the truly wife fcduce,
•J 0 think that knaves can be of real ufc.
The man, who contradid^ »he public voice.
And ftrtvcs to dignify a worthlefs choice.
Attempts a tafc that on that choice reflt Af,
And lends us light to point out new defers.
One worthlefb man, that gatns'whathe pretends,
pifguft^ a thuufind unpretending fi lends':
And (incc no aVt can make a countcrpafs.
Or add the woi^ljt of gold to niimi<f braf-*,
When princes to bad ore iluir image join.
They more deliafe the ftnmp, than raifc the coin.
Be thine the c.irc, rru«- r.writ to reward.
And gain thegocd--nor will that taik be hard;
Souls form'd alike fo qui: J; by nature blend.
An honeft min is more tJi.in half thy friend.
Him, no mean views, cr hafte to rife, (hall
f'ray, •
Thy choice t^ fully, or thy trufl betray:
Am!7f»i».rt, here, (hall at due diftance ftand ;
Nor ij \vr dangerous in an hon -.I hand : ■
Bc(j<k-., if failings at the bottom lie,
'^''c view thofc fnilinj^s with a Icvtr's eye ;
Though fmall his genius, let him do hi| bei.
Our wi(bes and belief fupply the reft.
Let others barter fervile faith for g ^Id,
His fricndlhip is not to be bought or fold :
Fierce oppofiiion he, unmov'd, (hall face,
Modcft in favour, daring in difgrace,
To (hare thy adverfe fate alone, pretend;
In power, a fervant ; out of power, a friend*
Here pour thy favours in an ample flood,
Indulge thy boundlefs thirft of doing goo^ :
Nor thick that good to him alone confin'd ;
Such to oblige, is to oblige mankind.
If thus thy mighty mafter's Heps thou trace,
The brave to cheiifh, and the good to grace ;
Long flialt thou (land from rage and fusion free.
And teach us long to love the kin^, through thee:
Or fall a vi&im dangerous to tKe foe.
And make him tremble when he strikes the blow;
.While honour, gratitude, afieAion join
To deck thy clofe, and brighten thy decline ;
(lUuflrious doom !) the great, when thus difplac'd.
With friend(hip guarded, and with virtue grac'd.
In awful ruin, like Rome's fenate, fall.
The prey and worlhip tf the wondering GauU
No doubt, to geniu« fome reward is doe,
(Excluding that, were fatirizing you :)
But yet, believe thy undefigning friend.
When truth and genius for thy choice contend.
Though both have weight when in the balance
caft, •
Let probity be firfl, and parts the laft.
Oil thcfc foundations if thou dar*(l be great.
And check the growth of folly and deceit ;
When party rage (hall droop through length of
And calumny be ripcnM into praife, [days.
Then future times (hall to thy worth allow
That fame, which envy would call flattery now.
I'hus far my zeal, though for the taflc unlit.
Has pointed out the rocks where others fplit ;
By that infpir'd, though llranger to the nine,
And nc!;ligcnt of any fame — but thine,
I take the friendly, but fuperfluous part ;
You ad from nature what I teach from art.
THE OLD MAN'S RELAPSE.
VERSES ttCCASlONRD RV THE FORKGOINQ
EPISTLE.
" — Sopitos fufcitat igncs." Viro.
From man*s too curious and impatient fight,
The future, heaven involves in thickcft night.
Credit gray hairs ; thouj^h Ircedom much wc bnaft,
Some leaft perform, >*hat they dcteiniin' uioft.
What fudden changes our rclolvss betray i
To-morrow is a fatirc on to d^y,
And (hows its wtakncf*. Whom (ImII men believe,
When conflantly themfelves, themfelves deceive.
Long had I bid my once lov'd mufe adieu ;
Y<'U warm old age ; my pafTion burns anew.
How fweet your vcrfc ! how great your force rf
mind! [kind:
What power of wortis ! what T/iill in dark man«
Polite the Condudl ; generous the dcC-jn ;
And beauty files, and flrength i'uUains cicb line*
K P I S T L E S.
Tluis Msrt and Venus ire once more Wet ;
Your wit hat caught them in its goldeD net.
Bvt what (bikes home Tvith mod exalted grace,
U hau^^hty genius taught co know its place ;
An^ where worth fliines, its humbled crefl to bend,
V\''ith zeal devoted to that go<ilike end.
When wc difcern fo rich a vein of fenfe,
ThroDgh the fniooch flow of pureft eloquence ;
' ris like the limpid dreams of Tagus rolPd
0*er boundlcfs wealth, o'er (hining beds of gold.
But whence fo finifli'd, fo refin'd i piece f
The tongue denies it to old Rome and Greece;
1 he genius bidi the moderns doubt their claim.
And ilawly take poflcillon of the fame.
Bat I LOT know, nor care by whom *rwas writ,
£noagh for me that *tis from human wit,
Thar iboths my pride : all glory in the pen
Vrhich has done honour to the race of men.
But this have others done ; a like applaofe
An ancient and a * modern Horace draws.
But they to glory by degrees arofe,
Alcridian lufire you at once difclofe.
' Fia continence of mind unknown before.
To write fo well, and yet to write no more.
Mr>rc bright renown can human nature claim*
i ban to deferve, and fly immortal fame ?
Next to the godlike praife of writing well.
It oil that praife with juft delight to dwell.
0 for feme god my drooping fuul to raife !
'I'hat I mjght imit;::c, as well as praife ;
1 cr all ccmmcnd : ev'n fucs your fame cnnfels;
N'-r would Auguftu** age have priz'd it lefs;
A n a^'c, which had not held its pride fo long,
B.it tor the want of fo complete a fong.
A i^oldcn pcrlcid fhall from you commence :
P ace (hkil be fi'^n'd 'twixt wit and manly fenfe;
V :.cthcr your genius tr your rark they view,
1 !.c ir.ut'c^ fiud their Halifax in yot.
l.;kv.- him fs.ccecd ! nor think ray zeal isfhown
>*cr you ; 'tis Britain » intcreft, not your own ;
• Bci/eaa,
For lofty Nations are bat golden fntrei,
Which tempt the great to fall in love with cures*
I would proceed, but age has chiird ftiyTein,
•Twas a fhort fever, and Vm cool again.
I Though life I hate, methinks I coald renew
Its radelcfs. painfal courfe, to fiog of yon.
When fuch the fubjed, who (hall curb his flight ?
When fuch your genius, who ihail dare to write t
In pure refped, I give my rhyming o'er,
And to commend you moft, commend no moM.
Adieu, whoever thou art ! on death's pak coaft
Ere long TU talk thee o*er with Dryden*8gfio(l|
The bard will fmile. A laft, a long farewell: !
Henceforth I hide me in my dniky cell ^ ,
There wait the friendly ftroke that (eta, me freei
And think of immortality and thec^
My drains are nomber'd by the tnneful nine ;
Each maid prefents her thanks, and all prelent chea
mine.
VERSES,
Sent 6y Lord MdcmnU tn Dr., Tttmg^ mi hifg ^J^f
bu Lmrdfiift Death K
Kino companion of my youth,
Lov'd for genius, worth, and tnth !
Take what friendibip can tmptrt,
Tribute of a feeling heart ;
lake the mnfe*s lateft fpark^
£rc we drop intothe dark.
He who parts and virtue gave.
Bade thee look beyond the grave i
Genius foars, and virtue glides ;
Above the love of God prelides. %
There's a gulf 'twixt ns and God ;
Let the gloomy path be trod :
Why (land (hivering on the fliore?
Why not boldly venture o'er ?
Where unerring virtue guides,
i.et us have the winds and tic'es :
Safe thr«>ugh feas of doubts and fear#,
Rideb the bark which virtue fleers.
• A poH'ual epipie frwn the late Lord Mefemithe /%
the Earl of Bute ^ %vitb eerreShne ty the author of th§
I>ligbt Thoughts, was fmhPJheJin jfto, X 7 76.
S E A-P I E C E;
CONTAINING,
I. THE BRITISH SAILOR'S EXULTATION.
II. HIS PRAYER BEFORE ENGAGEMENT.
THE DEDICATION.
TO MR. VOLTAiai.
Mr mufe, a bird of paffage, flies
* From frozen clime to milder flcies;
from chilling blifit flie fecks thy cheering beam,
A b^am of favour, here deny'd ;
Coni'cious of faults, her blufliiog pridf
popes an afylum in fo great a name •
* To dive full deep in aaeieiU dayti
The warriors* ardent deeds to raile.
And nr0iMiriri&'/ aggrandize; — the glory. thine;
I'hine is the drama, how renown 'd !
Thine epie*s loftier trump to found ;—
^ut let Arion's fea.firung harp be mine :
* Afinah of the Em^tr Cbarles XJL LtwU XJ^.
?td
THE WORKS OF TOUNG.
But where*! his dtlpbim f Know*(l thou wliere ?
Maj that be found in thee, Voltaire !
Save thou from harm my plunge into the wave :
How will thy name illuftriout raife
My iiiiking long ! Mere »or/a/ layi
So pratronit'd. are refcued from the grave.
** Tell me,"fay'ft thou, who courts my fmilc ?
" What ftranger" ftray'd from yonder ifle I —
Ko (Irangcr, Sir ! though bom in foreign climes ;
Od Dorfet downs, when Milton's page,
With^ and tUatb, provok'd thy rage.
Thy rage provo^M, vfbo footh'd with gently
rhypies \
ffU kindly couch*d thy cenfure's eye,
« And gave thee clearly to defcry
Sound judgment giving law to fancy ftroog ?
fVb^ half tndin'd thee to confeis,
Nor could thy mo^efty do lefs.
That Milton's blindnefs lay not io his ibng ?
But fuch debates long iince are flown ;
For ever fet the funs that (hone
On airy paiUmes, ere our brows were gray :
How fliortly (hall we both forget,
To thee my patron I my debt,
And thou to thine for Pruflia*s golden key.
The prefent in oblivion caft.
Full foon (hall fleep, as fleeps the paft ;
Full foon the wide dilUndion die between
The frowns and favours of the great ;
High flufli'd fuccefs. and pale defeat ;
The Gaelic gaiety, and Britiih fpleen.
Ye wiog*d, ye rapid moments ! (lay :
Oh friend 1 as deaf aA rapid they ;
Life's little dram^ done, the curtain falls !—
Doft thou not hear it ? 1 can hear.
Though nothing (Irikes the liftening car ;
Tmm groans his lad *. Eternal loudly calls !
Nor calls in vain ; the call infpires
Far other counfels and deiires.
Than once prevailM ; we ftand on higher ground ;
What fcenes we Uc : — Exalted aim ?
With ardours mexv our fpiriu flame ;
Xmbition bleil ! with more than laurelj crovniM.
ODE I.
THE BRITISH SAILOR'S EXULTATION.
In lofty founds let thofe delij^ht
Who brave the foe, but fear the fight ;
And bold in word, of arms decline the llroke:
*Titmcan to boafl; but great to lend
To foes the counfcl of a friend,
And warn them of the vengeance they provoke.
From whence a rife thefc loud alarms ?
Why gleams the foutb with brandifli'd arms ?
War, baih'd in blood, from curfl ambition fprings :
Ambition * mean, Ignoble pride !
Perhaps their ardours may fubilde,
When weigh 'd the vvondcrs Britain's failor fings.
Hear, and revere.— At Britain's nod,
f rum each enchanted g^ovc and wood
Haftes the huge W, or flsadelefs fbreft leavef ;
The mountain fitites aflume new forms.
Spread canvas wings, and fly through florm?.
And ride o'er rocks, and dance on foaming waves.
She mods again : the labouring earth
Difclofes a tremcnd'ous birth ;
In fmoking rivers runs her molten ore ;
Thence monfters of enormous (ize.
And hideous afpc6b, threatening rife.
Flame from the deck, trom trembling bailions roar.
Thefe miniflers of fate fulfil,
On empires wide, an tfiofuT* will,
When thrortet nnjufl wake vengeance : know, ye
powers !
In fudden night, and ponderous balls.
And flookls of flame, the tempeft falls.
When brav'd Britannia's awful fenate lowers.
In her * grand council fiie furveys.
In [liitriot pidure, what may raUTe,
Of infolent attempts a warm difdain ;
From hope's triumphant fummit thrown,
Like darted lightning, fwiftly down
The wealth of (nd, and confidence of Spain.
Britannia flieaths her courage keen.
And fpares her nitrons magazine ;
Her MJMM fl umber, till the proud afpire.
And leave all law below them ; then lAry blaze '.
They thunder from refoonding feas,
Touch'd by their injur'd mafler's foul of fire.
Then furies rife ! the battle raves !
And rends the (kies ! and warms the waves 1
And calls a tcmpefl from the peaceful deep.
In fpite of nature, fpite of Jove,
While all-ferene, and hu(h'd above.
Tumultuous winds in azure chambers flcep.
A thoufand deaths the burning bomb
Hurls from her difembowel'd womb ;
Chain'd, glowing globcji, in dread alliance join'd,
Red-wingM by flrong, fulphureous blafts.
Sweep, in olack whirlwinds, men and mads ;
And leave flng'd, naked, blood-drown'd, decks be-
hind.
Dwarf laurels rife in tented fields ;
The wreath immortal otcan yields ;
There war's whole (ling is fhot, whole fire is fpent,
Whole glory blooms : how pale, how tame.
How lambent in Brlloiia's flame ;
How her ftorms langniih on the continent !
From the dread front of ancient war
Lefs terror frown'd ; her fcytbcd car.
Her caftled elephant, and bartering beam.
Stoop to thofe engines which deny
Superior terrors to the Iky, [flame.
And boafl their clouds, (heir thunder, and their
The flame, the thunder, and the cloud.
The night by day, the fea of blood,
Hofts whirled in air, the yell of finking throngs.
The gravelefs dead, an 9<eam warm'd,
A firmament by mortals florm'd.
To patient Britain's angry brow belougs.
L
^ Hoitft of Ltrds*
A SEA-PIECE.
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Or do I <3r«am ? Or do I raye ?
Or fc€ 1 Vulcan*t footy cave.
Where Jove*s red bolts the giaot brothers frame ?
'1 hofe fwarthy gods of toil and Aro/,
Loud peals on mountain anvils heat.
And panting tempefts roufe the roaring flame.
Ye fcn<» of ^tna ! hear my call ;
Un€ni(b*d let thofe baubles fall,
Yon ihield of Mars, Minerva's helmet blue :
Your (Irokes fuf^^nd, ye brawny throng !
Charm*d by the magic of my fong.
Drop the fcign'd thunder, and attempt the true.
Begin : * and firft take rzipiid fight,
Yxcxzcfjme^ and clouds of chickeft nighty
And gh&flUy terror^ paler than the dead ;
rheo boi row frpm the north his roar.
Mil graant and j^tbt i one phial pour
Of wrong'd Britannia's wrath *, and it ii made ;
Gaul ilarts and trembles — at your dreadfyi trade.
ODB II:
IN WHICQ IS
THE SAILOR'S PRAYER BEFORE
ENGAGEMENT.
So form'd the bolt, ordain'd to break
Gaul's haughty plan, and Bourbon (bake ;
U Bxirain's crimes fupport not Britain's foes.
And edge their fwords : O power divine !
It bkH by thee the bold dcfign,
Embauled hods a fingle arm o'erthrowi.
Ye warlike dead, who fell of old
In Britain's caul'e, by fame enroHM
lo deathlefs annal ! deathlei's deeds itifpire ;
From oozy beds, for Britain's fake.
Awake, illuftriotis chiefs \ awake ;
An^ kindle in your f(Ons paternal fire.
The day commilfion'd from above,
Our worth to weigh, our hearts to prove,
If war's full (lock too/eeU< to fuftain ;
Or Jirm to (land its final blow.
When vital (breams of blood (hall flow.
And turn to crimfon the di(colour'd main ;
lliat day's arriv'd, that fatal hour !—
** Hear us,0 hear, Almighty Power !
" Oui guidfl in counfel, and our ilrcngth in fight !
** Now war's important die is thrown,
** If left the day to man alone,
** How blind is wifdom, and how weak ii might !
** Let profiratc hearts, and awful fear,
*' And deep remorfe, and fighs (incere
* For Britain's guilt the wrath divine appeafe ;
** A wrath, more formidable far
** Than angry nature's walkeful war,
* The whirl of tempcfis, and the roar of feai.
** From out the deep to thee we cry,
* To thee at nature's helm oo high 1
^ I AUmdug to rirgWs Defcriftiom rf Thunder.
** Steer thou our conduct, dread OmnipoCeQce \
" To thee for fuccour we refort ;
** Thy favour is our only port ;
** Our only rock of fafcty, thy defence.
" O thpu, to wjiom the liont roar,
** And, not unheard, thy boon implore !
*' Thy ti'irone our burfts of cannon loud invoke:
** Thoo canfl arreft the flying ball ;
*< Or fend it back and bid it fall
" On thole from wbofc proiui deck the thuidef
• •« broke.
** Britain iq vain extends her c^r?
** To cliincs * remote, for aids in wtf ;
" $till farther muft it (Wretch to cru(h the foe;
*t There's one alliance, one alone,
** Can crown her arms, or fix her throne ;
^ And that alliance is pot found below.
** Ally Supreme ! we turn to thee ;
'* We learn obedience from the fea ;
** With feat and winds, henceforth thy laws fulfil;
** * ris thine our blood to freeze, or warm ;' '
" To roufe or hu(h the martial ftorm ;
*< And turo the tide of conqueft at thy wilL
** *Tis thine to beam fublime renown,
** Or quench the glories of a crown ;
** 'Tis ihiuc to doo'ro, 'tis thine from death to
" free;
'* To turn afide his levellM dart,
** Or pluck it from the bleeding bctrt :—
** Then we call anchor, we confide in thee.
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** Thou, who haft taueht the tmih to roar,
** And (Ircaming f lights noAumal poor
Of frightful afpeA ! when proud foes invade,
** Their blafted pride with dread to leize,
** Bid Britain's flags as meteor's bUse ;
And George depute to thunder in thy dead.
** The right alone is bold and ftrong ;
** Black, hovering clouds i^ypai the Tway
With dread of vengeance : nature's awfol
•* fire!
** l^fs than one moment fliouldft thou frowa
** Where is puiHance and renown ?
Thrones tremble, empires fink, or worlds ex*
** pirc.
** Let George the jufi chaftife the vatn :
'* Thou, who durft curb the rebel main,
** To mount the fiiore when boiling billowi
•« rave!
*' Bid George repel a bolder tide,
« The bouiidlefs fwell of Gallic pride ;
** And check amHtiom*t overwhelming wave.
^ And when (all milder meant withftood)
•< AmkHiom, tam'd by lofs of blood,
** Regains her reafon; then, on angels wingt,
'* Iax peace defcend, and (houiiog greet,
'* With peals of joy, Britannia's fleet,
" How richly freighted ! It triumphant, briogi
The poifc of kingdoms, and the fate of kings.*'
f jfyrtra Berealif,
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THE WORKS OF YbCNO-
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XMPERIUM PELAGI.
A NAVAL LYRIC :
WRITTJSN IN IMITATION OF PINDAR'S SPIRIT.
0CCAS1O1IBD IT HIS MAJISTT*S MTUtlM, SIPT. 1729, AMD THE 8UCCIEDIN0 PEACE.
** Monte decnrrent vdut amnif, imbret
** Quem fuper ootai aluere ripu,
" Fervet, ixnmeDrufque ruit profoondo. Pind.
** Cmicinet Ijetof^ae diet, & urbii
** Publicum ludum, fuper impetrato
** Fortii AuoosTi redittt.*' Hoe,
PREFACE.
A PiNDAEic ctrriet ^fvrmidMe found ; but there
ii nothiBg formidable in the true nature of it ; of
which (with utmoft fubmiflion) I conceive the
critics have hitherto entertained a falfe idea. Pin •
«!ar is as natural as Anacreoo, though not fo fami-
liar. As a fixt ftar is as nouch in the bounds of na-
ture, as 1 flower of the field, though lefs obvious,
and of greater dignity. This is not the received
notion df Pindar ; I fliall therefore foom fupport at
large that hint which is now given.
Trade is a very twhU fubjed in itfclf ; more pro-
per than any for an Englifliman ; and particularly
feafomakU at this jundure.
We have more fpecimens of good writing in
every province, than in the fiiUwte ; our two i
famous ipie ftewu excepted. I was williog to make
an attempt where I had feweft rivals.
If, on reading this ode, any man has a fuller idea
©f the real intcrefl, or ptJpMe glory of his country,
than before ; or a ilronger impreflioo from it, or
a warmer cenctmfor it, 1 give up^ to the tritic any
farther reputation.
We have many copies and franfiaiioHs that pafs for
criginaU, This ode I humbly conceive is an original,
though it profefles imitation. No man can be like
Pindar, by imitating any of his parlicmlar works ;
any more than like Raphael, by copying the ear^
fooat. The genius and fpirit of fuch great men
aittft be colleded from the wboli; and when thus
we are poiTcifed of it, we muft exert its energy in
fubjeSli and defgns of our own. Nothing is fo
unpindaritai a» following Pindar on the foot. Pin-
dar is an orrginai, and he muft be fo too, who
would be like Pindar in that which i.^ hit greatcft
praife. Nothing fo unlike as a ticf: upy^ and a
noble original.
As for length f Pindar has an tmhrciem ode of Hz
liuDdrcd Uocr. Nothing is loag or ihort in writ-
(ing, but relatively to the demand of the fubjf (5^,
and the manner of treating it. A djflicb may be
long, and a folio fiort. However. 1 have broken
this ode into ftrains, each of which may be con.
ildered as a feparate ode if you pteafe. And if
the viy^iety and fullnefs of matter be confidered,
I am lathcr apprehenfive of danger from brevity
in this ode, than from length. But lank writing
is what I think ought moft to be declined, if for
nothing elfe, for our plenty of it.
The ode is the moft fpirited kind of poetry, and
the Pindaric is the nioft fpirited kind of ode ; this
I fpeak at my own very great peril : but truth
has an eternal title to our confeflion, though we-
are fure to fuller by it.
THE MERCHANT.
ODE I.
ON TBK
BRITISH TRADE AND NAVIGATION.
TO BIS GRACE THE DUKE Of CHANDOS.
wXmrumt wdtroiu Xryiei*
0i9 itrt w^iwoit
it K$€fiM, PiND. Ncm. OJ. VI.
TBE PEELUOE.
The PropoJitioH, An addrefs to the veifel that
brought over the King, fVbo ihould fing on this
occafion. A Pindaric boaft.
Fast by the fnrge my limbs are fpread,
ThiB iMvtf/ oak nudt o*er my head ;
The winds are loud; the waves tumultuous roll;
Ye winds ! indulge your rage no more ;
Ye founding billows ! ceafe to roap;
The God dcfcendsj aod tranfports warm my (bu!.
IMPERIUM PELAGl
Tl»ewaveiarohufli'd;thewindsirciipcnt!— i
This kiogdom, from the kiogdom* rent, |
1 celebrate io fong— Fam'd ifle no left.
By natuTe*»/iw«r, from mankind.
Than by the foaming /«, di»join*d;
JiUmt in blift! an iJU, in happincfs :
Tboogh fate and time hatedampM my ftrains,
I'hough youth no longer fires my veins,
TboDgh flow their flreamsin this cold climate run;
The royal eye difpels my cares,
Recals the warmth of blooming years,
Hetnrning George fappHes the diftant fno.
Away, my fonl ! falute the ♦ Pine,
That gladf the heart of Caroline,
Its grand depofit faithful to refiore ;
Sahte the bark that ne*er ihall hold
So rich a freight in gems or gold.
And loaded from both Indies would be poor.
My foul ! to \htt,fit fprtadsher fails ;
Their bofoms fill with facred gales;
Ulih infpiration from the godhead warm;
AVor bound for an ettrtuU clime :
O fend her down the tide of time,
8oatch*d from Mivim^ and fecurc {romjhrm.
Or teach tbU flig, like tbai to foar.
Which guds of old and heroes bore;
lid her a Britilh conftellation rife —
The fca (he fcoms; and, jm», (ball boond
On lofty billows of fweet (bund,
1 am her pilot, and her port the^Mi /
Dare vuv to fing, ye tinkling train ?
Silence, ye wretched ! ye profane !
Who(hakle^r«/«,andboaftof4i^Mlgoda;
Who murder thought, and numbers maim,
Who write Pindarics cold and lame,
^nA labour ftiif Anacreontic odes.
Ye laufml fons of genius rife 1
Olgemiimt title to the fltics ;
"tt/^MMls of learning 1 and ye mhU of fame !
You, who file off the morul part
Of glowbg thought, with Attic art.
And drink pure fong from Cam's or Ifis* ftream.
I glow, I burn '. the numbers pure,
High^avour'd, delicate, mature, ^
Spontaneous ftream from my unlabour'd breaft.
As when ftiU-ripened teems the vine.
The generous burRs of willing wine
DiOa nedareoos from the grape miifr*f.
STRAIN I.
THS AROUMBIfT.
Mra> the King attended. A pn^ of hippinefs.
JmdJtry. A furprifing inftance of it in old Rome.
The imichiefof>r». IVbat kappineftis. SkAits
grcatail enemy. Tradt natural to Britain. Trmde
invoked. DifiriUd. ft^^/thegreateft human ex-
cellence. The pratf* of wealth. lu «s^, «^'»
<^ ^*he MT^ of nature. Tbe final mnal
; A NAVAL LYRIC. rtt
canfe of it. The benefit of lilin*i Me^/ier. Bri-
tain's naval ftores. She makes «tf tuitmrt fervice-
able to her ends. Of retfin, Itt exeeiUtite, ff»tu
we ihould form our ^MM«# of things lUafim'*
difficult uflc. my tbe firft gk)ry ken. Her
tJiSi in old Britain.
'• Qua monarch comes ! nor comes alone t**
What fliining forms furround his throne,
O fun I as planets thee !— To my loud ftfiin
See peace, by wifdom led, aidvance ;
The grace, the mufe, the feafon, dance ;
And plenty fpreads behind her flowing traib !
** Our monarch eomes ! nor comes alone :^
Nrw glories kindle round his throne,
The rifions rife ! I triumph as I gaxe :
By Pindar led, I turn'd of late
The volume dark, the folds of fate ;
And, now, am prefent to thefitttn bbze^
By George and Jove it is'decreed.
The mighty months in pomp proceed.
Fair daughters of the fun ! — O thou divine»
Blefl Induftry ! a finiling earth
From thee alone derives its birth :
By thee the ploughfliare and its mafter fliine.
■
From thee, maft^ cMt^ amdw^
From thee the mmna and his
On Mil nurft, rear'd by thee, wealth empire fToms
O golden fruit ! tJt well might prove
The facred tree, tbe tree of Jove;
All Jove can give, the nMns/oak bcflowi.
What cannot induftry complete ?
When Punic vrar firft flam'd, the gme^
Bold, adive, ardent, Roman fathers meet :
'< Fell all your groves," a flamen cries ;-
As foon they faU ; as ibon they rife ;
One moon a/tr^, and the next %fut,
Is/fl& indulgence ! 'Tis a toil;
Enervates noan, and damns the fiul ;
Dcfeau creat ion, plnnges in diftreft, -
Cankers our being, all devours ;
A full exertion of our powers !
Tbni*^ and thence only glows our happinefir;
The flream may fiagnate, yet be dear.
The fion fufpend hb fwift career.
Yet healthy nature fiecl her wonted ftiree ;
Ere man his aAive forings refign*d,*
Can mft in body and in mind.
Yet tafte of blift, of which lie chokes the fimht^
Where, induftry I thy daughter fiur ?
Recal her to her naAv iflr ; [long
/TA, was trade bom, here bred, here fliourifliVi
And ever fliall flie flourifli irrv .•
What though flie hnguifli'd f 'tvras bnty9i«r«
She's (bund of heart ; her cenftiention ftrong.
Wake, fiingher vp. Trade "lean no more
On thy fixt anchor, pufii from flwre.
Earth lies before thee, every climate court.
And, fiee, flie*s rons'd ablblv'd from fean^
Her Iffow, in dondleft ature, rears,
SprcMla all her fiu^ lad opcnt «fery {Oct.
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THE WORKS OF YOUNtf.
j*ec, cherifiiM by her fitter, Peace,
She levicf gain oo every place,
Religion, habit, cuttom, tongue, and name \
Again, (he travels with the fun,
Again, (be draws a golden zone f fame \
Round earth and main ; bright zone of wealth and
Ten thonfand aSive hands, that hung
In (haroeful floth with nerves unttrung.
The nations languid load, defy the dorms,
The (beets unfurl, and anchors weigh,
The long-moorM vcffcl wing to fca,
Worlds, worlds (alutc, 4nd peopled ocean fwarm^
His fons, Po, Ganges, Danube, Nile,
Their fedgy foreheads life, and fmile ;
Their urns inverted prodigally pour
Streams charg'd with wealth, and vow to buy
Britannia for their great ally, . [mt>re ?
With climes paid down ; what can the godi do
Cold RulTia coftiy furs from far.
Hot China fends her painted jar,
France generous wines to ciown it, Arab fwect
With gales of incenfe fwells our fails,
Nor di(Unt Ind our merchant fails,
Her riched ore the iallajl of our fleet.
Luxuriant ifle \ What tide that flows.
Or ftream that glides, or wind that blowst,
Or genial fun that (bines, or (bower that pours,
£u: flows, glides, breathes, (liiucs, pours (or
thee?
How every heart dilates to fee
Each laod*s each fcafoh blending on thy (bores f
All thcfe one Briti(b harvett make !
The fervant ocean for thy fake
Both (inks and fwells : his arms thy bofom wrap.
And fondly give in boundlefs dower,
To mighty George's growing power.
The wafted world into thy loaded liq).
Commerce brings riches, riches crown
Fair virtue with the firft renown :
A laree revenue^ and a large ex^nce.
When hearts for others welfare glow,
AuiifpenJ as free as gods beftow,
GiVvS the full bloom to mortal excellence.
Gltyw then my breaft ! ahund my dore !
This, and this boldly I implore,
Their want and apathy let Stoics boatt :
faJUmt and rUhu^ good or ill.
As Ds'd by man, demand our (kill ;
All blefCogs wound us, when difcretion*s Io(t
H^taltbt in the virtuovi, and the tv(^,
*Tis vice and folly to defpife : ^
Let thofc in praife of poverty refine,
Whofe heads or beiru pervert its ule,
The Mrrotu^(mrd, or the profuft^
The truly grtai find meraU in the mine ;
Happy the man ! who. Urge of heart.
Has Icamt the rare illuttrious art
Of being rich : HoTe^JUrxH us, or they Jty ;
From g»IJ, if more than ebemU (kill,
Extrad not what is krigbur fiiW :
•Tit bard XogatM^ much harder to enjoy.
Plenty t a vuani^ and joy her eni :
Fs' a.'teJ minds their joys extend :
A Chandos (bines when others' joys are done i
As lo/iy turrets, by their height.
When humbler fcenes re(ign their light^
Retain tlie rays cf the declining fun.
Pregnant \^'iih blefiings, Britain ! fwear
Ho fordid fon of thine (ball dare
Offend the donor of thy wealth and peace ;
Who no-w his whole creation drains
To pour into my tumid veins
That blood of nations ! commerce and increafe.
How various naturt ! turgid grain
Here nodding floats the golden plain ; [vines
thtre^ i6ormi weave filken webs; bere, glowing
Lay forth their purple to the fun.
Beneath the foil, there harvetts run.
And kings* revenues ripen in the mines,
What'ft various nature ? Art divine
Man's foul to foften and refine ;
Heaven different growths to different lands in»*
parts,
That all may (land in need of all.
And in*erefi6nw around the ball,
A net to catih znd join all human hearts.
Thus has the great Creator's pen
His XdLVt fupreme^ to mortal men.
In their necejftties diftindly writ :
£v'n appetites fupplies the place
Of abfent virtue, abfent grace.
And human ynvax, performs for human wit.
Vatt naval enfigns flrow*d around
The wond'ring/i-r^rr confound !
How ftands the deep^w'd continent agbatt,
As her uroxxd fcepter^d fons furvey,
At every port, on every quay.
Huge mountains rife, of c^blc, anchor, mad P
The unwieldy tun ! the ponderou* bale ' —
Each prince his own clime fct to falc
Sees bere^ by fub}cds of a Britiih king :
How eanh's abridg'd ! all nations range
A harrow fpot, our throng'd Exchange ?
And fend the lUeams of plenty frum their fpring.
Nor earth alone, all nature bends
To aid in Britain's glorious ends :
Toils (he in trade f or bleeds in honeft wars T
Her keel each yieldingy?a enthrals,
Each willing wnd her canvas calls.
Her pilot into fervice li(b the (lars.
la fize confin'd, and humbly made,
What though we creep beneath the (bade.
And (eem as emmets on this point, the ball \
Heaven lighted up the human foul,
Heaven bid iu rays tranfpierce the whole,
And, giving godlike reefon^ gave us alL
Thou golden chain 'twixt God and men,
Blctt rcafon ! guide my life and pen ;
All ills, like ghofts, fly trembling at thy light :
Who thee obey*, reigns o'er all ;
Smiles, though the ttars around him lall^
A God if 0^tij^h( buc rcafcs ikiflxulc.
IMPERIUM PELAGI : A NAVAL LYRIC.
tfl
The man of retfon is a God
Mlio fcornt to ftoop to fortune's ood ;
Sole agent he Wneath the (binin^ fphere,
Other* are paffivf^ are impeli'd,
Arc frighien'd, flattered, funk, or fweird,
At accident it plea»*d to domineer.
Our bo^ ^nd Jears are much to blame ;
Shall monarchsatvf^ or crowns inflame?
From j^oCi miftake our tumult fpringi ;
Thtfe men the filly world difarm,
Elude the iarf, diffolTe the charm.
Who know the Jender worth of nun and ihings.
The frefent objcd^ ffre/ent day.
Are idle phantoms^ and away. ; ^
What** lafling only docs exift. Know this.
Life, fame, friends, freedom, empire, all.
Peace, commerce, freedom, nobly fall
To launch us on the flood of endUfe blifs.
Hoyir foreign thcfc, thou moft in view !
Go, look your ivboU exifteucc through ;
Thence, form your rules : thence fix your eftiouCe,
For fo the gods : but as the^aiiu,
How great the toil / * Twill coft more paint,
To vanquifb/o/{^, than redute zjiate.
Hence, rea/on ! rhtjirfl palm i« thine,
Old Btrtain learnt from thee to (hine.
3y thee, trades fwarming throng, %^j freedom's fmile,
ylrmiet, in war of fatal frown.
Of peace the pride, arts flowing down,
Enrich ^ exalt, defend, inJiruQ our iile.
STRAIN 11.
THK ARGUMENT.
ArU from commerce. Why Britont fliould pur-
fue it. What wealth incUdes. An hijiorical di-
greflion, which kind it moft frequent in Pindar.
The wealth and wonderful glory of Tyre. The
approach of her ruin. The cavfe of it. Her
crime* through all ranks and orders. Her mi-
fcrable falL The neighbouring kings juft re-
fission on it. An awful image of the Divine
Power and vengeance. From what Tyre fell,
and how deep her calamity.
CoMMBECE gives arts^ at well at gain;
By commerce wafted o'er the main.
They iMrbarous climes enlighten as they rnn ;
Arts, the rich traffic of the foul !
B4ay travel, thus, from pole to pole.
And gild the world with learning's brighter fun.
Commecre gives learning, vtrtue,geld I
Plv commerce, then, ye Britons bold,
Innr'd to winds and feas ! left gods repent :
The gods that throu*d you in the wave,
And, aa the trident*t emblem, gave
A triple realm, that awea the continent :
And awes with wealth ; for wealth it power:
When Jove dcTcends a golden ihower,
'Tit navies, armies, empire, all, in one-
View, emulate, outfhine old Tyre ;
In icarlct rob'd, with gems on fire,
H«r BicrchiDtiy/rMr«i / evcrj deck, • throne !
She fate an empreft ! Jiw*d the flood 1
Her Jlable column Ocean trod :
She call'd the uctions^ and ihe calPa the^tH,
By both obey*d : the Syrian dngt;
The Cyprian's art her viol firings ; ^
Togarmagh't fteed along her valley neighf.
The fir of Senir makes her floor, '
And Bafhan's oak, transform'd, her oar ;
High Lebanon her mafl ; far Dedan warms
Her mantled hod ; Arabia feeds ;
Her fail of purple Egypt fpreads ;
Arvad fends mariners ; the Perfian^ arms.
The world's lafl limit bounds her fame ;
The golden city was her name!
Tbofe ftart on earth, the topaK, oftyx, blaze
Beneath her foot : extent of coaft.
And rich as Nile't, let others boaft ;
.Hers the far nobler har^fi of the ieat.
O merchant land ! at Eden fair !
Antient of empires ! Nature's care !
The flrength of Ocean ! head of plenty's fpriogi \ '
The pride of iflet ! In ware revered !
Mother of crafts ! loV'd ! courted 1 fear'd !
Pilot of kingdoms ! and fupport of kings I
Great mart of nations ! — But (he £ell : '
Her pamper'd fons revolt 1 rebel !
Againfl his favourite ifle loud roan the wtedm /
The tempefl howls } her feuIptor*d dome
Soon, the wolf^s refuge ; dragon t home !
The land, one altar I a whole people,,/fl<iM /
The deftin'd day puu on her frown ;
The fable hnur it coming down :
She's on her march from yon Almighty throne t
Theyiiwr</ 9Xidfi9rm are in her hand ;
She trumpeu mrill her dread command :
Dark be the light of earth ! the boaft, unknown /
For, oh ! her fint as red at blood.
As crimfon clcep, outcry the flood ;
The queen of trade is iought ! once wife and ju(^,
Now, vrual is her council's tongue i
How riot, violence, and wrongs
Turn gold to drofs^ her bk>flbm into dif ! '
To things inglorious, far beneath
I'hofe high'born fouls they proudly breathe^
Her fordid nohle finks ! her mighty, bow I
Is it for this, the groves around
Return the tahret*s fprightly found f
It it for this, her great onet toft the brow t
What burning feuds *twixt brothers reign !
To nuptials cold, how gUnos the vein.
Confounding kindrbd, and mifleading right ?
Tht Jpuriour lord it o*er the land !
Bold blafphemy dares make a fland,
Aflault the fkf, and brandifh all her might :
Tyre't aftizan, fweet orator.
Her merchant fage, big msn of war.
Her judjge, her prophet, nay her hoary heads,
Whofe brows with wifdom (bould be crowoV i
Her very priefis in guilt abound :
Henct, the world*! ttdar all h<;r hooottft fludib
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THE WORKS OP YOUNG.
What death of truth / \vhat thirft of gold:
Chiefs warm in feace, in Battfe cold !
What yMth unletterM : fa/e ones lifted hi^rh !
What P&Uk boafts ! what private vicwi !
What J^ert temf lei ! crowded dews !
What jvtmeH .'^pradift^d but to roll an eye !
O ! foul of heart, her faircft dames
Decline the fun*s intruding beams,
To mad the midnight in their gloomy haunts :
Alu ! there is, who fees them there ;
There is, who flatters not the fair,
^KThen tymbmh tinkle, and the virgin chaunts.
He fees, and thunders !«— ^«ti;, in vain !
The courfer paws, and foams the rein ;
And chariots fiream along the printed foil :
In vain t Her high, prefumptuous air
In gorgeous veftments rich and rare,
#*er her proud Ihonlder throws the poor man*a toil.
In robes or gems, her eoftlj/oM,
Green, fcarlet, azure, (hine, in vain !
In vtio ! their golden heads her turrets rear;
In vain ! high*flavour*d foreign fruits,
Sjdoniao oils, and Lydian lutes,
elide o*er her tongue, and melt upon her car.
In vain ! wines flow in various ftreams.
With hdm and fpear each pillar gleams ;
Damafcus, vain ! unfolds the glofly (lore ;
The golden wedge from Ophir's coaflS|
From Arab iocenie vain, (be boaftt,
Vain are her gcds, and vainly nun adore.
Bell falls ! the mighty Ncbo benils I
The nations hifs ! her glof7 ends !
'Tojhipts her confidence ! Ihe flics from foes ;
Foes meet her there: the wind, the wave,
That once aid, Orength, and grandeur ir<ive, I
Plunge her in feas, from which her glory rofe.
Her ivory dcck, embroider'd fail,
And mail of cedar nought avail,
Or pilot Umrndl She (inks, nor finks alone;
Her gods fink with her : to the iky.
Which never mere fliall meet her eye.
She fends her foul out in one dreadful groan.
What though fo vaft lier nav^l might.
In her firft dawiiM the Britilb right?
AWJiaj^t abated her fee-dominion greet :
What though (he longer warr'd than Troy ?
At length her foes that ifle deflroy
Whofe conqueft fail*d, as far as faiPd her fleet.
The kingn^f clothM in purple (hnke
Their awful brows : " O foul miiUke !
<* O fatal pride ! (they cry) this, this is (be,
" Who faid— 'With my otra art and arm,
** In the world's wealth I wrtpme warrn"*-
^.And fwell'd at heart, vain emprefs of the fea I
" This, this is (be, who mteanlj foar'd :
*' Alas ! how Uv»^ to be ador*d,
^ And ftyle herfelf a god !— Through ftormy wart
** This eagle-ifle her thunder bore,
" High-fed her young with human gore ;
((- And iMKMbave built her nc& among the fttrs.
*' But ah. frail man ! how impotent
•* To ftaijrf hcftvcp'-j v**i';',v'ance, or prevent !
" To turn aftde the gre-t Crirator'a/jim !
*' Shall ifland-kingn with him cttntend,
•* Who makes the poles beneath him bend ?
« And (ball driuk up the fea hcrfclf with flame ?
•* Earthy ether, empyrevm bow,
** When from the brazen mountain's brow
" The god of battles takes his mighty bow :
** Of wrath prepares to pour the flood,
*' Puu on his vefture dipt in blood,
*' And marches out to fcourgc the world below.
•* Ah I wretched ifle, once call'd \ht great .'
'* Ah ! wretched ifle, and wife too late :
'* The vengeance of Jehovah is gone out :
•* Thy tnxmryf corruptioa^ fridct
" And/reedom Io(i, the realms deri^,
** Ador'd xhcejiandingy o*er thy ruins ihoiii :
** To fcourge with tttar, or peace hejiovp,
^ Wat thine, O fallen ! fallen low <
" *TtM/ thine, of jarr'ng thrones to ftill debatex :
" How art thou fallen, down, down, down !
•• Wide wafie^ and nighty and horror frown,
" Where emf^ire flam'd in gold, and balanc'd
•* ftates.*'
STRAIN in.
THE AECtTMCNT.
An inference from this hiflory. Advice to Brirala.
More proper to her than other natif^ns. Howyar
the ftroke of tyranny reaches. JVlat fupports
our endeavours. The unconfidered bcncdtft of //_
herty, Britain's obligation to purfue trade IVl f
above half the glubc is fea. Britain's graii^'cur
from her fitujticn. The winds, thcfrjj, the con-
fel/ationsf dcfcribed. Sir Ifaac Newton's praifc.
Britain compared with cfUr C:auk The Le-
viathan dcfcribed. Britain's fiic, and ancient
title to the fraj. JT^iio rivuli hor. Of Venice.
Holland. Some Aii^xie trade Z*xncyv\. Cenfurti
for it. trade' t qlory. The late Czar. Solo-
mon. A furprifing inftancc of m.ijjntficence.
The merchant's dignity. Compared with men
Henc^ learn, as hMft*. arc foiil or pure,
Our fortuneii wither or endure :
Nations may thritv^ or per if* by the wave.
What florms from Jove's unwilling frown^
A people s crimes /'Hcit down !
Ocean's the xuoKth of riches, and the grave.
Tiis truth, O Britain ! ponder well ;
Virtues (hould life, as fortunes fwell :
What i* large property ? — 'Yhef^n of good.
Of woiihfuperior; if 'ti* /</},
j1nother*s treafure we pofCefs,
And charge the gods with favours m'flefiov}* d.
This council fuits Briunnia's ifle, [fmile ;
High-flufli'd with wealth, and freedom's
To vaiTals prifun'd in the continent.
Who (larve, at home^ on meager toil.
And fuck to death their mother foil,
'Twere ufdels ciutioot and a truth mif4*peDt«-
THE MERCHANT.
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Ten tyrante ftrike beyond the bone,
Af'4 wound the foul ; bow geniot down,
lay Timie wafte ' for worth or trti, who ftimift.
To throw them at a wftj/lrr*^ foot?
Freedom gives eloquence; and freedom^ gain.
She ponrt the thought, and formi the ftyle»
She makes the blood and fpiritt boil ;
I kei her jmw .' and roufe, and rife, and rave
In Theban fong : O mufe ! not lAuw,
Verfc it gay freedom's gift divine :
The man that can think greatly, it no ilave.
Others may traffic if they pleafe ;
Briuio, fair daughter of the feat,
la born for trade ; tn plough her field, the wave :
And reap the growth of every coaft :
A fpcck of land ! but let her boa ft.
Cods ga^re the tvtriV, when they the waiert gtHe,
Britain ! behold the world't wide face;
Nor corer'd half vtlthfitiJ fpace,
Three parts ^cJLiJi empire of the fea !
And why * for commerce. Ocean ftreamt
For tka, through all his various mamis :
And, if for commerce, ocean flows for thee.
Britain, like feme great potentate
Of eaftem clime, retires in (late,
Shota out the nations ! Would a prince draw nigh ?
He paHes her (Irong gwardst the waves,
Olfwrv^a winds admiflioo craves,
Her empire has no neighbour but the Iky.
There are herfrlndt ; loft Kephyr there,
Keen Eurut, Notut never fair,
Rough Boreat bvfting from the pole : all urge)
And urge for her, their various toil ;
The Cafpian, the broad Baltic boil,
And into life the dead Pacific fcourge.
nere are htrfrtenis^ a marihalKd traid :
A golden holl ! and aiufe plain !
By turns i» iwljr, and by turns retreat :
They may retreat, but not from her ;
The ftar that quits this bemifphere
Mnft quit the ikies, to want a Britiih fleet.
Hyad, for her> leans o*cr her urn ;
Fof her, Orion*a glories hurm^
The Pkiads/i^tfOT. For Britons fet and rife
1 he fair-fac'd fons of Mataroth,
Near the deep chanibers of the footh.
The raging dby that fires the mUni^ flciea.
Thefe nations Newton made bit own ;
All uiSimHe with ham alone.
Hit mighty foul did, like a giant, run
To the vaft volumeV eHofimi flar ;
Decypher'd every character :
Hit realWo pour*d new light upon the fun.
l.er the proud brothers of rhe land
Smile at our rock and immm flrand.
Hot fntk the (ca : let Fi>h^*s ancient line
VaO tra0i and ample ^imgs vaunt;
; he camel invjmall elephant-*
CBrirainl tbe kfiatlutt ii chiflC
V9L.JL
Leviathan I whom flULtnre*s ftrife
Brought forth, her largeft pieccHtfT life ;
HtJUept an ifle ! hit fportt the billowt warm I
Dreadful leviathan ! thy fpont
Invadet the flues ; Uie ftarl are out ;
He drinkt a river^ and ejedt ikjhrm,
Th* Atlantic furge around our flion
derman and Caledonian roar ;
Their mighty genii hold us in their lap.
Hear Egbert, Edgar, Ethelred ;
*■ 1 he feat are ours** — The monarch fa!d-«
The floods their hands, their hand^ the nitiooi^
clap.
Whence is a rival, then, to tife ?
Can he be found beneath the &iet?
No, tbere^ they dwell, that ran give Britain fear :
The powert of earth, by rival aim
Her grandeur but the more proclaim ;
And prove thebr diftance mofl, at they draw
near.
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Proud Venice fitt amid the waves ;
Her foot ambitious ocean lavet :
/irfi iiobleft boaft ! but O vrhat wondront dddi
' Twizt Veniee and Britannia*t ifle 1
' TT^izt mortal and immortal toil !
Britannia is a Venice built by gods. /
Let Holland triumph o*er her JToet,
But not o*er friends by whom flie role ;
The child of Brirain ! And fliall flie contimd I
It were M left than parricide :
What wonders rife from oUt the tide ! '
Her high akd msgiiy to the rudder bend.
And are there, then, of lofty brotr.
Who think trade mean, and fc"rn to bow
So hr beneath the ftate of mdfe birth ?
Alas ! thefe chiefs but little know
Co:nmerce how high, iBemfiivet how loW;
The font of aUUt are the font of Mrn6.
And what have earth*s mean fons to do.
But reap her fruits, and warm purfuc
The world's <£/</* good, not gl^ on other's toil ?
High eontmerce from the gods came dowOi
With eomfa/s, chart, zxAfimrry trwwm^
Their dekgate, to make the nattoas/btfe
Blufli, and behold the Ruffian bow.
From forty crowns, his mighty hn^.
To trade. — To toU he turns his gldrioun hamd:
That arm, which fwept the *>lnody field.
See ? the huge ax or hammer, wield ;
While jCeptres wait, ai:d rhrmes impatient ftand.
O Ihaine ttifuiyefl* f firfl renov^n,
Matchlefs example to the €ro%»n /
Old time is fo9r : wl at age boafts fuch a fight 2
\cdi9ne. I adore *he man I'ivme—
No \ viitiie Hill a mean decline.
Call Ruffians barbarous, and y urfelves politet
He too of J :dah great, a^ wife,
Wirh liiram ftrove in n-.eichandife ;
IMourcht with mwaarcht flruggle for an •eri
M
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THEWORKS OF ITOUMG.
That merchtot * fiokiag to hii graye,
A flood of trcafure fweUs tbe cave ;
The kiog Uft mu^b^ the merchant kmrfd more.
It merthant an inglorions name ?
No ; fit for Pindar fuch a theme,
Too great for me ; I pant beneath the weight !
If lood as ocean's were my Toice,
If word* and thoughts to court my choice
Out-oumbet*dy«ffir, 1 conld not reach its height
Merchants o*er proodeft heroes reign ;
Thofe trade in UiJUiig^ thefe iA p^^
At flaughter fwell, and (bout, while nations groaii :
With purple monarchs, me rchaou Tie ;
If great tafitnd^ what, Xo/uffkf f
Priefts pray for blefings; meixhanu pott them
down.
Kings, merchants are in le^e and Ittit ;
Earth's odours /o^ foft aht above.
That o'er the teeming field prplifid range ;
Planets are merchants ; take, return',
Luftre and lieat ; by trajjU burn ;
The whole creation is one vaft exchange.
It wterg^Hi am imgUriont name?
What lap the font of litter i lame,
Proud of their WaoiMr, (welling in their edU t
In •ben life, in clmmge of fcene.
Mid vari-iti manners, throngs of men.
Experience, arts, zm^ fetid wifdom dwells.
Trade, art*s mechanic, nature's ftoret
WelUweighs ; xoJUrry fcience foars :
Reads warm in life (dead-€olour*d by the pen)
The fcites, tongues, intcrefts, of the bail :
Who ftudies trade, he ftudies all ;
Accompli(h*d mcichaiitsare aecompUfli'd men.
STRAIN IV.
THB Aaat^MKMT.
Pindar invoked. His pnifi;. Britain (hoold de.
cline war t but boldly afl*ert her trade. Encou-
raged from the tbmne: Britain's condition with,
out trade. Trade's ebaraSftr, and furprifing deed/.
Carthage. Solomon's temple. St. Paul's church.
The mt/ir*s charader. The wonderfbl efTeds of
trade. fVhy religion recommended to the mer»
ehant. What,/i^ joy. What, true. What r/-
iigion is to the merchant. Why trade more glo^
rioMs in Britons than others. How tporwUj^ and
how /mt^, to be pdrfucd by us. The Briton's
legacy Columbus. His praife. America de-
fer ibed. Worlds ftlll uHhiovm. Queeo Eliza.
bcth. King George the Second. His glory «a-
vaily reprefentcd.
How (ball I farther ronfe the foul ?
How Sloth's lafcivinus reign controul
By verfe with unextiDguilb/d ardour wrought ?
How every breafl inflame with mine ?
How bid my theme dill brighter ihine.
With wealth of words, and unexhaufted thought ?
* Vm/^ tresfwre taken frmm S§/mtM*t ttmk I30O
ytan'aJUr bis'dtatt.
O thou Diroean fwan, on high,
Round whom familiar thunders fly !
While Jove attends a language like his ewn :
Thjjphrit pour, like vernal fliowera.
My ver/e (hall burft out with the flowe^
While Britain's trade advances with her iim*
Though Britain was not born to fear,
Grafp not at bloody fame from Mr/
Nor war decline, if thrones your right invade :
Jove gathers tempeft black as night :
Jove pours the golden flood of light;
Let Britain thunder, or let Britain trvle.
Britain a eemet, or zjlar.
In comnaerce this, or that in tMr,
X<et Britons flioot ! earth, feas, and flues reiound i
Conunerce to kindle, raiCe, prelerve.
And fpirit dart through every nerve.
Hear from the tbrene * a voice through timt
renown'd.
So fall from heaven the vernal fliowers.
To cheer the glebe, and wake the flowers ;
The gloom call'd forth fees azure fides diiplay'd ;
The 6M of voice is proud to fing,
fnduftrious Beet ply every wing,
Diflend their cells, and urge their golden trader
Trade once extingoiflr'd, Britain's fun
Is gone out too ; his race is run ;
He fliines in vain ! her ifle's an ifle indeed,
Ajp^ too fmali to bf o'ercome ;
Ah, dreadful fiifety ! wretched doom !
No foe will eomquer what no foe aa/eed.
Trade's the fource, finew, fool of all :V
Trade's all herfelf ; hers, hers, the ball;
ff^here mod unfeen, the goddefs fiill is there !
Trade leads the dance, trade lights the blaze ;
The courtier's pomp ! the fludent's eafe !
'Twas trade at Blenheim fought, and dos'd tb«
year.
What Rome and all her gods defies f
The Ponic oar. Behold it rife
And battle for the world ! trade gave the call ;
Rich cordial from his na^al art
Scot the flrong fpirits to his heart.
That bid an Afric merchant grafp the ball.
Where is, on earth, Jehovah's home ?
Trade mark'd the foil, and built the dome.
In which his MAJedy Jirft deign *d to dwell ;
The wall* mith Jiiver (hects o'er laid.
Rich, as the fan, throujrh gold trnxvelgh^d^
Bent the nioon'd arch, and bid the column fwelU
Grandeur unknown to Solomon !
Mcthuiks thf laboorini; earth (buuld groan.
Beneath yon load f ereated fure, not made !
Servant and rival of the (Icies !
Heaven's arch alone can higher rife t
What hand immortal raised thee l^Humkle trade. '
Whene hadfl-thott been, if left at large,
Thofe flnewy arms that togg'd the barge ^
• The King's jpeecb.
t St. Fante^4mU hy tAeewaUtutk
. , ... .
Tks MERCHANT.
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Had cinght at ^erfure on the flowery green \
If they that witch *d the midnight ftar
Had fwKng behind the roUiuK ckr.
OtJUTd it with difgrace, where hadft tKoo been ?
As by feplfthn men confume,
Atvtdame* !• the mifer's doom ;
Expend it nMy; he that Ict^ it rvft^
Which, paffing numerooft handi, would ^/we;
Is not a MM, but liviog mne^
Foe to the /o^/, and rival to the duji.
Trsde karharuu lands can fdtfli fair ;
Make emttb well worth i^e Viiff roan's care ;
CsU forth her forefts, ehurm them ij^io fleets;
Can make ^e boufe of human raoe ;
Can bid the diftant poles embrace ;
Hers, every fun ; and Indj^, India meets.
Trade mooarchs crowns, and arts imports,
With bounty feeds, with laurel courts :
Trade gives fair virtue fairer fiill to (bine ;
EniAs thofe guards of gain, the tavfi;
Exmhi ev'n freedom's glorious caufe. —
Tfade ! wam'd by Tyre, O make religion thine !
Tm lend each other mutual aid :
Why is heaven's (mile, in wealtb, convey'd !
Xot to place vice, but virtues in our power :
Pleafare JitUnd^ is tuxmry,
Bowidtcfs in timt and in degree :
Ikafare enfty'd, the tumiM of an 6c0r,
falfe joy's a diCcompofiog thing,
Itiat jars oo Nature's trembling firing,'
TcBpeib the^riis^ and umones the frame:
Trme joy, the funfliine of the foul,
A bright T^^iif that calms the whole ;
Which tbey ne'er knew, vjhom other joys inflame.
Merchant ! reiigiM is the care
To grow at rj«A— as angels are ;
To kaamfjtfe coin Crom trme ; to fweep the
The migbiy/ake fecure, beyond
The ftrongeil tie oifald,otfumd:
gives gold, religiMm makes it gaiH,
Join, then, religion to thy ftore,
Or India's mines will make thee/Mr.*
Gfour than Tyre ! O bear a nobler mind
Sea-ibvcreign ifle ! proud tjoar decline,
Trmde patronise ! what glory thine,
Mm to Urft^ who couldl^/iiKAtf mankind !
Rich coBUDcrce ply with warmth divine
By daqp, by migU ; ihcjlars arc thine,
^ar o«t die lUffs in trade ! eternal run
from age to age, the noble glow,
A rjpr to gain, and to Be/Inu,
^kle ages laft ! in trade burn out the fun V
Tnde, Britain's all, onr fires fent down
VTich coil, hlood, treafure, uyft* won t
Akldgar great beqneath'd ; this, Edward bold ;
let Forbiihen, let Raleighs fire !
tict Cokimbus'fr (hade infpire !
^ liridt difclofcy with Drake furroniid mi #£/,
Columbus ! icaFce inferior fame
For thee tojind^ than heaven xo frame
Tha twomb of gold and gem : her wide domain^
An untwrfe ' her river*. yJa/ .'
Her fruits, both men and g.ids to pleafe ! ,
Heaven's fairell birth 1 and, but for thee, m ium /
"WoTlihfiUkHMHoxim deep fliadows wrap $
Call wonders forth from nature's lap ;
Nevj glory pour on her Htcroal .Sire :
O noble fearch ! O glorious care ! . -
Are ye not Qritoiu ? why dcfpaii f
New worlds are iLe to fuch a godlike fire*
Swear by. the great £liza's fnul,
Thit traide, as long as water's roll —
Ah ! no ; the gods cbafttfe my rafh decree :
By great Eliza do not fwear ;
For thee, O George I the gods declare :
i And thou for them f late time inaU (wear by thee«
! Truth, bright asyfarj, with^tliee prevails;
Full be thy/tfsv#, asfwelUng/ii/r,
Confiant, as tides, thy mindi as m*tfttt elate ;
Thy Jitfiuet an unerring Ulm
To Acer Britannia's fickle realm ; .
Thy numemu race, fure aatbor of her ftate I
STRAIN V.
TOI ARGUMCNT.
What 11 the bound of Briraiv's power. Beynnd!|
that of the mofi famed in lufiory. The figa
Lyra. WLat the corifiellations are. Argo.
The whale. The Dolphin. Eridanu-. The
lion. Libra. Virgo. Bemice- The Britifh
ladies crnfured. The moon. IVhat the Tea t9.'
Afeflr*plye t^.the cn^pcror. The S(>aniih arma.
da. How Britain ihould fpeak her refentment.
JVbat gives power. tVbai navies do in war.
The Tartar. Mogul. Africa. China, ^ykv
matter of the world. IVbat the hi^ory of the
world is. The genealogy of glory, MtOakes
about it. Peace the merchant's harved. Sbipe
of divimt origin. Mercbants amhsfladors. The
Britfm*s voyage. Praife the food of glory. Bri-
tain's record.
Bpitannia's Hate what bounds confine !
(Of nling thou^lit O golden mine! ,
AfonntaWf Ahsjlrejmt^gtilfi^ §eeant^ fet flO boond
SI e falli^ till file ikrikes the ftar ;
Expanding wide, and launching far
As wind can fly, or rolling wave refoond.
SmaH ifle ! For C.-ef^rs, for the Ton
Of Jove, who bur ft from Macedun,
For gnrgeou* eafierns blazing o'er mankind ; , .
Then, when they caU'd the world their own/ .
Not equal fame Ufim fable (hone :
They rofe to^«^, in batf thy fphere confin'd.
Hert^ no demand for fancy *s wing ;
Plain truth's illoilrifius ; as 1 fing,
O hear y^nfpamgledbarf repeat my lay ! ,
"HoMxJlarry lyre ha» caught the found.
And fpreadk it to the plan, it round.
Who beCt can tell where cndt Bt'vuuuv^ % l«!a.^.
ito
THE WORKS OF YOUN*.
The flctes (fair-printed page !) ttoTold
Thi naval fame of heToea old ;
As io a mirror (how th adventurous throng :
The deeds of Oret'ian tntriners
Are read hy gods, are writ in Jfars,
And noble wtfi, that (hall endure as long.
The^Mi are records i>f the maim.
Thence Argo liftens to my (train ;
Chiron, for fong renown'd, his noble ragb
For Mva/ hmc and fong renews.
As Britain's fame he bean, and vuxos i
Chiron, the Shovell of a former tge.
The whale (for late 1 fung his praife)
Vowrt grate/mi luilre on my lays ;
Mow finilcs Arion's friend * with^or^ia/beami !
£ridanu» would flatrer too.
But' jealoufies his fmile fubdue ;
He fears a Briti(h rival in the Thames;
In pride the lion lifts bis mane.
To fee his Briti(h brother n reign
As (kant below : the balance, George ! friom thine,
Which weighs the nations, learns td weigh
More accurate the night and day ;
From thy tiXt d'attghters Virgo leamk to (hine.
Of Britain*s court, ye UJfcr lights !
How could the wife man gaze whole nights
On Richmond'fc eye, on Berenice *s hair !
But, oh ! you prt€ti(ejkameful arts ;
Your own retain^fehu others* hearts.
Pirates, not merchants, are the Briti(h fair.
This truth I fwear by Cynthia's beam.
PaU Queen ! hvJh/t'J at Britain's fame ;
And, roHiiig« tell the nations—** o'er the main
" To Jbare her empire is thy pride.**
He, mif(hty power ! who curb^ the tufe.
Uncurbs, extends, throws wide Britannia's reign.
What is the warn / Ye kings renown*d I
Britannia's cMtr*t and your bound:
Aufbian ! where-e'er Leviathan can roll,
Is Britain's home ! And Britain's mine,
Where'er the ripening fun can (hine,
Parts are for tm^rors ; for her the whole.
Why, Auftrian ! wilt tho^ hover QUI
On doubtful wing, and want the (kill
To fee thy welfare in the ^vwU's t Too late
Another C-hurchill thou may*(i find,
Another Churchill, not fo kind.
And other Blenheims, big with other /a/r.
V
ni thou remenber'f^, ill doft own.
Who refcued an ungrateful throne ;
Ul thoa con(ider*ft, that the kind are hra^i
111 doft thou weigh, that in time's womb
A day may fleep, a day of doom,
As great to r«M, as was that lofave.
How would'ft thou fmile to hear my fbrala,
Whofc botfted injpiriaions Tiin f
TbtDtl^hm,
Yet what if my fndiaim (hottid pfttre iruk t
Know*(t thou«theya/4i/^V who (hine
O'er Britain's trading empire tbint
As one r^eStd^ what, if out fmbdtu f
What naval fcene adorns the feat
Of awful Britain's high debate *,
Infpires her eounals, and records ^er power?
The nations know, in glowing balls
On finkinj^ thrones, the tempe(t falls.
When her auguft a(rembled fenates lour.
O language fit for thoughts fo bold!
Would Britain have her anger told ;
Ah ! nercr let a meaner language found.
Than that which proftrates human fouls,
Through heayen's dark vault impetuous rolls
And nature rocks, when aagry Jove has frown'd.
Not realms unbounded, not zjlood
Of natives, not expence of blood.
Or reach of counfel gives the world a hrd:
Trade calls him forth, and feU him high,
As mortal man, o'er men can fly :
Trade leaves poor gleanings to the keeneftyw«ri^
Nay, here the fword ! for fleeu have wings ;
Like lightning fly to dijlaiti kings ;
Like gods defcend at onee on trembling (btes :
Is war prodaim'd \ Our wars are burl'd
To fartheft confines of the world.
Surf rife your ports, and thunder at your gatet.
The king of tempefts, .£o1us.
Sends forth hit pinion d people, thus.
On rapid errands : as they fly, they rMr,
And citrf fable clouds, SLndfweep
The land, the defert, and the deep !
Earth (hakes '. prund cities fall ! and thrones adore !
The fools of nature ever (Irike
On bare outfides ; and loath, or like,
As glitter bids ; in endlefs error vie ;
Admire the purple and the crown :
Of human nvelfare and renown.
Trade's the big heart , bright empire, but their eye.
Whence Tartar Grand ? or Mogul Great ?—
Trade gilt their titles, pour'd their (late ;
While Afric'n black, lafcivious, flothful breed,
To clafp their rvm, fly from tnl ;
That meanejl produd on their foil.
Their p*9pU fell : one half on t'other feed.
Of nature's wealth from commerce rent,
Afric's a glaring monument :
Mid dtrom forefls and pomegranate groves
(Curft, in a paradife !) (he pines;
O'er generous glebe, o'er golden mines
Her beggar* d^famifb* 4, tradelefs native roves ;
Net fo thine, China, blooming-wide ;
Thy numerous fleets might bridge the tide ;
Thy produBs would exhaufl both India's mines :
Shut be that gate of trade ! or woe
To Britaiu'i^r Burope 'twill o'erflow.— — .
tTmgraUfulfomg I her growth f inf^iru thy lines.
t rhe Spanijh Armada in the Otrfe ^ l^dt.
THE MERCHANT,
nU
Britiiii! tofl^,aiidfiichMtliefe«
Tlie river broad, mnd iouaiaigfitu
Whkkfiwgr liads to mortalt l^ renownM,
Devoid of lutoai flull or might ;
Thole lcver*d parts oC earth tauit .*
Tkidc^t the iaU^fif that fcndi their Tifoiir rouid.
Gould, O ! coold one ngrefiig hand
Tlie virioaa (kreams of trule commaad,
7iS«t» like the fan, would gasing nation't awe;
That awful power th^ wond would brave.
Bold war« and empire proud, hit flave ; >
JM«ai«W hifiiibjcdt ; and his im^, their Uw.
Haft thoQ look*d round the fpadous earth ?
From conunerce, grandeur's humble birth :
To George firom Noah, empires living, dead,
Their pride, their (hame, their rife, their &11,
Time's whole flaim ehrwieU is- all
One irig^ memmhim, uiide(ign*d, on trade.
Trade fprings from peace, and wealth from
trade.
And power from wealth ! of power is made
The god on earth : hail, then, the dove of peace 1
Whofis olive fpeaks the raging flood
Of war rcprcls'd : what's lofs of blood f
War is the death of commerce and increafe.
Then pcriih war ' — Dctrfted war !
Shalt thou make gods } like CaefatS ftar ?
What calls man fool fo loud as thi* has done.
From Nimrod's down to Bourbon*s line ?—
Why not adore too, as divine,
Wide witting ftorms, before the genial fun ?
Peace is the merchant's fummer clear \
Hi* tarvf/l ! harveft romid the year !
For peace with laurel every m^ be bound ;
Each^i caroufc, tzchjbg ftream out.
Each €mmn9m found, czch/aUor Ihout !
For peace let e^ery J'atrsdjbi^ be crown*d ;
Smerfd artfilpt^ pf hirih diwm* I
An angel drew the firft iejign j
With which the patriarch nature's rnUu brav*d :
TcM world's abroad, an old and new, -
He fafe o'er foaming billows flew :
The gtds made human race, zpiia^fiv*dm
Hwuf fttrti tt$ tie mercbamte
When Britain blaz'd meridian fame *; paw;
kt (hone the /word, but brighter trade gave
Merchant* in difiatit courts rcver'd, ,
Where prouder ttatefmen ne'er appear'd,
Merchanu ambafladors ! and thrones iu awe.
'Tii> iieire to know the tidet, the timet ;
1 he march of ftars ; the Urtbe of dimes ;
Bofluncr and winter theirs ; theirs land znd/ea^
Theirs are tht feafms, wmmtbs^ and yean ;
And each a different garland wears .—
O that mj long could add eternity I
•
PraiTe is the (acred oil that feeds
The burning lamp of godlike deeds ;
^ Jn ^um Eli%jbeth*t reiga^
Immortal glory ptyt il
. Whither, ye Britons*. areyoaiwMif/
O noble vtyage! gbriont rmmd!
Launch from the Thaows, and end among the flan.
If to myfihjeB rofe mjjaalt
Tonr fame fliould laft while oceans roll :
When other worlds in deptds of time fliaU rifci
.As we the Greeks of mighty name,
May they Britannia's fleet proclaim^
Look up, and read her ftory in the fldea.
Ye Syrens, fing ; ye Tritons, blow ;
Ye Nereids, dai\ce; ye billows, flow;
Roll to my meafores, O ye flarry throng ;
Ye windr in concert breathe around s '
Ye navies ! to the concert bound
From pole to pole ! to Britain all belong.
THE MpRAL. '
The moft happy flioold be the moft virtvova. Of
eternity What Britain's aru fliould be« tVbiii^
fiavfTf'
BaiTAiM ! thosbleft, thr bleffing know ;
Or hUft^ in vain ! tbegi'dsbeftow;
Its tad fulfil, meant cheriih,^ '«r adore \
Viiu J HveUingt of thy loul reprefs;
They moft may /i^, who moikfMif
Then let blifs awe, and treaehft at thy ftore.
Nor be too fon^ of life ath^^
Her cbeerfal^ not fiMMMvr'^gueft:
Let thought tLyfinvard ; 'twill gay pfofpedsgive ;
Pi ofpeds immortal) that deride
A Tyrian wealth, a Perfiao pride.
And make it i^zMtfertUyde to live.
O for gtemhy ! a fcene !
To &ir advaUareN ferene ?
O ! on thatyM to dtal in pure renown !
7raffi€ with gods! what tranfports roll;
What bonndlefs imp«rt to the loul !
The poor man's ewt^ire .' and the fubje^s erown /
Adore the gods, and plough the (eas :
Tiefe it tby mrtt^ O Britain ! thefe.
Let Libert pant for an inimenfe command i
Let ttbers breathe war's fiery god ;
The proudeft vi^or fears ihy nod.
Long as the trident fills thy glorious hand«
Glorious, while heaven-bom freedom lafts^
Which trade's foft fpurious daughter blafts;
For what b tyranny ? A monftrous birth
From luxury, by bribes carefs'd.
By glowing power 'iDjkadu compreft'd,
VfidchJUUs around, and chains the groaaUig evth.
THE CLOSE.
Thityir^A now fiTi^ fuog. How fung. Prefer-
able to Pindar's fubjcds. How Briuin fliould
be fung by all,
TuBSB, trade ! \frjl^ who boaft no ftore,
Who owe the nought, ibat fnatch fcoi|4
ihor^
M ii]
TheCiorc of ^^ nhe'e t^o^ h»K flumbcT'd
lone:
And l^nS thy flag triumphant down
The tide of linif. lo fnrt tcnown ;
O bkfi my country : and [faau pij'A my fong.
Tfidu irt iLe B lit on', ^^bl«(l theme,
W^7, then, unfuiip ? My/i^/c aim
Noi-fportimiginaiiofitTi '
THE WORltS bP V6UN0.
But liil. «
. (lhcrc»l tt
7'he (hilling mule, lo Tcrve titr frilir gtiJ.
Of *«/i«^ rtrf and aititaifr^if,.
Tilt ffruii ftra nptn'd in niy hfi !
OlfinpiC licroet ghoRt arntind tat throng.
AnJ iKIaktfieitjtInfj flin|[>new;
Till' rhiiYa ol lyvi; runcihry view :
Nnr i^nd^r lo Brilnni bold tlieir Thcbui fong.
:■■ '-^ : :.i'- ■■>:■:,. --vkh mine compirei,
Tr..;' .'■■■■ ■ .>dgl.'ry«;...
I .■, (liuuringthronj,
.\:.A i ,, TiL;; I'.L :, toliim belong
Tlie ■ hn-!!:'%. Hut f«/.>/, golden rnn.
Nnr'Ctundu*! tfaou the mure d'fpirc
'I bat iMaWiuglowine inutile
(3oe)i Pili4*t'»br»tl:) thou TlicroD of xir fnir .'
biUom ro man the gndi impart
A Plnriir'nJiriil, Kr rberuD > heirt :
In life. Of foog, how mi; Ihe true /•»!«.'
Though not "ith i"'U' with fimr virtue crinm'k
(How ™n tSe mufe?) the % mur hft.
Wcik ivj cnrli ronnd nival tat.
And rmilci at ifind and ftorm nnhrohe ;
By Orcnglh ■« fn-i fublime : thut, proud
To Britun'i gnndmr c1rav« myjlrmin i
And li*n, *tid rchoei ih rough AafUim,
While o'er tlic Ulav Biitiin'i tbunden rou.
Be dumb, ye gravrling font of Terfe,
\nio Jirg Dota^oni, but nitttfi.
And y«/ the mufe with -aiysifcrf deilrc;
yi: ricrilegioui I wliii prefume
Ta tarnifl] Btilain'i naval blDotn.
Sing Britun'i fuiie, with ill her bcro'i Cre.
- Ye Syret™. Cog
yeTriIon>,blc>w;
" Yc Ntti
id., da
ce; ye biltowii, flow;
' Rdll in my n
O ye ttitry throng T
i: ino
" Ve n.v
he concert bound
' From pole I
pok;
ro Britain all belong. -
*• Britain to h
ayen;
troni htivcu defcendi
aj
" ro.E-
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T8S
POETICAL WORKS
ov
THOMAS GRAY.
CoPtainUig
4IDII,
ELIOT III A COU^ITRr CMOlGV-TflLVl
A LOMO tT^&T,
fSti. f^e. tStt.
To wliidi It prcfiied
THE LIFE OF THE jfVTHOR.
ae
4JJIMgi
Not that her Uoomt are mark*d with Iwancy't hue,
My rvftic moie her ? ocive chaplet briogi,
Unfeen, unheard, O O&Af, to thee flie finga !
While flowly-paciDg through the chnrch-jard dew,
At curfea-time, beneath the dark-green yew.
Thy penfive genioi firihea the mor^ ftringif
Or borne fablime on infpiration*a winga,
Heart Cambria*a barda devote the dreadful cine
Of Edward*! race, with murthen fool defil*d :
Can aught my pipe to reach thine ear eilay I
Ko bard dhrioe I For many a care begoal*d
By the fweet magic of thy ipothing lay,
For many a faptnr*d thought and Tifion wild.
To the^ thia ftraia of gratitude I pay,
WAIlTON'a SOMIIET TO GftAf.
f
■r™'
EfilNBURGHt ^
flUNTED ST JUOWDMIX AKD SOHt ROTAL VANS CI.OSI,
THU LIPF OF GRAY.
, pcdfi qnA me ripinnl in omai
Rifit « Ver me, fMiklq. ayajkm
Nare captintcin, nee iDcleganti,
Viut 4nkfai4 4c ^oln c«i<)p
~ McrecliBttomKneruB per fiet-buni
Qui level cHrfei aqni cuDqne docit,
£t moru dnlci ftrmitn Upitla
HeaU !<> OMBi.
Hx BOTP Bofinm lcr& pcAw woa
Simplka cvr* temerc, Mdnrn
Qoiindifi rndBM mUcnii Fnonl
OtU et cuDpoi DM %Ave relia^ao.
Nee m»pi thMH Clfde Mdb t
Natnqoe, tea, laroa haminam Uboic*
Pruu]. et tnoQECi retreune cumii
Purpuri (niSui oiicni Eooi
Piogere Cilpen;
Ufque dum. fulgore nugU migit juD
l.inpiida circum, variala nubei
"^ l^bilar funim, viTidiTq. id umbru <
Sccoi rcccflit.
O tfotdii, 4n i (att wufnm
SoifACU nilai) Gmlli ca4cBlcw
^■Ki me lokk fiowel qoWta
Fallen LetlMl
Mnid Hisnoti ndai^. daOo
f ■ .InugfiftSl fDMD aibll iiiTidHVm,
• Cun Od tMcntc* nefini dnidrifu
** < SeolH OlraipBl
Tbt Tpltikdac udpi&rrl^tnnof hkfeniM ire Srooflj nuked in lliii JBTtnne perfoiuiBc*.
T)m foUowiog fpring, npon u [oTiatioa which Ml-. Wilpole fiTc bim to be bii computina in
Ui tnidi, Ui uneii(ioQ of ftudTing the Uw wm hid ifidtf lot the preleBt, ted ncrer ifier pal in
Otcmioii. AboDt tlwcsdof Mvch 1739. Ihrj (rt oat f r FIrabee together, tifliing, fn theuurft
«f tb«ir tnrelichjoBgbthit mantrf, Piru, ChMtUlTi Mieinn, I>i)oa, Ltow, the ChartrcBle, and
lo Noraaber ihey aiTi*ad at Tnrio ; Ereai theac4 thqr proceeded to Genoa, Bobgna, norene*,
Kome, Naplea, tu. In J0I7 1 74*, thcf ntnfMd to n««wce, where they llaid till toward! the end
0( April 1741, and then fet ont for Venica.
At Home he wiWc the toUowiog Alait (Ut to WeS, (M. C- fa— iW Ziftjrhnm,j iBimedind|
ifui Ui jonncy to Frefcati and the Cifirailw tt Tivoli 1
Anra FiToril, rai Veaia k Caatei
TH8 LIFE 6? OKAT. tf;
pic, non ioertem fillere ifai diem
Amat fob umbrl, feu fiait inreom
][>onnire pleSrum, feu retentit
Picrio Zephyrinus antro
Furore dulci plenus, et immemor
Keptantit inter frigora Tuicnli
Umbrofa, vel collet Amici
Palhdift fupcrantii Albie.
Dileda Fauno, et capridedum cfaorii
^ineu, tcftor vot, Anio minax
Qaxcunque per diTot Tohitat
Praecipiti tremefecit amne,
IlHot altum Tibnr, ct JBfuke
Audifle f]rlvas oomen amabilci,
Illius et gntas Latinis
Naiailn ing^einiofiire rapa : •
Nam me Latinx Naiades UTidi
Videre ripl, qui niveas levi
Tarn fxpe larit rore plumai
Dulcd canent Venu0nni ales;
Mirum ! caneoti conticuit ncmus,
Sacrique (botes, et retinent adbuc
(5ic Mula juffit) faxa tnolles
DodU modoty vecerefque laiiri«
Mirare nee tu me cithane rudem
CUudis laborantem numeris : loc4
Amxna, jucuodomque Ter in-
compoutum docuere carmen ;
Hzrent fub omni nam folio nigri
Phcebea luc) (credite) fomnia,
Argutiufque et lympha et aunff
Nefcio quid folito loquuntur.
At Florence, Oray conceived the deiign, and wrote the firft hook of a didaAie poem in Latin, en«
titled De Pruuipiis CegiiafiiE, which he addrciTcd to Weft /W FavomMmJ, but unfortonately nerer
conipleted.
An unfortunate difagreement between the two traTellen, arifiog from the difference of their
tempers, occafioned their feparation at Reggio. Gray being, even from his earlieft years, curions^
peolive, and philofophical ; Mr. Walpole, gaj, lively, and confequently inconfiderate. The Utter,
however, enjoined Mr. Mafon to charge him with the chief blame in their quarrel, confefling that
more attention and complaifance, more deference to a warm frieadfliip, fuperior judgment and pro-
dence, might have prevented a rupture that gave much unealinels to them both ; though in 1744^ a
reconciliation was efieded between them by a lady who wiihed well to both parties.
Gray continued his joiirney to Venice, in a manner fuitahle to his own little fortune ; and, having
continued there till about the middle of July, he returned home through Padua, Verona, Mikn and
Turin, and, repafling the Alps, purfued almoft the fiune route by which he had before gone to
Italy
His Letter J, publiihed by Mr. Mafon, contain a very pleafing account of many parts of his jeom
ney. His defuiptions of Verfailles, of the amuCemenu at Rheims, of the confluence of the Rhone
and Saone, vifit to the Grande Chartreufe, and the paflage of the Alps, bear more particular marks o£
his genios and difpofition. When he afcends the Alps, we Ice even the native grandeur of his ideaa
lieighteoed. He is hardly any longer a mortal being, met vm fimat tomiium, particular!/ when he
goes up to the Grande Chartreufe, that wild magical enthuliafm fo natural to him, iccms to pof
ieb his whole foul.
On his return from his travels, and after the mifupderftanding with Mr. Walpole, when his na-
tural melancholy, heightened by chagrin, had led his wiflies to a gloomy derelidion of fociety, he
again viCted the Chartreufe. The (itoation was perfcdly fnitable to his date of mind, and there
kc wrote, in the /Ulum of the fathers, fuch an Alcaic Ode as he himfelf only could have written. It
ajiurkcd with all the fuktSi touchci ol his melancholy mufe, and flows with fuch an originality of
lU THE LIFE OP ORAT.
ex|»reffioo, that one can hardly hmcDt he did hoc honour hit own lipfita|e, by makinf it the ^
hide of thifl so)>k imagery and pathetic fentiment :
Oh tu, fereri religio loci,
QMocunque gaudet nomine (non leve
Nafiva nam ceite fluenta
Numen habet, Tetercfqae fyWat ;
Prsfeotiorcm et confpicimut Deum
Per invias rupei, fera per juga,
CliYofque prcroprot, ibnantet
Inter aquat,ncmoruo»quenodem;
Quam fi repoftiu fob trabe citreA
Fulgeret aaro. et Phidiaci mann)
SaUe vocanti riti fefib et
Da placidam juvcni qnietem.
Qnod Q inYidendis fedibus, et fnii
Fortuna facri lege (Uentii
Vctar Tolentem me rcforbent
In medit s violcnta fludas :
Saltern remote de». Pater, angalo
HurM fencds dncere libera* ;
Tiitunhque vulgari tumulcu
Suriipiat, hominumque curif.
He returned to England September i. 1 741, and, \n about two montht afterwardf, buried hii
lather ; who, by the negled of his bttfii-.ef», and an itiJMdicinni wade of money upon a new houfe aC
Wanftead, fo much Irir.neil hit patrimony, that it would by no meant enable him to proiecute the
Audy of the law, without hi» becomUBg bttrtbenfome to hit mother and aunt.
Thefe two fidert had. for many years, kept an India warehoufe in Comhill, under the joint
names of Gray and Anirobut. Upon Mr. Gray's death, having acquired what would fupport .
them decently for the reft of their lives, they retired to Stoke, near u indfor, to the houfe of their
other fifter Mrs. Rogers, lately become the widow of a gentleman of that name, who had, in the
earlier part of his life, followod the profcffion of the law, but retired from bulinefs many years be-
fore his death.
Gray, though he had taken his rcfolution of declining the ftudy of the law, was too delicate to
hurt two perfons, for whom he had the tendered affedion, by peremptorily declaring his real in-
tentions; and therefore changed, or pretended to change the line of that (ludy : And accordingly,
towards the end of the fubfcquent year, went to Cambridge to take his bachelor's degree in civil
law.
But the narrownef* of his drcumftanoes tras not the only thing that diflrefled him at this period.
He had loft the frieodfhip of tfir. Walpole abroad. He had alfo loft much time in his travels ; and
he well knew, that whatever improvement he might have made in this interval, either in tafte or
fdence. fuch iir.provcmcnt would be of little ufe to him in his prefent fituaticm and exigencies. This
was not all. His other friend Weft, he found, on his return, opprefied by ficknefs and a load of
family misfortunes. 1'hefe, the fympathiaing heart of Gray made his own. But his cares were
vain. Weft's health declined daily and he left London in March Z744; and, for the bentfitof
the air, went to Dayid Mitcheirs, Efq. at Pope's in Hertfordftiire.
During an interval of fomething more than two months, they maintained a conftant correfpon-
dence on fubjcds of literature and their daffical ftudies. The laft letter from Weft is dated May
IX. 1744. Gray returned an anfwer May 17. Immediately afterwards, he went upon a vifit to
his relations at Stoke, where he wrote his O^f m 1^ S^i^. He fent it, as foon as wricun, to his
beloved friend ; but he was dead before it reached Hertfordftiire.
There feems to be a kind of prefentimcot in that pathetic piece, which readers of tafte will fee!
^hen they learn this anecdote, and which will make them read it with redoubled pleafure. It
will alfo throw a melancholy grace on the Ode §m tbi Difiamt Fr^ptS rf Etcm^ and on the Ode /# Ad-
wrfity^ both of them written the Auguft following ; for as both thefe poems abound with pathos,
thofe skho have feeling hearts will feel this excellence the flM>re ftrongly, when they know the caufe
from fKl^cc it arofc i and the unfeeling will perhaps Icaro to rtfped what they cannot tafte, whc«
THE LIFE OF ORAY. tlf
lliey tre prevented from impiitifif to% fpleoetic iiie]iiidiolx» wliat» in &&, fytvag frm the moft
kcaevolent of all fenlationt.
k is probable, tbat the Eltgy Im m C^&miry Churd^TMrd wit begun, if not finiihed, about thi^ time,
though the concluiion, as it ftands at preleat, is certainly different from what it was an the firft ma*-
noicript copy.
The firft impoUe of his forrow, for the death of hb friend, gi¥e birth to a littk/wMr,in En|^ilhf
•o the Pctnrchian model, which is exceedingly tender and moomfoL
In vain to me the fmiling mornings (bine.
And redd'ning PboBbus lifts bis golden fire :
The birds in Tain their amorous defcant join i
Or cheerful fields refnme their green attire :
Thefe ears, alas ! for other notes repine,
A different objedt do thefe eyes rehire :
My lonely anguifli melts no heart but mine;
And in my breaik the imperfe^ joys expire.
Yet morning (miles the bufy race to cheer,-
And new-born pleafure brings to happier men :
The fields to all their wonted tribune bear :
To warm their little loves the birds complain t
I fruitleft mourn to him, that cannot hear,
And weep the more, becaufe I weep in vain.
The floly addition he afterwards made to his didaAic poem, Dt Primlplu CtpUmdi^ Is the ipoT*
trophe im hcnmeters to the friend be had loft, written in the genuine ftrain of daffical Bajefty,with
which be intended to begin the fourth book.
Hadenus baud fegnis Nature arcana retezi
Mafsrum interpres, primafque Britanna per am
Romano liquidum deduxi flnmine rivum.
Cum tu opere in medio, fpes tanti et canfa loboriS|
JLiinquis, et setemam fati te condis in umbram !
• * Vidi egoniet doro graviter concufla dolore
Pedora, in alterius non unquam Irnta dolorem ;
Et langucre oculos vidi, et pallefcere amantem
Valtum, quo nonquam pietas nifi rara, fidefque,
Altus amor veri, et jporom fpirabat honeftam.
Vi(a tamen tardi demikm indementia morbi
Ceffare eft, reducemque itcruoi rofeo ore Salutcm
Sperayi, atqoe uni tecum, dilcde Favoni !
Credulut hcu longos, ot quonoi:n« failere foles :
Heu fpes nequfcquam dulces, atqae irrita vott !
Heu mocftos fotet, fine te quos ducere flendo
Per defideria, et que ftus jam cogor tnanes !
At Tu, (aoda atiims, t\ nnftri non indiga ludfti^
SteUanti tempio. finceriqae ^rherit igne,'
Unde orta es, fruerc ; atque o Q fecora, nee ultri
Mortalis, notos oI)m miferata tab. res
Refpedtcs, tenuefquf vacct cognofcnre curat;
Humanam fi fond ail de fede proceilam
Cootemplcre, metus, ftimulofquc cupidinu acres,
Gaudiaque et gcmitu*, psnroque in corde tnmaltum
Irarum ingcnti-m, et fsvon fnb pcAore floAus ;
Ke()>ice et ha» lacrynaas, memori qua* iAus amore
Fuodo ; quod poflum juxtl lugerc fepulchrum
Dum juvat, et muts vana hxc jadare favlllx.
« • •
Having ribde a vifit of fome length at Strike, where he wrote a confiderable part of his more
Soilhed poems, he returned to Catoibridgr, whicb. frf-m thi« period, became hit principal refidence.
He Ipcot, indeed, during the Uvea of bis mother and aunts, bis fummrr xucations at Sroke, and aluff
Acy died, io snaking little tovaer vifiuto bi^ friends in different parts of the country.
Tlwcnoveniencesrrfnkingfromthatfitnation^toapertohofcircumfcribedlbftnneMrfn
li^ w«n. k hit fftimttk^iMri iIm a conmcrbalaM
19# THE L1F£ dP GkAt.
he bore to tbi plbce. He wu admitted to the degree of Bechelor of the Cif 0 Lew in the winter
174ft, M tppeen by hit letter to his intimate friend. Dr. Wharton of Old Park, near Durham, for*
■lerly fellow of Pembroke-Hall, Oambridge, dated Dlecember 37. 1 74ft, in which he empbft hit
vfoal vein of ridicnle on the Univeriity. Frena thb time he appears to have kid afide compofition
almoft entirely. Lefs pleafed with exerting his owta powers than in contemplating the exertions of
others, be applied himfelf, with intenfe affidoitj, to the ftiidy off the beft Oreck aotbors ; inlbmoch,
that in the fpace of about fix years, there were hardly any writers of note in that Unguage, which ho
had not only read bnt digefted ; remarking, by the mode of .common-phce, their contenu, their
difficult and corrupt paflaget ; and all thia with the accnmcy of n critic, added to the diligence of a
findent.
During thb interval, however, he Was not fo eotireTy occuped with bis fiated employment, as to
teve no time for cxprefiing hi* nterfioo to the ignorance and dullneis which appeared to furround
him; bnt of what he intended 00 this fubjeft, 1 fliort fragment only remains, which feems to have
been intended as a Hymm U Iffmmni and had he proceeded #ith it, wonid have contained much
good iatire upon falfe fcience and fcholaiyc pedantry. What he wrote of it is purely introdudory ;
yet many of the lines are To ftrong, and the general caft of the verfification fo mufical, that it will
probably give the admirers of Dryden and Pc^ a higher opinion of his poetical talents, than ma-
ny of Ilia lyric prodndiona have done.
Hail, horrors, hail ! ye eve^ gloomy bowers^
Ye gothic fsoea, and antiquated towera.
Where rolhy Camus* flowly-winding flood
Perpetual draws his humid train of mud :
Glad I revifit thy negleded reign.
Oh take me to thy peacefnl (hade again.
But chiefly thee, whofe influence breath*d from higb^
Attgmenu the native darknels of the iky s
Ah ignorance ! foft ialntary power !
Proloate with filial reverence I ado^
Thrice hath Hyperion roU'd his annual race, •
$ince weeping I foribok thy fond embrace.
Oh fay, fucce&ful doft thou ftill oppofe
Thy leaden JEgis *gainft our ancient foes ?
Still ftreach, tenacious of thy right divine.
The maffy fceptre o'er thy flumberiog line ?
And dewt Letncan through the land difpenfe
To fleep in flumbers each benighud fenle \
If any fpark of wit's delufive r»y
Break <Mtt| and flafli a momentary day.
With damp, cold touch forbid it to afpire.
And huddle up in foga the dangerous fire.
Oh fay— (he hears me not, but careleCi grown.
Lethargic nods upon her ebon throne.
Goddc£ ! awake, «rile, alas my fears !
Can powers immortal feel the force of years f
Mot thus of old, with enfignt wide uofurrd,
She rode triumphant o*er the vanqoifliM world ;
Fierce nations own*d her unrefifled might.
And all was ignorance, and all was night.
Oh facred age 1 Oh times for ever loft 1
(The fchool-man*s glory, and the churchman's boalL)
For ever gone — yet ftill to fancy new.
Her rapid wings the traofient (cene purfiie.
And bring the buried ages back to view*
High on her car, behold the grandam ride
LSte old Sefoftris with barbaric pride ;
* * * * n team of hameia'd meoarchs bend
• • • • •
In 1744, he appeert to hsve given np entirely his £dadic poem, and to have relinquiflied, for
taM tiMt tt leift, uty Ivtiwr foliGtaiMH of the mnfe.
THE LIFE OF GRAY. IfB
Afr. Walpole, notwlthftandiog, being defiront to prefcnrt what he had already written, and to
^erpetaate the merit of their deeeafed friend, importnoed him to pnbliih hit own poemi, together
wi^ thofe of Weft ; but this he dectined, from the appreheniion» that the joint flock of both would
hardJy fiU a fmaii Tolume.
In 1747, Mr. Mafon, then fchohtf of St John*t CoUe^, af^ervrards fellow of Pembrolbe-Hafl^
was introdoced to his acquaintance. He had written the year before, his " Monody on the Death
of Pope,*' and hit ** 11 BeUicofb/' and ** II Pacifico,'* and Gray had revifed them at the reqncft of •
friend. This Uid the foondation of an intimacy, which continued without interruption till the
death of Gray.
The bme year, a faTourite cat, belonging to Mr. Walpole, happening to be drowned. Gray ami.
fed himfiBlf on the occaiioD, with wriuog an elegant little Odes in which he has happily united boch
humour aod inflrudioQ.
But the following year was diftanguiihed by a far more important effort of his mufe, the ioitiato*
ry fragment of an Jijay m the AUimue tf EdiuMikm and GevermmeMt, which is fuperior to every thing
in the fame ftyle of writing in our language. He meant to ihow, that both muft concur to prodwe
grcu and ufeful men. It was intended to be addrefled to the Preftdent Montefquieu, and polSbly
the interrenittg death of that great man might be a meant of his relinquiihing his purpofe. tt
opens with two fimiles, an uncommon kind of exordium ; but which, it is probable, he intentionallj
chofe to intimate the analogical method he meant to porfue in his fnbCcqiient
As (ickly plants betray a nigard earth,
Whofe barren bofom fbu^es her pen'roos birth.
Nor genial warmth, nor genial juice retains
Their routs to feed, and fill their verdant veins i
And as in climes, where winter holds his reign.
The foil, though fertile, will not teem in vaiug
Forbids her gems to fwell, her (hades to rife.
Nor trufts her bloffoms to the churHih flcies :
To draw mankind in vain he vital airs,
Unform*d, unfriended, by thofe kindly caret,
That health and vigour to the foul impart.
Spread the young thought, and warm the opening heart :
So fond infiru^on on die growing powers
Of nature idly lavilhes her ftores.
If equ4i juflice, with unclouded face.
Smile n( t indulgent on the rifing race.
And fcatter with a free, though frugal hand,
l.ight golden (bowers of plenty o'er the land :
But tyranny has fix d her empire there.
To check their teoder hopes with chilling fear.
And b!a(l the blooming promife of the year.
This fpacioos animated /cene furvey.
From where the rolling orb, that kIvcs the day,
Hit fable fons with nearer courfe furrouods
To either pole, and hfe'sremoteft bounds.
How rude fbe'er th* exterior fi>rm we find,
Howe*er opinion tinge the varied mind.
Alike to all the kind, impartial heav'n
The fparks of truth and happinefs has giv*n t
With fenfe to fed, with memory co retain.
They follow pleafure, and they fly from pain •
Their judgment mends the plan their fancy draws,
Th* event prefages, and explores the cauie ;
The foft returns of gratitude they know,
Bj fraud elude, by force repell the foe ;
While mutual wifhes, mutual woes endear
The fodal fmile and fympathetic tear.
Say, tlien,throagh ages by what fate confio'd
To different climes (ccm different fools affign'd t
Here mcafiir'd laws and philofbphic eafe
ffkr, and ia^cove the poUfhM arts of peac»
}
%f% TRt LIFE' OF ORAT.
TImk indoftrf tni ipUii f Mr ^tti kwp;
Cimuuad tlic wird^, and faoie th' Mnwilliaf deifk'
Here force and harHj 'leedft of binod preTaUs
Thrre 'an^id p*esifure fi^Kt io every i;ale.
Ct n'cr the tr« mMing natiofis from atfir
H44 9(ythia bre%th*d the liWog clmid of war;
And, ^hcrc ti e de'uce borfl, with fweepy fwif,
1 Their arms, their kiDg«, :heir gods w.'re ruU*d ^wtj.
At oft liave liTued. hoil impelLng hoft.
The blue-eyed myriads from the Baltic coaft.
The proftrate fourh to the deftroyer .yielda
Her boafted tirlet. and her golden ficldt;
With grim delight the brood of winter Ttew
A brighter day. and heaT'D*> of azure hoe.
Scent the new fragrance of the breathing rofe^
And quaff the pendent vintage t« if gniwi.
Proud of the yoke, and pliant to the rod^
\l^hy yet does Afia dread 1 monarch't nod^
While European freedc m ftill withftaods
Th^ encroaching tide, that drowns her leflcniof
And feet far off with an indignaat groao
Her native plaint, and empiret once her own*
Can opener fltiet and funs of fiercer flame
O'erpower the fire, thac animates our frtme ;
AUunp** ^t fi^ <^ eve a cheerfal ray.
Fade and eipire beneath the eye of day I
Meed we the influence of the northern Star
To ftring our nerves and ftcel onr hearts to war?
And, where the £tce of nature laughs aroandt
Muft fick'ning virtue flf U>e tainted gronad ?
Unmanly thought ! what feafont can cootf onl.
What fancied sooe can drcnmfcribe the fool.
Who. confcioot of the fimrce from whence (he fpriDgv
By reafon*t light, on refulutioo*s wingt^
Spite uf her rail companion, danntlcS socs
Crer Lybia*i deferu and through Zenibla*s fiiows t
Sh^ bids tech flumb*ring energy awake,
Another touch, another temper take,
Sul'pendt th* inferior laws, that rule oar day s.
The ilubborn elemenu confelt her fway ;
Their little wanti. their low defiret, refine,
And raife the mortal to a height divine.
Not but the huuian fabric from the birth
Imbibes a flavour of its parent earth.
At variouh trsdi enforce a Variunt toil,
1 he manntrt (peak the idiom of their foiL
An iron-race 'he mountain ciifiV maintain,
Foe> to the gentler irrniot of the plain :
F r Inhere unwearied fiiicwt moft be found
W*th iidr-'ong plough to qurll the flinty ground.
To turn the torrcnt'^fwift-dekending flood.
To brave the favaxe rufliing from the wood.
What wonder, if topiiticnt valour train*d
They guard with f^'irit. what by Orength they gain'd ?
At d while their rocky rampart- round they fee.
The rou^h abode of want atid liberty,
( At fawlr/t force from confidence will grow)
Infolt the plenty of the valet below ?
What wonder, in the fnltry climet, that fpiead.
Where Nile redundant o'er hit fuxmner bed
Frrm hih broad bofom life and verdure flings^
And broodt o*cr Egypt wkh hit wat'ry wings.
If with advent*rou« oar and ready lail.
The duflcy people drive before the gale s
Or 00 Irail float* to neighb'ring citiet ride
That rife and glitter o'er the ttnbient tids*
i
THE LtFE OF GRAY. i„.
How tnnch it U to be wifHEd, thit Gray had compleced nhit be that adminhly begun ! Tho
iefigo it tbc noblEfl which he ctct attempted ; and aUu, ai fae u he cinied it ioto eiccutioa, Ihs
Boft d^litelf fioiOied.
The OJi m Elm CMji wii hii firft Englifh prodaSioti which appeared Id print, h «»■ pnb-
lilked ID felio, by Dodlley, in 1747; sbont the fame time, at Mr. Walpole'i reqnell, ha fat for hi*
pidure CO Echart, in which, on a piper which he held in hia hand, Mr. Walpole vrote the Ihle of
tbia oik; aodlo ictimaie hii own higbjull opinien of it, added tfaiiline of Lucaa bj wi; of auitta^
Nee licuit p^iulii parmm temtt, Nile, videre.
Phari. lib. i. L 196.
Ttut highlf-GniOied ode, together with hti three other tnonoftrophic odea m Sfrlmg, «• • fitmr-
hi Cal.U AJr<rJity, wai afterwardt infeited io " Dodfler't Mifcellany." The OJr.mtJnrrfiiy mt
fijil printed under the tiOe of an HjmM tt Aivtrfij, which ia here dropped for the fake of luufor-
mitf. It ii unqueftionablf a> truly lyrical 11 any of hit other odei.
In I7J3, he pDt hit la{l hand to the EUg WriUt* ima Cmadrj Cturrj-TdrJ, which, when finiftied,
wai coininunicaled firQ to Mr. Walpde, and by him le fcvcral peifoni of didinaion. Thii
broo^t day acquainted with I.adj Cobham, and (ninifhed an tKcaGon far hii Lug Sttry, a eon)-
pofition in ballad-meaTure, in which the diflerenc colouri of wit and hnaionr are pecaliarly and
iatimalely blended.
The SItxj, having found iti way into the " Magaxioe of Magaiioei," he wrote Mr; Walpole,
Tebnury 11. 17JI, defirlng biro thai he would put faiaown minufcript into the handi of Dodf-
kf.and order him to print it immediately.
Tbi> wai the moll popular of all hii produaiooi. It ran ihrotigh eleven ediiioni in a very ftott
fpacc of time, wa* finely triaQated into La[in by MeSra. Anftey and Roberti, and in the tame year
aocKher, though inferior, vciQon of it wu publithed by Lloyd. In the mannTcript copy, he ga*e It
only the Gmple title of 5(«i» ffn'Mn u ■ Csm*lry Cluret-rard. Mr. MaTan pcrfuaded him to
call it an EU^, bccaulc the fubjea aDthorifed him fa to do, and the alternate meafure in which it
Wn writtco. Teemed peculiarly fit for that fpedei of compofitioQ.
In I7J3, Mr. Bentley, wilhing to fupply every ornament that hii pencil could contribute, drew
DOC only for it, but alfo for the reft of Gray*! produdieot, a fet of deCgni, wbich were hand*
Comely repaid by the following compliraeotary Jlanto, many of which ue equal in merit to th«
belt in hit moU finiUicd poemt.
In lilent gue the lonefnl choir among,
Half-plcat'd, half-blu(faing let the mufe admire,
While Bentley leada her Gftcr-art along.
And bidi the pencil anfwer to the lyre-
See, in their courfe, each tranCtary thought
Fia'd by hit toucha lafting cITence take;
Each dream, in fancy'i airy colouring wrought,
To local fymmetry and life awake !
The tardy rhymei that ui'd tn linger on,
I'o cenfnre cold, and negligent of bene,
Infwilter meafurei animated run.
And Caleb a InUre fiom hii genuine Same.
Ah ! COuJd ihey catch hii ftrength, bia eafy gnce,
Hii quick creation, hii uneiriBg line j
The energy of Pope they might efface.
And Dryden'i harmony fubmit to mine.
But not to one in thii bcoighled age
Ii that diTJDcr infpiration giv'a
That butni in Shjkrpeare'a or in Milton't page.
The pomp and prodigality of heii'n.
A> when caafpititig in the diamond*! blaze.
The meaner gtma, that fingly charm the ligh^
Together dart iheit inlenniagled rayt,
Attd daule w)(h a luiurr of li^c
Bnoagb be me, if to fome feeling bnaft
THB LITE OF ORAT.
The pipcT on which the 1>fi1tuii> wu written being Lroken, the wordi it) Italic* were fupplied
hf Mr. Mifon, who ^erj ingenuoullj' uid nery luRij eipreOei hii JiflitiiriAioa wi'h the termini
lion a( the ihinl lim : the end of the fnarth, however, it not.iel* eiceptionable ; pethapi it would
be belter it ii Kood thui :
Enough for me, if to fbme feeling breaft,
Mf hne> a feeret fjrmpalhv fwrv^ ;
<• And at their pleaSnii influence lUriJiall r^,
A figh of foft refledion/fdiauwjF.
The piDegrric ii certainly carried too far ; there it To machof groteTiiue fane; in the deligni, that
thcfhiTC failed to pleife uniTerrallr. Let the reader perafe ihefecond Uanu, and turn to the deQgn
for the (U) fi Adwrfiij. Let him behold the Quarter Staff of Jvpiter, the Karfe-Lock, the HudI'
ing Wliip, and the Talant, tud bid deflance to liCbilit j if he can. The original drawingi, in Mr.
MaTon'i opiaiaD,are iDfioicely fuperior to the publifbed engiaTiugi of ihem.
The hcad-piccci to the liMg Sttry, cihibiting a *icw of 8loke>l'ogii church and enanGon, were
copied from a Ikctch b; Gray. The Churth-jard mi the fubjefi of hi* U^'
la the March following, Gray fnllBincd a lofi which be long and fcverely fell; hi* mother, to
whom hit condud wai eicmplarj for the dUchargc of ererj filial daiy, and who merited all the
tendemef- and attention (he received, wat taken from him by death. She wat buried in ihc fame
vault, where her Gftcr'i remain* bad been depofited, more than three year* before, in the church,
yard of Stoke. A* the inrcriptioD on the the lombfionc (at leaft the lifter part of it) it nndoubt.
edly of Gray'* writing, it here would claim a place, if it had not a peculiar paths* to recommend
it, and at the fame time ■ true infcriptiie Cmplicity.
There
Mabt AHTHoao*.
She died, unmanicd, Nov. t. K,Dec,iLii.
iK Aged tKTi.
In the fiime pioo* confidence,
Befide her friend and filler.
Here fleep the remaini at
Dmrth Gray,
Widow, the carelul tender mother
Of many children, one of whom alone
Had ihe mitfortune to fanive her.
She died March li. M^cc,till.
Aged l^vii.
The linei, in which Pope ha* eipreflcd hit piety, beautifnl a* they are, and ranch a* they dc-
ferve to be praifcd, appear, notwithdanding, to excite teli of fympalh j than a fingle Droke in ihii
infccipiion, or a palTagc in a leiier to Mr. Mafon, written the foliawing December, on the deaihi
of hi* lailicr and fiicnd, Dr. Minruduke Prickct,a yonng phyGcian. " I have fcen the fcene you
deferibe, and kcow how dreadful it i>i I know loo, I am the bclicr for it. We are all idle and
thoughilefi thing*, and have no fenfe, no ufe in the world, any longer than that fad impeOioa
IaII<; iht itifiT it ii rufravrdlii itUrr."
Impteflioni of grief on the generality of mankind, lib charaden marked on the fand of the
fea, are fpeedily effaced by the inflni of bnlinef* or pleafure ; hut the tiacei of ihem on the heart
of Gray were too deeply infcribed to be foon obliterated. He cherilbed the remembrance of hi*
lofi with a melancholy pteafute, of which the prefeiu writer can eaDly comprehend (he value ; for
I.C knows nhji ii ii lo iofc perfona thai hi- (yci and heart have b«n longiifidlo, and be never
drfiro ID pari with the rtmembraocc of that lof..
Gray, a. 1. evident by a leiicr in Dr. Wharton, finilhed hi. 04 o^lh, Prigr./, ,f P«fy.tu\i in
nss \ the BirJ ilTo wai begun abtvt thjit time, and the following b»ulJli)l iragnuu On At Pit*-
THE LIFE OF CB.A.T. W
Now the {Tolden Doni tlof^
W»«i her dew-befpangled winj.
With Termil cheek, ind whiTper fbft
She irabct ihe Urdy TpiiBE =
Till ApriJ fluti, tnd cilU around
The deeping fr»p»nee from the ^ronad i
And ligbily o'er the living fteoe
Solttti fail trelhell, teoderell grceiu
Hew born flacki, In rufiic duice,
FrilkiDK ply their feeble feet;
Forgetful of their wintry truce
The bitdi hii prefeoce greet :
But chief, the fky-Urk warblci high
Hit trembling thrUling ecfUcy ;
And, IcfTening from the dulled fight,
Melti into air aad liquid lighti
Yefterday the fulien y.eir
Siw the fnowf whirwind Bfi
Mute w» the muGc I'f the air.
The berd Hood drooiinjt by :
Their rapturei now that wildly flow.
Mo yefteriiay, nor morrow know i
Til man alone that joy defcriea
With fat ward aod teTcrted eyei.
Smilei on pall miiroriane'i brawf
Soft refiedion'i hand can trace;
And o'er the ebetk of fbrrow throw
A Riclincholj grace :
While hope prolosgi our happier hour (
Or deeped (hadu, that dimly lower
And bUcken rntliid our weary way, '
Oildi with a gleam of diSant day.
Still, where rofy pleafnre leadi,
Sec a kindred grief purfue ;
Behiod the flepa that inifery tread*
Approaching comfort view I
The huet of btif* more brightly glow,
Chiflii'd by fabler tinti of wot ;
And blended form, with antnl Ortb,
The (Ircngth aod harmony of life.
See the wretch, that long bai toft
On the thorny bed of pain.
At length repair hi> vignar loll.
And breathe, and walk again :
The meancU floweret of the vale.
The Cmpka doie that fweila the gale.
The common fuD, the air, the Ikiet,
To him are opening Paradife,
Homhle quiet buildt her cell
Near the conrfe where pteafnre flowi;
She cyci Ihe cleai cryllalliM well.
And lallu it aa it goea.
From the loofe hinti in his comnon- place book, he ippeara to h*n planned a foonb OJt mlh
CmmSim ttfmrm Gail tad GrtuAur i but it cannot now be aTcertaincd if any part of it wia aduaUf
In lyjS, henmoTed&om St. Peter'i College to Penbioke-Kall, ii) cao(e<]>ience of two or three
joong men of fortsne, who li*eil id the fame Aair.«afe, having, for fbme time, intentionally dif*
tuTbed him with ibcir liott. He complained to the governing ptrt of the Society ; and not think*
iog that hii rcmonftrancc wu fuSkicnily iitcnded lo, he ■' left hit lodgiogi," at he himfelf eXpreSn
it, ' bccaafe the monu were nrify, and the people of the hanfc undnL" . .
Opoo the dralb of Cibber, in Juke of I UnJ
» iflitr ol the lacun tt cfP , ibraug.. „ ., ^^
I>e THB LIFE OF GRAY.
(her; liuttbe difgrice broDiiht npon chat office, br the ioibilit; of fnme who hid Glkd it, prnbibly
induced him to decline the appointment, which him bcftowed on Whitehead.
The lime jear, he publiChed the P'^ifi tf Pti/y, and the 3vd, hit two grealeft lyric pelfarm-
ance*. Their merit wai not immediaielf percdnd, nor gencrallj u^owledged. Cirrick wrote
■ few lioei in their praife. Uo^d and Colman Wrote in coDcert two Odei to ** ObliTion" and
** ObfcnritT," in which ther were ridiculed wich much contempt and much ingenuity.
tn 17591, hiacuTioClr dtew him awiy from Cunbridge, to 1 lodging in Souihampton-row, near
the Mnfeuro, where he rcGded near three jiun, reading and trufcribing. Hii eitraSi, amount*
ing in ail to a tolerabif-Cled folio, are at prefent in the bandi of Lord Orford, who printed the
fpeech of Sir Thomai Wyat from them, tn the fecond nnmber of hii " Mifcellaneoui Antiquitict."
In I ;6i, when the ProfclTorlhip of Modem I,angnagn and Hidory at Cunbridge, became n-
canl by the death of Mr. Turner, he wa*, ii be fay*,*' cockered and fpirited up," till heaOced it of
Irfird Bute, who feni him a cinl rcfuTal, and the place wai giren to Mr. Laurence Brocket, die tu*
tor uf Sir Jamet Ixiwiber.
Hit cnn.iitulioD wa> weak, and belicting that hii health wat promoted by eiercife and change
of phcc, he andcrtook, in 1 765, a journey into Scotland, of which hii account, fo far a> it extendi,
it very curioui and elegant ^ for, ai bi( compreheofion wai ample, hit curioCty eiteoded to all the
workt of art, all the appearance) of nature, and all the monumenu of pad event*. lie oatnralljr
contrafted a friendfliip with Dr. Beatlie, whom he foood " a poet, a philofopher, and a gnod man."
The Mirifchal Colleee at Al'erdecu offered him the degree of Doi^or of Lawt, which, having emit-
ted 10 take it at Cambridirc. he thoaght it decent to refule.
In 1767, Dr Bcattie, deCroui that hit country Ihonid afford fame tcAimony of iti regard to
Ctj;, foliciied hit pcrmiflion, to Mr. Fonlii, to print, at the UniTcrliiy preft of Glafgnw, an elegant
edition of hit worki. Do^ifley had before alkcd the fame famur, and Cray, unwilling to rcfufe,
^atiRi.'d both with a cDpy,conIiininf a few noien.and the imiiationi of the Norfe poetry, btended
to fupplani the Larg SUrj. which wit printed at Grll only to illudraie Mr. Binilcy't defigni.
The death of Mr. Drockei.in July 176E, left another opening to the Profclforfliip, which he had
before unfucctrifully fDuj^hc. Lord Bute, howeTcr, wai not then in office, and the Duke of Graf-
ton, to prccl'ide a rrquell, within two dayi of the vacancy, ^pointed Griy.
This place wat valuable in iifcif, the filary being 400 1. a year*, but what rendered it parucu-
larly acceptable 10 Gray, wit itt being given him without any Ibliciijtion.
On the Duke of Grafton being cleAed Chancellor of ihe Univerlliy,in 1769, gratitude prompted
Gray, unalked, to fumiOi an irrrEubr GJi/w Mt/a, to be performed at his inUalLtion ; and what-
ever the celebrated Juiuut (nntwIihOanding bit compliment to Gray] might pretend, it wai the
offering ■■f no veiwl mufe. The ode in id flruaure ii dramatic, and it coniaim nothing of the
(oniplimeniary kind. « bich i< rot entirely fuited to the charatfteri cniploycd. In point cf lyrical
aiTangemcnl and cipnlTiun, it ii rqtial to moD of hit o;hcr odci.
Not long after the hullle of the inflallaiion wat over, ill health made anniher journey necefliry,
and he viCted the taket of Weftmorcland and Cumberland. The imprclG^ni he received front
the wonderful fccnery that furrouodcd him, he tranfmitled to hit friend, Dr. Wharton, in tpillu- -
iary lournali, with all the wilttneb of Salvator, and the bftnefi of Claude.
In May 1771, writing to the lime friend, he complaint of a violent cough, which had troubled
him for three monthi, and which he called incuiible^ adding, that till thit year be never knew
what (mechanical) low fpiriti were.
The aniiely he felt from holding, a* a Cnecnre, an olEce, the dutie* of which he thought himfclf
bound In perform, without doubt, contributed to the latter complaint.
The objefl of hit profcfTorfliip being twofold, and the patent allowing him to effeia one of its
dcflgoi by deputy, it ii underOood, that he liberally rewarded, for that purpofe, the teachett in the
Vnitrrfity of Italian and French.
The other pirt he himfelf prepired to eiecnte i but though the profcfliirihip wat in&itnted in
i;i4.iiane of hit prrdtceHbrt had turnilbed a plan of Ir dure*.
tniharral&d by ihlt and ochcr diSculiira. ant' »" d bv lU bciltlu the ltlidcruikii]| at leopk
itattte fo ItUeae, thai he fvriuuSf f 1 ^
THE LIFE OF GRAY. f97
About tlie end of May he removed from Cambridge to London, after having fuffercd from irre-
frtiUr atucks of an hereditary gout, to which he had long been fubjeS, and from which a life of
fiugular temperance could not prote<ft him.
In Isoacon his indifpofition having iocreaied. Dr. Giflxirne advifcd him to remove from hit
lodgings in Jemiyn-Hrcet to Kenfiiigton. Thii^ change was of fo much bene6t, that. he was fooa
enabled to return to Cambridge, from whence he meditated a journey to Old Park, near Durham^
the reiidence of hi« friend Dr. Whartun, which he hoped might re-cdabiiih hit health ; but his ia-
tcntions and hopes were dclufive.
On the 14th nf July, while at dinner in the C •Ucge-hall. he felt a fudden naufea, which obUged
him to rife from table, and retire to his chamber. The gout had fixed on hii> ftomach, and reiifted
all the powers rf medicine On the 29th, he was feized with a ftrong convulfion fir, which, oa
the 30th, returned with increafed violence , and the next evening he expired, in the 55th year of
bis age.
He was fenfible at times, almoft to the laft, and from the firft aware of his extreme danger, hot
expreffed no vifible concern at the thoughts of his approaching difiblution. He was buried in tho
vault, in which his aunt and his mother were interred, in the church-yard of Stoke, agreeable to hit
own direiftion. ^
By his will, dated July 1. 1770, he appointed Mr. Mafon, and the Rev. Dr. Browne, Prefident
of Pembroke-hall, his joint executors ; and left " Mr. Mafon all his books, manufcripts, coins^ mn*
iic, printed or written, and papers of all kinds, to preierve or deftroy at his f»wn difcretion.*'
His P^fwu and Letters were colleded and publiihed by Mr. Mafon, in one volume 4to, X775t t(^
which he prefixed ** Memoirs of his Life and Writings," with ** imitations, variations and addi-
tional notes,** and rcpublilhed in 4 vols. 8vo. X77S. The common editions of his Psmu are too
numerous to be fpccified. To the edition in 8vo. X786, were added notes and parallel paflagea
by Mr. Wakefield. The notes are in general pertinent ^nd judicious, and the parallel places dif*.
cover extcnfive erudition, and are ftleded with tafte and judgment. An edition, with a perpetual
commentary, is preparihg for the prefs, which the prefent writer is happy to annougce as the pro*
dtdion of hU friend Alexander 1 homfon, Efq. author of •* Whift." « The Paradifc of Tafte,**
and other ingenious ptrfomiances. I'he Latin language was enriched with an elegant andfpirited
tranflatton of the Bard, in 1775, and an admirable Greek verCon of the FJegy in a Country Cburcb^
Tard, (roceeded fnm the clalCcal pen of Dr. Korbury, in J 7*3. The imiutions it ha» produce4
are innumerable.
It may be colled ed from the narrative of Mr. Mafon, that the greateft part of Gray*s life wit
fpcnt in that kind of learned leifure, ^hich has onl]f fclf improvement and felf-gratification for itt
objtd He was remarkably difmrcrei ed in all his purfuits. He never read or wrote with a viesr
ef making labours ufcful to himfclf. He may be (aid to have been one of thofe few perfonages in
the ai^als of literature cfpcctaliy in the pi ctical clafs, who are devoid of felf-intereft^ and at the
izme time attentive to eccnumy; and alfo was among mankind in general, one of thefe very
irw cconomifts who poffefs that talent untinAured with the fligheft ftain of avarice. When his
circumftance* were at the lowed, he gave away fuch fums in charity, as would have done ^redit to
an ampler purfe. But ^hat chiefly deterred him from taking any advantage by his literary por«
fuits, was a certain degree of pride, which led him to defpifethe idea of being thought ao author
by profcilion.
However, it is probable, that, early in life, he had an intention of publifliing an edition of ShvUg
for his papers contain a g~c;tt number of notes and geographical dif^uifitions on that tuthor» parti«>
culirly with refped to that part <■{ Afia which comprehends Perfia and India. The indefatigable
pains which he tO' k wi'h the writings of Plato, and the quantity of critical, an well as explanatory^
obfervations, which he has left upon almoft every part of his works, plainly indicate that no roao
in Europe was better prepared to republiih and illuftrate chat philofopher than Gray. Another
woric, on which he bcftowed uncommon labour, was the AmiLoiogia, In an interleaved copy of
that colledion of Greek cpip:ramii, he has tranfcribed feveral additional ones, which he felede4
a hit cstcnUve reading, has iiurrted a gicat number of critical notes and emendations, and fubjoiced
Niij
»9* THE HFI OF GRAV.
■ copioni inin, in which trttj cpignm ii ■mngcd under the nime of in Tttpr&'m authar. But
whether he intEotlei] thi> nuDofcripl for the preft or nut ii uncertain. The aol]r work which' he
meditated upon viih that view froin the beginning, wu > Jflfiiry rf EngVJt Pttiry, upon i plan
Ikeiched out by Pope. He ha> meniioned thit himtclf in in adTcrlirement prcfiied to Aoh three
fine imilationt of Norfe and Welch poetrf, which he give to the world in the Uft editiun of hli
pocnu. But ifler he hid made feme conGderable prepirMioni for the cxeCBiion of thit defigo, and
Mr. Mafbn had offered him hia afGdince, he waa informed that Mr. Wirton w» eDgagcd in ■
work of the lame kind. The undertaking wa* therefore re linqiiilbcd by mulCal confent ; and, in
1 7 70, OD Mr Wanon't deCring a Cghc of the plan, he readily (cnt him the following " freteh
of the irrangemcnt of the fubjed" in a letter, which wd publilhed in the " Oentleman'i Maga-
sine" for February jjSj.
" JnlrtAeum, On the pMtry of the Gilic or Celtic nalioni, ai far bick at it can be traced. — On
that of the.Gothi, iti icu-odudioD into thefe lOaiidi h; the Suont lod Danei, and in duration.— On
the origin of rbfme among the Frank*, the Saioni, and ProretifaDi. — Some account of the X^ano
rbjmiing poetry, from ii> early origin, down to the fifteenth ceniury.
*■ Part I. On the School of Provence, which rofe about the year I too, and wai fi>on followed by
the French and Italiant. Their heroic poefy, or Romaocei in Tcrfe, AllegDriei, t'abliaiii, Syrviento,
Comediei^ Fared, Canzoni, Sooneti, Balado, Madrigati, Sellinei, Ate. Of their imitaton, the
Frendi : ind of the firH Italian School, comRionly called the Sicilian, iboot the year iioa, brooght
to perfcfiion by Dante, Petrarch, Boccace, and otheri.— State of Poetry in Eoglaod from the Con.
qucA, 1066, or rather, from Heary the Second*! time, 1IJ4, to the reign of Edward the lliird,
13*7-
" PtrllZ. On Chancer, who Sril intfodnced the manner of the Proven^aui, improved by the Tti-
liau, into nor country : Ui charaao' and merit* at large: the different kinds in which he excelled
— Oower, Oeclere, Lydgale, Hawes, Gkwen Dousl»i Lyndefay, Bellenden, Dunbar, kx.
" Fit HI, Second Itilim School, of Ariofto, TaflTo, &c. an iniproremcnt on the firft, occafioned
by the renxal of Letten, the end of the fifteenth centnry. The Lyric poetry of ihii and the former
•ge introdaced from Italy by Xxud iiutref , Sir T. Wyat, Bryan, Lard Vauli, &c. in the hcginoing
of the liiteeDth century.
" Pmrt IV. Spenfer, hii chander : fuhjeflof hii poem, allegoHc and romantic, of Provenfal in-
Tcntion ; but bit manner of tracing it, borrowed from the Second Italian School. — Draycon, Fair-
f», Phiaeu Fletcher, Guiding, Pbaer, Jcc. Thit School endi in Milton.— A Third Italian School,
full of conceit, began iii Queen Elizabeth'! rciga, contrnued under Janici and Charlci the Firfl, hy
Ponne, Cralhaw, Clciiclind, carrieil to it! height by Cowley, and ending pcthapi in Sprat.
" Part F. School of France, introduced after the RcAoration — Wallet, Drydcn, Addifon, Piior,
and Pope — Which hu continued to our own timef."
Among other Ii:iencei, Gray had acquired a great knowledge ef *Gotbic atchitedure. He en.
■leaToured to trace thit mode of building from the time it commenced, through iti varioua changei,
till it acriied it it* perfe^ion in the reigo of Henry VIII., and ended in thai of EUiabeth. For
Ihii porpofe, he did not fo ronch depend npon written aceouoct, ai that internal evidence which
the building! themfelfea give of their lefpefiive antiquity. Oo thit account, he applied himfclf to
the Qudy of heraldiy, a! a pfeparatory fcience, and bai' lift behind him a number of genealogical
papera, more than fufficient to prove hhn a complete mafier of it. The Rimarh m Aum Cittttti ia
the Introdudion icrMr. Bcntham'i " Hiflory of Ely" were drawn up by Cray.
But the favourite Hudy of Gray, for the lall ten yean of hii life, wai nitaral hiflory, which he
then rather refumed than began ; ai by tha htflrudioni of hii uncle Antrobui, he wat a conCdcr-
Bble botanift at fifteen. The marginal nolet which h* hu left on Liim^i and other writer*, on
the vegeuble, animal, and foOile kingdom), are very immenut. But the moll conCdcnblc are on
'■ Hsdloo'i Fltrc Angllu," and the inith edition of the 5jyinu Nthirt, which latter he inter.
leaved and filled almoll emiiely. While employed on Boology, he alfo read ArifittWi ireitife on
that fill^eA with great ore, and expbiDcd many diScnIt pa&get of that oUcurc intiem, &om the
THE LIFE OF GRAY. iff
lighuhe htd tcquired from modem naturaiifts. Excepting pure matbemttlci, and the iludtet de-
pendent on that fciencc, there vras hardly any part of human learning, in which he had not ac*
quired a competent IkiU ; in moft of them a confummate maftery. '
Of bii amuTements, the chief and almofl the only one (excepting the frequent ezperimentf he
madeon flowers, for the purpofe of inveiUgating the procefi of vegetation) was mufic Hiitafieinthii
art was equal to his (kill in any more important fcience. Vocal mufic he chiefly preferred. His
iallnunent was the harpficord ; on which, though he had little execution, yet he accommodated hit
Toice fo judicioufly to his playing, as to give an auditor confiderable pleafure. Hb judgment in
itatuary and painting was exquiilte, and formed from an almoft inflmdlive perception of thofe
graces beyond the reach of art, in which the divine works of the great mafters abound. He had
a fine tade in prints, in his choice of which he obfcrvefd the fame judicious rule which he followed
in making his coUedion of mufic ; which was not fo much to get together complete feti of the
works of any mafter, as to feled thofe (the bed inXheir kind) which would recal to his memory,
the capiul pi^ures, flatues, and buildings, which he had feen and fiudicd.
Of Gray's religious opinions but little is known ; there are, however, fufficient traces left to (how
him a believer. To Bolingbroke*s fcepticifm he has written an anfwer. His fentiments of ShafteC
bury cannot be miftaken ; and boih Voltaire and Hume he cenfarcs with freedom. In private life
he was moft refpeded by thofe who beil knew him i he was a man of good-breeding, virtue, and
humanity.
Mr. Mafon has declined drawing up any formal charader of 6ray ; but has adopted one from a
letter to James Bofwell, Efq., by the Rev. Mr. Temple, Redor of St. Gluvias in ComwaU, firft
printed anonymoufly in the ** London Magazine.*'
•* Perhaps he was the mofl learned man in Europe. He was equally acquainted with the ele
gant and profound parts of fcience, and that not fuperficially but thoroughly. He knew everf
branch of hiftory, both natural and civil; had read all the original hiftorians of England, France,
and Italy ; and was a great antiquarian. Criticifm, metaphyfics, moral«, politics, made a principal
part of his (ludy ; voyages and travels of all forts were his favourite amufcments, and he had a fine
lafle in painting, prints, archicedure, and gardening. With fuch a fund of knowledge, his conver-
iadon rauft have been equally inflruding and enteruining ; but he was alfo a good man, a msQi of
virtue and humanity. There is no charader without fume fpeck, fome imperfedion ; and I think
the greatefl defed in his was an afledation in delicacy, or ratlier efleminacy, and a vifible faftidioHf-
jiefs, or contempt and difdain of his inferiors in fcience. He alfo had, in fome degree, that we«k-
Dels which dilgufted Volutre fo much in Mr. Congreve ; though he feemed to value others chiefly
according to the progrcf* they had made in knowledge, yet he could not bear to be confidered him-
fclf merely as a n\Vi of letters; and though without birth, or fortune, or ftation, his defire was to
be looked upon as a private independent gentleman, who read fur his amufement. Perhaps it mm/
be faid. What fignifics fo much knowledge, when it produced fo little i Is it worth taking fo
irtuch pains to leave no memorial but a few poems? But Ut it be confidered that Mr. Gray was
to ethers at lead innocently employed ; to himfcif, ceruinly beneficially. His time paffed agree-
ably ; he was every day making fome new acqoifition in fcience ; his mind was enlargedi hit heart
foftcned, his virtue flrcDgthcned ; the world and mankind were (hown to him without t mafic ;
and he wa« taught to confidcr every thing as trifling, and unworthy of the attention of a wife man,
except the purfuit of kr.owledge and pradice of virtue, in that date wherein God hath pUced us.*'
1 hc-f.isnvill ip of Mr. Mafon could not fail him here ; yet his judgment furely has been fufpended ;
for to leave hii friend under the idea of 2 /ffU'out/riMU^ was, to fay no more, unfavourable to his
incm«»ry. 1 hat fuch it the idea, no one, who reads the charader, can doubt. It is true, the world
krew i'. ^1 here was a refer vc in his behaviour, too near refembling faftidioufnefs ; and he was apt
10 indulge hirafclf in fuch modifli niceties of drefs, as did not always correfpond with the fobriety
o( an academic gown. After his return from his travels, he commonly wore a mufF, an objed of no
t'lAzW vlerifii.n with the Univexfiry bds. If he went to a coffee-houfe, he would tell the waiter, in
« r 1.1.2 the moil cflVminatc, to give him «* thst filly paper book," meaning the «• Gentleman's Ma-
pixit'c,' and fomctimcs the •» Review." Timorous, as cflominatc, and fearful of accidcnU, he had
a Udder to let down fr-m hi« w)i>4uw, in cafe of fire. Some young uvco of his college idly and
ftOO THE LIFE OF GRAY.
wiDtonlj fet up 1 faUe ahrm, in order to draw him vpon hU ladder ; and thi«, imoof otlier cir*
cum(biDcet was faid to be the occafion of bis removingr to Pembroke- Hall.
Mr. Mafon has remarked, that Gray's effeminacy was affedled moft before thofe whom ** he did
not wifli to pleafe ;*' and that he is unjuftly charged, with making knowledge his fole reafon of pre*
ference, as he paid his efteem to none, whom he did. not likewife beliere to be good.
As a poet, his excellence will be confeffed by all who are entitled to jndge of it, except now
mnd then by a jealous critic edacated at Oxford, and affiduous in depreciating the merit of every
author, who flooriflied at a rival Unirerfity. On his poetry, it is needlefs to beftow praiics, or ta
repel the attacks of envy and rancour. If Gray was not a poet of the firft order, there is no poe-
try exifting i and if bin bold expreiBons be nonfenre,ro are the moft rapturous pallages of Sophodet,
Klopftock, Shakfpeare and Milton, and the fnblimeft figures of divine infpiration. In fublimity, pa^
thos, and enthufiafm, he is perhaps excelled by Dryden and Collins ; but in richnefs of imagery, glow
of expreflion, and harmony of numbers, he furpaffes the two great matters of Englifli lyric poetry.
Gray*s poems arc not numerous ; but all of them, at leaft his ferioui pieces, have great merit ;
and whoever writes but as corre^ly as he has written, will not find himfelf able to write much.
His pieces have all the marks of clofe ftudy and patient revifion ; and the fmallncfs of their num-'
ber, compared with the length of time he was known as a poet, fufficientlj (hows, that they were
kept long under kis own eyes, before they were fubmittcd to thofe of the public. They may,
therefore, be regarded as a kind of fiandard of the corrednefs to which Ettgliih poetry has arrived
in our days.
The JEl'^y WritUn in a C^umlrj Cbunb-Tard, is, perhaps, the firft of the kind in any language ; its
fubjcd, like the fubjed of Miltun*s Epic, is univerfally interefting, the allegorical imagery is ful^l
lime, and the natural defcription piAurefque ; the fentimeiit is moftly fimple and pathetic, and the
vcrfification has^a melody, which has not often been attained, and cannot be furpaifed.
The principal refped in which it has been fuppofed defedive is want of plan. Dr. Knox, In hi^
•« Effays," has obfervcd, *• that it is thought by fome to be no more than a coofufcd heap of fplendid
ideas, thrown together without order, and without proportion.** That it it, however, not dcfti-
tute of plan, isfufficiently demonftrated by Scott, in his" Critical Effays." The analyfis ftiowt,
that It is perfcdly regular, though fimple in its general plan ; but the arrangement mi^ht perhaps
have been in fome parts improved. Some paifages have been ccnfurcd by Mr. Kelly, in the *' Bab-
bler," with great injuftice. Unacknowledged imitations of Collin?, Young, Pope, Tickcll, Thomfon,
&c. have been pointed out by other critics. Thefe, however, are by no means certain. There
are fo many inftanccs of a coincidence totally cafual, that it is difficult to afcertain what is, or h
not really a defigned or accidental imitation. When Gray condefccnds to imitate, he recovers hi^
level at leaft by fome new thoughts, feme dignity of verfe, or fome luminous embellifbinents ol
didion.
In the firft copy of this exquifite poem, the conclufion was different from that which he after-
wards cnmpofed; and though his after-thought was onqueftionabiy the heft, yet there is a pathetic
melancholy in the four rejeded ftanxas, following, IVitb inunft kiadUd at the mujVs fiamt.^ which
highly claims prcfervation.
The thcughtlefs world to majcOy may bow.
Exalt the brave, and idolise fuccefv;
But more to innocence their I'afety owe.
Than pow'r, or genius, e'er coofpir'd to blefs.
And thou, who mindful of th' unhonour'd dead,
Poft in thefe notes their artlrfs tale relate.
By ni^ht and lonely contemplation led
To wander in the gloomy vralks of fate :
Hark : how the facred calm, that breathes around,
BidK every fierce tumultuous paffion ceai'e ;
In ftill fmall accents wliifpering from the ground,
A grateful earneft of eternal peace.
No more, with reafon and thyfelf at ftrife.
Give anxious cares and endlefs wiihes ro^m ;
But through the cool fequefter*d vale of life
Purfue the fileot teoor of thy doooi.
THE LIFE OF GRAY. MX
And here the poem was origbally intended to conclude, before the ha|ipy idea of the k»ary
leaded fwMM^ &c. fuggefted itfelf to him. Mr. Mafon thinkt the third of thefe rejeded (UnzM
equal to any in the whole elegy.
After the fUnza, ending. To meet the fun Mpom the vpUnd laton, in the fird copy, followed thit
iUnza:
Him have we feen the greenwood fide along.
While o*er the heath we hied, our labour done,
Oft as the woodlark pip*d her farewell fong,
With wiiUul eyes purfue the fetting fun.
Mr. Mafon wonders that he rejeded this ftanza, as it not only has the fame fort of Doric delica*
cy , which charms us peculiarly in this part of the poem, but alfo completes the account of his wholo
^ay : whereas, this evening fcene being omitted, wc have only his morning walk, and hb noon-tido
rtpofe. ,
The ftansa, coofidered in itfelf^ is not a bad one, but Gray was right in fupprelfing it. The
poet's evening had been defcribed before, at the opening of tl\p poem ; to have defcribed it again
would have been fuperfluous, and an in (lance of that difgufting redundance, which is fare to create •
confufion, and which we always meet with in the works of common writers. Diverfity of iitua«
tioo u alfo wanting ; we had the •un.td before, Hard by yoa wnJ, b'r., and here we have it again«
^te grtatwecd JiJe alwgf \2fc.
Between the line, Grttvd on the fiene beneath yon aged iborn^ and the epitaph. Gray originally Id*
fer ted a very beautiful ftanza, which was printed in fome of the firft editions, but afterwards omit-
ted ; becaufe he thought, that it was too long a parenthefis in this place. The lines, however, are,
in themfclvcs, exquiutely fine, and demand prefervation.
There fcatter*d oft, the earliefi of the year.
By hand& uiifeen are (how*rs of violets found ;
The redbreaft loves to build and warble there,
And little footfteps lightly print the ground.
Mr. Edwards endeavoured to fupply what he thought a defed in the Elegy, by adding after,
^ame Cromtuell gniltlrfs^ l^c.^ the two following (Unzas, wMch are ftrongly marked with the charac-
ters of fimplicicy, tendeniefs, and harmony :
Some lovely fair, whofe unafTedcd charms
Shone with attradion to herfelf unknown;
Whofe beauty might have bled a monarch's arms.
And virtue call a luftre on the throne.
That humble beauty warm*d an honrft heart.
And cheered the labours of a faithful fpoufe ;
That virtue form'd for every decent part,
I'he healthful offspring that adom*d their honfe.
Gr^y, in his Chyrih-Tard Elegy, certainly (beared great excellence in dwelling on the tendereft
interclls of human nature. His eafy native pathos brought thofe interefts to the heart. But his
genius was not marked alone by that tender and melancholy fenfibility, fo interefting in that ini-
micable performance. That impreflion was only its bas-relief. There was a Gothic grandeur in
the Anidure, of the mod firiking and powerful effed. • Yet this could be felt, could be taded only
by the few, while the natural pidures of the former were caught by and melted in every eye.
It is obfcrvable, that fublimity of genius has been generally atten((|ed with a firong affedion for
the demonry of the ancient northern fable. Milton was particularly fond of it. It was t^c fiudy of
his youth and the dream of his age. This paflion feems natural. There is fomething fuhlime in the
Gothic mythology, in the idea of ancient hardihood, and the feats cf former times, that is peculiarly
adapted to a natural grandeur cf imagination. In the mythology of the Greeks, every thing feems
itttle, feems puerile in cumparifon. Hence Gray's ftrong attachment to every thing that breathed
of the former. The hall of Odin vras heaven itfelf to him, and OJ!jn the very demon of poetry.
It would be fuperfluous for the prefent writer to enlarge on the cffcd this cnthufiafm had on Gray's
poetical writing*. 1 he readers of poetry are no ftrangers to that fubli.v.e exprcflion, and to that
noble air of mind, which diftingniih his two greater odes, the Prtgrtfs cf Poef;. and the Bard. They
breathe the high fpiritof lyric enthufiafm; the tranfitions ire fnddcn and in.perur^us, the language
fill of fire and force, and the imagery carried, without impropriety, to the mo&. dmix^Wx^x.. TYvti
**¥€ been accnfcd of Mcnrifjn but the one am he obfcure to ihofc only v.\io Yix'qt ivo\ iti.\ FVaiar ^
aOft THE LIFE OP GRAY.
and tbe other only to thofe who are nnacquainted with the hiftory of our own nation. Ample
jnftice hii been very lately done them by Mr. Potter, the juftly celebrated tranflator of Efchylus
and Euripides, in hit *' Curfory Examination of 4tbe Lyric Performances of Gray, &c.'* and by his
ingenious commentator, Mr. Wakefield.
** Thefe two FimdarU Odes of Gray,** (ays Mr. Wakefield, " have a much greater refemblance to
the Thcban Bard, than any thing of the kind in our own, and probably in any other language.
Wildnels of thought, and irregularity of verfe, had ufually been efteemed the only way to refemble
fimJar, The charaderiftic excellencies of Fimdar^s poetry are fublimity^of conception, boldnefs
of metaphor, dignity of ftyle, rapidity of compofition, and magnificence of phrafeology. If a fair
judgment can be formed upon thofe few fpecimens, which the defolations of time have fpared ; in
grandenr of imagery, and regularity of thought, he is furpafiisd by Gray ; as on the other hand, he
may juiUy claim a fuperiority from the moral dignity of his compofitions.
" Thefe fublime and ehborate produAions of genius challifed by learning, and of learning invi-
gorated by genius, are, from their nature, by no means calculated to pleale the generality of read-
ers, efpccially upon a flight acquaintance. A frequent and diligent contemplation of them it ne-
ccflary to an adequate perception of their beauties; and perhaps no fmall tinfture of that erudition
which enabled the author to produce them. Indeed, that fpirit of lyric infpiration which they breathe,
that divine glow of pathos, which at the fame time melts and inflames the reader, cannot operate
with their full effed, but on a congenial foul, attuned to the bold vibrations of enthufiaflic poefy.
The motto juflly proclaims—
To wifdom*s ear 'tis fenfe and fweetnefs all,
Darkneft and diflbnance to vulgar mindt.
** He who can continue amtdft the blaze of fplendor that burilt around him, amidft the torrent
of fublimity that pours along, fedately fpeculating upon petty blemifhes, it certainly a flranger to
thoie fenfations which animated Pindar and Gray ; and deferves, for the punifliment of his malice,
that poetical curfe denounced by the pathetic Collins, upon all thofe who could rcfled on the author
pf the '* Seasons,** without emotions of benevolence and concern.
With him, fweet bard ! may fancy die,
And joy defert the blooming year.**
It mud be acknowledged, however, that the the Frtgrtjs of Poefy ^ though impregnated through-
out with the fire and energy proper to lyric poetry, hat a ftifFneft to which Pindar had certainly
no recourfe, and from which Dryden*s ** Alexander's Feafl*' is entirely exempt; and that the Bardt
though adorned with thofe thwgbtsthmt heath€,amdw9rdt that burn^ that Gray's mufe could fo richly fup-
ply, it too artificial at oppofed to natural, and fometimet loaded, rather than enriched with poetical
imagery. But when every dedudion it made that criticifm requires, the Bard of Gray is en-
titled to rank with the <« Alexander's Feaft** of Dryden, and the " Paflions*' of Collins.
Of bit other lyric pieces, the Ods cm Sfring^, Od* on Eton CoUege, 6de on a FaveuriU Cat, Ode to Ad-
verjityt and the Mufie Ode, pleafe the generality of readers more than the Fatal Sifers^ Defcent of Odin,
and Triumpbt ofOtven, They are by no means without faults, but the fpirit of poetry, and ezqui-
fite charms of the verfe, are fufficient almoil to obtain reverence for their dcfe<5b. 1 he Ods on Eton
CclUge, it, in the opinion of the prefeot writer^ fuperior to the reft. The fentiments are natural and
confonant to the feelingt of humanity, and exhibited with perfpicuity of method, and in an elegant,
intelligible, and exprcflive language. The Svmtt m the Death of Wef, and the Rfttafb on Sir fVU^
Ham H^iWam/t are the moft perfed compofitions of the kind in our language.
Indolence is an almoft certain charaderiftic of genius, and irrefolution is a natural cfied of indo-
lence. It is not to be wondered at, therefore, that Gray made many poetical elTays and beginnings
on fubjcdf, from which, either by accident, or through a want of induftry, he was afterwards di-
verted. Among thefe, was the following fcene of a tragedy, taken from Tacitus, on the death of
ji£rif^ina, which Icavcs us to regret, that he only attempted a tragedy :
ACT I. SCENE I.
/igrippina^ Aceroma,
Jigrifp'ma,
*Tis well| bflfone ! your errand is prrform'd :
\fft9k9 «i If Jimketm enkf:ng.
THE LIFE OP GRAY. <«>
The melTage needs no comment. Tell yotir mafteTi
Hi» mother {hall obey him. Say you faw her
Yielding due reverence to hU high command :
Alone, unguarded, and without a lidor.
As fits the daughter of Germanicus.
Say. flie retired to Antium; there to tend
Her honfehold cares, a woman's beft employment.
AVhat if you add, how (he tum*d pale, and trembled;
You think, you fpicd a tear fiaod in her eye.
And would have dropp'd, but that her pride reftrainM it?
(Go ! you can paint it well) 'twill profit yoH,
And pleafc thti ftripling. Yet 'twould dafli hit joy
To hear the fpirit of Britannicut
Yet walks on earth ; at leaft there are who know
Without a fpell to raife, and bid it fire
A thoufand haughty heart*, unus*d to (hake
When a boy frowns, nor to be lur'd with fmllet
To tade of hollow kindnefs, or partake
His hofpitable board : They ate aware
Of th' unpledg'd bowl, they love not Aconite.
Aceronia.
He's gone ; and much I hope thefe walls alone*
And the mute air are privy to your paflion.
Forgive your fervant'l fears, who fees the danger
Which fierce refentment cannot fail to raifc
In haughty youth, and irritated power.
Jgrippinm,
And doft thou talk to me, to me, of danger.
Of haughty youth, and irritated power,
1 o her that gave it being, her that arm*d
This painted Jove, and untaught his novice hand
To aim the forked bolt ; whilil he ftood trembling
ScarM at the found, and daxzled with its brightiicfs ?
* Fis like, thou haft forgot, when yet a ftranger
To adoration, to the grateful fteam
Of flattery*s incenfe, and obfequioos vows
From voluntary realms, a puny boy,
Decked with no other lufire, than the blood
Of Agrippina's race, he liv'd unknown
To fame, or fortune ; haply ey*d at difUnce
Some edilcfhip, ambitious of the power
To judge of weights, and meafuret ; fcarcely dar*d
On expe^ation's (Irongeft wing to foar
High as the confulate, that empty ihade
Of long-forgotten liberty : When I
Oped his young eye to bear the blase of greatneft ;
Show*d him, where empire tower *d, and bad him ftrike
The noble qaarry. G<Mb ! then was the time
To (brink from danger ; fear might then hare worn
Tlie ma(k of prudence : but a heart like mine,
A heart that glows with the pure Julian fire,
If bright ambition from her craggy feat
Difplay the radiant prise, will mount imdaonted.
Gain the rough heights, and grafp the dangerovs hmioiir*
Attreiua,
Through various life I have porfoed your fteps,
Have (een your foul, and wonder'd at its daring :
Hence rife my fears. Nor am I yet to learn
How vaft the debt of gratitude, which Nero
To fuch a mother owes ; the world, yon gave hiffl.
Suffices not to pay the obligation.
I well remember too (for I was prefent)
When in a fecret and dead hour of night.
Due facrifice pcrform'd with barb'rous ritet
Of mutter'd charms, and folean invocation.
You bad the magi call the dreadfid powers.
That read futnrity, to know the late
Impending o'er you fpu i Their ao^frcr mu%
THE LIFE OF GRAV.
If the (bn rcigui 'he mocher petilhct
rerifli (jou cr^'d) thcmiiibcr! reign ihe fan!
He Tri^iit, the reft it huvn'i ; who u{t hsi bade,
£v*n when in will (reta'd wrrilc in lioei -f blood,
Th' untboughl ctchC difclofe ■ whiter meaamg.
Think loo haw oh in wcik and Gdtljr minds
Tlie fwcili of kindneft btilhly indulg'd
Ruikle to gall; and beneliii too great
To be repiid, Gt hnTjr on the foul,
At anreqoiteil wroitgt The willing hi>nia|[e
Of prDltnlc Rome, the fcaate'i joint appUufe,
The tichei of the earth, the train of plcafuren
That wait on joDrh.and itblirarj Twayj
Thele were joia gid, and with them fou beOow'd
The *eT7 power he hai to he ungratefuL
Thai ever grave, mil ondiilurb'd rrSeftiao
Pouri ill tool dii^atei in the madding ear
Of rage, ind thinki lo qoench the Ore it feeit not,
Say'Q thou I mult be ciutimu. mud be litcnt.
And tremble at the phiniom I hayc rait'df
Carr; id him thy timid cuunrck He
Vrichance ma; heed 'em i Tell hire mo, that one.
Who had fuch liberal power to give, may (lilL
WiJi eijuii power rcfumt thai gifi, and raife
A icnipin, that Iball (hake her own trciiion
To in original atoifis — ttll mc ' fly
Thii mighty emperat, ihit dreaded hero.
Kai he beheld Ihegliitering from of war F
Kddw> hii ToFl ear the liumpci't chrillinji voice.
And outcry nf the battle > Hnie hit limb*
Sweat under iron hlroeft f ti be D»t
The Glken fnn of dalliance, nun'd in eafe
And pleiturei flowery lap ?— Rnhelliut livci,
And Sylla hai his [riciidi. though tcliool'd l.y fear
T<> bow the fupple koec, and conct the iimci
Wilh fhowi r.f fii, obeifanee j and a call.
Like mine, might fcrre bclikc to wake preleufiona
DrowGei thin iheira, who boafi the gcDuine blood
Of our imperial houTe.
Did I Dol wilh to check tJiii dangirnui pafliDD,
1 might remind my millrefi that her nod
Can roafe right hardy Icgiont, wont to (lem
Will) (lubhorn nerveithe tide, and face thf rigour
Of bleak Gcrmania'i fnon*. Four not lef> brave,
Thjt in Amenia quell the Parthiia tutce
Under the Hul'ikc Corbulo.by you
Mark'd for their Itirter Thofe, by liei coofinn'd.
Of old refpcS and gratitude, arc youri.
Surely ihe MaGasi ic>o. and thnfe ol Egrpt.
Have not f-^rgut your Are . The eye of Rome
Jliid the nictarLan camp have Iodk retcr'd,
Wiiti (uliom'd awe, ihe daHgliler, fifter, wife,
Andm--ti.rolih,irrj.r.>.^
Ha ' by Juno,
It bean a noble remblaoee. On thii hafc
My great revenge Ib*U rife ; or fiy we fonnd
The iTump of liberty; there will not want,
Kven in ihe (civile feaate, e»n lo own
Her fpiriL flircing voice 1 Saranni there.
And CaOiaii Velui loo, and Thratea,
Ivlindt of the antique call, rough, flubbom fouTi,
That Ornggle with the yt^. How Iball the ipirfc
Unquenchable, that (lor* «•*<:« iheir btealti,
Slue into fcMdoBfi Iwid
THE LIFE OF OAAT.
(Slavet frotn the womb, crettti bur (o &ue.
And bellow in theCircui) yet will Dart,
And ftijke 'em U the DUne of libertr.
Stunt by a fenfeleli word. ■ *ain Irulilion,
A< there were miftie in it ? wrinkled bedlitni
Teach it their Krandchildten, ■* fomewhit care
That anciently appear'd, bat when, extendi
Beyond iheir chronicle — oh! 'tit a caufc
To am the hand at childhood, and rebrac«
1'he Qacken'd ftnewi of titne-wearied age.
Yei, we may meet, ingratefal boy, wc may !
Aeain the buried geniut nf old Rome
Shall from th; duS upre*r hii reverend head,
Roui'd by the Oioat of millioni : There bdoce
Hii high tribunal thou and T appear.
Let mijefty lit on thy awful brow.
And lighien from thy eye ' Around thee call
The i^ilded fwarm (hat wantont in the runlhine
Of thy full fa»our ; Senrra be there
In gorgeoui pbiafe of libour'd eloquence
To dfcfi (hy plea, and flurrhm llrengtbgi it
With hia plain foldiet'i oath, and honcll fecming,
AgainU thee, liberty and Agrippina :
The world, the p'ize; and [air bebll the vi^on.
But fofc ' why da I walle the ftuilleCi hoon
In threali unexecuted } Hide thee, fly
Thefr hated n>all>, that feem to mock my Oltine,
And call me (unh in dtfty to their lord.
Aanma
'Til time we go, the fun it high advanc'd.
And, ere mid-day, Nero will come to Baix.
My thNUght achfi ai him; not the baCtilk
More iriiif to the fight, th»n i> to me
The cool injurious eye of frozen kindnefi.
I will not meet it> poifon. Lxt bim fed
SLforehefeeime.
Why then Oayi my fovereign,
Where he fo fiion may
y.sIwllHiBgonc,
Bu: not to Antium— all (hall be c-ahh d,
Whaie'er the frivoloui tongue of i;iddy fams
Hi fpread amoDf; the crowd ; ihingi, that buE whilpct'd
HaTc arch'd the heirer'i brow, and riveted
Hit eyci in fearful edtaTy : No matter
What j fo'l be ftrange, ind dreadful — SoreerieH
A flani nations, prnfoning- — the deeper
Mt euil'i tlie blacker hia ingiatituile.
And yon. ye manef of ambition'i viSlmi,
EnOirioeiJ Clandiui.wiih the pitied ghoftt
Of the Syllani, doou'd to early death.
(Ye ucavailing horron, fniitlds crimes')
If from the realmi of nij^ht my Toice ye hear,
Id lieu of pc.iiience, and >ain rcmorfe.
Accept my Tengeaoce, Though by nu ye bled.
He wu the caufe. My love, my fean for him
Dried ihc fofi tpriopof pity in my heart.
And froie them up with deadly cruelty.
Yet if your iojur'd Oiadea demand my nte, '
If murder criei (iir murder, hlood for blood,
I.et me not fall alone ; but cntlb bii pride,
AimI pt*fc like tnitM til bii BioUier*A niiA, £-
M( THE LIFE OF GRAT.
SCENE IL
Otii, Piffti.
00*.
Thni ftf we're (lU, Tlwnkt to the rofjr queen
Of unoroiu thefti : And had her maion Jon
l^Dt u> bia wiop, we uuld not hire beguil'd
With more eluli*e fpeed thedaiiled fight
Of w*kcful jeolooTf. Be gaj fecutely ;
Dlfpell, mjr fair, with (biilei, the lim'ttxu cloud
That hangt on thj dear hrow. S* Heleii look'd,
So her white neck rediit'd, Ca wm (he borse
Bj thcTonilr Trojui to hit gilded birk
With fond reloduce, rieldiog modeltr.
And oft rcTcrtei) eye, u if (he knew not
Whether Ihc feu-'dgor wiOi'd to be purfu'd.
ThA fpeeche*, it iiitifi b< icknowledged, art too limg for dntnuic exhibition, and the IingoAge
m*f be fomewhit too poetical for the ttage ; fet had the play beea fioilhed, there circumflancct
mifht poOlbly bave been acconunodated ; at all evcnti, it mull, io fuch bandt, have made a ooble
TbalotlawiDg initiatory fragmeDC of hti poem, iVPrJK^t^ C^tf«£, the mod conCdenble in
\ffrW ill hii Latio compoGtioDi, and pcihipi the moil lahonred of aoy of hi> paem^ entitlo him to
nnk with Joafon, Donne, Cralluw, Cowley, Milcoo, AddifoD, who cultiTsced Latin poetry wiib
tbegicucllfiiccdi:
Tlode aoimni fcire ineipiat ; quibut inchoet orfa
Principiii feriem lerani, tenuemquc calcnam
Mnemofyne : Ratio uode Twli fub pefiore tardum
Angeat imperinm ; et primntn monilibui zgtit
Ira, Dolo;, Metua, ei Curx eifcantur inaoei,
Hioc canere angredior. Nee dedigure caneaten),
O deeui '. Angliicx certe O hu ilteri geniii '.
Si qui primii) iter motidnu, venigia Conor
Signare iDceiti, [reinullque inDflere pliDla.
Qoin potini dac ipfe (pote* namquc omnia) (aciSDm
a3 limen, {H lili adeo, G pcfiore puro,)
Obfcnrx rcTcrant Natura: ingeniia iliuQra.
Tu cjccu rcium ciuliu, foolemque feTerujii
Pande, Pater ; tibi enim, tibi, veri itiagnc Sacerdn,
Coida patent botniniUD, alque alia: pcuctraLia Meotia.
Tuque ■nruadhibe ncnaa, [acilerque. Favonl,
(Quod tibi crefeit npui] fimplea nee defpice carmen.
Nee Talcm : non ilia tevet primordia motua,
Quanquam parra, dabunt. Lzlum vcl amabile qnicquid
llTquam oritur, trahit hinc orium ; nee futKit ad aura),
Qvin ea conrpireni Gmul.evcDiurque fccundeat*
Hinc nrix vital arte., ic mollior ufua,
Dnlce et amicillx vindum : Sipicntiadia
. [uc rerrno
am, quK le (miritoi) noSefque dicfqoe
Aflidu^ fnvct infpirana, linj[nan>quc fcquemcni
Teoiperat in ntuiieroi, alque hnru mulcei incrtet;
Aurca non al>i fc jadat onKint niufa
Prineipio, Dt magnum rzdui Natura crcaiiix
Firmavit Hrdii ji>f&<que inolcCcete D^cnTlicin
Sublimet animaa i lEiicbloTo in careert patient
Noloit Kihereani longii lorpere VFicmo :
N« pcrfr pfupiium paffa tiirctrc viaorein alia
^e Idcuc niDli> conjuiiSoi Iperntid arlua,
FondctiaiibliUiCI caeftiaconhiallamnia.
IdciixA innuaiero dudu ircmete vndiqve fihm
Neriuruni inllitui i tum toCn enrpi.rc milecli*
Iji)pii(Ui[ lat j rainu>,« (eoIiU: mturn,
THE LIFE OF GRAY. m
tmplevitque humore fao (fen tympba vocanda,
Sive tura eft) tenuis certi, atqoe leTiffima qmedam
Vis verlatur agens, panrofque infufa canales
Perflait ; aflidue externit qux concica plagisi
Mobilis, incaffiqne fidelis nuntia motAa,
Hinc ind^ accenfi coocage relabitur ufque
Ad fuperas hominii fedes, arcemque cerebri.
Namque illic pofuic folium, et fua templa facraviC
Mens animi : banc circum coihint, denfoqae fernotur
Agmine notitix, fimulacraque tennia remm :
Ecce autem naturx ingens aperitur imfgo
Immenrx, variique patent commercia mnndi.
Ac uti longinqnitdefctndunt montibns anmet
VcliTolus Tamifis, flaventifque Indus arenc,
Eiipbratefque, Tagufque, et opimo flumine Oangea,
Undas qvifque fuat volveni, curfuque fonoro
In mare proruropant : hps magno acclinis in antro
Excipit oceanus, natorumque ordine longo
Dona recognofcit venientum, ultrdque ferenat
Cznileam faciem, et diffufo marmore ridet.
Haud aliter fpecies properant fe inferre novellsB
Certatem menti, atqne aditus qaino agmine complent.
Primat tadus agit partes, primufque minuts
Laxat iter cxcum turbc, recipitque ruentem.
Non idem huic modus eft, qui fratribnt ! ampUus ille
Imperium aftedat fenior, penitufque'mednllis,
Vifceribufque habitat totis, pellifque recentcm
Funditur in telam, et latd per ftamina vivit*
Necdum etiam matris puer elndatus ab alvo
MuUiplices folvit tunicas, et vincula mpit ;
Sopitut molli fonmo, tepidoque liquore ^
Circumfufus adhuc : ta^ui tamen aura laceffit
Jamdudum levior fenfus, aninuimque redulit.
Idque magis fimul, ac folitum blandumqne calorem
Frigore muuvit cceli, quod Terberat acri
Impete inaflnetos artui : turn fcTior adftat«
Hiunanxque comes Titx Dolor excipit; ille
Cundantem fruftH et tremulo multa ore qnerentem
Corripit invadens, ferreifque ampleditur ulnit.
Tum fpeciei primikm patefaSa eft Candida Luds
(Ufque vices adeo Natura bonique, maliqne,
Xxaequat, juftlque manu fva damna rependit)
Tarn primihn, ignotofque bibunt nova luminm folea*
Carmine quo, Dea, te dicam, gratiffima coeli
Progenies, ortumque tunm ; gremmantia rorc
Ut per prata levi luftras, et floribus halant
Purpureum Verb gremium, fcenamque TireDtcm
Pingis, et umbriferos coUes, et cxruu regna \
Gratia te, Venerifque Lepds, et miUe Colorum,
Formarumque chorus fequicur, Motefqne decentea.
At caput invifum Stygiii Nox atra tenebris
Abdidit, horrendjeque fimul Formidinis ore,
Penrigilefque zftus Curanim, atque anxius Anger :
Undique Laetidi florent mortalia corda,
Purus et anidet largis fulgoribua JEther.
Onmia nee tu ide6 inTuids fe pandere Menti
(Quippe nimit teneros poifet vis tanta dici
Pcrcurbare, et inexpertos confondere vifns)
Nee capere infantes animos, neu oemere credat
Tarn variam molem, et mire fpiftacula lods :
Nefdo qua tamen hzc oculos dulcedine parvos
Splendida percuffit novitat, traxirqne fequentes;
Nonne videmus enira, latis inferca feneftris
Sicubi fe Phcebi difpergant aurea tela,
Sive lucemarum rutilus coUoxerit ardor,
Eztemplo h6c obverti ademi qux fixa repertoi
THE LIFE OF ORAT.
Hnii'it innpletum raijioi, fniiiurquc lucnJo.
Ailior huic vera fenfu, majorquc Tidclur
Addila, judicioque u&e canncxa potcILm,
Quud fimul uquc Kiai volTcntibui auicrit mail,
Hzc limul, iIDdiui deparceni onuiia Vila,
Pcrfpicici, i>» quinci loci, quid pallut ordo,
Jundorx qui) booo*. ut tci lucDilerc rcbui
Lumiiii Tuujunuil itila Tc, et mucm fulgenl.
Nee miuor io geniici) TJgel luribui iaCta liitn*.
Nee tanum in cufvii que pecngil oicubet mrii'
, Miue aique tiinc (utu Vox iretDcfrcerit ollU fttU*
Aeiiit inieAa totii) longcquc recorrEt :
Scilicet kloquia hsc ronitu*, hxc fulmioii alM,'
. £t niulccTc dcdit diSit et toUere corda,
Verbaque tneieri numerit, verruqui ligare
Rcpperii, et quicquid diTcint Libcthridei aaix.
Calliope quniiti, quoiici Piter ipfe canendi
Eii^lvai liqiiidum catmeo, caliraove loquencl
InfpireC dulecs uitmat, digilifqne Gipiret.
At medial tauccs ct llnguc hnmcnlia templa
Cut)u> lub«[, qua fc inliDuet joeuDda faporuiu.
Luiuiin, doua Auiutnni, Buchique voiupliii.
Kuribuk interca courediL odora homipum v'a,
Dafia level caplarc aucu, Papchi!> qutki
Vcrc aoTD elhalat, FlorzTC quod ofcula fiagnpt
Rofcida, cum Zepbyri Euriim fub veri>eri> horl
Be1pr-f"l.t vn.i., niollrmniic jfpirat :im..rrm.
To: I-- . '..-■.;.,■. .■■;,:. - .L,ci
Ainul'.' ; ^ !■ r. r^ilnCt;
HaDd roUi : camque idiAi sgit viiais lacuitu,
Qui rcfe eiploral. cooceinpluurque repeut£
I^ faai animni lirei, momentaque cemit.
Quid lelic, bde foSit, cupiac, fugiatTe, Ticifiim
Percipit impcrio gudeni ; neque corpon (aUunC
Morigera ad teleret a&iu, ac aomina menCia.
Qaalii Hunadryadum quoDdlin 11 fortj foraruof
Una, noTOi perigraiii Taliui, et deiia run;
(Atque iUam in liridi [nadel procuinberc ripi
Fontia pura qniei, et opad frigorii umbr*)
Dum proua in Uikeifpeoili de natgine pendet,
Minta efl fubilun Teoienli occorrere Nfoipham :
Mdi tefilcm, qaot ip&, utai, cadem ora gercatem
IFoa tnfcrre grn]iu,iiDi fuecedere [jVix
Afpicil alladetiii fefeque ignofcit in undil.
Sic feofu iotcnio renun lUniilaera fuarum
Meai ciet. ct prOprim obfenac confcia vulttii.
Nee jai (implei ratio, ant jui omnibui uduri
Conllat in)agiiubu*i Soot qua bioa odii nfimnt;
Hx priTiH rerraDI adliua; Ime legibui illx
Pabltn, qui data porta, raiuit, aniinoquc propiDqutuk
Refpice, cui a cioii triDn eatioxit occlkt*,
£z*c et in.etenaamei^t ouura tcDebni :
lUi ignota.diei lucet, vemurqae colDrum
Offufui niiar ell, et vivc gratia fonniE.
Corporii at Glimi, at motut, fpaliuDiqne,lociqiie
InterTaJla datnr certo digiiorcere tadu :
Quandoquidem hiiiter atnbigtmiii cfi, et janna duplci.
aibui b] indraft radio* ti
UndiqiK propotro Aicii*, qsaciuiqae patdcit
Motitic eanpo*, miDa laCdva fervatar
Tuiba Tolupcitii cotniiei, formzquc clDlanim
Terribilci vifu, et porta glomcnnluc in omui.
Mce TVio SUDM iotroitu, magnnm ingruic illud.
THE LIFE OP GRAY. ac9
Quo facere et fungi, quo res exiftcre circtim
Quamque fibi propno cum corpore fclmus et ire
Online, pcrpetuoque per evum finmine labi.
Nunc age quo valeat pa3x>, qua fenfilit arte
Affci^are viam, atque animi tentare latcrat
Materien (didis auret advctte faventes)
Exfequar. Imprimis fpatii quam multa per xqoor
Mi Ilia multigenis pandant fe .corpora feclii
Expende ; kaud unum iaveniet, quod mente licebifc
Ampledi, nedum proprius dependere fcnfu,
MoliA cgens certx, aut folido fine robore, ^jus
]3euique mobilitas linquit, teitnrave partes
Ulla ncc ovarum circumcjefura coerceL
Hxc coujunda adeo tota com page fatetur
Mtii)du«, et extremo clamaut in limine renim*
(Si rebus datur extremum) primordia. Finuat '
H.xc eadem tadui (ta(flum quia dicere falfum
Audeat ?) hac oculi nee lucidut arguit orbit.
Inde potedatum enaici denfiffima prolet;
Nam quodcunque ferit vlTum, tangire laboraC^
Qii^^qui^^ "3f <^ bihis, vel concava concipit auri$,
Quicquid Ungua fapit, creda« hoc ompc, necefle eft,
Pondcrrihus, textu, difcufTu, mole, figura
Particular prxfiare leveft, et femina reruns
Nunc oculo» igitur pafcunt, et luce miniftra
Fulgere cundla vides, fparglque coloribus orbem,
Dum de fole crahunt alias, aliarque fupernd
Dotorquent. retroquc docent fe vertere fl«mmat.
Nu:.c creptdo intec fe fervent corpufcula puifu, ,
Ut tremor xthera per magnum, lateque natantet
Aur.iriim fludlus aridi vebrantia dauftra
Aoditus queat allabi, fonitumque propaget.
Cominus interdum noD olio interprete per fe
Nervorum iuvadunt teneraa quaticntta 6braa»
Scnfiferumquc urgent ultro per vifcera motunu
» • « * « •
The fir[l fix lines of this fragment plainlf intimate that his general'de{igii was to be comprifcd in
four book«. Fit J}, On the origin of cur ideas. Sicpndy On the diftributioa of the ideas in the me^
niory. TbirJ, On the province of reafon, and its gradual itrprovcment. Fnrtb, On the caufe and
cfleds of the paflions. It is evident alfo, from the exordium, that he meant to make the fiuiie ufe
of Locke's ** £0ay on the Human Underilanding," that Lucretius did of (he dogmas of Epicurus.
Hit hexameters are, at far as modern ones can be, after the manner of Virgil ; they move in the
fucceflion of his patifcs, and clofe with hi* difiont.
The following Aicaic fragment is fo happily executed, that it might impofe' upoq the beft critio
at being a geouiiie ancient compofitioo.
O lachrymarnm fons, tenero facros
Ducentium ortus ex aoin)o; quatcr
Felix ! in imn qui OcJtcntem .
Pcdlore te, pia Nympha, fenfit.
The fdUowing fragment of an Heroic Epiftle from Soplmi/ia to Majfmijfay in pentameters^ U the
beli, becaufe the only original fpedmen of his Ovidian verfe. . Hi-- copiuufncfs of language \%^
fuch as ^ct'i few pofiefs, and his Irerfification is ikilfuUy cooftmded, and commonly icavct tbe
tv fully fattsficd.
Egregiom acciptb promiffi Mumu-amoria,
Inque manu moKem, jam fmitura, Cero : .
Atque utinam citius mandafies, luce vel uo&;
Tranfieram Stygios non inhoncfta lacus. .
Vidoris nee panktoros, nova nupta, msriti,
Ncc AicMBi fafttit^ Ronu fupcrbmi tooi.
VoL.iC ci
«H THE LIFB OF GRAV^
StiUet'hiet partem libi, MafliniSi. iriumphi
Ilctiafiim, hzc painpz jura tninoRi tux
Iinpiilat slqae uinr qii<>d nou tna prcJTi citcnif,
tihjcfli ct (mvx pliunbui urhii co :
Quio tu pro lanbi iqiiHi pr«™a faflii,
Mignum Rumanie pigDui amicitiz '
Scipu'lx (tcnrci, nrn, G lardiui utv
Munere Non nimiilm v\itTc, arSc, faXim.
Parva morB eO, brcTc tei tempu- mta fama rcijuiHt i
Dciinirr hxc aaimam cura lupiema ftieam.
<Ju« piui* ftnieSe mc* Rcfina ferelur,
IniM' El>rxa> gloria pritni nurm,
Nc ndcir fl.tmmE nimin iaduirifTe rrcundic,
Vel ninii hanilci etllmaifre riutiui.
Furtunim iiquc lonoi liccit rciocire prinrci,
Gaudiaque hfu' ijoantii nodra reprnfa malli.
Filmiiiafae luai rnFiniiiifli arqut irma S;pha<u
Fufs, ct per rTriin dada imphza viii !
(I.atidii >l oniiqiiiE fortui inclniniOc pif>ebil,
Quiilquc de<ut quondam caufaTuborii crii.)
Tcmpuifpntrie memin;, fclicia Pznit
Qjio te non pnduit folvcre «Ki dt'n;
Mftnlaqoe inrranleoi lidi ' Inngo agmioc duxic
Turba raluontum, purpurfique pirrca
Fztnioci ante ornno I rgt admiraiur cunUm
HzKt cE afpcdtn lota catcrta loo.
Sam tt<'ii, Ttgi\f deem, per colla lapitll.
Jim decct anSenti Furcut in ore ci^or 7
Cnrnmetidal froniif generors modcltia (ormim,
Scquc cupit laudi furripoiffs fux.
Prima f^OBH tenni G^at vbr flon juvcruat, .
El dextrx Toli credimiu cfTc viruni.
Dun facUti ^dieni ntulot per (Ingtila jidai,
(Scu reiit caTnt lumma, five Veniii)
In in« {vel ccftS irifiinj eil) ronvtrfa morari
Sejifi: »irgin»m pctcuUt ora putlor.
Nefc'" quid (ulium molle. fpiiwe luendOi
Ciedideramque tuo) Icntiui ire ptdea.
Quzrebani. juita zqualii G digoinr cOcf,
Qii* pmerai f^Cm de inniffe >Da> :
Nulla fmreircDm Eijniliiquz digninr elTet,
Aflctuiique dec ut ciui(ua forma luum.
Ponipx.finii em. Ti-il <ix noSr ^uieii;
Somnm hibn pnmpi*, eidemqii* rei-Brtt iimgo ;
Atqne ileium hcllirno tnuuera viOor adn.
Tfirfc ia fo niDcb of naturt In the fcntirncni «i well it poeirj In the delcription of the triamphal
entrr of young Majpnlja. ihai it ii much lobe rcgftued he did not fiiiilh ihnepTrik',
The moral and inielleaiut (hiti.9er of Otay. ■• Kivrn by t>r. J^hnfon, rntittei him to con.
fidrrablc, boc not UDallxycd tiralfc. Hi< pencil hit thfawn R-ile Into IbadL \ al ibe Time time thiC
«( fee the great geniut, wi lie a mui nf lirii;ilarlilci, slrnull \va vintint frr ihe (ommerce i.f To-
cierf. Of (he rigoroDi ciamiMiinn to which hrhai fubjiStd hi* pnelry. rhc ptcreiii wiitcr ii not in-
clined (o make the eulogr, lvct;nin{t al' erfnSdrr»-inn ufthe ginr^al pUn and cond.iA i>f the plece<,
he baa eonfinrd himfelFfnlel*, m Itri^ret on Ihs <eord>'an4 f'Tin'cf (IpKOiim, Virbal erilicifm it
an nrdial. which the moll pcif^i^ cumpuritiim cim<ut par> wiTh'>iil inpry.
The partial and uDcaodld mdi of cntiei{mulu)lteilbT Or. jDhiilnD.ii' lii>r«in)'k> on Gray, fee ma
to ba*e given general, and iii.lrcd jiift nlTtntt hrtlcultr rrf-nim«nt*-iib(-n tiprrired.anmif'bt be
cipcAed, by h» .ffctfl MaU ihc BniTcrfity of (Smhrtdgf. An injfiiioui KjndiijFiun of bia- ■• Lyric
Ferformancet" by Mr. Foli:r, appeared iii i;Sl, which waafaUiwed in the fame ];nr, by an able
MCOM of " tiH milioga" ia " R<jutlu m ^ I Ub ti Uiaj, ' &c. Hi* auabilioui
THE LIFE or GRAY. 4ijC
neAc of critidiiiig, and ftyle of ezpreflion, ,have been fucceftfuUj imiuted by Profeflbr Ycung of
GUlgiiw, in an ironical continuation of hit *' Criticifm on the Poems of Gray,*' incitutcd, ** A CrU
Ualm on the hlcgy written in a Country Church- Yard," 8vo. 17S3. He ha» alfo fallen under Mr^
Wake&cld** fcvcrell indignation. The refutation of his ftri<ftures upon Gray he thinks a neceflarj
knicc to the public, without which they might operate with a malignant influence upon the national
tafte. His ccnfurc, however, is too general, and ezpreflcd with too much Tchemence. Dr Johnibn'f
remarlu, undoubtedly betray a blindiief» to poetic beauty, an unreaTorable failidioufnefr of tafte, Jind
an unbccomisg ilUbcrahty of Ipirit, yet they are not without fome foundation ; particularly that hi«
l^gujge is encumbered and harih, and that his poetry was in a manner the effcA of induftry and
perfcTerance. He appears to ha^e turned an unwilling eye upon the beauties of Gray, becaufe his
jealouiy would not fufier him to fee fuch foperlatiTe merit in a. contemporary, yet he is compelled
to pais a panegyric on the £itgy ia a Ctuitry Chmrfb-TTnl^ and the Ode to Advttf$ty. The prcfent
writer perf^ly agrees with Mr. Wakefield in his general idea (though he fliould not choofe to adopt
bis mode of ezprcffiag it) that Dr. Johnfon was not poflcfled of delicate fenfibility ; and to this
caufe, 29 well as to his political and religious prejudices, he is inclined to impute the coldnefs with
which he applauds fome of the produAions of our beft writers, and the fererity with which he cen.
fores the lyric performances of Gray. It is perhaps certain, that no one poetical reader will univer-
fajj'y fubfchbc to his decifions, but ail may admire his vaft intuitive knowledge and power of reafoning*
What ha» occurred to me from the flight inrpeiftion of his letters, is, that his mmd had a large
gratp ; thit his curioiity was unlimited, and his judgment cnltiTated \ that he was a man likely ta
loTc much where he loved at all, but that he was faftidious and hard to pleafe. His coniempti
however, is often employed, where 1 hope it will be approved, upon fcepticifm, and iafidehty.
At a %vrirer he had this peculiarity, that he did not write his pieces (iril rudely, and then correft
them, but laboured every line as it arofe in the train of compolition \ and he had a notion not very
pcculiar, that he could not write but at certain times, or at happy nroments ; a fantaftic foppery,
to whicn my kindncfs for a man of learning and of virtue wiihes him to have been fuperior.
^ Gray's poetry is now to be cor.Odcred ; and I hope not to be looked on as an enemy to hit namCi
if I confefa that 1 contemplate it with lefs pleafiire thad his life. '
** His ode on Spring ttu fomethliig poetical, both in the language and the thought; but the.
language is too luxuriant, and the thoughts have nothing new. There has of late arifen a pradice
cf giving to adje<!iives derived from fubllantives, the tcrminatk»n of participles \ I'uch as the eutturtd
plain , the daified bank ; but X was forry to fee, in the lines of a fcholar like Gray, the bmitd Spi iog.
'ilie morality is natural, but too ilale ; the condufion is pretty.
" The poem On the Cut was doubtiefs by its auth'jr confidered as a trifle, but it is not a happy-
trifle. In the firft llauza, ** the azure flowers tbat blow,*' fliow refolutely a rhyme is fometimet
mnac skhen it cannot caiily be found* Sclima, the Cat, is called a nymph, with fome violence both
to language and fenfc ; but there is good ufe made of it when it is done \ for of the two lines,
What fcn^.ale heart can gold dcfpife f
What cat's averfe to fifh ?
the firft relates merely to the nymph, and the fccond only to the cat. The'ilzth flaoza contains a
mcLncholy truth, that " a favourite ha» no friend \\ but the luil ends in a pointed feutence of no
rcia:iun to the purpofe ; if what gaf.trtd had been gold^ the cat would not have gone into the water ;
and, A ibe had, would not lef» have been diowntd.
•* The i'tcfptd of Fjoa CUlege lu^gcAs nothing to Gray, which every beholder does not equal-
ly think and feel, lii* (uppiicati* n to father Thames, to tell him who drives the hoop or toflcf. the
call, is ufclcf» and piitrilc. Father i hamca ha» no better means of knowing than hihifelf. His
e>(ihe: ^ buxoir hrahti" '\m\ox. elegant ; he feems not to underftand the word. Gray thought hia
^^S^^K^ mure p'Ktical as it wa« more remote fron^ common ufe : finding in Dryden ** honey re*
iluknt of Sprir.j,', * an cxprtHioii that reaches the utm.'ft limit', of our language, Gray drove it »
}.rt!s more beyond common apprchculion, by making ** gales** to be ** redolent of joy and youtbu'^
Oij
*■» TUa Life Ot ORAY.
" of the Oil w AJvtrfity, 'the Mni wl) at firft Itkcn fram " O Diva, grwnn ^m rcfii An-
twin )" but Grey ha* mxllwl tnt original hj dw ^Kietf of his fenlimnna, aixl by thd* moril >p<
pliMfian. Of thi( pitce, at ones poeticd aCnfflitibnal, I viU-not hj flight objediixu rfoiale thd
tfgniiT. r : 1
<■ My praccfi hai now hrODghc rae in th« UPwaS^/i,/" Womiar of Wotidcrt," the tmoSinerOdet;
by nhich, thjueh either viilgir l^nnrince or commKn fcnfc ai gr)] unLvcrlally rcjci^il them, maay
h«e bKo toce prrfuidcd to ihinli thtmf{lT« iktighiMl. I am one of ihnfc ihil nre willing to be
plwfsd.iodthtrcforcwouldghiilyfinj ihemeaning of ihe Sift ftaria nf the Fi-grifi n/ Pailwj
Gray Jteini in ht4 rapiirc to cnnfound iht image' of " fprcadiiig found anJruoDing walcr." A
" flieam of laufii:" tnay be allowed : but whcrt dau " niufic," however " fmooth and Aroog."
after baving liCicd ihc ' nnliiit *atei. renl down lite tUcp aioiin," Is ai that " lockt and Dad-
ding gn)*ei rebellow to the roat I" If tiiii'be laid of muGe, it ia nanltiife ; if it be fiud of vruer,
ii i> nnthiag lo the purpi^fB.
** The fecond Hinla. eihibiiiilg Min't ear and Jave'a eagle, i> unwortliy of further Duties. Ct>-
(ictfni difdaint to chafe a fchcMl-bay to hii cemmea-piitet.
" To the iliird It may likewife be objeAcd, tlnl it ii drawn frotn mrthotot^, ihaugh fuch 9t may
be uiorf oaCly affimilatr A to real life. IdiTia'i " Yelvet-nrceo" hai fonielhing of cant. An epithet
or RHtafh'r drawn from nuoce ennobleiacti an cpiihci or (netapiior dtawn fri»n an degndel
nature. Ora)' In too fond of word* atbiiraiily campanndcd. ' Miny-i winkling" mai fanaerly
cmliired aa nnMnalogical ; we may fay '■ macy-fpalied," bul fcitccly " many^potting." TfaM
fllsaa, however, ba« f«niFiliing plEafLng.
" Of the f«n(«1 tcimiry if Banaaa, Ihe firft endeavonri to tell fameihing. and wnulJ hare lold it,
had it not been crnfTcJ by Hyperion : the feenud dercribet w^U enough ihe uaivrtta! previleoce of
^Iry ; hui I am afiaid that ihe eondufion will not tife from the premife i. The cascrni .if tb«
North, and the plains of Chili, are not ihi teOdencea of " t(lorf and gencroui (huu." Dnt that
poetry and nriue go ahrayt togclher, it an vpinion fo pleaGng, (hat t can forgirs bim whs refaUee
IS thiuk 'f init.
" The third nanza foundi big with ■ t>ilpM.'' and " Egeaa," and " liiffui " and " Meander,"
and ' hallowed fountain," aitd " folemn fbiHad j'* but in all Oiay't ndei there it a kind uf cumbrou*
fplendonr which we wifli away. Hi- poililoii iaat lafb falfe ; iti the time of Dante and P:trarch,
from whom he derive* 0>r 6ta fcbool of poetry, luly wai oTer-ruii by " tyraoi power" and
" eatntS net;" nor waa ooi flatc nncb beiter vhen we firA borrowed the Italian ani.
" nf the third lemary, the. lirll giiies a.mgptholacicil birth uf Shakfpcare. What ti faid of tbac
mighty geniaa i< true ; bw it it koi laid iHPply : tbe real eSedi of ihii poetical power are put
OBI of light by the pomp of Ducbiacry. Where tnith itfufficieot to GU the mind, fi^ion it wurfc
than nfeleft; the aountetfcit debobi the genuine.
■*H!iBccotiaiofMilron'iUiadner>', if wefiippofed i|caufed by flody in the formation of hit poem,
■ fappr.Glion furely allowable, it poetically true, and happily imagitied. But the lar of Dryden, with
lii> I ait nurfiri, hai notbinf; in it peculiar; it ii ■ Or in which any sther rider may be pl.iccd.
I'Ke £ar4 appcara. at the firft vigw, to be, a> Aigarotti and oihcri hate remarked, an iniila-
ti'T 'if ihcpropkety of ^Itrein. Algaraitl thiilu it fupcrioi lo in origiml; and, if preference de-
pui '> only on the imaitny and animalinn af the two poemt, hit juJ^rner: ii right. There it in
tbr 8/td more (>jrEe, m-ife thaughl.'tnil molt variety. But i" CDj>y ii leU ihan to intent; and
■be eitpjr bu been Dnb(j.|.ily produced ata Wrong time. The G^inn oi Hori.i: trai to the Raniini
credible, but iu revival d~rf,!iiAiui> with apparent and uncnnquenblr fjilrehooil. /acrnAi/n uC.
•• rofeleSalinpiWetent, aud twellit loajfiaw'tl.ulk, bj fabi.lnin :lp)^rnJage^ of fpeflrei and
prcdiaioni, hai linle dlEcul^y . for he (bit forfakei tha ptobaUe may a!wiyi find the marrtlloui.
Aii.lll hat little ufc "■ ■-•■ iflr flcrt only ti wtbalittei we ara Improved oiily ai We find fome-
thing 10 be isiiiattd w detbiicd. I do not fw dM Ehs SirJ prunioui 10/ tratb, Dwnl sr p«-
THE LIFE OF GRAY. ftl5
" His ftaozas tre too long, efpecially his epodes ; the ode is fini(hed before the ear has learned iti
Beafures, and confequently before it can receive picafure from their confonance and recurrence.
** Of the firft (lanza, the abrupt beginning hat been celebrated ; but technical beauties can give
praifc only to the inventor. It is in the power of any man to ru(h abruptly upon his fubjc^, that
has read the ballad of Johnny Armfirong^
Is there ever a man in all Scotland—-
'* The initial refemblances, or alliterations, ** min, ruthlels,helm, or hauberk/' are below the gran-
deur of a poem that endeavours at fublimity.
** In the fecond ftanza, the Bard is well defcribed ; bat in the third we have the puerilities of ob-
folete mythology. When we are told (hat ** Cadwallo hu{h*d the ftormy main/* and that ** Mo-
dred made huge Plinlimmon bow his cloud-topM head/' attention recoils from the repetition of a
tale that, even when it was firfl heard, was heard with fcorn.
** The xv^avin^ of the tvindtmg Jhect he borrowed, as he owns, from the northern bards ; bat their
texture, however, was very properly the work uf female powers, as the adl of fpinning the thread
of life in another mythology. Theft is always dangerous ; Gray has made weavers of flaughtered
bardA, by a fi<5lion outcagcuus and incongruous. They are then called opon to ** Weave the warp,
and weave the woof," perhaps with no great propriety ; for it is by crofling the xvpof with the
vMr^ that men trrovr the tveb or piece ; and the firft line was dearly bought by the admillion qf itt
wretched correfpondent, ** Give ample room and verge enough." He has, however, no other line
as bad.
** The third (lanza of the fecond ternary is commended, I think, beyond its merit. The perfonifi-
catioo is indiftindl. Tbirft and hunger are not alike ; and their features, to make the imagery per-
fed, (hould have been difcrimitiatcd. We are told, in the fame ilanza, how " towers are fed.*'
But I will no longer look for particular faults; yet let it be obferved that the ode might have been
concluded with an adion of better example ; but fuicide is always to be had without expence of
thought.
** rhefe odes are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments; they ftrike rather
than pleafe ; the images are magniScd by affedation ; the language is laboured into haHhnefs. The
mind of the writer feems to work with unnatural violence. ** Double, double, toil and trouble.**
He has a kind of (Irutting dignity, and is tall by walking on tiptoe. His art and his ftrnggle ar^
too vifiblc, and there is too little appearance of eafe and nature.
** To fay that he has no beautic», would be unjuft ; a m*i like him, of great learning and great
icduflry, could not but produce fomething valuable. When he pleafcs leaft, it can only be faid that
a good defign wa^ ill dire<fled.
** Hi* tranflatiunt of Nortliern and Welfli poetry deferve praife ; the imagery is preferved, perhaps
often improved ; but the language is unlike the lanj^uage of other poets.
** In the charader of h\% EUgy I rejoice to concur with the common reader; fur by the common
fenfe of rea^lcrs uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of fobtilty, and the
dogmatii'm of learning, mull be finally decided all claim to poetical honours. The Cbureb'Ymrd
abounds with images which find a mirror in every mind, and with (bntiments to which every bo-
iota returns an echo. The four ftanzas, beginning *' Yet even thcfe bones,** are to me original :
I have never feen the notions in any other place ; yet he that reads them here, perfuades himfclf
that be has always felt them. Had Gray written ojfuu thus, it had been vain to blame, and ofelcis
lo praifi hijc." • O iiij
f • ■
.••V
THE WORKS OF GRAT,
ODE ON THE SPRING.
LiO ' where the rofy-bofomM hours,
Fair Vcnui* train appear,
Di{clofe the long expe^ing flowers,
And wake the purple year !
The Attic warbler pfiura her throat,
Rcrponiive to the cuckoo's note.
The untaught harmony of fpring :
While, whifpcring pleafure as thty fly,
Cool zephyrs through the clear blue flcy
Their gather*d fragrance fling.
"Where'er the oak*s thick branches ftretch
A bnader browt.er fliade ;
Where cr the rude and mofs-growo beech
O'cr-canopics the glaJe *,
BrG-ic fomt water's rufhv brink
With me »he mufc (hull fit, and think
(At c;krc reclin d in ruftic fiate)
How vain the ardour of the crowd.
How low, how little are the proud,
How indigent the great !
Still is the toiling hand of care :
The piritinj; herd'i rcp.fc :
Yet hark, how through the peopled air
The biify niarniur glows!
The infcdl youth are on the wing,
£a^er to talle the honied fpring,
At.d float amid the liquid noon t :
2>onic liehily o*er the current flcim,
8on:e (h'tw their gaily-gilded trim
Qjtck glancing to the I'uu |.
To c<<ntem'|'Iation*s fobcr eye §
bach is the lace of man :
*----- "a bank
•• 0*er* canopied with lufciou^ wondbinc.*'
okjkejp. Midi, yigbi's Dream.
f •* Nare per xflatcm iiquidam- *'
f /ry. Cnrg Lib. it.
I - - - - " fporting with quick glance
** Show to the fun their waved coats drup*d
** with gold ••
Mi:!f»ii*i ParaJife Lifl^ Bcei vii
J ** While inff Ahfrom the thrtflioldpie;ich,&c*'
J\T. i-ntn. in tf\- Crtito,
^odf-y't Jl/^..;;j..;.,, l\L v.A. l6l.
And they that creq>, md they that fly, '
Shall end where they began.
Alike the bufy and the gay
But flutter through life's little day.
In fortune's varying colours dreft :
Bruih d by the iiaud of rough mifchaQCCi
Or chiird by age, their airy dance
They leave in duft to reft.
Methinks I hear in accents low
The fportive kind reply ;•
Poor mora'ift ! and what art thon ?
A lolitary fly !
Thy joys no glittering female meets,
Nn hive haft thou of hoarded fwcets.
No patnted plumage to difplay :
On hafty wings thy youth is flowD :
Thy fun is fet, thy fpring is gone —
We frolic while *tis May.
ODE
ON THE DEATH OP A rATQURITE CATt
DrorvneJ in a Tub of Gold Fijhcu
•
*rwA8 on a lofty vifc*ft fide.
Where China's gayeft art had dy*d
l*he azure fl<iwejr« that blow^
Dcmureft of the tabby kind.
The pen five belima redin'd,
Gaz*d on the lake below.
Her confcious tail her joy declar*d ;
The fair round f;ice, the fnowy beards
The velvit of her paws,
Her coat, that with the turtoife Ties,
Her cats of jet, and emerald eyes,
bhe faw ; and purr*(l 4pplaufe.
Still had file gaz'd; but 'midft the tidq
Two angel forms were fcen to glide.
The genii of the ftrram : '
Their fcaly armour*i I'yrian hue
Through richeft purple to the view
Betray *d a golden gleam.
The haplcf% nymph with wonder faw :
A whificer flriK and then a claw,
With many ^n ardent wi(h,
.She ftretch'd in vain to reach the prize j^
What female heart can gold defpiie i
What cat's averfc to liih ?
O iiii
fti THE WORKS OF GRAY.
f refumptuoTis maSd ! with look^ intent
'Ag;iiri (be ftretch'd. aeain (he be nt,
N r k'cw the gulf between.
(Malignant fate fat by, and fmird)
The flippery verge her feet beguird,
hbe tumbled headlong in.
Eight times emerging from the flood
She mrwM to every watery god.
Some fpcedy aid tu fend.
No dolphin came, no Nereid ftirr'd;
Nor cruel lorn, norSufan I eard,
A favourite has no friend !
From hence, ye beauties, undeceivM,
Know, one falfe ftep is ne'er retriev'd,
And he with caution bold.
Not all, that cem^es youc wandering eyes
And heedlefs hearts, is lawful prize;
Not all that glitters, gold.
ODE
OK A DISTANT PEOSPKCT OP ETON COLLEOI.
MCNANOER.
Yc diAant fpires, ye antifuc towers,
That frown the watery glade,
Where grateful fcience (till adforet
Her Henry's * holy (hade ;
And ye, that from the (lately brow
Of Wiiidfer's heights th' expanfe below
Of grove, of lawn, of mead furvcy,
Whnfe turf, whofe (hade, whofe fiowert among
Wanders the hoaiy Thames along
His (jlver-winding way.
Ah, happy hills ah. pleafing (hade,
Ah, fiftftds beiov'd in vain.
Where once my carelefs childhood firay*d,
A Granger yet to pain ? •
1 feel the gales, thai from yc blow,
A momentary bHfs beftow,
As waving frrfli their gladfome wing,
IVly wrarv foul they fecm to fooch,
And, f rctiolcnt of joy and yooth,
To breathe a fecond fpring.
Say, father Thames, for thou haft feen
Foil many a fjprtghtly race
Diiporting on thy margent green
The path» of plrafnre trace.
Who foremoft now deli)rht to cleave
With pliant arm thy glafly wave ?
The captive Unnet which enthrall ?
Wliat idle progeny fucpeed
To chafe the rolling cfrde's fpeed,
Or urge the flying ball ?
While fome on earoefl bufinefs bent
Their mur.i^uring labours ply
'Gainft graver hr.urs, that bring conftraint
To fwectcn iibtrty .
• King cnry the Sixth \hfJtr af the CoHiXe.
\ "Attdbcch iiiir ho c) ;. il. rt of lp:j:ig **
Drydem's FabU un the Pyihag, Sjjjlem.
Some bold adventurers difdaln
The limits of their little reign.
And unknown regions dare defcry I
Still as they run they look behind.
They hear a voice in every wiud,
And fnatch a fearful joy.
Gay hope is theirs, by fancy fed,
Lefs pleafing, when polTeft ;
The tear forgot as focn as fhed,
The funOiinc of the breafl :
Theirs buxom healrh, of rofy hae :
Wild wit, invention ever new.
And lively cheer of vigour born ;
The thoughtlefs day, the eafy night,
The fpirits pure, the (lumbers light,
That fly th' approach r.f morn.
Alas, regardlefs of their doom.
The little viiSims play !
No fenfe have they of ills to come.
Nor care beyond to-day.
Yet fee how all around them wait
The miniders of human fare.
And black misfortune's baleful train.
Ah, (how them where in ambu(h (land
To feize their prey, the miirderons band 1
Ah, tell them, they are men !
Thefe (hall the fury pafTions tear.
The vultures of the mind,
Difdainful anger, pallid fear.
And (hame that (kulks behind;
Or pining love, fhall wafte their youth,
Or jealouly, with rankling tooth, '
That inly gnaws the fccret heart.
And envy wan, and faded care,
Grim-vifag'd comfortlefs defpair.
And forrow's piercing dait.
Ambition this fhall tempt to rife.
Then whirl the wretch from high,
To bitter fcorn a facrifice.
And grinning infamy.
The llinps of fallVhool thofc (hall try.
And hard unkindncf'.' a!ter*d eye,
That mocks the tear it f«»rc'd to flow ;
And keen remorfe, with Ulo^xl dcfil'd.
And moody madnefs * lauglting wild
Amidfl fevercft woe.
Lo, in the vale of years beneath
A grifly troop are fcen,
The paittful family of death.
More hideous than their queen :
This racks the joints, thi> fires the veiny
That every labouring fincw drains,
Thofc in the deeper vitaU rage :
Lo, poverty, to Bll the band.
That numbs the foul with icy hand.
And flow-confuming age.
To each his fufferings • all arc men,
Condemned alike to groan ;
• — ** Madnefs laughing in his ireful mocHl.
DryJiHS FjI'!c J Fultrtjn and Aaitf,
POEMS.
♦*?.
The tender for another*! pain,
Ihe unfeeling for his own.
Yet ah ! why ihould they know their fate !
S^ince forrow never comee too late,
And happinefs too fwifcly flies.
Thought would deftroy their paradife.
No mere ; where ignorance is blif»,
'i'i» fuliy to be wi^.
HYMN TO ADVERSITY.
T«y ^^ovuf fi^^li^ ci»-
0iv]« Ku^t'atf IXU*»
.£SCUTLUS, in ACAMEMNONE'
Daughter of Jove, relentleft power,
'i hou tamer of the human breaft,
Vhofc iron fcourge, and torturing hour,
'1>^ bad affright, amidfl the beU !
Boi:nd in thy adamantine ^lain
'J he proud are taught to tafte of pain,
And purple tyrantv vainly groan
With pangs unfclt before, uiipitied, and a!oQe.
When firft thy fire to fend on eatth
Virtue, his darling child, de{ign*d.
To thee he gave the heavenly birth.
And bade to form her infant mind.
Stem rugged nurfe; thy rigid lor^
With patience many a year ihe bore :
What I'orrow was, thou bad'ft hrr know,
Aud frooiber own (he leam'd to m^lt at others woe.
Scar*d at thy frown terrific, fly
Se-f-f- leafing folly's idle brnoi,
WiM laughter, noife, and thoughtIe£i joy,
An.i leave us leifure to be good.
l.if:ht they difperfc, and with them go
1 he fnmmer friend, the flattering foe ;
By vain profperity recciv'd.
To her they vow their truth, and arc again bel)ev*d.
Wifdrri, in fable garb array 'd,
I.T.n1er^'(l in rapturous thougiit profound.
And melancholy, filcnt maid,
Wi-h leaden rye, that loves the ground,
Srtli on thy folcmn Heps attend:
Warm charity, the general friend.
With julUcc, to herfelf fevcre,
AiiC pity, dropping foft the fadly-pleafing tear.
Oh, gently on thy fuppliant*s head,
Dread goddef>, lay thy chaftening hand !
Ni>t in thy gorgon terrors clad.
Nor circled with the vengeful hand
:' As by the impious thou art feen)
With thundering voice, and threatening mien,
Wi»h fcreaming hi»rror*» funeral cry,
Dc fpair, and fell difeale, and ghaftly poverty.
Thy form benign, uh goddefs wear.
Thy miMer influence impart,
Vhy phiioiuphic train be there
To (aiUD, not to wound my heart.
The generous fpark extioA revive.
Tcich me to love and to forgive,
lixa(^ my own defers to fcan.
What others are, to feel, and know myfelf a maiu
ELEGY
WRITTEN IN A COUNTRT CUURCn-TARD. "
Tu E corfew tolls * the knell of parting day.
The lowing herd wind flowly o*er the lea,
The plowman homeward plods his weary way.
And leaves the world to darkncf* and to me.
Now fadeK the glimmering hndfcape on the fightp
And all the air a folcmn ihUnefs holds,
Save where the beetle wheels hit droi^iog flight|
And drowfy tinklings lull the dillant folds;
Save that, from yonder ivy.mantled tower,
Ihe moping owl does to die moon complaiii
Of fuch as, wandpring near her fecret bower^
Molett her ancient folitary reign.
Beneath thofe rugged elms, that yew-tree'i (hadCy
Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap^
£ach in his narrow cell for ever laid.
The rude forefathers of the hamlet fleep.
The breezy call of incenfe-breathing morn,
The fwallow twittering from the ftraw-built ihed.
The cuck*s fliHIl clarion, or the echoing horn.
No more fliall roufe them from their lowly bed.
F()r them no more the biasing hearth Ihall burn,
Or bufy honfewife ply her evening care t
No children run to lifp their (ire's retorn.
Or climb his knees the envied kifi to (hare.
Oft did the harveft to their fickle yield.
Their furrow oft the (lubborn glebe has broke;
How jocund did they drive their team afield 1
How bow*d the woods beneath their ftordj (troke!
Let not ambition mock their ufeful toil.
Their homely joys, and deftiny obfcure ;
Nor grandeur hear with a difdainful fmile, '
The fliort and fimple annals of the poor.
The boaft of heraldry, the pomp of power*
And all that beauty, all that we^tUh c^er gave,
Await alike the inevitable hour.
I'he paths of glory lead but to the grave.
Nor you, ye proud, impute to thefe the faulty
If memory o'er their tomb no trophies rai*fe,
Where through th« long- drawn aifle amd flatted
vault.
The peding anthem fwells the note of przife.
Can (loried urn or animated huil
Back to its manfiuu call the fleeting breath?
Can honour's voice provoke the (llcnr duft.
Or flattery footh the dull cold ear of death i
Perhaps in this negleAed fpot is laid
Some heart once pregnant with ccleftial Art ;
« .^.«* fquilla di lontano
**Cbc poia '1 gioruo pianger, che (i muore.**
JJi r.U, Fur^ct. L 8*
dz8
THE WORKS OF GRAY.
Hands, that the rod of empire might have fway'd,
Or wak'd to ecftafy the living lyre.
But knowledge to their cyeit her ample page,
Rich with the fpoiU of time, did ne'er uiirull;
Chill pciiury rcprcfs'd their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the fouL
Full many a gem of purcft ray fcrene, »
The dark unfathomM caves of ocean bear :
Full many a flower is bom to blu(h unfeen,
And wide its fweetnefs on the defert atr.
Some village- Hampden, that with dauntlefs breafl
The little tyrant of his fields withftood ;
Some mute inglori'Us Mihon here may reft,
Some Cromwell guiltlefs of his country's blood.
Th* applaufe of liflening fenates t'» command,
The threats of pain and ruin to dcfpife,
To fcatter plenty o'er a fmiling land,
And read their hiftory in a uaiion% eyes,
Their lot forbade ; nor circumfcrib'd alone
Their growing virtues, but their ciime»confiR*d ;
I'crbade to wade through ilaughtcr to a throne,
And (hut the gates of mercy on mankind.
The (Iruggling pangs of confcicus truth to hide,
To quench the blu(be<i of ingenuous (hanie.
Or heap tlvc (hrine of luxury and pride
With incenfe kindled at the mufe's flame.
Far from the madding crowd's ignoble A rife.
Their fobcr wifncs never Icarn'd to ilray ;
Along the cool fcqiicfler'd vale of life
They kept the noifclcfi» tcuor of their way.
Yet €v*n ihcfe bones from infolt to prote^
Some frail memorial flill ercdcrd nigh.
With uncouth ihymcs and fliapelcfs fculptare
deck'd,
Implores the pafling tribute of a figh.
Their name, their years, fpclt by th* unletter'd
mufe,
The place of fame and elegy fupply :
And many a holy text around (he Ilrcws,
I'hat teach the ludic muraiill to die.
Tor wh'', to dumb forget fulncfs a prey,
T his plcafmg anxious, bting e'er reli^ti'd,
J.tftthc waim |:rcci'«ils of the chctrlul day,
N r call one louj^iti'' I.n^cring look behind ?
Ok fomc fond brcull the parting foul rdiei,
h.inc I io'Js> dKjp" iIk- cbili;i^ tyc rf(jtiirc»;
1..'!, fioin tiic tonih the voice of natur i cri'.s,
• llv'ij ill our afljcs live llicir woiitcu lires.
l'(»rrhcc, who, mindful of th' iinhonoi;;*d dead,
litni. ill tlicIciiuL^ tlicir artkf'.ialc rcl.nc;
)i cl:ince, by loiit-ly C'-ntcnipl.tu<Mi Ud,
^uii.e lundrcd Ipnt (hall i:M|uirc thy late.
• " Ch'i veg^io i.tl pciifier, do]^c mio fwoco,
•* I'rcdda ut::t liii^Mii, ct due b'-v'Ii oi'chi chiufl
*' Kima::tr doppu noi pien di Javille."
.'V.';. n(>^ ten. 1 69.
Haply fome hoary-headed fwain may fay,
Ofr have we fcen him at the peep of dawn
Bruihing with hafly (leps the dews away
Fo meet the fun upm the upland lawn.**
There at the foot of yonder nodding beech.
That wreathes its old fantaflic roots fo high.
His lifllefs length at noontide would he (Iretcb^
And pore upon the brook that bubbles by.
Hard by yon wood, now fmiling at in fcorn.
Muttering his wayward fancies he would rove.
Now drooping woful wan, like one forlorn.
Or craz'd with care, or crofs'd in hopelefs love.
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" One morn I mifs'd him on the cuftom'd hill,
** Along the heath and near his favourite tree ;
" Another came ; nor yet befide the rill,
** Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he ;
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The next with dirges due in fad array
blow through ihe church-way path we faw him
** borne.
Approach and read (for thou canft read) the lay
Grav'd on the (lone 4>eneath yon aged thorn.'*
THE KPITAPU.
Here refls his head upon the lap of earth,
A youth to fortune and to fame unknown.
Fair (cience fiowu'd not on his humble birth,
And melancholy mark'd him for her own.
Larj^e was his bounty and his foul finccrc.
Heaven did a recompcnfe a.* largely fend;
lie gave to mifery all he had, a tear;
He gain d from Jieaven ('twas all he wi(h*d) it
friend.
No farther fcek hi<» merits to difclofe.
Or draw his frailties from their dread abode,
( • rUcrc ihey alike in trembling hope ^^pofe),
The bofom of his Father and his God.
THE PROGRESS OF POESY.
A PINDARIC ODC.
^i Td w«> t^fin^wf ;^«]*^«. Pindar, Oltmp. H.
ADVERTISEMENT.
When the author firO pubhfhed thi< and the fol-
lowing ode, he was advifcd, even by hi» friend:*,
to fubjoin fnnie few explanatcry note*; but had
too much rtfptdl for the undcrllandiug of hia
readers to take tnat liberty.
I. I.
t Awake, .^olian lyre, awake,
j And give to rapture all thy trembling (Irings.
Fr.m Helicon'^ harmonious f| rinjjs
A thoufand rills their mazy progref^ take :
• p^gvcntofa Jpcma;. Peirarcb^Sen. II4.
t " Awake, my jjlory : awake, lute and harp.'*
• P O E MV8.
»Xf
The langhiDg ioiwen, that round them blow.
Drink life and fragrance as they flow.
Now the rich iheam of mnfic winds «long,
Deep, majeftic, fmooth, and ftrong.
Through verdant rales, and Ceres' golden reigo :
Now rolling down the fteep amain.
Headlong, impetoousY fee it pour ;
The rocks and nodding groves rebellow to the roar.
1.3.
* Oh ? fovereign of the willing foul.
Parent of fweet uid folemn-breathing airi,
Eochanthig (hell ! the fullen cares,
And frantic paflions, hear thy foft controul.
On Thrada*s hills the lord of war
Has curb'd the fury of his car.
And dropp*d his thirfty Uoce at thy command.
-f Perching on the fceptcr'd hand
Of Jove, thy magic lulls the feather*d king,
With ruiSed plume, and flagging wing:
Qoench'd in dark clouds of (lumber lie
fhe terror of his beak, and lightning of hit ey^.
I. 3-
t Thee the voice, the dance, obey,
Tcmper'd to thy warbled lay,
O'er Idalia's veWet-greep
The rofy crowned loves are feeo.
On Cytherea's day
With antic fports, and blae-ey*d pleafurea,
Friflcing lighten fVclic meafures ;
Now purfoing, now retreating, .
Now in circUng troop's they meet :
To briflc notes in cadence beating
I Glance their many twinkling feet«
Mow melting drains their qaeen*s approach dedare:
Where'er flie turns, the graces homage pay.
With arts fublimc, that float up«n the air.
In gliding date (he wins hereafy way :
O'er her warm check, and riling bofom, move
I The bloom of young de(ire, and purple light of
love.
Pimdar^Us hit vwn p^try with its tevftcml aecwm'
fmrnymemtMn AicXnig /k«X«^, Atixiiu x^*** A^*^*^
wnuu kvXMf Adiamfwg^ Auoiianjirings^ tte brtatb
tf tb* JEdianfiutt.
*Th* fukj^B andftmiie^ at ufual xvitb Pindar, are
umiied. The varimt /ovrcet offi^etry, vbich givet life
mmd Imfire /d all ii tiitbet^ it here defcrihed . itt fviei
WMje/lit pregrtft enriching e^^ery JuhjeB (otherwife dry
attd barren) tvitb a p^ntp of diiiion and luxuriant bar*
way ^nttmbert ; and itt more rapid and irreftJlihU
ewmrfe, ^oheu ftvoln and hurried avay by the eonfi£i tf
tmtmtaUumu parent.
* Pracfer of barmwy to ealtm the turbuUwt falliet of
iiefomL The tbangbu are borr»%ued from thefrfi Py.
thian rf Pindar,
f 7 hit it a faint imitatian effome incwmparMe Rnet
md9 vvPV 9^Kaf9w i^^Rs •
^ Paufer of harmony to produce oH the graces ofmo*
fiom imtbthady.
Hooter, Od, e.
I AdfKwm l* Im! wo^^v^in^u
Pbrynicbutf apod jUhenecitm,
II. I;
^ Man's feeble race what ilia aw»ift,
Labour, and penury, the racks of pain, *
Difcafe, and forrow's weeping train.
And death, £sd refuge from the florms of fate J ■
The fond complaint, my fong, difpmve.
And juflify the laws of Jove.
Say, has he gifcn in vain the heavenly mule f
Night, and all her fickly dews.
Her fpedrcs wan, and birds of boding cry.
He gives to range the dreary iky ;
f Till down the eaflein cliffs afar
Hyperion's march they fpy, and glittering ihafta
of war.
II. %.
\ In climes beyond the folar Q road,
Where (baggy forms o'er ice-built monotaint
roam.
The mufe ha^ broke the twilight- gloom
To cheer the (bivering native's dull abode.
And oft, beneath the odorous (hade - '
Of Chili's boundlcfs forefls laid,
She deigns to hear tlie favage youth repeat
In loofe numbers wildly fweet
Their feather-cindur'd chiefs, and du(ky loves. .
Her track, where'er the goddefs roves.
Glory puriue, and generous (hame,
Th* unconquerable mind, and freedom's holy flame.
11.3.
$ Woods, that wave o'er Delphi'a fteep,
Ifles, that crown th* iEgean deep,
Fields, that cool lliflus laves.
Or where Meander's amber waves
In lingering labyrinths creep.
How do your tuneful echoes langniih
Mute, but to the voice of angui(h ?
Where each old poetic mnuntain
Infpiration breath'd around :
* To cmnpenfaie the 4real and imaginary ills ffUfe,
the mufe %uat given to mankind" by the fame Pro^enef
that ftndt the day^ by itt cheerful presence to difpcl the
gloom and tcrrort of the night.
f '* Or fecn the morning's well-appointed (lar
** Come marching up the eaflcrn hills afar'
Cawdey^
\ Rxtenfive inflnenu ''of poetic genius tver the remoi^
and mtfl uncivilixed nationt : itt cwineSian tviih liberty^
and tint virtnet thai naturally attend on it» [See the
£rfe, Norwegian, and \Vel(h fragments, tlie Lap*
land and American fongs.]
(] *' Extra anni folifquc vias«-" Virgil,
** Tutta lonuiu dal camln del fole."
Petrarch, Canson, 2.
I Progteft of Poetry from Greece to Italy ^ and from
Italy to Mmgland- Chaucer Tfas not unacquainted icitb
the Tvritingt of Dante ^ or of Petrarch The Earl of
Surrey^ and Sir *Thcmaj IVyatt, had travelled in Jtaly,
and had formed their lafie there; Spenfer imitated the
italian tvr iters ,■ Milto/t inprwcd tn them : but this
fchool expired foon ajter the Refbratien, and a nrw one
arofe on the Eiemb madel^ zulit.h Ijis fui''^ed evjr
fxnce.
4t« tH£ WOR
$.i^Tj Hxidc and halfawM 'fountain
]Mufmur*d deep « folemn fcnind :
Till the fad luiie. in Gretfcc*8 evil hottr,
Jjtift their Pamaffv*, tor the Lat-.an ptains.
Aliice they fcorn the pomp of tyruot-power.
And coward vice, thic revel* in her chain!i.
IVhen Lacium had her lofry fptrit ioft, [coaft.
they fought, oh Att>ion ! next thy fea-eocircled
III. I.
tzt from the fun and funimer-gnle,
f n thy green lap wan Niicure'a * darhng laid,
What time, where luad Avon ftray'd,
Ttf him the mighty mother did miveil
jier awful face : The dauutlef* child
6tretch*d forth hh little arnii and fmird,
Thi< pencil (take ihe laid) whofe colour* clear
jiichly paint the vernal year .-
I'hine too thefe golden key*, immortal boy !
This can ttiilock the gatei df ji^y ;
Of horror that, and thriliiui; feara.
Or ope the (acred foarce of i'ympachctic tear«« -
III. a.
Hot fccond he f , that rode fublime
tipon the feraph-win}** of ccftaly.
The fecrett of ih* abyfs to fpy.
i He pafs*d the flaming bounds of place and time:
§ The lining throne, the fapphire blaze,
Wheie mngeU tremble while they gaze.
He faw ; but, blalled with excels of light,
I Clus*d his €fe% in endlefs night.
Behold, where Drydeii's lefs prefumptious car,
Wide o'er the field»of glory bear
^* Two courfcs of ethereal race,
ff With necks in thunder clotfa'd, and loog^c*
founding pace.
III. 3.
Hark, his hands the lyre explore \
Brightey*d Fancy hovering o*er
Scatters from her pii^ur'd urn
^\ Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.
^$ But ah ! \is heard i«o mure —
KS OF GRAV.
Oh ! lyre divine, what daKng fpiriC
Wakes thee now ? though he iqherifi
Nor the pride, nor ample piiitoB,
* That the Thcban eagle bear
S^IHng with fuprcnie dominion
rhrou(ifh the aaure deep of air i
Yet ufc Lcfure his infant eyes would run
Such forms^ as glitter in the mufit's ra.y
With orient hues, unbnrrow*d of the fun :
Yec (hall he mbunt, and keep his dillant ^ty
Beyond the limits of a vulgar fate.
Beneath the good h«wfar— bilt far above the great*
THE BARD:
A PINDARIC ODt*
ADVERTISCMCNT.
The (\>llowh)^ Ode is founded on a tradition car-
rent in Wales, that Bdward the i'irft, when he
completed the conqueft of that country, order,
ed all the Bards that fell into his hands, to b^
put to death.
I. I.
* Ruin feize thee, tuthlefs king!
* Confufion on thy banners wait,
* 1 hough fann'^by conque(l*s crimfon wing,
* f They mock the air with idle Aate.
* Helm, nor | haubcrk*s twiiked mail,
* Nor e'en thy virtues, tyrort, (hall avail
* To fave thy fccrct foul from nightly fears,
* From Canthria's curfe from CanibriaV tears!
Such wen* the founds that oVr the $ creAcd pride
Of the fir(t £dward fcattcr'd wild difmay.
As doYtn the fteep of || Bnowdoo's (haggy (ide
He wound with toilfouie march bis long array*
* Siaiefptare, f Mih:ii,
I " ^.flamiii&ntia nocr'Ia njundi*' Lucretiai,
t Ftr the ftfit of tif iifi':^ crt iture tvas in the
«/■»•/•//. An J ah9i>e tbc jlrmamcHt tl at 'U'ts over their
trj It was tf^e lit rr/ if a t!>rci1^^ at tui-.r/ifnir^iur cf
II /offfhhirr i: ne —^'fvis tvas tie aj feat ante •/ f/v
^lory if the Lord. Ezekitl i. ao, 10, 28.
}l<jM^-r*s OJxJfcy.
•• Meant tc expreft tie f.jtcly march anJfotmJiiig
tncigy of Dryde *s rbywjt,
•ft ** Haft thou clothed his ncclt with thunder ?"
\\ '* Words that weep, and tears that fpeak."
f^ ^» JVr hjitr bad, h our lanfntjvs^ tm ntber •Jet •/
•J./'.S.Ui' I' id d'un tbit ./ Dryd.'t in St, CcciUat'
0'jj : />■ Cy-A.'v tiU Lir- lis aerit ^ft tvaatedjyd^r.
^ -.It , /.v /f , ii ../ : . ;;-.r. t. wr . Jtr/acb a tafi . 7b jt vf P*^
h tiH toortby effi grta* a man. ilfir, Mafom^ hdeed^
^ hte duytt ^' toKtbed the iru§ eb»rds, and %eilb 4
mafterty band. i« fttme of b'n Cbortiffn—^ubevc ail, in
tie lafl of Cjraitacus.
*' Hark ! heard ye not yon footftep dread } &c.**
* Ai^y C^9«l •{*»;t« S<r«». Olymp, 2. Pindar eom^
parej bifffclj to that irird, at^d ui» encmiet to rantem tl-ut
i;rooi find ckimour in nain i'tlou/, %»biic it jfurfuei itt
ffi^bt, tegardlefs of ibeir nt,ife,
f " Moekfog the air with colours idlr fpread "
Sbakfpen>t*s Kit^ yobtt,
\ 7be baubcrk was a texture of fit el ringlets, or
rings istttr^novem^fprming a eoat of mail\ tbatfat cloft
to tbe Lody, and adapted itfiif to e^nry motion.
{ « —The crefted adder's pride."
Drydkn'f Indian f^een,
^ ^norvdon nvas a name given by tie Sa \ rut Jo tbat
mcnntaitons traH^ wbitb tbe l^'eljb thcmj\lves call
Craigian-eryri : it imclmded all tbe ligvlundt cf Caer~
nat^nnjbire aitd JHenomctb/bire, as far ot eaf tie iiv:r
Conway H. Hy^den, /pealing ef tbe cijHe of (.'omi./v,
bmiltby Hing Ed'wardtbe Ft^^fays,^*^ Adortmm amnis
" CtMvay mdcltwim montis Ereiy ;" and lilattU'tx- 1/
Wefmimfer, {ad. anm. 1283,) " Apmd Aberesntt.iyui
** pedes mPMtis Sncvfdoni.^ecJ trigi (ofitumff!:*'
^ O E M 9.
Ml
flloot * Glo'fter flood ajjfhaf^ in {y>«cchlers trance :
Toanni cried f Mortimer, ami couchV hli qui-
vering lance.
I. ».
On a rock, whofe hauj^hty brow
Frown's o'er old Conway's foaming flood,
Rob'd in the fable garb of wee,
With huggard eyes t>ic pact ftood {
(f Loofe his beard) and hoary hair
I StreamM, like x meteor, to (h< troubled tir)
And with a ma(^crS hand, and prophet's fire,
S'nick the deep forrows of his lyre.
' H rk, hew each giant r-ak, and defertcave,
' i>ighs to the torrents awful voice beneath !
* O'crthee.ohktng' their hundred arms they weave,
' Revenge on thee in hoirfcr murmurs b. cache;
* Vocal no more, iincc Cumhria'd tatal day,
* To high-born Hocrs harp, or /oft Llewellyn's
• lay.
* Cold is Cadwallo's ton};i.c,
* That kufh'd the fionny main ;
' Brave Urien fleept upoR hi< craggy bed :
' Mountains, ye mourn in vain
' Modrrd, wh. fc magic fong
' Made huge Plinlimmon bow hit cloud»>top*d
• head.
* I On dreary Arvon's (b<M'e they lie,
* SmcarM with gore, and ghaAly pale :
* Far, far aloof th* affrtght«.d nvens fail :
* Thf fami/h'd ^ eagle fcrcarrs and pafles by.
' Dear loli companion* of mv tuneful art,
* • • Dear as the light that vifits thefe fad eyes,
* Dear m the ruddy drop* that warm my heart,
' Ye died aoiidft your dying country's cries—
• Giliert dt Clare, fuPnameJ the RsJ, Earl of Ghtt-
9r^er and Hntfttd Jcn-in-la%v tm King RJ-ward.
•f £dmr.rJ de Aibrtimer, ord uf Wtgmore,
Tbey biitb •u\'re Lords Al*xr<ben^ svLt^e hndi lay on
the herder J rf Walu^ and probably Ji,,i<,mpj.tled tbe king
MM bit ex^ditfoH.
\ The imagr rvat taien/rom tbe xvell-ktto^vn fitinre
nf Rafbsei nprefcnting tbe Supreme Being in tbe %'ijien
mf Extkiel : ti'ere are tivo of theft paintings (botb be
iicucJ ^rigixal jf one at FUrenct^ tie 9thw at Paris.
\ SboBC like a niueor fiieaming co the wind. .
idiltuis Faradfe Lofi»
I The fhwet of Carrnarvonjtire oppefde tc the ifle cf
Amgi^ej.
^ Camdtn and ttbers ob^/irvef flat eaglet ufd annu-
Oily to Ltt.ld tbeir aerie amorg the rt^kt *f Snoxifdon,
%ehiib frum theme 'cs fjme t.iini) ivere named by the
}ir«l/i Craigian*cr)ri, ar tbe crags of the eagles. At
this day {/ant tcU) tbe bi^L<^ paint of '"'na^i-don it
tailed The f agic*« NcO 7 hat lir^ it certainly nc
firanger ts this fiand, at tbe Sects and the people afCuKf
herland, Wefasoreland, IStc can tefify : it even has built
its mefl its tbe Peak of Do lyjbire. \Set mUomgbkyt
OfmitUl. ptAlifoedby Ray j
* * As dear to me as are the rttddy dr«pt
Tlut Tiiit BIT UA bean.
* No more ! wfep. They do not fleep.
' On yonder cliffs, a griedy band,
' I fee them fit, they linger yet,
* Avengers of their ntivc land :
' With me In dreadful harmony they join,
* And * weave with bloody hands the tiiTue of tbv
' 4iQC.
If. I.
" Weave the warp, and weave the woof^
** The windlng-flieet of Edward's race,
" Give ample room, and verge enou^l^
** The charatfters of hell to trace.
** Mark the year, and mark the night,
'* f When Severn fhall re-echo wich a^frigfit,
^ The (hrieks of death through 3crkelfy*t f^ffy
" that ring :
" Shrieks of an agonizing kingt
** I She* wolf of France, with unrelenting faagi^
** Tliat tears the bowels of thy mangled inate,
** § From thee be born, who n*er thy country haogf
** The fcourge of Heaven V^'ha^ Urrun fOiMori
" him wait \
** Amazement in his i^an, with flight coo^bioM;
*' And Sorrow's liaded form, and S0littk4e be)|MMf
n. t.
** Mighty viAor, mighty Lord,
'* \ Low od his funeral couch he li<$ \
" No pitying heart, tio cjjc a|ror4
** A tear to grace his obfequiei.
'* U the fiible 5 i^arrior fled ?
" Thy Ton i« gone. He refts among the dea4-
'* The fwann, that in the noon-tide be^n;i W§f§
** borne ;
** Cone to falute the rifing morn.
" Fair laughs ** the mum, and ibft the Xfif/kjf^
*' blows,
** While proudly riding o'er the azure realo^
*< In gallant uim the gilded veflcl goc«;
** Youth on the prow, and pleafare at the faelm|
** Regardlefs of the fweeping whirwind's fway.
** That, hu(hM in grim repoCc, expeds bis cJfftifJtg
*' prey.
H. 3-
« Fill ft high the fparkling bowl,
" The rich re{ atl prepare ;
• Sre the Kcrxt'egian Ode ihatfolfoTVt-
f Edward tbe iecond, ernelfy butchttedim Strhli^*
eafile,
\ Ifabd rf Froftttf Edward tbt Seemd't adidtermf
^ueen.
i. Triitmpbt of Edtvard tbe Third i i Frame*.
JH Death of that K ing , alandoned ly hit ehildrtm, 9nd
o^ten r ebbed in hit hiji tnotnetttt by hit eourtiert amd hit
mijfreft.
^ E*lward the Black Ptinte^ dead fate time fie/ort
hit father .
' • Atagnifiienre cf Richard the Second* t reigm. Soa
Frotfl*ard, and ether contemporary ^ritert.
ft Richard the Second {as ne are told by Arebbfjt^
Scroitp acd the coif derate Lotds in tbeir manifefio by
Thomat ef fValjitgbam^ and all tie elder taritert) tttaf
flamed to death. The fiery of hit mjfafpneitim by Sir
Fieri ^ JExtn, // y mkib later date.
2%%
THE WORKS OF GRAY.
" Rpft of a crown^hc yet may (hare the feaft :
*» Clolc by the regal chair
" Fell third and famine fcowl
" A baleful fmile upon their bailed gueil.
" Heard ye the din of » battle bray,
" Lance to lance, and horfc to horfe I
** Lonjj years of havoc urge their dedinM courfc.
** And through the kindred fquadrons mow their
(I
way.
" Ye towers of Julius f, London's lading (hame,
" With many a foul and midnight murder fed,
•• Revere hist confortV faith, hi« § father^ fame,
** And fpare the meek || ufurpcr's holy head.
*' Above, below, the ^ rofe of fnow,
•* TwinM with herblufhingfoe we fpread:
" The briftled ** boar in infant gore
*' Wallows beneath the thorny (hade.
** Now, brothers, bending o*er th* accurfed loom,
" Stamp we our vengeance deep, and ratify his
•* doom.
IlL I.
•* Edward, lo ! to fudden fate
• (Weave we the woof. The thread is fpun).
«* If Half of thy heart we confccrate.
•* (The web is wove. The work is done.)*'
' Stay, oh ftay ! nor thus forlorn
« Leave me unblefsM, unpitied, here to mourn :
• In yon bright track, that fires the weftc?n flcici/
• 1 hey melt, they vanifh from my eyes.
• But oh ' what folemnfccnes on Snowdon*! height
« Defcending flow their glittering (kirt* unroll ?
• Vifions of glory, fpare my achirg fight
• Ye unb( rn ages, crowd not on my iuul !
• No more "ur long-loft \\ Arthur we bewail.
• All-hail, I; 3 yegcnuine klng^; Britannia's ifl'ueihall I
• Jfuincux eivii iv.trs of T»rl aitJ Inline ap.er.
\ Henry the ^txth. George Duke of Claretuf, Edward
th: Fifths Rk'jard Duh of Vork, \^c hc'.leveJ to be
tnurdered fecr'et^y in tbr Toti'er of London. Tlfe olde/i
furt pf that firuSiui t is 'vulgularly mttributed to Julius
Crfi .
I Mijr<^jret ef Ahjou, a ivoman ffbcrou JJtirit^ tvbo
f.r:":^rl:J hat.! tufa-ve Ltr LufhandanJ be/ crcun,
^ II n V /re fib
jj y/t'i r t'jc\ ix/'j I'cry near be'.nfr dinonized, 7be
l:::t cf I.u.,^>if.tr Ltd ho rl^bt of inberitunce to tbe
ct ■ ".vn.
\ "Tbe ivbiie and . td . ofesj dtviL-et ofTo i and Lan-
ecfe-
♦ * The fi've 'boa- tvas tie bodje of R'uba d tbe
T/.u .'/ ; ^r!r«iY /'(• •zv.n «/wj/.'v if-cti^i in b'u oivu time
by i''i n>:ire cf 'Tbt Poa< .
1^ Ji.UjMo rf Cifit'e died af-tv yats a fur tbe con'
t^vffl rf ll'alcs. "I he L'roic j'l*'/ je ^u"jc of ier
ajf.^.it'n f(,f ber L'.rJ li -acI! I'l.-.in 'Tic TTtrrtumentt
c/' b'l reirret. and f>t roil fcr the /t.i nf her, ate fiUl to
tr J-fti ut Ao tia»f»jjto/tf GcjJt.igl'jn^ I'/ultLjm^ und
tther f lacet .
\\ i ii'js ibecommtn belief r^f tie JV.'f nation, that
Kinf Artiur xtax fiili a ivv in Fairy-land^ and /lowU
return a^uin to teij(n ov.r litit.u-.
nil Ii<>tb Merlin and V'w.'/V/fl bed p,- fbefui\ tbat
thf h'rjhJboiJd te^ain ti'rir hiWTir^n'j, over tin i find ;
tibicb Jeemed to Le aciomf'ijkd in lie bjuf rj *Ti.dor,
III. 1.
' Girt with many a baron bold
* Sublime their ftarry fronts they rear ;
' And gorgeous dames and ftatcfmcn old,
' In bearded majefly, appear.
' In the midd a form divine.!
* Her eye proclaims her of the Briton-line ;
' Her lion-port *, her awe-commanding face,
* Attcmper'd fweet to virgin-grace.
' What (Irings fymphonious tremble in the air,
' What drains of vocal tranfport round her play;
* Hear from the grave, great I'alieflin f , hear;
' They breathe a foul to animate thy clay,
' Bright rapture calls, and foaring, a« (he (ings,
* Waves in the eye of heaven her many-colour*^
• • wings.
HI. 3.
' The verfe adorn again
* \ Fierce war, and faithful love,
* And truth fcvere, by fairy fidion drcft.
* In jj bulkinM meafures move
* Pale grief, and plcafmg pain,
* With horror, tyrant of the throbbing bread.
* A § V »ice, as of the cherub-choir,
* Gales from blooming Eden bear ;
' \ And didant warblings le(ren on my ear,
* That loft in long futurity expire. [cl(»u J,
' Fond impioufi man, think'd thou, yon fanguine
* Rais d by thy breath, hasquench'd the orb of day ?
* To-morrow he re^^airs the golden flood,
' And warms the nations with redoubled ray.
* Enough for me : with joy I fee
* I'he dKTerent doom our fates alTign.
* Bo thine delpair, and fccptcr'd care ;
* To triumph, and to die, are mine.*
Hefpokc,and headlong from the mountain's height
Deep in the roaring tide he plung'dtocndlcUiiigh:.
THE FATAL SISTERS.
An Ode * \
(from tue Nurse roNnrc,)
In tbe Orcades of TbortKodus Torfevs Hafnia^ 1 697*
i o/ij ; and alfo in Bartboitnut.
VITF ER OPRir rVRlR VALFALLI, &C.
PRKFACE.
In the eleventh century, Si;;urd, Earl of the Ork-
ncy-iflands, w^nt with a fleet of ihip? and a cun>
* Steed ^ reiitinj* an audi- n:e given l>s i^wen Fli-
xabetb to Paul Itrziidinfii. ami.tjadct rf Pt,\tui^
fays * Ar.d tbtis Jhi, lion-l kc rifing^ djunud th: t/,j-
* hpert oratt-r no Lfs ivitb bcr fjt.'h f>vtt afJ rt- 1.
^ jejlical dtf"yrtne^ tban ti^tb tie taitntjfe 'f At/
* frincilie cb:kes*
t Talefm, Ch'cf of the B.irds f^urfrycJ in tl :
fi^^tb cen^uty. His xvoiks iir.' fill /'rjtri-ed, end
1 bis memory Ltldittbr-b 'v:,ietaiion ancn^ bit cvi.f.tryircn,
I I *' Fierce War^ aud faiihlul lovcb ihail nioializv,
I •* n-.y fong.**
^.f:ifcr\ Ptc'imc to tbe Faery i^ecn.
II Sfakefpe,ir.'. k Mu'ton,
\ '. / e fui:''rj/-or of f-octi of r Af'l'cM^s time.
• 'Tbe . :.i!cr bt:jrb.id:!-^o;<'bts ( in concert icitf' a
fritnd) Pj giving " *Ibe Hifory cf tngifo P'M:y.'\
f
POEMS.
ftsj
fiderable bodf 4>f troopt into Ireland, to the
iffiftance of Si^ijir with the Silken Beard, who
wai.thcn making war on his father-in law Brian,
King of Dublin : the £arl and all his forcea were
cut to pieces; and Sidlryg was in danger of a
tutal defeat ; but the enemy had a greater lofs,
by the death oF Brian, their king, who fell in
the ai&ion. On Chriftmas day (the day of the
battle), a native uf Caithncfs, in Scotland, faw
at a diftance, a number of pcrfons on horfeback,
riding full fpeed towards a hill, and feeming to
cnur intu it. Curiadty led him to follow them,
till, looking through an opening in the rocks,
he iaw twelve gigantic figures, rcferr.bting wo-
men : they were all employed about a loom ;
and as they wove, they fung the following dread
ful fong ; which when they had finiflicd, they
tore the web into twelve piece*, and (each tak-
ing her portion) galloped fix to the north, and
at many to the fouth.
How the fiorm begins to lour,
(Halle, the loom of hell prepare),
* (roo ficet of arrowy fliowcr
-f Hurtles in the darkened air.
Glittering lances are the loom,
Where the dclky warp we fimin.
Weaving many a foidicr's doom,
Orkney *s wo, and Randver's bane.
See the grit fly texture grow,
(' ris of human entrails made),
And the weights that phy below,
Each a gafphag warrior's head.
Shafts for (buttles, dipt in gore.
Shoot the trembling cord& ali^ng;
Sword, th:it once a munarch bore,
Keep the tiifue clofc and firoog.
Jm tbf IntroJuBlen to it be m<ant to have produced fame
fPtcimenx of thejiyle that riigneJ in mHcitmt times among
tke meigthotiring nation t^ or tbofe v:bo had fabdited the
greater :art oj this ijluhd^ and -were ottr progenitors ; the
^otlovfin^ three imitations made a part of them. He has
Liajfrnce dropped bit dtfi\^n. rf^ecially after he bad beard
that it teas atrealy in the bands of a perfan xveU qua-
lified to d» it jujliie^ both by his tafe^ and bis refearcbes
into antiquity.
Note— TAtf Falhiur were female divinities^ fer^
^panis of Odin (o IVoden) in /.' e Gothic mythology,
Thei name fi^nifiS choofe^ s oftheflain. They -we: e
mmsnteJ on J^ijt horfes^ -with dratun fttro ds in their
hjmds ; and in the th ong of battle fele^ed fuch as
rjce « Afiined tofljiighte\and cond .£fed t-^em to Valkallat
the ha't of Odin, or pa-adife of the brave ; -whe e they
mltenied the . anqvet^ andft'ved the depai ted heroes xoith
Amrtu ofmuad and ale
• •* Ht»w quick they wheeled ; and flying, be-
** hind them (hot
* Sharp fleet of arrowy fliower**
MiltOM*t Par. Reg,
t ** The DOife of battle hurtled in the air.**
UMkfpeartt Jul. Cet/kr.
Mifta black, terrific maid,
Sangrida, and Hilda fee.
Join the wayward work to aid : «
* ris the woof of vidoty.
Ere the ruddy fun be fet,
Pikes muil fliiver, javelin* fing.
Blade with clattering buckler meet,
Hauberk crafli, and helmet ring.
( Weave the crimfon web of wv },
Let uf> go, and let us fly,
Where our friends the confli A fliare.
Where they triumph, where they die.
As the paths of fate we tread.
Wading through th** enfanguin*d field
Gondula, and Geira fpread,
O'er the youthful king your fliield.
' Wc the reins to flaughter give.
Ours to kill, and ours to fpare :
Spite of danger he fliall live^
(Weave the crimfon web of war).
They, whom once the defert-bcach
Pent within xu bleak domain.
Soon their ample fway fliall ftretch
O'er the plenty of the plain.
^ow the dauntlefs £axl is laid,
Gor'd with many a gaping wound :
Fate demands a nobler head ;
Soon a king fliall bite the ground.
Long his lofs fliall Eirin weep,
Ne'er again his likenefs fee ;
Long her drains in forrow fteep.
Strains of immortality I
Horror covers all the heath.
Clouds of carna<re blot the fan.
Sillers, weave the web of death ;
Sifters, ceife, the work is done.
Hail the taflc, and hail the hands!
Songn of joy and triumph fing !
Joy to the vi<5lorious bands ;
IViumph to the younger king.
Mortal, thoa that hear*fl the tale,
Ltam the tenour of our fong.
Scotland, through each winding vale
Far and wide the notes prolong.
Sifters, h-nce, with fpurs of fpeed :
Each her thundering faukhion wield ;
Each beftride her fable ftecd.
Hurry, hurry to the field.
THE DESCENT OF ODIN.
Am 0 r.
(prom the NORSK TONGUE,)
In Sartholinust de com s eontemnenda mortis ;
Hafniee. 1689 quatto,
UPREIS ODINN ALLOA OAUIR, &C« .
Uprose the King of Men with fpeed.
And (addled ftrait his coal-black fleed ;
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Down the yawnibg fle^p he rode»
Thtt leids to * Hela*s drear abode,
lUin the Dog of Darknefs fpicd.
Ills ihaggy throat he opeoM wide,
While ^om hit jaws, with carnage fiU*d,
Foam and human gore diftiUM ;
lioarfe he bays with hideous din,
£yes that glow, and fang* that grin ;
And long purfuet, with iniitlefs yell.
The father of the powerful fpell.
Onward ftill his way he takes, '
(The groaning earth beneath him ihakes},
TiU full before his fearlefs eyes
The portals nine of hell arife.
R^bt agaioft the eaOern gate,
By the mofs-grown pile he fat ;
where long of yore to fleep was laid
The dull of the prophetic maid.
Facing to the northern clime.
Thrice he tracM the Runic rhyme ;
Thrice pronounced, in accents dread.
The thrilling verfe that wakes the dead ;
Till from out the hollow grr^und,
Slowly breath*d a fuUen found.
Pa.- What call unknown, what charms prefume
To break the quiet of the tomb ;
Who thus afflid« my troubled fprite,
And drags mc from the realms of night f
Long on thefe mouldering bones have beat
The winter's fnow, the fummer*s heat.
The drenching dews, and driving rain !
Let me, let me deep again.
Who is he with voice unbleft.
That cails me from the bed of reft ?
O. A travcll«:r, to thee unknown,
Is he that calls, a warrinr*fc fon.
Thou the deeds of light (halt know ;
Tell me what is done below.
For whom yon glittering board it f|iread/
Dreft for whom yon golden bed ?
Pa. Mantling in the goblet, fee
The pure beverage of the bee,
OVr it hang« the fhield of gold ;
':i'is the drink of BaMer bold :
Bildci 'b head to dc .th i* given.
Pain can reach the Tons uf hea\*en !
Unwilling I my li|>s unclofe ■
Leave me, leave me to rrpol'e.
(). Once apaiti my call obey.
Prnnhetefs, arife, and fay,
Whit dangers Odin*j» chiM awah,
Who the author of his fate ?
Pa. In Hoder*& hand the hero*s doom :
Hit br«ther fends him to the tomb.
Now my weary lips I clofc :
Leave mc, leave me to repcfe.
O. Prophetef«, my fpell obey.
Once again arife, and fay.
Who th* avenger of hi* guilt.
By whom iball Hoder'sblood be fpilt.
♦ Nijihflmr^ thf h/l of the Getbie matimt, C9f>Jijiti
•f nine wo'Us^ U wllJb •u:e-e dfocteJ ail futb as died
*f Jtcknefs^ old tfj^, or ly any other means than in hat-
lit : Over it / r/}Jed Ilc/a, the CodJefi of Death.
Pr. In the caverns of the weft.
By Odin*s fierce embrace compreft,
A wond*rous boy (hall Rinda bear.
Who ne^er (hail comb his raven- hair,
Nor wa(h his vifage in the ftream,
Nor fee the fun*s departing beam.
Till he on Hndtr's corfe (hall fjoiile,
Flaming on the funeral pile.
Now my weary lips I dofe :
Leave me, leave me to repofe.
O. Yet a while my call obey.
Propheteft. awake, and fay,
What virgins thefe, in fpeechlefs woe.
That bend to earth their folemn brow.
That their flaxen trefles tear,
And fnowy veils, that float in air.
Tell me whence their forrows rofe.
Then I leave thee to repofe. •
pR. Ha* no traveller art thou
King of men, I know thee now,
Mightieft of a mighty line —
O. No boding maid of flcill divine
Art thou, nor prophetefs of good ;
But mother of the giant-brood !
Pr. Hie thee hence, and boaft at home.
That never fliall inqui^ come
To break my iron -fleep again ;
Till " Lok has burft his tenfold chain.
Never, till fubflantial night
HasteaflumM her ancient right ;
1 ill wrap*d in flames, in ruin hurl'd.
Sinks the fabric of the world.
THE TRIUMPHS OF OWENf.
A rRACMCNT.
From Mr, £vans*s Specimens of the IVelfb Poetry,
London^ 1764, quarto,
OwEN*s praife demands my fong,
Owen fwifc, and Owen ftrong ;
Faired flower of Roderic*s ftem,
t Gwyneth's fliield, and Britain's gem.
He nor heap^ hi< brooded llorct,
Nor all profufely poun ;
l*ord of every regal art.
Liberal hand, and open heart.
Big with hofls of mighty name,
Squadrons three againft him come ;
This the force of Eirin hiding,
Siile by fide as proudly riding,
On her fhadow long and gay
\ Lochlin plows the watery way :
* /.pi is the Evil BeiK^^ %iLo continues in ihaint tii[
the t^vijght ef the gods a/tfrunlej^ tvhen hejhall Break
hit bonds ; the human race^ tbefiars, andfun^ fkall dif.
appear t the earth fini in tie f<as^ and fire cbitfume the
fkie» ; even Odin him/elf and his kindred deities fijll pe*
tijh. J'tr a farther explanati'in of this mytiuln^^ fee
MalleCt introdu&ion to the HJlosy of Denmark, 1 755,
fuartot
f Oteen fueceeded hit father Gr'tfftn /> the frincita-
lity tfXorth Wales, A» D. lllo. This battle W.-
fm/oht nearfort^ yean afierttfarJs,
I Noith Willi*, i Dinmark.
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Tbm ttie Normao faiU afar,
Circh th^.windt, and join the war;
Black and huge along thej fweep,
Bunbcns •( the angry deep.
DaontleJii on hit native fands
* The Dragon-fon of Mona itandt;
In glittering arms and glory dieft,
High he reart hu ruby creil.
There the thundering ftrokes begin,
There the preis, and there the din ;
Talymalfra*s rocky (bore
Echoing to the battle*! roar.
Where hit glowing eye-bails turn,
Thoofand banners round hini burn:
Where he points his purple fpear,
Hafty^ hafty rout is there.
Marking with indignant eye
Fear to (lop, and to (hame fly.
There Confuflon, Terror's child^
Confiid fierce, and Ruin wild,
Agony, that pants for breath,
Be/pair and honoorable Death.
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THE DEATH OF HOEL,
FROM TUK WELSH [•
Hao 1 bat the torrent's might.
With headlong rage and wild affright
Upon Ddtra s fquadrons hurlM,
To ni(b, and f weep them from the world !
Too, tcM> fecure in youthful pride,
By them my friend, my Hoel, died.
Great Cian's foh : of Madoc old.
He a(k*d no heaps of hoarded gold ;
Alone in nature's wealth array*d.
He aik*d and had the lovely maid.
To Cattraeth*s vale, in glittVing raw,
Twice two hundred warrit/rs g6 ;
Every vrarrior*s manly neck
Chains of regal honour deck,
Wreath*d in nnany a golden link :
From the golden cup they drink
Hrdar, that the bees produce.
Or the grape's ecflatic juice.
Fhi(h*d with mirth and hope they burn :
But none frfim Cattraeth's vale return,
Save A&oD brave, and Conan (irnng,
(Burning through the bloody throng)
And I. the n^eaoeft of thtrm ail,
71:at Kve to weep, and fing their fall.
EPITAPH,
AT BECKtNHAM, ON MRS. CLARKE f.
Lo ! where thi' (jlenr marble weeps,
A frkod, H wife, a mother, fleeps ;
* Tie red dragm is ti* dtv'ue «/ Cuuhoaltader, tobiei
•a kit d^umdamit kwt «« tbtir hammeri.
. f Of ..mrunm^jtyitd rbt Monarch of the Bards,
He JUiuH^d ahout the time of Taliejin, A. D.
57a Tbii ode it extroBedfrom the Gododin, (See
Mr. E'Mtms^s Speeitaetu, p' Ji- and 93 ) and uo4v
yi ** hlijbed
^ H^/eto m/ij/ki€nai£jf$mijiedkdjiprill7.
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A heart, within wkofl^facredcdi, - ;j
The peaceful Tirtnea lqv*d to, ^ffdi i
AffeAion warm, and faith' fincere.
And foft huma'bity, wef e theje. ' • ';
In agony, in death, rcfignM, . ■ ■ i>"«*^
She felt thb ^onnd Ihe left liciiind.
her infant image, here below.
Sits fmiling 6n a fiith^t'l woe ;
Whom what awaits, %hile yH ht Htkjt -
Along this lonely 4«le of dtyl f
A pang, to fecret forrbw 4eir i
A figh; in tinatUUlig fear ;
Till time (hall every gridf ittiloi^.
With life, with tuetilofy, ind ^th lo^.
STANZA5,
Suggefled hy a view rftbe Seat ondRuias at JO 9^*0
OLn, add abandori'd hf eadi Tchil fHend^ ^
Here H-*— d took the p^ot rtfohitiMi, ' '^^
To (muggle a few vears, atfd fittvtt to tisuttA ' ' -
A broken tharader and cotflHtlitloii.
On this congeiiial fpbt he fizM his choice y u
Earl Goodwin trembled tot hia aeighbourui jf
fand ;
Here (^a^Us fcieKm,' tdA cormbrftmi rejoke; " '
And mariners, though (hipwreck*d,felif ^ Iftli^
Art he invokes new tercort (UU td bring.
Now monlderih^ fahet Md btfttUmAits arife^
Turrets and arches Itodding t6 their fatl;^
Unpeopled ihotiaft^iet-ddude oO> eyci.
And mimic defolatiofi covets all.
*< Ah !" faid the (igliing peer, *< had ti— te Seeil'
Nor G— 's, nor B«7-;—^d'spfomiftsiieen vain;'
Par other feenet than this had grac'dopr vieWg
And reilii'a the horrors which we feign.
«* Purg'd by the fword, and purify M by fire. ' '
Then had we feen p'roiid London's htfed wiaBl^
Owls (Uould have hooted in Si Peter's chhir, -
Aad fdzes ftunk and Utter'd in du Paul'i**
ODE FOR MUSIC.
Peffirwud at the Sendte-Jiarfe at CamM^^f^ ii
1 709,'a# the Jmftallatiom ^bis Grice JUftJim Hea^
ry Fitnny, Dmk* ef Grafted, ChameeUar e/the i/nH
ver/tty.
Hence, avaunt ('tFs holy ^roafid}^
Comus, and his midnight crew.
And Ignorance ^ith looks profound
And. dreaming bloth of i>aUid hue,
Mad Sedition's cry profane.
Servitude that hugs her chain^ ., ,
Nor in thefc confccrated bowers [flowiMi
I- Let painted Flattery hide her ferpcatoraiB Hi
'** N<«r linvy hafe« nor. creeping Gain,
•< Dare the Mnfe's walk to fiain^
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^ While bnght-ejM Science watches round :
' Hence, avraj, *tit holy groaud!"
From yondbr realms of enapyrcan day
Burfit on my ear th' indignant lay :
There fit the fainted fage, the lAnl divine,
The few, whom Ocniiu gave to (hinc
Through every unborn age and ondifcoverM clime.
Rapt in celeiiial tranfport they.
Yet hiiher oft a glance (nm high
They fend of tender fympatby
To bleft the place, where on their opening foul
Firft the genuine ardor ftoie.
7'was Milton ftruck the decp^on*d (hell.
And, aji the choral warblinjrs round him fwell.
Meek Newton's fclf bends from his (late fublimc,
And nods his hoary head, and liftcns to the rhyme.
Ye brown o*erarching groves,
l^hat Contemplation loves.
Where willowy Camui lingen with delight !
Olt at the bluih of dawn
1 trod your level lawn,
' On wuo*d the gleam of Cynthia filver-bright
* In doillers dim, far from the haunts of Folly,
■ With Freedom by my fide, and foft-ey'd Melan-
•• choly."
Bnt hark 1 the portails found, and pacing forth
With folenin ftept and flow,
High potentates, and dames of royal birth,
And mitred fathers tnlong order go :
Great * Edward, with the lilies on his brow,
From haughty Gallia torn,
And fad f Chatillon, on her bridal morn
That vnept her bleeding love, and princely | Clare,
And H Anjou't Heroine, and i the paler Rofc,
'I'he rival of her crown and of her woes,
And * * either Henry there.
The mnrder'd faint, and the majcftic lord,
lYitl broke the bonds of Rome.
(Their tears, their little triumphs o'er,
• Eht\':rdile TbnJ; itle adtM tie Fleur ifelx: cj
Frrn.f to tbe arms of England* Hefi.uiideJTriiityCoi'
\ Mary dt Valeiitia, CoUnteft of Pemlrole^ doyghter
nf Guy dt Chatillom Cuirte de St. Paul in fiuiue : *>J
'■.rbotm tradition fays y that her LuJ!.u/„l AudiViai de J'ti"
l.itiay Earl of PtKltcle, ':vasf.:iii ttt >; /» uman-fnt on //v
</..'V ffO'S nuf:ti»:lj, SLe 71 f/ the fuuJrfj rf Ptfftttrcii'
Ce'l'^.-fOr HatU tmdtr tie tiausf if Aula Aluti^t de /'j-
l;Htia,
\ Jiiiaairtb de Burgt CcuKtfs if CLrrej ir-u/ ^rife ef
?nft.i A Burgy fon and beir ifti{E,'.tltfV!jier^ ^wd
djHgbUr (f Gilbert dc Clare, Earl tf GUusefti , / v 7v.;.'.'
if Acrtx , dxiu^'ter of E.iniaru' ti; / • ij', li' •• te iLf p^. I
^ii\ I htrtbe epiiiit ufpriu^eh. Si^'j .t.tJ:.i Cl.n ,-H.:l:.
\\ Alargarct rfj1ity.u, -u fe rfll.nty tic S.x/.'.f .:/:;'
u'r /' f/' J^««";' J -Cc' >(;«•. *I'bc /•vV las ieltli\.tiJ U-r
io/ ::.^.:lfuflity in aftrmer cJe,
"\i lil:zalJ6 1Vi:hHl\ iiife rf Edtvnrd fhr Ff^vrtl
(I /■.'• f.r.Vc/ //•.• /..7t Pofi^ (IS hir't tf fir Ih-ft tf
1 urk.J Sbe aJJtd to tbrfoL-.tdfltinn rj Marp»:ret tfAn*
Jr»H.
•* Frnry the S»xth atd Ifiijrb.'b. Tbkfoimrr ibefoutt'
i 'e • ffK, «jf *i, tbe lattir tit,' itfi^t'f Lime/eili r tt, H ', /ni 'v-
Their human paflioni now no more.
Save Charity, that glows beyond the tomb)
All that on Granta*s fruitful plain
Rich dreams of regal bounty poor'd,
And bade thefe awful fane& and turrets rife.
To hail their Fit2roy*s feftal morning come ;
And thus they fpeak, in foft accord.
The liquid language of the ikies :
** What is grandeur, what is power I
** Heavier toil, fuperior pain.
'* What the bright reward we gain ?
*' I'he grateful memory of the good.
** Sweet is the breath of vernal (hower,
«* The bee's co?leaed treafure's fweet,
** Sweet Mulic's melting fall, but fweeter yet
" The ftiU fmall voice of Gratitude.".
Foremoft, and leaning from her golden cloud.
The f venerable Marg*rct fee !
•• Welcome, my noble fon," ihe cries alovd,
" To this, thy kindred train, and me :
•* PleasM in thy lineaments, we trace
A I l*u(lor*s fire, a Beaufort's grace.
Thy liberal heart, thy judging eye.
The flower unheeded fliall defcry,
*' And bid it round heaven's altars (bed
The fragrance of its blufhing head :
Shall rail'c from earth the latent gem,
To glitter on the diadem.
Lo ! Graota waits to lead her blooming band,
Not obvious not obftruiive, flie
No vulgar |<raife, no venal incenfe flings;
Nor daics with ctiurtljr tongue refln'd
Profane thy inborn royalty of mind :
She reveres herfclf and thee.
With niodcft pride to grace thy youthful brow.
The laurcat-wreath, || that Cecil wore, (he
" brinjrs.
And to thy jufl, thy gentle hand
Stihmirs the fal'ces of iter fway.
While fpiritK bleft above, and men below,
Join with gUd voice the loud fymphonious lay.
Through the wild waves at they roar,
With watchful eye and dauntlcfs mien.
Thy firudy courfe of honour keep.
Nor fcarthe rocks, nor fcek the Ihore :
'1 he ftar of Brnnfwick fmiles fercne.
And gilds the horrors of the deep."
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In BrifainVn iflc, no matter where.
An ancient pile of building ftands :
f Cf*v.n'rfi of Ri%l muH-l and Dniy; lh< tr.^tl.r tj
Ni^r\ tie iVr. ;;//•, forndref ofHt, fnUni .//../ (.'/ ; /,;\-
} */7»r ittuntifs ^vas a Beauf$,rt^ end marri.'d t*. a '/'..-
dor i I't n* e //<.• aftplieatioH oftvis lime /c tie'diu.te rf ( ,'; . j -
/•M, Kilo tla ifs dt'fLei tfrtv! Lcib tbfeftvul'uj,
H l.yrd *Trfof->rrr h.'r:et^b ni'o* Cbariellor of ii.
Utthier/it\'. in tie ie'.~n t.t ^>>.fn Kir.za,tt'>\
^ LaJy C''ll.:;t:, \>.L'-'j i; Ht d ijt tic mi'npon^iiutjt.-
j «# Httkc'pQgii, bavini^ read and admired tbe r.L'^' in a
j Country Cbur.b'\at ./, ;/i J/, 6'.^* 'uiflfcJtu tt a. ^aai'ti^
P O £ M 8.
%r.
The HuDting^ons and Hattons there
£inplo7*d tbe power of fairy hands
To raife the ceiling's fretted height,
Each pannel in atchievcments clothing.
Rich windows that exclude the light,
And paiTages, that lead to nothing *•
Full oft within the fpacious walls,
When he had fifty winters o'er him,
t My grave Lord-keeper led the hrawls;
The fcal and maces danc*d before him.
His bnfhy beard, and fhoe-ftrings green ,
His high.crown'd hat, and fattin doublet,
MoT*d the ftout heart of England's queen,
Thoogh Pope and Spaniard could not trouble it*
What, in the very firft beginning !
Shame of the verHrying tribe !
Yoor hiflory whither arc you fpinning !
Can yoii do nothing but defcribe t
A houfe there is (and that's enough)
From whence one fatal morning ilTues
f A brace of warriors, not in buff.
But milling in their filks and tiiTucs.
The firft came cap>a-pee from France,
Her conquering delliny fulfilling.
Whom meaner beauties eye afkance,
And vainly ape her art of killing.
The other amazon kind heaven
Had arm'd with fptrft, wit, and fatire :
Bat Cobham had the poltfli given,
And tipp*d her arrows with good-nature*
To celebrate her ej'es her air—
Coarfe panrgytics would but teafe her.
Melifla is her mom dtguerre*
Alas, who would not wiHi to pleafe her (
eJ^vkb ibr author ; aiurtfingty Itr reUt'ioH^ Mrft Sp.rd^
*-nd LttJy Sihuuh, tbcH at l.r b^i'p^ undertook to briM^
tifu aicut by making I im the f.rjl fijit. He bapj-enei to
he fnm b'jme -.•A en tbe luiies arrh*ed at bis aunt sfdit.'.'
ty marfihn , andy tvbrn be nturned^ ivaifurpr]fdtoJind^
-i rtii.H on one cf bi: [tapers , in tbe parlour nvbere be iff
siiy te.tdy tie jJl'i'Mtng note : " Lady iiib:wS*t coir/,-^''
•• miict* ti Air. dray ; Jt\' is forry not t'> bavefruuJ vi'n
** «r/ bcme^ to tell bim toat Lady Brenvn is tvry tveU.'*
Tbn necfffarily obliged brsa to return tie 'vifst^ and }li\
cjter iudu.tdbim to utnj'cff a lidicrotu account of tbts lit*
ti,' ad\f.'nturey far tie atnvfement of tbe ladies i:t que/hot.
* Tbe imjr/ion'b::'f. at Staic^Pcgis^ tbem iH.U/e pof-
feJiM rf Vif^untef Cobban:. Tbe flyie 4/ building,
•:i bu h tre nozv tall i^mgen Kli latetb'sy is bere admirably
difrih.dy I'Ctb w/.''» re^tidto it* beaut ia and ,cfeili ; aitd
t'*e tbirJ audfourti-fanzoj deltneatt: tleftnt^ti,: maancn
^fbtr t ■n: -zvitb tqi.jl tn tb 2nd bumour. The bcufef^r -
sf '.l\ le.'irU^L-d ti *.'u £a/Ij of HuKtimrrJifn, and tie family
af Hjttcn.
+ Hit Chr\fi:.pbtr H^itoHj promo: rd ly ^een Kliia^
k*tb for Lit graceful ptiftm and fne dindnx. Hia'tvls
^jL^fre af ri ff^ *'g"re dan. <•, 'ben in wf rr.
\ Tbe rea i't is already appt }f:d ivlo theft ladies r-'.r- ;
99C txcv de/JiiptioKS are prettily ontrjfed ; and n^tb'.r^
tan be more bappily tutnedU'jn tbe i^mpHmittt to Ljdy
dbb^mg iff tbe ei^' iaj^anzj*
• 1
With bonnet blv aiid capuchine,
•And aprons long, they hid their armonr^
And veil'd their weapons bright and kecfli .
In pity to the country farmer*
Fame, in the (hape of * Mr. P-^t
(By this time all the pariih know it).
Had told, that thereabouts there lurk'd
A wicked imp they call a poet :
Who prowled the country far and near, -
Bewitch'd the children of the peafants,
Dried up the cows, and lam*d the deer.
And fuck'd the cggn^ and kill'd the pheafiuits*
My lady heard their joint petition.
Swore by her coronet and ermine^
She'd iflue out her high comniiflion,
To rid the manor of fuch vermin.
The heroines undertook the taik.
Through lanes unknown, o*er fliles they Tetttar^d,
Rap'd at the door, nor ftay'd to alk, .
But bounce into the parlour enter'd*
The trembling family they daunt.
They flirt, they ling, they laugh, they tattlfi
Rummage his mother, pincli his aunt«
And up (lairs in a whirlwind rattle.
Each hole and cubboard they explore.
Each creek and cranny of his chamber,
Run hurry*(kurry round the floor.
And o'er the bed and teller clamber;
Into the drawers and china pry.
Papers and books a huge imbrogliol
Under a tea-cup he might lie,
Or creas'd, like dogs-ears, in a folio*
On the firft marching of the troops
The Mufe*, hopclcfs of his pardon.
Convey 'd him, underneath their hoops.
To a fmall clofct iu the garden.
80 Rumour fays : (who will belieYfc)
But that they left the door a- jar,
VV^here, fafe and laughing in his fleeve.
He heard the dillant din of war.
Short was his joy. He little knew
The power of magic was no fable ;
Out of the window, wifk, they flew.
But left a fpcll upon the table.
The words too eager to unriddle,
I'he poet felt a flrange difordcr :
Tranlparent bird lime form'd the middle,
And chains invifible the border.
So cunning was the apparatus,
The powerful pot-hooks di i lb move him,
That, will he, nill he, to the Oreat-honfc
He went, as It the devil drove him.
Yet on hi» way (no fign of grace.
For folks in fear are ape to prky),
* This gent/eKati, a nti^^bbour cmi acjHaint.-mf of
Grays in tbe loun.'ryf -was n.u.b dij I fed at tic l.ifsriy
bere taien -iviih bi* nume ; yet^f-rti^ , %t;iSb»Ml imj g* cat
rio/ln.
VORKS OF GRAY.
Thf gniJheiil would hive li3ck*d liii quarccl ;
Eut wliS a blulh. en rtcoUcdliiiti,
Ou <'il t)>j> till i)ui*er ind hi> laucel
'CiinU fenr fnch eyu were no prnteiSian.
The coun ir» In, the culprii ihrre,
Torih rrum the glonnny manfiuni cKcping,
Till Lady Jue< ind Jnin> lepair,
And frnm Ihe eillery llaod p«ping :
cli 31 in Gtence of ihe night
Come (Tuetp) al'riR fome winding cntr?,
ck ■ hi> often fetn iho Cgfai}
ihc thapcI'dDor Hand amij :
peaked hood> and RiaDtlcitamiCh'd,
Soui vifigri, enough lo fcaic ye.
High danm of honour once, that g^irrilh'd
The drowirg-toom of fiefcc Q^tcn Mary.
The pcerefa <gRiet. The audience tlire.
And dr.ir<heir haii with due rubmifliga :
urtfin, ■• <he ukei het chair.
To all the people of condition.
Iiard with miny an anful fib,
Had ii> ImiiginMion fer.c'd him,
Uirprnv'd (lie argnmcnri i>f | Squib,
And all ihat ) Groom could urge igainft him.
lul foon hit rheliitic fiirTook biin,
When he the fotemn hall had feen ;
~ idcnfil oragucJhaokhiin.
He Hood at niulc ii poor U Mdcteane.
Yet fomethinR he wai heard to mutter :
" Hnw in ihc paik, beneath an old tree
' ( Without deflgn to hurl the biilttt.
Or aay malice la the pmiUr]'),
" He nnce or twice had pcnn'd * fanntt :
■• Yet hop'd that he might hit hii bicon !
" Kumheri ifonld give iheir oathi upou it,
He ne cr wu for a conj'icr taken."
The ^hcltty ptudei, with hagged } face,
Already had condemo'd (he (inner.
Wy lady njt, amd with ■ grace —
"le filiU'd, and bid bim come to dinner ^,
" Jefo-Marii ! Madam Bridget,
Why. what can the Vift^unKfi mean r
Cord ibe Iqaate-hoiHlt in woeful fid^i,
The iJiuci are alccrd quite uid dean !
" Tkt Uuffhtftr.
i j/ijjtJ, !,(• liffattrft vrilitar i^xi ll-'ifif-
iJ HsgnrJUi tmfimMmii mifiiltn, mi iMmti*_c III
1 WnwrtrArrfafjl*., I*. «■/«»«;«•/(*., V
(«rf,>i >»«(•., .. .fcf#Jf nfil tjtb, Sp.imji niuour' i/
{In Off-, vim (in arr fimjH (• inu tivril i tmi lir
" bpeaktaacortimoncrind poet !"
And keep iny lidy frum her nibben.
GRAV OF HIMSELF. I
Too poor for a bribe, and tiki jToud to importaic^
He had not the method of making a fortune ; '
Could love aod could hate, fo wai thnoght fome-
thinK odd,
Ko very great »it, he betiev'd in a Ood :
A pnfl or a penGon he d>d not dcGre,
But left [liurch and Hate lo Charlei I'ownlhend ,
and Squire. 1
fA^i*; r.r/„ mjftw./ t, III Sigh tf lit Pimi,»,
■alrn Ibi SJtlJit/ TrtlU iM./M^ir.
Qua Treble gbncai falicei iulerfecit undJt,
Atvique Rueninii noliilitata m.iiii.
Vifui adhiic annii vetcri de elide rubere,
Et fufpiraiito dDcere msllui aquaa ;
Mouroiumquc ala, ci ni^rx inerebiefeerc lOrais,
El pulfa AuToniduDi ripa lontre fugl.
uC..-i BI
(iJVxn
■»iM ii.
Nic prncul inlclix fo inltit in zthera Giuru*,
I'lofpiilent viiicum lugenii »triice pontum J
I'ridior ille diu, el velcii defuetut nlivl
fliuini, pampinrafque then jam nefrim umbr* ;
Horreiidi tani fxva premit vicinii moniia,
Atiunttumque urgci laiui, caurltque Cerentem.
Nam lama efl olim, mcdii dam rura GlcbanE
(tiufor
Parlhcn
■pra linu, Sammantlfque Dra V'cf>.-*i.
i (e aperirt folum, vallofque receiTui
ftib jiddibm, nigia^ue voraginc faucei
n glonierare lub » '
Vptlkibui rlpidi
I'rxeipilti fii|;cri
SylnrURi fagit pallor, iuj;i \
Ah, mifer ' inerepitana f«pe aliJ *oC! per umbrini
^fcquicqu(m natiii, rrcditqut audire (cquenicL
Alduc ille eicelfo mpii de vcrtiee fnlui
RelpeAani notafque domoi, cc dulcia regna,
Mil u'quiai lidit infelia prater nure ttifli
Lumioe percufliim, el pallciitea fulphure cunpfw,
Fumumqnr, Aunnufi)iK, rotauqtie turbine rata.
Qiiin ubt deionuit fragnr, eC lux rtddiia calo ;
M«llo* conflueie agricola^ paffuqne vidern
1 andem itcrum limido defena requirere ti<3a :
• £« StMJj,-! Ti^fi, Jf. 4 / 17J,— (78.
POEMS.
Ipcrule% (i fofte ocnlii. G (ortc dsrcntnr
Vlonia (in«rc>, oiiTcranim vcuDi puenium
(Tennu. red luiii (tium folitli luQixt)
Vnl c^•\hgITt et juni componeii in arnL
UiD'tim Dufijiiim cinerct, n'Tquim ollii pgrcnlBii
[Sptm mifrrim!} i(ruc[o(Tci.arci, Tiutrura Tide-
Qnippc ubi plaoiiicf campi diffuTa jacebst ;
Mo» DOTUi : iUe rnperciliam, [rontemque favilll
Incanom oftcouna, imbufiit cantibui, vquor
Snbjeduni, (Iragtrnque Tuam, mzfla am, mioid
DcTpicit imperio, foliiquc in titlarc regnar.
HInc iafasiE loci nornta, luullarqne per UUMI
Immcnor anli^ux laudii, Dcfcire laboret
Vomct'a, tt natio tdtut rcvircfccre culcu.
Moo annni collet, nan canninc maturmo
PaQonun relanaie ; adcb undique dirui habcbat
Infonnci latJ hnrrur igrot filliique vacanto.
Sxpioi ci loDgi detarqucni naiiTi pronm
Mooflnbai d^niCD liiiui, Ixtxquc ntotytnt
FoDera narralni Doi9it, vcterfmijue laiHiD.
Mooii* adhuc facie* mancc biiu atqoe alpera
Scd Ivor eitindui jimdudam. et ftamma qnieiic,
Qax aafcenii aderit ; Tiu loni bitaminii aui
Dedoxere ol\m rl*t, iiquc tfTeeta lacuna
Pabala (ulEcete aidori, viicfqne itcuTati
EWe to Tifceribut medilan* ioecDdia jam muic
(HorrradAm) arcaoit glumeral genti effefutnra
Xxitio. fpairot tacilulquc rccolligif jgnci.
Raro per cliTix liiud r<ciui ordine iridi
CaoetceDtem oleam : lonpiuni poft tcmpni amifii
Viie Tirent tumqlii ; pairiunque revitiic gandeni
Bacchnt in ilTueiii lenetum caput cxcrit arfii
Viz laodcRi, iafidoque audcl fc credcie (tela-
Srida Amor Totto la forma
D'amiflaride, e t'afconde:
Poi G qiifchii, i; C coofasda
Cdd Io fdegno, e col rancor.
la l>ic(ad« ei G tratforma;
Par tnAullo, e par difpelto ;
Ma nel fQO diitrfa afpnto
$cDipr'egi, j ridtlTo Ain*c.
Lufit amiciiia mterounl
S.t\xvi compt-fiti left. »
Moi iiK alTumfii culiu). fadcmqae imaantem
Inque odium tcrCut, vcrfui ct in lacr^ai :
Ludcuicm fu^c.Dcc licrymanti, iBtciede lurei
Idem cfl diffimili femper in ore Ueua.
TRANSLATION FROM STATIDS.
Thud in the Ulouri ol the difc came on.
With fturdr fUp and Qow, lit
ArtTnl and Drnng be poiVJ
BTP!iIeKTaiwarn'd,andrir'dbTMncflhcui
That ra a*oid, and ctiii io email
'igoroui arm he irjr'J beforir he flung,
Brac'd all hii nerfei, and everj fintw ilrunf ;
Then «riih a Cempeft't nchii I and vaij ejre,
Purfu'd hit call, and hurl d the "cb on high ;
The orb od high tenaciutis vl ili caurfc,
l^rue to the mighlf arm thai gave it force.
•A
wood; wall
lug ginund.
The theatre '• )[re(D heigh;
rrtmble ere it pr(cipili.[ci im in
The pondetii** mafo fillk^ in ihe
While vales and wood- ind cch.'i
At when from jEma'i fciiiking f.m'imii b'oke
The eyeleft Cyclupt heii'd the traggy rocti
Where ocean fiettbeneiiih ihc diOiing uar,
And parting furget rouiid ihc vclTcl roar;
' rnat there he aim'd the mcditaied harm.
And fcirce Uljffct 'fcap d nil giinc arm.
A tiger'i pride the liiftnr bore away.
With native fpoii and artful labour gty,
A Oiiaing border rotind the margin rall'd.
And caliu'd the icrron of bu dawi in gold.
A FAREWEL TO FLORENCE.
• • Oa FxfuU am«na
Frigoribtu juga, nic nimibm fpirantibst aotii
Alma quibui Tnfci Pallai decut Apennini
Effe dedtt, glaociquc liii canefcere fyWI t
Nod ego loi pollhie Arni de nlle *ideb«
Porticibm circDin , & cindenti cinOa coioid
Villarum longi nitido cooftirgerc dorfo,
Anitqaarovc .^Bdem, ct Tcterci prBfeiTcl
Minbor, icflifque foper pcndtntia vtSt*.
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POETICAL WORKS
RICHARD WEST, ESQ;,
•3HE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.
In nin to mc the fmiliog norningi lliine,
Aai redjcniog Phaiiii) liftt bii goldca Grc,
The birdi in vud their un'raui defcul joio,
Oi checcful Ecltli rernme tbeit green utire.
Thile csra, >lu 1 for other note* rqitDC,
A diSeicDt objed do ihele cjn require [
Mr loDel^ anguiO) melu do beut bot rnlac.
And in my bread th' imperfeiS jof) expire;
Yet momiDg fmile* the buff »ce to cbeer.
And new-bom pleifore brings to happier men,
The 6e1di to all thdr wonted tribute bear.
To wacm their little love* the birdi complain,
I Iniitlcft mourn to him that cannot bear.
And weep the more becaufe I weep in nin.
ZDINBURGHi
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THE LIFE OF R. fVEST,
Xbk few melancholy incidenti which forai the flender hiftory of the life of Wist, were girea
to the world by Mr. Mafon, in his " Memoirs of the life of Gray,*' together with hit poetical re*
mainft, and. whatever was moft valuable of his profe writings, confiding chiefly of his correfpoDd-
ence with Gray.
Richard Weft was bom in 1716. His father, Richard Weft, Efq. was Lord Chancellor of Ire-
land, during the two laft years of the reign of George I. His grandfather, by the mother, the oele*
hrated Bifliop Burnet.
He was edncated at Eton School, where he formed an acquaintance with Gray, whkh ww im^
proved by a fimilarity of tafte and of purfuits into a friend(hip of uncommon ardour and fincerity.
He removed from £:on to Chrift-Church College, Oxford, in 17 34, about the fame time that
Gray kfc that place for Cambridge. Each of them carried with him the reputation of an exceUeot
dalBcal fcholar ; though, it is faid, that at the time Weft's genius was reckoned the moft brilliant
oixhe two ; a judgment which, in Mr. Mafon's opinion, was not well founded.
At the time of his leaving School, he commenced a correfpondence with Gray, which cooclnned^
irith Tery little iotermiflion, for the fpace of about eight years.
This correfpondence, which is Included in the colledion of letters pnbliflied by Mr. Malbn, afcer-
tains not only the fcope and turn of their genius, but of their temper. It includes alfo feveral fp&. |
omens of their juvenile compofitions, and at the fame time marks the progrefs they had made is
Rtcrature.
* Though Mr Weft's part of that correfpondence,** fays Mr. Mafon, ** will undoubtedly ihow
that he pofleffed very extraordinary taknts. yet, on Mr. Gray's fide, there feems, fuperadded to thefe,
fodi a manly precifion of taOe, and maturity of judgment, as would induce one to believe Mr. Wal-
pole's phrafe not very hyperbolical, who has often aiferted to me th#t ** Gray never was a boy." '
The letters are charaderized by an elegant fimplicity, derived from a diligent ftudy of the beft
claScal models, and cannot fail to be acceptable to fuch ingenious yeuths, who being about the
ijune age, have a reli(h for the fame ftudies, and boComs fnfceptible of the (ame warmth of friend^
ihip.
" Next to feeing you," fays Weft, in his letter to Gray, dated November 14. 1735, ** is the pleafure
•f feeing your handwriting ; next to hearing you is the pleafure of hearing from you. Really aiid
finccrely I wonder at you that you thought it not worth while to anfwer my laft letter. I hope
this will have better fuccefs in behalf of your quondam fchoolfellow ; in behalf of one who hat
walked hand in hand with you, like the two chll<(ren in the vr<^.
Through many a flowery path and (helly grot,
Where learning lull'd us in her private masc."
This laft ezpreffion prettily diftingoifties their ftodies, when out of the public fcfao^ which would
■atmrally, at their age, be vague and defultory.
The rrlifli he had contra^ed for polite literature, before his removal to Oxford, rendered the aV
Ikmiie ftudies which occupy the attention of young men, altogether taftelefs and irkfome.
•' Song viras his favourite luid firft purfuit." Mu^rd^ Bmi L StMnzm 57.
** As yet,'* he writes Gray, May 34. 1736, ** I have not looked into Sir liaac. Public dilputa*
tk>nf I hate ; mathematics I reverence ; hiftory, morality, and natural philofopfay, hive the greatdb
charms in my eye ; but who can forget poetry ? they call it idlenefs, but it is fvely the moft eJi^
chyqtin|; thin^ in the ^boild, '* ic duke otipm et p cene omni oegotio pulchriuf«
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THE LIFE OF R. WEST.
In the December tDuowiog, he ethoncd hii hkoi, whoTe thought* were direded to the fladf
•r the Uw. » m profcffion for Bfc, " not to throw pi>«f7,_ like > naulcoDi weed, vnj, bn to
Mil wiib jft^mrt de6gin ■ Utile phaTnre,
Eichdaf of bu^eljbuilihour orleiforc.
A* ■ proof of h'u UluhmcDt lo hii dsIUc compmioiti, " t bave Teat yoa," fays he, " an t\tgy al
TiJkUiu inolUted- TUnlliu, jrou niuH ki^nw, hmy faiDurite clcgitc poet ; for hu language u luajc
elegmt, and hii ihoOEhu moce nuiural ihau Ovid't. Ovid cicelt him onl]r in wit, of which no poci
hod moie, in my opinioo. The rcaTuo I cboure Co mctincholj a kind of poeCy, ii bccauft; my low
^iti uid coDllanE ill heUth (ihingi in me not imaginary ai jou rurmifc, but too real, alu ' and
1 Um cpoftiiulioaalj have tuned my hcaii to elegtn of woe." Ii ii lo be regretted that Mr. Mafon
Jut omitted ihii vcriiDD, oolj bceiufe it is a mere vcffion, and becaufe it ii noi written in altcrnaie,
bat heroic rhyme, which he think) iinot l' c fpecici of Englifh meafure adapted to elegiac poclry.
In I73J, he addrcBcd to Cray, and his friendi at Canibrirlge, ihe bcaaiiful elegiac cpifilc, .^J
Jimliti, iioitated fron EJegy V. Book III. of Tibullui, ind'a letter of Pope'i, in lickaeft, to Steele.
•*, ThiimeUadioly elegy, and thit mclancboly letter," r«yi he, " I turned into > more meUnchbty
qalklc of mr own, duiisg tny fickncCi, in the wiy a! imitatioa ; and iliii I fend lo you and my
ftiead) M Ciunbiidge, not to divert (hem, fur il caiinol ; but merely to Ihow them how fiaccrc 1
wat when Gck."
Almell all TTMWjV elegj !■ imitated in thji ^iJlle, from whence hli traDGtion to Popc't letter
b Terj artfully cootriTcd, and bcfpeaki a degree of judgment much beyond hi* jeart.
In Spring <7]8, he left Chrift-Church for the Inner- Temple, and Gray removed from Cambridge
to la«n the latter cod of that ftu, ioteoding tUo to apply himfelf to the nody of the law ici the
ADWfbciety.
Upon thii occafion. Gray addrefTed to him the delicate " Sipphic Ode," beginning " Barbara*
jldei vlitucc mccuni," with the foUowing beautiful Alcaic fragment :
O bcfayamum boa, tesero Ixro*
Duccntinm ortDi ex animo; quater
Fsllx! in imo qoifcatentem
■f Tedore te, pla tfympba, fenfit.
Itmay pethapi be faid, without paying loo great a compliment to Gray'* geniui, that no poet
«t the Angnllap age «*er produced four more pcrfed lines, or what would fooner impofe on the
* fc^ critic, M being a genuine ancient compoGtion.
. To Gray'* elegant ode, WcA returned a Latin £1^, hegiooing ^ij aiii nm grain miffiUma
fMT — -. — '"-~ Seputnber jy.i7jB.
He fpeut the gMatcA p»n of the winter with bi> mother and fiQeri at Epfom, during which time
Arenl letter* ^Sbd hctwees the tvo &ieiu]i,onfubjea>of lileiature and iheir chiQcil Audiea.
In the fpring 17J9, Gray went abroad with Mr. Watpole, and fpent neir iwo yeari in triicl-
ling through Frame and lialy, froui wbooce he tranfiniucd to WeQ and hii parcnti, from time to
time, entertaining accounli of the place* be nfiied, hneifpetled eccalionally with fame ei<]u;GteIy
finUbcd piece* of Laiia poetry, which be eoiapafed en the fpot, tor the eutataianeiit of hi* friend.
Nothing that Gray faw wai fuffered to efeape bim. From oo relation, though puipoEcly de-
figncd ibr the pubrte eye, can fa nut* infonoation be drawn » from hit cafual letterii and the
elegant cafe of Mi epidolary ftyte hu a ebarwi in it for all reader* of true talle.
(I>«ri^ thl* iraerail of bit fiiend'i ahfance, WeA refided at the Temple, with litlk attention to
iht bufineft of the place. Hii tboughii were diicAed toward* Ibe Uw ; but he bung back with
vrbite Gray waa at Florence, 1740, be addreOed to bim a Latin S-'i^, beginning, SrjtJr/iJia
iJ.tr liii trimini ^i>i»rj, eipreOing bii wilhei to kc Italy and Greece.
f indiDj that hit aveiCon to the f rofclEon for which be bad deHiocd himfelf, became almoQ in-
THE LIFE Of R. WEST. %$$
ftynalilL, he wrote to Onj on the fubjed, exprefling, in the ftroogeil mBOner, the mumi ihit ahuoCb
trenrhclmed him, ind intimating his having quitted the Temple.
*" I liTed tt the Temple,'* he writes his friend, June 5. 1 74a ** till I wu iick of it. I hMWt julk
kft it ; and I find myfelf as much a lawyer as I Was when 1 was in it. It is certain, at leaft, I maj
My the law here as well as I coold there. My being in chambers did not fignify to me a pinch of
(baff. They tell me my father was a lawyer, and, as you know, eminent in the profeffioo ; and
fkh m ctrcnmftance muft be of advantage to me. My uncle [Burnet] too makes fome figure in
Veimittftcr Hall; and there's another advantage: Then my grandfather's name wonld get ne
Biany friends. Is it not (Irange that a young fellow that might enter the world with fo many ad-
viBtaget will not know his own intereft V* &c. See
To this letter, written apparently in much agitation of mind, which be endeavonn to conccd
by an vnoliiai carelefloefs of manner. Gray returned an anfwer which prefi'nts the fineft piAore
of the writet's mind, and is replete with delicate feeling, manly feitfe, and epiftolary eaie.
" F«i are yet young, have fome advantages and opportunities, and an undoubted capacky,
whidk yov have never yet pttt to the trial. Set apart a few hours ; fee how the firft year will agree
with you, and at the end of it you are ftill the mailer ; if yon change your mind, you will only
bave got the knowledge of a little, fomewhat that can do no hurt» or giye you caoie of repentance.
If your inclination be not fixed upon any thing elfe, it is a fymptom that you are not ahfolnteif
detenniBcd againft this, and warns you not to miftakc mere indolence for inability."
in April X74i, he communicated to Gray the (ketch of a tragedy he had begun, wider the title
fAPmrfmmims, which Gray appears to have criticifed with much freedom ; but Mr. Mafon did not
fifld among Gray's papers either the iketch itfelf, or Gray** free critique upon it.
la the September following, Gray returned to England, and found Weft finking under the prcf-
fore of fickncfs and a load of family misfortunes. Thefc the fympathifing heart of Gray ouule lut
own. He did all in his power, for he was now with him in I^ondnn, to foothe the lorrows of hia
friend; he endeavoured to alleviate them by every office of the pureft and moft cordial affed^ton.
Bat the diflrefies of Weft*s mind had already too far afTedied a body, from the firft weak and de-
licaee. Hia health vifibly declined during the winter, and as the fpring advanced, his complaioti
temiiiiated in a deep confumption.
In March x 742* he left town, and, for the benefit.of the air, went to Pope, the refidence of
David Mitchell, £fq near Hatfield in Hertfordfliire.
firft letter to Gray from that place, is dated March 28. 1742 ; and during the two following
itha they maintained a conflaot correfpondence.
Hia letter, ^ted April 4. contains a niafterly critique on his fricnd*s tragedy, and a defcriptioa
of his own coagh in Latin hexameters, which " has this remarkable in it, that it was the produdion
of four o'clock in the morning, while he lay in his bed t<}ffing and coughing, and all unable to flcep.**
His health daily declined, yet he continued to amufe himftlf with poetical compofitioo j asd^
OD May 5. addrcfied to bis friend, the beautiful Ode to May^ with this modeft iatrodudion : *' I
am going to write down a little ode (if it deferves the name) for your peruial, which I am alcaid
will hardly ftaod the tcft of criticifm.'*
* I rejoice," (ays Gray « in the anfwer which he returned. May 8. " to fee you putting up yonr
prayers to the May. She cannot choofc but come at fuch a call. It is as light i^d genteel as her-
felf. The firft ftaoza (if what you fay to me in it dad not make me chink it the beft) I iboald call
the worft of the five (except the fourth line). The two next are very pidurefque, Miltooic and
mufical ; her bed is io foft and fo fnug that I long to lie with her. But thefe two linea, ** Great
Narure," are my favourites. The exclamation of the flowers is a little ftep too far. The lad
Iboza is fall as good as the fccond and third, the laft line bold, but I think not too bold."
Hik laft letter to Gray is dated May 1 1. in which he expoftulares with him about his peculiar
fpecics of melancholy : ** What, are there no joys among the living } Alphent Immewnr atque umam»
mit/af'efoddlibmi" and concludes with, " I will take my leave of you for the prefent, with a vaU
ft «tvr ^aulijper cum wols ;** fo little was the amiable youth then aware (-f the fliort time that he
LxaSelf wgvld be avmbcrcd amon^ the living. But thi9, it h^s been fre<juently rcmatkcd, is alxsolt
aj6
THE LIFE OF R. WEST.
neililer), yet mad SatterlDg of ill ii
cuaHiiDtlT Ihc Cite irith fuch perrgai*) die al tlut m
'• Shilt huminity," fayt Mt. Mjfon, " be thinUul or furry thit it u To I Thankful Turcly. For,
M chii malady gcncnily aitacki the young md the innocent, ii fcEnu ihe mciciful Intcniion of
Heaven, ihac to (hcTe death Oiiiild cumc unpcrfcivcd, inil u it were hj Health, divclled ol an<,of
ill IhirpcH ftingi, ihc lingering eipudiiiian nf their dilTDlDtinn."
Gray returned an anfwcr. May 17. and iminrdiately afccrmrdi went upon a lilir to hurelatioat
■t Stoke, where he wrnic the " Ode on Spring," which he feet, *i loou u wricien, to hit beloTed
friend ; but he wi< dead before it reached Henfoidiliire.
He died June I. I74I, only iwen:y dap alter he had written the letter above mentioned, and
«a> buried in the Chancel uf Hatfield church, facneaih a Dane bearing the follnwing infcriptwa :
» Here lleth ihc liody of Richard Weft, Eiq. only foa to ihe Right HoDourable Richard Weft, t.1%.
Lord Chineelloiof Ireland, who died the ift of June 1741, in the i6ih year of hiiage."
When the ode wai returned to Gray with the melinehnly news, the fiill unpulfe of hit ternm
prndaeed ■ tender " Sonnet" in Englilh, and >lro a fublinie apoIlraphe-in hcumrtcn, with whicli
he ii]tended to begin one of hit booki, " tie Principiii Cogiiindi." Nothing can more puhetically
difplay (he feeKngtof a heart, wounded by fuch > loft, than that apoflrophE and the ■* SoDon''
ill which he gave them vent-
in I74T. Mt. Walpole rtcomnended to Gtay the taO: of priming Welt't poemi, ud hii OWB,
in the fame volumci which 11 appcart from hi* letter he wat nai averfe from doing : " But I tnodi
fcir," he fayt, " our joint Cock would hardly compolc a fmall volume : what t have it leb eon.
bderable ihaa you would imiginc, and of that liillc we would not be willing to publllh all."
After the death of Gray, hii friend and editor. Mr. Mafun, inlccfperfed in hit " EpiHolary Cor-
rcfpODilence,*' 177;. as much of ihe poetry of Wed at he wai perfoailed hia friend would hiTQ
publilhed had he profccuicd the tiOc which Mr. Walpole reeonimended.
Tb« colleaion if fingularly fmall, conCflirg chiefly of the 0J< /> May, the epiftle /id Amiin,
md Tome fpecimeni of Latin poetry.
Or Mt charaacr, which apprart to have been truly amjible and eieelleni, it ii unnrccIT^ry IC
•nlarge. The reader wdl acquire the hell iJca of it, if, alter peruGng hit letter, and poenu, ha
■Te hia own memory ai a mimr, and calleft in!o one alTemblige (he fcattered fearuret,
Ai apoel. it iifu&cicDt praife, that the " bloOomi of higgenlui" weie thought worthy of bting
klTocIarcd wHh the correS and manly performiiico of Gray, They (liow what he would haw
hetn, if he haJ been allowed, liVe him. to produce •■ ftuiti worthy <-[ Paradife." He refeniblei
Gray in many inOancei. Amonj oihen, they were bnih deeply enani"ured with the excellencia
sf ancient literalure, and Oiangl^ attichcd to ihc cuhcvaiion of La!in poetry. Their Latin poeml
diTeoveT iB emraordiniry copioafnefi and cnmmand of phrafcology, a rcmatkuble pe'fpicoi
Con(el<ore, and a native facility and fluency They may be juflly conHdered i> legitimate elaffiol
eompnlilioni. In hii elegiet. Tiinllvi wii profclTeilly Wcll'i model for language and vcrCfiearioit.
With Tii^Ui in view, he hi>, however, a manner and chatader of hit own. and Oiawi
poweri of invention and fenti-nent. [u hi> En^ililh Pueiry, he dilcovcn talte tnJ delicacy of fen>
limeni. joined to ■ great (hare uf poetical imagination. Hii imigea are pleaRng, hii language el
andile^nt.and hit «errifici<ian corred anil hatmoniuui. The epilile /frf Ami.v, i> eharaSerifcd by ;
ihainervDu.andiloqueni Gmpliciiy which appciri To e*f),and which ii yecfo dilG.-Blt to imiiaie. ft
uniie< the fpirit and prO)i[ie)y of Pupe a verBfication, witti 'he etej;»nte and harmony o' Pamelt.
The OJi Is Maj ha> noi received from Oiay more praife thin it derervea. It ii an etir.iordinirj
cITortof fjncy.nprrffion, and verfifitalion. Ii i. ch^ir»aeiifcd by en-rgy and meWy in the higi-eft
degree, and miy be jaUly CDtilidcred lathccbaiccQ fpetimeti of cUlTical eompoCtioa that Eag^ift J
poetry cin produce.
BBi
THE TVORKS OF R. WEBT.
MISCELLANIES.
AD AMICOS.
(bmlaltdfrmm TiUUus, Book iii. El^gy 5. and Mr.
Ftf€*» LetUr In Sicineft to Mr. SteeU J
Y«s, happy y«uth»' on Cadmus* fcdj^y fide
Tm fed each joy that friendihip can divide,
£«cb realm of fdence and of art explore,
Ab4 with the ancient blend the modern lore,
SradknM alone to learn whate'er may tend
To rule the f^enius, or the heart to mend ;
Mow pleas'd along the cloifter'd walks you rove,
And trace the verdant mazes of the grove,
Where fiodal oft and oft alone ye choofe
To CMch the zephyr, and to court the mufe ;
llrinhinc at me (while all devoid of art
Thde Uocs give back the image of my heart)
At mt ihff pow*r that comes or foon or late.
Or aima, or ftcma to aim, the dart of Fate ;
From 50a remote methinks alone I (kand,
Lifcefone fad exile in a defert land,
Aroand 00 friends their lenient care to join
Im matval trarmrh, and mix rhnr heart with mine.
Or real pains, or ih'Te ivhich fancy raifc,
For ever blot the funOiine of my days 1
Tofickneu ftill,and nil! to grief, a prey,
Heahh tiim« from me her rofy face away.
Jnft Hcav*o ! what (in, ere life begins to bloom,
Devocci my head untimely to the tomb }
Did ere this hand againft a brother's life
Dii^the dire bowl, or point the murd*rou« knife f
Did e*er this tongue the flandVer's tale proclaim.
Or madly vioUte my Maker's name?
Vos tenet, Etrufciit manat qux fonribus unda,
Uoda fnb xilivum ntn adeunda canem
Ifttoc avtem faerie Baiarum a>axinia lymphis,
Qcom ft parpurco vcrc remittit hiems.
At noihi Perfephone nigram deununtiat horam
lomerito juveoi parce nocere, Dca.
Hon ego tcrtavi nulli temeranda virorum
Aadax laodands facra docere Dex.
Ncc mea mortiferis infecit pocula foccis
Deitera, nee qoiqitam t«tra venena dedit.
Ncc so* iofaDa mcditantes jurgia mente
ft»pi|rin adverfof folvimut ura Dcof, {
Did e*er this heart betray a friend or foe.
Or know a thought but all the vrorld might kfMW?
As yet juft flarted from the lifts of time
My growing years have fcarcely told their primes
Ufelefs as yet through life I've idly mn^
No pleafures tailed, and few duties done.
Ah ! who ere autumn's mellowing funs appear
Would pluck the promife of the vernal year,,'
Or ere the grapes their purple hue betray.
Tear the crude clufter from the mourning fpray |
Stern powV of fate ! whofe ebon fceptre rules
The Stygian defens and Cimmerian pooli;
Forbear, nor raihly fmite my yonthfiil hearty
A vi&im yet unworthy of thy dart ;
Ah ! ftay till age (ball blaft my with*ring face,
Shake in my h<^ad, and falter in my pace ;
I'hen aim the (haft, then meditate the blow.
And to the dead my willing (bade (hall go.
How weak is man to reafon's judging eye \
Bom in this moment, in the next we die ;
Part mortal clay, and part etherial fire.
Too proud to creep, too humble to afpire.
In vain our plans of happinefs we raife ;
Pain is our lot, and patience is our praife :
Wealth, lineage, honours, conqueft, or a throne.
Arc what the wife would fear to call their own.
Health is at bed a vain precarious thing,
And fair-fac'd youth * is ever on the wiog ;
£t nondum cani nigros Isfere capillot.
Nee venit tardo curva Senedla pede.
Natalem noftri primum videre parentet
( Quuni cecidit fato conful uierque pari )
Quid fraudare juvat vitem crcfcentibut uvit?
£t modo nata mala vellere poma manu f
Parcite, pallentes undas quicumque tenetii,
Duraque fortiti tertia regna Dei.
£lyfi'»s olim liceat cognufcere campos, *
Lrtheamque ratem,Cimmeriofque lacus,
Quum mea rugofa pallebunt ora fcneda,
• • • • ■
Atque utinam vano nequidqaam terrear xfhi ! .
* ToMtb^ at the '»ery befi. is but a betray tr ofbumaig
life in a gentler an J fmotiber manner tban ajwt t it it
libe tbe fream that Mmrifi^s € flout u^ m Seiid, qnd
93B
THE WORKS Ot R. WEST.
'Ti* like the ftrcim iCde viho(t nu'r^ bed
' Some bk>ainiiigpUuleiallihi>doH'rT head,
Nnri'd bf the ware ihe rpmdinic hranchei lifc,
Shade all the j^round, and flnntiOi lo the Ildei;
The navel the while beofath in rectel flaw.
And andermine the hcllow bank below ;
Wide and mare wide ihe waten urge their way.
Bare all the root*, and on their lihrEi ptef :
T^ Ian th* plant bewaili hi* (onlilli ptide.
And Gnki antimelip ia the whelming tide.
Bat whr repine > doec life dclcrve nijr Ggh'
Few will lament mj lofi whene'er 1 die.
For thofe the writchei • I dcfpifc or bate,
I neither ecvj nor rcgird their flic.
For me.whtn'c'er .ll-conqVInK .ic^lh Siallfpread
The w,.tia ivill p^h i.* clitM.vil :i-!^rwt.
Bright Si brrure the daj-dar will arpcor.
The field. M verdjuif, and the Oiici a> cliar ;
Nor Uarmi nor uanelt will my doeni declare,
Nor Cgnion earth, nor parlen[k in the aii ;
Uatnawu and Glenl wiil depart my breath.
Nor Nature e'er lake notice uf my death-
yet /ome (here arc 'tie fptnt my vital dayil
Within wlulc hreafU my lamb I wjlh lo raire i
Lov'd in my life, lamented in my end, [mcndi
Their praiTe would cn'Wn me ai their preccpu
, To ihem may tbefe fonc! line* my name endear,
Not from ihcpui:!, bui liit £ticnd CucLre j.
ELEGIA.
Qoon reihi ram fraix miQfli dona Camacnx,
Quali* Msaaliui Pin Deui iple >e!it,
Aniplefior ic. Graie. et loto curde rcpnfco.
Oh defidEriuro jam niniii urque niruni :
Et mihl run placeiit. el me quoi] Ixpc Tolentem
Duieruil Dryadei per fua prala Dtx ;
Sie ubi lympha (ugit liquido pede, five virenlem.
Magna decui nennpnt, quercui upacat humiun :
llluc mane novo vagor, illuc velpere fero,
F.', noto ut jaciii graniinc, oota cino.
Nee noQrE ignoranc divinani Aniaryllida TylTZ :
Ah, li deHt amir, nil niihi rura placent.
llle jugii hahi:ai Dcus, ille in valiibui inil^
Rcgnat ct in Ceclii, regiiat in Oceano ;
Ille gregero taurnfq. dnniaf, fxviq. Iconem
Seminiii ille leroi., ultui Adoniii, aproi:
Quin et feivet atnore Demui, ramcq. Tub omni
Cunccniu trcmulo p^urima fraudcl avia.
Jlarz etiam in fjl»i* agilaiii cunnubli planiz,
I>arz cliam et Tcitur faia animaiTe Vrnut.
Durior lI Jaiit, el lobore durior il!e eO,
Sineera Hqui) pedore imiTC rOU :
Noo illi in manibui Cinfium deponere pignni,
NoniUi iicaDani cor apeiin veliro;
Nefcit amiciiiai, tenero* qui nercit amorei : -
Ah ! C nulla Venui, nil mihi rura placent.
Me liret a patril longi in teltnre jabeninc
Exteriil poGtum ducere fata dieai .
Si vultui modo amatui adeflet, non ego contra
Ptorarem magooa voce querentc Dcot.
At duici in gremio eurarnm oblivia duceni
Nil cupercai prxter polTe placere mex ;
Nee bona fortune afpicieDi. neq. munera regpttm,
Ilia intra optarem braihia cars mori.
difGdi
ELEOl.V
dn tibi fponle i
ai*fii il la /Mrlji imJ iltj-m h llr/^t, tut si lit
famrtimi ia MtArmiMug ii at lit nnl hfiir.i." Pora.
' J tm ml al nil iiiu^ al lU lbii,gbl tliul mi-ry
■n u^m / ~wr laJ 4fly if.im fir arc liUf U «>
t ri, »=,...; -/"■ "} "•> "" f"' ""■« ''•f' '•
trigtl mi nrr. tU finctrr fmill ^. f-hxH, llx p!aat,
Jfriwu trttn: ftiflt tuilt Ulll;b, Mi." PuriL.
t JU, rfifiU iLii uririM Jrtm Cbrjp elurcb, Ox-
£1 mcrito : vi^at dn tibi fpoole manui.
Arguor et vclcret nlmium contemnere Mufai,
[rata et nobii ell Medicxa Venua.
Mene igitur natnai et inanii fax* icreri !
Slultulc ! marmotcl quid mihi cum Vcnere f
Hie Terz, hie vivx Veoerea, et mille per urbcm,
Qoamni nulla quest non placuiffe Joii.
CedUe Romanz furmore.Ct ccditc Craix,
le ohliia Kelenz nmuea et Kermaoix !
ircunque ttferL xtaa vetoi, Heroinz :
honor n'-.flrii venit AngliaGn.
lalet Tultu', Oh quantum numen occUii!
1 nunc et Tulcai iniprobe confer opei.
Ne tamen hze abiufa nimii pizcordia credai,
Neu me adea nnlla Pallade pn^enilum :
I'ellM' Picridumque umbraiet flumina l^di
Me qu que Calllupei temper amaOe choroid
Et dudnm Auf'iniai urhei, et viTeie Oraiaa
Cura cH. ingcnio G licet ire meo .-
Sive ell Phidiacuni marmor, feu nientorii zra.
Sen pari>:s C"o nobilii e calanio;
Nee minui anifKum majpia ar;;unienca recentucn
Kcminique dccut nominii et Veneti:
Q^i Furur et Mavnr* ct favo in tnarmore vultus,
Q^ique et formoTo mollior atre Vcnut.
Qnaque loquai fpirat futuj, vimqje laborer,
ht quiequid cilanio dnkiiii au^i manu> 1
Hie neniora, et Tula m^ircni Mellbwut in umbtS,
l.ymph;ique mufioro profilieni lipide ;
lllic maJBi opui, faciefquc in paiicte major
Eaurgciii. DiiQm et iiumina Cailiefim ;
O *ot f^etico, quibui hxc cognofcere fai eft,
Et tola Italia, qua patct ufque, frui !
Nulla diei vubit cat Injucunda, nee ufquant
Noiluiquid&t tcmporaaniara piti.
ing, iiliilt I laj M ay l/J laj/lij and ctL-^liin^, a!li
Ante omnei niorbot import unlQiaia tuflii,
Q^a durarc Jamr, iraiiique Tub ilia virei :
I etenim verfana imu fiib pe<5ore regna,
II luflimine eollu,
Oraque dillorqtiet, votemque immutat anhclam :
Nee cefTarc tu;ut : Ui (xwa roircita moiu
Molle doiiist latn<, ct crjiui U.bar omne fatigat :
Uode nioIalU diet, nedemque infbmnia tucbaix.
■cTa>;Ii mecum Come) hie jocimJus
IMaiante qucunl, am hooc Icnircdn
ODE TO MAY.
I3CELLANIES.
mjU«>
Pui Gra7 ' ihitalvipin
PeOtlTn fir the baitr pin,
Vbunicia ihcfe rii.l<kn bUd. ihat r
And diiK the lephrri frain the Ikiei
Ojnin with mine th; tuneful la;,
Aad tmrecale the tardy Mif.
Cant, biiti nymph ! rcfumc thy re
Mag iB the gracca in thy train :
Wkh bilBj breath idi] flsn'ry ireai
iile Inm thy Tnft ambrDfial bed,
U'luK in Elflian flumbcr bound
Enbow'ticg niyttlet neil ihce taund
A»kc. in (II thy jrl'>rici drcft,
Rccai th« irphyrs from the wed ;
Rdlore .he fun. revive .he iliL.!,
At o.;«M<! o=ruTc'> 111) arife '
Sec '. all her worki demand thy aid.
Tie bbaori of Pimioni fade ;
A pliiot it hearJ from ex'ry tree.
Each tedding flow'tei calls for thee ;
The bilda lotftt to loie and f.nc
Wkh lonBi alone the fotcili ting.
Caac tbeo, with plcifure at ihy fide,
Ttitafc thy lemil fpirit wide j
Oole whm'er thou (urn 'ft thy eye
Priee, plenty, ln«, and harmony,
rdl er-ry being Ihare in pl.t,
And heav'D and earth be glad at hcaic.
PiaiFicnl pDcnim ludenlum, in mirgine
Immetfit vitrcx limpidai error aquz ;
CrcduU, et impleiu funu) inane biret;
PauUtim puer in dileiSo pefiore, fomnD
Languidui, zleraum luniina compofuit.
Til rpm raiXorrt nfl f {W{ Afv^TMAt,
EfSwAfi ftOffxt iti^r mrr»mrt.
'E» 3" aJ«1a( tIf s-uJk iUZfOfi*' mfmrf /ul.
SKiriofiSMt t^uii If nw fuli^ia tyu.
ADDRESSED TO HIS LYRE,
Om Ibi Pn^ia if Mr, Graji rUtrmfnm iii Ttm-
Qiiz fere xgrntum folita ei loare
Pedtui, et fenQm ah \ Bimi* ingruenlci
Fallerecurai:
Quid [anei ? qoanto Lyra die furore
Oelliea (jnanda htc reducem fodalem
Clauciam ' f^audere fMiul videbii
Mequc Tub umbra i
THB
POETICAL WORKS
OF
GEORGE LORD LYTTLETON.
Containing
PROGRESS or LOVE,
IPItTLtS,
MONODT,
tONGS,
BLENHEIM,
EPITAPHS,
ADVICE TO BELINDA,
INSCRIPTIONS,
ODES,
IMITATIONS,
tSft. t^s. tsTs.
To which It prefixed,
THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.
mm
Thefe are the facred feelings of thy heart.
Thy heart inform'd by reafon*s poreft ray,
O Ltttleton the friend !— —
Oft, conduced by hiftoric truth.
You tread the long extent of backward time.
Planning with warm benevolence of mind.
And honed zeal unwarp*d by party rage,
Britannia's weal ; how from the venal gulf
To raife her virtue and her arts revive ;
Or, turning thence thy view, thefe graver thought!
The mufes charm, while with pure tafte refined
You draw th' infpiring breath of ancient fong,
Till nobly rifes emulous thy own.
Thomson's Speino.
EDINBURGH!
PRINTED BY MVl^DELL AJ^D SON, ROYAL BANK CLQSMb
4fm 1794.
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THE LIFE OF LTrTLETON.
Giotot I TriLETON, 3fierw3ri!i Lord Lyrtlftnn, wa< the elddft (on of Sir Thomai L)rtlluah,
But. of Hij;!'}' '" Wirccftrrftiin, ar.J wa, Jio'" January 17 170S.1). Hii mother, Chrini^
Temple, uit mti^r of ^ir R'rJ]:iT J Teiup.c, B^it- of .Sinivc, in Buckin^rianiHiirf, alcctwanli Lord
Vlk..unr Cohham. He: hmi fii brother, and as m^ny fiflm.
He recfivcJ ihe firfl ruiiiiiicnis iif iJucaiinn si Eiiin Mchonl, where he wis fo much diflingiu^-
tA, that his ciirrctft. wcrt re tn nine ".led a* niidtl^ to hi; fchuH-rel!o«i. H.s poellcil CDn.pu0^oi.»
procured him the rfjutatloti ff an elrfrant ifd correift TerriSer. His SiJiftjuj «■ a JS«u<j if Ik
f^i/cr'j. and hli ici'.a tt (hc^ Humtur, w.re yiivca ai fthool.
Fr.^ Eton he went to Clirin-Chiirch, Oiford, wliere he r.:ial(,<d t(i* finie icpiitatLon of Ivgtt^-
Id 1718, being ihen nineleen, he bf^in hi* tra«l). and viCtc.l Frinw ini Irnly ; but relUed
rome lime ai I.uneviik in I.nrij|i;d, as i|ipc»r! iiy his Lrtlin it hi, Fj'l^ir. in which he dilctibM
ite pUcei he viliied, and reU-o fonie of ihe principal incrdinu of hit jouFoef .
In CDS of hi> lcitCT», he thus eiprcflci hi> difTatiifaSian it Ihe thought of rctufning to luDC*
ViUe, " Luneville »at my fthool i.f breeding, and 1 was there more UcaToidably fubjefi to ffljtn
In^, rr.Lii,r, 3i ihc p^il^J: iti'^xfci in that 1» fulln- of ctrcmciiy thin cirtwhcrc, and a go.Kl deal
peculiar ii> itfclT. V\.\, ii ilie Tiill and Urungcd reifoo why I dilpair ol being happ;- in Lornine. I
fclTC already conipLiued ul the foppiL ignorance aiij contempt fur all t lute bcin laughl to i«]iie,
but ii fo falhionabl.' 'here."
It i« imp^riilile to ptniie iM Ltiim I1 Hi rB(7ifr, without beiog charmed with iht manly ud Tuw
lti^u< fctiiinientt uhiih he difcover-, hit flrong and hereditary avciGuD la vice and folly, uid
panicuUtly with the uiulT i!i:d ar<lau[ of Glial aCTcdion which runt ihtoveh the whole.
At Paris he aniuliJ l.inif..I( with pn.iical CompoliiioD, and wroiii very nunly and corrcA Sfff-
tli tt Dr. Ji;jfi-y..g'>, ivlio had lee 11 l.i< luior at Oifotd, and aflerwirdt married hit »unl, heoame
tut. r 10 the youi><; I'l incci, and Dean . f Bridol.
In irjo, he MTi.it' a pu:!i;ji /'/'(Wi I1 Pope, from Rome, and the litnc year icturned to.EngluH],
indaJdrtlTed an ly/L-m ImJ llnvy. fi.™ Wore-; fieilli ire.
\Vr.,;n he rtiur-.i;,i, he c'jtaine.i a kii in Pjrlbmeni for O.ikbamplon in Devonfliire, and foon
<;ir-if.^ui filed hLn.ultamnig ihe mo!! cag.r opp.ments of WalpJc; though hit father, who wu one
id the Loidiof Admitaiiij.ftom 171; 10 i 7ji, alHayn-oted wiih the Cotri.
lur mjny years his name nas fecn in tvery account of every debate in tha Hnufe of Cooimoni,
He i>ppaKd the Standing Ainiy, he o^pofid the Eicife, he fuppotled the motion for pciiiioDing
the kiiij^ la lemave Wal)ioIc, aud concutied with Pultcney, Pitt, &c. in all ihe nicafurci of oppoG-
H(t leal fir the p'jblic good, i> the only motive that can juflify the violence of hii oppoCiion to
Valpole. from the charge uf inpra-itude; for ii appeau, from hi. leicer to hii father, dated at
I.upcvdle, ilpi Walpolc'. re com men J at Inn procured him the frletidthip of Prince Craon ; " You
will let Sir K. beri Walpule know how much I am obliged Is hit letter, and dr> jufliee to Princs
Craon, wl.o has cxprc^red hit regard to it in the Aron)[ell manner, and by a kindnefi which I
auDoi enough acknowledge."
In 17ji, he publiihcj hit P,r/:j^ UiUrt, in tmiiation of thofe of Montefquiea, whom ha
hd known in EogUnd. The character of a young duo, Dr. Johofon abferrci, U very TiCbU li|
ft44 THE LIFE OF LYTTLETON.
them. ThejF have fomcihins of th» iDdlOina ud beidaron;: ardaur for libettjr which ■ mm of
genial aUaf 1 caicbei when he encen the wotld, smd alwayi fufien to coal ai he paffei forward.
In 1736, he tddreOcil an eleeuil copy of verfei to hia coaGn, Pitt, m tit lefiif bii ammiffitK in
the army, for hitcondad in Parliament.
In 1737, the Prince of Walei efiablifbed ■ titrate conrt, md receiTcd with open arm) ihe op-
ponenct of the minincr. Upon the reGgnalion of Mr. Pdham, he wa* made hii fecretuy, wiik
the additloD of 140 1, annualif of faUry, ai appeari by hi> letter to hit fither, dated from Clifden :
" I came here yeHcrdaT 10 thank hii Royal Highncfa for hinog angmcntei) my faJary 140I.
■-year, by puiting it upon the fame foot with that of Mr. Molyneox under the king when he wu
He perfuaded the prince, whofe boluiefa it wai now to be popolar, chat be would adfanec his
duraAer by the patronage of literature, and by hii reconunendalion. Mallet wu made under fe-
crefary, wilh 11:0 1.; and Ihomfun had a peoCon of isoL a-yeir. For Thomfon he alwayt re.
tained bia kindneft, and wu able M Ufl to procure him the place of Surreyoi'.general of the Lee-
ward Iflanda.
Moore coorted hii picronage by an apologetical poem, called (be " Trial of Sclim, the Fcrftan,"
but wii not equally rucrefiful.
He wai now confidcred » a leader in the Oppolition, and Pope, who wa> incited to dire>9 hii
falire againll ihe mintOry, cnmiDended him among the other patriou. Thii drew upnb htm the
reproichci of Fox, who, in the Houlc of Commani, ioipulctl to him a> a crime, hit intimacy with a
lanipoanrr, To udjdO and liceatioui. Lyttlcion fopportcd hii fricndj aod replied, thai he thought
i( an honour 10 be received into the familiarity of fo great a putt.
'u 1741, he married Lucy, daughter of Hugh FonercuF, Efq. of FiUcigh, in DcTonfhire, with
whoni he enjiiyt'd the moll perfed Date of mairimonial felicity.
Walp.k being at length, after a long llcDggle, driven frrm hii placei, Lyttleton wai, in 1 744,
made one of the Loriii of the Treafury ; and from thai time, a* Warmly fupporicd ai he had for-
inctly oppefed the fihemei of the niimnry.
When *«iy cf f^flioo ami debate, he ofed very often, with Pitt, to vlCt his coufin Well, at
Wickham. &om whofe convetfacioti, it ii (aid. he recttied thai conviction of the truth of Chci-
fliani:y, which produced, in 1747, hia Dijfrmli-m mi Ibi Ctmntfn tf St. Pati," a ttcaiifc to which
infidelity hai never been able ti> fabricate a fpeciout anfwcr."
Thia work hl> father had the happinefi of feeing, and ciprcScd hii pleafure in a letter which
ddcnei to be infeiled.
" I have read your rcll(;iDui treallfe with infinite pleafure and fstiifaiflioa. Thr Hjle ii Rne
and clear, the argumcnit clofe, cogent, and irienfUble. May the King of kingt, whofe gloncii
eiBfe you hare To well defended, reward ynr piout labours, and grini ihat 1 may be found wor-
thy, through the nietin of Jefui Chrirt. to be ao eye wilnefi of tliit hspipintfi «hlch I do not doubt
he will bouniirully bcDow on you : In the mean lime. 1 fhall never ceafc ghirilying Cod fur hav-
ing endowerl ynu with fuch ufeful talenti, and giving me fo goou a lun." The pleafure which luch
a letter mufl lave given to fuch a fon it imiprifTible.
In JjT'Dary 1747, hii wife, whom he tenderly Inved, died in child. hed. Her fi^kneft i' feelingly
defcr.bed in hit f. ny firft letter to hia faihei ; and he perpetuated her memnry in a Afiw«/v. w rit-
ten i" the lame year, that will be read while conjngal affi-aion, and a ijde for pn.try ix.fl in ihit
ci:Uinry. She wa. hurleu at Over-Arhy in Slaffordftiirc, hut a very elegant monument ii ertiaed
to her memory. In the chmnl c-f the church at Higley.
ThT.g:i for fome lime hcunfolable f.ir her death, he fought happineft in a fecond marriape with
Elij'-eih.riautrhiercf Field-Marihal Sir Roheri Rich, in I749 " She w» an inim-ai* and dear
frr.nl." fiy. Weft, in a kiier lu Pr. Duddiidge, June 17. J;45, "of hi< furmei wile's, which is
f m. k. <; . f prnol of her merit : I mean the giwdnefi of her heart, for that I'the thief me it which
Mr L it. inn elleeins. anil t hijpe iht will not iu ihi. difipp"irt hit eip.iij'lnns in all other
pfints (he it well fui'^d 1.. him. being eitrcmely well acconipiifhed in l.-nguane.. muEc, paiiiling.
■nd i«(7 fcnfible and well bred." It iiUdthtt theeipeiioiciit wat tnlucccltfuL
THE LIFE or LTTTLETOM.
la 1751, Ui rather dlti, when he inherited i BironcC'i title, with a Urge eflne ; which, i 9
4id not agKmcDC, he nai at lead careful to attorn with cipcnllTe buildingi and Tural decorationt.
Hagfey-Park, the fetne of thefe la»iOi opeimtioni, ii frequently defcribcd at a terreftrial pandife.
Shenflone wu LTltlelon'i neighbour, friend, and hii ri»»l in landfcape -gardening ; and. it j< fiid,
[that hia impmrenienli at ihe Leaf >«e>, excited, at firft, the coniempc, anri aTterwardi cbni^ of
the inhabitanu of Higlef, " who took care," ^171 Dr. Johnfoa, " to defeat (he cnriofit; which thef
coUd iNt rupprefi, bj conducing their liGtanii perverfcly, to ineonvenienl poiati of ¥iew and io-
trmlacuig them at the wrong end of ■ walk, to deiedt a deception ; injuriei of which Sheuftooe
would heavilf compliia."
Thii charge againll the Ljrltlecon family haa been denied by Mr. Greavei, who fay*, " that tha
Lytltnon family went (o frequently with their company to the Leafowei, that they were trnwilling
tu break is upon She nllonc'i retire mem upon c*cry occalian ; and, cherefure, often went lotheprin-
ci(nt puiou of view, without waiting for any one to conduct (hem regularly thraugh the whole
walki. Of ihii Shenffane would rumetimei peeiilhly complain, though I am perfuided he never
reiUj fnlpcfied any ill-naiurcd intention in hit worthy aud niflch valued neighb.<DtL" One can-
not eality be pcKuadcd, that a mind fo pure and benetolcDt aa that of l.ylildon, wit ever dcbalc4
by fucb ODWorthy paOinm.
At he continued hii aiflivily in parliament, he wai gradually advandng hii ttiim to preferment.
la t7J4, he reCgncd hii feat at the Treafury- Board, on being appointed Coflerer 10 the Huulcnnld,
wd Privy Counicllor. In December ao. I;5J, he eichanged (he place of C .flirtr. for ibc gru.i of-
fice of Chancellor of the Eichetjuer; an oEce. however, that required funic ijuinficaiiont, which he
(bnn perceived hinifelf to want i and which he retained only till the app< inimcnt of Mr. Lrgge,
November 16- 1756.
In i7j6, he made a journey into Wale), of wbieh he haa given a pleaCng account in tv* Lnun .
U Mr. Bnacr, the celebrated hinorian of the Popei, a man whofe PrufdEoa of Prokftaotifm he
baily believed, and wbofe intereft and fame having once efpoujed, he never wu paiiuded by the
Wiveiral outcry Io difown.
In an aifcdinnale teller to Dr. Doddridge, on hii rcmoviog to Lifbon, for the recovery of hit
bCiiith, Odober 5. I7ji, he thu> eiprclTo hit attachment to Bower; " Vou have brotight on your
didcmper, by loo continual iluily and labour in your fpiritual funSrona, and rcmifG.'n ai miDO ii
abfuluiely nccelTiry for your recovery. I therefore requelt it of you not to write the preface t«
Bower'ibooki it willdomnte harm than good 10 htmi the merit of the work will bear it up againU
■11 theTeatUcki; and ai (o the ridiculoui ftory of my having difcarded him. the intimate (ricndftip
ia which we continue (o live, will be a fufkcient anfwer to that, and better than any leftimony for-
It appean by an aitedation of Mr*. Bower, printed in the *' London Chronicle," Ofiotwr II.
I7M, tha(, during " feventeen yean that Ihe eonOantly lived with him, he ilwayr profelltd him.
felf a ProteAant.and a&ei conformable to (hat prafefGon ;" and that he died in the commtiiiiaB of
Ae Cbnrch of England, and " made an edifying depirtare."
In 175;, when the inaufpicioui commencement of the war with France nude the difohition of lb«
Mwudry tmavoidable, he loft with the reft hia employment ; but hit Icrvicet were icwarded with a
peerage, being created Baron Lytlleton of Frankley, ia the caun(y of Worccfter.
Id 1760, he publiftied hit iJMfcjir««/ ric Dm', which were very eagerly read; though the pro-
dvdioii rather of leifuie than of fludy, rather efiuGon* than compoliiiDni. They Ihow the elegance
tt hii oAe, rather than the power of hii geniui, or the ftrength of hit judgment. He haa copied
Fewlen more than Fonienelle.
HUhftliteraty produaionin profe, tnt Y,tt Hijl^ <^ Hft, A. S«mi, in j vok, 410, 1767
and i77l| the refiilt of the refearchei and deliberationi of twenty yeara.
The ftory of tbii publicalioD, ai given by Dr. Johnriai, it rcmacktble. •■ The whole work wat
printed twice over ; a great part of it three timet, and many Oieen four or frrc dmet. The book-
lakii paid fw the &ra inpieHion ; but the chargct and repeated (>per>tioni ol the pcefii, ««tc at
#4^ THE LIFE OP LYTTLETOW.
t))c cxpence of thfrtutbDr, whofe ambitious accuracy is known to h^-'vc coft him at lead a thourand
pounds. He began to print in 1735. Three vclumcB appeared in 1 764 : a fccond edition of them
in 1767 ; a third edition in 1768, and the conclufion in 1771. Andrew Rcid, a man not without
confiderable abilities, and not unacquainted with i^tters or with life, was employed, I know not ac
what price, to point the pages of Henry the SccMd. Lyttlerton took money for his copy ; of which,
when he had paid the pointer, he probably gave the T'rfl away ; for he was very Tiberal to the in-
digent. When time brought the HtJIory to a third editiun, the fupcrintendcnce of typography and
pundluation, was committed to a man ori^/inaliy a comb-maker, but then known- by the name of
Dr. Sanders. To the Do(ftor*s edition is appended, what the world had never fcen before, a Ijft of
errors, in nineteen pages,*'
Every reader will wifb, that in this paflage. Dr. Johnfon had obferved his own humane maxim
in the " Life of Addifon," of not giving " a pang to a daughter, a brother, or a friend.'* The
Dice attention to punduation^ with which Henry the Second was publiihed, is attributed to fuch
anxiety as only vanity can didate, when good motives were avowed by Lyttleton, and known to
his friends; fuch as his defire to cprred miilakes, his fear of being too hatih on the turbulent
Beckct^ &c.
This work is juftly ranked among the moft valuable hiftor'cal prrformances in the Englifli lan-
guage. It is executed with great fidelity, and with a ftri«^> rcgjard to the authority of original
writers. The ftyle is perfpicuous and unafTeded ; generally corrctSi. and often elegant and madcrly.
The fentiments and remarks arc judicious and pertinent ; liberal with refpedto religion ^and friend-
ly to the caufe of liberty and the rights of mankind. The account of the (late of our ancient go-
Temment, laws, cufloms. and manners, is very copious, and eminently ufeful; fo as to make the
work ftridly and properly a cnnf^irutioiial hiftory.
His yerjes to the Counteft 0f E^remont, and Letter to Lord Hardivickcy in 1761, were his laft poetical
«
compofitions.
He fpent the latter part of his life in retirement; and, after a lingering illrcfs, died at Hagley-
Park, Auguft %%. 1773, '" ^^^ 64th year of his age. He was buried at Hagley ; and the following
infcriptioD is cut on the (ide of his lady*6 monument.
Thl< unadorned ftonc was placed here
By the particular dcfirc and exprofn
Diredlir»n«', of the Right Honourable
Geokok Lord Lyttleton ;
Who died Auguft ai. 1773, ^P^*^ ^4»
By his firft lady he had one fon, Thomas, who inherited his titic and eflates, and two daugh.
tew, Mary, who died an infant, and Lucy, married to Lord Valentia, of the kingdom of Ireland,
1767. His fecond lady brought him no ifTue. Thomas Lord Lyttleton, married Apphia, fccond
daughter of Broome Wilts, Efq., of Chipping-Norton, Oxfordfhire, the widow of Colontl Peach
and died in 1780, leaving no illue. He was as remarkable for an early diiplay as for a flagitious
proftitution of great abiliticf. He attained no fmall confequence as a parliamentary fpcaker, and
was appointed Chief Jjftice in Eyre, November iS. 1775 ; a place which his father, with better
pretenTions, could never procure.
A fn.all colledion of " Poems by a Young Koblcman lately dcceafed," &c 4to, 1780, has been
given to him, and two fmall volumes of " Letters," 1780 and i;:8i, are fuppofcd to have been
written by hiqi, which few have read without plcafure. That they arc fpuriuus is generally un.
dcrftood ; but as to compofltion, fenliment, and laqguag^, they arc cxa<ftly the kind of letters he
ifould have written ; it is a fort of epiftolary portrait, a pidure of his mind, a ftrong Lkcncfs, and
the work of no common hand. A finiilar deception fcems to have been pra<5liicd in " The Cor-
refpoDdents, an original novel,'* lamo, 1775, which exhibits a fcrics of letters, fuppofcd to have been
written by his father and Mrs. Peach. They bear indeed, notwithftanding a fimilarity of ftylc,
that runs through the whole feries, many marks of originality, feveral touches relative to time, place,
and circumftance, not ^Jtcly tfl(,bcj founded on fiiflioo. His uncle William Henry Lyttleton, Lord
Weftcou, of the kingdom of. Ireland, created Lord Lyttlctoa of franklcy, in Woicdicrihirc, Au-
gull I J. I794i^u the pr^nt reprefcntativc of the family.
X«|rttlct^» tccopdingr t^pr. jQhoron». Ii44 ne^^r the apjxearan^e ,cf % ftcQOf or ar^ealthjr n
and had a il«nder uncompa<5led frame, and a mcajrr^. face. It .is cejrtain,. Kuwever, tbat»^ 9t .^~
period of his life, he entertained a morr ii^ouifibl^ opilMOn oC^hio confUtuUpO « for, in »ilptter
to his father, dated from the neighbourhood .gfi &$iiroA« in F/ance, lie fays^^ ".I'^tlieyc jtiiS^c^'iA^agt
ft young man alive, who luis more happioe&tobofiftiif tiianmyAfK* W^ig^^Jlvf*^ ^j^^fftf'il^'^i
affe^ioaate friends, and eafy fortune." l:^. /i>,i., ;.; ; . . _ , • , ^,,.
An aflfeding'aiid inftrv^ve narrative ^f'hi«di^|)^:liaa ^n given by his phyHciin Dr Jphn^po;;
of Kiddermindcr, \ihich, as it is defcriptive of his moral charailer, is here fubjoined. .^
" On Saturday evening', tiic fymptooisof bta LMidibip's diforder, which for a week pafb had
alarmed ns, put on a fatal appearance, and his Lordfltip believed hioUelf to be a dying man. From
this time he fufi*ered by reiUeirnefs rather than pain ;■ and although his nerves were apparently much
fiuttercd, his mental fucuUieB nfcver fcemed Wronger when he was thoroughly awake. ^
** HisLordOiip's biliou* and hepatic con^plnnts fcemed alone not equal to the cxpe«Sed nioiugl^l
event: his long want of ilc^p, whether the coniVquence of irrigation in the bowels^ of» which ^s
more probable, of caufe^ of a difTcront kicd|accouBt« for his iofs of Hrength, and for his death, ve^y
iiifficiendy.
•* Though his Lordfhip wiflied his approaching difTolution not to be linpfcinng, be waited^fpJT ^t wi^
rcTigoation. He faid, " It i» a folly, a keeping me in mifery, now to attempt tq prolong life ;*^* yed 1^
mas eaiily perfuadcd, for the f^ti^rai^ion of others, to da or take any thing that he thoi^ht DT/opcr
for him. On Saturday he liad been remarkably better, and we were not without fome hopes^f hit
rccoTery. .p
'* On Sunday, about ii in the forenoon, his LordChip fcnt ^oc. me^ and faid> be £elt a griat) A^Wg
and wifhed to have a little converfation with me in order to divert it. He then proceedjpd-to.oaea
the fountains of that licart from whence goudocfs had fo lo^ig ilovy^, as from a copious fprine.
•* Do^or," faid he, " you Hiall be my confcffor. Whenl firil ftt out in the world, I had friends who
cfideav MSired to ihake my belief In the ChrilHan rdigiim.. I faw diificulttca^whidi ilagg|cq^d»me *
but 1 kept my minJ opirn to conviction. 1 hp evide^c^a and doctrines of Chriftianity, iUfdie4jiv^h
artcfitiun, made me a m >(! firm and perfuaded believer of the ChiiOian reiigipj^.. I havc> made Jt
the rule of my liff, an»l i: is the ground of ray future hope«. 1 have erred and fiane4i ilt^^haye
repented, and never iiuiul«:cd any vicious habit. In politics and public life, I have rfn^dev MlAic
good the rule of my conduct. I never gave coun(els which I did not at chat time tbio1( (hf^fll*
I have feen that I was fomctimcs in tiie wrong ; but I did not err dengnediy, I have OBdeatOiitcd
in private life to do oil the good in my po^cr, and serer for a moment could indul^ malicioat or
unjttft drfigns ajrainft any perfan whatfocver.*' " •. t -
^ At another time, he (aid, I mull leave my ibui in the fame ftate k wis ia before thiaiUnelK;: I
find this a very inconvenient time for folicitude about any thing.'* n^
** On the eTrning, ^hcn the fymptoms of death came on, he faid,J fliailtdie; but k- will fit}tl<lie
yoarTault. — When Lord and Lady Valemia came to fee hit Lord(hip,«he gave thetD huiblcaiiiikne-
di^ton, and faid, " Be good, be virtuouamf Lord ; y0U.rauft cfime la tlvsv*.' Thus he jtaaMhtd
giving hi4 dying henecidicns to all around him. Go Mopday mfpming^H-lifjQid fetery^lcHtie fiime
fmall hopc4; but thefe vaiTilheU in the evciiing ^i and he cominMf d 4ying» buiiiHlhi ivery Uui$ Boea-
fjneiji, till Tuefday morning, Au^ft za, when, between -ievea afid eight o-clock, he eipirsd idiMft
without a groan." • • '.. > .\.'<'»
The iV»rh of G^erp I^rd lyttkUlt.fiinnerUfprimtfd/tp^rateij^ t^kb£mi tti^vr Jaf€f$ m^HT h^^ri pilu"
a/, were collcdlcd and publilhed'by his nephew, George lidward Ayfcougb, £fq., in oao volume
4:0,1774.
The pieces, formerly printed feparately, and coJlcAed into this publication, are, OifrrMiwu. m tie
Life •/ CUero ; Ohftroatioms om tbt prrfcnt Siai* •/" Aff*tir4y in a UiUr to m $iumUr ^ PartLuH^ni ; JL»Uw*
frvm M Perftan in England y /« bis Friend at Jfpabam i Obfewvatioiu Mr the Con%icrfnm ami AptfiUf^ of St 4
Paul; Dialogues vf the r>ead ; ^ifcelLinccus Poems.
The pieces which were never before printed, arc, Ohfcrvatiwt oh tbe Roman Eifory ; Four Dimm
a<l THE LIFE OF LYTTLETOM.
lepici n/ibi DijJi pKir SfitKtfi M Pjrlian,^ ; Letlrri In Sir Thamaj Ljiilttim i asJ Jm Jatmil tf j
Jc^--,!, ;»/,. H'u.'„, ,. IK'S l^iun. In Mr Bm,!,.
Thi name nl Lytil'^on. as a man of dignified fcntimcni aniS cicclUm qualiiirt, both of hod md.
IwartaJkBi'olled in the tablet of Utcnrj HMrit, by the (etwnd foBngn of Mi country meo.
^p0ete«r^ chmAen of > judidoui critic, ao entntaiiuiii trmllei', i wife ui4 nprigfal Aatef'
iB>ii,u>d > good tnui, bii repuutton in fo dcciliTcly Giedi ud lb firmly e&ablilbed, ihit it can re.
y- cel*t Uitk ■ddiiioDil luftn from encofninra and panegyric i and it in no danger of fuffcring from
the attack! of criticiAn or ccnfure.
Ai a poet, bit compofliioai are cWafiaifed by elegauee, cale, and harmony, wiihoat
Innch elevatioD, energy, or tnthuGiTai. In fail Mtntij, the mail popular of hit produ&ioni, the
' virtsea and acninipli(hmenti of hii excellent lady, are conunemomcd in namberi equally harmoDioai
and tender. He who can read it vrithout melting into tean, hte little ciuin to fcnCbility. It ap-
pear* to have Sowed limply from, the genuine feelingt of a moll bifctpiible and deeply affliAed
heart. Hi* Ptin/i tf Ltt difcoven delicacy of leminunl, plealing imagery, and corrca and har-
nonioDi TerGGcatian. tl i* not, howcrer, cniirely free from the fltidied ciprefliop and falle oma-
moiU by which paftuni poe^y ■• oflen fantifiically difgnifed. Hit Aduia la BeliiuU, uniio fpiric
•od propriety, fenfe and harmoDy, in the highell degree. Hii EfifiU la Dr. Ajfitngb, it Tigoroufly
•nd clegancly written. HLi EfiJtU it F^ ii finely encomiaflic ; the conduCon highly poeiicaL Hi*
ether E/jttu ha»e their brighter palTagea. Hia Smg, and EfigrMmi are commonly fprightly and eafy.
Among hiicontemporariet.the teliimoniei to hi* meriti, arc too ODmcroui to be fpecified. Pope,
Thomfon, Hammond, and Shcnftone, ire laTiOi in hii ptaifc. The following couplet of Pope it fe-
lefied (or the lake of the candid and judicioui criticilin of the prcfcnc rcfpcflable mafier of Win-
<Ae&cr School
Free a* yonog Ljlthlm her caofc porfue ;
StUI tme to virtue, and a* warm u trvc.
" A joft, and not overcharged encomium," fay i Dr. Wartoo, " on an eaeellent man, who alway*
fcrred hi» friendi with warmth (witneb hii kindnefi to Thomfon), and hii country with aaiiity
-and >etl. Hii Pmmi and DialigiKi t/tti Dimi, are written with elegince and cafe ; Hi, atftrvattp^
«H rtr CamiHrfia, of St. Pail, with deameli and clorcnef* of realbniog, and hii Mijlarj of Harj lie
SumJ. with accuracy and knowledge of thofe early timei, and of the EngUlh conliitulion ; and
which w» compiled from a laborioui fearch into aothcntic decumcnu, and the recotdi lodged lu
the Tower and at the Roll*. A little before he died, he told me that he had delermincii to ihiow
ont of the colledion of all hii worki, which wai then foon to he publlEhed, hii 6iU juTcrile perform.
ance, the i ttfian Laitri, in which he faid there were principle* and remarki that he wilhed to
(emd and alter. Another Uttlc [Hece, written alTo in hi* early youth, doci him much honour.
The O^rmUuKi m tti Lifi if tultj; In which, perhapi, a more dirpafDonate and impartial chanaer
*f Tully i* exhibited, than in the panegyrical Tolume of Middleton."
Hi* poetical chiraAer, ai given by Dr. Johnfon, ii fparing and invidiou*. and cannot be gentratly
allowed, without fomc exception* in fatoor of the Pngr^i of Law and BUnhdm. Mil iDictciace
preisdicc* againd piftaral poetry and blank vetfe, are well known.
** Lord Lyttteton'* poemi are the work* of a man of literature and judgment, devoting part of
liittime to vcrfifintinn. They have nothing to be defpifed, and little to be admired. Of hi* Prf
gr^>/Zj>w,itiifuScient blame to fay, that it iipalloral. Hit blank verfe in £/,«^W, ha> neither
amch force nor much elegance. Hit Utile perbnnancei, whether 5mp or Epi^ami, are fomeiimct
fprightly, and fometimea infipid. Hii Epiftolary poem* bave i fmooth cqality, which cannot madi
lire, becaufc they are Ihorl, but which feldom elevate* or furprife*. But from thii cenfure ought to
he excepted hii Aii*ici (» BiHmU, which, ibongh fur the mofl part written when he wii very young,
contain* mnch truth and much prudence, very elegantly and vigoronOy eipreflcd, and Ibom a mind
atteotive to life, aod a power of poetry which ciltivation might have railed to raccllincc."
THE TVORKS OF LYTTLETON,
THE PROGRESS OF LOVE,
IN FOUR ECUIOUES.
I. Ukciitaiktt. To Mr, Pope.
II. Hon. To [he Hen. George Doddiaglon.
III. jtALoniT. To £dwud Walpole, Efq.
IV. PoiiiiiioN. To the Right Mod. the X.ord VLfcouul Cobbim.
UNCERTAINTY. ECLOGUE I.
Fan, to whore reed beneich the beachcn Oiade,
The nymphi of Ihame' a pleaa'd aitention paid ;
Whik j^ei thy mure.coDiEDC wiih humbler ptaife
Wubled in Windror'i ^rove her rjlTan la)r>;
Though nov, fublimcl; borne on Homer'i wing
Of gloriout wars and godlike chieft Die ling :
Will thon with mc reviGi once again
ThecrfDal fountain, and the flowery plain f
Will ihou, indulgent, hear ni]r verfe rdatc
The Tariouj (hange. of a loveri flate ;
And, while each turn rf pafGon I purfue,
AOc thy own heart if whit I tell be true *.
To the green margin of a lonely wood,
Whofe pendant (hadei o'crlook'd a filrer flood,
YoDng Damon came, unknowing where he ftiay'di
Full of the image of hit beauteoui maid :
Hi> flock, far off. unfed, un tended, Uy,
To CTtry favaite dcftnceld. pr<y ;
No fenfc of iniercd cnuld iheir maltcr moTe,
And e*ery care fccm'd trifling now but love.
A white in prnGrc filcnce he rcmain'd.
Bat, though bib voice wai mu^e, hii looki com-
plain-d;
At length the ihoaghti within hit bofom pent
Forc'd hii unwilling tongue to give them vent-
" Venymphj,"he cried, ■* ye Dryadt. who fo long
• Have favor'd Kamon, and infpii'd hit fong;
*■ For whom, rctir'd, t fliun the gay reforti
■ Of fporrful ciiiei, and of pompoui conrtt;
■■ Id vain I bid the renieft world adieu,
* To feck tran<iuillity and peace with you.
* Tbosgh wild ambition and deftruSive rage,
■ No fadioni here can form, no wan can wage :
■' Though envy frowns not on yourhumblefhadci,
' Hor calumny your innocence iuvadei :
" Yet cruel love, that iroubler of the breafi,
*■ T«o often violaiei ^out boaSed reft \
With inbred ftormi difturbs your calm rctrext,
And taint! with blitertiefi each rural fwect.
" Ah lucklefi day ! when firll with food fnf
On Della'a (ace 1 lii'd nxy eager eyei t [prjfe
Then in wild tumults all mv foul wai loff.
Then reafon, liberty, 1
And every wiDi, and
' But what my hi. nrc employ'd on her alone.
' Then too Oie fitiird : can fiiules our peace dc-
" ftf"T.
' Thofe lovely children of eontent and joy !
' How can fofi pleifure and tonncniiDg woe
' From the fame fpring at the fame moment flow I
' Unhappy boy '■ ibele rain inquiiio ceafe,
* Thought could not guard, nor will reftore, ihj
" Come, flittering memory ! and ttll my heart
*■ How kind fhe wai. and with what pleaGng art
" She Itrove its fondeft wilhct to obtain,
" Coofitin her power, and faDcr bind my ctMin,
" If 00 iht gieen we dinc'd, a mirthful baod i
" To me alone llic give her willing hand :
« Her partial mfit, if e'er 1 louth'J the lyre.
StiUir
■By no.
ny fot.K
>wn'd.
iiid f.,1.
crook with flov
■■ By none hut het my browi with try bonnd ;
" The world that Damon, wa< her chmcebeliev'd,
<■ The world, atai ! like Damon, wai deceii'd.
" When lall 1 faw her, and dectar'd my fii«
" In wordi ai faft ai paOion could inrpire,
" Cldly Ihe heard, and Ml of fcom withdrew,
" Without one pitying glance, one fweet adieu.
<* TVx flighted hind, who feci hit ripen'd com
" Up from the roott by fudden lempelba torn,
" Whofe falreH hopei deHroy'd and bUHcd lie,
" Feeli cot fa Lien a ping (^ grief aa I.
tje THE WOKKS O
" Ah, Aow hive I dererr'd, Inhnmin maid,
" To h»« my faithFul Icrtlfc ihui rcuiid I
'■ Wh»i all U.e murk* '.f kindr.cfi t r<;c<:iv'd.
" But dreamt o! joy, ifaac cEiarm'd mc and il6-
" Or did JDU noly nntfit my erowing love,
" That wilh mtra pain 1 iftii;(W ]*|iur , hatrsd
•' Sure Ef'l'T feachery no plate couli! Gd3
" In foch a ijeoilr, ftiih a gtrrroui mind;
" A maid brought up ittc wnndt and wildi »nto<ig
" Could nr'tt have Icaml ihe jtn of cuuru .'
" jcung!
" Nn; 1« mc laihtr 'hlnlt her angtr fclKn'd,
■• SlUl lerme ht^w my Dili* may hr^»ii\'(lj
» Twaa oDlf madrllT <h)t [crm*d difdain,
" And her h(»ri fuffcr'd when (he ipsc niepiin.
Pleaa'd with lh» flmering ihou^h;, ihe lOv.
CAhoy
Telt lie fiini dawnirg of a dooJufiil j»y :
Biet M hit flotk more ehe*i(ul h.; murn"iJ,
When now ihe feltiriE fun more ecrctly burn'd,
Blue Tipcpiiri lofe i\nag lli« maiy rilh.
And light'* Uft blulbet ling'd the il I Hati thills.
HOPE. XCLOCUE II.
F LYTTLETON.
" And an Ihou ihEn.rKiid imiith. rFcarcdfiaT' ■
Cio no rtvccle ihy ll..ti<:iii.K bl>l> .tellroy >
H.. iTMclKtnu. love no formcnt yei in fiore f
Or hall tbon ne«r prosM his fa'al puwer l
Wheuee Oiiw'il thoic lean that late bcdcw'd '
■■ thj<h«ki
:" Why (Ifch'll'liy h«rtB» if ll Bttv* fo hteA l
•' Wliy were ihc dcfert rocks involtM ta hear
" Tlic plarrrtve acitnt •>( iSy fad dcfpafr >
■' From Di-Iii'j rigonr nil thuTc pajii* arofe,
" D;lia, who wi (omp.^ffionatct mjr no«i,
". Wtui hid* tne.Ltfi , and in that chirming word
•* Hlt'peaee smd tr»rpoti lo my foul itRut'i,
" Bffin my pips, hepn the gladfotne lay ;
" A hiiybom Uclii fhall thy muGc pay ;
" A kiri oliiain'd "imiil Atuggtii^g and tnnfcnt,
" pi*™ with forc'd anjjrr, aad difguit'd content,
" No laurfBt wreaths 1 aft, to hind n>y browi,
" 3ueH SI (ht mure en lofty bardi benowi :
" L« (irtier fmins to prai/e or fanie ifpire ;
" I from her llpt mv Fccoinpencc lequire.
" Why iliyi my Delia in her fecict bnwet f
" U^ g:ilc> have thai'd the laie impending
" T1i'em«iginf(Junmor(bri||lilhiab«aiBettai^If;
■' Oppos'J, ii>bMute™« arch ihe rainhriw heiiJs !
" Uiad yriiilhi and maiient turn the ncw-niidc
HtAi, DBdd>ngt"(i, the nntei that fbtpIicrd>fi''S>
X.i\e ihait that watblioE hail the ifenial ipring.
Uor Pan. BDP n.«'-iin.iLntioui ar-.hfi tetd»:
Fioia line al'.no theit duIihIv pruercJl.
Vrom lo*e, I'hrodhm, on Fnna'i plains
I.eimt the wiU Xwctmrh •<! hi> Dm ic AFaini.
V'.uiig Mari), tDuch'd by hia inlr.irini; dart,
C"iiW (Iisini tJth ear, a.iJ fuftcn evtry ht.irt:
Lie ioD liit jiowcr hai rtich'd, *i]d bidt wlih
Mt rnllie |''F' i" pteafiniT cnncrrl y»n \
Danuw-btrVuiKcr (uu|chi the (U'ln Ihrulr,
fo mur« in.unrrcaucliKii pa'hi U llny'd.
But eall-J -he r^ift., ... hear hl^ jt.tun.l funj,
Aod tflA bit jty 1.0 all ih= lunL ififonjf.
'■ QkH be tkchouc," be (niil, " itat I'^ppy h"ur,
•■ Vfl,ri\ SlA I owu'd my Dtln'< (tnllt liuwct ;
" "i heu eI<>i«it difccaitw aaj oinin^ tit
■ Fotloofc my bteafl,aodJrJi loll wlOw* there;
" Kofi mldifi (twre ihoy left, and Rif »'^'"t
" DcUjihtbil Unitaot'.and trknr}uiiiiaj{ fliei.
'* WhcK lundci Itmrt cnmbiiK tu fot'M a Iliaite,
" 'I'iic^ n'-afirit ^at'd iipnn the durniiiiii uaidi
•• There fte Ippeai'd, (in thai aufpieimii c)4T,
■■ Vfiwa ijr^ina their fportive .titn lo JiCthui
" pay; [iKe niov'il I
" ShfkdiJv daiier — heavem: with what (ra»
" Wtw ^utd lave fecn bcr then, and Oal Late
" h*M ?
" t ftroTC not to icGn fo fwrc^ a flame.
" Out i^^ritd in a liarpr <*?■'*•■'• "anje t
" Nt woulil Ib.iw, [nJJU«r«'n'''.'>ef'e'i
" iSat leave la biuio ihcit lattgc ^btttj.
t ifii, wiJJ iewi'rrrrf irr*^. lifid. i
All nature fmilei— Will only Dilia {r•^vn :
" Hark how the bees with tnuruiun £Uthe
" plain.
MTlile every fiowor of every fwett they drain s
See, how beneath yon hillock 'i IhaJy fliep,
*l he (hdtcr* J hecdt <in Bowery r^Uihci Deep:
- N^r hco, not herdi, are half (o bleU ai [,
" H with my fond deliret my love comply;
" . Fiam Delia *> lipa a fweeter honey noxri,
" Aod Da her buliiD) dweUa mme fuft rcpofe.
" Ah how, mydear, Oiall Idefcrve thyehami?
"■ What gift can bribe thee to my longln j amta I
" A bird for thee in Glken bands 1 h>dJ,
" WhuieycnuivpliimaKeD!uit» like polifli'd gold;
" From diQant idct iheluvely Ilnngrr came,
" And heart ihe fi>rttinale Canaries i-amc ;
" In all nnr wDodt none faoaflt I'o foeet a note,
" Nnl cv'u the Iiighlin|>le'i melodiout throat.
" Accept I. Fihtt: anil could I add bclidi:
" Whal wealth the riih Pcnivian mauai»in> hide :
'irgliticricji pride Ibould (bine,
nut, 11 I'ly miua nr> g.Ui bave poner lu move,
PhttW himfelf Ihall leave ili' Aonian grove :
" The tuneful nine, who never fue in vain.
" Shall mine fnrecc fufpliania far tbcu favooritc
" For bim each btoc-ey'd Naiad'of the Hood,
~ Fot him e^th grren JMir'U filler of tJie wucil.
Whom ofl brncalh fait Cymlua'i geoilc ray
Hi* muik talli to doiwe die night amy.
And JTBU. lair nynipha. rompannni of my low,
WTth whom Ihe ]i<yt the ccullip niudt lu
POEMS..
M»
*4liei;yi», KcommCDd my fjilhrul flanif,
' * And let her often hear lier flirphcrd'a nime J
■■ • Shade all my faults fioni her iiiquitirK Gght,
• AndOiowiny meiitsinihe taircUluhts
" My pipe your tinrt aiiiHiuci fhiU repay,
- And every friend [hjll cUim 3 J.ff.-rei.i Uy.
" But fee 1 in yonder ulade ihc heasuily f»ir
■ Enjoy* the Us^nncs i\ the breezy lir — ^
•• Ah, thither let mc Ey i-i:h cijer (tet ;
•' Adieu, my pipe ; 1 g" mj '""e to meet —
■ O, may I find her aiwc parieJ Ud,
*■ And may each fii:i:re hour he liliu the pciI) !
<• So 0»U the •Kbitctl lamb ilicfe paDurei feed,
" Propitioiu Venus, on thy iltari bleed."
JEALOUSY. ECLOGUE III.
Tat f<A,, O Wilpole, gi-ven no blif. Iliicer* ;
U'eilth ii difluib'd by cjTL.and poirer by fcai;
or ill the pifGons tlu: empW '^<: t"'""!.
In gentle love the fwct'til j 7- we fiiiil :
Yet ii'n thofe joyi tliicjoloiify mokfts,
And bUekeni cjch fair iniajje in our hreia*.
O miy the watmLh of ihy i.io tender heart
Ne'er feel the fharpne ft of hi« venoni'd daci '.
For iby onn quiet, think ihy millrefs julit
And wifely take thy h.ippui'-r' nn truft.
Begin, my muft, and Dinion'i woe rehearfe,
to wildett numbeii and <(ilb, -Jer'J verfe.
(While hro Willis goat'i at ea
DidruA and anger bbouiin)i i>i liii
11 fed)
call—
eadiand cuiti'
Through ihete a river rolN >t» winding Sood,
Adorn 'd Willi vajLfUi tulfi of refine woml;
Here half eoncral'd in Ireei a coitage nanrit,
A cafHe there the opening piain innimand«;
Beyond, a town with gliiitrin- (pirts i- crawn'd
And diAant hillt liie wide huiiinn buuud :
So chartuing was ilie fceue, a wi:ii« the fnain
Beheld delighird, and f..rgiii lii> pain :
Bnt r.ion the Diiigt ii fjiM -.vithiiiliit heart
Wiih cniel f.irte renewM thtir riging fmait :
Hii Bawery wreath, which long with, pride he
" l,ike thefe nepltitcd rofti, droop and fade 1
•• May angry heaven deform eaeh guilty grace,
•■ Tha' tiiumphj novv in ihat delmJiiiv: f»L-: ;
■ Thofe altered lo->kt may ever* lliephtrd fiy,
- And ev'n thy Daphnii hatr thee wnrb than I !
" Say, thou iiiCHiillaiit, v.|ii.e haa Uanwn done,
" To lolethc heatt hit tediont puitit iiail w ii?
" Tell me what charmi you in my riv^ 6nd,
** AguiH wh"fe puwer no tiei baye ItrcDgili to
" bind?
■ Hu be, like nK.wi'h long obedience Itm¥c
" To tonqyer- yoitr difdiin, and merit love ?
" Ha) be with (rimfpon every Iroiic adord,
" And ditd witb grUIiM each uni^eiuk word f
" Ah, DO I theconqueft wuobtainM wiEhei&i'
" He pleaa'd you, by not lludyiag i(> pleafe ;
'■ Hi. cjtelefi mdoluice your pride aUm.'d j
" And,hadhelov'dynu Dioie.he Icb had cbann'd;
*■ O pjia to ihink : archer Iball poiTefi
" Thofe balmy lips which 1 wat wont to pteli i
" Another on her paniioi.' breatt fliall lie,
" And catch fwcet madneft fimn her fwimming
" eye!—
" Ifaw the ir friendly (locln togtiher feed,
■' I faw them :»nd in hand walk o'er the mead !
■■ Would my tlos'd eye had funk in etidleli nigfat,
■■ Ere I was duom'J to b=ar that hateful fight !
" Wiiere'er they pafi'dihe bUlled every flower,
" And hungry wolvci iheir helplela flodu dfr-
" Ah wrelched fwain touU no cximplei move
" Iliy he«dl>£huri tofbun tkeriKcoflovei .
" H:i[t 'hoo not heard how poor ' Menalcai diotf
" A vtdioi to Par'b^nia'* fAiui pride i
" D;ar wai the youth V> ill die mtnUiX l^ain,
'■ Lov'dby the nymph-, by fbcEliuaiov'diu viini
'' A/Dund hit ttuob their icUn ih« mufct paid;
" And altthiiiijiinoDrn'd.lnjuborelentldiimiid.
■■ Woild I could die like him. and be at peace {
'• Theft lornieoH in tlie <iui«i grave would teife4
" There rny vex'd [bought] a ealoi repofe would
■■ r,od
" AndreQ.atirmyDcliBflillrrcH kind.
" Na.lst tne live.bsi fallchoodhi upbnids
•• Some god pcrhapi my jiilS revirnge i»ill aid.—
■■ Alai' whaipidi food ^waiu, wauIdA ibeDr»i
» cflve I
" Colli J ihy Iwan bear in leelu Delia grieve!
" Piotr^ bu, heuvcB ! and let bcr never know
" Theliiglitcfip'rtcf liai'lefiXlanjon'iwos:
" 1 ^iCcno TcncHnce from the iMnrtfaaboM;
" All 1 iinplure ■■ never tnote lu I^vt:.—
" Let ine ihi« Iboilaclii fnun my bolun leir,
" Let nic (orget that e'er 1 thoughi bcr fair.
" CiHite, »ul tndiflerenee. an^l htal iBf' Iwnftt
'■ WearicdtMlength.ireeklbydonniytelli
" Ni> tarbuknM ol | ilGoit Qiall dcflroy
. ".Myftimrs iiafc with IlitW'inglie^ietnfJoy.. ■
■I Hfir inijihty I'an.and. all ye (^l*«ti«, heat
" Wluc by yuur gHariliali dcitin I ftvcar|
■' Wo ti^euiDjr «y» (ball vi«w her (aial chanM,
" Ko more I'tteuan it.K iniMrth n> n; uaw;
" Not all her art. my fleady foul Ihall move,
■' \.::,\ &ci;>iilUi.idihai'tJi"iieouij»(irib)»Bl"—
Uone he faw the btauWoujUelia ga ;
Al once [ranfpor«.d, be forgoe l.i. «w,
iSuth perjur.coihe laughing godi allow!)
Duvtn the fterp hiUi^iih ardent hall he flcwi
I-le found her kind, and foon bcliev'd tmt me.
PO»GE.SSI0N. ECLOGUJl IV.
• Sti J'.ir. Gay t Dinw.
THE WORKS OF LYTTLETOK.
Thouich far iinrqail to thoCr palifh'd Rnini,
'With which thgr Consrcie cbarm'd [he liflening
Yet Ihall ill BioGc plcaf* tliT p»rii>l eir, [dear;
And luoth (hy brcall «iih (houghit that once were
Real thofc year) which limi hat thrown behind.
When fmilin|r loic with honnur Ihar'd thy mind :
When ill ihy itlofioui dayt of profptroui fight
Delighted Ich ihan ode (di»r>ful night.
The Iweet remembrance fliall thy yooih reftorc,
Fancy agtia (hall run paft pltifurc'i o'er ;
And. while in Siovrc'i iiichmiing walki you
fttay,
Thii theme may help to cheat the fumnicr'l dif .
Beneath the eoieri c.f a myrtle wood.
To Venuiraii'd, nniflie altar flood.
to Venui (od ta Hymen, ihire combin'd,
la friendly lea^e to fiTOur hanunkiod.
Wiih wamon Cupidi, in that happy lliade.
The gentle nttnei and mild wifdom play'd.
Nor there in fprighlly plcafufe't gcniji Hain,
l.UTk'dflck difgull.or late-ttpentioK pain.
Nor forte, nor intcnU, join'd unwilling handi,
But li>*e cunfeDttng lied [he bUf>ful bandi.
Thither, with glad devotion, Damon came.
To thank the powcri who blefi'd hii faithful
Two milk white dovct he on their altar laid.
And thai to both hi< grauful homigt paid :
" Hail, boanieoul god ! bdore wbofc fuUaw'd
•■ My Delia fow'd lo be for ctct mine,
■' While, glov'mt in het eheckt. with lender lare,
" Sweet »irgin modefly icluflanl lltQTe !
■■ Andhaii to thee, fair quten of young defiiei!
" Long (hill my heart pre[er<e thy pUafirrg fires,
" Sinee Belia now ran all iti warmth return,
" A> fondly linKuiOi, and ai 6^rccly burn.
" O the dear bloom of lafl pr.^iiiou. oighl 1
" O (hade more eharmiag than the faired light 1
" IVnio my armt I elalp'd the melting maid,
" 'ITlen all mj paint one moment overpaid
" Then Grtt the fweet eicef. ol biif. 1 prov'd,
" Which none cbd taae but who like me have
*■ tov-d.
" Thou too. bright ttoddefi. onie, in Ida'j grove,
" Didftnat difdaio to meet a Ihe^herd'! lo»ei
" With iiim, while frilking bmlH around you
" play'd,
•■ CagcnI'd yon fported in ihc fccrct Ihade :
■* Scarce coBid Anchifei' npturei equal mine,
" And Delii'» heamici only yield to thine.
■• Whal»reyen',w,myoncemoftv*luedjoyaJ
•■ Infipid iriflea all, and ehi1di(h toyi—
" Fr iendlhip itfelf ne'er knew a charm like itili,
•• Nor Colin'i talk «iuld pleife like Detit't kib.
" Ye mufet, Ik.U'd in every winning art,
" Teach me more deeply lo engage her htkirt ;
" Ye nympha, to her your freflieft rofei bring,
" And crflwn her with the pride of all the
" On all her dayi let health and peace slTcnd ;
•' M*T Bie ne'er want, nor ever lufe, a fiicad '.
" May fome new pteafuie every hour employ ;
* But la ha Uanum be bu bigbcA juy !
n
" With [hee, my love, for ever will I 111]-,
" All night tareft [hee, and admire all day ;
" In the fioic field our mingled Qocki wt
" feed,
" To the fanic fpiing onr tliirfty helferi lead,
" Together will we (hire the harveQ toili,
" Together pref. the vine's autumnal fpoil a.
" Delightful ftate, where peace and love coi
" Here [ifing forefli lift their verdant hcadi :
" Here let me wear my eirelelt life away,
" And in thy armi infenfibly decay.
" When late old age ourheadaOiaUClvero'er,
" And our flow pulfei dance with joy no more ;
" When time no longer will thy bcautiet fpare,
" And only Damon'i eye (hall think thee fair;
" Then may the gentle hand of welcome death,
(oft ftroke, deprive u> both of breath !
' May
>e be laic
cyprcb both our afhej Ihade !
" Perhapi fome frii-ndly mufe, in tender verJe,
" SbiU deign our faithful pjIGon to rebcarfc
" And future igei, with jud envy roor'd,
■■ Be told how Damon and bit Delia loi'd."
SOLILOQUY OF A BEAUTY IN THE
COUNTRY.
li'rhh, at Eala, Scittl.
*TwAi night; and Flavia, to her room retir'd.
With evening chat and lober reading tirM;
1 here, melancholy, penfive. and alone.
She meditate! on the forftken town :
On her raia'd arm reclio'd her drooping head,
She Ggh'd and thui in plainlive accent! faid :
" Ah, wbai availi it to be yuung and lair ;
" To move with negligence. In dreli with care ?
" What worth have all the charm) our pride can
" boall,
" If all in envioat fotilnde are loll F
** Where none admire. 'litulelclito cicel :
" Where none are beaui, 'lit vain to be a belle ;
•• Btauly, like wit, lo judge* Ihould be Ibowo ;
•■ Both molt are valued, where ibey bcU arc
" known.
■■ With every grace of nature or of art,
" We caunot break one llubb'Tn country heart :
" The brotei, inlenfible, oiii power dcly :
" To love eiceedi a 'fqu'irt'i capacity.
" The town, the court, ii beauty'i proper fphere j
■■ rhat iiour heaven, and we are angett there :
' In thai gay circle thoufand Cupidi rove.
' The c<
• How hat my
' How have my (parkling cyei their iranfport
' At each dilUnguIlh'd birth-night ball, to fee
■ The homage, due to empire, (iiid ume:
POEMS.
»i3
" When e^ery eye was fixM on me alone,
" Aud dreaded mine more thin the monarch*8
•* frown ;
« When rival ftatefmeil for my fayou^, ft rove,
" L.efs jealous in their power than in their love.
** Chang*d is the fcene; and all my glories die,
" L.ike flowers tranfplanted to a colder (ky :
" JL#oft is the dear delight of giving pain,
■* rhe tyrant joy of hearing flaves complain*
** In (lupid indolence my life is fpent,
*' Supinely calm, and dully innocent :
•• Unblcft I wear my ufclcfs time away;
** Sleep (wretched maid!) all night, and dream
« all day;
" Go at fet hours to dinner and to prayer
" (For doUnefs ever mud be regular.)
** Now with mamma at tedious whift T play ;
'* Now without fcandal drink ioiipid tea ;
•* Or in the garden breathe the country air,
** Secure from meeting any tempter there ;
** From books to work, from work to books, I
«
rove.
** And am (alas!) at leifure to improve ! —
** Is this the life a beauty ought to lead ?
** Were eyes fo radiant only made to read ?
'* Thefc fingers, at whofc touch ev*o age wotild
*• glow,
• Arc thefc of ufe for nothing but to few ?
"* Sure erring nature never could defign
" To form a houfewife in a mould like mine !
** O Venus, queen and guardian of the fair,
" Attend propitious to thy votary's prayer :
" Let mc revifit the dear town again :
•• Let me be fecn ! — could I that wilh
* All other wifhes my own power would
obtain, V
Id gain," 3
BLENHEIM.
Jf^rilteM at tie l/niver/ity of Oxftrd^iH iheTtar 1717.
Pakcnt of arts, whofc (kilfu! hand firft taught
The towering pile to rife, and form'd the plan
Wi'h fair proportion; architeA diviqe.
M: erva; chrc to my adventurous lyre
AiTillant 1 invoke, that means to Hng
Blenheim, proud monument of Britilh fame,
1 hy glcri-.us work 1 for thou the lofty towers
Didil to hi« virtue raife, whom oft thy (hield
In peril guarded, and thy wifdom (leer'd
Through all the Horms of war. — Thee too I call,
Thalia, fylvan mufc, who lov'ft to rove
Along the (hady path* and verdant bowers
O Wo< dftuck's happy grove : there tuning fvvect
Thy rural pipe, while all the Dryad train
Attentive liftcn; let thy warbling fong
Paint with melodioi.s praife the pleafing fcene,
And equal thcfe to Hindus' honourM (hades.
When burope freed, confcfi'd tlie faving power
Of MarlStrough's hand \ Britain, who fent him
ftrrih
Chif f of c. nfederatc hoft<, to fight the caufc
0 liberty and jullice, grateful rais'd
7 hi- palace, facred to her leader's fame :
A t- ophy of fuccefs; with fpoils adorn'd
Ox cut:quu'd towiu and glory uig in the name
Of that aufpicious field, where ChorehiU't fword
Vanquifli'd the might of Gallia, and chalUt'd
Rebel Bavar. — Majeftic in its ftrength.
Stands the proud dome, and fpeaks its great dejigbr
Hail, happy chief, whofe valour Could defenre
Reward fo glorious! grateful nation, bail.
Who paid'ft his fervice with fo rich a meed !
Which moft (ball ( admire, which worthieil pnife.
The hero or the people ? honour doubts.
And weighs their virtues in an equal fcale.
Not thus Gcrmania pays th* uncancell'd debt
Of gratitude to us — Biuih, Cacfar, blu(h.
When thou behold'ft thefc towers; ingrate,to thee
A monument of (hame ! can'ft thou forget
Whence they are nam*d, and what an EngUfli
arm
Did for thy throne that day ? but we difdaia
Or to upbraid or imitate thy guilt.
Still thy obdurate heart againft the fends
Of obligation infinite ; and know,
Briuin, like heaven, proteds a thanklefs wwU
For her own glory, nor expels reward.
PleasM with the noble theme, her taik the
mufe
Purfues untir*d, and through the palace roret
With ever-new delight. The tapeftry rich
With gold, and gay with all the beauteous paint
Of various-colour'd filks, difpoi*d with (kill,
Attrads her curious eye. Here Ifter folb
His purple wave ; and there the Granie flood
With pafling fquadrons foams : here hardy GanI
Flies from the fword of Britain ; there to Greece
Efieminate Perfia yields. — In arms oppos'd,
Marlborough and Alexander vie for fame
With glcrious competition ; equal both
In valour and in fortune : but their praife
Be different, for with different views they fought;
This lofuhduCf and that 10 free mankind.
Now, through the (lately portals iffuing forth.
The mufe to foftet glories turns, and feeks
The woodland (hade, delighted. Not the vale
Of Tempe fam'd in fong, or Ida's grove,
buch beauty boafts. Amid the mazy gloom
Of this romantic wildetnefs once ftood
The bower of Rofamonda, haplefs fair.
Sacred to grief and love ; the cryftal fount
In which (he us'd to bathe her beauteous limbe
Still warbling flows, pleas*d to reflet rhe face
Of Spencer, lovely maid, when tir'd (he firs
Bcfide its flowery brink, and views thofe charmi
Which only Rofamond could once excel.
But fee where, flowing with a nobler ftrearo,
A limpid lake of pure(l waters rolls
Beneath the widc-ftretch'd arch, ftupendousworlr.
Through which the Danube might colleded pour
His fpacious urn ! Silent a while and fmooth
The current glides, till with an headlong force
Broke and difordcr'd, down the fteep it falU
In loud cafcades ; the (iiver-fparkling foam
Glitters relucent in the dancing ray.
In thef • retreats rcpo!>'d the mighty foul
Of Churchill, from the toiU of war and (late.
Splendidly private, and the tranquil j(»y
Of on'cmplation felt, while Blenheim's dome
Triumphal ever in his mind renew 'd
3
THE WORKS OF LYTTLETON.
llic lurnuvr oTlii' Ws, and fiiuih d hit thaushU
Wiih pleafing tic;pid uf ».t« glniinot dredt
Ao, hf ihc fK' vi' fiiLi^ii'ii honif rccill'd,
IU(UUU(, wJll^ lie Wfty/d lucccr.rul war
Agjiijft Umi'ljilr. tf Api, and the ponrer,
Of Mi[hri<lil<-i, ol'nf' *'l"riiij! "'i"'l
No i<.n» eoJd rwijduc. 'withM wiih fpoHi '
or cnnijuct'd eilivnv I't^i return 'J lu K-,aic,
Aiiil in (nsscitfitciit rdj'timini pail
Thf cTuiing uF hit IiT;.— Bm nm a!on=,
In Ihccilni iW'i »rii<.nui.tihle nfe,
OM»t Mvibo^eu^li peictful dwelt : iadulgent
Ojv* 1 (onii*nioti to l!- fcfi« hmiii,
■With wh'.m cniittiRog. !l« ft-rg..! all change
Offcttunc, v<i(J)stt,^i>.iinhct mind
Vounilpninrftenual.tw liii ovrn, tnJ loVd
HiniDslf ID hct — I bi^icich b; rtch idmii'd
liimutuilhT'TKfli^nturvil tr,iiiinoI>Joiii'^ ■
Lik«i«(D (airOa^. wuhin'oniiittled ligM,
In (tictuiij tifiull 1^ ti>p tliet Biailt,
AiilJDK nth rihot'irbtVhliicli. 'lit lh[ dmd,
or hit-ht r'lrnU <(<i>->>J.'.l ihc buiiw »l nuc. '
Thf . Cluinhi)!, fii II ihF ruihkl. Ihuid >.f .trMfi
Turf fiuni d>]' cuufMt'i liUi, niiil ijU'd tb«(
To the rv^^nct fuat. of [oy ind lore ;
U'lxre fa[( ij»iii fliall j.in htt li.ul '5 ijiiuf,
Who no*-, le^nHul 6i ■!.> (jhic, acS*
The ciiiuoia to ih)rpfsi&. <tid tiioihdfwyroo
Wuli pluiu)ii'iivui> 10 ihy li
ImmoTuU Lol ivhtrr,!"*
or yon lErLiI i)iUtr, pieudly Aiu.
Thy iaingfliiit* a f^ifdnn jT'd, riiWitxf,
And «wci ^he liiljciit jiluiii ' benndi hn r«rt,
Tlir G»Tin»il caski fji'M.i ihtii viifgt . hi» hind
Ci3l)ii vi&tiTj, iM Hive tiuih «*<• thy i'tvw
MijiHic. {)Kh thy iHiiriial pnit, when C'uK
f icd Ircto thy ftpna. idil in ihc Danubr Teuglit
A ra{ug< ttom thy Iwotd. — TTii'nf. ■ htre ehf fi'ld
^Vii> dttftH itain'd with K' re. on HcthAct'i plufi,
Th" thnire iJ ihj iJury, niirc wai iiit'il
A muncr trophy, by ih; int|KiiiI h^cd i
JLti«ti«J |;Tali:ad«: It-li-rli tiuwr tlic t^je
Ofniilifelnira'ciK, bdrfi.iingijt
A rrgil brenn, h£< levii'dt'i ihc (!'<">'>^ >
Alciii inluU L ihii. wiUi briKr luTpicei,
!<:iii] &«pd(in BriiiOi tjubiu tcU ifacwortd
lluw M>i)l>»i>ti(h luugJit, For wb»Bi, »iid how
H'trtreieea, Km Ibill the ioe<UnI Uve
Of het wknnit'd ihunionuitHni hi lolt
in dkfk uUivion , that Oiallbc the tbciue
01 lulUK huiliui a|t")!<i nninnu
Inrjili'd with Cbaiiicr'i liie, viha in thefe grnvu
Firlt tuii'd tht BriiiOi Harp, and tit'lc dicin'd
Hi> humble dncIiiD); flioiild tht Dcixbbour be
or BleobiiiD. houCv ruptrh 1 tu oliitb the tUraOf
01 <raV(Ilcr* ap]ininthin|> Ihtll nr>c paf>
Hi< Tool iMiDotcd. but rtfptfilul hail
Wirh icvcrcnce d>ie. 6ath hoD<.ur dae< iht mala
OUraiii her ti.Toi.riici. — But tht 0"bl< pile
(My ihinicj demtuil-iny vukc. — <J (haJe *dnr'd,
Mail!)oraH){h I who p«w almtc the Ilitrr |pb«rc
StrcU'U In tbc pilacca ol huTeii, tatiuaa'a
And fitr^ ilill to ihy immort»l fame,
With tultWy care. Pwfc. ve it fife
Froiii'tiint'i dcflroyfng hiiid, ajid cruel ftrole
Of r.'amiit ettvy> m..re reUntlct^ r),:t
Here may, long age. hence, (h: Bnlifh ynulh,
WU^B honour C^ll* t^*a. to Ou fiUd ^f war,
Bcl.oIJ ihe trophies whiih thy v.loUr rai.'d;
I he proud rewaid rf ihy rufcefrful loUi
Fjt Europe'i ftetdoin, and Briiinnii'i t^me;
Thai iT'd witJi Ben«("ui ,ovy, tbe'y, nwy <[are
To eniBlatc t)iy-d«il».— lio fliall thy nunc,'
Djar to t hy,c(|iiiHfl, itiU infjure htc (una
With Disrtial iirliiei and 10 high aitfmpia
ricliethcir artm, ifit other hMc vim.
And oiUcr ilknhoinii Ciill iJuru ihe laud.
■i*Q THE REVER5ND DR-^VSCOUGH,
«7to«/™.
.- (Jf }'.«»^ jjiS.
S*T, rfra^rfl frifnii, bnw roll ihy h.'ura away »
n*hn[ plro[l^l; findy cheil< the lediouj day!
Doil ib°u ihe rxtcd volun»> rfi cxflofe
Of wile antiqurrl''i immnnal lore,
Whcse virtue, hy thr charrai 6/ vll rrfn'd,
At uiKc cmIu »ilU piihlhci ihc mindf
l-diiv (15ff: I. Ill j'tolii our nioiteni goilrf art,
\^ hi.-li plijtfl imlj' u; coriupl ibt b(ari;
Wliufc (urii'J (rfikmniH iUioi» viet adorn.
And leldlt(.h'n..ur wlut we o^gfii to (euro!
Hull thou in Age hinvn.iiii )oy m tee
tinw Runun ^icmiieli niCn with lihcrty :
tl"Vip ihc lanie huid* that lyrAt* durli control
rbdr empire llrclch'd liom Arbi to the poUi
nit wnttn lOdxrtif^utft inc. dirt itfin'd
The prnud luliitl'Uii mailers ol nitrnViml >
Doft (lion is lelter'J Creece «ath I'l^rni aJmIrT,
hich gr%tt. each Virtue, free<1nm euuM inline 1
Vcl ill her troubled |lile fee alt thi- w.-v;
And all ttie ctiint*, ihii giJdy lidi. n kaom ;
Till, rent hj partio, by ti^rupriun fold.
Or wraVly catetefi, or loo raffily bold,
!ihe funk beociiih h mitl^ted dooni,
The lliKe alid tMutctt ni ftauBing Rome I
Doet tt\lB pbElufophy her aid inifiri.
To guide the pafliotit, and 10 mind tlie heart *
Taught bv her ptecei^ti, ball tlmu leaii.t the
To which abice (be wife their lliiiliei hend ;
for which alunc by nature were dcligrM
The poaiT* nf thought — (n bmefli m-oltitid '
Not, Ifte 1 eIoyfie[*d drone, Eo tcad sa,l ivh.
In nud<rcrviug, undelcri'di rcpule ;
But rcil'nn't iiilluci.ce Indiinife; t« clear
Th" ei.Behten'd world efefery (^""my fear;
Uirpel the iniQi of cirur, and unlnnj
Thofe pedant chain* that clog the frecborn miod,
Happy who ihut hi* letlute »n employ !
He kuiimilic putclt hnurt f>F [tat-quil joy;
'CXI with pitiiK' thai biiller b»rumi itar,
tiur kA w tdUal vittw'* p luCng care 1
p o E M *:'
««
life m ific jwHt, jn latenr'mg in fuftJ'ti
TheJc Viha ftiti flfic on ihc lempcllncu'i M^Sd.. ,
So l.oeke the u«y4 .rf fludioui ^fn'tt fftirit j '
SoBofIc in-wiMoin fnunfl divine 'cuTJwt'i. "
So OunhrkT, «arth> of a hip)>i£r doolti.
The TUluoiu llaic 0/ L'Uii aiid of Ranlto.
Cnod • Wol'llirrtiu>fuptinrtiln%aii*ii"iii{ll]!r,
Fir Irnia court flaiterf, far lrr>ni puty.r*g«,
He, who is youih « ijnnt'i frown dtfj'd, T
Firm and iumfKlon hit <o<iii[ry **&]«, /
Her boldclt c^umt-iuu dun, anil ..gdw huf
iniMeilK">J=! ., , ■ J
O ^tntiuu* wuRJili ' O faaSirf divioe ^
Ta cihdIucJiii nuciL, oiy £ni:iitj,,be ihint I
I.e:iira fcum bit hie tin Uulici uf 't»; HbWii;
1.1'un. 001 (0 fli:liir,nur inl^uli tiiccr^VD;
Nor. iMfdj fcriiU, courr die KUiI.f prcfti. <:.
N»rnirelhe<hu.i;l.iLi^«>lraduA>te: .
DiU. ti
: alnii
Seek noi lo fprcad Uw /-« ^/n™ I17 few 1, ', r
Tlir pcicil wboplagiKiLhewuilij cuincvorjiiuidi
1^0 lue lo BOD wa» 4:*cr id C'-'d a frieud-r-
Lcr rcaJou and Ici virtue Uuh muiKun ; i
All fo((c but ibciri it impicui, iv«aL,^d Vkin. • ,
Mc oiher cue* in other climei sncBfCi
Cirei ihM bccrme my birth, and fuii injr age ;
lu variau* knowledge m inipratc my youtL,
And conquer prijuJicc, uurll foe te Uud) ;
Br laifiga aitt AuaiMc fjulia to mend,
Enlatf-c my notioni, and my vicwi extend ;
The nfcful tcjeate of the world ti k»»w,
Whieh buoki can ntvcr teatli, or pedaiiu fliow.
A naiion here I pity anil adniirci
WhamnoblcD ftniimcuti of glory fire.
Yet taugbt.by ciiftoiu'ii [orce and bif^t fur.
To fimviidi priJi;,andbo»fl the yoke they hcH ;
WhoTe Boblci, bdrn 10 crin^ and to cornmjnd,
(Id coDrtia mean, in cimpi a CLneroui hdiiil),
TboCt lawi, their drcidcd aiin< le Kurnpc give.
Whoie people ^viin in want, in bond^e iilcD ;
Thcu£h pluiidir'il, ^tyi iuiluQtiouk, Uiuugh up-
prcUJ
With luppy foUiet life above their htt,
the jeft and envy iTciich wilcr lU(e.
Vet here the mufo dcign'd a nhile la 'pert
In ibc Ciurt fun-fhiDC of a favouring court :
Here BoiltiUi, Drnn^ in Tenfc mi Qiarp m wit,
Vi'tir, rrom ihc ancient>, Ukc the ancienii wiit,
Pcrrniilian giiti'd inferior viee lo blame,
B} Aaiicring iDcenfe to hit luiSei'i ftmt.
Hin MolUie.firft of comic wilsexceU'a
Wbaic'c^Atbiuiui lheaue< bcbcidi
By kecnijrct iltccn', fatire Ikill'd to pIcaJc,
With tnoraU nvirth uojling, flrengtli wjib eafr.
Hd«, thaim'd, I hear The bold Cornetllc inffire
HeriM ihoDgbii, wiih bhikfjicire'i Toree and fice 1
Now fvccl Racine, with milder iaflucuce, move
The fofun'dhean to piTy audio loic.
With miugled pain and pleafulC, 1 futvcgr
TW pmnpeui wniki of aibiuary ri*» ;
ITwJ (Jmci, that tlrain'J the fub)ea>' fiore,
Raii'd M> the (uint of ih' oppieil and ^xioi ;
* Mf. S-ii.
Wi(hmAr<d,(l(>;bttlii)rv pliJiiij DiJnlr. ] view, "
Where Coniflnai •» ci.v,..ii. louit w.rlidivw ft
WllcfC. Ii<k iil'ifiiuy, ),i.aion,p.wif.i.Trl piidc,
(|jur«jud^e^;.w biipif M -a.!.; lU bftdtncJ!)
BeneaihAlt VaWailit wi'ai) ilir.-f rrfm'il,
And U'^i ^rm Acni.' ir qvMt vxtue clo.M.
Wilh fliJIi}elhatotl..r ' '
■ ■IbY*n',difKi,..-d
OfUiLn. wiIK.I it
Ff-n. ptifciil j.-yK to dtirer Itic behind i
0 native iJl*. f*ir fretdom't happleil feat ! *
Ai Ttioii)rlit ol liitt, my boundiog ^llvi twat ;
Ai lliiii^t uftlicc, my heui Impalicnl buret.
And all tny cfVBiry ou myTuul rcluiu.
Wheii 'ibivii I,<ee thy Cd(l>,whofc|denleDuigniK
When kif>, uilh (jiuui luve, the facrcii i;arth
1 hat gilt a Burlelah or a Bbfftl tirtli I
When, in (lie Ihidc of Uwi, iliat Jnni; h:4ve Hood.
Prop! by ibt'ir caie, or fiicngthco'd by ihcir
Orfcarlefi independence wifely vain.
The proudc'a fliTc of BoMbon't ia<.e difdiin .'
Ycijoh '. what duubc, w)i3ifad prefacing vuic^
Wlii^eri within, and bidk the not tcjuice ;
I'len) lultrjr Spam to Morway'i it; bound ; '
Eidi lh»ir IdU right*, their ruiu'd glories fee ; '- i
Aai lelli me, Ihcfe, like EngUd, once werefrcd
TO MR. POVNTZ,
tfiiii
1713.
O Tuou, whofe Frlcndftiip ii my joy ind friile,
Wbufe iur)u;t w.>rni me, and whufe prtcepj
Thnu In whom greainrf", r!B*"'y uodciftood,
libut ■ lu^tcp/iwer "f bdng gooJ; '
Sty, VojBtt, aniid:l the i«il ol aniinui flatt,
DiHi iiei ihy fccrei (uiii dtfire reictat?
DoHihuuiiui wilh (the talk otgkiry done)
Thy biify life at length might be 'thy own ;
Jun ii the nifh. Foi fure the happieft need.
To favDui'd man by fmiling heaven decreed,
[(, torefl«3at Cifcon glutiouipaini.
And c^ojly to >^njoy wbu virtue giiiu.
Not him I praifc, -who, from the world rctu'd,
Bj DO enlivening geneioui palCuii £['d,
• Ti*,,,
f CLuliUj
t St. OM.
I ill rtniinnib.^iiitii ih
WS THE WORKS
On Bowery condrn IIuni1>eri life awajr,
And gcatij birfi hii t&ivt powen dcci^ ;
Who fcm bright glory 't awful face to lee.
Anil (huiu renown u much »i infamf.
But bled if he, who, clercu'd in cirei.
To pti'iie Icifure public Yiituc beirs;
Who irmnquil endi ibe r»« he nobly lun.
And dcd* repofc wiih tropbjet labour won.
Him honour lollowi to ihe ftcret (hiide,
And erowiii propitioui hii declining head;
Id hit recrcali their hirpt the mufei llring.
Far him in lays uabougbt fpuntiDCoat finK ;
Friendfhip and Iraih on ill hii moment i wait.
Pleai'd with reiirement better than with flate;
And round the bower, where humbly great be
Fair o!i*et bloom, or verdant laurcli rife.
So when thy country fhall no more demand
The Dccdfol lid of thy [ullaining hand ;
When peace rcflor'd Ihall, on her duwny wing.
Secure repnfe and cirFlif' Iciruie bringi
Then, to the IhidFi of learned eafc cciLr'd,
The world forgelting, by the world admir'd.
Among th; boafci and fricndi. thnu Ibali poiTcIs
CnnlemplaiiTe and quiet hippliieri :
Pteai'd to review a life in honour fpenl,
And painful merit paid with Tweet oiiicnt.
Ttt, thouBh ihy bourt untlogg'd wiib furrow roll,
Though wifdoni eilni, and fcicotc feed thy foul.
One dearer bliJ> rcmaim to hr polTea,
That only tan impro»e and cruwn the rcll.— .
Permit ihy fritnd ihii tecrel In rsvral,
Which thy own heart ptrlap" woul4 bttter tell ;
The point lo which our fweeteil palTiaui move
I<, to be truly lov'd, and foudly Idvc.
Thii n the charm thai fmi.oihi the troubled bretO,
Fncnd of oar health, and author of our reft -
Bidi every gli^my vpxing palSon (!y.
And tun ea each jarring (I ring lo harmony.
Er'n while I write, the namr of love infpirei
More ple»Gngth'iDKhla, and ninrecnliTcningGrei;
Bencaoi hi> power my rapiut'd fancy f>'ow>,
And every tender verfc mnre fweeilj fiowt.
DuUia the ptivil<rge of living free;
Our heart! were never form d for L'berty ;
Some b<aDreoa> image, well imprinted there.
Can bed defend ihcra from cnnluming care.
In vain to grovei and girdeni we reTJre,
And natnre in hrr raral workt admire;
ThoDgh gnttful thefe, yet thefe but fain'ly charm.
They may delight ut, but can nrvcr warm.
May lome fair eye^, my fiiend, ihy bnlom Arc
With pleafrng (unf! of evcr-i- .y ,lL(ltr i
And itaJi thee ih ■' !■■!' j h' ■ v ■!■ !■ jK^ne
atill.Dthyfrjr.l.r ■ ■■ , . ,1 I ,!, ,.,v.-„'
Thy fuuHb.uj:;. , ■ rl",r,M,
To frieoi'ftip l.i i^' -, i- i.>- i-.,]r.M,
And iherffore lor,^ ihou taull nut jim iby breall
Again!* (he tntraiitt of fo Iweei a RUeK.
Hear what th' infpirint! miilnbidme tell.
Far heaven Ihall ratify what Ihey ntcal 1
■' A (holm btidc Ihiill in thy atnu be plae'd,
" Wiih all th'at'isdliii: chirmi of beaoly grac'd,
•■ Whofr wii and ■mue Oi.ll ihy own cipiefi,
** Diain|iu]h'd DDij by their luftei dcc& :^
OF LYTTLBTOM.
" Thy gKUotTi Ibe, or thy retreat, Hull Ihmt
" Sweeten traijquillity," or Ibften care j
Her (inilu the taOe of every joy IbaU nik.
And add new (deif ure to renown and pnifc |
TUletium'd yon nini the truth my veilewo-jld
That bappind* U seir tdlied to love"
VERSES
r, ii'miUm UHlir m FiOnt tf Mr. Pwjmlm.
Dcn ta thy farm, O Poynt^, bst who fluU fiod
A hand, or colonn, lo eiprefi thy mind {
A mind unraoVd by every vulgar fear.
In a bife worlil that darea to be Gneere;
Wife without art ; without ambition grett ;
Though firm, yet pliant; afiive, though folate ■
With all the richeft ftorea of learning fraught,
Vet better Kill by native prudence taught;
That, fond ihe grieh of the diflreft to heal.
Can picy frsihiei it could never feel ;
That, when mlifbrtanc fucd, ne'er fonght to know
vVlut fcfi, what patty, iriiether friend of foe ;
Thal,fii'd OR equal vinue'i lempenKe bwi,
Drlp^ei cahmny, and (buna appUofe ;
iTiai. to h* own perfeaioaa fingly blh»d,
Woald for another think thiipraifede^in'd.
AN EPISFLE TO MR. POPE.
l7ao.
bard ! for whom each Diafe hii
The faired gartandt of th' Aonian grove ;
Preferv'd our drooping genius to rellore,
When Addifon and Congreve are no more;
After fo many flan eilinA in night.
The darhen'd age's lad remaining tight!
Totheetrol '
r'd by m
of«
= thefe ,
Fail'n it their glory, and ihcii
From tyrant), and from priefti, the mufet fly.
Daughter* of reafon and oflibeny '
Kor Biia: now nor Umbria's plain they love,
Nor on ihebankiof Nar or Minciorove;
To rhames'" flowery borderi they retire.
And kindle in tliy l.reafl the Roman fire.
S'' in the Ibidei, where, cheer'd wiih fiimmer rap,
Melodioui linnet! warbled fprightly laya,
timn as the faded, Mline leavct complain
tif glo"my winter'* unaufpiciout reign.
No tuneful voice ii heard of joy or love,
But mournful lilencc faddent all the grove.
Unhappy Italy! whofe alier'd flate ■ «
Haj fell the word fevcrity of faie ; *
Not that barbarian hand) her Fafcet broke.
And bnw'd her haughty neck bcnrath their yoke;
Nor that bet palacei to earth are thrown,
Her ciliri defart, and htr fieldi unfown ;
But that her ancient fpiiit ii decay'd,
That facred wifdom from her b< und« it fled ;
That there the fourte of fcitnce flow, no more.
Whence its rithflream. fu; plied the world before.
Illudrioui namei ! that once in I Jfium fliin'tf^
Born to inlttuS, lod to conuuiind maakiod -,
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Cbkfs, by wfaofe virtue mighty Rome was raift*d,
And poets, who thofe chiefs fuhlimelf prais'd ;
Oft I the traces you have left explore.
Your aihet viOt, and your uroa adore ;
Oft kifs, with lips devout, fome mouldering done.
With ivy's veneiable (hade o*crgrown ;
Thofe horrid ruins better pleas'd to f<;e
'1 ban all the pomp of modern luxury.
As late on Virgil's tomb frefii flowers I ftrow'd,
While with th* infpiring mufe my bofom glow*d,
Crown*d with eternal bays, my ravi(h*d eyet
Beheld the poet*s awful form arife :
'* Stranger, he laid, whofe pious hand has paid
Thefe grateful rites to my attentive (hade.
When woo (halt breathe thy happy native air,
To Pope this melTage from his mafler bear :
'* Great bard, whole numbers I myitlf infpire,
** To whom I gave my own harmonious lyre,
If, high cialted on the throne of wit,
Near me and Homer thou afpire to (it,
** No more let meaner fatire dim the rays
** That flow majeQic from thy nobler bays;
** In ail the flowery paths of Pindus ftray,
** But fliuo that thorny, that uopleafiog way ;
" Nor, when each foft engaging mufe is thine,
" Addrefs the Icaft attradive of the nine.
** Of thee more worthy were thy talk, to raife
** A lafling column to thy country's praife ;
* To fing the land, which yet alone can boaft
* That liberty corrupted Rome has loft ;
* Where fcience in the arms of peace is laid,
** And plants her palm beneath the olive's (hade.
** Snch was the theme for which my lyre I ftruog,
** Snch was the people whofe exploits I lung ;
* Brave, yet re6n*d, for arms and arts reuown'd,
** With difi*erent bays by Mars and Phoebus
" crown'd;
" Danntlels oppofers of tyrannic fway,
" But pleas'd a mild Auguftus to obey.
** If thefe commands fubmiffive thou receive,.
" Immortal and unblam'd thy name (hall hve,
** Eavy to black Cocytus (hall retire ;
" And howl with furies in tormenting fire ;
" Approving time (hall confccrate thy lays,
** And join the patriot's to the poet's praife."
TO LORD HERVEY.
IN TflK TEAR I73O. 'rROM W0KCCSTER8U1RX.
** Strenna nos exercet inertia : navibus atque [eft ;
** Quadrigu petimui bene vivcre : quod petit, hie
** htk ulubris, animus (i te non deficit xquus."
Hoa.
Favourite of Venus and the tuneful nine,
Pollio, by Nature forni'd in courts to (bine,
Wilt thou once more a kind attention lend,
To thy long abfent and forgotten friend ;
Who, after feas and mountains wander'd o'er.
Returned at length to his own native (bore.
From all that*s gay retir'd, and all that's great,
Be&eath the (hades of his paternal feat.
Has found that happinefs he fought in vain
On the fam'd banks of Tiber and of Seine ?
Tis not to view the well-proportion' d pile,
The ciiarmt of liUan*s and of Kaphacl'i ftylc ;
At foft Italian founds to melt away ;
Or in the fragrant groves of myrtle ftray ;
That lulls the tumults of the foul to reft.
Or makes the fond po(reS*or truly bleft.
Ill our own breafts the fource of plejfure lies.
Still open, and (liil flowing to the wife;
Mot forc'd by toilfome art and wild deJire
Beyond the bounds of nature to afpire.
But, in its proper channels gli«Ung fair;
A common benefit, which all may (bare.
Yet hs^f mankind this eafy good dilUain,
Nor relilh happinefs unbought by pain ;
Falfe is their tafte of bJifs, and thence their i
fearch is vain.
So idle, yec fo rcIUcfs, are our minds.
We climb the Alpi,aud brave the raging winds;
Through various toils to feek cont/nt we roam.
Which with but think'iHg right were ours dt homo.
For not the ceafelels change of (hifted place
Can from the heart a fettled grief erafe.
Nor can the purer balm of foreign air
Hoai the diftcmper'd mind of aking care.
The wretch, by wild impatience driven to rov«,
Vext with the pangs of ih. requited love, >
From pole to pole the fatal arrow bears,
Whofe rooted point his' bleeding bofom tears;
With equal pain each dilTerent clime he tries.
And i% himfelf that torment which be flies.
For how (hould ills, which from our palEoot
flow,
Be chang'd by Afric's heat, or Rttflia's fnow I
Or how can auj^ht but powerful reafon cure
What front unthinking folly we endure ?
Happy is he, and he alone, who knows
His heart's uneafy difcord to csmpofe i
In generous love of others good, co find
The fweeteft pleafurcs of the fodal mind ;
To bound his wilhes in their proper fphcre ;
To nouriOi plcafing hope, and conqtier anxious
fear;
This was the wifdom ancient fa'ges taught.
This was the fovereign good they juftly fought ;
This to no place or climate is confin'd.
But the free native produce of the mind.
Nor think, my lord, that courts to yon deny
The ufeful pradice of philofophy :
Horace, the wifeft of the tuneful choir.
Not always chofe from greatncfs to retire;
But, in the palace of Auguftus, knew
The fame unerring maxims to purfue.
Which, in the Sabine or the Velian (hade.
His ftudy and his happinefi he made.
May you, my friend, by his ixani;>le taught^
View ail the giddy fcenc with iober thought ;
Undazzied every glittering folly fee.
And in the midft of flavifh fornu br free ;
In its own centre kc^ your ftcady mind,
Let prudence guide you, but let h(m«.ur hind.
In (how, in manners, z6t the courticr*s part,
But be a country gentleman at heart.
ADVICE TO A LADY.
M.nccjixxi.
Trc connfclsof a friend, Belinda, hear.
Too roughly kind to pleaie a Ud|'» c«x»
•)l THE WORKS OP
Unlifce the isUerlei of ■ lover't pen.
Such truiht w nomcn fcldam Itam fmn nten.
M'T 'hink I praife Tou ill, wKen ihui> I Ibow
Whu fcmilc i^airj might fear tc kaotr.
But grexer jonH, fin eerily to hcif.
HmnI ii ih: fortune thit your fci aitcndi;
■Women, like ptincet, fin.i few re«l fricndi :
All who ippronch them thrit own cnd> puifuc ;
Lnveri anrl minl&m ire feldnm true.
Heiice oft frnm tcurnn hcedlcli beauty nrsya,
And iKe nod traded guiile >he mntt brtrayi '.
Hence, by fond dteutii of finiied power amat'd,
When mofi ye tyrannise, you're mod abui'd.
Wluti>yaurfra'«catlUO,l>ten cire.
Your hean'i fnprenie imbiiian ? — To be bir.
For thU. the toilet etery thought cmployi,
Hence all tbetoih of drefi. and all the jeyi :
Focthi>, bandi. lipi.and eyci.arc put lo fchool,
And each inllniAed feature hat iii rule :
And yet how few have leirn'', when thii ii
pi».n.
Not to dif^ce the partial b'on of heaven '.
How few with all their pride of form can move <
How Few are lo*cty,ihii art made for la*e 1
Do you. my flit, eodeari^ur'to poOef*
An elegance of tnind At well >t drtfi;
Bi' ihal your ornament, and know to pleafe
Dy e'lcefnlnarurc'i nnalTeaed eafe.
No[ mike to danticrout wit a vain pietence.
But wifely rcfl Content with madtii Ccnte;
Tut wit, like wine, intoiicatci the brain.
Too ftrons [or feeble wantn to fuRaiD :
Of ihofc who ctaifii it more than half ban none ;
And half of tfaofi: who have it ire udJooc.
Be nut fuperior to your fei'i am,
Nor^hink diflinnefty a prnoF of pant;
I'or you, the plainell n the vrlfell rule i
Bf good f I'urfell.nor think anoiher't (hame
Can raife your merit, or adorn ynur hmc.
Pnulea rail at wharra, at fliiefmea in dllgrac*
At inininer*,b«iiife they wilh their plue-
Vir'oe it amiabli^, mild, fereoe ;
Without, all beauty : and all peace within :
1'hc honour of a prude la rage and fli^rin,
'Tit uglineft in ilt mod frightful fotni.
Fiercrly it llandt, dcf)'in£ i!<"li "'^ fen,
Atliiry monflen gnird a giani'i den.
Seek to be gO'id. hot aim not be great :
A worn an 'i noblrti natioiiit retreat :
ll<r fairell 'iriuci Ry fiom public Oght,
UomcOic worth, that (hunt tu>i ftinng i light.
To lougher Pian imbltion'tttflt tefign ;
'Til nun in fenatea or in eoiitli to Qiine )
To Ub<'ur for a funk corrupted date.
Or diff the rajw of envy, aud be great.
Vat ouly care your gentle hieafli IhoaU move,
Th' iinpnrtaot bulincfi nf your life it love :
1'i> thi> great point dired yuut condanl aim,
TLii Riake« your liappincfi. ud thit your fame.
Be never tool rtlcnre wiili pafEoD joio'd ;
Wiih cauti™ ehoofe ; hui ihcn b.- fotidly kind.
ThefclSfb betri, that liut by halri) it given,
Shall Cud no pUcc ia lorc'i dcligbiful bcavcp ;
I.TTTLETON.
n«re fweet eitivinct iIoM can truly blefi ;
The virtue of a lover it cxccfi
lid unaft'd may own a welt-plac'dflaUM;
t'Bgfi'JI, but loving vniif . it lh>me.
emn the liitU pride of giving pain,
ink iha' coDqueft jultlfietdil'daiD.
t the period of infullinf; power :
Offended Cupid findi hit vengeful hour;
Soon will rcfume the empire which he gave.
And l'o«n the tyrant Oiall becnme<ihe dave.
Bled i> the maid, and worthy to be bleft,
Whole foul, tntiie by him Ibe love> poOefl, '
F<:eit every vanity in fondnefi iofi.
And alk t no power but that "f pleaGog moA : ' '
Here ia the blifi. in jud return, to pioVE ' ^ '
The honed warmth n( ondifTembled love ;
For her, iaconflani man mi^ht eeiFe to rug^
And gratitude forbid drlire to change. '
Bm, led batfh care the lover'* peace deftroy.
And roughly blight ibe lender bud) nf jiy,
Lcl rcafon leach what palbon tain would hide,
That Hymeti'i bandt by piudente diould be tledi
Vinui in vain the wedjed pair would crmn.
If aoery fortune 00 their union frown '
the flattering dream ul bliA be o'CT)
I
And el
Then, waking lo
naginali
fenfi; of lafling pain,
! nuptial cnuch they daln;
And ihii {imd Ion, which Ihould afford reliLf,
Duct bui iiicrcafe the ani!iii(h of their ^icf :
White both could n&ertbeir own foirowi bear.
Than the fad knowledge vl each othcr'a cire.
Yelniayynu niilicr(ecl that virluoua pain.
Than fell your violated charmt for gain ;
Than wod_the writeh whom you delpife or hate.
For the vain glare of ufcted wealth or date.
The mod abaudun'd pniQIiutcim they,
Who not to luve, but antite, fall a prey :
Nur lught availt the fpccioiu name of viifl}. '(.
A mild (o wedded it a ivitrrfir lift.
Er'n in the happied choice, where lavauring
Hat equal love and eafy fortune given.
Think not, the hulband gain 'd. that all it done :
The priae nf happitier* mud Itill be won :
And oft, (he carelrft find It to ihrir cod,
I'hc Iwtr in the tx-fivti may be lad ;
rhr grace* might tltt hit heart ittUti ,-
"Tbry andihevinuck wwinfmud/^i-rr.
Let ev'a yuur priv/.im wcat the plcifing drcli
From kind^onrcrn about hit wljI or woe,
Let each domellic duly farm to Row.
1 he ba,f,U:dfHI*Tt if he bid. you bear.
Make k your ptide Yatfiroaul to appear :
Endearing tbui ihc common a^t of life,
Ihe mifittj, dill OiaU charm him In the t»/r/
And wrinkled age Ihall unobDcrv'd come on.
Before hit eye pcrceivei one beamy gone :
Ev'n o'er your tuld, your ever-latted utn.
le Ibatl ui
,.ild yo.
Andfoim yuur heart lo all the ail
AgiinU the power uf LHele alrcadji known
P O E U S.
For well yoa twill Ac fecrct cKiint that bind
With ^ncle force the cipiivated mind,
Skill'd etcrj bft ittr>ai<Ni to employ,
Each flattering hope, and each alluring jnjr,
I own jrour friniui; and from you receive
The rulei of pleafing, which lo f ou I give.
SONG.
Wbch Delia i n the plain appein,
Aw d hy a thDufand tender (e».-t,
I would approach, t>iii Haie oot more :
Tell me, my heart, i[ chii be I'lve !
Whene'er Ihe rpe^lm, my raviih'd ear
No other *oice but hen can hear.
No other wii but her« apprnve ■
Tell me, my heart, if lhi> be lu*e I
If (he fomc other yaulh commend,
TfaoDfb I wu once hh fondea fneud,
Hii iaQant enenif I prove :
TeU me, my heart, if ihii be loTcf
When Oie ii abfent, I no more
Delight in all that pIcM'd before,
The cleareft fpring, nr Ihadielt grove:
Tell me, my heart, if thit be love >
When, food of power, of beauty vud.
Her nett Ibe fprtad for every twain,
I llrove to bate, but vainly Ib^ie ;
TcU mc, my heirt, if thii be love ?
Tbk heavy houri are atmofl paft
That part my love and me:
My loflging cyei may hope at laft
Their unly wifh to fee.
But how, my Delia, will jon meet
The man ynu've lofl fo long I
WiU love in aU your pulfo heji.
And tremble on yaut tongue t
WiU you in every look declare
Vonr heart i> aill the fame ;
And heal each idly-aniiuui care
Oar feart in abfencc frame t
Thui, Delia. thu> I paint I' e fcene.
When Ihortly we (hall meet ;
And try what yet rem aim between
Ofloiterinj( time to cheat.
Bnt.if the dicam thai footht my mind
:>hall falfe and graundlcfi prove;
If f am doom'd tt ien^h to fmd
You ha.e forgot to love:
All I of Venuialk.ixhiii
No more to tct uijnin :
Bit grant mc here the Baltrrirg bliA,
'I'o die, uJ think jou mine.
DAMON AND DELIA.
/■ ImUatltm </ Miraa and Ljfia.
Till me. my Delia, tell me why
My kindefi, fondeft look* you fly f
What meani ihii cloud upon yout brow I
Haue I offended i Tell nic how I—
Some change hai happen'd in your heart.
Some rival there hat ftal'n a part ;
Reafon thefe fean may difappnve )
But yet 1 feat, becauft I love.
Delia.
Fird tell me, Damon, why to^lay
At Beljidera'i feet you lay .'
Why ttith fuch warmth her chamu yon pnutM)
And every trifling beauty nii'd, ' ''
Nur wa> fo weak to think you tme.
Unkind 1 my falfchood to upbraid,
When your own orders I obey'd ;
You bid me try, by thit deceit.
The notice of the world to cheat.
And hide, beneath another name,
'l~he fecrcl of oDr mutual flame.
DdU.
Damno, your prudence I confeft.
But let me nilh it bad been left ;
Too well the lovci'i part you play'i},
With ton much art your court you mide|
Had it been only an, your cyei
Wuuld uut have jutn'd in the dirsuITc.
Ah '. CKtSt thui idly ta moleft
With graundleft lean thy- virgin breiA.
While thuial fancied wrongi you grieve.
To me a real pain jou give.
DeUa.
Though well I might yonr truth diftraft)
My fauliib heart bclievet you juft l'
Reafan ihil faith may difappruTCi
I believe, becasfe I love.
ODE.
/■ Imkathm tft^ liA.
(" O prinuvera gioteiitn del itun
PaiiKT of blooming flowen and gay deGru,
Youth of the tender year, delightlnl fpring,
At whofe approach, infpir'd with equal Srei,
le amotou) nightingale and jMet Qng !
Af-ain doA thou reiom, but not with thee
Reium the Ihiiling houri I once pofled i
fileUinga thou bring'ft to other*, but to me
"" ,< fad remembrance that I once wu UefL
• «■'!
afe
T^v faded channi, whith winttr fnitth'd away,
Ren™'d in al! their former loffre Ihine i
Bui, ah ! do more fliall HfUh 1 be pay,
Or know, the vernal j'lyt that have been mine
Though linaeu &ng, thoueh fiuwcri adnin the
gT«n, [lK»r :
Though on their w1n|>i Ibh lephTrifiagTaiice
Harfli it the muGc, joylefi ■• the ftene.
The odour faint : fur Dcha n not there.
Cheerlebaiulcold I feci <he genial tva,
Frnm lh« while abfcpt I in eiilc roTC ;
Thy lo»e1y preftnce, faired light, alone
Can warm my heifl to gla4iicla and (o love.
PARTS OF AN ELEGY OF TIDCJLU3.
TKANatATIDi 1719-30,
C Diviliii aliv fulvo-fibi congcru anro.")
LtT othert hesp of wealth a Ihinlng (lore,
A-.'i. much pufTiflintt, labour fllli tor marc ;
i,c: them, difquieicXwilh dire alarms,
Afpitc 10 win a dangeroBi fame in ainii :
Me tranquil poverty Ihall lull in reft,
Kutnblv fecure. and iodalmiiy blcQ;
■WarmM by the blaze of my own cheerful hearth,
I'll wafte the wioiiry huuti in locial mirth j
111 fummer pleai'd alKnd lo haiYtftioiU,
lu autumn prrli ibc vineyard'! purple fpolli.
And oft to Delia in aj bofom hear
tieme kid, or lamb, that want> >t> nlat^eT't care :
Vith her I'll celebrate each gliulfoiiie day,
^V hen fwaini thtir fpoitive rilei to BuciiiH pay '
"With her new milk on Palei' allar pour,
And deck with tipcn'd fiuic Pomun.i'i bower. -
At night, how focihing woulil ii be lo hear,
Sife in her amti, the teinpeA howlLig titar :
Or, while (hi^ winter)- clniirii tht ir ileloge poor.
Slumber aRif^ -1 '-y tl^- h-y:'-~_ Oiowcr '
Ah! ho"' I--' ■' . ; .jiiil ivhobrJT.:!,
Infelrcl. -: ■ ..i .nu..u> wai^l!
While!,.. ■: il'.rr,
In tedioui voyage [t.eli no dillant Ihore i
Hut, idly lolling on (ome (bady ftat,
Meat cooling fouDtaiiii Oiun the dog'Aar'a heat :
For what reward fo rich could fortune give,
'J hat I by aWcnce (houlJ my Delia grieve !
J.ct Great MclTalla Ibine in mania! roil<,
And gface hi* palace with Itiumphat fpuilt ;
Me Manty boldi, i)i ftrni>g though gentle chaini.
Far from cumahuout war and dully plaint.
'Wiih dwe, oiy love, to paTa myitanc|uil dayi.
How would 1 flight ambition'" painful praife !
How wouM I joy with ihee, my lore, to yoke
The oi,and feed my foliiary flock !
On (hy fofi bread might I bat lean my head,
How downy Ibould I think the woodland bed '.
' The wrelth, who fleepi not by hit fair-ore'a
DetcDi the glldei] cauch't ufrleff pride. [fide.
Nor knowt hit weary, weeping eyea to clofe.
Though murmuring riilt invite him lo rtpodie.
Hard were hit heart, who thee,' my fair, could
THE WORKS OF LYTTLETOK.
Though through the vanquiOi'd eaft he fpread his
leave
Fbr all the Lonourt prefpercnl w
1 ■ '
And Pirrhian lynnri lreml>]r at hii name :
Thiiugh, bright in aimt, while hoAi ari'Und him
bleed.
With martial pride he prell his foamin|i fleed.
No pompi tike thcfe my humble vowi riquire ;
With Ihee I'll live.atul in.tby arm- cipltr.
Thee 'ay my doling eyet in death brholdl
Thee may my faulieiiiig hand yet Itrive to hold [
7 hen, Delia.lhen, ihy heart will mck in woe.
I'hen o'er my breathlert (by ihytcart will flow;
Thy tear* will flow, for gentle it thy mind,
N.'<r doO ihoD think it weahnrli lo be kind.
But, ah ! fair mourntr, I ennjuie thee, Ipatc
Thy heaving brtafli and loiilr dilhevell'd hair ;
W.mtid not thy form ; left on ih' tlyCan eoaft
Thy anguiOi flioulddiltuib my |>eiceful ghoD.
But now nordeaihnor parting Ihould employ
Our fp'ightly thuughli, or damp 'our briilj
Well live, my Delif; and frnm life remove
All care, all bunneff, but delightful love.
Old age in vain ihofe pleafuret would retrieve
Which yonih alone can tafte, alone can give;
Then let u< fnacch the momrt.i lobe bUft,
I hit hoiu ia lovc'^be fonuiic'i all the [cA.
SONG.
Sar. Myra, why it geutle love
A ftranger (a that mind, -
Which pity and cDeem can mnve
Whith can be jull and kind ;
Ii it, heca^ife you fear lo Iharc
I'he illi thai Inyc ai<i\c\\ ;
The jealoui doubt, the lerrter tar
That rack the amoiout bread I
Atai ! by fomc
Wee
er
blifi m
uflg
n:
Thehca
rfport
know
That
nev
crfeeU
pai
Go, Thamei, and tell the bufy town,
Not all itiiyealth or pride
Could tempt me from ihe charmt ibat crow
Thy rural flowery Cde :
Tby flowery Gde, where Pope hai plac'd
The mufc'i green icirtai,
^ilh every fniile vi nature grac'd,
With evety art complete.
But now,
Enchan
Their darlingglorylod luo long
Tb; DDcc-Iov'd Ihadei dcploisj
P O B M S.
Yet nili, for bcsteout CrcdIU'i r^ke.
The mufe'i here remiin;
GrcvitJe, whnfi: eyes have pawn CO make
A Pope o( eiety (wain.
NoNt withoDE hope e'er loi'd the brighceU tair
But love CIO hope, where tealun wnuld dcfpair.
TO MR. WEST, AT WICKHAM".
7ai« nituie's fnect fimpli
Wkheleg.ncercf,,.'d.
WrII JD ihr Teal, nif tricnj
Bill belter in iliy n:iiid.
Ifee,
To both, from coi
Eager Ifly. tor
rt. andsUiheir
rraRquiliiiy iiidloTe! '
TO MiSS
LUC If
ORTE
OKCe,bT.hen,«
irunjni, amo
■: aione iofpir'd
Yet evcy tender maid, deetWd,
The idly-mDuinrul rale beliei'd,
And wept my iincltd piiut.
But Venus now, tn pntiiCh me
For haling fclgn'd fo irell.
Hu made my heart t- foiid of thee.
That not the whole Aonian choir
Can accimifolt enough utfpirc,
lu ml flame to icH.
TO THE SAME ;
All- that of love can be tipreft'd.
In ihtfe Call numbcn fee .
Bui, Lucy, would you know tiic reft.
It muft be read in me.
TO THE SAME.
To him who in an hour niiifl die,
N'rt fwifter feemi that hour to fly.
Than Qowthe minuieifeetiuo me,
■Which keep me from the li^hi of thee.
Not mote [hat Iremblieg wretch would gi^Ci
Aauchcr day or year to li«e ;
Than 1 to Ihnttcn what lemaiiu
t)E that long hour which ihtc delaiM
Oh : ctrnie to my impatient arms.
Oh I come, with al] thy h(»TCDly iturmi,
At once to jufiifj and pay
The piin I feel from tlil> delay.
* S.r lie Ufir-^i;,^ i, Mr, If'jr, P^n -..
TO THE SAME.
To eafe my troubled mind of inSiona eare,-
Lafl night the fecrei cafket I eiplot'd, ,.
Whcreilliheletlenofmr ableotfair
Hliricheft ticifurecuefullaieW llot'd.
In CTcry wird a mi^ fpcU I found
OF power to charm eieh hufy Ihtiufhl X/t ttS
Though every wi>rd tntreai'd the tender wtBond
or fond (lelire (mi throbbing in vnj bte*ll.
So f n Wn hoardei) ffold the mifer fteiti;
And lofei e*ei7 (orrow at the fight ;
Yetwiflioiftill For more, nor e»crTeel>'
Ah ! fliould t lofe thee, my too loTcIy maid .
Could (I thru foTf^t ihy heart wai ever mine,
Fear net thy Ictteri (hould the change upbraid t
My hand each dear memorial Iball refipn :
Not cine kind wnrd fliftll in my power reinlin,
A painful witncft of rei«ronch to th™ ; ,:
Ai>d Jed my heart JhnnM Diil ilieir ferle retlim
My heart fhill bceak, to teiTi thee wholly En
A PRAYER To VENUS,
F.tm Venui,»hnfe delightful (brine fui^cvt
If TtofitteSeflcd in the filter lake, ''
There humble offeiin^i. which thy fcrranc ptp,
Frelb flowcrt, and myrtle wreatbt, ptopitioi
If leli my lore exceed) lU other loTe,
Than Lucy't channi aii other charmi ezcd.
Far from my bteafl each Toothing hope remove.
And there letfaddefpair for ever dwcjk
But if my fbnl is fill'd with her akmet
No other wilk Doc oihf r objefl knowi :
Oh I make bet, itoddefa. make her all mr««rn^i
Aoil give my trembling heart fecuie repofa.l, -
No watchful l^iei 1 aik, to (.bard he* tMittmi ■
No wall> of brfb, no ftKl-defendcd door 1 ',
Place hei but once within my circlinji armi,
Ltv'ifir^fiii, and 1 will doubt d* noire.
TO THE Same.
Ott Thamet'* bank< ■ gentle youth
For Lucy (ieh'd, with maiehlcfi truth,
ll*'n when he fieh'd in rhyme ;
The lovely maid hi> Same leturn'd.
And would with equal warmrh have but
But that Ok had not time.
Oft he repnir"d with eager feet
lecrrt Ihariei his fair to meet,
Sencaib th' iccultoni'd lime :
!^» THE WORKS Of LTTTLETOM.
She woaM hive Tonillf met bim there,
And hnt'd with to>e each lender care,
Bui that Ihe bad not iIidc.
a.^ed 01
cnnnam
liil!
■■ (thedicphcrdfaiJ)
■' When lose WH in iti prime :"
She grieT'il to heat him Ihui complain ;
And would hitt mk (a eafe hit pain,
list that Ale had out time,
Ha« can you ad fo told a part ?
No crmie of mine hai chang'd jour heirt,
irinve be not a criiae,—
We foon mull pai t for mnnthi. Tor ^eari —
She would h4ve anr»er'd with her tun.
But chat Ac had nut time.
TO THE SAME.
Vddii Diipc, joat lipi, ]four tjci, arc flilt ihc
fanic,
Still Hit bright o\ifr& of my cnnllam Same;
Bui when it now the lender glance, that Qole,
Wli*. gentle rwecln«r<, my iBihanted loul (
Kind tern, ioipalient wilhn, loft defitei.
Kath melli.i|! charm ihat Iotc alons inrpitei !
Thcfc. ihcCc art loft ; and 1 behold no more
The maid, my heari delighted lo idorr.
Yci. [till DDcharg'd, dill iltAliag to eicefi,
1 ou[:ht, bill dare not try, to live ynu lefi;
Weakly [ frricTe, unpitirf I complain ;
Bui not unpuniDi'd Ihall ypur change remain ;
Sot 'y>>u,''cold maid, whaoi no complaiaii cm
yrA'a ta i^BCc blctl, wlien ynu IiVc m« could laVc.
TO THE SAME.
WinN 1 ihirtDnyoiirrrnih.ldeebijounomofc,
I blame atl the feitj I g^ve way lo brinre :
I (ky In m) hear, " Bs at relt, and hilieve
■' That whom once Ihc hai thoTcn Ihe oeTer will
But, ah r when I think on each taYiOiinp frrac!
That play- in (he (mile* of ib»t heavenly fate ;
My heart Wai. a^ain i I aK»«' aFP"heiid
Sunie (wtunate cinl in ever; rci.ud.
TO THE SAME.
With me while prcfent may thy I^wly eye*
Be never luni'd upnn ll>i> ttoH^l '"J I
Think cnty fleaang hour ibo fwjftU Siei;
And meafurc time, hy joy lutMBdinj joy :
But when die car»llial latriTDpt our bUft
To me noi alwayi will :hj fight allow ;
Ihcn ••ii with kind impauenca Iwk .n titi),
Then Efciy la
AN IRR£OULAR Ot)E.
Friaa al tyiiOam nr 1 746.
Yi Tylnn fcenei with artleh beanty gay.
Ye gentle Ibadei of Wickham. fxj.
What it the charm that each fucceffire jeir.
Which reel me with my Lucy here,
Canthutomy U-anrHi-ted heart
A Tenfe of joy uofelt belore, impart i
h it glad fummer'a balmy breath, thai blowii
From the Fair jaTminc aiid the bhOiinf; rofe f
Her babny breath, and att her blooming Here
or tural blifi, Wai here before :
Oft have I met her on the verdant Cde
Of Nohvfod-hill, and in the yellow mcada,
Wbcre Pan the dancing Grace* lesda,
Artaj'd in all her flowery piide.
No fweeler fragrance now (he girdeda yield.
No brighter coloan paint th' enamei'd field-
It it to love thefe new delighti I owe {
Four timea hat thereiolTing fun
Hit annual circle throngh the zodiac ran ;
Since all that love't indnl(rent power
On favour'd mnrtala can befluw,
Waa given to mc in ihii aufpieioui bower.
Here Grft my Lucy, fweet in virgin chirtai.
Wa' yielded (o my longing armt ;
And round onr nuptial bed,
HoTeHog with ptirpk wingo, lb' Idalian boy
Shook from Hi'i radiant torch the blil'ifnl Bret
Of innocent defirea.
While Veiiui ftatler'd myrtin o'er her head.
Whence then this ftraoge inereafe of joy?
He, only he, can tell, who, match'd like me,
(irruch another happy man iheie be)
Hai hf hii ou.n experience (tied
How much til ni/i it dcarei than Ihi hridr.
OF THE SAME LADY.
A M^Ktdy. A. D. JTAJ.
" Ipfe cava folani jigrum teftudine amorem,
■• Te dulcii cun)UX, le folo in liiiore fecutn,
" Te Tcniinre die, te dcccdeute canebat."
At leiiBth eftap'd from every human eye.
From every duly, every carr, [(hare
That in my mournfol ihoughti mifrht cLim 1
Or force my lean iheir flowing flteam lo dry;
Beneath the ftloom »f ihi' enihowermic (hade,
1 hi) lone retreat, for lender frwrnw made,
[ now may ^ive my burJcn'd heart rclirf.
And pour forth all my Hr.rei .'f g'lef ^
Of grief furfilTiiiK cci J other woe.
Par ai the purctt blif<. ihr hai'l''<n love
Can on ih' ennobled minil b.n.iw,
Eicecdi the vulgaf joys ihit move
Ou grolt dcliict, inelegant and low.
P 6 E
Te tnTted groTn, je i^ntlf 'falling lilli,
Tc high o'crlh-iiluwing hi tin,
Te UwD> gajr-fmiling with eternil srecn,
Oft have you my Lucjr fctnJ
Bat ocTcr Qiall fnu now bchoU her more -.
Hot will Di( now with foad dcUfchl
And tafte rcGn'il youi ninl cWmi ciplore.
Clm'd arc ihare hcauieaiii cyca in cndlch night,
ThuCc beautcoui cyci wberc beaming uo'd ti> OiiDe
Rufun'i pure lighr and viriue'a fpack diTioc
0(( irooM the Dryadi of ttiefi: woodi rejaice
To har her hciTCnlr voice;
For her dcfpiGng, when (hedsign'd to finj.
The fwHteft Innglteri of the (pring :
The WDodlark and ihe linoct pleu'd Do awie i
Th* nighiiagalc wai mute,
■ Aitd e«erv fhepbcrd't fluie
Wuoll in Glcnifcom away.
While all aileiided to her Tweeter taf.
Ye laHii and linneii, nnw relum* four f«ng
And than, melodioui Philomel,
Again Ihj plaintive Itory tell ;
For death hat (Inpi that tuneful tongue.
Whole itiulii: could alooe jour nrarbLiog CiotM excel.
In Tiio I look aroifliJ
O'er all the well-known grnund,
Mj Lucy', wonted footflep. to deftrj ;
Wheie oft we ut'd to walk.
Where oft in tender talk
We fiw the fammer fun go down the fkj ;
fjor bjr yon fountalti'i fide.
Nor where its waiera glide
Alont: the valley, can Ihe now he fotind :
In alt the widr-Itrelch'd profpcdt ample hottnd
Nn tnore mj mounrfnl eye
Can lUfthi of her efpy.
Bat the (ad fjcred earth where her dev relio lie.
O Siideii of Hauler, where ii Dow your boaftt
Your briiihl inhabitant it loft.
Ynu (he ptefcrr'd to M the (ay refort*
U'here female vaniiy mi|;ht wilh [n Ibine,
The pomp of cities and the pride of courtk
H>:r model) beautiei (hunn'd the public eye:
To your fcqucller'd dale.,
A'd llnwcc cmbtnidi'r'd valei,
Fran an admiring world Ihe chofe to fly :
■With nature there reiit'd. and nalare'i Got!,
The nUtit pjthi of wifdom Irod,
And haoifh'd every paflion from her breall,
But ihofc, the gcnilell .ind ijie belt,
Whofe holy Hamei with energy diime
Tbe viriioui iicatt enliven and improve.
The conjugal and the maiemat luve.
Sweet bibe<,whn, like the little f liyfal fnm*,
Were wont en trip along thefe verdant Ian it*
By your delighted mothei'i fide.
Who DOW your infant Depi (hill puitle i
Ah ' wi^e i> now the hand whofc tender mre
To every virtue wuuld liave furm'd your youth.
And Itrew'd with Bowcri the thorny wayi of
hi
O lofi beyood itpjxl
U 9.
O wrcti:Ti(iHifhet! IcfiUoiie,
To weep their dire mi.fotiuue. a.i.l thy own 1
Huw Ibsll thy weakeu'd mind, oppre^'d witb
And drooping o'er tby l.ney'i gnvf.
Perform the dutici that you doubly owe !
Now Ihe, alai! ii gone.
From fully and from vice their helplefi age (o (ave ;
Where were ye. Mufet, when rclentlefi fate ,
From thefe fond atnii youf fair difciplc tore ;
From Ihefc fond arms, that vainl) Orove
WIrh haplefi incfri^i<tual love
To guard her bnrom from the mortal blow *
Could not your favooiiag power, Auniaa
nuidi.
Could not.alai! your power prolong her d»te(
For whnm fn .ft in thefe infpiting Ihadej,
Or under Caniden't malt-clad moumains huac,
YoD opcn'd all your (icred ftore,
Whai'er your ancient hgn taught,
Your ancient bvd* fublimely thought.
And bade her rapmr'd brealt with all your fpirif
Nor then did Pindnt or Callalii't pinin.
Or Agaoippc'i fount your Cepi delain,
" r in the Thcfpian valliei did fou play;
Nor I
• Min,
ith ofieri dank.
Nor where f Clitu.nnut rolli liii gentle OreiM/
Nor where through hanging wood),
Stei-p ( Anio pouri hi> floods,
Nor yet where || Melci »r $ IliHui Hcay.
Ill doet ii now bereem.
That, of your guardian caie bereft,
To dire difeafe and death your iuliag ihouU b#
left.
:r r«'
|oy».
arvh'd the wit of Ciecca
and Rome;
And all that in her laller dayi
Itali^'s hajjpy g-niui could produce;
Of what tl..^ Gallic lire
Btij-'it Iprklui)! could Infpire,
By ill tLc Gracci innper'd and reEn'd;
• iOe,
Moll fiirovt'd with yonr bnile.
The piiwtri of rcafoti and i>[ fancy (ainM
To full p^tE.aion have U4ir^ii'd tonifc? '
All I wl,ai ii nbW the ufii
• Til Mimlit rwu -tj Afdolw. Iht iilU-ftjirt^
\ T'- Oit^MUm Ii ■ riwr tfUmkts. lie tijilm
1 ThtA'it
II lirt^i Tda- .
Thm^i .^ahirm
II TU Mrlt, i. a rmr <.f Iu.1', frm wl-ttit
hi-mcr. f«f^«l h it 1^1 ca ifi Ui^i, il iiMid
Mehflgene.
,* ""i .T
tii4 THE WORKS 6F LYTTLETON.
of ill ^tft mifurci Thii[ forich htt mind,
To bUcli oblivion'! gloom fur ever aow cat
At tnft, ;« ninr, her fpotler< name
Til youn from deilh W ft.t.
And in the temple of immnftil ftme
Wiih (folden chiinaeri her worth enfr»»e.
So, nhrre the Cleni nmmt of Lirii glide,
Id cht fbf( bofom of Cunpanii'iTiIe,
When now the wintery lempeds ill are fled,
And genial r«mmer breathei her gentle gale.
The verdant oranzc lifu itt beaoteoui head :
Prom every braach the balmy floweret* rife,
On every bough the golden ftutli are Teen ;
With odoan Tweet it fillt the fmiling fkio.
1q«
, hn hal-
fi*at fiirenKifl Thon, in (able veflmcnt did,
With aiCrmi Tweet and fid. [ni
Thftu. pbhiiiv: nvjff, wh.,m n'rr hi» l.iuri
Teli how etch beauty ol her mind tad face
Wiabrif^htCD'tl by fomefwKet pecilur (trace ;
How cloqnent in every l'>ak (Tpoke !
ThroD^h her npreOive eye> bei TodI didindly
Tell how htr manneri, by the wnld rtfin'd,
Left all ihe uint of modilb vice behind, .
A!.>'.. ■■ ■I'Jc.juK.igtee
■Wiil>.- I :.,
An.! I,- . . . , :
Ttlll...v. 1.-!....::.-., r-4!!)r«.fe
&he j.Jn'd ih^' tuiLiiiiiig iiiaucn.-e
Of more thin fcfnale tcndetnrTt ;
How, in Ae thonght left day) of wealth ami joy,
Which nfi the eiie of otberi' good deUroy,
Htr kindly melliog heart
To every wart and every woe,
7 a guilt itfclf when in diflr^rt.
The habn rif pity ivo'jM impart.
And ^11 rr'Tf f •*-■ l-rrr.." r...,lj bfftow '
Ei'n/.rl> - . ■ i-.>ut J iti life
Bcnnih the blnotly knife.
Her gentle tear. uoulJ fall,
Ttanfroni Iwcet virtut'i raur;e,beDevDleiit to all.
Not Miy f^rA and kind.
But flronE and rieviied wai her mind :
A fpiriC that with noble pride
■ Coald look Taperlor down
On fottnne'i bnile or frown ;
Tint could wiib(iut regret or pain
To vinqe'i lowenduiy facrifice
Or inlerelt or amliltinn'a hi{j;hell prixe;
1'liat, iiijur'd or olTended, never tried
I« di|[nily by vengeance to main tain,
Hut by magranimovi difdiin.
A wti iliil, temperately bright,
- With inofterlive light
All pl.-alio); (hnite; Oor ever pafl
The detent bouDila that virdrio'ifob^hand.
Anil rnri't beneviilenct** mild command.
And halhfiil n-odelby, before it cift.
A pt u J en ce undue lying, undectivM,
That nor inoHttle not ton mdch WlievM.
7'bat Tcorn'd unjull fuTpicion'i coward fear.
And without WiakneTi knew to be (hierre.
bueh l.iuy wan. when, in her fairtft dayr,
Aniidft th' acclaim of univerfat pnife.
In Itfe'i attd glury'ifrcfbeft bloom, [lomb.
Deub ooie remorbtcJj on, ud funk hei to (be
. A Tuddea blaJL fram Apenninua blowt.
Cold with perpetual Tiiowa : [and die*.
The lender blighted pUnt Ihiinki up ila Icavci,
Arifc, O Petrireh. Trotn tb' ElyGin bower).
With never-fading myrtle* twin'd.
And (lagram with anibrofial Sowen,
Where to thy Lanra thou again «rt join'd ;
Arife, and hither bring the Qlver lyre,
'I'un'd by thy fkilFul hand.
To the fuFt notea of elegant defire.
With which o'er many a land
Waa Tpread the Fame of thy difallMw love [
reflgn ill
>l Oiell,
And teach my/m^owi' to relate
Their melancholy ule fo well,
A) may ev'u thing) inanimate, Jmove.
Roagh monnlatn oakt, and defert racka, to pity
What were, aUt! thy wooa compar'd to mine!
I'D thee thy miftrefi in the blifaful-banj
Of Hymen never gave her hand;
The i"yi of wedded love were sever thtae :
In thy doniedic cara
Khe never bore a Ibare,
Nor with endearing aic
Would heal thy wounded heart
OF every fecret grief that feQet'd there ;
Nor did tier fond aScSion on the bed
Of QckneTt watch thee, and thy languid heid
Whole night) an her unwearied arm fiiftain,
".nd charm away the (enfe of pain :
dlhe<
^'ith pledge) dear, and will:
O bert of nivet '. O dearer fir to me
'I'han K'hrTi thy virgin charmt
Were yielded to my arr;i',
How can my foul endure the loTs of thee ?
How in rhe worU, to me a defert grown,
Abacdon'd and alone,
Without ray fweet companion can I live ?
Without thy lovdy Imile,
Th; dear reuard of ivtry virtnrui t"il,
Ul.ai pleiture. n.'W can pJfd amWiion Kiv-!
Hvn the delightful fettle of well-earn 'd pr jitr
UoDurM by thrr, no uoie my lifciela ihuu^lili
For tnydiflriflcd mind
What fuccnnr ran 1 tiT>d >
On whom for eonf^lation Ihall t call \
Support me every friend ;
Tnur kind afKfbance lend.
To bear the weight ot thi" opprelKve vise.
Alial each friend of mine,
M; dt*t depaned iovcj fo much wu thine.
Arc now with your idea faJdeii'd all i
Each Fiiourite auchorwe tojiinhet read
Mt tOTiur'd maaotj wouadi, and fpcaka of Lncf
drad-
t the happicl p:
ID kind;
Th= rolling yi . .
And back rcturn'd ii^aio;
Another and another riniliii|; came.
And faw onr happincb unchang'd rcniaiii :
^til] in her golden chain
Hannaoinnt concord did our wilhei biod :
Our Dndiei. pleafurcB, (allc, ihc fagic.
0 Tat:), Caial Itioke,
That all ihii plrafing Ubnc Ib.c had r»j.'d
Ofrarcfdiciij,
On which e«'n wanton *lc£ with anty gat'd.
And e«eiy fcheme of biifi out huiti bad
Vith foothitifi bopc, for many ■ future day.
Id one fad moment broke :— .
Yet.O my foul, thy tiling murmnraOayt
Nnr dare the all-wile Ddpofer CO uraign.
Or again!) hii fupceme decree
With impiouigtief complaiD, [fade;
That all thy futl-blown jqyi at once Aiould
Wu bit noft righteoui wiU— and be that will
Wnuld thy [and lore hii ^ace la Uer contioul.
And in thefe law abodei al Go and paiD
Her pure eiilted foul
Unjuaiy for thy patiiil ijood detain t
No — nther ftrife thf grovellhig mind to raife
Up to [hat unclouded blate,
Thai heavenly radiance of etersa) light,
la which enthron'd fhe now with pity fee*
How frail, how infrcure, how (light,
heoerymnrulblifa;
E»'n loT« itftif, if riling by degree!
Beyond the boundi of this imperfeS Hate,
Wbofe fleeting jop fo foco mnft end.
It doei not to itt fovereigo good iTcend.
Rile then, my foul, with hope elate,
And feet thofe rrKiont of fercne delight,
Whafe peaceful path and CTer-opcD gate
No feet Iwi thofe oF harden'd gnik Oiall mifi.
lliere death hinifelf thy Lucy Oiall reflore.
There yield up all hii pow'r ne'er to divide jroD
OH THE SAME LADY.
Memnry oF Lucy Lyttleton,
Danghtcr of Hutih Fotiefcue r.f Hlletgh,
In the county of DeTon, Efq.
father to the prcfeni Carl of UUnloo,
By Lucy hii wife.
The daughter o( Matthew Lord Ayhner,
Wbo departed [hit life the ijth of Jan. 1746-7.
Haring eoipbjyed the Ihort time affigacd to
Made to engage all hearti, and cliinii lU cyea ;
Though meek, mi[;nanimoni ; though witty, wifej
Polite, 3> all her life in court, had been ; '
Yet go"d. IE (he the world had never feeo ;
The noble tire of an cialtcd mind.
With gentle female lendcmeri combin'd.
Her fpeceh wa> the melodiout voice of love.
Her fong the warbling of the veinal ktotc ; '
Htr eloquence wai fweeler than her fong,
Sdft at her heart, and u her mfon ftronj;;; '
Her form each beauty of her mind eipreft'd.
Her mind wai virtue by the Gracei'drcfi'd,
HORACE, BOOK IV. ODE JT,
waiiT»N.vToira»D,i;i5',
" Qu^cm minillrum fulmloii alicem," See
At the wing'd minifteroFthundeiing Jove,
To whom he (tavi hit dreadful holti to bear, ''
Fiithful f affilbnt of hii mafler't love.
King uf tha windeiicg natioDi of the air,
When balmy breezeifanii'd the vernal iky,
On douhiful pinioni left hit pircnt oeH,
In (light eOayt hit ftoniag force to try.
While inborn courage (ir'd his generom breaft ;
Then, darting with impctuoui fury down,
The Sack> he (liughter'd, an unprai^is'd foe; :
Now hit ripe vjlour <o perfefiion grown
Tbelcaiy (nike and (tefted dragon know) >
Or, at a lion's youthful progeny,
Weao'd from bit favage dam and milky food.
The gaaiiig kiJ beholds wiih fearful eye,
Doom'd rirU to fliin hit tender fanga in bloods
Snch Drufo), young in artni, hii Foet beheld.
The Alpine Rhsii, long unmatch'd in fight :
So were their heirli with aLjefl terror guell'd;
So funk their haughty fplrit at the light.
Tani'd by a boy, the fierce fiarhariaui find
How guardian prudence guidei the youthful
A valiant fon fpringi from ■ valuai fire :
Their race by mettle fprightly courfcri prave;
Nur can ilie warlike eagle'. aiAIve fire
Degenerate la form the timoroua do«?.
But cducuion can the geniui raiTe,
And wife indmaioni Dative urtue aid;
Nobility wilhDUI them ia dil^raec.
And honour ii by vice to (hanie belray'd.
Lt[ red Metanruj. flain'd with Fuoie blaoil.
Let mighty ATdrubal lubdued, confcli
How much of empire and of fame ii nw'd
By thee, O RoDie, to die Ncraniiu race.
Of ihii be witncfi ihii anfpidou. doy,
Which, after a long, black, tempcUuoat nijjlit.
• firjl fri^rJ n.ll' tr^f. tr,i-j:.,t:.
St Ii, P,.ftit u Ibat G'MUeraf,; /-^-i
i Jh Iht rafi -f G-H^m,^, nil tv':
sCd
THE W0K3 OP LVTTLETON.
riiH fmi!' J on I.j(iiim wllK i milder ray, [HgKt.
And chccr'd our drooping licaru wi[h ^wsiag
Since the dirr Afrktn tiilh wiflcrtil ire
Rnrie n'cr the nvig'd towni of Iwly ;
A. thff ugh the pine-treei fli« the nigiog fire,
Oi Euru o'er the Rxt ffidliin fei.
FrDm [hU bright era, from ihit profpeiout (itld.
The Raman gUiiJ dalet hrr riCng powjr ;
Froni benit 'twM gi*en her coniiucring (word to
Raif« bcr fall'n godi, and ruin'd fbiiaci rcAon].
Thus Hannibal at length dcfpalcing Tpokr
" Lib* ftag« "• "«enou. woivti an tsff prey,
" Out feeble arai« a nalijnt foe pravoke,
" Whom lo elude and 'fcipe wereviflory:
" A ilaunllcff nation, that fiom Tidjin firtl,
" HoftilcA«foni*,tnlhydeftin"ii[hote
" Her ei>di, her infant Tons, and tigei firo, .
'■ ThrDiigh»i>gr)i ft»i and idverfe [ciiipe(ta bore :
" A> sn high Algidui the SaiiSj nak,
" Whofe fpieadiog booghi the aie't Iharpneti
■■ feci.
" Not Hydra fprautini; frMn her mangled head,
" So tir'd the baffled tOrco vl Hetrulei:
" N-r Th*h«, nnr Colehit, futh a mnnfter bred,
" Pregnant ot hilU, and fatii'd for prodigiei.
" Plnflge her in ocean like the morning fun,
■' Brighter Ibe tifei from the d(i>ih« below :
" To esrlb with itniTailing roin throvrn,
" Kccrui'i het (ttcagth, and (uih the wunder-
" HomarofviaorjtbeJoTrolfame
■' Shall friMn mirtampto haiighiy Corihageflyj
" Loft. loO, «re all ibo cloTiet of her naitie '
" With AUrubal her n«pn and (ortunc die!
VIRTUE AMD FaMS.
Vl»TUt al'd Fj!pr. the other day.
Happen 'd to ctflfi f«(h olher't Wi^ ;
Sard Virtue. " Hark yr < Inittitn Fame.
■• Vmr liilyfb'p i> miith in bl*mc;
" J'.'ip bnKyoa »iw»y> nt'it «n me,
" And v>-t yaar fi>.-c I CrUom fee t
" The I'4phiin ^ueeti rmplny* year utjuipeC.
" Ami bidii it (Tailt fnme han.lunie ftrufpet i
" Or ihuiidrring through ib^ nnk of war,
Sniih Fame, " Deir mailam. t frotcQ,
* I never fled mjkU to bleft
" A> when I hninUj wait betiiad foa ^
" But 'til To mighty hud lo find you !
" In Tach obfcure retreili you lurk 1
'• To feek you it an endltft work,"
" WeU."aBrwer"d Virtue," I alloir
" Vour plea. But bear, and mark rne noir.
" I know (without Offence to oiheri)
" I know ihe heft ofwivt. and molheri;
" WTiD never pafa'd an ufeleft day
" Vn fcitldal, gofliping, or play :
" Whnfe modeft wit, chiBU'd by fenfe,
" U lively cheerful innoeencc;
" WboTe bean nor envy knowi, nor fpile,
" Whofedutyiiherfoledelitrhti
" Nor nil'd by whim, nor flare to falhion,
" Hcrparentt joy, her bofband'j pBion."
Fame bnil'A and anfwer'd, " Un my life,
" Thit iittain; ennntry paifon'i wife,
" Whafe fate ii homely u her gown ;
*■ Who banqorK Upon eggi and baton — "
■• No, mailsm, no— you're much millakcn-
" I brg yooll lei me let you right —
" ' I it one with CTery beamy brighl;'
" Adonl*d with «ery poliib'd art ' '^' ■*■' '
" That rlTik or fortune ean inipBtt('"^'
" 'Ti» the moll celebrated toaft ' '
" Thai Britain'* fpicioui ifle c^n bowfl '
" "Til princely Ptiworth'i tiohlc daniei
" 'Til Egrcmont — Go, tell it, Fame."
ADDiriOM EXr£MPQK£,
'ami beard with ^eafure— llraii replied,
Firft on my roll llaiidi Wjndham'i bride}
My trumpet oft I've lait'd, to (auoA
Her modeft fraife the world around !
But Dotei were wanting— CanU thuu find
A mufe to fing her face, hit mind )
Bclirve me I can name but one,
A friend of youri — 'ti» f-ynietoQ-"
LETTER TO EARL HARDWICKE:
A TUOUiAND thanki to yonr Lorillbip fiH- your •
xddiiion lo my verfc*. If yoo can wiiic lint, i-i-
limfait^ 'u. j> well for other poett, tl^ai you cl.irfe
to be Lord Chinccllcir, iithcr than a Lauicat.
They ciplatn to me ■ liGon I bad tbc night be-
Metiioocht I fjw before my feet.
With eoHnteninee ferene and fweet.
The m»(e, wbn, ii: my youthful dayj,
H^ftd olt iofpiT'd-my caiclefnIayL
She fmil'd. and laid. " Unce more I fee
•' Mv fugitSne icTuni to mei
" Long tiad > lull you from my bower,
" Y-iii Ii:nm'd to owd my genilc pcwu' ;
" W^^h mt no more ycac gtmui fp-irfd,
'' t'hi: gr^va biliork mule you courted,
■' Oi.rai.'l from tirji, with QnamiBg eyeaj
" Purfuul Ll(«au«ih»ugb thclkint
POEMS.
•• Hrrf»Tourltefon ihegoddefib
•■ The cnuncir. anil ihr {<nuc\ guide :
* Liw'»otjclt, the nwion'i piide :
■■ He tom«, hejojri with ihee to join,
" In finning Wyndhiin'i ehirmi divine:
" To ihLnt he addt hii nobler liji;
** £•'□ thee, tn^ fiicnd, he deiiini la priile.
•" Enjoy thu praift, nor envy Pitt
•• Hllfame with buigefa or with cit;
- Fnr fure one line Horn fuch a bird.
" Virtue would thmk h« beft rtwird."
HYMEN TO ELIZA.
MjiDAH,lMfore your feet t hy
Thia ode npon ynur wedding-dij.
The firft inleed I CTcr made.
For wHdtif; odet is not my tnde :
My head n Tull of honrehold cuef.
And ueceffaTy dull aJTalri;
"hctidet that famdlMrs jealinlt (niiniM
Will put me into doleful dnmpi.
And then no clown beneath the Ikj
Wii e'er more uDgiilani Uiao 1;
Tor yoD time 1 now think fit
To turn a poet and a wi'—
For yoB nhore charnit, 1 know not hnw.
Have power Co Cmooih the writikled brnir.
And itiakc me, though by nature flopid,
A> briOc. and ai alert ai Cupid.
Thefe obligationi to reply.
Whene'er your happy nuptial day
Shall with the cireliog yean return.
For yoo my toich IhaU brighter bivn
Than you GrII my power ador'd,
Har wiU I call myr^ir youi Inrd,
But am, (a> witnefi th>< my hatid)
Youi humble fenatit it command. HtueD.
Dear child, let Hymen not befruile
Ton, who are fueh a jodge of Dyle,
Ts think that he iheCe veriei made.
Without an abler pcnman'i aidi
OttlerTc them well, yon'l] plainly lee.
That eicrj line wu writ ij me. Cvrto
MISS CARTER'S POEMS IN MANUSCRIPT.
Sdcb were the ootetihitftrvck the wotideTiiig ear
Of <ilnt night, nhen. on the ■enfant batoki
or Siloi'i hallow'd brook, celeftial harpH
AccoidinE to Tenphlc Toicei, rung
a^j M Gv/ H lugi, anJ M Itt itTit
fiMn aniptivim f mrm '— Refume the lyre,
Chanotreb divine, ard exery Bricoo call
Iw ndodj to licH— 16 UmII tbf ftraini,
More powerful than the fi<ng of Orphctu, tsme
The favige beul of hrotil vice, and bend
At pare religion'i Ihrine the flubbom kneel
Of hold impiety. — Greece {hall no more
Of Lelbian Sappho boafi, whoCe wanton tnufe,
Like a falfe Syten, while (he chnrm'd, feduc'd
To guilt and ruin. For the facred head
Of Britiin') pi^tcfa, the virtuei twine
A nobler wreath, by them from Eden'i groTC
UrraJiug githet'd, and dirci3 the hind
Of to fct it on her browi.
MOUNT EDCECUMBE,
Tm gods, on ibronet celeftial fealcd.
By Jove with bnwli of nci3ir heated.
All on Mount Edgecombe turn'd ihtir eyet; „
" That place is mine," great Nepfunc cilei :
>< Behold : how pri>uJ o'er alt the tniin
" rhofeflaicly turret! fee m tureigal
" Nn ricw^ [b grand on eirlh yon fee !
" The maOer loo belongilo me :
" I Erant him my domiin to Oiare,
" I bid M> hand my trident bear."
" I'he lea in jour'a, bnt niioe the land,"
r^ilhi repllc) ; " by me ivere plann'd
" Thofe loweri, that hofpiial, ihofe dockl,
" That fort, which crown thnfe ifluid rock) :
" TIic lady too it of my eholt,
" I tMght her hand to touch the lyre;
" With every charm her mind I grac'd,
" I gave her prudence, knowledge, lafte."
" Hold, m*dam,'" interrupted Venui,
" The ladymud be (bat'dbetweenni:
" And forely mine i« yonder (rrore,
" So fine, fn dark, fn lii for love i
•' Tree., focli at in ih' Idilian plade,
" Or Cypriin lawn, my palace Qiade."
I'hrn Oiridt, Diyidi, Niiaili, eamej
Each nymph alleg'd her lawful cliini.
Bui Jove, to finifti the debate,
Thiit f|>oke. and what he fpeakt i> fate :
" Nor god nar Eoddefs. great or fmall, -J
" That dwelling hit or hen may ealli >
" 1 made Muunt Edgecumbe far yoa aU." j
INVITATION.
Wnes peace Ihsll, on her downy wmg.
To France and England fricndfhip bting.
Come, AiguiUon, and here receive
That homage we delight o give
To foreign talentu, foreign charma.
To north which envy'i felf dlfarm*
OF jealcn:' hatred; Come and love
That irnlon which yon tiow approve,
.^o Ihsll by Fiance amendi be made
III fueh a debt cia e'er he paid)
For having with fedneing art
From Britain ilol'n hci Hervey'i heirti
TO COLONEL SRL'MGOLD.
adS
THE WORKS OP tYTTLETON.
Though now t!if vaSour, lo thy counirj inft,
ShiKH in th>r fureninO tanhn of GaJlia** holt.
Think not ttiu Frnicr lliall borrow all thy fuac—
From Bricilh Cm dcriv'd thy E'")<o utnc i
Il«.forcelEieii«i[7, roihefcilow-'d.
But Ihe fair pnUlh GiUia'i clime hcftow'd :
The Gncu there eirh ruder ihiughc icfin'd,
And hvelieft wit with Tuundclt reiric conbia'd.
They uughi in fponive i-an^y'i gaj aiiire
To dreb the gn«ell of th' Anniui choir.
And gm lo Inber Wifdom'* wrinkled chetk
The Imile thai dwell, in Hehe'. dimpk Heclc,
Pjy to eich rolm the debt ihit e»cll rniy alt i
Be thiOE, ind [hinc alone, the pleaGng t^Jlc,
Id porell elegance oC Gallic phtife
To clothe the fpirit of the Brilifh Uyi.
Tbui eTiry flowtr which entry mufe'i hand
Hbi nii'd pTofuTc in Britain'] favourite luid.
By thee irautpluiied to the binki iif Seine,
III fwcetett D*tite ndourt Iball retain.
AbA when thj noble friend, with oline crnwn'd.
In conrord'i gsldcn ituiii hai lirnily bound
The rival nalii.ni, thou far buth Cmh rilfe
The giBtcful fon); to hit inimor'al yn'iCc,
Albion thill think Ihc hun her Prior Gag ;
And France, that Bnilcm Itiikei the lundut liing.
Then Ibalc thou tcU what Taiiout islcnti joiu'd,
Adorn, embeliilh, and nak hi< n>iud ;
Learning and wil, with fwcei poUttnrrn grat'd ;
"Wifdom by guile or tunning umlihai'd ;
Bj pride unfuUicd, genuine dij;nity ;
A nobler and fuhlime Cmpliciiy.
Such in thy verfe (bill Nivcrnoii be fliown :
France Ihall with joy the fait reretnblance d>vn ;
And Albion Ughing bid her (am afiiirc
T^ iniiiaie the merit they admire.
EPITAPH ON CAPTAIN GUENVILLE; *
Vt Ifceping Mufet. Graces Virruei, tell
]f. Juice your alt-accomplilh'd lir<!iic]' fell,
You, or affliiled Britain, e'er <Ic[<lur'J
A lefi like chat there plaintive liyi iCLord '.
Such fpollefi honour ; fuch inetoiouj truth,
Socb ripen'd wifdom in the bloom ot youth !
So mild, fo gentle, Co compot'd a mind,
Tofud heroic wimth and courage joln'd;
He, too, like Sydney, nuri'd in Learning*! ansa,
For cohler war rorfoek her fofiti cbarni* ;
Like him, poDert'd of e* 'ry pieaGng art.
The fecrec wilh of every (cmale't heart :
Like him, cut off in yoiuhfal glory'i pcidc.
He, UDrepiiiing,/ir 6ir <uuilry ^'i.
* Thr/i vnjii £awj ^i™ uigliaUy vrilUm vltn
tit Amlm mi if Off/aitA, intclmlid lim .-
" But nobler far, and greater ii the pnife
'■ So bright to Oiicie in thefe degenerate diyi !
■■ An ageofberoet kindled Sidney's fire :
" Hii inborn worth alone could Grcnville't deeds
SKtfimi jcari aJUt, nim bit Lciifiif irai ui/i
iaimifi<y.itinifidlhif,/nrtiiui. fcfCttiT. MAC.
VoU XLlX. p. fcjl.
ON GOOD HUMOUR.
TiiL me, ye fom of Phabu., what ii ihi>
Which all idmite, but few, too few, poffcfi '
A viriue 'ti> to aiiaiint tnaidt unknown.
An|J ptudei whofpy all faulii except their own.
Lnv'd and defcnilcd by the brave and wife.
I'houfh kna*e. abiife it, and like fiwlt derpife.
S^y, Wyrdhaiti, iflia polEhlcto lell.
What i> the thing in which you raoft enccl *
Hard ii (he qneHion, fnr in all you plealr ;
Yet fure good nutuieit your nohlefl praJte :
S^curM by thi<, your parri no envy nicivc,
For none can envy him whom all nuift Inv-.
This majjic power can m»ke ev'n fully pl«fc, '
I'hii to Piit't geniui add* s brighter griie, J
And fweetcot cieiy chjrm in Ctlia'. fic^'. '
SOME ADDITIONAL STANZAS
/• Ariaftt.
Wiim now Aftolfo, Oot'd within i Tafe,
Orlando'i wiu had fafcly brought away ;
He turn'd hii eyei tawaidi another place.
Where, dolcly cork'd, (vuiumbei'd bolilea Uj*
OF fineft cryflal were thofe bottle* nude.
Yet what Wa* there enckn'd he could not fee t
Wherefore in humble wile tlie !>iint he prsy'd.
To tell what treafoie (here conceal'd might be,
" A wondroui thing it ii," the Saint replied,
" Yet undtfin'd by any mortal wight ;
" An airy eflcnce, not to be defcried,
" Subtle and thin, that Maidenhead itbif^ht.
" Prom earth each dayintroopa they hither cnme,
" And Gil each hole and coiner of ihc moun ;
" Pot ibey are never eify while ac home,
" Nor ever owner thought them gone too foon.
" When here arriir'd, they are in bottles pent,
" h'or fear they fhould evaporate again ;
" And hard it i) a prifoo la invent,
" So volatile a fpirit to retain.
" Thofe that lo young and wanton girit belong
" Leap, bounce, and fly, a* if they'd burft the
"glir,,!
" But thofe thai have below been kept too long
" Arefpiritlefsaodquitedecay'd, alu!"
So rpake ihe Saint, and wonder feiz'd the Knight,
A« of each vcflel lie ih' inftriptinn read ;
For variom fecret« there were brought ;o licrin ;
Of which icpoti on earth had nuthing fud.
Virginities, that clofc confio'd he thou);ht
la i' other world, hefousd abovv the Iky ;.
His (i&er'i and hii couOni there were bii'iighl.
Which made bim fweir,.thoBgh good ^c John
waaby.
Bu! much hii wrath increas'd, when he efpied
That which was Chlot'sonce, hii miftref. dear ;
*■ Ah, falfe and irtithetoui fugitive !" he cried,
" Uttle-1 dtcu'd chat 1 fhnuL] meet ibcc hcra
r O E M
" Di{t not ihy owntr, whfn wc |Hrled Ittl,
'■ Promile to k<-ei> thee fjfc for me alone !
- Scirceorxiur ahfence three fhott mombs are pad,
" Aod ihou already from thy pofl art Sown.
" Be not enrag'd, replied tli' ApoAle kind —
*' Since ihu thii inaidenlicatl i> ihiuc by I'ight,
" Take ic away ; and, wtLen ihou hiH a niinJ,
" Ciity It tbithcF whrnce it toolc iu Qijih: "
" Thinki, Holy Father!" <]uolh the joyou* Knight,
>' The moon fliall be du Infer hy yonr Rrace :
" 1j» me hut have the uS< on'l for a iii^hr.
■• And rUrcltore it lo iu prcreot pljce."
TO A TOUNQ LADY,
In lender Otway's mo»ing fcenei we find
M'hit power ihe jjorft hive tn your ft» uiGgii'd ;
Venice •» lo(t, iron ihr brink of fne
A woman had not propt her finkin|[ ftaie :
to the dark danger r.f that drradfil hour,
Viin WM her ftniic'i wildom, vain its po)»er [
l)u>. fav"d by Belvl.lfta'i chjrming tcin,
Still o'er the fuhjea main her toweri Ihe reiri,
^nd fiandi a ^leai cianipte [o mankind,
With what a boundleri fway yau lule ihe mind.
Skilful the wcrft or nableft end> to ferve.
And flronp alike lo ruin or preferne.
In wr<:lched Jjffier, we with pity view
A mind, to honour falfe. to virtue true,
In the wild Rorm of Oruggtinf; paflioni tof),
Yrt faving innocence, though fame was loil ;
Greatly Furgettinp what he ow'd hii friend —
Hi* ci'untry. which had ivrong'd him, tn defend.
Bui Ihe. who urg'd him to that pioui deed.
Who knew [o well the pairiot'j cunfc to pltad,
Wbofi- conquering love her couniry't fifeiy won,
Wu, by ihal fata! love, herleif undone.
* ■■ Hence may we leirn, what paOioD fain
** woald hide,
" That Hymen'ibandi by prudence Ihould be tied.
*■ Venutin vain the ueiliKd pair would crown,
" If angry Fortime on their union frown :
** Soon will the flattering dream* of joy be o'er,
•* Andctoy'd imaginaiion chtit no more;
" Then, waking to the fenfc of laDiog pain,
" With mutual leart the bridal eonch they Itain ;
•• And that fond love, which ftionld afford relief,
" Duel but iugment the anguifh of their grief :
** While both could cilier ilicir own roriowi bear,
" Th«n the fad knowledge of each other"! eare."
May all the joji in lose and fortune'! power
Kindly combine la grace your nuptial hour !
Un each glad day may plenty fhoirerdetighl,
Aud watmell rapture blefi each welcome ntf lK I
May Heaven, thai gave yon Bclvider*'* chum*,
Define fome happier Jjffier to your ami*,
• r. f Krrfttf fillnmg U„„, vrirt fimtfmtU ™-
L^l" tut, ai I^rJ LjttilltN ittfi tt ilitnJ-x ttnn
i,i€, il wji rbmchl out iligiUtIt rifitl tbrfsfevi
Whofc Ulft misfortune never may allay, ■"
Wh,>re fondncfK never miy thrnu»h cm) dectyl
Whofc wealth may place you in Ihe faireft li^
And force each modeli beauty into light '.
So fli:il( no aniious want your peace dcQrof, '
Knie"ipe<t criilh the tender bndt of joy; i
But all your hourtin one gay eirele niovfe.
Nor rnron ever difagree with love !
E I, E O Y.
Tell me, my heart, fond Have nf hopelcfi love,
Cjnft thou endure ihui eauily to erafe'
rhede.ir, dear image of ihy Delia'* face !
Canfl thou eiclude that hibiiant divine.
To place fonie meaner idol in het Oirine I
O talk, for feeble reafon too fevere [
O JcfTon. nought could teach me hut defpair !
Malt I locbid my eyu ihii heavenly fi|:ht,
1'hcy'vc vicff'd io aft with lasguilbing delight f
Mull my can dlun that voice, whofe charming
fuUllJ
Secm'd lo relieve, whili: it increii
O Waller ' Petrarch ' you wht
I'o the foft note) of elegant dcCic .
Though .Sidney to i rival gave her charmi
rhiauf<h Laura djiug left her lover'i umi
were ynur paini !ef> czquilite iban nii
■■'■'• :Cpi I
'I'ii ealier farm loTe, than li
INSCRIPTION
SULPICIA TO CERINTHUS,
(S.,t
a FrUnJ, u a i,aij', Sami.)
Sat, my Cerinthu*, dnci thy tender breaft
Feel the lame fcverilh heati that mine muklll
Alai! I only with for health again,
Becaufe I ihink my |i>vci (harei iqy pain : '
For what would health avail to WIetdied m^
If you could, uocuncein'd, my iUnel* fee i
SULPICIA TO CERINTHUS.
[ weary of ihit tediou* dull deceit;
Myfelf I torture, while the world I chett :
Though prudence bid* mc Urive to guard nj
I.OVC fce> the low hypocrify irith Ihame ;
Lnve hid* me all confefi, aiid caH thee mine,
Worthy my heart, a* I am worthy thine :
Weakncf* for thee I will no longer hide ;
Wcakoefi for thee i> woman'* nobleft pride.
CATO'S SPEECH TO LABIENU^
(■■ Quid quzii, Labiene, jube*," &c.)
What, LabieDu*. would thy fond dcGre,
Of hsqied ]*«q'» praftwcic fluinc wtpittl
THE WORKS OP LVTTLETON.
J
Whdhrr to Tcck in atiui a f-loriout donm.
Or bifelf live, ind be ■ king in Uoiiu f
If fife he notbing Murclhui dcith't ilcUf;
II impioui force can huDiQ miiula dUinay,
Ur probity may faituoc'i (rawn dirdjiui
If well to nu*D it alt ihst virtue cid ;
And ri|!hl, depeoduit on itfelf alune,
Gaini no addition front fuccelit i — ' I'ii known
Fii'J in my hcarl thefe candant (tuthi I bear.
And Anunon »nnot write ihrai deeper tbeie.
Our fooli^ allied lo Odd, witlun ihcm ftct
The feeret diAttct of the Almighty
Thii i> hi* voice, be thit "ui oracle.
Wlien lirll hi> brcalh ihe fcedi of life in^tilt'd.
All chat wc ought ta knuw wu cheo re«ed'd.
Nor <an we thlalc the Omiil)ircrtut mind ■
Hai truth to Ubyt'a defirl findtcxnfin'd,
Thert, known to few, obfcur'd, and tall, to lie —
Ii there ■ temple of the Deity,
£icep[ earih, fei, lud ur, yaa aitirc pole ;
Aoi Met, tit> holicft Oirinc, the virtunui foul *
■Wheie'tr the eye can pierce, ihc t«i tin move,
TJiii wide, thii bounJlcfi univcrfe it Jaxt.
Let ahjefi miadi, [hat daubi beCBuff they Icir,
With ptuniawe to juggling pricAi rejwiri
I credit net whit lyinj; prophcti tel! —
Death h the unly c<:rii.in uracle.
Cnwirda and brtve muA ittu one deflin'd hrvr—
Tl.ii Jure huiold; he ncciJiiiiot cell uimoie.
TO MR. GLOVER;
Wril
«<i,r«.jj34.
Co on, my friend, the nohle talk purfue.
And thii:k [by jreniui ii iliy cuuntiy'n due ;
To vulgar witt inferior themes belong.
But libtnyud virtn elaim ihy fan^.
■Yet teafe tohqK.lhough grac'd with every ehsrni,
Iht ratriot verib will cold Briiinnia warm ;
Vainly thoa (trjv'ft aDrlani.llid heartt to ralfe,
By itreit raample. drawn frntu better daya :
>;o longer we to Spana'i fame afpirc,
What Sjiarta fcocn'd. inlbuaed to admire ;
NunW in the low of wealth, and fc— •■* --
Out narrow ilinun;hti to that inf^luriuui end :
No liencroDi puipole tan enlarge the mind.
Ha fociat cnrf, iin labour for maDkiod,
Where nieau {elfiiiicrcll every ai^liun KU'dei,
In canipi ComouDdt, in cabiacu preOdei;
Vhete lui)uy cunfum^i (be (uilty flare.
Hence, wretched nation, all th/ viutt uile,
Avuw'd torrupiion, liceni" J peijuritt.
Eternal tani, treuicifor a day,
Sertantt tttat rule, uid fenuct iha[ ubcy.
O people, Stt unlike the ijieciin rue.
That deem* a titiuoiu pQ*triy difgrite,
Tbat^uffeta psblie wrDiie> and public Ihanie,
In council inlolciTi, in adtion tame :
^ay, what u now th' ambitii-a uC the great 2
]aii toiaile their eonntry'i frnkinj; Itatei
Her load uf debt to e>(e by frii«.-*l cdte,
Hsi U)dc W f/atif bw buaUi po«i a igve
It it like boneQ Gomeri, to iorplra
The love of lawi, and freedom** facred Ere t
Ii it, like wife Godtilpliin, to fuHaiii
Tht batanc'd world, and boundlefi power reflraia f
Or ii the mighty aim ofall iheir toil.
Only to aid the wreck, and (hare [he fpoit t
On each relation, frie
ttalw
nefi, the polden (bower,
mptian, [o defpile
Ad injur'd mt
Roufe, BritoDi, roule ' if fenfe of fhaoie be Weak,
L.<t [he loud voice of ihreatcnini; daogir fpcik.
l.D '. France, it Peilla oocc, o'er every land
Prepare! tn fireich her all-opprrlGnt; hand,
lihall England Gc regirdlelii and ft^date,
A calm fpciSatreb of the gmerat fate ;
Or tall forth all her linue, and nppofe.
Like valinnt Greece, her own and Europe') foclf
Oleii
: them
Our folliei now have reach'd the fatal hour >
Nil U'er term the angr; godt ordain ;
1 hi> crili. loli, we (halt be wife In vain.
And thou, great poet, in whofe DetVout linei
The native m jjeay of freedom thioei.
Accept [hit friendly praifr ; and let me prove '
My heart not wbolly vi id r.f public love :
Miaugh nut like thee I flrike the fuunding Qring
Vo notei which Sparta might have deign'd to fing^
But, idly fporiiiT^ in the fccret Ihade,
With tender triBct footh fome artlefi maid,
TO WlLLl.^M PITT, ESQ^
ls,l,r^r 1736.
I.ova had thy virtuei mirk'd ihee out for fame,
far. tu fuperior to a cornel'i aanie ;
Thii generout Walpolc (aw, and Rriev'd to lind
So mean a poll difgrace [hat noble mind.
The fervite ftandard from thy frcebom hand
He took, and hadt thee lead the patriot band.
PROLOGUE
Sfiia iy Mr. ^iu.
For lunei, whofe aurhor i,, alai! no more 1
He wanu no advocate hii cauie to plead ;
You will yourfclvei be patrnniof the dead.
No party hij benevolence confin'd,
No lefi— ahke it fli.w'd to all mankind.
He lov'd hi* fricndi (fnrgivt ihi. guH.ing [ear :
Ala<! I feet, 1 am Ko aiiiut here]
He lov'd hi* itiend* wiih lueh a warmth of heart.
So cleAt of intereft, fu devoid of an.
Such geDerooi ftieodthip, fuch uuOiakcu zeal.
No w.Td» can fpeak >[ ; but our tear, may tcU,—
U candid truth, O.faith withuut a flain,
O manner* gently G'm. and nobly plun,
U fym|>athizitie love of oihcri' blil>,
Where will you find aucither breaH like bit >
iiuch wat the rruin — [he pue[ well you know :
Ob haa he uucJi'd jqv itaiu witb E»d«i noA^
POEMS.
ft7X
Oft tn his crowded houfc, with juft applaufe,
You heard him teach fair virtue's pureft laws ;
For his chade raufe cmploy'd her heaven-taught
lyre
None but the nobleft paffions to infpire.
Not one immortal, one corrupted thought.
One line, which dying he could wifli to blot.
Oh ! may to-ni^ht your favourable doom
Another laurel add, tu grace his tomb :
Whilll he, fuperiornow to praife or blame.
Hears not the feeble voice of human fame. \
Yet, ii'40 thofe whom mod on earth he lovM,
From whom his pious care is now remov'd,
With whom his liberal hand, and bounteous heart,
Shar'd all his little fortune could impart ;
If to thofe friends your kind regard (hall give
Whar they no longer can from his receive ;
That, that, ev*n now, above yon ftarry pole.
May touch with pleafure his immortal foul.
EPILOGUE TO LlLLO*S ELMERICK.
Yov, who, fupreme o'er every work of wit.
In jucfgment here, unaw'd unbiafsM, fit,
The pulat'ints and {guardians of the pit ;
If to your mind* thi» merely modern play
No ufeful fctiff, no geuerous warmth convey ;
Mfmfliam hcrre, through each unnatural fcene,
\TiJlraiH*d conceits found bigb^ and mcthiitg mean ;
If Jo/ty dullnefi for your vengeance call :
Like Elmcr'uh judge, and let tie guilty fall.
But »f fimpliciry, with force and fire,
Unlabour'd thoughts and arilcfs words infpire :
If. like the adion which thcfe fcenes relate,
The whole appear irregularly great;
If niafter-Orokes the nobler pafTions move;
Then, like the i/«^, acquit us, and approve,
INSCRIPnONS AT HAGLEY.
I. On a Vie\c from am Alcove,
Viridantia tempe '
}
Tempe, qvae fylvae cingvnt fvpcrimpendentet.
II. On a Rocky Fancy Seat,
Ego lavilo rvris amoeni.
Rivos, et mvfco cirvmliu faza ncmvfqve.
III.
To the memory of
William Shendone, Efquire;
In whofe verfes
Were all the natural graces.
And in whofe manners
Was all the amiable fimpltcity.
Of paftoral poetry.
With the fweet tendcrnefa
Of the elegiac.
IV. On the P.dcjlal of oh Urn •.
Alexandro Pope ;
Poetarvm anglicanorvm
ElegantifTimo dvlciffimoqve ;
Virorum cadigatori acerrimo,
Sapicntiac dn^ori fvavijQSmo,
Sacra efto.
Ann. Dom. moccxliv.
V. Om a Bench,
Libet iacere modo fvb antiqva Uioe^
Modo in tenace Gramine ;
Labvnter aitis interim rivis aqvac;
Quaervntvr in fylvis aves :
Fontefqvd lymph is obftrepvnt Manantibn
Somnos qvod invitet levcs.
VI. On TUmfoHs Seai\,
Ingenio immortali
lacobi Thomfon,
Poetae fvblimis,
Viri bont ;
Aedicvlam banc, qvcm vivvs dilexi^
Pod mortem eivs condrvdam,
Dicat dcdicatqve
Gcorgiv4 LyttelioD.
* A Doti: portico im another part of the Park it h&»
nttired with the name of " Pope* J Building" and in-
fcrihed^ Qviett et muds
f A very bandfme and ^vell-fni/hei huilding^ in mm
aSagonal line.
TBI
POETICAL WORKS
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EDWARD MOORE.
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THE LIFE OF THE jfUTHOR.
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While here the poet fnintt the chtrmt
Which blefs the perfed dame.
How unifTcded beauty warmt.
And art prefenret the flame !
How prudence, virtue, fenfe, ag^ee
To bleft the happy wife ;
JjH Luiy and her Uok I fee
Tbe/f^wv and the iifi:
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THE LIFE OF MOORE.
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Or the perfonal hlftory of Moore, the particulars vhich have been rccorJed by hia biogtaphert
are infuificient to facidfjr curiofity, and difproportionate to his reputation among the periodical ef-
fayids and the writers of verfe.
The additional intelligence which the prefcnt writer has obtained, is general and fcanty; hut he
has this gratification from giving it to the world, that it affords him an opportunity of recording
his obligations to the Rev. Jolhua Toulmin, the aft>fe and judicious •* HiAorian of Taunton," and
cominuator of ** Ncalc's Hiftory of the Poriuns," for a particular account of hi* dcfcent/^ith/and
education, drawn up, principally, on the informatloit df hi« only flirViving (iftee. . ..(.-:.
Ed^rard Moore was bom at Abingdon, in Berkfhlr^, March «>% i yli-is. He was the third Ton
of the Rev. Thomas Moore, M. A. paftor of a fociety •( Proteftant dilTenters in that town, Hy
Mary, daughter of Thomas Alder, gentleman^ of Drayton, a neighbouring village. His grandfather,
the Rev. John Moore of Brasen-Nofe College, Oxford, had thccuracy of Holneft in Dorfetlhire,
from which he was ejedled by the zSt of unifoi^micy. He became afterwards pallor to a: large con*
gregation of Protellaiit diifcnters at Dridgewater, ' in Somerfetfliire. His fither, in conjyndion
with his brother, the Rev. John Moore, M A.- eondux5fced the tuition of youtl^ yiefigned for the mi-
niflry, or delirous of going through a coorfe of aiiul^miGal learning, at Bridgewater, till he removed
to Abingdon, where he died in the end of 1721, or.the -beginning Qf 17)0.-
The fc-minary at Bridgcwatcr wav fuppurted by M|r. John Mqorc, through a peri->d of mpre than
fifty years (a fmall interruption in the latter, end of .Queen Anne'a reign c;xccpted, when be was
obliged to fecrete himfelf ), till the time of hiifdca^y'Dcc, 31. X748, with great credit and honour
to himfclf, and great benefit to the iaterefls of literature and rdUgioa. The only publication attri-
buted to his father, is a tra^ on the controrrerfy of rhedaly, between the eftablifhed. church and the
dilTcntcrs intituled, *' The Honcfty of Protcftant DIITcnters vindicated, in anfwer to Mr. Peer's
Cbaradcr of an Honed DifTenter, in twelve marks, with fomc. Remarks on the addi:iosal ^e-
izcc \' wri:ten on liberal principles, with temper, judgment, and ability, not itithout a feaf(9oiog o(
fmartncfs and wit.
He left fevcn children. John, born July 3. 1 708, a diflanCing miniHer, fettled fir(l at Swafrham,
in Cambridf^elhire, and then at Abingdon, truly refpe^able for- Itbilttics apd charadler. He dic4
Srpccnibcr 21. 17:4- Thomas, born 17C9; hdward, the poet; Samuel, born April 8. 17Z4;
Mary, born September 8. I 716, who died at Tnuiiconi December 6- 1 7 6x i Elizabeth, born April
.'c. IT If)., Aill living, on whofe information this^iccount is drawn up, and with whom the family
Will IhfLomc extiiifl; Jaoc, born OtSlober 14. ij%it v^o died at Brtdge^ater, November 1790,
Hi* widow died in London about 1771, eighty. niae years of agf,'fcxprcinng to the lad an affcc
t ignite rcmrmlirance nf the excellencies of his chara&cr, and a mournful fenfe of her great lofs in
the removal of a mod beloved hufl>and, after a mod happy union of about ao years.
Hi^ father dyiny^ when he was about ten years old, the diredlion of bis education was kindly nn-
ilerrakcn by hi^ uncle at Bridgewnter. With him lie fpent fome years of his early life, and was
tl.cii rcniovcil to the 1 Jiool of £a(l Orchanl, in Dorfetlhire.
HU original dcftin-.tion appears to have been for trade; and, at a proper age, he wus placed with
one ?%Tr. (}ibi'on, a wlu.lcfale linen-draper in London. When he left this houfc, he went to Ireland,
.i\ ths cspicity of a f^dir, to o:ic Mr Johnfon a merchant in the city, where he rcfivltd fomc years.
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276 THE LIFE OF MOORE.
On his return from Ireland, he entered into a pirtncrihip in the linen trade with an Irifli jsfcntle-
man in London ; but his fuccefs in bufinefs though he condud^ed himfclf in it with ability and ex.
pertnefs, not anfwering his expeAations, the conne(9ion was diflblvcd.
Whether from a ftrojoger attachment to the iludy than the counter, from a more ardent zeal in
the purfuit of fame than in the fearch after fortune, or from the cau£? aiGgned by himfclf, in the
preface to the quarto edition of his works, 1756, that •* his marriage with the Mufcs, like moft
other marriages, was more from neceflity than inclinatioi^** he relinquilhed the bufinefs for which
he wa< bred, became a candidate for fame, and courted the Mufes-
It has been generally fuppofcd that he never was in bufinefs on his ot^n account ; but that he
had been engaged in bufinefs, will appear from the following ftanza in his Ode to Garrici, en the Talk
^f^he Tnvm em b'n Marriage.
Aod then there's Belmeni to be fure-« '
Oho ! niy gentle Neddy Moore ^
. How does my good Ijord Mayor ?
And have you left Cheap/tie^ ray dear ?
And will you write again nett year,
^nd Ihow your fav'rite player ?
Attached to the Mufe*, he early courted pobUc attcol^on ; and in r 744 produced hia firft per-
formance, intituled, FaUes fwr the FtmnU Scx^ which was favourably received.
Three of thefe fables, TB< Spmrrvw an^ihe Doit, The Female Seductrs^ and Love and Vanity^ were
the produdion of his ingenious and amiaUti £riead Henry Brooke, £fq. whofe affiftaiKc he ac-
Jcnowledges in the preface, withoot diftingvifluvf; his (bare.
** To avoid the misfortunes that may utteiid me from any accidental fuccefs, 1 think it neceflary
to inform' tho£e who know me, that I have beeo aflifted in the following papers by thr author of
'* Goftarus Vafa.** Let the crime of pleafing be his whofe talents as a writer, and whafe virtues
as a man, have rendeifed him a living aflFi'oot to the whole circle of his acquaintance."
The eulogy of his' poetical afCxiate, whofe £ablet are no fmall ornament to his coUedion, is not
overcharged. Brooke, with many peculiarities, waa a man of knowledge and genius, and, what is
much better, a moft worthy man, and an excellent citizen. *
In 1748, he undertook the defence of I^yttleton, in an ironical poem, called The Trial n/Srlim tie
Perjian^ for High Crimes and Mifiemeanort ; in which he has (hown himfelf a perfect maftcr of the
moft elegant kind of panegyric, foeh as is cooched under the appearance of accufation; and for
which he was paid with kind words, which, as is common, raifed great hopes, that were at laft
difappointed.
The fame year, he produced his firft dramatic performance. The FetuuiUn^^ a comedy, aded at
Drury-Lane ; but which, though aided by the performance of Garrick, Barry, Yates, Mackiin,
Mrs. WofHngton, and Mrs. Gibber, and highly applauded and commended hy Gibber, had but a
moderate degree of fucceCs. On the firft night of its appearance, the cl.arader of FadJU (whicli,
it is faid, was intended for one Rufl'^1) gave great difguft, and was therefore coufiderably curtailed
in all the enfuing representation*. It has not flnce that time been continued as an adliiig comedy,
being generally confidered as bearing too near a refemblaocc to Steele's '* Gonfcious Lovern;** yet
in fome refpeds it is preferable to that pby« as the intricacy of the plot i« more natural, the cha-
raders of a more fprighrly torn, and drawn in geBera} from higher life, unmixed with the pertncfi
of a chambermaid coquet and kitchen coxcomb, on which the livelinefs of Steele's play principally
depends. The prologue was written by Brodte.
About this time he wrote The Trial of Surah * * *, aHas Slim Sal, zjev d' efprit^ occafioned by the
vivacity and good humour with which hefpent an evening, in a lively p^irty of friends, at the h(>ufc
of . ■ ■ — Palmer, E^'q. at Eaton, near St. Scot's in Huntingdonlhirc. The lady, hit daughter,
the fubje<fl of its genteel wit, is ftill living.
In I749tbe complimented Garrick in an Ode^on his marriage with Madam Viuletri; and the famr
vcar, Auguft 10. he united himfcif iu marriage with Mifs Jenny Hamilton, a beautiful and accom-
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^liflied woman, dtogfaccr of Mr. Hamilcoa, tabie-dccker to the priacefTet, db whieh i»6ai6tit Lyt-
tleton ftood father.
Mifs Hamilton, it is faid, had a poetical torn, aod had ciprcfled hef partiality towards him in
the following fong, addreflcd to Mifs Duck, danghter- of the famous Ste(»hen Duck, in vvhich ihe
quibbles on hit name with great ingenuity and delicacf , ^d yet in a manner rhat expr^flet a fin-
oere afiedion. This fpecimen of her poetry was handed about before their marri«igc, and printed
in the ** Gentleman's Magaiioe," and other mificeUaneout colkdions of the times.
According to Mr. Tonlmin*8 information, his attachment to Mifs Hamilton, and the encourage,
ment his addreiTes receiYcd, gave birth to this fong, which' wis wriuen by Dr. Framcklin, the
celebrated tranilatoff of ** .flifchylus*' and ** Lucian,** pcrfocuting Mils Hamilton.
Would you think it, my Dock, (for the fault I nraft own),
Your 7^^ *^ ^^^ '* ^"^'^ covetous grown ;
Her millions, if fortune fliould lavilhly pour^
1 iliil ihould be wretched if 1 had not Mart.
As gsy as I am, ihould I fpend half my days
In dances, and op'ras, ridotcosy and plays.
Her fate your poor Jetuiy with tears would deplore, ■
Fur alas ! my dear girl, what are thofe Without Mere,
* lis the fame thincr with pleafure, with money, with men,
And I think rihall never be happy again.
Tve lovers, and danglers, and praters, good ftore,-
And yet, like true women, 1 ifill figh for M»re,
Mama (he cties, JaiKy, why all this ado,
You may have a holband, you know chiM, or two ;
But I pouted, and whimper'd, and fretted, and fwore
Thai I would not have one unlefs I had Mart.
The giant, poor devil, has jnft now been here^
And has uffcr'd to fettle eight hundred a-year;
But I anfwer^d the wretch as I once did l^ore.
You know it won't do. Sir, for I mud have More,
I'hough the fool I defpife fhould befpatter my fame.
Yet I think Tm as wife at fome folks I could name ;
1 but wofihip that idol which others adore.
For thofe that have thoufands would gladly have Jlf«rv.
•
Now, in fpitf of this craving, I vow and proteft
That avarice ne.*er had a place in my brnft;
For I fwear I'd not envy the mifcr his ftore.
Had I but enough for m)feif and one Mtrt.
You will wonder, my girl, who this dear one can be,
Whofe merit can boaft fuch a conqueil as me ;
But you (han't know his name, though I told yoer before
It begini with an M, but 1 dare not lay Afsrr. *
He had relied hitheno on his pen for fupport ; and had fome hope, from the notice taken o^ him*
by Lyttleton, of receiving from his alfiftance fome permanent fupport. in this hi Was dUappointed.
From Garrick's friend(hip, however, he obtained fome advantages.
In 1 75 1, his comedy of GU Bias was aded at l)rury>Lanc ; and, thobgh vicIcntTy oppbfetf, wia
carried through nine nights. This is the lead meritorious of his dramaV. The dcfign is taken from
the ftory of Aurora in tlie novel of '* Gil Blu ;** hot bears too near a refemblance to the j»Ibt oC the
*• Kind Impoftor ;" and he has deviated greatly from truth in the manners of his chara^ert.
In 1 753, his Game/ler^ a tragedy, was aded at Dmry-Lane, and inet with but mi^lfiDg fnd-
ce(s. As his Gil Bias had been forced upon the town ieveral nights after the firongeft public dil^
approbation of it had been exprefled, it was thought by his friends that any piece ai^ed under Kia
name would be treated wi^ yindidive feverity. Spence, therefore, permitted it for the firft four
■ightt to be impused to himi bat inmediitely afterward! threw slide the malk, ai he fnppoled the
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178 THfe Ll¥t OF ModtLt.
fuccefft of the play to be no lon^r doubtful ; when feme of the very pcrfuni Who had appbuded it
ab his work, wcrre among the foremoft to condemn it as the performance of Moore.
This traf^dy is written in profe. Some part of it was originally compofed in blank verfe, of which
feveral veftiges remain. It is his beft dramatic performance; and ftall keeps poCfeflion of the ftag«,
where it has lately received every po£^ble recommendation, by the appearance of Mrs. Siddons in
the charaSer of Afrt. Beverley. The language is nervous, and yet pathetic ; the plot is artful, yet
well conduded ; the charadlers are ftroogly marked, yet not unnatural ; and the cataftrophe is
truly tragic, yet not unjuft. The diftrefs vmt cenftired, on its firft appearance, as too great to be
borne, and the cataftrophe as too horrible ; for no other apparent reafon, but becaufe it too nearly
touched a favourite and faflxionable amufemeot. It was Ihown hi MS. to Young, who approved it
greatly, with this remarkable exprcflion, that '* gaming wanted fuch a cauftic as the concluding
fccne of the play prefented.** In his preface, he fays, ** I (hould humbly prefume that the working
it up to any uncommon degree of horror is the mtrU of the play, and not its reproach. Nor fhould
fo prevailing and deflrui^Ive a vice as gaming, be attacked upon the theatre, without imprefling up-
on the imsginationall the horrors that attend it.**
In each of thefe performance?, Garrick exerted himfelf both as an a6lor and an author. In the
httcr, he " diftinguiflied himfelf," fays his biographer, " by uncommon fpirit in fome fccncs, and
by great agonizing feeli.igs in the lad." Moore, in his preface, expreffes his admiration of this
illimitable performer : who, in the character of Be^rley^ exceeded every idea he had conceived of
it in writing, and acknowledges himfelf indebted to him for many popular pafiages in the play. The
fccne, in particular, between Lrw/on and Stuieiy, has been afcribed wholly to Garrick.
In January 1753, he began a periodical paper, called Tl/e Worlds by AJam Fitz-Adam^ which he
carried on in weekly numbers, till February 1757. The delign, as he explains it in the firil num-
ber, " wai to ridl'cule, with novelty and g^od humour, the fafhions, follies, vices, and abfurdities,
cf that part of the human fpecies which we call the IVortd, and to trace it through all its budnef?,
pleafurcs, and amufemcnu." The wits of the age were invited to join in it, and gave it their alTift-
ancc. The Hon. Horace Walpole, the prefent Earl of Orford, Richard Owen Cambridge, Efq. the
i:.irl of Corkc, Sir David Dalrymplc Lord Hailes, the Earl of Cheilcrfield, Dr. Warton, Whitehead,
Lovibond, Jciiyns, and other writers«of eminence, as he expreffes it, " ornamented this publication
with their bounty, and honoured it with cflays." The demand for it greatly exceeded cxpc<5latIon ;
a!id, during its cppcarunce, it was the only falhiooable vehicle in which men of rank and gcniua
chofe to ccnVcy their fcntimcnts to the public.
The 6rft paper tliat Lord Chcficrfield fcnt, being without any notice from whence it came, iindcr-
v.'cnt but a llight inJpcdlion, and was very near being excluded on account of its length. Thi* nc-
gkcl w;juld have ftoppcd any further communications ; but fortunately Lytilcton happening tf>
cill at Dodfijy's, tl;e paper was (hown to him. He immediately knew the hand, and ftill more the
iv.-n.KT of writifg. Moore, being informed of the difcovcry, rta! the paper more attentively, dif-
ccrn;:d its beaut:ci>, and thought proper not only to pubh(h it dircdlly, but to introduce it with an
;tpoli)gy for the delay, and a compliment to the writer,
Frm this ti.mc, as Mr. Toulmin infortiis the prefent writer, on the authrrity of Dr. Farr cf
Taunton, Lord Cheftct field carried his poHtenefs and confidence in the publifherVs taflc and judg-
ment fo lir, that when he fent a p.tper to be inferted, he gavg him the liberty to publifli it entirely,
to alter any part of it, or to fuppref* it altogether.
On the fame authority, it is ulleged, that when Moore colle(51cd the papers for publication, he
fr/iicitcd leavj to dedicate cne (f the vch:mes to Mr. Cambridge, who permitted it, upon condition
that he himfelf ihould write the dedication. The delicacy with which he executed the tafk, will
Lc readily perceived by the intelligent reader acquainted with this fa<!^.
It i<j much to be lamented, that cither honour or emolument (hould have been mifled by Moore.
Ail his exertions were, howcvc.-, barely fufficit-'nt to ward off the incrnv.riencies of poverty.
In 1755, \\i fettled with his family at South I^ambeth, and occupied the hnufc which is now ih*:
pr.vj'crty cf Mr. Graham, where he had Cooke, the tranflatrr of" tUficJ," for his neighbour, wi'h
whom he had bcc'i actpuintcd before the publication of his/j^rx.
THE* Ltl^V OF^ M00'&& 4f9
They both met at a club heM Woehly at the Wmt aad Royal Oak kia9; aHitdi WU tMWf <om^
pofed, amoaf^ others, of fnreral literary eharafien; Dr. Howard, H. iiatfdl. Sir Jofe^ Mattfbef«.
Bart. &c. They lived on friendly cemit with each other, though their mantten andihabitt wet«l
very diffimilar.
** Cooke,** ^yt Sir Jofcph Mawbey, in t)ie ac€o«nt of his li£e, « Gentleman's Maga«
zioe/* 1791, began the world with little fortune, and he was early thrown upon thet own with
flrong paifions, which, it is fuppoled, he gratified very freely in the early part of his life. He was^
when 1 knew him, reguhr and iober, though conviviaL No one enjoyed the pleasures of the table
more than he, nor was more entertaining at it.^ Thoogh he ipoke with much freedom of men and
things, and we did not think hi» ftridures of either well founded, he had fuch a fund of general
knowledge and anecdotes, without being in reality ill natured, that it was impolllble for .fuch a|L
knew htm thoroughly to avoid being pleafed.
*' He was, however, not unfrequently diiSlatorial and affuming, which often diTgufted ftrangcri^
and made him feared by many. Moore, H. Hstfell, Dr. Howard, and m^y other lively compa*
nions, were viiibly xeilrained by Cooke, who excelled them in learning, and whofe fpirits generallf
induced him to take the lead in compkny at times with infinite humour ; at theiame time, it-muik
be allowed, few exceeded them in fprightiinefs and witty converfation^*'
In 1756, he publiihed his works in a quarto volume, by fubfcription, with a dedication to the
Duke of Newcaftle ; which contains a delicate compliment to his brother Mr. Pelham, who had ho«
noured him with his patronsge.
** Defcds in this work,'* he (ays in the preface, " there are many, which I have wanted both
time and abilities to mend as I could wilh. Its merit (if it has any, and I may be allowed to name
it), is iu being natural and unafi^ded, and tending to promote virtue and good hamonr. I have
fent this ray offspring into the world in as decent a drefs at I was able ; a legitimate one I am fufo
it is ; and if it (hould be thought dcfedive in ftrength, fpirit, or vigour, let it be conHdered. that its
father's marriage with the Mufes, like moft other marriages into that noble family, wu more from
nccilHty than inchnation.*'
He continued The Wwld until near the clofe of his life. The lad ptoof iheet of the complete
edition of that work was waiting for hit cortedion, when he died at hi* houfe in South Lambethg
February 28. 1757, in the 45th year of his age. He was interred in the new burying- ground bt**
longing to Lambeth pariib, near the High-flreet, without a ftone to mark the place of his dull. '
Hi« death, it isf&id, was owing to his apothecary's too clofely and injudicioufly adhering to the
phy(ician*8 prcfcripticn. He had been vifitcd by a fevere rheumatic fever, in which he had loH the
ufe of his limbs, fo as not tu be able to move a finger ; but his recovery was fad advancing, when
the phyfician was called ro a diftance, and direding the ufe of the bark, left him, in confidence o£
his icdoratlon, to a ftate of convalefcence. A cold and inflammation of the lungs coming oni and
the ufe of the haik being continued, a fever enfued, which foon terminated fatally.
Ho left b<:hind l.im an only fon, of his own Chriftian name. Lord Chefterfield, with a kindnefs
and gcnernfity which will refic& evcrlafting honour on his name, took upon himfelf the care and
cxpcncc of \ns educatiun, till he was Cxreen years of age, when he gave him a fortune of 500 1. He
had fird a place in the Sale OfukC ; but inclining to the fea fcrvice, he afterwards went on board a
man of war a^ a mivlfliipman, and died at fea in 1 773>
Mr<«. Moore, a'^tcr his death, obtained the place of necefTtfy woman to the queen*s private apart<«
m£ct3, and ftiil furvivcs; cheri(hing an indelible and mournful remembrance of the virtues of a
mod afTcdionacc confort, and much refp^dlcd by a numerous and genteel acquaintance.
The IVorUy whicii ho ]tid lived to complete, was pubUflied in 6 vol«. i2mo, 1737. The fubfe«
qucnt cdiiinng, in 4 mc\<, are too numerous to be fpecified. W\» F»hUt havo been frequently re-
printed, and with his other poems have been received into the colledion of the ** Works of the
FngliHi p(>et>,'* 1 790. In the prcfent edition, the TempU •/ /TysrcN is inferted among the Fallm
contributed by Drorke, omitted in the former editions.
Of Brooke, this brief memorial may fufiice. He wuborn in X706. His father, the Rev. Wil«
liam Brooke 01 Rantavan, was rct^r cf the parifhes of Rillinkare, MuUcugh, M)bullotigh, ami
o ••••
S nij
aSo THE LIFE OF MOOILE.
Licowie, in the coanty of Catan in Ireland. Hit mother wat a Digby. He wai educated it Dr.
Sheridan** fchool, and from thence removed tb the Temple, in his fixteenth year. The engaging
fweetnda of his temper, and peculiar vivacity of his (^enivi, eaughc the notice, and eftecm uf the
reigning wits. Swift prophccied wonders of him. Pope afr;.'dlionately loved him. - Thus flatter-
ed and encouraged, he returned t^'* Ireland, and married privately hit coalln. Mils Means, who had
her 6rft child before (he wax ft urtcen ' He went a'fecood time to London ; but poetry was as fa-
tal there as love had been in Ireland. The ftady of the law appeared drier than ever. He renew,
ed his intimacy with Pope, and wrote hi« poem of ** Univerfal 'Beanty'* under his eye and criticiTm.
Soon, however, he was obliged to retnim; family affairs demanded his prefence. He pra<ftifed fi>r
fome time as chamber counfel. In 1 73 7, he tirent a third time to England, where Pope received him
with open arms. Lyttleton foon diftinguiihed and cherifhed a mind and genius flmilar to his own.
Pitt was particularly fond of him, and introduced him to the Prince of Wale», who carefTed him
with uncommon liberality, and prefented him with many elegant and valuable tokens of his friend-
ihip. Here, flufhed witlr ambition, glowmg with emulation, and elevated with praifc, he produced
his tragedy of Guilavus Vala.*' Government took offence at the fpiric of liberty which it breathed,
and clofed the theatres againfl it, but crmtd not prevent its publication. Encouraged by his faccefs,
he took a houfe at Twickenham, and feht for Mrs. Brooke, who was propofed by the Prince to be
nurfe to his prefent'Majedy. While every profped fmiled, he was feized with a violent and un-
conquerable ague, and ordered to return to his native air. He fpent the remainder of his life in
Ireland. While barrack mafter under Lord Chefterfield, while writer of the ** Farmers Lettetfi/* &c.
he paffed, no doubt, through many bufy and interefiing fcenos, but the particulars are not fufBdently
known to be rtbted virich certainty. He left the country, and rented a houfe and farm in Kildare,
where he redded for a few years. He afterwards took and improved a farm in the vicinity of the
family eftate. Shonly after his wife died, aiyd with her all his hippinefs, and the bed part of his
exiftence. At length he withdrew to his paternal feat, where he devoted himfelf wholly to the
Mufes. He wrote feveral tragedies, and formed golden dreams of their foccefs upon the Englifli
ibge from his intereft with Garrick, but was difappointed. He tried the Irilh (lage, and wa^ to-
lerably fuccciVfuI, but not equal to his hopes and his occallons. He was compelled to mortgage,
and at laft to fell, his paternal eftate. From thi« time he fcc'uded himfelf entirely from the world.
The powers nf his mind decayed, and h'n genius flaihed but by fit«. This is perceivable in the bt-
ter volumes of the ** Fool of Quality," and his fubfequent novel of ** Juliet Grenvillc," which were
the laft of his writings. He died Odlobcr 10. 1783. in the jyth year of hi> age.
He died as he lived, a Chriftian. With the meeknefs of a lamb, and the fortitude of a hero, he
fupported the tedious infirmities of age, the languois of ficknefs, and the pain^ of dilTolution ; and his
death, like his life, was inftrudlive.
Of nineteen children, two onl^ fcrvlved him ; a fon in the army, fince dead ; and a daughter,
who inherited his genius. She publlfhed a quarto volume of poems in x 792, and died in 1 79 ;.
His •• Poetical Work*,*' including fifteen plays, were collcded into 4 vols. 8vo, 1778. Hi*
Univerial Beauty, a philofophical poem in fix books," •* Two B«>oksof TaiTo'* Jerufalcm Dclivcrod,"
Conftantia, or the Man of Law*s Talc," modernized from Chaucer, •* Redemption, a poem, " Con-
rade, a fragment,'* " The Fox Chafe, a poem,** &c., were recommended by the compiler of this
colledion, to be inferted with his Falftty in the " Works of the Britilh l^oets;" but have beta
excluded, in cnnfequence of fume arrangement relative to the extent of the collcdion.
The charadcr of Moore, who feems deflined as a Fabulift, to be infcparably connc<51ed with
Brooke, was truly amiable and refpedable. He had a peculiar fweetnefs of temper, and was a mofl
entertaining and pleafing companion. The limplicity of his nunoers much endeared him to all hit uc-
quaintancet, and makes them always fpcak of him with particular fondnrfi and attachment. From
the names of his coadjutors in the fVurlJ, and of the perfons to whom bin feveral pieces are adurofTcd,
it appears that he was honoured with the friendfliip of almofl all his contemporaries, who avltc
themfelves remarkable for talents and for learning ; and, it is but juftice to obferve, that the papers
writtcD by hiBi will fuficr no injury by a compariToa with thvfe of hit coadjutors.
TKlX;LIF^ op MOOi'RSl sZt
Tbe foUoipFtng)ettcr» furnifl^cd bj Mr. T.ouknia, ip a fpecifDen of tbe irl vicitj tnd wit, sii^gkd
with a 0roog portioa of the moral feofe, which wai oo all occafions oajuiral to Moor^ It is addrefr
fed to the Rev. John Ward, a diifeortDg minifter at TaoDton, who, Teneralile at he ii himlelf for
learniog, worth, piety, and years, deemt it an honour to have his name, conneAed with that of
Moore. It was occafioned by his being prevented by Ticldingfi iHnefn', (roAi appointing an evening
on which he might invite Mr. Ward to meet at hit loidgingi, iat/Ki of the tirft wits of the day.
** It is not owing to forgetfalnefs that yon have ■m hfacd frooi oie before. Fielding amtiouea
to be vifited for his fin*, fo as to be wheeled aboot froOa room to room : When he mends, I am fare
to fee him at my lodgings; and you may depand vpoa tibicly notice. What fine things are wit
and beauty, if a man could be temperate with ottet^ V woman chafte with the other! But he that
will confine his acquaintance to the fuber and the m6deft, wijl generally find himfelf 'among the dull
and the ugly, tf this remark of mine ihonld be thought to fliooider itfelf in without 'ah iiitroditdion,
you will ^pleafed to note, that Fielding is a wic ; that ikh diforder la the gout, ana intemperance
the caufe.**
*" Moore,'* fays Sir Jdfeph Mawbey, who knew him well, ** was coufin germao to Fuller the
banker ({tartner with Honey wood). He* toM tne he had been in Ireland, tinfonic fchene of bofihefi,
1 believe in the linen trade. He was a well-bred amiable man, and a cikeerfii) witty imd cntertain!ti|(
companion. Cooke and Moore had often propofed to themfehres, and tti me, coofidenble'pleaiiih^y
unattending me at the next affixes of Surrey, of which it was known- 1 was to be Shertfib'tibniirf
1757. Befqrfe fuch affize meeting in March, I had, alai ! to regret the deadi of both'niy''0eigblMMirt
snd friends, Cooke being buried on the zft of Janmlry in that year, isd Moore on tlie jtlf 'of March
following.*'
As a poet, his compofitions are charaderized by a refined etegance of fen'timent, ind a oiMttfpoA^
dent happinefs of expreflloo. He writes with neatnela and terftneia, bnc without much elrvadoii
or fpirit. Though not a firft-rate dramatift, hb pleafing tragedy of tbe Camffier entitlea him tn
rank above the middling clafs. The plou of his pieces are interefting, hia charaders well drawn,
his fentiments delicate, and his language pleafing ; but his greatefl recoknmendation ialhe purity
that mns through all his writingf, and the apparent tendency of every- flam ^fiwarda the promo-
tion of morality and virtue. *
His FsiUi, the moft popular of all his works, are equal to the beft compofitioni of that kind in
our language. In the freedom and eafe of the verfification, and in the forciblenefs of the moral, and
the poignancy of the fatire, they approach nearer to the ounner id Gay than any of the numerooa
imitations of that popular fabulift. In poetical fpirit, beautiful imag^ry^ and harmopy of nnmbert,
they poflefs an unquefiionable fuperiority. They have not only great merit of the moral kind, but
they delight us as a jud pidure of human life.
The FoMr Fahiet of Brooke may vie with almoft every produdion of the kind, for poetical co-
louring, facility of vtrfificarion, and ftrength of fcntiment. Th^ have all the flowing eafe, cleamcfii
of ezpreffiun, and poignai)cy of fatire, that are to be found in Gay, and Muore ; with more warmth
•f poetry and glow of fentiment. Bur, with all their merit, they are pcxhi^ too esenfive ibr
that kind of writing. V^hlt fliould be fliort, (bong in the application, quick in the e&^, and
poignant in the moral. The temple of Hymen, is properly an allegorical tale ; It is fiowiag, detf,
and poetical ; and ends with a well turned compliment co Lord Charlemoot. The Sftmw Md
tht Dmte breathes throughout the true fpirit of poetry ; but perfpicuity it fumetimct loft in the
flight of the Mufe. Perhaps the connedion and condnft of the fable would not be injured by the
omifiinn of about 150 lines, beginning— Frm&OT rtfirmuiJ by reafim » firce, and ending — WhUe fwtU'
imf tcith the darliag theme. The abfirufe reafuning and philofophy , which might figure well in
another place, are very improper in the charader of the Dove, I'he Female SeAuert is a fuperlative
performance ; perfpicuity, without which genius wants its bed fnpporc, is fometimes wanting ; but
all the pidurcs and defcriptiona are very highly coloured, and the verfification is cxquifitcly poliih-
cd and harmonious. Lave, mmd Vrnmitf his great ftrength and vigour of poetry, ai:d fomc of thole
pccoliaiitic* which run (hsough the )(rcat variety of hii pci formances.
%tx T H B L I F^ O F M O aRC.
"rte *" vcrrcs written In a copy of Mooi'c's fables," by Gatrick, are not only a hanafdtnc conipli-
ment to the fair porTcfTor of It, but truly dcfcrtptive of the nature and merit of the worlf, and Indi-
rcAiy afine encomium on it. '
While here the poet paints the charma
Which blcfs the pcrfcd dame, '
How uhiffcf^'ed beauty warms, • . .
. . And art preferYct the flame.
How prudence, virtnfe, feni<, agree,
To form the happy, wife ;
In Luty^ and her iooji, I Jet
The piSiure and the life.
Sir Jofeph Mawhey has tranfcribed, from Cooke*s Common-place-book, his " reiparks on Moore's
Fables ;*' which the worthy baronet believes '* will be allowed to be very jufl by every lover of
poetry."
** June 1743, 1 read fixteen fables in manufcript, wrote by Mr. Edward Moore. The ninth, *The
Tarwwytbc Spanidy and the Cat^ is a very pretty, fable ; and there arc great elegancies in the introduc.
tioii. The fixteenth, and laft fable, called TS0 Female Seduce^t^ is a charming, elegant poem. Thefe
twa fables arp far fuperior to the reftg^and are unezceptionably good. The didion is fuch as the pro-
vince of poetry requires; and there are many delicacies in £enLinient and ezprefllon ; and the image-
ry is ftr.Oug and delightful. The other fables have their merit ; but have many imperfedions which,
I doubt not, the autho^ will remove before they are printed. The verGfication, through all, is
fweet, with very few exceptions. His images are, fome of them, lovely, and lovelily clothed. The
CoUowing four verfcs are .from the ninth fable^ addrefled to a lady.
Sweet arc thb flow'rs, that deck the field ;
Sweet arc the flowers the blofloms yield ;
Sweet is the fummer gale that blows ;
And fweet, though fwecter you, the rofe.**
" Here is true fimpticity and fweetneft. Speaking tn the laft fable of the difTolution of things, he
has fome of the beautifulled images 1 dcfire to fee iflT poetry ; as thefe lines.
Gone like traces on the deep.
Like a fccptrc firrafpM in flcep ;
Dews rxhal'd from funny glades.
Melting fuows and gliding (hades.
Sir Jofeph Mawbey juflly obfervcs, thnt Cooke ** might have given many other cxtravSls from
fhcni, equally beautiful." He appears to have been unacquainted with the teal autlior of TU Fe-
rn 1 1' Sfuucfrs.
Of hii mifcelhncous piecc«, the moft confiJcrabIc is, The Trial of ScUm^ which contains much
fixx. irony, cxprtffcil in cN'^ant verfificatioii. Hi* Odet are plcafing and poetical; but have tiot the
fire and cnthufiafm, which brlong to the higher kinds of lyric pcetry. His 5on^/ may be juflly
ranked anion jr thi: bcft compcfitions of the kind in our language. They arc fimple, elegant, and
fpri^fl tly in the highcft degree.
** Hi«; pnitical works," fays Sir Jcfcph Mawbey, ** have eftablifhcd his name for genius, though
ihcy dill not frocurc him much fortune, nor patrons to place him in a ftatc of independency.
There is an eafy elegance in \\\a compofitions, which renders them as pleafing as any in the EngliQt
jariruage,''
THE WORKS OF MOORE.
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To His Grace
THOMAS HOLLES, DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.
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Mr LoKD,
Had I the honour of bcinjr perfonftlly known to
your Grace, I had not thus prerumpjtuouily^ ad-
drefled you, without previous (bliciiation tui fo
great an indulgence. But that y9ur Grace may
neither be furprifcd nor offended at the liberty I
am taking, my plea is, that the great and ffio^
man, whufe name is prefixed to the fird of thefe
poem!i, was a friend and bcncfa(5lor to mr. The
faToun I have received at his bands, and the kind
affuranccs he was pleafcd to j^ive to- me of their
continuance, which his death only prevented, have
left me to lament my own private lofs amidil
the general concern. It is fn m thefe favours
and aiTiiranceii that I flatter myfelf with having a
kind of privilege to addrefs your Grace upon this
occalinn, and to entreat your patronage of the
following fheets. I pret-nded to no merit with Mr.
Pelhani, except that of honouring his virtues, and
wifhing to have been ferviceable to them: I pre-
tend to no other with your Grace. My hopes
are, that while you are fulfilling every generous
intention of the brother whnm 700: loved, your
Grace will not think ma uovorthy of fome fmall
ihare of that notice, with which he was once
pleafed to honour me. "
1 will not detain your Graoe to echo back tib
voice of a whole people in favotur of your juft apd
prudent admiuiftratioo of public affairt* . That
the falutary moafure^ you are purAiiog may betM
produdtve of tranquillity and honour to your
Grace, as they are of happincls to theic kiogdomf,
ia the fincere wifli of.
My Lord,
Your Grace*a
moft humble, '
moft obedient,
and
moft devoted Servant,
Tul!y-sHcad,PaU-Mall.7 „ **
Feb. 26.1756. $ Edward Moore.
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PREFACE.
Most of the following poems have already made
their appearance in detached pieces; but as many
of them were printed without a name, I was ad-
vifed by fome particular friends to coUecS them
into a volume, and pubiiih them by fubfcription.
The painful taflc of foliciting fuch a fubfcription
was cKirfly undcnakcn by thofc friends, and with
fuch fpiiit and zeal, that I fhnuld be greatly want-
ing in gratitude, if I nc^leAed any opportunity,
cither public or private, of making them my moft
finccrc acknuwledgments. I am alfo obliged to a
very valuable friend in Ireland for a confiderable
number of fuhfcribers io that kingdom, a lill of
whofe names I have not been favoured with, and
for which I was dcfired not to delay publication.
I mention this fccming negle«^, that my friends
on that fiJc the water may not accufe me of any
diCrcf|>ew^.
Such as the work now i.«, T fubmit It to the
public. Defed^s in it there are naany, which f
have wanted both time and abiltttet to amend as
I could wifii. It! merit (if it has any, and I may
be allowed to name it) ia its being natural and
unaffeifted, and tending to promote Ttrtae and
good-humour. Thofe parts of it that have been
publi(h>id fingly, had the good fortune to plcaTe ;
thofe that are now added will, I hope, be no dif-
crcdit to them. Upon the whole, 1 hayj! fent
this my offspring into the world in as deceujL a
drcfs a^ I was able : a legitimate one I am fure it
in; and if it fhould be thought defeAivt ia
ftrength, fpirit, or vigour, let it be confidered that
its father's 4narriagc with the Mufes, like moft
other marriages into that noble family, was tnoPC
from ncccflity than inclination,
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P O E M S.
THE DISCOVERY :
AN ODE
. To the Right HoDotirabie
' HENHTPBLHAM.
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— - Vir boons eft quit ?
HOR.
Xakx wing, my mofe f from (hore to ibore
Fly, Biul that happy place explore
Where tirtue deigns to dwell ;
If yet file treads on Britiih ground,
Where can the fugitive be found.
In city, comt, or cell I
Kot there, where wine and frantic mirth
Unite the fenfual fons of earth
In pleafure*s thoughtlefs train ;
Kor yet where fau^ity*s a fliow.
Where fouls nor joy nor pity know
For human blifs or pain.
Her focial heart alike difowni
The race, who ihunniog crowds and thrones,
In (hades fequefter'd do2e ;
Whofe doth DO generous care can wake.
Who rot like weeds on L.cthe*» lake.
In fcnfclcls, vile rcpofe.
With thefe fhc fhuns tlie fadious tribe.
Who fpurn the yet unofFer'd bribe.
And at corrupt!' n lour ;
Waiting till difcord havoc cries.
In hopes, like Catalisc, to rife
On anarchy to pow*r !
Ye wits, who boaft from ancient times,
A right divine to fcourge our crimes,
Is it with you ihe refis ?
No. Int*re{l, dander are your views,
And virtue now, with every mufe.
Flies your unhallow'd breafls.
There was a time, I heard her fay.
Ere females were feduc'd by play.
When bvauiy was her throne {
But DOW, where dwelt the foft dcilrcs,
The furies light forbidden firc«.
To love and her unknown.
From thefe th* indignant goddcfs flief,
And where the f}»ires of fcieoce rife,
A while fuipcnds her wing ;
But pedant pride and rage are there.
And fadion tainting all the air,
As^ pois'oing evary fpring.
Long throogh the fky*s wide pathlef* way
The mufe obfervM the wandVer ftray.
And markM her laft retreat ;
O'er Surrey's barren heaths (he flew,
IDeftending like the filent dew
On Ether's peaceful feat.
There ihe beholds the gentle Mole
His pcndve waterw calmly roll,
Amidft Elyiian ground :
There through the windings of the grove
She leads her family of bve,
And ftrews her fweets around.
I hear her bid the daughters fair
Oft to yon gloomy grott repair,
Her fecret fteps to meet ;
Nor thou, (he cries, thefe ibadcs forfakc,^
But come, lov'd confort, come and make
The hufband's blifs complete.
Yet not too much the foothing eafe
Of rural indolence (hall pleafe
My Pelham's ardent breaft ;
The man whom virtue calN her own
Mu(k (land the pillar of a throne.
And nmke a nation bleft.
Pelham ! *tis thme witn tempVate zeal
To guard Britannia's public weal,
Attack*d on every part :
Her fatal difcords to compofe.
Unite her friends, difarm her foes.
Demands thy head and heart.
When bold rebellion fliook the land.
Ere yet from William's dauntlef^ hand
Her barbarous army fled ;
When valour droop'd, aud wifdom fear*d9
Thy voice-expiring credit heard.
And rais'd her languid head.
Now by thy (Irong aflifling hand,
Fis'd on a rock 1 fee her (land,
Againft whofe folid feet.
In vain, through every future age.
The loudeft, moft trmpeftuous rage*
Of angry war (hall beat.
Aod %r\e9t oat if the fi^ni of ftrife
Alttmpt to clond thf Tpoileli Ufe^
And (hade it> lm|;htdl Iccnn;
Wictcbei, by kindiidt unfnbdn'd;
Who fee, who Oiire the cainuDO good.
Yet tmi U the ipeaiu.
Like thcfe, the satUfbjfK crew,
Prond to be Gngntu- mhI pcw.
Think ill Uiey fee deceit ;
Are wirni'd and cbtrilh'd bf the dif,
Fed sfld enjiT the heiT'nIy nj.
Yet doabc iX light ud bat.
the' trial
ssumt THE psbsun;
Tai conn vai net ; the pik'ner braaght {
The counfcl with iaDru^am fraught j
And ((idecee prepar'd at Iwge,
Od oath, to Tindicate the chir^
Ba> finl 'til meet, where form denlci
Poetic hclpi of fincy'd liei,
Gay Tneiaphon, and ligarei fine,
And Cmiln to deck the line ;
'Tu meet (a< we before hiTc laid)
To call defcription to our aid.
Bcgiti we then (ai firft 'til Siting)
With the three chiefi in judgnMac fitting.
Above the roll, and in the chair.
Sat FaAion with dilTemUed air i
Her tongoe wa> dcillM in f|>ecioi» iiei.
And murtnun, whence diDeniioni rife ;
A bailing miS: her feature! Teil'd,
Her farm (he patriot'! robe eanceat'd ;
With fludy'd blindilhtnenii fhe bow'd.
And drew the captivated crowd.
The next in place, and on the right,
Hat EoTy, hidcou* to the li|[ht ;
Her fnaky locki, her hollow cyei, ,
Ai>d hi)^ard form forbade dir^uife ;
Pale dircunlcnt and rultrn hate
Upon her wrinkled forehead fat ;
Ht T left hind, cicnch'd, her cbed fnftun'd.
Her ri^t (wi[h many a mnrdri (tain'd)
A dagger cluich'd, in ai!i to Drike,
With Dart) of rage, and aim uhliqne.
Lall on the left waa Clunoar lecn,
0( ttanre vail, and horrid mien ;
With blotted checki, and frantic eyea.
She fent her ydhngt to the Ikiei ;
Prcpat'd with trumpet to her hand.
To blow feditioD o'er (he land.
With thefe, four more ot lefler ftme.
And humbler nnk, attendant caanc ;
Hypocrify with fmiling grace.
And Impndevce with braacB I*ee,
* Gnrir LjH!rtt*t Eff. ^Itrmarti Z*iV L^Oh.
<». th. Fnjiut LOUT, y Ibii mMtm^M «w. '^rU-
fn ^Jrr Itt AartOtr •/ Mia, m^ti ta^tmi Mr.
Mmt tmp^bim thifimi ntmi M tbit fmm.
M-w ■^'''' ; iiki
Contention bolJ.withJronlflnjii,- '' "'?.,)'!" ",/
And Slander with her hundred tongnet , ,' ,' _
The Will* in riuiptur'd talewerc tkh,', . '' ,,'; "
And flkiuca proud (in many a nich) ','^ / , '
Of chief., who fought in faalun'i caofe, . ^ . „^
And ptrilh'd for cnnicmpt of lawi. ' ' ',' ,
Ther*>f ill viry'dlis-ht and (hade,' " : .
The feat of anarchy d-fplay-d.
Trinmfihatit o'er a faliing throne , .' ■.' ,
(By emlilemaiic fijiurej Imoirn)
ConfuGon la^'d, and lull obfunc, ' , '
And riot with diHemp 'f'd micii.
Andomrije brU. lod m if chief diPe, ," ^ '' .
And deTiflitiop eUd it) flre.' '■..-.•'■
Prone on the gnroud « marn«l ImU ' ' .
Bipiring lay, and graan'd few aW; ' ' '
Hot JMeU 'trhli muiya fttb <rti WtT^ , ' .'^
Her laureli vm, her fpw'T«*n«M: ■
And near tier, croadi'd antiia tlte fpefl|^' ' '.'
A lion panted in die toili
With look conpna'd the^ri*^ fiohil.
And modsft pride. By nnM be'«te«V ' .'
'I'he court, the eaanrel, *nd tbc av*tt' '
And withfubmiffiie Kr'rmee bUwttl'' '
Proceed we itow, in humbler ftnufit,' ' , ' *.' '
And lighter rhytnn, with iriw ritfalilat.- '.' ' \
Th" indiAment gtieronfty letfoUi, , ,- ' ,■ :
That lieliin, loft to patricR wottht '' '■ -
(In company with one Will Pitt*, ■ ■ ' •
And many more, DM taken yet) ' , ".
In forty-B«, the rnyalpJace t
Didenter, and to fiume grown calbni^ '
Did then and there hi* IJuth tgrfafce.
And did accept, receive, and take,
WiihmirchienniiinteDtandbati^' - " -
Value unknown ■ certain pUn- ' '
He wu a fecmd time indiAdi-
For that, by evil leal oteked.
in letter CO one Gilbert Wettt, '
He, the bid Selim, did attelL,
Muntain, fapport, and mike^aflenion
Of certain poiiit*, frnn Panl'i aOtccfii^
By meani wbcTcnf the Iwd ipdAk
Did many an nnbcliever joftk,
Starting onCilUoMble back*,
And biiildiof tmhi on knows twnancffc
A third cbirge rag, that knowing wdl
Witronljen MpatK " ""
He, thcCudSelim, n
DidbUto - .. „ .
Three cnriotu letien to the Whiga Si
Making no reader care three Gga
For any faA> contain'd therein ;
By wlucb nnchatitable fin
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9|6
THE WORKS OF MOORE.
An author, modeft and defcrvinf^,.
Was deftin'd to c(mtc/nj>t aQ().A^rving;
Againil the \ing, "his crown anc). pCfice^
And all the^'Ilatute^ Tti that cafe.
The pleader. roTe with brief fuU charg*dy
And on the pris*uer*i crimes enlarg'd— ' ^
But not to damp tl>c mufe^f fire
With rhetVic, fu'ch as conrtsr re<}uire,
We*ll try to keep the reader wkroi.
And lift the matter from <he form.
Virtue and focial love, he JTaid,
And honour from the land were fled ; .
That patriots now, h'ke other follu,.
Were nude the butt of yulgar jokef^
While OppofiiioQ dropp*d her creft.
And courted powV for wealth and reft.
Why fomf fo|lki laugh*d» and Tome folki raU'd,
Why fonie fubmltte^ fomp aflaird,
Angry or ple»s*d---«Ufblv*d the doubt
With wUo were in, and who were out.
The fons.of CUmour grew fo fickly.
They looVd for dilTolution quickly ;
Their weekly JQurzulf, finely writtenj
Were funk io* privies all be(h — '-n ;
Old-England *, and the London-Evening,
Hardly a foul was found believing in ;
And Caleh f , onee.fo bold and (trong,
W^as ftupid now, and always wrong.
Aflc ye whence rofe thi«fuul difgrace }
Why Sclim has'rcccivM a place,
And thereby brought the caufe to (hame ;
Proving that people, void of blame, .
Might ferve their country and their king.
By making both the felf-fame thing :
By which the credulous helicvM,
And others (by llrange arts dccciv'd)
That miniftcrs were fomctimes right,
And meant not to dcftroy us quite.
That baxt'ring thus in ftate affairs,
fit next muft deal ^i £acred wares.
The clergy** rights divine invade.
And fmugglc in the gofpcltrade :
And all this zeal ^ rcinftate
exploded notions, out of date ;
Sf nding old rakes to church in fboals.
Like children, Iniv'ling for their fouU;
And ladies gay, from fmut and hbcls.
To learn belief., and read their Bibles ;
Ercding coafuciice for a tutor.
To damn the prtfcnt by the future:
As if CO cviU kflo^n and real
*Twas nredful to annex ideal ;
When all of human life we know
1» c:irc, and bitter ncfs, and woe.
With fliort tranlirions of delight,
To fei the IhatterM fpirits right.
Then why fuch mighty pain* and care.
To make us humbler than we are ?
Foi bidding <hort-livM mirth and laughter.
By fears of what may come hereafter ?
♦ yU Op/>c/iiioii Paper at that time publi/bfd, in
nvi'!cb Mr. LyttUton il as frequently abufcti.
t CsUli D"Ar,vcn\ the .-.un: jjfuaeJhy the wt iters
Better in ignorance to dwell ;
None fear, but who believe a hcU ;
And if there (bould be one, no doubC,
Men of themfclves would fiud it otif.
But Selim'a crimes he (aid, went furthefy
And barely ftopp'd on this fide murder i
One yet remain'd to clofe the charge.
To which (with leave) he'd fpeak At large.
And, firft, 'twas needful to premifcj
That though fo long (for reafons wife)
The prefs inviolate had flood,
Produdive of the public good ;
Yet ftill. too modeft to abufe,
It rail'd at vice, but told not whofe.
That great improvements, of late days.
Were made, to many an author's praife.
Who, not fo fcrupuloufly nice,
Proclaim'd the pcrfon with the vice ;
Or gave, where vices might be wanted,
The name, and took the reft for granted.
Upon this plan, a champion * rofe,
Unrighteous greatnefs to oppofe,
Proving the man *' inventus non eft,**
Who trades in pow'r, and ftil) is honcft ;
And (God beprais'd) he did it roundly^
Flogging a certain junto foundly.
But chief his anger was diredlcd.
Where peojile Icaft of all fufpc6ted ;
And Selim, not fo ftrong as tall,
Beneath hisgrafp appear'd to fall.
But Innocence (as people fay)
Stood by, and fav*d him in the fray,
By her aflifted,and one Truth,
A bufy, prating, forward youth.
He rally*d all his ftrength anew,
And at the foe a letter threw f :
His weakcft part the weapon found.
And brought him fenfelcfs to the groun^.
Hence Oppofition fled the field,
And ignorance with her fcven-fold ftiiold ;
And well they might, for (thhigs wcigh'd fully)
Thepris'ner with his whore and bully.
Mult prove for every foe too hard.
Who never fought with fuch a guard.
But Truth and Innocence, he Paid,
Would ftand him here in little ftead ;
For they had evidence on oath,
That would appear too hard for both.
Of >»itncfre» a fearful train
CAmc next, th* indictments to fuftain ;
Dttradif n, Hatred, and l")illruft,
And party, of all foes the wot ft.
Malice, Revenp^e, and Unbelief,
And Difapp<>intment worn with grief,
Diftioiuiur foul, unaw'd by ft>ame,
And every fiend that vice can name.
All thcfe in ample form depo<'d,
tach fa«5l the triple charge difclos'd.
With taunts and gibes of bitter fort,
And aiking vengeance fiom the court.
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The prn*ner faid in hit defence,
That he indeed had fmall- pretence
To foften faAft fo-d^^lyfworn,
But would for hl^offerfcet mourtl; '
Yet more he hop'd than bare repemaifc^
Might ftill bt urf**d to ward the feaienoc.
That he had held a p)agc fome yeari^
He own*d with peoi<i^iV£e aodteai-^.
But took it not' frpni motives baie,
Th* indi Ameai there roiftook the cafe ;
And thougb h^ had betray'd his trull
In being to his country juil,
Ncgle^ing FacSllon and her friends,
He did it not for wicked ends,
But that complaints and feuds might ceafe.
And jarring parties mix in pe^ce:
That what he wrote to Gilbert Wcft»
Bore hard agahift hint, he confefs'd ;
Yet there they wroifgM him ; for the fad is,
He reaibn*d for belief, not pratftice ; *
And people might believe, he thought.
Though practice might be deem'd a fault.
He either dreamt It, or wit told.
Religion was rever'd of old,
That it gave breeding no ofTenee,
And was no foe to wit and fenie ;
Bat whetker thi* was truth, or whima .
He would not (ay ; the doubt with kim
(And no great harm he hop'd) was, how •
Th* enlightened world would take it now ;
If they admitted it, 'iwas well ;
If oot, he never talk*d of hell ;
Nor even hop'd to change men's meafures,
Or frighten ladies from their pleafures.
One accufation, he confcf»*d.
Had touch*d him more than all the rcfi ;
Three patriot-letters, high in fame.
By him o'crthrown, and brought to ihame.
And though it was a rale in vogue.
If one nun calPd another rogue.
The party injur*d might reply.
And on his foe retort the lie ;
Yet what accru'd from all his hbovr.
But foul difhonour to his neighbour ?
And he's a moft unchriftian elf,
^Vlio others damns to fave himfeif.
Bcfides, as all men knew, he (aid,
Thofe letters only rail'd for bread ;
And hunger was a known ex£uie
For preftitution and abufe :
A guinea, properly ap^'ly'd.
Had made the writer change his fide;
He wifh d he had not cut and carv*d him,
Aod own'd, he fhould have bought, not ftarv'd
him.
The court, he faid, knew all the reft,
Aod tooSl prriceed as they thought beil ;
Only kc hop'd fuch rcfignation
\ifm\d plead f«'me Krti« mitigation ;
And if hi*> charsi&er wa*> clear
F'f«n other taultH (and f'icn4s were near.
Who woukl, when cali'd upon, atteft it)
He did in humbkfi form requcft it,
To be from punifhrneiit wxcmpt,
Afid ofily fulfcr their comempu
The.prift'ner*! friends their «lnm i»refaf^,
In turn demandiog to be heard.
Integrity and Honour fwore,
Bencvolqote, and twenty more, ■
That he wan always of tkeit* party.
And that they kndw him firm and hearty.. .
Religion, fober dame, attended.
And, as (he could, his caufe befriended.
She faid, 'twas iincc he came from college.
She knpw him introduc'd by knowlddge :
The man was medcft an4 fi|icerc«
Nor farther could (he interfere.
The Mufes begg*d to inter pule ;
But Envy with loud hi(!ings rofe.
And cail'd them women of ill famet
Liars, and proftitutes to (haitM^ -' ;
And faid, to all the worid *cwm ko^w^,
Selim had had them every one. . .
The prisoner blu(h*d, the Mufes frotrii*d,
WheA iilence was prodaim'd around, '
And FaAiun, riling with the reft,.
In form the pris'ner tlius addref»*d.
You, Selim, thrice have been indlded : .
Fir(t, that by lyicked pride, expited,
: And bent your country tp difgrace.
You have receiv'd, and held a place :
Next, infidelity to wound, .
You've dar'J, with arguments profound.
To drive freelhinking to a ftand.
And with religion vex the land t
And lafily, in contempt of right.
With horrid ahd unnat'ral fpite,
You have an anthor's fame o'erthrown.
Thereby to build and fence your own.'
I'hcfe crimes (iicccflive, on your trial^
Have met with proofs beyond denial;
To which yourfelf, with (hamp, coacedcdf
And but in mitigation pleaded.
Yet that the juftice of the court
May fuffer not in nicn*s report.
Judgment a moment I fufpend.
To rcafon as from friend to friend.
And firll, that you, of all mankind.
With kings and courts Ihould (lain your mind!
You ! who were Oppofition*& lord 1
Her nerves, her llnews, and her fword !
That you at laft, for fervile ends.
Should wound the bowels of her fi^iends!
Is aggravation of offence.
That leaves for mercy no pretence.
Yet more For you to urge your hate.
And back the church, to aid the (Ute !
For you to publi(h fuch a letter I
You ! who have known religion better !
For you, I fay, to introduce
The fraud again ! — there's no excufe.
And lad of all, to crown your (hame.
Was it for you to load with blame
The writings of a patriot-youth.
And fummon Innocence and Truth
To prop your caufc ? Was this for
vou
But jufUce does your crimes purfuc ;
And fcntence now alone remain*.
Which chus, by mc, the court ordains :
a«8 THE WORK
** Thai yov return from whence you canie,
•< There to be ftript of all your fame
•* By vulgar handii . that once aweelt
'^ Old-England pinch you till youlqucak; ■
*'' That ribbald pamphlet* do purfue you* *
<* And lies and murmurt, to undo you. *
<• With every foe that worth procures,
•* And only virtue's friends be yours." •
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ODE TO GARRICK.
UPON TUC TALK OT THE TOWK.
'* When I faid T would die a batchelor, I 4ui not
** think I fliould live till I were married/^
Much Ada aboid idling.
No, no ; the left-hand b<nc, in blue ;
There ! doa't yoo fee her ?— - See i>er \ Who?"
Nay, han{( me if I tell
ThereV Garrick in the mufic box !
Watch but hU eyes ; fee there " O poa !'*
*' Your fervant, Ma'moifelle !'* '
But tell me, David, is it true f
JLord help us \ what will fome folks do ?
How will they curfe this ilranger !
What ! fairly taken in for life !
A fuber, ferious, wedded wife !
O fie upon you, Ranger !
The clergy too have join*d the chat ;
*' A papift ! — Has he thought of that ?
*• Or meaqs he to convert her?**
Troth, boy, unlcfs your zeal be fiout,.
The nymph may turn your faith abo^t»
By axgumeuts expcrter.
The ladies, pale and out of breath.
Wild as the witches in Macbeth,
Aikifthe '* deed be done !**
O. David ! liften to my lay !
ril prophefy the things, they'll fay,
For tongues you know, will run.
** And pray, what other news d*ye hear ?
Marry *d ! — But don't you think my dear,
*' He*8 growing out of fafhion ?
People may fancy wiiat they will.
But Qnin'tf the only ador ftiii,
** To touch the tender pafHon.
Nay, madam, ^lid you mind, laft night.
His Archer ? Not a line on't right I
" I thou;?ht 1 heard fome hiflc*.
Good God ! if Billy Millii. thought K
Or Billy Havard would but try.
** They'd beat him all to piece*.
*Twa« prudent though to drop his Bayes—
And (entrc nous) the Laureat fays,
*' He hopes hc*U give up Richard.
But then it tickles me to fee,
Id Haftingi, fuch a flirimp as he
** Attempt to ravifh Pritchard.
The fellow plea&'d me well enough
In what d'ye call it ? Hoadley's fluff;
" There's fomething there hkc nature :
Jud fo, in life, he runs about.
Plays at bo-peep, now in, now out,
** But hurts no mortal creature.
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O ho ! my gentle Neddy Moore !
** How do^;Biy good Lord Mayor ?
And have you left Cheapfidd, my dear 1
And will yoa. write again dext year,
** To ih«w your favVite play^ ? '
But Merope, we own, is fine,
Eumenes charms in eveiy Kne ; - -
" How prettily he vapours!
So gay hi9 drcfs, fo young his loak,
One would have fwon 'twas Mr. Conk«
" Or Mathews, cutting capers."
Thus, David, will the ladies flout.
And councils hold at every rout, «
To alter all your plays;
Yates (hall be Benedick next year,
Macklio the Richard, Tafwell Lear,
And Kitty Clive be Bayes.
Two parts they readily allow .
Are yours ; but not qne more, they vow ;
And thus they clofe their fpi^ : -
You will be Sir John Brute, they fay,
A very Sir John Brute all day.
And Fribble all the night.
But tell me, fair ones, is it fo f
** You all did love him once *," we know ;
What then provokes your gall }
Forbear to rail — IMI tell you why ;
Quarrels may come, or madam die.
And then there's hope for all.
And now a word or two remains.
Sweet Davy, and I clofe my drains :
Think well ere you engage ;
Vapours and agne-fits may come.
And matrimonial claims at home,
Unnerve you for the ftage.
But if you find your fpirits right.
Your mit-d at cafe, your body tight.
Take her ; you can't do better.
A p(tx upon the tattling town I
The fops that join to cry her down
Would give their ears to get her.
Then if her heart be good and kind,
(And fure that face befpeaks a mind
Asfoft as woman's can be)
You'll grow as cooftant as a dove.
And tafte the purer fwects of love,
Unvifited by Ranby.
ENVY AND FORTUNE :
A TALE.
TO MRS. GARRICK.
Sats Envy to Fortune, ** Soft,foft, Madam Flirt !
" Not fo fail with your wheel, you'll be down in
" the dirt !
" Well, and how docs your David ? Indeed, my
*« dear creature, [nature ;
" You've ihown him a wonderful deal of good-
** His bags are fo full, and fuch praifcs his due,
** That the like was ne'er known — and all owing
•• to you :
* JmUus Cx/an
t> O E M 8.
«»>
'< But why won*t you make him quite happy fo^
«» life, (wife r
** And to all you have done add the gift of a
Says Fortune, and Iraird, *' Madam £nvy, God
favc yc !
•* But why alwayftfncering at me and poor Davy ?
** 1 own that fometimeit, in contempt of all rules,
** 1 bvifh my favours on blockheads and fools ;
" But the caic is quite difTerent here, I aver it,
'* For David ne'er knew me, till brought me by
" merit.
** Amd yet to convince you^nay, Madam,' no
"hiffcs— [is—:**
'* Good manners at Iraft — fuch behaviour as this
(For mention but Merit, and Envy flie^ out
With a hifs and a yell that would filence a rout.
But Fortune went on) — *• 'I'o convince you, I fay,
** rhat I honour your fchcme. Til about it to-day ;
" The man {hall be marry*d, fo pray now be cafy,
*' And Gdrrick for once ihall do fomething to
" plcaie ye."
So faying, flic rattled her wheel out of ii{?ht,
While Envy walk'd after, and grinn'd with de-
light. [brewin|r.
It feems 'twas a trick that (he long had been
To marry poor David, and fo be his ruin
For Slander had told her the creature lov*d pelf,
And car'd not a fig for a foul but himfelf ;
From thence (he wa^ lure, had the Devil a daugh-
ter, [her :
He'dfnapat the git 1, fo 'twas Fortune that brought
And then Ihould her temper be fuUcn or haughty.
Her fleih too be frail, and incline to be naughty,
* I'would fret the poor fellow fo out of his reafon.
That Barry and Quiu would fet falhions next
frafon.
But Fortune, who faw what the Fury defign'd,
Refolv'd to get Davi«l a wife to his mind :
Yet afraid of hcriclf in a matter fo nice.
She vifited PruiUnce, and begg'd her advice.
The nymph ihouk her head when the bufincfs ihe
knew,
And faid that her female acquaintance were few ;
That excepting Mifs R • * • — O, yes, there was
ore,
A friend of that lady's, fhe vifited none ;
But the lird was too great, and the htft was too
grod,
And as for the reft, (he might get whom (he cou*d.
Away hurried F«.r*une, perplcx'd and half mad,
But her promife waspaiVd.nnd a wife muftbehad:
She travers'd the town from one comer to t'other.
Now knockinyr at one do««r, and then at an«ither.
The girl* curtly'd low as (he la*k*d in their face*.
And briJled and primni'd with abundance of
graces;
But this was coquetti(h, and that was a pmde,
One llupid and dull, t'other noifyand rude ;
A third was ufTcded, quite carelef« a fourth,
With prate without meaning, tod pride wtthout
worth ;
A 6fth, and a fixth, and a feTenth were fuch
Aieirher knew nothing, or fomethiog too much —
In (bort as they p.ifs'd, (he to all haKl objediom;
The gay wanted thoQgl.t, the iood-hutuuur'd af •
fe(5lioDf|
Toi. X.
The prudent were ugly, the fenfible dirty,
And all of them flirts, from fifteen up to thirty.
When Fortune law this (he began to look filly,
Yet ftill'fhc went on till (he rcach'd Piccadilly;
But vex*d and fatigu'd, and the night growing Ute,
She refted her wheel within Burlington gate.
My lady rofe up, as (he faw her come in, [been ?**
" O ho, madam Genius ! pfay where have yna
( For her laldylhip thought, from fo ferious an air,
* Twas Genius come nume, fur it feenis (he liv'd
there.)
But Fortune, not minding her lady(hip'i blunder.
And wipi:!g her forehead, cry'd, •* Well may you
wonder [cafe,
** To fee me thus flurryMi**— then told her the
And figh'd till her laiiyfhip laugh'd in her face.
** Mighty civil indeed " — '* Come, a truce, fays
** my lady, (yc.
" A truce with complaints, and perhaps I may aid
** I'll (how you a girl that^Here, Martin ! go
•» tell !
'* But (he's gone to vndrefs; by and by if m
" well—
'* ril (how you a fight thatynuMl fancy uncommon,
'* Wit, beauty, and goodnefs. all met in u woman ;
** A heart to no folly or mifchief inclin'd,
** A body all grace, and all fweetneft a mind.**
** O, pray let me fee b«r,*' fays Fortune, and
"fuiil'd, . [<hiW—
** Do but give her to me, and I'll make her my
*' But who, my dear, who ?— for you hate nnt
'• told yet**—
" Who, indeed, fays my lady, if not Violette ?**
The words were fcarce fpokc when ihe enter 'd
the room ;
A blu(h at the ft ranger ftill brigbten'd her bloom')
So humble her boks were, fo mild was her air.
That Fortune, aftonilh'd, fat mute in her'chair.
My lady rofe up, and with countenance bland,
" This is Fortune, my dear,** and preienicd her
hand : • .
The goddefsembrac*d her, and call'd her her own.
And, compliments over, her errand made known.
But how the fweet girl colour *d, fluturM, and
trembled, ♦ .
How oft (he faid no, and how ill (he di(rembleu ;
Or how little David rejoic'd at the news.
And fwore, from all others, 'twas her iie woufd
cho(>fe ;
What methods he try'd, nd what arts toprevai^;
All thefe, were they told, would but buraen my
talc —
In (hort, all affsirs were fo happily carry*d,
That hardly fix Weeks pafs'd aWay tilf thl?y ma^«
But Envy grew fick when tne (fory (he heard,
Vioktte was \ht girl that of ail (he moft feared )
She knew her good-humoor, her beauty and
fwcctnef*. [nefs ;
Her eafe and compliance, her tafte and her neat-
From thefe (h« was fare that hei* man could not
roam,
And muft rife on the ftage, from conCcacmMit IC
home :
So on (he went hiiCog, and inwardly cur^'d her.
And Gurrick next fieafott will otfUiniy biucft kCf/
T
0
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THE WORKS OF MOORH.
To the Right HoDoorable
HENRY PfiLHAM,
TRIAL 0FSAR4H
TOE
• • • t
, ALIAS SLIM SAL»
FOR rtlYATILT tTEALlNG.
t
Tat |irit*iicr wattt large ittdiSedy
For thatliy third of fain excited.
One day io July laft, at tea,
And kt the houlc of Mm. P.
From r^ left breaft.of £. M. gent.
With bafe felonious intent,
Did then and there a hearr with Pringv
Reft, qotet, peace, and other things,
Kieaf rob and plunder; and all them
The clMttiiaoC the (aid S. M.
Tit BumbU Petitiom e/th< IVorJiip/ul Compai^ of
Poeh and Nttus^fVriiert,
, sncwcTH.
Tha 1 your HonnQr*tpetitioner!i( dealers in rhymes.
And writers of fcandal, for mending ihe times)
By loiTesIn bufinefs, and England's well-doing.
Are funk in their credit, and verging on ruin.
That thcfr their misfortnnea, they humbly con-
cdre,
Arife nut irom dulnefs, as feme folks be]i<*ve.
But from rubs in your way which your Honour
bat laid.
And want of materials to carry on trade.
That they always had formed high conceits of
their nfe,
, And meant their laft breath (bould f:o out in abufe;
But now (and they fpeak it with forrow and tears)
Since your Honour has fat at the helm of affairs,
No party will join them, nofadion iuTite [write ;
To heed what they fay, or to read what they
Sedition, and Tumult, and Diicord are fled.
And Slander fcarce ventures to lift cphcr head—
Tn ihort, public bufinefs is fo carryM on.
That their country isfaT*d,and the patriots nndone.
To perplex them fiiU more, and fure famihe to
bring,
(Now fatire has loft both its trath and its fling)
If, in fpite of their natures, they bungle at praife,
Your Honour regards not, and nobody pays.
Yonr petitioners, the;efore,mofthmnbly entreat
(As the times win allow, and yonr Honour thinks
meet ) [complaint
That ipeafures be changM, and fome caufe of
lie immediately fumifli'd, to end their reftraint :
Their credit thereby, and their trade to retrieve.
That again they may rail, and the nation believe.
Or el!e (if your wifdom ftiould deem it all one)
Now the Parliament's rifing, and bufinefs is done.
That your Honour would plea(e,ac this dangerous
crifis.
To take to your bofonk a few private vices.
By which your petitioners haply might thrive,
And keap borh themfelves and Contention alive.
In amipaffifln, good Sir, give them fomcthing
to fay.
And your'HonKr*s petitioners ever (hall pray.
The profecutor fwore, laft May
(The month he knew, but not the day)
He left his friends in town, and went
Upon a vifit down in Kent :
I'hat ftaying there a month or two.
He fpent his time as others do.
In riding, walking, fifliiog, fwimmingj
But being much inclin'd to women.
And young and wild, and no great reafoner.
He got acquainted with the prifoner.
He own'd, 'twas nimoor'd in thofe parts
l*hat file 'ad a trick of ftealing hcarti.
And from fifteen to twenty -two.
Had made the devil and all to do :
But Mr. W. the vicar,
(And no man brews you better liquor)
Spoke of her thefts as tricks of youth.
The frolics of a girl forfooth :
Things now were on another fcorc.
He faid ; for ftie was twenty -four.
However, to make matters (hort.
And not to trefpafs on the court.
The lady wai <bfcover*d foon.
And thus it was. One afternoon,
rhc ninth of July laft, or near it,
(As to the day, he could not fwcar it)
In company at Mrs. P.'s,
Where folks (ay any thing they pleafe ;
Dean I*, and Lady Mary by.
And Fanny waiting on Mifs Y.
(He own'd he was inclin'd to think
Both were a little in their drink)
The pris'ner alk'd, and call'd him couHo^
How many kiifes made a dozen ?
That being, as he own'd, in liquor.
The queftion made his blood lun quicker.
And, fenfe and reafon in eclipfe.
He vow'd he'd fcore them on her lips^
1'hat rifing up to keep his word.
He got as far as kifx the third,
\nd would have counted t' other nine.
And fo all prcfent did opine.
But that he felt a ftiddcn dizzinefs.
That quite undid him for the bufinefs :
His fpcech, he faid, began to faulter,
His eyes to ftare, his mouth to water.
His brcaft to thump without cciLtion,
And all within one conflagration.
Blefii me I fays Fanny, what's tbe matter .'
And Lady Mary look*d hard at her.
And ftamp'd, and wifli'd the pris*ner further,
And cry'd out. Part them, or there's murtber ;*
That ftill he held the pris ner faft.
And wonld have flood it to the laft ;
But ftruggling to go through the reft,
He felt a painacrof^ his breaft,
A ibf t of fudden twinge, he faid.
That feem'd almoft to tlrikc him dead.
And after that fuch cruel fmarting,
He thought the foul and body parting*'
That then he let the prisoner go.
And ftagger'd oft* a ftcp or fo ;
And thinking that his heart was ill.
He begg'd of Mifs Y.*s maid to feci.
That Fanny ftcpt before the reft.
And laid her hand upon his breaft ;
f 9 i tt S.
Mfi
Bi:t, mercy on «n m% ! what a iUre
The creature guvc ! No heart was there ;
•Soufe went her 6ogera io the hole,
Whence heart, and ftringii,and all were A'ole.
'l^at Fanny rurn'd, and told the prilbncri
She wa< a thief, and fo (hcM chriUen heri
And that it was a burning (hame,
And brought the houfe au evil name ;
And if flie did not put the heart in,
'i'he man would pine and die ior certaio.
'i'he pris'ner then was in her aira.
And bid her mind her own siTairt ;
And told his reverence, and the reft of *ein,
She was as honcft as rhe heft of *eiik
'I'hat La<ly Mary and Dean X«.
Role up and faid, ' I'wos mighty well,
£ut that, in general terms they faid it,
A heart was gone, and fomc one had it :
W^ord* wonld not do, for fcarch they muft,
And fcarch they would, and her the firil.
That then the prik*ner c!ropp*d her auger.
And faiil, (be hop'd they would not hang her ;
Thji all Hie did wa^ meant in jcft.
And there the heart Wi»9, and the reft.
That then the Dean cryM out, O' fie !
A"d fent in hade tor Jullice I.
\VIio. though he knew her friends and pity'd her,
Caird her hard names, and fo committed her.
The parties prcfcnt fworc the fame ;
And'Fanny faid, the pris*ner*i name
Had frightened all the country round ;
And glad (he was the bill was found.
She knew a man. who knew another,
Who knew the very party's brother,
Who loll his heart by mere furprife.
One morning lo king at her eyes;
And others had betn known to fqueak.
Who only chancM to htar her fpcuk:
For (he had words ot fuch a fort,
Thar though (be knew noreafon for't,
Vcaild ni^kc a man of fcnfe run mad,
Ar.d riP.e him ot all he had .
And that (hcM rob the whole community,
If ever (he had opportuni-y.
The pil-'rcr now tirl* filrnce broke.
And (urtl'y d rot-.nd Inr a<> (he I'pokc.
iyhc owii'd, (be fdiu it mucli inccn^'d her.
To hear fuch martcrs fw ;rn agaiisft her.
But that the hop 'd to ki" p her temper,
A;d piovc hiifiif * caJem ieoipcr."
Th-t what I lie pr> fccutor fwore
Wa* lorn/ pirt true and fome part more :
She own**l (he h.id hren often leen with him.
And laugh d and cliatted on the green with him;
1 he fcUoW ftem d to h«ve humanity.
Ana tuld her taies that footh'd hrr tanity,
Pretendii g that he li*v'd her vattly,
And rhat ali vi men clfe Uv»k*d ghaftly.
But ttien (lie i.op'd ihc court wuuld think
She never wa:> inclin d to dri;>k,
f)t futfcr )iaiid*> like his to daub iier, or
h::c(<t-r:ige nan tu kitii and'fl-hber her;
:>he*d have ti>lk«> know (lie did not love k,^
Or if (lie iliu, fne was above it
But thi«, the fui 1, was ft^orn of courfi^.
To prove her giddy, and then wori«|
t»
As (he whofe condud wti thought " htw^*
Might very weii be reckon'd thierifh.
She hop*d, (he faid, the court's difcemiBg;
Would pay fome honour xp her learning,
For every day frofcn four^ paft (ix,
She went up ftatrs, and read the cliffics.
Thus having clcar'd herfbif of levity,
I'hc reft, (he faid, would com^with brerityj
And firft, it injocM not her honour
To o\\n the heart was fuund apon her (
For (he covld j>rove, and did atcr,
I'he paltry thmg belung'd to her :
The fad was thus. This prince of kn&vev
Was ooce the homblcft of her flavet.
And fiften had co'nfefiM the dart
Her eyes had lodg*d within his heart :
That (lie, as *twas her conftant faibion,'
Alade great divr'rIJon of hi pailuin ;
Which fet hii blood in fuch a ferment,
As feeniM to threaten his interment :
That then (he was afraid of loftng him^
And fo di'fillcd from abufing him ;
And often came and felt his pulfe.
And bid him write to Dodlor Hulfe.
The profccutor thank*d her kindly.
Anil figh'd, and laid (he looked divinely ;
But told her that his heart was burftuig,
And dolors he had little truft in ;
H;- therefore bcgg*d her to accept it.
And hop'd 'twould niend if once (he kept it*
Tha: having no averfl'-n to it.
.she faid, with all her f u1, (he'd do it;
But then (he begg*d him to remember.
If he (hould need it in December,
( For wititer months would make folks fluTcry
Who wanted either heart or liver)
it nqver cou\(d return ; and added,
' Twas her'a.for life, if once (he had it.
The proiecucor faid. Amen, .
And that he wi(h*d it not again ;
And to'k it from his breath and gave her,
And bow'd. and thai.k*d her fur the favour /
But bi ^'g'd the thing might not be fpoke oF^
A<k heartlcfs men were made a joke of.
That next day, whif}i'ring him about it,
And afking how he felt without it.
He figh'j, and cry'd, Alack ! alack!
And t.egg d, and p>-ay*d to have it back ;
Or that ftie'd give him her's inftead on't ;
But (he conceiv'd there was no ijeed on't;
And faid, and bid him make no pother.
He (hnuld have neither one nor t'other.
Tha; then he rav'd and ftorm'd like fury.
And laid, that one was his ** de jure,"
And rather than he'd leave phrfuiog her,'
1 Ic'd fwear a robbery, and rtiin her.
I'hat thib was truth (he did aver,
Whatever hap betided her;
Only that Mrs. P. fhefaid.
Mils Y. and her deluded miid,
And JLady Mary, and his reverenee)
Were tolkn to whom (he paid fome deferette^l
And that (lie verily believ'd
Ihey Aere not perj'ir'd, hut dccciv'd.
I'hen Dodor D. begg'd leave to fpetlr.
And iigh'd as if hu heart would break.
Ti;
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THE WOR,KS OF MOOR£.
He (aid, that he vat madam*s furgeon,
Or rather, as in Greek chirurgfon,
From '* cheir, mannt, ergon, opus"
( A» fcope it from the Latin ** icoput *')
That he, he faid, had known the prifooer
From the firfi fun that ever rife on her;
And grievdhe wkt to fee her there;*
But took upon hii^felf to fwcar,
There wai not.to be found in nature
A fweeter t a berter creature ;
And if the king (God blefi him) knew her,
He*d leave S' James's to get to her :
But then at to the [i£t in queftion.
He knew no more on*t than Hephaeftioo ;
It might be falfe, and might be true ;
And this, he &id, was all he knew.
The judge proceeded to the chargCi
And gave the evidence at large.
But often caft a iheep's^eye at her,
Aiid drove to mitigate the matter,
Pretending lads were not fo deac.
And meny ought to interfere.
The jury then withdrew a moment.
As if on weighty points to comment ;
And right or wrong, refolv'd to faVe her,
They gave a vcrdi<& in her fiivour.
But why or wherefore things were fo,
It matters not for us to know :
The culprit, by efcape grown bold.
Pilfer ft alike from young and old.
The country all around her teaacs.
And robs or murders whom flie pleafet.
FABLES FOR THE LADIES.
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
'J^HE followinsf Fahbs were written at intervals,
when I found niyfclf in humour, and difengag^d
from matter of greater moment. As they ar^
the wrinngs of an idle hour, fo they arc intended
for the reading of thofe, whofe only bufinefs is
amufemeut. My hopes of profit, or applaufe, arc
not immoderate ; nor have I printed through ne-
ceflity, or requeft of friends. I have leave from
her Royal Hlghnefs to addrt fs her, and I claim
the fair for my readers. My fears are lighter
than my expectations : I wrote to plcafe myfelf,
and I publiih to pleafe others ; and this fo uni-
verfally, that I have not wifhed for corre<5lnef4 to
rob the critic of his cenfure, or my friend of the
laugh.
My intimatrs are few, and I am not folicitous
to increafe thcr.u I have Icarnr, that where the
writer would pleafe, the man (hould be unknown.
An author is the reverfe of all other objeds, and
magnifies by diilance, bur diminiibes by approach.
His private attachments mufl give place to public
favour ; fo.r no man can forgive hi* friend rhe ill-
naturcd attempt of being thought wifcr than
himfelf
To avoid, therefore, the misfortunes that may
attend mc from any accidenul fuccefs, I think it
neccflary to inform thofe who know mc, that I
have been affifted in the following papers by the
author of Guftavus Vafa *. Let the crime of
plcafmg be his, whofe talents as a writer, and
whofe virtues as a man, have rendered him a
living afiVont to the whole circle of his acquaint-
ance.
• Henry Brooie, £/q.
FABLE I.
rUE KAGLK AXD THE ASSCMBLT OF BIRDS.
To ber Royal Highnefs the Princefi of Walts,
The moral lay, !> beauty due,
I write, iair excellence, to you ;
Well pleased to hope my vacaiit hours
Have been employ 'd to fwceten yours.
Truth under fidion 1 impart.
To weed out folly from the heart ;
And (bow the piths, that lead adray
The wandVing nymph from wifdoux*s way.
1 flatter none. '1 he great and good
Are by their a^on« underfto«d ;
Your monument if adions raife,
Shall I deface by idle praife \
I echo not the voice of fame,
That dwiilt delighted on your name ;
Her friendly tale, however true,
Were flatt'ry, if 1 told it you.
TKe preud, the envious, and the vain.
The jilt, the prude, demand my ftrain ;
To thefe, detcding praife, 1 write,
And vent, in charity, my fpite.
With friendly hand I hold the glafs
To all, promifcuous as they pafs ;
Should folly there her likenefs view,
I fret not that the mirror's true ;
If the fantailic form offend,
I made it not, but would amend.
Virtue, m every clime and age,
Spurns at the folljr-foothing p3ge«
While farire, that offends the ear
Of vice and paflion, plcafes her.
Premifiag this, your anger fpare,
And claim, the fable you who dare.
^i
FABLES FOR
Tnt birdi to pbce, by fadioni preft'd.
To Jupiter their pnj*rt addr«f»*d ;
hf ipeciou>» lici the ttate wai Tez'd,
'I heir cnunfeU libellers perplez*d ;
They bcgg'd (to ftop fedicioui tongaes)
A {(raciouK hearing of their wrongs.
Jove grants their ^ic. The eagle fate.
Decider of the grand debate.
The pie, to tnift and pow*r preferred,
Demands perniifTion to he heard.
Says he, prolixity of phrafe -
You know I hate. This libel fays,
" Some birds there are, who, prone to noife,
** Are hir*d to filence wifd^im's voice,
'* And ikiU'd to charter out the hour,
" Rile by their ennptinefs to pow'r.**
That this is aim'd direct at mc.
No doubt, yuuMl readily agree ;
Yet well this fage aflembly knows.
By part* to government 1 rofe ;
My prudent counfcU prop the ftate ;
Magpie* were never known to prate.
The kite rnfc up. His honeft heart
In virtue's fufT'rings bore a part.
That there were birds of prey he knew ;
So far the libeller faid true ;
■* Voracious, bold, to rapine prone,
*' Who knew no int'red but their own ;
" Who hov'ring o*er the farmer's yard,
" Nor pigeon, chick, nor duckling fpar'd.**
Thi« might be true, hut if apply 'd
To him, in troth, the (land'rcr ly'd.
Since ign'rance then might be milled.
Such things, he thought, were heft unfaid.
The crow wa* vi xd. As ycfter-morn
He flew acrofs the ncw-fown corn,
A fcreajning boy was fet for pay.
He knew, to drive the crows away ;
Scandal had found out him in turn.
And Kuiz*d abroad, that crow* love com.
The owl arofc, with folemn face.
And thu* harangu*d upon the cafe.
That mag^Mrs prate, it may be true,
A kite may be voracious too,
Crowf fomctimc^ deal in new -Town peafe ;
He libel* iKit, who llrike* at thefe ;
The flandrrV here — " Bat there arc birds,
•* Wh'ifc wildom lies in lock«, not words ;
•' BiundVcrs, who level in the dark,
•■ And always (hoot Infide the matk."
He mmes not n^e ; but thefe are hints,
Which nnnitcft at whom he fquirts;
I were in Jeed that blundVing fowl,
To qncftion if he n^cant an owl.
Ye wrtfches hence ! the eagle crie«,
'Tihconlcicnci-, confcicncc that applies;
The vinujiu* mind take* no alarm,
StfurM by inr-oce: cc fr"m harm ;
While guilt, an«; hi* .'.flr)ci3te fear.
Are ftarrlcd at the palling air.
I'ABJ.£ II.
THi tavther, th'j iiokst, and othee blasts.
The rr.an, who fecks to win the fair,
bo cufluui fays) mull Uuth f<#rbur ;
THE LADIES. i/9'^
Mud fawn and flatter, cringe uid Ue,
And raife the goddefs to the iky.
For truth is hateful to her ear,
A rudenefs, which (he cannot bear.
A rudenefs ? Yes. I fpeak my thooghtfl |
For truth upbraid* her with her faults.
How wretched, Cloe, then am I,
Who love you, and yet eannot lie !
And ftill to make you lefs my friend,
1 ftrive your errors to amend !
But fhall the fenfelefs fop impart
The fofieft paflion to your heart,
While he, wh' telU yon honeft truth,
And points to hippinef* your youth.
Determines, by his care, his lot.
And live* negleded, and forgot ?
Truft roe, my dear, with greater eafe
Your taOe for flattVy I cuuld pleafe,
And fimile« in each dull line,
Like glowworm^ in the dark, fliould (hioe.
What if I fay your lips difclofe
The frefhnefs of the op*ntng rofe ?
Or that your cheeks are bcda of flow'rt,
hnripen'd by refreihing (hovcers?
Yet certain as thefe flow*n (hall fade,
Time every beauty will invade.
The butterfly, of various hue,
More than the flow'r rcfembles you ;
Fair, flutt*ring, fickle, bufy thing.
To pleafure ever on the wing.
Gaily coquetting for an hour,
To die. and ne'er be thought of more.
Would you the bloom r>f youth (hould laft ?
*Tis virtue that muft bind it faft ;
An eafy carriage, wholly free
From lour referve, or levity ;
Good.natur*d mirth, ao open heart.
And loi>ks unfitill'd in any art;
Humility, enough to own
I'he frailties, which a frieod makes knowD;
And decent pride, enough to know
1 he wiirtb, that virtue can beftow.
Thei'e are the charms, which ne*er decay.
Though youth and beauty fiide away ;
And time, which all things clfe rcntovea,.
Still heightens virtue, and improves.
You*il fiown, and a(k to what intenc
This blunt addrcfs to you is fent i
I'll fpare the qutftion, and confeft
IM praile you, if 1 lov'd yon lei's;
But r.iil, be angry, or complain,
I will be rude, while you are vain.
Pr. NEAT II a lirn'* peaceful rcigtr.
When b<'afl» met friendly on the pUio,
A panther, of majeUic port, *
( 1 t.r vaineO female of the court)
With fpMttcd (kin, and eyes of (ire,
Fili'd every bofom with dcfu'c.
Whtr£*er ll e n.ov d, a Icrvile crowd
Of fiwnirg creatures cring'd and bow'd;
AtTrmMick every week (he h&ld,
(Like modern Inhcs^, with coxcombs (illM^
W.'icre poife, a^iii ronfcnfe, and grimace.
And lie) and fCandal ^*d the plate.
T iij
Cchold ili« mtv. fantaHie ihrng,
Encirclid bf Ibi: fpKiDUt tin);.
Low bowing, wirii impartani lodfc,
A- liifl m r^ntL the maiikcy fpok-.
>- Gill tiike inc, Miilan^ hui I TWcir,
" No in]>rl CT<[ loek'il fii fair :
•' Forgine my nujcneri. but 1 »ow,
•' y >u were not qoiie ilifiiic lilt nowj
■' I'horc limhi,; tW Biapc' anil ihcn ilief* CT'i'
« O, (Inft ifiem, or the gaet da '■
Nixy. eenllc pug far |t(>i-ilnef> bafh,
f ran, utii fwnr, )'du nuke me LIuIh ;
1 I'lali he anetT u ihh rue i
Tit r. like fl«r'ry,*hitli t hue.
I'he t'li, in deeper cuncHDjt »ir»'d,
The huoliei of her •lund rehcari'd.
And lalk'd o[ Lnowledge. f»rie, aih} Tent,
T' nfilchthc fAirhKVcialt pntrncBl
Yet well he knew ihcm alway* »ia
Of •>bat <bey fiiiTc not la ailaio.
And plaj'd fo cuniiiiigtf hu parr.
That pup w;ii rival'il in hit art.
The fcat ainim'i hiaani'rovt Same;
A-d bunU— f .r wbal hs diirft noi name ;
Tii hop'd a njeeiiiif; in ihe wood
Milihi mike himiciaiiigumleillood.
H:.lf angrjr at ihr buid addreb,
She frown'di bul jEl fhemuflcunfcb,
biiL-b beautiet might inflame hit blondi
]]ut (till hia phrale w« tbntewhil mde.
' Thf bojc her nciindr much admir'd ;
Th( r^rmil iChtr fwlfm.f. fii'd;
While all to feed her follj ftri»e.
Andlif their prairsi Oiar'd hei lave.
The horfe, vrhofe ^esVoni bean difjiin'd
Appbufe, br fcivilc ^aii'r; gain'd, ^
With gnctiai courage, Gknce broke.
And ihuiwith indigntlinn Ipuke.
When flatl'iing monki-jr^ fiwn, urd ptate,
The;riuAlrriiii: ouiMcnnpt 0( hitc ;
I'or nirrii'i turn 'd ID ridicule,
Applauded b} the piiimag fcol.
1 he artful fon your wit tonmcnda,
'I'o litre ynu to hi* ftlbOl endi;
From the vile fiilt'rer turn mif,
F'T knavo itiakc [rieodni^ la betref.
Difnuft the tnTn ot-Sn^^ and Coolie
And learn to live bywlrdnna'a rulet;
tiuch bnulici mtght the lion vrum.
Did not yonr rully, break ihc charm ;
V:r who wciiild cuurt ibsl lOTcly lhtf«,
^'DbclheritalnfaDiper
He (lid; and fnoiiiii): indifdain.
Spura'd at the aowA. ■n4 IbughL Ihe t>liin.
FABLE li;.
Frtmi public vl
Aird rartl* !fl the ctowd be t-ien ;
Tlili rin^pli KiKh (kill ke'tp her wire,
<■ TU binit fi uiii Muta the £lM.'^
THE W0BK9 OF MOORH.
orl,r> iaUtit (hat I fee,
ifrufTilam, indnrtriDinbeC,
Or filk-worin, wiih tootempt I »iewi
I 111 rhii l«i*, mechanic creir, <
Who fcrvilelf their IWn emplaf
In buGi.cf', eiicmj to joj.
Mun, vuigir herd ye are mjfcom, "*
Ot (are am fprung [rom race divine, "
And pbc'd UB eaith. Co live and lhine«
1 bnfe bghii that (imkle fo on high.
Are but (he glnWworma of tbc Hey,
And klngt nn eaiih their gems aduijr^*
Bccaulc they imitate my fire.
She fpakc. AitenilTC on a fprij,
A nigblingale forbore hi« lay;
He [aw the Ihining moifel oear,
And fltw, ditci^tcd br the glare;
A whik he gat'd with fiiber Inuk.
And thu: the liemblitig prey befpoke.
Diludrd fwil, with pride elate,
Kdow "iu thy beauty brii'gi ihy fate :
Lefi dazzling, long ihou niiglu'li have Uiv
Unheeded on the Tekct plain : ' '
e, foon of laie, degraded niouma.
And bcauly wiecb whom (he adorDi,
ries, d'ye fay ? Nay, then 'tia time;
rhtr year dcdioyiyuiir prime.
But fiay— Tlic feitlemcnt : " Thai's niade.V
Why ihcn'a my Itmple gill afraid?
Vet hoM aniumeul, if yuu can.
And hctdfuUy lh<: fable feui.
lit (haJc! were fled, the morning U«fl,'d,
witidt Wirt- in the caveriii huCi'd,
■D Hyaiea, penfire and fcdale,
i o'er the fieldj hi> muling gait.
ad him, through the gieen-wood (hade,
D'Jih't mugre farm the god (urvcyd,
U'liB q'jifkly, wiib gigantic Aride.
Out-wenc hii pice, and joln'd bit lide.
The (hat on (ariaut fubjcdi ran,
Till angry Hymen tbui began.
Rclenlkft Oealh. wb^fe iroo fwaf
Murlali rcluaani muU ibcy,
Riilinf iby pow'r (hall 1 tampbin.
And thy ton partial hand arraign !
When Cupid biingi a pair o! Iicarca
All over liuck wiih iqual darts
*"' cruel (hafti ny hupea deride,
cut the knot that flymen ty'd.
lall not ihe bloody and the bold,
Tlic ntlfcr, linarding up hit gold.
The hailuC, recking frniu ibc Itcw,
AloDC thy (ell icvcugc purfue ?
But muQ the c""''> ""^ ''" )'''^|
'Tbj fury, iiiul:IUjig*iiAi'di Imilt '
rAtLii FOK.
ne moBirch calmtf tbat repty'd i
Weigh well the dure, wai Aea decide.
That rrienil of yonn, jon Utclj lUin'd,
Cofud, ilone in ta be blam'il ;
Thai III the eharse bt^uftlf liid :
Thn idle baf ocglcSihii ttlde,
Aad hudlf once In cwcntT jeiii,
A coaple to your temple beut
The wnldiet, whom foor office bleiidi,
Gilcnai now, or Pluiui fcndi ;
Hence cue, >4id biiternefi, lod bife
Are cODunod to ibe Duptlil life.
Bdiere me ; more than ill ninkind,
\oDr KOI'riei my compafGan Gnd[
Yd cruel am I ciU'd, and bife,
Who feek the wretched to r^leife;
TTie ciptiie irnm hit bondi toEree,
Iixliiroluble but far me.
'Ti> I entice him to the yoke;
By me, year crowded altart Imoke :
For mnrt*l> boldly daVe the noofe,
Jccnre that death will fct them looTc.
Wht. CiElia, it your fpreidipg waill
So ioofe, fo negUftently Uc'd ! '
Why nmft the wrapping bed-gown hide
Your fnowy bofoiu'i rwelling pride .'
How ill that dtefi adorni your head,
Uilkaio'd, and rumpled froiD the bed !
Thale cisudi. thai Ihade your blooming face,
A liltk water might difplice',
Ai nature eTery morn belto'wa
The crjQal dew, to clcanfe the rail;.
Thofe trcJIei, at the raven blaei.
That wai d in riogleu down your back,
UiKomb'd, and inj«r'd by Degled,
Deftroy the face, which once they deek'd.
Whence thii rorgetfulnefi of azebt
Pray, madam, are you marry'd t Vea.
May. then indeed the wonder cealca.
No matter now how loore yaut drefi ii ;
The end ii won, your fortune'i made.
Your fillec now may lake the trade.
Alii '■ what piiy 'lit to find
rhh fault in hair the female kind !
From hence prtKecd averlion, Qrife,
And all that fouri the wedded life.
Beauty can ooly point the din.
Til neatnefiguideiit to the bean j
Let neatnefi ihen, and beauty llri«e
To keep a war'iing flame alive.
' rii harder far [ you'll find it Imej
To kelp the conquelt, than (ubdtte{
Admit ui once behind the fcteeo.
What u there farther to be feen I
A newer face may raifc the fiaolfi
Jlut every woman i> the fame.
Then Dudy chiefly In improve ,
The chum, that fu'd your hvlboad't love.
Weigh well bit humour. Wm it dreb.
That gave jow beiaif pnwu to hUa
THE LADIES.
piirfuc Ii fiill le neater feen;
'1'it alorayi ftu^l lo be clean ;
So null you keep alive dtfii-e.
And timc'i fwift wing fliaU fan the fire.
In garret high {«» finiietray)
A piYt fune hit cunefil lay ;
So fbtt, Co fmi>oih tit vetfe, you'd fweiT
Apollo, and the mnfei there.
Thmugh all the [own hit preifei rung,
Hia fonneii al the play-houle fung ;
High waving o'er hi> lab'rlng head,
I'he goddcEi Want her piniinu fprtad.
And with poetic fiiry fir'd,
Whit Phccbui f/inily had infpir'd.
A noble yoLiih. of taRi aed wit,
Approv'd the fprighily things he writ.
And fought him in hl> cobweb dr>mc,
Uikhvgd hit rent, and brought him hotBft
Behold him at the fiaiely board.
Who. but ihe pM', and my lOrd '.
Eiihdaydeliciooflyhcdi'
And greedy quaff. I.'
Hit nj. ■ ■
And.
Aflonilh'd'
Away th' infpiring g
Now, dropl f«( pul
Ni-glefled lay the drooping mofe ;
Unmindful whence hit P'riune came.
He ftiflcd the pottlc flame ;
'■ • ■onnet.formylaJy.
ep'gram wai ready.
nnlcoipt hit patroB faw,
(Rrlolv'ii hit h'pniy to withdraw)
And ihui, With angiT in bit look,
Ihe lite repenting fool befpuke.
Blind to ,tbc good that count ihee gi«wn|
n'heiice ha> ilie fua of lavimr CbDiie t
Delighted with ihy tuneful art,
Elletni wai jawing in my heart ;
But idly ihnu rejcA'Il the charm.
That gave it hirih, and kepi it Warm.
Unthinking fnolt alone defpitc
The atlt, itic taught them firS to rife.
FABLE VI
Should fana.'fy the <liuijiier • choice;
In chat, ii due obedience Ibown ;
To choofc, bdongi 10 her alone.
May horror feix: hit midnight hoor*
Who bu'ildt upon a parent' pow'r.
And claimi. by pBtchsk vile and bafe.
The lojthmg maid foe hi" embratej
Hence virtue Gckeni -. and tHe breafi.
te peace had bnili her doWny DeS,
met the itosblcd icat i.f tirre.
And piaetwiih angUifll and Jcfpiir.
.. WOLT. lapacioui, rough and bold,
Whofc nightly plunder* tt.iiin'd the fold,
CnicmplKing hi" ill-fpeoi lifo.
And (Iot'J w>lh ii»f»i would uic a W>(f>
T ii'i
*»<
THE WORKS OF MOORE
Hli itpuiE koawn, the ravine rac<:. ,
In num'mu* crowd., atJcnd Uk pU« ;
For why, 1 mighrT Wnlf ho wai,
And htid FJiiminion in hit i^wii.
H:r fi*'cli« whelp tath methec bruuglit,
>iTd hntnblf hi< rilUan(e foughl ;
Fat coW by Jf e, or .ITe tno oici,
None found icccpunrc in hji cjcs.
It hjppen'd, ai it eirly diwn.
He Wiury crnn-d the U"n,
8iriT'd riom the fold, i TportiTc lamb
Skip'd win'on h<[ hei flrecr darn:
Whtn Cupid, foe M Jxan and beaO,
Difcharg'd aouraw at h» brean.
The lim'tom breed ihe lobbor knew,
And tiembllng o'er ih-? mcadaw Hen •
Their nimbleft fpenl tlie molf a'ertnok,
And CDDrreooi, ihni ibe dam bcfpnke.
Stij, faircQ, and fufpend your fear,
Truft me, no enemy ii near j
Thefe (Bwt, in aauahter ofi imbru'd.
At lengih haw kn.jwn enaugh of blood i
And Itinderbtdinert huB^^c now,
Vaii<)uit&:d.attnMfl^Hk(> bow.
You hiTC a daagM^^^^Het, (atgive
A woir-i addrcf^Ilfl^^e :
E from hrr eyei lilS
Ind let
■mw all on flin
And ratify out nuptial joyt.
Me ample wealth, and powV attend,
Widcn'ct ihe plaini my veainu extend j
■Wh/it midnight robberdire in«ade
The fold if I tlic ^atd am made ?
A( home the ftephttd'j cur may Heep,
While Hicure hii mafleT'ifheep.
Dilcoorfe like Ihi., attention claim'd;
Grsiidevr the motber'i bread iiiflamd;
Now fearled byhi-, fide Ihe tvalk'd.
Of feitlemeoti, and )oinlure talk'd ;
Propoa'd, and doublud her conmianda
Of flow'ry £eldi, and turnip-landi.
The wolf agreei. Herbofom fwcllii
To Mifi her happy fate (be ttllij
And of ihc gi^ttd illiancc *iir),
CoDtemnt her kindred of the plain.
The luathing lantb with horror heart,
Andw
"I
<ama beft knew
What inciperitnc d E'rl>(hoi.Wdn;
So, f" (he aei|[hli'ring meadow eairy'd,
A IxTmalaTi theeouple matry'd.
Tntn from rhe tyrant mo(hei"i fide.
The trembler g"t^a viAim-hride,
ReluAant, meeu the rudi embrace,
And bleat] among thr howling race.
With hfirror oft hei ejej behold
Her mutder'd kmdred of the f..ld{
Each day a filUt-lamb i> fer.'d,
Andai Ihe xlntloD'i table can'd;
Tne eialbiDu bonei he gtindi for tiKHl,
An.I Bikt* hit thuA with !>rea>t<in^ blood
Lov. vho the eruci mind driclb,
AntI IVfpM but In umlle breads,
Wn ., 1. „ r-.nre. Enj"rmeni pad,
T)l( iange nungu'd lui the (tall ;
But (a> we find human me.
A malic conceal! ihe villain'), face)
Jullice mull BQlhorife the treat ;
l-ill then he longM, hut duift not eat.
Ai fnith he walk'd in q-jell of prey.
The hunteti met him on ihe way.
wingt hit Si|;hti the marlh be fought i
The fnuSng dogiate (a M fault.
Hit Domicli batk d,now hunger giiawt,-
Howling, he grindihiiemp^yjawni
Fnml mud be had, and lamb i) nigb ;
Hit ma« invoke) the fraudful lie.
li ihii (dilTenibling rage, he cry'd)
The gun lie nirtne of a bride i
Thar, kagu'd with man't dellroying race,
Rhe rets her hulband for (he chafe .'
By Ireich'ry promptt the noify houod
I'd rcent hii footltept on the ground .'
Thou iraii'Tcfi vile ! for ibli ihy bI''od
Shall glut my rage, and dye the wood '.
tio faying, on the lamb he fliei.
Beneath hit jaws the iii£ii» dici-
FABLE VII.
■a the face, however fair.
That catrie* an afTciacd air;
The lifping lone, the (hape conftriin"d
The (ludy'd look, the palfion fciga'd,
'oi'periet, which onl; lend
jure whaiihey lirive lo mend.
ith what ruperiot jrracc enchanti
T).e face, which nacnre'i pencil pint!
Where eyei, untxercit'd in bti.
Glow with Ihe meaning of die heart!
re freedom and gnod -humour Ci,
Though perfcS beauty be not there,
~ ■■ 'lefiniOi'd air.
We latch from e»ery looli d'liKhl,
And grow eoamput'd at the fl(^hI :
Pot beauty, ihooKh we all ippruTe,
While the agreeable ftrikea fure,
And givei the wound* we cannot cnre.
Why then, my Amorei. thii care.
Thai formi jon. in eff.fl, lef. fair I
u- cheek bellow*
A bloom >ha( emulate) the rnfc,
FroDi fame heav'niy image drew
lorm Apeltet aem knew,
ur ill-ji<dg'd aid will yon impart,
d fpoil by nteretrittoui art ?
Or bad you, nature'i erriT, come
Aboriive from 'he mcthe r't wrmh,
ir forming care (he Hill r^ea..
Which otily heighten- her diUa:
When fuch. of glili'ring jewel, ptoud
Still pied the faienioll in ihe rtowd,
"it e»ery public (bow are (een,
With look awry, and awkward mien,
I'he gaiidy ntefi itlraAi the cyt.
And qiignifim ddormiiy.
Nam
BuifclJom wan
FABLES FOR THE LADIES.
A GoopT. ifiVaeJ, cmply. "[n.
The IhrilU 11 rf the Mckling i™d,
Wi(h pmLij md t\m<tJ crcft.
Prcccdcnc-c cbim'd ibaic tbc refl.
Sayi Dui, I liiigh ai huDiiintue,
Who f>T. x,cck h'lbblc in their picc ;
Loch here : ihc llaiiJ'reu) lie deled;
Naihiugbiy min ii focrcA.
Th»[ peici,ct yonilcr ' Lofd, how vain
The creitutt'i of hit pud)' train ;
Ii both wctc Dripi, I'd pawn raj word.
A guofe would be the liucr bird.
Nature, Id hide ber own defcjh,
Her huDgled nork with fioer? decks;
Were geefc fn off with hiif ihit Diow,
WouU men adn.ire the pncoek t No.
Tbu) *.:iiniing, crufi the mead [he ftilki,
ThecKkli'.i; breed attend her wa1k>j
The fun fii'.T down hii noon-tiilc bcami.
The fwan. v.-ltc Iparling in tht (trcamij
Their rno*y plimet, lud Qatelj pride
Pmi^Vd he. ipltcn. WbjThere, Die iry'd,
Again, wh^ii irtogance «e fee '.
Thofeerejiuick ' how they mimic me •
lure >r
■f know
n ihall le
Humi
And ihcir tnip'lncfi dikcm.
Sofayiii^, wiih eitendcd wing*,
LichilT up™ ihe wive fte fpriniji.:
Her boioin IwrlJ,, Ihc Ipteidt her plume
Aod the Kin', (inttlx trcll alTumei.
Coniempc n.A mcukery enfu'd,
And burft' >.'' liiighier Ibcok ihe flood.
Li thu*
:o (he left.
ir f.,ol ai
ConceiL.
tiimg, elaicwithpridsl
Thy affei-.
Ihefciir.t
y avkwaidnet impart,
And Ihov t
..:,Tljinlr. ulhouaic
AmonK il ■,
i<)iuliaf ihc flock,
ThouhiilK
ci.Dp'dilic public moik.
Ard a. :l v
Jilt 10 goud en 'uce.
Befnatc;,-
inhoi>eAhobbliliEE(H>re.
icaCDQudyWifd..m-.rulcl
Know, fr,.;
ry", ihepndeorfool.;
And (lri«ia
K .««re „. conced.
Voandyo
jdefea.r<YMl.
FABLE VIII.
T
UI lAWT.a AHD lotr.cs
L«i : tho
a divineft good bel™.
Thy pure d
li£ht< Tiw murtali koiw 1
Ou-rVklh
caiti thy fway difown,
Whil. -yr.
t lull uliirpalhrihtonc.
Thuroft*Dir.g goodncfii oE mind.
Hii c.Tj lingert a(i her face
Shed lavilti every blooming grace,
Ami (lunp'd (peifeaion lo difplay)
Hi> niddcA iniage'DQ her clay,
Min. afliic, refoliitc. and bold.
He falhioa'd in a difTerenl mould.
With ufefulart. hi. mind iTiF.i.-ra'd,
Hiibmn wirhn-jh1rr|jafli.nt<nrni'd|
Hv gave him knowledge, talir and (tnft,
And tourage, for ihr Fiii'v dctrnc^.
Her frame, rcGOIi-lii to each wfuag,
Demandi proiefiion frnm the fliong;
Toiuanlheflio, whenfe:irilarnu, _
And claims the lemplt •'! bii irmi.
The woman • fovrcign, aod her guard.
Shall man. by lrFach'ir>ua wikt, invade
The weaknef* he w mcaTit la aid j
While braiitr. siven to infpire
PioieiHing love, andfoh deiire,
Lighra up a wild-fire io the heart,
And to iiiDwn breift pninii the dart.
To iriomph over innocence ^
I'he wi If, ihattcao the tifn'rom Qieep,
Wii tevfT fel'hi! fold Id keep;
Nnr wa> Die lijtcr, or the pard
Meant the bfm[(h[ed trav'lltr'i guardj
But nian,thi wild.H b>>aff of prey,
Wti-t friendfliip't lemblaficc, to betray;
Kit (Irengih agaiDll the weak eniployii.
And where be Ibonld | rotcfi, dedtayi.
P.itT twelve o'clock, the watehnwo trj'i,
Hitbiitf the ftudiom lawyer ply'di
IheaH-prevailiDgfec lay nigh.
The camell i.f to morruw'i lie.
Soildeo the tucioUi windiatife.
The jarring cafcment fhaiiet'd Oja;
1 he door' admit a hollow found,
And raiiliiig from their hingeitMrond;
When Judice. in a bUzc of Eght.
Reieai J her radiant form to fight.
The wretch with thriUiog hunarfkook,
LiKife every jomt, and pale hii lonk|
Nol having feen her in ihe court!,
Oi found her mention d in rrpucta,
He aOc'd, with fault'riisg tongue, ber huik,
Hei errand there, ai.d whence fheeanei
Sternly the white -robd Shade leply'd,
{A crimfor glow her viTage dy'd)
Canfl I hon be doubtful who I am >
la Judice grown fo fttange a name !
Were nol your i.oun. for Juftice raiv'd t
'Twat there, of nld. my aliait bUt'd.
My guardian thee did 1 eleft.
My faertd temple tu proieA,
That thoo, and all thy venal tribe
.Ih'ulil fpum the goddeft for the bribe I
JuUicc bu Dcither cara, oar <yea i
99S THE wo F
In foul alliince with th< bar,
■Giind me iht judge dciiouncea war.
And rtrdj iffuct hii drciec,
Shepaui'd Her breiO. with (urj barn'd.
The trembling lawyer Thut cciurn'J.
1 DWD the charge ii juni; iaiil,
Alld veik th'excvfc tint can be made;
Ycc fearch ihc (paciout elube, tad fee
If all niankind are oni like me
I'hc gowD-man, flcill'J in Romilh liei,
Bf failh'i falTe %\iti dcludra oar tjn;
O'er (OBfcicnce lidet with nut contioul,
And rnbi the man to fave hii foul.
The dodor, wiih itnparianl [ace,
Gf Qy deCgn, niiRaket the cafe t
I'rercnbei, Jtid ffiiii out ihe difeafe,
'J'n trick Ibc patient of hi) fee>. '
The foldjer, rough with muiya fear.
And red With flaugntci, lead) the war ;
If heanition'tlruftbctrair,
The foe hu offcr'd d uhlc paf.
When Tice o'er all nUiikilid prevail*.
And wei^jhiy ini'ieft lurni ih« firalci,
Null I he belter ihan the reH,
And harbauf jullice In Dij brcaU !
On one fide only like the fee,
Conlcnt with pavtrtjr and ihec *
ThoD Mind ID fenfc, and lile at mind,
Th* eiifperaied Shade njoin'd,
If virtue frnm (he world is Gown,
■Will othen' fraud, excufe thy own ?
V..Y lickiy fouU the piictl w» made;
PhyCciini, (or the body's aid i
The foldier guinfcd liherty ;
Wan w"-"^" •.'.' -h- l.wvcr me.
JfdII >r. I ., ,■■ ,. ■ -rruli.
.Thiv. : 1, ^iijun.
Hencefoiih your pleading! I dilclaim.
And bar the fmaioii i>! my name ;
Within yur cnurtt it Hiall be read,
1'hat jullice from the taw it fled.
She fpoke ; and hid in fliidet her face
Till Haidwicke fuoth d her inio gttce,
FABLE IX.
WaT ^iti my dear her in^ry brow t
What rude uffcDce iltrmi you now !
I Uii. 'h«t Delia-* fair, 'tii true,
Bui did lftyi!ieeqaairdy><if
Can'i 1 tulolher'i ^e commend,
Or to her viituci be 1 friend.
Out inllaotly your forehead k>iir>.
At if her merit IctTeo'd your* >
Tram fenole envy never free.
All muft be blind, brcaufe you fee.
Survey (he prdem, field*, and bow'rt,
The budi, the klofTami, and the 6<iWrt.
Then tell me where the woodbine growi,
That vitt 10 fwcetnrft with the role ?
Or where the lily'i foowy white,
*rhat throwt fuch beeuitn on the fight i
Vet folJyii it to declare,
Tbu tlulc ue ndcbcr fweet, nor bk.
KSOFMOORfi.
The eryllal Ihineiwith fainter nfi.
Before the di-moiid'i biightcr Miie ;
And fop> will fay. the di mr.nd diet,
- 'ircthcluft.-eof youtejeit
l.whodetliniruih.deny
That neither Ihine when ym ate by.
When zephyrt o'er Ihc bloiromt flraf.
And fwceii alun^ the air convey,
Sha'o'l I the rngrinc bncEC inhale,
~ .ufe (Du breathe a Iweater /ale ?
■eet are the flow'rt, that deck the field;
:t i> the fmell Ihe l>lnB;imt yield 1
:t ii the fuaimer gale that btowi:
And fwecl, though fwccter yon. the rnfe.
Shall envy then lormcnl yuut brcafl,
IF yon are lovelier than the tef) I
For while 1 pvc to each her due,
By pralDog them 1 flitier y. u ;
\Qd praifliig Dud, [ Hill declare
I'ou fairctl, where ibe reft are fair.
Ai at hi) board a firmer fate,
teplcriiHi'd by hit humely treat,
Hit fav'riic fpaniel near him flood,
.4nd With hit mailer Ihar'd the fuod ;
The crackling banet hu jawi devout'd.
Nil lipping toDgue the irenchcrt fconi'd;
'Till fated now, fupine he lay,
And fnor'd the riling fumei away.
The hungry cat, in turn, drew near,
And humbly crav'd a fervanl'i Ihare ;
Her modell worth the mailer knew.
And flrai([ht the fati'ning niiricl ihrcwr
F.nrag'd the fnarling cur awukc.
\nd ibut. with fpitrful envy. fp'>kc.
lu iciiur ttic noos, and ipring the gamer
Or, pliiiiging in the wint'ry wave,
For man the wounded bird to five.
With watchful diligence I keep
From prowling wolvet.hii fleecy (beep; •
At hiiine hit midnight honnfccure.
And drive the robbei' from the dgor.
For this, hii breaft with kindnefi glowt^
For thii, hit hand the fa>4l bellowi;
And fhall thy indolence itnpart
A warmer friciidlhip to hit heart.
That thu> he robt me of my due.
To pamper fuch vile ihingtaiyou ^
1 own (with meekijtf. pufs rcply'd)
Superior merit on your lide;
Nor doeimy brcill with envy fwell,
To Gild it rccompenl'd fo well :
Yell, in what ray nature can,
C ntrihute to the good of nun.
Whofe claw, dcftroy the pill 'rirg moufc »
Who driv« the vermin from the houfc i
Or, watchful for the lab'nng fwain,
I lurking rati fecurei the grain !
Fiom hence, if he reward* beflnw.
Why ftould your heart with gall o'erflow t
Why pine my happi efs to (ec,
Since there'* enough for ) an and me f
I Thy wordi are juB, the farmer cry'd.
And fpum'd the Iu;la from ti t Ldc^
SABCSaFOR THE LADIES.
VABLB X
Tsi nynpl), *ha iialk< the public Qrcctii
Andfecihct op ai allfheniRu,
Ma; catcb the foal wlv> lurat to Hue,
Bnt mm of CaJe avoid the haic.
At oo iht niit|[in of ihe fluoii,
Wiih filkco line, id;' Lf dU Qaeil.
I fmil'd to fee tKc p»in» you took.
To cover o'ci the friucUul hook.
Atonic the forrft s» we ftiay'd.
You faw tht- biiT hli limc-tivij[i fpread;
Guef.'J yot, t)ie .^jfim of hi, fc=<,
Jx-n, hecdlcri, wc apprnictt'd loo ixtrl
For It behind ihc btilh wc [jy.
The lionet fluTier'd oa (he ^ray.
Keedi there luch caalica to Jchiik
The Ccaly fry, and fcubei'd btoud i
And think you, with inferior art.
To eipiiTatc the homan he»n t
Tbc miid, nho nodeAJy conceala
Her beaulieg, while Ihe hides, rtveab.
Give bat i glimpfc, and fancy dnwt
Whale'ei the Gitciin Venui hu.
^nnn Eie'i Grfl 6g leaf to brocade.
All drefi wai meant For faocy'i aid.
Which oeimorc delighted dirdli
Hn vhat ihc balhful nynph cooceali;
Whca Czlia Oiuu in mao't attiro,
Che fhoiTi too much to raili; deCrc;
But from thehoop'i be wile hi og round.
Her very Ihue hai power <o notind.
The roitng cje. the bofooi bare,
Tlie foTwcrd laugh, Ihc wanton tir,
Klay catch the ifg ; for gailpoDi Ibika
At ihe bare hoot, ard hdii alike;
While falnioc plaj r.gardkf> by,
TiU act, like natuie, Ivrmi the Sy.
BiHEATU 1 pe>rint'i homely ihatcb,
A fpider long had held her watch j
From mom to night, with redlf ft care,
6he fym her web, and wove her fnaie.
Within the hmii.or her reign.
Lay many a K«dleft e.piivc Dain,
Ur autt'rtng. flrvfigicd in the loili,
'J'o burQ the chiiiu, and Ihun her wllei.
A (Irayiog bee, Iliil percti'd hard by,
Beheld her with difdiintul eve.
And thu. I ■ ■ ■. Vr,
And lay It; ■■ , -.t. .. • ■ . ii>...t. ,
A thoughlli 1- Hi or [w,), at in„a,
It all the c^::r,U'-a thou eanft boaSi
For bee, d£ fiT.fi: thy irli evade.
We fee fo i>Un the net, are l>id.
ThcgauLl}- tulip, ihui difplayt
Her (preiding foliage lo the pa :
That points lier chirnii ai all Ihe Tcei,
And yield* to every wanton bieece,
Attrsfli not nie ; when bluftirg gtowi,
Ooarded with ibornF, the modcO r^fe,
Enauoui'd. r.iund snd round I Ar,
V •>■ bra Irjgiant bolon li*i
Rcluaani. Ihe my ardour KMOH,
And balbful, rendeTt up her TwecH,
To wifer hc^d^ aiienriMi Wai,
\r,d Itatu ihf IcfTon from a friend.
■•he. who wiik moilenf ritira*.
Utl V
■ Tu true, I bliniB vour lover-t choiciJ,
Thoujrh flitiec'd by ihc vublic vuleci
And peevilh K'<>W| "^ Cck.ta hcw
Hi, ratbniaiiont. O how fair I
I li!(en not to wild dclifEbtt,
And tranfpurt) ••{ cxpc^.-d n'l'hli :
U'hat i> lo me your huaid of charnw
The whitcDcftot yuur inek aDdaHBi
Need) there DO ac^ifiiinn more,
l"o keep contention ff nin the door .'
Yei ; paft a fortnight, and y"u'll find.
All hcauly cluy>, but ol the niiod.
Smfe and g<>o4 fcumour ever prot4
The furcd cordt Id faa^ra love.
Yet, PhitUt, fimpleft of yoor fed
Viiu never thick but loperples,
CoqBiiiing i( with every apa
I'hat fliutt abroad in hnman ≊
N I that the coxcomb i, your laQc,
But that it fiin^ t yonf lover's brciQ ;
lo morrow you nCgn the Iway,
I'repar'd to tionnur. ind obey,
The tyi«iil-mlfirr(i chingc for life.
To the fubmiflinn of a wii'e.
Yobr lollies, if T"" wn. (u^end.
And Icirn ioflruakn from a friend.
Rf Iuii4i,t, hear the 6ftt addrefi,
lhir:k often, ere yo.iir.r*cr,y«i
refiilv'd , t hMW "ff difgaJTr,
ir wifhc.
■eye
'ry look fbibear.
That niij^.t i^reaie onejciloiw fear,
A lovei'i tipeninjf h<^£> c-nfoljoJ,
Or give the gen'ri.ni hreaU a wound.
Contemn the Rirlift arit ii> tcaxft,
M:.f ufc youi powV, unlefi to plt«I«i
Frtt fooli alflue widi rigour fway.
When foon, or late, they mull obey.
Ihebeaflti
■e fumi
lipptar.
And bend before the royal heir.
They came j a day wai ll«'d ; (he crowd
Before their raiure monarch how'd.
A dapper monkey, pert and vain,
Siepp'd lonh, and thut addrcft'd the train.
Why cringe my friendt with [Uvifil awe,
Before (hit pji^gni kin^ of Araw ?
Hball we anitcipaic the hour.
And etc Wc lerl it, own hi, powV'
The counfeli of eipeiienee priie,
1 kiMV the uuiau of the viki
THE WORKS OF MOORH.-
SuDjcAion Ice ni (all uraf,
And live the niBD>rch> cf ca 4a]F ;
Tinouri the vacant hand tvlrurn,
And pla; the tjtml tuM in IDcn.
Si' fhall he right from wrong difcfiu,
And nieicy learn opprtOlnii Icun ;
At otheri' wo« be laujchl lo melt.
And lothe the ill» himleK hat ftlt.
HefpoWfi hitWuii^fwdlMwith piidc.
The Ti.otlifiil lion t)iu. rtjly'd.
What niadncfi prompi- thcF to piovate
My wiAth, aiiddare th' itii|iL;iidmg (Irokc *
ThDU wKltheJ fool' (111 wKiii;! impart
Compaffinn li> the S^cMng heart f
Or teach the grateful bteall tn g]ow.
The hand to g'nt. ot eye to flow ?
Lurn'd in the practice of their fchiu>1>.
From women thou haft drawn thy rulei i
To ihcm return i in Tueh a caure,
»nm only (uch cxpeCt applaufe ;
The partial la I not condemD,
For liking ihofc, who eonjr (htm.
Would'a thou the genVon* lion bind,
By kindneft bribe him lo be kind;
Gtwd ofliect their likener< (;el,
And payment liffont not [heir debt ;
With mnltiplyiug hand he give)
I'he goad, from othcra he rfwivci -.
Or for the ban mako fair return.
And pajb, with Ini'rcft, (corn for reom.
TtLL me, Cofinna, if you can.
Why (o Hcrfe, fo eoj to tnan!
l^id nature, lavilh of her care.
From litr belt piltem farm you fair.
That ynn, DngiAlcful to her cauCe,
Should mock her gifti. and fpnm her la«i?
AnJ mifi:r.|ikt, withliotd Th't fti>rc,
Whkb, by imparting, (.liffci more >
Bcantr > a g^fi, hy heav'n alGga'd,
The nor-ion ■■' the hmAi ki,.d ;
For ibia tf.E yicMiiixniaid denunda
Protf ainn al Ktr |o«i'«"'handii
And. though by WMii^ig yc»ri li fade,
Kcmcmbruici r.lia him, uiicc "wat paid.
iiud wi!l lOB ihin till) v.ea![b coiiLgal,
For ige ia tufl, or time to Heal ?
The liiDuntr of yoor jouih to rove,
A fttangcf to I ' t Jovi of lore !
Then, when life a winuf haAen* on,
Aiiil T<"i(h'iLiir ^ttiitgiMgunt,
naw'i'Uri to <o>iit (utna ftittiit't arini,
I'o guard yAur viiWd 4gc from bamu j
No graiitudc to «rarin tialireill.
For \)l<i»mllu beauty, uoce piitR&'d :
Hon triU vou earfe ibai ftubhoni priile,
Wliich ttrcve yniu bark aiioSt tlit liik.
And failing lirf. re r..Ily> wrind,
Lcfi Jcnfe and bap^iix^ brlind t
Corinna, IcS thcC^ whim* pieraUi
Tu luch u }oa, t Yviitc q)f.ul«p
. coi.T, for blood, and inetUtd fpeedf
eiioiecll of the tunning breed,
fonthful llreiiKtb, and beauty vain,
iit'd futijcdioii to the rein,
ain the groom'i officiout fkill
Oppoi'd hii pride, and chcek'd hi* Will ;
lia'd with ibreati, or footh'd with prif'r
Of freedom pmud, and fcnraing hud,
Wild o'er the fpaciout plaini he ran.
hcte'et luiurianc nature fprcad
flow'ry <afper o'er the mead,
Or bubbling llrcami foft-gliding pafi^
To cool and frtlhen up the graTi,
DifdainiKg brnndi, he cropp'd the blade,
Ind wanroo'd in the fpoil he mnde.
In plenty tbui the fumnur pafi'd,
Revolving winter came at UK ;
The trcB no mote a fbeiter yiidd,
The verdure withcn from the field.
Perpetual fnowa inved the ground,
In icy chtini the Dreirni arc bound ;
Cold, nipping winds, and rattling hail,
Hia lank, unlhelter'd Cdei itTail.
> round he call hii roeful cftt.
He faw the thatch"d.roof cottage rife ;
The profped touch'd hit heart with cheer,
And promia'd kind dcbViance near.
A (table, erA hii fcom and hite,
Waa now becnme hia wifh'd tctreil ;
Hii pajlioa cool, hit pride forgot,'
A farmer'a welcome yard he foaghl.
The maftcr Taw bit woeful plight.
Hi* limbi, that tuter'd with hi> weight, '
And. fiienaiy, to the ftible led, '
And favi liim liltef'd, ditft'd, and fed.
n flothful ea(e, all night he by;
The femiiti rnfe u break of day ;
Ther
calU
Hia back mull he:
ic Itrugglei
Inicf&ni blowtrei
long tl
uloadi
uil;
n'd ID the pluugb, be briaktfhc foiti
While fcantf mtali, at ciebl repay
The painful labours of ibc day,
Subdu'd by toil, with anguilh rent,
Hii air-upbraidingi Found a vent.
Wreich that I am' h<; %hing faid.
By «-rogance and follj led.
hut my reQiie youth been brought
earn ihc I' JTon nature taught.
Thin had I lik<^niyfiieiofyt.re,
't pnic frvm every cocrfer bore;
Whili Riiu bcliowV rewardi aiid praifc,
female* crown'd my latter dayi.
Now lafliOK fcrvi'ade'i my lot,
Mv birth contimn'd, my fpeed forgot,
m'd am I . foi my pride, to bear
A living, death, (torn year lo year.
FABLE Xlll.
Stt if her maid* arc fltm aod tight ;
FABLES
If Ictlr wiiU withoot hw fiiyi.
She copid bui bet lady • w»ft.
Whep mih coma id vrith baill'roua flioui.
And ilrnpi via eortfj going out,
Depend upon't, mamini i> onr.
Who readi, or drinki i»> much ii1od«.
If bellied beer her ihirft altu.ge,
She feeb er.thuGaHic M^e,
And burni wiih ardour la inheiic
The gift) and Waikinfig of ihc fflnt.
If learning Track her giddy bnini,
No remedy, bnc death, rcinaina.
Sum up the vuiont ill • of life.
And all arc fwcet to fuch a wife.
Al home, fgperior wit Ihe viutiit.
And iwilx licr hulband with hii muiti;
Her rijEKcd offspriDg .ill arouod.
Like pifii, arc wallowing on the giound i
>f foul i
Foal linm petticiiali, aud
Fill op (be intennediaic (f
Abroad, M *)G(ingt. her t
FOR THB LADIES.
Be wife. True barmeny, thntii find,
By empty thitpiitFnot«taii.'d,
Sue by labotioui lluriy gatn'd.
■rad the authori Pi-pc axplotfei,
am the depth of Cibher't dJ«i.
Ii modern playiimpmye (hfwil,
Rtadalliht Icaioing Mcnieywrit;
And, if ihou B«di muflling, fitig-chtD,
AF>d emulate the wayt of men ;
Ha ibalt thou grow, like me, refin'd.
And brio;: imptovemcnl to thy kind.
1'hnu wrcich. ibe tittle wuhlvr cry'd.
Made up of ignorarec and pride,
Alk all the bi^d^ and il>ey U declare,
reaiei binekhead wing* aac air.
Rrid o'er ihrrdf. ihy ulcnii fcan,
"•citncc wat only meanl for man,
iji; ufcicfa author) we moleH,
mind the duiiea of m; neil ;
iVith caieful wing prmcS my youn^,
\.i>d cheer their ei'ningt with alao^.
rhui>, following nature, and her lawi,
^r«in men >ad birdi I daitn applmfci
iVhile nori'd in pedantry and lleth,
An owl i> fcotn'il alike by both.
FABLE XIV.
YoD'tl &nd [be fable dlx unlike.
Ah 0*1, pufTd up ^uUfelfcoiKeit,
Loi'd learning better tli:>ii hj> meat;
Old manufcripti. he trcatur'i! up.
And rummiji'd every groceri (hop ;
At paAry-cofiki wu known tn ply.
And ftrip, fur fcieoce, eiery pye.
Far modem poetry, and wit.
He had read all that Blatkmore writ ;
So JDliinaie with Curl w-os gr .an.
Hia learned ireaTurei vrre hii own i
To aU hit author) had ^cccls
And fometimea would '^.irrc4l the pieEi.
In li-gic he acquir'd fuclL kivawledge.
You'd fwear him ftllow .,f acolUge;
Alike to every art and i.lence,
Hii daring ftcr.iui bid ''iliaiice,
And fwahow'd wHilan, wtih that halle,
That cita do cultirdi ui ^ Icali.
Within the DielterM i wood.
One cv'ning. at he tniiring (luod,
Hard by, upnu a leafy Ij'iay,
A nightingale began bii lay.
Suddeo be (taitt. with anger dung,
And, (creeching. interrupt! the fvDg.
Pen, bufy thing, thy un giie o'el.
And let my eootempUiimn' fuar.
What ii the mulic o( Ihy viuce,
Bu juiiog dilToiuucc, aud notbt
>n my couch fupine I Uy,
uthera, dreaming life away ;
Mcth-iught, eiiiUided to oay light,
A temple reir'd iia flately height.
All ready burit, widiouC omiiiiog
Oi.c ornament, for templet fittiug.
Lar^e louk'd the pile, fublimc and fair;
But ■' Who the Godhead worihip'd [here !" '
f hii to inquire, appearing luecti
And il.ilhrr, without further unil,
I fuity uiidcftook tu travel.
Ac dice, in krt;jht pioei;IIltin Iptol,
The female world mi U my Cde,
MiUKlcd, like many coliiur'd paiiani^
Nymphi, n>« damci, trollop i, bcllei, ani fliEtenu,
Kroni poini. and faucy ermine, down
To ihi plain coif, and rulTft gon&{
All. by inquiry ai I found,
" an important errand bound,
heir ran, to eiihcr tropic Ipread,
Pkafure tlie temsle llaadard b'lre.
And youth daiic'd li|>hll|r nn befurc;
White pruiUnt:e.J;i^gmFnt, feufe. and CaOe,
TheCcw direijing vittuei, placed
Til, ««•/ (ie IbnifiUrwmi Fmtlt, tvttf vrlUm
tnry Bneh, £fy.. ^tlUr if " R./.mi ''■A.'*
iarUf £/„,■•■ i'mJ./^J,lj,''iffc- Titltm
,in i^j::.0lfy piimUd m A/»t<'j fuUn. .«».
fi^fi U i*/irUJ n llU /rrfr.l rMvi, /•— ifrMirV
iJm It $i, wifi.
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THE WORKS OP MOORE.
To (atm and imldc a troman'i mind,
Difcirdcd, Ggh'd and Oank bEhiDd.
At lrn|>ih in jubiltc.uriving,
Where dwelt the jolly gad at wi«hig.
All prcQ pcr,miriDaii(ly ta rnier,
Mnr uDcc reSedeil Dti fhe oeniurc.
Bm hcr<, the mure, afTcdliDjt &Mt,
Bcckun'd her cl>niomuiiei to wait.
1^ fuch a rcRtleiTonB Ihould hinder
To ray ^at paft, the while, within door.
AKaina ihe pottit. Tiill id li]i;hr,
Kin fable TefturcnarT'd like nighi,
High ihren'd upon ta ebon tat.
Beneath a canopy nr Ibte,
Thai ii'er hii dufky templei nodded,
Wa< fii-d the raamroonial p>dhead.
1.0W at hit reel, in pomp difpjay'd,
The world'i toilEdid wealth wu laid :
Where bagi of matnmon, pil'd around.
And thefti on chelli, o'etwhcim'd the ground,
Wit!) billi, t»nda, parchmeno. the ippuinlei)
Of doweiiei. ledlenuiau, and jainiBr<g ;
rrom nhence, in juH pcoportioa weigh'd,
And down, hf fpecnl uil, convey'd.
The future ptngcoiei inherit
Tafte, bcaDly, Tirtuclenle, and merit-
Whatever I It let here may (.lit u*
For thii Tame god,tiTrBen,or I'luiui,
Who, rrom hit trade of n gotd-finflrr,
night now become nniartuge binilEr,
And, hapl;, ufe that preciuui metal
To lotder (an. like » kettle ;
No earthly god, in ray dpinien,
Ciaim'd !iid\ an abfuiuic dominion.
To prove Nii right to adora:i"n
Through every age, and every nation.
Around the TpKioDt dome, iitphfi
Sy many a fa«ted light and &ade,
Wai emUemalically told
The great oniniputeiKC of ^Id.
And firft, In youd*r panel feen,
A Ud, calt'd Pirji, firoUtd the greea,
Poor, hungry, wiilefi, andd.jeAfd,
By cuuntry, and by kin, neglc3cd ;
Till fortune, a die crolu'd the plain,
Conceiv'd a crotchet in her brain.
And, laughing at the balhful blockhead.
Took a huge pippin from her pocket,
or the true glittering tempting kind.
And gold throughout from e,<it to rind;
Thi> . in a whim, the dame bcElow'd,
Then tmiling, tnni'd, and went her road.
T^e netghboun, new, when fame had Ibown
The ydnthhad gpt the fummuni bouum, ['cm
From tnar>j a hat and hamlet crowd.
And dnly at hii levy bow'd.
Hii reputation rpreuli apace —
O, fuch a fhape, and ftirh a face t
HitnMoch be opcst,and they fwear
The Delphic onch u there.
Now, fee the king of Troy arpire
Tobc tbi wealthy Oiepberd't lire.'
For him, the brijthteft nymphi contended ;
To him, itiree goddeirei delcendtd.
And OKnr'd, in fair and open day,
Vbacs boMNir, wit,ud beauty Uy,
whicti, our poem.M'coMul
From vulgar upiicr, drop* a veil.
In 'he nttit panel, yon diftover
Olympic Jove, that thondering lover,
"" i.chirm'd wi'h old AciiGnt' daughter,
lany a lb ape hii! vainly fought her,
runtberi'xnd orallhiitticki, '
Yet flill wa. doubtful where to fa ;
I ill, by forae iviler head inclln'd.
To call bii blvfleriiig boll behiml,
Hit duller light'niug to withhcdd,
wear the hTiKhirT form of gold,
He took the him, he Sorni'd the tower,
And dropi in jon omnific Ihowcr.
In the neii board, ih( tale fo cOBUion i>
'Twlit Atalanta and Hippomeoei,
1 1bilJ but Qightly Hop a minuu,
KcmatkinE, ihii hu'^x'er prefer'd to
:Law,
Kept (unfcientKiiit (ov\t in awe i
Yet, power fuptriur la the crime,
■' - ' n fkil I'd to climb.
V.th 1.
,L-!a
•i^Uth many a thii'kei won their way,
I fpniro the gmve, and fbar'd the pref
>n the f:ime g'llilen fyllem laid.
The world wa* m the lifih difplay'd :
,.ldtT
with gold.
Atid thenc.
Derived their inSuence helow :
■\ girdle, call'd the Eoiliac, Rrac'd
I he glittering round of nature') waQe,
Wh«1c niyniccharoi fiVini galdarifci.
For ihit the CcHut of the )kie« i> ;
( And Homer i> the poet'.' creed)
0( a well iwided goWei. tether,
That tied the heavena and earth tofrether,'
: cnrd, or fnch the cable,
That lied the fphrrei within thi liable ;
By which, the irtift. underhand,
Would give the wife lo ondcrftand,
rhalinfereft.inevfry cteaiure,
Throughout reii);ion, law. and nature.
From can to ivill, apd-pole to polr.
Moves bind*. fuf|>cnd<. an<
While thu>, in paJTinK llightlv o'et. 1
Surveyed the fcenetf ancient ftory;
Greyed, with more minute atiention,
What prudence here forbidi to mention ;
The muTe my Ihoulder tipp'd, to mind mc
Of thingn thai pafo'd, the while, behind mi
I turn *d. and view'd, with deep furptife,
The phanlon that afliil'd my cyci :
Hiih.nder.hcadd,rnjb'd of hair,
Hitfaplefi back, and Iheulden baM,
Confert the wnnUei of a fafrc
Wba pall un NcOor* ia hit age ;
>hD)<,
CABLES FOR THB I.A&f£9.
Sst clotfitd bttctt, iriih dtccpi (IMC,
AoA infani TvieetDelt in bit face,
Net :>aiiDtheu> witb fach yigmr flrang,
2{ar bluoming Hebe lo-ik'd So jouag.
On hitlcrihuul apaleiulaf,
Wi.hni.n,attm[<.ICQl,.ui.g.jt
While. caideJ wi'h «ii eaff flijihr.
The (If Inj; pcDiil graced hi) r>Kb(,
Uiiiiuniber'd nnvi0t^ appcat'il,*
BeF tc ihc mming iriid rear'd,
Un ahafe iDlpiiilMl eipuife he
EipicD the creatuiei of hii fancy I
So louch'd, with fach a fwifl C' mmis^
With fuih 1 mieic poHci of haod.
That Nature did hertell appear
Lef> m[ than her femhlancc here.
And Boi a loartal, fo bciriT'd,
Could knoH ibe tubftuice fr^m the {bade !
Whate'er the world (□Dccivei id UTc,
Worth toil aniiely, and arife;
Whale'crbf i^orance is bought,
Dj madneri nilh d, or folly fousht.
The miltn coroaeii, and gartcn,
Tn which ambiiioD leidi hit aiartjrrii
With every joy, and to^i (hat can
Amufe the varicut cbiU of man,
V/tt painted here in oiinya fccnC]
A irifliDtt, tranCtnt, charniiog Iraia '
Awhile I ftopd, in thooght fufpendedi
To guefi what thefe aff:>ir> ini. oded j
When lo ihr muk in whifper* told,
<■ 'TiiFjther Tinu' whom you bchotd;
■dJro;
** A OaTc lo yon goU-pTlni! power,
•* For him he fpetidt eath renieAhovr;
** The pro<luia fl hit ii.il iniesda
** A) giTii ID thiife bi> Cod befruoda.
' And pi
It ilher
orlalii
I, thaugb <bai
bhe «ai d. and toriiirig to the tenuy,
DeGied he'd giie the ladiit entry ;
And flraight the potial optn'd wide.
And in ihcy dclug'd like a tide
Sn, fo fomc grove by firefji oPweather,
>afi Suck llie (owl of cirry (cathir;
A mighty, pretty, praing nbble.
l.ike rriirlifg'd andtongu'd like Bibcl;
Then crowding toward the niipiial thione.
By bagi of (Irons atirafiion kni'Wn,
Law bending to theii C'^d they bow'4,
Aiid lenleJ tbui iheir prayer aloud :
" Great Powet ! in whom our^cx eonfidn,
" Whotnteft the tiuna ' f fenule ii4eh
" Who kenfl while varying famy rangfit
■* Through all iti doublet, iwirici and cbangee,
*■ A ferret to ourfclvci unknown —
" O give U1, give at. Mighty Power !
■■ The wcfideii joy <i every hour :
** AlEgn thy fjvnuritti in '< arri*f«,
" To coaihet DidiDiiiguiBi'd cartiigci
•* To all thr frippery ardriS<i|E
•' An3niclt[>,bDundlef«,eDdkl>blc(EaK:
■• To drumi, ridotiDi. Bghitaad.fi»aDd>f
" T* viCii IB ncrailnundai . .
" To card and counler rake and rmie:
" To ilic whole lull of tongue and lattle ;
■- And all the de>r delixhtful traBcet
'■ Of d^unllcT. froliu, Gl>. and taociet.
" Ynu'te heard, thai men, unpclilh'4 boon;
'* L«y nau^hiy palBont at our dourij
" Tit youi't toconiiadiS ibe liar,
" Who arc, yDuifelf our chief ddtrc,
'■ O then. a< widow, or at wile,
■' loycuwc yield eati, choice in fife;
" Or would you every prayer fiiliit,
" Wed ut O ! wrd », lo our witlj"
Thiy cea-'d, and. without mere ■44iltaB.
The GikI conlirm'd their full peiiiion ;
1 <i Tinie he becknn'd and dcCied
He'd gite the good each nymph re^uiicJi
And from hi< vtlionary ircalure.
Wed every woman to her yjeafnr*.
The firfl who came rtfolv'd to fis
Upcin a gilded coach and fiK i
1 he fait wii granted lier <m fight.
The nyntpli with ardour feiB'd her right>
A womler' by pnOtlSon binilh'd
The coach Mnd ilapplcd courfir* vaoilb'iii
Ana J foul waggon held the fair
Full laden wiih a Weight of care;
Shrligh'd: her liRcFt ia«ght thefoBnil,
And one infultixg laugh went round.
rbc fircoi d nat a dime of Britain,
Willi huldiicli Ihc a^vanc'd her «tajin,
tiuliing in To jult a Oajne.
But ah ! where blifi alone wat palcaC,
What uifufpefied mifcbief lattnt :
I'ht worn in all fanaora'^ box.
Her cor .iici cooljin-J a
With tbi^ cCMnpIc in her eye,
rhc Jhird. 1 wid..w'd dame, drew nigh.
Aim fii'd her Rght and foul together
[Ipin a taking ha| and feather ;
Nor figh d in vain, but feia'd her dne.
And clifp'd old age in tweniy-iwo.
Thut, through the diOetence and itgntt
Offword-knatii^itrei- and loiipeet,
Prim band 1 pert bobi aid well hung bladeQ
Long rr.bci. fmact jacket! fierce coekadea,
And ill the fonleciei in raHiion
Whaic'er became [he darling paJBou,
' he good flit which ihey did iniportuae.
Wai llraighl reTert'4 i»lo ntiifnrluM i
And cvtry woman, like the firll.
Wat at hei own entreaty, turft.
At length, wat introduced a faiTj
..c by M
lie DFgui [een,
:nt grace and gentle clMe*,
rhcbtight adventurer drew near;
Her mild approach (be Godhnd fpied,
Ar d. " Faireft." with a fmile, be cried.
■' If aught ynu Icck in Hymen't power,
*' Y< 'U find him in a happy hoar.' *
At Ihii, the virgin, half amaied
A> rnund the fpacioai doDie (he gatei
Wirheauiiwi every Tymbd eyed.
And, Ui|lh«(, gncefuUl lepUodt
y**
THE WORKS OF MOORE-
" If you «re he, whoft pnwer controuh
" And kniti ther;iiipthy of fouli.
■' Then, whence ihii pomp of worthlefi geer,
" And why Ihii heap uf countcn here I
" It thit vain Ihow of glicceiiiig ore,
" The blifi, ihat HTtncn ha> id (lore >
■■ Lo«e (eF> ihe folly willi ihe ghb.
•' And Uiigh> to fcom ihy urclcft drofi.
■■ Where ire ihe fymboli of thy trign f
" Ard (rhtre thy robe al Tyrian gtaia,
" WhoreteiDi.iBruxin.(olimr.dyed,
'■ Deriveiitt blofiiing from the bride i
" Where ii thy torch, ferenely bright,
*■ To lo*cn yielding warniih ind light,
" Thnl froni the hcait drr>ve« it] Bte,
*' And only cin. with life, expire )
" Will thit BTiiiflivemjriimpirt
" The rocial feciin);< of the hc«t I
" Or tiB mareriil fellers bind
" The free ilTcaiout of ihe mind ?
*' Through every ige, the great, the wife,
" Behold thee with fupefior eyci;
" Love fpumi thy iriiTures with difdain,
" And virtue flict thy hoflile reijjn.
■ "By love, congenial foulienibrjw,
'< Celefiiil fxurce of human race !
" Ftom whence the cordiil fenfe within,
" The bofom'd amiliei of kin,
" The call of nature to her kind.
>* And all ihe luningi of the ijiind,
" That, winding Heaven's hiniionionjplin,
■" CompriTe the brotherhood of man."
She laid, and graeefully withdrcwj
Her Hepa ihe mufe and I purfiie.
Along an nnftcquenled way
The virgin led, m.r led altray;
']'ill, like ihe Urn, in foitn and Gle,
A fccond fabric llrutk out ryc> ;
We enter'd, guided by the filr,
And (aw a (econd Hymen there.
A lilken robe, of filfron hue,
Aboui hit decent (bouldcri Sew;
Whiles fair iiper't vir^n light
Give Ovid to hi> ftiul and fight.
An huodred Copidt wanton'd round,
WbofenrdebquiTeraflreif'd ihe ground;
"While, orelf fi of th«r wonted irade.
They with ibe finiljug Grace* pUy'd,
Along the wall'i eilended fide.
With taJDU of varying natun dyed,
In needled tapeflry, wu told
The tale of many a love at old.
In grove*, ihai brcath'd t citron nir.
Together walk'd ihe ircflded pair ;
Or toy 'd upon the voinal ground.
Their brauicous i^tTipring fporting Tound,
Or, lack'ii in (wtci embr^ccDicni, lay,
And OepI, and lov'd, Ihe night away.
There fat Ptnclope in icaii,
BcGcg'd. like [>oy. for ten li ng yean :
Kci luil"ri,iaa ucighbuuring rocni,
"Wtil ihc long proniift of the loum,
Tybich (he defer* from day lo day,
1'Ul ilta^b daUrmiaM to dcUy.
With ihoughta uf tend remrrnliratift wrung,
Uof fBRBiriBi, ■'« JKT.Wstk Sic luPf;
Where in the fie1d< it liiom fon^t.
The lahourt of her lord (he wrnugbC,
The toU, the dufl, the flying foe,
The rallied huft, the inftanl blow;
Then li^hiog, trembled at ih< view,
Scar'd ai ihe dmgeri whith the drew.
There too, lufpended o'er the wave,
Alcione wai I'ccn to rave,
Wtien, a* the foundering wreck Oulpied,
She on her Ijiiking Ceyi cried :
Her Ceyx, though by feat appreft,
Still bear* bcr imajfc in hiihreafl {
And, with hit focdcll, latelt breath,
Mur
■' Akit
rather.
Laid the (ole lord of her defirc :
Hii linibi were rcitler'd through the plain*
She joio'd and hift'd the dear rnnaini.
Too pondeioni wai het weight of woe
For Cgha [o rife, or lean to floW;
On Ihe lov'd coife Ihe Gt'd her view.
No other ufe of (being knew ;
While high and lledfall at Ihe gal'd.
Her fnowy arm a poniard raii'd.
Nor yet the defperate weip,.n (laid,
Bui for a longer Wk delay'd.
Till, plung'd within her beauieouibreaff.
She on hit bofoin funk to rell.
But, Oh ' beyond whatc'cr wai told
In tnodcrn lalei, or iro'ht of old.
One pair, in form and fpiril iwlu'd,
Out-lov-d the love* of human kind ;
She Heni, he L.eander, Bani'd,
For muiDil laiih a> beauty fam'd •
Their Uory from itt fource begun.
And la the fatal period run.
While bowd 11 Cjthtrea'i (hrine.
The yimlU adore* her power i!
He fee. 1
Bt-yond il
ooni.ng ptt
:Qef. t
fea-born goddefi fair :
one, ai lome f^id, the llriplint eyes,
Jult lighted fiom hit native lkie-_
t he god whofe chariot guidrt the hoar.
Or haply Invc'i immortal power,
Al once (heir eonfeioui glancei fpoke
Likefalo theftrong and mutual Oroket
AtlraiSed by a fecret force.
Like curctnu meeting in their courfe.
That thence one llreafn tor ever roitt,
1'ogclhcr ru(h'4 their mingling fouls.
Too cliife (orrnrtuoe lo divide,
Fur each wat loA in cither tide.
lo vain, by ruthteft pirenU torn,
Theii bodieiare afunder borne.
And t "wering hulwatkt iitlervene,
Love wingt their Iciter* o'er the fea.
And killcMncIt ihe fcaltaway.
And now ihc fable night impend*,
t.caiidcr to the (hore dcfcendi,
Eiulttal the appointed hour.
And niaik* the figdal
le love
Endear'j beyond the brighiefl day ;
At nncc he plunget in the tide ;
Uii tna tfat HrUclfaM divite i
nie iaajtr and the tall he bi
d,ng»
FABLES FOR THF LADtE3.
To (1«1 from each dcUghnd itj
Wlule Dear and nracer la !>» Gghl
The uper djiti a ruddier liglic,
Recniited at ihc ticw. he glowi :
Afidc Ibe u helmiog billow thtuwf :
The w'lai'i and feai oppoTe in vain ;
He fponn-, hi niPiinti, he Ikimt the maia.
Nov from the tower, where Hera tloodl
And thrcn a ndUnte n'cr the Snod,
Leander in [b« deep Ihc fpied,
And would have Tpning lo join bis Cde ;
Koire'et, hei witkt* mike cOay,
And dafp and warm him on hii wa^^
1 he main ii crofi'd, the (bote i> giin'd,
The iaag wilh'd hour at laft Miain'd.
But, loTeti, if there e'er arafe
A piir To fonn'd and fDn4 ai ihoTc,
So lo*'d, fo beaulroui, and lo bled,
Alone can fpeak or think the reft ;
Mot will the weeping mufe unfold
The cloTe, IDO ingic to be told I
t><^DK were ihc loving lift Co natne
With Portia*! faiib, thai fwallow'd Bamc :
But roach the longer lift were ihofe
Whole joyi were uoallaji'd hf wan;
Whofe blifi no cruel pareoii croft,
Whofe love not ages could dhaaii, .
Where not a doud did intcrrene.
Or once o'ercaft their bright fetene.
But thmugh the r«tn(ncr'> daj of lifei
The hulbud, tender ■> the wife,
Likt Henry and hit nut-brown maid,
Their fajth nor Ibaken nor iectj'i,
Ta|ether ran the blir^ul nee,
Tagetbcr li*'d, and firpt in pe*ce.
Ijing time the much iuquiting maid
From dory on to ftory ftraj'd ;
Joy'd in the joyi thai loTen Snow,
Vr wept ber tribute to their woe ;
Till Hynen, with a placid air,
Approaching, thui addreft'd the fair:
** Had ID the Dymph, wliofe facrcd tiiin
* Of virtue! ftiall rdlore tny reign !
» Whale'er the wijlin of thf foul,
** Bui fpeak them, lad paOeh the whole."
" Tbankv gentle power," the nuid rep]j'd|
■■ YiAtr bounty Ih^l be amply tty'd.
* I feek not titlo. riok, or ftale,
" Superfluoui [a tht truly fre»t;
" T(
"B..[.i.
■l"^hi
" I UA the affo^
" Vei, O bewue ! fur nnch dcpendi
• On what that tyllable inteuda.
■■ Give him a form that may delight
•• Mr inward fcnfe, my mental fight |
*■ in every ontward aiS deCgn'd
> Is fi'eik an elcKince of mind.
** In him.by liiencc,tiavel,can(,
■< Be natBie poLlb'd, not defic'd ;
" Aod fel, uit the brilliant ftooc,
- To be with double luftte fiiowa.
■ Sweet be iha muCc of :,
* And ai the Ijre oIO*^
■ Vol. X
" Afflia
" Within hit omprehenlive laul
" Let Hcaven't harmonioua fyftcm roll ;
■' rbrre let the great, the good, the wife,
" Of fam'd antiquity arife,
" From evrv age and ev'ry cHtne
" Eluding death and circling line I
" There let the facred virtue* meet.
" And range their known and native feitl
'■ There let the chifiitei unite,
" And human feelings weep delight'"
'■ Kind power '. i( fuch a youth jou fcuan
" He', all the heaven I aflc below."
So wilh d the much afpiring maid.
Pale turn'd the power, and, Gghiiig, laid i
■• Ala. ; like him you f,>ndly claim,
" Through everjf boilled form and name,
" Tbu griGci nature', varying round,
- A fccond it uot to be found !
■' Vour I
■' Till Cbarlcmoul let.lvc
(, mult mifcarry.
11 lea:
» fir.
Upon an Apiil'i blithfo
When plc^ux, ever on the wing,
Retura'd, compiniun of the fpringf.
And chcer'd the bird, with am'rout belt,
Inftruding liitle heiiti lu best;
A fpaiTow, frolic, gay, and young.
Of bold addreli, and flippant longne,
Juft kfi hi. laity of a night.
Like him, to [allow new delight.
The youth, of many a (onqucft nio.
Flew offto feck the cbirpin);lrun;
rhc chirping train he quickly fuunJ,
And with a [aucy eafe. bow'd round.
for every the hi'bofom buint,
And this, and thai he wooes by lufiu ;
.^nd here afigh. and there a bill.
And here— Ihnfc eye*, fo forni'd -o klll.l
And now. with ready tongue, he llHup
Unmeaning, faft, rtHnicf.. thing! ;
With v.iwt.>>nd demnir't IkiU'd toWM,
A. other ['tclty ftllow. do.
Not that lie thought ihit (bocc cflay
A prolcgue neeilful to hi. play ,
No, iruit nie. fay. our learned Irtirr.
He knew the viituou. fel much better t
But thtfe he held at fpecioui arti,
fo (how hit own fupirior pirti,
I'he form of decen>.y to Ihield
And give a juft pretence Id yield.
Iliui finilbiug hi. courtly plly,
t mark'd ihefavVlteDf (day;
ith catclcfa tmpudince drew near.
And whifper'd Hebrew in her ci( ;
A hint, which like the mafon'a Cgn,
The cuofcioui can aluue divine.
The Butt'ilng nymph, eipert si feigning.
Cry'd, Sit ! — pray Sir, ctplain your
Go prate to th>ife, that may endure .
To mc thit fuleoeli ^— I'll ifliuc }«!—
ing—
ta
THE WORKS OF MOORB.
I^en off (be glided, like a fwallow.
As hying — ynu Kucfi where to follow.
To fudi u know ihe party fet,
•Til needlifj to rteclare thej met )
!%< parfon'i baiD, ai auihori ninitian,
Conferi'd Ihe fair hid apprchenCon.
Her honour rhere fccure ftom (lain.
She held all rurther Irifling vaia.
No more affcfled to be coy,
Sot ruth'd, licenlioui. on the joj.
Hill, Ion the mile compinjnn try'd,
Rclue a while : I fear we're fpy'd.
Not wu Ihe eamioii »in ; he la*
A lartle, ruftUng in ihc ftraw,
While o'er h« c»ilow brood [he hung,
And findly chu> iddiefi'il her young.
Ye tender objeAi of my cifc !
Peace, peace, yc little hctplefi piir !
An«a he comcf, your gentle fire,
And brmgi yoa ill your hiarti require.
Fa- ti>, hi> infanci, and hit bride,
F... uiivith only loie Id guide,
Otir lord ilTumei an eagic'i fpecd.
And lih' a li^n, daru to bleed.
NuryeibywiaT'ry fkiei conlin'd.
He moifntB upon ihc rudeil wind,
From danger lein (he vit.:! [pml,
And whh aff'^Sion (weclcDt loiL
Ah eeafc. too venlVous : ceafe to dale.
In ihlne our deirer fafcty fpare '■
From him, ye cruel fauleom, flray,
i^lndtorn yc fowleri, fir away !
Should 1 turvivc in fee the day.
Thai lean me from nirfeir away.
That cancel! 4II thai beio'n could give,
Th« liFe, by which atone 1 lire,
Alaa, how flieie than lad were I,
Wlio, in the thouglhl, already die !
Yepow'ri, whom men, vid birdiobcy,
Cleat ruleri of yoiircreatarci,'fiy,
Why moutnitiK comet, by blifi conmy'd,
And cv'd the fwceli 1^ love allay'd 1
Where groitt enjoyment, tall, and fair,
Around it twine* entangling care;
^'hile fear for what our fouU fi,BeSi,
Xncrtatei CTery pow'r to blefi i
Yet frieodfliip fonni the tlifj abore.
And life ! whit art thou, without lovef
Our hero, who had heard apaci.
Fell fomethiDG moving in hi) heari,
But quickly, with dirdatn, fuppreb'd
The Tinue, riling ia hiibteafli
And firfl he feign'd to laugh aloud.
And neit, approaching, fniil'd and bow'd.
Madam, you mufl not think me rude;
Good maoaetl never can intrude.;
1 TOW I come through pure good nature —
Upon my fonl a eharmmg eiwature :
Arc theft the a>oiforn of a wife >,
Thii cartful, cloiHer'd, moping life I
No doubt, tint odiaui thing call'd duty,
Ij a fweet proilnce f r a beauty,
'rhou pretty ignorance ! lliy will
. linieafur'dto thy wantof flcill;
That good old./afliiiii'd d.nie. ihr mother,
Hu uughi tbjr inlant jan no otLei.
The greatell ill in the creation,
Ii fure the w*nt "f education.
But think ye ! — tell me without feigiiiag.
Have all thefe channi no farther meaning I
Dame nature, if you don't forget her.
Might teach your ladyfhip much better.
For Olame, rtjcA thii mean tmploymtnt,
Enter the world and lade enjoyment ;
Where lime by circling blifi we mcafureg
Beauty wai form'd alone fur pleafurc :
Come, prove the blcffing, follnw me.
Be wife, be happy, and be free.
Kind Sir, reply'd our matron chafte,
Your i»l fcenii pretty much in hafte ;
I own, the fondneft to be blefi'd
a deepthirll in every breall;
Of bleOing- too I have my llore,
' Vet quarrel not, Ihould heav'n give more;
Then prove the change to be eipedient,
[hink me, Sir, your moft obedient.
Our gallant (p -ke, and fmil'd fuperior.
Mtlhinka, to quit your hoaded ftation
Require! a world of hcGtattOD ;
Where brati, and bondi are held a blefTing,
The cafe, I doubt, ii pafi rediefliitg.
Why, child, fuppofe the joy> I mention.
Were the 1
i»ge.
caufe fuSicieni for yoi
In flying from the ourfe of marriage ;
That fly decoy, when vaiy'd fnare'.
That Iakc< your widgcont in by paici
Alike to hullund, and to wife,
The curt of love, and bane of life;
The only method of forecalUng,
To make misfortune firm, and lading ;
The fin, by heiv'n'a peculiar fenteni
dilTrent head).
That lead (he carcaf. flill iftray,
By dragging each a diff'rent way.
Of all the illt that may allend mt.
From luarriige. mighty gDd<, defend me !
Give me frank nature's wild demefne.
And bound Itfatradl of air ftrene,
Where fancy, ever wing'd for change.
Delight! to fport, delights to range ;
There, liberty ' to thee it owmg
Whate'ei of blifi i. worth bcfiowlng ;
Delighu, dill vary'd, and divin;,
^weet goddeTtorthc hilh: arc thine.
What (ay you now, you pretty pink you f
Have 1, for once, fpAe reifon. think you i
Vou lake me now for no romancer-
Come, never (lody for an arfwer;
Away, caA every care behind yc.
And fly where jny iloEe (hall Gnd ye.
Soft yei, rcturn'd our female fencer,
Aqueilion more, nr fo— and then, Sir.
: lally'd
h fenfe e
■d.ng,
Do thofe of your'iiiorld never wive It f
• No, no." How ihtn ? ■' Why, dare I kU,
" WbK doea the bulkcfi fnll m welL"
FABLES FOR
too yon Be'tr lo*e ? " An hour ■( kirure." .
H»ve yon no friMiddupi * " Y«, for plealtue."
No tin for little onci ! " We get 'em,
** The reQ ibc molber* mind, md let 'em.**
TboD wretch, rcjoin'd the kladUng dove,
Quite loft to life, u loll to love ■
Whene'er iniif'>rtune,coniei, how jufi!
And come mitforiiiDe fureljr mull ;
In the drtul feafon of riifmay.
In thai, your hour of trial, Sij,
Who thcD (hall prop your Ctiking heart t
Who bear affliSLon"! weightier part?
Say, when the hlaclt-brow'd welkin bcAdi,
And winter'! gloomy form impendi.
To mDorning lumi all iranlienc cheer.
And bliDt Che melancholy year;
For timei. U no perfuiGon.ltay,
Nor net can find perpetual May ;
Then where'i that tongue, by follyfed,
Thai roiil of pertnefi, whiihcr fled r
All Qinink within thy lonely nell,
FoHon, abandon 'd, and unblefi'd;
No friendi, by cordial bondi ally'd,
Shall feck thy Cold, unfoeial Cde ;
No chirping prattlsn, to delight
SluU tarn the long-enduring nigh(|
No btide her wordi of balm impail.
And warm thee at her c*nflant heart.
Freedom, reOiaio'd by reafoo'i force,
I> a* the fun'i unvarying courfe.
Benignly aflive, fweetiy bright,
Affording warmth, affording light;
But torn (rom Tirtue's fiired rulei,
Becomei a comet, gaz d by fooli.
Foreboding caret, and flormi, and Drife,
And fiaucht with all the plaguei of life.
Thou fool ! by union every creature
SnbSDi, through univctfal nature;.
And thi>, to beings Tuid of mind,
!• wedlock, of a meaner kind.
While womh'd in fpace, pHmxTal clay
A yet unfatbion'd embryo lay.
The fonrce nf endlefi gnod above
Shot down hi) fpirk of kindling lo*e
Touch'd by (he all.4nliv'ning flame.
Then motion Gift exulting came ;
Each atom f-'Ught iij frp'rate clafa,
Throufih many a fair cnamour'd mafi ;
Iatc »n the central charm around.
And with eternal nupiiilt bound.
Then form, and order o'er the Iky,
THE LADIES.
Nor here aloiK the lirtue rcign'd.
By matlcr'i eumb'ring £nrm ' •'
The I'
liynicncal light.
Hence natare'ti'tgin Womb concdr'd,
And with the genial burden helv'd ;
Forth came the oak, her GrA-bom heir.
And fcai'd the breathing Heep oF air ;
Then iobnf Itcmi, of niiout oTe,
Imbih'd ber fofi, matiinal juice ;
The flow'f^ in early bloom difcloi'd.
Upon her fragrant breaS repoa'dj
Within her warm embracel grew
A lacc of endlefi form andhne;
Then ppur'd her hlTir off>princ round.
Aod [ondly dath'd ih^ (u ,
d:
But theticc. fubUming. and rcEn'd,
Afpir'd, and rcach'd it> kindred mind.
Caught in the fond, celeftial fire.
The mind pcrceiv'd unknown deCre,
And n<>w with kind effuGna flow'd.
And now with cardial acdouri glow'd,
Birhclri the fytnpaihctic fair.
And lov'd it! own refemblance there ;
ill with circling radiance (bone,
cent'rinjr, Gi'd on oue »lone ;
There cUfp'd the beaven-jppainted wife.
And doubled cyCsj juy of life.
Here ever btelting, ever blefi'd,
Rcfidet thii beauty oT the breafi ;
At from hii palace, here the god
Still beanit effulgent blifi abroad.
The tin|r, by nhfch the world it bound.
Here bida hii feat of empire grow.
And buildi hit little heav'o below.
The bridal partnen ihuialJy'd,
And thui in fwect accardance ty'd,
One body, heart and fpidt live,
Knrich'd by every joy they give ;
L'kc echo, from her vocal hiild,
Heiurn'd in mufic twenty fold.
Their nnlon firm, and undecay'J.
Nnr lime can Duke, nor pow'r invade ; >
But at the Hem, and fcion fland.
Ingrafted by a Otilful hand,
(hey check the tempeA'i winl'ry ngC)
And bloom and Qreng'hen into age.
A ihoutod amitiei unknown.
And pow'n, pcrceiv'd by love alooe.
Endearing lonki, and chaOedelire,
Fan, and fupport the mutual lire.
\vhafe flame, perpetual, airefin'd,
1> fed by an iounottal mind.
N"r yet the nuptial fadion endi,
Like Nile it openi, and defceuda,
Which, by apparent winding! ted,
We trace to in celeflial head.
The lire, GiU fpringing from abbve,
Brcomu the fource of life, and love,
And givei hii filial heir to 6ow,
In fondntfi down on font below :
Thui roll'd in one coniinu'd tide.
To time's eitremell verge they glide,
WbUCr kindred ftrcami, on either hand.
Branch foith in bteOingi o'er the land.
Thee, wretch '. no llfping babe (bftU name.
No laie-retutniag brother claim.
No kinfman on iby road rejoice,
N I fiilcr greet ihy ent'ring Voice,
Wirh partial eyei no parent! fee.
And bicft'd their yean redor'd in tbee.
In agertje&cd. or deelin'd,
An alien, cv'n among thy kind.
The partner of thy fcorn'd embrace
Skill play the wantun in thy face.
Each fpirk unplame thy little pride.
All friendOiip Sy thy failhlefi fide,
lliy name ftiall like thy catcaft rot,
la £ckneb ^ni'd, in death forgot.
V ij
^
THE WORKS OF MOORE.
All-gi*ing powV! great fourcE of life !
O hrir ihc parent '. hrar rhe wif< :
1'tiH life, ihau Icndell from above,
Tli(>u|;h litilc, iii«1i' it litjit in luvc.
O biJ my fcelin); heart expand
To every ttiiriL, □□ every hud ;
To th«le, (rum whiinn my Jayi I drew,'
To ihe'e, in wh./Cn Aiutc dayt rcijcwi
To ill my kin, huwever wiit,
tn cnroid mrmth. ii bloix] lUy'd ;
To (rlcn.k with [leely Eeitcn iwin'd,
Aod to the erud nut utikiiid '.
But (hief, i^e lord of my ddlre,
My life, mylclC, my fuul, my lire,
Friendi, ch Jdren, ill chat wilh cm claim,
Cbillc pJGnii eiiif, and fapiure nuriie ;
O fpare him, fpue him, groduut ^nty'r 1
O gitc him to my lateft hour '
Let mc my Jenglii of life employ.
To give my (ble cojoymenl jr.y,
Hit love, Uc mutuil love excite.
Turn ill my caiei lu hi> delight.
And cTciy ncedlcTi blefliiig (pare,
Wherein my dirllni; wanu a (hue.
Wlien he with gciccful afiiun wooci,
And fweelly billi, and fondly cooca.
Ah : deck rae, to hii cyei ilane.
With chiims ailrafiJvc » hi* own.
And in rny titiMlm wicgi careb'd.
: all tl
;omy-
reaft.
ir chnlte, connubi&L bed.
My bofoni piUow'd lor hit head,
KU eyei wilh bliftful flumbeti dure,
AikI waieh, with mc, my lord't rcpole,
Tour peace aiuund hi> temples (nine,
Aod tove him with a love like Tnioc
And, for I know hii gcn'roua flame.
Beyond whalc'ec aij Ux can cljim.
Me too to your proteAion take.
And (pare nie Cor my hulband'i fake.
Let one unrufficd. ealm delight
The loving, and bi '
One
; JeGrt <
[ bufxR:
Tlituugh life, one muitiil aid fullilo.
In d™li. .m: p.acclul KraiK contain.
While. IweilmK with the darling ihtme,
H<r <cc:nl> pour'J an en'tird Rreain,
The welb'known wing* a fouml impart.
That reach 'd her ear, aiid touch'd her heart I
^tck ilrni'p"'' **"■ '""''"^ "' '"'■ ">HK»e,
And fortti. with cait'i' 'VJ. "le fprusg.
A- 1^ Ift her ent'riag cinifoi t dew.
Anil pium'd, and kmdkd .t liie view;
Thtif wiogt their frndi ciobracinic meet.
Their hear'* whh aiifw'rinj! nreifure beat;
»alf loll it) bcred fwcelt and blef.'d
Wilh rapiiiro felt, bu^ pe'rr ctpicfa'd*
Miaillohcr humble [Dol (he led
The partner of Ker Tpolleri bed i
Her Too^lfi ■ Sult'riilg y^', arife,
Thei? welcome rpatklioK in their cyci;
Tl'tanipored, lo their lire tliry hound,
And hang .*itli Ipeeehlcfi a^ion rwuad.
In plcafiire ivrati, ^' p*tcnit Oind,
Ami lee ihtir little wiogi cipind ;
The lire, hiiliCe-fultalnins prixe
To each eipedting bili apptiei.
There fondly pourt the whcaten fpoil.
With iranfport giv'n, though won with toil;
White, all colleaeil ai the fighl,
And Clent through fuprtmc delight.
The fair high heav'n of biift beguilct.
And un her lord, and infantt finilei.
The fpartow, whoTe attention hung
Upon chedovc'i enchanting tongue.
Of all hi> litlk flight^ difarm-J,
Anil from himfelt, by virtue. charm'J,
When now he faw, what only fcoti'd,
A fsa. folate a fable deem'd,
H» foul lo eniy he relign'il.
Hi. houn of follyjo the wind.
In reciel wiRi'iI aiunle too,
And bghiug to bimrelf, withdrew.
FABLE XVI.
'Tis faid of widow, maid, and wife.
That honour i> a woman'i life ;
Unhappy fci ! who only claim
A being, in the brcaih of fame.
Which, uinted, not the quiek'niog gala
That fweep Babxa's fpicy valei.
Nor all the healing fweeii reflorc.
That breathe along Arabia'i Oioie.
The traT*ller, if he chance to Itnj,
Miy turn uncenfur'd to hi> way i
Polluted Oreami again are pure,
And deepen woundi admit a cure ;
Bitt woman : no redemptios know*.
The WDUudt of honnui never clofc
1'hough diilant every hand to gvidCi
Nor (kill'd on life'a tcmpeftuoua tide,
If once her feeble bark recede.
Or deviite from the courfe decreed.
In vain Ihe feeki the fhcndlcfi (huie,
Her Iwifier folly fliei before;
The ciiclmg porta againfl her etDfe,
.4nd (hut the wand'rer from repofe;
r>II, by conAidin^ navea opprelii'd.
Her fnund'ring pinnice Ciikt to reft.
Arc there no off ring* I o alone
For bm a Ijngle error ? None.
rh»ugh w»man it av'iw'd, of dd,
N.. danghter of cvleUial mould,
Het tciii|i*ting not without aHif,
And InrniM buF of ttie hner day.
We thaltciiHe from tke niortjl dame
The llreugth angelit oalurci claim ;
Nay ni..r< : for ftcred fiorle. tell,
I hat ev'n iminnrtal uigcj) klL
Whatever lillt the teeming fpbtte
Of nunitd cltih, and ambient air.
With varying elenicnlt cudu d,
Wat fonn'd u, fall, and rife lenew'd.
The Itati Do bt'it duration know.
Wide o«an> ebb, again Co flow.
The memn reptcicl her wauag lace,
All-bciu<ei>ut, [loni het laic ilifgtace,
Ann funi, that BtDum apjirMchuig nighty
Kcfulgcnt' rile with new-boia light. "^
In nin vatj ituh, anil time ruMui
And holdi iVinit vit jl fpiilt apsn,
Lik« virtue, hiJi^.ocrjbtJft;
■Tlthente r^Biving wjrmlh is ftco,
Totlotlie t nikid world in grccn.
No loDgcr bari'd bjr vtiaiir'a colJ,
Apia the fc»ta of Mft iinfelJ ;
Afiinucb ii;fca triethiiwing,
Aodlifwfrfftiplnidinon tht fjiring ;
Apln from cvrr\ iirmt n oi
■Hie bUded ll^m. juJ icnj.il Himii.
Eihiling iru- .^It tn ihc ftic*.
AgiuD 10 p.-rilh, ami to lift
Th
And neV, lilit cv'nirg fun., dedint ?
KeroU'dand tiim aL.iie?— Mbit
Wh»t we i!(miir»l o{ wr.niin f— Vet
Bat Ibau!.! iI^e (fnk of vcdal lire
lnroni(unvM.:,rdcJ hour tip't.
Or (hoold -,>.r njglitly ihief iiivjJe
Herperit't >h^U, ind Tacrcd Hiiiie,
Of ill the blo-ming iV^il pofft.s'i!.
The d«gpi. liorour chirm'd 1.. reft.
Shill Yimie'. fljmc no more return >
Ifo more with rirgin fplciidour ham I
No more the rang'd garden blow
With rprlnjc'i fuceeednig bloITom f— No.
Pity naj nK.urB, bnt nnt teHore,
And womiQ f>tl), to rife no more.
WiTBis thii fublunary fphcre,
A country liei — no mitrer where;
The cUnic may readily be found
By »ll, who treld poetic groond.
A llre»m iili'd life, acrofi it f Hdn,
And equally the land dividei;
And here, of vice the proTince T!et,
And there, the hil1< of rirtoe rife.
Upon > mountain'! airy ftind,
Vhofe fummit look'd to either rand.
An incieni pair their dwelling chofe,
A* teell For piofpcA, u irpofe '■
For mutual fairh they long were fun'd,
And tcmp'rancc, and religion, nam'd.
A num'roui progeny divine
Conftf.'d the honoun of their line ;
Bat in a licile daaghtcr fair,
Wai center'd moic than half their care ;
For hof'n In gratolate her hirth,
. 0*»e (ipni of future joy to earth i
I the robe thii infant wore.
PABLKS FOB, THE LADIES.
imefuMue, Bol when het rUinf form Wat feett
; anew, 1 Tn reich the criGi of fifteen,
Her parcDti up the mountaiti't head,
With aniiou) (lep their darling led ;
By turns tbej (iiatiii'd her t'- their bretll,
And thu( the fe«> of age exprifi'd.
O joyfol caufe of many a care 1
O daughter, too ditioely fair!
Yon world, on ihi> important day.
Demandi thee to i dangcrout nij :
A painful jmiroey, all muA go,
VlhUc doubtful prriod none can knaWt
Whofedue dinAlopwha can ^d.
Where reafon't muti, a&d fcafG it blind I
Ah, what UDigual leaden thefe.
Through tuch a wide, perpUiing muc '.
Then mark the waniingi of the wife.
And learn what lo«e, and yew* advif*.
^nd chafli')
At now il
■ K«*i
The breeze g'tw purti' u (he hrriih'd.
The irotn her iidwr-l hlufh affum'j,
Theipringwjth eailjr! fncranttbl^fii'd.
And nature, jestly, took delight,
Ulc her, to -dnft die wmU ia i-lUi.
Wh<^r
ic the irduout pathi in tiew,
WTiich virtue, and her fopi purtoe !
With toil o'er Icfi'ning circh they rife,
And gain, and gain upon the Ikies.
Ninow'i the way her children [read,
Nn walk, fot pleafure fnwothly Iprad,
Bui rnuf-h, and difGcult, and lleep,
e thofe Ud<19 diipcnfe.
\foo.
Iad.:lic
o fcnfe,
Of tafte uPi'leafoit; yet from llmfe
Uh, with thecirul tiguui flow-.
And (IrcnKth, unfeeling of decay,
rtiinnghcut the lorg, Uboriotii iviy.
Hence. a« thty fcale iSst hea>'iily toad,
r.ach limb ia liehicn'd of [!i hai ;
From earth rcCiiiiig ftill thcy (».
And IntTt; the miitial weight belnwi
Then rpieadf I'ie ftrait. Ae li.iubBul cteBM,
And fniaoth the ri'gKcd p:li ^pfuni
i> r,^iu<
id. I
uyht by »ifi«
Piin n:, ptrafe.
Atl
nglh. the ti'ilfoiiw ii.UiTirj v'tr.
Ddn
ar%hrbrBh,,
,1.J11a1 (1.U.C
C"lf
Pi-
bUck.f<'aiful
»,ii|„olouiid.
1,; iLc ix.g„d,
...^ ..-.tolitbt:
i...;aiuiiiliirfighti
mc. uiiu lorni, .[111 cait. and pain,
ni«ier 1 );ii<r> tutu >ib'ring nub,
M-in'> Utc tfT'i.iiicii, (Uinol pall.
But finkii )<• luit th' itumortil charite,
An<l IciTc the wiHid'iing foul ft lat^e;
LlKl'tly Ihi wing! Iter obrioiu way.
Anil niiiiglen nith eternal iay.
TllilW, O ! thither wiDg lliy fprcd.
Though pleaftire chirm, or piiii imprde ',
To fucli ih' all-b unteui-i puw't !iM gin'ib
F^■t[l^efenle»^t^ a t.,ijt*hra*'n;
F<'r tritial lolf, nomrafur'd )[ain.
And (nil 'lit hrilt, li'r trmCeiii ptin.
I'lien fear, ah I [car mtutn ihy figli!*
Where yoo.ifr flow'iy fidili jfrtte ;
Wide i-n the Itfiihepath wayhend^
Aad with pnaicitfui csic dei<^iid»t
' ?« ■ .
3«
There Tweet to fMife. and fair w diow,
Ncw-plinted Edem fecai to blow,
trees lh)i delicioui ppiCoo bear,
For ileitb t) vcgFijllc ihcie.
tli^xcc it tbc bimt of health unbru'd,
Each Gncw aack'njng at the talle ;
The foul to paffiod yicldaber throne.
And Teei with orj^tii not her own ;
'V^'hile, like (he flumbVci in ihe nieht,
I'teu'd witb ihelhidovry dream of ligbc,
licfote her alieiulcd e^ei
The TctEet of fiiry-latvi) arife ;
1 be pup^t world'i amufing Oiow,
Dipt JD ihc giilf calour'd bow ;
licepiert.ani! wreathi,3iidglill'ringihtagi,
The tor< o[ in^nti, and of kings,
1'bat lempt, alqng ihe biiuful plain.
The idly nifc, and lightly Tain,
Till vcrgingon the gulfy Diore,
Sudden the; Qnk, and rife no more
But lift 10 whai thj faiet declare ;
Though thuu art wnman, frail at fair,
U ODU thy tlidiog [out Oiuuld llray,
Onte quit you heiv'n-appoinied way,
For thee, lo[l maid, (or thee alone,
Hor pray'tt lliall plead, nor icarc atone ;
Reproach, fcoru, infamy, Sod ha[c,
t)n (hy returning (lepi fhall wait.
Thy form be IcaTh'd by f«ery eje.
And every foot thy prefence fly.
Thut arm'd with wordi ofp.itent found,
l.ike guardian injieh plac'd around,
A chann, by truth divinely call,
lorward oui yunng advent'rcr pid'd.
Forth trom her facreJ ryc-lidj fcnl,
Like moni, fpre-running radiance wtnt.
While honour, han^-mald. late alTign'd,
Upheld her lacid train behind.
Awfrftmck, the much adniiring crowd
Before ([le virgin TiliDii bow'd,
. Gaz'd with an e*ci^new delight,
And<aughtficlh«irtuciat the light :
For nut uf earib'i un>^qual frame
They deeni'd the hcav's-compoundt'd datiie,
tr n.a[ler, fure the maO rc&u-d.
High wrought, and lempcr'd into mind,
Some dailinv daughter of the day,
Atid bady'd by her native ray.
Where'er fhc palTci, thou fan dsbeod,
And ibDufand), where fhc diitm, attend ;
Her wayt obferrant eyes eonfefi,
Her ftepi porfuing prailet blcft ;
While ID the elevated maid
Otilatiuni, at to hcai'n, art paid.
'Tw»' on an evcr-blithfomc day,
The jevial birth of rofy May,
Wbidi i^esial w:iniith, no more fupprcfi'd,
Niw-mclu the froA io nety breaO,
The rhirk with fetret ftuOiing diet.
And lo'kt kind thing' ftnm chaflell eyo;
The fuD with healihier vifag.' glnwa,
AGde hiicloudrd kerchief throw i.
And daiM» op (h* ethereal plain.
Where late he ui'dlo climb with pain.
While nalntc ai fr om bondi Ut free.
^pricp out, aodgiTci 1 Iwic to gke.
THE WORKS OF MOORE.'
, fur momentary reS,
The nymph her iravcll'd llcp reprcft'd,
Jul! tum'd to vie« the liage aitain'd.
And glnty'd lu [he height fhe gain'd.
Our-firetch'd h'-fore her wide furvey,
The reainu of fweet perdition lay,
And pity [oucli'd her foul with woe,
Td r.'c a world To lolt below ;
It the breeze began to breathe ^
Airs, fieiitlj wafted from beneaih.
That bure comminian'd witrherafi thenc^
Afd reath'd her fympalhy of tcofe ;
^o Caundi uF difcord, that dif[lDfe
A people funk, and luQ in woo.
But a) tif prefent good poflcfi'd.
The very triumph nf the blefi'd.
The maid in wiapt atlenlion hung.
While ihui ipproaching Sireni (ung.
Hither, faiieft, hither hafle,
Brightefl henuty, come and lallc
What the pow'rt ol bllfi unfold,
]''fi. too mighly to be told ;
lade what ecflaGea thcygiic.
Dying rapluretcane and liic.
In thy lap, difdaining meafure,
Nature erapliei all her ireafure,
Soft dcGrei, that fwcetl; Unguilh,
Fierce dilighti, that rife to anguilh ;
Faireli. doll thou yet delay i
BrighicD beauty, (ome away.
Lil) not, when the froward chide,
Sont of pedantry, and pride.
Snarlert, to whofe feeble fcnfe
April funlbine i> offence ;
Age and envy will advife
Ev'n againft the joy they piize.
Come, in pleafure'. balmy bowl
Slake the thirDiugt of thy foul,
Till thy raptur'd pow'rg are raicling
With enjoyment, paft the painiiBg ;
Faireli, doft thou ycl delay .'
Brightcft beauty, come away.
So fung the Sireni, as dC yore.
Upon Ihe falfe Aufonian fliore ;
And. O ! for that preventing chain,
'I hat bound UlyOei on the main,
1 hat f<- our fair one might withllaad
I'he foiig her diarm'd atleution dre^r.
When now the Icnipiers flood in view ;
CurioGly with prying eyet.
And handi ol bufy, bold emprife ;
Like Herme«, feathcr'd were her feet,
And, like foreiunning fancy, fleet.
By (earch untaught, by toil umir'd,
To novelty fhe Hill afpir'd,
I'aftelcfi -t every good pi'lTcrB'd,
And but in cipv^lion blefi'd.
With her, aHociaie, pleafure eame,
Gay plenfure, fiolic-laving dame,
Her mien, all fwimming in delight.
Her beauties hilf/eveai'd Io lighl ;
Loofe flow'd her garmenti from the erotin^
And eavght the kiOing nindt around.
A> eril Mcdul'a', look) were ImuWD
^s turn beholden into fteae.
FABLES FOIL
A (fire reveriion hen they fch,
And in the efc of pleifuie mclr.
Her gUnce with fwcel pcriuaGoo dunnM, ' ~^
UnnCTT'd the QroDg, the Qcel'd dibtnt'd;
No Wetj ev'n the fiyinf find,
Vho vent'rcut, luik but nnce behind.
Thui wa? ilie niucb-admrring maid.
While diflini. more than half beiray-d j
With fmilo, and adulation bland.
The J join'd her fide, and feiz'd her hind t
Their toocb cnvcnom'd fwceti inKill'd,
Herfruie wirh new puiraiionithnll'd.
While hllfcoufciiL^K, half denying.
" ' " - iid ijow complying,
fmiling learh
, the winning pair
Lug. yielding fur.
Of iremhlicgwilhi
Still doVD, iiid drj<
CoDipeU'd the nr>j;
At whet> i-mc ^
To blefL Ar.bL.'s diflani ground,
Bonw fiom her taurfei, hapl; light*
Where Birca'i flow'ry clime iovicei,
CnnceaI'd around whi-re treich'rmi 1
Lutk'd the dire rotk, and dangerooi
The pil<
To (faun
h-fufped
. lo iubil)' Elrong,
Still bean the wrelllirg bark along.
Till fbond'ring, Ihe reiigni to fite.
And fink»o'erwheltn'd, with all her frri^t.
So, bafiing every bar «. Hd,
And heaven'* own pilot, plac'd within,
Aloog the devioui, fmaaih defcent.
With pow'r) inereaGni; ■■ they went,
The dunei, iccuOom'd to fobdue,
Ai with a rapid current drew,
And o'er the Fiut boundt conve^'d
The loll, [he long-rtlufiult maid.
Here Hop, ye faitfonrs, and beware.
Nor lend your fond afieAimii there ;
Yei, yet your darling, now; deplor'd,
May turn, to you, and lmt'n,ieftor'd;
Till then, with weeping honour wail,
The Tenant of her better (ate ;
With honour, left upon the Ibore,
Her friend, and handmaid now no mote ;
Nor, with the guilty world, uphr>i<(
I'he fortune! of a wretch, beiray'd;
Bat o'er her failing caft a Ttil, .
Rimemb'ring, ym yourTelTci are frail.
And now, from all-inquiring light
Fall aedthecon(<;iouilhadoofiiighli
The damlel, from a Ihon repofe,
ConfD'juded at her plight, arete.
A> when, with flumb'rout weighttopprt&'d,
Sontc wealthy mifcr finki to refl,
Where fcloni eye [he glitt'ring pref.
And teal hit h»ard ol jayiawiy;
He, borne where golden Induallroma,
Ol pearl, and qnarry'd di'mond dreama,
Like Midai, tumi the glebe to ore.
And Dandi all wrapt amidll hitftore.
Bat wakeni, naked, and defpoit'd
Of ibat, far which hit yean had toil'd.
So fai'd the nymph, her tceafnre dam,
Aad iius'd, like Niobc, w 000^^
THE LADIES.
Within, wiihout, ohfcure, and ■frii,
She felt all rarag'd, all dcftroy'd
And. O thou cur.M. ioGdiou. coall I
Are thefe the bleflingt thou caoft boafl ■
Thcfe. virtue! thefe the joyi they find.
Who leave thy hearen-topt hilli behind I
Shade me, ye pinet, ye eaverni. hide,
Ve mouniairt, eover me, Ihe cry' d !
Her trumpet flioder raiii'd on high.
And told the tiding* tolheflcy;
Contempt difcharg'd a living dart,
A lidc-long viper to her heart;
Rcprnich brcaih'd poilan* o'er her face,
And foil d, and blaHed eveiy grace ;
Officioui Ihtme, her handraati new.
Still turn'd the minor to her view;
While ihofe, in crimes the deepclt dy'd,
Apptaich'd. to whiten at ho- Ode,
And every iewd, infultingdaiiie
Upon her folty rofe to tanie.
What fhoulil (he do i attempt once mc
To gain the UrC'deferted Ihorc f
So irullmg, bilk the mourner fiew, .
A] fad [he iriin of Gendi purine.
Agti[i the firiher Ibore'i aitain'd.
Again the Und a( virtue gain'd;
But echo gailieri in the wind,
Andftowi her itiftanl Coca behind.
Ainaz'd. with headlong fpred Ihe tenda.
Where la[e Ihe left a holl of friend* :
Alai ! thofe Dirinking fricndi decline.
Nor longer own that form divine ;
With fear Ihey mark the following trjr.
And from the luntly treraWcr fly,
Or backward iltive her on the coall.
Where peace hu wreck'd, and honou
From eanh thut hoping aid in vain.
To heav'n agi daring to cutnglaio.
No trace by hoIUIe clamour giv'n;
And friim the IdCc of (ticndlbip driv'n,
rhc nymph UmkproHrate on the gisuDdJ
Wuh all hrr weight of woet around.
l-nthrond wiihin a circling Qcy,
Uj*n a mnuni o'er mouniaini high.
All cadiaoi {j[e, at in a Sirine,
Virtae, lirlt effluence divine;
?*r. far above Ihe fcene* of woe.
Thill (but thii cloud-wript world belovri
Superior goddelt, clftncc bright.
Beauty of unctciled light.
Whom (bould mortality fnrriy,
A* d'^un'd u;>oB a certain day.
The breath "f frailty mull expire,
I he world diflolve in living fire,
Ihe genu of heav'n, and folir flanta
He tjuench'd by her eternal bcatn,
And naiure, qoitk'ning in her eye.
To rife a ncW'Uim phcEoiK. die.
Hence. unrcveaJUin mortal vieWi
A veil around her form Ok ibcew.
Which thECe fad lifteri of the lh«'c
Vila, care, and mcUneholy. made
I hrou^b ihit her aU-toquinng eye,
Aiicntnc fr^ni her (latian high,
ItelicU. abindon'd 10 defpur.
llw iiuDi «1 her ikv'nu {«':
U til)
toO.
314 THE WORKS
OF MOORB'
An-I wi>h * inut, mkofc aoful fuund
Kea«'n (hall ihy return atteO.
App.1 d th. K"il'y ■*■"■" ""■'"■'I.
Haild by myriad, of the hlefi'i
Bid iht luniuliuoiH winili be AiU ;
Little nuin of the Ikiei,
To numbcri b.<«-d each lill'ning hiU,
Lovely penitent, arite.
tlncurl'd ihc lurginx cf ihc main.
Calm ihy bofom, clear th j brow,
And rniodlh'd the ibnrn]- bed of {Ht>n j
ViiLue ii thy Cflei now.
The golden hirp ol iMav-n n>< Acuug,
More delightful are my woe..
Aud that ihc tunchil godarfi (uiig.
Thin the rapture pleafutc knawi;
Lancly peninni. arifr.
Ritber far ibeweedal bring,
Come, and ckUti ih; kindred Iklei ;
I'hiii the cobet that grace a king. i
Came, ihy GAtr-aogilj fay.
. Oil my wat», of DioneB dare.
Thou (lift wcpi ihf aaini iwaj.
Cfowfli of endlef< triumph wait; , .
Let tipericnw now decide.
On tny tare!, ■ period blefi'd ;
'TwiaE the goad and evil trj'd ;
On my loib. ttetnil reft.
In the fmoDih, erthamtd gtound.
Come, wiih virtue at Ihj fide.
Ssr. unfold the tmCtrtt found.
Come, he every bar dtfy'd.
8 tuflgrei, rii.'d by mominit drcanu.
Til! we gaiu our native fhore.
Saodi. ibat ii ip the fiiiNDg Dreanu,
Down, thai ancbori on the air.
Cloud), thiE paini their chu>gu then.
FABLE XVlf.
Sean, tlrat ImomhlT dimpling lie.
While the fl.irm impendi en liigh.
Shoikinj;. in an obTwoi glafs,
Tbe breeiy morning breath 'd peifumc.
J-.ri.lhilinpnffeIEoni»6:
The wik'niog flow'r. un.cird theit bloon.
I'rinfiriir, fiekle, light, and ftj.
Up with the fun, from Diaii repolc.
Fl.tt-.ing.onlTiobtt«yi
Gay heahh and lullj labour rote.
What. atit. can life ramaio 1
The milkmaid carol'd at her pail,
Lite, like aUit.ciiclei, Tain!
And fhepherd. whiflied o'er the dale j
Will the tlttrk. infcrding rtQ.
When Love. «ho led a rural life.
On Ihc billon build her nefl r
Remote from bullIe.(Ule,«.dlirife. ■
Will thr bee demand hi. flo™
Forth from his thaiiLh'd-taaf collage ftny'd. '
Frnrn ihe bleak, and hbdeleb fhure !
And Oroll'd along the dewy glade.
ManaloBe.intailt,. fliay.
A nymph, who hgbtly tiipt it by.
ETcr lurm from WiUom't^nj,
To quick aiicdtioD turn'd hit eye ; . .
I.iyn up wealth in tvniga land.
HemarVd thegcftureofthelair, ,■
S-w the fra. and plowi the bod.
Her felf-tulEcirni grace and air, . 1
l>.«n ih.. elemental nab.
Her ttepi, ihal miotiDg meant to pleafe. ]
Soon th- eneumb'rinc w«rU n»U )>al),
Her nudy'd nrgligcnee and cafe ;
Form he wripi in wsftinf- fire.
And, curioui lo inquire whii meant
Time be fpcnt, and hfr npire.
Thi- thing of prciiincfa and pjini,
Apptoai hing (poke, and bowM obferrant i , 'i
r hen, ye bnaHed work* of men.
Where )■ your afflum ibtn !
I'he 1 Jdy. nightly. — Sir, youi fetvau.
SiHii I'f pleiluie, foot nf cate.
Such beauty in lo rude a place !
Tdl m<r, mimU. icll me whert f
Fair-one, yon do the country grace ;
Ctiiie, likef^aco uu the deep.
A( couii, no doubi, the public care.
. i,'kr a ffptcr gr^^fp d u Be(p.
DcMi, ctha[*dfivm ini>tnio|[ glidn.
Yea, Sir, rcply'd ihc fluti'ring danu.
MeliiOl- fnowi, and gkding lb>d»,
Tbi> form conltfTet whence it tame ;
Paf.. the norld. ud .what'* behind .'
But d.ar«r.ety, you know.
V.'lue'iicoId.byfirereHn'd;
Can make ■> pride and pomp foiege.
yiom an uniieite dtp/a»'d.
My uame u Vanity. I fway
From 'he wreck :l uuurt tai'd.
The utmolt iflaadiof the le^;
Within my court all honour tenler?.
Fruit of pttienee. knd «f i-»n.
1 raife the mcane&lbul that enor^
On the Iwani'a autumnal day.
Endow with Uient gifii and gracti,
Witirow'd from the ch-ffawaj.
And model foolt for poOa and placea.
Ulrle ■ri'inbler. tear m> miiTr.
Thuu hall pienleoui <rup« in ftore,
The world icceivci i(a weight and meafure;
Si<'d. by gftiial lomnr* love.
Hence all the grind coocerni ot life.
Motr- tt-.iTi ilk th> (■(.Tiien own.
Joy •, e»re», pliguei, paffioin, peace and (bife.
U lial thu*xh hoUi e earth dtfp.rt.
KiBl^ how larmy po>'t previili.
' Hra*'.. b. holdawiih gei.tler rye..
When 1 Otp in where nature faJ., '
And every trcath of fehteirpairiDg, '
ttexVihy ituiidl.i*li.p< n.>11|[uide,
Chratihy bour.^ and i-iMrn |iy hdc.
An. Hoim.eov. IliU. where bra.-., i. fpariof.
UM vhiU .n all their art> u>d air.,
V-hen the fatal khh,^ Ihio lo nd,
Wbco »b' iamuwtajapvv acouod.
llieir pUjing, panting, pout., uid p,.,'r^
t a.
1
FABLES FOR THE LADIES.
"fiat nnoiu tnUu tad camplcxiont,
Hit, fioUci, foibUi, anil pctrcdioi
Thtir robing, curling, and ijutniug,
Frbni noon id nighi, ([Dm mgtu lomur
Fioai Ci to Ciiy, lick, HI IbuDii,
I title the (emilc world uound.
Hold there i nnuncBt, Cupid tcjf'd,
Norboalt doiuiaioB quite to wide ;
Wis
It rtiat by luvc, and mcekiicla [way'd {
Alt othtr cmpiic I icHgt],
Bui be the (pHcre of btauij mine-
Far in ihc dowDybvn oirtO,
That opcDi oo 1 voman'i brcaik,
AuenriEd by mrpcKcfut tr^in,
I ehoofc ta liTc, ind choarc <o rclgD.
Fir-fightcd fiiib I brio); 'l"iig,
And iruib, above id utoj lli>>i>|f.
And chiditr, ul icy moiUri,
Wiihin the burning uopiizt (old.
And lowlinefi, lo vhoTi mild brow
The pov'r and pride of Daiiunt buw,
Andmadcdy.nlth daWDC^n eye.
That lend) ihc morn her •ii^ii^ djre.
And innottnce, arraj'd in li^lit.
And bonour, a> a. lowV U]<r>^h[ \
With fwcctty wionuii! gnti-', inuie
Than pocu eier dreaoot of yore.
In uniflefted condua free,
All fmiling Glleri, Uirec timet tbrtc.
And rofy peace, the cherub bled' J.
Thil nightly {iag,t ui all lo cell.
HoKC, ftuni the bud of naiure'i prime.
From lhc6ill Dtp of iiiraDt limc,
Wutnan, the norld'i appoinled Ii(;liC,
Hat fkirted avecy Qiadc v ill) while ;
HatOuod (or imiiatlun high.
yheati
indci
Tram ancient deed* at fiit rci>awn.
Hat brought her bnght Di<.muri^li dnwo j
To rime tSli'd perpetual yuulb.
And foim'd each (ale of K<vt ^nd tiulh.
Uptm a new Promethean ]>ljr,
She mouldithc eOence of ^ in in,
Tem^it bit matt, bit guaui liiu,
And. aia better fuul, inffMcct.
I he rude Ihc (ufteiu, wanui tb« cold,
Enitt the meek, and cticckt thcboU,
Cai!i Doth fiom hit {vpitte icpolc,
Wiihia the cowaid'i boIcHii glowt,
or pride unplumea the lofty creR,
" it ftaod eoiJci.-d,
And hi
arfe i
ctaHra
The genilc fcicnce lb« iB>pQrti,
All manneii fraoothi, infoiroi all hcarU:
From her Iweet influence arc fel:,
PJlliaat that pleali, aud thou^-htt tha: meh ;
To llomiy nge the bidi O'luioul,
Ard Cclu icrencly on the loui ;
Soltrnt Diucilion'i flinty n.c.
And lunet the warring *.'jiiil to p«te.
I'hi
o all til
And freed from ihyfanu^tiL ci.iin,
ShcBiltthe fphere by he*v'n j.licn'd,
Aadnil'd bjM^o'u-rulti maukuid>
Theu m
I be h bold.
To hope your preiiy ule i« told?
: demand, without ■ utII,
What new CJtopiado you iravelp i
Upon my word, thele liighSown [antiei
Show depth of learning— in romancca.
Why, what uuIafiJori'd fluff you Cell in,
orbuckramdamci, and tiptoe fellowi! a j
You'll (hoot your ntic opinion furcr.
O Tueh a pretty knick at painting! . i
And all for Mi'ning, an'^Toi fainting I , ■ ,,, M
Guifi now, who can, a Cngle lealDre, _^t .^;j
ough tlic whole piece of female attMA' < -A
' ' my looter handmayfit .. '.^
line*, too coaik- rarloielo Mr.
ii [aid ihit woman, prone to chaugmd
Through all the roundt of folly rangiof.
On life't uncertain ocean tklio)!,
cafon, njle, nor rudder gaii^n^ ,
It like the comet's wind'ruijt light,
us and bricht,
Tricklcfa, and (hifting at the wind,
A. lea, whofe Taihum none can find.
A moon, llill changing, and rcrolviog,
A riddle, paft all human folving,
A blifi, a plague, a heao'n, a hell,
A fomeCbing, which no man can IcU. i
Now leain a (ecret from a Irieod,
But keep your counfel, and attend.
Though ID their tetuperi thought fg dillint,
Nnr with their fci nor filTexonCllciit,
'Til but ihcdif ceiuc of a name,
every woman it the fitnc.
II the world, howeiFer vary'd.
And tiiraugh imnumbcr'd ehangca catry'd.
Of elemental itiidei and form?,
C'luurt, culnii, and ftomii
1 hough in a ihoufand fuili Iriaj'd, ' , .
U of one fubjeA matter nnde; -i
The world'i enigma, findtfoltitioB, i - — _ |
And Ictherfi'riu be what you will, - wi*^ -f
1 am thefubgeS effence (till. . H *v^l
With the Gca fpaik of female fenl^. -.- 4. •>,
Thcfpeck of beiiig, J commence, ■^".".■T -j" I
Within the womb mike frelh advance^ 7>V -rf
re quilmi andfaaeiM. -■(!' >i i
owing forin opuidt ^ — ti- * I
mvel hand in bao4, r>V f
tu all their jo}*.
In gewgawi, rattlei.pomp.and noilo. '
And now, faniillir, and UD>W*d,
I frnd the flutt'ring foul abroid i
Praii'd (or her fbape. her (ace, her mien,
Thi little goddef), and the queen
Tike; it het inhnt flirine oblaiim.
And drink> fureec diiughu of adulation.
Now bloommf:, tail, end, and (air, j
To diefi bcHmiti her darling nn ;
I he realmi o[ beauty then 1 bmnd, * -
I fwrll the hoop*' enchanti^ round, -II
Shrink in the wull'i defccndjnx ^tV, »t»
HiiT'd b the fnowj befooH '''^ '-^f 4
3U
THE WORKS or MOORK.
High on (he floilin{[ lippel lii],
Ot turl'd in irtfli. kif. ihc gale.
The ' to her glaf. 1 Ind f he fair,
Ai d (h'lW ihc Ulrlj idol there.
Where, (truck u by divine em or ion.
She bowi wiUi moll fincrre derotinn.
And oninb'rJDjr tr'ry beauty o'er,
Ic Teoel bid) ttie world adore.
ThcD ill for |»rkii'K and parading,
Coquetting, dancing, mafquerailmg,
For b«llt,plajj,cfturis,anilcr[.wd-»bM paffion
And (hurthei, fume' i met— if ihc taftion ;
For woman'i fcnir of right aud wrung,
la rul'd bf the alDiighlr throng;
Still tvui ii> each meander tan>e,
And fwim* the fliaw af crery flieun.
Her foul jnirinfic worth rejcQa,
j^ceoDiphfh'd unly !□ dcfeai,
fiuch exCcUGnee ii her anibiiioa,
Fell;, hei vifcR acquilitinn,
. And (*'n from pity and difdain,
Chc'll cull loni« rcafno lo be vain.
Thus, Sii.frora eTerj'forai aod Tenure,
The w-altb ai).l 'vaiiT' of female nature,
And ev'n from vice which you'd admire,
I gather fewel to my fire.
And on the very bale of Dianie
£rcA mj monunreut of fame.
l.et IDC another truth attempt,
Of which your gudlhip ha> not ilreamt.
Thofe (hinii.g virtDM which yuu mufler,
'Whence think you tl)ey deci.e their luQret
From native honour and dtToiidn t
() yei. a mittbty lihely nntioo I
Trull me. f.om titled damei (o foinner*,
Tit t make faint-, whoe'er make Ocmen;
'Tit I inllruft them u> withdraw.
And hold prefumptuoni man io awe ;
Fur female worth aa I infpire.
In jull degree) dill inounti the bi^er.
lefoi
™elyni
Demindt t..iig toil and mitfhty price ;
Like Samfun'i pillan, lii'd elate,
I bear the fcx't tattering llaM :
Sapchefe, and in a inomeni 't fpaee,
Down Gnki the fabric lo 111 bafe.
Alike from tidei and from toyi,
I fpring, the fouil of female joyi;
In every widow, wife, and mift.
The lole artificer of blifi
Tor them eieh tropic I explore ;
1 cleate the [and of e»ery (bore i
To ihem uniting lodiat fail,
Sabxa breatbei her fartheft gale [
For them the bullion I re6ne.
Dig fenfe atid virtue from the mine.
And fioiu the bowelj of invention,
Nor blifi alone my pow'n beDow,
They hold the for'reign balm of woe ;
Beyond the Sloic'i boaQed art,
] fooih the heaving! of the heart ;
To pain give fpleadnur aiid relief.
And gild the pallid face of grief.
Alike the ulaec, and the plain
Adnit ttte iWki ttjaj Nifp ;
Through every age in erery nation,
Taile, talent*, lempen, Hate, and lUtiiJB,
Whjie'cr a woman fayi, I fay ,
Alike I 6l\, and empty bigi,
Flutter in finery and rags,
With light cvqoeci through fiJly range.
And wiih the prude difdain to change.
And now you'd think, 'twin yonajid I,
That th^ng) were ripe for a reply~—
But foft, and while I'm in the mood, .
KJndly permit me to conclude,
l'l!i:ir uimoft maiei to unravel.
And touch the farthell Hep they travel.
When erery pkafnre'i ran (.ground,
And folly tir'd through many a round;
Tlic nympb, conceiving difcontent hence,
May ri^ieii to an bour'i repentance.
And
I, Ihcd il
fter.
Uifniif, her to a church or cloyQcr;
Then lui I lead her with devotioD
Confpiciiout in her drefi and motion,
lufpire the heav'niy breathing air,
Riill up the luiid eye in pray'r.
Soften ihe voice, and in the face
Look melting harmony, and grace.
Thui &r extendi my friehdly pin*''}
Mar quitther in he)' lateft hour; '
The couch of decent pain I fpmd,
tn form recline her languid head.
Her thought* I methodize in dealb.
And part not, with her parting breath ;
Then do 1 firt, in order bright,
A length of funeral pomp to light.
The glitt'ring tapcn, and attire.
The plumei, that whiten o'er her bier;
And laft, prefcnting to her eye
Angelic fanerie. on high.
Ti' fceno of painted bhf) I waft hpr,
And form the heav'n Ihe I _
la truth, rejoin 'd lovc'i gentle god.
You've gone a lediouj lenetfi of roid,
And Ilrange, in all ihc loilfnme v>.iy.
No hoafe of kind cefrerhmenl lay,
No n)-mph, whofe viriuei might have tci
To hold her from her fex ricmplcd.
Tike her, and keep her, if ypu can ;
And pEeai'd I yield to your petition.
Since every fair, by fuch pcmiiflion.
Wilt hold h.rfelf the one leleacd,
Aodfo my fyflcm ftinds protcaed.
O, deif to rtnuc, deaf to glory,
To trutht divinely vouch'd in ftorj' !
The godhead in hii zeal rclurn'd,
And kindling at her malice burn'd.
Then Iweiily lais'd his voice, and laid
Of heav'niy nymphi. rrver'd of old ;
Hyplipile, who fav'd her fire :
And Ponia'tlove, appfov'd by fire,
Alike Pi-nelope wat qunted,
Nuc laurcU'd Daphne paf< 'unnoted.
Nor l.iudamia't fatal garter,
Nor fam'd Luirctia, hoiiour'i martyr,
Alcclle'i voluntary fteel.
And CiibMtnc, fmiUng on (he vhoel
FABLES FOR THE LADIES.
Denmn n all, and Done illnwi ;
A kind of tncicnC thing) catl'd fable* !
And thill ih: goddefi turn'd the tiblcl.
Now both in argumcDI grew higb,
And choler SaQi'dfrDm eiihci eye;
Vol Hondcr each rcfut'd to yield
The conqueft of fo fair ■ field.
Wheo happily arri»'d in view
A goddefi, whom our grandamc) koeir.
Of afpea grave, and fober gait.
MajeOic, awful, and fedatc,
Ai heav'o'i auiuioDal eve li:reiie,
Wheo not ■ cloud o'ercafU the fcene,
Once prudence call'd, i mm on fam'd,
And in old Rome, CDmelia nam'd.
Q^ick at a venture, boih agree
To leave their llilfe to her decree.
And now by each the faSi weie fiated,
In form vid manner ai lelaud ;
The Mfe wai Ihort. They crav'd opinton,
Which held o'er fennalei chief dominioD i
When ihdt the goddefs, anfwcriDg mild,
Firll (hook her graciou* head, and bnil'd,
Abu, how willing to comply.
Yet how unfit a judge am 1 1
Id times of golden &te, 'til true,
I Ihar'd the fickle fei with you.
But from their prcfence long precluded,
Oi held ai one, whole form inlnided,
Full fifty annual fuoi can tell.
Prudence hai bid the fex £uewell.
In thit dilemma what to do, ^
Or who to think of, neither knew ;
For both, fiitl bialit'd in opinion.
And arrogant of fole dominion.
Were forc'd to hold the cafe campunndci).
Or leave the quarrel where they found it.
When in the nick, a rural fair,
Ofineipciicnc'd gait, and air.
Who ne'er had crofi'd the Dcighb'ring lake,
Nor feen the world beyond a wake,
With cambric coif, and kerchief dean,
Ttipt lightly by them o'er the green.
Now, now 1 cry d lavr'i triumphant clliM,
And >t approaching conqueft fmil'd,
if vanity will once be guided.
diff-ren
Ecidcd :
Behold yon wench . a Hi occafion
To try your force of guy pcrfuafian.
Go you, while 1 retire aloof,
Go, put thofe bnided pow'rt to ptoof )
And if your prevalence of art
Tranfcends my ytt unerring dart,
I g.ve the fav'rire cintcft o'er,
Aad'nc'rr will boall my empire inore>
At once, fo faid, and To onfentcd ;
And well our foddefifeera'd contenlcd;
Nor ],iuGng. made amoment'i ftand,
Bui tnpt, and took the girl in hand.
Meanwhile the godhead, unalarm'il, >
Ai one to each occaiian arm'd.
Forth from hit quiver cull'd a dan,
1 hat eiQ had wounded many a heart ;
Then, bending, drew it lolhe head;
The bow-ftring twang'd, the arrow Sed,
And, to her Ccerei fuul addrdt'd,
Trinifii'd the whitcneft of her breafi.
Dut here the dame, mhofc guarJiaa care
Ha4 to a moment watch'd the fair.
And held the wcndir full in view ;
A- quickly, rang'd in order bright,
A ihaulind bcauUci rnlh to llghc :
A woiU of charmi, till tunr tukncnni)
A world, reveal'd to her alone ! ^
Enraptot'd Sandi the love-fick maid,
Sufpended o'er the darbLg fliade.
Here only file) to admire.
And cenuea every fond dcfire.
MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
A HYMN TO POVERTY,
O »OT»«ir ! thou fooree of homan art,
Thougre.i infpireruf thepoet'ifongi
tn vain Apollo diOatet, and the nine
Attend in oin, unleli thy mighty hand
pi't& the tuneful lyre. Without ihy aid
The canvai hrrathei ad longer. Muiic'i charmi,
Uninfluenc'd by thee, forget to pleafe ;
Thon giv'n the organ found ; by thee the flute
Breithei harmony ; the tuneful viol owni
Thy pow'rful touch. The warbling voiceittluoe :
Jim f»-t'& to Nicelici ctuj (race,
And every charm to Farinelli'i Coog, ,
By thee the lawyer pieada. The foldier'i
T< nen'd by thee. Thy pow'r """"
feel),
And, org'dby thce,snfokUheavVimyfl!ctnith^
1'he hiu^rhcy fair, that fwelh with proud dirdain^
And finilei at mifchiefi, which her eyef have iftadck
Thou humbleft JO fubmic and blefi mankind.
Hail, pow'r omnipotent '. nc uninvok'd
Thou deign '0 to viCi, far, alai '. unfit
To bear thy awful prefcDce O. retire I
At dillwce let me view thee; left too Dig^
1 link beneath the icnon «t th; lac* t
S THE WORKS OF MOQRE.
THE LOVER AKD THE FRIEND.
3U, for whom my \jtc I (Irini
Of whom I rp«k, lad think, and Gng !
Thou conHint objtil of my joy..
Whoft r»eclrerttvtry iv.Qi emplori '.
Thou dearenoflbrrr»»(tcnd.
And hur the Lover and Lhe Friend.
Feir not the poet'i Siti'ring Uraui ;
No idle praife mj veiTe Ihall Qain ;
The Jowl)- numben ftall impart
The fjithtul diSatei of my heart.
Nor humble moiiiHj ofTend,
And part the Lover fiom the Friend.
Kot dillanc i> the cruel day,
Thit lean nie from my hope* »wiy :
Then frown nor-fairefl. H I try
To deal the tnoiQure from your rje.
Or force your heart a Ogb ta feiHl,
To moam the Lover uid the Friend.
Nn petfefl joy my life e'er knew.
But «ha( iiolc fiDBi love and yan;
Nor cu> 1 fear another pain
Than your unkindnefi, or difiliiD ;
Then let yonr look* lieir pity lend.
To cheer the Lover and the Fritiui.
Whole jnn I nrove againd the flame,
And Aiffn'd ilk. that want a name :
Yet fiill the pMofnl fecrel kept,
And to myfcif in Cleoee wept;
Till jjrnwo unabii to contend.
i own'd the Lover and the Filend.
I faw you flill. Your^eu'roDi huR
In all my forrowi bote a part ;
Yet while youreyei with pilyglow'd,
No words of hope yout tongue beftow'd.
But mildly bid cie ccafe to blend
The name o£ Lover with the Fiicud.
Sick with deCre,
I feet for happlnef
Thou lovely maid,
d with piio.
Cnri'd be all wealth cbiti can AettlVf
My utmofl hope of earthly joy'.
Thy gift), O fortune : I reUgn,
Let her and poverty be niinel
i every year that life fhall lend.
Shall blcfi the Lover and the Fiiend.
vaio. aU< I in vain I Itrive
eep a dying hope alive ;
laft fad remedy rcmaini,
■ Til abftnce that mufl heal my paint.
Thy ima^ from my hoioDi rend.
And force the Lover from the Friend. '
Vain thought * though feai between ni r^
Thy love ii rooted in my foul ;
The vital blood that warms my heart
With ihy idc3 muH depiil,
And death'! ilecifive (krdke maft end
At once the Lover and the Friend.
SONGS. &.C.
SONG I.
Tkoi 1 (lid Ut Ttij heari, in a pet ih' Other day,
I had rather be haitg'd than go moping thit way ;
V'l throbbing!, no wilhei your monicnl> employ,
But you fleep in my breafl without notion u joy.
When Cloe perplei'd me "twi. Tweeter ij half.
And at Thiii'iwilfi I lould oftentioiet l*ugh ;
Your huTDingi and aching< I drove not to cure.
Though one wai a jih, and the other ■ whoca.
WheD I walk'd up the Mall, or flroU'd throogh
the llreet, [beat,
Mot ■ petticoat btulh'd mc, but then ytiu could
Or if bang wCDi the hoop againll corner or paU,
Jn the magical round you were fure to be lofb.
But DOW if • nyinph goo at naked la Etc,
Like Adam, oofallen, you never perceive ;
Or ^e feat of delleht if the tippet (honld hi^e.
You tempt not my fingen to draw it aGde.
!• it eaulior, or dread, or the froft of old age.
Thai indisei jroo with beaatj no owicto engage?
Tell me quickly the caufe, for it make* me qaitc
la the fummer'i gay feafun to fee you fo fad.
Have a care, quoth my heart, how you tempt me
toftray; (way:
He that hunt! dovrn a woman mull run a d — -d
Ljke 1 hare Ibe can wind, or hold out with the fox.
And, fecure in the chafe, her puifucrs flic noocka.
For Cloe Ibom'd with an innocent flame.
And beat to the muflc that breatb'd out her oatuci
Three rammert-flew over the callli. I built.
And beheld nK a fool, and my goddeh a jilt.
(leit l^au. the wanton, my wilbei empJoy'd,
And the kindose repair'd what the truel deftroy'd:
Like Shadrach. I liv'd in a furnace o[ lire.
But, unlike him, wai fcorch'd, and compell'd to
Mot ipctticoitfriiw'd.arTbebeelofRlhoc,'
Etct pafi'd T<»' ^T dij'light, but ac it I flew.
TfaDi jilted, and wounded, and burnt lo a cmI,
Fnr reft I rc[reated agiin tu be whcde;
Bui (aw eyec. e**r apen to lead meaSiagr,
Have beheld a tiew bee, aod command me awaj.
Bat rrmetnber, in whaterer flamei I may bars,
'Twill be folly to a& for, or wifti my rerarn :
tlriiher Thaii nor Cloe a«iiu Hull cnflame.
Bat a oyniph aBDre proiokii^ thaa aU ;ou can
Thu bid, with a boand trom ny boCm he flew ;
O. FtidUi : iheCe eyet Taw him poAng M yon ;
£oIla*'d by your wit. he ji[rowi fund of hit cbaia,
And Tow> I Dull never podcA bim again.
SONS II.
Bt ftill, O ye windi, and itteatiTc, ye fwaim,
'TiiPhebe iorim.aiid replietta my Itnint;
The fan oner role on, learch all the worM throatb,
A Ihcpberd lb blell, or ■ filronc lb una,
elide foftly ye ftrcaBii, O ye nympbt r«wid ne
throng,
Th CoHia contmands, and atltnda to my fon(;
Search all the world oaer, ynu Bewr tan find
A miiden fa bUD, or a Hiqiherd To kiad.
Bub.
Td loTe, like the ftin, that piret light ro &e year,
The fwoelefl of bleflinei that life can endtu ;
On pleafure* it brif^mt, drivn femw sway,
Ci*ci joy to the night, and enli«eni the day.
WiihPhebebefideine,lherea(bDthaw gayl
Then winter'i bleak monthi fecm ai pleabnt a*
May;
FMt.
Vrbta CoINn i> abfent 'ti> winler all nnnd.
How faint i> ihe furtfhrne, buw barren the ground '.
Inftead of *tw lionet tnd nightinealr'* fiing,
) hear the hoirfc raien rroak all ibe day loag.
Btii.
'Tit luve, like the fun. Ice.
CillU.
O'er hilt, dale, and nllcy, my Phebe and t
I'ogethrr will witidcr, and la*e Oiill be by :
Her Collin Oall g«id her lafe all iIk iMgday,
And Phche at night all Vn pain* fhall repay,
FMi.
By mannliKht. when Biadowi gUde over the plain,
MiikiSei (kill cheer me, hi> am Bull futtaiaj
I'he dark haunted grvTC I can trace witboui fear,
Or deep in a chnrch-yird. If Collin ii near.
BMi.
'Tit love, like the fun. dee.
CMt.
\t bepberdt, that traoioa it«*er tI)B plun,
How fleeting your moTpctia, kotr Wtini; rear
S, &c. s:
Ye nymphi, who the pleafurei of love ne«r "T*d»
Attend m my Kraini. and take me for yourruiJej
Your hrarii keep from pride and i&coimanCf
f(ce.
And IcvD 10 be happy of Collin and me.
■< &(*.
'Ti! loTc, like the fun, ihu giwi light to the year,
Ihe fweetcll of blefling. thai Ufe can endear ;
Our pleafurei it brightens, drive* torrow away,
Uivei joy Co the night, and enliveut the day.
SONG 111.
As Philli< the gay, ai the break of the day.
Went f'lrth to the mcadowt a maying,
A down lay aflerp by a rivet fo deep,
That round in meanderi was fttiiying.
Hi' bofom wai bare, and for wbitenefifo rare.
Her heart it wat gone without warning,
With cbeeki of fuch hue, that tbc rofe wet witk
Ne'er look'd half fa fielb in a morning.
She calt'd the new hay, and down by him Ihe Uf,
Her wiRlo too warm for difguiCng ;
She play'd wirii hit eyei, till he -ak'd in furprifc.
And hluHi'd like the fun at hit riOog.
>e fang hire
p™ny.
■tied her arm on hn (hoalder ;
She prefiM hit coy cheek to her bofim fn Qeek,
And taught hti two aims Id enfold her.
The raflic ^tamD kind, by a klA told hii mind,
And lall'd her hit dear and hitblcJEne :
Together iheji Uraj'd, and fang, froTic'd, u4
plai'd.
And what ibey did more thcre'i no gntfiflg.
SONG IV.
Hf.
Let Tikeifor pteafure range the tows.
Or milrtt doat on golden guineaa.
Let plenty fmile, or fcrtunc frown.
The fwccci of love are mine aod Jenny'a.
Sir.
Let wanton maidt indulge deCre,
Hnw foun the fleeting pleafure goDe it!
The joyi of virtue never rirt.
And fuch fhall Hill be rinne and I jhnuy*>.
BM.
Ttigether let ut fport and play,
And lire in pleafure where nofiiTi);
The prieft ihall lie the ki>a( to-d^y.
And wedlodc't bandi make Johnitr Jeimv'ti.
H,.
Let roving fwaini yourjt hrarti invide.
The pleafare ends lu fhamc and i^%^ ' • "
So Willy woo'il, and then beuay'd >.) .- -T
The ponr, believing, Gmple MoUy, , . f
it,. ■ .„
So Lucy lov^d, and lightly tay*d.
And laugh'd ai harinlefi maidi whemaiTfl
But now Ibe findi her Ihtpherd day'd,
And chldw lou late bcrUtUcA Hany-
>13
THE WORKS OF MOOR.B.
But «e*II to{;etber Cpott and play.
And live in plcafurc whcrr no Gn is;
The pried Oull <ie ibe knot lo-diy,
And wedlocli'i btnd« mikc Jahony JcDDr'i.
fli.
By conliag (IreatiH our flotk* we'll feed.
And lc»»e deceit <o knivei and nintlioi
Or fondl; Amy where lave (hili lead,
And every joy he mine and Jcnny'i.
J.ei enilt the faiihlers borom fright.
The cooftani heart 11 always bonny ;
Contenl, and peace, and fncti delight.
And loTe, (hall live ivith me and Johnny.
Btit.
Together dill we'll fpi.rt and play,
And li*e in plcafure wliere no fin ii;
The priell II1.II tic the knot to-day.
And wedlock'^ banJi make Johnny Jcddj'*.
8 O N O V.
Stand ronnd, my brafe boyi, with heart and
And all in full chom* ignee )
We'll fight for oar king, and » loyally Eag,
Aai let the world know we'll be &ec.
The Tcbeli (ball fly, » wiih Ihoutiwe dnw nigh,
And echa Ihall ndory rine 1
Then faTe from ilirmi, we'll r^ 00 our umi.
And choral it, long li*e the king \
Then commerce onee more {bill bring wealth to
our Oiore,
And plenty and peace blefi the ille ;
The pealaot Ibtll quaff off hi> bowl with a laDgb,
And reap the fwcci fruiu of hit toil
The rebel I, &c.
Kind lave fhall repay the faliguei of the day.
And melt ub to fnfter alarms ;
Coy Phillit dial] burn at hei fnldieT'i renun.
And blefi the brave youth in her irmi.
CUtm,.
The nheli (hall fly, at with thoutt we draw nigh.
And echo fhall vidory ring :
Then lafe from alarmi, we'll reft on our inn),
And (homi it, long live the king '.
In all that flie doci yon mail gin her her way.
For teit her fhe'i wrong, and you lead her aOiay.
Citm.
Then, hotbands, take care, of fofpicion beware,
Your wivei may be true, if you fancy they are ;
With confldenEe irull them, and be nut fnch elvei,
At 10 make by your jealoufy hornt for yourfelvea.
Ahmad all the <by if Ibe choofei to mam,
Ec«a plci^d with bu abCeiKe, Oie'U figh id come
likei bcfi, and lonnmoQ to gtt at,
mmend, and flie'll hate him fOTthlt.
Be fure to commend,
Ciini.
Then, hufbandt, &c.
What virtuE Ihe hai, you may bfely oppole.
Whatever her foUiei are, praife her for lh<^e ;
Applaud all her fchemo that Ihe layi for a taut.
For accufe ber of vice, ind tbe'U fin if fho can.
Cim.1
Then, hnfbandi, take care, of rafpicion beware.
If our wivei may be true, if you fancy they are ;
With confidence trull them, and be not fuch elTca,
Aa to make by your jealoufy homt for yaurlelvet.
Hake, hark, •'er the plaini how the tncrry belU
ring,
Afleep while my charmer ii laid I
The village ia up, and the day on the wing,
And Fhillii may yet die a maid.
fiillh.
'Til hardly yet day, and I cannot awiy,
O Damon '. I'm young and afraid 1
To-morrow, my dear, I'll to church without fear.
But let me to-night lie a maid.
The bride-nuidi are met, and mamma'i on the &ct,
All,aUmycoy Phillii upbraid;
Come upon the door, and deny me no more, •
Nor cry to live longer a maid.
PbilU,.
Dear fhepherd, fcrbear, and to-morrow, I fircar.
To-morrow I'll nSt be afraid;
I'll open the door, and deny you no more.
Nor cry to live longer a maid.
No, no, Phillii. no, on that bofom of fnow
To-night Ihall your lliepberd be laid ;
Bf morning my dear Ihall be eat'd of her fear.
Nor grieve Ihe'i no longer a maid.
Then open the dm
Hii blifi filly Damon delay'd ,
To church let ui go, and if there
O then let me die an old maid
nbolted befurt
y'd,
I fay no,
SONG VIII.
Tbat Jenny** my friend, my delight, and my
I alwayt have boafted, and feek not to hide ;
I dwell on her praifei wbercver I go.
They fay I'm in love, but I anfwer no, no.
At ev'ning oft timet with what plnfure I fee
A note from her hand, " I'll be with you at tea !"
My heart how it bounds, when 1 hear her below 1
But fay not 'tit love, for 1 anfwer no, no.
She fiOft me a fong, and I echo each Drain,
Again I cry. Jenny ! fweet Jenny, again !
I kila her foft lipi, and if there I ciuld grow.
And itm I'm in love, though I anfwer no, no.
S 0 N C S, &c.
Who biooi but Ue loTCf, though Ihc lellt me
Yet fnch i> mj temper, fo dult im I ^rown,
I aOi r.ac hrr hint, but would conqacr my own :
Her bofom's foh pcice Diill I feck to o'crthnw,
And with CO pcrfuidc, while [ aufwer no, no f
From beauty, and wit, indj^ood humour, ih ! why
Should prudente adrife, and compel me to &j I
Th} bonutiEi, O foitune ! make hafie to bcltow,
And let me dcfetTC her, or fiill 1 ^j ao,
S O N C IX.
Yotr tell me I'm handfaroe, I knew not how true,
And eify. and chatty, and gnod humonr'd too ;
That my lift are an red a> the rofe-bud in June,
And my Toice, like the nightingale'!, Twcetly in
If beauty fn»n fiilue receiie no fupply.
Or prattle from prudence, how wanting am I !
Mj eaje and good humour Ibon raptarei will
bring, [fpring.
And my voice, like the nightingale'*, know but a
for charmi fuch u tbcfe, then, your piaifei gi*e
To loTC me (or life, yoD mud tove me for more.
Then talk to me not of a Ihape or an air.
For Cioe.Ihe wanton, can rival me there :
'rU TirtDe alone that maket beauty look fsy.
And brighten! good humour, ai fuufhine the day ;
For that if you love me, your flame Ihall be true.
And I, in my turn, may be taught to love too.
Howbleft hai
SONG X.
ny time been, what dayi hare
Since wedlock'i fofi bondage made JcDe my own '
So joyful my heart it. fo tafy my chain.
That freedom ii lallelefi, and roiing a pain.
Tbrmigh walki, grown with woodbinei, ai oFten
we Ilray,
Around ui our bays and girli frolic and play ;
How pIciGofc their Tport ii the wanton one! fee.
And borrow their louki from my Jiffe and me.
To try her fweet temper fometimea am I feeo
In reieli all day with (he nymphi of the green ;
Though painful my abfeocc, my doubti (be be*
guile-,
Andmeeuofe atDlghiwithcampliiAceaiid Cauiet.
What though oD her check the rofe lofei it< hoe.
Her cafe and gaod-humoar Uoob all the year
through ;
Time Hill a> he flin bringa inerttfe to her truth.
And gi*ei to her mind what bt Hcali from her
Ye Qiepherd! To gay, who mdie love to enfnire.
And chcM with EalTc tow) tb^ (eo (tfdulou* ^^^i
EONG XL
Haik ' hark 1 'til a voice from the tomb
Come, Lucy, it criea, come away ;
The grate of thy Colin hai room,
To reft thee beCde hii cold clay.
I come, my dear Ihepherd, I come ;
Ye friend! and companioni, adicD;
I haftc to my Colin't dark home.
To die OD bii bofom fo troe.
AU mouraful the midnight bell ftiDg,
When Lucy, fad Lucy irofe ;
And forth to the green -tuif the rpronf.
Where Colin 'e pate >Oie> repofe.
All wet with the night'i chilling dew,
Hrr bofom embiac'd the told groondf
While ftormy windi over her blew.
And night ravcni cmak'd all aronnd.
How long, my loT'd Colin, Ihe cry'd.
How long mull thy Lucy complaia I
How long Ihall the gra«e my lo*e hide t
How long ere it join ui again i
For thee thy fond Ihepherdefi liT*d.
With thee o'er the world would Hie fly,
For thee hai Die fotrow'd and griev'd.
For thee would Ihe be down and die.
Ain '. what aniltit how dear
Thy Lucy wai once to he? fwaiD !
Her face like the lily fo ttir,
And eyei that gave light ta the pfauo !
The fhepheid that loT'd herii goDe,
That face and thofe eyei chann na moti^ -
And Lucy forgot and aloiK,
To death Oi^ her Colin deplore.
White thut Oic by funk In .Icfpair.
And mourn'd to ibe cfhoei around,
InSam'd all at once grew tht. air.
And thunder Ibook dreadful the ground 1
I hear the kind call, and obey.
Oh, Colin, recede me, the cry'd 1
Tben brea'hing ■ groan o'er hi' day,
bhehung on hii tumb-ftonc and dy'd.
SONO XIL
Foi a fhape and a bloom, and in ^ and a B^cfl,
Myrtilla wai brightell of all the gay green |
Sut artfully wild, and affeAedly coy,
Thofe btrbeaniieii|iTiled,heTpridewonId defiroy.
By tke Bncki aa Ibe Uray'd with the oysiphiodba
I'hongh Fatal the paflioo, Ihe langb'd at the fwi .
And retum'd with neglcdt, what Ike hcaid with
difdain. ^'
But beauty hai wingt, and [no haflily fllei.
And loie unrewarded, fooD Gckeni and diea.
The nymph cur'd hy time af her fully and orufa,
Nov Cgluuiltcr ttun for tl^blUJUied L '
THE WORKS
Ma , lh« ffoliM It wide o'la- the pl>in.
To L th her coynclt the languilhinn (viua ;
So Kumuicd hci priiic ii, tu foFteoed her min4,
Tbat, though cauiMd by uene, Ihe tu all Wdulil be
kind.'
SONC XIII.
WHtH Dimon languifli'd it mr feet.
And I believ'd him true.
The mimiinK o! delif^t how fwtei !
But ah ! how fttifc ihcy Bev '.
The ftumy hill, the flow'ry v^e.
The garden uid the grave,
Hmc echo'd to hii itdent tile,
And «ow( of cudleft loie.
The comjuiQgain'd.he left hii prize
He left her to complaio ;
To talk oTjoy wiih weeping cjo,
AnJ meafurc time by pain.
Sut heaieo will uke the mouroei'i pari.
In pity to defpdr ;
And the lift Ggh ihit rEndi the heart,
abatl traft the fpirii there.
THE NUN;
Or Confiance holy tegcndi tell.
The Mutt. Gftet of the ceU;
Ji'one feat to heav'n fo fweei ■ try.
Or rtill'd « mall lb brif ht id eye.
No wanton lunt her bofom knew,
Hcrhauttin bcai'nly vilioa Sew.
Her kneei were worn with midnight fnj'n.
And chill One breaih'd dinneft un.
Id haUow'il waStt and awful celU,
SeclndEd from the light and vain.
The chifte ey'd tnaid with nme dwells
And folUude, and filence reign.
The wanton'i voice it heard not htit,
'i'o heav'n ibe facred pile beler.g> ;
Each wall relurni the whifpcr'd ^y'rt
And echoei but to holy fongi.
Alat, that pampcr'd monki Ihmld <]>re
Intrude where fainted veHali are !
Ah, Fnncit! Fnncit! well I weet
Thole holy looki are all deceit.
With (hamc the mufe prclongi her (ale.
The Ptiuftwat young, the Nun wai trail,
DcTDtiun fiuker'd on her Inngue.
Love tun'd her voice, and thu> Die fiuig'
Aba, ba«r delnded wat I,
To fancT delight* aa 1 did !
Wirh n>jidcn> al midtiiiihi to Gi-h,
Ar.dluie therweelpifliun, lorbid:
O.laihcr: nij foUiuforKiTC,
And ftiU to ahfolve n>c be nigh ;
Vour iLlToaihavc taught me to liie,
Come uacb nu, O ! Uich me lo die !
OF MOORE.
To her aitni in a rapmre he fynng.
Her boTom. half-naked, met hii ;
Tranfpnned in Glence Ihe hung.
And melted ■wny at each kilt.
Ah, lather! ripiring.nie cry'd.
With rapture I yield up my breath *
Ah, daughter! he fundly reply'd.
The (ightcoui find comfort in death.
SOLOMON.
Sa It M./i tj Dr. Bi-jii.
PART r.
BeroLO,. Jenifalem, thy king,
Wbolc praiTes all the natiom fing '.
Tu Solomon the Lord hit gis'n
All arti and wifdom under taeai'a ;
For him the tuneful virgin throng
Of Ziion'i diughteu fwcU the fong !
While young and old their voirei rai&.
And wake the echoct with hit prufe.
Shi. From the mountain), lo !
Breathing from hit 1ip> perfumci .
While inhyra on hit garmenti play,
- ■ ■■ - ' iB t- ■
And fwcct* through al
Tell me, lovely ftepbtfd, where .'
Thou fecd'fi M noon thy fleecy care } t
DircA me M the tyttct retreat, ., .,
That guardi ihcc from the mid.day ItfK : '
Left by the flockt I lonely !lray, ^',' ;
Without a guide, and kife my wafV !■ _
Where reft »i noon, thy bleating tyi,
Gcmle Oiephcrd, tell me where F,^
Ha. Faired of the virgin throng.
Doft thon feek thyfwain't abode ?
See yon fertile vale along
The aew-won path the Rocki have trad :
Purfue the printt iheir feet have made,
And tbey Ihall guide thee to the Ihade'.
: bougha
She. At the rich apple on whi
Ripe fruit with ftreaky beauty gli
£lcel' the treei that ihidc the gruve,
60 Ihinet, among hit fci, my love-
Beneath hii aniplc {hade 1 lay.
Defended from the fullry day ;
Hit cooling fruit my thicd alTuag'd,
And quench'd the firti that in me rig'd ;
Till bted with the hifcioui uUc,
1 role and bleft the (weet repift.
Ht. Who quit! the hly'i Berty while.
To fii on Buaner ftow'n the light t
Or leaves the rofe'a flem untorn,
To crop tbe blaflan from the thorn f
tlorival'd thui thy beautiei are ;
Bo ILitiei my love aibonf the blr.
Kalmy facciDtb, ever Sowinff, •
Frutn her dropping lip< diftili;
Flowcrtan btrcheekt ire blow irift,
And her voice with mulle thrilU.
ZephT« o'er ibc Tpicn flying.
Wafilng Iweeti {rom every tree,
Sick'ning lenfe wiih ododit eloyiiig,
Brciihe not half fu Tweet as Ihc.
Siir. Lei nnt mj prince hn Have iclfiCe,
Or pah me with UDhcedifi|; cJck.
Beeanle the Iud'i difcoluuring raji
Hare chu'd the lilT from my Face,
My emriow Cllm faw my bloom,
Andfiftue mt from my molher't bome;
UihOitlter'd all the Trorchipg day
They made mc in ibeir viiicyiid Qiy.
Ah fimile me ! my own. marc d«ir.
My own, ala> : wai not my cue :
In*idi<;g lave the fence* broke, •
>M)d tore the clartm from the ftock,
M-ith eager giafp ihc friiit deAray'd,
Nor reOjcdliU the ran);e chiy'd.
rr..
J^nll Mm than ibe blne-ey'd a"*e|
JX-mb her netk ihe win'un locki
Bound like the kld< on tJilead'i nxkl;
llcr teeth like flock' in beaocy feem,
Newborn. and dmpping from the fitraiS;
Her glowing lipt by iar nuttic
ytie plaited ilireidi of fcirtet dye ;
Sir. Forbear O chjrmiagfwain.fafbc
Thy voice cichanii my lifl'iilng ear;
And wbik I gale my borim glow*,
My duti'ring heart with lo*e o'erAoWt,
The (hadci of ai;ht hing o'er my cyia,
Aad cveiy Ter-fe wiihiii me diii.
Ofillw
: Ihe bowl!
And fcKiCb the heart ihat't Gck o[ lui«.
PART IT.
:* 1 faeul
lit. Ariie, roy bir, and conae >wiy,
The cheerful Ipring begiat ti~dty :
Bleak wintef 1 gone with all bu man
Of chilling frolli. and dropping nua.
Auldit the vctduie ot the mnd
the primi-ofc lift, her felret hmf;
The warbling birdi, the wooda Mnocf,
■■'"- ••■- featon wkh ■ Uafi
V.I.X.
The Eooing tnrtle in the groTs
Rmeiin hu nnder tale of love r
The tinei their tn^t lendriU fhaot :
The fig-tree bendt with early buit :
All welcnme in the genial ray ft
Atife, my fan, and come away I
All welcome in the genial ray,
Arife, O fait one, come i»»y !
5Mt,
Together let ni
Impeaile' with the morning dewi,_
Or *icw the'fiuiia the vioeyart yield*,'
Or ibeapple'i eluft'ringbouj^h;
There in clofe-embawcr'd Quaia,
luiperviuDt to the nooti.iidE ny.
By (inkling rilli, on toTy bcda,
U'c'll iovc the fuliry houri away.
H,. How lowly art thou to the 11
For pleafurelorm'd.andCwccc. deli|
1)11 u the palm-tree ii thy Ihayc,
rhy brcaUt ue like the clufi'ring |
Let me, lore, thy bole licending,
UnthetweUbig cluOcrvIecd:
With my gisfp ,the »ire-itce bcndifag.
In niy clnfe embrace (ball bleed.
6<)v me with delicious kilTca
From thy honey -droppmg mouth;
Blowing from the genial rouilb
Str. O that a Qiier'i fpcdout name
Conical'd from piyii'g tye> oay dame ]
UiiccDtur'd thEK I'cl aWQ my lote,
And chillefl Tir^int Oiould approve :
Tl>en feailcft lo my mother'i bed
Mf fecming brother would Head:
Sofi tranfpoili (bould the houracmploy.
And the deceit Iboald crown the jay.
Soft I aJjure ynu by iJic fawna
rh«i buunii scroft the How'iy lawni,
Ve Tirgini, that je lightly mo«.
Nut with your whifperi wake my lots)
/ii. My fair't a garilcn of xlclighC,
Endot'd and hid lr«m vulgar right ;
Where flrcami from bubbling toutiUtll
And rofci deck the vttdaiit way.
bof Jy arife, O [•niihcro breeze I
And kindly fan tlte bli>«niug tteet;
t>|ioii my fpiey garden blow.
That fwceit fioni etery pirt may Sow.
Ar. Arile, my fojr, the Aden imfoU
ic^ve qupbiverinf iriih the cold.
THE WORKS OP MOORE.
H^. Arirt.mjto.ihedonriiiTifDld,
Rcccivr mc, lliiicnng with the coid :
The chill clrnpi hiOE opon my head.
And ligh!'! culd .iewi my checti o'erfptcnd ;
Rcceiw me dropping to thy bce»il.
And lull mc ID ihy am» to rcll.
Ah' whiih«, whither ait than piDf J
Where w my lovely ""ndVer flhwn \
V? bloitmin^ virgim, ai yoa rovti
If churee you miit my ftraying Jose,
I rhirge jflii lell liim how I lUBum,
Aai. pan^iiAdidiefar hii letum.
■Who it thy love, O thsrminjt nio«l \
'ihat ffoai thj 8fnu b late hu ftriy'd f
&ay whit diniii(;uilh'd ehirmt adorn.
And Gnifb out hU ndiant tnrm \
Sit. On hfl fie; the vemil toG:,
Blended wirh the Kly, ftlowi;
Wa loeki an u the ra«an btack,
In rinjcUtt waving; dowo Jiu hack ;
Hii eyei with milder bcsaiin bctm
Thin billing daiei beliae the ftream i
I 111 youthful eh eek I are bciIi of tlav'f*f
EErlpcn'd bjrrefrcihine (fanw'ni
Hii lip* are' of the rufc'i hue,
Dropping with a fngrini dew;
1'aII SI the cedar he appcin,
And an ereS hit furtn he bear*.
Thit, O ye virgin*, n the Twain,
Whefe ibTeDce canfct all tny piin.
Hi. Sweet nymph, whom ruddier charm) adorr
Than open with Ihe/nfymnrn;
^aii ai the moua'i unclouded lighe,
-And at the fun in fplenilour bright ;
Thy beaudea daiite from *f«r.
l.ilie glitl'iing armi Ihtt gild the viar.
Sht. O lake ne ! ftaoip me on tfay bTcaft!
Deep let the image be impreft !
For love, like aimed death, i* ftrong.
Rudely he dragi hii aa*ei alon^ :
If once la jealnuff be toroti
With neier-dying rage he bunt).
Thou loft iDTader of the foul !
O love, who fhall thy pow'r coDtronl !
To quench thy Erei whole riven drain.
Thy huniiit; hut (ball ftill remain.
In vain we trace the globe to try .
If pow'rful gold thy joyi can buy :
The Ireafotei of the world will proVe
Too poor a bribe to purcbaTe lave.
In vain we tract the globe to irjr
V pow'rfnl gdd tlij jaji cw bi; i
PROLOGUE TO GH. BLAS,
vou all ready } Herc'i your mullc \ here * !-
k't, fneilt off, we'll ticlile yoa, my dear.
1 he fellow ftopp'd me iu * hellilh fright
Pray. Sir, fiyi he, muft 1 be damn'd tn ni^t ;
D.inui'd '. furely,{rieud — Dou'c hope for our com-
plianee,
Zoundi, Sir ! — a fecood pUy'i downright defiaace.
I'hough once,f oor rogue, we pitied your condiuoo,
Hetc'i the true recipe — for repetition.
Well, Sir. layi he, e'en ai you pleafc, fo then
lever ttouMe you with playi again,
hitltcf pofi^ — won't you though? fayt I.
•pon honuur.— Then we'll damn you letmedie.
Shi'n'c we, my Bucki f Lct't tike hini at hi*
Dimn him — or by my foul he'll write i third.
The man winit money, Ifoppofe — but nund ye- —
TcU him you've left your charity behind yc
A pciftty plea, his wauti to our regard I
At if wt Bloodi had bnweli for a bard I
Bclidei, what men of fpirit now a-dayi
Come to give fober jadpncnti of new playt { •
[i arguei fame good nature to be quiet —
Good niture '. Ay-but then wc lufe a riot.
The fcfibbliag fool may beg and make a fuf^
■ rii death to him— Whit then !— Ti. fport to qi.
Don't mind me though — for all my fun and joire*,
The bard may find u> Blnodi ^ooA-aoja'A folka;
(Jot crabbed oiiici-fiws to riCiig merit
c but with fire — and we'll applaud with
fpitii—
author aim at no dilhnnell end>,
He know! no encmici, and boalls fame Iricndi:
<o if you like it, lave it ; if not — damn it.
AK ELEGY \.
WtiU!H amsig tbr Suit,. >/ a tfililman'i Sral
kujusr ihefe venerable drear remain!
Of ancient grandeur, niuGng fad I ILray;
Around a mcLncholy fdence reigni,
at prompt! me to indulge the plaintive lay.
Here liv'd Eugenio, born of noble race,
Aloft hii nunf^m rufc ; around were feen
ixtsniive garden", detkd with every graci'.
Pondi, walk;, and grove], through all [he fea-
Ah. where ■■ nnw iti hoafted heanty flcil '.
md turret! that once glitier'd in the fkj.
And broken columnj in confufion fptead,
A rude miilhapen heap of ruin) lie.
or fplendid room, no trace, here are found :
How are thefe tottering walli by time defac'd !
■ BUwing ih ^iiU
t /'rtv tit " J>iiti(al CaUiiiu-"/tr JiJ^ 1 763.
SON
ShiegM with »ile thotn, with twioing ivy bound
Odcc hung with lapcilrj-, with puiiliiigigTw'd i
Id utctent timti, pcrhApi, where now I trnd,
UnnUDuiriot crown''! the midnight howl.
Her dointiei luxury pour'd. and beauty fprcad
Her ■nfulljiu'ei to csptinte the foul.
Or here, jttendrd hy i chofen train
Of irnof-tK iW.^'>i-, irr- -^ranTJeur dwelt,
DiffudrK^' !■ ■■..■..-.■.. .■■■il.Nii plain,
tUtiib, y.j, .mi. iL^^mci., 1,. thauUn^ Ulu
Amuid Daw (olitudc unjoyoui reigni,
No giy-gilc chariot hither mirti the wiy,
No more with cheerful hopea the needy Iwiini
Al the oote bounceoui gate their TiCtt pij.
When to* ii naw the garden't beauty fled,
Which every clime wai ranfack'd to fupply I
O'ct the drev Tpot fee dcfolation fpread,
AndEbediTmaDtled walli in mini lie 1
Dead ire ihetreei (hat odcc with nicell cire
Amng'd, from opening blo&bnu Ihed perfume.
Am] thick with fruiiage ftood, the pendent pnr,
Hm CDddy-tolour'd peach,uidgloflyplutQb.
Iitina i> ill the family of flowen :
Id T»in I feet the arhour't cool retmt.
Where ancieni friendi in conve^ paft'd the hmn.
Deluded tiota the raging dog-Au'a heat.
Along the terrafs-walks are ftragg^In; feen
The prickly bramble, and the noifume weed,
Beneath whole covert crawls the toad i>hr<ens.
And fiukc) aiid addciM uiimolefted breed.
The groTci, where p]ca,furc wldk'd her rounds.
The tnead'untili'd a barren afpeiS wean ;
And where the fprightly ttnn ivj, vjoni to play,
Q'crgroivn wiiji Ji.a-!., ..r..,., .v.iilc jpj.car..
Where oflerj fpread, a pond capacioni fttKid ;
Prom far by art the Oream wai uught to flow,
Wbofe liijuid floro fuppUed th' uafailing flood.
Oft here the Clent angler took hit place,
I men I to captivate the fcajy fry
But pcrilh'd now are all the numerotii race.
Dumb i> the fountain, and the cbaniiel dry.
Here then, ye great '■ behold th' nnccrtain ftite
Of earthly grandeur beauty, firength, w
power,
like are fubjea to the DruV^ n( fate.
And flourilh but the glury ufan hour.
rOETICAL WORK9
SAMUEL BOYSE.
ItLIOIEl,
CniTLII,
To which U prcGud,
THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR^
Far beocc, yt iifioaMrj diannuig nuub,
Yc fincT'd D]>m]^, thit fawmt the Orecivi Oudei;
Your birth who from concciiriiig fidion drew,
Yourfellt* prodvdog fidiooi u nntrue :
fini come, rnpetiar Mnb ! diTinelj Wight,
Daughter of HarcD, wboTc oBiprtDj Hill m Cfht;
Oh coDddteod ' celcftial ficral gncft.
To purp mf C^E, uultonfecntc mjbmll;
While I pceTiuni! OMNIPOTENCE to true.
And fing that POWER who peopled boundld* fpaee.
EDINBDRGH:
^BJNTED BT ISVNDSLL AND SOy, EOYAI. BANK CL03St
m
THE LIFE OF BOrSE.
SotuiL Bont WM born in Dublin, in t;o3. His fjihcr, th» Rev. Jiftph Boyfe, WMpaAorDfrn
congnrgiiion iif ProccOant diffcnieti in Wouitiiea, and hu) for hi> coidjalor the Rut. ThomM
EnilfD, fo w»l[ known for hii writing, and fuffcrirgi. He wa> one of tht riiteen children of
Maiiitevr Biiffe of Lcedi in Vorkniirc. H< wu conltdcrciJ k> a lumcd, pioui, and ufcful divine ;
be vai ao aOiiIuflui preacher ; and Ilia nedic wai (uch u pruCured him [^neral cllecm. He bad ■
principal Ihuc in prouutinK the si2 of toleration in Ireland. He eoocurred in the utthodoT peile-
CDtion of the txcellciK £mlyn, yet he wai the i<n!7 unc o( the Dublin diflcoting minifteri vho
villted bim in prifon, and it wai in conrequeoce of hit faliciritiuni that the bne «a9 mitigated. He
died in 1 718. Tbe fame fcir bit wortti were pnblilhcd in > vuii. folio. He ii rhiear dilUngaiOieil,
ai a writer, by hit CDiiUOTirfy with ArchbiOiop King, concerning tbe office of a Icripiural bilhop.
Voting Bof fe received the rudimcnti of hi> cducDiioo at a private fcbool in Dublin. At cigbtcen
jcan of a;;e, he wai fent to the Univcr^iy of Glafgoir, probably with » dcCgn fl being edunied
for ibe minilby. Hit indolence and diffipalioD, however, fooii rendered ihii dcdgn abotiive. He
had Dot been a year at GlaTgow, before he uofartunalely fell in love with Mifi AtehiTon, the
daughter of a tradefman in that city; and imprudently iiiteirupted hi: iludici, by tuariyiug ber be-
fore he had entered into Ml tventiith year.
Tbe natural eitravagance of hii temper foon expofed him to the incnnvcniendei of indijJMCC :
voi ai he had now the additional charge of a family, tbe fcantintfi of his finiinirci obliged hioi to
remove witli hii wife, who alfo carried her filler with her, la Dabliii ; where be eapedled aSILante
and fupport from his father) who, DutwhhQinding the iiuptudencc of hi> condtid, teceivcd hiai
with paternal kindnefi, ,
Hii eondui9 in tbii dependent Gate, wia the tery reverie of what it Ibould hive been. He di-
reded hii fludiei to no ufel'ul purfuit, by which he tnigbl have fupported himfelf and faituly, but
pve himfelf up tn ibje'S tilil>ng and difGpation ; which drew many heavy eipencfaupon hit father,
«h* wu lupporitd by the litbTcripiitiD) of hit eongcegslion, and an ellale which he poBeflcd of four-
fcore poundi a-^year, in YotlcBiirr. The bebiviour of hit wife alfo, wai not cuniniendiblr ; her
levity and ettrivagnnce contFibated to acceterKe hia ruin. The f^uod man wai obliged 10 fell hU
cfiate, 10 ply hU ton'* dchli; ind when he lay in hit lad Ctlineb, %x wat entirety fopported bf
pi eleoti fiom hi« t'lnj^rcjiaiiuD, and buried at their ciptncc. •
Being deprived, by hii faihei'i death, of any (irther ]<refpcd of fupport from bim,hcrepaireJ la
Edinburgh, where hii poetical geoiui niifed bun mac; fricndi, and fume patrona of coolid'sraUa
In I731, he publilheJ, by fubfeription, 1 volume of Parmi cnjnural uti/'iii. in g»o ; 10 which
WUfubibjneda tranflatinnof the T'laA.'.tfun^Cifci, and t.iMltr rfnt Lihilj, laktccd in (he" Dublin
" Joutnjl." 1717. In the lift of rublctiberi, which ii nunieruut and rclpeSable, are the namt* of
Ticbell, Philips ■■>•! Brooke.
He aojuired a great reputation by thli publication, ivhich he dedicated (o the CnunteT* of EgUlK
tnn, a bdy of great aecDmplifhmcnls both of body and mlndi who wu a palroncli of sien of'wic,
and very much diflinguilhed Boyfe while he reCded in Sioiland.
Healfoirrutean elegy on the death of the Vifcounuft Si..mioni; whidi he intituled, TU Tan
'fill Mufri ; becaufe the deceafcd lady wii a woman of tailc in the fciettcei, and a great admirer «£
poetry.
i.ord Siortnont wi( fo much pteafed with thii mark of refpcdl paid to the niemorrof hiahdri
that be ordered a very handlbinc prefcnt to be given to Boyle, by hii agent at' Edinburgh.
THP LIFE OF BOTSE.
hid proturtd htm fame celebrity in ihac dtj, yet liii ptrfan wu tMry
1 n fine, aad crpf cially anang pcrlnnt of IiffaJDii and figure ; for It wu lather u[ Bn dD'
I and hid but [r:w aiquiiniincei. Ii wu, th(iefi<re, [atiie time before he could be fotmil
out: anil tie woold hate reaped nn benclir from Lord 3<ontir>ni'> gciiFrufii), if an advettifeaicnc
had not been inferted in one uf ihe Ediuhurgh newlpipert, defiling Lhc aulbor of ibe Tan tf ibt
Miifa to call at <\,t houic of ihe igcni.
One of hii molt Imimile and refpcSablc ai^qDainlancei in Eitinbnrgh, wa> a Mr. .Stewart, a mcT'
chant or bookfellrr, wh<i had (wo beautiful and >(cnni)ililhcd daughter!, iu whom he addfeOcj.
fonie poenu^ Dnder the namci of Hilsria and Clatjfa, ipfcited in [he the fecund Tolunic of hi*
poemi, publilbed in I73S.
' The notice which Lady Eglinlon and Lnrd <;ionnnnt took of B")-fe. wai the meani of recom-
ntending htm to the paltunige of the Duchefi uf Cordon, who wai a lady of literary taftc, and cullir
vaied 1 eorrerpondcnce with fomc uf (he moll eminent pocti iheo living.
^ She wai To deriroiK 10 raife Boyfe above necclTiiy, that lhc employed her interett in procuring tti«
promife of a place for him ; and accurdingly gave him a letter, which he wai ncit day la diliier
to one of The CommilEoncrt of the CuQomi at Gdinbnrgh. But it unluclul) happened thai he wa)
then foUie miles diilatit from th' c'fy ; ""d the morning on which he wat 10 have ridden to towq
with her Grace'i letter of recommendarion, proted to be rainy. Thii triviil circitmflanie wat fof-
£cient to difcourage Boyfe. who wat never accuftomed 10 look beyond (he picfent moment ; he de-
clined going to loWD, on actount of ihe lainy weather ; and nbile he let Hip the oi>portunicy, the
place WIS bellowed upon another : which the Commilliaoer declared he kept (oc fome time vacant,
in rxpefiatioD of feeing a pcrfon rccnniinended by the Duchefi of Gordon.
Such imprudence and fucb indolence, were naturally produ 61 ive of indigence anddiflrefi; and at
length, having dtfrited all the kind intenlioni of hii patroni towardi him, he fell into con tempi and
poverty, which obliged him to qoit Edinburgh, a> his creditor* began to folitii the payment of ihdr
tlcbtiid a manner too importunate to be eilily refilled. ^
Having relblved to go 10 London, he communicated Mi deGgn to the Duchela of Gordon ; wIm
Hill retaining a high opinion of hii poetical nhiliiiei, gave him a recommendatory letter to Pope, and
^btairied another far him to Lord Chanccltor King. Lord Stormont a|fa recommended him to hia
firotherthe Solicit or- General, aflrrwardi Earl of Mantfield, and other perfunt of rank and filhion.
' Upon bii arrival in London, he repaired to Twickenham, in order to deliver the Duchef> of Gor-
don'i letter 10 Pope ; but not finding him it home, he never gave himfelf the trouble 10 repeat hia
viCt. ' He did, however « he'faid himfelf, wait upon the Lord Chancellor ; by whom he w» well
received, and with whom he occiGonally dined : but the truth of thii waiqueftioned b; hiifriendt;
for he wat alwayl averfe In the company of perfont of tank and figure, among whom he had tint
fpirit enough 10 fuppott a Ihare in the converfjtien.
1( indeed appcart, that hit imprudent conduCl prcvcattd bit deriving any advantage fiom the rc-
coBUB^datiilBa which he brought with him from Scorlaod ; fo (hat he wat foon teduted 10 a ftate
of great indigence; from which he atlciDptcd Do meaiu of citricatiDg himfelf, but by writing meii-
^itil letter •■
He fttqaenlly applied for affiflance to Ibme of the nmre emjnent Diireuien ; from whom be re-
ceived ouny benefaAioni, in cODfequence of the lefpeAwhichibey paid to the memory of hit father,
fiat the pernniary fuppliu which he received were fiWD diffipated ; for he *rai not only indolent
mil ibipradent. but liuurioni and'eittavagant.
' Hi hid ao tafle for any thing elegant, and yet wii to t|ie laH degree eipcnfive. Often when he
hut received half-a-gulnea, in canlequcDee of ■ fappUcatory letter, he would go into a uvern, or*
dcr'a fil|ipci' t'o be ^repar^d,' drink of the riehefi winei, and fpcnd all the money that had jull been
given Um in charity,- withoat having any oiw to piriicipUe the luiurj with him, and while hif
wife and child were fiarving at home.
^'Thulaui iollulce of bife felfiOuiefi, which wii pcrhape never praSifed by the moll fenfualrpi*
care, ocepc, with Ibme viriaiioD of cirhunilancct, by Savage, whom Bojk icfcnbled u well '^
lii* geidiu iu in hit nen lad poratj. - *._.•■•-.' ■■'
THE LIFE OP BOTS& 3Sf
All hit friends were it length wearied out with hit perpetual applicatidiit. About the j€v Z940,
he had brooght hitnfelf to fuch a ftate of wretchednefi, that he had not any clothes in which he
codld appear abroad ; and therefore was wholly confii^d at home for fome weeks, procnring, in' the
mean time, fome fcanty fubfifteace, by writing verfes for Mr. Cave, the proprietor of the ** Gentle*
tieman's Magazine ;** who paid htm by the hundred lines ; which, after a while, he wanted to make
what is called the long hundred.
** He had not,'* fays Shiels, from whom this acconnt is chiefly taken, ** a ihirt, a coat, or inf
kind of apparel to put on, the iheets in which he lay were carried to the pawn-broker's, and he
was obliged to be confined to bed with no other covermg than a blanket. Whoever had (een him
in his ftudy, mud have thought the objed fiogular enough. He fat up in bed with the blanket
wrapped about him, through which he had cut a hole large enough to admit his arm, and placing
the paper upon his knee, fcribbled in the heft manner he could, the verkt he was obliged to make.
For the future, wherever his diftrefles fo prefled as to induce him to difpofe of his (hirt, he fell opua
an artifical method of fupplying one. He cut fome white paper in flips, which he tied round hia
wrifts, and in the fame manner fupplied his neck. In this plight he frequently appeared abroad^
with die additional inconvenience of vrant of breeches.**
His connexion with Mr. Cave, naturally made him acquainted with Dr. Johnibn; who informed
Mr. Nifhols, that hp once coUeded a (iim of money to redeem his clothes, which he had pawned ;
and which, in two days after, were pawned again. Mr. NichoU relates, from the iiune rcfpc^ble
authority, that Boyfe traoflated well from the French ; but if any one employed him, by the time
one (beet of the work was done, he pawned the original. If the employer redeemed it, a focoDd
iheet would be completed, and the book again be pawned ; and this perpetually.
From this period, he wrote many poems ; but thefe, though excellent in their kind, were loft to
the world, by being introduced with no advantage.
From an original letter, which, in July 174T, he fent to a friend, with fome paflagesfirom hit
poem, called Deity ^ it appears to have been publiAied about this time.
** I have no great reafon to brag of the fuccefs of the poem, though the " Champion** early re*
commended it. Divine poetry is not the tafte of the age ; but I hope (hall be the fupport of mine*
It is the only fubjedl I now take pleafurein. I have all laft fumnier been employed by Mr Cave, in
French tranflations ; a province highly agreeable to me, and the mofk profitable bufinefs ftirring. I
have been, fince latl September, slmoil conftantly with Dr I>nu^i4S, in the llavilh work of index«
making, alias word-catching, and am only now interrupted by his ** Ofteology/' which' takes op hia
whole attention. 1 have the prof^^ed of having a new traoflation from the French, in a few dayst
but bookfellers arc fo undid inguifliing, and authors, or rather fcribblers, fo plenty, that learning, vn«
|efs fupported, bids fair to ftarve between them. I hope the heft, as I begin to be a little known ^
and would endeavour, as far as I could, to fupport a good charader in the literary way.*'
In 1742, his diftreifcf brought him into a (punging-houfe, in Grocer*s-alley in the Poultry ; fron|
Ifhcncg he wrote the following letter to Mr. Cave (Sylvanus Urban), foliciting for aflilUoce*
** Infcription for St. LxZAaus' Cave,
Hodie, tefte cielo fummo ;
Sine pane, fine nunmio,
Sone pofitus infefte,
Scribo tibi dolens mefte
Fame, bile tumet jeeur
Urbane, mitte opem precor
Tibi enim cor humanum
Non a mails alienum ;
Mihi mens nee male grata^
Fro a te favore data.
Fx g^henna debitoria,
Vulgo, Domo Spongiatoria« Mrwt,
** I am every moment,** he adds, ** threatened to be tnmed out here, becaufe I have not moncf
|Q P^ fuf PI bed two nif hts pafi, which is nfu^lly paid hcfofc h»nd ; and 1 am Wth to go imo tlio
THE LfPF 0P BOYSE.
ir my aSiiii t»D jiollibl j he mide up. I hopf . [hcrtrore, yon will Ji»Te Uie
nd me tulfa guinea fur fupporl, iiU I linilh joui paper' in my liiniU. t humbly ea-
trcal Jour aatwcT, biTiitg n>'I taAed any ihing lince rDcMaj evening I came heicj mud my coat
wiU be ukcn off my ba<:k for the duige of the bedi Co thM 1 mult go into prifoii Hiked, whidi i«
too Ihoeking for me to think of."
How long be wa< in can6iicment, doei not appear ; howcrer be at length obtained hi* liberty :
bat hii winti uid hia impiudenee (till coDtiDoeil | and be ofieD hid reeourre to tbc mesDefl ana. ia
ocdcr to procore occaCoual benvfaiiliDiii.
In 1741. be urate the fjfit* ^ Fatiaa, an •llegoricai poem, to the memory of Mr. Aleundn
Comingp, nafortnnsiely loll in the NorThern Ocean, on fail relars from China, 1740.
Mr. Cuming wa> elder brother of hit Friend the late Dr. William Cuming orDorcheOer, to whom
be addreffed an Ode tm bb gtimg u FraiKi,ia 1J3S-
la 174J, be pablilbed, without hia aame,aD ode oa the battle of Deliiagen, intituled, MiM't
Id IT4J, be wai ioTited to Reading, by' Mr. Daiid Henry, the late worthy proprietor of tbe
" Gcnlleoua't Magatine," to compile an hillorical work, which wai printed in that town, in 1747,111
twoToli. Sto, under the following title u A* Hifi«U*t Rcvma oj iU Traifumm if E-npi. /nm lU
temmtmamnl •/ Iti War tcilb ifai* in tjiy.ltlti In/umSit in SiMhiul ia I}4S,iDili Ibcfrotraliiigt ia
JParlumma, ant it* m^l rrmtriaili Jtmipic tcnrrnai Jaring ihal ftnoJ. To vibuh li ailti, an Im^r-
li^ Hi/hrj t/lilbili JtrMliH, imtirf^fid uiVi ebnaatri ami manir,, end UluJIr^Ud -mllb jhI». Thu
work it not deltitute of merit, and cootaina much ufcful infarmitioo refpeiSing tbe billory of that
' It appear! that Boyfe wai paid for thii work at a very low rate.
" My falary," he writei a friend, ia June 1 746, " i> wretchedly fmatl (hilf-a-guinea a week),
both for writing the billory, and correfling the preft." In the fame letter, he affcflingly lanienu
the I0& of hii wife Emilia, who died while be wai at Reading \ anri wat buried at the eipence 'of
theparifli. She ufaid'by Shiclt to have been alfo Ticioui and dilToiuiei but other aciounii are
more faronrable, and probably more jufl. He afterward* defcribes bit Atuation ai " not wholl/
aneomforiable."
" I blefi God 1 enjoy a greater degree of health than I have known for many yeart, and a fe-
jene melancholy, whidi I prefer to the rood poignant feofationi of pleaTure I ever knew. All I
iigh for i> a fettlement, with frnie deg":* "^ iiiJepcndcnce, for my UA ftage of life, that I may
have the comfort of my poor dear girl to be near me, and tlole my eyo. I am now bcgiTining the
mfiy if tit Rihtm-n, a very difEcult and inviiiiDui talk. All the accountt 1 have yet ften, are
either defeaive, eoniufed, or heavy. 1 think myfdf, from my long reliJence in Scotland, not un-
<iuali&cd forihe attempt ; but I apprehend it ii premature ; by waiiing a year or two, better ma-
teriala would offer. I am about a iranflation (at my leifure bourn) of an invaluable French work^
intituled, " L'Hidoire Univerfdle," by the late M. Bojfuet, Bilhop of Meaui. I propofe only ta
give bi« differtati"Oj on the ancient empirei, we. the Egyptian, Affyriaii, Grecian, and Roman ;
wfcith he ban difctibed with fuitn-Fling concifeneft, and with equal judgmeni and beauty. I deliga
to infctibe it 10 Mr. l.yttlelon, one of the l.ordi of the Treafury ; one of the nioft amiable men 1
have ever known, and' to whofe unconunon goodoefi, if you knew my obligationi, you would
clteem him a> much ai he defcrvei.'
After bii return from Reading, hit behaviour wai mote decent than it hid been before, and fome
hopu were enteriaintJ of hit ceformation. He wai employed by Mr. Sandby the boiikieller, to
tnaOate Fenelon". Da^fr^i« <f <l" *"-£ ./ - G-/. He began now to luppnrl a better appear-
ance than that to which he had lately been accuflomed, and termed to have fome regard to hit
charaAer. Bot while .hit circumnancet were mending, and hit irregular appetite) Infing ground,
hli health vlCbly declined. During hit illnef.. be had the fatlifaflion to obfcrve lu> D.-.i, com-
meoded by two eminent writeti. Fielding aild Hervey. The latter, touchJd with the ftory of hi)
miifoTtaDCI, and pleafed with the deGgn of hit poem, depofited two guioeat with a friend, to
THE LIFE OF B0T8E. , 331
to Henrej ; which ihowi thtt he was odther in hit laft momenti nAd of real rdigimit nor an de«
gant tafte.
** For your tender admonition, and excellent advice, I am traly indebted to yon, as thej difco-
Yer a generous and compaflionate concern for my better part. I blefs God I have reafon to hope
that great work is not to do ; for of all the marks of infotnation I know amongft men, there can
be none equal to that of trufting to a death-bed repentance.
** I do not pretend to vindicate my own condu^ ; npr can I ever forget the very Chriftian fenie
of my condition and mistfortunes, which (notwithftanding all my miibehavioor) you have fo pathe-
tically ezpreffed. The follies of my youth have fumiihed a plentiful harveft of refledion for my
latter years. As I have been now for a long time in a manner buried from the world, fo it haf
been my endeavour to fpend that time in lamenting my paft errors, and in purfuing a conrfe of life
void of offence towards God and man.
** I have learned to trnft in God as my portion ; to blefs him for his fatherly correAioDi, which
have been much gentler than my demerits; and by which I have been taught to know him and my*
felf, his infinite mercy and goodoefs, my own ingratitude and unworthineis ; fo that I may truly
fay with the returning prodigal, * Father, I have finned againft heaven and againft thee, and an
not worthy to be called thy foii.'
" My health is in a very precarious (late ; and the greateft hopes of recovery I have (which m
very fmill), arifc from warm weather and the country air. I thank God I am abfolutely refigned to
his holy and blefTcd will. I have feen enough of the vanity and folly of earthly things, and bow in«,
futiicient they are to fatisfy the defircs of an immorul foul. I am fenfible of my own wretchedoeft
and nothingnefs ; and that my only hope of falvation is through that blefled Redeemer, who died
to favc lod finncrs. This is my rock of hope againft an approaching eternity.'*
^rnm this letter, may be eafily deduced his real charaAer. Happy it would have been, had he
fooner eiprcficJ thcfe fcntiments and principles ! His mind, indeed, vras often religioufly dil^fed;
he frequently talked upon that fubjed, and probably fufiered a great deal from the remorfeof hia
conKicnce. The early imprefTions of his good education, were never entirely obliterated ; and Ida
whule life was a continued ftruggle between hia will and reafon, as he was always violating hb do*
ty to the one, while he fell under the fubjcdion of the other. In confequeoce of this war in hia
niin<!,* he wrote a poem, called the Jlecantaiim.
After a lingering illnefs he died, in the month of May 1749, in obfeure lodgings near Shoc-
lanc, in the 51(1 year of his age. He was buried at the ezpcnce of the pariib.
Mr. Gik^, a htc colle(5lor of poems, fays, he was informed by Mr. Sandby, that he was fonnd
(]ejd in V.if bed, in a garret in White- Friars, with the pen in his hand, aud in the aA of writing.
I^r. Johr-.i'.*n alTured Mr. Nichols, that the account of his death, by Mr. Sandby, is not true; it be-
ii.g riippor<j(i :!ut, in a fit of intoxication, he was run over by a coach ; at leafl, he wasbronght
httnic in \\w:\ a. con«iitioo, as to make this probable, but too far gone to give the Icaft account of
ti)e accident.
Mr. FrAnci-i Stcwnrt, the fon of a bookfcller in Edinburgh, (probably the brother of HUmnm)^
anil one of Dr. Johnl'on** anianucnfes, who had been long intimately acquainted with fioyfe,
givci the fotlo\vii>\^ account of his death.
** Pocr Mr. Boyi'c was one evening lad winter attacked in Weftminfier by two or three Ibldiers ;
v-ho not only robbed him, but ufcd him fo barbaroufly, that he never recovered the bnxifeshe re*
4..ived; which might very probably induce the confumption of which he died.
*^ About niiic months before his death, he married a cutler*s widow, aTiative of Dublin, with
u honi he had no money ; but (he proved a very careful nnrfe to him during his lingering indifpo-
!:'ion.
" She told mo, that Mr. Boyfe never imagined he was dying, as he always vras talking of hia
rc«:ov'.ry ; but perhaps his dcfign in this might be to comfort her; for one incident makes me think
ctbcrwifc About four or five weeks before he breathed his lad, his wife went out in the morning,
bn.i was lurpriivd to fee a great deal of burnt papers upon the hearth, which he told her were old
li:l;i and accounts i but 1 fuppole were his manufcripts, which he had reSuIvcd to dcfiroy; for no-
3fft TH£ LI9£ OP B0T8&
diiof of tbtt kind conM befoand after hit detth. Thoogh, from thii drcfunftaiice, it mMjhebkrm
red chat he was apprehenfive of death, yet I mnft own that he nerer intimated it to me; nor di4
he fifiem in the leaft defiront of any fpiritual advice.
** For fome months before his end, he had left off drioklog all fermented licjaors, except now and
then a gbfs of wine, to fapport his fpirits; and that he took very moderately.
** After hit death, I endeavonred all I conld to get him decently baried, by lb]icitin|r diofe Dif* '
lentcTs who were the friends of him and his father, to no pnrpofe ; for only Dr. OroiVenor, in Hoe-
ton4qnare, a diffenting teacher, offered to join towards it. He had quite tried oat thofe friends in hit
lifetime; and the general anfwer that I received was, ** That fuch a contribntioo was of no iemce
to him ; for it was a matter of no importance how or where he was buried.*' As I found nothing
could be done, our laft refonrce was an application to the parifli ; nor was it without fome diffical«
ty, oceafiooed by the malice of his landlady, that we at laft got him interred on the Saturday after
he died. Three more of Dr. Johnfon's amanuenfes, and myfelf, attended the cerpfie to the grave.
8«ch was the miferable end of poor Sam, who was obliged to be buried in the (ame charitable man*
■er with his firft wife ; a burial of which he had often mentioned his abhorrence.**
Another friend, in a letter to Mr. Nichols, gives the following fopplementary narrative.
** I knew Mr. Boyfe well, from the year 1731 to the time of his death ; have often relieved hxi
Becefittiet, and frequently correfponded with him. I have preferred at leaft thirty pieces of his,
nnd have in manufcript fome of his poems 'that were never publiihcd. 1 never faw any thing ia
his irife*s condud that deierved cenfure. He publiihed a fecoud volume of poems, in 1 738. He
was a man of learning ; when in company with thofe by whom he was not awed, an entertaining
Gompaoion ; bur fo irregular and ioconiiftent in his cohduft, that it appeared as if be had been ado-
ated by two different fouls on different occaiions.**
*' Boyfe,** fays another friend, ** was a man of no party whatever; even his private fentimentt,
and his public political creed, was influenced by his neceflities. In regard to his perfon, he was of a
middle fixe, of a thin habit, flovenly in his drefi^ which wm increafed by his neceflities, very near-
fighted, and his hearing imperfed. Thefe circumftances added to his naturtl diffidence, and his not
having been accuftomed to appear in good company but as neceflitout, and a mendicant, gave htn^
tm awkward, iheeplih air, which by no means prejudiced Grangers in his favour."
^ As Boyfe depended for fubfiftence on his pen, it muft be expend that his produdions would be
more numerous than excellent. His poetical pieces, if coUcded, would make ilx moderate volumes*
Many of them are fcattered in the ** Gentleman's Magaxine,'* marked with the letter T, and
others are fubfcribed Aksmt. Two volumes of his poems were collcded together, and publiflied in
JLondon ; which, as they never had any great fate, are now difficult to be found. He was employ,
ed by Mr. Ogle to tranflate fome of Chaucer* t TaUs into modem Engiifli, which he performed
with great fpirit. He received, it is faid, at the rate of three pence a-liae for his trouble His li-
beral tranflation of Foltain* three Epifilet tn Happineft^ Freedom §f WiU, and Envj^ is well executed.
They were publiihed in 1 738, without his name ; and as his clothes were then at the pawn-broker's,
the manufcript was fold to Dodfley for two guineas.
An ode of his, in the msnner of Spenler, intituled 7ht O/lve, was addreffcd to Sir Robert Wal«
pole, which procured him a prefcnt of ten guineas. He alfo tranflstcd a poem from the High
Dutch of Van Hareo, in praife of peace, upon the condufion of that made at Aix-U-Chapelle. Hit
genius was not confined to poetry only ; he had a tafte fur painting, mufic, and heraldry ; with the
latter of which he is faid to have been well acquainted. Some of his friends adrifed him to turn
his thoughts towards the drama, as that fpecies of poetical compofition is more lucrative than any
other : and they thought him qualified for it : but be appears never to have attempted any thing of
chat kind.
The moft celebrated of his performances was his poem called Deity ; the third edition of which
was printed in 1 751. It has been frequently reprinted in the poetical mifcellanies ; and is now, with
the yijwi ef Patience, and a few otner pieces feleSed from the maf* of bis mifcclUneous poetry, Tt%
^-jved, for the firft time, into a colledion of claffical £oglifl) poetry.
Thuf fttbjc^ of hit Deity is th^attiibout of the Supreme Being; a theme the moft noble and es^
THE LIFE OF BOYSE.
tnfiM, >ti<t capable of ihc highcd pneiiul ontuneiit. Though oothuig DiQrt of the
im of D"ia'i Ijrc, or the fiil:cd majefly of Milton'i epic mure, can fitif fy llie mind _,
lowed iheoie, yet he may be reckoiieJ among the mod fucctfiful of thole wtitcfs who ha»r i
to trcMl the ballowcil ground cf facred pocfy. The poem ii without a plan, or any con
ftxti but it it executed, upon the whole, with great fpiiit and elegance, and beats r
pniuf. It abcundt with beauiiful and mi^niGccoc imgget. elevated (cniimEnlf, anin
tJOBi, and Sowing liiMi ; but the potlical diAinD ii not thraagbont conjjllentlir liippoit
barmoa]) of the verre nuifbticfy preTenred. SereiiJ of the linei are flat and proTaic.
fa&tnt exbiUta, with fimiUt iDrqualitiei of language, a tendcrncCi of rcntimcnt, -i fen m
(ioatiaQ, and a bcility of txprcSen, equal to the moll foccdiru! imii:iiiuni >if Hpcnfer.
TbeOAta Dr. CuM'if, i>a pleating and poetical prrformance, though it btcjiltci itot the ardoarof
^Hiit which lyric poeiiy tiquirei. Hii Hirctr mi LyBe, it a happy iDiitaiiuti of that eelchrated
dialogue. It wai written on a flight innpnraryjarTTDg between Buj'fc and hi ■ wifL-, whom he thought
too much attached to Mifi AtchiTon, her ftficr, a woman of an vquisDcal eharifler.
Hii Ifyilt n Biitii, it truly penitentiary and poetical. Boyfc and Bruikc had been lonn '•■-
^nainlcd, and vilitcd each other frequently. While Brooke wai cumpoijiig hii " Gufl.-'"
fioyfe by hit irr^ularitiei. Tome huw, gate offence to Brooke, who for Tome lime deiLni
Boyre, fnifible of hit fanlt (far no man'* repentance wii mnre poignant lor the time,
kricf and fleeimg), addieHed to Brooke thii epifUe ; which, with a fulcmn proaufe of n
(C&md him to fratur.
Hii Etipii are equally Taluable, U effuGona of poetry, ud a> monumcnti of gratitude U
The ^Mjdvrfirj OJt, It tit mimtrj •/ m Dngtlir, contain! an affcdliorate tribute to the
Ittifuber. If hit daughtcr'i death iicorreAly dated in 1716, he mufl have been bom b
•T mmied before he wa- eighteen ; the age at which, it it faid, he wai fent to Glalgcw.
ThtteflimoDie* tohiitnehtaan few.btit relpeaable. Fielding, in hit" Tom Jonet" (book vii.
4b I.}, givet a quotation from hit Dillj, which he Qylei " a very noble one " and then aJdi -. " It,
k ttkeo from a poem called the Diitj. publilhcd aboat nine yean ago. and long fince buried in ob-
IMni ; a proof that good books, no oiole than good hkd, do ilvityt furviie the bad."
Hei*ey,ia hit " Meditattont" (toI. ii. p. ijg), ciUi it" a Tcry beautiful, fublime, and inSnifiiTe
yocm." And in hit * Leiten" (ml. i, p. 191 ), byi, ■■ It ia a noble piece, quite poetical, nnly evan-
gelical, admirably fitted to delight and comfort die heart, to alarm and imprnve the reader."
Boyfe himfcif faid, thai upon the fitfi poblieatioa of the Dtiiy. a gentleman acquainted wit
took Dccaiion to alk him if he wai not the author of it ; to which Pope replied : " Thai he •
the author; hot that there were many linea in it of wUch hf fliould not be alhamed." 1
CMiCdered at a very great compliment.
Such are the teRimoDict in famv of thtt tinlbmiMtepoeti whnn-nta ntelancholyinfbnceof tho
wtetchedneft and difgrace which the moft ingeuout pcrfoni may bring upon ihcmfelTcs, by im-
IvndcDce, indolence, and an iodifcriminate indulgence of their appetites and pifEoni. Had he em>
ylayed the powen with which aatnre endowed him,' in a manner fuitable to the dutiet of rtafon
and rirtue, he might hlTC been a happy and rdpcAablc man \ inflead of which, he wai ctpofed to
all the miftriei of the moll extreme indigene* i Dor cosld the eminent talenti which he pofrcffed
itfcne him from conianpc
The unhappy fate of Boyfe will bring to the recoUcAion of thofe who are but flightly M^nainted
with the liici of onr Englilh writera, many inltaocea of aien. of the brjghtefl parti, wholo livei, af-
ter an Doinieriupied Cforfe uf mifery. hare termicatod tmder the preSurc of want. Otw*r .Sa-
vage. Pattifoo, and Cbattertan. were admired, and at .the fame 'time neglededi pnifcd, and at
the tkme time Oarved.
" Thii relation," to ule the forciblo langoage of Dr. Jotuifaa on a Ilmilar occiGon, " will not b«
wholly without Itt afe. if it remind thofs, who in confidence of fuperinr capaciiict or actainmen«,
dUregard the cmmion maxim* of Ufe. that nothing caq Inpply the want of pradence ; and that oe-
gUgence and irregnlaiity, l«a( OBtiawd, will make knowledge nfelcft, wit ridiculout, and f
THE Pf^ORKS OF BOTSE.
DEITY.
" Voit nil maiut j^nmiur ipfo,
" Ntt tiget ({uiJquain fioule >dc r<Kiimlum."
Fnau rinh'i low profpri^t tni AtetkfvA oimi.
Flam wcallh'iallurciucnii.ind imbiiion'i dieaml.
The lorer'i raplurti, inii the bero'i vicwi,
All ihe fiUe joft roilliken man puifiiu.
The fchemei of rcicucc, the delighu of wiiK,
Oi (he marc pleaGng foLiei of the nine '
Recti, fond bard, tby lDn)>-cnchaiUcd fight.
Deluded wiih the vifiomry Kgfcll
A nobkr theme dcmaiidt th/bcrFd fong,
A theme bejuod dt man'i or aiigel'B langue 1
But ob, ilai < uahjlluw'd md profaue,
Hdw &ib thou litre 10 nifc the hcai'tilf dnin}
Do ihon, who (tota ibe allar't livitig fire
Ifaiah*j runcful l>pi did ddcc iiif|iir(,
Catot to Diy lid. (denial wifdotn, comt ;
From Bij duk mind dii'pel (he duuhtful gloom :
M; palDiHit Qill, my pur^r breall iiitlaiiic.
To Ung (hat tifld bom whti.tt eiiQcnce camei
Till bcav'ti and nature in the c-iitcctt Juin,
ADd owD the auihor oF ihcir birth dilioi:.
I. EUrnily.
WulHCE rprunj; thii glorioui frame * or whence
The vu-ioui farmi the unirerfe eompore f
Prom whu AlmtKhiy ouft, what myllie Tprlngi
ShsU we denie the origin nl ihin|!> f
Sing, hu>'uly Guide \ whofc all-eHititnt light
Drew dawning |d^e»froni tlie wonib uf night !
Since reaToo, b; iby Cured diSaici (aught,
Adorei a Pi.wV bejBiid the fcath ff iKou(l.(.
Firll Ciufc ai caufc. I Sire ruprnnt <vf birth t
Soleb'ght oi hcanD ' kckiu-<f,\r&z'^ Meuirt't'h:
Vlh.alc wonl Icaai uuih.ng did tli» Ua.lcoui
whole.
Thit wide eipanded All Trom pole to pole !
Who (hall prefcribc the boundary to 1'hce i
Or fix the eta »f clemiiy !
Should wc.dectiv'd by error'i fceplic glafi.
Admit ihe ihought abfurd — that iHiihtng wa» !
Thence would chii wild, thii falfe coDcluQon Bow,
That nothing raii'd thii hcaulcoiu all below '.
"Whci from Jirdoling darknefi fplendor brcaki,
AlTouaic aumimoie, and matter fpukil
, When nnn.eiillence hiirflt in clofe dJTgtiirt,
How blind arc mortalt ' — not to own th« fliia!
If one Tall (oid elrrnal held i» place,
Whence (laricd tims ? or whence eipanded TpaMf
Whit gaic ihe aumb'hng tnaft to feci a change}
Or bid confenting world* hiioionioui range !
Could nDthin;; link the AfcrCal chais ?
No, 'tli impoSihtc, aUuTff; and vain I
Here reafoa iti eternal auihor 6ndi, '%
The wliole who re^ulaiei, unitei, aiid Undi, (
Enliven! matter, and produce! minda! J
[native Chio. Ileepi in dull tepofe,
Koc knowledge thence, nor free lalitim flow* ".
A nobler fourwihole pow'n ethereal Ihnw,
By which wc ihiok, defigo, reHeiS, and kooWl
Ticfe from a catde fupcrior date their rid!,
" Abltria in clTcnie ftam matori^l tiet.-
An origin imroorlal, at fupreme,
From whofe pure day, cclctlial layi! they caail
In whom all poIEbtc peiltfiioni Ihiaci
Eicnial, fcjl-eii(lcnt. and difine !
From thii great Tpring nf uncteiled RliglU I
Thit sll-refplendent orb of tiisI light I
Whtrntt aU creatvd beingi tak.^ th*ir rift.
Wbi«h beautify ihs earth, or paint the fkteil.
Ptoful'sly.wide the boundlef> blcHiiig* low,
WhiJi lieavH itirich.and icliddeB wotlda belawj
Which are no Icii. when properly delui'd,
'I'hja I'miaationt of lli" l;t«ni>l Mind "
Htnte triumph, i.uih lujond obiedion cbar
(t.ct u'lbdU .rtcnd. ^n.l ih>iuk with ftari)
I'kat wbii f« cf.-t wj — mDll furely be
Bcpnd CO mnun cement, and Icirni perind fne; •
Drawn from himfcif hii tiuiire excellniec^
Hii d'le eternal, and hit Ipace immcnri I
An>l all of whom that man can (•■n>p*ch«ad.
It, that he ne'er begun, nar e'er IhaU entl,
In h,m (..,Tii»l.iinn.,(ltru- boHndle/. flow^ .
Affur'd, on hii eternity dependj '
:ert>j| Father : and c.rrnal Ftiiid!"
1I.1 rfiat niTllic circle fafety feck,
ime can icffjn, and no force canbrmk; ,
, li'fl in adoration, breathe hi > praife.
High Rock of igct, ancient Sire of dayi !
II. f.r/y.
%it
THE WORKS OP B0YS8.
a
Approacht celeftial mufe, th* empyreal throne.
And awfolly adore th* exalted One '
Id nature pure, in plact fupremely free,
And happy in eiTtrntMl unity !
BkfsM in himlelf, had from hit forming hand
Vo crearorct fprong to hail his wide command ;
B1e&*d» had the facred fountain ne'er run o*er,
A b«>ttndlef> fea of biifi that knows no (hore !
Nor fenfe can two prime origm« conceive,
Kor reaibn two eternal gods believe !
O^ttld the wild Manichxan own that guide.
The good would triumph, and the ill fubfide !
Again would vanquifti'd Arimanius bleed,
And darkncls from prevailing light recede !
In different individuals we find
An evident difparity of mind ;
Hence dudlle thought a thoolkod changes gains,
And adioos vary as the will ordains ;
But fluNild two beings, equally fupreme,
Divided puw*r, and parted empire claim ;
How fooA would univn&l order ceafe !
How fooo vroald difcoJpiarmony difplace!
Sternal fchcmes nuintain eternal fight,
Vor jieldi fopported by eternal might;
Where each would uncontroul'd his aim pnrfue.
The links diflever, or the chain renew ;
Better frem motion crofs imprefiions take.
As ferv*d each pow'r his rival's pow'r to break,
While ncntral Chaos, from his deep'recels,
Would view the never ending ftrife tncreafe,
And bleftthe conteft that fei^urM his peace !
While new creations virould oppcfing rife.
And elemental war deform the ikies !
Around wild uproar and confufion horl'd,
Eclipfe the heav'ns, and wafle the ruin'd world.
Two independent caufes to admit,
Deftroys religion, and debafes wit ;
The firft by Aich an anarchy undone,.
The lafi acknowledges its fource but one.
As fnom the main the mountain rills are drawn.
That wind irriguous through the flow*ry lawn ;
So mindful nf their fpring, one courfe they keep,
Ezpioriog, till they find their native deep !
Exalted Pow'r ! iuvifible. fupreme,
Thou fovYeign, fole unutterable name !
At round thy throne thy flaming ferapht ftand.
And touch the golden lyre with trembhng hand ;
Too weak thy pure effulgence to behold.
With their rich plumet their dazzled eyet infold;
Tranfported with the arJort of thy praife.
The holy, holy, holy, anthem raiie !
To them, refponfive, let creation fing,
Thee, indivifibk eternal King '.
III. Spirituality,
O SAT. celeftial mufe! whofe purer birth
Difdains the low material ties of eanh !
By what bright images (hall be dcfin*d
The' myftic nature of th' eternal Mind ?
Or how (hall thought the dazzling height ex-
plore.
Where all that leafon can~>it to adore I
That God't an immaterial eficnce pure.
Whom figure caa'c defcribe, o«r parts immure ;
' 3
Incapable of paflions, impulfe, fear,
In goiK) pre-eminent, in truth fcvere :
Unmix'd hit nature, and foblim'd hit pow'rfy
From all the groft allay that tempert ours|
In whi)fir clear eye the bright angelic train
Appear fufitit'd with imperfeAion't ftain 1
Impervious to the man't, or feraph't eye,
Bv-yond the ken of each exalted high;
Him would in vain material femblatice felgo.
Or figur d flirinei the boundleft God conuin ;
Objc^ of faith :-*he (hunt the view of fenfe.
Loft in the blaze of fighdeft excellence !
Moft perfcd, moft intelligent, moft wife.
In whom the fandity of pureneit liet;
In whofe adjufting mind the whole it wrought,
Whofe form it fpirit ! and whofe elFence thought !
Are trutht infcrib'd by wifdom's brighteft ray.
In charaders thjt gild the face of day :
Reafon confe(t'd, (howe'er we may difpute)
Fix'd boundary ! difcovert man from brute ;
But dim to ut, exerts its fainter ray,
Deprels'd in matter, and ally'd to clay !
In forms fuperior kindles left confin'd,
Whofe dreft is ether, and whofe fubftancc mind ;
Yet all from him, fupreme of Caufct, flow.
To him their pow'rt and their exiftence owe ;
From the bright cherub of the nobleft birth.
To the poor rea^uiing g!ow-worm plac'd oi
earth;
From mauer then to fpirit ftill afcend,
Through fpirit ftill rehoing, higher tend ;
Purfue, on knowledge bent, the pathleft road.
Pierce through infinitude in queft of God !
Still from thy fearch. the centre ftill (hall fly.
Approaching ftill — thou never (halt come nigh *.
3o itt bright orb, th* afpiring flame would join,
fiat the vaft diftance mockt the fond dcfign.
If he. Almighty • whofe decree it fate.
Could, to difplay hit pow'r, fubvert his ftatc;
Bid from his plaftic hand a greater rife.
Produce a mailer : and rc-fign hit (kiet !
Impa.'t his incommunicable flame.
The niyftic number of th* eternal name I
I hen might revolting reafon t feeble ray,
Afpire to qucftioo God's all-perfcd day!
Vain ta(k ! the clay in the direding hand.
The reafon of itt form might fu demand.
At man prefume to queftion hit difpofe,
From whom the pow'r, he thus abufct, flows.
Here point, fair mufe ! the worihip God re-'
quiret.
The foul inflam*d with chafte and holy firet I
Where l»ve celeftial warmi the happy breaft.
And frtim fincerity the thought'* cxprers'd ;
Where genuine piety and truth reho'd,
Re-confecrate the temple of the mind ;
With grateful flamet the living altart glow.
And God defccnds to vifit man below ',
IV. Omni^efinct*
TiiROURH the unmeafurable trads of fpace.
Go, mufe divine ! and prcfcut Godhead trace I
Sec where by place, uucircumfcrib'd as time.
He reigni extcndod, and he fliines fublime ;
P O £ M Si
337
Sboiild*ft thou above the hea^*n of heav*nt afcend,
Couldft thou below the depth of depths defcend;
Could thy fond flight beyond the iUrry fphere,
'I'he radiant nu>rning*s loci*} p<nion«bear !
There Aioold bis brighter prefence (bine confcfs'd
'J hcrr hiA almighty arm thy coorfe arreft !
CouM*ft thou the thickeft veil of night alTume,
Or thirk to hide thee in the central gloom!
Yet there, all patent to his piercing flji^ht,
Darkneft itfelf would kindle into light :
Not the black mafifions •! the filent grave,
Nor darker hell fr«.m her perception iave;
"What pow'r, alas ! thy footfteps can convey
Beyond the reach of omniprtfent day !
In his wide grafp, and comprehenfive eye.
Immediate, wot Ids on wnrldf> unnumbered lie :
SyfKms enclosed in Win perception roil,
Whcfe alUinf<'rmiiig mmd ducds the whole :
l.odg'd in his grafp, their certain ways they
know;
Plac*d in that fight from whence can nothing go.
On earth his f >ot(l(>ol fixM, in hc:av*n his feat;
Esthr.nM he didate^.^nd his word is fate.
Nor want his (hining images below,
In ftream.<that murmur, or in windf that blow;
His fpirit broods along the boui.dlcfh flitod,
Smiles in the plain, and v^ hilpers in the wood ;
^Varms in the genial fun's enliv*ning ray.
Breathes in the air, and beautifies the day !
bhould man his great immerfity deny,
Man might as well uiurp the vacant iky :
For were he limiteii in date, or view.
Thence were his attributes impcrfe<S too ;*
Hi^ knowledge, puw>, his gnodncfs all confined,
And lull th* ir'ta of a ruling Mind !
Feeble the truft and conifortlefs the fenfe,
Of a dcfceSlivc partial pMividcnre :
Boidly n.'ght tli'n his aim iniuiHce brave.
Or init'iccnce in vain hi* ni^Tcy crave ;
I3;jed)ed viituc lift its hop-lcfa tyc ;
And heavy forn w vtnr the heart.'efs ftgh!
An abfent God no ubler to defend,
ProteA, or punifh, than an ahlcnr friend ;
Dillart alike, our wants or griefs to know.
To cale the anguiHi, or prevent the blow !
If he, luprtmc Dire»itor, were not near,
V.'in were cur hope, an<! empty were our fear;
Unpuai(h*d vice would o'er the world prevail,
Aiiil anrewtftded virtue to:!— to fail!
The n-oral world a Tcond chaos lie.
And nature IJckrn to the thoughtful eye !
Lvcn the weak emhrvo, ere to life it breaks.
From hi^high pow'r it» {lender texture takes;
Vhile in hi* book the various parts inroU'd,
Incr;»rir.g, own eiirnal \Vifd«»m*s m<«uld.
Nor views he tmly the material whole.
But p!erce% tliirught, and pen'itratcs the foul !
Ere from theliph the vt. •' accents part.
Or the iaint purp Jc da.' :r.- within the heart I
Hin Heady eye the meiui birth perceives,
Lre yet to us the new idea iivei I
Kr ' vss uhaf wc fay. ere yet the words proceed,
A: d ert. we fomi rh* iiuen^on, marks th^ deed!
li.!t confcicrce, fair vie fjr< rent- light withi:i^
AflVrts it« author^ a:ul rcfior;.« the fcene !
Vol. X.
ft
Points oat the beaoty of the gmrern'd.plaot
** And vindicates the ways of Goel to mau
Then iacred mule, by the vaft profped fir'd.
From heav'n defceneled, aa by heav'n infpir'd ;
His all enliichr'ning Omniprefence own.
Whence firil thou feels thy dwindling prefence
known ;
His wide omnifdence, juAly grateful fiDg,
Whence thy weak fcteiu:e prunes its callow wing!
And blefs th* eternal; — all-mforming foul,
Whofe fight pervades, whofe knowledge fill* the
whole I
As the Eternal and Omnifcicnt Mind,
By laws not limited, nor bounds confioM |
Is always independent, always free.
Hence (bines coufcfs'd immutability !
Change, whether the fpontaoeous child of will,
Or birth of force, — is impcrfedion ftilL
But he, all-perfei^, in himfclf conuint
Pow*r felf-deriv*d, and from himfelf be rdgnt!
If, altered by conftraint, we could fuppofe.
That God his fix*d liability (hould lofe ;
How llartles reafon at a thought fo flrange !
What pow*r can force Omipocence to change ?
If from his own divine produ^ve thought.
Were the yet ftranger alteration wrought ;
Could excellence fuprenie new rays acquire ?
Or (Irong perfcdion raife its glories higher ?
AbfurdJ — his high meridian brightnela glowSp
Never decreafes, never overflows !
Knows no addition, yields to no decay,
1 he blaze uf incommunicable day J
Below, through diiferent forms doei matter
range.
And life fubfifts from elemental change.
Liquids condenfing fliapes terreftrial wear.
Earth mounts in fire, and lire dilTolves in air ;
While we, inquiring phantoms of a day,
Inconftant as the (hadows we furvey 1
Wiihthem, along time's rapid current pafi.
And huile to mingle with the parent malft ;
But thou. Eternal Lord of life divine !
In youth immortal flialt for ever (bine 1
No change (hull darken thy exulted name»
From cverl.ti\ing age^ AiU the fame !
If God, like man, his pnrpofc could renew,
Hih laws could vary, or his \ lans undo ;
Dci'ponding faith would droop its cheerkili wiogi
Religion deaden to a lifclcfs thing !
Where could wc, rati'^nal, re^ ofeour truft.
But in 3 pow'r immutable as jull ?
How judge of revelation's force div'ine.
If tru:h unerring gave not the liefign ;
Where, as in nature's fair according plan.
All (u>ilc^ benevolent and good to man.
PlacM in thii narxow clouded fpot below.
We darkly fee around, and liarkly know '.
Religion lends the falutary beam,
i 'I h.at guides our ce.ifon through the dubious gleam,
I Till fruiid.N^he hour, v^hen he who rules the fltiet
' f^hall hid tUc curtain of Omnilcience rife I
j bhall diiTipare the mills that veil our iighf,
And {how hifcrcsturcs— «i7^/« usi^-/ are rifbt !
\
3J> THE WORKS OF BOYSE.
Thrn vihto adAniAi'd nsture f«li itt tut.
And kner'A lime (hult know hi. littd di>e 1
■Whin Earh fliall in the mlirhly hliir cii^re,
ICiJv'n null with hcai and warldidilTulvcia
The uninerbl IjOum fhr>nfc owif,
*AB'' nafinjt nrhi canf<r- ih' AlmiRhlj tmj:
ImmiTuI he. imidll the wrrck ffr^fre,
fih*l fit tnltcd pcminently pure '
Aain thef'Crcdhuib. All! Iliine the rntne.
And frunt ihe ruin iiife ■ fairer frame :
On', ili the lighileri mlmt of fpace ft
I RetHnuiglraee Ibe planciaif W17'
J The roB.lhai in hixcniril gU<tj lhin«,
' While (i-.y plan
VI- O-nifltxci.
Tn a henec, ye I't^wnuy (harming nuids
T'- fancy'd nj'mphithu haum the Grecian (hadeil
Vour hitth, whofratnconceinng Gl^ion drew,
Yourfelvoi pmducinit phincnmi at untrue ;
Bu" come, rnpeiior mufe ! diiinely brieht,
I>*nKhlerD{heai'n.«hare<'ff>prln)[ni,l an Ugbtj
Oh cODdeTcend. celefliil fatrcd gited ■
To purge my Cght, and animate my bread,
While I prcruinc Umnipotence >d trace.
And (mf ibsl pon'r who pe[>|ile>l biun^lliCt Tpaee '.
Thou prclent wert, when forth ih' Almighty
While Chaa< trembled
Thul'aw.whmo'cTil
When nothing fiom hiiwo'd mfleHce knew :
Hit word, that wak'd 10 life ihrTad pralound.
While cMfcioai light trai kindled at ikc fanDd I
Crcalinn fair ■ furprla'd the uigclic ryci.
And foT'reign wirdom fjw ihit all wii v ife '.
Hm, f-le Almighty, nature'. h.-.k difplay.,
Diflii-a the pige. aid Irgible 'he rayi !
l.ct the Wild fcepiic hit attention ih'Oir
To the broad horizon, nr car-h bclew ;
He Gndi thy foft imrrtfllon touch hi* breift.
He f«li the Cod. and o*hi him uncDnfcft'd '
bhould the lliay pilf-tim lir'd tif Andiaiid Ikiri,
In Libya'f wide behxld a palace tifr,
Would he believe Ihe charm from ammtwraufht'
C". itheid, hence, and mend thy jiide< thought !
What hand, AltnJKhty Archited ■ but thine
Cnuhl gire ihe model of ihit lafl ddign f
What hand but thine adjud th' ■iniiinc whole ?
And bid conleoting fyDemi bcautcaut loll
What hand hut thine fupply the fular light '.
Sver bcAuiriug, yet for ever bright .
Whit hand but thine the flarry train array,
O- give llie moon lo Ibcd her hoirow'd ray i
What hind bai ihine the azure conicx fprcadl
Whit haii'l but thine compofe the oeein** bed f
be »ifi main the findy barrier threw,
And with the feeble curb rcftrain ihe (ue <
What haiiil bat thine the wint'iy fiomt nflWafe,
Or dnp the (cmpcfl in in wildell ttfC '
\tt infinite '. what finite tan nplore ?
tftiajpnation finki beneath thy pow'r;
Thee toulil the abled <.f thy creaturei klrav,
I«'<t were thy unity, fiir he Here thou !
Ttt prifint to all fenic thy paw'r remain*,
SfTciI'd in nature, na'ure'i Author rcign> '.
fi *iin wonid error (t'>m cnmidlion fly,
"hou e»'rf where art prefcnt 10 the e^i '■
tie fenfe how dupid. and the Gghl how blinil,
'bit fiili ihii wiivttlal traih to find!
r caA alon
laullitethat glowi !
lie thy eye.
wtien golden tuy enlighicni all the Ocy;
AiDund, behold earth'a nriegatcd fccne,
The mingling proiptS™, >nd the flow'iy greeni
The mountain hruw. the long tii ended wmid.
Or the rude riM;k that thtraicn- u'cr the Baud ',
ATid fay. are ilide the wild tlfcAi uf chuicef
Oh, (lunge efficfl of reai'mng ignonnce 1
Nur pow'r alone lonfet'd in grandeur liti.
The giiciering pbocl, or Ih^piinted Due*:
E-jual. the cli^haot'ioe emniel • dreli^
The wifdom of Oinoipuience cotifefi ;
Equal, the cumbmut whale • enoTTnaiii inafi^
Wiih the fmallinfea in the crowded gnfa:
The miie that gambols in ila acid fca.
In dupe a p»rpu<, though a fpcck to thee ',
Ev'n the blue down the puif le plumb lurrousd^
A living world, thy faikiig dnht coiifnuod^
Whce millioni tide the bounty Cod bedon '.
Oreal LiTd of life, whrib >ll-C"UtraiiliBg niKh^
Through wide crealian beutu diKinely hc%h(> 1
Nor nnlydcmthf pow'r in funning fliiiM,
But ti> intiihilate, dread King ' ii thine.
Shnuldd thou withdraw thy nill-fupponiDg huidli
H'lw languid nature would aAfmOi'd llaii4l
rhy frown the ancient realm of night rcAocc. 1
And nifc a blwk— where fyfteB. fm.l'd bcfwcl
ScE in cor>upti<m, aU-fiir filing Siixc,
How draggling life eludci the Broke b( fate ;
Shock'd at the fccne. thiiugh fcnfe awrtt iu eye.
Nor dopi the wond'raBi procefi lo delcry ;
Yri iudef ih-'Ught the myllic chao;;! putfuea,
find wi:h dJight Abnighty wifdom viewil
Ihe brute, the Tegttable world* furveyi,
ires life fnhmiing r»'n from life'adetayi ;
Ma'k there, rdf-iaughi. the pcniivc reptile CMM^
>pint hii thin dirood,and living buildahiitoinlit
With cunlciiiui care hia former pirafuict leave,
\nd dreff hitn fir the btu'nefn nf the grave I
I hence, pafi'd ibc diott-liT'd change, icoew'd ba
Admirea the Ikici, and Uir) hia Glken wingtl
With airy flight the \'k» r'lvei abroad.
And fvomithe meaner earth he Ulely irodl
I'hee. potent, let deliver'd Ifrael praife.
And to thy name their grateful homage nife 1
I'hee.pMent liod ! let Egypi't land declaie,
rhiit felt thy iullice. awfully fevere '
Haw did thy frown benight ifae Ihidow'd lanJI
Mature reven'd. b<'W own thy high commaiidl
When jarrini; elemrnu their ufe fi-rgut,
fun felt ihy nwereading blot '
When earth pmdvc'd the pellilentisl brood.
And the foul llrean wai ciimrDoM into blad |
Huw deep 'be hormn of that awful night,
flow llr<-iig the terror, and how wild the fright I
When o'er \i,'- bnd ihr fwoid imaiajire pall.
And men and intuia brcaiii'd m uncc tbcir loft.
i
P o
How did thy arm thy favoorM tribet convey !
1 hy light conduv3in|{ point the parent way I
Obedient ocean to their inarch divide
The wat'ry wall diftintft on cither fide ;
W^^hile through the deep the long pri>ceifion led,
And faw the wonder* of the oozy bed!
Nor lonf they march'd, till blackening in the reaf ,
The vengeful tyrant and hit hofi apf^tar !
Plunge down the fteep, the waves thy nod obey,
And whelm the threat'ning ftorm beneath the lea!
Nor yet thy pow*r thy chttfcfo train forfook,
When through Arabia** lands their way they took;
By day thy cloud was prrfent to the fight,
I'hy fiery pillar led the march by night ;
7*hy hand amidft the wafte their table fpread.
With fcathcrM viands, and with heav'niy bread t
When the dry wildtrrncfs no ftreami fupply'd, •
Guih'd from the yielding rock the vital tide \
What limits can Omni^ ottnce confine i
What obftactes oppofe thy arm divine }
5inLc fiones and wave» thrir fettled laws forego,
Since feas can harden . anil fince rocks can flow (
On Sinai*s top, the mufe with ardei t wing
The triumphn of Omnipotence w uldfing,
Wl-.cn o*er its airy brow thy cloud difplay'd,
Involv'd the nationA in its awful fbadc !
When ihrunk the earrh from thy approaching face,
And the rock tremhied to it* rioted hafe ;
Yet where thy mijcny d-.vine appear *d.
Where fbone thy girry, and thy voice was heard ;
P.v'n in the blaze ui that tremendous day.
Idolatry its impi<<u« rites could pay !
Oh (hame tothouy:ht : — I'hy facred throne invade.
And bra? e the bolt that lir.ger*d round its head !
• VII IViJ^icm,
O THOU, who when rh* Almighty form'd thi* aM,
Upheld the fcalc, and wcigiiM each bJancMball,
And as his hand com; Krei) t-ach dcfigii.
Number *d the woik, and flxM rhc leal divine;
O wifdoni ipfiuitf ! creation's f ul,
Whofc rays diffu'c new lulhc o'er rhe whr.Ie,
Wiiat tf>nguc (hall nuke thy charms cilrllial
k.'own }
What hand, fair goddcfs I paint thee hut thy own ?
What th<:u}!h iy nature'* nniv. ^fd fttire,
Appear the wnijdtTs<»f Almi>;!ity p<tw*r ?
Pow*r unattended, terror uou'.il iifpire,
Aw'd mull we gaze, and coii.foitlels a.imire.
But when fair wifdom jn»i>s m rhe d' fi^iri.
The hearty of the wh(dc rtful 's divine !
Hence life arhnuwlidprs its j? orirus caufe.
And matter ownn ics gr»at Dil; ofer's law* ;
Hence in a thoidand iiifr«.rent tnodiU wri.uj»ht,
N«w fii'd to quiet, now ahy'd to th< u^h* ;
H.nre flow the forn s and properiie-. of ihirgs,
Hence rife* harmony and onler fprjn;:«,
£lie had rhe mil's a (hapchf* chaos Uy,
Nor evtr felt the dawn of %^ifdo'»i's day !
rtee. how aiTiciatc round their centri«l fun.
Their faithful riisgs the circling p.aoets run ;
Sdil ''qui diltaiit« never yet too rear,
>.x.'(Siy tracing thctr at (Hiin' td fplw're.
Mark how the moon our flying orh purfue*,
While from ttc fun her mouthiy light renews}
£ M 8* %i$
Breathes hff wide inflnetice fHh the world below.
And bids the tides alternate ebb and flow.
View how in courfe the conftant feafontrifi^
Deform the earth, or beautify the ikies :
Fiifi fpring advancing, with herflow*ry traio,.
N( xt fummer*s hand that fpreadt the fylvan fccne^^
Then autumn with her yelK.w.fiarveftsq^ywn'd,
And trembling winter clofe the annual roiind.
'yie vegetable tribes obfervant trace, .
Froih the talf cedar to the creeping graft:
The chain of animated beings kale,
Frooi the fmall reptile to V*' eDiirmoiii whalet
From the flrong eagle fioi-ping through thefldei^*
To the low infeA that ^fcaj^es thy eyes I
And fee, if fee thoo canfi, in ev*ry frame.
Eternal Wifdom (bine c<>nfe(s*d theYame :
As proper organs to the lead affign'd.
As proper means to propagate the kind,
Ai^ juti the flruddre, and as wife the plan,'
An in this lord of all-^^ebating man ! ^ j
Hence, reas*n?ng creature, thy dif^inAion Saa^
Nor longer to the way«ikf heav*n be blind.
Wifdom in outward beatty firikcsthe mind.
But outward b'.aoty ptints a charm bchindr
What gives the earth, the ambient air, or few,'
rhe nlain, the river, or the wood to pleafe ?.
Oh lay, in whom dees beauty's felf fefide«
The hcau'ifier, or the beautify 'df . ^ .
1 here dwilU the Godhead in the bright dJU^UCf'
Beyond the ktn of all cnated eyes! , .
Hi» worki ('Ur love, and our attention ileal,.
His works (furprifiig thought I) the Maker muj
Too weak our fi);ht to piirce the radiant cloud.
Where wfJom fV.me», ir all her charms avw'^
O gracious God. omnipotent and wile,
Unerring i.ord and ruier of »he flciet;
AlUc'ind Icfi'ding to my feeble heart, .
One hciim of tiiy celrfliul ligh' impart;
1 fei'k n >t lordid wealth i»r glittVing pow*f,
O grant me wifJum— and I aflc no more 1
VIII. Providnci.
1
As from f^me level c untryN fhelterM grmind,'
Wi»Jj ti»wr* rcpKte, with gieeti enclofures bonOo/
Wiiere the eye kept within the verdadl maze,
But get^ a tur.fient vifla a* it Oray*;
1 he ])Vi^riui to iomc rifing fummit tendi^
Whence opens :«il the fcene as he afcends 8
i>o F'DTidtnce the friei.dly height fuppliea^
Where all thr charm- »tf Dei y lurprife;
Here gf>odnef* V'<>^^'*^i' >'-^^ wifdoin all unitet ,
And d-zziin^ jjloiic* wlirim the ravifliM fightf
\lmi;;hiy Ci«ulc 'fis thy pnferving care,
Trat Icctps i^y w«»rk5 fo' ever frefll and faurf
The lun from thy fuperior radiance brigbc,
E"/nui filed* hi* dehgated light,
l.cn«U to hi* lifter mb inferii>f day.
And paint- the fi'vi-r moonS a1 ornate fiy:
1 ny hind the wafle of eating time renewi,'
1 h u flicdd'ft the tepid mornine'* balmy dewaf
When ragii'g wind" the bl.icken'd deep defohB/'
1 hy ipirit ridt» commiffionM iti the flonn;
Bid« at thy will the ilack*iiing tcmi^ft tmfit;
While the calm occia \Aotiieb!i\ut«a«4%«ft\
THE WORKS OF BOTSE.
■When liclit'ninitt Ihf^Bli I'le >ir iicmriidoui Bj,
Oi [ht bill.' pUjtue !i Wfeii'd ro rfcllroT,
Thy h»nO diKfl-, IT turn. aMt Ihi H.okc.
Thy word ihr (ienJ't (aouniiriin ran revnkej
Vhm fabrcmncnu* (im IIlc [urfice hcjn,
u^bmj'i in the y»«ning (!t»« ;
Thou ruffer'll nmlhe niifthief ri prc**il.
Thy rmVcign touth tiw recent woudiI c«i hral.
To j^emlilia rocki ihou Tcnd'A the. cticcrfu!
O'er Libim'thndithou peur'll ihc cooling dream j
Thy WHchful I'roTidtKct ..'.r ill intcii.l.,
Thr-worla ubcy their grt*i Cmior't eodi.
When min ton Inug the paiha of nice purfu'd,
Thr ''•'"' prepw'd 'he uniiitfil flond ;
Noah fi^t tixe limel; fi^a.
To bra ■
T«h >l.
One IhiniuK walle ihc globe tencdrnl iiT>
Aod the irt heaT'd ilnng the troubled Teij
Thou hid'it the deep hii wieKurtkcd cipWe,
The cloud* iheir wil'ij df luge pnut'd no more :
The fltir* were cUu-'d — the ninuoiuu lopi were
leen,
The dove i<«ific broouhl the o;i*c:|rreen.
Ob Arrjrat the hai'py puriatch toll.
Found the recorai'd world hii hi'pet hid loK;
There hit food eyei rcview'd the |ilri(iTiK fccoe.
The eaiih all wrdim, and -he air ferwe <
Ittptuioui Frrif;hi the guardian ark dirpUy'di
While Noih gratetul ad"ratinn paid !
Beholding m the niany-iii>aut"d bow,
The promire of a UUi world below.
When wild »mbitinii reii'd il. implont head,
And ririBfi Bibel hcan'n with pride lurvey'd;
Thy word ihe rni(>hiy l»bour cmilJ confound,
And leaire the mifi la moulder wiih ihe ground.
Fromihce ill hDman ai^ii'M take their Ipmi^i,
The rife oretnpire*, and the fall of king! !
Bee the tiH theatre of time difpliy'd,
Vhile o'er the fcene (ncceeding heroet tread !
■With pnnip the (hinmi; iDia|tt> fuceeed,
Perform ihc pirta itiy IToYideilce afligo'd.
Their piide, their pjDluDt to tl.j end' iudin'U :
A while ibey Kliliei la die fur of day,
'Then K thy nod the phaniomt pafi'amay:
No incea left of »ll the buty Ircur,
£iit that remenilirance Styt-~''lii ll/'ngi bantrrn I
" Bui (quifliont il'iubi) whour Eckly nature
" I'heague fiti her face it oU meilif \krU
•■ Whence nnhauaknhuvctheearth'aiOon.ni'd
'■ breaft I [!-n ?
" Whence legipid. raiji ' nr felhiw plop;uet in-
•' Whence clra*ai»iJi \ffi.-hiT*nip..i[..»*d ftoie •
•■ Or liquid file. rtploDvc ^!ni poor ■'
Gil, fceimc mole ' dcuunrt lii' ETecnal Ciure,
The Jicirt "! Ui> all-prefcrvina lawi*
Uhe d.-)>lh. of wrAli.". ii;Giii:c .ip'ore.
And lOt tl., Miller— »-hy h- knowa DO more ?
rhy mor .1^11 .11 mn.l il.iui:- aa great.
A> iMO to e»vil ai tne wayi of fate.
To aflc why pnJp'roua vi^c To oft fucceeJa,
Why (ufiera iunoc<:n>e. or viriut bUeda '
Why \DonHm, lialutc tnun viirh l.luDici own,
Sf uiaiM gtoir pow'tiui, mi dif^iate a iIuodi: !
Why faint) and fagca, mirk'd in ev'ry age,
Pcrilli the >ia>n» of tynonic hkc i
Why SDcratB. for .roth and fte^dnm tell,
Or Nfro reigo'd the delegate of hell :
to Tain by rrafoo ta the maxe purfu'd,
y>l ill triumphant, and aSlified jcood.
Fba d 10 Ihc hold, (o miifht the biior aim
I'o judge the pilot, and (he fleetige blame ;
Ai we dircA lo God what Ihould belong.
Or fjy that foi'reij[n wifdom govern* wrong.
Nor alwaya vice doci uncbrreSed go.
Nor virtue oorewardcd pafa bel-.w !
I>[t faciid juliice lifia her awful bead,
Aod doonii Ihe tyrant and th' uforpcr dead;
Oft PruTidencc, more friendly than feircrc,
wdd career;
Direfli ihe fcY.
Bf which an ABiiiiDn, Charlei. or Cxfi'faUi
Or when the corfeii BorBlat-brew the cup
For mciil. bida the mon lien drink it up;
On violence oft reiorta the cruel fpeat.
Or letlen lunninfc io it> crafty {pare :
Rclievea the innocent, eialt< the ]a^,
AnI lay* ihe proud oppreffor in the dad !
But fslt aa lime'i fwift pinions can eoDVCf,
Hafteiia the pump of that trcmendona day.
When 10 the view of all created cyei,
Cod't high iriliunal Oiall mijenic rife.
When the loud irompei Ihall alTembie lonnd
The dead, reviving at the picreini; found I
Where men and angela (ball ti> audit Come,
And miltiona yei unborn receive iheir doom \
Then Ihall fair Providence, to all difplay'd,
Appear divinely bright without a Ihade;
In light iriumpfiani. all her afi> he Ibown,
Ami bliifhing dnubc eternal wifdam own I
Meanwhile, thou great Intelligence rupTeme,
Snv'relgn DireSor of thia mighiy bime,
Whafc witchEut hand, and all-obfErving kea,
I'afhior.t ihe hcarti, and view* the Waya of men*
j Whether ihy hand the plcnieoiit table fpread,
Or mcifure fpariogty lUe daily. bread ;
Whether or wealth or hanoon gild the IccM^
Or naura deform, and wafting an^uiSl (tlia ;
On ihee lit truth and virtue firm rely,
Blcfi'd in (he care irf thy approving eye t
Know thai ihy Providence, their conflanl frleo^
: ThrouKb life Oiall guard lheni,and in death atteid]
' Wi^h everUllioK arma (hrir caufc embrace
I And CroWD the path* of pielywiih peace.
tX. Gt,J»,/M.
Yr. (erapha. who O-id'i ihrone rndrclinjtftill, ■ ■»
With h. ly «eal ymu golden Centera Gil ; •
Yr flaming miniUcra to diDaiit latuta, •
U'hn bcar.oblcipjiaua, hii divine tommtnda:
Ye clierubt who compnfe llie ficced choic,
Adoiiing to the niec th' angelic lyre '.
Or yr fair oaiive- of (he hcav'nly plain.
Who once were moiial— now a happier traint
Who fpend in peaceful love your ^uytul bouia.
In blif.ful nicadi tnd aniaranibne bow'n,
Ob lend one fpaik ol your cdcOial fire.
Oh deign taj glowing bolom to inlinrt.
J
POEMS.
And tSi (Im nnlc** aiKip«riMieM wiog,
While gooiatA, theme divinr, Ihe Dmti ta liDg !
Though ill thy itliibuiei divinely fair,
Tliy fuU periedioD, gloriaui 0<x) ! declare i
Yd if one beuni fuperiar lothe rrlt,
Oh let thy goadach biieO. b« candb'd i
A> Qrinei [he moon unidU her Dirry inin,
A> bmtha the rofe anongQ the flow'ry fcene,
Ai the mild dove her filler plumei difplayi.
So ihedi thy inerey iti dilliaguilh'd Itju
Thii led. Creator mild, thy gncioni hand,
When farmlefi Chaoi heard thy hit;h cnmouDd;
When pleii'd, thy eye thy matcblela work* rc-
»i(«'d.
And sfloiDcCt, placid, fpofce (hu all wa* Eood 1
Nar ODiy doei in heav'n thy gooibielt Siiae ;
Del||bied nature fecit it> warmth diviiMi
'fhe *ini fun't illnniinatint; beam,
TheClrcr crercent, lod ibe Aarry gleam ;
A> day and nightialccfnate thty eiimmand,
Prockitn thu truth to ev'iy diftant land.
See finiling nature, with thy CTeaTum fair,
Conrefi ihy bouoly and pareanl earei
Renew'd by thee, the faithful fearoni rife.
Aad earth with plenty all ber fuDt fupplioi.
The geaetoui linn and the brinded b«r,
Ai nif btly through the foiell walk* they roar.
From llwe. Almighty Makcr,feek ibcirprey,
Nor from ihy hand unfaled go away :
To thee for meat the callow raKOt cry,
Supported by thy all-prdctving eye :
Fiom thee, the tcathcr'd natiT« of the plain,
Or ihofe "who range tlic field, or plough the
Recci*e wiih coiiUant courfe lb" appointed fuod.
And talle the cup at uuivirfal good;
Thy hand thuu upen'li, raillion'd niyriidi live;
Thou frown 'n.ihcy faint; — thoa Ihiil'li, aadlhey
On (iituc't acre, m an rapine'i florei.
See htiVninipiTiial, deal the fiuitriil (how'r*:
■■ Lifc'i common blcOiogi all her children (bare,"
Tread the bme earth, aui breathe a geo'ralair!
Without diftinition, bi.undlefi hleffiiigi fall,
And goodDcfi, like the lun, cnli|thte
Aiiendthd fwimi. purfue (he Darry mad.
And hiil to earth tke Saviuui and iheOiid !
Redemption' ah thou beauteouiRiylkic plan !
Thou lalui;i[y foutce -if life tu man '
What tooeue can Ipeak thy comprehrnllve Snie 1
What thought thy deptht unfaibenuble mc< }
When ioH in (la uur ruin'd nature lay.
When awful juOicr claiio'd her ri^hicuua p^y I
See ihc mild Siviour bend hii pitying eye,
And Hop the lighc'ain){ jaU prcp^r'd to By I .,
(O nranye tlTca of untsimpicdloTeO i
View hi'ti delccnd tlie heav'nly throneabovci
Pationt, the illi of muiial lifi: endure.
Calm, thuQ^ti teii"d, atul inniiUSt, tRmEhpaorl
Uneeriain hii abode, and crarfc hii food.
HiiUTcone fair continued fceue of good :
F'.r Bi fudain tbc wrath u> man deeieud, .' .
I'lie vi^oi oS etcriul ju^ice bleed '■
l-ook! to !he c.of. !he Utd of life iaty'd.
They pierce hit handt, and w.'und bit hcredfide-l
Sea Gud n(pire» ! our forfeit tn aione.
While nuiue trcmblea at hia parting gtou '
Ad»nce, tbou hopeleb mortal, aeel'd '>> P^t
Behold, and if thou un'n, forbear [o meU '
bhall Jefui die ihy freedom IQ icgain, „
And wilt thuu drag the loluniary chaii) f ^ ^ '
Wile thoB refufi. thy kind afTcnt to gixf, ' , ^
WlMn dying he lookt dqwn to bul thee IWe \ ' ,,
Per«eifc,witiihouitje(!tlhep>oRir'dg«^,'. .
Bought with hii life, and Ureanuug in hti faloodj,
Ohm
Dffend a.
Go, learn of biuiei tliy Maker
Sliillthefe, through ev'iy iribe, hit bounty own,
or all hit wotki uiigiatcful thou aione !
Deif when the tuneful voiee of mercy criea,
Aud blind, when fov'ieigo goodnela charou the
eye.:
Mark how the wretch biiaaful same bliTphemcr,
, Hit pity fparei, — hit clemency reclaim! :
Oblerve hii patience with (he guilty Itrite,
And bid the criminal repent and liire :
Rccal the fugitive wiib gentle eye,
lk(eech the obfliiiaie, he would not die '.
Amazing ieuderncf< — amaiina moil.
The loul on whom fuch mercy Ihoutd be loQ !
But would'A thou view tbc r*ya of goodn«r>
eaQetn light 1
■■St bead tUj fight !
.■hofe .
S'te, -
heal thy italuie, and cunfirm thy peace'.
mill rbc errotaot thy life atone,
nd raiio iliec from a rc^el, M a Ibn ! ' -
O blcK Redeemer, fiom thy facred throne,
'here l^intt and angcki finK thy Iriumphi WM |
(Where, fruni the grate ibcu rait'd ihy glorliMia
head,
Chiln-d to tSy ear the p.iw'ri Infernal led)
cm thai ualted height of biili tuptenie,
lok down on thofewhobeat thyfacred natne;.
note ibcir wiyt, infpite them by ihy gwce, .
Thy Uwtto fnlliiw, aod thy llcpi to (race;
Thy bright eiampte to thy ^ifltine join.
And hy their muali pfmte thtir faith divine I ,
Km only to thy church confine thy ray.
O'er the glad wutld ihy healing light difplay i
PiiT tiUD of Rightcoufuefs '. in beauty life,
Ard cleat the miAt that cloud the mcutal &.!»;
■J o Judih't remnant, now a fcaiier'd train,
(Jli great McGiab ! Ibow thy ptumit'd tciRD:
O'er catih as wide, thy faving warmth difTufc,
Aj fpti-adi Ihe ambient ait, oi fjlllng dewa.
And hude the lima when, vaoqHTlh'd by Aj
Death Iball eijHrc, and fin dcRlc no more 1
X. RiSltrA.
HtMre dillinC Tar, ye foM of earth pnEwe,
1 he !oo(c,ambitiuus«u«ioui. or vain ;
Ye »utm'<ofpow'r1 Je mloioi/d flavei of ft«ft
rhcw»ntoiivul6"t.a-"liJcf.'.JiJgicK:
/*'
THE WORKS
f< porrr foul', tirrn itrol. rcGn'fl,
Th<r bUmdif. Wff ST..! uncotfupri.l miml !
licr your chilUc licii>di> ijii^ holy iltirmrc,
rrtlh incenfi hrii-|r, aiiH ti;hi Ihe ulnwing bliw ;
Vour ){rai(tul inlet" »iJtti» mure t li^g
Tbct]t tlrPpiifllcoFth' Almfchl King!
' 't> imly rfiliioiic divine hr k: owi.
A< truth itiil tiuHiiJ hi' thui'ich' ciimpnre ;
.^'.1 mConiilile ticin);* hj> iffi 'i>*,i ;
TheU Hit hi- eirr rni (ij'ry miml imtircfi"'),
The conrci>.|ii IMtk ih' hiind nf heav''i arrrd !
Whm nnh, p(r»fifr , Fit wr^ng f.Tl>k*i ihc tight,
H( mil atttnlive Itcrpt rh« Uvl< in G^Kt 1
pcmandt tlir (IriA ir' nen^mt ninalit be mirle,
lAiid cliinu the foifcii ou til' i^i:n<Ici'' hnil '
' Whymonu:rpDi-Ji<it>
■ W!iy
'Tf
Mneol
' he."
nM,
Ko— hid
Whil (nil, whii pri» h»A *lniie brEi) .ifGgn'd f
Ftimi uhAicIo her n'jhlsfl rnumphi B-v,
H<r IpirjtiUneullh, when (he finili nn fne '
Mao tiiighlVdhlp- hive la been ht; ff Dil),
Hippy, without the pti»ilfge of will,
And julk. hte^ule hit hand> were lyM frnm ill !
fWiitd'iiHiifthdni' in rtiBHil th' AliRighy plan
f LttTpBg all ihr ilJgnliy of mm !
, YelUlroihy'tyft.Yjiofc-iiticnwn thy pride,
And view thy hnfpiixfi ard ihoice il'f'di
he Vinut rr'.ni licrreir her hlif. derive.
A blih. brynnil ihr pow'r of ihrt nrt i.> z'te ;
file ■.» ufimpjie ai>J nf wealth pn(r<f.*d,
-^le Ht the heart and tc'\ htrfrlf unhM.M.
And fay, were yn n r.irilitr niirti eOl/n'd,
■Tb ititn ungraii iuJ ' nr i« hcav'n
* ■" Ye., all ti.e w„t. (ram he».
' The wreiih adop 1 — thcwtiti
,. ,||..
nrnm ^i* »lld lun.nr hi- npprilTm dtcd,
Itfiet, bl<ile>,n>urdcti.ri(ti!c|[e |.tnce<d;
RtT ivi|d imbiii' n ihin* ihe {icnpleH ntlh.
Or tri>n> hin av'ilee. famine Iikci her biiUi ;
iiti nmure gi»'n the hero wini;. to fly,
Hit ptide wot,1d Ind him ta attempt the fty '.
Td angeli make ihe p'Emy*' (illy known,
JUid art* <«*)• piiy frinn ih' eternal thrnne.
•■ yBt'*hite nn t»rih 'rjomphanl vice prcvaili,
fdcfful JuQlee b.lance. hn fcal't.
'with eye uiihiifa'd all ihr fiene lurfeyt.
Ifftth hand impalliil, ev'rf intne lh< wfighi;
Ott tUilt purliiini; IT hit iixmbliDg hef It,
.ptr man -tf bloo.i hct iwfuli'rrfcnce fielt:
pft from hfr arm, imidft rhr blare of Bate,
ic rrKij iTranr.wiih lm<tt> elate, 1
r.te-droi<„rit,rp-,c-p^a nf(a-e;
^ahigh
i,tu.ii-.fi diyi
lUsllhwbuaklilirpki;;
Wl. n juflt e Ihflit orerrnt hn- UriA atcavnl,
i hat all wh< fec>, condemo'd, tliedreatlfbl rod,
Siiall own <hit Hghromi are die way< nf Ood :
Uh Thi-n wh'le peoitenw on Tatedtlarm,
Willie linE'rinnJLiftice yet wi'hhsMt ici vm t
^Vi.iJe ^;^Iv'nly ptilenee granti rhe predoni dnev
L.-I *he lolt finner llilxk him rf hi> crime ;
ImniediaTe. lu th< lirai if merey fly,
N I W4ri F»-M<-rr»W— leA ta-nJKhl he dk i
Bu- itrmMf.r'l ye ftni «f btackeft biiih,
Y> yiano, that der'nii (he face uf ctnhi
Tre inbli^ yc f"ni nf Bj^r»*»iril B«ili,
Rtm- rfelef- murder* drop ihy hand fevere.
And hathethy bloody weapon with a tear; '
Gn, luO impiffe ' ron»erfe with friendly lifhl*
""'like the manHoni i4 difilinp niKht ! '
Quit, dark hvpecrify.thy Ihia liik-ulle,
N"r ihink lo'cheat the notlee ot ihe ftie»*
U.,(.c,al avarice, thy i^i.fp forego.
And bid the iifeful irralWe Uun to flow '.
R'Korc-. in jn (I iee, the defrauded goin I
Op; t> fli'in. Wnd 10 sale the eiptivs'i chaini
Kr »-fuI Jua.te fltl!i< fflc fatal blow.
Auri drive you ta die rralmi of night Inlaw !
But dotibt Tefumti,— " If jnlhce haid(CTec4
" I lie punilhmeiK piopottiiin'd tu the deed ;
■' htf rnal m.f.-iy feim. tfo fevefe,
'' Tod dnid a wi)|>ht for wrcithcd nian to heat i
" looharlh — that cndltfi lottnenit Aoald r*^
« pay
" Ihe cfinieJetlifei — ihe (rroriofa day;"
lii •ain our [cafaii wduld prefumptutiut pry ;
H->v n't counrcli are beynnd tonception hit(h;
In vain wuulri thani^ht hni nieafur'tl juHiec fcan t
Hit ways how different fiom ihc way* of mau I
'r»e deep for thee, hi> feereti are lu know.
Infinite nil, bnl more wifely !hun the woe j
W*iu'd by hi» ihreat'ninji, to hit liw» aitind,
Ai.d learn to tnike Omnipotence ihy fiiend '.
Our weikrr Uwi. (0 gain the purpoi'd endi.
Oft pafi ihe hounds Che lawriver intendi;
Oft par ill pow'r, to feive iii own defifin,
Wurpifntm (lie Uxt, etcreding nifon • line;
Ririlie*, biafi'd, il the pcrTiif, nut the deed.
And rriilliefnillllef^tmpnilrAed bleed!
B'lT God alnre, wiih unimpiITion'd 6ght,
Sutveyt Che niei barrier of wruii^ and ii|hi ;
And while, fuhfcrvicnt, at hi< will ordiint.
While reiiher fpne nnr piHium juide hi» viewa,
Kv'n evil wnrki (hepurpolche puifiKi"
Th»i Wiier fpiinp, the lowrce uf liumui pain '
Huil'd by M> touch doei minrral health cuniaui (
Wiilidrawa it> dond. and briEhtcni into good.
I hut haman jafliee-((ar at man «n u«)
For piivaie hfrl^ llrikf* the dubioua hlpw i
Iiui refiiiude dlvtie. with nobler f^ul,
Conrnld each individagl in ihe whole :
Oireftk the ilTun .feich moral ndft.
And feet creation nrugjle into life I
And yoa. ye happier fnult ! wlio in bit wajri
ObC^nni walk, uid Ho^ Ut inlj f ttiCt >
F O B. M A
4e
Ve rtgliteoiit fSew ! wHefii ctlm vnnifled br«afls,
No fcart cin darken, and no f;m\t inf (b,
To whom h:s graciout^ fyromiTes extend.
In whom th<y centre, and in whom (hall end,
Which (bleft'd o*- rhar foundation fure who build)
Shall with eternal ju»icc be fuI6U*d :
Ye font of life t< whofe ((lad hope it giv'n
The bright reverfion of approachinj^ hcav*n.
With g' areful hearts hi« glorious praife recite,
Whofe l«>ve from darknelt call'd you out to light ;
So let your piety rcflrdive (hine,
A% men may thei'Ce cnfefa hit truth divine !
And when this mortal veil, a* foon it muft,
9haU drop, returning to itn native dutl ;
The work of life with approbation done.
Receive from God your bright immortal crown !
XI. Glory.
BoT mh ! adventVou^ mufe, redrain thy flight,
D:ire not the blaze of uncreated light 1
B<.fore wh(»fc gl'>rious throne, with dread furprife,
Th' adoring ferap h veils his daigled eyes;
Whofe pure effulgence, radiant to ezcefs,
No cokrarscan defcribe, or words iZprelt!
AA the fair beauties, all the lucid ftores.
Which o*er thy work;* rhy hand rcfpler.!ent pours;
Feeblf*, thy brighter glories to difpjay,
Pa'e as the moon before the folar ray !
Sec on bii throne the gaudy Perfi.iu plac*d,
In all the pomp of the luxuriant eaft !
While mingling genu a bor:ow*d day unfold.
And the rich purple waves embofs'd with gold ;
Yet mark ^ his Icene of painted grandeur yield
To the fair lily that adom« the field !
Ob.cur'd, behold tha' fainter lily lies.
By trench bird's inimitable dyes;
Yet thcfe furvey, confounded and outdone.
By the fuperior Inftre of rhe fun :
That fun himCelf withdraws hi* MTcnM beam
From thee, the glorious author of hi* frame !
rraofcmdenc Pow'r ? folc arbiter of fate I
How great thy glory ' and thy blifshow great !
To %iew from thy exalted throne above,
(Eternal fource of light, and life, and love !)
VfinumherM c^eature^ draw their fmiling birtbt
T" hiefsthe hcav*us, or beautify the earth;
While fylltms roll, obedient *o thy view,
And worlds rejoice-— which Newton never knew.
Then raiic the fong. the general anihcm raii'e,
And fwcil the concert of eternal praife .'
Aliift ye orb** that form this bound!cf:« v hoic.
Which in the womb of fpace unnun.berM roll;
Yc (Janets who compofe our hffcr fchcme,
And bend concertive, round the folar frame ;
Thou eye ' f nature ! whofe extet^fivc ray
With endlefii charms a(!oms the face of day;
Confenticg raife tl\* harmonious joyful found.
And bear hi* praifes thrnn»h the Taft profound :
Hm praife. ye winds that fan the cheerful air,
5wift as they paf along your pinions bear !
Hi« t raife let ocean through her realms difplay,
>jr as her circling billows can convey !
Hi« praife ye m'ldj vapours wide diffufe,
In flint defccndir.g, or in nulder dews.
His jpraifen whtfpfr, t« mtjeftlc treei^
As your topii ruille to the gentle brccse !
His praife around, ye flow*ry tribea« eshiki
Far as yoar lweet« embalm the fpicy gmlc ■
His praife, ye dimpled flrcams to earth reveil»
As pleas*d ye murmur throu}{h the flowVy vato.
Hi»> praife, ye feather*d choirs diitinguiib*d Qnig
A- to'ycur notes the vocal forefttring !
His praife proclaim, ye monikers « f the deep.
Who in the vail aby£i your revels keep 1
Or ye fair native* of our earthly fcene, .
Who range tlie wilds, or haunt the p^nre green!
Nor thou, vain lord of earth, with careidaear.
The univcrfal hymn of worfliip hear!
But ardent in the facred ch>>rus join,
1 by foul iranfported with the taik divine ! , , .'
While by his works th' Almighty isconfcfs'dy
Supremely glorious and fupremely blefiM '.
Great Lord of life 1 from whom tlua bumble
frame
Derives the powV to fing thy holy name*
Forgives the lowly mufc, whofe artlels lay
Has dar*d thy facred attribute* fnrvej '.
Delighted oft through nature's beaiiteoaa BM$
Hjs ihe ador*d thy wifdom bright reveal'd;
Oft have her wiflies aim*d the fecret foi*g,
But awful rev'reoce fiill with-heM her tongue.
Yet as thy b->ui>ty lent the reaa*ntng beam.
As feels my confciuos breafl thy vital fiAmOp
So. blell Ci eator, let thy fervant pay
His mite of j^ratitude this leeble waj^
Thy goodnefs own, thy Providence adore^
And yield thee only— what was .thine befocea
THE VISION OF PAnENCEt
AN ALLEGOXICAL POtIf,
Sacretf to tbt Memory of Mr Alcxambr Cnr£if % m
To.in^ Go^tlfman tin/f>rtiiMateiy i^ im tie Iiloribtn^,
Oc^-an^ om lis Return J'r^tm Cbinm, f 74O.
*' Ne jaceat nullo, vel ne meliore fepnlchro."
JLocAN, lib. viii.
*TwAS on a fummer's night I lay repot* J,
In the kind arn:« of hof| itablc rel>t
When fancy to my waking thought dilcloa'4
And deep the vifionary fcene impreft<
Cole by my iicic, in rcbes of morning grcf,
t\ form cclellial ftood, or feeni*d to ftand ;
IntrancM iu admiration as I lay,
bhe raifc'd with afpedi ralm my feeble baud 9
And whili* through all my veins the tumult ra^
With mild benignity (he placid thus began !•
♦ Mr, A. Ctnmn^ tu** fi^ftf"^*^^ rfAe 8tit<-
cUt a SveJ'Jh Eafi .nJiaJbi/t^ wbich wme vneeM on
a rctk ubout txvo muUt caj} of the tJLmJ §f A'orth Hof
iniij^ , the mortbermm'fi oj the Otkmey '^nd*^ Nwm 1 8.
l7/|Li. Ivimsdiately m the fiif)'* ^tUeimfr. Atr Cmm-m
ing ^tCKt rff in iU' har^e^ auomiamud ly the fue^em
uti: fix tf tie MJefi feamem^ in order /9 difeener p/hjt
til' tjiti.i •:.•€/ J, Lut ivere never tmoreheatd of ^Fhirty^
»A. ij tie fSuore ^irerefuved oid ^ a biuuUed^iheJ^*i
eonf.'jKent,
THE WORKS OF BOYSE.
" Patience my cime — of Lachifii the child.
Nor art thou unicqoainud with my voice ;
B; AX nfflifieil virtus ruffcn mild,
And ID tb' etemil will fubmiii itt choice.
Behold, commillian'd {ram the heiveni)' Tphcre,
I c<imc to flrcDt;ibi3l ibf correficd Gl[h[ ;
To IMch ihee jtc coniiiiucd woe* lo bear.
And eye mtifu'Cunc in a^iL-ndljr light :
Norihbu my prttcni fuirmon« di/obey, tg
Bui chcetluliy |iicpirc to wait me on my way."
. " Dattghitr of heaven (meihoughi I ftraighi re-
Gladly tty me ihy fummnni it obcy'd ;
Conient I follow Ihcc. ecUniat guide.
Beneath thy Aire (voirAIon undifmay'd:
Ofl in llurp perilt and rurniUDding woei
Thy rslnlary prefence have I found;
I'hcn lead wherever thy dliefliun Ihnwf,
To diflinl Teat, or Mrth'i rcmmefl bimad !
Read/ am 1 lo wait thy purpns'd fiighi.
Thine be the tare to a& the fovercign will aright."
Sudden, enfolded in a Aecry cloud, 31
Thmogh yieUliugair wc eut uur rapid way.
While the pale moon a dubioui light beflim'd,
LinJi u we paf>"d and intermingled fen ;
Nor ceai'd our voyage, till the blufhinii dawn
Dirpell'd the glimmeiing of ihe Harry hnll ;
Aiij night I dark curtain hy degreet irilhdrawn,
Wc found nurfelni on Thul^'i Iky prt toall -.
Where Silence liti on ber uDironbled ihrDiie,
> if Ihe left the world to live and reigtl alone.
Here do invading noUe the goJicTi findi, 4I
High at Ihe Gii o'er the fuiTiiiiiuling dc<p ;
But plea-'d (he lidint to the hrllow winJt,
'.If the (hrill mew, that tulU her evening-flccp;
Deep in a cleft-worn rock we found her laid,
Spingjcd the roof with ni^ny mi artleh gem:
Slowly flic rofe. and met u> in the Ihade,
At half diUurb'd that liich inirufion came :
But at her filler 1 Cght, wjih l.wk difcrect,
She betttr welcome j^ve, and puiuted each a fat.
U'ide from her grotto to the dizzied eye 51
A boundleli profpcfi! Uy ihr aiurewjUe,
Lofl in the lighlkft limit fei and Iky;
By meafurable diftance binily trac'd ;
Whence now ariDng from hit wat'ry bed,
The fun emergj»;g f^irrad hit golden ray ;
When fneetly Patience raii'd her pr'nfive head,
And ihui the Roddefi faid, or ferm'd lo fay :
" Mark, mortal, with attcntinn't dcepefi care,
The fwift approaching fccnc the haiiili of licaven
prepare." 60
With lu<>k intent, acrofi (he fhinhtg toid,
(An objca ta Che weak bchnjdec lofi •)
■ V«. (t. Patienec, ihr fWIi allegorinl figure in-
I'lrodueed, it here reprcfeiiled a> the diughier of
■iWeceiniy. or LtchefK. one of the three DelHnlei.
T.- Ver. 18. Thu;i it here ui.cn lot the Utkney
W Ver. J9. Fileaery the fetond a'irgotical pftfon,
■mi: fillet uf P411C11CC
Juft in Ihe h.rri7nn dim a fail I fpied.
At if Ihe made fame luni:-c>pe^ed loaft :
KJnd to her wifliea blew the weAem bieese,-
At, fwUi advancing o'er the placid main
She Ih^'d her courfo, incrnfing by dcgtMa,
Till nearer feofe made all her beautiei pUitt;
And Ihow'd hsi on the yielding billowt riiic< .'
In 4II the gallant trim of ornamental ptid« 1 7I
Thus Bew Ihe onward with eipanded fail,
A fight delightful to thi plearL.r'd eye!
Borue ua the wing) of ilie propi'ioui gale,
Hcedleft, alai ' ft hidden datixer nigh :
The joyful (ailnr, long on ocean toft.
AlrcsJy ihnught hit te<iiuui fiilTcriagl o'er;
Already haii'd the hofpiable coaR.
And trail in thought along the friendly Iliote ;
When, dreadful to biboU — difalltout Ihoek !
ahipwrrcti'd, at once the Itruck on a wave-covcr'f
raclt! &»
0 Heaven 1 — it wai a piteoi" fight lo view
The wild euufuflon fuddtnty took place!
The iJifftn.'nt gcfturei of ihe Itighied crew !
The fear thai ms'k'd each deal h.di (Ira Acd face.
All one imp>Di"n'd fcene fli woe appcat'd.
Some wildly rav'd, while olhctt fcarcc cMiU
i,.«k.
No order watohfervM.norcnrnn heard,
For mortal pileneff f*t on (very cheek I
1 look'd al I'atience, u (he fat me nigh, 8a
And wonder'd, at 1 look'd, to fee her inrlels cya !
Again I lurn'd— when, o'er the velTcl'a fide, ,
Diltinft I faw a manly youth appear.
Launch the oai'd pinnace to the fw tiling tide,
^Jdt (how'd hit fteady brow a Kuilly feat '
The fad remainder willi a mournlul bail
Hit juft delign and bold departure bleU i
With lifted eye he fpread the Deiider fail.
Al if he trulled Heaven to guide the reA:
Swift o'er the main the bark letrcaiing Aew,
And the tall fbipatoocc wai taken fraro myvicir,
Immediate Patience from her feat a(of«, IO|
And all abrnpt the tranGent vifii broke;
While Silcncf^, pleit'd, ictum"d to her rcpofc,
With air compot'd, for never word Ihe fpoliE :
Again (loud-wafied we punu'd our way
WeAward, ai gave Ihe alter'd wind lo ride,
When thut, tnethoughl, I heard the pxldefa ftf^
■''Til mine to wail yon boat that bra vci the tide,
F"r well, alat • loo well I now [..refee. (me.**
Much need yon voyagen will quickly have tof
Driven on the pioiont of the eallern wind III
O'ei many a fei.giit ille and rocky ciaft,
We left bleak Sheitand't Ihadowy hillt behM.
I'o watch the little bafk in ocean loft :
For now from fight of laud diieiied clear,
'I'hty drove uncertain o'ct the piuhtela deep.
P O E
Kor gxrt the tdverfe gale dne conrfe to ftecr,
Mor durft they the deGgnM diredion keep:
The gathering tcmpeil quickly ng'd (6 lugh.
The wavecncompafs'd hoat bat faiDtly reach'd
my eye. liO
Yet could I mark, amidft the noify wafte.
The peaceful exit blamelefs virtue gave ;
Calm fat the youth in the loud threatening blaft,
And firm preparM him for his wat'ry grave '.
One fond regard, his lateil debt, he paid,
Eaftward. to Caledonia's native (hore ;
And thu> (methought) in dying accents faid,
** Farewel my country !*' he could fiy no more,
For the wild furge with rage devouring fp'rcad.
And whelm*d the haplcfi youth in ocean's liquid
bed. 130
Then Patience meek, as from my rending heart,
She heard deep uttcr'd the exprcflive fightf,
*' Seeft thou \fiie faid) that youtn't undaunted
part,
Who yonder ev'n in death anvanquilh*d lies?
There view the bled cffeds from virtue flow.
The cow*rd from fate to (hameful fafety flies;
The truly valiant dares to meet the foe,
Nor (brinks from danger, but with honour dies:
For guilt of all defence difarms the flavc,
But innocence in death fupports the good and brave.
** Yet, ere yon fetting fon his light renew, 1 41
Shalt thou behold the decent honours paid
To the pale corfe now floatin{<; in thy view,
And fee it in the earth lamented laid ;
For though he dies from each expeding friend,
Whofe vowA were ofier*d for hisfafe letum.
The mournful llranger o*er his grave (hall bend,
The blu(hing virgins weep around his urn !
Such privilege hit fpotlefs truth (ball boa(i.
Though to your difUnt world in dark oblivion
loft!'* 150
The tempefV ccas'd — and all the fober night
Intent our courfe aerial we parfu*d ;
Till as Aurora dawn'd with ruddy light.
An ifland we pcrceiv'd that ftemm*d the flood;
No hills nor trees adorn'd the level foil.
Where bleating flocks a plenteous herbage found;
Low lay the profped of the bleating ifle.
With here and there a fpot of tillage-ground :
By which the humble village flood defcried.
Where never enter *d arts, or luxury, or pride ! 1 60
0*er many a fea-green holm we wafted went,
Where undifturb'd the feathered nations lay 1
Till lighting on the plain with foft defcent.
We faw a reverend form advance our way ;
And now approaching with an eafy pace.
The venerable fagc before us flands ;
White were his hairs, aad cheerful was his (ace,
At once delights his afpe<£t and coimnands :
I felt all care fufpendi-'d at bis view.
Whom belter far than I his kindred goddefii knew.
Ver. 15 y. The Faroe Ifles, fubjed' to Denmark.
6ec BcUc'k Dcfcrif {ion of chcm,
MS, Ml <
Of homefpviniiletwasdit-gvbhebin, 171
Girt with a velvet fisal's divided (kin ;
Of woolleo yam the mittens which be woret
To keep him from the breath o£ Boreaa thin :
An eafy path along the verdant groviid
Soon to his hofpitable cottage led, ^
Ere yet inftruded I my error found.
Nor knew the caofe my firft emotiQii bridy
Till, as into his clean abode we west,
Kind Patience whifpet'd me our hoft wa» caD'd
Content. 180
Sweet was his earthen floor with n^fliet ipilfed.
Sweet was each (heU-wnroght bowl and wnodoo
difli.
Sweet was the quilt compos*d hit hetldiy bedt
Nor vranted he for fowl or fun-dried i^
And milk of (beep, and turf, a pkmttont fton*
Which lay beneath his comfortable rool;
No ftorms, no accidents, could make him poor.
He and his houfe I weeD were weather-prooL
A bauhelor he wonde, devoid of care, [Cur.
Which made htm now appear fo healthy and fo
Long time with Patience fair dUeovfe he hdd,
(Oft had the godde(t been his weleofne gnefl)
Nor (he the friendly intercourfe repell'd.
But the good fire familiarly addrda'd :
Thus were we happily converlapt fet.
When from the neighbouring village role a cry.
And drew our hafty fieps where munbert taet.
Like us, appear'd to know the reafoD«-wliy?
Nor needed anfwer : on the fea*wccd Ipray*
Too viflble reply !— the wave-tofii*d body by. aoo
How flood I (hock'd, when in the femblant &ce
(By death unalter*d, or the cruel flood),
1 could of Lycidas each feature trace,
Young Lycidas, the learned and the good !
<* O Heaven (cried I) what forrowi will he feel,
DebariM the promisM hope of thy return ?
Not all his (kdi the mental wound can held.
Or cure a lofs he muft fo ju(Uy mourn !
How will he weep, when in the ocean-grave
He hears a brother loft he could have died to (iive !**
Here with oblervant eye, and look fierene, aix
llius check'd the good old man mypfadiittm
fpeech ;
'* Beft in fubnUlfion piety it feen,
lliat le(ron let thy land condudrefiteidi t
But left the youth thy friend bewails ihtonld
want
The rites departed merit oiwfat to find.
Let thefe a(rembled natives Kindly grant
The unjpoUuted grave, by Heaven affign'd :
A corpfe that claim*d a due interment more.
Yet never wafUd wave to Faroe's gniltlels fliore !**
He faid— obedient to his jufl comraands %%l
The zealous youth the breathleis body bear,
Some form the fcpnlchre with careful bands.
While round the virgins drop the artleis tear*
Ver. 180. Content, the third alkgoricil figm
introduced.
THE WORKS Of BOTSE.
Such llnwcn 11 Nalisre pnnn the luder clirnr.
SdfK nnnrri 3^ and with pii'D- care ihtj (hcd,
An^ l<ti|t thr funrnl i'lrgt in Runic rhyme,
AllnlKd -0 chr f <^ or wirrinr d»d :
While » fhf t fruirlrfi honour* an hel)o*"d,
CoDlcnt withrbrrfpceth hiipurpnfethutaTow'd :
" Wh»t boni« ihee difw. IoR ynuth ! th»( crof"
ihe m»n, iji
Thoa fprcad ihe dariof fail from pole to pcfe,
Vrilth ID acquire, ind kiowlcrlEe 10 aliiiii :
Koonledjce, ihe nobler Ireafuri: of thr foul <
Bi Rcilh the rcorchinjt of rhe medial line,
Ob AFrit't find, and Tndia'i gnlden conO ;
Viriiic five ihee with niTiTC iiuth in (hinc.
Drelt in each enccllrnce ihit youth cniili) (man,
And !>•• fii* (!!»« ihce ftom the w»»e in 'l(t.
And teich ihr tafer pori prqtar'd ihei in (ht DtJct.
" Vtt like thefe hi>noiin, ih^ deferv'd rrwicd ;
Call thin untroubled Tool -f eanh ihy own ;
Here (hill thy alhe< find a due regard.
around ihj grave be throvr
DlreJtlfiR Heaven ordain'd thy early end
From fraud <nd guilt la favi thy blimcic:
To (h..»
■lib.
■r pirlJy rcfidet and holy ituih :
Here l*kc thy rell wiihin lhi> hillow'd (rrouod,
3"ill the lall trump emit the dcad-awaksoinE
loiind I" ijo
He cimi'ii — »wnil»e to the word* he fjid,
Ii< finh th< n>>i>Fi place the honnui'd day ;
• V/I'h holy rim ihty corrr up hi- head,
A (p"lld« gfa'e, where nc*cr mum! lay I
CharF' 'd wiih the (itnple mriiincr- of ihe ijle,
I . ilh'd fome further knowledge tn reieivc :
' Here enuld ha« dwdi v. ith i.ld C nieni awhile,
Anil leam'J of him the hippinrf- to life !
Whrr I>«iicnee from my CJe abrupil] b^nke.
And, Itaniog at the lofi, 1 (uddenly awoke I j6o
JOB CHAP. III.
^HUi Jnb hetcan Cuffl br the filal mom
In wh ch diDmicuifbM wreichcdF'cfi <■>>• burn '.
Jr^'m thefiiir nmnrt of ihe re»-.Wiii|t year
Krifh haiday! nor lit lh« mghl ippor.
In which thi- (p«tk of enlily hegau
lei dirknrh Itain 11 o'er, im fricnaW ray
Pierce thruut h the tV<om of -hji affr >ehttd day 1
Siir Ihadciof terrix ii'rr ific.rcuil fp'cad,
And fold it in (he minile I't the deul :
O'rT that 'urO m|;hi may double lioc<Dr> dwell,
Suthai inwnp ihr punilhmenti of hell!
V- i:hceilBl I0UI1.U i» foliiude loake.
Bui ludi a> fiendi and inriur'd wretrhn mate ;
Such H may ■•< unit ihe (oul. and fbork 'he t^r,
The jrOMa of drslli, «l\d howlinj;! uf defpaii !
imm.iti dull thr pi
liMlh-.Tprrffor
May all 111 ftar. wlih ray. dlminlftiM flinw.
And ihoujih the dofty air obfiurely (•Inwf
N" jriin-pfe of h-prthe dreadful feeBC adi-ro,
Vnr !el i> fee the pT.mtiTc of a morn ' •
B-ciufe it Ihui no' up my mother'- wnnib,
Why dy'd I not * Why did pie»'n<ive (ate
My deftin'd life f»t future foriowi fparef
rhco had I fdund <h*I »fe ( f,',.k in vain.
Nor known (hii load of unrramplcrf pain '.
1} jT'ave ' ih.'U rcfuEe of the foj diOrEll '.
When flull I Crt lott. thy downv reft ?
Thrr.- kii.Kt and mi/hfy one nevlcflcd rot.
In thrir ■ wn mniFlj'cinp mnmnii li» hrgot :
! rhoujfh oiiec of Branrf.ur and of pow't polTea.
Aud all (be irrafurrt nftbi Ihlnin^ean)
Ihere nicn no lnii..« vain rfiiimfl.oni Uaft,
nee tnd Have are loft ;
ound in laOinir chaius
nere 01 nta roa tne w.tt.h nn more compUMf
brrc eeafe the waiUou. of the heart din»cft.
Whyrpuel) rbou, U Lord ' a life like mine f
V ile with int' ITinl pray r> Cnr deith I, pine :
Why it ihar hletCnf ^Ivrn tn wraith and g>rid« t
B»I (« the wretch, il.D'rh'd like me, drby'fl.
While o'er my hend thy awful lerro.i hnied;
Befci my path, and miuitle with my fa«d.
In vuo my criet and gronm CDntinual rife.
In vain my ie»t I p< ur, and waRr my fijhi :
While all my fiar' upon my T.iul are cnii^
By thee forfiken, hopiilrr> and uod "Oe I
VERSUS
Sacred to the memory of the ReTrrcod
JUS •JOHN AKDERSOfT*.
SttniL Driramlng tcan a na'Ion'i eyci oVrSovr,
Shull we be Uumb hecaufc he fpeaki no mDra^
Wh'i chaim'd Bitci-.tinc niuliindc. helme-
Clot'd are ihiife cyet. aiid Glent ii thai tDDpi*
Where fparkled «cal and mild inflruaii'U bui«.
Bv miiirc fomi'd 10 fttn* in ev'ty fccne,
' allure the ■
Uei obfrtve the cull
Ver. ij4. Vimin.
ibi.iBI.ofanthefcnof.hern
ni <rf llrKnij; over the dead
lo ihatl
En-ly he lean.'d the p-ofpea to defpire
And make {ii< niMec chi^ne hit kindred (Um t
For thii himfe ( and rifnig hopit rcfim'd,
o live <o lieay-i). and live for human kind ;
lird trial tn h< mhid. ciiuld ou|ihi contioul
Komin viHoe in 1 Chriitian I'ouU
o jiilbf* the debt of met we pay;
'I ft'dmaof frlef (hould be immod'rate thsD^t,
icef- of Inrniw ia an htinefl ball
Hi- vridow'd fl"ek bell knavr Iiii pioB* Mrc,
4U](hi by hi<*R>rd> and Ruatilrd by hxpraier;
II mnre Ihall tn liiiiyeihiaardnui Ihine, '
o lungii from hia lipt flow truibi divine.
• A^thr rf" A Di^l'g*' «• Ih, Chnhi frajn
_«i" 4H nil, •• LtlUr, uff fr^fiyttria, Vl.
i g«. 1710. aW gram^/4lbrT ^ lit tumrttnJ ^m •
■r». ■y.tK A'J.tiM, f. S. S. fnfrfir i/Ktrnttt
1 riiiUfti-by IB lU Umu'/^ '/ G/iji-jB
> O E M t.
Mr
How wont the willing ercnf d to jttther rt^and.
Hang on Ih lip«, and catch th* cochancinK fnund ;
While infuch termt hUrhouf^htthc ftillcxpreft
The love of virtue rofe in every breaft i
And cvVy heart itn fecrct fai it» coufeft.. j
Then with \i-har cafe the tumult would he calnit
And ro the woundi he fearch'd apply the balm !
Bo drd their danj^er to mankind he 'auj^ht,
Th^n, like fomc guardian an^el, comfort brought.
N'>r had hi* fpeech «!une fuch wond'roo^ powV,
Though wund'rous rhat— -hut ftill bin life wa« more;
Where all the charms t»f virtue were difplayM ;
And tau>:ht :he world even more than allhefaid ;
Where all wai <:pen, unrcf rvM and fair,
A jrenerou* bofom, and a hc^rt fiiiCf re,
!»'• firm to tru'h, to reafon fo rcdgnM,
At once impurrial, and at once fo kiid, [mend,
1'hat fcarcc we knew which moft we Hiould com-
Thc free reprover, or the tender friend :
5uch were the pallors that in ancient days,
Keclaini'd mankind, and ltd io viriue** ways,
Sizch Afu boatled, and luch R me of old,
ll'er foul* were barter*d for unriphteou* gold;
Such great Erafmu^ gentle Cranmcr (hone.
And fuch a man, O Glafgow ' late thy own :
Whof? life like thei i, in gen'*rou» labfurs paft,
Was dill the fame and lovely to the lad.
So in calm ev'nings and unclouded ikiea
Kot left rt'fplcndent in hi* fall than rife ;
The weftering fun into the main declires,
Bright and mure bright, and as he fets he fliioet !
WRITTEN
IN MR. WATTl's UOtJI LTRICJe*
HcRC let th* attentive reader learn
Oa heavenly winjjs to rife ;
And all-coiiteniphtive difcern
The wonders of the (kies !
Conipaincn kind, an*l boundlefs lore.
Here fccm 'iivinely bright :
And mercy like he filvcr dove
Allures the raviih'J fight.
Thy foul, great Watts ! forf^ket the eartb|
And fcurns the g'itt'ring toy ;
While confcinus of her higher birth
She fcekk immortal joy.
Tliy melting numbers touch the foul.
And kind dcvoMun ^am) ;
Each jarring thuughr with cafe controul|
And blcts us while they cbarnu
O happy whofc fcraphic mind.
Such heights fublime can rife !
Can Irive the lelTrning world behind|
And mingle with the ikies
But happier far (hall be thy fate.
When death (hall break the chain ;
And fet thee loofe to biifs complete.
To joys that know no pain.
There ihal' thou »hy immoral lyre.
In fong« of pnift' employ !
Aiid feel the facred talk infpire
' Thy bicail with cndlcfo joy.
VfiRSItS
OCCAIIONBD BT THK DIATB Of 1ft. If—
4
Ai GU^gtiw, May »8. lyja
INSCtlBKO TO MR. A — > 1—^
WitiLC thy torn heart wirh viried w«ic itpreftg
Add all the friend lie« bleeding io thy breaft :
Forgive the mufe who would o«r loft dcfj'trc.
And mourn with thee-— thar Marcus it no noffvf {
Ihc cruel ryrant wh> (e refi(ltc|ii rtfe
Alike employs itfelf on y mh and am 4
SmiK'H at • ur trar*-—- and an our grief nuia higb«
P 'ots Marcus out ; and bids us learn to dia I
Shows all the i>p*ning virtue* of the youth^
lliH native goodnefs, m'>de(ly,and truth i
What early wonh juft blaf^edio it* blMfn!
Hiiw many graces (hrowded in the tomlil
bee Caledonia wtrpit g o*er the urn !
As if (he (eem'd her fav*ritc f*n to roonm|.
Oft for her iake he read th* hiftoric pagt,
And trae*d the maaei of remote(^ age^
Earlier alTcrtcr of her glorious canie»
Fond of her Ircedom zcaloos for her hiwa t
(vrrat liberty tnf)»ir*d his honeft brvaft.
And his dear country all hit fonl pofleft t
In youth a patriot — Ueady to the righc.
In manner* humane, and in art* police.
His heart alUgentrou^. cr did« and (ereni^
S\Aeet as his look engaging at his nurn 1
To frifnd(hip faithful, to misfortune kind,
Hi« life a love v C"py of his mind.
So near perfedioo in hi« early day.
Why (houl il we weep to fee hun fnatchM twtf t
To fee him ri ach at once ih* immi mal priie.
And rile triumphant to hit native flcicti '
B« hold th* nal'ed youth wt^h fdiiirs furw^g
The fond millakt-n debt of grief we pay 1
Drhold him feated 00 the blifsful (hare.
Hear fr* ni afar the noify trmpell ro^r \
Safe from the mint of a c.>rruptcd age.
From vici' us manners, and ft m party rage*
No pj{Iio:> there hi« purer b' fum move -.
But hurmony divine, and peace, and love ;
buch as n '*arth were wont to footh hisbreaftg
rhc pleafing foretade of h\% heavenly reft.
See him point out the \ ath he left in v<eWf
And bid his friends the noble race i>u'fue 1
Difniay the fair cxamp'e to their eyes.
And bid th>-m live like him^-iikr him to rife !
80 the bright allenlivenmg orb f light,
When he withdraws hinifelt tr m nK>r:ai fight |
With fairer glories (bines iu inild<r Ikict,
And fets to us, for bctt^^r worlds 'o rife '
rhou dear departed fiend ! if greatly bleft,
On<* meaner thought ran 'ouch thy peaceful brea^
Look on a heart, by p;.(fionk rent like mine.
That weeping wait« ro mingle joy<i with thine \
Fir*d by the flight — hat fVruggle«i to be free«
And join fociety with heav'n and thee.
TO MR. THOM-ON,
OPON aiS laAOROT oy sophomisba*
PoRoive the mufe, that with onpraAin'd ftring{
And fond ambhioa darci thy praifc to Sogj
THE WORKS OF BOYSE.
34«
fleu'd who beholib ihy tmc'rinf; geniusriR-,
And feu thy mctii (hmc in (outhcrD Ilcici.
When naiure Gcd inliur'il thy uriy llriin.
Til pMit the bcautin ol the flow'ry pUin ;
Tic chirming page t rtid with [ofi liilitiht,
Ai't net; lively liiidlki,< cbainiM toy Gght:
Nuw led by thtt, wliile I tgiin *x|il"«i
We* ptlrion rifing on ■ birbiroiu Ihore ;
A beiDHoUi bie^t lluit g\owt wiih love of fame,
A ttaah Can, with i faftET name ■
My tSTiHiM heart tiulti iii bting free.
And huTiit with lore of fjtred hbctly '
Let Rome .he blcffinE artog.tt r« moie,
The goddefi reijrni upon a dillam (horei
And there in all her n»ii« eharmi confrft,
She fito immoTtal Siphoninu's bteift
OnU IJmhige nretfrDtn olilirion's womb, J
By ihee teviv d, fhe quitt her awful tomb ; >
And emaUlet ag;ain her haughty rival Rnroe. )
So MiiieD great Titian mfe, inimorial man !
Wiih tunl fcenei hi> (lercil lirft began;
Zmpli^'d all (ccnial nidire'i !>«• <a Hue,
And copy (rum her eycr-blooming fice ;
Htte paint ihc preripite and falling flooH,
There ilrikc the vale— «t mirk the difkancwood :
Tilt riGof in hit Ocill by jud degreet,
Ht form'd th' idea of tb' hinotic piece ;
■Where fome great heie boldly he defign'd,
A"d loBch'd Ih' culled paffiaiit of the mind :
Of art with nature fucb the generoDi (liile.
That all the Ipcaking canvu fweli'd with life :
So ftrong the figuie* flnke the raTift'.; eye.
We quite forget the hand that givet ibe joy '
Till hy rcflrdtiou warm'd, we feel thole ]o)>.
Still from one great original arife ;
Who fbllowi nature charrai without defign,
Wllo (allewi her like you — like you mult fliioe.
TO MRS. OLDPTELD,
Oil ha< my foill with Drong cotnpalllan Qrove,
To think of Aniony't ill-fated love ;
I'o fee him ftiHnk bcfoic ih' ambicioni boy,
Fime, life, and bonnur. given for tranQcni joy ■
Thutnace I thought— but cow mycnnilee,
And the \o& hero Aandi abfolf 'd by thee.
Had Cleopatra'* charmi like Oldfietd'ithoae !
Hid Oie the toncful magie of iby tongue :
Well miglil the Ronun of hit foflDef* boaft.
And think that love aton'd for erai>irt loB :
Well might he from the gloriout war r. move,
And barter etowDi and pmnncei for lour !
For oh ! who would tial make the fate hii own i
And wiOi to be fo glotiouCy undone !
ANNIVERSARY ODE,
Oi. Am. 1716.
and llrike (he lyre,
Itinp notei infotre !
BiolN my mofe, and llril
Let grief the niellinj; iiniea ini
Ard ladly (Dnrecriic the day,
Ttiai loalcb'd toy luul'i deli^hl
When GrJI ibe bciUteou* infant nuid.
The urly feed, of [enle dirpUy'd.
I her dear piaiilc fuoiii'd my earn,
thuio'd my fund tniDlporicii cart
Bui fotit), too loni). thefe Battering joy*,
Fate'i in<eip<iling hand deQrayi;
'\nd loft in ocaiU-i all (loo .7 fliwlc
The dear delufiTC viliuu dcd.
So dnet the catly-budding rofe,
*la WulbaiB frigrajic) d.fcloft,
Allure the c.ruch,and Imetl. and Gght,
And yield each fenfe a toft delight.
Till fome raOi fiie itt pride invade.
And ravilb'd from iti native bed,
lt> oduuT ind it< hue decay.
And all iti beauties fade away.
l^u) were ni] dreamt nf comfort croft)
And with the fav'riie viigin Irll ;
Aud all my fcheme* of blift to cmnej
Endji'd within her euij tomb 1
TheniTc clourfJ of new lOIidiont tife,
And brooding o'er the Jaiken'd Dcieij
With their fad melancholy tbadc.
The hmitoD of hfe o'eifpttad.
While ii'er the young S.ibitia'f nrti,
Thui with pdicrnal grief I miuta :
And leave my woei no loum to fpeak. —
On Atlicui' delightful age,
Fate neii employed hi* cruel rage;
Wuh eafe didolv-d lifc'i fccMe thain,
And freed ih« fufT'ring faint from pain.
O ever bonout'd ficred nune!
If in the bright immorul train
Otic thuughc of FUlh can inuch thy reft,
Luuk down on thli aSi^ed brcalL.
Teach me, like thee, through life to Oxrtt
Patient aud calm my lut id bar)
Teach me thy heav'nlir Dcp to trace.
And teach likeihce the reilma of peace 1
ODE TO MR. WILLI.i^M CUMINO,
ON Hit ooiHo TO raaNct, Aaavtr 31. 1735.
" Finibn. [Gilhci.]
" Keddci incolumcm piecot,
" Et fervci animz dimidium mex I"
P ai.tiw ferow' ye foft Etefian galc".
Curl the gay main, and fill the l«ellingfaik!
The guaidiaD vcOel thinugh the deep atutid ;
Shine every favourable planet bii|;hc,
Ta piidc the iirolp'rou- navigation right.
And bear to GiUij*i Hiuce my bipjiy litcn^ I
POEMS,
Tliaice ID LiitR'u*iwillt,a plriGng way,
Throofth fccnu by niiuic dieft'd profufely gty ',
Aufpiciou- larlune flill hit palT'gc guide ;
Till Ufe uriv'il he Tiews the oond'roui town.
Which all (pec uDpreiudk'd tu own
Ar once ttii Europe'! cp*; aad in piLde !
Ther: while hit thoughti eiplore th' anuiing
plu>
or pow'r •liiine — the microcarm of man ;
Friun tvrrj daoiter llueld hit rpntlefi yonch
Wirh manly flreogth hit growing virtue Itna,
To hreak the lorce if t*ery (iren charm,
And keep uatainled ill hit natin truth.
When Tiewt of pomp nr bright procelGont rife.
When Loairr or Verriillei enchanli the eyet.
The grand ifTt^mhly nr the myil train !
Oh liberty ! ihv faithful profpeA lend, '
To Britain'! illv hit calm refleaion bend.
And fay, that llay'ry maket the fplmdouT ueu
-There all her wanton fponiTe loTct tefon.
And in a thoulaad formifHcprifc the heart.
Yet, poddefi ' let him, at intent he fee*
That airy ivatinn'i itaiive Ikill to pleaTe,
Shun the reSeSiaD of the mimic glili !
Ofillthe Biitom I hiie erec feen.
Who ip'd the gracei of the Gallic mien,
Sciice ntK but chronicled himfelf an aft.
Yet that politcneft of The truefl kind.
Which both adornt and cultiiaiet the miod,
Thit let hit careful fludy borrow iheDCe 1
Maonert from hence new ornament reeeiTe,
To kn'iwledtie thi. docs double ludre give.
And travel finilhet the man ol fenfe.
Enmerimet from cr
Where Seine alon|r
o*d<retir
th-E'vCae
d if chance he Unyt,
meadowt playt,
ic kinJ Keniui whifper ii
How miny viiw. fur hii foccefi arc paid,
Ho» many for hit fife return are made,
How maiiy think hit abfence tediont here.
Batch, ton harlh, my fiiend! thefepTeceplaflow,
The fprcioUK coterlngi of my frcret woe.
While furtunc't partial favoDr t aceule :
Who, when my ['iirow» needed moll a friend,
Wa> pleat'd in thee the prcciont gift to fend,
M.liciiiut bounty . hut bcilow'd to lofe.
Oh nil, fnrpive, the faued tie 1 wrong t
Dillancc, niiifuriune, time, and faie deRei ;
Protn pole la ]-ol;, from G3n)[e> to the Thame,
Immortal EiK-nafliii, Ipread. tli' elberial flame
For agei Hill the fame, and neici diet !
£Ji«r, rf«^ 1
I71S-
Amico opt. W. C. iBCEnat hoc dolorii
(t grKitudinu
HORACE AMD LTDIA,
On wealth and ainbiiion with fciyrn 1 Inok'd dnwn,
Nor envy'ii great Lewi* that faauble, hit crown.
PlyU:i.
While filthful with me jou delighted ii hone,
At hai^py wat I, ai the Pope it. at Rome
Bui now new acquaintance )our fancy millead,
And Pelcr'i folk • nrvcr are out of yuuT bead.
The charge T fuhmit t.>— I own they're my frieiuh,
I'beir agrceahic f ooierle fjir virtue cammemlt.
With their fcnfe and good humour my wuei I !*•
And with than for an a^e I UQWcary'd could litfc
Ftylli,.
Mirinda't Rne voice and good humnur for me,
Mr comrade (he i>, and my comrade OiiU be I
In fpi(e of all feandal, V\\ Uve with ber lUU.
And lei the world eenfure,wfay what it will.
Alexu
But what if, dear Phyllii, thit diff'rcace (faimU
Though Minodi'i Qill conDinily fkttag tai
g»r.
ThoDgh her notn far exceed all the mnfic of Mifi
And though you, like old oceui, look ■laddT'i
and four, ( .
Our ancient alliance I'll gladly refiore, [nwre.r
And TefoUc that till death we will differ naj
No, Ph]^), though kind, thu conceffiin wtM^t
take,
I ne'er can confent nor joint friendi to fbrCiklt
Who in miking of ireaciei forget their ■Ilia,
Will DC(cr be reckon'd or honcft or wife.
Ptjlli..
Then be judg'd bj the lulc yoa've da pvn]j UA
Nor hope that Miranda my heart Oudl diAtwn.
With her, gentle hear'a, gnnc me freedom to nn^
While friendlhip Ihal] pay me the intcrcft of ki««.
Alni,.
Beware, charming Phyllit, a fatal tnlftake^
Where iniereR'i (ho motire, ibcre fmaiUfH.
weak
'Tit virtue alone can eflabliOi the lie, [wadlk
Through life ftill unbroken, which hoMi wlwit
The lafte may be modilh. yet oe'cr can 1^ lMl|tt
To lofe an old lover, to heir a new fung>
• By •' Pci^', fili," ii «>■« tbi ti^iMtt, mi
agrtubU ftmily ^ m Mr, .'it.uarl, m mlrOaMl m
&yfi mUriffnlfimi fHm.
If novelif charm* taa, drli^btrd In chanir<^.
FnmpliiluTeio | Irifurc, oh limgniiy ynu rsngr'
F r n>e, fr m htnceforih on (nmc quieter ih"Cc,
THE WORKS OP B0Y31!.
Porvci I blFfi you. — iF llili wifli tacteeta,
Ihen live auiiaiiui, though AriiiU blctdt
EPISTLE TO HENRY BROOKE, ESU
ThuDOD 'midd Ihc tnit\ (Inmi of lalllon (oft,
I Txw the niDrc, iiid ttgh !nr Tafctr Intl,
While ettrjr d'Rinr hops of Eood i. gene.
And left hylh^c I 'li' j'ly ' ■ l>e undrnie.
Oh n*d the th(Hi|[ht whrn no dcOj^n hii part.
The ba faint purpun: of B17 wre-chcit hriri 1
IjHi|t hid helwcen ui ( in a inomnit lorn)
The holy band nt friend Ihip'i r*i'h hern worn :
I cUim'd rhe bllfv To happ^ once ttai I.
Drarlo jour b re all. and cSenfh'J inyureye;
Vow Joft Che piinlige Iball eat (h'>[t daf
Sraich all ihe Uh..ut of o:.r livo ^waf !
fiui oh. I CT' ' 1 ani not what I (eem,
FiicDdfhip uo nc cr fi.bftft wtthoui dleem ;
Diath ware mj choice, ii heaven mj choice sp-
Moie raff chu in life the friend I Inr'd :
Hippr >a thit.ihal 10 yoar bcter care
I gane a fricnJ, will ucvet lofe hit (bare,
W I iff iiutb will flfll iDCtcale, the longer knovr*.
U'hoieiailJ), whole gvodi!et>,arclii lifccfoiu own ;
EX'RA08DiN\Eiy EXECUTinJI
t,i CA.IT. ;oH«i PoanoB., iirr 7. r?]*,
" Nrc 1« eO iuftior ulla.
" Quam Dciit arlificei arie ptrite fui."
* By (heir own ar'i, 'til righteouHf derretti,
'• rhe dire artifiuii of death (lull bleed."
PflaiEHua* thoi firon; eminple. limtly given.
HoK luvcrel^ut Ouiuld cmpla)' (be power of kea.
TliT wantun hindi a fani^uine deluge fpreid,
I'hy counlr;'' cq<ial Toiiu pr'Unuiic'd ihcc dead ;
But cooli Uk; ihee were ihioghi fuch ufc^ul chinp.
That fordid grcatncfi mav'd all ftcrc( fpring*;
III vtia ihe itreai applied, 'he court reprieu'd,
Elcinil Junice ihou^hi tad long jou liv'd :
Mticx Kfiwviln; whenfufha rime erew llieht,
' rwai (ime rhe prnple <h 'Qld aSetl their rif ht.
Yet let themofe thcjtift encomnim draw,
Srlf.inj'l'd, hnw ihey kept >he fiirhE oT law,
Vhe een'lenela, denied their fillnw). gare,
And left ihec lime ID arm thee for the graT4:
t^i D'<ne behold thy eiil with regiet,
Vou died, the nnbTeQ war, > P'>blic debt :
Aoii lilkiiu (,faeu'd however) nicct tbcic du !
POETICAL WORKS
WILLIAM THOMPSON.
To whkli It pTffiicd,
THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR,
Come. 5/n/r sofDl geniu*, come ilong,
M'l wilh lh< m- fie of ib' actiil hrong ;
n rcaih ■ prrfin fliltDcft t)u»n)ih m; brnft, ,
While baliry bitoo pint the Icavei imoag.
Aid rwntly Tnoth mf paffion* into rell,
^Ini putcll UiDughii in pureft rolouii drell ;
Etch fuch u uigclt piompt in golden dreimt,
T« h«lT twimiii high in r^tarei bUQ,
Hi> tinlnn buroiog wilh ultltiil brun);
N Irh ihc npiuret of n'f finunerdif.
If Sfafa dei{D with me to mocaliBe the t4f.
«4«DtH IIKCmlrTIORt.
EDINBURGH:
rRItTTED BT MVUDMLL AND SON, aOTAL BANK CLOSB.
THE LIFE OF THOMPSON.
Or the petfoDjI hiftorj of TuourioK, the prefont writo 'a ianj that tlie iitEclI'genee which hl«
inquiriti have obluncd, i> To laMj, tbic lie mail give hi> life to )hc world miicli mofe bnefljr
than hiiqualilifationt itkrtr. A Tew dctkched daut \aA DOticct, lefi ample aail ratitTiianrji thui
the infcripiion on a common gnve-ttoue, colltflcd chiefly from hit wridagi, curopofa ilic flrll^c*
nunoilitli of liit Wte.
WJIIJam rhompfor, wii fecond Ton of the Re*. Fraacij Thompnia, B. D. Senior FtUow oi
Queeo'i Cnlltgc, Oiford, and thirty two ysiri »ic»r of Btnugh la WeftrouteUiiJ,
Of the time and place of hit biFLh there are no tuemnriali. But it a ptohiblc. he wu bokn ac
Brongh, about 17H. Hii muther wji fir Q married to Jnfcph Fiflijr, M. A. fcUotr of Quctn'i
College, Oitord, Vicjr of Orough, and Arch-dcacua of Car'.ifle. by whom (he had no children.
Hia f«her died Augiift 31. IjjJ, aged 70. Hi* mother died OSober ij. 1 73 7, aged ts-
After palling ihtough the aiaii coucfe of elerncnliry liaroing iii the country, he wat fent to the
VniTnlity of Oiford, and entered at Queen t College, where he aft;rwardi became a FeUoir.
Early in life, he dlfcaTcred a prspeiiliry to pueiry, and ivcule, ai he hlmfclf iafoniu ua, SU
r^wnL, inl7J4'
Hi) early conception! of Iotc, of Criendlliip, and of virtiM, were terf wirm iod elcntcd, uhI
pioiuptcd > variety of pnetical eRafiont, amatory, fenlimental, and ferioBi.
Id hit retirement in WellmarcUnd, on the banki of hli datitc E<fen, which " Bill heard the
Doric recdt" of the untortunite PattifoD, and the amialtli Laoghoriw, be vrrote iatSMU,Sv*
AmTii, EUglnriim ir„ Liiii. in 173S,
Thefe P^ig/i and Ltvt ££xfij, written «hen (be TooBg pMt*> foul wa> high-tanrdto thetcodet
cwotioD) of nature, wiitioul any defign of printing (hem, have not been collcfied into hit worki^
ln-I736, he wrote an KfUttUammm tit Riyl Ni^tiair, ii ■ college elercifc, which pncoic^
him coallderable reputaiioli.
He (ook the degree of Mader of Arti, Febmary 16. 1 738 ; and entering into orden, wit pie-
fcnud to the Tcaory of j.^ulb WcOon and H.implon.pylc, in OxfordCbire.
About tbii lime, oti his recovery from ihc fmall-poi, he wrote h\\ poem callc.d Sidrrfj / which
wai publiOied in 1746, ainl very raTourablyiecclTCd by tile polite and re liginni world.
Not long ifiir, he pu'dl.lLid liii ffymm in Mjy, in (fie manner of Spenler, which compleulf cfta.
bliOicd hit poetieal repotiiiun.
In t7JI, he wai a camjidite for the pottry p rofeiT^rlhip at Oxford-, but did not lucceed in fail
■pplicalioD.
Soon after, he pubKIhed Crtihub, ■ Am, on tbt Connteft of Ponfret'* kenefaOitU to the UbI.
vciGiy of Oiford, which lui eluded the raqnirici of the prefent writer.
Id 175;, he pubtilhed, by fabfcription, ■ collefiion of hii Panu ■■ Sntnl Qa^mi, ud 0W^
iMrrl tui Binla, a tragedy, wi(h ■ dediotiea to tht CoknteTi of MorthBmberUnd. tn ■ Ihan ad-' .
▼ertifement, he informt the reader, " that (he greater part of (he pocnu itere wiit(en when (he
(Qthor wai icrj ysBDg, and wkbaut 107 dtfifo of friBtiss Ibcm, which," he Jaja, ■• it ootf nt*
Toi. X. .a
iSt THE LIFE OF THOMPSON.
tioned with twpet to procnre the nadn'i pitdoD for. the inipcrfeAion of fome, vti die Ughan^ of
tCulla vcDCDUo iilEn mi&a jnco eft." Omr.
" The mgeij." he add*, " wai likcwift chieBr^tompofed fhta the juthor wi» an mder-gndnite
IntheUoinetCtr, u m iimocent reLin:ion fi-om ihote fevcrtr »nd more ufeTul ftudia; fw which
' the College, where lie tad the beneGi at hit ediiration, ii fo dder«dly diftinfniflioA 1 h«™ aoTcd
is (with lU iiijaTcniic imperteiSioo! on i!» head) to be printed uitwu firft written, and hare cren
added the arlgiul motto, that il might be all of a piece"
Thit rienu to be the Unguage of unaffci^ed modeOf ; Tame of tlic eirlier little piecet might
probablr have ailmitrcd oF tome improTcmeuii, if he had judged ii proper te TCtonch them aftei.
urwardi: but a> a fpirit of ingcnnnufneft i< manifeS throughout hia fcDiimcnu, he tat probably
f;[icn Ml moft private prodDiaiong, ai ihcy were SrH conceived and vniien ; upon which fnppoK-
lion, there •ppeanicr]> little reprchenlibic in them, and eat a little, for their ^iBtitf, diat niaybe
jufll; eoramended.
" The poem calleil Shtur/r" be fays, " wai republilhed at the rtqueft of rereral of my fubCzriV-
tn -, to which, wiihuuc regirding the adJiiional eipence, I very readily agreed. 1 haxe made
feme alteraiiont, which, in the dtvifjoni of the boohi, I hope will be ihuughl improvemcnta."
He fnrrivcd thit publlcacion fcTcra) yeiri, and intcoded to icpublilh " Bfowce't Britaonta'f Paito-
lali," upon whii:h he left Cosae (hort notei, torrttcd in T. Dsrici'i edition, 1 7 71; bat the pretest
• riler bat cot been able to ilifcover when he died.
Thit il all that ii known of Thompfon, an amiable and ingeaious poet, wbofe writingi fceBl tmt
hilhcrlo to have received fo muth attcDtion ai they defetve.
Hit J'ltmi M Snirnl 0-c:<Jm,, with the omiihon ol a few triflmg fongi, and hit CarJm Ii^t^-
limi, pablilhed in the " Poetical Calendar" lor AnguH 1763, ate now, for the firfl time, re-
ceived into a coIUflioo of claflicil Lnglilh poetiy. The reader may perhap* wilh, for the faka of
hi* repattUvHt that fome rooic of hii lighter piecei bad been omitted. The Buiotily of them are,
however, worthy of him.
Ai a poet, hii compofitloni are chanderiied by fertihty of inTention, Iplendonr of imagiDat!6n,
teitdernc^ of femiment, facility of cipteffion, aod baimony of numbcri. He ii of the fchool of
SpenfcT and Miltoo ; but be imitacea the former more than the tatter. He feemg to have been ati
cnthuCallic admirer, and an attentive obfener of the chann* of nature, ai hit compofilioni abound
in minute rural imagery, and piSurefqut deferiplion. Hia fault) are thofc of hii tnafier. Rich in
Dative floret, he fometime) employi traditionary imagery, and herediury bmilct. Kit defcripiiooa
■te fometimet puerile and eitraragant, and fbmetimci overwroiight, and toft in a profuCon of co-
lourt.
Hit capital performance ii f:idmf,, 3 pnem. In fi»c book;, in blank »er£e. In ihii work, bold-
nefi of perfoniGcatlon, energy cf LnguagC, (uLlimi'y of fcnilment, pjthctic rcprcfcntation, and
ihemoft etquiCle beantici of piaif, are ent:oblcd with ChrJOian and niara) triiibi. Almod eve.
ry line. glowt with devotion, rifr > into ite mefl exalted appichodiomof the CrtaCor, and it ani-
mated with the moftlively fiiih in the alLfuttdetit nieJiaiitn of the Redeemer of mankind. In the
fird bob^, which heart only the geneial title of SiViii^, after ptopoGng hi* lutjcfl, he ihui re-
fledi on the levity of fomc of hit earlier poetical amufementa.
■ -Tjic lolg theAiufe,
Ah ! moi^ too long, a iibeitioc difftii'd.
On Pleafure'i rofy lip, ha> idly breath'd
lAVe-GgTiing elegiei, and pafloral (Iratnt,
Thefn6 (cducon ofoar yomhfnl lionn.
Soothing away ilie vigour of the jnind.
And energy of vi^ue , I^t bfM'ell,
•" • Yemyrtlewajki, yeTilJnuirtfedmeada
Of ^phoi, and the fount of Acidale-
THE LIFBOP THOMPSON. J^J
the (ecacd book >« e»lled the Ptftit tfDifitf: This palicc ii very podUiIly rmgined ind ex-
ecuted, lod the Rialignuit power ii))uiUciii{ it U jcrj canefpondently poucU-afeil, He ibui de>
icnlicfiiiM of her £1 iiteDdaDt farici, the b»U-poi, Kbofe {ercre infeAtoa occalkocied the poem.
The taft, fo lurpid to the vieur, affrighti
Her neighbour hagi Happ; htrrdC it blind.
Or madneft wauld enfue, fu bloaltd black,
So loMhfume to each fenlr, (he Cght nr lincU,
Such foul tomipiion on ihi- die the grave,
f'lMa yclcp'd; ragged and rough.
Her eouch perplci'd with thorat What hea^y fcenei
Haog o'er mj bead, 10 feel the theme is mine '.
Id tlie third book, called the FragrrJ, of Skktifi, after a fucctflinn of drcami of different com-
pkxioiu, which arc iiry pocticallj enumcnted aud cnniraOeil, on waking afTnghied fiuin, ihs
imrtilrirj bbll of Afitlftu'i hocn, in " Orlando Furiofo ;" he ihui cnergclically cxctaimt :
Fiin empiiei all her villi on my bead.
And fleep* me o'er and o'er. Th" cnvenom'd (hirt
Of Hertalei enwrapi my burning liniht
With dragon'a blood : I rave and roar like him,
Writhing in agony. Devouring firei
£ai up the marrow frying in my bone«.
0 whether, whether (hall I lurn for aid 1
The metaphorical diipliy of (ticniilhip at the clofe of thi> book ii wxtm aad dchcitt; - -*
FiicndQiip't
a holy fire.
Where honour beami on honour, trulhi on tnitk%
Briglit «> the eye> of augeli, and u pure.
An altar whence two gentle loving hcarii
Muunc to the Ociet in one coofpiiiDg blaze,
Aiid fpoiIe& union ,
llie roorth book ii eatled the Riemry. In thii, Mercy feoda Bygaa or HealA, to the wdl of
life, in which he ingentouOy feigni the angel who dffceoded iota the pool of Bcthefda, to b««s
previouOy moiflened hii wingt. * Hii fDrpfUfc it die firft raoni of fi^it, uid hia fnccecding enl-
Mlioo on it, ate finely aiprefled.
1 thank thee Slitp .' — Hm'n* f ia the day reftot'd
To niy dtliring eyei i Their lid", unglew'd.
Admit the long-loll light, now ftreaming ta
Painfully clear!— O efieck the rapid gleam
With Ihading filk. till the weak vlTual orb, . .>)
Stronger and Aronger, dam imbibe the fuo, .,
Nor. wai'ring, twinkle at unfolded day. .a
Si^H, lU-exprdlin ! Though the/'//*; fenfe f
ThriUi from lanthe'i hand ; at Handd'i iyr«
Tinglti the ear; though finetl from blodom'd betnu
Ar^biin fpitii gathers ; and the draught,
Sparkling from Burgutidy'i eialted finei,
bireami «»flr on the ^/»/. , jct.O/gU!
Weak .heir fcnfatioi.i, whin corapu-'d with thee.
The bA book, flyled the Tinl/irm^, It replete with tiraeh demt and ■nimttcdgntittdc 'iW
(aUowicg parody of* *ery portieil paSage in'the " P&Inu," iawcllcxec6te<L
.^^For me {who late
A neigMMMiT of the wotlna] when I fbtwet
The wendm of thy gbodDiA ray'd on tue,
Aiul craiic to celebrate wkh satin hup
Or TcfpcT hog, thy pleoitnde of lore,
'And healiiw meicy ; may the <^(t<^ f*^'ri
Wtiich UitupCTi en ay SlanAtn, cetfe' tb brtttbc
Pa •Myiinpul^ibnBgksijIralt
*» THE LIFE OF THOMPSON.
UntaD'iI, unhkilow'd ! DifoirJ, llriiiic mjr lyre,
HI)', mj finger, prefi the freCtn) gold,
' ' KcbeUioui 10 the ii&ita of mf haod.
When indolrnt, lo fwcll tl)« notu for the«,
pATHEiof hnVn lud e«rthi — — —
, llie HjKa It Mty, u > profeflcd imituua of Spcnfirr ; aad iritboat aftenutioiu pniTe, it ii bnt
\v& to otdcrve, tbat in opnlelice of iBiigtiy, briUiuicr of culounog, diftindDcfi uid proprietf of at-
tfilmte, ud banDODj of Dumben, it chiUcngei every modera produAioa, uid rink, if not fur*
ptiTei erer? thiiiE of ibe kind, evea io Epeolin, from wbom be caught Ui iolpintion. The dic-
tion ia florid ind Imuiiinl, lod tbe femintcnt* r^taront ind lender in the liigheft degree. He giTes
a loole to the loxuiiance of hii inuginuiDD, and indnlgn himfelf id every ntravaguice that poe-
I17 tHowi. The exuberance ofbudiAion inteSi hii ilioughu with fplendour, through which,
~p«rhapi, their f "K alwap eaClj difecmcd. SpcnJcr bdog cot leb celebrated for hit defcrip.
tioD of the beaotict of nature, than for hii drefi and potttaiture of allegorical peifonagei, Thooiproa
hai thai dkaminglj delineated and arriycd iiit poeliul Maj,
She comet ! — A Citeo camui, emeiald-trreen,
Cruefully la-fe, idowD her Ihguldcr. Qowi,
(Pii 10 enfold tbe limbi of Pipbut' quren)
Anj with the libourt of the needle gl»ivi,
Puiflcdbyniture'thand! The unoroui air
And mulky vreflern breezM faft repair.
Her mantle proud lo fwCU, and wanton with her liair.
Ker hair (but rather ihrcadi of light it fremi)
With the gay honour) nf the fpring entwin'd,
Cai>iout, unbound, in ncfiir'd ringlet! Qreacnt,
Ftoiii );l>tt'ring on the fan, and fccDU the w^n J,
Lo.e Celt with odour. '^-Now to order rell'd.
I( mclu upon her hoTom'i diioly mould,
f^> Or, curling round her wailt, difparti itt wavy gold.
Tannn circlinj; rorci, blulhing rinind tliem throw
The (weet abundance of their pnryile riyi,
{ ;- • And liliet dipt in fragrance, freSily blow, *
With blef ded bcautiet, in her angel face.
The humid radiance beaming from her eyei,
Tbe air and feat itlnmev Ae earth and Iciea,
And open, where Ihe linilei, the fweeu of Patadife.
On zephyr'a wing the tangfalng piddefi view
Didilhng balm. She deavei the bniom air,
Ailerded by the (ilver-footod dew.
The lavagci of winter to repair-
She give' her naked bofbm to the gale^
Her naked bofom down the ether faili ;
Het bolbmbreaibc* delight;, hex breath thefpringcihaJet.
Iallutai47, 48,49, j«, and jl, the fnpiwItiionbfVeoul being born in this monlb, and cele-
braling her birth-day near Acidalnt, a fountain in Bototia, ii happily imagined, and ciprelTed with
that roftocfi of fcnlimcnt nbidi be proTeOei to have indnlged in thi* poem, though with an avowal
vfthepnreft intention. The tianzailg, ao,ti,&cOlow hima great mafter in the ddcriptive. TbeJVd-
lialy, a college etcrcife, and the BfitttUmaim on the royal cnptiali, are aUb fine imitatioDi of Spco-
fer. In the .Vafi«/T. the lioei bcgioning. ZTarJ, (ir^/;r ^^Mi/rira/fajr, and ending, HcU grmt'J
tbrttgi all brr iai, ami pim Jali t^f'J Jram JmJ, are remarkably fine. The verfei «■ Po/w'i IVtrh
arc it^eably variou* andfpirited Thole efpecially an biatianllalion of " Homer," arceij]ui|jtclyani-
inated. The^^''<* Oi Auibir tf Lnmln, The ftU of Ctrrfm *-^ CaOriii, from Paubiiiai; and
the JU^'. a Sacred Eclogue are all mafteriy. The line* in the Eclogue in which the fagei
•» iatrodaccd paying their idontieo to the ialut Savioor, ate CDuncntly bcwtifol, tii* EftapLi
THE LIFE OF THOMPSON. 357
•0 both his pirentt, comprife two mod worthy chara Acrt pourtnyed by filial poetry. The verfei
fVritten m* the Holy BiUe^ in hit grave religious charader, have an original -air. The. Garden Im'
/criftiom, prove him no languid admirer, but a fervent worfhipper of the ezcelleociet of hit favour-
icet, particularly Spenfer, Milton, Thomfon, and Young. The enlogy it fometimet overcharged ;
yet the the overilowing fulneft with which he meafuret out to others, fpringt from a moft amiable
fource. It is the very contraft of narrow felf-love, of envy and detradion, and encitkt him to the
moft liberal regard from every lover of candour and benevolence.
His Lcve vett/is are, for the moft part, tender and unaffeded ; didated by hit own feeliogi*, when
the paflion is quite new, romantically fweet, and, perhaps, at the utmoft purity which if compatible
with defire. . «
His two Latin odes on Winter and Summer ^ raftk with the heft compofitiont of our Englslh writert,
who have cultivated Latin poetry with fuccefi* Poetical verfiont, by Mr. Tatterfal, fellow of Tri-
nity-College, Cambridge, were publiihed along with the originalt; which I believe/* fayt he,** will
be thought the beft verfes in the coUedlion : they are finilhed in To eafy and mafterly a manner, that
I muft own, that 'I had rather have been the author of them than of the originalt themfislves."
His tragedy of Gondihert and Birtla, taken from Davenant's poem of ** Gondiberc,*' feems verj
little adapted to the ftage, being much more poetical than dramatic. The fentiments are warm
and elevated ; but feem rather fuch as he had coUeded from an acquainunce with the illoftrient
dead, than from being ** hackneyed in the ways of men/* as he appear» more delighted with what
Syphnx nulignantly calls the *< extravagance of virtue/' than experienced in a knowledge of the
world, and the ordinary condu6l of mankind.
THE PTORKS OF THOMPSON.
SICKNESS, A POEM : IN FIVE BOOKS.
The Loti comfort him, when he lisih Cck uron hii bej ; make thou all hii bed m hii Di
BOOK I.
EoBjicT propnred. The follT of «mpIo|fing puttry on witiica or-tpaing fubjta*. iDToniiort «{
Unnii. RefleSieni on the iollabititT of life itf>ir : Fratlnrft of ^omh, brmtT, mi heahh. 1'l»
hiildenntff and liin ittiiki nf a diftrmper, in paciiculir of the fmiU-pui. MdciI ind tcligiods
ohrcTTiiiont rcfulting fruni lkkncr>.
Of i«» with pain acqnalnled, and of oighti
TJncMikiaui of the heiling balmi of Ucep,
Thu bam in reftlefi agoniei awij ;
Of flckoEb, and iti family of woel.
Hie feUffl enemiei of life. I Ting,
Koriion'd clofe in datknefi. While I touch
The ebon inltramenl, of fulemn tunc,
Wotk'd from the cjprrA' meUiitholy bo"gh«,
Which, dcfp'uing, Qiaue the haufc of niDiiniing.
groann 9
And hollow wailinfti, through the damp* of night,
tlefpcuifKe wound ihc «r. The fprifsnily puw'n
Of DiuCcal cnchancmcDl m*e iheir wingt,
lAnd feeh the fragrant grQVtianil purple ficldt,
'Where pWafiite roll, het honer-tticklidg flreaioi,
Of blowninii hcallh and laoghirr dimpled jny.
Me other fccnei than laughing joy, and heallh
High blooming, purple liiing Scldi and gtovci,
f ngnot with fprrng, inTite. Ton long the muife,
Ab ! noch ton long, a libertine, iliffui'd
On plcifute'i rof)' lap. hat idiy briaih'd 10
l.oie-Cgbi^K clcj-ies. and piftuul (Itaint,
Ihc fufi feduceit of out yuuihful houii,
Sooching aw>7 the Tigoui of the mind,
And energy of •irtue. Bnl fatewel
Ve nyrtlc walki, ye lily«untled meaJi
or I'lphot, and the fount of Acidale,
Where ofl in funimer, CrnUo faLlct tell,
The diug inert cf Earyngmi ana Juvc,
1'hilia and her (iHer gracei, cmi!
Their glowing ftaiutet, at the noontide h<nir, 30
Taiewd > — Bui (umc, Urasia, Irom thj buw'ia
Ofncthniag day i O canjclund
Ta lead thy luury (with npt'cova leal
Adoring HI iuie'i Gud, thepntTtii'ce-One')
To Silem, where the (hcpherd-nionareh wak'4
The ficred brtaih of melody, aud fwell'd
Hii harp, to anget^ kirdri;d notet nKDu'd,
With muCe wciih^ heaven : O biihe mj brciJI,
' With pnifei burning, in ihe (ncntnii dew*.
Which fparUe, .-.ion. on thy h"l) Mil. 4a
'1 he ptnpheK, eactc-ey'J, celcllial maid,
Thufc poeti of ihc Ikj \ wits taught to c^uDt
The glorici of MclKah". [eif;ii h, ihfe :
Kindled by ihee, the eiDirn 11^' ITame
With ligKt'nmg, and with iliun^iei fliake the fouli
While from the whirlwind God's all-glDtiDui tWM
Butfli on the tingliirg eati of Job : the wtft
Of Mofet, rank in fpLtil, but hii tboughii
Lofijf at h(»v'n'» blue arth. My huoibk hopw
Afpire buE to the alpha of hii (ong ; ja
Whtre, roli'd in aniei, digging for a grate.
More cameA than Ihe coiiriaua for gold
Or hidden ireafuret. ciuflcd o'er wi^ boili,
And ri>aritig in iho billcmclVaf fuul.
And heart. Gck pain, ihe man of Ui complijni.
Thcmei coirefpondeni 10 ihy fcrvant'i theme.
I hng (D you, ye fcni of mru : of duft ,
Sty nthtr : Whnt it tnln, who prondly Uftt
Hit brow audaciout, ai cnnftoiiting Hea*'B,
And trimpitt wirh tfifdain hit mother eulh, <»
But moulded day I an tnimaitd heap
Of duft, that fhiuily fhall ID duD return ?
We dream ct Ihailuw*, when we iitk 0IU&,
or Pclupi' Ihiioldet, of PyhiBora*' thigh,
Of buriui'i faliif, and Oiid'i godi;
Mere ulet to eheii obt ehildten with to refit
And, when the tile it told, they (ink tn llee|>,
ntith'i iaiig« : [0 jnaoe 1* mortal man f
M4ti*i bnt « Tipotir, to{t'd by cverf wliiJ^
3*0
THE WORKS OF THOMPSON.
The child of fmoke, whith in a moBiccit flic*, ;o
And, Onkinir into nothing, difippcart.
Mint a brift bubble, floaiJoj; od the wavci
Ofwide clcmitji; He dinco now
Ciy-g!1ikd if ihe fun (though empty. prour^O
Phintaftinllj fine '. ani now he dropi
In > broad Riect of wiim deep iniolv'd.
Ard gitci hii pUce to atheca, 0. ye foiii
(If vanity, remember, and be wife '
Man i«a flow'r, whrh, in the tnurning, fair
Ai d«y-(pritig. twelling from ii- Dcndtr Qeni, Eu
To Tirgic-modefty, viH fwret rererre.
Layi OUT ila bluthinj: bcautiei to the day,
A> Gideon'i flceie, fall Mith the dewi of heav'o.
Bui if fome ruder gate, or m(>ping wind,
Difanrout blow too hard, it weeping mourns
Inrobctordarlinert; it reclLnei ill head
In laag;uid TaftDrb ; wither! every grate ;
Anil, ere the cT'tiing-ftar the weft inflamci.
It fallt inln the poni'^ii of thofc weeds
M'hieh with a carelcb hard we cad away — 90
Ye thoughtlel* fair onei, moraliec my foog '
Thy piilfe beacamuCc'. ihau art high in health}
The rather tremble. When the Icalt we fear.
When fatly lultt lu on her much of down,
And wine, aDd lutea, and odour», fill the fcnfe
"With their fofl affluence of bewitching jop ;
'V^heu jreaiiuf rapture in thy fancy glow
T* eDIciUin thy youth j a fuddcn burll
Of ibundec from the fmallen cloud of fate, gg
Email at ihe prophei'i h3nd,di:Dinyt, confoimdi.
And lay* thy vJGoniry hopci in duft.
By my example laughl, example! teach
Miitli more than precept*, learn to know thy end.
Hie day wai Valentine'): when loveri woonJa
Afiefl] begin to bleed, and fight to warm
The (hilly rigour of relenting ftiea : .
S>cred the day to. innocence and mirth,
The reftiial of youth I in teming health
(A< cuftom bidi) 1 hail'd theyear't hlr morn.
And with iticarlieD purple braid my browt, ito
The vMa tit primrnfe breathing fwceli
Kew to the lenfe. Unthe by my fide.
More lovely than the feifon ! raja'd her voice,
Obfcmni of tila ritea, in fetbl layi,
And ihui addrc&U 'the pairun of the fpring:
" Hail, Vakntine at th^ approach bcmgD,
rinlnfe af itcmt, Ihe b'-fom «E <he catlh
Il^r riafraD' ftcrea unfildn ; the llddi rejoice,
And. ill the iiifarry of plenfy, foiile ! IIj)
The nlliei lan/h ind Cog : the wooda, alive,
EprBDt in'o fl<>iiii< g verdure, to en-.bow'r
Thofe happy ton -) who record thy praiTc.
HKlj, ValViiline ' it ihy aFpriach benign,
Inhaling genhl r>ptuteafr"m the fun,
The pluMy nationa fwell the fong of joy.
Thy fouipg choirilleri 1 The lark, the thrttfll.
And jll tb" ici'al people from the wren
And l&wec ui the Vlglc, feel the 0iiig>i
Of tmaroua delight, anit G"g thy praife.
Hiit Vileuine ' at thy approach beoiini, 13a
<^i'll o'er iheli^'iiing foul the gentle galea
Otrpfnji, iwaking blifi, iDHinflj'c moie
Thi anknt yanih to breathe (be light of failb
iBto tlM ni^n'i heart ; uta, fick d1 Lve,
Wiih equal fire«, and purity of truth,
ConfcMing, blulhei while Ihe ehaunit ibf (mire,**
So fang lanthe ; to my heart 1 prelt
HerfpollefifwceiDefi: when (with wonder hen !)
Though fhe flione fniiling by, the torpid poir'n
Of hcavinefi weigh' d dowa my bcamlefa eye*, 14a
And pre r> 'd iheni into night. The dcwof dmk
Huog clammy on my foichEad, like the damp*
Of midnight fepulchrei; which fileiit op'd
By weeping widowi. or by Fricnillllip'i hand.
Yawn hideoiii on the moon, aud blift the fiara
With pcllitential reck. My head it lorn
With pangt infoS'ei'ablc, pulUve flarti.
And pungent adica, gridmg throufh the bnin.
To madnefa hurrying the tormented fenle,
Aud hale of being. — Poor lenThe wept Ije
In biicerncfi, and took me by the hand
Compafft..nately kind r " Alia : (he ciy'd.
What fudden change ii thit ? (Again Die Wept.)
Say, can lanthe prove ihc foucce of piin
To 1'hamalin t foibid ii.graci'mi Heav'n 1"
No, beauteoUB innocence ' At Toon the lofe
Shall poifuin wiih ilt balm ; a> footi the dove
Become a white dilFembler, and <he Arcam
With lulling murmurs, creeping ihrongh the gmve,
OITend the (hepherd'a number. — Scarce my lotign*
Tbeic fault'ring accenti ftammer'd, down I fink.
And a lethargic Oupor Qecpi my fenfe l6a
In dull ol
till re
■mnp pam,
Too faithful monitor ' and dire di.'eafe.
Bid me icmembcr pleafurc ii a dream.
That health bat eagle's wiiti;>. nor larn'ee long.
New horrori rifc. For in n'y pricking vcint
I feel the furky flame : the rapid flood
Of throbbing life, excnrlive from the lawa
Of foher nature and harmooiaua health, tjb
Boils in ttiniuliuary eddiet round
III burQiog channcli. Parching thirQ, ancin,
Diinka nn the vital mue, a< .Simuit dry.
Or Xanifnu, by the arm-ifnip«trnt.
With a red lorrcni of involving fi=m«
Exhaulled ; when Achillet with thdr lloodt
Wag'd more than mortal nir : the ^nd of fire
Wide n'erthc waleri pour'd ih" inundart blai^
The {hrinkiog watert to the bottom boil.
And hib in tntn, O I ye riven, r^ill i8*
Vour cooling cryflal o'er my bnming breall,
For JEtaiL ragei here I Ye fnowJ, deltend ;
Bind me in icy chaioa, Jc northrrn windi.
And ii'itigate the furiei of the fire !
Good Heav'n ' what hoard* of unrcperted guilt
Have drawn tbit vengeance down, have raii'd thii
To lalh [fie with hit Oame» ' But, O ' forgive
My raOmeft, that darei blame thy jutt deereei.
It it thy 1^ : I kifa it with my heart
At well aa lipt : like Aar.'n'i may it bloom 100
With fruita of g' odncft; n«t, like Atufcj' tarn
A ferpcnt ; or to tempt me to accufe
The kind oopreflion of thy riehteoui hard.
Or Aing me to itcfpair.— Affliaion, hail :
Thou fEhool of vinue ! open wide thy galea.
Thy galea of ebony! Yet, O ! cocTcA
Thy fervant but with judgmetii, nol in wrath.
Bat with thy mercy, Lord : thy lirip et wiU heal.
SICKNESS,
Thus, ix^ithout htrdff afflidiont prove
A pnrgatory ; faTc U5 as by fire : 200
And parifying off the drofs of fin,
Like old £lijs^*s chariot, rap th^ foul,
On wing« of meditation, to the flciet.
In he>alth We have no time to vifit tryth :
Health's the difeafe of morali : few in health
Turh o^cr the volumet which will make us wife.
What are ye now, ye tuneful triflers ! once
The eager folace of my eafy hours.
Ye dear deludert or of Greece or Rome,
Anacreon, Horace, Virgil, Homer, what ? aip
The gay, the brii^ht, the fober, the fublime ?
And ye of fofter firain, ye amorous foola,
Corretftly indolent, and fweetly vain,
Tibullus, Ovid, and the female verfe
Of her, « ho, plunging from Lcucadia*s heights,
£xtinguifii*d with her life her hopelels fires,
Or rofe afwan, as love-ftruck fancy deem'd.
Who would not, in thefe hours of wifdom, give
A Vatican of wits for one Saint Paul? 119
Dare "^^illy, with the golden mouth of Greece,
With Chryfoftom in rhet'ric-thnnder join
Advent'rous now ? a» foon the feeble found,
•Salmoneus, of thy brazen bridge contends
With Jove's etherial peal, and burfiing rear
Fulminoos, rending earth, o'ertuming air.
And (baking hcav'n. Or (hall the pointed pen
A POEM. , 36<
Of * Corduha, with hoftilc hbovr beod
Its fcntences obfcure againft the force
Of Hierom's noble fire ? as foon the mnon, ai^
With blunted horn, dares pour her pallid beam
Againft the boundlefs majefty of day,
The fun*s refulgent throne, when high in oooD
He kindles up the earth to light tnd joy.
My bed inftrodor, fickncfs, &uts the eye
From vanity ; (he draw^ the curtain* round
The couch, nor gives admittance to the woild : •
But to Harpocrates configns the door,
And, filent« whifpers me, that '* life it vain.**
If life be vain on what (hall man depend?
Depend on virtue. Virtue is a rock 04/9
Which ftandt for ever ; braves the frowning flood,:
And rears its awful brow, dired, to heaven.
Though virtue (ave not from the grave, llie givet
Her votaries to the (Urs ; (be pincka the ftii^
From the grim king of terrors ; fraooths the qed
Of aogui(h , and bids death, thfvugh dreadibl, ixnile.
Death fniiles on virtue t And his vi(age, black.
Yet comely fcems. A Chriftian fconU the bocadt
Where limited creation faid to time, 249
" Here I have end.** Rapt*rous,he Ioi:ks beyoB4'
Or time or fpace ; he triumphs o*er decay ;
And fills eternity : the next to God !
* Stmtca 'weu bwnt at Ctriuhm im S/mm*
NOTES AND ALLUSIONS TO BOOK t
Ver. 8. Thus Horace :
Barbiton hie Paries habebit. Lih. iii. Ode 16.
And, a greater than Horace in lyric poetry, the
royal Pfalmift, rcprcfcr.ts the fame image :
As for our harps we hanged them up, upon
thr trees that are therein. F/al cxxxvii. 2.
Vcr. 26 Paphos, a city of C)prus; formeily
dedicated to Venus.
Acidale, a fountain in Orchomenus, a city of
Ba-otia, where the graces were fuppofcd to bathe
f hcnifcivcs. The gencology of the graces is very
tliverfly related. But Hefiod fays, they were the
off-pring of Jupircr and Eurynome. *1 hcog.
Ver. 47. i he hook nf Job is afcribcd to vari-
ouy authors, and amongft the reft to ^^ofes. I
am prrud to obkrvc, that Dr. Young hai> ftrength-
encd this opinion in his notes to hit admirable
poem on Job. Moft of the arguments on each
fide of the quePion may be found in Pole's Sy-
tiopfu Critic, in the beginning of his norc« on the
bo<tk of Job ; and in Mr S. Wefley's curious dif.
frrtation on the fame fubjeift.
Ter. 63.
\
Pud, PHb. Odt 8.
Sophocles has much the fame thought in his
Ajax ; and, to dignify the fentimeiit, he puts it
into the mouth of Ulyffes :
Of ymf nfimt uh* •trvf mkXt wXm
The Scholiaft obferves, that he borrowed tbefea*
timeut from Pindar.
Ver. 63. The poets feign that Tantalot ferve4
up his fon Pelops to the table of the gods : They
reunited the fragments, and formed his (honlder,
which was loft, of itory. Ovid. Met. Lib. vi.
— Humeroque Pelops infignis ehumo.
f^irg, Ge9rg. iii.
I (hall add this beautiful pafTage from TibuUiis:
Carmina ni fint,
£z humerc Pelopis non nituiifet ebur.
LH. i. £iti, 4.
Ver. 64. This is told with fo much humoiir hj
Mr. Addifon, in one of his fined works, that I
rather choofe to give an authority from him, than
any of the ancienta ^ '* The nest man aftonifiicd
the whole table with his appearance : He was
flow, folcmn, and filent, in his behaviour, and
wore a raiment curioufly wrought with bierogly«
phic9. A» be came into the middle of the roonit
he threw back the flcirt of it, and difcovered %
golden thigh. Socrates, at the fight of it, declared
againft keeping company with any wlio were
not made of fle(h and blood ; and therefore de-
fired Diogenea the Laertian to lead him to the
apartment allotted the fabulooa heroet, and wor«
thies of dubious cxiftence," &c.
The TaUi efFame, Tatier, Vd. II. JVi. 8f,
Ver. 6^. Surius writ the volitminous legend o£
the Honiifh faints, in (^ volumei in foUo. Pr.
iiH THE WORKS O
Donne, in bit fuiret, his gircn him ihii cbi-
r^acr :
oullie tkhfT
Joviua, or Suriui, or both logcihcr. Sal. 4.
Ver. iia. Sickneft biiog 1 fubjefl fo iihgier-
able, in afell, lo haman naiun, i[ was th'iughl
Decedary, ■> fable ii ihe lanl of pticirj, tn reUrve
tbe imaginuioD with the followiitg, and Come
oiher tfitoie'. For to deliribc the an(^ll1i of 1
diflemper RiihouCimiituTeaf fome more plcifbg
incidenli, wmild. no doubt, dirgud every gond-
natured and tender reader.
Ver. 113. Silmoneuj king a! El'ii, a proTiDce in
the PelQponnefuf. He i>a> (a arrogant ai to af-
fe.3 being ihoujihl a god ; for nhkh end he
bail! a bridge »( bnfi, by driring over which in
hit chariot, he endeavoured to make himfelf be
believed the (hundercr. Bui Jupiter, ennged at
hii impirt*, fttuck him dead with a real thunder-
bolt.
Tidi cmdelo daniem Salmonea pznu,
Dum a>R>niai Jovii et foniiui intitaloi Olfnipi—
Demcni qui oimboa, et nun loiiiabilc [ulmen
JEic n CDinipcdum cnifu imitaral equorum.
nrg- jE.. Lit. 4.
Ver. 137. HarpocTJtn, the god of Cltn<e a.
maoglt the Egyptiant.
Si qoicqiurn tacite cnmniilTum eft fida ab amieo,
Coineli. ct (ailuin cITc puia Harpucralcni.
F THOMPSON.
Hence EraTmsi, Lib. Aiaj;. telli ni, that fiV-
Jm HarfuriUni. if the fame a*,malMm tuUcfi. $»
Catullus in anoUicr place :
Patmum reddidit Harpocntcip.
[ccduili of llii :
Qolque premlt w
Thi» dereription entirely agrret with the feve-
ral mcdali and Q>iuct of Harpocraici. which tha
lejmed anlic[miy Gift. Cuperui ejhibiti in hii
labocioaidinmation on that fubjed, priaud with
Monutnenti^ Antiqua.
But Dpon another account likcwife, Rarpocra-
let may juftly be sppointcrd to attend upon the
(ick ; for he i» nunihc ted amongtt the falotarf
god(< who aOided in eitreme dangcri, ai appears
from Artemiioroi, Oneir. I. ii. c. 44. where, after
hirna^ mentioned Scripii, ilii, Aniibii, and Har.
pocratet, he aoct 00 Ihui : •■ Semper eniin ferva-
uiret crediti func hi dil, eonim qui per omnia et-
crcitati funt, et ad eitremnm periculam pcrvene-
runt," it. Kirther alfc, in hi< Oedip. Egjp.
p. i. vol. ii. p. 31J. afnongd others to the fame
purpofe, hat ihcT* remirk^le words :
" Reverebaniur Egypli, prstter cattta numina
maximi Ifin et OErin, ac horom Dve Harpooi'
(cm, taoquam litticos gcnjos." '
THE PALACE OF DISEASE,
lavocation of (he gcniis of Spenfer. Apoflropbc lo ihcDucIieft of SomerCcL Hie
palace ot difcare. War. Intcm|ierance. Melancholy. Fever. Coufuinptiun. Small f ok. Cam-
plaint on the death of ijird Bcaucbaoip.
DtATN was not man's inheritance, but life
Immonal, but a pandife of blifi,
Unfading beauty, and eternal fpring,
(The Itoijdiefs blaje of innoeeoee's reign) :
Ihe gifts of God's right hand ? til! monOron) Gi
The moTly child of Satan and of hell,
Itivited dire difeate into the world,
And hei: diHortcd brood of ngly Ihapes,
Echidna's brood ! and fil'd their tun'd abode
On earth, InTiCble to hnmU fight, I
TheponwDand ifif IcoiiripM otorui mu.
Tet thongh tn hn'man light inTlfible,
It Ibe, whnm I implore, Urania deign,
With Euphrsfy to purge away tl>e niilti
Which, humid, dim the mirror of the mind ;
(As Venut gave .«nc»i to behold
'I he angry godi with Bame o'erwhelmirg Troy,
Neptnne and Pallas], not in vain, I'll Gng
The tnyllic terrors uf this glnomy reign :
And, led by her, with dangerous courage prefs 10
Through dreary paths, and haunts, by monal fuat
Rue vilitcdi UDlefs by ihee, ( vree^,
SICKNESS, A POEM.
»63
Tjdher of fancy, of defcrlptiTe verfe,
,And fliadowy beings, gentle Edmund, hight«
Spenfcr ! the fwectcfl of the tuneful throng,
Or recent, or of * eld. Creative bard.
Thy fprirg* unlock, expand thy fairy fcenet.
Thy utaezhaufted (lores of fancy fprcud.
And with thy images enrich my fong.
Come t Hertford ! with the mufe, awhile,
vouchfafe 30
(The fofter virtues melting in thy breafl,
The tender graces glowing in thy form)
Vouchfafe in all the beauty of diftrels.
To take a iilcnt walk among the tombs :
1 here lend a charm to forrow, fmooth her brow,
And fparkle through her tears, in (hining woe.
As when the \ dove (thy emblem, matchlefs
dame!
For beauty, innocence, and truth are thine),
iipread all its colours o*er the boundlefs deep
(Empcreal radiance quivering round the gloom).
Chaos reform'd, and bade diQradion fmile ! 41
Deep in a defcrt vale, a |>alace frowns
Sublimely mournful : to the eye it feems
The maniion of dtfpair, or ancient night.
The graces of the feafon's nevj;r knew
To (bed their bounty here, or fmiling, blefs,
With hofpitable foot, its bleak domain.
Uncultivated. Nor the various robe
Of fluihing fpring, with purple gay, invefls
Its blighted plains ; nor fummer*s radiant hand ^O
Profofive. fcarters o*er its baleiul fields
The rich abundance of her glorious days ;
And golden autumn here forgets to reign.
Here only hemlock, and whatever weeds
Medea gather'd, or Canidia brew'd.
Wet with Avcrrus* waves, or Pootus yields,
Or Colchos, or I'hc flalia, taint the winds.
And choke the ground unhallow'd. But the foil
Refufes to embrace the kindly feeds
Of healing vegetation, fagc, and rue, 60
Dittany, ard amello, blooming ftill
In Virgil's rural page. I'he bittejr yew.
The church'yard's fhadel and cyprefs' witber*d
arms
In formidable ranks furround its couita
With un:bfage dun ; adminill*ring a roof
To birds of ominous portent , the bat.
The raven boding death, the fcreamiog owl
Of heavy wing, while ferpents, ruAling, hifs,
And croaking toads the odious concert aid.
The peevifh eaft, the rhtumy fouth, the north 70
Prr^cant with ftorms, arc all the winds that blow:
While, diftant far, the pure Etefian gales,
Ard weftcrn breczck fan the fpicy beds
Of Araby the blei , or (hake their balm
0*er iair Gritannia*» plains, and wake her flow*rt.
Uternal dantp», and deadly humours, drawn
In pois*niu» cxhal;ition<i fn m the deep,
Cougloourratcd into lolid r.i^ht,
^~^^." ^""^"^^
• CU.
f l-€ prtfent DuiLeft •f Somerfd,
\ ^U PiatM-iflj Jufpc/€ thai /.•ve, «r ih ee/ejlial
J'*Hut (cj %kbcm tie Ju^e is iiUvfifi Mm tmUtm)
$.rcjie(i tue xiariJ cut of Claoim
And darknefs, almoft to be felt, forbid
The fun, with cheerful beams, to purge the air, .
But roll their fuffocating horrors round Zt
Inceflant, banifliing the blooming train
Of health, and joy, for ever,, from the dooic.
lu fad roaguificence the palace rears
Its mouldering columns; from thy quarries^ Milc^
Of fable marble, and Egyptian mines
hmbowcird. Nor Corinthian pillars, gay
With fuliagM capitals and figur*d frize.
Nor feminine louique, nor, though grave,
l*he fluted Doric, and the Tufcan plain, ^
In ju(l proportio<is rife : but Gothic^ rude,
Irrcconcird in ruinous deflgn :
Save in the centre, in relievo high.
And fwelliag emblematically bold.
In gold the apple rofc *, ** whofe mortal tafte
•« Brought death into the world, and all
" woe."
Malignantly delighted, dire difeafe
Surveys the glittering pell, and grimly fmilet
With heiliflv glee. Beneath, totteri her throne.
Of jarring elements ; earth, water, fire ; xc«
Where h6t and cold, and rooill and dry, maiii-
tain
Unnatural war. Shapelefs her frightful form.
(A chaos of diftcmpcr'd limba in one)
Huge as Meg9*ra, cruel as the grave.
Her eyes, two comets ; and her breath, a llomk
High in her wither*d arms, (he wields her rod, '
With adders curl'dt and dropping gore; and
points
To the dead walls, l)cfmear*d with cnrfed takf
Of plagues red-fpotted, of blue pefiilence.
Walking in darknefs ; havoc at their heels; no
Lean famine, gnawing in defpight her arm i
Whatever Egypt, Athens, or Mefline,
Conftantinople, Troyuovant, IVIaifcilles,
Or Cairo felt, or Spagnolet cuuld paint*
A fickly taper, glimmering feeble rays
Acrufs the gloom, makes horror vifibJe,
And puniihes, while it informs, the eye.
A thoufand and ten thoufand raonDrous Cbapef
Compofe the group; the execrable crew .
Which Michael, in vifi^n ilrangc, difdosM 12m
To Adam, in the L&zai-houfe of woe;
A colony from hell. Thp knotted gout,
The bloated dropfy, and the racking (Ion?,
Rolling her eyes in anguilh ; lepra foul, f
Strangling angina ; ephiakic (larts;
UnnervM paralyfis ; with moift catarrhs;
Plcuritis bending o*er its fide in pain;
Vertigo ; murderous apoplexy, proud
With the late fpoils of Clayton's honourM li£;:
Clayton the gr.od, fhe courteous, the humane;
Tenaciouk of his purpofe, and his word xji
Firm as the fabled throne of Grecian Jove.
Be juft, O memory ! again rccal
Thcfe looks illumio'd by his honed heart.
That open freedom, and that cheerful ealc.
The bounteous emanations of hut foul :
His Brirjih honour, Chriftian ch..rity.
And mild benevolence for humaL kmd.
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From etarf quarter, lamentations loud.
And iiebt refotind, and rueful peals of groans 140
Roll editing round the vaulted den?, and fcreams
Dolorous, wrefted from the heart of pain.
And brain-lick agony. Around her throne
8iz ftvourite furies, next herfclf accurft.
Their dilinal nianlioDS keep ; in order each
As mod dcdnAire. In the foremoft rank.
Of poIaih*d (let], 'With annoor blood-di(laIn*d,
Helmets, and fi.-ears, and (bields, and coats of mail,
With iron ftiff, or tin, or brafs, or gold,
Swelh a triumphal arch ; beneath grim war 150
Shakes her red arm : for war is a difeafe,
1 he (^llcft of the fell ! Why will mankind.
Why will they, when fo many plagues invohre
This habsuble globe (the curie of fin),
Invent new defolations to cut off
The Chriftian race ? At leaft in Chriflian clifnet
Let olives (hade your mountains, and let peace
Stream her. white banner o*er us, blefi from war^
And Itturds only deck y«ur poets hr«ws.
Or, if the 6ery metal in your blood, 160
And thirfk of human life your bofom fting,
Too &vage ! let the fury loofe of war,
And bid the battle rage againft the breads
Of Afian in&dels : redeem the tow'rs
Where David fnng, the Son of David bled ;
And warm new Taflbs with the epic flame.
Right oppofite to war a gorgeous throne
With jewels flaming, and embofs'd with gold,
And various fculpture^ flrikes the wond'ring eye
With jovial fccncs (amid deftrudion gay), 1 70
Of indnunents of mirth, the harp, the lute.
Of coftiy viandii, of delicious wines,
And flowVy wreaths to bind the carelcfs brow
Of youth or age; as youth or age demand
The pleafing ruin from th' cnrhantrefs, vile
Intemperance ; than Circe fubtlcr far;
Only lubdu'd by wifdom ; fairer far
Than young Armida, wht-fc bewitching charms
Rinaldo feuerM in her rofy chains;
Till by Ubaldo held, his diamond ihirld 1 80
Blaz*d on bis mind the vittues of his race.
And quick diflblv'd her wcnton mifls away.
Sec, from her throne flow-niiiviog, flie extends
A pofion*d goblet ! fly the beauteous banc :
The adder*s tooth, the tiger's hungry fang.
Are harmlefs to her Imiles ; her frailes arc death*
Bciieatl> the foamy luftre of the bowl,
Which fpAfkles men to madnefd, lurks a fnake
Of asortal iUng : fly : if you ude the wine,
Machaon fwears that moly cannot cure. 190
Thcmgk innocent and fair her 1ook«, fhe holds
A lawkA commerce with her fifter pefts,
Aad dottbly whets their darts : away — ^and live.
Next, in a low-brow*d cave, a little hell,
A penfive hag, moping in darknefs, Qts
Dolefully fad : her .yes (io deadly doll !)
Stare from their flonied fockets, >\'idcly wild ;
For ever bent on rufty knives and ropes;
On poig»ards,bowl» of poifon, df-ggers red
WIfD clotted gore. A raven by her fide aoo
Eternal croaks; her only mate defpair ;
Who, fcowling in a nighi of clouds, presents
A thouCuid burning hellsi and daa^ncd foub^
And lakes of ftormy fire, to. mad the bnuo
Moon-ftrucken. Melancholy is her name ;
Britannia's bitter bane. Thou gracious pow*r,
( Whofe judgments and whole mercies who can tell !)
With bars 6f fteel, with hills of adamant,
Crufh down the footy fiend ; nor let her blaft
The facred light of Heav'n*s all-cheering face,2X«
Nor fright from Albion's ifie the angel hope.
Fever the fourth : aduft as Afric wilds,
Chain'd to a bed of burning brafs : her eyea
Like roving meteors blaze, nor ever clofe
Their wakeful lids flie turns, but turns in ¥1111
Through nights of mifery. Attendant thirfb
Grafps hard an empty bowl, and (hrivelPd drives
To drench her parched throat. Not louder groans
From Phalaris's bull, as fame reports.
Tormented with diftrefiifal din the air, 220
And drew the tender tear from pity's eye.
Confuxpption near ; a joylefs meagre wight.
Panting for breath, and flirinking into diade
Eludes the grafp : thin as th* embodied air.
Which, erd, deceiv'd Ixion's void embrace.
Ambitious of a goddefs ! fcarce her legs
Feeble fiie drags, with wheezing labour on,
And motion flow : a willow wand dire^s
Her tottering dep9, and marks her for the grave.
The lad fo turpid to the view, affrights ajo
Her neighbour hags. Happy herfelf is blind.
Or madnefs would enfne ; fo bloated black.
So lothfome to each fenfe, the fight or fmeli.
Such foul corruption on this fide the grave ;
Variola yclep'd, ragged and rough, [foenea
Her couch perplcx'd with thorns. — What heavy
Hang o*er my heart to feci the theme is mine !
But Providence commands ; His will be done ?
She rudieb through my bicod ; flie Lurn!« along.
And riots nn my life ! — Have mercy, Heav'n I —
Variola, what art thou ? whence proceeds 241
'this virulrncc, which ail but wc elcapc ?
Thou naiifeous enemy to human kind :
In man, and man alone, thy myftic feds.
Quiet, and in rheir iccret windings hid,
Lic upprolffic ! till infedlion roufe
Her f ois'iious particles, of proper fizc,
ligurc, and mcdfurc, to exert their pow'r
Of impregnation; atoms fuhtle, barb'd,
Infran^'ible, and aAive to dedroy ; ajq
By geometric or mechanic rules
Yet undifcover*d : quick the leaven rims,
Dedmdive of thefolid*, fpirits, blood
Of moral man, and aghates the whole
In geneial conflagration and mifrvle.
A« when the flinty feeds of lire embrace
Some fit materials) dubbie, furze or flraw.
The crackling bbae afcends : the ra])id flood
Of ruddy flames, iir.petuou«> o'er its prey, ijp
Rolls its broad covrie, and half the field devours.
• As adders deaf to beauty, wit, and youth.
How many living lyres, by thee undrung.
E'er half their tunc* arc ended, eetfe to charm
Th' admiring world ? So ccas'd the Diatchlda
name.
By Cowley honour'd, by Rofcommon lovi'd,
Orinda : blooming Killigrcw's foft by :
And manly Oldham*a pointed vigd^, curs*i\
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SICKNESS, A POEM.
3^5
By the gor'd fons of Loyola and Rome.
And he who Phzdra fung, in baikin'd pnmp,
Mad urith incellous fires, ingenious Smith : %jo
Oxonia'f fons ! And, O, our recent grief!
Shall * Beauchamp die, forgotten by the mufe,
Or are the mufes with their Hereford dumb !
Where arc ye ? weeping o'er thy learned Rhine,
Bononia, fatal to our hopes ! or elfe
By Kennel's chalky wave, with trefl*e« torn,
Or rude> and wildly floating to the winds,
Mute, on the hoary willows hang the lyre,
NcgleAed ? or in rural Percy-lodjje, 279
Where innocence and he walk'd hand in hand,
The Cyprefs crop, or weave the laureUbough
To grace his honoured grave ! Ye lilies, rife
Immaculate ; ye rofes, fwect as morn {
Liefs fweetand lefs immaculate than he.
His op'ning flow'r of beauty fofely fmil'd.
And. fparkling in the liquid dews uf youth,
Adorn*d the blefTed light ! with blofToms fair,
Untainted ; in the rank Italian foil
From blemilh pure. The virgins dole a figh.
The matrons lifted up their wondVing eyes, 290
And blefs*d the Englilh angel as he pafs*d,
Rejoicing in his rays ! Why did we trud
A (lant fo lovely to their envious ikies.
Unmercifully bright with favage beams?
Hi& were the arts of Italy before,
Courting, and courted by the claiTic mnfe.
He travell*d not to learn, but to reform,
And with his fair example mend mankind.
Why need I name (for didant nations know,
Hefperia knows ; O would Hefperia fmg ! 300
As Maro etft, and lare Marino rais'd
The blooming Beauchamps of the former timet,
Marcellut and Adonic to the (lars.
On wings of foaring fire ! fo would (he (ing !)
His uncorropted heart; his honour clear
At fummer funs, effulging forth his foul
In every word and look : his reafon*s ray
By folly vanity, or vice unftain'd.
Shining at once with purity and (Irength,
With Englifh honeAy, and Attk fire : 3 10
• L^rdBcasbamf^wtiyfuioftbtEtirlofHirtforif
ditdat Bttiognia^ofthe/maU-pox^SepUll* X 744,<'^«/l9.
His tendernefs of fpirif , high-inforniM
With wide benevolence, aod candid zeal
For learning, liberty, religion, truth ;
The patriot-glorie* burning in hit breift.
His king and country's undivided friend f
Each public virtue, and each private grace;
The Seymour dignity, the Percy flame ;
All, all — Ere twenty autumns roli'd awajr
Their golden plenty. Further ftill ! b^oU
His animated bloom ; his flufh of heilth; 310
The blood exulting with the balmy tide
Of vernal life \ fo frefh for plcafure form'd
^y nature and the graces : yet hit youth
So temperately warm, fo chaftely cool,
£v*o Seraphims might look into his mindy
N^ght look, nor turn away their holy eyet!
Th* unutterable clTence of good heaven.
That breath of Gad, that energy dtvioe
Which gifes us to be wife, and jnft, and pnrey
Full on his bofom pour'd the living ftream, 330
UlumM, infpir'd, and fandify^d hit foul f
And are rhefe wonders vanifli'd/ are thole eyei^
Where ardent truth, and melting mildnefs, ihoae,
Clos'd in a foreign land } no more to bleft
A fatlier, mother, friend ! no more to charm
A longing people ? O, lamented yonth!
Since fate and gloomy night thy heautiet Teil*d
With fliade myfterious, and edip^'d thy beama,
Hrrw many Sonierlett are loft in thee ? 339
Vet only loft to earth ! — For trnft the milieu
(His virtues rather tryft) (he faw him rife,
She faw him fmile along the tifla'd cknidt,
n colours rich embroider'd by the fan,
£ngirt with cherub wings, and kindred forms.
Children of light, the ipodefn youth of heav*n f
They hiii their bleft companion, gain*d fo fooa
A partner of their joys ! and cn>wn with ftart,
Aimoft'as fair the radiance of hisbrowt,
Ev'n where the angel hoft, with tonguet of fire«
Chaunt to their glittering harps th' Akmghty'a
praifc, 3JO
And, in a burning circle, (hout around
rhc j.ifper-thron::, he mingles flames with them;
He Iprings into the centre of the choir,
And drmking in the ipirit moft divine.
He fings as Iwect, and glows as bright at they.
NOTES AND ALLUSIONS ON BOOK IL
Ver. 14. Eycbright This herb wat unknown to
the ancients ; at Icaft, it is not mentioned by
them. It is of extraordinary fervice to the eye,
curing moft of its diftempers.
— Cum debilitat morbi vis improba vifnm,
Aut vinum, aut coxut, luminit ofor, amor, &c.
Tunc ego, non fruftra, vocar—
ComUit Lii. PlMt, p, 39.
Purg'd with euphrafy and me
I'hc vifual nerve.
Milt<m,
Ver.z6. SeeVirgit.^n.Lib.ii. Which feems to
be borrowed from Homer, Uiat. Ij^ v. We have
fevenl of the like inftances in the facred volomes.
Gen. xxi. 19. " And God opened her eyes, ami
" (he faw a well of water." Numbers, xxii. 31.
** Then the L*>rd opened the eyes of Babum, and
" he iiiw the angel of the Lord," &c.
Ver. %\. See Virgil.
Sed oie Pamafli defcrta per ardna dulcit
Raput amor : Juvat ire jugis, qua nulla priommi
Caitaliam molli divertitur orbita clivo.
«
Ge9rg. JJi, iii.
Which it inutated by Lncretiut, lib. ii.
A^ia Pieridom peragro loca, ouUiut ante
Triupede, &c
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Ver. 24. Thedate of oiirEngliih poetry may with
f^TvsLt juftiM begin withSpenfer. It is (nic,Chaucer,
Gower» and I^ndji^mte, were mailers of uncommon
beauties, cpolidering the age they lived in; and
liave defcribed the humours, paflions, &c. with
great difeemraent. Yet none of them leem to have
been half fo well acquainted with tlie very life and
being of poetry, invention, painting, and deiign,as
Spenfcr. Chaucer was the heft before him ; but
then he borrowed moft of hU poems, either fmm
the ancients, or from Boccace, Petrarch, or the
Proven9ai writers, &c. Thus his Troilus and
Creflida, the largeft of his works, was taken from
I^his ; and the komaunt of the Rofe was tranf.
latcd from the French of John de Mcun, an £ng-
lifhm^D, who flouriflied in the reign of Richard
IT. ; and fo of the reft. As for thofe who followed
bim, fuch as Heywood, Scogan, Skelton, &c they
fetm to be wholly ignorant of either numbers,
language, propriety, or even decency itfclf. 1 muft
be underftood to except the Earl (>f Surrey, Sir
7'homas Wyat, Sir Philip Sidney, feveral pirces
in the Mirror of Magiftrates, and a few parts of
^r. G. Gafcoign's and Turberviirs works.
Ver. 55. Medea, notorious for her incantations
In Ovid, &c. as Canidia in Horace.
Ver. 56. Pontns, Colcho?, and Thrffalia, well
known fur producing noxious and ))oi&*oous herb*
and plants.
Ha5 herba% atqne hxc Ponto mihi leAa venefta,
}].fe dedit Moerift ; nafcuutur plurima Ponto.
•
HerbaAjue qnas et Colchos et Iberia mittit,
Vencnorum ferax. Hor. Fprd. 5.
The5a]a quinetiam tellus herbafquc noccnlev.
Kupibufc ingeiiuit. Lucun, Libt v.
Ver. 6r.
£{l cttam flo» in prati» cui nomcn Amello
Pcccre agticulaT. y**'S' ^^^S- ^'^- ^*'
Bcfides there grows a ftcwV in marftiy ground,
Its name umcllus, eafy to be Jound :
A mighty fpring wotks in its mo', and cleaves
The fprouting ftalk, and ftiow» itfcif iu leaves.
The jRow'r iilelf is of a golden hue,
The leaves inclining to a darker blue, &c.
yiJJi/ous ircrh, }\L I. 4/0.
Ver. 114. A famous painter, eminent for draw-
ing the didicffcs and agonies of human nature.
Vtr. 120. See Milton's Paradife Loft, B. xi.
Ver. 129. Sir Winfam Clayton, Bart, died at
IMardcn in Surrey, December 28. 1 744.
Ver.*i(>5. Though a crufadc may fcem very ro-
mantic (and perhaps it i^ fo), yet it has been ap.
p lauded by the greatcO writer* of different aj^es; by
J£nea& SylviuK, by Bcnarion, by NatigeriiiK. ^c. who
have each writ orations upon that fubjet^. And
here I cannot help obfcrving, that Caliniire and
Jac. B%ld^. the two moft celebrated of the modern
i/ric ^cts« have writ fcvcral of their fixseft odea to j
F THOMPSON.
• "*
animate the ChriftiaD princet to inch a dcfign ;
and that Taflb has adorned the expedition of Godk
frey of Bullogm with the moft beautiful and per-
fe^ poem iince the iEiaeis (for I prefer MUtoa to
VirgU himfelf.)
Ver. Z76. See Homer's Odyifey, Lib. lo.
Ver. J 78 See Taffo's II Godfredo, cant. iv. fiin-
39, &c. cant. xiv. ftan. 68. cant. xvi. ftan. 39.
Ver 190. Machaon celebrated in Homer; but
here ufed, i;. general, for any phyfician. So Ovid :
Firma valent per fe, nuUumque Machanoa qoz-
runt.
And Martial \
Quid tibi cum medicis ? dimitte Machaonas oinnet.
Ibid. Mercury is faid ro have prcfented moly to
Ulyifes, to preferve him from the charms of Circe.
Homer\ 0^. Lilt. x.
Thus while he fpoke, the fovpreign plant he drew.
Where on th* all.bearing earth unmark'd it grew,
And ihow*d its nature and its wond'rous pow*r ;
Black was the root, but milky white the flow*r :
Moly the name. Porx.
Laudatiftima herbanim eft Hpmero, quam vo-
cari a diis puta mrly, et inventionem ejus Mercu-
rio aiHgnat, contraque fumma vencficia demon-
ftrat, &c. Plinius^Lih. xxv. Chap, 4.
Ver 219. A mongft feveral inftruments of torment
that Phaiaris caufed to be contrived, there was a
bull of brafs, in which people being caft, and a fire
placed under it, they bellowed like oxen. PeriUua
the artift, demanding a great reward for his in-
vention, was put in it himfelf to try the firft ex-
periment- Upon which Pliny makes this good-
natured refie<5iion : *' Pcrillum nemo laudat, facvio-
rem Phalaridc ryranno, qui taurum fecit, mugitus
hominis poUicitut, ignc fubdito, et primus earn
expertus crucitatum juftiore fxvitia/' &c.
JPii/iius, Lib. 34. Cbap, 8.
Vec 325, Txion beinp invit(fd to dine with Jupi-
ter, fell in love with Juno, and endeavoured to
debauch her, who acq-.aintcd her Ijufband. He,
to try Ixion, formed a cloud into Juno'c hkenefs,
upon which he fatisfied hiti luft. Hygini lab. Dio^
dor. vi. &c.
Ver. 366. Mrs. K. Philips, ftyled the match-
lefs Orinda. See her poems in folio Cowley has twdT
odcb upon her, in the ad vol. of hi^ works, 8vo.
Ibid. See her poems in 4to. Mr. Drydcn ct\tJ
brates her death in an excellent ode. ^>ee his
works, vol. iii. folio, p. 186. See likcwifc Wood*a
Athenx Oxon. vol. ii.
Ver. 268. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jefu-
its; againft whom Mr. Oldham writ thofe faiires,
which are the beft of his works.
Ver. 275 Bolognia, a city in Italy, the firft fchool
of the Lombard painters, and a fatuous univerfity*
Parvique Bononid Rheni.
Silint Ital. Lib. viii.
Ver. 391. At Bolognia he went by the name
o£, *' L*Aogelo loglcfc.*' The iamc compUmesc
BICKNESS. A POElX
Vcr. 336.
367
r«MM to liave beeo ptid by that people u our great
Milton in his travclt, as we learn by this epi-
gram of a learned Italian nobleman, in the ad
volume of Milton*t poetical works :
Vt mena, forma, decor, facien, mos, fi pietas fic,
Non Aoglus, Yerum herc*le Angelus, Ipfe, fores. |
Heu miferande Peur, fiqua latft aXpen nunpait
Tu Marcellas eris
Sed noz atra caput triiU drcumvokt umbra.
/Tij. -Mm, Lik* ti.
THE PROGRESS OF SICKNESS.
When I waited for light there came darkneft.
My ikio is black upon me ; and my bones are burnt with heaS.
My harp alfo is turned to mourning. Job.
BOOK III.
THE AftGUMBNT.
ItirLECTiOHs. The progrefs of the difeafe. Blindnefs. Delirious Dreams. Remedies lior the mind.
I. Patience. 1. Hope. 3. Prayer. Human aid and relief in iickneis. X. Phyiic; fiulojpomoothaC
Science. %, Friends ; Digreflion 00 Friendihip. '
Tut fair, the bright, the great, alas ! are fsirn,
Nipt in the bloom o'f beauty, wit, and youth.
Death's undiftinguiihM prey. Shall I complain
(When foch th' eftabli(h*d ordinance of Hcaw'n)
If fickneis at my bofom lay the (lege ?
A worm to them ! and to their light a (hade,
Ungilded with one beam, which melted down
The tear fall trickling o'er their honoured tombs :
We all muft die ! •Our every pulfe that beus.
Beats toward eternity, and tolls our doom. 10
Fate reigns in all tlic portions of the year.
The fruits of autumn feed us for difeafe ;
The winter's raw inclcmcociek bellow
Difeafe on death ; while fpring, to drew our herfe,
Kindly unbofnnis, weeping in their dews.
Her fIow*ry race ! and fummer (kinder (lill)
With the gieen turf and brambles bind^ our graves.
But am 1 wake ? or in Ovidian realms,
And Circe holds the glafs ? What odious change,
What metamorphofc llrikes tlie dubious eye } ao
.Ah ' whither is rctirM the fcarlet wave,
Maniltng with health, which floated throu|rh the
check, rwhere
From the llrnnf; fummer beam imbibMf And
The vernal lilyS fuftly. blended bloom ?
The furchcad roughens to the wondVing hand.
Wide o*er the human-flcld, the body, fpreadt
Contagious war, and lays its beauties wafte.*
As rncc thy breathing harveA, Cadmus, fprnng.
Sudden, a ferpent-brood ! an armed crop
Of growing chiefs and fought themidves to death.
One bUck-incruftcd btrk of gory boils, 31
One undiilinguifhM bli{ler,from the foal
Of the foot fore, to the head's forer crown.
Job's puuilhment ! With patience like his own,
O may 1 cxcrcife my wounded foul.
And cad my&lf upon his healing haod,
Who brui£eth at bis willy and nukcth whole !
Ah, too, the luftre of the eyes is fled !
Heavy and dull, their orbs neglcA to roll.
In motionlcfs diftortion lliff and fii*d ; 4Q
rill by the trembling hand of watchful age
(A weeping matron, timorous to affright.
And pioufly falkicious in her care.
Pretending light offenfive, and the fun)
Clos*d ; and, perhaps, for ever ! ne'er again
To open on the fphere, to drink the day,
Or (worfc !) behold fanthe's face divine,
And wcnder o*er her charms. — But yet forbear,
O dare not murmur ? *tis heav'n's high beheft
I'hough darknefs through the chambers of the
grave 30
Thi« dud purfue, and death's fad fhade involve,
£*er long, the Filial-light himfelf fliall fliine;
(The dars are dtift to him, the fun a fliade)
Thefe very eyes, thtfc tunicles of flefli.
Even though by worms dedroy'd, fliall fee my God,
And, feeing, ne*er remember darknefs more,
£uviron*d with eternity of day.
I'hough, at their vifual entrance, qnite fliut out
External forms, forbidden, mount the winds.
Retire to chaos, or with night commix ; 60
Yet, fancy's mimic work, ten thoufand fiiapes.
Antic and wiM, rufli fweeping o*cr my dreams,
Irregular and new ; as pain or eafe
The fpirits teach to flow, and in the brain
Dire^ion diverie hold : Gentle and bright
As hermits, fleeping in their mofly cells,
Luird by the fall of waters ! by the rills
From Heliconian dUfi devoU'd ; or where
Thy ancient river Kiflion. facred dream !
Soft murmurs on their flumbers : peace within.
And confcience, ev*n to ecdafy fublim*d yf
And beatiflc vifion. Sudden, black.
And horrible as murderers ; or hags.
Their leafc of years fpim oat« «nd Uoo^^YniMk
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THE WORKS 0FTH0MP80M.
FuIUflaflung on their eyes ; the golf, beoeatli,
Mad'niog with gloomy fire« ; and heav'n, behind.
With all her golden yal^eB for ever clo8*d.
Now in £ly(ioni bpp*d, and lovely feenes,
Where honeyfackles rove, and cglantine%
Narciffus jefi'min, pinks, profufeiy wild, 8o
In every fcented gale Arabia breathe :
As blifdful £den fair ; the morning- work
Of Heav*n, and Milton's theme ! where innocence
Smird, and improv'd the profped. — Now, anon.
By Ifis* favourite flood fupinely laid.
In tunefnl indolence, behold the bards
(Harps in each hand, and laurel on each brow)
A band of demigods, auguft to fight,
In venerable order fweetly rife, 89
(The mufes fparkling round them) who have trod
In meaafur'd pace its banks, forever green,
£namell*d from their feet ! harmonious notes.
Warbled to Doric reeds, to Lelbian lyrei,
Or Phrygian minftrelfy, deal on the ear
Enamopr'd with variety : and loud
The trumpets (hrilling clangours fill the iky
With filvcr melody — Now, happier ftill !
Round thy lulic cloifters^ mnfi'ig flow.
Or in fweet converfe with thy letterM fons,
Philofopbert, and poets, and divines, xcx>
Enjoy the facred walk, delighted, * Queen's !
Where Addifon and Tickell lay in4>ir'd.
Inebriated from the clalfic fprings,
And tun*d to variont-founding harps the fong,
Sublime, or tender, humourous, or grave.
Quaffing the mules' nedar to their fill.
Where Smith in hoary reverence prefidet,
(Crown'd with thefoow of virtue for the ikiet)
With graceful gravity, and gentle fway ;
With perfcdl peace encircled and efteem. izo
Whofe mild and bright benevolence of foul.
By reafon cool, and by religion warm.
And generous paflion for the coUege-weal,
More than a mufe infpire.— -Momental bliis !
For fudden rapt, the midnight howl of wolves,
The dragon's yell, the lion's roar, aftound
My trembling ear. Ha . down a burning mount
1 plunge deep, deep : furc Vulcan's fliop is here—
Hark, how the anvils thunder round the dens
I lainniivomous ! What f are thofe chains to bind
'Ihii ikeletoii ! the cyclops mud be mad : zai
Thofe bolts of fieel, thofc adamantine hnks
Demand Typhoeus* firength to buriL— Away^
Venus and Mars — beware.— In giddy whirls
I ride the blaft, and tow 'ring through the liorm
Enjoy the palace of the morn. The fun
Rcfigns the reitis of Phlegon to my hands :
His mane waves fire ; he fcorches me to dud :
Avfunt, thou fiend ! Til hurl thee down the deep
Of heav'n, witii bolted thunder, and enwrapt rjo
With forky light'ning. — Now ftaggering I reel,
By murderers purfu'd : my faithlcfs feet
Scarce fiiift their pace : or down rufiiing amain,
1 ceafe to recoiled my flcps, apd roll
Paflive on earth. — Sure, 'twas Afiolpho's horn
Pour'd on my car th' annoying blafi : at which,
ILogero u emblcd, Bradamant grew pale|
And into air diflohr*d tV enchtnted dome.
Now ftarting firom this wildemefs of dreimty
I wdte from fancy*d into real wocj, Z4#
Pain empties all her vials on* my head.
And (teept o&e o'er and- o'er. Th* €av«iioin*d
flurt
Of Hercules enwraps my burning limbs
With dragon's Llood : 1 rave and roar like him.
Writhing in agony* Devonring-firea
Eat up the marrow, frying in my bones.
O whither, whither ihall I turn for aid ?—
Methtnka a feraph whifpers in my ears.
Pouring ambrofia on them, ** Turn to God;
So peace flull be thy pillow, eafe thy bed, 150
And night of furrow brighten into noon.
Let the young cherub patience, bright-ey'd hope.
And rofy finger'd pray'r, combining hold
A fure dominion in thy purposed mind,
Unconquer'd by afflidion " — I receive
The mandate as from Heav'n itfclf.— -Expand
Thyfelf, my foul, and let them enter in.
Come, fmillng angel, patience, from thy feat ;
Whether the widow's cot, or hermit's cell.
By fifiing (Irong, and potent from difircTs ; i6»
Or midnight.fiudent's taper-gllmmering roof^
Unwearied with revolving tedious tomes,
O come, thou Panacxa of the mind !
I'he manna Of the foul ! to every tafie
Grateful alike : the univerfal balm
To ficknefs, pain, and mifery below.
She comes ! (he comes ! flie diffipates the gloom ;
My eyes ihe opens, and new fcenes unfolds
(Like Mofes' bufii, though burning, not confumM)
Scenes full of fpkndoitr, miracle, and God. 1 70
BehcM, my foul, the martyr-army, who
With holy blood the violence of fire
Quench'd, and with lingVing conftancy fatigu'd
The perfecoting flame : or nobly ftop'd
The lion's mouth, and triumph'd in his jaws.
Hark, how the virgin whice-rob'd tender train
Chaunt hallelujah to the rack ; as dear
And pleafing to the ear of God, as hymns
Of angels on the reforredion-mom.
When all the hod of heaven hofanna fing ! x 80
Yet foither ; lift thy eyes upon the crofs,
A4>lceding Saviour view, a dying God!
Earth trembles, rend the rocks, creation groans :
The fun, aiham'd, eztingui(hcs the day :
All nature fuffers with her fufiering Lord.
Amidft this war of elements, fereue.
And as the fun-fliine brow of patience, calm.
He dies without a groan, and fniiles in death.
Shall martyrs, virgins, nay, thy Saviotir bletd
To teaeh thee patience ? and yet bleed in vain f
Forbid it, reafon ; and forbid it, Heav'n. 191
No ; foffer : and, in fufiering, rejoice.
Patience endnretb all, and hopeth all.
Hope is her danghter then. Let hope dilUI
Her cordiai-fpirit, as Hybla-honey fweet.
And healing as the drops of Gilead-balm.
Ceafe to repine, as thofe who have no hope ;
Nor let defpair approach thy darkeft hour.
Defpair ! that triple death ! th* imperial plague !
Th' exterminating angel of th* accurft, 300
And fole diiealc of which tb« danui'd art (ick^
SICKNESS, A POEM.
Z6i
ktiKlIin|[ a feter hotter than their hell —
O pluik me Irom defpair, whice-handcd hope !
O inteipofe thy fpear and iilver (hicld
Betwixt my hofom And the fit.nd ! dctrade
Thi9 impious moofter to primeval lirll ,
To its own dark domain : but light my foul.
Imp d with thy glittering wings, to Icenes of joy,
To health and life; for health and life arc thiar :
And fire imagination with the (kics. 210
But whence thi* con6tUnce of h<pe ? in thee,
And in thy blood, my Jcfu* ! (bow, O earth !
H av'n bends beneath the name, and all its font,
The hierarchy drop low the proftrate knee.
And fu k, in humble wife, u^ on the (lars.)
Yc-i, on thy blood and name my hoi^e depends.—
My hope f nay, worlds on worlds depend on
thee ;
Live in thy death, from thy fepulchre rife.
Thy influentiul vi;;<)ur reinlpires 2l(}
Thi» feeble frame , difpcU the (hade of death ;
And bids me throw m\felf onGod in piayer.
A Chrifttan foul is God's beloved houte ;
And }ray*r the incenfc which perfumes die foal :
l.et armies Then ol fupplica'ionp rife,
B-fu">je the golden gates of heaT*n, and force,
With holy violence, a blcfling down
In living Dreams. If Hczekiah's pray'r
The fun arretted in his pnne career.
And bade the {haJ»iw.trn dejjrces return
On Ah^z' di;il, whirling back the day : ajo
P lur out thvf. If my foul with fervent seal,
With ovcrflowi )g aidour, and with faith
I' Twav'tinj; r » ■dl\\'\ nic, and tolwcll
IV iy fain'ing ffiirir^ to (a lime dcfires,
\i'ou*d f I'ayjor fro*^ his (tarry tJ'.rone defcend,
How fear wou'd brighten ! by his facred aid,
T o live were hT.'piiicf^, and gain to du*.^
Jin ■ let hini \\V.\ jilorn his fturry throne,
WtlUni'-riicd by laSours lo divi-ie :
For lo ' the M in of G j 1, and fiend of man, 240
'J heron, the p-.irclt brt a't, and wirnicft heart,
Flie< «)•• the wi- gs of ch trity and 1 )ve
T»» j')in me in the faviri;^ talk, aisd raife
^Tv w'aUtr powVs wirli hi* .ibundanc zeal;
P-.ire fwret, a-.d glowing a> the incensM fires,
O; S lotii« I. tl.y goldcn-aitar, fann'd
By Aiiig* of ceru^iiaii in'.o a t!a:ne;
Till on the Ikiri the -rornatic g^lc
In pyrimiS <>f ha;jtance lofly Jtiilc,
A »:r.it,.fiji off-ri;:;^ i«» '!'• f rose 'f grace. 2^0
vj-ill. thou;:M I frfl thrfc 'jccourn ffoui thc ikie»,
Irs cpe-ation r!'.»i;hty . lull remain
ItM'-rior aids b -Kind ■ terrt ftrial Aores
M.kiicunl : ;!'.c inflru nciit* of God,
Fur G')i creav d th'j phyficia". ' G'^A
lii r.K'f on earth, tiur gr< at P'^yfician ! fprcad
C)*!;r tick and weak, fiavlowiiij;, hi:* healing wings : I
E . h ini'--tle a vufc ! —W: ^c ;ii ■ ife,
Olf t«ri:ig ft iiii, infelted humaa-kir.da
In f- a>'i!c, thc vr Citable l'crd> 160 j
o;»rung fn^ni rhcir .M^Iier'* hau J, iniignratc (Irodg ;
With ni<d*cine. H^ ti>reU--' ^lur 'uiure il.»i j
1" •: •l^:t:;Tjr, he j.ri)vid»..: air Ic cure; ^
t fi/^- Jrn-ry r,ry,r.
Vol. X.
FofTiK, and fimplet : Solomon, thy theme*
Nature'k hiftorian : wifeft of the wife !
Though Paradife be loft, the tree of life
In med'ciie blooms; then pluck its healing fruitfj
And with thank/giving eac . and, eating, live.
F.v*n pagan wijfdom bade her font adore.
As one, the God of phyiic and the day, ayO
Fountain of vegccatiun and of lift,
Apollo, ever blooming, ever young.
And fnim his art immortal ' thus, of yore.
The prime of human race from heav*n dedocM
The bright original of phyfic*» powV :
And, aor unjuilly, dcemM that he whofay*d
Millions from death, himfelf (huu*d never die*
An indrumcut of viirious pipes and tubes,
Vein^ arteries, and finews, orgaaiz'd, ayjj
Man, when in healthy (uce, harmonioua wakes
The breath of melody, in vocal pniife,
Dr lighting earth and heav*n ! difcordant, oft J
As accident, or time, or fate prevail.
This human-organ fcarce the bellows heaves
Of vital- refph-ation ; or in'pain.
With paufes fad : what art divine fiiall tune
To order and refit this (hatterM frame ? ,
What fingers touch inro a voice again ?
Or mufic rcinfpire ? who, but the race
Of Patin ? who but phyfic's laving fons ? 290
A RaidifT, Pre win, Metca!f,ora friend ? —
But fomething yet, beyond the kindly (kill
Of PisanVfons, difeafe, like mine, deuiandf
Nepenthe to the foul, as well as life.
O for a mother's watchful tendernefn.
And father'* venerable care : — but * they.
In life immortal, gather cudlefs joys,
Reward of charity, of innocence.
Of pleafing manners, and a life unblamM I
oft
Vhe tears of piiverry and friendfhip oft ^oof
Their modc.'l tombi bedcw, where Eden's flood,
(Ituna *clepM by bards of old reni>wn,
Purplfd with Saxon and wtth Biitilh blood)
l.avcB the fweet vale, that firft my prAtrliiig mufe
Provok'd to number*, broken as the ^uin^
Of Reman towers which deck its lofty banks,
And Ihme mcTe beauteous by decay.- —But hark t
What mufic glads my ear ^ 'tis Theron's vi.ice,
rhcron a fath-r, mother; both, a friend !—
Pain flics before hi* animating touch : 3 10
The gentle prcfTure of his cordial hand,
A huminj: nioun'..i!n from my b'lfom heaves!
What wi'ndrrs, facred friendllrp. How Iroiii thet 1
'')ne pcri«»dfrom a friend enlivens more,
I'hun all Hi} pocrate«» and Ga'cn's t. inbs.
Than all the med*cincs the y unfold. I feel
Myfrlf renewM ! not only health, *«it youih,
KoU^the trifle ri*^e. .md foarULs at my heart.
Is the live-at<im'. Mf Campanian w.nes
Dance in thc \ir»;lri cryftal and o'er'T^k 31a
With glorilyi:!^ foim, the mclirMbrim ;
Smiling, and lending fmiles to {o..al wit,
I'hc }«H:und he.:rth, and hofpitablc bo.rd.
Frteoulhip is«arclii;i'.n, (mm *!:: (itt^,
T'le f.K-imd-beft ; it points, like th^it, to heav*0|
And alouiil antkdau-s on earth its blifs.
I * Set Tart,' l/, /j»^4 J 3 2, ^v.
1 A ft
sra
But vice Uid rally never fricndlhip knew ;
>'hil(l wirdam giowt by fricndfliip fiill ok
Her [etten are a ftri/iig derence; her chai
A robe of clorf : Ophit gold her bindt ;
And he who wcori ihcm, wctrii crown o
Fricnd<hlf't ibc QccI, which ftruek, e
Of ciDdour, pcuc.bencToUncc, indze*!;
THE WORKS OF THOMPSON.
Spreading their glowing feedi— A boljfire
When hoDDur bcuni on himour, truth on uuth ;
Bright a the eyei of angeli and u pare,
nu aliat whence two gentle-loving horl*
Mount to the Itiei in otie tonfpiriog blue
And rpotleft union. 'Tii the nrAir-dTcam
Whid
ct Teraphic
Health i> dileiTe, life death, withoui a ^iend-
NOTES AND ALLUSIONS TO BOOK III.
Ver. !iE. Cidmui i« reported by the pocti Cc
hive Hi
. ftr,
It the i
d of Mincrvi; and fowed if teeth
£eld, which produced an hnft of armed Ibldieit;
'who, figbtiDj;, Dew one other. See Ovid. Met.
1. iii. Suidu, Pauraniai, &c. It it faid, that he
fowed ferpenti Iceth, and that foldier' in annnur
f)>rung up froDi them ^ becaufe, » Bochin ob-
fetm, it) the Phiniiciao language, ro eiq>rer> men
■rnitd with brazen darii and fpeari of brafi, they
mide ufe of wordi, which might be cranQateo,
" armed with the teeth of a ferpcnt."
Ver. 6t. The following linei upon delirioiu
drcijni may appear very cxlr^vagaiit to > reader,
nho never eipcrienced the difonleit which liik-
neli caufea in the brain ; but the author tbinki
that be hi» rather loft ened than rxaggeraCed >he
real Jcfciiption, ai he foimd them iipemc on hit
own tmagiHatiun at (hat time
Ver eS Sir G. Whetler, in hii voyage*, hai
given a very beautiful delciiptinn of an hermitage
oniheb«rdett of Mount Helicon, belonging [>> the
Convent of Saial i.uke the hermit, net the £vangc-
jil)( called Stirinei, fron bit dwetlinfr in thofe de-
fcru. iJec Whcclet'i Journey intu Greece, Fut.
B. iv. P. its-
Ver- 93. ThoTe different inHrumenti are dc-
11 J. See Horn, lliai, B. MuL Vilg. J£n.
A horn, in which if he do once but blow.
The noife thereof Ihall iroBUe men To fore.
Thai all both Daut and Umt Ihall Sy therc£ro,
Su Qr JBgc a noife wai never heard before.
. :ri^.; OfLmd, F-ri>fi>. >r»/ita/ ly
Sir yeha fftrru^BM, B. XV. StaM. 10.
Witli ihit horn AOolphn afihghted the Ams-
coni. Sec B. 11 Stan. 60.' &c. and even Ragera,
Bradimant, &c. in dtffolving the encbanled pa-
lace, B. nil. Stan, ig. flu. Drivn away the tw-
piei from Scnapo, B. xxtiii. Stin. II4, See.
-F-dt
, ihoogh but fnuU,
Yet often Oiin'd with blood of many ■ band
Of Scoti and Englini both, thi: tiued oD hit antxl.
Sfiifi-; Fonj ^fiM, B. i*. Can. It.
Ver. ;i7. It wai in obrervaiion of Socralei, that
wicfced men eannot be frienda cither amongft
thcmlclvei or with good m.n
Xtaft. Mcmarai. L ii.
THE RECOVERY.
Thek haft delivered mj btil frotn death, and ay lect Irom CatliDg, that I may walk before God in
the light of the ilvilig. e/Mmt
BOOK IV.
TBI JiicBMtlfT.
KiiLiCTiai'i. SickneTt at the word. Hopei of recovery tail on Heaven alone. Profpea of fnttt-
rity at thiijnnfture. Guardian Angel'i hymn to Mercy. Defcripcion of her. She lend. Hj^reia
lo the well ot life , both defcribed. Her dttcent. The effeai. Abatement of tHb Jit\in>per.
ApvOriiphe In Deep Recovery of fight; and plcafura Sawing from thence Health by degree »
rcflored. ' Comparifon between (klmda and health in regard to Ibe body and miniL
iSwivT ton. \hy lale i* lolJ'; a foiind, a tianu, I Fantatlie humour drop'd the feeling fenfe,
No more ihao LKiao, Butlei, or ScarioB. I Het empire left'iuog bj hit faU. The Aadea
or frolic Rabehi^ arid hiu of Spain,
Madiid'i fucri'iui glorf. join hii kKoIIj
TriumTinte of launhier '. — Mirth i> mad
Tfac loudcft languiOiinic inlo a tig\t ;
And ianghier (bakei iifctf into dcaj-
SICKNESS, A roSMi
Snljibureciiii, molico lead, and boiling gulf*i
TcmpcQnoai with cvcilaQing lirt —
'Ti. horrible '— O fj.e luc rr^.m mrrclT!—
O fav= mc, jifd !— Ha ' a l.urli uf U^ht
cU might
We all may alk, " Loid I whal it mortal nun T
So changeable hii beinfr. with himfeU
DiRimiJar ; ihe rainbow of an hour !
A change of cnlunn, iranCent through hit life,
Urighicni or languidica ; — then fadet to air.
Et'ii e'er an artful fpldei fpiiik a line
or metiphyCc texture, nua'i thin thread
Of life ii broken : how anilngou*
7'heir puillelof linei ! llighl, fubtle, •nia.
Mid, in a little hour' i contraifted rinnd a>
P^-rplcin reafoD : now lo iiiumph fwrell'd.
To jaroiueiullationi, lo a bbze
Of ecOafj : and now depreft'd affain,
j^ad droopini! into Iceni-i u[ dcaih and woe.
That fudden flow of fpiritt. bright and Orotifc,
Wliich play'd in fpiightlj i'allicf round my heart
Wu ii a t^leam. furewaroing me from heiT'n,
Of quick- appiDichinjt fa'e * Ai tapcii mount
Eipiring into wide-diffufive B^me.
Give one broad glare, into the focket Gak, ji
And finking difap;.ear.— It mull be P. :—
The ffpul, pmpheiii of in toy'ge, defcry'd
I'he blifitul Oiore, nuUlng on the wiiif;.
In a glad flutter : then, o'erwhdm'd with joy.
She watn'd her old companion of her fli)i:hl|
(I'hc feeble tencnienl of mould'ring clay)
M'hofaddeo'd ai iheir pariioit — Yri, — I feel
I'lij leaden hind. U dcaih ! ii prclTei hard,
Inaaiveai-ihefuot ..fadullro.k, ' 4C
And drag! me to ihy dully chaini : the wbeeli
Of life aiefalt'ned to the gra>e,iior whiil.
Longer, the fiery charioi on. I'he war.
The llrvggle for tCetnily begina.
E:eri
cable, vaa.
Incomprehinfihle ; For heii'n and hell.
Within her iiniveifal womb, profound,
Are cenier'd, — Sleep or death ate on my heart ;
Swimi heavilj my I'tain : — My fenfii reel.
What fccnc) d.tcJofc ihenifelvei ! What field.
What riv«r> of d.-Hghi < What golden bow'ii !
Sweetly oppref^'d with bcatilic viewi,
I hear angeilc inftrununr-,'! fte
Primeval ard'^ure, and ilTcniial formi;
The f.-nt of light, but of (jcited light.
All enerpy, the diligence of Gid !
Might I but join thtni : l,end your glitt'ting
wiiigi,
Wjfi me, IJ c|^i.'kly wlft nie to yon crown,
Bnght with ti.e Hamiu)! tnfa oC the line
!>i^!cre:>l : Utacioui. ihey bcek'ning, fmile, 60
They fiiii:.: n.c 1-1 ihelkie.! Hope lead> the way :
Mounting [ fpring to f.iie !— What fury Ihake*
■ ■ ;r fiery f*-.rd, and l.ilercei.t. ihe ttar. "
Ha!
o Uaft ni
nipyie
70
^'eIIi the trump oEG^,
iinc?" I lee bfT fprcad
f.,ul(t),.crof, J
- ■ ■ nw.^ of dJf.
■r liie,
While
wide fea.
So
And leaDiDg on ihii habitable globe.
The verge of eifhrr woild dubioui of life,
Dubious alike, I'fdc^th; to nicety thus,
Infpirited with fupplicaiing aeal.
My ^uaidian angel raii'd hii potent piay'r-
On '>IEce> ofgenileneft and lore.)
'■ H. ar, Mcicy fwecielt Jaoghirt of lh« tkWn
rhdu lovclieft image of ihy Faihcr'i laic,
'. hou bleJTifd fount, whence grace and gaoilaelit -
flnw. JO
Ai>rpicJouB, hear \ extend thy helping artn,
With pi'ying readinefi, with •rilling aid,
O lift iby fcrvant from the vale of ilcith.
Now gruvillini! iii the dull| ii.ro the licldt
Of comfort, and the p4lluri:i green of bealtfb
Hear, Mercy, fweetefl daughter of the lisl 1
If e'er thy fervanc to the pour hit foiil
Drew out, and taught the fathcrleCi to Cng ;
If e'er by piiy wirm'd, and not by piids,
He doih'd [he naked, and the huii|^ fed ; tOA
If e'e'dirtrefsaBdmiret)-, forelom, ■
Decciv'd hit cheek, and I>ole hi> untaught tear,
An humble drop of thy celeCial dew 1
He*r, M -tey, fwectcft daughter ul the Otich
Sprung from the bilom 01 eternal blif).
Thy goodaeft loiho, fuiher ihu the grave) ^
.Ind near the garea of bell e«citd> thy fwaj-,
Omnipolenc I All, five the curfed eietir
InfctMl. and the blaek rebellioui'hf^
Of Lucifer, within thy fweet domain f 19
hied .ju atibrorii, and may hnpc the flira.
Hear, Mctey, fwceieft daughter of tlic Helm
l)y thee,ihegrcai Phyficlan from the biJ
Of darknefi call'd the lidi, the hUnd, the la-ne |
He burl) the grarc'ii leleiitlef' ban b| ibie.
And fpokc the dead to lift and bloom a|[ain.
Hit miraiclet,ihy wurk; thcic {liiry. thlae :
Vheti, O thou de-iell atitibiiie of God! '
Thy faring health to (hit Ihy fcrvuit lend I
tleai, Mercy. iMneieO duunhiel of the ftini''
Indin'd upon a de>vy-lkirtcd tliind ttt
?urp1i:d with light, and dropping fainefi down,
I'Icniy and blif. on man, with lo.ik' m nild
A-. cv'ning luut (when fluwty-rooicd Mftf
Ijtit on the jocund tinuri, when luic (liairelf
Hurieri iu green) efTuttlg liEarl-felt [oy
Atandani, Meiey (hone witli Ibber grace,
.\|].l nxjcIlT It once with fwcclneri mia'd
IntlWik. ■\ i-irhnw .^-ec her hci.1,
'1 h« iflvcDini of Gid, betuk'ninK pnn I^
m'
THE WORKS OF THOMPSON.
Twixt HeiVMi and eanti, if Oorid arch difplgy'd,
Hljth beodcd by ih' Almighiy't j;lnriaui hand ;
Tiic languilh o( the da*c upon her cyei
In pladd radiince ntclud. (tam ihe thront
Of gra't inftit'd. and fed with linhi; her ftiUlet
lEipiriri'e thecr'd the undrtermm'd irjckt
Of all tnalion. htm th' rthereal cope.
AuBoft wilh moving fiifi, down lo the Ih.idei
Infcina!, ind the reign of darknir* drcir,
Ev'n men re6Be to angds from her giie, I40
Ocacioiii. ioTigoratini;, full of heav'n ;
Thia danghtrr of the Lamb, to fervent pnj'ri
And interetflion, opei her ready ear,
CiitnpalEoDate; and lo Hrgeia thut :
" Hygta. hie ihee to the «ell of life ;
There dip Ihy Gagerii touch hri head andbreiS;
Three dropi into hit mnuih iDfufe, unfecn,
Sive by Cbe eye of faith : he yonder lici —
BcfccDd, and lake the ev'ning'i neOcm wing."
tihe £^d, Hyceii bow'd ; and bowing. GU'd I jO
I'ure efftnce of ambioCa ; Not ihe breath
OF l.ebiDDD, frnm cedai a1l(y> blown,
Of Lebinon. wilh aromi
t.fplken
d, aloe
I balm
Nor th< wife caAern monarth'i jfirdtn *y'il
In fragrance, when bii fair CircalTian fpoufe,
Knamoiic'd, eill'd upon ihe fouth tn f.n
It- bediDftpieei, and her bofom cool, 159
Panting with languilbniciit and loTe'litlc firc!.
Potlh from th" eiernol throne the wdl of life,
PiiuiingiuciyOal, iini the Itreeti of GihI,
( Where OcknefsneYercDnie", nor age, nnr pain)
FaS-<cickliiig o'er tbe pehble-gcmi- Beaeath
Unfadirg Amarant and Afpbodel,
A mirr<ir Ipreail- in many tolnur'd nsuod,
M"r«ic work, inlaid by handi diiine
in glift'ring row», llluinin»iin« each,
Cacli thidtng ' beryl, tifx chateedon,
Em'rald iod anwthyft. Whiterrr h"r» Ijo
The ligKl reBea*, tclcflial aiianic* yield.
Or mA into the Yemam-ftowry bow,
I'mfufire vary here in mingling bcamt.
CoUeSed tho* the waters, dimpliiiit, md
Their fofi-progrcfEve Upfe. The ehtrubi heoce
Iminnrtal vignar ffuaff and biifii unblim'd.
Nor only fli>w forr'U.T' furioriizht.
Tlic llieinit of comfort and of life, but Saw
To Iwal ih» n»tJoni. Wonderful to till,
1 he utd ther renew, the dead revive. iSa
Atid m-tk, Ac fcfien of the wirun.ICf f'nil,
, Cornipied. blatk. in priftine wlijre telunie
And faint- like fniifcence. The myHIolAti:
}ltnnil>, purifying oW them, with hii wingi.
The Ihcel, Who Be[hefd»'> iTOo'>led pool
Stirr'd, Crli hi« pintonn with theft viml ilropa
Sptitililtd thm pout'd himfrif inm the flood,
liiOilling tkcahli an'l Ruirimcnt tUvine,
Itf wimtn quiiktn. and nili iti p»w'ri.
Hifrc Ughn Hygeia. «rdeni 10 tnlfll 190
Merty'i heheft. Th* bloom of Paradifc
J.iv'd on her ynuthfiil check. and jlowM the fp rinj^.
Tht rfiep can-anot't in th- tilteio (kici.
IVhen foil,], morning wilki along t!ie hiUt,
ItluAiioufly red, b purple dtwi.
Are languid la her blaOiEa; fat fbe'UaA'J
A> through the op'ning file of ivtn|E<d &aini^
Bounding, fbe Kght'nid, and ha Apphiteeyo
With miideft lullrc bright, improTiiig har'n.
Caft fweetly round, and bow'd to her compeeia.
An angel atnid angelt. l.ighi Ihe fprsng -30Z
Along th' empyreal Toad : Het locLo difUirj
.S.ilubTiow rpirii on the dart. Fall foon ~ '
She piCs'd the gate uf pearl, aod dawa the tkf,
Precipiiant. upiin the ev'ning wiag
Clearei the live ether, ind with healthy balm
Impregntite*. and fecuniJity of fwcett.
C'onfciout of her approach, the wanton birdi,
Inninfliiit, canit forth, in liTelier layi.
And mcrricc melody, their fraiefiil hymn, 9l9
Biinc-flniCring to the breexe. Eftloonaiha UU*,,
Beneath the {riinibolt of the lamb and kid.
Of pctulint delight, tbe nrcliog maie
(Brulh'd ulTitidcwi) betray. All nature fmilct,
With double day delighted. Chief on man
The goddrf. ny'd herfelf ^ He. wond ring, feela
Hii heart in driving iDniaLia, vrg'rooi, leap.
And gufhlnj; ec{tafy; burflr rut hia tongue
In liud. and unprenudiuted fong,
Obedient to the niulic in hii veina. «>»
_[*hui, when at tirlt, the inflatiianeoua light
Sptune from the voice of God. and, vivid, threw
It" goldtn mantle ronnd the riling ball.
The cumb'roiii mafi, Ibol through with mul
And plaftic energy, to motion roll'd
The dmwfy elemenii.and adive rule :
Sndden rhe momiiig llari, together, fang,
AnJ (buUled ill the Ibnt of God for joy,
tmtri Hygeii,and heritik performf.
With healing jingcrt rouchil my brcail and head ;
i'htce dtnpi into my mouih iofu''d. unfeen, 131
Save by (Im <ye of faith : '1 hen rrarceAk.
At rnoK in Salmon, at the tepid touch
Of louihem galei, by bit degnea, dillnUe*
Irickliii^, yet flow, away ; and loofcu'd troS*
The genial imprtf* feel nf teinal fuin.
Relenting 10 tlie lay 1 my 'Dipid iimbi
rhe healing vinnc ot Hygeia'i hand
And Maiary infloenct perceive,
fnftani tn winder tfcroogh the whole. My hoft
Bf^iti, M iheh. o'er-runninr into j^y, ^41
My [|>iHu,<nnlRout (f returninir health,
.^nd dirt dtCmfc abitiag Ironi the edit
And maiy litiinKoF li!?. The judging l-«ch
Approve* ihe iymplnn< and my hnrit allowi.
['he hoftile honour, ceif.- lo bubble o-^r
Their bif:.diftended ctianncl. qi.ift now
At»J linking intiipeict Thr (.'j'jrn htive
Kindli'T tviTh life: Ai,d ni'iirc sldbtiL: near i;*
To dilTolulion lliatitr'd. and >ti ni<H.ld
To doll dilTolvU th'.Ugb not it. pnftine flrcogth
( The luAy riicouruf »• healthy prime)
Vet gentle hue recover*; to maintain
AgainO the (yVint-dealh't baii'nng aflaulti^
The fort ol life.— But darkneh, prefcni ftiU,
Anif aWoPt f*ect rtpiite. hell med"cine, fieep,
i'oihid my hejtt the luU lauuufe ot joy,
" 3»It fdw'r of Ciwibeta, dcwy-fcatha'd D«f,
SICKNESS
#
Kind Durfe of nature ! whither art thou fled, a6o
A ftraoger to my fcnfc», weary'd out
With pain, and aching for thy prcfence ? Come,
O come ! embrace me in thy liquid arms ;
Exert thy drowfy virtue, wrap my limbs
)n downy indolence, and hathe in balm,
Fa(l-flo«ing from ih* abundance of thy horn,
With nouriOimeoc replete, and richer flor'd
Than Amalthca*»; who (fo poets feign)
With honey and with milk fupp!y*d a god.
And ft'd the thunderer. Indulgent quit 270
Thy couch of poppies ! fteal thyfelf on mc,
(In rory mifts fufTusM and clouds of gold)
On mcjthou mildcfk cordial of the world ?
The ibicld his pillow, in the tented field.
By thee, the foldicr, bred in iron war.
Forgets the mimic thunders of the day.
Nor t-nvics luxury her bed of down.
Rocked by the hiall, and cahbin*d in the ftorm.
The failor hugs thee to the doddering mad.
Of ihipwrcck negligent, while thou art kind. 280
The captive's frteilom, thou ! the labourer's hittr ;
The Sepgar's Oorc ; the mifer's better gold;'
The health of flckncCt; and the youth of age I
At thy approach) the wrinkled front of care
Subfidcsmto the fmooth expanfe offmilcji.
And, Oranger far ! the monarch, crown'd by thee.
Beneath his weight of glory gains repofe.
What guilt IS mine, that 1 alone am wake,
£v'n though my eyes arc feal'd, am wake alone ?
Ah feal'd, but not by thee ! The world is dumb ;
Bxhal'dby air, an awful (jlcnce rules, 291
Still as thy brother's reign, or foot of time;
Jiv'o nightingales are mute, and lovers reft,
Steep'd ill thy influence and ceafe to figh.
Or only figh in flumbcrs. Fifteen nights
The moon has walk'd in glory o'er the Iky ;
As oft the fun has (hone her from the I'phcre,
bince, gentle flecp, 1 felt thy cordial dews.
Then lidcn to my mouning ; nor delay
To f«K>th mc with thy loftncfs; to o'erlhade 300
Thy fuppliant with thy pinions : or at Icaft,
I.ightly to touch my temples with thy wand.
So, full an4 frrqiicni, may the crimfon fields
With poppies biiilh, nor feel a Tarquin's hand.
So may the wcl> winu's figh, th* murm'ring brook,
The melody of birds, lanihc's lute,
And mulic of the Inheres, he all the founds
Thit dare intrude on thy devoted hour.
Nor Borea<( blurter, nor the thunder roar,
Nor Icreech-owl flap hi» wing, nor fpirit yell, 3 10
As *neath the trcmhiing of il^e moon he walks,
Within the circle of thy ftill domain.
He conies! he c< mes ! the reconciling pow'r
Of pa-n, vexation, care, and an^uifh comes!
He hovers ill the la/y air :— He melts,
With honey heavinel-, my fciifes down. '
—I think thee llctp. — Heav'ns! is the day
reltor'd
To my deiiring eyes ? their lids, unglewM,
Admit the li»ng-l<»lt light, iiow^reaming in
PamluIIy clear — O chv ck the rapid gleam 3ZO
Wuh ihading filk, 'till the weak vifual oth,
Mrunger aiul flrongcr, dares imbibe the lun,
Nor, wat'ring, twinkles at unfolded day.
, A PO£M« 473
As, where, in Lapland, night collets her reign,
Opprefiive, ovc^r half the rounded year
Uninterrupted with one ftruggling beara ;
Young Orra-Moor, in furry fpoils enroU*d,
Shaggsd and warm, firft fpies th* imperfc<ft blu(h
Of op'niog light, exulting ; fcarce her eyes
The luftre bear, though faint ; bat, wid'niog fad
Th* unbounded tide of fplendour covers, fair, 33X
Th* expanded hemifphere ; and fills her fight
With gladnefs, while her heart, warm-leapiog,
burns.
Sight, all exprefiive ! though the feeling fenfe
Thrills from Hihthe's hand ; at Handel's lyre
Tingles the ear; though fmell from bioffom'd
beans
Arabian fpirit gathers;' and the draogfat,
Sparkling from Burgundy's exalted vines.
Streams nedar on the palate : Tct, O fight !
Weak thcir fenfations, when comparM with thee.
Without thee, nature lies unmeaning gloom. 34X
Whatever fmiles 00 earth, or ihincs in heav*n,
From (lar of Venus to Adonis flowV ;
Whatever fpriug can promife ; fummer warm
To rich maturity ; ' gay autumn roll .
Into the lap of plenty, or -her horn ;. .
Winter's majerdc horrors;— -all are ^iiine* , ,
Ail varying in order's pleafing rotu^o, t v
In regular confufion grateful all !
And now progrefiive health, with kind repiair.
My f ever- weaken *d joints and languid' ljunbp/35 1
New brace. Live vigour and auxUiir'4 i)ervca .
Sinew tlie frefiieo'd frame it) bands ofDk^eL '
As in the trial of the furnace ore.
From bafer dregs refin'd, and drofiy fcum.
Flames more refulgent, and admits thcflaaip
of nidjcily to dignify the £old,
Cxfar or George ! the human body, thus,
hnamel'd. not deform'd, from ficknefk* rage
More manly features borrows, and a grace 360
Severe, yet worthier of its fovereign form.
The patriarch of Uz, fon of the morn,
Envy'd of Lucifer, by fores and bUnes
Sharply irajrov'd, to fairer honouri* rofc;
Lei's his beginning biefl than latter end.
H >w late a tortor'd lump of baleful pain.
The li'Ul immcrg'd in one ina£>ive mafs
Of breathing blane«>, each elegance of fcnfc,
Each intcll(v5lual fp^rk and fiery feed
Of rcafon, memVy, judgment, tafte, and wit, 37»
iixtind and fmother'd in unwieldy clay
Scarce animated : and (O bleifing!) noVr
I feem to tread the winds ; to overtake
l*hc empty eagle in her early chafe,
Or nimble-trembling dove, from preyful beak.
In many a lapi-J, many a cautious round.
Wheeling precipitant : I leave behind,
Kxulting o'er its aromatic hill*.
The hounding Behcr-roe. The poet's mind,
(EfHiience eflVntiil of heat and light !) 380
Not mounts a loftier winj% when fancy leads
The glitt'riiig track, and points him to the flties^
J'lxcutfive : He eaipyieal air inhales,
Earth fading from his flight ! triumphant fuait
Amid the pomp of planetary worlds.
Ranging iunniiudc, beyond the ftrctch
A a ii^
S7*
THE WORKS OF THOMPSON.
Of NcwKa'* k*n, rcfoiroer of ihc fphcrei,
Anil, ^iaing on the hui'm, enjayi hit home '■
Th< winirr of J Jiafc all pifi'd f^ny,
Ttie rpiing of heslih, ia blwnoT pride, oils forth
EmhWiim d btilV. ol rofj-i»ingci praife Jgl
1 he lijiug inccafc, ihe impalliDii'il gldccc
Of giuirudc, the pani »f hononT, qnuk
With cmuliiin); leal ; tbt Barid hiiQi
For Ucrtd happinefi, Bad cordul glow
From confci'mi virlae felt : all ihc fweet cnia
Of xitial lollmde'i reftning w^tki,
B.ft jifi of Htay'a, and foutcc of nameleft jojt !
NOTES AND ALLUSIONS ON BOOK IV.
Vtr, 5j. Light ii the firfl-torn "f all crwmrfi
in|l ii it enmmon'ljr obfcrved, ihiE ihem^Ii wen
(ica'ed at the Siaie pcilod af time. St. Aollin
ihinltt ifefpi nirin" under jfal /k, " let 'here
Iw* l<)>ht " Ditivilati Dri, ],ii, eg, Thii indeed
i> niilf io«ieAura[, and we have do article of the
Aponiei' ciEcd which dirtfii Bpo|i ■njr conridcr-
aiiFiiii of aiigeli; heciufe jvihaiH it eiceedi the
lacuhift of men to nodetfUnd Iheir aature. and
it it»r not conduce much to our praSical edifica-
tion 10 know ihein. Yet, hawerer, thii obfcrea-
lien anyfttre lo illulliaie that lieaDtiful pafTijfC
ip [he bnoV of Job: When " the momingftirt
fang ti'gcther, aod all the faai of God Ihoulcd
Vtr. iBi. While haibecn afcoonted in ail »grt
the peculiar titt^irrc of iiiDoccnce, and white vcll-
nieno Worn b; pcHuni de1c{r&i(d for facred of-
ficii. &c. When our ^^vtour wu Iranifigured
ticfore-bii difciplet, hii raiment became fluniog.
" cieeeJiOK white' » fnow," Mark, it J.
U'hen he arcendtd into heater, ihc aiigcli de-
fi.'ended lii '' white apparel," Ai9t i. It;. " Arid
to t)ie fpoafc of the Limb wai granted thi' fhe
fhould H arrayed in 6nc linen, dein and while,
ivhicti ii [ke lijthKouTDeft of ihe faint*," Rev. iti
S 14 Hmce the eattom of li.e priiiiiiive
i:hurch of clothing the perfoDi baptized in white
fiiimeDti
In.lc
The healheni
■wlillci
Color ■lh» prscrpu j Di
M de fonte faceidoi
iri, raenle, habiiu.
r..i~,, Cfijt. jii.
likcwife a great regard lo
not onlf the prieQ>, but likcwife ihofe
ended at (lie facrificea and paid ibcir Ue-
to their godi :
Cernitc fnlgentei t>l eat facer agnut ad aras
Tini-taque pOQ okl Candida turha comai.
TiiJLLi6.iL£lig. I.
And 0*id ;
Linguii Candida (urba bvet. Ft^, Lii. ii.
I Histt 00I7 add one pifCige &am PUntiia :
Ergo sE^oiiit VD« er
t, honiatifque ad hoc
«Hl./ A3, i. St. s,
Ver. 130. Ht^ii here perform! her office m
the veil' manner "" wamrdered by Merij. I
ha<<:, sfler tbc manner of Homer, sfed the ttme
otpriiTidni orer again, ai when fhe reeeived the
roandjie. The father of poetry con Rantly make*
hit eiivi<ya obfcrie ihia pcadicc, aa a inaik of i^
cency ind refpciS.
Vir. 168. Amalthea the daughter of MeliHua
King ol Crete, and nnrfe of Jupiier, who fed him
with goai'i milk and honey. But ihit flory ia
dilferciitly related. Sec Strabo, I. a. Uiodor. Si-
cul. 1 iv. c. 5. and Utid. Fad. I. v. It it lery
remarkable, that the tranllitinn u! the Septaagint
ufe< t)ic eiprelEon Amahhra'j horn, for the name
ci Job's third daughter. Kcren-happuc (fo called
from hrr beauty), alluding id a Greciaa fjble in-
vented long after. Job ch. the laA, v<^r. 14. The
famir ttinQition likenifc mention! Aiachne ia
the Pinrticih Pfjlm, and jih verfe, which image
is ttJ'i <;UI in all our late ie(lion>. A ChriOian
p>i£i,i!i=refore, may furcly be eicufed for ufmg
the wprd AmbroCa, &c. or drawing metaphora
or ceaijiarifona from the Pagan mythology in s
fcrimii compDCtioni which ii the pra^ice of
Milioii and fome of the btfl poeti. The fault
only ii, when the poet wcavei the healben fablea
with the Jewift. and Chriflian trgihi. Ai when
Sannazariua inlroducet the furiei, Cerberus. &c.
into hii poem (which it othciwife a very G(ie
one) Difattp Vi'iaii. And likewife when Ca.
mocni bleiidi the adventurea of Bacchui with the
miracles of CbtiB, &c. in hit LuHad. But ibii ia
by (he b». ■ ^ "
SICKNESS, A POEM.
THE THANKSGIVING.
The gT«T« cuuiot praift Tliw ; death tuiUK ulcbtitc Thcc— The liiring, iht living, he Hail
pnife Thee, a* I do ibii irj. Ifai^fi,
Tmi effcd* which the reflontion of health onrHt tobise in ihc (oUtudci of Tp ring. Rural profpc^.
£icuHion to the battle it Tounuj. Refleaioni on the abufei of moilccn poetiy. Hyniu i« the
evir-bleffed and glotiou. Trinity: ift.ToOodtbt Fithci, a> Crraior »iid Vichtyct : adly. I'u
Uod the Son, a> Mediator and Rcdecnfr i 3dly, Ta God ihe Holj Gbolt, *• SinaiSer and Com-
forter. Conduiion.
CoHi,conicinpiiiian IdwTdorrifmititbjrhaiitita,
From Spenlcr't tomb, (witb rcvdcm ftep* ant}
Oft vifited hf me ; eertji, b]> all,
ToQch'd by the roufc :} from RkhnMnid't-sreai
Where Yowig, [be Fficnd oF virtue and qt mao,
Sowt with poelic Qin the oightlr Ibog,
To PhcAui dtir u hii own day ! and dmwiu
T^e nightingaU't compbitK in ladder Aniai 10
And fireeter e1e)[iDce of <ir»e, O come 1
Now er'ning mildly Aill and Tafter Tuna
(While e«r7 brrtie ii flowing balm) in»ite
To take the fragrant fpiril of the fpring
SalDbriotu; froni mead or bawthoni-hedge
Anunatia'd, and pregnant witb delifpht
Ma left than health. And what a piofpeA rOBOd
Swelli greenly grateful on the chtrilh'd cyC '.
A aniverfal blDlb '. a walle of fweeu !
How lite the flow'ri, and, aa the sepbyri blow,
WaTc a foFt lullre on their parent-fun, si
And thank him with their udoun for hii beanu ;
Mild image of himfelf ! rcfliOed fair.
By fainlneli fair, and aoiiably mild !
Haik! how the airy cchMi ulk aleog
With undulating anfwcr, foft oi loud,
The moeking femblance of the '
Babbling itinerant froii
Tu muliiply delight upon the ear.
A. float the cloudi'. romantic fancy pmm
The niaEiaioei of Proleui forth, and bnilda
Huge calllet in the air; while velTelaiul
Spaciou), along the fluid clameot;
And dngonb bum in gold, with aiure Aaini
SpcckUd : 1'en thoufand ioeoiiSllent Ibipca
bbill un the eye, and thrrugh the wtlkm toll.
he imag'd i
HltohiU,
• Mr. 7"
Here tnfied hilli ! there Ibining villai riff,
Circling 1 and lemplei, Iblemn, Gil the mind
With beauty, fpltndoor, and rcligiou* awe \ <»
Peace o'er the plaioi eapaodi her faowy wing.
Dote-ey'd 1 and huiom plenty Ijught aioond '
far diflerent ohjeai mortify the eye
Along thy bordcn, Sbeldt : (with Witliam'i tear*
Ennobled, lean from bra*t bumaniiy
And royal piiy ilnwn I nor of hi> hlood
l-cfi ptndigsl !) inOcsd of beriig'd pliirs.
Of £eld) wilh golden plenty waving wide.
Of lowing ■alliei, and of Rrccy bilU :
What magi2inet of death \ what flaming fwordi
DellruSiair brandiDi; what a bumifh'd glate ji
Of borror wmden round ; what cainagc «ile
Of dubiiable limbi ; what jrroanio^ piln
OfdyiiiB wjriio,.nnlh'^iiUng«,i,'d tarlh
IndDfiHoua, the min which it fpreadt, (o
Aa if aftam'd of maSacie— Bat hark !—
What diie nptafion tear* ih'cwbinRl'd dty.
And nusble^ from th' infemal cave* } The roar
Of £tna'i troubled eatemi, when lhe.bca«c«
Trinacria fiom her marble pillar*, Gt'd
On the fotindationi of the fobd earth,
And Thctia' beUowi from ber diaipt daoa,
O'erwhebn the eat !— A mine with deadly ItoiW
Infuriate, bnrft i and a whole fqoKlroti'd hoft fto
Whitl'd [fartnghibe riven air A human Ibow'r
With fmoDldry fmoke earnlt'd iiid wrapt in ficc,
To coTer etrth with defobtion drear l-_
Curd be the man, the monk, the foo of hell,
The triple Moloch ! wbofe mechaaic hrain,
Malieioully inventive, from iti forge.
Of cruel fteel, the futphuf feedt of wrath
Flalh'don the world, and taught ua how to klU;
To hull tlK bUltnj ruin, to difgorge
«r6
THE WORKS
m ttaMoghnd ihe Jigged iDflrDmCDti
Vf h't, in thunder, nn the niin|lrd Hlo So
Of jtltlMt fOtl : — the CQWirdice or hcti '
J\ril, whot thf hirb'rnu) n«lion> nevrr knew.
(Tl>ougti cnunfli'd bvthetigrn, and (hcic tixiguci
Bird with the Itoic of lions) n. mtp1«
Th» holjr ienipl«. ibc religiom f.inei,
Ta;haf)c|Dt>'>i (aCM<L and ir pciCI, i. .
Wufi dnidlcri firri. Sfiudd'rinK <]ic angeliwecp
Afttiin"' hnpicty^ind feek the Dcitu :
They w««p I while nun, touragmui in hit goiEl,
GmilrEt at \[ie infanE wrirbing nn hit fpoT j 90
'I'he hear) htid pollolci the flinty flrrcd
■W'iih fciniy blind; and vlrpins pray ia sain.
Blufb. biaSh '. or < nn Dcucilion for rhy lire.
Yet IhiuM rebellion, burllinE rroni itic Mtt*
0[Eicbui, upicarher Hyiini fornii
Ta polron, liberlf, ihy lighi diTiDc;
If Ihe. andaciDiii, fUllc in open diy.
And hlft n;gatii££ {fie ihiooc fay heiT'n'i awn
■ ■ hirrj - ■■
EfliUHli'd, and relijrion htav'n-rrfnrm'd.
Eicrrtbv intirm (pirict urge (hyfcU
Iniolbr l>i>wd* ul )he|;lDtrinf! war.
9wet[>Iw( fMindjy 10 multiply (he ficndt,
And but llic daain'ill'-aiid ifaou ! the God of
baOs V
.Supreme' ijir I,«rda(loidi, and Kinf; ofkiDgi!
Thy people, thy uwidied with ihy Diield
Cover m^ lh*tk; imbue itty rightrous anBi
And rivt' u* in the kdhm of thy hand I
MichaEI (End, a<<ril.*gainil iht bait
Of t-uiilfr, a^ iliK hn fward be drunk T <e
With rrbel-U»*<l. The batike >> thy uirn ;
WlMD viniM, Kl>erty, rcKgiiv ciH :
Thiw !• (he Tiflnry ■ thr glory ibins '.
I'Ufa, wnlcn-pUliDD, frnm ihit favagc fcene
Of vii'lcDM and walte: my fuimming cyet
Have ledl the beauties of (be vccnal (iov '.
SneM tie lh« beauiiu «i ihe vtmil virvr :
And yet devotion «*fH lo nobler tlicn>et,
AihI lifiiihr Aiul taheaT'B : for who, umouA'd,
With nicfitii adonlion. fcrling liud, 110
Drhnidi ibit liiing-vcfiF table whole,
Thi* unlTrri4t wiineli of a God !
'I'hnugh Cleat. y<t ttfioincio);. uncontral'd.
Whieh mevM ihe Icnfe. aod triumphs In (he Ibul ?
J-et me, hy Ifaae'a -ife ciample fir'd,
Wlwn mtdiTnion ied hin ilin.u|.h the fieldi,
Smcaif in pfolu nnifingi loft, adore
My Ciwl I for inediii'.H»i ii tD>i poor,
Bel w the fMnfite et Chriltim he*rf»:
VlatoMU'dnaedttaW; a ChriSian , more t t$<3
Chrifliaii', frotn niedii»ir>ii, fotr 10 prty'r.
M(tblnli> I hear, repuv'd by ninilem wit.
Or ralhtr pigin *• ihoyjrh idi'sl [oWida
Saft-wlfud on the lephyi*. laney'd wing,
Steal luTittuI t ottii- ga nn the nfy mr,
Npr (rnm lliffut' ]t>ldcd mifla nhal'd i
1'nnuj^ Itenti* o'rr (be aeadrmie frevei,
The limbic rchf-ci of uobndie'l Ibnuijlic'
Sulj ihcir light bilienn through tb' unwocnded
F THOMPSON.
ilJeli Bndulalioni ' yeE i * prleft, I40
Tideleft and ptevlib, with hi. jargon Ihrill,
Scorni ^cadeiriui! though iti flow'ri bellow
On Hybii D<ftar, purer than her own.
From PIUBt h'<nty^rnppm|[ tongue diflill'd
In copion( flieam",de*nlving o'er the funfe
(I'hongb ^ru'd Lytxonf'i doiilen lead the
mind
ARenti« on, as far ai nature leadt !
And Plato, for 3 heathen, nobler dreima
Than dream fume modem poet.) ; ye>, ■ pricft, IJO
^ prieft dare> tell you, Salem'i hjllow'i! walfci,
And that illumin'd mountain, where ■ God,
The God of my falvidon, ai>d I hope
Of thine, unultttable bcauiy beam d,
(Though Diadcd fiiun eiceb of dcitj, ,
Too fierce for mortal- aching cyci la proTB
The lulb pf glory] me, dcftroui, draw
From Atbcn't owit, lb Jorilin'tinyQicdiHe.
ThoD fine of nitur'e, ax.d the motat rharm.
Gild with thy pairtcd mufc : my finger. Ufl iCo
fhc lyre to Ciil I J^hovab ', tloim !
Truth it my IfiWi 'only fiinry, thine: '
Sweet FeriiMlKiif Enervate liing) ' —V
I quit the myrtk-, for a flany crown.
And know irfickiiefl fbtil her bluilh pbfrDM <k
From fog, or <en.(ir'toWT>iiif(Aed damp*, :-^1
(And, lure I'd piiy thee) among iby ■euK!
Then, ihea no Plalcmill ■ thy inmoll liiul v ■*
Will thank me forthia preaching; nor diliJaiB
To breath iifelf m pray'r, a; low umine ; 1^
From God begin, with God (onclude (he fong;
I'hni glprifyin^ with ■ ChriUiaD leal.
lather of he'av'n and earth '. coceal San !
And ci>.e*ifli»E Spirii ' Ttinvl-On* 1
MyfterinuiDfi'y. inytfible;
Indehniie. and Oniniprefenl Ood,
[nhabiiin^ eternity ! Ihail dult,
Shall alhea, dart prefiime to 6ng of (bee f
O frir a i)a*id'< heart, and (ongue of fire
Id rival angel* in my praife and teal : lS«
Vn love immenfe. and gratitude, wiih awe
RelixioM niixM, fbjIJ tlcvaie (he hymn,
My heart enkindle, and iiifi-'ire my tongue.
faihcr-CrcMnrl ii'ho behaUi thy wutfct,
fitiE caichri infpiration ! thou the tarih
On nothing hnnv, and halanc'd in the eoid
Wilh a magnetic f-ree, and central poife.
'leean of bnghthefi ihiiu I thy irrind beheft
l-luiig on thy orb, the fun, a l|>irkllng drop.
Id hgbt the flari, und feed their filver uim If*
With uneihauflrd flime -. to bid tbem Ihine
Eternal in thti<- cii>.rle>, o'er the btue
Which mantin night, and woo u- (o repxTc -
Wilh tafcid r.dii'ice. They harmouiou* rail.
The univerfal hallelnjih ; fpl'cre. '
In lucid order. qi;i ring tweet 10 (pbere.
Deep-felt and loftier ihin a fi;rap1i't \<.n^ ;
The fyniphoay of well-aclarding woil>^! t^^
SrCRNESS,
But in»o, thy beam, thy breath* thy image, (bines
'1 he crown, tbc glory, and the lord of* all ;
Of all below the dzn, ! a plaut, from heav'n
TraducM, to fprcad the richck of its bloom
O'er earth, and water'4 ^ith ethereal dew« ;
Incorruptible aliment ! the birds
Warble among his boughs ; the cattle, fafe,
Failure within his (bade ; and earth beneath
Th* imperial umbrage of his branches ihnles.
The fmiling earth, the fpanglcd Ipheres, and man
Their great Creator praife ! but prailie how
lung, axo
TJnlcffby thy Almighty arm upheld,
Prefcnrer infinite ? by thee unlefs
Upheld, the earth wou*d from her bafis reel ;
The fpheres forego their courfes (ofT their orbi
Ihe filvcr fofmcfs melted into>(badc},
C)bfc«irely difTonant ; and mortal man
(Void of thy foUcring fires) his (lately form
To duft be muuldrr'd : chaos wou*d refume
licT ancient anarchy ; confolion, rule;
And darkncf- fwrllow all. In thee we Hyc, aao
In thcc WL move : our beings in thy chain,
Link: to eternity fadcn on thee,
The pillar of our fouls ! for me, (how late
A neighbour of the worm) I when 1 forget
The wonders of thy goudnefs rayM on me.
And ceafe to celebrate, with matcin-harp
Or vdper-fong, thy plenitude of love.
And healing mercy ; may the nightly pow'r,
■^'hich whifpers on my flumbcr*, ceafe to breathe
Her modulating impulfe through my foul ; 230
Untun'd, unh&llow'd ! difcord, flring my lyre.
Idly, my finj^cr, yrcU the fretted gcJd,
Rebellious tu the di^flates of my hand,
Vhen indolent, to fv* ill the notes for thee,
Father of htav'n and earth — Coeval Son !
(Hii word, his tJlVnce, his effulgence pure!)
Not Icfft thy filial likrneis I adore,
Nor from thy lather's glory aught dinjoin,
Redeemer I iMediator ' from the birth
Of uncreated tm^.r, thy Father's wrath 140
(Sprung from Omnifciencc) ! to appeafe, for man,
tTpright a? yet, to mediate, mercy wak'd
Unbounded love in thei ; unbounded love
ContraAcd to the meafure cf a fpan
Immci.fity of Godhead, and thy crown
Reft from thy tadcii brow, l.tften, O earth !
Aid wondtr, O ye heav*ns ' (ball he, whofefect
Arc cloth'd with liars, (the glory c»f his head
For who can tell) ? whcfc looks divine illume
The daZZelM eyc& of cherubs, and the youth ajO
01 faints with everlading bWm renew :
bhall he, whnfe vital Imilcswith fpltndor fill*
The circuits of creation, and fuftam
'i'h' aboiies cf ail exigence, from the depths
Ot hcil hcncath, above hcav'ii's highefl orb,
Vtnh lift, and hcahh, and joy ! (hall he, to God
Dear as hii c)e and heart, engraven there
IX rp from ct(.rnity ; alone bclovM,
Alone bcgottt n ! lay, (ball he become
A n.an of gricf>— lor man ' nay more his foe, 260
Kcbciliou«> next the Eends ?• -alloni(hment
1-Iad ch.iin'd n.y tongue to filence, if the powVt
Of tcndcicA pity and of waraicft love
A PpEM. 377
ProvokM net penfivf me:ifure8, fadjer ftraiDi
Of.eiegpac forrow, with the theme
MoariifuUy varying. Take, my fimlTcdccm'd !
O take the moaning dove*s dew-droppijig wtngi
hiy, fly to Solyma ! and melt t|iy woe
To Cedrop's murmart. ' Hieoce, extend thy flight
T" Gvlgofha*s accurfed tree. Bchjbldl lyp
Coudt roll*4 on clouds of wrath (the blickkt
wrath
Of an ofTeiitied God) ! his beauties Ihade t
But (hade not long : it foon in drops diflblvet.
Sweet to the foul as manna to the tafte.
As pride of fammer-flow*r to light or fmell !
Behind this (hadowing cloud, this myiUc gloom,
'J he Sharon rofe, dy'd in the blood of heav*a.
The lilly of the valley, white from (lain,
Bows the fair head, in. lovtlinefs decline*,
And, fwectly langui(hing, it droops and diet. aSo
But darknefs veils the fun : a curtain draw
Bi fore the paflion ; beyond wonder great.
Great beyond fileacc 1— <Awc-ftrack pasfc a-
while — )
And heavy as the burdeir of our fins!-—
* Tis fini(h d :»^Change the lyre, the onmbcn
change ;
Let holy anihem.airs infpire the hymn.
Glory in heav'n ! redemption to mankind'.
And neace on earth ! dominion ! blcifing! praUe!
Thankfgiving : powr : falvation to our Cod !
Salvation to our God, and to the Lamb ! jl^fO
And, co-ezi(ling Spirit ! thou, whofe breath
My voice informs, (hall it be mute .Co thee,
£ternal Paraclete ? in order, lad.
Equal So glory to Omnipotence
I he firft, as to the fecond; sind from both
Proceeding; (O inexplicable name :)
Mynical link of the unnumbcrM Three !
To learning, night ; to faith, the noon.tide dty.
Soul ©f the univetfe I thy wifdom, firft,
I'hc rage compos'd of warring • elemc nts, 300
(The (ubjed of a nobler future fong)
Yon all (urrounding heavens with cryftaiorbt
Gami(h*d, and living gems, in goodly ranks
And dilciplin'd array ; dividing nigbt
From day, their ordinances *(labli(h*d fure.
Moving the waters faw thee o'er their ^ce •
0 God, the waters faw thee, and, afraid *
Into their channels (hrunk, (capricious bed
Of liquid element) : and own*d their bounds
1 MipalTable, as that eternal gulf - .^
'Twixt bUfs and woe.— .The Prince of peace thr
beams '
Largely imbibed, when, dovelike, o'er his head,
Faft by the banks of Jordan's facred ftream,
1 hy nuntling wings diflTub'd their heavenly hoes*
And Abba glorify 'd his only Son, '
Wai pleafed. From thy tongues oi cloven fire
Kindled, the nations bum*d in flaming zeal.
And uncxtingui(bM charity, dilpcrn'U
And glowing as the fummcr blaze at noon. 319
The ru(hing winds on all their wings convey'd
Thy doariiie, ftrong to (hake the guilty foul j
As crft the dome, low.ftooping to its bafe
• *Tbt Elements, A ^om ; infoMrkHks*
sji
THE WORKS OF THOMPSON.
Brfore clij nu|^ty t>rcrr&ce leun'J so bcnJ.
ThoD, fiom die mcitiln^ w>inb, upon our fauli.
Banco and dry, thf findifpo^ dew>
Atuoad in fikac lohnch fhcdi ihc dcvj
tif tovc onrpottrd, unconupicd jujr,
Obcdjcnl gmidncft, lempec^nf c fubdu'd,
UiiOiiketi fiitb, md mcckDcfj without guik.
Ijke iticcnrr, riC»f> (raerant nn ^e throne, J3I
Trom |>Dldcn Ttiltpuut'd h^ elder Hindi :
Kilin^ thy influcmiil radiance Gd,
Iniumbcnl on the r<iul, u blxk » hell,
Hfld. godUft anuehj ! by thee rf.fio d.
Il.f.n.'d, rublim'd, nod fjnaify'd, the foul
Inritei the Holicft (O ibyit af love ')
To choofe a temple, purer than the fun.
Incorruptible, fiirmed not by hitidi, 339
■Where beft he hirt 10 dweU— Thou ali my bcd^
Moft hnly Comrortcr ■ in fickncfi [moBlh'4,
And tialel bud) and tofet withoiH ihoin
Shawcr'd round the couch. From darknefi in4
the nle
Of niacin*)- dcalh, (o paDnrei &ir, and flieanu
Of (umfurt, ihy rcfrefhii'K right hand led
My wearied foul, and biih'd in healih and joy '
Tu light refttit 'd, and the fwecl breath of haT'n,
Beneath thy oliTe bought, id plenlfout Bow,
The g>'1deD oil effuGng on my head.
Of gbdnefi, let me ever fit and Gng, Jjo
Thy niimemus Godhead fparkling in my foul,
Thyfelf infliOing praifo, by thy ear
Nor urapproT'd ! For wifdom'' (leady ray
Th' enlight'oing gift of tuDgnei, the ^red fire*
Ofpoefy are ibine, united I'hrei
Add C(
:r of hea
lining S|
t ! Trinal One '
il Son!
NOTES AND ALLUSIONS ON BOOK V.
Ver. 44. Thit wai tnitlen at ihc time of the
liege of Toumay.
Ver.ijaFarbeitrrommeiofpcakwitbdirrerpefl
ofahi* fagao phiLifcpher. For my part, 1 could
■Inion declare my admiraiion of Platu'' beautiful
dcfcriptioDt, &c. in the wordi of B. Johnfoi
&hakrpcarc : " To juQify (fayi he) my own
dotir, I honour hii memory (00 thit fide idolatry )'
at much ai any-'* See bit DifcaTErici, toL ii. foL
of hij worbi, p. 98. ~
I only bcre would obretre hon falfcly, ni
fay impinsfly, fome modem wriiers fcem to lake
paini 10 recommend Plato'i ideal morality, Ir _
poCtioit to Ibe glorioui dofiiinet fci fully icv<»Ied
in the holy fcripiurci.
Ver. (46. Alluding to C^SeiSsnut'i admirable
fatirea; who inlroducca much fuch anothet cha-
Tafier luider thi* name. The true author, ai we
are informed by Monf. Blatnnlle in hii curloui
triTeli, 11 Mnnf. Sergardi, one of the Gncft and
politeft gentlemen of Rome ; by Hhilodemua, he
mewii one Gravina, an athciflical pretender to
j'hilofi^hy. the Greek language, &c. He ihut
make* him boaft of himfcif, a; if he drew the
priaciplei of bi> fyftcni from Sucratei.
!Noi ctenim (pulo jim nofli) doiSi TumDi, et quoa
Socralid cspi Ita^urdot muUitcr arte
£ordibu> cDicrifUot vulgi, tolaque probaslur
Uibe.
See q^SeSani Satyr, 4>o. Tul. i. fu. >. Ub. I.
1 toS, 8cc.
Vet igg. The Hcaihcnifrequcntlygiietheap-
pclhliun til Soul or Spirit to God.
Thu. Virgil !
Ccclum et tcmm ompnfque llqucuiei.
Luccnlemquc gloLum Iuok, Tiianiaque aAra
Spiriiui iniCii apt.
Thai be mtint Cod by Spirit, spfeari bom
*iioiii(r place
And Zcno'a opinion ii leiy remarkable ;
See IjfiartiDi, B. vii. c. ^. and Diogeneil^cr-
tiui in the life of Zcno.
Ver. 306. Cicero telU m that jt waa Thalea'i
opinion that 0"d wat the Spirit which created
all ihingi from the water, rhalei aquam dixit
cfle iniiium rerum, Deun autcm cQe mentem
qux rx aqua cunSa fingeret. De Nat. Deor. 1. i.
Ver. 31J. The very Healheni imagined a com-
motinn in nature at the prefence of ihc Deity.
Vibcaini ab xthere fulgor
Cum tonitu Tcoil, luere omnu vifa reprnli.
M«i,. Hi S.
And in another place, Virgil :
Vli e« fatui eram, ircmcre omnia Tifa repenie
Liminaque laurufquc Dei, IQiufquc niaveri
Mom eiicum. ^ntu, lit. 3.
SotikrwifeStatini:
Minbur cur icmpla mihi tremuere Dlans.
Tif*. Hi. 4.
And Eencea :
— ^ — Tmo muglt i fundo folum,
Tonit die> tcrenui, ac totii dumua
Ut (rafia teflii erepuii. Tfy(/«, An. 1.
Ver. 314. Pfalm ei. 3. Thin ii a noble metaphor
to expref. the beautiei and gracei of the Holy
Spirit. Sj that " from the womb of the morn-
ing" in the Plalmil), Ggnifiet thii : From the
htaicrly li^!ii of the gofpel, which ii the wing
or beam whereby the Sun of Righieourneft re.
Tealcih himfeir, and hreaketh out upon (he world,
the people fliall adorn thcmfelirei from the firft
lormiog of Chrifl in (hem, with the dewt of
grace, and the gifti ind cmatuiiotu of the Holj
SICKNB5S, A POEM.
Gholt; wUcb arc \oie.jof,fetCt,]<mg{aScriiig.
lEcDtkaefi, gDodncCt. laith, meckaeTi. tcmpciince.
C»l. V. 11, fcc. When the Spirit of Chrill blew
cth ihutapon ui. and the dewi oTfrraie ire pour-
ed into our heartt. then the fplcet Bou- out, which
■rife from the holj dutiet aod fpiriiual infufioii)
mentioned above.
Ver. 33». Rev. v. 8. The (bur and twroty .1-
dtn fell down before the Lamb, havlK^ every
one of them harpi and golden villi full a{ oJoiin,
which are the prayen of the laiai?; tlai ii, ihe
fray era of good men are a> gratefiii to CaJ i. in-
cenfe (rom the tabernacle. So David, F(. liv j.
" Let toy prayer be direSed to thee ai iiiccnit."
Ver. 348. Alluding to [he cwo ulive biaui.hc>
in Zechiriah, ch. iv. ver. 11. and 11. which emp-
ty the golden oil out oC ihemrdvei. Amnnen o-
ther expoGtioni of which wordi, Jmi
t then
LI g^fl.
and effuGoni of the Holy Spirit, >vl
Chria derived upon the church. lr,r Chitll i,
called the Memah, on account ot hi* iKiag i-
Doioted with the " oil of gbdnJb," Pf, lir. £.
And Sc JdIip, rpeakJDg ihui of the Holy Gbolt ;
" Vekaveanunfiloafram the Holy One," i John
ii. lo. ** The iDoiniuig which ye received from
htm ibideih in you," John iL 17.
To eoncWe 1 a recovery from ihc fmall-poi.
a few yeara ago, ^ave occaiian to tlie preceding
poem. I only at ficfl (in sraiiiode to the great
I'hyGcian of toul> and bodlei) deHgiied 10 have
publilhed thia hymn to the Trinity upon a reco-
very from fitknefi. Bui the fubjcS being very
eiienGvci and capable of admitting fcrloui reflec-
tion! an the frail Rate of humanity. 1 cipitiaic<i
farther opon it. It (innol be TuppufLd ihii 1
Ihould treat upon Dthiiefi in a medi(_jiiil, bin cint
in a defcriptive, a moral, and re]i{.iu:ii minnerr
the verGhcatinn ii varied iccnrdlngly ; theil^Lrlp-
tivc part) being more poetical, th? mnnl nmre
■plain, and the idigioup, [cr ihc mof: ]i"l.''cJ°'"
from the holy (cripiuici, I have JLili i.ikiii ludi
taotiee of the pugrtft of the fmallr^ics, i^ imv
give the reader (ome fniall idea of h, mrhuui i.i
fendlDg hii Imagination, ThefTfcw iwtc-. aic v.rf
intended for the learned reader, but gJ.lc.l to jIViII
ihofe who may not be (n well acqii^inuit v.fA:
the claOicil and other alliifiDn*. I d-.^ nai remem-
ber 10 hate fcen any other poem on I he fame fub-
iefl to lead me on the way. and ther:f"ie, it ii to
be hoped, the gocHi-natuted reader mil more tea- j
iJily eicufc it! blemllhei. I
IfiavehereaAIed, by wtjof I
notei, ■ Oiort hyom, wiittMi (wbeii vu]
in the gtex epidcmkil cold in I7J^
r A HYMN USr SICKNESS.
0 LoiD '. 10 tlwe I lifi my Toiil,
To thee dircA my eyei.
While fate m eftry vapour toUt,
And fick'ning nature lighi. '
Ev'n air, the vehicle of life.
The foft recefi of breath,
limade the bar bin gerof fate,
And pufon'd dan of death. . -
No gentle flralni relieve my lani '
But hark I the puffing toll,
In a long fadly.folemn kaell,
Alarmt anew niy Ibnl. '
No lovely profpcd meeti my rye,
Bnl melancholy fear.
Attended with the hollow poiap
Of ficknelt and defpair. ~~
My Cm wirie-Iliring in my Ha,
In ghaftly gnife aUrm ;
The pleaCng Cm of wanton yotltll, -
In many a fatal charm.
1 fink beneath their black approltli:
My God I thy mercy lend ;
l.et hope her healing wing* diffde ;
O fnatch me fioniibe fiend I
feel. I feel thy faving health :
New raprarei £11 my heart ;
A Ibining train of bl^fi fuccecd*;
The gloomy fceoci depart.
Though fitaining congha thia HMtttl &MB
To diffolution bring,
et dreary death In vain alfcighta
And point* in vain bit fling :
If gracion Heaven at thai lad bear
Iti guardian arm extend ;
If angeli watch my patting foal,
And favc me at my end.
0 Lord, or let ipe live or die^
Thy holy wiU be done :
But let me live alone to tbe«,
And die in ihn alone.
AN HYMN TO MAY.
Nunc fonnofiflimui anniu. Vuoit.
PREFACE.
As Sp(nfi:r i<th.
fll ,». li.>gl.Q. -
mofl dcfciiptiTe and Botid of I hit manner, in the followtni
ritcn, 1 attempted to ^»e | have been xery ffarinf oC the
jBo
THE W0RK3 OF THOMPSON.
hich are Coo frcqocct in mod of rhc irntiiiions
of thii lU'hQr; how»vcr, I haTt iolroducciJ a few
htrc nnd ihtrcj which arr explained it Che boC-
tnro of *ath p»gc where ihcy occur. Shakfpeare
i> tlic pnct of natnrr, is adapting the ifle^toni
>nd paOidni to hii charafierti aiul Spenfcr in ic-
fcribiDg her dilighcful fcenci and ruial bcautiei.
Hii lincB are molt malinll)! fucet, ^nd hii de-
fctipliaiu Taad delicately abundant, tvcn to a
wanlenncft of piiutini;;; but flili k ii the muCc
and painting uf niiurc. We find do ambitiaui
epigrj:
ca! [i
ii^gi, but a bcauiirul fimplieicy ) which plcafet far
above the gliltrr nf pointed wit. I endcBTeuicd
lo avoid the alTi: Elation uf the ont, withciui aoj
hopes of attaioing the giacea of ilu oihci kind uf
wiiting.
Te feqnor, O noflri gentii decott inqne tnii nunc
Fiia pedum pono ptcBit Tclli^ii. Lgnn :
QadiUe imitatiateu : Quidunim coaieiidai hirundo
C,cni.!_ Z«,rf-...
A mndeiD nriiir hat, I knuw, abjeSrd igiinft
nnning- lh> rcrfe into alltrnatc and Qanza : But
Mr. Prioc'i auijioriiy u fvQicicnt foi me, wlio
«bfec*ct that il allow! a pnater Taiiety, and flill
prcfeiTCt the dignttx °' <he vcife. At t prafcITfd
myfelf in thii canin to lake Spenfer for my mo-
del, I chufe the llsniai which I ibink addi both
s fwcetnrft and rolininilr at the f«tne time, la
lubjcfia of [hi) luial and flonci; niiure. The
moft defcriptiYc of our oW po?t> have alwsyj uftd
i( frr-m Chaucer dnwn to F»irFai, and even long
after him. I followed Fletcher'i meafDre in bit
Purple IDand : a poem printrd et Cimbridge in
twelve canina in qnario, (circe heard of in thU
age, jet ihe bell in the allegnrical «ij (next la
the Faety Qneen) in the Englilh tankage. The
Aleiandcine line, T think, it peculiarly gracefnl
ar theend.andiiaB imp rn Yemeni on Shakfpeaie'i
Venfii and Adnnii. After all, dpenfei'* hTmu
will ticule me for ufiog thii'nieifure; anaSca-
I'ger, in the third book of hii Poetici, telli ni
(fiom Dydimui) that the hymni of the Aiheniini
were funj; to the lyre, the plpt| or fone tnuficil
iDf^rument: And thu., of ail olher kindi afTErfe,
i> cenainty lyrical. But enough of the Itania:
For (>■ Sir Wiliiam DiieoanC obrcrvc) in hi* ad-
itiirahle preface to Gondiben) number* in verle,
like difliua kindi gf mnJic, are conipofed lo the
rtain and diffl-rrnt ia6e of fcTenl ean. I
hope 1 hare no apology lo make for dcfcribiui;
the bcautiei, the ploafore*, and the lores of the
feafoti, in too tender or loo florid a manner. The
nature of the fubjedt required a luxurioufneA of
verlification, and a fofinefi of fenfiRieni i bat ifar
are pure and chaOe at the fame time, oihrr*rib
thi* fanto had neither been ever uriittca or offirr-
ed to the public. If the fcniiment* and verb be
florid and tender, 1 {hall ercui'c myfelT in the *rord(
ol Virgil (though not in his fcnfr)
Nunc moUilliaM faadi
Temponl A - ■^
ffcijECTpropofed. Invocation ofMay. Defcrlption of her: Her operation i on nature. Bonaty
ncoaitneoded ; in particular at thii fealbn. Vernal apollruphe. Love the ruling pdlTinn in May.
ItwcchbraliooofVcniu her birth-day in thi* mon^ Rural retirement in fpnng. C'nclulion.
KTMEaiAi' daughter of the ludy Spring,
And fwett FavoDiua, ever gentle May 1
hhall I, unblitn'd, prelume of thee lo Sing,
And with thy liviug colour* gild my Ly i
Thy genial fpiiit Diantlf:* in my brain ;
My number* languifti in a Tificr vein ^
I pant, too emuluuJ, to flow in Spcnfet'* ftrain.
Siy, mild Aurora uf the blooming year,
■With ftnnna when >ibicr blacken* nature'* face ;
When whirling windt ibe howling furcll tear.
And fhake the folid mountains frum their bafe :
Say, what relulgcni chanibcri of the Iky
Veil thy beloved elorie. from the eye,
For which the natioui pine, and eatth'i fair chil.
Bleft refidenee ! For, there, a< port** tell,
t The power'* of poetry and wirdom dwell ;
Apollo wake, the art* ; the mufi* flrike the (heE
J Ccrtei o'er Rhedicyna'i Ijunll'd mead,
(Vor evet fprcad, ye laurel-, gtten and new^ 1
Ihe brother llari their graciuu* nuitute Ihed,
Andfccrcl blcIGngiof puciic dew.
They bathe their hntfcs in the learned flood,
Willi flame recruited for (he ethereal road,
And deem fair IGt' fwani |{ lair as their fa
god.
Nofoontr Apiil, trimm'd »ith girljnds } gay,
Raiuifr^gr^nr-c o'ci the world, aid kiiitlly Ihow'd;
But, in the ealleru piide of beauty, May,
lo gladden earth, lorfaker. her hciv'uly bow'r*.
Where * Leda'i twin*, forth from their diamond
+ Tif C™.™ ^r,/./,p.r,.i f. f r//A «.«• ;«,W
Alternate o'er the night iheir beam* divide ;
miK. S« y«i(a™. « til irOMti/i,; Bt=« iMl«l 6Vjn.J
l,ib. 1. de Ueminis.
In light embof^m-d, hippy, and f.eure
from winter rage, thou <h<Kirelt to abide.
i SMrily,cMy„ly. IWd.— Rhedic,no,&c, Oiford
U 'Jvfilir dU'iwd UJi in tllfiap^<-faf-j.-i<,,.,i
1 gitUr-di.
iLclariiig BUfiR from h«r palfT'd fiin.
April, retire; at * longer niture wait;
Smo avT Qk UTuc &oid the morning'a goUxa
Cone. bMalcoD* MiT ! in fDlncFinf thf Tnigbt,
Lcl4 bt^Ur on the minh-infullne hnnn,
All-reccoi tram the bnbm oF delist.
With iieAar minnr'd 1 indlnTolr'd in flow'n:
ByfprinKUrweelblalh, brronre'detmingwomb;
Br Hcbc'a dimpljr (mile, bj Fbn'i bloom ;
By VeiHit' tai (far Vcnut' fdf demiBd* tbee)
By ihewirm lifchi, in dewy c*en-tide,
Of melting maiden' in the woodbine gram.
To pitr looren'd, Tafien'd down from pride ;
Br billing inrtlct. and by cooing do*t< i
By (he youlh's plainingi Veiling on the air,
{For 70Uth> will plain, thoggh yielding We the fair)
Hilber to bleh the oiiideni and the youthi repair.
With dew befpan^iled. by the hawthorn bodi.
With &c<hnch breathing, by the daify'd phiDt,-
By the mix'd mnfic of the warbling woodi,
Aod jovial f roundelay nf nymphs utdfwiim;
In thy tnll energy, and rich array,
Delight of earth ani hea*«i ' O btefled May :
From heav'n dcrccnd to earth : on eanh vauch-
. rafe to flay.
She corneal — A filken t ramus Irn'ral'd-greeii,
Gnccfully l-iofc. jilown her (hnulderi flo*i,
(Fit to enfnUl thr llmbi oF l>aphoi' qaeen)
And with the labonra nf the nerJIe glowa,
i Parlledbynjiure'-hBn.n The inioroin air
And mulky we ni:m breriei fait repair, [hair.
Her mantle pruud to fwcll, and wanton with her
Her hilr (but,niber threaiTi of light it feemi] '
With the gay hnnour* nS the fpring entwin'd,
Coipiiiu>, nnbrpunl, in nrSar'd ringlenftreaiiH,
n the Tim, and f«nt» ibe wind.
'e-fick w
-Now
roll'd,
Ii metti upon her hnfoT
Or, curling rimnd her wiflcdifp^ttitawaTygold.
Young circling ture-, blulhing round ihcm throw
The Tweet abundance of their pniple rayv
Ami lilici, dippM in frn^rance, frefhly blow.
With blended beaiitie!> in her angvl fate.
The humid radiance beaminj; frnm her eye*
The air and fea" iltiiniev the earth and fltie*!
And I'pen, where Ibi' fmilei. the fwecTi of Paradife.
On I'-phyi's will): the laughing goddeft view,
Di&illing balm. S:>e cleanei the bniom air,
■ ' ■ ■ niTer.f <iKd dew, <
Then
repair.
naked hotbm to the f^\et.
Her naked hofom diwn the ether faila ;
Her borumbrcalhci delight i her breath the fpring
exhalea.
ihePlcc-iii
umilli'd fiuu
n Arabi
h.. Jpic
n drie..
y fgnerj pjrrei.
0 MAT.-. ] I
At large, in infeal * Dndulilkm flid ;
Hit plumii^ darzlet and the gaiertir«a ;
Around their kin;; the plumy nationi wait,
Atirnd hi< iriumiih, and augment hii fiat; :
He taw'ting, el:i(M hit wingi, and wint th' cthe-
Ral height.
So round thit phanit of the gawjy year
A thourand, nay, ten ihnufand fpoiti and nnilet.
Fluttering in gold, along the hemilphere,
Her praiin cliaunt : bcr praiTea gUd th* tOn>
Confcioui of her approach (to deck hcrbaw'ri] <
Earth from her Iruitful lap and bafom ponra
A walte orrpringingfwecii, and vidastwjr fiov'n,
t Narciffiti ftiir. in fnowy »f!wt {[OWU'd ;
Ah foOUlh ' llill tn lt)Te the fonntaJn-brim :
t SweelTiyatiiith, by I'hrebtii ] erfl bemoaB'd ;
And tntip, Raring in her poirder'd trim.
M'hate'er, { Arimda. in ili* gwdena blew;
Whaie'er the fun inhale*, or Api the dew ;
Whaie'erxampole the chagrin on linthea' brow.
H= who ^ undaz'd can wander o'er her face.
Mar giin upon the falar blaie at noon I — ■
What more than female f«eetne[» and a grace
Petuliir ' fave, lamhr, thine alaoe.
Ineffable cfTun^n of the day !
fwi very much the fame, that lo»m Tajr,
Miy ii lamhe ; or the dear lauthe May.
Si fir an doth the harbinger of day
The Irffer lamp' of night in •• (lieto excel;
So far in fweetrreft and in beaHty May
Abo»t all other moritha doth bear the hell
Sn (araa May iloth other Monthi eicccd.
So far in wciw and in f ('goodlihead.
Abnire all uther nympha lanthc ban the () nmd,
Wcleame ! ai In a yonthfnl poet, wine.
To fire hi) fancy and enlarge hii foul t
H<^ wcavea ihe laurel chaplct with the vine,
Ai>d gr.iwi immortal a< he draim the bowl.
Wtlconie ' «t beaoty in the lotefiek fwam,
Pnr which he lung had &tlb'rl, bit n^h'd In nia;
kl« dani into her atnia ; quick vauilhot hii pain,
* n;>7 Itll, m, Ui. It. (hit lit /Acirfit » »•
ia.1 lir UpHf ^ m Mgb! 7lt/»Uttn rtn^ Ot
fill fff t^l^l/J'Jia, »/,).«Uf/fH DvuliH, wk-
ij. ajt„i Jt/.rMam M tiijJma, UtU a^»-«i(/».
•. T».H«. Anoal. IJb. 6. Wcnlcjr Ml Job, UiJ
bit 7'h«lm*i Orown'a Vnlgtr trnn.
f A tr«^J jtiai. ntt, i/MJhj[ lli fin ta «
/iniitU'it, fin h Im valh timfilf. tui fMiy amttf
Tuui iLiiit'J ittt tfitver nliit hutt iii mum SOB
Ovid-. M,umor^ fe., lib. i-
t Btlivii ani tatnid iwa tfranrij Apt/U. 8a
ihi/fuy U <hli. Mn /». lo. 7W. ii Utivifi < i*-
, hi- £^l(,x" •• l-tia- ijtmil Mirury ttd 4fUt m
t^n^n/mt /milium wtit ihi lum.
!| t'trtirlr: /ufopr
The drowiT cleaentt, arau'd b; thee.
Roll to haimonieiu Dieafatei, >Si*e >ll !
Einh, wttcr, lir, and fire, whh feelin{ gke,
Eiolt to ceMnie thy fellinL
Fire glow* imenlcr ; Ibfier blowi the air ;
More fmooib the waien flow ; eanh linilei i
THE WORKS OP THOMPSON.
fair:
r, ud fire, ibj glad'oiog inptiUc
What boandlefi tida of fplei>doa
Heav'at ainic Inndln with the Taryipg dia,
KcfleAi the glorjr, and retuint the blue.
Air wbitou; wide the cnAiof ether been
With colours damilk'd rich, and goodly fccen.
And all ibuTc i> bine, and all below ii green.
At tby approach, the wild wito' loud uproar
And foaiay furgct of tbe mad'ning nuJD,
Torgf* '■> heaie iheir mouDtaini to the Ihore ;
Diffbt'd ioto the level of the pUJD.
For thee, the Halcyon balldt her fuDuner'i Deft ;
For thee, the oeean fmootht her troubled breaft,
Gay (rem thy placid tsaHeh in tbjr own pniple
drcft.
Have ye not fcca, in gentle even tide,
Whea Jupiter the cailh hath richly fbower'd.
Striding the cloadi, a bow * difpreddeii wide
Ai if with light inwDve, and giyly Bowcr'd
With bright variety of blending diet f
While, purple, yellow melt along the Ikiea,
Altenute colaun fink, altenute colouit rifi^
The eaithe ernbroidery then have ye ey'd.
And boiltofblnflonii, yellow, pnrple, white;
Their veroil-tinaur'd lei.ei, lu.uriou*, dy"d
In elora't liv'ry, painted by the light.
I.ighi>*~ painted children in the bceeict play.
l.ay out their dewy boromi to the ray,
Their loft enamel fpread, and beiulify the day.
from the wide altar of the foodful earth
The flow'ri, the herb*, the planti, their incenfe
roll;
The orchard! fwell the mby-tindur'd birth ;
The vennil gardeni breathe the fpicy foul.
Grateful to May, the nedarTpiTtc fliea.
The wafted etoudi of lavilh'd odonra rile.
The lephyr'a balmy builben, woitby of the
fkiei.
The bee, the golden daughter of the fpring,
From mead to mead, in wanton labour, roveii
And loada it> little thigh, or giJdi iti wing
With all the elTence ofthe fluUiing grovei :
Eitrad* the atoniaiie fiml of flow'ra,
Attd, bwnmiiig in delight, iit waxen bow'r*
Fillt with the lufcioui fpoili, and livet ambrollal
Tondi'd by thee. May, the flocka and iiilly drove*
That low in paflure*. or on mountiini bleat,
tleiiie their frolica and renew tbeir lovei.
Stung (o the mariow wlih a gcncroua bcatt
lift'ning f
UfweeUy
IhriU,
The (lately eom'fer, botinding o'er At pUtn,
Shakei to the windi the hoooan of bii mane,
(High.areh'd hit neck) and, fhaSng, bopea ibc
dappled l<ain.
The acreal limglleri footh the lill'ni
Tbe mellow thrulb, the *
And little linnet celebrate their lovea
In hawthorn valley, or on tufted hill;
The fOaring lark, the Inwly nigbdngile,
A thom her pillow, trilli her doleTul tale,
Asd mdancliDly muGc diet aloog the dale.
Thii gay exuberance of goricoiit fpring,
T^e gilded mountain, and the herbag'd vale,
Tbe wood* that bloflbm. and the bii^ that Cog,
The munnortng fooDlain and the brealhior dale :
The dale, the fmintaini. birdi and wood) delight,
The valei. tbe mountiioi and the fpring invite.
Yet uaadorn'd by May, no longer cbamt the fight-
When lutare laughi around, Ihall man alone.
Thy im^e, bang (ah me '.) the Tickly head I
When ouwe fingi.lbali nature'i glory groan.
And laDgnifb for the pittance poor of bread '■
O may the man that Ibill hit image fcnrn.
Alive, be ground with hunger, mod forlorn.
Die f nnanell'd, and dead, by dog* and kitca be
Cun'd may he be (ai if he were not fa). ■
Nay doubly cun'd be fuch a breaS of fieel.
Which never melted at another') woe.
Nor teodemefi of boweli knew to feel.
Hit heart ii black a> hell, in flowing Qore
Who heara the needy crying at hit door.
Who heart them cry, } ne reck) . byt fuScri them
But blcn, O n:
in doubly bled be he I
Whofe bofom, I
urne in
stfou
ofc^
Jiarcft.
Hit hand the orphan't cheek of farrow dries;
like mercy'i felf he luoki on wnt with pily'a
In this bled ftafon, pregnant with delight,
I Ne may the boading owl with fcreechei wound
rbe folemo Qlence of the quiet night,
Ne croaking raven, with unhilluw'd found,
Ne damned ghnR ^ aifray with di^adly yell
The waking lover, nii'd by mighty fpell.
To pale the Ilari, tiU Kcfper Ihine it back to hell.
Ne witcbea rifle sibbelt, by the moon,
( With horror winking, trembling all with feirj
Of many a clinking chain, and cankcr'd bunc :
Nor imp in viQonary Ihtpe appear.
To hlall tbe thriving verdure of the plain ;
Ns let hobgoblin, ne the pnnk, proline .
With Ibaduwy glare the [JGhi, ai.d mad the burll-
ing briin.
,1 Uill.
H7MH TO MAT.
T« tuTf^lnt (Co ' incient cuDotii'i nUl)
The grccD gawn'd fuTf eltca, bf Aurj f ttem.
May gimbol or in laJley or od hill.
Aod Imtc ihcir fooiDtpa on (he circled grecD.
Full lightly trip ic, dapper M>b, around ;
Full t fcaclT, Ub'ion. ibou, o'er gra(>-riinf bound :
Mab brulhctcffDodeiT-iircipt, Ub'ran prioti do
ground.
i Nc bloody ntmoun TJobte (he ear,
Of city'i fick'd, and kingdom! drlblate.
With plague or fword. with pcDiletKe or war j
Ne rueful murJcr llaio thy en-date;
Me Oiamelcr> calumny, for feU defptitht,
'J'he fouled Gend that e'er blafpheui'd the light,
A( loTclj lady rail, nor grin at caurtcoui knight.
Ne wailing b nur rirreii nor Geldi be heard,
Ne voice <Mmirery afliult the heart i
Ne falherlef< fr»m table be dehar'd;
Ne piteoui tear froBi eyeof foirow Bartj
But plenty, pour thylcif into (he bowl
Of twuniy-heid ; may never want cootrod
That good, gnod-liuneft nan, who fted* the U-
miOt'd foul.
Now let ths trumpet'! niartlil thunden lleep;
The Tiol wake alone, and tender flute :
The Phrygian lyce with fprifihtly fingen fweep.
And; £nlo, diUblve the LyiUan lute.
Yet Clio freti, and borni, with haneD pain.
To TouTe and animate the nurtial ftnin, [plain
While Britilh Kinnen flame o'er niany ■ purpled
The truiBpct Sltept, but foon for thee Oull wake,
tiluftrioui chief, to found thy mighty lume,
(Snitch'd from the nulice of Lethean lake)
i 'liu.nphant fwelliog from (he month of fame.
Meanwhile, dlfdiin not (fo the Tligini pray>
Thii rofy crown, with mynle wove and bay;
(Too humble crown I ween) : the offciing of May.
And white the virgin) hail thee with their Yoice,
Heaping thy crowded way with greent and flow'ra.
And in the fundncli of their heart rejoice
To fuoth, with dance and fong, thy gentler boon ;
Indulge the reaf.in, aod with fweel repair
Embay thy limbi, the yemil beautiei fhare :
Then bUic in armi again renew'd for future War
Britannia') happy iHe tlerlvei froin May
Tic choicen blcfli..g> liberty benowi :
When royal Ch:.[lc) (for ever hail the day) !
In mercy triuniph'it o'er ignoble foea.
Rellor*d with him, (be ant the drooping head
Oaily again uprejr'd , the mufc) flude [imy'd.
With [leflicr hunoutt bloom'd, in greener trial
• Thi trmurU.or rilii/iirrd trUt Ltwnn, fnri
akirat^ iy il. Jtuwa,, » Maj S« Omd. FaJI. L
J. W.. Tb^ tmagi^i It, Ummn, (in Bmtiifii. Fai-
ruO t, itiii.gUJI. •fA^.f.if^fi,. .- l^ «r /,**.
Ihtal i.ctwKli J'i vrij d'ffiml jn r^f^ tt tit waluri
<tf^„i.,. -bjlff.^r,: MJr.mwH., N^ . Dnam.
Jlra^.'< fj,ry Talr amd a itl^nl^ OU UiUlad, are
And thou, the goodliell Uoflbm of car idn I
Great Frederick'^ and hi* Augufti'i joy,
rhy nMi<e mumh appra*'d with ioiant fmilei,
Sweet at the fmiltog May, imperial boy
Britannia hopei ibce for her future lord,
l.ov'il a* thy parcnti, only not ador'dl
Whene'er i George it born, Charte) it agiin r^
Bord,
O may hii father') pint For Rner fame,
And boundlcft bountybead to humankrodi
Hit Krandfire*) glory, and hi) uncle') nime,
Renuwn'd in war : inflame hii ardent ni.nd :
So irtt Iball flouriih 'i^cath hi] equal fway,
So arm) ihe holhle natioii wide affrayj
The laurel. TiSory ; Apollo, wear the bijr.
Through hind infufion of crltObl pow'r.
The dullard earth May quick'ncth with dciigllt 3
Full fudderly the feed) of jwy " rccnre
Elaflic fprtng. and force within f empight-
If ftnlelef) element) inyigorate prove
By genial May and heavy mitter move.
Shall Ihepherdcflc) ceafe, Ihall Ihcpbcrdt fail lo
love ?
Ye niephcrdefl'e!. in a goocily j.^rod,
Purpled with health, at in the greeowriod (bade.
Incontinent ye thump the echoing ground
And 1 dcffil]' lud the dance alaii)i the glade;
(O miy no Diow'ra your merry mtkct i^tay ' )
Hiil at [he tp'ning. at -he doling day.
All hail, ye J bonnnicli, to your own fttTon, Mlf*
Nor ye •bfent yourfilvet. ye (hepherd-fwsint,
Bat lend to dance and fong the tihnat Mif,
And while in jocund nuit. y<iu bcai lbs pUint,
Yoiir So<k^ ihaU nibbl; and yonr lambkiiu pby,
FrJIking in e1«, \'n May your girlanl) brmg.
And ever ani anon her prailei Cng : {.""%•
i he woods fliill echo May, with May the valliel
Your Miy-iiolf deck with fltvw'ry coronal;
tiprinklcihc flow'ry coronal with wine;
And i.i the nimble, footed galbard, all,
j-h'pherd) and (hephrrdeffe), lively join.
Hither fr»m village (..veci and Hamlet fair.
From I' ordering. cot and diQani |j gleatic rcpiir
Let youth indulge itt fporl, to \ eld bequeath it*
Ye wuilon dryadt and light-irippng fowni,
Yc joliy falyri, full of ' * luflyhcad,
And yc thai hauniihe hillt,the brooktithe UwBl^
O come with rural chaplet) gay difpicaJ i
U'lih heel To nimble wear the ipringlngfrif),
To Ihnlling bagpipe, or to tinkling briU -.
Or Toot it (« the reed : Pan pipet himfelt apw«.
>i* foft btfon. when creation fmil'd,
livciing fplendor on tbeueean hong.
from (he (niitiul fi..ih. hit fairell chlia,
queen of bit!) and beauty, Veuui fprunf.
• #«=«
t FU!iJ,Ji,ii.
The dolphini Euntnl o'er iIk yrtt'ij naj.
Cmral tl.c tiahi,. whilr ihc r.it..n'. play.
And all Ihe fci-ErHn riflrrt blc(. ihe holiday.
Ill honour cl her iwal-mnnth the qoccn
Of Mi(» and beauty, confct'aio htr h"iirj,
Frcih at her cheek, inil li ber brow fertile.
To boioni ladio, ind ihpir t^aramouri.
Le«p trpf "liih poWrn ilthemy hi« rfmi ;
TVlih ripi'rooi angutlh, wnh in hfOtyM Ihuut
E^c Iin|ruiai:i on cje, uld beut JlSolKi on
A fnfilT-rwtllinj h{11, with mjnie* trown'd,
( Mjrnlci to VeDUi ' sli^ict hcrcJ been)
Highi Acidile, ihc riirrlt fpot on ground,
Farewr Fn^nl ind foiivn er«n,
OVHoabi (tie winiUngr* of a (kiAj riie.
By bc4Uly form'd fur amoroui ret^lr.
Wat era hill to Tweet, » (oeeiea Acid>l< ?
All down the Cile', ihi fidei prnfufe '.f flow'n.
An hurdled filli, Id Ihmlog maKt., Bow
"I hrough moff( groito't imiaraiithine bow'rj.
And form lUnghinn flood in vale below :
Where uft ihtir lin.hs thr lowt .r-l Kf»«i f hay
(When fuDimei; fhed* mruffcrablc Jxj) [plaj
Aad fport.Uid ditc, tai Boucce in waBiDODEfi of
Ho Dolre i)*ercornn the Glenee of the Ihadn.
8i«(hort-bre»th'dmJW», the dear ticirnof jnyj
Or harmlcf' (iggtc "t they'iD'hi itid maida,
■Who yitld obcdirce lo the Cvprijn hoy ;
Or lute. {oft-GghiRg in the palTing |E>1c ;
Or faunliia, gurgling duwri ihe lacrMl va[e,
Or bymD to bcauiy'i quEm, nr lover'* lender tale.
Here Venm r<vel». here maiotaini her court
In light fe(li*i<T '•°'' gl"'[^>ne game ;
The young ind ij»y, iii IrOlie iroiip' rrf n,
WithnuicD cenrorc and whhoucen blame
In iJcafurC [leep'd, and dantirg In driii'ht,
Night flealu opii fhe day, tbe ity on nijjhi :
£ach knight, hi> lady lull! ; cadi W^ lovct hct
knight.
■Where live* the man (ir rnch a man there be)
In idle wildcTner* ot def^rt drear,
Taered pnw'i an ntfmy * '
It t berraw him ; I'll dmp no (ear.
T dfem 'BM $ carl, by bcauiy'* )uw'f nnmov'd.
Hated el Hear'p. of nunr bul l>cU u>pr,.v J.
(] may he peti:c lovt, U never be belot'd '
Hard i> hiahcart, ui'mctird hv thw, Mty !
UneoefiittiBt of lo«c') fltSir t>cklii>t[ ft'i>Et
And. unreiriiting, cold i" heauty'- r»y ■,
Beauty the m'lihrr ind the thJId ot fpring I
lleiury "Od *il dtdare the fctet e«en i
£i:iuiy ID wvmATi, vru w man it giypn ; (Hrav'o.
Neilher the dinie ef earlh, bul cich \hi: Bte nl
Alliance fweet ' lr« heiory, wit apprnvf .
Ai flivw'tt in fstiffiinc ope the ready b'ead :
■Wit beamy iw»e«, and n.Khini! tile til. li,»c i
'Ihc k«ll il<*e h E""'"' '" '!« ^'^•
THE WORKS OF TH0MP30S.
Petle^^ion hai no Dihcr parallel '
Can tijcht with dukncfi, doves*
Ai fuon, • retdie. {hall heav'n
with hell.
1 fing to you, who Inve a!nne for lore ;
For grild the heautcou. fooU (O fool, beftirt) •.
Can win ; though brighter wH Iball never moTe !
Bul folly n to wii the certain cure.
Cuii'd be the men (or he they young or old),
Cun'd be the women, who themfelfei have fold
To the detefted bed for li^cre bale of gold.
Not Jotia faeh t Ihc higher bonoar deeBi'd
To languiOi m the Sulruo poet'i arm.,
1'han. by the potematet of earth cfleea'd.
To give to rceplro and to crowni her charnu.
Not I.aura fueh : in fwect Viuclulk't Talc
She llfl'ned to het Petrarch'i airornm tale.
Bul did poor f Colin 'ciout o'er Rofalind pterai! f
Howe'er that he; in t Acidalian fhade,
Kmbtacing Julia, Ovid melti the diiy :
No drtania of batiiOimenl hii lord ioTide ;
Entiiclul in eterniiy of Mij.
Hci'e Petrarch wi(h bi> Laura, fnfi reclinM
On tioleti, )!ivci fnirow lo the wind ;
And Colin Cloal pipea in the yielding Rofalind.
Pipe on, thoB fweeteS of ih' Arcadian irma.
That e'.r with luntful breath inf-inn'd tbefuilll
Pi|.e on, of loven ibe moll Ipving twain l
Of blifi and melody O lake ihv lilL
Ne en*) I, if dear lai^the fmile,
Though low my numbcri, ar.d though rude taj
ttvU;
Ne quit for Acidale, fair Albion't happy iile.
Come then, lanthe ' milder than the fpring.
And giateful an the rnfy month of Miy,
O tome; the birdi the hymn of naturB Cng.
Inchiniing wild, front every bufh and fpray :
• ^a MwrJfir iftrH^s •"} l/'i"-.
( 71^, lim i>l^<alrJ fvl, svl l„v.r, ■ti.n^ all ^
tUm MmUfpy ill Ibiir omnr,. QvU tiiai tunijkid m
.icnuil ^ia frngat fir Ji-li-x. Lhatt d^iivrA Pf
irtni ^ Hi MiWrf Lnrm vrry tarlj j n be ti^tl/
1,11, viiM U. JinaMi -f hi, «^x V - "^M' *" 1^
tiwA, ■■ ,*■»« *ff/f U.S. fid ..;.. ,1 hisift,, M Ai^
,/n!im (£«m «•(" titiU.fiJ .itilii. rxttnxTftl" Sa
bu wrL Hafil, />;. Too I. Tit .Ihtr, /r,, Jbe
m^rnid tHtlii, fi'n,t I v-tUb u fara frAitli,Jma
Pitrttiti Itmmm hiT itall fir In yiari ajietv*r4i,
« apfMrifiim .««htti J 13 , rvUl 0 mtjl lAiiw*** *r.
J^<- .J ^Jg,um Ti-mafiau •» b>, oiriau ttoi JtJ
Pnranta J/rSMfKUtiji fiva m iwfrrnliy'lnrm,
■at'd •> ummAl ,J LrrjAmily. lUrlviK,. ad t-i/nut
Tfirrmal m i aiicu^i M fir Sf^ftr, «i m^, iM>
ila^lkntlt l^tfir S^tlitdM prtvJ ui^iia^f.ljnm
ti. ptbMcti umfUita.. in fnrral tf bu fimi, ^ bf
.'hAt Tt' "»»« , Kirr/mr, ibtagU il it,!-, t fHi.
mkM^j^fiiH.tartvirdtbimn th. i-iji'mi.j rr.
l;tt V i™..! fit I • -.i,/.i-ft,«, li/y rull] ..^.r^
P • B M S.
Swell the jrrecn t^nu anil teem ilonf; the nnc,
A ftagraQC pTamifc of the future wine.
The fpiritt to eiall, the genini to leGne !
Let lu our Itepa dired where Father Thamci.
In Glfer wjndinip drawi hit humid train.
And pouri, where'er be ralit hii uaval ftrcUD,
Vomp on the ritj, plenty o'er the plain.
Or by the buki uf ICi Ihall we Dray,
f Ah why Id long from tbtbsinka away) '.
Where thoufand damfdi tjaoce, and cboafklld
Ibephcidi play.
Or choofe yau rather Theion'i calm retrelt,
Emborooi'd, Surrc) , in thy verdint v4k.
At Doee the mufei and the KTicei leit !
There gently liAen to my fiifhful tale.
Atong tfaedew-brl|!hi partcrrn let ui rove.
Or tsac the odourt of the maiy-itroTC : [lore.
Hark how the turtle) coo : I languilh too with
Amid the pleafaance of Arradran fcena,
J.nve flealthiililriit arrow* on my brnUt;
Nor fall* of waret, nor tniioFird greeni.
Can foolh my aT'^ullh, <ir invite to telt
You, de«r Iinihe, you iFone impirl
Bilm to my wt>unilt and rordiai <o my fmart :
The apple of my r-j:', ihe life blood of my heaft*
With line of fiik. with hook of baibed Beel,
Bcneat!*. thii oaken umbrage let u. lay.
And from the wattr'- cryftil bofom neal
Upon the graffy bank the finny ptey :
The perch, wll<i purple fpeck^ed manifold ;
The eel, m CIvt labyrinth felf roli'd, [jrold
Aod orp, *U-buinini*d o'er with drop* of fcalj
Or Oiill the mead« invite, with tria Hue*
And oaiure'i pencil gay iliTcr&fy'd,
{For now ihe luD hv iiik'd away the dewi)
Fair-flnftiing anil bedcck'd like virgin bride t
Thither (for ihry m>i[e u»),wenl repair,
Colled and weave (whate'er itfwcct and fair)
Apofy for thy brcalt, a gailand fol thy hair.
Fair ii the lily, clad in bilmy fnow ;
Sweet i> the rarr, of I'pring the fmiliii|t eye|
Nipt by the windi, their headi the liliea Itow ;
Cropi by ihe hand, the rnfet fade and did.
Though nnw in pride of youth and beauty tlrefi,
O ihink, Uotht.croel time liy. w«fte
The rofei of the cheek, the lilie* of the breaft.
Weep not j but, rather taught by thi*. improve
The prcfeni (rclhneli of thy fptiiiging prime :
Bellow thy gracei oa the |ia>l of kive,
Too precioui for the wiihrr'd armiof time.
In thafte endeai luenH, innocently gay,
lai.ihe ! now. miw love thy fprieg away ;
Ere culd O^oher bUlla defpoil the bloom ^ May.
Nov lip the chalky main of yon hill.
With grjiteful di1i)^nce, we wind Our way ;
What np'iLinjt fcrnei our ravKb'd feflfci M.
And, wi Ji . thtit rural luiury difplay ! [fpiret,
W'.od). dalei>, an.1 fiixki, and herdt, and ecu and
Villa's ol learned cVtV*. 'sd gentle Tquirei ;
I'iir villi '■! a fiicnd the eye-Cght DCTCT tfte*.
Vot. X.
3l
If e'er to thee And Vcmu, May, I (bung [veiiia
The gladfooie lyre, when • livelood fwell'd Uf
And Edea't oympha and ICt damfeli fung
In tender f eleeX* ■'■'I I paAoral-ll r,iiii> ;
Cullefl and fhed thyfelf on Theino'ii bowr'i,
<J i:rein hi> gaideni, O perfume hi»flow'r>.
U blcfi hi> maruing walki and fuoth hit ey'iiin;
Long, Theron.wiih thy Annahell eojoT
The walki of naiurc, Dill to vir'uc kind.
For facrcd Iblitude can never cloy ;
The wirdom of an uncorrupted miitd I
O very long may Hymen'i gohlen chain
To earth cDnfinc you and the rural reign i
Then fbar, at leogih, lo heaven : nor fttij, O
Where'er the muCtt haunt, or poeli mufc,
li- foUtjry (ilence fvveelly tli'd.
Unl nIc thy bofom. May ! thy ftore- effuKf,
I'hy vernal Itoiu, by p .eta moll AcftT'ii,
Vf living fnimtain. »f the woodbind fhade, '
Of Philumtia, warblir>K from the gbde.
Thy bounty, in hifverfc, (ball nnu be (ep«r'4>
beantie. Ihed, ^
Thick a* the winter ftart. :.r fummerflowVi;
{ -Ub^ the lunefvl mailer (ah 1} be dead.
To Culin next he taught niy youth to Gtif,
My reed to warble. lo telouid my Urine '
rhc king of Qicpheid't be, uf puct'i he the Idng.
Hail, happy fccnes, where joy wou'd choofe to
dwell;
Hill, giliten dayi, which Saturn ileemi bit OWD :
Hail mufie which ihe mufe- || fcanl excel ;
Hiil fiowreti. not unwortby Venui* crown. ' i
Ye linnett, Ivki. yr llirufhei, mglningalM; '
Te hilli yeplaini,ye gruvct. ye dreamt ye viIe*, ' I
Ye ever happy fccnea ' all ymi, your p. et haila.
All hail ID thee. O Mayl 'h; crown ofatll
Ihe recompence and k'"'? "^ ""Y f''<tS '• i |
Nt [mall (he recompence. ne glory Imall, '
If itentli Udiet. and Ihe tunetu'-lhrang.
With lovrcgjiiyrlle, and with p<iel'--lia)>
Faiily 1 btdight. appr ive ihc Cmp.c lay,
And iliink on I homalia whene'er they hail thM,
May!
EPITHALAMIUM
0* tir Xiyil NMfHaU.it Mtj (7]i.
Ok Thaniii' baaki. where many a flow'ry gm , i
Blnomi winton'Wild.adTanc'd a iovial cnw, k
Thick a> the dailict which hit meadoioabemi . i
Aod with fweet herb' the liquid tryllal ftrtw;
« UvBit^i. ' - ,
\ SmU. fin AmWfi Ei^imrwm Tm UUi^ .
WrUUm h tb: jitr n ii
t Jlllh^h. I itfjj. ■ - ,
Xb
m'-
THE WORKS OF THOAIPSON.
■Wich ijold and porple, ([orgeoui (o ihc tiew t
IVtiite louil ipprciimg (liouti ilivid^ ihc air,
'■ Hiil, hvpry ratuit bride ot Albiun ■ warlhy
t Effoor. the Cither of .he CWcr fiood.
The ■."ble l-himc. hituu.e h«4 .,prj»M,
And (bonk hit dcoT hiCki. woTthr a O"^!
A tambcnr|[loi7 round hi; lemplcs bUi'd,
Un wl.ich Ihc Niiidi >il with wander gii'd.
S'l fpirkl'! Thci't furple.ircitiblii'g ftitimi,
When Piiabui, for hii gnlAra ttr ypriii'd,
Strikei ihe calin foi^jce with his moniing btami
Abd If rMilti finn^ei round, and ibe wide bhie
iedimei.
The wiiHMi Nai>d<, DoiiO daoshten til,
Rsnge iD a ring ! Pherufj, hlr.omuig-fair,
CyniodoCf <lo«-ej'd, wiih Florimil [hatr,
Swert-rmclling fliiwreli deck'd iheir long green'
And Enid. 10 lt)»a lo Vcnai dear,
Gileiie ilrcfl in fniiltt and lily-whiw,
.1nJ>IIM, with her fnowj boioni bare,
AU Ittcfci and mare than ibEfe, i dainty fijjht !
In daunce and mecrioieiit and fwcsc } bclgudi
(lelight.
Around die bark ihef daiince. nherdn ibctr fit
A li.1r fncOi and r^ir, ah I fuch a one,
hd frefli and fair, (b nmiahly great,
S<i KnKnf>-gnKioiw (eem'd at neTrr none.
Atiij like iliy rweet-beam'd planet, Vcnui, (hone.
'I'lfrjr much admire. O ».jy much htr fate,
Her Ihipe, ber bread, fir love a downy throne '
llrtVinty'i i^loriaui fhinc, her every gr^cc;
■\D angel (be ajipcai'd, ai kail ofaagel rice.
Her Thamii (on hii golden iim he lein'd)
SajMlnl with ihii Hjmeneal lim]-,
.-kndjuil-d her bfc. Full Glei.i »u the wind,
The riTer glided eendf-fufi alop^,
i N: wbirpcted the bieeZe the learei amnng,
He loiM-lFtni'd fbilomcl oui-Iiiird her lay i
A llillncla on the waict attenlite hung,
A brighter gladnef. Med <he Ue uf day.
All Ditiifc xtn to Gnile, her Imilei dlH'iii'J the
" Ah fatrcd (b
wift.c
Ou
,o Albion watrinj; good,
■o f.fe
Yej-J
__ . t;ilju.i"ea,f(t;rti lla'. Iitile Clo^d,
'I hii Ltaui}'* paragnn, ihii royal miiJ,
l.prung, ivrjft, of highiBpyie*] lied)
The eliild (<f heaven, the di«);hter <! •lelighl,
Nurt'Ky * ftnce, wlih milk 'and hun^y IcA '
Oh FrederM: I rh, | c,n>(. blelT d « ght.
'I'll wbomrhe godi cunGgD the oyihph AuguQa^
: tigki.
Ah ficred Aiip ' may f^iTauriUe gale*,
thskijitlclLtr a>h »[ htat'o alioxi thy way,
/nf nrellihe winifedtaiiitaftofihy Uilt
May calmiieh 1>e ihy c^ih, and pleafauiirc lay
lie Tuft bofotn of the yidding At, ■ *
rc'cr [him wind or to the fpicy (llore ' *
Of Ariil.y the blift, or India* bay, ■ ■ "'
Whe-ed.amondi kindle, and the gulden ore J
Flames into purity to deck Augalla tnoiG '. ,,i
Augnfla, faired prrncefi under [ley, **
Welcime to Albion-, unowned Isnd, '
Albi-in well known to thy great anecftrr, '
Made dearer far to ihee by Hynieii'i band, ' *
1 he hind of lore, of honour and cpnimand ( ' '*
O'lgn to reeei« ihe nation's poblie voite.
Of heartiiieCi uofe ij(n'd. whn gleeful fland ,«
Iq meet array iinJ [hu> eiprd. their joy. ; (
la peali of loud acclaim, and miiiii'i cDl;filuS\
With warmer raptTirei, and more pillionaie, ' ■
Though hard to be ! the R'jyal Youth, 1 'tow *'
:ihall thee emhr;icc ; hini tent»ld firci clare,
^nd faired pjQiimi in hit bo(.jni tUvi,
Which from thy [.iduie rift begin to flow.
f r thee he burni, f.ir ihea he lightand piiyii
B'jc ilri:ami of thee Inng, liieloii): nightu and iijt,
Uy beauty led ihraugh ill love 'i roiy thotny TTiya,
To heal hit piini fofi mufic doc divide
Mult heavenly melody in (oothing Oraini ;
N-it htaveuly melody, nor aoirht befide,
Sive ihee, Ih dearell dread can heal hii pain*} '
rhy form too deeply in h,n breill lemaina.
So ever anil anon he ehidet the ^A\rt • |
I'hai Qowly Teem to brulh the liquid plaiiu; ■ \
Oh! fly on all the wintrt of hcav'n. ye faili, J,
Oh fly I he criei; and lo '■ i lovci a pray'r pr^
Now eeali; thy Cgha. S).e com-i, (>.h bUffei
day) I
5he ciinici, hy all the lovti and grac?i drrft.
In ptouil (lunillicy. Sec. ilyiun. p;dy,
Wiih fifiVon r-be ami flinic emhroidci'd Ted,
(Mirh o,li,UM • rikrrly fuK Hy .urn beftj
I'., fiieich the fsilt and Ub the royal pieO.
No> thaflit;', meek ey'J, it wjntinp thtie,
I'or Du, anil modclly, fwcci bhilhing, guide the
deer.
Noi Vcnoi. queen of beauty ud of blif)
}(n gi^j.Jly fbonc. whrn ' erA the goddcCi fpron?
troni itean'i l))atkh'i<g foam, fwirel nakedncf*'
A Ihnuland Tmilet and love* upon her hnng,
ADiI all the godi fnr jgy and wonder Tung.
1 lie wavei To prand ihe beamy burdrn bore
Etultinit Ihir. areand her odouii flung,
Attd tdilc Ihe billowi laugh and ceafe to roar;
I'hey gladly her obey, and gently kili the DtotV.
S.O fair Ihe looki, nay fairer could It be ;
Did never niottal man fuch {harnit bihol<i
i» t or hill. 8prinf( waki upiin her eje;
Flora hat her ikhtd Itoret au:.rDtrd
truble flovr'ra and btonming |-old.
• £in^
tic Riu'doWt fmile, the b!rd> r
AnJ throw themff Itei in piirs ihe Toong >nd aid;
All niiurc gl»wi where'er her gimat move.
And bcautjr piiuti each field, ibd hiuGc Gilt each
grove.
But who ii jon, eich other youth eicelling
At much ai urjent gold fainiounteih brafi f
Sure honour in hii vifigc chotc her dwelling.
And ficred tnich, * peittic. idorDi hii f>ce ;
Such gcodlihcid and humblencfi never wil
Elrlt be (he fight full well whufe look. I kean..
Where jojaunee Gti and cver-nniling (trace j
Frederick ' lii he ! the firft and bcft of men.
Our dcirliag prince to meei Auguflif wiU-bc-
And lo ! what medled
He g»ei — wntidc
Aod. twecilr lolt in ccliary and love,'
Hii tja hei whole. hU lipi her lip< ilevonr,
Which^Venut h>d befprcnl with neAar-lhoWr.
Her (lippery charnu allow hit ejei no reft.
But ihaufind arrowi, naf ten thouTiTid pour
Into hii waiindcd and tnnrported brtift ;
Sure none like her ii fair, fure Dane like bim ii
blcii :
O blr^Ted youth 1 receive thy) bonnibel,
Elmil fount of virtue, love, abd grace !
O kneel to all the god> and priy to ill.
Who rparkit fo divinely in her (ace.
And with celeDial Gret her bofnm blefi.
So Ihinei Aurora in her rich attire.
When Ihe Hyperi.ui would £iin car'ft:
Oaie all the hod of ftari. and all admirl,
'J'ben twinkle in their urna, and into nigbl ittire.
O btelTcd maid ! receive tby ^ iicUntour,
With etee receive him and o'rtllov^iiiK I'^ft :
Ne in high monirch'icoDrl, ne lady'i liow'r,
A youth fo fomi'd by nitnre and by irr.
Confpiriiis both, ere cherifhM Cupid't dart.
So Phnbut, lully bridegroom of the flty.
With native fplendouri Ihine on every palt ;
From raft to weft hivpointi'd gluric.fly.
He warmeth every heart, he dwildthescty eye."
Here rhemlt ended. Mow the goodly train
Of all the Niiidt, in moft comely wife,
A pTefcni mike □( myrtle -girluid green,
Knliaii'J wiih flow'red and with rare device.
'I'be gnrei ike, wiih laughter fwelling eyet,
A rofy chiplei, fteep'd in nedar brine,
( The tnCct gather'd in the noniBg frie*)
Then, juinin); with the Naiadt, form a riag,
And rsund them deftly daunce, and roui^ them
blithetj fing.
" Ai rofct and aimyitlethindlf vreaye
'I'hcir fwecli in one, much (wetter u they Mend ;
Knjblem of marriii{e-loTe ' Sn you feeeive
Sweeri intcrthang'd. and to eich Mfac* lend ;
7 hen, in a blclt [•eTfume to bca*Sl,lf(clKt,
And miniile with the gnin '. VluU fcere betaw, '
New.DyTtln, rofeaneir, witbnnten ca^
From yoar luiofioua Dock, full plenleoui grow.
And with then pUeot-IwecU,iii4 plrcnt beauty
Ncit Albinn't Renio* tanie. be dile in gold,
An oaken chiple; nojdcd on I>i> head ;
Ihe ciowQ he held wa, gloriooi to behold.
And royally he taught hii feet to tretd. ■'
Stiun a> he fpj'd the prince'* goodlibead.
He pointed to the crown, &nd taii'd hit voice
lo hail ihe royal jiairand blefi ihcir bed ;
rhc jolly cbotm caich the gtaiefill ooifev ■
Echo the woodi and vilet, and hcav'a abd atlb
Ne« liberty, ilie UittA nymph on grauitdi ^
rhe Sowin)! plenty of her golden hair
D./fulIug laiiQily ambroGt round ;
Htr hinJt a flt'W'ry cornucopia bear.
Which rcittettjoya^plealaunce through the air,
Einh (mit'd, and gWncli dtnc'd ilonjc the Itty).
Btf.lfs hrr Yjni(h'd grief and pile-ey'd care,
Aii'l * ift.iQ courteout ^uKt, (he cad her eye
On ihaT fame gcmlc twain, lici glorf and hctjofu
And ihcle bcliile, ■ facred pflCnage came.
Immaculate indfweet u Shamn-nife :
Upon her brrall a bloody crofi dU fitne,
Auniail J with guld and Bem* in goudly row) t <■
A piU of lawn ado»n ha Ihoulden flow) i r'
t Ytlep'.) Eufehia She pray'd aloud.
Thtc. bli-flinfr both, (or her defcudcn (hoTe^
And (pnui her gtoriet in ■ purpU dimd :
Soft), AuguAatmil'd, full lowly frcdcrKkbm'4
Swc:! to tl
Hetii
nile.
inda fiUcr (nimpct Mew,
:h, and ftigranl lo the Iky I
nary an eye.
id Tieai her Wii<'at,pow'r, and conrtrr; :
'Honnor. of open (rDOi, and (Icady gnie;
'P<iw'r.cladin fieri, ■ CiukhioB brandiOi d hli^ •
Courtefy. dreO in finilei her bounleoui face: ^cafel
When thete illeDd a pcinct, thrice happy fnhjcAV
TbemoretcWd thii inlelledDtl feene
mm Helicon; nho knowa not K(Uc«n}
lild were their Ifre*, tbeif lasrelt evcijTcea.
ion Clio (o the prince ■ ftarry crown
rcreoc, anoiher to hi* t betlihinr.
Then a?l in lofty thpni* (well the tmg,
"' with their hafipy Uvei and great renown,
ipheiic rumbHi (tnat the «o<idi emnnK.
Ihfphetd lad too ht|;h. (or mctanty too Itmf • ■
Ntthlef- thy tsnefiit font. O Oxford dear 1 .
I)» mnfei viilteil. may ajich the lay., ;
Sweet poari I'll Qreaini of ne^aron the ear.
And fiom their lipi, in v^Don. Ivirn to raite
I leit lovt\ and time, to briiihicn futiue day*. ,.
TJiee fit. not, rh'^millD, t Girp'e fwain,
High dicdtta Cng, but gentle ruuudcliyii
( I-
Bbiv
^ THBW0EC9 OF TROMPSOK.
Thn br Sir OeergtWhelcr.. Sec hii Jaariicr iiUo Grecca, (nL book 4ih, p. 991.
IlhUlaalr uM, tlut llicuiciait cnftoiiu,|nnicubtl7Df theOrfij orRitnof BkcIiiii, wJ of % bjf
ciificc, *te •UDded to, andcirefMUj obfarvcdfin tbefevenlpirt^ofthiilipiepoan.
HiQD in Achaia. frlcfrtUl from ifar.
A eiry Hnnnfh'd; CiI}cloo i't rsm.-,
Wj(hM by ETcnnt' (hilky flood; the feit
Of Mtleigw, fmn ihr Oiughler'd boar
Glotioiw. A Tifgui here, amiiiii(E, [hone,
CiUirho; the fair : her fjlhct't binll '.
For, ah - Ibe ncirFr knew ■ mmher'i rmile :
Nor IcarriM what happiaed Ijod) nunii^e fpHogi.
In flow'r of TDulti, and purer ihin ihc foav.
Which, niih a fiWer titdr, crown'd (he head
Of rhe Deep aeighbonrTnonnlain; bai B*erl«
Tn Hfmeii'»rii«.<heloielTloeof man.
0 wht mPi beaatf, cruet to >i{e)/,
No kli than othfrt. violate the lawi
Which nature <lidue^ ind itfii; infpirei !
A Ihonfand loieri (mm th' Olcnbu hill.
From touch Pylene, and fiom Plfuron'i toir'ri,
Their [uiGon pleaded. But Corcrui, ch'rf.
The CalfdoniaD prieft of liacthui, ronn'd
Bj Venut' ffir fot Inrc: in beioty'i pride;
Toud;;, buDiireoui, ifi'iibJe. Wbit tinder aMi,
Uliai winiiing carriage, and refpedtul iiiit,
Almoll u> ii^Soaii adoration («'(!>' J>
Uld.he not praflife I But in Vain. And now
IVeir near ibe Orgial fcQIval.snil lilci
I,y«an. " Poor Corefui, to approTc
The wendcn oE hit loie and dar rej^ril.
By fcorn unqneDch'il, and ^owio); by ocglcA
(In bnpci to foiteii bet, at lead ad'Vn),
Vrrrenl«d to lhi>n]Drdter*or bu peace
The rit.iil orDimcnii, by "irgini niin
Upon the folcnin (eaft. The i«y fpeir,
\irtlh windiiiE green, md iriny Wiage (jay,
Curl'ii by Ilia hand . b miln ^r hi> head,
I'urinnt ■umail'it v't'b iniiiuid graprt.
0( blnlliinjr rubici foroi'd : the pall I'f lawn,
Flower'd vitli the cor.quelli ol the f^urplc god :
1 hecrda, rilrer; aild thecymbJlMfDld :
And piny torch {O were ii Hytnen'iJ ting'd
M'ilh fpicy ttuni>, to Teed ths.reidy flame,
Opcn'd the feftifil— Joofe to the w.ndi,
pillievtird, b»ie, fbe rirgini f,m iheir Bicki
And waiiton hair. Era ' thtf maJVilrg try,
And ftiaie their frthei. Ettt r lo • rend)
The lir, and belli ihe echmiig vault vf hcar'o.
The hilk, th; *alet W'lh lo ' Eyie ; 'rine-
The temple ppcni to the fatn-d ihrPDg ;
Cttiitho*. fo in IpccJ. Their lorc'ri wjit",
With bDrning- eipcftstion, to rn[al J
Hi) boiitconi tDiPitd each. Hl^h on * throne
Corefbi hlts'-l in jewclii and in £i>ld,
More ehannina in himftlf Quick with hit eye
He eiTdi'd CaRirhce. anil, dcfitndinK. clifj.'d
With eiger tnnFpi-n her rclnaant waifi.
A (hnurmd vowi he brtath'd, v.i melting thin^t
Hefpiifaandlook'd; bm 10 ihtrotti and w'
Wbai(oti-d hemore? ye. rrote he Jid' ; fjjr .
What ciB'i a Taver, like Corcrui, do.'
llfghAful oT Hi dignit) be funk
f stijl iwe tfilibiiu wbit Aijpltf iev.nii^
0"ir Jupiter himftlf fupi^if) be funic.
And tremble^ » her feet, with prnnrile znt,
Alto hit Cod. Hcdy'd upon her hand
With Gghinjc languiflimcnc : he gu'd bit foal
-^t every ardent glance iato her eyet ;
Mod eliiquenily filriu' o'er hit cheek
The ^Ihing tcan, in big, loond drnp>, diSui'd
I'he dewi of pallioD, and the br>in'< [<i(i lhaw'r.
Potei
ftolNlnr
rhoogh cold as mjihlt. Idle were hit iear».
Hit glaocti, languilhmcnt, and proKiate ml.
DirdainTol — frDwniog : " Hence, (de ci}''!)
To inteirupt my progrefi in the Htea
With rhy aprieiniu rudcneb. Shall the pricft
The myltcriei of Bacchut ihut profane,
l;i hit own temple too f and rather pay
To Venui hii devotion, than hit God !"
rhen, haughty ai away Cie tom'd, he grafp"d
Her kneet; upnn her girmenti fl"Wiog train
'>hivcring ho bung t and with bcfeecbtng eyet.
rbni. from th'.abiindancc of hit heart, com pUiii'4>
" If pity be no Drangcr to thy btcaft,
(.4* fure it Ibouldnot to ■ brcaQ like thine.
Soft St the TiTinny doun:) relenting, hear j
Iti feelingncfi of fpirit, mildly lend
Aitenti'in to the language of my heart.
Sick with o'erQoWing ter.Jctneli and love.
1 love thiB with thai inttocentc of tiatb.
Thai pnrity of pdEnn, and delire
Unutterable, of brquealhing up
My heart, myiife. my all mm thy hto'i.
Into thy gemle cuftody — that all
My heart, my life, are biitrTneh ind wcigbt
f(f agtHiy uiihout ibce. Sicre 1 Aril,
1 By Bacchut' fcJ( I tweir), behela thai face,
Ai d nair-elifi nugtc of (hole tadiini eyet.
All the foitndllinn of my peici; pave way :
While hopet «cd fcui tofe up in bi;fum-war
1*0 delolale the <jiiict nf my tijyt.
It mingled with my blood ; and in my vein*
rhtobb'd, imdulaiing, at my life were Aung,
1 live but on' the thought of thee ; niy brrall
Bleedi in me, with didrefi to fee ihec fcoicii.
O fmile ! by ihy dead moiher'i reverend du«,
B) all Ihy hri.el. arc m^n food of, fmile,
IbegbySicd.Dt; for hit fake be bmd."
Here, initrrupled by 'he fwellirg llocfn
or piSon labonHng in hii bre^ll, htt wnrdi
Uiveway for Cght and trari Id Ipcak ilic left.
She, in conicRipt'out derifion. fmil'd.
To whitli her fiowoi were inaoieM : and thut !
■ Thy flaggeting prw'r, ind (h-e I fcom alike j
Him I deQrife, for chooCng thee hit |TriuA :
[bee. for <hy attogance. andcounlhip iJe."
Indignant hr, :n wratliful mood (alann'd
Mote at hi* Cod revll'd, chon fcorn for him)
Firfi (vHirg ca the ground hit niiircd-ciows,
Wiihbaiidtandijeiuptiflcd, atdtllt, (rajd*
• ORtpriog of Jot*. Etb Lyxnt, heir '
If t'<T tbcfe haadi with iTf wreuhi thy brow
Circled, and twming leiidiitiof the vine :
II e'er my ([rweful tongue, big wiih thy priKe,
Ene, Lyxui la Barchni Tung:
If s'er thy (erTint oD thy Ihiri p«iir'd,
Cupioui, tbe |>urple wave of ofTcr'd wine.
And. bufjr, fed the confec rated- fire
Vitb fai t'l ■(>, or hog, or niounlain roil|
Devsuily Uiilh in the r'c>ifi..-e t
Avenge ihy prieft: thiicurfnl rate deflroy:
I'hy honourt violated tliu>, iiowi
Till ihey confefi ihia Itaggetitigpow'raGod."
He priy'd. — Loud pcali of thunder Ihook ibe
fue:
The In»|te, noddin)r, hii petition fcai'd ;
And BKchuigave the Caledonian race
I'a madncli, and uimtterahle woei.
The frantic crowd, aa if with wint poleft,
At.d the llrong fjjirit of the flimiofc grape,
Tu and fro- reel, and ft.gger to and f,o\
In diihyrambic meafurei, wild, coD*ul*'d.
I'hey lofs their cymbtU, and their torchei Aahe,
Sbrielung, and (ear their hair, and i^alh their Heft,
And howl, a'>d foam, and wheel the rapid dance
In giddy maxe : wiih fury then o'erbom,
En.huGadic, whirling in defpair,
1^1, drop down dead g and heap* on heapaOf ire.
Amas'd confuunded at the raging peft.
The venerable fathen, i> debate.
Id fpeed inquiring depuiiet, relblv'd,
To high D'Hlona'i gtuve; with vocal oakt
Ujnbrageoui, aged, vafl. the Uruegting day
kicludiag : tbc prime oracle of Greece !
ObrrquibUi, (hey hade - inqaire : return :
And lhu> the couDfcl* of ihe god difctofe.
" The rage of Bacchui for hia inini'd pticft,
Curefui, by CJlirhoe'i fcorn repuJ.'d,
Your ci(y waftea: and with funereal firea
Yuur flrecu Ihall redden, forinidably brigbt,
'lill by Corefu>' hand the cruel BDaid
A rurifice be olTer'd up : or one,
lice. unconipeJI'd, embrace the dellin'd Aeel,
Divjied in her lUad ; and bleed for her.
Kn)Ou'ilapiea(e the G'>di the plague be flay'd."
. 1 hey raid. Staring afl'righ(, and dumb uiaze
The faihcn fciie : but chief, .£nciki, tboe.
C'lllrhoe'i old milctablc fire >
Tenfold aiUi.diuii lo tlie K'ave weight down
1'hy lUvcr'd hairi. Uut fan and beav'n reijulre.
Suon lhrou)(hthe ciiy fpread thenewi,andraoa
Wounded Callirhoe'i ear. Her Ipindle dmpi
Negledcd fffin her hand. Proae at the Hhbi,
>he falli, fhc faiiiia; her breath, her colour Hed :
I'alc, cold and pale. 1 ill, by affiftiog care.
The fragrant fpirit hoveti o'er hii lipa.
Aid life returuing llreamt in rofy galrt |
Hckiiidlcd only to defpair. She knew
The virgini cnvr'd -, and the injur'd youth
Stuug with her (coto, wou'd waoioa lu her
Nor one, one offer up the willing bretft
A vidini ioT her life. And no* the crowd,
Imptiicnt oi their miferiet, bcfiege
The Diaible porial ; buift ihc bailed gUHj
•4
t w ft ■■ ■' ^
Da.iiindCallirhae; rnriott) tO utiej
The oracle, and pacify ihc god.
Wl>« pang), unhappy maid, thy bolbm tttr,
Sleeplefi. and fid ? relenting now too !»te,
Thy Ilubbum cruelty. Careful' channi
B'.ne on thy mind ; hii unenmpled love,
i4ii every virtue riling to tiij thought.
Jul^ in hit fury, fee the pointed Deel
Waves, circling o'sr thy ihrubbing breaS ■. Ha
flrlki^,;
He rioti hi thy blood with dire dclightj
Infatia-ei He gloti hi. heart of rage
With thy warm gufiilng life-, and death enjnp,
Ri-d!'abling n-nund on wound, and blow on blow.
Thui pils'd her hourt, Aiid now the dew*
The mouDtaint Ilp'd with gold, and threaten' ddifa
Without the city gaiei, a fiiantiin welh '
Ita living waters, clear )i Ihiniog gUfj !
Haunt of the tiympfai t A cyprrfa' aged anna
Threw lound a venerable gloom, and fceiu'd
Itfelf a grove. An altar on the brink
ConvenNnlrofc: for holy cullom wiUa
Each victim to he jptinkled with iti flreaou, ■*
New from pollution, worthier of the god.
Kiette for the faciiGce Corefm here
Waited; and, Qimula:ed with revenge.
He cun'd and chid the laly-cirding hour*
Too flow, ai if injuiioui to bii hate. ■ [dilM
But foon the gath'ring crowd and Ihonti^pMH
Cillithoe near Her weeping danifda lead i
The dcDia'd oO^ring, lovely in diCLrefi,
And fpailding through het icjri. A myrtle crsw«
U'iih rofea glowing, aadfcle>3ed green,
Th' ambroCal plenty of her golden hair
tniwine ; in looki, a Vcnua i and a (irace '■
In motion. Scarce the flow'ri ot fixteen fpring*
The Seldi had painted, Cnce .£nt^ firft '
Fondled liii babe, and hteil her on hii hnec.
Ei'it niDuntain clownt,who never pity knew,
Kelenieil, and Ihe hardeil hc«il wept blood,
.Suhdu'd by beamy, thoogh the fa( il fource
or all their mifeiy. Whaf tumnlt. then .,
K'ltl in Ihy breifl, Ci^reTua I while thy hindi ,
1 h; imtlfying waieti on htr head ,
Puui'ducmtling.andthcfacredkuifeDnniealh'^l
Wiping (he filvu-dreMning Man away.
She with a l^ok nor cheerful, nof diTinay'J,
But laojuilbigigly fwect, bur ruby lip*
Soil np'uing, thai beg*» 1 " f ithcf and friend*,
V^'iiund ne ootiloubly wiifa your tender griif I
1 wa- not born alone for you. My life
1 |;'-""y offer fur my eoumry'a weal :
' 1 1* glory ihui to die Receive my blood.
Dear nilivE full ! O may it health reltore ,
And peace ; aud Batch na' wrath be now appeaa'J (,
And thnu, Curtfui, whom I n>nA have wrong'd.
Look not (o fiercely on me, while the lieel
My ancc-l'iv'd bafom lancoi diopatear;
One flgh \n mercy heave, aad drop oiie (ear.
And 1 will thank thee for thy blew. Far ob,
I never baled tbci I bui female pride.
Our (ci'i cniC: . forbade me to eomply*
l'..o etfj nnn !— rheu pily nie, Corcru>i
0 piiy, and, if poifible, foigivc r*
8 b iiij
it»*
THB VORKlf or THOMPSOM.
He Mfwer'J bm: fcw, udcm. faatdi'd ths
AdA ruiiDOig o'er her beautict Rnngtij wild.
With cja nhidmirarri'd hvgf itidniy and lute,
*■ Thuh ihut I fjtiiff the godi " hr try'd,
And bary'd ><i hit hcut, in hli own hrjtr,
Ths guilij bUdc. rbtD. ntlinjc lo her uiru.
He funk and giMiiLDB, " O C»nirh« r'— dy'd.
Hen D nntr> with ihouli, " W>. ever love like
Cillirhee Oiriek'd: and froni ihe gaping wound,
Quiik i> ihe lightning'i wing, ihr reekmg knife
'WrtDeh'd In an igonT of grirf and love.
Her bofuni pietcinK. on bii boloni (ell,
And Ciih'i] Bpua h>> lipt tacr life awi)-.
Tl.cir Unod uniUag m a ftieDd!^ ftrram.
With bobbliofi puiple ftiin'd the Clier flood,
V bieh CO the iDunlaio f ave C^iirhoc'i name.
THE DESPAIRING LOVEK.
Wiiv ([laoair Noreinber, to nicnre unkind.
Both bddem the Oeki, aod oppiefiet the mind,
Br bcaatjr nndoile. ■ difeonfolate Iwain
Tbtu figh'd hit defpair to the wiodi and the nin.
They ha but my flime, withoui qurnihin^ ibc
tut In Sctcc it ihe palGnn which i)iella infpirci,
Jjot tbe Dceu) ititU could utinguilh lu tici.
Wh* grt'i ye, mjeyei. wi[h fuch sching delight,
1 ill p, ridi& oprn'd and fwam in my C^hl ;
T(-, pjTjJifr oprnM, and. oh ' to my cud.
The trpcnt I fuund, bot ihc paradifc loft.
H^av'n kn'.wi wiih wl>a[ Fandncl. her heart I
*ddT(ft,
What paSoDue tenderneri bled in my breall :
Yet To far wai my truth froiti engafiing belier.
Thai flie fruwn'd at taf totit, though fbe Itnil'd
M my grieC
Core never wai Ia*e fo ill-hted » mine ; {tgn t —
If a friend ftall demand her, what, muU I re-
Yet, yei, O refign" her, be bravely dillrefli
And though t die unhappy, yei,— may he be blell ^
And bow bled mud he be ?— rO to live on her
chirmal — {arroi '—
At hir wit while he wonden to Gnji
But yet, O Bay frul. I<i hi* friendfhfp be jull
J^ethim live on ber cbaimii — I'll go down i
To the chamber* of duknefi I ^idly will go.
For the light without her it the colour oS woe :
Come, death, thcD relieve me, my life I rrfign,
Bince the arrowi of love ate Ida fiicodly tbu [hioe.
Ye virgini of llli, the fair and the yming,
Wbofe praifei To often have fweei'ned niy tongse.
In pity, when nf my fad fate you Iball hear,
Oh, hcoour my grave with a rofiE and a tear!
PeriMpa the dear beaniiful canfe of my doom
May Heal, by the ftar-lijhi, and vilit my tomb :
My ghoQ, if one Cfb (bail bat heave in ha brealt,
Ttni|b rdUefi witjiout it, centcuKd vil) relt.
WAa u'o with thy verle. whieh b'bnty iidpira.
Which oatnte forma, and (acted leilim firo,
I poDT a tribnlary Uy. Receive
The h»nel) paife a friend may dare to give.
Moft of our poeti choofe their early Ihcma
A flowery meadfiw, or a porling ftnam.
1'hy geniut tiwk a Sight above the grovea.
The pipe oeglcfied, and ibe mtal lotei :
To godlike Newton't praifet fwell'd thy Iyr«,
Play'd with the light, and grafp'd erhetial fite.
So the younic lyric-hik, on cicmbling winga.
O'er meadiiw* warble*, and to fhepherdi lingat
The youthful eajrle, bora to nobler fway,
Enjoya the fun, a.-id boldly facet day.
Ncci brave Lcoaidaa, with virtue warm'il.
The child of heav'n and thee! utit wonder chatm'dl
Our wonder and our filence bcft can tell
How mnch he lo*'d hit Greece, how gicat he felL
Hta aim how dreadful, how cumpna'd hia Dtien ',
Fierce ai a god. and ai a f!0<l fcrrne.
HorcM with Knid, and futmidably bright.
He tighten' and he ihondert ihrougb ihe G{rht;
With blecdiii); hilti he heipi ihe groaning plaiBi
And crimfon lotriDti minf;le with the miia.
At lafl, coUcding all hia patriot.nrei.
In the fuH blaie of liberty eapirci.
If blaO imotortala bend their thoughtt below,
(And verfe like thine nuy UIL'iiii>g angeb
draw).
What new felt raptnreilhrongh the hero roll,
r« find hit dcedi inunorul a> hit foul •
I'o Oiinc above each patiiot't h(>nour'd nanie,
I hron'd in chy verfe. the temple of hit fame !
Rich 31 the pillari which fuppurl the lltita,
\nd bright with wit ai heav'n with Darry dycai
At virtue, firm ) at librrty, fi.blinie ;
A monument to mcch the rigr of time.
Did Homer, fay, thy k'""""!! breaft infpiie
To fing the Spartan with Athenian Gre I
Or Homer-, felf revive* again in thee :
For Grecian chied and Grecian wit [ fee.
Hit mighty fpirit all thy genius . uiitei,
And o'er thy bofoni loU hit golden tidei.
Bleft i. tby fincy, which durft firfl defpife
God* in machine), and bulliet from the Ociea.
Not Ariollo't fablei fill thy page.
Nor Taflo'i pointi, but Virgil't lulier rage.
Pute-tcmpct'd fire* an equal light mainiain,
Fowarm the reafon, not to fcorch the brain.
Howfoft, how ftrong.lhy variid number* iiKiMt
Or fwell'd 10 glory, or dilTolvd to love.
Corrcil with eafe, where all the Grace* meet,
Nervuully plain, majeilically fweet.
The mufet well l by facrifice repay,
Attendant warbling in each heavenly lay!
When Ariana grafpi ih' abhuiied dart.
Each loier blecdt. and fceU it in hit heart.
Ah tiiihful pair I by mifery improT'd :
Who would nut die to love at you have tov'd }
Like Teribaiu* gladly I could die,
Te <i-'>w oac teat fiom due Uothe'i eye.
P O E
Om 6fh of her* would reetmftete mj hmih,
WouiJ fu'ccicn i>iin. and hn&^ti mjitMh.
O mi^hi I, while her £70 infliA the wound,
Or her (oh lote dilTriWet ■ ).lainii«c rcunil,
Mi^hl I, whiJc flic inhatri 01; litell bi-calh,
Sip k from her >rKi> into the irmi nf dcatti !
Then rirr (to pure ■ wilh mtj be fbr)p«en),
O (wcei tmiGtion, (rom her bteaft to heav'n '.
Korgivt ihii fond (icut linn i>tmj wor ;
Forgive tl)ere triri, [hv will, rcbcllioui, flow ;
Forgiie thcfe ^iihs, ihjt will, unbidden, rile
hforri
ihrr
B 1 thuu. Mcfi youth, may
I'hr chiDt endcaimcDC, and paternal gtnw :
1 he dill, the fured, the Dielodiont hoar.
The mor: ing clofet. and the ev'r.iii)[ bow'r.
There, vhen thy mole fliall 1« her eagle Sf,
Anit nobly lift 1 monal 10 the Iky,
V'hcn all th' inf).irit>f: g.id dilileo thy foul,
And quiik idea- kjndk » they loll,
l.ei flritifh yjiour thy braiecuc entcagc,
With Bntifh valour fire the glorioui page,
B;d HciiTi't hnnouii m thy voem glow,
Oi, Edward'- immorality beftow.
L.t Agineoun.let CftlTy'. well.f -ughl plain
Run ):utpk in thy lini:- and bleed again ;
B iian'.ia then, do mure her Uni ihall niouin,
JLiiiua, Weott.;!! in the Glent urn :
Borne on thr wingi ol vetfe iheit name* Ihall rife,
Diar to the earih, atd grairRt C< the &ici.
Hail, poetry Whole life infuCi'g lay>
Bid ->me roll ba<k. and 0 ei>ing atonn riifE ;
JjuH into heU'g wake, eijiaud the tomb,
l>ra(t elory quicken, and reAore loll bloom:
At God, from monili heighten 10 divine,
And t:iire ui ilimu};h eleriiiiy to fliine '
Clo*«r ! thy mind, in *ariDui virtue nirt.
£arh feience cLaima, and niakei each art thypriie.
With Newton roam, fanii^ia. to the fky,
Looki naiure through, lb keen thy mental eye.
Or down defcei'ding on the globe below.
Through humbler tealmi of knuwicdgi: lovci 10
flow.
Prom ifcuoui beaut ie> dignify ihy breafi.
By naiure happy, at by AuJy bled, '
Thou, wi:'. Columbui ! from the epic throna
New worldideftry'd. and made them all our own :
1'h< u Etil through real nature dar'd explore.
And waft her iacrcd ireafamto our Ibiire.
The merchant thui, by htav'nly wildom led
(Eifh kingdom noied. and each law furvry'd).
On Britain poun wbaie'et can lern QUDkiod,
Adoin the body, ur delight the imad.
Spice 9 which btow'd in Araby the bleD,
And bteath'd a paradifr around tbe eafl.
UKlouded fapphirei Ihow their axsre by.
Em'raldi with fmiling green refrelh the ije ;
Here bleedi the ruby,diamaDdi fparklc there.
To tremble on the b-.fom. of our fair
Yet fllould (he fuiT with IcnfoLd loflre Ihinc,
£xJt wilh deeper dyci ihe Saming mine,
ahould lufter breezei and afXC genial lki<^<
B'd (weeier fpice. in bliwming ut der, rift,
tJi^r gcRii, not fpicc, could nature know to name,
Slight la li>y wit, or fra^auc u ibj f*Oi>
THE NATIViry.
lighi,
t fpitidJed 6'i
ntlbelrfiackaioleeili
A Itiepherd boy (young Thomalio he * hight).
Wilh flyiDg biger. deftly luii'd hii md )
Where aoiiitnt ICs lavci the mufca' mead
(Forever fmile the mead And flow the Unam]:
He fung the birch of David '( holy feed:
Though low hinvoiee, full lofty waihii i)iobn]
t Wightly hit feilfe. all were rt^t into > droM.
) Eftfoooihe fpy'd a grove, the feafon't priOc,
All in the centre of a plrafanC gladc,
Where nature Ijfuirilh'd iikc a virgin-bride;
Maniled wiih green, with hyacinlhi inlay'd.
And crfDalrilLo-er bediofliliu Dny'd;
I'he blue-ej'd violet and king-cup gay.
And new blown rofei, fmiliag fwutlj red,
'd the bluthing infaocy of day.
b.le
-, kia I
A rlrh pavilion rear'd within itt height.
The capiiali and freeze) gold intire,
Gliil'ning with cjibuncici; a vatioui light
Wav'd trcmulent, and fct the eye on &ik,
A Clkea curtain, drawn on filver wire.
And ting d wilh cotouri cf the fummer ifcjr,
Flow'd iDuitd, and bade the ruder galea ceiire.
Four Inrm^i attendant at the portali lie.
The fame £ipkiel btr with keen prophetic tjt.
Unlike, O mud) unlike the flrawy fttd.
Where Mary, queen of Heaven, in humbleft J Uf,
Where {| biR ilw inlant God repoi'd hi* bead.
And deign'd to dwell in tenemenl of clay i
Ihe cLiudcd labemade of the day '
The Ihepherd't dream wai myllieal, f I WCCB,
llaiah I'O hii buli:m pour'd a ray.
And painled to hit cye> ihe gentle fcene.
Where limi dandled Iambi; O fcacc, lliy goUn
High-fmiliiig in delight a Mj fate.
Young at the dawning mom, on iv'rj tbrami
Upon her looki the viigin-ttnUM Wait,
The virgin -Vir I no wait on her alone I
Her lapphire eyci with genile fpiric (hone t
Fair bouniyhcad waa opcn'd in her face.
Of honour and oi love the •• paragon 1
A fwcci regard and mofl au^ieiout grace
BL:fpuke her lineage high : ^lie wa* «f Dafij'i
tfpon her lap a lovely infant lay.
And ken'd iht mother by her fmiling gracoa
Hi. looki were radiant ai the bloom of day.
And angd fwecincfi purpled in hit fai:<^
t *...J/y.
■.ift THE WORKS
THE LOVER'S NtOHT.
I^ll'b in the umi ef him the Id**!!
lanthe Ggh'd ihc kindcK thii]j[> :
Her fond funendcr he ipproir'd
With fmile* ; and ihttt, enaiKHir'ii, Bagt,
" How fweet »re Io»er't »ow» by oightt
l^f'A in ■ hoocrhickle grovel
Wheo Venn* Ouda her geotle light,
Aod fnthi the fielding fbal u loTe.
Soft w the fiUnt-Eooied deoi
TliM fteal opoc the narlight-hoBri ;
Warm u ■ love-lick poet't more ;
And fngniM ■* tbe breath of flow'n.
Tn bar our Towt the mi<<in grotn pale,
Aoi paata Endjinion'i warmth to proTG :
While, nniilout, the nightingale.
Ttutk<warbliDg Irilli her lay o( love.
The fitfer-ronnding Ihinbg Tpherti,
That adimate the p^lowing Ibiei,
Nor cham to nitKh, a> thou, niy can.
Mar bkl* To diuUi, at thou, mj cjet,
That let me clafp thee tB my heart,.
Thai link in roFioeCt od thy brcaS !
No caret, ftall haunt ut; danger, put.
For c*ci Itftiog, ertr bldL
CenloTiou epTy daici not blame
The paffion which tby troth inrpin*!
Ye ftart, bear witiK& that my flame
la chaUc aa your eternal firet."
TO A FRIEND ON HIS MARRIAGE.
AnnricioD) Tprnng the mnrnine intn light.
By k>«c Telexed from the golden tide
tlS liuc, illoflrioni with peculiar nhrte.
And mended from tbe blulhei of tlie bride.
The mufe DUi!r*'d the fond-approaching hoar.
And thua her I'hilo'i gentle ear addielL
" Behold, dcfcending from yon maidm tow'i
Tbe beauteou) objeA oflhy eyea and breaft.
Fair IfTuing, down the hill I Tec her man.
Like the fwecl moro, in dewi and blufliei gay I
Yuu, like the bridegroom fun. her thanai approve!
And warm her dawniog gloriet into day.
I own the radiant magic of her eye^
Bui more the gracei of her ronl admire;
Thofe may lay trapi for lovtn, fops, and flin.
But thelc ihc huiband and the mate iorpire.
A hulband it a vcnenble Dame !
O hippy Jlaie, when heart i> link'd to heart I '
Not lefi the honour of the wedded dame :
£»(el iotirchange ! which only death can part.
or THOMPSON.
O ble^ with gentle manner*, gracefnl CkTi ;
Gay, yet not trifling ; lerioiu, yet not grave;
bkillfal, to charm the wiu [ the wife, to pka&;
Though bcauteona, humble ; and though toidcr,
Ridiei and honoun wait on either luuie s
But they In Hfe are bnt the laH delert ;
Yonr richer happinefi and fairer fame.
Shall be th« good bebavioar of tbe hearts
When fuch the noDden both of form and mind,
What nptute lancy'd, reafon will approve ;
By time your incliaaiioni be refin'd;
And youth, be fpent in pafGon; age in love?"
Thai far the muf:. When Hymen, from tbe Ikj,
Tne loTort in ihe bind of concord ty'd j
The Virlnn and the GracM too were by.
And Venui leXc her ccltut with tbe bride.
TO DR LINDEN,
With healing wingi. intent sn doing good.
An angel viGicd Bi:lhefda'i flood :
Q;>ick ai the morning ray, or ev'ning beam,
Himfelf difluCng through ihe vital flream :
The fick who drink, the impotent who hive.
Dive from direafei, and deceive the grave.
Though mirsclca are ceai'd, yet all confef*,
Yonr work, and yon; are — only fometfaiog leA.
So imich it to your worth and learning dae,
Bath ii Bethefdi; the good angel, you.
PARADISE REOAINED:
> ef himfeir, and fole of huminkind.
In reaiiude of rcalon Adam fhooe :
lU the ftill-voice infut'd into his mind.
It it not good for man lu be alone"
By God'i own hand hit Virgin-Eve wai led.
Nnw Paradife with frelher beauticc glowi :
The confciou. rolei form a blu£hinK bed :
Confcnting nature foothi ihcm to repofe.
A tingle ii an incDndflent life :
Completely h\eCI, O friend : to thee it given,
A fweet, a fair, a wife, a nioden wife,
iloom of innocence, and bluOi of heav'n I
May Eden-life in bright fuirceflian Sow,
When all wai hajipinefi, for love wat all :
Her beauiiei will a Piradife bedow,
And both your virmet guard you from a falL
TO MISS ADDISON.
IriSid at Ibt Exfr-^ <,/ ii, fKidnr.
Lati an applauding people rear' J the Hone
To Shakrpr..rc-i honour, and alike, iheir awo.
A perfefl whole, where part coiifcntt to part i
The wonder he uf namiT, this of art.
p o
ow * wife (re will, DO mar* itl^
imeof wife] bidi Konc in mvWs rift.
gt he views her conjugiL re^rd ;
qd'k colt hid beeD ■ left reward :
„n'i priiCt may Tulpir fpirili more,
more defer* d and gaui'd,— a fponul Ion.
'■Ij ! thy injurM marble keep ^
lO thj bowtla, providently deep, i
fooU wou'd force it over knaveato weep, j
hen liue wit and neril claim aArJoe,
orth thy florea and beggar every mine,
claim ihem now ! for virtue, feafe and wit
long been Sed, and want thy fnccntin — yet :
nihcn
ff for
d wccp-'if Addifon be he.
rown'd wiib all theglorietof tby race,
tbcr'i candour, and the nwlhcr'a grace"!
EUiwc, Charloita! vie, in gencroua Arilci
el the daughter emulate the wife,
lly piona ; raife the honour'd Hone,
' ' a Rowe, or — Addiloa '.
THE MTLKMAtD^
\ at the cool and ftajfranl hour,
ev'niog neali upon the (ky ,
Lucy Ibufiht a woodbine grove, .
latin taught the grove to Ugh ;
vceteUdamrel Ihc, on all i he plaki;
•ftell lover he, of aU the fwaini.
A her by (he lily hand,
1 oft bad made the milk lookpak;
leeki with mndclt rofci glow'd.
It he br'alh'd hit tender i*ie ;
ft'oing Qreami awhile forgot to flow,
svet to murmur, and the breeze to blow.
lile my lovcl thy dimply ttnilet
CDglhcn on the fetiing ray ;
ct u> me!i the hoiut in blif),
Tweetly languilh life away :
igh aar fuult into each ocher'i bretfi,
e a> tutilei, and ai lurtlea bicft '.
ythy cow, for ever crown
Boodi of milk thy brimming pail;
y thy cheefe all cheefe (nrpali;
J ihy butter never fail :
J each village round thit truth declare,
Lncy is the faiicll of the fair.
pi with ftreami nf hnncy Bow,
curing fwell with healing de*i :
fwceii are blenileil in thy breath,
all ih'y father'! fieldi d.lTuire :
;hihourandfl<iw'iiadutn each blooming Geld,
ively chceki more blooming beautiet yield-
Htft my erring cye> had rov'd
y damei in fcarlrt drell;
:arn'd the ch^niful village-maid,
innocenci- and j;ruj;ram blcft :
Lucy'a native Kracei lill'd my fight,
aimed ciiy daoin no more delight.
E M 8. ' Jff
No diamondi tremble on thy hair, f
Boi brighter fparlcle in thy eye. tf
Triiil mt, ths fmiling applet of tliy eycf, ^
Arc tempting ai wcic thofc in Paridife. .' j.
1'he tuneful linnet't wnrbliDg notet, '<••
Are grateful to the (hepherd-fwain ; T
To dronping planta, and tbirlly ficlda -r
Tbelilverdivpt of kindly rain; '
Ta biolfomt. dewi, a> bloOonii to the beej
And Ihou, my Lucy [ only art lo mc.
mark, my Inve ! yon weflern ctoudi;
li liquid gnid ihey feem to hum:
ev'ning ftar willfoon appear,
overfiow hi< Giver iirn.
Sait nilinch nnw, and fallinf; dewa invite
To ulle the balmy blcOingi of the aighc
c er we part, one boon 1 crave,
tender boon : nor ihii deny :
O promife that you Ri)l will love,
Opiomirethit! or elfc t die;
Death elfe my only remedy mnft prove ■ "^
I'll teife to live, whene'er you ceafe to love.^ '■*
She Cgb'd and blulh'd i fweet conreni;
Joyout he ihank'd her on hji knee.
And warmly prefi'd her virgin-lip.—
■"I ever yimih fo blcft ai he!—
moon, lo light the loveri homcwar^ ra^
And fhilumcla hiU'd tlieili to re{iale.
THE HAPPY LIFB.
■•*»■
Infon
noriali <
I the fenfe, a
11 joyi .1
che heart,
Thrice happy they, who carelefi laid
BlUirath a kind.embuw'ring Ihade,
With rofy wrcalhi thcit temple* crown.
In rofy wine their forrowi drown.
Mean while the Mofei waie the lyre.
The Gracci modeS mirth isfpirc,
Cood uaiur'd hnmour, humh'Ci wit;
Well tempec'd joyi, nor grave, nor light.
Let facred Vcnut with her heir,
And dear Iiniht: too be there.
With beauty, and refining love.
There Peace fhall fpread her dove like wing.
And bid her olivei rauod at fpruig.
There liuih Ihall reign, a ficrcd gucll 1
And Innocence, to crown the red.
Begone, imbiiion, richci, toys,
And fplendid carci, and guilty joyt. — .
Give me a book, a friend, a glafa.
And a chafte, laughier-loviag lafii.
»*
Ta Rlelli if, ind Cwttter rpDili
Shall \otd ihr thigh, mnd gild ihj wing.
Her chtckt, htr lipi wiih rofti fwEll,
Not Paphiu fof<:i deeper (;1dw;
And liliet o'er tier bofam fprcjil
Their Ipallcfi fweels, and balaif fnotv.
Then, (rnufbl fm ihe Tiered dewi,
Innce her, hunimiBg round, lo rcO;
Soft d/e»tn< mij tDne her foul lo love,
Thau|h coUnefi arm her waking bieill.
THE WORKS OF THOMPSOK.
[if lb
flill abdaraic
O Ihoot Ihy fiiog TTie lii'le fmirt
iAvj teach her then to pit; nie
TrantGi'd with lave'i and beauty'i dirU
Ah no, forbear, to fling forborj
Go, a J into Thy hive again.
Modi ruher Ice me die for her,
Thm Oie endure (he leall of paio.
Go Sj iDIo ihy hive again,
With more than HjbU honey hlcft :
For Pope'i (»eM lipn pispare tht dew,
Of elfe for lore a Btdat fcill.
THE MORNING LAHK.
TaATDia'ii lyric! warbling high.
Sweetly gaining on (tie Iky,
Op'ning with ihy matin lay
(Naiure't hymn]! the eyeof daf,
Teach my foul, on early wing,
Thui to rou-, and thui lo fiog.
While the hloom of orient light
Oildi thee in ihy tuneful flight.
May the day fpring fcom on high,
Seeoby failh'ii "
Chec
7>iiat ,1
Proniife of eieroal day '.
ANNA MARIA W«»DF»*RD*!
*' Go Anna! (natorefaidjtoOlford gnj
< Anna I. the fiireft form and mind below,
Bled with each gift of nature and of art
To charm the reafon, ur to Hi llie hcan.)
Go with a fprighily wit and ca[y ir.icn.
To prove the Cracei fuur, the &lii[» leu.
I fte the win adore, ihe wile ipprovc.
Ev'n fopa ihemfcl«n hate alraoft fenfe 10 loWB.
Vheo porii would deTciibe a lip or eye,
They'll look on thee lad lay their Ovidi by.
I fee a love Gtk youth, with palSoD fir'd.
Hang OD thy charmi, and giie (o be infpir'd.
With aOiiDg Lyci tsplain hii filent woei.
Glow ai he looki, yet tremble ai he ^w> :
Then dnmk with beauty, with a warmer lagci
Pour thy f.ft grate, through the tragic page.
He fighii— he bleedi {— 10 twilight Ihailei hv flici
£baU{Kar( he dropi, and with his Oiwy diet.
tnowi
Thit face, illnmm'd fofily hy the mind ;
that body, almolt to i foul refin'd ;
That fwoetocri, only (o an an^i-1 ^iv'n; ' ■*
That bliilh of innocence, and fmile of hear'nl ,.
! bide ihy cheeki with morning purple glow ; 1
I bade thy lipi with nedar fpint flow -.
I bade the diamond puint thy azure eye*.
Turn'd ihe fint waill, and taught the brcall to lile.
Whether thy Civet liJei of muGc roll.
Or pencil on the cinvaj ftrikes » foul, _,
Or euriuui needle priiki ■ batid or heart, ^,
'" "~" nardle, and at ' '
Alio.
; thy a,
W hy ihu> I form'd thy body and iby mind *
With rnmlef. gracej. prodigally kiiid - '•
The reafon wii, — hui yoa in lime will know ilfi^T
One ii, but ihat'i the Icaft — la make ■ poec. ^-
THE MAGI.
N" more in keauly'i praife my numbin nnore.
Nor tncli away in dying fallt of love :
A Child on eatih, yel heaven "• Hemal Klag,
The mmjer'd Gnd, thr Vir|:in'i Son I Dne.
Thou PouiJiaiivgnod. with lij(ht my fjul o crflow.
With hillow-J ardour bid my bufoni glow!
Pir'd ai the ptom^le of ihy dawning ray.
The eanern fafr^t found cdeflial day.
Diawn by a leadiug llame, wiih fweet futpriC^
The infanl Deity ralnle. their eycL
The HciT'Clcd of liove hii mother prcft.
Smil'd in her imn'. and wanton'd on her brCiA.
H.. jewel, fjarkle here, nor India". Qore.
1 he pnrtal!, hrinhtcn or emblaze the doon.
B'lt young ey'd fcraphimi arDT:nd him j-jgw.
And Mercy fpnadi her many cid, ur'd bow I
Her bow, compot'd of new creaiid hithi.
How fWcclly lambent and how foftly bright! ^
The bcred circle of embodied rayi
1'he cradle clown-, and round his templei play*.
So (hinci ibe rainbow round th' eterml tlirun«
I 0 Ibide ihe Holy. Holy, Hnly One.
By turni the rul>y blccd> a beam, by tumi,
&mile* the grren nii'iald, and the lopai bnrMI
The nsrioin npal minglei eviry ny, . ^ ,
radu mto faininUi, dcepent iiilp day I
I'romilciunii tuflte kindleihalf ihe Ociea,
Too Si|i|>ery brijihi for keen f>^rap)iic ?yet.
1 he vcneraMe I hree, low bending down.
Extend ihcir oSaingt aud the Godhead uwti.
From eaflem realmr, where firfi the inFant fight
Spring! into day and (treaki the firting ni|hl.
To tl.te we Iwcd, before the morning nfe)
A purer morning ttemUei from thy eye*.
In vain the fun with Itght hit otb arrayi.
Out fcnfe to dnrtle, and a< Ood to blaic;
Thiongh !u! ira,itpre«[ fallacy we fee. , ,
AuJ own the fuu it bui 1 Itar to rhec.
» O E M S.
ThoQ fpotUri Effince uf itnmFval light,
Thy (loud of fable wim.ffr.idom
Wiih the firil rofei of thy tmiling morn,
By b»rdi foretold iho liptn'd )«»r» »'« lonje,
C(xU fall ta duft >D.J ondc^ ace dumb.
Old ocein murmun fruni hit m.iy hcJ,
" A inaid bu born a Son, and Pin it dead."
The nympht, their tlEiw'r-inwaxD trtflea tnm.
O'er founliio* weep, in twili|[ht thickcit maurn.
Lode, hollow groau, deep (obt. thick I'crcechu
fillt
Bich dreary nlley, an>I each (haded hill,
Ms more Oiall Mcmphiau timbrcli vake the
Ho more Ihal'l Hamn^Mi li^i h>< gilded hora.
From hence in lain (hall Bcliebub rebel,
Anubit howlt, and Mnl -th liukt to hcU.
Here towi a bull; a gul.Jta |leain adorn*
1 he circling hmouri oi hii iKamy h-iini.
He fafely Iowa, nor la,, the holy knife,
No bcrlBce (ram faeiice ih^U drink hit IiTc.
Ye gatdena, Uulh with ocvcr fidinj; flow'r*.
For cTcr (mile ye niL-adt, and blour ye Itow'rt :
Bleat all ye hill>, be »hiicn d all ye plain* i
O canh rejoice . th' llicrnil Shc^hci leigoa.
Ye hlio, dip your Lcivet in UUing fiiaw.
Ye rofei. with the eaQein fcarlet rIow,
To aawn the God ; ye in^clt hafle lo pour
Your rain ol nedar, and y-m flarcy Ibow'r.
UAO I Of.r, UM.
The ore cf India ri}>^t» into gnld.
To gild ihy conru, iliy (cm[>>c lo infoM.
Accept ihe cmbleuuuc giii -. again
Sacuroiaii yeara reiolcc a g.ildcD reiipi !
HAS. II OJir, Frtmiina^t,
Tor thee Arabii'i ha)ipr (jrelli lile,
And cloudi of odoui, fwcitly lUin the Dtiet.
While frag ran I wriirhiof fmoakins inccnTdrall,
ir pray ri
le fotil ;
IIJ,'. Myrrb
The weeping myriti wiiii balmy fmrow Bewi,
Thy cup To (iiaiKL\ and Co fuoih ihy Ouci .
So propheti Gng; for (human and diiint)
The Mao wat bori. m grieve, the Ood to Ihji.'.
Smile. Sacred Infani, fiuile: ihy roij hreaH
Eiceli tbe .^douM of ihc rpity call i
The tiuroifli'd gold n ilrola before thy eye.
Thou God of Iwecincli. Clod uf purity '.
Ye planctj, unrrgird.d walk (he Ociet,
Y'lur ^V.r\ci. Irffen a> hi. gl^riet rire ;
Hi' radiant word iviih rold the (un atiirti.
The mnun illiunei, And lijibli the Harry fiici.
ON MR. POPE'S WORKS.
M^N not alone hafh end ; In meafar'd timr,
^S\^ Heiv'-a ha> will'd) tageiher with their Inom^
I he e*ri lining hilli <hall melt awtiy :
I hl> folid iflobe dilTnlTe, ai ia&Ao wii
Bfore the breaih of Vutcac ; like a fcroK i,
lihrivcl th' Dnfohled cxnaio* of the fky; ^
1 hy planeta, Newton, tuaible from their fpIiMt^
I ha' lead haitn ninui i>n ihrlr myl\i: ronndi :
The marjn be perilb'd from htr bloody orb ;
The fun himfelf in liquid ruin. roOi
And dc!u)ie vilb dcAiD)ing flam ti the globe —
Peace ihrn, my foul nor grieve that I'opc iide>4.
If e'er the luncful fpirii, fwectly lironf:,
SpiniianFoui nunbcn. leeminK in my bieaA,
Ei.kiutlle^ O, it that ciahinf Dauw^
li; lavuunble, be propitious now.
While in ibe Eratitude of praife, I fing
The worka and wonden o( ihiii man ilS*Ine>
rmble while I write. — Hit liTping male
>e lofrieft tfi-„n
' my age.
What wonder f when an infant, he apply'4
I'bc Inud ' Papinian trumpet In lii> lipt,
Fir'd by a facrcd fury, and infpit 'd
With all the god, in fuuRding iiumben fuDg
■' f rairrtwl rage, and guilty I bebea" alarmi.**
Sure at fait bixh (tljn^a not unknown o( oU)
The OracEi round bit craitlc n'oTc tbe dance.
And led the maae of hamiony : th« Nine,
I'rophciic III hit tuiUTB hnnouTi, ponr'd
Plrnleimi. upon hit Hpi Cailaliin dewi :
And Attic beet their golden Hon diflill'd.
i he foul of Homer, Hiding ftom itiKw;
It rulet and lked« il> influeoce, (or joy
Shoaled, and blefi'd the birth : the facred ehoif
Of porta, bum in eider, better timet,
Enraptur'd, catch'd the elrTaiiiig Inund,
And rctl'd the gUd'oing aewt from tghtn M
fplierc.
0 lillcBtotAleKi.' lender plalut!
How gently rural! wlihonl coarleiiela, plaint
How Cmple in hit ele^nce ot grief '
A fhrphend. but no cloira. Hit every Uy
Sweti ai the eitly pipe along the dale,
When hawihoini bud, or on the rhymy brow
When ail (he nioutxaini bleat and vallici GDfh
Soft ai the Dightingkc't harmonioug woe.
In dewy eren tide, when cowflipt drop
rhcir Iltej.y heada, and langinlh in the brCMt.
1 Imperial Windier! an thy brow Saguft,
-up.thly gay, eialt thy tnw'ry head ;
( Much prouder oJ hii verle than of thy flart)
\nd bid thy loretti dance, and noddiag. wav«
\ lerilant teftitDany of thy joy ;
A native Or^eut warhling in thy Ihadea.
• r/-^(i« ,/ IbifrJI Uni jf SlaliMi'i ThiUt,
1 »'"/•' J»'S<- Mr.F^t^Otr*,
THE WOIKS OF THOMPSON.
■ Nett, in the critic chair CBmj him ihtoD'd,
Impcri*! in hit irt, prercribing law*
Clear frain ihe knitted brow, and Cqalnifd (attr;
Ldtu'd. withnut pcilaolryi corri<31]> bukl,
ADd regnUtly t»1y. Cenlle. now,
Ai riCng inctnfc, or dcfcciijing dewi.
The variegiied echo of hi> theme :
Mow, initnned Bunc commuKli the foul
To glow with bcred wondrr. Poiiued wit
And keen dif«rDaienl form the eertiia plge.
Juft, ai lh< Sti^ttte I ■• Horace, free;
Ai Fabiui. clcir ; and u fMrnaiui gaf .
f But whence thofc pealt of Uughier UmIm ihc
or decent mirth ? Am t in Fairj-land }
Youni;. etaueTcent forma, before my efci.
Or Qcin, or (eem lo Uciiii ; ihiii elTcncei
or fluid lisht, frlpht. [jrlphidt, elvo aad guomei;
Genii of lla£cruce, and ladio' Kodt!—
And is, in &inirg traili, Belinda'n hair,
BefimigliQg with difhcvcl'ri beam* the Ikin,
FUmc o'er itie night. Behind, a faijrr grim
And, jocund, holJn a fllafb, rcflrAing fiir,
HoDp4, crolTct, mitlidoret ; beaux, Ihockt, and
bell«,
PromiTtuouflr whimlica! and gay.
TaSooi, hidmf hi> diminifh'd head, [Oculkt,
Drh^ o'er die Uughing page i while Bnileau
With blufhet cover'd. liw btneaib the drfk.
t Mote nioDrnful fcenet icTiie. The milkr icin
Of isionHitgiicf deiolvei iti v'^cid wave
Soli flreuniBg o'er the foul, in neepinK woe
And tendern J) of anguilb. While wc itad
Tb' infedioui page, we Cckeii iuto luTe,
And languifb with involuniiry fire*.
The lephjrr, panting on the filken budi
Of breathing Tioleti ; the litgin't figh,
itoTjr with ytnU, ore turbulent and rude.
To Sappho'n plaint, aad Eloifi'i moan.
Hcav'nf! what a Boodof empytcal day
My aching eye> involvei ! a § timple liwri,
KiCng like cihaLationi, on a mount.
And, wide, its adamantine valveieipandi.
Three monumental culnmna, bright in air.
Of (igui'd gold, the ceotic of the quite
With luare fill Pope on the midmfft ftiinea
Betwixt hii Ho:ner and his Hurace pJic'd,
Superior by Ihe hand oTiuQice. Fame,
With all hei moutht th' eternal tnimpct twelli,
£iuhing at hii name ; and. grateful, poon
The lofty iHHet of nerer-dying praife.
Triumphant, floating an ilie wmg> of wind,
Sweet o'er iha world : th' ambiDful Tpirit Bie*
CilfuGve, in iti ptogrefi wid'njng ftill,
" Dear u> the earth, and grateful to the fky."
Fameowei him more than e|er Oie can repay:
She owes her very temple to hit lianJi -.
Like UuuQ built 1 byhandi ooleli dinnc !
Altentioa, roulc thyfitlf ! the mafier'i hand,
(The maRer of oar Joula ') h« chaog'd the key,
And Uda the thunder of the battle roar
• I/P-j n CrilUI/m. i Kafii o/lt, Loci.
} (Wi ^tffi" ft .fine ^ad £lt^i (• dttlarJ.
Tumuliuoui *. Homer, Motner !« our oiws!
And Grecian heron flame in Briiifh linei.
What pomp ol words 1 what nlmcleri encrgr
Kmdlc« (he vcrfe ; in»igoiir> c*ery line \
Aflonifliei, and overwhclmi (he foul
In ttanfiiort [..ft > Whan firrce Acl.illea ravc^
And flalhet. like ■ »mct, o'er thr (ietd,
Tu wltlirr armin with hi< martial frown ;
I fee the bittle rage: I hear the wheEla
Careering with 'heir brazen orbi! the Oiuut
Of nitiom rnlli (the labour of the wind>]~ .
Full on my ear. and (hakei my inm'<[) fas!.
Defcription never could fo well deceiie ;
• rii real ! Tniy i> here, iit \ at Tmy ;
F.njay the war. My fpiritt, all on ice,
U^thunextinguifh'd violence are bonre
Above the world, and mingle with the godb
Ulympui ring< with arm<! the lirmimcn),
Ben«Th the TiKht ning of Mincr.a's ftiield,
Butni lo the centre' rock the tow'rs of hrav'n.
All nature trembin ' fa*e the throne oF J.ve !—
Have mercy, Pope, and kid me not with joy ;
■ ria tenfold rage, aa agony of blif.
Be l.f< a irod, nor force me to adar=.
f to loot exceflea from the human bteaft)
Behold a beauteoui pile of Echic't rife;
Senfc the fDD(ida(i"n ; h'rmnny the walli
(The D Tie grave, md (-ay Cotioihian join'd)
Where Socraiet and Horace joinily reign.
Eeft of i.hilor.pher« ! ofpoentoo
The bi-ft ! He tcachei thee thyfelf to knnw s
That \-irEne ■> the oobleA gif: of heav'n :
" And vindicate! the wayi of Ood to man."
O hearken to che m.>rBlia p.'liie 1
Enter hii fchool of truth, where W.to". fdf
Mifhc preach, and Tally deign to knd an car,
) Lalt fee him waging with the fooU -f rhyitiB
A wanlnn.hnrmlefiwar. Dunce after dunce,
Bca'ii , aoSLott, cemplan, couriien. fophi. and cin,
Cnndemn-d to ftiffcr life- The motley crew.
Emerging from obliTian'! muddy pool,
Give the round face to view, and (hamelefi front
Proudly ripofe, till Uughter have her Gil
Bam to improve the ige, and thru, mankind
Into the road i>f homiur ! — Vice dgajn
The gihed chariot drivct:— for he U dead !
I fawthe fable barge, along hii rhamo.
In Oiw folemniiy beating the tidi^,
Canvcyhiifactedduft !— Ill fwana cipir'd,
Wither'd in rwit'nam bnw'n the lauic! boBgh;
Silent the mufes brok* their idle lyrct:
Th' aitendanl gracei check 'd the fprigh'ly dance.
Their armiunlock'd. and catch d thellarting tear.
And virtue for her loft defender moucn'd •
EPITAPH ON MY SPATHlR.
CtlUgt. Ox/,rd, t,d yttar pj Sri.gL i 1 jnn. H*
P O fi ^i 1
i^t
tti§ life infpirM with e^erf better irt,
A learned hea^, clear foul, and honeft heart.
Each fcience chofc hitt bread her favourite feat,
Each languaj^e, but the language of deceit.
Severe hit virtues, yet hi* mahner.4 kiud,
A manly fortn, and a fcraphic mind.
So long he walk*d in virtue's even road,
In him at length, *twjB natural to do good.
IJkc * Eden, his old age (a Sab'iath reft) :
Flow*d without noifey.yet all around him bleft !
Hit patron, Jefut ! with no title* grac*d,
But that belF title, a good parifli prieft.
I'eace with hi^ alhes dwell And, mortals, know
't'he faint' above ; the duft alone below.
The wife and good (hall pay their tribute }\tre,
Tiic modcft tribute of one thought and tear.
Then pcnfivc ngh,arid fay, *• 1 o me be given
By liTUig thus oo eafth, to reign in heaven.**
EPITAPH ON MY f MOTHER.
Im th ^mrifi Cburcb of Brougb, WiftmoreUmd,
HiAE refb a pattern of the female life.
The wotntfi, fh^nd, the mother, and the wife.
A wouutfl foHn*^ by nature, more than art,
With fmiling eale to gain upon the heart.
A friend as tme at giiardian-angel« are|
Kindnefs her law« hsthanity her care.
A mother fwectly tclidcr, juflly dear.
Oh ! oever to be nain'd without a teafi.
A wife of every focial charm puffeft,
Blefling her \ huduiidi^— In her huibands bleft.
Love in her hearty cdnpiifion in her eye.
Her thl»ughtt as humbie, at her virtues high.
Her knowledge Hfefltl, iior too high, nor lo¥^,
To fenrt her makcf « ind herfclf to know.
Bom to relieve the poof, the rich to pleafe,
To live with hononr, lAd to die in peace.
So full her hope, her wilhei fo refign'd.
Her life fo blamelcit, lb unftain*d her mind,
Heav'o fmifd tr> fee, and gave the graciou* nod,
Nor longer #oo*d detain her from her God.
WRITTEN IN THE HOLY BIBLE.
Y« facrcd tonEie«, be my unerring guide,
Df •▼e*hearted faints, and prophets eagle-eyM !
t fcom the moral fop, and ethic fagc,
Bot drink in truth from your illuminM page :
Like Mofes-bufli each leaf divinely bright.
Where God invefts himfelf in milder light I
Taught by your dodrines we devoutly rife.
Faith poinu the way. and hope unban the fltief.
Yon tune our paffions, teach them how to roll,
And fink the b4>dy but to raife the (bul ;
To raife it, bear it to myftcrioui day,
Nor want an angel to direA the way !
* Tb* river EJen runs near Brtmt^b*
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FROM I AN THE.
Thkec rofes to her humble flave
The miftrefs of the Graces gave :
Vhree rofes of an eaftem hue,
Sweet-fwelling with ambrofial dew.
How each^ with glowing pride, difplayi
The riches of its circling rays !
H'lw all, in fweet abundance, (bed
Perfumes, that might revive the dead f
Now tell me, fair one, if you know,
Whence thefe balmy ff.irits flow ?
Whence fprings thii modeft blulh of lighe
Which charms at once and pains the fight t
The fair one knew, but woa'd not fay,
So bluih'd and fmilijjg went her way.
Impatient, next the mufe I call ;
She comes, and thus wou*d anfwer alL
" Fool (and I fare deferv*d the naQie)|
Mark well the beauties of the dajne,
.\nd can you wonder why fo fair.
And why fo fweet the rofes are ?
Her cheek with living purple glowi
Which bIo(h*d its rays on every rofe |
Her breath eahalM a fweeter fmeli
Than fragrant fields of al'phodel;
The fparkling fpirit in her eyes
A kindlier influence fupplies
Than genial fans and fummerikiet.
Now can yov wonder why fo fair.
And why fo fweet the rofes. are V*
** Hold, tuneful trifler, 1 reply'd.
The beauteous caufe I now defcry'd,
H.dd, talk no more of fummer ikies.
Of genial funs and— fplendid lies;
Of fragrant fields of alphodel.
And brighteft rays and fweeccft fineU |
Whatever poetry can paint.
Or mufe can otter— all b faint :
Two words had better al) ezpreft ;— *
** She took the rofes from^her breaih
THE WEDDING MORN«
A DESASI.
*TwAS mom : But Theroh dill hb pi|]o# (iteftl.
(His Anaabclla'fr charms lm|>rov*d hb reft.)
An angel form, the daughter r^f the flcie*,
Defcending bleft ; or feem*d to blels hit eyett
White from her bred ft a daxiUng veftment roU'd«
With ftars befpangled and ceUftial gold.
She mov*d, and odoiiri, wide, the circuit fiU*ds
She Ipake and honey from her lips diftiird.
** Behold, illuftrioot comes, to blels thy armii
Thy Annabella, breathing love and charms !
O melting roildnefs. undiflVmbled truth !
Fair flow*r of age, yet blufliitig bloom of youth t
Fair without art, without defign admir*d,
Prais*d by the good, and by the wife deflr*d.
By art and nature uught and form*d to plea((|
With ail the fweet fimpiicity of eale.
In public courteous — lor no private end ;
At home— a icnrant; and abroad— >« £nai4
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A
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POETICAL WORKS
JAMES CAWTHORN.
AIILAUTO ILOlUt I
UOtAl. IllATf, I TALC),
tf(. tf(. Vt.
To wfiick U pnftud^
r/f£ LIFS OF THF AUTHOR.
S!ck of the worM't appIiDle, ^et fbad to mum
Each miid that Imara with Bit^ to charm.
He alk* of Verfc to aid hii Dative fite,
Rclinci. ana nUaiT 1>ve> along lh< lyn ;
BIJi bD hii variou. fuflion) throb iDCW,
And bopci, my iaii, to fteal a teu from fan.
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THE LIFE OF CAWTHORN,
WB^mBaaiammaBamMa^K^amamamtMmaamaBsm^mKmmBmmtam^BjaBammmaauss
James Cawthoin was born at or near ShefiielJ, in Yorkibireyin 171T. Of the circimifttiicei
and profeffioo of hU father, there it no account. He received hit education partly at Rothenm in
YorkOiire, and partly at Kirkby-iLonfdale in Wefbnorelaod. Whether he was indebted to eiilker of
the univerilties for any part of the literature he poflefled, is uncertain. His epitaph gives bSm tht
degree of Maftcr of Arts ; but his name does not appear in either of the lifts of graduates.
His firft employment was that of Uiher, at the fcbooi of one Mr. Clare, in the city of Loodoo,
whofe fifter he married. His wife died before him.
In 1 743, he was chofen Mafter of Tunbridge School, by the Skinner's Company of Loodoii ; o{
which the founder. Sir Andrew Jodd, a native of Tunbridge, and Lord Mayor of LoDdon, in tho
reign of Queen Elizabeth, was a freeman.
It moft always afford fatibfa^ion to iee thofe public eftabliihments, which the piety of former timet
ha4 provided for the education of youth, conduced in fuch a manner as to aoCwer the inuntioB of
the donors.
lo this rcfpe^, the Company of Skinners deferre particular commendation ; as a retrofpedtioo Ibr
many years will (how, that their choice has generally fallen on men of very diftinguillicd and cmi«
neot abilities.
Cawthorn is very adfantageouily known to the world by his poetical compofittontt and Dr*
Knox, the prefent refpedable Mailer of Tnnbridge School, ranks as a wriur of popular effayi» mo*
ral and critical, ferious and humorous, with Addifbo, Steele, Johnfun, Moore, Hawkefworth; and
Goldfmith.
It is equally honourable to Cawthnm, and to the Company of Skinners, that, in coojandion with
his patrons, he founded a library, which is annexed to that femtnary.
Before his appointment to the mafterlhtp of Tunbridge School, he appears to have taken orders;
but neither the time of his ordination, nor the place where he was beneficed, have been afccrtained.
He had an early turn for poetry ; and as it was his cufiom to afBx to his juvenile pieces the place
where, and the year, day, and age of his life when they were written, fome of them are dated
Kirkby-Lonfdale, in 17 75.
In 1 746, he w rote Tie Equality «f Humam Ctmdltknt^ a poetical dialogue, fpoken at the vifitation of
Tunbridge School.
The fame year, he pitbliflied his poem of Ahehrd to i?/»^, with fome iotroduaory verfeSjaddrefled
to a yo'ing lady ; which, with two fermons, was all that he printed in his life time.
In 1749. he addrcflcd an ethic epiftle, on the Fmnity rf Mtmam SmJ^jmemij, to l.yttletOD, whofe
patronage he courted, with the other poets of that time.
Of the following twelve years of hi» life, little i* known that can be related with certainty.
I le was kilkd by a fall from hisliorfe, as he was going to befpeak the nmfic 00 fome occal]on,from
Tunbridge Wells, April 15. 1761, in the 40th year of his age; and was buried in TonbridgQ
CKurch.
Over hi< remains is the following infcripticn :
Hie fitus eft
jACoaus Cawthoin, A. M.
Scholae Tunbrigienfis magiftcr
Qui juvedtuti tum nuiribus, turn Uteris inftitnenda;
Operam magno, ncn fine honore dedit
Opihu', qua4 brgamaou diftribuit
l*rti:ur, ^c in xtcmum fruetur
Obiit, heu citius ! Aprilis 15. I761,
iEtatis 40.
Soror Qr.ccfta ex gr.to animo hoc pofuit.
C.»»»
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4o! THE LIFE OF CAWTHORN.
Hl> Fnmi were coliracd and publilheiliii one Tnlumc ^to. i;;i ; bnt, hy IB onpardonsyc Bt-
glcA in the edilor, nilhoDi any infunniuan <Diicerging hit liCc, bioily CDtine^aat, or even tba
timci and |j1ac«> oi hii binh inU doth.
Thii injiffcrence tDWirdi i perfon h rcfpcfijble ii in anlhar, and fo dcTernng a> a mtni u
much to be lamenied ; and, for the fake of pofierily »> wtll m ihe prefcnt limet, it i> lo bt wiOied,
that ihofe wh<> arc icqaainled wiih anjr psTticu1ar> concerning him, would cammii/iicste them (o
foitie HpoCioly when thry might be refcrved for the ufc of fnture biognpheri.
An anonymoiu writer in the " St. Jamei'i Chr.inirle," of April »j. 1771, informed the poblic,
Ihat (he Grfl piece in thii esllt fiion wa> not originally compared by Ciwthorn, bnt by Pilt, tlx
tranSuoraf Vi'i'ih and ii to be found at psge lit>. of the p<iem. .-uMi(hed by him in 1717-
To thit charge of unfair detling, the edifnf affected, in hit own vindicaiion. th»t the poem waa
TcaUy ftleOrd Oom ^ number of Cawihorn'i juvenile piecei in hit |'oS'<ffion, in bit own hand-
Wtitirg. •■ So, 1 had noi," fjy he, ■' the Icall reafon to fuppofe that it wa» cnpied. rfpecially u
Ihece an froecal otheri. in ibc fame colledion, which (if we may believe Mr. Ciwlhom) cati
Ixloog CO no other aathor : For, at the clofe of one p»cm, whicl^ ii called A MiMttim, dated
Ki.kby-LnoCVale, January 30 I;j5. be fiyi, " thu cSay. i> well n the olher piccei of dirin*
pnttrf wai cnrnpofed in ih: hnrry of imaginacimi, wiihoul any regard to conneiSiDn, which ii ec-
cufiblc in I pcrffin whbfc Judgmeni. by mfon of hii yeir!>, ii dciicii-nt. I chafe rather ihii kind
of p'etcy, Cnce ibc ptni nf the mod celcWralcd wrilcn have been emplpjcd in other maTIeri.
They were d< ligrncd for my private amafemeiit, and le ulibcnd the mind when engaged in worki of
iMt fa agreeable a nature."
AccordiHg 10 ihii mioudI, the cdilor d(ie« not pnCiivcly deny the piece irt quefticn 10 be Plti"»;
he only dcclirei bu hating known Doihing nf the matter pre«i< ully t» the publlcariDTi of Cawthom'a
pormt ; and (onfcqucnily. if the poon proved to be Piit'i, the infcriian of it among Cawthom*!
pictci, II a circumnance vrry diETcrciil from iDunjional pligiaiifm.
The poemt coniamcd in ihat collcifliun, hare been repriotcil, together with fome plccei which
tu4'>**o on)>it«d, in the tdiuon of " The t^gliOi P(«ia," 1790.
Cawrhnm it f^id to hAvc been in ihe general ii.ietcoutte of life, geneioui aiid fiiendly ; but. u>
tbeonduiS uf Ml ld>.<«l, Cn^uWIy hailb and fevcre. H<: had Tome eilraotdinary fcibki. With
lil[le (kill ill borfcmanniip, he wai fond of hunting ; and with no acquaintance with mulic, he wai
au admi'cr of copcectj and opcrai. He hat been known to ride to Londan from Tunbridgc, in
fii4et to be prcfent at « niuCcil pcifoiinance, though he wat under the neccQIt} of being back by
fcvcn o'clock the next morning.
A* 1^ poet, hi> cpmp' Ciioni are fbiraaerilcd by enerfry, cnihullafm, and melody, more than eare,
elegance, and corredinfii He bad a lively itnaginaiion ; but hit iudgmcnl wat not equal to tarn ■
fanfy 1 and bit niofl finilhed produdiont difeoier an incotredneft of laltc. He formed bimfelf op.
on Pope, a< a model of heroic icrfe , and, it >• faying much for bim. lint he frequently wrote
like bit mader. He hat copied hit pfufei, 'cadence, ciO of di^ian, and the mechauifm and con-
fiiudirn of hit veife, with a felicity ff imiiaiion ihw hai few caamplei.
But he could not Inng maintain pupe'i eaTy elegance , nor keep up to the free and unwearied fpirit
(bat he brcaibol. ^e hu the Biultt of hi* mafleri but rot all hit fubhnie beaoiio, and mare ani-
mated gracet. t|>i leiElicilion, though Qowing and harmcninui, ii too ariiRcial and uniform, and
fomeiitnei ebborated inio oKfcuiity. HL-- paufci are anticipated by the ear; an-l ihc tegular recur.)
rence of the wordt may and aJI, efpecially the latter, to aLmoll every line, pruducct 4 tirelotDe mo-
notony.
Hit E/iijIUf mm AMf J H Eltifi is the iBoft popular of hit produSiont. It it reckoned little inferior
to Paitil'on'« ceUbrated letter. 01 Pope't admiiabic " liloifa." it certainly contaii> many flrong line*,
mueh paflion, and animated cipreQjun ; but the hand of the petfed maOjir wat wanting 10 difpofe
the colnura and chaAife the piece A third " epiUe from Abelard to Eloifa." wat publilhcd by Mr.
Warwick in 1781, which » not f mere copy ( and could the eiqtiiGie " £pii11e from tloifa 10 Abe.
lirJ," be fur a while foiROtten, it might be thought not a fciond-rate performance. Hi' LiJt Jjiu
ticj f* Lnd Guil/vd Jhu/lij, it another beautifiil enniplc of that fpecici of writing Fpililet under
feigned ct^n^at, ^biUi it ii 119 t^ a>*^ i^ O^^ ^ ^^f inicotcd. The fubjt.a it sue of t^^
THE LIFS OF CAWTHORR 40f
moft ftrdiing in the Englifti annals; and the drcnmiUiicAf diftrefo, the varioai tornt of pdBoo,
and the difiertrnt fentimentt with which Ladf Jmtt it agitated, are finely worked np^ withoitt any
remarkable detiatinn from htftory.
The FJfgy on Captain Hygbes^ it one of the moft highly finUhed, and ceruioly the moft Interefting
of his (hortcr pieces. It is cxquifitely animated and tender, hot not withoat fome pretty, nther
than pathetic fentimcnts. and fome obfcure and fome careleTi lineti The prefent writer thinks he
has fcen a more corred copy of this elrgy, than that whieh it priDtcd in the colledicm of " The
£ngli(h Poccs,'* in fome of the Mtfcellanies ; and has Tentared, fcom memory, to mark the TariatiofH^
which appear to him to be eflontial improvemeois* The llxth line from the begixiniiig, in particohri
fcems to him to be quite unintelligible. v
Forgets the fori b*fore he gra(]pt the lyre^
He thinks it ihnuld be
Forgets the tuet ere he grafpa t|ie )yre.
The apoftrophe to Nature, in the line immediately followiog, he thinks ihmiUl he to Fritm^U^
The fubfcquent alterations are too numerous to be fpceified.
His Heguiatioa of the Pajiont, a moral eflay, has great merit in many pUcea. The end of Suffolk
firoogly rcmiodh u« of Pupc*s Buckingham. The idea of a moral economy from pointing, ncmplU
ied in Rembrandt, is happily imagined. The concluding imiiget are heaotifnl and jnft.
JLet ail *hy pafDons like his colf'urs play.
Strong without harflinefs, without glaring,.gay,
Contraft them, curb (hem, fpread them, or confinci
Ennoble thefe, and thofe fornid to fhine.
With cooler (hades, ambitinn*<i lire allay.
And mildly melt the pomp of pride away :
Her rainbow robe from vanity remove.
And foften malice with the fmile of love :
Bid o*cr revenge, the charities prevail,
Nor let a grace be feen without a veil ;
So foalt rh«>u live as Heaven itfclf defign*d.
Each puife congenial with th* informing mind ;
Each adion ftation*d in its proper place,
Each virtue blooming with its native grace,
Each palfion vi^Vous to its juft degree;
And the fair whole a pcrfed fymmetry*
In hit Efay em Tafie^ many of our modern follies, particularly the Chinefe tafte in hoildinf tai
laying out gr ciuiids, are ridiculed with no \tU propriety than poetry. To avoid theie fbUieSy he ad-'
wifcs us to fullow (lature in our improvements.
Examine nature with the eye of rafte,
Mark where ihe fpreads the lawn, or poun the rill.
Falls in the vale, or breaks upon the hill ;
Plan as (he plans ; and where her genius calls,
There link your grottot , and there raife yonr walb.
In his Life Unhappy , hecattfe ve m/e it imfreperly, a moral cfl&y, he drawa the idei of a moral eci*
nomy, from mufic, as he had dpne before from painting, which it finely^exemplified in HandeL
The Efay en NohHity, fpoken at the vifitation of Tunhridge School, in lf$%^u replete wilfe
[ manly ficntimcnu, and indignant fatire. It is a pleafvre to find
«« T . amidft the titled crew.
Unknown to all but CoUms and the ftew ;*'
the name of a late illuftrious and lamented flateiman, who wu more emobled hy h!a prifate vitv
tnes and conftitutional principles, than by his hereditary titles. Twelve years of woSmVoaafin poli«
(^ diffenlioni fincc hit death, have already written his enloginou
* Admbe how innocence can lend to tmth.
Each grace of irirtue, and each charm of yi»oth ;
And then enraptur'd bcod the foppliant knee
To heav Vt hi^ ^onc, Q JSiK^fhmJ for ifce^*
4«P THgl^IFB OR C4WTHOitN.
Urn Bpyu, m iU rmity ^.Hm^ Enf0iMir^ wricitf^yriiih hU ufmil flow of mclodiou TcrfificA.
IMP* tod itkiOUig illnftracM. Th^ dMtinfuiihtd aanetLof- CWnMrfi, HalUy, and Defi^ien. tre pro.
doced at eximplet of the laotility of goaiut and fcience to their potCeflbri. The Uoes which record
thck {lonr^and their cpootrjU /hame^are fdc^ed; hecaufe the faAt, particakrly thofe relating to
J>w. Dtf^^vrt^ ire little kaown, and are egoaHy iotereiUng to curioiity, learning, and benevolence*
*'- « A4k aeyodk toriib, where Cmdw^Hh^ mighty name
' . . ' VTeeptioV^ i^e:niiQ# of bit wit jmd fami; ;
. . f ,.. Ci«(/xim:r^^.;^ho(]c Ijpifit flew, with failt iinfvrrd,
Tbrongh eacli Valt empire of th' ideal world,
. - -: ■:. Kerc'd through the' myfiicfliadeto'dr nature throwni
And made the foul't immenlity hit own.
Yet though bit fy;ftem wit and fcience 6r*d(
Though Wilm'ot trebled, and though Hobbet expir*d»
Miflaken seal» m:id bigotry confpire.
All Turner*! dulbieft, and all Oxford's fire,
AM en^*t poifont, all a nation's nge.
And all hell's imps to blafl th' Qnfinilh'dpagr.
■ t Much ipiur'd fliade, to truth, to Tirtae dear,— •
Be cahn, ye witlings! and, je zealou ! hear:
And, while this bright intelngence pervades
Th' ideal world, and rifes o'er the fltades.
His mines of wiidom, if you can explore, i
Then fliut the volume, and be vain no more.— -
Immoi^al Halley / diy unwearied fool
On wifdom's pinion flew from pole to pole,
Th' uncertain compafs to its uik reftor'd,
Each ocean fathom'd, and each wind exp1or*d,
Commanded trade with ev'ry breese to fly.
And gave to Britain half the Zemblian flcy.
And fee, he comes, diiUnguiih'd, lov*d, carefl,
Mark'd by each eye, and hugg*d to ev'ry bread ;
His godhke labours wit and fcience fire.
All Kidions court him. and all feds admire :
Mobile Britain, with a gratitude unknown
To ev*ry age but Nero's and our own,
A gratitude that will for ever ihame
The Spartan glory, and th* Athenian name —
Tell it, ye winds ! that all the world may hear—
- J -^ fileft his old age with— ninety pounds a year.
Are thefe our triumphs ? thefe the fums we gWe
To ripen genius, and to bid it live ?
Can Britain in her fits of madnefs pour
One half her Indies on a Roman whore.
And ftiJl permit the weeping mufe to tell
How poor negleded Drf^gulur* fell ?
How he, who taught two gracious kings to view
AU Boyle ennobled, and all Bacon knew.
Died in a cell, without a friend to fave.
Without a guinea, and without a grave V* '
. If the merit of this E^iflJe, and his Moral EJays, is to be efltraated by the ju(l information they
contain, and the important truths they eftabli(h,it is unquefiionably very confiderablc. They abound
alfo in beautiful imagery, and fplendid poetical embe1Ii(hmeDts of many kind^ ; but they arc fuller of
delicate fentiment, phiiofophical refledion, and moral fatire, than of imagery, fi^^urcs, and poetry.
His Prujia is a fpirited panegyrical poem, on the vidories of the late Kingof Pruflia, whufe lire-
tary, legiflative, and vrarlike accomplifliments, are the boaft and admiratinn of the prefenc a^. Hit
Ttf/cf have a confiderable portion of the eafe, humour, and familiarity which diilinguifh the produc-
tions of Prior ; but do not add much to his reputation.
Cawthorn, it muft be acknowledged, has bcftowed too much attention on inferior poetical nrna-
meiits; but, when every dedbdion is made which criticifm require*, his compofitions will be found
to difplay that pregnancy of invention, that exqotilte fenfibility, and that genuine cnthufiafm, which
are the invaluable (andionsl>eAowed 6y nature on every real p^ct. 4
II' r
THE WORKS OF CAWTHORN^
TO Mrss
OP nORSBMAKDEK, IN KENT.
\V II EN wit and fcieoce trimm'd their witherM
bays [ny«.
At Petrarch 'it voice, and beam *d with half their
Some heiven-h«tn genius, pantinf^ to eiplore
The fcene* obliTimi vt i(h*d ro livt no more.
Found Abelard is f^ricfft fad pomp array*d.
^nd caird the uniting mourner from the Ihade.
Touch* J by hi» woe«, and kindlir*g at his rage.
Admiring nation^ glow*d from age to age ;
From age to age the {\ii infedion ran.
Taught jEo lament the hermit in the man ;
Pride dropt her creA, an.bttion leam'd to figh,
And dove-like pity AreamM m ev'ry eye.
Sick of the worUl*« applaufe, yet fond ro warm
Each mnid that knows with £loife to chalm,
He^ikfr of Trrfe to aid hit native fire,
RcficoH and wildly live* al^ng the lyre;
Bid* all hit virioiAi)Mflioot throb anew,
And hopes,' my fair, to Aeal a tear fnm yon.
O bleft with temper, bleft with (kill to pour
JLife*s ev'ry comfort on each (ocial hour !
Chafte as thy blufhet, gentle as thy mien.
Too grave for folly, and too gay for fpleen ;
ladulgM to win, to foften, to infpire,
To melt with mufic, and with wit to fire ;
To blend, at judgment tells thee how to pleafe,
Wifdom with fmiirs, and majefty with eafe;
Alike to virtue as the graces known.
And proud to love all merit but thy own !
Thefe are thy honours, ihefe will charms fupply,
When thofe dear font Ihall fet in either eye ;
While (he, who, fond of drefs, of pau^^, and place,
Aims but to be a goddefs in the face ;
B«>m all thy fez illumines to defpife.
Too mad for th«>ught, too pretty to be wife.
Haunts for a year fantaftically vain,
With half our fribbles dying in her train;
Then finks, as beauty fades and pafCon cools.
The fcorn of coxcombs, and the jcft of foola.
ABELARD TO ELOISA.
fiaST rDBLURED X747>
ARGUMENT.
Air.iAaT> and EKifa flour iflied in the twe!f^h
century : they wtre 'wo of the moft diftinguifti-
cd ptrfons of their age in learning and beauty ;
tut for nothing more famous ihJo for their un-
fortunate paflioo. After a long fo«rie of cab^
mitie*. they retired each to a lewcal CMiveou
and coofecratcd the remaiiMler of- tMridaya xm
religion. It was many yean after thb fe|>ai«»
tion, 'hat a !e*ter of Abelard's to a friend, which
contained the hiftory of hit nusibrtuiiea, fell iat«
the hards of Eloifa : this occafioiic4 Xhoic ceie*
brJkted letters (out of which the ibUowiog ia
partly eztraded), which give fo lively a piAure
of the flrugglca of grace and nature, virtue and
paflion. Pori*
Au ! why this hodin;; flart \ this fadden pain,
That wings my pulfe, and fiioots from Tein to
vein ?
What mean, regardlefs of yon midnight bell,
Thefe eanh-bom vifions (addening o*er my cell !
What ftrange diforder prompu thefe thoughts tft
glow,
Thefe fighs to murmur, and thefe teart to flow \
'TIS (he, 'tis Elnifa's form reftor*d,
Once a pure (aint. and more than faimi ador*d :
She comes in all her killing charms confefs'd.
Glares through the gloom, and poun upon my
breaft, [move.
Bids heaven's bright guard from Paradete ro-
And drags me back to mifery and love.
Enjoy thy triumphs, dear illufion ! fee
This fad apollate from his God to thee ;
See. at thy call, my guilty warmths retoro,
Flame through my blood, and fteal ihe IJ^NB Bf
urn.
Yet, yet, frail Abelard ! one effort try*
Ere the laft lingering fpark of virtue die ;
The deadly charming forcerefs cootnml.
And, fpite of nature, tear her from thy ibof.
Long has that fool, in theie onfodu woodf,
Where anguilh mnfes, and where forrow broody.
From love's wild vifionary wiihea ftray'd.
And fought to lofc thy beauties in the fliade.
Faith dropp'd a fmile, devotion lent her fire.
Woke the keen pang, and fandified defire ;
Led me enraptur'd to the bleft abode.
And taught my heart to glow with all its God.
But O, how weak fair f&ith and virtue prove.
When Eloifa melts away in love !
When her fond foul, impaffion'd, rapt, unveirdg
No joy fi.rgotten, and no wifli conceal'd.
Flows through her pen asinfant.fnftnefsfree.
And fiercely fprinp in ecftacies to me !
Ye heavens ! as walking in yon facred faoc,
\i'vCik cftrf feraph warm in eTcry vein,
41*
THE WORKS OF CAWTHORN.
Jnft at remorfe had ronsM an achicg figh,-.
And my torn foul hung trembling in my eye, ~
In that kind hour thy fatal letter came,
1 fmw, I gax*d, I (hiTer'd at the name ;
The confdou» lamps at once forget to (hine,
Prophetic tronurs (hook the baUow*d (hrine ;
PrieiU, cenfert, altars. 4 om thy geiiius fledy
And heav'n itfrlf flmt on me while I read.
Dear fimillng mifchief ! art thou fcill the fame,
The dill pale t! Aim of too foft a flame ?
Warm as when firft, with more than mortal (hine,
Each melting eyeball mixM thy foul with mine ?
Have not thy tears, for ever taught to flow,
The glooms of abfence, and the pangs of woe.
The pomp of laerifice, the whifperM tale,
The dreadful vow yet hoVriog o'er thy Tcil,
Drove thia bewitching fondncfs from thy breafl,
Curb'd the loofe wifli, and fonn'd each pnlle to
rettf
And canft thoa flill, ftill bend the foppliant knee
To love*t dread flirine, and weep and iigh for me?
Then take me, take me, lock me in thy arms,
Spnng to my lips, and gire me all thy charms.
Ko — fly me, fly me, fprcad th* impatient (ail.
Steal the lark*^ wing, and mount the fwtfteftgale ;
Skim the vatt ocean, frccse beneath the pole.
Renounce m'e^ curfe me, root me from thy foul;
Fly. fly, for juflicc bares the arm oi God,
And the gral'p'd vengeance only waits hi» nod.
Are thefe thy wilhes I can they that tnfpiie i
Poes frenay form them, or does grace afpire )
Can Abelard, in hurricanes of zeal.
Betray hik heart, and teach thee not to feel f
Teach thy enamour*d fpirit to dxibwn '
Each haman warmth, and chill thee into (tone ?
Ah ! rather let my tendcreft accents move
1 he lafl wild accents of unholy love ;
On that dear bofom trembling let me lie.
Pour oat my foul, and in fierce raptures die,
Roufc all my piA(fions, ad my joys new.
Farewell, ye cells . ye martyrM faints, adieu !
Sleep, confcicnce 1 fleep, each awful thought be
dro\i n*d,
/.nd fevcnfoJd darkncfs veil the fcene around.
What means thin paufe, this agrrtiizing ftart,
This glintpfc uf hcav*n quick rufliing through my
heart ?
Rethinks 1 fee a radiant crofs difplay'd
A u'ouDiled Saviour bUedk along the (hade :
Around th' cspirit g God bright argeU fly,
Swi 11 the loud hymn, ar>d open all the (ky>
O fave me, fave me, ere the thundrrs roll.
Ant: heir* black caverns fwaMow up my foul !
Return, yc hours : when gu>lt)< f^ of a (^aip.
My Arong-piumM geniu< throobN- tn t very vein ;
When, warn *«: wtthai! th*i:.gyptun ^anes infpi^'d,
AU Athcuh bdalled. and all Ron r a«'.mir*d;
^1y niLTit in itK full nicridiai; (hor.e,
Each rival blL(htijg, and each heart my own.
Return, yc fcencb — Ah no Irom fancy fly.
On time's ftretchM wirg till e^ich idc.t die,
Eternai iiy . (ii.rc all that leart iiig gave,
'i'o< weak to co: quer, and too fond to fave.
To love's foft in<}.i I every viisl betray'd,
And left mj lauicU wiih*ring in the (bade
Let me forget that, while decitful £uiie
Grafp*d her (brill trump, and fill*d it with my name.
Thy ftronger charms, rmpower'd by heaven ta
move
Each faint, each blefl infenfible to love.
At once my foul from bright Ambition woOt
1 hugg*d the dart, I wi(h*d to be nnd«>ne :
No more pale fcience durft my-thoi^bti engage,
Infipid dulnefs hung on every page ;
The midnight*Iamp no more enjoy'd its blazci
No more my fpirit flew from maze to maze i
Thy glances bade philofophy refign
H^ throne to thee, and every fenfe was thine.
But what could all the frofts of wifdom do«
Oppos'd to beauty, when it melts in yon ?
Since thcie dark,cheerlefa,folitary caves.
Death-breathing woods, and daily .opening gFave%
Mitflmpcn rocks, wild images of woe.
For ever howling to the deeps below ;
Ungental defertt, where no vernal (bow*r[flowV;
W^s the green herb, or paiou th* unfolding
Th* embrowning glooms thefeliely man(ions(hcd|
The night-born horrors brooding o'er my bed,
The'difmal fcenes black melancholy pours
O'er the £ad vifitios of enanguKb'd hours ;
Lean abftinence, wan grief, low-thooghted care»
Di(brading guilt, and, hell's worft fiend, defpair^
Confpire in vain, with all the aids of arc.
To bloc thy dear idea from my heart.
Delofive, fightleis God of warm defire !
Why WDuldft thou wi(h to fet a wretch on fire F
Why Uvea thy (bit divinity where woe
Heave* the pale figh« and angui(h loves to gbw '.
Fly to the mead, the daify-paintad vale,
Breathe in lU fweeta, and mtk along the gale ;
Fly where gay fcenet luzurioua youths employ.
Where ev'ry moment fleals the wing of joy :
There may 'ft thou fee, low proftrate at thy throne,
Devoted flaves, and vi«^imft all rhy own ;
Each village-fwain the turf-built (hrine fliall aaifCa
And kings command whole hecatomba to blaze*
O memory ! ingenious to revive
Each fleeting hour, and teach the paft to live,
Witnefs what confli^ls this frail bofom tt>re !
What griefs I fuflcr'd ! and what pangs 1 bore !
H<«w long I ftniggled, labour *d, drove to fave
An heart that panted to be dill a flave 1 [flame,
When youth, warmth, rapture, fpirit, love, and
Stizld every (enfc, and burnt through all my
frame;
From yovth, warmth, rapture, to thefe wilds 1 fle<^
My food rh^ herbage, and the rock my bed.
There, while theie venerable doiflers rife
O'er the bleak furge, and gain upon the flties,
My wouixled foul indulg'^ the teas to flow
O'er all her fad viciflitudes of woe ;
Pn^fofe of life, and yet afraid to die.
Guilt in my heart, and horror in my eye.
With oeafeleC> pray*rs, the whole arrifl'ry giv'a
To win the merdo of ofi*ended Heav'n,
£ach hill, made vtKal, echoed all around.
While my' torn brcaft knock'4 bleeding en tb^
ground.
Yet, yet, alas ! though all my moments fly^
Siaia*d b^ a tear, and darkcn'd in a figh|
t> O E
Though metgre fafts hzrt on my cheeks difplay'd
iThe miik of death, and Tank me en a fliade,
Spite of myfelf the ftill-impoifoning dart
Sbooti through my blood, and drinks up all my
heart:
My row* and wiihes wildly difagree,
And grace itfelf miftakes my God for thee, [flcy.
Athwart the glooms that wrap the midnight-
My Eloifa ileals upon my eye ;
For cTcr rifes in the folar ray,
A phantom brighter than the blaze of day.
Where'er I go, the vifionary gueft
Pants on my lip, or finks upon my breaft ;
Unfolds her fweets, and, throbbing to deftroy.
Winds round my heart in luxury of joy ;
While loud hofannas (hake the (brines around,
I hear her fofter accents in the found ;
Htr idol-beauties on each alur glare.
And heav'n much injur*d has but half my pray'r !
No tears can drive her hence, no pangs controul,
For ev'ry oh]t€t brings her to my foul.
Laft night, reclining on yon airy fteep,
My bufy eyes hung brooding o'er the deep ;
The breathlefs whirlwinds flept in cT*ry cave.
And the foft moon-beam danc*d from wave to
wave ;
Sach former blifs in this bright mirror leen,
With all my glories, dawn*d upon the fcene,
Rccaird the dear aufpicious hour anew,
When my fond foul to Eloifa flew ;
When, with keen fpeechlcfs agonies opprefs*d,
Thy frantic lover fnatchM thee to his breaft,
Gaz'd on thy blufhcs, arm*d with eVry grace.
And faw the goddcfs beaming in thy face ;
Saw thy wild, trembling, ardent wi(hes move
Each pulfc to rapture, and each glance to love.
But lo ! the' winds defccnd, the billows roar.
Foam to the clouds, and burft upon the (bore,
Vail peals of thunder o*er the ocean roll.
The flame-wing*d lightning gleams from pole to
pole.
At once the pleafing images withdrew.
And more than horrors crowded on my view :
Thy uncle*s form, in all hi» ire array *d«
Serenely dreadful, ftalk*d along the (bade :
Pierc'd by his fword I funk upon the ground.
The fpcdre ghaftly fmiKd upon the wound ;
A grt/up of black infernals round me hung.
And tofft*d my infamy from tongue to tongue.
Detefted wretch ! how impotent thy age !
How weak thy malice and how kmd thy rage !
Spite of thyfelf inhuman as thou art.
Thy murdering hand has left me all my heart }
Left me each tender, fond affedion warm,
A nerve to trcmblr, and an eye to charm.
No, cruel, cruel, exquifite in ill !
Thou thoughr'ft it dnll barbarity to kill)
My death hath robb'd lo(l vengeance of her Coil,
And fcarccly warmM a Scythian to a fmik :
Sublimer furies taught thy foul to glow
With all their favage myfterie^ of woe ;
Taught thy unfcel ng pon.ard to dcftroy
The power* of nature, and the fource of joy;
To (I retch me on the racks of vain defiie.
Back pai&oa (krobbing, aid each wifll sn fire s I
7 *
Mad to enjoy, unable to be bled,
Fiends in my veins, and hell wUhili my iMtuft.
Aid me, fair faith ! affift me, grace divine!
Ye martyrs ! blefs me, and, ye fiiintt ! refine :
Ye facred groves I yc heav*n-devoted~walbl
Where folly fickens, and where virtue calls;
Ye vow-* I ye altars ! from this bofom tear
Voluptuous love and leave noanguilk there :
Oblivion ! be thy blacked plume difplay'd
0*er all my griefs and bide me in the (hade;
And thou, too fondly idolized ! attend
While awful reafon whifpers in the friend.
Friend, did I fay ! Immortals! what a name !
Can dull, cold h-iend(hip own fo wild a flame ? -
No ; let thy lover, whoft enkindling eye
Shot all his foul between thee and the flty, '
Whofe warmth bewitched thee, whofe unhallow'd
fong
Caird thy rapt ear to die upon his tongne.
Now flrnngly roufe, while heav*ta his seal infpirea^
Diviner transports, and more holy fires;
Calm all thy pafliont, all thy peace reftore.
And teach that fnowy bread to heave no more.
Torn from the world, vritbin dark cells immiir*<||
By angels guarded, and by vows fecQr*d,
1 o all that once awoke thy fondnefs dead.
And hope, pale forrow*s laft fad refuge, fled ;
Why wilt thou weep, and figh, and melt in vaiD|
Brood o*er falfe joys, and hug th* ideal chain }
Say, cand thou wiib that madly wild to fly
From yon bright portal opening in the iky»
rhy AbeJard (binild hid his God adien.
Pant at thy feet, and tkfte thy charms anew ?
Ye heav'ns ! if, to this tender bofom woo*d|
Thy mtre idea harrows up my blood;
If one faint ^linnpfe of Eloife can move
The fierced, mtlded agonies of love ;
What (hall I be, when, daccling as the lighe,
Thy whole effulgence flows upon my fight t
Lock on thyfelf, confidcr who thou art.
And learn to be an ahbefs in thy heart.
See, while devotion*-, ever mehing dra'n
Pourt the loud organ through thr trembling ftne^
Yon pious maids each earthiy wiih difown,
Ki^ tht dread crufs, and crowd upon the throne :
O let thy foul the facred charge attend,
Their warmth» infpirit, and their virtues mend ;
Teach ^very bread from every hymn to deal
The cherub's me< knef», and the ieraph*s seal ;
To rife to rapture, to diffolve away
In drfam« of heav*n. and lead thyfelf the way;
Till all the glories of the bled abode
Blase on the fcene, snd every thought is Ood*
Wtiile thus thy exemplary cares prevail.
And make each vrdal Ipotlefs as her veil,
rh' eternal fpirit o*er thy cell (hall move
In the foft image i>f the m>dic dove :
The longed gleams of heavenly comfort brifli^^
Peace iu his fmilc, ard hca'ing on his wing ;
At once remove affltAinn from thy breaft,
Melt o*cr thy foul and hu(h her pangh to red.
O that my foul, from I'^veS curtt bondage frc^
Could catch the transports that I urge to thcC t
O that fome angel's more than u-agic art
Would kindly tear the hermit from bit heart I
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THE WORKS OP QAWTHORM.
Eztinfniifli every ^ilty fenfe, and leave
No pttWito rio4 And no figh to heave.
Vaio, fruitki^ wifli ! dill, ftill the tikVoui flame
Burib, like an flarthquidLe, through my ihatur*d
frame;
Spite of i!he joyt that truth and virtue prove,
I feel bst thee, and breathe not but to love ;
Repent in vain, fcarce with to be forgiv*n,
Thy form my idol, and thy charmt my heav*n.
Yet, yet, my fair ! thy nobler cfTortt try.
Lift me from earth and pve me to the iky ;
Let my loft ibul thy brighter virtoet feel,
Warm*4 with thy hopes, and wing*d with all thy
scaL
And when, low-bending at the hallowed (brine,
Thy contrite heart (hall Abelard refign ;
When pitying Heav*n, impatient to forgive.
Unban the gates of light and bids thee live ;
Seize on th* aufpicious moment ere it flee.
And aik the fame immortal boon for me.
Then when thefe black terrific fceucs are o*er,
And rebel nature chills the foul no more ;
When on thy cheek th* expiring rofes fade.
And thy laft luftres darken in the fliade ;
When arm*d with quick varieties «f pain.
Or creeping dully flow from vein to vein,
PaIc death fliall fet my kindred-fpirit free.
And thefe dead orbs forget to doat on thee ;
Some pious friend, whofe wild aflc^ont glow
I/tke ours in fad fimilitude of woe.
Shall drop one tender, fympathizing tear
Prepare the garland, and adorn the bier ;
Our Ufelefs relict in one tomb enflirine,
And teach thy genial duft to mix with mine.
Meamwhile, divinely purg*d from every ftain.
Our adive foult fliall climb th* ethereal pUin,
To each bright cherub*s purity afpire,
Catch all his f cal, and pant with ail his fire ;
There, where no face the glooms of anguifli wears,
No uncle murders, and no paflioo tears.
Enjoy with heaVn eternity of reft.
For ever blefling, and for ever blcft.
AN ELEGY
TO THX MKMORV Or CAPTAIN BVCUCS,
Ji partkiiUr fr'umd of tb« /imibtr'i.
Vaiv vrerc the taflc to ^ve the foul to glow.
The nerve to kindle, and the vcrfe tofl<>w ;
When the fond mourner, hid from ev*ry eye,
Bleeds in the anguifli of too keen a figh;
And, loft to glory, loft to all hi-i fire.
Forgets the port before he grafps the lyre.
Nature ! 'ti<^ thine with mainly warmth to mourn:
Expiring virtue, and the clofing urn ;
To teach, dear feraph ! o*cr the good and wife
The dirge to murmur, and the buft to rife. lo
VAftlATlONS.
Ver. 6. 7.
Forgets the poet ere he grafpaithe lyre.
Friendfliip ! 'tit thine with manly v
mourn:
manly warmth to
Cume then, O guiklefs of the tear of ^ ! :
Sprung firom the flcy, a^ thron'd vritihio tbe^^eaitl
O come, in all the pnmpof grief afiay*4f, .. ..
And weep the warrior, whUft 1 gr9ce the iliadc.
'Tis o*er— the bright delufivt fcene is o'er,
And war*s proud vifioot mock.ihe foul np mooe;
The la^retfad8s, th* imperial car- retires^. . ,
All youth ennobles, and all worih admires, ,■
Alas ! my Kaghesiandmuft tbiimpumipgvefie
Refign thy triumpK to artend .l|hf heiarfe ! . ao
Was it ior this that f.'Mn4fliip*> gcnijU flame •
Woke all my wiflies fronLthe tnmce of fame \
Was it for thisi left the hallowM pge,. ..
Where ev*ry feience beams of ev*ry agei [fcene,
On thought'a -ftroa^ piqion rang'4 M^ Joartial
From Rome's %ftCaefar Co the g^eat Eugene;
Ezpior'd th* embaftled van,thedeep*niog.iine,
rh' enambufli*4 phalanx, and the fpringing mine;
Then, pale with h<>rrQr, bent the fuppUant xnee.
And heav'd the figh, and dropp*d the tear for
thee ! .3©
What boots it now, that when, with hideoof roar.
The gath*ring tempeft howl'd from ev^ry fliore,
Some pitying 4ngel, vigilant to (aye, [wave f
Spread all his plumef, and fnatch'd thee from the
Preferv*d thee facred from the fell difeafe, [breeze }
When th^ blue plague had fir'd th* autumnal
Ah! when my hero panted to engage
Where all (he battle burft in all its rage ;
Where dreadful flew the miflive deaths around.
And the mad faolchion blufli'd from wound to
wounds 4^
Was he deny'd the privilege to bleed,
$av*d on the main to fall upon the Tweed ?
Ye Graces ! . tell with what addrefs he ftole
The Uft*niog ear, and open*d all the foul, [rife,
What though rough winter bade hi«* whirlwinds
Hid his pale funs, and frown*d along his flues,
Pour*d the big deluge on rhe face of day.
My Hughes was here to finile the glooms away.
With all the luxuries of found to move
The pulfe of glory, or the figh of love, $%
And, fpite of winter, laflitude, or pain,
Taught life and joy to throb in ev*ry vein.
Fancy ! dear arcift of the mental pow*r 1
Fly, — fetch ray genius to the focial hour ;
Give me again his glowing fenfe to warm,
His fong to warble, and his wit to charm.
Alas : alas ! how impocently true
rh* aerial pencil forms the fcene anew !
EVn now, when all the vifion beams around.
And my ear kindles with th* ideal found 6*
Juft as the Smiles, the Graces live impreft,
And all his image takes up all my brcaft
VARIATIONS.
Ver. 14.
And weep the vrarrior, while I grace hisfhade.
Ver. 40
And the keen faulchion blufli*d from wound to
wound ;
Ver. 48.
My Hughei was here to finile the gloom nwsyf
Ver. 61.
Jult aathe Smikfi the Gracei are ivpreft.
• f
p:6} 8 M ^.
4t|
• ■
Some gloomy pTnntoni Irrin^tfie iwful bier,
AntI the (hort tapfmre meltx into a tear.
Thut in the hk**i clcir ciTftal \re defbry
The briiiht diffufint) of a radiant iky
Krfle^cd' nature (hcds a milder gre^n;
While half hrt forefts float into the fcene.
Ah ! a4 we gaze the hicklefs zephyr flies.
The furface trembler, and the pidure diet. 70
O bleft whh all that y6oth can giTe to pleafe,
The form majeOic, and the mien of eafe.
Alike empower'd by nature, and by ait.
To (lorm the rimpart, and to win the heart ;
Correft of manners, delicate of mind.
With fpirit humble, and with truth refin'd;
Fitr public life's meridian fonfhine made.
Yet known to evVy yirrue of the (hade :
In war. while all the trumps of fame inspire,
Each paflion roving, and each wifli oa fire ; 80
At home, without or vaniry, or rage ;
An foft as pity, and a^ cool a^ age.
Thefe were thy virtues — thefe will (liH be |uft,
IJfrht all their beamn, and blaze upon thy duft ;
While pride in vain folemnity bequeaths
To pow*r her ft at uen, and to guilt her wreathes :
O, warm*d by fadion, impudently flings
The price ofnations on the urns of kings.
VvARiATlONS.
Ver, 63.
Some envious phantom points the awful bier,
Vcr. 66.
The bright dilTufion of another iky— •
Vcr. 75, 76.
CorreA of manners, elegant of mind.
With fpirit mu deft, and with troth refin*d ;
Ver. 68, 69.
The dazzling fun with fofter beams is feen :
Ju/l as we gaze the lucklefs zephyr flies.
Ver. 78.
Yet known to all the virtues of the fliade ;
Vcr. 80.
Each paflion raging, and each wifli on fire;
Ver 87.
Or, fir'd by fadion, impudently flings
THE
EQUALirV OF HUM.^N CONDITIONS:
A POETICAL DIALOGOB :
Spifktn at the Annual yiffjtfon of Timlrui^ School^
1746,
BY MESSRS. M-
AND A-
M— .
Wuir.c airy Rrlvillc, guililcf* of a fchool,
Shines out 4 iTciich loititmof a fo'»I,
Stti«lict hi« lo.irncd tjilor once a week«
Bur curi<n cv'ry fyilahlc of Greek;
I fit, and think o'er ail that .Sparta fir*d,
Th-it Athcn- Suafttd, and that Knmt admir*d.
Eitrapturj tdiicy, Imiicd with the theme,
F(»im« cv'ry bright id^a to a dream,
l*iint» all th: crarniini( pagcintry anew.
An J brings at oucc each clidBc to my view.
Now, fondly Wild, 1 chtmdcf in t!ie Wtf,
Shake the keen fpear, anc" monnt th* Imperial ear;
With daring'RegdIus to Carthage mn,
Or nobly bleed with Bratai in a Ah ;
Seize, Cafca- like, on C«lar*s got^ms Teftg
And boldly plant t dagger In nitlreaft.
Now, fofVly breathing Jl the Mufe*a fire,
I drop the faulchion, and Igrafp the lyre;'
With Pindar *s pinion fldm Uie bleft abode.
Or ftrite to charm Augufttft widi an ode.
Come then, my LeUut! come, my joy and
pride 1 [guide;
Whofe friendflilp foothet me, while thy pre^epli
Thou, whofe quick eye hasglane*d through etcff
ViewM ev*ry fcene, and fludied er'ry page ;
Teach me, like thee, with ev*ry virtoe bleft.
To catch each eye. and fteal to ev'ry breifts
To rife to All that in each patriot flione,
And make each hero*t happinefa my own.
Say, flikn I, with a triomph in my .view, [(he |
Fame's air-drefsM goddefs through' each (o^ fot^
Ambitious court her in the pomp of war,
Aud oamber every trophy by a fear F
Shall I, with Solon, form the moral plan.
And aim to mould a favige to a nttn f '
Or, plea«*d to rival every Crrecian fage.
Glean PJato'i fenie,and copy Homer a rage.
A—.
You aflt me, Sir ! what few wonld cave to^giv^
Some grave iuflrudioothow you ought to Uwc
You wtlh that envied bltijfiil (Scene to find.
That charms the cafle, and dignifiea the aaind |
That nobly mingles every art to pleafct
And joins the majefty of life to eii(e.
Hear then, my friend ! the doArine I '^'frlftffr
Aft true ai if difplayM in pompooa proie ;
As if ifOcke*s facred hand the page had wroCOb
And every do&or (bunp*d it with n.vote.
All lots are equal, and all fbitea the fame.
Alike in merit, though unHke in name.
In rcafoo's eye no difi*erence lica betwem.
Ufe's noon-day luflres or her milder Icenoa
*Ti« not the plate that dignifies the board.
Nor all the titles biasing round a Jord ;
' I'is not the fplendid plume, th* embsoiderMfcfty
The gorgeous f word-knot, or the martial aeft,
I'hat lend^ to life the linilc. the jeft, the fine.
Or m^kes his honour happier than mc*
When Florio's acres ftretchM o'er halt the land,
A gilded chariot roU'd himthrongh the ftrandi
Reduc'd at laft with humbler fcenes toj&ii.
He fmokM a fpeculative pipe at Dick's.
The fame great geoina, in or out of pow*ir.-«
Eafe fmooth'd his brow, and foften*d ev'ry hovfi
Taught him to live as happy in a flied.
As when a duchefs grac*d hij nuptial bcd^
Content's the port all mortals wifli to hail:
She points the compais, and file guides the iSul*
To her aione our leaky vcllels roll
Through all the fe«s that rage from pok lo pole.
What boots it then, when gath'ring llonna behind
Rife black in air, ai:d howl in ev*ry windf
That thy rich (hip a pomp of pride difplay*d|
Her mails all cedar, and her ftiU brocadt I
v^
THi WORKS Of OAWTttOUft
8ay. caoft thou thtnk the tcmpeft wxU difcern
A iilkcn cahle, or. a paiorcd ftero ;
Holh the wild nimult that tornidm hriDg*
And kindly fparc the yacht that holds a king?
Ko, no, my friend ^ if flcilful pilots guide,
And Heav*o aufpicious calm^the whirling tidcy
No winds diftrefs yoo, and no fiorm deiboys.
Whether yon fail in gondolas or hoys.
What, has juft Hea^^o no flight diftindlon made
Betwixt a life of funfhine and of (hade ?
Muft If in iilence, thii wild fyftem own.
And think a cottage equal to a throne ?
ture if I did, mir friends would foon heftow
A few ftont cord*, and fend me to Monro.
Your tailor, (klWd in falhion's ev^ry gracCi
Deckft you in all the pageantry of lice,
Lives In a cell, and eats from week to week«
An homely meal of cabbage and ox-cheek«
You walk majellic in a nobler fcene,
Gutltlefs«>fev*ryangui(h, bnt the fpleeo;
With all the luxury of ftatefmen d^ne
On daily feafls of ortolans and wine.
Then tell me, fir ! if this defcriptinn*s true.
Is not your tailor lefs at cafe than yoo f
HardWicke, great patriot I envy*d, loVd, careft,
Mark*d by each eye, and hugg'd to ev*ry bread ;
Whofe bright example learns ns to admire
All Cowper's graces, and all Talbot's fire—
Firm to his truft, whatcf er bribe* aflail.
Troth guides bis fword, and juftice holds his fcale.
8ay, is not he more happy than the throng
Of beardlefs templars melting o*er a fong 7
Than him, who, buried in a country town*
Engroflcs half a folio for a crown.
Heroic giory in the martial frene
Spread ev*ry plume to dignify Eugene—*
On Marlhro*s helmet fat, in all htr pride.
And proudly frown'd at all the world befide.
And fiire you'd think it a moft fad difgrace
If enfigos Uv*d as eafy as his grace.
A—.
Dear Sir! reftrain the prejudice of youth,
And calmly liften to the voice of truth.
When firft th' Almighty fire hi^ work began,
And fpoke the minglinji^ atoms into man.
To all the race with gracious hand was giv*n
One common frrrft, and one equal heav*n ;
They ihar*d alike thi« uniTcrfal hall,
The Tons ol freedom, and the lordn <'f alL
The poets too this lacred tru h difpUy'd,
From cloud t- pt Pindus to the l.atiao (hade.
They fung that ere Pandora fond of (Irife,
Let loofe each embry t-mifery of life.
All nature biigh'tn'd in one golden age.
Each fire a monarch, and each fon a fage;
Eternal bleffings flow'd to all the race,
Alike in riches^ as alike in f lace-
Suppofe then, Sir, that new difiin^ioos fince
Have plac*d a flave forae leagues below a prince ;
Yet eale and joy, difpaffion'd reafon owns.
As often vifii cottages a«k thronft.
See ! in yon valliey, whik the roeNowing grain
Embrowns the flope, and nods along the plain,
A crowd of ruftic* doomM to dailv toil,
Pilann tkc forcfti or eoiich the Ira :
Not in that elegance iof dcda amyM
That charm*d Arcadia's hills, and Tctape*i tiMti
Where Fhyrfis, ihelterM in fome happier grove.
The loArly fcene of folitude ind love.
His breafi all rapture, and his f<nil on dre, .
Now wove the garland, and bow fwept the lyxc s
No, — *tis plain Colin, Hobhiool, and Ned,
Unflciird in numbers as in booka unread.
Who from the winter's deadly blaft to (hoo.
But face the dorm, and drtKlge through ev*ry fan |
Then feek the cotuge, where the h(Mmely bowl
Smooths ev'ry brow, and opens ev*ry fotil ;
Speeds the fame fbcial warmth from bread to
breaft,
And bids them laugh at Verres and his creiL
When honeft Colin fees the ihining all
That gilds the 'Chan;re, and dignifies WhitehaHi
Loft in the fcenes oT turbulence and flrife, .
The farce of grandeur, and the pomp of life^
He fteais impatient to his native fliade.
And longs to grafp his waggon and his fpade ;
Heedlefs of ev*ry charm, of evVy grace.
That forms the goddefs in Fitzv^ter*s face.
That lends to Finch her majefty of mien —
He would not change his Sufan for a queen.
Believe me. Sir I difiindion, pomp, and nolle.
Corrupt our tempers, as they cloud our joys :
And furely, when the focial fpirit*s broke,
A ilar*s a gewgaw, and a lord'» a joke.
Without thofe robes, thole gorgeous ba^tellet.
That deck our nobles, and that charm our belles |
Without a crane-neck*d chariofs fmooth career;
Without the wealth of Indus in your ear ;
Without a group of pi^ures dearly bought.
Where Titian's colours vie with GuidoV thought ;
Without the fruits of Spain, the wines of France i
Wi'houf an opera, and without a dance ;
Y'to may live happy, as grave dodors tell.
At Rome, at Xunbridge, in a grot or crll.
From iky to Iky tK' imperial bird of J(>ve
Spreads his broad wing, and chundVing grafpt hit
I'he mighty bull, by genial zephyr fway*d, [love |
£nraprur*d courts his heifer to the fliade ;
I'he feather 'd warblers pair on cv*ry fpray.
The grove re-tchoing with the fpr.f^htly lay|
While the gay tribe of infedlt blifbful (hara
The joy4 of love, and people all the air.
All, all that in the depths of ocean lie.
Graze on the plain, or flcim along the iky.
Fondly purfue the end by nature giv'n,
Life all their aim. and quitt all thtir heav*n.
If then no foogfters grudge the bear hi» ihigh,
The hound his noftril, or the lynx his eye ;
Nor feel a pan^ though Afric's fliaggy brood
Majeilic fialk the nOnarchu of the wood ;
Why fiiould you think your f lltude a tombg
If Pulteney ha^ a title and a plumb ?
M— .
But foft— reftrain this turbulence of war,
This mimic image of the wurdy bar ;
Left you (bould fcem to copy Henly*s lore.
Who gravely kills objcdions by the fcore.
Behold that wretch, by every woe diflrcfs'df
Want in his eye, and horror in his breaft ;
A thoufand namelef* agonies of pain
iUck cv'rj aorve, tad bura chrvugh et^rj vtdi |
«»e ■'■pio'gtl'^i*''
He l!v<i Id TulTer, rad but ipetk* to nwan.
And DumWri rvcrf minuri tvy i ginm.
Ii hi then lis]>py ! Weft wiih tvory j.ij
Thiiglowi..!. LVul>i;hcek.orDDrrcI'srTc?
Shill wc protUjui him blcll, wHhotii rcbuie,
And raok a. murl^r'd brggir ^wiIh i duke ?
A— .
Beliere me, Sir, ejth morf*l h« hit fesr.
Each foul an aT^K"'"!' '"d tuch eic i lear;
Achn. ptiD-. -iiJ Sfv-.It enryhmn dIThI,
Ard ^^unt jIiIl-- ihc tity and the rale. '
pomp lOM- ptmtcd Tiffeb roll.
gcDi« ihtt gltre ftuni pole Co
Fiaughi
Though hc"lf^ inif(iicioin gild« ytiir every grai
Ner - ■ ■ -
1'hougb groo'.
Thalchjrm'.!
po£rtr»-d of j;i
On rully's ;];.
Though all ih,
That nattfii.. L
Enrieh your I
Can ihcy U-r,..
The pang U. I
Confefcvi,
Dir.af.i,g.i-(.
Wiihobt difiiii
diiiun
ith all thtf riigr ity nf nil
'illari, and now thiimi in Pitt
■ eloquence ihM hung
d dr.ip. ffnni Miiffaj't tOBgoe
III It, and 'hai Mtlion bevi,
lie'in. (irjE-ifj Ji-oi creft.
.h. ani) hliie upon your breifi;
i^kcrcntOKl-".
,^ or iht itar f. flow f
i(tiaiiJI-hrJl|. oflife,
:if>on.. f'-llin, m^fe
u tvery foul perpld,
, ;>nd pi'^y rm ill ihe feX.
!T?r, and ihit wmgi the Dow,
n Cm
iHdc «l in
["alio ihebrtn';
> patri'il broU-,
nl.lbcWtft-
Tchool hoy't theme,
m of a Tir^^'t dirnrh ;
nebr»d froh d. file.
f, and l^3t ihobt admire
ry bLft IH.TM.
tDuchci iiiio ^Id.
BIRTH AND EDUCATION OF GENIUd.
E...i»dfci.r...
Mu(iallbe<'>l
An.ltakcll...>
u' rriitn the fthooli.
•I. that chrA to vlaW,'
n!,,n,ofl.,ow,
IT, n..ji(iie(harrti.,
, r, r.'i: r where fpirii wirini;'
^ Ji (jIU by juO ilfgrr«S
r. d., ron p . f eiff'j
-.■'. .uulinl' trimitcfltiai,
l.^iniKDy of lunb,-' ~ -
Were fom'il bf Glover*! fkilfnl glanec^
At Cbtirca, when you learnt to dance,
'Tit fo with oiin — Hhi lalenu reft
Mi-diapen embryiM in hit bttaS ;
Till tduewion'i eye eipl-T»
I'hc Hccpicg intcUcaual pow'n.
Awakfi the dawn of wit and feoft,
And lighlb them imn rTCcllenre.
On [hii iltptnili the ptiiot S'taCi
The fine inEenuoni fee! olfame.
The manly Tpirit. brave and bdd,
Superior lu the taint ofl^bld,
The dread of iofinlf , the zeal
Of houL.Lr, and the public ««1,
And ill thi.fc vi^« w?iich prcfage
The ghirici c.f a riCng age.
, But. It iving ail thefe graver ihiogt
To ftitcfmcn, morslill., and king.,
Wliiirc huGnefi 'lii facb pointi to fcrtle—
Ring ai>d '■"' ■>"■<-•' >■•'
Mcai ■ ■■
Flow
^.-
■vhilel
■.c her V.
pudently dares aftiirc
To lliiie the wreatli with Swift and Prfor,
S)iall lell an >1Ieg<dc tale,
Where iiurli Vn h.d benra'h the «riL
One A| ril motn, n> Phtchui playM
Hi> caroli in rhr Delpliic Itiade,
A r-jnipb, Cill'd Fancy, blithe mi free,'
rht fav'tite child of l.iberiT,
Heard, it ft.e lovM atrait tire fliio,*
I he bold enihufiaflic ilriiD;
Slic heard, and Il-iI by vtaitn dcfire, ' -
lo know ihe anifl of liie lyre, '"■
L'rtpi fofily rt a'ftvtetalctoye, ,* "
Hid in the nnibnge of the grove.
And, peeping ihrtogh the myr'fe, Qrf ' ' '
A handlomc, jouog, celedial b«u,
itureV fopha (Ircrch'd along.
*.king hat,
Striick with hi. fine ]
naieflic
Ling ire ihe melting air wuo'er
bhe try'd, in eefljey, E^torc;
And, what a piude Will ihirlt but OitJ,
P< pp'd out, and (urttey'd n* the god.
M ccliui. gallant, polite . and, keen aa
viiaryrFVcti'
gincefulai
4ftit^lr,
Cmif.l.in'J <.r U'c li^lHiTbtni IN.
b Ihon. he gai'd. h> >Wl'd;1ie fltliM," '
He funa-lie lljuciM, lit-ift'd, SiU ly'd, '
With(l,tha*ilc^cr)■(if7Il. ' '
ThxFant^gavt Mnisiriirrheift,
Hit etlrcWmi quiiir tor^nt.
And waiicii nn h'm in M.jprfi.
hi Irngih I'^linif (he i^c i !".D.
AibriHiaiii s«'hi» fir* rWSiin.
I'ntc ether wai the vifa| fsy
That lighitdiip hii IliifT (tay;
The nympha. the rc.rT-Grlecr'd hpuri,
11>e dryaiTa uf the Wnudi nod bow'r*.
The erarowiTh their loofni'd zM;'
Tbt nutowlttilfcdt h«rci<u^A^inif> •
•41*. THE WORKS OP CAWTHORN. ^J^|
Ynoog lephyw of the fofteft wine.
Chief he idmir"d lh»! learned pi«e ~
The loTci thii watt opun ihe rpnitg.
Wr'>tc by the fabulift uE Greece.
Wil with hit g»i tEuciiU aiitth.
Whe-e wifdom fpeak. in crow, and cucki.
Allended at the iiiGint't binb,
And cuiming fneaki intP 4 (oi.
And (i\A. Ut GiniB. be hi. nan.t.
Ill (hnii.aitiowhiaop'ningparli.
Aoi hii the faircn wreath of func.
Rife r«i the culture nf the arct. ,
The gDETipigoDe, the chtift'niuR oVr,
Beta me i" en'ry hour aculer,
Atiil Geniui now 'iwi« three iD<i (out.
Ap.<llol.,ok'doulf"raiutori
Fhicbui, icordiae tn the rule,
But had a world oF paint to find
Refolv-d to fenJ hi. fcn to fchool .
This arrilt of the human miad.
And, knowing mil the trt>J» of yauih.
For, in K-tod Truib, futl maay an aft wa«
Refixo'd him to the nuicron Truth,
Among ibc dnaort of Pamalfiit,
Who liarce had ftjH enough to leach 1
VfhU hut, urknomi to pride ind pcif, wm
Near hi* .wn Dticle at D^'lphot.
Old I.illy-i element* of fpcech ;
The ren'rend dame, who fcund the thilJ
Aiidknewatinuchof n-enandmorali
A little mirchierntii. and wild,
At do<»ar Rock of oret and con\u 1
Taught him at fca to fpeU and read.
Ai Irngth, with much of thought and car*, ^ .
To (tj hi» praycn, ard get hi* creed—
He found a mafterfor hi. heir; -
Woulit oTlen tell him of the Iky,
A li^arned man, admit to fpeak 1
And what a cti.i>e it i< to lie.
Pure Latin, and your attic Greek; i
She chid hitn when he did ttr.iU.
Wdl known in aU the curt, of fame, .
When well, ihe blefi'd him wilh > hifi.
Anl CrIticifm wai hi. name.
Her fillet ttmp'rance, fage, and quid.
Beneath a tutor keen and fine aa |
l'refLd<.-d at bin mealt and diet :
Or Ariftotle, or Longinui, (
She watch'd him with religiont care.
Beneath a lyoi'i eye that law
And fed him with the fimpleR [ate :
The llighiea liictary flaw.
Would »e*et let the uiehin eat
Young Geniui trod the path of knowledge.
Of pi<Ued pork, or botcher'i meat.
And grew the wonder of the college. ;
- But what of aliment earth yicldi
In garden., orcharLli^ woud^ and fieldi ;
He had them at hit Gnger'i-endt—
■Whate-er of ^cReuble wealth
Became an ace'raie imitator
V'a. tuttui-d by the hand of health.
Ct truth, propriety, and nature;
Difplay'd in every juft remark
The flroDg fagaciiy of Chu-fc j
.'■he cropp'd and dreft'd it, at (ht knew will,
Id many a mefi of foup and gruel -,
And now and then, lu cheer hit heart.
And pointed u»t the tatfe and Inie
iBdtilg'd him with a Sundaj'. tait
WiihallihefunbeamtofBoITu. f
A lufty iKafanl chanc'd to dwell
But though thit ailie fage retiu'd i
Hard by the foliiary cell :
Hl^ pupil", intellefiual mind.
Hi< name wai Labour^Ere the dawn
And gave him all that keen difcerning
Had broke upon the upland lawn.
Which mark, the charaaer of learning ;
He hied him to hi. daily toil.
Yet, a« he read with tnuth of glee ,
'I'o turn Ihe glebe, or mend the foil.
The trifle, of antiijuiiy.
Withhini young Geniui oft would go
And, flcniley like, would write epilUet
O'er dreary wallet of ice and fnow,
About ihe origin of whiillet ; ,
^Vi^h rapture climb the tloud-topt hill.
The fcholar took ht. mafter't trim,
Or wade acrofi the Ihallow rill;
And grew identically bim;
Or through ih" cnlansled wood purfue
Employ-d a world of paint to fetch Ui
The fuoillepi of » ftraggling ewe.
What Dirion firtt invented breti*ei ;
By (hefe faliguct he gut at l<nj;lb
Aflertcd that (he Roman focki
RubuDnef., and athletic Ctnntih,
Were bnider-d with a pair of clock. ;
epitili at light ai flica the gale
That Capui ferv-d up with her viauala
AlanK the lily fiUeiM vale.
An olio ofVenafran pickle*;
That Sifygambit drcti'd in blue.
The cherub heahh. trf dimple fieck,
tUt radiant on hit rofy cheek,
And wore her treOe. in a (jucue
And pave each ncrvt't elaflic fpring
In Oiori, he knew what Paulut Joviu,
I'he vif our of an eaglet'* wine.
Time now had roll'd, wilhTmooth career,
Salniariai Grzviiit,and Cronuviu.,
Have faid in fifty folio volumei.
ODTher>iht0UEhhitfe*ealh year.
Printed by Elievir in cdiimni. .
Though h; a tuiHe collage bred,
Apollo faw, with [Hide and joy.
The bufy imp had thought and read :
He knew ih- adfcnturu, r>tic by one.
But yc! had more than flight fufpicioD,
Of Robin Hood and Li'tle John 1
That all thi> load of erudition
Could One with fuirit, warmth, and grace.
Might overlay hi. pati. at once.
And turn him out a Iciiei'd dunce.
The woeful hunt of CheTy Chace :
And how St GuirEe, his fiery nag on,
He faw the lad had fill'd hi. fenfe -
l»«ftruj'4 Ui« «aft fijypuiu dtajon.
M
That thoDgh he read, with ipplintioD,
Yet wirp'riiflo much, in traih'* deGance,
Friim real to fiSitinD) fcicpcr.
He wa>, with all hu pride aad part*,
A mere mriliinic in the am.
That taetCuiet with a tule and line
What oature mianc far Ereai and line.
Phcehiu, who faw it rizht and wife wat.
To count! raa thii fatal biai,
Took h«nic hii fun with nii^htf hade,
And fent him to ihe fchool of ladc.
Thit Tchool Wat built bf wealth and peace,
Some agei lliicc, in elder Greece,
Jud when the Stagy rite had writ
Hi> Icauret on the pow'n of wit-
Hrre. flulh'd in all the b1a<un of jonth.
Sat bciuiy in the Oirine □( truili.
Here, all tiie finer am were (een
AITembled round their virj^in queen.
Here, j^ulpture on a bolder plan
Ennobled marble into man.
Here, mufic, wiih n foul on fire,
ImpalGon'd, breath *d along the lyre ;'
Aai here, the pain'er niufe difplay'd
T foini
light al
Bbi, fuch the fate, ai Hefiod llngi,
or all our fublunary ihiniti,
When DOW the lurk, with tword and hallen.
Had droTC reli|;i'in from her altaia.
And dclug'd wiih a fea of blood
'1 he academic dome and wood :
Afirigbted taRe, with wingi unfari'd,
Took refuge in the wcaern world [
And fetllcd nn the Tulcan main.
With all the mi-bi in hu train.
In thit calm fceiie, where talle withdrew,
Aod Icience ttimro'd her lamp anew ;
Yunnf: Geniut lar.g'd in eveif part
The liCooiry worlds nC art,
And froen their Gnilh'd (uimarefin'd
Hit own congenial warmth of mind.
And leatn'd with hippy Ikill to trac«
'I he magic painr« ol lafe and grace !
Hit Ityle grew delicately fine.
Hit numbcriBow'd along hi> line.
Hit petiodt manly, full, and fiiong.
Had all the harmony <fr>>ng.
Whene'er hit imagei betray'd
Too Qrong a light, too weak a Ibade,
Ot in the graceful and the grand
Conftft'd inelegance of hand.
Hit noble maflei. who could fpT
The Uightefi fault with half u e^e,
Set right by one etbeceal touch.
What feem'd too little or i*a wncb t
Till every attitude and air
Arofe fupremely full and fair.
Geniui w» now among hiabetlcn
DiOinguiOi'd at a man of lettcra.
There «a«cd Aill, tn make him pkllf^
The fplendour «f addrcfi ai>d ealc,
The [cuU en chanting tnien add air,
fuch a* we fee ia GiohaHM-SfMn
When Lady Chiilotte TftAt ind mewl,
Aiteiidfd by a fwarm ol I'lvo.
Geniuahid gui, to fay the truth,
A DUinncr aukward and uncourh ; ,
Sure fate nf all wha love to dwell
In wifdom'i l(>liiary cell : '
He wanted but a Tcrip and Si^S: ' '
Atid fii-l' 7r hr-r'^. '■- } -Tr.- in candlefl
DoW: -. ■*..■■ - . ! . ■„;.,
And ;. . ■.,..!!,
To be like him a dixiy cynic
Apollo, who, to do him right,
Wat alwayt perf^aiy polite,
Chagiia'd to fee hit fuB and heir
Dilhononr'd bj hit gape ind ftaM(
RffolyM to fend him to Verlaillea,
To l<^arn a niinuel of Matfcaiea :
But Venui. who had deeper rcadiil|
In all the mylleriea of brccdiog,
Obfer* 'd to Phiebu, that the nam*
Ol fnp aiid Frenchman waa the fane.
French minnen were, fbe fiud, a thinK wUdt
Thofe grave mllgnidad foola, the Eoriiik,
Had, in rleljilte <■( co.iimoii fcnfe,
Miftook U i>unl>- ncclicnce :
By wbicl. ihcLr i.iiion llrangely funk ii,
And half [licit nnblctlurn'd to numkeya.
Sbc ihoUfiht ii Setter, as the cili; WM,
To fend yi.un,! Ueniut to the gtacet :
Thofe fwtct di>iniiiei, iKc bid.
Would form bini in the myrtle (hade ;
And leach him moie, in half an hour.
Thin licwii ur hit pompadour.
Phcebu. aKfci'd— the graiea took
Their nolile pupil from hi» book,
Allow'd him at their fide Id rove
Along their iiwn dDmeOic erove.
AmidD tlu luund i>f melting tycei,
Soft-wrea:hin|r fniilc<, and young defirei;
And when toiifin'd by windi or (bow'nt
Within their amacaulhiDC buw't*.
They uught him with addrelt and lUlt
To ibineai ombre and quadtllkii
Or let him read an ode or play.
To wing the gloomy hosr away.
Geniut w>< (hi'Pm'd — diviorly plac'4
'Midll beauty, wit, poliienefi. tal)< ;
And, h»intc every houi belero fcioi
The fiurit modeltof decorum.
Hit minncri louk a fairn plf ,
Eipreflion kindled in hittye;
Hit frellure difen(!itt'd, and dcui.
Set olT a fine majellic mien i
And gale hi> happy puoi'r loplnla
1 be nablcH elegance of cafe.
Thui. by the ditcipline of art.
Geniui fhone ont in head and heart.
Fonn'd froni hit fitR fair Ma>im in yonUi,
By Temp'nnceand her filler Tiuth,
HeknTwlhefcientificpage
Had learnt with critic Ikill is reia
The wLldneft of hi< nctivc v)un i
That critic'lklll, tbouf fa cfol and tWI^
Rcfin'd beneath tlte era of Tifie :
41^ THE WORKS O
nil vnfaibutjiag tnien mi air,
nil awkward giii, hii haugbly flv«.
And every nain ihu wit dcbibi,
Wtrc iMlwd off among the Gracei ;
And Geniua cofc, iii [ucm and mind,
The ficft, the grcaiell of nuokiud.
A LETrEil- TO A CLERGYMAN.
Ir f*me, deir Miin I the Irnth rerealj,
Vour friend, tbe baron, hat the fcali.
With two compeett, bit rcvoeiid broihers, —
Willei and Sir EirdlT, are (he othen.
Jullice, who long had {era anfie&
Her faireA image on hi) bread,
Pbc'd him her rnhdirate, to awe
The nitioo on her bench tif law <
And DOw,tu make her traik complete,
H». >hron-d him on her roercj-ftat.
I'll hold you. Mun '. an honrlt guinci,
That ptft ambiiiun'i bnf;f in yoo ;
You itiind r.o more yoor linlc tropi.
Nor encr att the price of hop> ;
Nor grieve about fuih Idle ihiogi
.At hatF thetramp), and all rhe kicp :
But, bled «ach night with obieiS:) brighter.
Behold 1 TiGonarj' mitre :
And feethe lerBemear yon (land
Klaieflic with hi. filler i>»nd.
Well -if, aa mtltenftnw forelelit,
Tt h your fale i
Thru
i^frthef
ic drain.
Yet, fond 10 Ire, when priy'ii begin,
E d, ihy htlfrnclire thin,
With all that TcnetaMe bnfli on,
Sepoling'bn > wlvet cufliion ;
I would ihe man of humour quit.
And think the bifliT'p worth the w!t.
But, hark you.L r: ai you mrait
To be a bifhop, or a dein.
And mDl), of courfe; look f^avt, and big,
I'd have you f^ a bettervig : '
You know fui well, wtiert cheek by jole,
■We waited on hit Graeeat Know] ;
Though that (rim.artift, barber Jackfon,
With iron* hoi. and fingcnplanie.
To make it lookeceleOaflic
With all hit faint, and eombi, and ore,
Hefcarce conUcurl a lingle hair.
It would be right loo, let'me tell you.
To buy a gown nf new prnnella;
And bid your maid, tbe art who know),
Repair y^nr tiSoc al the elbowt.
Lord < what ■ Tudden ahera^n
Will wwt on your culled llation !
Will DOW put ona fofierinlen,'
And lucS W WpOK, IMr. Dna;
E CAWTHORN.
Or, if you're nude a mitred peer.
Humbly entreat your grace'i ear.
Poor Adami too, will funk and flare.
And trembliog neil hcbind your chair ;
Or elfe, with holy leal addrefling.
Drop on hit kneet, and aEk your hlcdiug.
And now, my worthy friend : etc jct
We read it b liic next Gazette,
That TutWay Uft a royal writ
Wat fent by Secretary Pitt
To all and fingular the Qalli
Prebendal in the diunJi of Paul*),
Commanding ihcm to choole and nUDc
A bifhop of uufpotied fuue :
And warmly recommending thee
At prelate of the vaiutfrc;
It will not be amiftio know
Beforehand what you have to do.
FirH, M you'll want a grave divine
To guard your kitchen from difurdera.
And fchool the youlbi who come for orden;
Take not an academic liplin.
But, for your life, mike S a diapUin.
He't tall, and folcnu), fuft, and fleek.
Well read in Latin, and in Greek ;
A proper man to icU the clerum
Ahoul Eurchiui, and Si. Jerom ;
And would a* loon a fiend embiace a«
Give up a jo: of Athanaliu*.
Then, u to what a bilhop fleece).
In procurationt, fines, and leafea, '
And hoarding up a world of pelf.
You'll wain no lleward but yonrfelF:
For, faith ■ your lerdlbip hai gr.-^ Otill in
The virtue, of a IpUndid (billing ;
Ami know, a) well a. Child and Hoare *,
That two and two will make up fuur.
THE REGULATION OF THE PASSIONS
llurque ne I' Ufo per cui fur coBieffo
i^' implcghi il fo^^io lluce, e le govemi ;
Et a fuo Scnno or upidc, or ardetiti,
Le faceia : ec ur le aSrciti, ec ur le allcnti.
Vrj. yet, dear Sioici hide it at yno can,
The fphere .>f pleatorc it the frhtrc of man !
Thit warm* our wiffici, animate, our loll.
And foim. alike a Ncwtnn, or in Hoyle ;
• all the ro.ll to all the foul rrganli.
Whether fhe dell in p»nei>. or in card).
In every huVnin hir;in ihetc live, enlhrin'd' ,
Seme a'oni pregmni with th' eihercil mind ;
Some pUtlir povtV, (Sine intelleflual ray.
Some genial fun-hfam from the fourcn of day i
Something 'hat, viarm and riUlefi to ifpirc,
Wnrki ihe ynung hrart, and fe't the foul on firff.
And bid- 111 all our inboru pow'n employ
~ at;li the phantiu" of idtil jvy.
M &
At
Were it Bot fa, the rani, all 4e*4 wid loft.
Like tht ikll clIlTbaiQih ttJ imfaSHvt froft,
Form'd im no end, and in^'iteiit lopluJe,
' WanU lie inaaive oo tbe cauchof eifc:
And, heedled of proud fame't imiuartil t>f ,
Sleep all her duli dlvinit; amy. .
And yet, lei but a lephyr'i breath begin
To (lir the latent eicellcpce wiihin —
Wak'd in thai tnomeni') elemental Orife,
d nemi
Th' eipandinf; heart delighli I
oCUfe;
:d leap and gloir,
1 ne puiie to Kioaic, una uie tear to flmr ;
Strong and more Oiong the tif;ht eelelliil (hineii
Eicb ihnught ennoblei, uid each feofe rcfinet, '
Till all the foul, lull op'niDg to the flune,
Eialtito virtue wlul Ak felt fat (uae.
Hence, juQ ai nature pcaau the kindred Git,
One pliet the pencil, one avatea the iTre ;
Tbii, with an Halley'i luxnrr of {wl,
Calli the wild needle back upon the pole,
Mgpi hair the wind>,aDd givntbe bil to flf
In cv'ry ocean uf the uAic ft^; .. . *
While he whofe vail espadoDinuDd explora
Ail nature'! fcenet, and nvnre't Gnd adotei*
SkillM in each dnq; the laryiofi world prondef,.
All earth embofoms and all ucemhideaf
Eipeig, like Heberden, the joung diiaalc.
And roltetii anguifti id the fmili of eaTc.
The paflion
1 aU hen
Kgi»e.
Fill up the foul, and Icn.
To them we owe fair tmdi'a BOfJMttcd .plgc,
The i^en'roiii patriot, and (he moral Ctgcf
The hand ihu formi the geonetric line.
The tje that piercci thiaiigh ih' nobow'U'd mine.
The tongue that thunden eloquence along.
And the fine ear that loeltt it into long.
And yet tbete palTiaaa which, on natnre't pbB,
Cill oot the hero while ther fn™ the mait,
Warp'd from the lacreri line that nature gi>t|
Ai nieinly ruin ai they nobly la«Si
Th' ethereal fuul ihai hear'n itfdf tnlpirei
With all it<Tirtuci,andi«iifaallit(fiic^
Led by thefe lyrent to Tome wikJ enrcmc,
Seti in a vapour when it ought to beami
Like a Dutch Tim ihit in the antnmnal Ocy <
Looki through a log. and rifen but to die.
But he whole at^ivf, unencumtiM'd mind
Leavea thi< low earih, and sll ii> mifti behind.
Fond in a pure uncbuded flty to g\aw,
Like the brif[ht orb that rifei on the .Co,
■.r hdir the globe with (leady (plendoar <hiD«f,
Andi
penn
full (et that DitB wu made
To lace the Itorni, not laaguiih in the Aide :
ASion't hi> fphere, and. for ihn fpheie defipi'd,
Elecnit pleafurei open <n hii tnlitd.
For ihis, fair hiipe leidt -la th' impafDoB'd lonl '
Through lifL''- wild labyrinth! loher diflaai goal;
Painit in each dream, tn fn ih* genial lUDc,
The pomp <>t rich r>, and the peid* of func ;
Or funiHygivet ri'Bedion'i cooler Cf> '
A glance, an imaRc of a foture Ikjr.
TcI.ihoUKbkiiidHeav'npoiMaoBCth'siMning
That Icadt thioagh niture np tobUltnd Cod ;'
of lint God, Mid oil hi* *oIc« divine. t
Spciki in the heart, n( teachu troni ihe ttuin^i \ -
Man, tcebly viiii, and lajpounilr wife, . .;•
Difdaint the cnanni lent hint from the lki«i i
Tiilcled of all th*r winue Ki*t« to plufe,. . ;
For thoU|rhl too u^w, and too mad (or ude, ' a,
Ffom wilh to wilhinHfi'onadvorinloa, >k
Tor ever {trueilliDgi and lot tvcT li'fl; 'I
tie fcomi rcligiOB, though her ferapha tall.
And nnw, let loofe is all our hopea and fean;.
A) pride infpiri.<i,at ambition teari, .1'.'
From e»'ry tie, Irom ev'ey dulyfreed. '
1 balin
Dead ei'ry fenfe, each partide divine, . ! ' .''
And ^\l the maneinhratert ia (he fwioe; '.: .
Thefe drench in luanry'auubrorial bowl
Rcafon't lall Tpark, and draio oflall the foal. . .
Thole for vain wealth fly on from pole to pale.*i '
Where windi can waft ihes, and where Uat ett
roll.
While otfaira, wearied With the farce ofpaw't-, .'
Or mid vriih riot in the midnight hour* , 1
With Spain'i proud maiaich to a cell NtiNk
Or, Ncto like, let half the globe on fir».
Sirotch'd on high-iow'iing Daier'i iandy bed,
Wirhoiit a coflia, and wdthnut a head; :"
A diiiy fill clotbo'er hi> body thrown,
By maikicfniibryalmoD unkflnwn, < >
Without a friend to pity, or to lave, _-t . 1 ■! . ;
U'ithoui a dirge to confecraie ilie giavt.'
Greai Suffolk I >ei ha who f nr yetn had Otna,
Cii|;Und'alli(h Henry! oMreH to thytlmDe.
What brott it now , that hlftiioi; frniti* hung '
All ear, all ripitirv na iu»*nf!tl toni^e^
Ah! what availa th' enorraoui blue beMtisen
Hiidawn of glory, and hit clDlingfeetteji '
When tuui;hly Fiance hit beiv'n-boni ptmr'ao-
dnt'J,
And Anj.,u-. prircefs Ihealh'd Britannta'i fwotd !
Aflc ye vvtiat botd'coiifpirasy oppreft. • ^•.- .-. :'T
A chief fo bannnr'd. and a chief lalikB h < . . ..
Why, bift of power, (hat wreck'd hiin\Qmfbatd
On courii' vim lfaallawt,asd thsfutf bIAbbb.c
.\ Glo'l^r'i monler, and a aation't t^tutfi,'""''
Ciird loud foe
And hanen'd death, on Aibion'i ohal^.iimK^,- '
Toend (he eiilc iry a piratc'i hand. ^ -.'<' ""-i- >
' yleafurc, my fiicnd ! an ibia.fide.roHp lie*^'
It may be vig'roui, but itjnnll be wUe:
And when our oi^ipa onee that rad attate, .
EachAepbeysadit ia a ftep topain. ' ■ '
For aflc the nan tvhob appelilea porlU ■■ •' ■ ■■
Hnch loofe ILosana of the ft«W[ ''< . ' '!■■'
WhatanDOteatlilllnuryrBfiBe tin ; i- -
Hi<tafte,Uid teaeb,hiia-libw todlMi'' " ■•■
Who cannot drinlc till Spain'> rich vlntajte Sow,
Mii'd with theciMlne^ker Deoember'dfiidiirc
Alk him. if all thole (cftafin ihaiaiMi''
The polfe of rapiare, andtheri^ of loW,
When wine, w<i. woman, all their pow'namplaf.
And ei'ry fenfe !• hill in ev'ry joy, ■ ■-
F.'er fill'd hii heart, aikd~beain'd upon bh breaft '
Cooient't full fuaOilaei «idt tha calm 4f rcS !
Odii^
it»
THE WORKS OF CAWTHORN.
Ko virtue enlj gl*** f'ir frtte lo Ibiae
Aod bMlih, O hmi tenp«ruiee '. it thine.
Hence ilie poor pea^fR, «horo Uboriiiu* TpiiJe
Sid-lhcTOUghcraf;of hiiriohraib mil Ih*dc,
Tecio In [be quiet oi his jteni*! n[|{ht(
A blif* Riore genuine thin (he club iit White'a ;
And bM in full eichingc foi Time md weikh,
Ilcrcnkiin vigour, ind eremal hetiih.
Of bloominE cenim, jadpineiit, wir, jioOefi'd.
T\j pocli emied, ind by peeri earcft'd ;
Hjiojxi merer (iv'd Ctoni Uf!a] doom,
■With roy»l f««our crown'd lot y«r« (u com*.
O haiil ihnu, S>n(>e ' knnivn ihy lot to prize,
Ad 1 ficred held fair friendOilp't nen'roui lies)
Hidl) thou, linure to wifdom. virtue, truth,
Curb'd ibB wild [allie< of impc^uou. youth ;
Had but Iby life bun eqn<il M thy layt,
Id vala had cn*y flrave to bltft ihy bay);
In Viiti ihy niothcr'a narellntlnfr pride
HadlbaTetiipulfa thee helplcfi from hrrGd<;
>'air camperenee had lent Her genial dowT.
And bniiing peace tdorn'd thy eveninR-honr ;
Tcue pIcaTure would hive led thee to her Ibrioe,
friend to merit had been ihii
Blef.'d «
n hadft leimt wit);
ie ft boon that he»v'n e
i^gnry [o
in give.
The fcorn of wealth, the threif of
I4ar fauKbl from prilbD a refuse in ihe grave.
Th' immortil Rembcaudt all hi< pifiurea made
Soft u ihrrr unioo into light and Oiade :
"Whene'er hii eoioiin wore too hcght an air,
^ Undrsd Ihidow took off all ihe glare ;
^Vhenc'er that niadow, carclcfily embrown 'd,
Stole iRi the lioia, and brcalh'd i )(loom aiuunil.
■rh'a
anift tl
ili'd a fclory from a pifiur'd (ky ;
Tilt boih ih' oppufitiK pnwen mii'd in one.
Cool ai (tie eight, and brilliant a> the liin.
PiUiDnt. like coloutt, have their flrength and
eafe,
Thofe too inGpid, and too gaudy thefe ;
Some on (he heart, like Spagnoitiii't, thiomr
FiSitioui horroti. and a weight of wue ;
Some, like Albano't, catch from ei'ry ray
Tuo tiiong a funlhine, and <oo rich a day ;
Oilim, with Carlo'* Migdalent. require
A quicker rpicit, and a touch of fire;
Or want, pahapi, though cC cclellial race,
Curreglo'i foftticft. and a Cuido'a grate.
Wuu'Jft thou then tcuh what KinibriUidt'* ge.
And live [he model thai hii penal drew,
Form all thy life with all bi< warmth Divine,
Ctc4t at hit plan, and fauliUla at hii line;
l.el aJI thy paSont, like hit colour*, play.
.■Strong wiiliout harlhncli, without Rliriiig ^j :
ConiraQ ibcm, corh them, fprcad ihcm, ot eon-
J^noable thefe, and thofe forbid la IhilWi
With cooler Ihadei ambition'* £re allay.
And mildly melt the poaip of pride away ;
Her raliibow-iobe from vanity remove.
And foften malice with (he fmile of love;
Bid o'er revenge the chariiicji prenil,
Nor let ■ giacG be liieii wilbuui a tai| :
Sd (halt thou lifenheiv'a itretTdellgn'it.
Ea(h polfe congmiil with th' tatormin; niinj,
Eich a<.<lion flition'd in iii proper place,
Kacii viriue btooming with itt native gmci .
Each paffinn *i)t'roiit inilt juft degree.
And the fair whole a perfed rymoictiy.
THE LOTTERY.
mind to
dli>.
And live, if hit cllate would bear it
On turtle, ortalana, and dircc :
Pur thii he went, ai fonaiN'* call.
To wait opnn her at Guildhall ;
That it, like many other thick wilt.
He bought a fcorc of kittery licken.
And faw them rile in dreadful canki
Converted to a fcore of hianfcv
nmaz'c], and vci'd to lind hit fchemc
DdolivL- a> a midnight dream.
He curt'd the geddeh o'er and o'er,
Coll'd her a mcrcrnary whore ;
Wat alwayi dup'd by im|judeiice,
Thai men of wit were but her toott.
And all her favourt were for fooli.
He faid. and with an angry gripe
Snatdi'd up hit fpcculativc p>pe;
And, that he might hit grief allay,
Read half a page in Seneca.
When, lo : a phantom, tall, and i hln,
Knock'd at the door, and enter'd in :
And fccm'd to tread upon a globe —
Whiflc'd round the room with h*ughly air.
And toLfe'd into an elbow cimr-
Thi^n with a hold tertiHc look.
Which made the doiSar drop hit book,
Addrcft'd him tkui : Thou wicked tailcE !
An nut attiim'd to call tne huloi .'
Why, whai'i thy confeijuinte and pans
Thy IkiU in letien, or in am.
That I, poor fortune! mull bcUAur'd.
Kick'd.bully'd. cuiv'd, aiiui'd. aDdhefior'tt,
Bcaufcfurfeoili— ifeverrnatt thcc/—
Thou'rt not fo wealthy at Da ColU t
However, at thou hifl fame virtue*,
Apd koow'Q my liv'riie Ti<nt Curteii.
I'llpuintilieeouta way to be
AlmuUai rich a inBii aihc.
Send to the bank tbia day and buy
Ten lickiit in llie lottery ;
And bid your boueft friend, the broker,
Endorfe the name o{ M— M ;
The Cacred numben then cnnlign
DevDDlly [D the taii-ime'i Qitinc :
Thai it, in humbler rhelatic,
Prefent them by your foolman Dick,
And lell her, in a billet-doui.
" My dear, thefe iickett arc (or you,
" An <>ffi:rinE from an hein that'. fpUc
" ^UQd» by youc leiife ud wit.
" Yet bit the ptte, to tell Ton tne,
" T6tefp it! own AtiT «id( to tisw,
" And thfl-cfore hop^i you'll noi fargct
" Togin m; h>lf of whitT"<l8"'"
Mt lift out, Jemmf , ihtm'tt be greii—
Fivt thbufand pciunitt 1 a good eflate :
For be ■irurM, that though ihe p<ie(t.
The rniall philoropherii, and nn-wlo, ' "
I>rct«n<l that I'm to wonh urkind.
And impudfill)' paini mc blind,
I JO cm fee thy tharmer'i tnfrit,
Her tide, her <U|in'<yi at<d fpiric ;
HaTi often liften'd to htr Ibnf,
And Role perruafinn from her conftue ;
And am rrfolT'd, thouf^h all ihe fhrrirt,
S'oct-)i bbcri. bnikert. pimpi, and ]ew>.
Frown, ciitre,eiponu1ite, and tally,
With all ihe longuei of ill the alley.
To s;i*e her, oot ot Id« and leal.
The richcft number in the wheel.
LADT JANE GBFY TO LORD CUILFORtl
DUDLEY. ]
/■ Ibi Mannn tf OviJ.
TaoM thde dark cella, in fable pomp imy'd,
"Wlicre ninht') blank honor ibreathei decpcrlhtde,
Wbera ev'ry honr fome iwrnL viCon bringa
or pale aiTsf^ni and the Ibioudi nf luni;*.
Vhal eomfcitli can > wrciched wife ifTord
Tke Ua £id mnmenta of her dring lord 1
With what fund tear, what loie-impafEon'd ligh,
Sooth (he dear mourner ere he reicji rhe llty )
Ye pow'rt of lang that ei'ry thotd infpire
When Rome'ifoft Ovid w«p*alonj; hiilyt*:
Ye aniFCl-foundt that Troy't great HeAor RiourD,
V/htn hii kft conlort blerdt ■p<Hi hit um !
1 eith irc, ye virUen ' reach thii firain otwae
1-ike ytn (o kindle, and like you lo flow.
AUi ! in vain yc bid ynut waimthi divine
Wake all the tiring, and live through all ih< line.
Spite of tharewarmth>,th' immortal mimbi^ lof
Cool from my hard, and faiihlch to my foul;
Too faint a wilh. loo calm ■ tiRh impart.
Hide half m? nrrirf. and lell hut half my heart;
Lofe the fond an^uilb of this flowing (ear.
And the kern pang that lean and Eorturea therr.
'Ti« ftid that (oul<, totave'ifnfl union wroDghl,
Conirrfe by fileni fympathy of thought :
The fierce in-patience of tny breaft be thine :
And when fome tender, recollefiing Ggh
Pouti the bi); paDion froni each weeping lyt.
When wrapt, and wild, thy fond ideaa roll.
And all my image takei up alt ihyloul;
I'hink that tny bread ihe fame dear tumultatnove,
At keen an anxuilb, andai foft mlove ;
I'liink th>[ I hear ihy pray'ri, eiplere ihy feari,
ei|ih lo thy li^'hi, and weep with all ihy nan i
From all ihy wilheK all thy pbnBtiea fee,
Aed feel for Guilfonl ill he reeUrorme,
Ah I where are now the Joya my batj drew
far ever blownjng, and (or ever new 1
-e the dear fwnet ihu meditation aid,
■ill'a fnft murmur, and th'embow'rlDg (hade;
■e alt the heartfelt chariiie* that move
ifariutht of nplure in the pulfe uf Uvc!
Loft, loll for ever, like ih' eihctral fire
Ghni through the Iky lo gliiier and expire.
Hiiie it, yc pow'rt ! the US, ihe riilcmn itf
That gave a Dudley to the hoofr »f Grey :
Fur, O ! when lo the altar'. Fuot we cimc.
And each fond rye cnnfefi'd the kindling Qante ;
Jul) ai the pticd had jofn'd my hand to thioe
An awful iren!or (honk ihc halldw'd flirine,
A fudden gloom the facied walln aiiay'd,
Aiid round ihe taperi threw an azure (hade; ,
I'fii; windi blew hollnw unhide voice of pain, .
Aeii^l cehori Egh'd ihiough all the fane ;
'TwatGod himfclf. that from Ih' empyreal ILy,
l.nrik'd ui^iuipiciouf on the nupiiil tie.
And r'ly'fK taught, at propbcciei of vroc, ',
ThrfbrineitniremM*. andtht wind to Mow.
I) ! had ihy Llood drunk in r..me fell difcife,- '
From each chill pini'ti of ih' aummnil bricae,^'!
Hod yon keen fun, triih all the rage of pain,
Witi|['d everv [ulfe, and ftnreh'd up (»ery vehli"
i-.itinc.ii(h'd Guiltord ere he liv"d hi. fpaO,
It had been nature and the Fate oF man.
Heav'ns! had my area hut ccat'd thy parlinj
In lif<:'« laft moment, and the gifp of drath,
Eiplot'd the dear impcrfedl foundi that han^
l.'.nfe en each fibre of the fault'ring lonfue,
Coold ihe fond fhreiuieiof thy parting Dgb,
Wip'd ihe warm drop front «eh expiring eyc |
Arc dnniri'd to fufTer. and arc d^om'd to bear :
Bui, u ', in ihought'i wild imagci la fee
-My (^l^^ie^ fill, proud Infamy '. like tliee;
See, "midft the murmur of a million Tight,
The fjbre eUner, and the finfTold rife ;
To fee roy IJuilford moving fadly flow
Through ranfci of warriori, and the pompt of
Sre him. while btndinj o'er hit awful bier,
Shed the keen angniOi of Ion watn> a tear,
A lear thai from the warmilia of love pmccedi.
And mclii the luifband, while the hero bteedi— '
Ulecd, did I fay' — Tear, tear, ye pow'nof 4tl
Kenlr. naiurr, tncmery. from my lortor'd heart :
And then, — beneaib the pole'i black nmbngf
Ohlivinii ' diugh;er ot the midnight Oiade !
With an ihy gloomi, and allthy millt, letnaTe
Futh fweet idea of connubiil love :
Hide ihr dear man wbofe Tinuet iJrft imjireft
Ton fond an image on my virgin breaA ;
F'om ail the tofincli of my foul efface
Hit fiery beauty, and hi> every grace ;
And force thai foul with patieote to reCgn
All the dear tin that bound her tiQ to thine.
AUi! vain effort of mifguided Real i
What fow'r can force affl>a>on not to fml?
Whai fjint forbid thii tbrobhing brtafl to floir,
Thii Ogh to miitmur. ami thi. tear lo flow t
Still l.mirl) nature 1iVe< her anguiOi o'er,
Slill the foD j woman bleedi ai every pDi«.
D d iiii
,•14
THE WORKS Of qAWTHOBN.
1>'^c^ my loul, all {unttag to aCpin,
£3cb fcoTc emjptui'd, aird each wjlti on Grc,
C)riill(Ke wing! of htJ«'n-borr viruc fliai
Toyonbri^'ht runlliiin. yon iinclimcled IEj«i
re of Ihc joy- thai Nriv'n and blilB iinput.
A f..fref
b,tW
InijiaiEoDii nalure in I^^ fpiirgs itiiSe,
And calli the recai h batii inln the wife.
Yet tij, rnj Guilford .' fajr, why w!U thap
Thcrfc idle yTCot.. of df rpalrl.iB loTt f
WVy wHi 'hou Hill, witli every gracf »rd art,
Spread through roy v^ni, aqd kiodk in mj
Atiil ifiou. in yon-imycrisl hesv'n cnihrin'd,
O giaca divin: I oi> thii Trail bDrom tay
One ilnkcn of cumrnrc hotti ihc foufci^ ofilay —
She coiqv, and all ni; Dp;t>>n(; brtaft iofpirci
With ^oIt ecdouri, and Iciapiiic tiici :
Rj^;i'4A<) fubjlmt, mi ^indling wilho roll,
A bfienrcr fuiifiilne brtafct gpoti my foul ;
Strong, «nd ir.uie firoPg tjie tight celefliil fbinw,
Each tliojJght innobUs, anil rach l«<St rtfioe. :
f.ich huiiian pang. (»cii homan blifs tcliica,
All caf^b-bern viflie*, wid all io« dcCrti,
The, prompt Bfeitpite, artinileur, wcabh dicaj.
And all ihc world'* vain jihiDHimi f^de away.
Rjfu.TttadfccnM- ye black idcat life,
Ri(i:, niil dilpuli^ the cmpifi: of the Ikie* :
Ye bmHn 1 tami, and o'er raj fcnftt throw
Teniae •ifioo' ard a pump of wot ;
Cill Op the fta/TjId in i« dread parade,
£id ihcJuicU Etho ihrougb ihc midnight Ibailc;
Full in ihj fifhl tlie robe liinereil wa»e,
Swell the Inud dirge, and open all my elive ;
Yet fh.iU my (pul, aU-coufciou. of her God,
Relko'd and fainled lei ibe bird aVtrtle,
Thelafl'fad hormrsofhet ciit eye.
AVithoiiI a trcrQor, and withvut a Dgh.
'whUc huv'a fball leave one puUc of
life
I n;uai
Mj 6o»'i
: foal, tliau°h riu.'>I lo heav'o
Still betid- to eanh, 4^d Bfd> one forrow there :
There, there, alas ! the volte uf nature ealli,
A iiatioii irtmblci, and i. huduu-ili\lt
O:. noM to Htav'o I LoiUd like Zcno boafl
A 1<r»it of inaible, luiil a r.jul ..r froft,
Cil» ft old Chaoi, ere hii \yave* higuo
To know ( aephyr, el to (tel » fun.
RomaiHie *Hh ; for Q, yep »>« Jivine I
"Vl'at ever niiTci j. cvsr gri. f like mine ?
fur ever rovnd mc glan-s ■ inj;ic Icene,
And cot* tht woman hiccdi. and dok the queen:
Now'back in t'^iri'it tctKiH gnyt cirwy ri.
Talk wilb Cond phrenxy to bii Ipuiidi Qiatle i
Now wiUly imajte all hii lilUi'> mj*'
The baleful fury of ibe lifi^g *k£ ;
BthoW her faiiRUinaiy haikntr> liy
%<wit IQ tbe btusca ul a^tulh Iky ;
To jpain't proud Cyfaiil. vnd tbe,flavei^f|
S:e all the land the lafl fad hocrori Iefl|.
Of Cfuilcreedp, aadviiionary zeal. . «
MjJ bigotry bet every tun infpiru, j - v
brcacbe- all faer plaguei, and blowi up all.fi^ fire*.
Point- the keen fmkhion,wa«iib' avenging ra4.
And murden virtue in ibe nante of God.
May He, who BrO. the tight of bcav'o Hi-
play-d.
The dear Redeemer of a world in Ibadc,
He wh^ to man (bebliti of mgcl) gave.
Who bled to triumph, and who diol to Cive,
Beam all hii gnfpel, facred and divine.
7bDfon:
andoi
:xpiring eye, and gafping breatl^
Ann icLcae nature from the ami of death. ,,
And now reCgn'd, my bofom lit;hlcr fjrowi, .
And hope fof[.beattiing brighicni all my woe*,
Hdrk I or deluQon iharrii', a ferapb Cn^i.
At)d thcnrt to waft u> fpfead their filver wings :
rh' immoilali cuA, liea«'n openi ai cb4 (ouO^i
And gloriei blaze, and nicrcy flreani) aihjiiad.
e wake be.
pangil
fky.
Vriend, father, lover, fa ulband. faint, idi
Yet wlien thy fptrij, taught from earth (a Bj,
Spccadi her full plume, and glint upon the C
Une moment paufe (iil ihcfe dead orb> lefisn •
Their iall faint beam, and fpced my foul to thinr:
Then, while the prielt, in hallow'd rcbet ar-
Pay* the 1*0 honoort to each parting fhftde:
While o'er oar alhea vetpa ch' atteuding mia.
And the fad ritiaieia fluwi alonK 'Ix fine ;
Our kindred fouk IbaU wing th' ethereal way.
From earth and ancuifh lo the fnuice of day
To all (he blifi of all ihe lkie> ifplre.
And add oenr rapiurea li>^lh' angelie choir.
And, O if au^hl we knew, or left behind,
C!aii wake one image id the fainted mind ;
■yela
.child, e
Departed fpiti
Still (hill nur foul* * kind connefiion fc«l
Wi<h England'! fcnaie. and with bnglaiHl'i weal ;
A iii'dtive from all ii> fhorc-. Miih watchful care.
The Hinii of dilcord. and rhe rage of wv.
Pethapt, when ihefe fad ftciict of blood »rt
And Roine'i pnnid lyiant awriihe foul no more;
When oDguini thiowt uff aU the vcilt of art,
Bart( all hi.-i wnundi, and opent all tier heart ;
Our huplefi love, aiall grace lh' hiflstic page.
And charm tlie uationt nt a future age -,
Peihap'fotnc bard, whufe trari hive ieamttoflow
For injur'd italuic, •lul to led for uoe.
Shall tell the under mekncfaoly tale,
T.. the fott«jJiyri.,.filleweneru«le!
Fair ttuth Iball blcf-> him. virtue guard hit eiufe,
And every widow'd nuiion weip appUufe.
OF TASTE.
Oat ccmmoD UlT,bT'a'>iitc'<r we cm,
Hu Gi'd 3E UH the oicnurj of m^n ;
And nlc>,«tljcrt'^ u hi* inhci't trttft,
Oer every uative oftheThiiDiM and rwcfd.
A{k ft ivhu puR'r i[ ii Ihai diru la daim
So TaQ aficn)(iire, ind Id widt* fine f
What Cud luilhrio'd m all the ago pad ?
I'll tril TOO, fhend ' in cue (hnrt word-:* tit Tafte;
Tafte tlui. without or head, or car, or hcut,
One ^fl or DUUie, or dik grace of ul,
Enuohlri riches latufUfiEi cipcnce,
Aud ukci ihe pUcc of ffuiil. wurlh, and [cn[e.
lu elder time:, etc yet oar itiiien knew
RoRie'i idle ut>, ur panted Im Virtu,
Or 111 ivho|« uighli Italian Tungi [o heir.
Without a geuitu, and without umr;
EialicdfeDie, to warmer climo unluimvB,
And manly wit, wat aalure > tiul oni owih
But when oar vinkirt, warp'd by wcaltti M^pcMc,
Be^Q to Hunibcr in the Up of ufe—'
WhcnChuIctr
»• paten
Imgn,
in filry lailon in hit tniiti ,
Wc felt for Ti&t — iot then obliging France
Taufluibcriugli Briton ba«r 10 dnliaDd: dance;
Politely told hiiB all wete htutea wid (onla,
Bulttae |r»y Goictimbi of hur happier fdwola;
That alt perfiAion in bet langaage lajr.
And the bell aBthor wai her ooD lUbeUll.
-Hence, byfaaH,- fliuige malignity at fue,
Wc tate our faihion. from the land we tote s
Still QtKi t« her, hOHc' cr her uAe iotlinei,
Wc wear her ribband*, and wi driok htv wioc* ■
EaiaiOic can. no matter wliichiar yt)at,
AioaOedlDhllcr, oraiDaUcdut:
And fill rar kouick with an huiij(ty train
Of more than half the ifoundreli sf (he Seine.
TtmGwa^ > wealthy ^nglidiman wauld join
Jk rkb pluoibrpuiltliDg to a fat lirloiD i
Or baks'l pafly, wh^lc cniimjaui wall
Took up kltnoa the area of hit hall i
But BOW, M tri ini|'r»rc», and life nfiMi.
The deman Tatle aticudt him when he dineij
Strrttoa hit bnu-d an cleKiDt ri^ialc,
Where three Ikew'd mulhtoonii dulc a Urded
Where infini lurheyt. half a mouli itCgn'd
To the t4t brcathiniii of a budien wind,
And fmothti'd in a rich ratiuat'at^>ul<k'
OaiOtnk ■ Icnttn fuppcr 't VniaUic*.
!• ihue ■ bint ihjl would not ladgh id lee
The gi--ail tnaa puliilio): with hii fEiciStei
Forc'd by the luuiy o{ lalte to drain
lA flaOi of poifott. wbUh he calii chinpai^c !
Whjlt he. I'OM ■>>■<<• ihvBjch bt.iiU'^ am f^ak,
Pinet all the wlwe tor t<*r<er and oa<h«ek.
Sure 'lit epoueh tu l)ar*e fu pomp md Huvr, i
To diink, and curH the cIntkoi.Unrdeau :
Yet luch <m bumoor. futh our (kill to bit
Eicf-offxilythninKheiGcUolw;!. ,'
Wc plant ibr |:ardeD, and we build the leati
JiiU a) aUfurdlr ai we driuk and eat.
far 11 theie aoghc thai naniri'i hutid haa Sarm
To bUHim aiHl ripen in her hottrJI unc i
Is then ■ ibrub whieh, rre lu veidore* blow,
AA* >U th« luiu that beam upon tbflpoj
9. M $.'.y ■:■:- ^41
li there * flowret whafe TentiiUian hue r
Can, only fateh iti birauty in Peru !
U [here a portal, colvniufle, or dorne,
rbe piid* of Mai'let, or [tie boall of Rome t
Wc raltc it here, in lloriiu of wind uhI hail,
Qn the bleak' bofbin nf a fiuileli. vale ;
Carcle^ alike ef climMc, foil, and place,
Thecaaafaalure.aBdthefaulaiofgrace.
Hence all our ftucco'd wall<, MAfiic Boort, <
Palfadian wiadowa, and VLi1eti.11 du«> ; '
Uur Gothic frautt, whufe Aitif wi<i|;ii unfold
I' luted ptlaftcT) lipp'd wiib leaveaof );r>ldi
Our nuHy eielinga, grac'J with gay fenaoni.
The nrtpmg nivblot of am damp falooni,
LawtuJrioii'ft with eitrooi, amsTanibine bbw'n^
ijtpiiiiiit-iiaytiJu, and unup'tting flow'n.
Hen fe, the. good Seatfoiaa bidi ih' aoana bblr
In rDck*oCcrylkl,or is Alptof fnowt
On Uccu> Iteep citendi hii wide oreade,
Ai.d killi hii tiaaiy lunfhbe in a ihade.
One night cxpea a CanAity of Qfle
Avjfit& and manly in an hoty pile, .
^Vnl tbi'ik an atcbiled eatrcnicly odd
To buiid a pUrhuufc foi the church of God : .
Y<:| half out churdiei, fucb tJke mode that nigOih
Are Ronun thcairet, or OiicUu fuiet) 1
Where brujid-arcb'd windows to the eye eotivw
The keen dilTulinB of too Rrong a <by;
Where, hi the luauty of wanton peide,
Ctirinthian culumni langnilh lide by Ikle,
Cl">'d by an aliar eiquiCtely fine,
JJOoJe aud lafciiioua as a Cypril'i (lirioe.
. Qf l4tC«'<iBlru<,quilclickof KnmeanriGrteee,
Wcfcich out modeli (lom tlic wife Cliinife; '
Euri^ran jirtiAi are loo iqld and thaftc,
Fer Mind'/in only U the man of tafte ;
Wholb bnlder geniu-, fo»dly wild to fee
Hi>(!rD«t afotelt,and Mi pnnd a fu,
Bre^inut and. wbinfically f[rcit, dcCgna
Wirhout the Ihacklri or of rulci or iina.
Fi'tm'd no hit plan', our fitnu and feitj begin
-•■o match the boated .ilia- uf Peklll.
Un I very hill a Ipirc-ctown'd temple fwetli.
Hun-; lonnd with fe rpenit, and a Itmgt oC bcUil
Juplb and Iwloni along our waien fall.
With each a gilded cotk-boac ac iiM tail ;
Our chnica ciotJei to the brccn eibalc
Wiihiii t!r euclafareef a xifi-zag rail;
In.TaitiT baca oai eowiand haifo lie,
Uur hoKt are fatted in an Indian Uye j
Ob eif'ry Aielf a jofi diiiinely Haiet,
Nyniphi laid on chiniici fptawl upon pur chno;
'Midtl porcelain clephanu, and China goda.
t'«icc toallfaeh — but yau whofe chaBM 6it»
Tmc^cauMl* hindlo. and true feoTe tnrpiret, '
Or <re you lay a Oone, at phai a (hade,
Bend the proud areh. or toll the bcoail cafcadc, '
krt all your wrilth in nwao prtifufimt waftc,
famine fiatuie with the eye of tifie j [till,
Mark where (lie fpriadt the lawn, or poBit the
Falla in the vale, or brcaki upon the hill;
Plan u Die plans, and where her geniui calti.
There tak joar grottoi, and ihcie titk f4Br
WiUa.
4»6
T H 1! WORKS I
Without thit lift', htnci'h whofe nta^it vnoi
Tilth and corrcftiKd (;uidc the irlin'thind,
Woodi, likci, and pilicn, arc iillc ihing^
The (hame of nitiont, ind ihc blufh af kin^
EipcDce ukI Vanbrugh, vuiic]' ind Oiow,
Ivlay build a Blenheim, but not mike ■ Scnvrc,
But what is Tallc, y<m iflc, ihii hcar'n-bum Tire
Wt all priirad lo, »nd vt all admire t
It it a citruil trmce i or lucky hit .'
Or iht ew.1 effort of rrflcfling wil ?
o U- but mere mirguided <*ni *
N..j
.11 fii'd t<
iiir
cafle. when dclicaiely fine,
I> (he puce riii>(hine nF a li>ul dlviiie,
Thf lull p^rfefllon r.f tsch mental pow'r—
*ritfcnf(,'li»naiure, and 'tMfomethirijt more.
Twip-bwn with (feniui.of oneiommon bed,
Oae parent bore them, and one maAcr bred.
It p''™ '^' h'" *"'^ happier foundi (o flew.
With purer blulhn bid> nir beauty glow ;
From Rapfaarl'i pencil calli a nobler line.
And watnit, Corrtglo '. nery touch of thine.
And ycI.thDHghtprunicfroni one pairmsl Same.
Ceniui ami Tade are different a> their name .
Geniui, all funbeam, where be threwi ft ftnUe,
Impregnalet nature fafterihin ibeMilei
Wild iiul impemiint, high u hcav'n arpiret,
All fcience animates, all vimic firui
Crcitci ideal warldt, and there convenea
Acria! fbrmi and lirii'Dary ftenei.
But tifle correai.by one etherial looeh.
What fcemi too little, and what reemt i.-o rnttch
Mark) the fine piiini where each confculing pan
Slide* into brauiy with the tafe at an ;
Thi. bidt to rife, and that with grace to fall,
Aud l>ouDdi,UDiiei, refinei.anil heigh tcni all.
I OWN it, Belmouf ! fay whate'er we ran,
Thr l>'i of farrow (tcmt the lot of man i
AffliSion feeds with all hei kcenefl riKC
Ou youih'i fair blr.iToina.aiid the ftu.ii of a^;
And wrjp> alike bcDnih htr harpy wmgn
The eelli of peafanii, and the wurti df kinga.
Yet Ture un)cltly we afcribe lo fate
Thafr illi, tbnTe mifchicft, we oarn-tirei create ;
Vauily lament that all the joft we kniiw
Are more than nDRiber'd by the pin|Ca of woe ;
And yet ihufr joyi in mean prafufion wafte,
Wiihi>ul reflexion, and without a tafte i
Carclcb of all that vircue g^iTci to pleafe.
Forihuughl louadive.and loo mad lur «f«,
Wc give each appetite too luolc a lein,
PbUi ev'ry pirifure to the verge of pain;
InipcCDoiu follow where the paOioci call.
And live in rapture, or not live » bII. [ftrife
Hence half the pliguei ihat 611 with pain aud
Each fofier moment ai domcUic life;
The pairied hind, the vi&onary brim,
Th" infc^ed fluid, and the torpid veil. :
The ruio'd appetite, that ioaibing fli^hn
'f he ritbcft olio of the eavk at White'* |
F CAWTHORN.
■"he aching impotence of loofedcCr*,
I nervelrf. body, with a foul on fire ;
i h' elema] blulh that lighCt the Cheek of fliame
'or waded nchei, and unheeded fame ;
Jnhatlfiw'd reterin, loW'thoughted carci,
I'he wilh that riots, and the pang that tnn j
Each awful tear i hat weep* the night away,
felt li|!h of each reSeaing day;
ound the low'riog eye of fpleen
I'hniwi the pale pbaninm, and terrific fcene ;
(till. eil1< from th' ahyft below
Defput'i drtld genius to the couch of woe,
Where, loll to health, and hope*! all cheering i*Jt
A( the dead eye-ball to the Orb i<( day.
Pile riot bleed! for all hi> mad eipence
In each lack'd organ, or acuter fenfe i
Where fad remarfe beholdt in every Ihade
The mnrtler'd friend, or violated maid ;
And ftong 111 madncfj in hit inmoft foul,
Cr^rpi the keen dagger, or cmpoirnnM bowt.
Impiont it were to think th' Eternal MinJ
ti but the fcour);e and tyrant of nianlund.
Hi'tc he who gives us funlhine. dew, and (ti'nr'r,
1'he vine ambmlial, and the blooming llow'r,
Whofe own bright image lives on man imptvft.
Meant that ihat being Oinulil be wife and blel^
And taught each inHini3 in his heart enniria'd
To feel for bhfs, to fearch it, and to find.
blift, you alk. thi. bcaiVbatt
fire
We all pretend ID. and we
Breathe* it in Ceylon's arc
Flows it along the waten '
ret
he Nile*
ould.
In rock) of cryflal. or in veini of gold t
Not there alone, bat, boundlrfji, uneonGi
Spreads ihroufih all life, and flows to all iii
Wain on the winds thai blow.ihe wave* Ihat rolU
And wam» alike the Equator and the P»le,
lor at kind niluie through the glebe iofpirea
Her parrnt warmths, and elemental firei.
Form* the bright f^m in caith'i unfiiiham'd ea«i
Bidi the lich coral blufh beneath the wavea,
And with ih* fame prolific virtue glowa
In the rough bramble, ai the damajk rofe;
bo, in the union of her moral plan.
The nj of hlifs Ibinea on from man to nwl^
Whecher in purples or in llcins ariy'd,
He wield* ih« fceptre, or he plin ihe fptdt^
IB the Oaiiges, li
icsU.o '
niphi. on the KhoM^
In vain the men whofc I
Whom birth ennoblet.and whom wraith iafipinh
Inlifb that happinefs for courts wat nude, ^
And laughs at every geniua of the (hade.
As much miflakee [he fage. who fain would pro
hair pleafute lives but in his gn>t and grave.
Each Iccnc of life, or open or conGn'dr
Alike cangcaial to iit kindred mind.
Alike otdain'd by heav'n to chaim or pleaJe
The oiin of fpitit and the man of cafe -,
JuQ ai our rafle is better ur is worfe,
Ueomet a blcfTrng, or becomes a curie.
U'hen lufl and envy (bare the foul by turn*.
When (ear Biuiervtiher,or mad *eng«ueelii
Vkea latoiT bnt« her in thfe'inntcta'bow'T, i
And gnili'' black phuicomi hiiuiE bcr itiidnt^ i
Not ill the wealth each warmer fun pioTidet, I
AH e»nh »mb..fDm», and sll ocean hrdea, \
Not all 'he pomp that round prsud grntnrrii Ihinc.
When fuppKini tiMioDt bow before her Ihrine,
Cao cafe the heirf, or nj up«» (he bread
Contcnt'i full funlhine, and the calm of [eft.
No -all (he blHt that bilure feeh, or kmnn.
Of heartfelt raptare, or of tool rettofe,
Howe'er iniprot'd bj wilUon], and bj art,
Live) in onrfelvei, and beami but irOm ths heut.
Qiiite indtprndCDt of ihofe alien (bioga,
Applauding Mnaie*, and the fmilet of fciojp,
Of empty purfea, or of wealthy bag*,
A robe of crminn, or a coat in ragi,
Ccmelnde we then that Heav'n't tapreme decree
Oivei cafe and joy to monircbi and co me :
Yet, fuch the fale of all that man obdin*;
Our pleafucei muft be porchu'd hy enr paMi,
And coll ut tverr hour fome fmall dpence,
A tilile labour, and a liitle fenfe.
That hca*'n-buni blifi, thai fonUillainia*!! jof.
Which madmen fquaader, and which foola de-
n.or.
To half the nationi of the globe nDknawn,
HeflcdiDg wiTdom makei it all her own ;
Coolly eiplorei, in every fcene andfphere,
What oaiure waiiu, what life inherila there]
Whit lenient arti ran (each the fonl to know
A pater rapture, and a [uftcr woe;
What melt her idle nnitteiaway,
And make lo-tnnrrow happier than to-day.
Without Ihii cheap, ihii economic art,
Thii cool philofophy of head and heart,
A peer') proud bofum, rack'd by panga and caret,
f eela not the f|dend<iT of (he ftar be weara t
With it the wretch whom want hat forc'd ts d«(
tn the lall comer of her cheerlefa cell.
In fpite of hanger, labour, cold, difeafe,
l.ie>, liught, and flumberi on the touch of eafe,
A coacDtnb once in Handel'i parlour found
A Gtccian lyre, aad iryM to make it found;
U'cr (he Anc flopt hii awkward Alt he flinga,
And rudely prrOet on ih' ebllie Itringa :
Awikeo'd difcncd Oirieka, and leDld^ lOd TlTta,
Wild ai the difTunance of windi and waie>,
l.oud n a Wuf.ping mob at midnlftit bawl',
Harih at ten chanott rollin|t round St. Piul't,
And hoirfcr lar than itl th' ecUatic face
Whnfc dinnken urffiei Dnnu'd the wildt of Tfaiaee.
Friend t quoth (be lage, that fine michiiie coo-
F,TiScr uutnbera, and diTloer finiro;
Siriin) fuch at rnce could boiU the Theban WaH,
And (lop the mountain torrent Id ila fall i
IliK yci, (o wake them, route them, aod in^re,
Alkt a fine finger, and a touch of fin,
A feeling foul, whofe all eipnSi* pow'ra
Can copy nature ai Ibe finki or iMra ;
And, jull alike to paBion, time, and pEwf,
RefitiE corrcAnefi into cafe and grace.
He faid — and, flying o'er each quWriug wire,
Spread hii light hand, and fwepc it «i ihc Ijrc.
EMS. ' •
(>u;ck.ohi.(»uArtttflr^'
1 he lound ><> kindle, an
Dtep at (he munnnrt of
Swirtt » the w..rblet of .„>
Uie lift'ning paDlon. hear.
A* the rich harmony or fw or
The pullc of irance furgei. lu n
A purer nplnre filb the bread o
Ue«xi«n lifu to heai'n ■ holier
AnJ bleeding pity hcawa a folw
l.Jl h
Tteafe,!
ment. joy
n the lyi-
idinkreir. >
And. like ihe lyre,
\^'hcn rouch'd and manait'd by [t.
Qui half mankind, like Handel • -.
Thrriugh Tjge and ignorance, t ft '.
IrrCf^ulailr will (heir paffioili f
Thrnugh nafUrc'i fiueCI inftrumnn. a
While avn nf fenle, with Handel'* h> iH,
Cirtcfl ibe tafie, and harmnniie the ta,u i
Tcich their affediom like hli nntet to flow.
Not rait'd (00 high, noi efer iiink ton low i
Till e»ery ilnoc, meafor'd »od reSu'd,
A> fill the concert of the mtiter.niind,
Mcli> in itl kindred foundi, and punn along
lb' ascording muCc of the moial tong.
PRUSSIA: A POEM.
AWA
I, Voltaire '. with m
mch, wiA nptinc
Th' applauding ptean, and the fnng of praife :
Agiln thy Fied'ric monntithe Tiflor'* car,
Again he ihunden in (hi front of war;
Bitlt to the dcferi Bies (he routed Gaul,
And proud Vienna Ihikct fri^m wall to wall.
He heart me not — (by gentm, France ! vtf-
niU.
The poet feels hot for hit own Verfaillea ;
Wiih tecrel curlei eyet ihe hero'i fword,
AiM haiei that vittue whicb he once ador'd.
And (hall a king whnfc (numpht far eicee4
The boalted gfctira of ihe Creek and Swede ;
Who more thin Cvlar. with a brighlet ray
Afccndj, and ihinei imperial Ronic away —
Shall he through ago fprcad hii mighty name
Without a Terfe (o wail upon hit time t
f [a> Britain loH hcr fpirit, foul, and (ite t'
Hot fhc no patriot whndaie (ouch the lyre f
Yet whiielliTc.thy Tiitnei.prrttce! fhtHba
What though I herd but wtih the lul^it ihroof.
The laQ, the lowed of the font of fong.
Thy bold eiplniii fliall zive my foul to glow.
My pulfc In kindle, and my ycta lo Sow;
Eult my fpirit, animate tny line.
And lenil my numbcit all the flrength of thine.
Now had pale fury drnTc her iron car
Fri>ni Gel Ji of llaugliMr, and from waOei af war|
Kciutning peace led on the Tctnal year.
.SbeaTb'd the keen fword.ind broke the lifted fpetf^
Wide o'er the world her oli*r branch difpUj'd.
And call'd the nitioni to itl hallow'd (hide.
And now the ar<>. inllim'd with gen*ioai BiHr,
tt jIc in t^ fbrraefi of domeOic life ;
*ii
THE WORKS OF CAWTHORM.
Eiultlnjf la3>avt tua'i ihc ftubJuini plain.
'Die fail td nunmarcc tonk up lU the tniin,
With b(Jder wifiKt ih' ifnmnHil Mufet flew.
And ftiefUAUimin'd her ftdcd wrcith anew.
AmbiiiiNI lij(h'd — tor oaw Oic hstid no mure
Tha wir't iMd ibnpilM' break flam Ibare to
ftiof 1 1 .
No more tKhtU prnod moDarchi, nieuilj: vain,
Kank'd Id her bin, or DUmlxr'd in hrr iraja;
Loft 10 Ihc gUrc of life, Ihc ]>; uublcQ
In the loDC cell of fdliiiiT refl.
Where rplcen'i pale viQoni round her flumbera
Ihmw
Elemil ladnch, and a fan
In vain kind nBCuie poun upon her eye
A fofiei fasbinc, and » ri<hci 0:/,
Sprcadi the wild fatcR, hravcn ibe cloud-tap[ hill,
WaTCi in dnwood, aid l3owt along (he rill :
Woodi, wildf, ■nd wattra. to her f^nfe decaf.
The waibkr>hi>guilkon thcTovalfpny:
Uuctondei fa* iuhcBv'ii't dear aznie fade,
And oijtht'i blMk horTor» wcir o deeper Ihade.
AX length annn'd She (eeU her wonted flame,
ReTiiM, nmLopeni bi tiie voice of fame ;
See (ev »"» hiiinlpbi rifinp to her view.
And wing'd'^b;r rapture, to Vienna flew. .
"Twai Bight — lull'il fofily by the weftcm breele,
Fair Auflria llumbFr'd on ibe cuucb of cafe :
When a< of 'oWtlic Erfl ibff mil pow'r
Stole on Aejv/pelt of £den'( nupiii) bow'r.
And Ikill'd alike to flatter and deceive.
Crept ioa Kp^tle to the ear of £«e
So now imbition, with i nohlet mien,
Apprriach'd.aiidwhifpfr'd thai the Uceplng queen,
" Canft tboo, Q griniifii ! lliuu, vrhbic |[lory
From hea«'i>l><)rn,heroci, and a race of king«,
Redgo'i, and cool, lo ynndcr Ptufiian yield
£ileiia')l'(eptrt,apd,bei fiuiifiil field?
Bifc to thy n'fpnfi'i affcri thy injur 'd reigit.
And bid tbefward of^en^ceance rage agiin ;
TeV from.hii h^ the empire he bath Wcw,
Thii moipanl crulb biin. nr thnu »1 undoDe.
Recm and (tnotif;, beticith hii n«'i*eiirft,
The hiiUKl>t> giiiiiui ef hi> futil afpiret ;
Hii ^calmt cubrj^e. hii liila beffiu to Rf
O'er e«'ry o^ean of the polar Iky.
K>cb h*r«eltt rile upoa hi> bathes aritle.
Kit crondcilciciciare the fcaliof uAc;
Anothei ycar't auiu.-ncal fun OiiU feo
Hit broad dotnittion* (licUh from tea to fea ;
Perbapi (halt fee him pn th' impcfial ibront,
Europe enIU>'<l. and.h^lf the voilil ht> inim."
Thua iviikr Che ficrHl, and, isith diluGvc art,
Brca'h'd her J)!"!' Ipirii tblriunb I'etufa^ heart :
Rnp< loin future b^ftin tan miuli no atDio
ThA faith I)K|dJgb<(di >nd ibc nadi (he [vere;
Giranjr, and oMiie Itrong, the (ifion ifrea ioiprell,
Cuiu^ucft'* dreaA iteniun takei up all her bic^ ;
Pjinii on her foul, ID luiiiiy of thought,
Th' ideal KUuie* of a war uutuuithi.
The buicl wreath, Ibe milinry lb™*,
1'he car of iriuaiph, and Ulc ctptive fne.
And nnH iht: ijocvD, iRifceling, ialie, and vaiti,
Plaoi Ihc wide rain of a bold <:]tnpai£n ^
Through. all the sorth with all herfpiril ra*e<i|
And wiknihe nationiin (heir huti, and caveii
With wiid batbariaiH crowdi her wanton war,
The favace Croat, and the ficice buflari.
Firefl theproud SaaonVfaoguiaary vein,
And route) all the dxmon cf the Seine ;
League! kingt with kinga, GIli £u<Kipe with Hlamu,
Sliaket hcav'n and einh, and leta the world in
O ctull ambilion '. to each vice allied,
B<-|;ot by niifchicf in the woinhiif pride,
U'hat ilia, drsad lury ! from diy- gcaiut flow !
What awful fcenet of unima«in'd woe !
DcfDre thyfootnept, wnpp d in Aunca of fire,
binki the tail coinmn, and mfieOic (pir«-
Clofi^ Dt [hy fide her fword felt llai^[hter wavif, -
'Midi) bleeding piUi, and evcr-op'ninf; graiei;
1 he plague behind ihcCt with her tainted bteath,
Sweeps through the naiioua on the wing of death <
Negleaed giaiut in hi* cell eipirea,
To othEi. world 1 Sair lilicriy reiirei;
The patriot mole fotgcia bet ifoice divine.
Religion kavei her violated IWine ;
And ev'ry lueek ey'd virtue, pines andinoumi,
'Midft falliiig (crnplo, and fcputchral uro^
The PruQIiu faw K one keen glance from
The gath'finx tern pel), and impending war :
He (aw, aiidiillanl hid« hit armica loiiii,
Heidt the bold march, and b«tvupon the Harm.
In vain the fqreS big with dsalhiiatiodi.
The rampant thunden, and the Hood defcendi ;
[n vain the foe each open Geld derlinei.
Hide* in the tiuich, or lurki within hia jinea ;
He florma thd rampart, fonla liie rapid flood,
l.tapi the broad Ucnch, aivl deara th' enaoibulh'd
Now ptciTea on, now reina hia dread careaTj m 4^
pQUnonihenD.er aealaupcntheinari. >|' K'
Maiki ev'ry crifia, Ihinei in ev'ry Iccne,
And iaat oncea Maclbro', and tuKeoe.
At ieogih, in all the pump of war, advaoce
Th' inpctial nglea witli the arnii v1 France;
A rai^hiy hofl. whofe iwfullilet contain
The vtl'nn warrionof the Matne and Maine.
And will be yet, wbea naliont round bim clafe.
And hia thin raoki fcarce number half hia foci;
Will he, yeheav'na ' th' unequal conflid try.
And brave hi* fate when glwry bida him fly i
>l ran>e
Fill'd her fond clarion with her Frcd'ric'i tunic ?
Avail* it aughl thai jiillice learn'd to awe
Mtlguided nature from hia code nl law l
'I'hat warm'd, and fnHer'J hj hi. (genial eye,
Tranfplantcd fcitnce pwn'd the pohir fky •
That Greece aod laHc upm- llie Baltic fmil'd.
And new LyceiuiK open'd. in the w^ld f
Alatl otve nionent — the btiiEht fcene n o'er —
He fall — he dica— and Prulba l> no more.
Yei Ihall not France, in this her bliftlul hour.
Her dream of empire, and her pnde of puw r,
An lafy, cheap, uiiblci:>ling conqueU kjiow.
Or rear hrr irophica o'er a fiyiii; foe :
For now the mouareh. ere he givei the Cg»,
Seitaely dicadluluotea along the lina ;
'The Icglont, ht w euh keen gluee «■□ Of,
Mark hit£nn lUp, *nd bang upon h» eye;
Thu cf c whore lightning tenor rouod biiD Siagi ;
1 bat llcp which Ictmt to und on thconei, aad
king,.
Al enrj look through ill th' embutUdvtn
The pulie o( giory beats from map id naa :
The foLdier kindhng it hii prince iTpireti
Swclli with hiihopei, and bum with afl bit firet;
Yet, 'midU hit irdouri, owni i (after flame.
And feel* for Fted'ric while he fecli tor fame.
And now the fun, whole orb fhill bt id blood.
Faint! ODthe umbrage of Che wefteni woodi
The diflant hilli in each horiioti fade.
And night CDmeaon ia all hergloMU and flude:
And now ii.t trunpei'i aninaiing IsnDd
Feald on the tar, and Oiikci the fidd arountL
When, 11 the whirlffind tcirt ilt rapid way.
Root! op the rock, and fwecpi the pliia iwa; ;
Fierce on hii foe th' intrepid PniSin fpringt,
Dnici through hii van, and break >i ma hiiwiagi;
Wlipi bii whole wir in one tremendoiu firc.
And feci the proweb of hii hud expire.
Th' imperiil cbicfi no m(ire the fluick fuftaia.
Their btntiog battle bleedi in ei'rf idu ;
France flici impetanui on the winpuf fear.
And hongry (laughter (cti^ Dpoc hii rear.
Yet, ftay thee, piioce ! all-conqtMrDT aa thon
Indulge the milder vinuea of thy hean ;
Rellniii fierce *engiance in her rage pf ire,
And let na Ion the monarch wc idmirc.
All that on earth proud cnn(|u<ft giTCi to Ibbie,
All the dread gloriet of the fword are thine :
The Kiaor-wreirh applauding llatetdeiTCe,
Tbe racred paan only fwelli fur thee.
Another toil lemain* err yet thy name
Bcin the full fplcnJur of nncloi:ded fane.
£njay thai nobler fame — bid difcord ceafe.
And lay pale Europe in the lap otptaee :
Then (hall the mufe, who now thy triuoiph finp
O'er routed nation'. anJ reiieniiiit kin
With n
king*,
le gloriet uf thy fofier hour,
When Rome'* £ne aru beoenh thy flueU&all
A fairer laurel in thy own Berlin ;
1 here fii the fchool iif heauty, ind adorn
Worlds uneiplar'd, and empirei yet unborn.
oe loio'd to figb,.
>ri< raid that c
The trcll to 111
I'he poet glow'd with all hii facud fiiC,
And bade each virtue live aUmg ibe lytt;.
Led humble fcience to tbe bleli abade,
Anii raii'd the hero till he (bane a gad.
Oar miidein Inrili, by fona aalapf^iale,
Condemn-d to H..tter c»'ry fool oT^tlp^-
Ha*c oft, regirdleft of their heai's-baiB Bame,
fndUDii'd praoU gccatncfi ia ihcftilM«{ baw i
ftftowd Oft vJcethc wreuiu that -vtsae wove, v
And F*<<'iW Neta wbat wm das m Jsie. t
Yet bear, ye greu: whaa* b^Mi and title*
H:ai me aHim, that all the nin can Ibow,
All Auliii boalli of, and all king> belhiw, «
All (iivy wiDiiia, all ambition balU,
All that fupporti St. Jamei'i and VerbiUa^ t
Can ne>er glTtdilUndion to a kuive,
Or oMke a lord whum vice haa ma^e a lliire<
In elder lunei, ere heraldl yet enfoll'd
Tbe bleeding rnby in i £eld of gold,
Or infant la [iguige piin'd ibe tender car
With lefi, bend, argent, (bev'rou, ind bllicr;
■ Twat he alone the bay'i blight verdure wore,
Whofc ftrcnglh fubdu'd the lion or the boar ;
Wbofe art from rocki could call tbe ntellovria^
- g"">>
And give the vine to laugh along the plain ;
Or, tracing naiutE to her moral plan,
Eijtlor'd the £ivage tillhoftiuud the tnoft.
For him (he rultjc hind, and villat;e maid,
liiripp'd ibr gay fpring of half Iti bloom and lhldc(
With annual daocei grad'd the dajrj-iiiead,
And Tung km tiiumpht on Ibe tialcn rtti ;
Or, ftnd to think him fprurg Itoat yonder fty,
Rcat'd ihe turf fare, and hade the viiiiini die.
in I'uikey, facrcd a> (he K'lnn'i page,
Thcfc Gmple masnen five through ev'ry age ;
The hiiinbUlt fwain, if virtue warmi I^ nuo,
May rile the gcntua of the grave Oivain ;
And all but Otbmin'i rate, the only proud,
Fall with thdi liio, tad mingle with the crowds
For tluee campaignt Capruuli'a hand difplay'd;
The Turkilh acfteai on thy walU, Uelgradc !
Imperial Egypt uwn'd him ior her lord.
And Auftriiircmblcdifheiouch'dilK fwotd;
Yet all hit gloiiei fci within hii gnLTC,
One fja a Janifaiy, ooea Have.
fnliicr court!, ingenioBi In eatend
The fither't glorie*, bid bitpornpidcfrendi
With ttlaoge gotid-dature givctuiwoitUcA dm
1 he very Itugli that hit virtue won ;
And with the fame ippeUttivet adota
A living hero, and a lot enbotn.
Hence, without bluihing (fay wliaie'cr v<
tinj
We mate regard ih' efciitcbeon than the mtBi
Yet, iructo nainre and her inHinita, ptiie
1 he hound or Ipiaiet ii hii talent liei :
Carclcb lioRi what patenal Uaod he ruTe, A.
Wi value flowman only linr hi> nofe.
Say, AmuU youfn a generoui fleed oucftf
ThefWilicll^c^fr ot [h'aucaainal Ocy,
W,>u'd you at once h,i ardent «ilhc) kill,
G;vctiai|bedDgi, or chain him to a milt,
Beesofe hii bumhlei fuben. graVe, am! Haw,
Ckui'd half ibc jaku of Jiuandfiliich or tiohor
In fpiic o( ait thai in bit gr*od£re Ibiine,
An bnrfc'i viwih »,4ike ■ kmg'.. Im own.
i( in the rve, wbtn.lcagih'ning Ib'i'Ut- inljnre
Hi- tmld compcen.*Biilfct:tb<nrbeirtt eiifin, .
Mr feimarrgaidlclt o( th cxultiug l«uiid.
And ffuctiy dnp hit kgi almt ih( fmmdi ».
43*
THE WORKS 01" CAVTHORK.
What will't nnil, that rprunj; from htio'niy fwd.
Hit gtrai lorehthm (wepl th' Arihian mead i
Or, drcC-'d in hiJf in empiir'i purjile, bore
The Wfighl of Xer«i on [he drpiaa ftore f
1 grant, mj lord : youc anceflon ouiflionc
All 3iU e'er gnc'd ihe Ging», vt (he Rhone ;
Xi^rn ID protefi, to ronh ihnre godlike Gm
Thai gcniui kindlet. or fair Finw ioTpim ;
O'n bumble life to fprcad indulgcol mTc,
Td give ihe *eiat to Bov without dileafc ;
Froin proud apprcfCoii irjur'd worth to biten,
And (hahc alike the fenate and ibe fccne.
And lee, to fave ihem from ihc meckt of age,
Eiulling fcience fills her every pa{^.
Fame grafptlirr trump, the qiic mufeiltendi,
The Ijre le-echoci. and ihe foug afetndi.
The fculpiot'i chiflel with ihc pencil *!»,
Kocki leap, and iiiimaled matbttt rife :
All an>, all pon'ri, ihi virtuoui chiefa adorn,
And rprcad iheir pompi toageiret uDborn,
All ihii we own — hot if, amidft the thine,
Th' CDormout blue lh«t bcam> along the tine.
Gome fcoundrel peer, regirdlcru □[ hi> (ires,
Pnrrucl eachfulir, andcath *iic admires ;
Shall we enrol hit prolliiutrd name
In hdnnar'izcniih. and ihe liftf of fame J
Exalted litln. like a beacon, rife
To tell ihe wre'ched where prntrfLIoti Ilea.
He then who hear> unmov'd afflnflion'a try,
Hii birih'i a phantom, and hit name'i a lie.
The F.)Qptiani ihuion Ctiio'i faercd plain,
Saw half their marblei move mtn a fane ;
The glorioiii woik unuumber'd arliAa ply.
Now luin ihf dome, now lift it lo the Oaj •.
But whco ihey enier'd ihi fablitne abode.
They fouDd a fcrpcni where thej' hop'd a god,
Andii obfeTvei, ihat when » ihaujand yean
Soil through a race nt princei.or of peeii,
Obligitig virtue Ihedi her every beam
From fun la Ton, and wain upon the Dream.
Vet fiy. ye great '■ who boall another's fcan.
And ihink your lineage cndt but in the Dari,
What u thii boon of Heav'n t dependent ftill
On w. man'i wetkoef^ iud on wumaa'i will |
ititc yc alTirm that on eiotic blocj
IU< ftiiii'd ygur gloriet ever dice the flood >
Might not fume brawny fkve, from Afiic Red,
Siamp hi> bafe image in ihe nuptial bed I
Might not, in pagan day), your mothen prove
The fire of Phoihui, and the ftrenglh of Jove ;
Or, Biore politely lu their vawt untrue,
I.a>e, and elope, at i
But grant chat all
Clear, and unluUied <
Though naiune (orm'd ihcm of her (hafteU
Say, wai their birth illunrioui ai their gold 1
full many a lord, we know, haa chofc lo range
AraonR the wealthy bcautiea of the 'Change ;
Or figh'd. dill humbler. U the midnight ealc
Fur tome fair pcafani of ih' Altadian vale.
I'hen blame at n>a. if backward to adurc
A name poiluinl by a flan u wbnre ;
Since rpti: of paioita, and of king'i derrcei,
An4 bl<ti>niii<g coreutian p.u.Junent tieet,
Ic grandamea Ibone
Some alien flain may darken all the line.
And Norfolk'i blood defcend a> mean u mlnr.
Ynuboill.niy Lord: arace with laurclitrowii'>^
By Icnalet hnnour'd, and in war renowa'd;
Show then ihe martial foul to dani-er bred.
When Poitien ihunder'd. and when CretfT Ued •
Show at thofc deedt. ihofe hcai'n-direScd &iei.
That aget pall faw beaming on your iirea;
That treelwrn pride no tyrant durft enOave,
Thai godlike zeal that only liv'd to Tave,
Dare you, thoDgb fadion bawl through all her
Though monsrcht threaten, and though llatefinM
bribe,
Feel for mankind, and gallantly approve
All virtue teaeho, and all angel* love ?
Know you the lear that Howt o'er worth diltrel*'d(
The joy that lifei when a peopte'i bleft I
Then, if you pleafe, immonaliae your tine.
With alt that'i great, heroic, and divine ;
Explore with curiooi eye th' hiltoric page,
The colli af fame, the monnmentt oi age ;
Adopt each chief ini mortal Homer finp.
Ail Oreece'i herori, and all Afia'. iingt:
If earth') too fcanly. fcaich the bit 11 abode.
And make your firll progenitor a god :
We grant your claim, whaie'eryeu wilH topra
The fan of Priam, or the fon of Jove.
Siatcfmen and pairioti thus to glory rife.
The felf-bom fun that gildi them never diea :
While he ennobled by ihofe gewgaw thingv,
The pride of patenti, and the breath of kingly
Glarei the pale meteor of a little hour.
Fed by court fun ftiine, and poet ic IbowV;
I'hen finki at once, unpiiicd, and unbleQ,
A niiion't fcandal, and a naiion't jeO.
Nability had fomcthing in her blood.
When to be yjttt was only to be good !
Sublime (he fat in virtue 'i facred fane,
Wiih all the llaer gracci in her train.
She Qill oiina, 'tii true, in GrofveDor-Squarei
And Iradi a life, a kind of — u it were >~^
And fee •. fclf.nielter'd from the world'a alinn
The dying goddefi Deep! in Fonune't arm* ;
Fond luiury tltCDdi her foft rctreara.
The model) Frazi warbtet white Ibe caU;
Arabia'! fwccti difltl at ev'ry port.
Her ilatt'cen footh her, and her Oavet adm :
Indulg'd by all our fcoaiei lo foigel.
Thofe word of
or plaguei,
.mife and ■ debt.
but there are, amidft the i
Unknown to all hut Collini, and the Dew,
Men who improve their heav'D-dcfcended firea.
Rife on their blood, and beam upon their firca;
.Men who, like diamonds from Gnlconda'a mine.
Call from thcmfeWei the ray that nukea l^
fhine.
Pleai'd let me *iew a Cecil'i fotil artay'd
Wiih all that Plato gather'd in the Ihadci
Rei1e3 how pobly Radnor can dcfcend
To lofe hii title in the name of friend ;
At Dorfei lovk. and bid Hibemia own
Her viceroy form'd to lit upon a throne ;
Admire how inuocence cau lend to tnilh
Eachgiaccof virtue, and each chaim of yoatt^
r o z
Asd ^Mli CBr«ptDr*il htei the ruppliani knee
ToHm'n'thlgh throne, O Kockiiighani '. foi thee.
l^t then liia ioo]a their proud ctcuicheant
Allied to halVihc Ynci< of Peru;
Wilh evety vice ihofc linnl glotiu Rxin
That raft in PhaTimapd. or CluTlemaj(n< :
But ye,, dear yourht : whom ehincc or geniui talk
To conn pale wildom in ihefe hallow'd nalli.
Scorn yt to hang upnD a blallcd n«ne
Anothcj'i virtue, and another'! fame :
In two Ihorl pretepti all your bulincli lie* —
Would you be pen ! — Be (trtuoui «id be wife.
THE TEMPLE OF HYMEN.
In elder time when men were chaQe,
Atid w-nmen had not gut a laflc.
It wai urdiin'd. i" nit ihtir caret.
The fexra fhauld be linL'il in pairi.
And pafi ihc varioui Icenei of life,
Known bj ihp. nimci of mio and wife.
To aid thii fcheme, fo jtifi and wife,
Th« male had vigour, (Iringlh, and fite:
Undianted, aSive, bold, and brave,
And fearlcfi or uf wind or wave.
He ful'd the diff'i cnomioua (lerp,
He plDnt'd into the pxhieri deep,
Anddar'd in open war engage
The lioc't tanguinary rage.
WomaH, ai farin'd lo charm, and pleafe,
Had more of elegance and cafe,
A Goer Biape, a infier mien,
A heart more gentle and trtenc.
Her fmile wm funfhine — in her fate
Sat twecinelt on the throne of |;nee :
The aecenu melted fmro her tongue
In all the hartnony of fang j
And every glanee that left htr eye
Wai milder than a vernal fty.
Ai Datore nave had done her hefl.
She left in aecidcnl the icll.
To ateidcntl — you ery — Why, yet.
Yer think not that Oie aflj by guit..
£v(nl< may baffle nian'i endeavour.
But nature ii ciiremely clever.
And mirki with fo exad ■ care.
She ne'er laifeirtiei in a hair.
For now, when on a fcDal day
The fuel met, aim and gay.
And, in their patliniei, fpotti, and danccf,
Had interchan^'d Tunie lender glancei,
TTi" impailion'ii bean began lo own
A fill of inftiniSt yet unknown i
To ibfob with m«memaiy Gret,
And nieli away in juung dtfiret.
In flion, the men began to bow.
To foolh, lo ogle, whine, and vow ;
To haunt the foliiary (hade.
And whifper to (he village maid.
The village maid, who knew not yet
The bteeding of a Dy coquette ;
And cnuld no!, with an atlfut Cgh,
iJkc modetn U>lw>,iimle,uulLej
M 8.
Indulgent heard her lover'i Sane,
Frankly confef.'d ihe felt the Ame,
And ere the roff-linger'd morn
Dried up the pearl* upon the thnrn.
Went with him, "mldft her virjpu ira
Hynr ' ■
Thii
lild divi
.To rone
By half the poett old and young,
The patmn of connubial truih,
Wu Hour in all the Moom oF youth.
Rnlct fcelh galher'd from the bulh,
Sweet emhiemi "t the female bluOl.
Wove in a wreath fuprcmcly fair.
Sat gracefnl on hli anburn hair :
One hand luftaiTi'd a torch on firC.
Significant of foTl deCrc ;
The other held in myilic fhov
A hrolder'd veil of faffron hue J
MajeDic flow'd hii aiure vel).
And rubiti bled upon hii breafL
The meek-cy'd giKl an age or ta
Succeeded, and hid much to do ;
In ciDwdi hii eager vol'riei came, ,
Nil altar, never ceas'd to Same :
Bendci an off 'ring, frank and free,
Firll paid him a> the marriage fee.
Some pretty loyi of fhvll( and cortls
With fprigi of eter-blooming laureli.
And bowli of eonleeraied wine,
Were yearly plac'J upon hit (hrioe.
The giltJ of many a grateFul pair
Made hjppy hy hit guardian cire.
It chanc'd three demoni, Geudt, or vricchei,
Ainht[ion, Vanity, and Riches
Walk'd out one evening bright and fair,
T'u breaihe a lilllc cnunlry air ;
And, at old Nick would have it, fnood
Thit foul-enehanling fpot of ground.
Where happy hujbandi, happy wivet,
Enjny'd the moll dcliciuui Uvea;
And refulv'd to buy, or hire,
A vacant cottage of the Tquiie.
They came, 3iey felllcd ; foolh'd, careQ,
PoUtely treated every f^wO,
And, with a world uf paini and labouri,
t.edut'd their Gmple-minded ueighbourt.
■' My worthy friendt !" fayi Wealth, " beholi
The Iplcndour of almighty gold !
Thefe guineai here, thcfe btilUinC tUflp,
Which bear the iniign of long!.
Within their little oiba caniiin
Fair pleafare'i evcr-rmiling train.
And can to ev'ry fwain difprnl'c
W'it, fpirit, viiiue, talte, aud fenfe.
Who but a foul would wed ■ PhilCt,
Whofe only porliun Ii her liliet I
For ever dooni'd, in life'i low Oiadc,
To ply the mercenary fpade,
rill fame difcafe, whofe nature fotli i|
Ta fct ui on a pair of cruichei,
Force you to plunder, <ieg, or Ileal
From charity an humble meal j
And fend your age, fur want of vittlr,
T« a poor alm> houfe, or the TpitUe.
Be wife, and. when you mean lo wed,
I Stern the fait fomi uf white atid icdi
THE WORKS OF CAWTHORN
And couTi the nymph nhore geoialdiunu,.
Rich u the (ruin upon her faimt,
W.1I pout upon 7our diil^ toil
AbundiDt Soodi ol wine anJ oil"
He (lid — AmbicioB ihcn bcjin
About the digtiii; of mu ;
He rallied ill ihcit gtovei lod fprlngi.
And finely tilk'd a( qucent and kiD|;i ;
It wa<, he thought, i vanl of kticc
To mingle with [he vulgir rate ;
For (auli made Up of hcav'nlv &re
Aie formed by narurc to afpirC'
He cold them thai a mll-bom wife
Ennobled every joy of life,
Without ■ paieot f!a<e her dear
Th' importance of i Biiillh peer ;
Perhapt mighi lo a prince ally him.
And make him coufia la old Priam.
While thut the bendi, wiih vri!y art,
Adrmlly dole upon the heart.
And with their conipUifioce and lalei.
Had mia'd more than half ihc m«I«,
Gay Vani.^. with rmltei and k.lT;i,
Watbuly 'mongft the itiaidt and inilTcl.
•• My deart ! ' ftyi (be, " ihnft ptcliy (jcti
Speak jov the liileri of the Ciacct :
ImmonilVenu) would be nin
I'o have you in her court and tr>tn.
ButfurCiinclbinlu, it (omething add ii.
That beautiet who can match a goddcO
Should girt their more than mortal charmi
To a dull ruftic'i joylef. arm.,
A mtre nuanimaced clod,
Ai much a Infer aia god.
o let ihofe ey«, which fir outlhine
The brighten fapphirei of the mine,
Their ptecioui orbi no longer roll
On fellowi without Wealth or foul :
But Sj, my tharmcn : By the wrctebea|
Dame nature') Erft Miilhipcn Dicichei,
Fly to the world where lordt and 'f^uitet
Are wirm'd with mnrc ctberi«l liret :
Where p!ci.rure ueh gay mnmcnt wing^
Where the dnioc Mingoiti linRi :
So (hall each all-eommanJing (air
Have her Cwo page* and a ehair,
Fine Indian tilTuei, Mcchlin htct.
Rich eflente* in China laTci,
And rife an Vilc\ cX4lted feme
With all the fplenjour of a qocCQ."
She fpoke, and in a trite puffed
The empire o( the femile brtalt :
And Dovf the (iHpuvy maiiU
Sifiliin'd their Aic^crdi and their IhaJn ;
In every dreain wiiti rapture fiw
Three footmen anil a g\'t landau ;
AITum'd a Sd« tnajtllic air.
And leunt to ogle, fwim, and (lire.
No lonf-er b'e*iny the modell rye,
No lon^tr heav'd (he ni.:l(iiig ii^h.
Negleded \"vt. whofe blnnied dirt'
Scarce once a-je»r lOuW wouoJ a keart,
And, Qghing, frfljn ihe werld wltMreW.
However, at the «liec1 ol Bfc
SabHaed ma In oiin Hid wife.
Th' aforefaid fiendi, (or realbnsgiM^
Conplfd tht feiMU they could. ' '
For ieftance — Women made fur Ihronei '
Were match'd with idiot), foil, and dloaHl
And win were cTCry day difjrac'd
By hooeyi without feitfe or taHe ;
Oij liberlinei of fiity-fiTe,
Whb fctrcc 1 tinj^le limb itiTe,
Had yount; cor^netiei juft in their Cceu,
At wanton as Ciccadia't qucclii ;
And yuutlij, whofeycan were fcarce a fcoK,'
Were palr'd with nymphi of Gtty-fourl
Matteri, in SrotT, were fo contriv'd.
The men were mort divinely wi*'d|
The womeo too, lo Kiaccitheip hotlev
Were blcA with moll acconiplilh'd fponfei.
In two Ihori (iK'nthi, perhapi in one.
Both feiM found ihcnifcliei undone.
And came in crowdt, with each an halter.
To hanit poor Hjmrn on hi* altar.
The eod, though arm'd but wrih hii torch,
liitrcpid met them in the purch ;
Aiid, while ihejp heAor, brawt, and boUy,
Harangu'd [hem with the ealeo/Tnllr.
" Good fiilkt' farihc, it givei me ^jd
I'o hear jpu murmut and complain,
When every barber in 'he town
Kti .w) tha- the fault it ill yuur own.
neduc'd by Ihow, milled by wealth,
ki-)[ardle(> of your peace, and hcittb.
Panting for fcathcrt, whimt, and fjlhioni,
YdU left plain uaiure'. genuine palBoM,
AnJ giite up all your leal joyi, '
A. Iiidiani fell ihiir gold (or toyt.
Yuu, madam ! who wa» pieat'd to fi«
y..iir wifiic. on a toaeh and Ci.
Obtalu'd your end and now you find
Your hufbmd aught to ride behind :
YoutniKht have had, without offence,
A man of fpirit, foul, and fcnf^,
Wou'd you have (ioop'd lo take theilf
In ^ plain chariot and a piii-.
Vuu ISO, my venerable fage i
Had you ri^eiSed on your age,
Wi/u'd fcarce have took, to be undone,
A fprighily girl of twenty-one.
Vuur lad) (hip difdain'd to hear
Uf any huOuiid ~
blue Kbbon :
,nd now. magniCcenily great,
You feel the wreichednef, of lUte ;
Ncglciled, inju/d, fpuru'il, and poor,
Tht viaim of an opera whore
Tour neighhour there, the wealthy cio
Like y^D i> miferabty bit i
Ton poud ti> drag the oupibt chain
With the grivi. nymph) of Poftcr-lane,
Hr married, fuch lii> fatal um wit,
l*d) Charlotte, from St. Jim«'»;
And nuw (upporu, by fcott>, and doxeo^
"'■ very honnnrahle coufloi,
I eniEriaim, with wine and nrSt,
H»1( the ^f calontli cf the guardt.
Away, yc rj,!'- I'.bear.eidure
* ■"' "* which ye aDool cwei '^"^ '
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433
At letft with decency conceal
*rhe jfing* your follies make you feel,
In hopes that fomc obliging fever
Will CAfe you of your dear* tor ever.*'
The crowd dirnilf»*d — the God began
To mufc upf'.n a bttfcr plan :
He law that thitig«.grf w worfe and worfe,
That ir.arriuge was become a curfe ;
And therefore th«>u<;bt it jull and wife was
To rccSil'y this fjful bia»<,
And in a t«flclL'fi world excite
Due rev'iciKc for hi» holy rjte.
Full of his fchjme he went one day
To a loiir totta^e in a Ihaw,
Vliere dwelt a nymph of ftrong and (hrewd fcnfe,
Known by the naire of Gammer Prudence,
Wh 'm Hymcii, \» iih a bow And buft,
AddreVd moll eloquently thu* :
•* G^ dy ! I've ordcr'il Love to go
Thii evening to the world below;
He travels in a coach and fpirrows,
With a new fet of bows and arrows :
But yet the rngue*'j fo much a child.
So very whmifical, and wild,
His head has iuch flrange fancies in It,
I cannot trufl him half a minute.
Were I to let the lit'le wai.ton
Rove ak he liAs thn-u^h every canton.
Without a check, without a rein.
The world would be undone again—
We foon (hou*d fee the lawns and groves
Quite 6ird wi'h zephyrs, fighs, and dovet,
Wi'h amVous dittieb, fairy dances,
Such as we read of in romances;
Where princes haunt the lonely rocks.
And duchcflrs are feeding flocks.
Go then, my venerable dame !
And qualify his idle flame ;
InftrucH thofe hearts his arrows hit,
I'o paufe, and have a little wit :
Bid them refied, amidil their heat,
*Tis neceffAry Love (houidcat;
Tha* in hi« mod ecOaiic billing
He pofTibly may w.iut a (hilling.
Perluade them, ere they firft engage.
To ftuJy temper, rank, ;ind age.
To mart.h beneath my holy banners,
C«>pg«'nial in their talles and manut^
Completing jull as Heaven dofign'd,
An union bocli oi fex and mind.**
He fail! — he j'i vi\M — the matron maid, '
lienevolfnr t)l hc;irt, obc)*d;
Forlook hi r itMiiary jjrove,
At.d, vk airing in fijc train of l.ove,
V atch'd w;tl> tlic i\.\u r ( ) c of truth
'I he working* of mi«j;iiidcd youth :
And when tlic heart bc-^un to ligh,
'J n niflr, to heave, to blcid,to die,
S!.e whiii » r'd many a wji'j remark
With all'the di;:ni;y of C!a>k —
yli: li j>M the Udie>, in their choice,
V >u!ii i:ilcn to lur awtiil voii.e :
Sic bi /jM the min, wliile yet their live*
\\\tc irce frout fwvcrr, plagues, and wives.
Krc yet the chariot was befpoke.
To piUfe before they took the yoke.—*
It? ihort, when Cupid*8 lucky darts
Piai! picrc*d a pair of kindred hearts,
And Goody Prudence lik'd the houfes,
h ft ares, and minds, of both the Ipoules,
And found, exa6l tu form and law,
The fettlemcnt without a flaw,
She frankly gave them leave to wed.
And iandified the nuptial b':d.
rh* event was fuch, the God became
Succefiiul in his trade, and fame ;
For both the panics, on their marriage,
Improv*d in temper, ft nfe, and carriage ;
Fair fricndlbip ray'd on dther breal^
The iunfhine uf content and reft.
Studioiu each other*s will t>> pleafe.
And bleis'd with aflluencc and eafe.
Without vexation, words or ftrife,
They calndy walk*d the road of life;
And, happy in their fondefl joys.
Left a tine group uf girls and boysg
Reflcdiug, lively, cool,ai>d fage, *
To Ihinc upon a future age.
THE VANFTY OF HUMAN ENJOYMENTS!
AN.XTUIC BPI8TLB.
To the Rif^bi HomuralU Gft^ LytleiHm^ Bfj, af»
UrwurJs L»rd LyiUlUm^ wte of tbt L§rdt •/ iw
Alrjcjlft Tnafury^ I749.
I GRANT it, Lyttelton ! diat eafe, or joy,
Forms ev*ry wiDi that glows benath the flcy ;
That when, 'mid nature's vlemental ftrife,
Th* Almighty fp^ke the Chaos into life,
He meai-t (hat man, of cv*ry good pofletl.
Should, iike his fcraphs, live but to be blcft.
Vet, fpite of Hcav'n, and Hcav*n's fupresift
decree,
We fondly wander, truth ! from blifs, and thee ;
l^aOclefs of all tl>at virtue gives to pleafe.
For thought too active, and too mad for eafe;
Of feeling exquifi:e, alive ail oVr,
With ev'ry pafGnn wing'd at ev'ry pore ;
To each foft breeze, or vig'roui blafl rcfign'dg
'I'hut (weeps the ocean of the human mind,
Wc flip cur anchors, fpread toe in*patient fail^
Ply ?U our oars, and drive bcfuic the gale.
Hence, as opinion wakes ot-r hf>pe» or fears.
As pride infpirits, or as anget tears,
Thele on the wings of mofmflruck madnefs fly
'I'o catLh the meteors of ambition's Iky ;
1 hofe, in pair wildum's hunibirr garb array'd.
Court the folt genius of the myrtle (hade;
While others, as the pl^iiic ati^mft pour
N'ore brilliant vi£.«nii on eavh kiliinj hour.
From fcepterM life and all ir* j-omps retire.
Or let, like Phai'ton, the worlvl on urc-
Ofc the fame man, in one I'cvnlvin^ fun,
In all he aims at, all he 'on^* to ibun ;
hach gay dcli.fioii Iharcs hi;, hri^ait by turns
With av'ricc drills him, orwt:h ^ran<'eur buraij
To-day the gilded (hrmcs ot honour move,
To-morrow yields his cv'iy pullc to Uvc 4
4.14
THE WORKS on CAWTHORN.
Naw niiJ foe wifdotn, now for i
Thi. hour »t Oiford, and ihe nt
'I hen, ill furpaHty, he bids adieu
'I'd each loafe goddeCi oF ihc oiidnlghc fleWi
l!nt>pliu'd hangi o'er Sherlock'i Ubour'd pa|;e,
Driakt all hii {cnk, and glow* with all hit rage.
Till (umc ennrmoui crimei, snkDown bcfiirc,
Vrc'tn Rome impDrted, ur the Cifpiin (bore,
Nurt'd by ihy h>nd, great Hddegger : atlend,
Aad Oak hitn to a Mohuck, or a fiend.
le fhott rpace ihiu wanton, fobcr, grave.
\ffit
vlfh to wilh in life'i mad vartei toft.
Fit ever ftruggling, jtt for ever loft,
1'he fickle wuifl'tcr llvei in ev'rf fccoe,
A Ciaik. a Chirtrei, or an Artline,
There are, 'til Irae, plebeian foul, arraj'd
In one thick rrall of ipalhf, and [hade,
Whnfe dull Cenlbiiumtlai not once an age
A Tpliit brrghuD. or a palTlon nge.
A< the fwrft ntVow 0;imi the iicwler> «ind,
No path indrnltd, and no mirlc behind.
So ihefe, wiihnill ar infamy or pnifc,
1 read the dull circle of a length ofdajs,
To fome poor lepulchre in lilence glide,
Asd learcclr tell ut ihil the; li>'d or died.
Pcict'to allfuch— bui he whore warm dcCtel
Or groiat kindlo. or imbiiiori Grei ;
Vho, like a comet, Iwirpi lb' aerial loid
as wit t^i hmc, too 6ne tc be cnjoy'd ;
Foi hi'm Ihe msfe ihail wake her o'ryart, '
F.ihibit imtji, and open all the heart,
DilpUf ih' unnnnibBt'd illi tRat hogrljr wsit
The eellf of tiifdom, or the roomi of flate :
T hen, at o'er lifti nnfoMing fcenet we fly.
Bid all hit wifbei pant but for the <ky.
Hemic fclery in the marital fcene,
Tzom Ri>mc'> firtt Cafar to the great Engene,
Hat lonfe (ligraft'd Ihc paet'i hesV'n-bom flame,
And p«ur'd her Iriuoiplit through the uunip of
She mnupit the neighing fteeJ. th' im peri il car,
Gr<fp the )iA]e fpear, and rufbe< to the war -,
Jleneith her Repi earih'i trembling orb reccdsi,
A Pnilici.lhuiiJm. arrtaCrcrlTr blcrdi:
Thebltllcr.N .~..r. .. '... I,:>rt flow
Pnmpt eirer Inll in peace, and but ador'd
When half a nation Im^ke. upon her fworj.
Fir 'hen, 1' Geoii ! Irbm the tumult Bj,
To all that openi in a mtal Iky :
There, I* the nie, the grove,' the itphyri poui;
Each ptirer rapture an the guililcrif hour.
From e»'ry Ibhjb eontent't 7oft foliage gleao,
And life the Plaiot of the Tcrntl feme.
' And it il fo f Duel ftience theu poUcTa
Alohe the godlike privilege to bleti? -
tViIl fame her #realh> to inoni wifdom yield.
And give the pen to blaze above the fbicid ? '
Say, doea fair blifi delight [n Maudliii'i»tDve,
In Sllnhupe't villa, or In Yuung't alCovc I
Deigni fbc on Setker'i modell j:age to (hine *
t)r beanii the goddef^, Lytteltoti ! on thine >
Allc at yon tomb, where Cudworth'i migblf
Weep) Q'dtbeniiiuQfhHwituulfMnc;
Cudworth, whafe fpirit Bcw, with CaJU DDfirl'i),
1'hraugh each vail empire of ih' ideal world,
Pierc'd through the myllic Ibadei o'er nataie
thrown.
And made the foul't immenlily hit own.
Vet though hl» fyfiem wit and fcience fir'd,
I'hough Wilmot trembled, and though Hebbet
MKIakcn ical, mad bigotry confpirc.
All Turoer'i dullncfi. and all Uiford't fire.
All envy'i paifona. all a nation'i rage.
And all hell'a impi to bLIl th' unfinifh'd p*gt.
Much-injur'd (hade, to truth, to virtue deaf,
lIoi, yc witlingi I and, ye n '
while tbit bright '
^tal world, and ri
Hit mines of wifdom, if yuu can explore,
I'hen ftiut the volume, and be vain no more,
Geuiui, and Tallc, alai I t»o often prcve
The worllof mifeliiiifi to Ac wretch they love j
Bom but to vel, to torture, to deAroy,
Too wild tor ufe, too eiquifite Ua joy ;
By fome myflcricut tmfe ordain'd to know
ival, and each fool
great lo be forgiv'n,
A giaoE fin that barn the gate of hcav'n.
If [hefe meridian funi but dare ID Ihine
In (he fame orb with Cibbei'i mufe and mine.
Yet, fpiie of envy, fcicufe might be great,
Could (cience but allow her font to eat :
Could he, whofe name along the Itream of time
Eipandcd flic*, and live* in ev'ty clime,
Eiali hii'rpiritt with fame nobler fare
Than the Oiin breelei of St. Janvi't air.
Inunortal Ualley! thy unwearied foul
On wifdnm't pinion flew from pole to pole,
Th' Dncetcain compafi io ilt talkreaor'd.
£ich ocean fjthom'd, and each witid eiplor'd,
Commanded trade with ev'ry brccie to fly.
And gave to Britain half the Zcmblian Ocy.
And fee, he comei, didioguilh'd, lov'd, careS,
Matk'd by each' eye, »iid hugg'U to ev'ry bnafl [
Hi. godlike libouri wit and fcicnce fire.
All foi^ioni court hini, and all fc<3s admire :
While Britain, with a gratitude unknown
To ev'ry age but Ncio'* and our own,
A gratitude thit will fir ever O.a.iic
The Spanan jlory.aod th', Athenian name —
Tell it, ye windt I thai all the ivorld may hear—
Blelt hit old age wilh — ninety psuodi a year.
Are ihefe our criumphi.' thefe the funu w^
To ripen genial, and to bid it live I
Cm Britain in her Gta of madncf^paur
0»e half her Indiei on a Romip whore.
And Itill permit the weeping mufe to tell
Huw poor ne)rlcdled Delagulien fell ?
How he, who taught two graciuui kiDgt tf
All Boyle ennobled, and all Bacon knew,
Died in a cell, without a friend to fave.
Without X guinea, and without a grave t
Poflerity, perhapt.may pay the debt
That fenatei cancel, and that courti forget t
yet, ah '.- what biioti it when eur bardi cipire
That eaitb') laft ages hang upon the lyre f" '
Can Middleton the duft of Tally raife >
Does Pi mpey liften in his urn to praifc ?
Tell me if Philip's fon enjoy to-day
Th* applauding pxan, or the loud huzza,
l^at (hook pale Afia through her cv*ry ihore
When Ponis fell, and freedom was no more ?
Yet though content** f antalgic image flics
From the bright mirrors of the learn *d and wife.
Perhaps the fair, too partial to the great,
Lives hut amidft the luxuries of (late :
Fond to inftru^ ambition how to pleafe.
She joins the pomps of majefty with cafe,
For(akes the cottage to adorn the court,
Alike at Rome, Vienna, x)r the Porte.
fell me, O Viiicr ! if th* imperial robe
That gives a flave to nod o*er half the globe.
Say, if yon crefcent, by each Turk ador*d.
The plume*s proud fablcB, and the hallow*d fword,
Expand the heart, the gleams of blifs refine,
And make the virtues of the bofom thine ?
Ill-fated wretch ! to cv'ry Aorm a flave
That ca^^ricc wings, or madoefs bids to rave ;
For ever jealous of a woman*!* pow*r.
For ever trembling at the midnight hour.
Through life's wild eddies tois'd by hope and fear,
Rai9*d by a fmile. and murder'd by a tear !
At length, each wifh deftroy*d, each vifion fled,
Tlic black fcraglio fleals upon his bed :
And he, whofc glories mingled with the flcies.
Adores the bowOring« licks the dull, and dies.
O ! could a king in heav'n*s bright pomps ap-
pear.
And make an angel as he makes a peer ;
Could he command the heart to beam as far
As the foft radiance of the ducal ilar ;
Forbid one fad anxiety to glow,
One pang to torrure, and one tear to flow :
Fly then on all the whirlwind*- rapid wing,
To fleal a title, or to bribe a ftriog;
In the full blase of glory be difplay'd.
And leave affli«Sion to the vale and (had(.
Yet, ere you go, ere proud ambition call
£arh yielding wi(h to Marli, or Whitehall,
O paufe — Ic{> virtue ev'ry guard refign.
And the fad fate of Rippcrda be thine.
rhi*> glorious wretch, indulg'd ar <^nce to move
A natiot.*!* wonder, and a monarch's love,
Bled uich each charm politer courts admire.
The f^racc to foften, and the- foul to fire,
Forfonk hi^ native l>o^s with proud diflain,
Aiut, though a Dutchman, rofe the pri(^e of Spain.
Thi« hour the pageant waves th* imperial rod,
All Philip's em} ire trembling at his nod ;
'J he next difgrac'd he fliis to Britain*^ ifle.
And courts the funfbine of a Walpole's fmile :
\Ji heard, dcfpi^'d, to louthern climes he fteers,
Ani* (hincA again at Salle, and Algiers,
Bid)! p^le Morocco all his fchemes a^ore.
And pours her thui:der on th' Hefperian fliore :
Ail nature's tics, all virtue's creeps belied
£^ch church ab.'.ndon'd, and each God denied,
A^'irhout a fri' nd. a fepulchre to fliield
His circaie fr«)m the vultures of the field.
He iiii s, of all amhit.on's fon« the worftg
By Afric ha('^'d,aad by Europe ctuft.
P O E M 8. 4M^
** He earns his fate who will for phantoms toil,"
Exclaims the goddefs of the mirthful fmile.
** From wild ambition, with her every care.
The fcenes of grandeur, and the pomps of war.
From all a court's proud pageantry admires.
All fcience wifhes, and all glory fires.
Fly to my arms, from fame, from anguifli free^
And tafte a luxury of blifs with me.
Ffir me the genial fpring, the vernal (bowVy
Wake the bright verdure, and th' ttnfpldinf
flow'r ;
Arabia's fweets in all my moments fly.
The xephyr> plumage, and the wing of joj^
Each richer viand that the air provides, *
That earth unbofoms, or that ocean hides,*
All that can nature's finer organs move.
The pow'rs of mufic,and the folds of love^
To my keen fenles^e indulgent giv'n,
In one wild ecftafy of life i|nd heav'n. [flnin,
** Yet, yet, dear youth : the (air enchautref^
To yield a moment i* to be undone .
All iEtna's poifons mingle with her breath.
The feeds of ficknefs, and -the gales of death.
She aims to ruin, lives but to beguile.
And all hell's horrors brood benea^ her fmiU**'
'Tiff thus, my Lyttleton ! that men purfud
Bach varied mode of pleafure but the o^e;
To ev'ry vice, each luxury a prey,
That murders blifs, and hurries life avray«
Thi-ir headftrong'paflions after phantoms rw^
And fiill miftake a meteor for a fun-
Yet hear, ye wand'rers 1 hear, wh^e vre impart
A light that flieds fair peace on ev'ry heart ;
Which, Arifiides ! heam'd on thy exile.
And made a Kegulus 'mid tortures finile.
Virtue, immortal virtue ! bom to pUafe,
The child of heaven, and the Ibnrce of cafe.
Bids ev'ry blifs on human life atten<i«
To ev'ry raink a kind, a faithful friecid ;
Infpi' its oature, 'midft the fcenes of toil, [coil;
Smooths languor** cheek, and bids fell vraut re*
Shine% from the mttre with unfullied rays.
Glares on the creft. and gives the flar to blase ;
Suppons diftindion, fpreads ambition's wings, ,
Forms faints of queens, and demigods of kings;
O'er grief, opprcffion, envy, fcorn prevails.
And makes a cotuge greater than VerfaiUes.
WIT AMD LEARNING,
AN ALLtOORT.
Whoevir leoks on life will fee
How llrangely mortals difagree :
This reprobates what that approve^,
.'\nd I'om diflikes wha^ H^^ry loves ;
The foldier's witty on the failor,
'I he barber droUs upon the tailor ;
And he who make^ the nation's wills|
Laufths at the do^or and his pills.
Yet this antipathy we find
Not to the fons of earth confin'd ;
bach fcho«>l-l>oy fees, with half ra eje^
1 he qoarrcK of the Pagan iky :
For all the poets fairly tell us.
That Rods thcmfeltes are poud and jealoiifi
k3«
THE WOkKS OF CAWTHORM.
And win, like mortalt, Twear, and hrdor.
When mellow 'd with a cup of nedar.
But waving thefe, and fuch like fanctei,
%Ve meet with io the Greek romances,
Say, (haU rh' hiftoric mufe retail
A little allegoric tale f
Nor ftole from Plato's myftic tome, nor
Tranflated from the verfe of Homer,
But. copied, in a modem age,
(r'^m nature, and her ftireft page.
Olympian Jove, whofe idle trade is
Employ *d Coo much among the bdien,
Though not of manners mighty chafte,
Was certainly a god of tafte ;
Would often tu his feafts admit
A deity, whofe name was Wit ;
And, to'amofe thr more difceming,
Wovl^ aik the company of Learning.
Learning was born, as all agree,
Of Truth's half-fitter. Memory;
A nymph who rounded in her flupe waf,
By tha< great artitt E.'cuUpius.
Euphrofine, the younger Grace,
Matchlf f« in feature, mien, and face.
Who. lilte the beauties of thefe late days,
Was fpnd of operas and cantatas.
Would often to a gmr retire^
To liften to ApolloS lyre ;
And thence became, fo Ovid writ,
A m<«eher to the god of wir.
Wit, \% as a ttrange unlucky child,
Etcfcdihg fly. and very wild ;
Too volatiit for troth or law,
Hr mi'ided bur his top, or taw ;
And, rre he reachM the age of fix,
I lad phy'd a thoufand wagf^ifh tricks.
Hi' driil'd a hole in Vulcan's kettlc«i,
H' Uff'^*d MineryaN bed with nettles,
C|iml»*d up the folaf car to ri'ie in*t.
Broke off a i rong fron^ Neptune's trident,
SrrAc Am'phitrite's fav'ritc fea-knot.
An*' urinM in Af>rea% teapot.
L(*amtng. a lad of fobrr mien.
And half a pedant at fiftrtn,
H d early thrown away hi« corals.
To ftudy nature, and her mnraU;
Was aiN* av». let who would opp'fe it,
Fall by Minerva in h^r clofet ;
And ul lie guy Wir as black as loot all,
Wa kicking up and own a fogt-ball,
Lfaming. with philuf phic eye,
RjngM i-v'ry comer of rhe Iky ;
S) trt nii ny a play-day to unriddle
The nil fii* <»f Ap'»lb»*» Hildle ;
And, if hr fvcr chanc'd to meet
Hi* unc^e M TcVy in 'hi- Ilreet,
Or on |ji>' flight the audacious brat
i5toor*d hill to atk of thin or that :
Ak how -he moi'n wa* evanclcent,
Was now an 'irb, and now a crtfrent i
Why of thi Graces each uiu^.rctt was ?
Why Pulla* never wore a crftufc ?
Why Cerc>» reipnM o*cr oin andfallads?
Ani! whv the Mufcsdralt in Lalladk ?
With thefe dikordant lalles and maimers
And Mc J under djff 'rent baoQcrs,
\
Learning and ^^, «s ftys the hhlig
Appeared at Jove's ilnperitl table.
And threw out all their force and firc^
Obedient to th* ethereal fire.
Wit, wti;h his fly fatiric Tein,
Was always fure to entertain :
He rallied with a tongue ts keen
As Rab'lais, or the'Irifli Dean ;
And told his (ale With fuch a grace.
With fuch an eye, and fudi a fue.
As made the nedmr flow each cnp o*ar.
And fet the fynoii in an uproar.
Learning had not the fltill to hit
The comic catt, and life of Wit :
With look morofe, and awkward air.
He fat ungraceful in his chair ;
With diffidence and bluflies fpoke,
And had no relifli for a joke;
So that* the little urchin Copid
Thought him infenfible, and ftupid ;
And Hebe, though a well bred lafs,
Would fcarcelyoffer him his glafs.
However, when the fprightly bowl
Had thawM the ice about his foul,
He then, with roajefty, began
To talk of letters, and of man ;
C'^rrcd^, fentcntious, cool, fevere.
He gain'd upon the attentive car,
Charm'd all the gods, but Wit, and Comuf
And that abuiive cynic, Momus.
In length of time, as oft the cafe is
In many fublunary places,
Thefe dcmigodii with jealous eye
Bf^j^an to look a little fiiy ;
And oft. to wound each other's breafl.
Let I if a keen farcaflic jeft.
Learning, with maiiy a Oroke, would hie
The pert vivacity of Wit ;
And Wit threw all hi' keeneO fatire
On Learning's flow, pedantic nature.
It happen 'J once when Jove had made
\ fcaft in Ida'ii holy (hade,
And all the gods, whofe heads could bear it,
Had emptied each a flafk of claret ;
Wit, who from his cclcilial liquor
WaggM hi* free f-n^ue a little quicker.
Began, with many a bitter (coff,
To play his brother Learning off;
AlkM him if yet hi* pains and care
Had learnt to make the circle fquarc ?
If all his viiionary ravings
Cou'd weave brocado from walnut (havings }
If his mechanic (kill cou'd catch
Perpetual motion in a watch ?
Or forge a pendulum endued
With power to tell the longitude ?
Ltarning had much ado to fit.
And hear the petuUnce of Wit :
A ghaHIy palenefs fpread his look.
His nerves with quick convulfiorn (hook :
At length, in accents loud aud high,
Vefuvius flaming in hin eye,
He burft— •* And dar'ft thou, wayward chit I
rhou ideot god of idiot wit !
Untaught as yet to know thy letters^
1 AflroDt, thou infolcnc \ thy betters i
.n
POEMS.
Here, poppy - ^»th thU penny get
A horn -book, or an alphabet ;
And fee if that licentious eye
Can tell a great A from an I ?
Throw but another jcft on me,
rU lay th^e,mifcreant ! on my knee.
And print fuch welks thy naked feat on|
As never truant felt at Eton.
Wit» with refentmenr ravinfi^ wild,
Thus caird an idiot and a child.
Without preambles, or ezcufet,
Sei2*d upon Mercury's cadnceus,
And with fuch force the weapon throwfj
It flatted half his riral's nofe :
While he, Minerva*R boaft and care,
Pluck'd a large bodkin from her hair,
And aim*d the fteelj pointed dart
With fuch dexterity of art.
That, had not beauty's lovely queen^
Fair Venus, fprcad her fan between.
And taught the flying death to fix
Guiitlefs among the iv'ry fticks,
Wit*s future triumphs had been o>r.
And £urope heard his name no more.
Jove, who had no fupreme delight in
Domeftic brawls, or civil fighting.
Since firft he heard the nuptial tune flow
So fweetly from the tongue ««f Juno,
Tez*d that thcfe two illiberal gruefti
Should dare to violate his feafts,
In a tremendous -fit of choler,
Seiz*d both their worfliips by the collar,
And, minding not the>r meek fubmitting,
Kick*d them from Ida down to Briuin.
Poor Learning had the luck to fall
Plump in the area of Clare-hall,
Juft as old Wilcuz, from a flope,
Was gazing through hit tclcfcope*
To find a comet, whofe bright tail if
Eccentric from the time of Thales.
Pieas'd with this fcitntific look,
He fent him firft to Sam the cook ;
And having filPd hi^ empty belly
With niutton-broth and meagre jelly,
Gave him a robe of fleck prtinella.
And very wifely made him fellow.
Wit, as his dciliny decrees,
Dropp*d in the Court of CommoD.Plea%
Upon a tnifs of brief* and bills.
And took the fliape of Juflice Willes :
But foon obferving round the columns
Reports in half a thoufand volumes ;
And, finding all thofe earth, worm fouli
Who hold th' Exchequer, or the roUi,
He left the law, and all its drudges,
With curfes, to my lord? the judges,
CaU*d for a coach, and went to dwell
At Robin Dodfley*s in Pali-Mall.
•Twas right — for now where'er he ctine
He bufied all the tongnes •f fame ;
Was welcome to the I .lal board,-
And had his footman, and his lord ;
Would often^t in a chair
The noble Sunhope in May-fair ;
Or dine, when bufinefs would permit,
With that great ftatefiaan WiUUn Fill4
*Tis faid too he was fometimes feeo
On Garrick*s vifionary fcene :
But Garrick, who prefer « a guinea
To all the eloquence -tf Pliny,
Obferving this unlucky railer
Waii neither mechanill nor tailor;
That half the audience of the>.uy
Came i:ot to hrar, but fee a plaT ;
That many a fquirc, and many a cit.
Were plcas*d with any thing but wit|
Shut out. with much indecent rage,
The genius of the comic Oage,
And t prn'd his theatric inn
To Scaramouch, and Harlequin.
Learning would fomttimc* drop hsigOfHl
And take a winter jaunt to tr^wn;
Often caird in at Hitch's flip,
And din*d at Dolly *s on a chop ;
On rhurfday mer the grave refort
Of fpider merchants in Crane-€outt|
To rack a corkie, or to fee
The nice difleCtion of a flea :
But having never chanc*d to wear
A bag. wig or a folitaire.
And drcfling in a kerfey, thicker
Than that which clothes a Comifli iracir^
He feldom had the luck to eat
In Berkley-fquare, or Grofvenor-flreet.
' Twas written in the book uf fate,
rhefe rivals fliould each other hate ;
No wonder then that each proud imp was
As wayward here as on Olympus. a
Wit look*d on learning, as he grew great|
J*ifl as a felon looks on Newgate :
While Learning, who could never hide
*His haughty academic pride,
Had fuch a keen contempt for Wir,
He caird him nothing bur the chit ;
And, if he met him at noon-day.
Would turn his face another way.
However, on fome feftal nigh:s
By chance they both dro>pM m at Whlte*9#
With learned lords, and noble bards.
Who ba4 no appetite for cards.
And could decide whene'er they noet
Momentous truths without a bet.
Wit with vivacity of tongue
Firfl led th* admiring ear along;
His fancy adive, wild, and free aa
Conception when flie breeds ideasj
Flew o*er each andifcover*d part
Of nature, and the worlds of art.
And brought with fuch a nice decorfaflft
A group of images before him.
So genuine, yet fo uncommon.
With fuch a glow oi tints upon 'em.
That all was fpirit, force, and fenfe,
Loofe as the zone of negligence,
Simple as truth's fair handmaid natureg
And deadly as the (>ing of fatire.
Dcjeded Learning fat opprefs*d ;
Around him flew the uant and jeft s
Whatever juft remarks be made.
Or to dcmunimte, or perfoade.
Wit, by fome fly malicious comoieot^
> T^ok off| or roatcd in » moment
437
4j1
THE WORKS OF CAWTHOE.N.
Howf *«r, when ■ panic ■ppnr'd,
And fobcr rraToTi could be fanrd,
He thcD in lU hif thuBder rifei,
Siript off hii riiat'i (hia difgiiife* ;
ShoiTi where hii mifconcaving fenTc
Led to ■ grouadleXi coDfequence,
Midook in error for ■ winder.
■ung !
ddufive rid
AOirni'd the very thing be meint not.
Yet, xFier all. Eon minh and drinking
Are priz'd abave fcditer tfaiaking,
Th<<n|;b LearniDg goi > world of pnife,
Aiid added fplcndnnr to hit ba]>i,
Their lord(hip>, Trighten'J at tb' espencc
Of lid'ning to eialKd renfe.
And deeming iHal the tiint of knowledge
Wruld make llie cofTcchDure a college,
Drtrmiin'd id ■ full committee,
That man'i great etid w*t to be winy :
And therefore order'd. CTery foul.
Wit fhould be eoter'd on the roll.
And be allow'd. to raife hia urin,
A wfekly prefent of ebampaigne i
That if proud Learning IhouUl prcfume
To fei hii foot within the raom,
Arthur Hi odd Ihow him lo chr door,
Aod bid the pedant come no mote.
l^artiing (hu> kick'd frani ei'ry palau.
And k& 1 viSim to the i^lowi,
V gan to fee that SkiU'm lettei*
Would ne'er adTaoce him with hi« bettertj
That though he led them through the dark
With all the ligbti <S L<icke and Clarke,
And made hit heart, and head, itid ejrciacbc
With reidJDg Datnre, and Sir Hue,
Yet all that Wifdom could nat be
Prit'd like a lively rapariee :
He, tberefore. in a gkramy fit,
RefolT-dtofetopfurawit;
But fogirt, aiti ' bowc'ei he dreft her,
Thacfcience wa* a wretched- jefier ;
That though he jnk'd from moon to mot».
He made > Tery dull buffoon i
For all hii joeular nartationi
Sn.clt of bit algebra cqnalioci*.
An<l came upon the torttir'd ear
iitilTaa the period) of Dacier.
Wit, luo, WhoTe eicellence and merit
Wii mere Tiradtjr of fpitit,
Obierving that yonr giaver folk
Had little nine for a joke.
Would needa, in nature'* bold deGanee,
Mount the tcemendou (bait of fcicncc)
And dar'd to argue pro and con
A> gravely a> the grave SorboonC i
Bur wanting all that fine difccrning
Which matka (be charaAer of LeataiDgf
And all the elemental rulei
Of cnidiilol], ahd the fchoeji.
The gay profefluTofl BiiQook
Alike hiiqueflion and hi( book ;
bropp'd a coDuDdrum out of fcalbn.
And jefUd when he ought to reifoD.
Thoi on the worU'i wild billowa teftj
Asj IwU tUir fflBBOu idl; kO,
Tir'd of applaufe, and Gck of Arifer
Tlley each lefblv'd to lake a wife.
Learning, who often went to fee
Lady Anne Bcticinck at ber lea,
Met there a maid u fair U chifte.
In life'i fool bloom, whofe name waa Taflfii
'Twai then hi* bean began to moTC
With the firfl tender tbrob of loTO,
And often heav'd, it knew not why.
With fomething fofter tbau a ligb.
He gaz'd, be blalk'd. hecxurtcd, preft.
And waa at length completely bleQ i
For fbe, who had not learoc to dou
On folly in a feirlet coat.
To Learning'* blibfol armi reCgti'd
Her graceful form, and lovely mind.
Wit too, when pall the fite of youlb,
Waa married to the veflal, Truth ;
A nymph whofe awful air and mien
Difplay'd the beaaiy, and the <]ueen.
Traditioo tell* ua. Hymen fwore
That, till thli bright aufpicioQi boor.
There never in hii holy houfe waa
So -fine a group of noble fpoufet ;
For both the hridegnnmi, on their marriage,
Improv'd in temper, fenfe, and cimage.
Leaming, hii charming wife to plealc,
Alfum'd her elegance and eaTe :
And Wit, to humour Tru^. agreed
To panfe. to doubt, reBefi. and read.
In Ibort, tbey led delieioui livef,
Belov'd, and honour'd by their wivei;
And, happy in tbeir nnp'ial dudei.
Each had a progeny of beautio,
Matchlefi in feature,' f«rtn, and part*,
DiQinguilb'd by the name of Ail*.
tftt tmd tmlj tm Dayt
Lit vulgar fouU endure tbe body'* chain.
Till life'* dull current ebbi in ev'ry vtin.
Dream out a tedioui age ere wide difplay'd.
Dcatb'i hlackefl piniun wrapt ihcm in thv fliadCa
Ihefe happy infant*, aarly taught to fbua
All (hat the world adniiret beneath the luo,
Scon'd the weak bandi mortality ci>uld tie.
And fled impatient to ihcir nativt flcy.
Dear precloni babe* '■ — Aiai ! when, fondly
wild,
A mother'* heart hung melting o'er her child.
When my charm'd eye a BiHid of joy ciprefi'd.
And ill the father kindled in my btcaQ,
A fudden palcoef* fela'd each ^uilnefi face.
And death, though Imiling, crept u'tr ev'iy grace.
Naturcl be calm— heave not i'' — ■-
ligh.
Nor teach one (tar to tremble in niuye.
A few uofporred moment* pifiM between
Their dawn of bcinv. and their cloCag fcenei-
And fare no iiobler Uefllng can be glv'n,
W IWB eoe fhott logBilli It titt pm« c( bctv^
THE ANTIQUARIANS.
SoHl Antiqnarlani, griTC *nd loyal,
lacorponte by chirter royal,
l-att winter, on a T hurfday night, Wtre
Met in full fcnale al ihe Mitre.
The prefident, lik; Mr. Mayor,
Majellic took the elhow chair,
And graTcly bi In due decorum
With a fine gild?d mace before h!iA>
Upon ihc tabic writ 6\fjihf'i
A Britilh knife without a bJade,
A comb of An^lu-Saion Iteel,
A pitent with king Airrcd'afei),
Two ruHed mutilated prongt,
Eunni'd to be St. Dunfttn'i tonp.
With which he, at the nory foei.
Once took the devil by the nofe.
Awhile they tatk'd of incient mwlai
Of nianurcrfpti. uid Gothic code*.
Of Roman alltn, campi, and uroi.
Of Caledooiin Oiieldt, andchutnii
Whether the druid Dipt or broke
The mifletoe upon the oak ?
ir Hedor'a fpear wai made of aOi F
Oi Agamemnon wore a falh *
If Cleopatra drefi'd in blue, *
And wore her treJei in i <|uetie ?
At length a Dt^n who underflood
AH that had pafi'd before the Sood,
And could in half a minute Oiow ye
A pedigree ai high aa Noah,
Got up, and with a folrmn air
(Firfl humbly buwing to the Chair)
" If aught," riy> he, " dereivca a Bunt '
Immonal at the roll of fame,
Tbii Tcnerabie group of (agci
Shall flouriOi in the Iitffl aget.
When king! and empirci an unknown.
Ferhapf e'en I, whofe humbler knowleilg;t
Ranki me the lowell of your college.
May catch from your meridian day
At leaQ a tntifitory nj :
For I, tike you, through ev'ry clime,
Ha« trat'd the flep of hoary Time,
And gather'd up hi> [acred (poili
With mure than half a cent'ty'i toilc
Antiquity hat left to fame,
ln_eTery age, and e»ety looe,
In copper, nkarblc, woad. or ftone.
In laTri, flow'i.pOK, lampa, and rcoOCC*,
Ictagliui, cameoi, gemt, and brwto,
Thefe eyei have read through many ■ craft
Of lacker, varnifh, grfafe and daft {
And now, >■ glory fondly drawi
My foul to win yourjull applatift^
I here ekfaibit to your view
A med'l fairly worth Pern,
Found, II iradilien byt, U RofBCi
Near il^ Qoiritial catacomb."
He raid, and from a pnrfc oEbdai
yrnpp'd in * luf of nMDUb i-tHfit
And taught by many a clafp t
Still aa pale midnight when (he threw*
On hcao'n ai^d earth a deep rcpofe.
Loft in a trance too bi|t to fpcak.
The fyiwd ry'd the fine antique ;
Eiamin'd ev ly pnim, and part.
With all the criuc bill of art;
Rung it alteriiaie on the ground
In hopea to know it by (he fnund ;
Applied the iong>R*t acnter fcof*
To (aOe itt gen bine elcellnice.
And with an animated guU
Lik'd up the confecrated rull:
Wor yet conieni with what the eye
By >ti own funbcma could defny,
1'a ev'ry enrner cf the brafi
Thry clapp'd a microfccpic glaft;
And vicw'd in ramure« o'l -" -'
The Tuia- of the learned oi
Pythagorat, the learned lagr,
A) you may k-ead ib Pliny'i pi^.
With much of ihought, and paini, 'and CU^
Found the propurtioni of a fquare.
Which threw him in fnch frantic fiti
At aknoa rot^'d him tl hii wiu,
And made him, aw^l at hit name waa.
Sun naked through the Ilreelt of Samot,
With the fame fpirili doaor Romany
A keen tiiilian of the ComiDnoi,
Pond ai Pythagorai to claim
The wreath of Iiter»ry lafoe.
Sprung In a phrcnly frooi bh pfaee
Acrofa the t^le and the mace.
And fwore by Varr6'( fhade Atit Hi
Concclv'd ibE medd to a T.
" It ringt," fayt he, " To pure, auA dUfo,
And hat fo tIaSical 1i (iSe,
Tnat We may fix ha native h'oIM
Securely in imperial Rom*.
That rafcal. Time, whofe band pnrlolDt
From Icience half her kingi and coiDk,
Kai eat, yon fee, one half the pile.
And hid the alher in a veil ;
But if, through cankeTi, rnS. and lettMk
Milhapen foritii, and braked Icitert,
The crttie't eye may dan to trace
An cTanefcent name, and face,
Thia injnt'd medal will appear,
Ai mid day funbinc, bright nul cfctr^
The fcmak Cgure.tm a throne
Of ruflic wOrkln TibUr' flobe.
Without a fandal, Sone, or boddice,
It Liberiy'i immortal godilefi ;
WfaoTe facrcd fittgtrt feem to hoM
A taper ward, pnhEpi of gold :
Which hat. if 1 miflake not. on it
'Ihr. I'lltni. ur Kt<mia bonnm :
By ihii Ihe medallin vcould nxatl
To pj ni that fine domel>ic fccTie,
Whcnlhetitll Bru'ut nobly gaM '
Hii Irecdem lo the woiThy flave."
When a fpeCtat'tr 'a> gut the jaundiie,
Eaih ubiea. or hy fea, ot latid, ii
Didolrvr'd by a yeUnW hue, . .
^[biiifl> «*'V(aUi red, w blue.
440
THE W0RK3 O
Vhltwu itit cdfewilh 'fquire Thjnoe,
A bucilttr of l.incoln't Inn,
Who nexr loi'd to th'mk or Tpeak
OranyihingbuEuiciuit Greek.
In ail dilpulca hii brrcil juidc wat
The Tcr; venerable Suhlii ;
And thpujh he ne«rr dupii'd Id look
tn Salkcl'd, Liitletoa, or Coke,
AnA lii'd a OnDgei la ihcfeei
And prufiice of the Common-plrat ;
He fludied with fach wvmth, and awe,
Tbe volnmei of Athenian law.
That Solnn'. felf not b«ii=r koew
The legiaati*! plin he drew ;
N«r cou'd DcmaQhcoei withOand
The ritcl'ric of hi> wig, iD<i bind ;
When, full of seal, uid Aridotle,
Aai fluflrr'd ij a ftcond botlle.
He taught the aratar to fpcak
Hit piriodi in cotreflcr Greek.
•■ Mcthink"," qoothhe, ~ ihii Utile piece
li eeriamly > child of Oieeee :
Th' JErugo hst a tinge •/! blue
£it*i9lT [f tbe Aitic hue :
And, if ihe tafle'i icater feel
Mar jadge ol niedali ai of veal,
I U Uke my oath the mould and roA
Arc made tJ Attic dew and dufi.
Critic* Ruy talk, and tare, and foatn,
Uf Biutbi, and imrtrial Rom: :
But Rome, in all her pun<p and blifi.
Ne'er Qrnck fo Site i eu.n a. thi..
Belide<, thoD^b Time, ai ii hit wajr,
Haa eat th' infcriptioii quite awaj.
My rje ean trace, ditinely true,
Inibit daikciirrea little Mh.-
And here, ^nu fee, there fcemt U lie
T he ruin, of a Doric Xi.
Perhapi, » Athini ihi>ught, and writ
Witb all the pun'ri of Qyle, tad wit.
The nymph I'pnn a coitch ofmidlowa
'Wai meaac lo rcprefent a Pallai;
And the bslon upon the ore
li but the aliie-braiich flie bore."
He fiid-bnt Swinton, full of Ere,
Aflertcd that it came boat Tyre ;
A moU divine antique he ihaufh; It,
And with an cmpitc wnu'd hace buught it.
He fwore the bead in fill pf olile wM
{TadoDbtcdiy the head of Bcluij
And the reverie, ihougfl hif! in (hade,
Appear'd a younjr Sidwiin naid,,
Whole (rcDu. t)nflu(i*,ifliapc, and nicB,
Mtik'd bet foe Dido at fialien j,
Pelhtpi the vtrj year when flie «a*
Firft married to the rich Suhttui.
The ti..l, a. he eoo'd make it clear,
Wat nothing but a huntir^s-rpear,
Which all the Tyrian lidi., bore.
To piard them when they ehai'd the hoir.
A leatced friend, he cou'd conCde on.
Who IJ*''I fall ihirly ycat) at Sidnn,
Once Ibow'il hioi, 'midll the fealu and ring*
Of more thas tbirty Syruo kine<,
A cnpper piece, in (hapc, and bze,
EiaSlj lliat bciare their cfu,
CAWTHORN.
On which, in high relief, was fci
I Tyrian queen ;
The
nadebim ibiok thii other danu
Phiznician, and the fame
leti. a critic, grave, and big.
Who in hi> manner, mien, and (hape wi*
A genuine Ion of Jifeulapiui.
Wonder'd thai men of fuch difceming
In allth' abllrufer putt of learning,
Cou'd err, through want of wit, oi grace.
So ftrangely in lo plain a cafe.
" It came," (ayi he. " or I will be whipt,
From Memphii in the Lower Egypt.
Soon atihe Nile'* prolific flood
Has fill'd the plaint with Qime aod mud,
All Egypt io a moment fwarmi
With myriada of abortive wormi,
Whoft appeiiiei wou'd loon devour
Each cabbage, artichoke, and Buw'r,
Did not (ome birds, with iSive aell.
Eat up whole milliona at a meal,
And t heck the peft while yet the year
U ripening into (talk, and eat.
Thi) blcinnf;, viGhly divine,
It finely pourtiay'don Ihe coin ;
For here thit line, fo faint and weak,
bill, or beak ;
Which bilJ, or bcik, upon my word,
In hieioglyphi:> meant a bird,
Tbe very bird Whofe numerout tribe ii
Diflingniih'd by tbe name of Ibit.
Befidet, the ^pit with the wand,
Mark'd by a tiUruin in ber hand,
Appeart. the moment Oiiiilecn,
An llii, Egypl't boafled queeo.
Sir, I'm a> fare, at if my eye
Had feeu (he artifl cat the die.
That thefe two curvet, which wave, and float thni,
Are but the ten drill of the lotii.
Which, a» HctuttoiDt ha? loiJ,
l h' Egyptian! alwaya cat lor bread."
He fpoke, and heard, without a paufc.
The rifiog mormur oF tpplaufe ;
"' ' :c of admLratinn rung
t eat from ev'ry tongue :
'd at the lucky hit.
They fhr'd, they dcify'd hit wit.
' at art! by fate are tried
imblc human pride:
To pull itowB poert from Fainairui,
*.nd turn grave doder* into aOci I
or tihilU the bind their vnicet raifc
a celebrate the ftge'a praife.
And echo through the houfe co-«ey'd
Thrir
Tom,
Adroit pretence who
Cnrioua to fee what cai
And what 'he doflon were
Silly Oepp'd in tofmifTihc i
And aOcwhate'cr ibey plea
Soon at the fynod he came i
t.Dud dilTniiincc alLil'd hit
Strange mingled foundt, in
Ofliii.Ibit,Lotiu,Nik:
-d ibit
P o
And fooa in Somam' hind he fpici
The coin, the auk of all their nnfe.
Quick to bit fide he flleiamaiD,
And pcepi, and fnufft, ind peep* >E!aini
And though antlquei he had do fltlll in.
He knew a Tiipence fiom a Ihilliag ;
And. fpite of rate, or rnb. cou'd mcc
On humble hnh Britasnii'i face-
Soon lier fair image he dercriei,
And, big with laughter, and furprife.
He buril — " And it thii groDp ef leartung
So Oion of fenfe, and plain dilcenling.
That a mere hal^nnj cm be
Tatbem»tvxhiUtji
If ihli ii yout heft proof of fclence.
With wirdom Tom claims no alliance;
Content wi^h nature') artleri knowUdca,
He Icanu alike both l<:lu»l and college."
More bad be laid — bat, la '. imutid
A florm in erery (ace he found :
On Roman'i brow black thandeci hnog.
And whirlwindi nilh'd from SviDCOD'a CMl|aei
Thjnne lightning flafli'd Inm ey'ry pore.
And reafon'i mice wai heard no more.
Tbe leoiptQ ty'd, Tom fpeedi hii fliflit,
And, foeeriDg, bidi 'em all p>od night i
Con^c'd that pediatry') aOiei
Uif bctookiniedtobe wife.
TBB
POETICAL WORKS
O V
CHARLES CHURCHILL.
ContBiiiiDg
TBB ROICIADi
THE APOLOOr,
MIGHT,
TUK OHOtr,
rKOPUCCT OP rAMIITB,
BPISTLK TO UOGAKTH,
TBB CONrBRKNCB,
TUB 0VBI.U6T,
TBB AOTBOI,
GOTHAM,
THB CANOIOATBy
TBB FABBWBLL,
TBB TIMBi,
INBBPBMOBNCB,
TUB JODBNBr,
DBD2CATX0M| &C.
er^ (9'#. tsTe.
To which it prefixedf
THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR,
Attthort, aa Drydm^t auudin nmf^
HAve whit he calls poetic font :
Thu» MUtm, more corredly wild|
Was richer S^^rr'/ Uwful child.
And Chubcbih, f(OC on all the Ninei
In DryJn's heir in ercry line.
LMTD's OIALOOVB BBTWIBV TBB AVTBOB 4V9 Blf VUBITB*
EDINBURGH!
PJVNTEO BY MUNDMLL AND SON^ JIOYAL BANK CLOdS'
THE LIFE OF CHURCmLi::.
CBAtLiiCBDiCBii.L,"theBntUh jDTcnil," wMlMunin the puilb oT St. Jehnl, '^Rdmlnfier,
in I7]i. Hit father wai Curate ud LcAurer of the puiBi, and hid ^ ■ liTiD^ la tbecmuury.
He tccsivcd hii educilian il WcttiniD&cr Schnol, wbcre iloriei ucycl tolduf hii eartjr proGcicDcy
in hii Dudiei, of hii ncgligeiice, md tliE cccentridtj of hit conduS.
One day hiving gai m cier«ilc ta mate, he failed in bringing ii at the time appointed ; for which
bit maAer not onlj chtdifcd l.jm with [sine Icienif, but even charged him with llupjdity. The
laU repmch made > Itrong impreflioD on hii mind, and the fear of Ihinic wrought iti cfTcfl whieh
riie fear of flripci could not produce. On the neii ii-j he brought hii eicrcite finilhed in Tuch a
foannei that he rccci-vcd the public thanViof the miflcrt of the r<:haal.
Tbi* inaance of hii fcnribiliry, aod of the applaufe thai rtfultcd fiom it, wai not followed hf s
(omplctc refoimltion of hii coadu<^. Hit application by uo ireans kepi pace with hii niturat
Ukcla. The viiacity of hi) im^gioalion fiill prevented hii R'atking [cguLuly forward in the tianu
aek ti a fcholaftlc edueiiimi.
It 11 to be fuppofid, therefore, that hii progreft in cUHnl.Iearfdiis via bat DpTt ^MittulMcR
bid [hat when he wa> fcDt to thcmuTcrliiT ol.OiIbid, be wu rcf nliid w ■dmittuce lor want afs
ftofcx Ikill in the learned lanjuagea.
He often mentianed hit retmllc u Otfurd, ia, the foUeqiieDt pvta ol hii life, md Klligitfd tlkU ba
could hate anfweted the college Kamioatiiin had ba ihongtu proper \ hn thai he b ninch defpiled
the triSing quedioni which were propoted to hint, ihu infiead of returning fuitabte refliei, be onlf
launched out into fatitical reflediuu oo the ibilitica of the f cniieniaii whole office it wu to jndgf
It ii aUi) beUcTed that he wu ■ Ihart time >t Caoibrid^e, nndcr Dr. Rotherfonh of St. Johp'a
College. Neither at the uniierCtiei ean claim the hoDout of bi> education, which it ii ceR«in WM
begun and CniOicd at WenminOet.
When he wa> little more than feTcotecn yean old, be conlradcil *n intinuej with a janoy Udjf
in the neighbourhood, which ended in a marriaga, Thit uoion, which had ita on(in in gtffiiw,
tcnninateil in difguH. Their regard, bowncr, for each other, which waa bhkmI and finfan. «m
piefcrired in ii> purity and arduut for a n¥inber of yean.
But during the iioic the iiiachiDent iaHcd, he made fuch a pragreli in lit«ntiire, and fiBTfnrd fi*
Xonl a chirai3er, that, not with Handing the want of lo ui*ei{Uy education, he was -'*T»ttrt int^
orden. and ordained by Dr ShcTlnch, bilbop ofijaadao.
Hii firlt proviGun in the chuieh wai a Coracy of thirty poundi a-year in Wale*, ta which rctnoca
part of I he kingdom he r< tired, with kia wife, and applied himfelf ID the dulic* of hii (Ution witb
afiiiluiiy and chrrrfulicfi. Hii behavioBr gained him the love and efleen of bii paiifliioneni and
hu fcimuni, thnuf^h fonicwhal raifedaboie the level of hii RBdience, were commeiided and bla
lowed. Bui beirg pri'ir.pied lo engage in trade, to add to hii income, he kepi a cyder warebo«fii,
wilh a view of vending that conmodily in the neighbouring eonntty. In a Ihort time be eipeii.
enced <he folly of hit dcTiaiieii Iran hii ckiical (nCclIioo, ud ■ kin^ of rural bankrapte^ btaa.
follciwed.
U6 THE LfPE OF CHURCHtLL.
HIi 31 fDCuti brongliE lu'm back to LondoD ; ind til ruber dTiog (ooa after, he taaaiei bim ••
Cnnlciad LcSurer of St. JabD'i; but hiitnii>iDE,wbichdid oot imouDC to ■ fait hundred ponodi
a-jcv, bditg iornfficient for the mainteDaDce ef hii family, he employed bitnfelf in teaching f otiDg
bdia to' read and write BogliQi with propriety and corrednefi, and for fotne cime atceaded Mri.
Densii't bouding (chool, when be conduced himlelf with all the dcconun becomiDs bii clerical
Still. Imwerer, fail expencei bore bat a fmil! proportioD to hi* incom*. Hs bet
with debt* and iDTolTed iadiSmttici, from which hf wai citricated by the iSftaDce of Dr. Lloyd,
Ac fetooi matter of Weftndnfier School, tad father of hi* friend Lfeyd, who prerailed on hit
cnditan to giie bini a releaTe, on receiTing a fourth part of their rcfpcaiire debt*.
It it to the bonourof Cfaarchil) to record, that when hi* drcnmllance* grew better, he volnntadfy
difehargcd the whole of the demand* on him.
Tboofb k;>owii ta bia intlnute friend*, Colman, Uajd, and Tlomloa, to be poflefled of abt-
Etiea calculated to entertain and infirufi the public, be w>* by no mean* forward to eshibil him*
Cdf in that eharafler.
He WH Utile, if my thing, Icfj thin thirty yean of igi before he pnblifhcd any work with hi*
Binie, If he produced any perrormince cailicr, it »*i anorymoui, and ii now forpitten.
In I76g, hi* fiiend Lloyd publilbed " The Aflor,'' addrrlfed lo Thornton, which w« received
with gteat applaufe. The fuccefi of this performance probably indnccd Churchill to try hit powci*
en a Gmilar fnbjc^t, though more apptoprialed and perfonal. Kaiing been alwayi fond of dra-
maiie entertain nienii, he had been a coiiflant attendant on the theatre, and an accurate obfer»er of
ihc beauliei or dcftSi of the feveral performer*. Theft be midc the fubjeift nf a psen which he
called 7^ A^iW, tirll publilhed ■nooytnouDy in March l;^!; but, on being invidionOy afcxibtd ~
to Lloyd, and to the triumvirate of will, Thornton, Cohnan, and Lloyd, he immedialdy reprinted
it with hi* name, and claimril the honnun of a fatiricil poet. Few poemi haira been fo generally
leceiTed. and, perhwa, ^wer lb generally adniired. The aftor*, in diffeienc wap exprelled their
nfentomt, and tbe'pDbltc enjoyed their dlffrel*.
The R^aad wai reg;arded in general a* a pleafaot and feafoMible retaliation for the mirth which
tbe flage had continually excited, by the reptefentation of the follie* and frailiiri of mankind.
Hmanity, however, wonld wiOi thai no fei of men Ihould be made ridiculnut and conlemplible
by a profefllon from which they mull draw (heir fubCffence. It w» not wholly fa-irical. Car-
ikk wai commended in the highed term* of applaofe, and the varinut and peculiar eiccIleDciea
•f Mr*. Pritchard, Mri. Cibber. and Mr*. Clive, were celebrated with equal warmth and juf-
ticc Some of the player* took no notice of the poem, and otben wifely endeavoured to pro-
fit by the Driaure* beftowed on their fanln. Foote wa« onlr»geouflT offended. He wrote
a pro& dialogue, in which he lampooned Churchill, and Lloyd, but did not print it. Making
nle of an alUtetation, which he waa very fond of doing, he called Churchill the Qlmmfj C-rtIr rf
Claf6tm. Tbe ptayen who were the mod eager in exprdfing their anger, had only the miifortnoe
«f being treated wiib greater feverity in fubfeqnent edition*. In ihit refpefi he hai been blamed;
■nd it baa been faid that the poem wa* not alwayi hencRted by fubfeqnent edition'. However that
may be, it i* eeitain that iti c- Ccllcnce enabled it firmly to maintain iti ground agiinf) all oppob-
lion. Varionpamphlctaand poemi appeared againft it, in vindication of theplaycrt; hut they were
lb poorly writlen, that they ontyiarved to fwell hi* tiiutnph.
Hi* neiE performance wa« hii ^fltgf lo r/v Crilial Xtvlrmri, who happened to be peculiarly nn.
lorlDnate in the account which they gave of the Sifdad. Like moft other modern apulogie>. it wa*
not To mnch a defence a* an attack. Whatever reafoiu the reviewer! had to be diffatiaScd with thq
poem, the player* were Dot fn mach olTcnded a* they bad been with the RcfaaJ. It wan feme con.
fobtjon to them that themighiy Rofdui himfelf wa* not fpared; for Girrick wu certainly aimed ^
in ibe foUowing lioc*.
Let the Tain tyrant (it amidll hi* guard*.
Hi* puBJ grttm-rtm witi, and inial baida, Su.
THE LIFE OF CHURCHItl^ ^ 44|(
drrick feic all the force of thefe farcaftic Aroke», and wrote a letter to Chnrchitt, tiliidi, befito
comprehending an apology for himielf and the players, was full of eocomiums upoo his nalomiiioa.
▼etn of poetry, and contained a kind of deprecation of hit future wrath* A friend to whom he
ihowed it, entirely difapproved of it, and informed him that Churchill, who was a man of a qnid^
difcemment, and an undaunted fpirit, would not think the better of him for hia hnmiliatioQ and
flatterf . ,
The reproaches which he brought upon himfelf by hit late hours, and other irregnlaritits, gate
occaflon to his next produdion , intituled Nigbt^ am Epifik U RAnt LUjd, The objed of this poem waa.
to vindicate his condud,or rather to avow it in the face of the public ; npon this iaUe pfiiicijpk» ,that,
whatever our follies are, we (hould never undertake to conceal them.
The l^ighi was followed by the firft book of the G^, a poem that took its r>i<s from addjenlppp.
impofture carried on is Cock-lane near Weft-Smithfield, and to which fame m«n ofemiaepc aU-
lities and charadcr paid too ferious an atuntion. Neither of thefe performances jnrec bccamt ^;
Dopular as the Ro/ciad and the Aptlegy, ^ ,:i
The political diflcndoos at this period increafing every day, at length became fo 'nole&t« that fopr
perfons cfcaped being influenced in fome manner by them. /
Churchill had contradcd an intipiacy with John Wilkes, Efq. and the hea4s of the party dbc9
called the Oppofition, and agreeably to the warmth of his temper, endeavooied to prooMCe tl^-
Botereft of thofe with whom he was connedcd, by every effort in his power. A/abje4l hid beeH:
fuggefted to him as adapted for the then popular paper, called the ** North firiioo ;** hot Ml cmi»i
fidering it wkh attention, he thought it wouki be better to form it into a poem, which he
under the title of 7b* PnfUcy ^ Fmmiiu, m Sttts Pafl^rai^ infcribed to Mr. Wilkes. Of this
Mr. Wilkes is faid to have pronounced before its appearance, that he waa fure it woohl take, aeaC^
was at once perfonal, pfietical, and political His predi^on was accompliihed, for the foem hMl m
very rapid and eztcnfive (ale, and Churchill was extolled by his admirers as foperior to Ft|»CU
Having thus embarked in politics, he foun rendered himfelf of importance enough to be incliided:
in the general warrant under which Mr. Wilkes was taken into coftody. He .efcaped, however*
the fearch made after him, and continued his eiertions againft Lord Bute with gitat peilcvenuice*,
and not without foroe ^c£L
While he was advancing his fame as a writer, he WM negligent of hb reputation at a man. He
laid afide all the external decorums of his profeffion, divefted himfelf of his clerical habit, and
drefled himfelf ridiculoufly in a blue coat, with metal buttons, a gold-laced waiftcoat, a gold-laeed
hat, and ruffles. This part of his behaviour was jufily conGdered as a very blameahle Uppofitiea .
to the decencies of life, and hurtful to his intercft. In other refpeds his con^hift wm more than im^
difcreet.
He was often to be feen in difgracefnl focietiet, and Indulged in tntemperancea» whidi the fobe^
part of his friends could not avoid obferviog, and at the fame time lamenting.
He plunged into various irregularities, and lived no longer with his wife; thoegh wbedier hit
quitting her was at this particular junAure, his biographers do not determine^
** Some people/* fay» a writer in the " Annual Regifter," ** have been unkind enough to iky lliit
Mrs. Churchill gave the firil caufe of feparation. But nothing can be more fidie than thb-rwnow, tad
we can aflure the public that her conduA in private life vras ever irreproachable^
The truth of this aflertion, not with Handing the coo6dence with which it is delivered, mi^ht
reafonably doubted, ** It waa always underftood,** (ays Dr. Kippis, <* m Weftminfter, dut Mil.
ChurchilVs imprudence kept too near a pace with that of her hulband However, we do not
hence mean to juilify his diforderiy and licentious manner of living.**
His next performance, in his charader of a political fatirift, WM a moft vimlent and vlndiAsve
Mpiji* to l*^ ill lam Hcgartb^ the celebrated painter ; a man whoic genius he admired, and with whom
he and Mr. Wiikcs had been long in the habits of iriendfliip. It moft be acknowledged, that
Hogarth himfcif afforded the original caufe of offence. In a fatirical print -called ** The Times^ ha
Lad atuckcd Lord Temple and Mr. Pitt| though Mr. Wiikes had ((Bat him a remooftraacci ftat*'
# THfi LIFE OP CHURCHILL,
i K tf tli^icnilmcrc attaikcil, it would wound him in the rood icnCble pirE, whdlit&iiU
KTcngs iheir caurE.
The juthor ofilie " Noiih Britain" employeJ a whole pajicr (No. tj.) to be TcmigtA oa Hfti
prth; tBdMoganh.inrtlurn, puhlifhed, Miy 16. 1 763, a prim i.f John Wilkc, Efq. Chn(clitn,ttf
Tenngt hii friend, wrntc the Efiflli, !□ which all tbu telalei to Hagarih ii mcrelr ■ tBT^nfis
ofibc " North Briion."
Ii ia Dot nSj to cumptthend upon what gtnnud thii print was dennoitnBted a uttlre; fdr it ii
not a lariiaturi, but a vet7 aicuratc and Orikiitg rcfcmblinc;, with [he ideDlicd KCompialmMt*
which Mr. Wnitct wnuld at thit time have chofeu u the decotaiions of hit portniti the eip eC
libcii]' above h;< hud, and mo political p>i>eT(, which he acknowledged' himftlf to btie wthtctr,
iri hia right hand.
The poiti^it wan liken by Hogarth in the coort of Common Pleii, ia the mometit of accUtna-
t^ and triumph, when Mr. Wilkei wai in hli own pcrfon aHeriing the caole of liberty, tod by hia
own trial, afccrtaioing the law of hij country. ,
' It hat bccA miflaken for a canVsruri, bom Ihe World knowing the proTOCation which Hofarih
hid prcviouHy received, and which every man felt, would have juflidcii the mod fevere letaliatioo.
'Hogwth took his revenge on Churchill, by vamping up an old pnrlnit of himTcIf and dog,
which he poblifhed Auguft i . 1 763, under the title of " The bniifer Chartn Chmchill (once the
leverend) in Ihe charai9ir of a RufTmn Hercotei, regaling himrclf after kaviog kilkd tbe mt^tr
CtrlialKrJ, that fa fately ^llcd hii viruioui friead lir ttevn tvn tniir,."
It reprdcma Churchill in the chara<3er of a bear, hugging a fnamin^ tankard of puter, whidi'
vrai Ml favourite bcvtrige, and, like auothcr Hciculei armed wirh a knuned dub to attack faydrw,'
df Clroy db);w. ^nd difeonifit giiotk '.
To defigiuli more poCtivrly the objca of hii ridicule, and render thit rude lepTtfanalion ItUl
more ridimloui ; it li decorated wlih a band and pair of miSet, an.] with thefe chartacriOic onw
meaui, Aoofjk'K tenaiut « good bear, it bceoaiet ■ fan of ■Mrcioixo' ponait of tbe revuend &•
tiiift. 8a(etbl)>abloi* athiaantagonift wulmtapoarcoaipenfatioDfor tbe deep wound he badra-
cdved. CbvehiU'i fatke flruck h'an to the heart, and it thought to have contribuCed to acctle-
rate bit death, which happened OAobcr 17. 1764.
n mnft era be lunenttd, that nicD ol gcniua, who had been intimate fiieudi, and might have
CDBUnacd focb m toog ai they lived, Ihauld have their union diflolved, and difcoid fowQ among
then bj ike. dfmon of patty.
H«: f imttwt^ to ptibliOi, at diffn;ent interval*, Tii Gbtfi, the fourth and conclading book of
wUch ^peved in .I763- It if wiilten in vcilei ol eight fyllables without any apparent plan or
deGgn. The molt celebrated paOage in thii dcfultory and digrrflive performance, «ai (he cha<
lader «i Ptmf^, intended [or Dr, Johnfon, who had offended Churchill, by declaring that hi*
poetry had but little merit. The only reply which Dr. Johnfon made to Churchill'i faiirc, wa^
tbat he thought him a [baliow fellow in the beginning, and that he could fiy nothing woifeof him
llilt. However inferior Churchill might be in charader and ahiliuei to Dr. JohoTon, he ccrtainlf
did not ddfrve tbe appcUation of a Iballow lellow.
About the lime when the laU book of T** Gfg) appeared, he publilhed Tbt Ct'/rrimi, in which
he returned to the k^aic meafure, in which he wai matt fuccef.lul, [hough h,c had lately begun to
iolToduce into it too many prafaic linei. The plan of thii poem it Cmilac to thai of one ol P"pe't
fatirea. A dialogue ii fuppofed to be caiiied on between the author, and a noble Lord, who it re.
ptefentcd ai giving him much worldly advice, to which he anfwen with gieai fpirii, and in hia
rrpliei indulge! hit faiitic vein with no fi,-!l <L— rrc uf freeJjai.
Oneottlv moft ftrihingpaOagetin Tit C«i,/iiitut, it thai in which he eipreiTcs the deeped con-
trition for a rcteni afiion of hit life, that nat indeed highly di (honourable. He had Tcduced and
carried off the daughter of a tiadclman, in WcQniinllcr. In Utile more thin a fortnight, hii palTioa
fubCdcd [ acd the young woman became very fgity for her crime. Accoidingly a wife and judi-
(ioutfiiend wrote foi bu a letter to hn rKlicr,cjjirc0iie of b;r penitence, and other dcQre tore-
THE I^IFB 01^ CHVRCHlLLi 4||
ttarn home. Iter Eather, with equal cenderoclf and prudence, nodifcd bet into hU honie, and (he
jnight have been fully reftored to a Tirtuona condud, had it not been for the feverity of an elder
lifter, who was continually loading her with reproaches. Wearied with thii ufafe. (he applied t^
ChnrcbiU, offering to return to him again, which he thought himfelf bound to admit, by the Mtofp
which he entertained of gratitude and honour. The true point of virtue would have been to hav^
provided, at amply at he could for her fupport» and to have had no criminal connc^on with her
in future.
Hit next performance was TU X>inUlfiy in three books, written in verfet of eight fyllablet. U,
was occafioned by Mr. Martin*t challenge to Mr. Wilket. It is left defultory and digrclfive thaa
n* Ghofi^ though one principal objed of it was to HitiriKe other perfoos befide- Mr. Martin s par«
ticularly Warburton, who i« pointed out fufficiently to all who have the leaft literal y knowledge.
Hit laft publication in 1 765, was Tit AmtUr^ and it is one of the moft agreeable of hb produdiona.
In the latter part of it, however, he is extremely ievera againft the political writcra of the tuaei.
The charader of KidgeUy the informer^ b drawn in a mafterly manner.
His firft publication in 1 764, was his CQtbam^ the defign of which, on the appearance of the
firft book, was not very obvioui. It became manifeft, from the fecond and third books, that it wm
his chief dcfign, under the idea of his being pntclaimed king of Gubmm^ to reprc-fent the real duty
of a monarch, in which view, much good inftrudion b conveyed. This performance b le£s.iiatirical
than moft of hit piecet.
Hit next produdion was 7be CaadidaU^ which took its title from the conteft that had been carried
on between the Earl of Hardwick, and the Earl of Sandwich, for the Hitrh Stewardfliip of the
nniverilty of Cambridge. The charader of Lord Sandwich is atucked with great fevcrity.
TAr CaitSdate was fucceeded by The /tf.vtofi/, a dialogue, in which the poet b reprcfentad at
having formed a defign to quit hb native country ; from which hb friend eodeavoiiffs to dsfliiade
him. Though there is much good fenfe, in thb performance, and ieveral excellent obfenrationa of
philofophy, aild the love of our country, it cannot be confidcred as one of his beft produdiona.
In hb fuccceding publication, intituled The Timts, the (atire b principally direded agaaoft an oiu
natural vice, which i« expofed with an energy and indignation that cannot poffibly be exceeded. Ic
is indeed carried to the very height of exti^vagance ; but this extravagance (hows, at the iamc time,
the wonderful powers af hb mind, and hb juft and boundleft deteftation of the crime. It may«
however, be reafonably doubted, whether it b fair for a iatirift to atrack crimes that are capital by
Uw. Juvenal, in all hb outrageous fury againft vice, attacks no crSmei that were ponifliable by
the lawt of hit country. The Dutch have that noble and well-judged delicacy to ponifli the exe^
crable pradifert of thit crime in the night-time, and in filence, by fewing np the offenders In a bag,
mad throwing them into the fea.
Hit next publication was imdepeiHltnce^ a poem, which dees not in every part of it difplay the ▼!•
gour of imagination that it apparent in fome of hb performances. Much i* faid in it of poet« and
patrons, perhapt at much as the fubjed will well bear. The ftriking contraft between air effeminate
lord and himfelf, \% admirably reprefented, and he has drawn his own pidure with great hniaoor.
JmUptndence was followed by Tht Jimuy^ a Ihort poem that refleds no difgraee on hb abiUtita.
The advice of hi* friends, and his aofwer to it are well condnded. Towards the concliU&oo, be ia«
dulges himirlf In fatirizing feveral contemporary poets.
Hit laft poetical produdion was the J)«JUati§m of hb fermons to Warburton, which b writleo mA
his ufual feverity againft that eminent prelate.
Hit literary career was but ftiort. In the autumn of 1 764, he went to Bonlogne with Mr.
Humphrey Cotet, in order to pay a vifit to Mr. Wilkes, then in exile. There he was leieed witk
a miliary fcver, which baffled the medical aid of two phyiicians of ikill and reputation, by whooB he
vrai attended. He died on the 4th of November 1 764, in the 33d year of his age, and was
hurled at Dover ; at which place, on a Dmall ftone, in the old church- yard, fonaerly belongiog te
ahe coUcgiau church of St. Martia, n the foUowing iofcriptioe.
Vol. X. JP f
H5* THE LIFE OF CHURCHILL.
" I.ift to iht Uft enjoy'd here Churchill y«." ' '
Mr. DavSca, the biogrsplier of Oirricli. upon what he iliinki good auihorltf. hai related, tlut
Chnrdiill't [»fl worJs were Wial o/^iaw / !.-«-' Thoufh ht raighi, onftvcral acc.-nMi, hni
tied too much caure to make fiidi a rcflcfiion. Mr. Wilkrj whufc teftinioay upon ihe fubjcA mnft
be dedllTe. has informfd ific world, that the gnndncfi of ChiirchiU'i heart, anrl (he (ii-mneft erf hii
philoTophy were in full luDte during 'he whnte time of hin very TcvcCE iltncrt; and that the
unizing fscDille- a( hit mind were not in ihe Icaft impaired, titJ a fdlr mnmcDti b..Tiire hli death.
He left two fani, the youogcQ of whom waigencroulljr educated at the npence of the late Sir
Kichard Jehh, Bari.
He wai greatly lamented by hii acquainUfice and admlreri. Llofd wai (o deeply affefled by
hii death, that he ■' toult m bis bed, frum which he ncitr fofe again." Such wa> at firil the popii>
lar enthufiifm in favour of hit mcmocy, that there wai s talk of crcAing a momimtrnt to him, in
"WenminQer Abbi^y; but the Idea Toon fubllJcd, and will forcFty eier be revived. The follawtn^
inlcriptkiD, in die elofc llyle of the incieuii and engraven on a fcpulehral urn of ilabader, wa*
drawn up by Mr. Wilkn. and intended by hjm CD give the true chatader of Churchill at a
friend, a poet, and > pitriet.
C«]^OLO. CHUaCHlLL,
Ami CO jucundo,
Ciri optime de patrti mcrilo f
P
Johanhh Wusia, i;6j.
The fame infeiiption haa lately been en^ved on a A™ fllUr, ereSed to hit memory by Mr.
Vilkea, io tU Orore of Suidbam-CoUage, in the lOe of Wight. It it in the middle of the grovr,
sod backed with weepiog willowi, cypreflei, ycwa, fcc. Laur«U fee n to grow out of the colrnnn
u froiD Virgil'i tomb » Niplci, and eonu nearly down to the ubict on the pillar, which ia fluted,
and ii^ew* in lame paiti already injured by time. On the fore grannd are Urge mjrllei, bayt,
UnufUima, &c. The [alUrli broken, about nine feet high, and about five feel diameter.
A CoUefiion of hii Ftnu, eoniaining Tit Jl^niJ, iff^i^j, Nigit. Pi„iJ,ccy cf F^mUc, EfiJIU
U Hfarli, taitii Gltfl, wai publiflied by tuhfcriplion, in one volume, 410. I76J. A fecond
volome cmuiiung Tie Cinfimcr, Tit Juiber, Tht DatlliJI, Cttbiim, Tit CmJiJalc, Tir farraiiU
•7h$ Tima, JmiiftudBia, and the Jtmrncy, wai publilhed by fubfcripiion after his death, in 410.
I76J. They have linu been frequwtly rcprinied, with the Didiiainn of hit fertnont, in 3 vole
Jlin0.,aitd were infeltcd in (he cotltdionof the " Enf;lifh Poeia," 1790. tiit Sirnsjii, two upon
(he nature of prayer in general, and eight upon our Lord'i prayer, were printed by fuhfiription,
in I76J. Some of hit juvenile piecet are to be met with in the "Library," pubUfbed in j;6i.
Six of hit letiert to Mr. Wilkci ate in the collefiion printed by him in i j6y.
ChoTchill hx unhapiuly added another name to the catalogue, already too numerout in literary
blQaV. of thofe men of geniut, who would have arifcn 10 * much greater eicellence in writing
■nd to m far more illnflriout reputatiWi, had their inteUc^ual talents been accompanied with the
uniform pnAicc.of virtue. That he had great force of geniut, cinnoi judly be denied ; and there
are fcarcely any of hjl performance^ in which the natural vigour of liit mind is not in f.nie inllancea
difplayed. it mull it the fune timcbc acknowledged, that he i> iiery unequal in hit compofitiona.
The latndity of hit pen, and the eagemtli with which hit woika were purchafed, were circum.
fiancei not favourable to hi» repuUtion. At he proceeded in hit literary career, he became more
negligent ; what he haflily wrote, he at ha fiily -committed to the ptefi. Writing from a fpirit of
puty. being defiroui of gratifying the eagecneb of hit admiicrt, and having a view to hit cuQom-
fiy tai,ofhalf-a-<town for each of hiipublicalioot. he wat too rapid in fending them to the world
^d too IbUcitoua to fill up the quantity of piget apeScd from him, to attend to the neceffary art
of iiotting. Hit latter workt arc manifeDly itrferior to bit earCea produfliona. The geniut <d
ChurduU ocnfiovJtf appeati, hut mucb dimmed and obftuicd. The fcrtUii; of hit niin,] cumot
THE LIFE OF CHURCHIt.U* 4W
be more clearly dcmondrated, than bj^obferving, that all hit works now republifliedt were proved
between May 1761, and November 1764; that is, in three yeart and a half. If hi» life had bccit
prorraded, if he had been placed in an independent fituation, if he could have united appIicatloBf
with leifure, he nii^ht have been capable of producing fome work of folid excellence, which would
have refcutrd his name for ever from oblivion. He has forded a remarkable ihftance of a faddea
and fhort.lived celebrity ; and, perhaps, nothing will revive the memory of his writings, fo m ta»
caufe thi-m to bo a^aiti (generally read, excepting a new edition, with notes, fully explaining the fa*
tirical and hiOoriral ailufinns. This was what Churchill himfclf before his death wiflied to be done.
In his will is the following pafTage. " I defire my dear friend, John Wilkes, Efq. to collet, and
publilh my workn, with the remarks and explanations he has prepared, and any othei^ he thioktf
proper to make." It is eameftly hoped, that Mr. Wilkes will comply with this reqtteft. Buc the'
time, perhaps, in not yet arrived for taking away *he veil from certain obje^s ; and, pe^aps, it
may never be defirable to revive party matters; which, though not funk int0 oblivion, haVe happily*
ccafed to inflame the paflfion* of the mind.
Churchill, in his compodtions for the pulpit, appeals in tlie charader of a fober, rational pti^achtf*
His Serrxonj are written with an uniform mediocrity. They have no animation, and ihow nb tnces
cf the nafural vigour and acutenefs of his mind. The fentiments are praAical, and fiot ufuklly to be
found fault with ; but there is not a thought that is new, or indicates any peculiar ftrefigtfi of Con«
ception. The 0)lc i« pcrfpicunus, without the lead pretenfionsto elegance. The intertlal' evidence
j» againft the fuppnfirion of their being his own compofition. It has an incongruous appearaa^f
to fee a commentary on that form of prayer, compofcd by Benerolence itfeif, preceded by a vihilient
libel.
In his Pofms, he apprars in the charafler of an outfageons and mercilcfs fatirift ; though there tS
every reafon to believe that his natural difpofition was not fevere. I/ike our national chancer, liif
iatires are manly, rocgh, and vehement. A fpirit of indignation, which gratifies the ira-
fcible paflions, u thi^ predominant principle. They rcfemble the fatires of Hall, in flyle, fentimeo't^
and fpirit, more than thofe of Young ; to whom he is not inferior in wit, force, pungency, an<f
invention. He ha> the Orength, fire, and brilliant di^ion of Dryden, of whom he was an ar-
dent admirer ; but he is greatly inferior in gracefulnefs, eafe, and efevation of ftyle, to Pope,
whom he held in contempt. The rcafons of it are given in his letters to Mr. Wilkes; but do not
appear to be lati^fadury. A fincere regard to Pope, is not inconfiftent with the naoft ardent ad«
jniratiun of Dryiicn. Like Dryden, who ** could write feverely, with more eafe thaui he could
write gently,' he fccmii to have preferred the model of his favourite Juvenal, rather than of H^race^
He is all fire, fpirit, and animation. His nervous verfe is well adapted to cxprefs the tehemence
of hii indignation. Amid the moil fpirited invedUve, it emits noany a luminous irradiation' of
beautiful dtfcriptive poetry.
But he is inferior to Juvenal, in the importance of his fubjed, and iki the harmony of hit nrnn-
bers. Juvenal p'>ur9 hin mujeftic verfe with all the warmth of a zealot iir the caufe of ? irtue^
He not only puts vice to fhame, but countenances virtue, and points out the way to attain it«
Churchill frems to have little elfe in view, than to gratify private pique, or party -prejudice. He
did not poITcb dignity of charadcr, aad folidity of judgment, in a degree fufficient to enable him to
iland forth as a difintereAed ccnfor of prevailmg manners. His verfification is extremely oneqaalf
fomctimts he remind^ us of the roughncfs of Donne, and the loofenefs of Oldham ; while at other
times, he amply fhows how well he undcrftood all the powers of firong and harmonious nnnu
bers.
The Rofciad is an admirable poenf , and julUy deferves to be confidered as a fecon<f ** Dbncaad.**,
Strength of poetry, accuracy ofobfervation, a happy vein of humour, and harnumy of number^'
are its peculiar excellencies. The charader of Mr. Fi:ipatrick, 7 t ikmg rvilUut a ismv, near
the beginning, is drawn with noconunon fevcrity and fpirit. The lines in which he alTcrts that ge^
nius is of no country, are written with great energy. The charader of Shakfpcarc it drawn
with a mafterly hand. His praifci of Ourick| Mrt, CibbcTi Mn. Pritdutfd« &c. have great meric
6 . liV^
4fl THE LIFE OF CHURCHILL.
The Afdogj dlfpliT* " much humour »iiJ twcy, facilitj nf iiprrlfioD, Wfd riniKithncr> of vafr
fitiljon, It are to be touad in moft produaioni of the prcleni age. The frippery of fomc modeni
potity.iQ piiticulir, i> pleifantiy ridiculed in the linei beginning, S'dc mJ iif^l/oHn iliifad'i IrsJu
The fitnation of a coinp»ny of ftjolliog playeri it dcfiribed »Fi(h gtc»i Urtngth of humour. The
■jwlog; fur bii oiTD vcrGIication ii truly admirable. The chara&cT of Drjrden ii drawu with BRM
difctiminstiun of judgmuii, and Qrengih of colouring.
The A'ijtl hu many li*ely and fpirited paffiget. The tharafler of himfeK ii very favo«raUe.
The pacriolic luni of the uatioa it eipofed with grcal hnmour-
In Che PripliKy i/Famuu, be hi) difplayed greal (Iccngth of leutiiTieac, ccrroui eiprtffioo, ud
clegaci nunibert ; though ihe malignity which he hat (honn agaiaK Rcoilaod, and itt inhabituitt, (•
. totally inexcu^ble. The delioeatioD of a youn^ poel't mind, at the beginning, it both ferere and
rteafant. ThedcfcripllDD of Fami^i, hai in it the terrible gracei of Sic JoQiua Reynaldt' pidors
of " Ugnliao." Hit ddtription of ScotUnd, eiceedi in fiieriiy that of Cleveland. The dial«sM
between 7"^0""^ '^■^"^ it well fupportcd. In ihiiperfiH-inanct, he Ihowi a peculiar happmd*
in ihrowiog bit tboughti iulo poetical paragraphi ; To that the rcntcoce fwelli to the coaclufioO, at
In the Efijitt u Hugarih. the ciprrlDon ii equiUy ncrront, and ihc himiony ae irregular at io hit
other piccci. The fpccch of dwUnr, near the beginning, \i psrhapi fomcwhai (oa long. TtM
linci dereribing the obnoiioBlnefi of merit to envy, aro finely cxprcficd. The addcefi to HugaA.
a cquallr fpiriied and fcvcic. He Hinm an amiable generality, uid grcainefs of mind, nhea h*
mournt oTcr lui vanquiflied cittmy, and condemnihimfelffnr attacking an i>t>ii:ft, walled wiib fCft*
and inE[iniiie\ The conclufron of the poem eihibitt fuch an iffefllng piflure of the riilntof geniw^
a.ud Xctia fuch a pathetic melancholy, that everj fentimcnt which th< fatiie ciciccd, u entirely et
faced by it.
The Cf/, though inferiorlo r<me of hit other ptccet, bai fame ftuoing and beautiful paffagei. It '
Iiai the wit, humour, ridiculi:, f:>tire, and dUavagince of " TriOram Shandy." The Gift boc^
uhibili a humuurcut (ketch of the hiflary nf [upcrfliiion and credulity, and a good rcptcfeua-
tlon of the chacaaen that apply for informitlnn abont their future fortune. In the defcriptiun of
truth, in the fecond book, are many happy Drokii, among which hi> own regard t" ii it eiprclleil
with great energy. The vufet begitiniog, Dark viv lit ni^il, &c. are prooft of bil ability in pic-
(urcfque bold defcription, aud hold pcrfuniGcation. The line
■■ 7V«Ui*t, and laOiai JW, went /mt."
prcfeDt* ID toiagc equally jull and poetical. In ibc third boob, the pH*!leget of a poet are happllf
reprefetiteiL The defcriptiOD of Ftmi, which it Tcry .losg, hat. in it mach fatire ; and fcreral piru
of it are happily imagined. TliC trite reflcAioni which fometimciarc found in poetry, are ha.
monroafly ridiculed. The fourth book hat in it feme fplendid pafTigei ; but it it in general 'rery
wild and irregular. Lloyd hinti at the floreoly Dacnre of tht compofitioD. to hit " Cobter af
Crij^Ugaie'* letter."
The prieft, I giant, hai fomelbing ckrer,
A fomcthing that will lilt for eierj
Let him, in part, be made your pattern,
Whofe mufe, now queen, and now a fliitcrti,
Trick'd out in R^tud, rolcrthe roalt,
Tumi irape* and trollop in the <H^,
By luma, both ticklei a*, aad warmi.
And drunk, or fober, hat her chamu.
The Cmfimci eoncuni fome pathetic and ititercfiing paS^ci ; partJCBlarly tbe following bcvti.
tiUomlcQoii, fortlulake of which, potEbly, ike poem wai written.
Ah, wiijt, rr.v lor-l, haih pri'I" life to do
With lliingt ii\ [lublic naiurt i why to view,
Would you, thui cruelly ibofe fcciict unfold,
Which without psin, and horror to behold.
Mull {peak mc Ibmcthing, more or left than wtl |
Wkicb&icadtiiiaj pwdon, actcr oal
TRB LIFE OF CHURCHILL- f
Look btck a thou|;hi whiih bordert on ictfat.
Which humiu natuie ipuft, yer cannot bear ;
■Til ow tlir hilibliog *il 1 bufj wnrld,
Whfre praifc and wnTiire irc il random bnird,
Whifii CU1 ill* aioncll nf my chcwghu lontroul.
Or Aake nnefctilrd purpolc of my TubI:
FcTC and ai large miK^E ihcir wild onfci roMna
If all. Ifall.aUil were well at hame,
V" — 'lii (he tale which angry coii(fienn tellt,
When (he. -with more than tragic horror.fwella
£>ch circumflancc of guilt; when [lem, bnltnie,
bht brmgt bad afiioBt farth into revis * ;
And like the dread hind-writing od ibe wall.
Bid- li'e rcmorfe ivtkt at tealon'i call,
Arm'd Mii] poinu bidi rcorpion rengeaBce p*£^
Apd to the mind holdi up rcfieaion'* gUTi ;
The mind, which Raiting, hcivci the hcarl-felt gro|D,
And hatet thai larm Ac ktiuwi to be her own.
After fo feeling, fo evidently (onirite a dnlaraiioa, who wonld Doi grant a Foil abfolotioD for
■By vnun/ offence, cnnuniricd by a penitcal. (hui ippircnily, thu) ardentiv Gnccre.' The remainder
«f the poem i> employed tu ajTcrt hii fitm attachment to hit couniry, to eiprid hit ml in the gk><
riooicaufeot liberty, and to evince the integiity of bii public, whateier may have becu the enuri
crfbiipritate.conduS. It concludea with an admirable addtefi to the Supreme Being.
1^ Ouliyi hat many paeiical palTages. The begmning of the GrQ book ii (try (Itiking, and
hai lome fine perronificaiioni. The piSurea of Anihiii, Latur, Fitiu. fi.!, Sl^Jy, Avtia, and
JiJm^, art drawn with great llrenglh and iiiTcnlion. The piAnreioE the three [all, are worked
np wilk the grcatefi viguur of imaginaiion. The defcripiioo of the night prntoui te (he DnH, ia
pcmtly enculed. The animated vetfet, beginning, Fyll in lit/rail, &c. (onn a fine pifiure oC the
ywihfld eiercifei of onr ancedoia. The pilTagc, beginning. WbrnJIirm tj^irJUit. &.c. breatbea the
heroic fpirit of liberty, and glowi with tbe ealhufiallic heat of ancient Talour. Some of [he ancient
inhabitaiiti of the T"^ '/ IJitriy. are well defcribed. The vcifei, beginning, fiatr irtvi'd vi'b
•U«t, are eminently beautiful. In the third book, the Crnrt ^ f'rnd it leprefeuied in TO tnadcquala
colosrt. The horrid fiend, J^i^jwUhi, one of the inliabiianti, ii admirably dcrcribcd. The jac-
ture, however, i> fpoiled by tbe puerile iniroduSiDii of an excireman't lanibam. The retl of th«
■OUgcry iafublime; and. ihcrefore, thi> tow circomflance ia extremely improper.
The Auiir a the mod pleadng and uociceptiuiuble of all hi> piecei. Tbe tendency of the fub-
jcA and (he eiccutioo arc equally commendable. Tbe interefli oT gmtui and leiniiDg are cordially
cfpooled and powerfully fupi'iiricd ; while (he contempt of proftflcd ignorance, and the fhallownef)
of preunden to fcience, are judly cxp»(ed wJ lathed by the blamclefi rod of general (atire. Some-
line^ indeed, hif difpoCiian to private faiire brcaki foiih ; the force and efficacy of wliith, wlteo
the ctoAue ii jufl, he no left ftrcDuouQy th<in truly mainiaint In Ibe following IIrm i
When fatjre liiei abroad on fallchood'a wing.
Short it her life irdcrd, and dull her fting ;
But when (u truth allied, the wimnJ Oie gi»cl
binkt dtep, and to rrmoleft agrilnei. ■
When in the tomb thy pampei'd aiOi iball rott
And e'en by fiitndt thy nieniofy be ii-ip>i i
Still Siili ihoD live reccrdcd fi'r thy ctimei.
Live )n her page, and ftink to ifier-limct.
The little advanugei that attend the parfuit of fcience. and the diHingulfhed latnun of gtniiia,
arc obferved with a becoming fpirit of indigtiaiion. The (rammeli of a college life are &rca[li-
tally defciibcd. Hit apology far quilting hit gown u manly and indignant, but n&fatiafaSory.
Tbe poem concludei with the fevfrell charafler that ever fell from the pen of fitire.
Hit Galium contains a niimbtr of beaniJful paftaget. In the Grd bonk, hit defen'ptioD of
different aget of nunkiEid. tivat' 'he defciipiioni of AriHotle, Horace, and bhakfpeart. '- -<
f inoiiig of the Iccaiid book, the bulaiielii asd labour of i poet ut w<U defcribed. Tint
tit THE LIFE or CHURCHILL.
(ccount of bii own mumer of writing wiU jufli/y ihc ftridiurcs ihai hive becD nude on hit com-
Hai)'! ibe p"w'r, I eoulJ nit have the lime,
Whilll tfirui flow. UI.I lift it ill her prime ;
Without a &n *g2inR .pTcafurc, ta Ac{iga
A p)>(k, [v mcihodixc c2ch thought, each line
HiKhlf to rinifli, lod infke ci'iy grace,
In iifclf (hinnirg, <*kc new chumi !coai place.
Notlvnic of boi >ki, 4n<l liitte knonn of men.
When rhe mad 5i c'>tiiFi oa, I fciit: the pen,
Kougb it ihcy run, ijic rapid thougbtifei duvn.
Rough u thef run. difchirge (hem ua (he town :
Hence rude, oofiiiini'ij hiaii, before ifaor time,
Are born iota thii idle world of rhjme, , ir.
And (he foot JLUtrm iiiuft 'u bmujjht to bc4 ,,. it ^
U'lth-all her impc[fcai..ni on her bead. ._ ^^
£»», u DD life 4ppe3ri, no pnlTei play i .>
Thriiugh [he dull dubiuui niaft, no breath ntaVei wxjr,
Doubt, greatly daub[, 'lill lot a %\^t the) uU, . ■ • ! )■( < ' •
Whether the chiU cm ho bapui'd at all :
Otheri. CD other ([roiiiidi, objeiRioiti frame, . ^*
^uit, gratiling that the child mif have a Din-.e, . u >;-
Doubt, 01 the fcx Dtit;hi well > midwife pofc,
Wbcibcr they fhould baptize it, Veife at Frofe.
Th« fecond book hu manj fine iinei, and foitie happy (Itokes of fancy, hot there is in it tw»
(Hreat a negle^ of poetic numbtit. The iinpreeatiKDi, beginning. Ld ivnr -aiit all En nr^ n^am
ieni, contain fublime imagery, and nioH powerfHl eiprelTion. The chuniaert atid icifrn' «i the
HiijTi, in Englatid, are not lefs happily than judly dtfrribed. Iti The beginniiig of the third 'book,
the »tifi!ica!ion it more eorrc« and barmoniout; and towardi Ihe nUddli of i( he rtlfphyii ■ rich
vein of psciry Hli account of (he duty of a King, it well conceived and eiprcncd. The cuDJI-
tiou4 of royalty aai rultic poverty are admirably contrafted. The p.ITiect, begii^hlnp. Wtat tit
fftjh mem, &c. abrnutd in rural fceocry, fancy, and dcfcripdoo, which rarrly occur ju hi^ wriiingi.
tn the defcripiiDn, beginning, ft'ii' at-'mijfrltif, &c. (here ii much poetical imijrcty. 1'he jinei
in which he difplayt hit love of poetry, when fuppoGng himfelf King uf Catlain he ii obliged CD
uke fail farewell of thc'intife), are eiquifitely beautifuL
The CmiiSilaii hit [he beauiiei and defefls of hit olher piecei. The beginning of the poem i«
very fpirited, and the wordt, CtBts,fianr£yrlc, introduce one of the fcvereft fatirti whith the pen of
man ever wrote. The Farrri'ill contains Tome excellent political and philafophical rcRcSioni ;
but it ii deficifni in poetical fire, and miny of the line? are feeble jnd profole.
The Titici, however citeptionaMe, however cnormom, u not without a very eonfidcrable Ihate
of poctiral merit. In the group of fnUiet and vicei, which diRingu^fh and dif^^ace the prefenc
age, Mnmnr/i it marked with ftriklng teaturei, and a mallerty force. The chira^n of Fultr
and Afiihu, whoever were intended by them, are drawn with equal Brength and fcveriiy. The
Itnea in which be llrikei at (he bafe and illiberal traffic which parents tiiake ol their chihlrcn, can-
not be read without all his indignation. Tlie firimet and follici we borrow from fori ign naiioni,
are purbied with the fagle voogcaoce m tbofe 'which arc more peculiarly the prudud of our own
clioiate. The charaaen of Fniui, tftSn, and "Italy, are DroDgly marked \ the lift in particular,
it an admirable piSure. The compliment to La^ Cariliia Hrrvij it nervoui and cicgint.
Hit It/^aJritci l)aa itt brighter paflaget, but it jullly chargeable, in many phcei, with vemacn-
tar inelegaoce, aod irulgarlly of fentiment and diflioa. The fcene of weighing a /.in/ againA a
ttri miiS be iQowtd to polTcli u odd fpedet of whitDficU humour. Hit own piSurc is drawn
in a Tcry jocnbr manner. .
Some parti of the Bi&ttim of hit lermoni to Waiburtcn, are very fpirited. efpecially ihofe paT.
sect which begin with — Srdii it grtal GlffifT, The fame vigour ii not maint'intJ through ihe
whole i bot Gk the poem wat left uuGnifhed, it caOMt be known to whit height the grave irony of
(be Cuire night have been onicd.
THE LIFE OF CHURCHILL 455
The chara^er of Churchill has been vaiioufly reprefented by his friends tnd hii enemiei. Should
it be thought that a few of his friends have extolled him beyond hit merit, it mutt be allowed, that
by many perfons he has been unduly depreciated.
Lloyd, as might be expeded, in the following linei of hit ** epiftle to C. Chorchill,'* if veiy wamt
in the praifes of his friend.
Yet in rhefe leaden time^, this idle age,
When blind with dulnefs, or as blind with rage^
Author *gain(l author rails with venom curd.
And happy he who calls oot blockhead 6rft,
From the low eanh afpiring genius fprings,
And fails triumphant, borne on eagle wings :
No toothlefs fpleen, no venom'd critic*i aim,
Shall rob thee, CburcbiU, of thy proper fame ;
While pitchM for ever in thy nervous rhyme»
Fool lives and (bines out fool to lateft time.
In the concluding lines of his poem called ** The Poet,'* l^e hu giTcn tl^e faTOurable (kk of hit
chara<fter.
Is there a man whoTe genius ftrong
Rolls like a rapid ftream along,
Whofc mufe, long hid in doudlefs night|
pours on us like a flood of light ;
Whofc ading comprchenfive mind
Walks fancy's regions unconfin'd.
Whom not the furly fenfe of pride,
Nor aiTedation warps afide :
Who drags no author from his (helf,
To talk on with an eye to feif ;
Carelefs alike in converfation,
Of cenfure or of approbation ;
Who freely thinki*, and freely fpeakty
And meeu the wit he never feeks ;
Whofc rcafon calm and jadgmeot cool.
Can pity, but not hate a fool ;
Who can a hearty praife beftow,
If merit fparkles in a foe ;
Who bold and open, firm, and true. * ,
Flatters no friends— yet Iovcr them too*
Cburcbili will be the iaft to know.
His is the portrait 1 would ihow.
Other writers are more fparing in their applaufe of Churchill.
" We all remember;* fays Dr. Warton, in his «« Eflay on Pope," «• when even 1 Churchill wii
more in vogue than Gray. He that treats of fafhionable follies and the topics of the day« that do*
fcribes prcfent perfons and recent events, finds many pcrfoos whofe uaderfiindiiigi and whofe paf-
lions he gratifies/*
** Even Young," fays Dr. Knox in hit ** EiTays,** popular at he was, liat been edipled by a poeey
who has (hone with the effulgence and inftability of a meteor. Churchill poffeffed merit ; a merit
which wa9 magnified, when feen through the medium of party, beyond that degree which it waa
able to fupport. When reafon at hft viewed what paifion had eiaggerated, (he was difgnfted with
the difappointment, and turned away with negled. Thus, the celebrated Churchill, with whofe
appUufe the town re-echoed, is finking to an oblivion which he hardly defervet; for though he
wrote many carelefs lines, and nuny dull paifaget, yet the greater part of hit prodndioBt difplayed
a genuine vein of fatirical genius.** ^
F f uij
THE JVORKS OF CHURCHILL.
THE ROSCIAD.
Roteius deecu'd, each high ifpiring play'r
fulli'd M hit iDi'riQ for Ihc luaax chair.
The buOcin'd hcnwi of ibc mimic Safe
No longer whine in love, »nd not in rjj^ j
The munirch i]uii> hit throne, ind cunderuod*
Humble to court ihe <B*our of hii fciiutlii
Fur pilj'i bke leUi undeferT'd milhipi.
And their appliule to gva, tccodbIi hit clajH.
Thiu ihs vi^orioui chief) of ancieiit Borne,
To win the moh, i ru)i|i1iuii'> foim iBume,
In pompouj Oraiii 6ghi o'er th' uui;t:DiOi'd war,
And Ai0w whrre honour bkd in f'rj bia.
But thou^ bare merii might in Vmou appear
The Qrongcn plea for fifour, 'lii net heic ;
We form our judgment in aouther wa; ;
And [her will beft Cuccced mho bcD can pay ;
Thoft, who would gaiD the roieiof Britifli triliet,
AIuQ idd In Force ot meril. force oi bribei,
Whit cm an tScot give .' In ev'ry age
CaOi huh been ludely baoiOi'd Trom the llage ;
Monarch) theirfclvei, to gtief i ( ev'ry play'r,
Afpcsr >• ofien ■■ their Image ihcte :
They tin't, like candidate (oi other feu,
Pour (cai . { wine, and mouniaini raile of meat.
Wine (hey cDuld bribe jua with the world *i
Though farcaih million he hid brought hsme four.
Sbuler lireps open boufe M Sauthfult lair.
And hopei the friendi of humour will bf there ;
Id Snaiihfield, Yalct pteparei the rinl treat
For thofi who laughter ln*e infteid of mat ;
FO'-te. at Old Hi:u(c. Ft even Fontc will be
Id felf-cunceit, an adtor, bribci «ith t<»t
IVb^eh Wilkinfon >i (etond hat>d recd«e^
And at the New, pt-vri watir on the IrtKM.
The ta«n diiidcd, cadi mnt fneral w*p,
Aa p^ Di -n, humour, int'rcA, parly I'miya.
'Thirgt ■•( uo n men', colour of the hair,
flhai'c of a leg. (oir| Iciion brown or fair,
A dreft wrli^hutcn or ■ patch milplac'd.
diU'Ae.
SaAa'd, the hdiu inuA have (omelhing fmar^
Palmer! Ob! Palmer top» ihc jraty part.
Seated in pit, the dwarf, with aching cyei,
L-ott up, and »owt thai Baciy'j out of bit ;
Whiiil to fix feet the Tig'r.>u> llripliog grown,
Dtciarea thai Garrick ii another Coau.
When place of judgment ia by whim fupplj'd.
And our opiniona have thcjr rife in pride \
When, in liifcour&ng on each mimic elf,
Wc praife and cenfuic with an eye to felf ;
All mu(l,iiieet friendi, and Ackman bidi aa bit
In fuch a court a> Gartick fur the chair.
At Icagih agreed, all tquabblet to decide,
Df fame one judge the eaufe «ii to be Uy'd;
But ihii their fquabblci <M ■&cfh teocw.
Who Iboald be )udgc in fuch a trial :— Wbo J
For Johnfon fame, but Jnhnfon, it waafear'il.
Would be too grave; and aceme too gay ap-
pear'd)
Oihtra lot Frantklin voted; but 'cw» known.
He IJLkcn'd at all triumph) but hii owe :
For Colmaii many, but the pecrifli tongue
Of prudent age found out that he wan youRg:
For Moiphy fume few filfri„g wit) declar'd,
Whiin [ollT clapp'd her han.1!., and wifd^m Du'd.
To mifchief traia'd, ct'q from hii modier's
Drown old in fraud, though ycCiD manhoad't Uooa^
Adopiiog art* by which ga; ■iliiant rife.
Anil reach the heighu which honcQ men dcfpib}
Mule at the bar, and in the fenaiclood,
Dull 'mon^ll the duitefl, proudeA of the proud;
A pert, prim prater o! the •nrttrrm race.
Guilt in hit heart, and famine in hii fate,
Stoi^d forth i — and ibrice he wai'd hii lily hiod-^
And ihrice be twiTl'd hit eye — thriix Urok'd hii
baiid.— [aim,
" At friendfhip't call (thua oft with ttail'roM
Men Toid t^ faith nfurp faith's Ctered nane)
At friendlhip't call I come, hj Murphy icat,
■■ Who ihu) by me Jfotlipii hit intent,
' But kft.iwi/w'i'ithefpiriifboiiUbeloit.
That fpini which in ftermi of riri'rii luQ,
Bnuncca about, and flici like boiclcd brer,
" T^aoki to my feiendi. — But t« (ile larxnatu
" Mo robea ol (ur tlicfc fhuuldut mull aikmb
45S THE WORKS O
" V»in youriw'"''*- "" ""^ fr""" thence I ilraw,
" Viin >11 myvrn.lar whiriiwiiin \iv >
" Twice (citrt'd rememhraiice) : twite I ftrone
- (o irno
" Admicuiicc 'manii'll ihe liw-inllruftcfl (ri!n,
» Whn, in the Temple >ndGtkr''-l>iri l»^r>rc
•■ For cUelKi wretched feel ihe Icgil fnare :
" Dead (o ihafe Uti Hitiicli polllh kifd r«fiD«,
■■ Deif to iU worih, be* ture ihit wanS wm miM,
" Twice did thofc bUtltheadi Danle « in]i name,
" And /oul rtjeftioQ (jivc me dp to (Irnne.
" To Uwt »nd Lwycr, (hen I hU jidien, =
" And plin* of f«r more lib'ral nntt purfoe.
" Who will Diiy be » juJite—my kirxllinfr breift
" Buini for thji chiir which Kolcins once puf-
" (cfi-d.
" Jifrt give joor Totai, yotiT int'reft Serf eiert,
" Andletfaccef' forMffMlendderert,"
With Ocekappetnnce, and with amhlinf; pice,
Anil, type of *ac ail t head, with TicaDiftce,
The ProUin Hill put in hit oMy plea, —
■< Lei fivoBT fpeak for oihtrs, worth for me."—
For who, like him, hi. •nziavi pnweri Coold tall
f'O h H
dthmi
oiler liA,
nohly )rnce t
jtair. b^ti*hr, -tithr, itiinlfi f
Kncnn iny nne fo well — iart no "re Rnotvi, —
At ooee iafilaj,fivf-iiie, cmfounJ, amptfit
Vho on— -But Ww>d«'*rd eauie,~Hill Dlpp'<
. . Ichami.,
>Viih ih>i fm^h falfehofnl, whofe appearance
Aod reafon of cich wholeCuo^c donbl diUTtni,
Which CO the lowed drpih) of guile detcendt,
Bt vllH) (Deani pntruei the vileft cnd^,
Weart rrieiKUbip'a maOt (or porpolei of fpitr,
Fawni in the dif, and bntchert in the night ;
WicVi fllit Wd/jpuit/enTj, which turm pale.
Add GJicnit. etCD if a frund iiimil,
Whidi Rieril and fncccb porloei with hue.
And U^oun the worth ii iinnfit imitate;
With the aU cautkin of a coward', fpleni.
Which feart not ^ilr, bat altvayi (eekt ■ fcma,
"Which'kerpt 'hi* niMiro erer iti her View —
Whii'i i^^dmie.lliould be door/d/My tea;
With ihM Ai/. r»«ry, latit*, impudence,
Which, iliad to Ihsme, mi e*'[y nicer fenfe.
Ne'er blolh'd. ntileft, in Cpreading vtcc't (narct,
She blundcr'd on fims Tirtoc >«<rr'r> .-
With all (hife bi'IBn^, which wc feldom End
l.jilA'd br naiuie od kh happy niind,
A aii>t]ey fiiturr, of the frihble tribe^
Which heatc cau fcarce cooceiia, at pen deftribe,
C'ami/w^Vwf on : to afcertain whofe fn
Twelve bgc iaj^it/rrfnwlroai'WDUld pr^«x.
• Tiu fivirnKnfftr vni inlfJri frr Wr fft=-
fatfitk. a ftrfix wtt baJ ri-^tii t<i-{rif nmtrlMt
tj iii attiWf m il- flj^iiM/i riM. •/ I -6j. rnWiwe
i(f^tai^ta/*nbH. Mttrilttim^Gtrtiti;
IrMbrUi.
F CHURCHILL.
Nor nail, nor fmstt, nrithr. xnS ytt both;
Qi arulrr gender, though o! Jnji jrruwthi
A fii'fool I'uckliniCi minciD;; in ili gui ;
AfTcatd. peetrrOl, prim, and JelicMB ;
Feuful il feeni'd, thaugh of aihlciie make.
Led iria-^broif. Ihuhld too rnnghly Ihake
hi tender futm. and^^m^ motion fprcail
O'er ill pale iheelu the tiorrld miniy red.
MiKh did A talk. IK Ai owii frrilj p^taTe,
Of ^uiiu* ■nddflalte,' oT i.l*r'nartd playa;
Much too of wtitingi, which iif J/hii wrole.
Of fpecial merit, though of Iftlle note ; "
F"r flic, in a fttiiige humour, had decreed
That nhat ii nvatt, none but lif,!/ (h .uld read ;
Much too it chatler'd of Jiimau, lawi,
Miijudf-ioi; criiict, and milplic'd applaufe.
Then, with 1 lelf-c«mTdMMil JMlia)! ii
Ilfmin.hf* ■
And, vrhk lU
L^ookin^ artvu^d, and f<rkiig «Ti the thk-one,
Iriumphanl leetn'd, wlKn that (Irange bnga
Known but to few, or oDly known hf natue.
Plain ctimKinn f»ife appear'd, bjr nature there *
Appoinied, with plain tturh, to giiard the Chair,-
The pa^eint faw, and blailcd with her firowD,
Td ill fitff flate of noihinjt melted down.
Nor fhall the mufe (for even there the pride)
Of ihit vniK »(»<; IhM ha mntilted}
Nor Ihall the mule (fhouldfnte ordain her rf^mei^
Ford, pl«6ng thought ! ro li»e in after -timet)
W ith foth a Irtfler't name h(r pagei blot j
known be the ehatadter, the Ibiiff forgot j - -"'
Let a, to dilnppoint each future aim, ' *
Livi inthtl/rt, aid dii nHht^ a *ami .' '^ *'
Cold-blooded criiici, by enervate fix*
Scarce hammec'd oui, when nalute't feeble firei
Climoter'd their laft ; whofe Ouggilh blood, half
frow. (ne'er glowm
C'*ep» lib'rine tliiough the veIm, whofe hcan
Witii faDCT-kindled ben i— a fervile rite.
Who in mere want of fault all merit pbce ;
Who blindobedienn pay to aiKient fchnolg,
Bigoii to Greece, aod QaicEi id miiDf rulci)
With foletnn Cunfeijtietice dedac'd that none
Could }u4g« that tiufe but Sophottei alone.
Dujici to their fancied ticcllcncc, the crowd,
Obfr^dlaai 1o the facrcd dilate, bow'd.
When, fiom amidd the throng, > yonlfa flool
Unknown hit perfon, not nnknnwn hii worth ;
Mil look befpuke applaufe ; alone he nond.
Alone heKtmm'd the mighty critic flonJ.
He talk'd i>r ancientt, at the mm bucame
Who priiM our own, but envied not their fame;
With noble rev'retice (poke ol Greece and RomCf
And (com'd (o tear the laurel from the KHnb.
" Bui more than jutl to other coiintriet grtiwO,
" Mud we turn bife apoDuet to our own r
'■ WheiedDlhefewordiofCirceee and Rome eccel,
** That England nuf not pleafe the tar at well {
" What mighty magic't in the pltce or air,
" I'hat all perfeAian needs moil centre there *
- to fUict, let llrauger. blindly be prefcir'd ;
" Id flats of Iclicti, merit Ihonld be hcaid.
r o
" GmiDiisof oocDnntry; her pure ny -
" Sprculiallabroiil. iUgcn'iBtaithcilAy:
>■ F« to [cllrdini, from place to place Ok fliei,
" And m«T tienafwr ctn in Hallatiii lilt.
" May not (id rItc a pleafiiig fancy fccpr,
" And dieo' a patriae heart with pstriot bop«)
*' Mj)i nut fmne k"*^ eilen&Te geniu* tiiTe
" I he name of Brtutin.'boic Athenian prufe ;
■* AiiiJ,whiUI brave thittt of fame hiiboroai wumi,
" Mike bngiand ureal iikletteri u id arniif
" TbcicmiT — there hath — and lihakfpcare'i mule
•' Beyond tlie reach <•[ Greece : with iMti<a.firei
" M'lunliiifi alofi.he wingihii diriog flight,
" Wliile Sophadei belaw Oauda irembling >t hii
" height.
*■ Why (houlil wa then abroid For jndgei nam,
*' When abler jiulfCH *< may find at baDie !
" Happy in tragic and id comic p»w'n,
"^iie we not dhakfpeate .' — li not Ji^fsD Mm i
" For (hem. your aai'ril iudge*, Britoot, vote;
" They'll judge like Britoni, wlw like Bnlona
He raiJ.aiid conquer'd— ScoJc re{uin'dberCwar,
And dilappointcd pi:danti (talk'J away.
ShakrpLare ai.U Joiifon. with deretu'd applaaft,
Jsine-judget were ordain'd to try the caul'e.
Meantime the ftianger cv'ry voice cmploii^d.
To alk or ttU hii name— Who ia it l^Uvyd.
Thui, when the aged friend) uf Job Aaadinute,
And, laaiely prudent, gave up (he diTpuie,
£li)iu, with tlie <lcccni warmth of youth.
Boldly Uood rurlh the idvoote of iruibt
Confuted filfchoDd, and difoblcd pride,
WhilD baffled tge (trod fnarling at hi> lidc.
The day of triil'i ti»'d, oor any fear
Left day of trij] Ihould be put vS here.
Caiifei but fcldom for delay can tall
The mominK came, nur find 1 ihat the fun,
Ai he on nther preai event! hath ttonc.
Put on a bri);httr n^be than what he wore
Togo hit journey in the day before.
Full in (he centre of a fpacioua plain.
On plan entirely new. where nothing vain,
N<>ihiiiitm,«i.ilicei.t appear d. but art
Wlih die. r:i uioderiy perform d her part,
R.>fe a tribunal : (rum no other court
Mo juriet here were pack'd to kUl or dear.
Nu bribe! were taken, iiiir oathi broken here i
No K"""*'""") I'^ri"' <o a client'i caufe,
Tu their "wn purpole (un'd ibe pliant Uwa.
Each )ud^e wai true and licady to bit tiuU,
A> Man.tield wiU, and at oU FoBcT * julL
In the firA fc^t, in tobe uf vaiiou' dyea,
A noble wildneft fli0ii(i|i from bit eye*.
hit Shikfpeaie — In one hand a wand he bore.
For miiihiy wondeTifam'd in dayi of yore;
I'he other hel.1 a iclobe, which to bit wUl
Obedient turn'd. and own'd.the maOcT'i flcill :
Thliigt of the ni'bleA kind hi> geniiu drew,
And louk'd through nature al a tu^ view i
t M S. , 4Sf
A lonfc he g»ve to hit nnbounjrd Cnul,
And lanitht new land< to rife, new (eai lo loU;
Call d into bang fcenei unknown bcforr,
Amlpiningnatuic'i boundf, wai fanieihin)[ more,
Neit JonfOD (at. in aiKienl Iraming irjm'd,
Hi> riiid iudgniciitf.mcy't ttighii te^ain'd, '
Corrc^ly prun'd each wild luxuriant chaugbt,
Mark'd out her courfe, nor fpar'd aBtoriouafwlt;
The book of man be read with nicdl art.
And raiifack'd all the lecreti of ilie bean ;
Eirrtcd penctratipr"! utniolt force, ,
And trae'd eath pillion to iti pr'iper foure«; *
Then fttongly .ma.k'd. in livs^ioA ct^un drew, ,'
Andhrou^t each foibU' forth ts pablie view.
1 he ccucumb fill a Uib iu rir'ry wont,
Aud toola, hung out. their bintbcr fooli deterr'd.'
Hii comic hunour kept ihe world in awe,
.^iHl laughter fiighteu d fully mora ibaa law.
fiui, Inrfct — The truinpi.t (oiuidi, the crow4
taken ni
For how A
in fume fwrei portic line,
It Api'lluUhiinej
to quit her calm abode,
'it with a llcc)irng ode.
ciilei, net its or ihcir name* lehcarfe t
ISuE Kive, kind dullnefi. memory and thyme,
Wi'li put off geniui till another liiue.
Firll, order came, with fotemn ftcp, u
flow.
In meafur'd time hit Feet were taufrhi to go.
Behind, from time lo time, he caA hi* eye.
Left thii IhouId quit hii place, ibu Hep awry.
Appcanncci to lave hit only care;
.So chiiiK> ficein tight, no macier what they aid.
In him h» parenii bw ihcmlrlVN lenew'd,
B j(»tt(n by Air Ctiiit un Stinl ^fude.
Ih'o came rfi-.n., Iiumfit, UstOay./Mr.aiiUi
fuiiomime hgurci then are brought to view,
Fooli hind in hand with look, go (wo by Kmo, '
Kctcoune the ireafurtr of either hemic;
One with full purfe, t'other with not t l«M^ >'
Behind, > group of figurea awe create,
Set off with all th' impertinence of flaic I
By Ucc'aod feather cculecrate to bme,
S'pttlim kiofia, and queeni wilboK a aitte.
Here Hatar.1, all ferew. in (hefk^ ib^i,
Loveh batea, aud r^ea, trionipb*. ud CMBpteiM J
Hii eafy vacant face procbia'd a heut
Which could not feel emotiooa, nor Impart.
With bim came mighty Davtet. On ny lift.
That Daviei hath a very pmty wife :—
Stalcfman (Iloverl — in plot* ftmooa growa 1— '
He moathi a fentencc,it curamoath *bonc
Next HolUnd came — With Imly ti«pc iA,\
' He creepa, ha fliea. — A berg (bonld dm walk.
At if with heav'n he warr'd, hia eigei eye* ' /
He borrow'd,aiid made ofc ol *i bii ova.
By fbnvne tbrawn aa any other Jfa^e,
Mc Mui^ftrltfi, bin plcu'd u nfj ^t
But now ippnri ■ copy, and no morr.
Of fomeihing bctfer wc t»*« l«n hcf'ire.
> The idiir who would bniM a fotid (■me,
Mull iDiiialion'tferTile aru dircl»iBi ;
' Afi from himfdf, no hit own bodom ftind
I hale e'en Oarriik ihui a( fc<ond-hand.
Behind came Kmf -Br«l np in mndrft 1
Balbful and Tounjc he roufrht Hibcmia'i Ihorc ;
THE WORKS OF CHURCHILL.
By rurn* (rinnfartn'd h:
tiace,
For matchUrt intrepidiiy office
From hci hii fcatuei caught the geo'rniu Sanie,
And bid defiance ■■• all retiTc of Qiarne.
Tuior'd br her all ri<ali lo iiirpala.
'Miingft Drury'ifoni he comes, and (hinei inbraT'.
La Yacea l—Wlihout the IcaA finelTc of art
He freti tp'fhaSe — I wi(b he'd get hit pari.
VlieD hot impatieocc ii iDfulUarerr,
Bow »iielr " Hark'e : Hatk'e V (ratei the eat (
Whm aAlte fancy from the biain it ftnc,
And flandi or tlp-me Cor fome wilh'd event,
t hate there cinlefi blunder) which recal
Sufpendtd fenfe, and prove it fiflion ail.
In (huraAcn of low and vul^r mould.
Where itatuie-i coacfeft feacnro we behold.
Where, deltiiDte of cv'rjr decent grace.
ITummner'd jellt are blurted in your (ace.
There Yatei with iuDiceAtid antntkia drawi,
AAi ttutf (ion hknfelf, and gaint ipplaufe.
Bui when lo pleafe bimftlf or charm hit wife,
tie aimt ai famethini; in politer hfe.
When, blindly ih warring nature *> A"bborn plan.
He ticadt the Da^, fay way of gentleman,
The ctown, who nn one tonch of breeding kiiawi.
Loolu like 1'oiti Errand ilre^'d in Clincher't
Fond of hii drtf*. fond of hit perfon grown,
Laugh'd ai by all, and ro himlelf u[>known,
From Cde in fide he Htuli, he fmilet, he patea,
And feen'i to womlcr what'* became of Yatct.
Woodward, ndow'd with varimi Iricki of (ace,
Creat mafter in the fcienec of grimace,
From Ireland vewiirei, favVitc of ihe town,
Lnr'd by ibe pleafil>g profpeA of renown -,
A fptakingHiu'1equin,Riadcup of whim,
He iwilli, he twtnt>, tie tonurti ev'ry limb.
Play* to the cje with a mere luunbey'i arl,
Anj leivcitii fenfe tbeconqurA ni the heart.
We laugh indeed, but on tcUeJlioQ't birth
We wonder n ourrdvei. and cnrfc uur mirth*
Hit walk af pafii he (aially miiplae'd,
And inclination fondly took fur tafle i
Henee haih the cown fa often feen ditplay'd
Seau iu burteli]Be. hiph lile in niafqneradci
I But when bnld wit>, not f^ch an poicb up plap,
Cnliland correct, m ihefe inlipid daya.
Sunte er>mic charadttr, Itcong fcatiu'd, urge
Tr> probability't iilrenicll verge.
Whcie modeli judgmcni hrr dectea fufpeftda.
And (or a time nu eenfurei nor commcndi,
. Wb«r* critin cwi't detrrininc on ihe fpol.
Whether il it in nature fouiid or not,
There Woodward fafcly (ball hii pow'ra nert,
Kur fail fi( ^vuur wheic he fhowt defert.
Hence he in Bobadil fuch pitilci bore.
Such worthf woifsti Eiiel]' fixate bad more.
Confian
Now in the centre, now in van or rear,
The Prnieut (hifit, baird, forfm, maivurr.
Hii ftrokei of humour, and hit burfl of fport,
e all eontain'd in thi> one word J^ar$.
Dolh ■ man (tulter, look a-fquini, or halt i
imlct draw humour ool of nainrc't fault,
iih perfonal defedi their mirth adoni.
Ev'n I, whom nature cafl in hideout mould,
, having made, Ihe trembled to behold,
1 ihi' load of mimicry tiuy groan,
And find that nature't crrDci are my own.
and Woodward c>nM|
Wilkiiifon thii, Obrien w» thai name :
0 relate, but wonderfully tiue,
1 Ihadowi have their Ihadowi W« !
a finglt comic pow'r endu'd,
The Ctfl a mrre mere mimic'i mimic fto**;
The lad by niture form'd to plea fr, who Oibwi^
In Jpinfon'i Siephen, which way genial gtowf.
Self quite j.ot off, alTeaa, with too much ail,
~ I Woodward in each itiinflled part ;
A'lopli hi) Ihrug, hi) wink, hu llarc i nay, mow^
Hii voice, and croaks . for Woodward croak'd bat
When » dull copier (Imple grace negkd).
And refli hi> iniitaiioD in defedv.
We readily forgive ; bur focli vile arrt
Are double guiii in men of real partt.
By nature form'd in her pervcrfed UTOOd,
With no one requiliie of art endu'd.
Ncii JackCon came. — Obferve ihat feilled glBC^
Which better fpeaki a puppet than a pliy«r :
Lid ID ihat voice — did ever difcord hear
Soundi fo well fitted to hcf antun'd ear f
When, ID enforce fome leiy tender pari.
The rif^t hand fivept by inllina on lh« hcKt,
Hii (oui, of every other thought belefi,
1i aciioutoniy where to place the left;
He foil! and paste to footh hit weeping fpoufe,
To luoih hie weeping mother, lumt and bowa.
Awkward, cmbarraTt'd, flilT, without ibt JkiU
Of mnving gncrfully, or Handing Hill,
Une leg, ai if fufpiciout uf hit brother.
Defiroui fecmi to run away from ih' other.
Some rrroTf , handed down (rom age to BgVf
Plead culioni'tforce, and Dill poffrft the flagc '
rhat't vile — Ihould we a pareni'i faulci adon.
And err, beiatle our fathen err'd before i
If, inalleniive [□ the aulhor'e mind.
Same ai9ort made the jefl they could not find.
If by low trichi they matr'd fair nalurc't aiiv.
And blurr'd the (racci uf ihe fiii>ple feenc,
Sltailwe, if reafon rightly ii cmpl«y'd.
Not fee (heir faulli, or Ixting not avoid t
When Faldaff flandi detedlcd in a lie.
Why, wilhrnii meaning, toUe luve'. gliSjtyti
Why :'— There", no caute— at \taSl no («■£:««
know-
It wai the falbion twenty yean ago.
Falhinn, a wotd which knavet and Eooli aitjE^ '
Tbcii knavery and iulljr to «cafc> '
p e s M s.
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1n» copy beauties, fbrfeiti aU ptttitioU
To fame— to copy faaltt, n want of fenfe.
Yet (though in fome particalart be fails.
Some few particulars, where mode prevails),
If in thefe hallowM times, when (bb«r, (a4,
All gentlemeo are melancholy mad,
When ^tis not deem*d fo great a crime by half
To violau a vcfUl, as to laugh,
Rude mirth may hope preiiimptaoas to eogaga
An a^ of toleration for the ftage,
And courtiers will, like reafonabU creafiBTts,
Sofpend vain falhion, and unfcrew their feataret.
Old Falftaff, play*d by love, (baU plcaiie once more,
J^4 humour fet the audience in a roar.
Adort Vfc feen, and of 00 Tulgar name,
Who, being from one part pofle(s*d of fisme.
Whether they are to laugh, cry, whaae, off bawl,
Still introduce that faT'rite part in all.
Here, love, be cautious — ne*er be thou betray*d
To call in that wag Falftaff't dangerous aid;
Like Goths of old, however he feemi a frirad,
He*ll feize that throne you wifli him to defend
In a peculiar mould by humour caft,
For Falftaff framed— himfielf the firft and la((«—
He ftands aloof from all— maintains hia ftatc,
And fcomt, like Stotfmem^ to affimilaie.
Vain all difguifc — too plain we fee the trick,
Though the knight wears the weeds of Domimc;
And Boniface, difgrac*d, betrays tho fmack.
In Anno Domini, of Falflaff *• fack.
Arms crofs'd, brows bent, eyesfix*d, feet march-
ing flow,
A band of malecontents with ipleen o*erflow ;
Wrapt in conceit's impenetrable fog.
Which pride, like Phoebus, dra^s from ev*ry bog,
They curfe the managers, and curfe the town,
Whofe partial favours keeps fuch merit down.
But if fome man, more hardy than the reft.
Should dare attack thefe fmatUmgi in their neft ;
At once they rife with impotence of rage.
Whet their fmall ftings, and buss about theftage.
** '*Tit breach of privilege !^-Shall any dare
** To arm fatiric truth againft a player ?
" Prelcriptive rights we plead time out of mind;
** Adors, unla(h*d themfelves, may laih mankind.*'
What ! (ball opinion then, of nature free
And libVal as the vagrant air, agree
To rud in chains like thefe, impos*d by things
Which, lefs than nothing, ape the pridie of kings ?
No — (hough half. poets with half»players join
To curfe the freedom of each hooeft line ;
Though rage and malice dim their fisded check ;
What the mufe freely thinks, (he'll fredy fpeak.
With juft difdaln of ev'ry paltry fiiecr,
Stranger alike to flattery and fnr.
In piirpofc fiz'd, and to herfelf a rule,
Pablic contempt fliall wait the public fooL
Auflin would always.gUAen in French iilks,
Ackman would Norris be, and Packer Wilkt.
Por who, like Ackman, can with hwoonr pleafe ?
Who can, like Packer, charm with Xprighciy caic ?
Higher than all the refl, fee Branfty^ij^:
A mighty Gulliver in LiUiput I
Ludicrous nature ! which at once omldl^ow '
A man fo very higb« io very lom
If f foq^ ihee, Blaket, or if I i«f
Aught hurtful, may 1 never fee the play*
Let critics, with a fupercilioua aif ,
Decry thy various merit, aad dediiM
Frenchman 10 ftiU at top ^ip-bat fcoai tfaa^rafo-
Which, ia attadciag thee^, attacks the agfr
French follies, uni^rfally embrac'd.
At once provoke our mirth, and form mv laftft* '
Long, from a nation ever hardly tts*d|
At random ceafur'd, wantonly ahoa'd,
Have Britons dnTwn their fport, with pwtsal ykm
Form*d gen*ral notions frnrn the rafcal kvi %
Condemn'd a people, as for vices kaoitii.
Which, from their country bantlh*d, fttk oar
own.
At length, howe'er, the ilavifli chain u hmitt»
And^ i^ilie awaken'd, fcoma her aBcicm yoke s
Taught by thee, Bdoody, we ooui leant to aaUe
Mirth from their Ibibles; from their virtnes,piAife
Next came the legion, which eurySMswr Bayes».
From alleys, here and there, contrived ttt nufe^
F!a(h*d with vaft hopes, and certain to Xofieeed
With wita who cannot write, and fimea eaftScad*
Vet'rans no more fupport the rotten, canfe.
No more from Elliot's worth they n
Each on himfeif determines to rdy.
Be Yates difbanded, and let EUiot fly.
Never did play'rs fo well an author fit.
To nature dead, and foes declar'd to wit. ^
So loud each tongue, fo empty was eaek hwd
So much they talk, fo very tittle £dd.
So wond'rous dull, and yet fo wondrous viin^
\t once fo willing, and unfit to. reign.
That reafon fwore, nor would the oath recal.
Their mighty mafler*s foul inform'd them alL
As one with various difappointmrnts fsd.
Whom duUnefs only kept from being mad.
Apart from all the refl great Murphy came-^
Common to foob and wiu,the rage of fame*
What though the fons of nonfenfe hail him fire*
AnoiToa, Autbos, MANAoaa, and 'S^^oiab,
His reftlefs foul's ambition flops not there.
To make his triumphs pcrfe^ dub him PLATin.
In perfon uU, a figure form'd t^ pleafe.
If fynsmetry could charm, depriv'd of eafe{
When motionleis he ftands, we all appeove ;
What pity 'tig the thing was made to move.
His voice, in one dtUl, deep, unvaried founds
Seems to break fonh frona caverns under ground.
From hollow chcft the low fepulchral note
Unwilling heaves, and firuggks in his thnaat.
Could authors botcher'd give an a^or graoe»
All mnft to him refign the Ibremoft phoe.
When he attempts, in fome one lav'rifee pae^
To ape the feelings of a manly heart,.
His honeft features the difguife defy.
And his lace loodly gives his tongue the liew
Still in extremes, he knows no happy naoMiti
Or raving mad, or ftupidly ferene.
In cold-wrought fceoes the tifsleis aAor flagi^
In paflion tears the paffion into rags.
Can none remember ?«-. Yes— I know all naufti
When in the Moor, he ground his tcedt to dnfta- .
When o'er the ftage he foUy*s^andard bore.
i4uik itond tf — biing nt tiicdo<R
. ^^
4Sa
iHE WORKS OF CHURCHILL.
iniTe'i |{ifii com
Iphere ccceiitrr
>l tilentf bUri'd,
reft.
Muift
A\\ hunt fur fame; but molt miDite
Bnrd it St. Dincr'« to (he OioOling trade.
The bopeful yoDih a Jeruii tnighl hive m>d<
'Wiih uriout reuiiTi{^ (lut'd hi> empty Ikiill,
LiamM without frure. and vcotrMj dull ;
Or, at (bine banker' i deik, Hlce m^ny more.
Content
Vif.
Hiw
e h>d rtcod ii
tt fin
U dullnrft niaib'd hit
What thm cniild tempi rhee. in i critic age,
Such hloaniing hnpci m fnrfeit on a lUge I
Could it be worth thy wond'roui iraDe a( piins
To publilb to the world thy locli af brairn. !
Or might nol reifnn ev'n lo thee liate Diawa
Thy greater praife had heen to live wrianvn f
Yet let not vanity like thine dcfpair:
Fonune makci lolly her peculiar care.
Avacmt throne hi^h-plac'd in Smiihfield view,
To facrcdduUnerian>lheT/>/t turn inc.
Thither with haDe in happy hr.ur repair.
Thy birth-right claim, not fear x livil there.
Shuter himfclr ihall nWD thy iuHer claim.
And Teriilledgin puff their Murphy's name,
VhiUl Vaughan * oc Ui^per, cijl bim what you
«ai,
Shall blow
There rule.
Vol oDce Ihall Rcniui rile to give olfi^nce ;
Eternal pearc Oiill bler!> the happy Ihote,
And little radtcn' lireik thy reft no moie.
From Cuven I- Garden ciowda promiTeuDUi go,
"Whom the mufe know* not. nor defires to knot*.
Vct'caoi they leeni'd, bui knew of arniino more
'I han if. lilt thai time, imn they never boie,
tike Weflmiofler militia triin'J to 6ght,
'l hey fcarccly knew the left hand frotn the right,
ADuBt'd amuog fftch Ironp) tn Ihaw the head.
Their cHe& v»ere fcatter'd, and their hcroei fled.
8park> at hi* trlafa fat comfnrlalily di'wn [frown;
To lep'fiie fiiiwn from fmile, and fniile from
t~.[>>"i<, the Kcmeel, the airy, and the fmart,
.Smith in* jutt gone m fchool co fay hit pirt ;
R''h (a niitfnrtuiic which wc often meet)
"Wat fill allecp at dear Siatiia't feet ;
Stitiia, with her hero to agree,
Stood on her fcit ai faft alUep an he ;
IvTacklin, who largely drilt in half-form'd roiinda,
Whofe ading'i hard, affe^rd, and conlUain'd,
Vhnfe teaturet, as each other they difdain'd.
At vaiianee lei, inflnible and toarfe.
Ne'er know the working of uoiied force,
Ne'er kindly foftrn to each othrr't aid,
NoE Oiow [he minjtlid pow'ri of light and lb»it.
No longer fcr a thinklefi Qage concern'd,
Tu worthier Ehouebti hii mighty geniui lum'd,
Harauji^'d, gave Ir^urei, made rath Jiniplc elf
Almofl ai i;<mci a fpeaker ai himfcif ;
Whilft (he whole I- wn, mad with miStken i;al.
All awkwat i lage lor elocution fed ;
Dull citg and grave divinet hi< pralfe proctaim.
And join with Sheridan '• their MacUin'i luUDC i
Shuter, whn never car'd a fingle pin
Whether he left out ttonfenfe, or pnt in ,
Whnaiin'il n wit though lereird in the dark.
The randim arrow liildom hit the mark.
At titington. alt by the platid ftrcatn
Where city fwaini in lap of dnllncA dreim.
Where, quiet at btr ftraini iheit flnins rf> Sow,
That all the patron by the bardt nnyfcn.nv,
Sectel a* night, with Roll'i eiperienc'd aid.
The plan of fnture operorion-i laid,
ProjeScd fchemes the fuminer monlhi to chnr.
And fpin oat happy folly through the year, [fled.
But think not thnugh ihefe danard-chieh aie
That CoveDt-Ganten iroopt Ihill want a bead :
Harlequin comu their chief '. — See f(om afar.
The htro fcate.1 in fantalilc carl
Wedded to i.«*At. hit only armt
Are wooden fwofdt, wand!, talifmin"). and charnti;
On one fide frilly fits by f.>n.c call'd fun,
And on the other, hit arch patron, Lun.
Behind, for liberty alhirft in vain,
Senfe. Itelpteft captive, dragt the galling chain.
Sii rude RiiHhapcD beadt the chariot draw.
Whom reafon Inthet and nature never fiw ;
MoDllert with laiti of ice and headu of Sre ;
Gorgoni, and Hydra*, and chimerai dire,
tach wat beftrode by full at manOtout wight.
Ciam, dwaif, genial, elf. hermaphroiliie.
7'he town, at ufual, met him in full cry ;
The town, a< ufual, knew no reifun why.
But falhian fo direOi, and moiterni raifc
On (afhion'imoBld'ringbale thrir Iranljenl praifeu
Ner
letielda
doFfetn
:t draw
Jull to their worth, we female rights admit.
Nor bar their claim tn empire or to wit,
Firft, giggling, plotting chamber miid< arrive,
Huydeni and rompi led on l>y Gcn'nl Clive.
In fpiie of outward blemtfhei, flic (bone
For humonr farn'd, and hitmour all her own.
Eafy. a. if at home, the (lage Ihe trod.
Nat fnoght the critici praKe, nor feat'd hii rod.
Original in fpirit and in eafe.
She pleai'd by hiding all attempt* to plFife-
No comic adrefi ever yet could raifr.
On homour't bafe. more merit or more prufit^
With all the native vigour of Citeen,
Among the merry troop confpieuoui feeo.
See lively fope advance ii: jig and Irifi, ''
Corinna, Cherry, Honeycomb, and Snip. '•^
Not without art, but yirt to nature true.
She charmt the town with humour )u((, yet iinr.
Cheer'd by herprnmife, we the kU deplore
The fatal titne when Olive fhall be no more.'
Lq I VincentcoDiei— wiihCmplrgncearray'd,'
She laughf at pallfy arW, and rcorni parade.
Nature through her ii by refledioii (bown,
Whiin Cay once more knowt Polly for hit own.
Talk not to me of diffidence and fear—
I fee it all, but mull forgive it here.
l>ef<a< like ihefe which mt^JI tcrtori caufe.
From impudence itfelf ntari a^piaufe.
Candour and reafon Dill take virtue 't parr )
Wc te«e cv'b b| faiblciiBfogotftiaiibMib
P O E M' fl- '
««l
I,ee Toiiimy Am*, wiih afoi] jxmvp of ftjie,
■Whofe chief, whole only merir* to compile.
Who mtaily pilferinsr here and ihire i hit.
Deals mufie out ii Murphy dcil* out wil,
Publilh propofili, lawn for tine prercnhe.
An"! cluunt the priife o( an I'allaii iribe ;
I.CI him reierfe kind nalureV firil dtcicet.
And teaeh ev'n Brent amtihod not (o picife;
But never Aiall a truly Bntilh aft
Uru- a lile rate of eunuch* on the fla«e.
The boatlcd work'a aWd niiii-nil in Tain,
If one luUn voice imllu<»rht llnin;
V/here tyrant* rule, and llavet with joy obex,
Lei flavifh mirftril> pour th' enervate Uy ;
To Briluni far more noble plnfumfprin);,
la native notei whillt Beard and Vinemt ling.
Might fifrure f}wt a tit)e unto fame.
What rival Oiould »iih Vatci difpnte her (laiffi ;
But jnflice may not partial coiphirt nifef
Hot rink the aiSrefj in the woman'! praife.
Still hand in hand her nnrds and adliont go,
Aad the heart feels more thin the feaiureii Ihow
For through the re[ri"i'* of thai beautiout face.
We no variety of rafiions trace :
Dead ID the fofi cTnoiionn of ih: heart.
No kindred foftneli can thofc eyet impart i
The brow, flili fin'J on forr-.w'. fullen frmme.
Void of diflinaion. mark< all pani the fame.
What'i a fine perfnn, or a beauteoui face.
Unleft deportment gives them decent grBCe !
Bltfs'd with all other rcquifitei <o pt.afe.
Some want the flr-king ele^apce of cafe ;
I'hey leem like puy.peii led aboiii by wirea.
Otheri, like ll>iuc<, in one poOure Hill,
Give great ideas oj ihe woikman'- llcill ;
Wond'ring, hi' att we prJilc the mote we view.
And only k''''^'" be pave not motion loo.
Weak of ihemfelvci are what we beauilo call.
It ii the manner which pivc. (lecngih to alL
And bring! them foruard in the nobleft light.
Happy in this, hehold, amiilO ihethrong,
With iranfieni gleam <-f gracr, Hart Iwcepi along.
If all ihe wonders -i eilcmal i^-ace,
A I'erfon finely lufo'd, a mould of face.
Where, union rart. etpfeflion'i lively forte
With beattiy's I'oficll magic hold- dircourle,
Aitiaa the eye; if feeling* void of an.
Roufe the quick palfion-, ard cnflunc the heart ;
If muGc fvfceily hriiihing from the tongue.
Captive* the car. Bride muK not p*f* nntunjt.
When judgment luior'd by cxpenenet fage,
Shalt Ihoot abroad and gaihrr llren^th frooi age ;
When Heav'n in mercy (hall the flage tekafc
From the dull Humbert of a ailklih pi^ ;
When Tome Rale llow'r. difgraceiul lo the walk,
Which long iiath bung, thoueb witbcr'd on the
Oalk,
8hal] kindly drop, then Bride ftatl make her way,
And merit find a paJTage to the day ;
Brought into adion. ihe at once (ball nife
Hci own icDovrn, and joilify vur pails.
Form'dfot the tragic fcenc; to f^net the fiage.
With rival eicellerce of iove and rage,
Miftiert of each foft art, with mitdilefi Ikill
To tum and wind the palEoiw ai Ihe will;
To Diclt the heart wiih lympathetic woe.
Awake the ligh, and teach the tear to flow;
To put on freniy'i wild dHluSrd gbre.
And freeze the lunl ivnh horror and defpair;
With jull defert enroll'd in endlefs faior,
Conleisua of worih fuperior. Cibber came.
When poocAlicia'tniadd'ninifbnini are nck'di
And flionglf imag'd griefi bcr nrind diftrafi ;
Struck with her grief, 1 catch the madoefe tool
My brain lumi round, the beadlefi crunk I viewj
The roof cracks, Ihakct and falls :—)iem hoiioc*
She maiuihir &rf) atinck upon the heirt;
He*i
hlhel
And all ■• iiltiica, firofmtif. ai>plauJe.
I>ut when, by fond amhitinn drivrn iMe,
GMr with praif*, ind pufd with femkle priA
She quits the tragic (cene, and, in pretrnce
To comic merit, brrakt down oxure'i leDce;
I fcarcrly catt believe my ear* or eyea.
Or end out Clbber thiongh the d«k dil^uifc.
Priichard, by nature for ihr Qige riclign'dt
In perfon j^racrfui, aad in lenlc refiu'd ;
Who know.fo well in rmirBf to p)eile.
Aiietnper'd with the isniMlul charma <rf etfc?
When Coiigreve'i lafuui'iJpatiuintinittanaMh
She tor,-, a nipu.e <,„rc» ol MowiQi .ate ;
In com..iy-" N,y, there," trie* critic, " b<A
' Pfich;.tJ-. lor coo.e.iy too fai and old.
I Willi can, wiih paiitnce, beni (be gray o
" quette,
' Or force a laugh with nver^own Julctt t
• llcrfp('ech,look,>a><>n, hnuour. allaregiilli
' But tiien, her age and figure give difgull."
Arc foihlei then, and iiracea ol the ouDdt
I In real Ule, to file or age cootin'd 1
j Do fpiriis flow, and it gwd . breeding pUc'd
-.i-ii,-. i.. jii-.pTiety of BV'iy IiiihI, , .
,s.mie ILMMUid mtfluir lor iwh pMI DiDuU &
Wtucb *!)«( ih« heft bi tclvia Onll «*i«J, ■
Let i[ d;.-iolvc lu «uc 111 hiuiln btuU.
464
An aAon tee upon the bitk Ihuuld biar
Cer'ifititr: <•! hirth ; — lime, ■hen ; — place, vbere-
Fnt hn* LSD crilici rightly fi^ Iheit worth,
tJnlcfi il»r know the minuir of ihdr bi-rh }
An audicnie tao. dcceii'd, may Gild t<>o iaie
Th-i they have dapp'd an idor nut < f date.
Fijiurt, I own, ai firft may pte aftcncc,
And luiQily (Irike the eyr'^ ina curlout (catt :
Bill whc" peifcdinn> tiF ihe mind brrak forth,
Humnur's chaDc fallir*. judnmcnt't folid worth ;
When tbc pure ginuine flime, by natuie taught,
6prln|{i ininrcnfe, and ev'ry aSion'i thought;
Bcfure Tucb merit all nhJFi^ioiii fly;
Pritehirds genteel, and Garrick'c (ii feet high.
Ofl haye I, Priiehard, letn thy wond'roui (kill,
Conf.-f.Vi thee prcat. but 6nd thee ifreiter (lill
Thit worth, which Ihone in fcatter'il rayi befare.
Colliflcd naw.breiki forth with double pnw'r.
the )c>Idui wife ' on that thy trophici laife,
InFenor only to the auihor'i pralfe.
Fn'm Dublin, fani'd in Irgcndi bf romance
F<ir tnichiy magic of enchanted lancr,
With *liich her hcroei arm'd »iaoriiru» prOTc,
At)C like a flood rulb o'er the land of lore.
Mi'ETop and Birry came — mmei ne'er dcCgo'd
By fate in the fame fcnlcnce to be juioU
Rji>M by (he breath of popular acciaim,
1'hcy mourned to the pinnacle of f^me ;
There the weak brain, mada giddy with the height,
Cpurt'd or the rival diiefi lo mortal fi^rht.
' Thu- (pOitire boyi, around fomc bifon't brim,
BchoM ibe pipe-diaWD Uadduri cirelinjr fwiai:
•I if from lungt more pnteni, ihtre arlle
Two bnhiilci of a mnte ih>n common fiie,
Enj^r far honour they for Rg'^t prcfnre,
Bu'iUe mecti bubble, and both Ciik to air.
Mtffop. illic'i'il to n<iUlary plan,
Rrill Vept his eye lii*d kh h» ri);h[.har>it man.
Wbiin the mouth meafurea wordi with feetniae
Ml,
' The right hanil Ubnun, and the UTt )iei dill ;
For he rtfol-r'tl no feiipture-pniundi to go,
- 'What (hr tight dvlh, The lefiJiandOlall not know.
With ftodied imprcipriety of fjircch,
'.He friirt beyond the hackney critlc'i reach ;
■ To epiiheti allot! emphatic Hate,
-Whiin principti', nn«iac'd, like hcqtiici wait ;
• In wap firft trodden hy himfrlf eiceli,
y And Dind' ilnne in indrclinabliv ;
' VBRJuiidiun, i-irpoliiinn, adverb join
■'To Aamp new Tigtnir on the nervDU» line !
' tn moni-lf liable* hi* ihunden roll,
'Ht.iue.iT.AitD.wi.Ti.iiitT.rriKht the foul.
hold whrrr B»rry di
■-When 1ab'rini:pjrivn<, in hl> bor..in pen.
'^iConTuiriTe '9^1. and flnif^eling bcare Cw vent
Dpr Aatnra, with iTn>|;in'il terruri warm.
Aniimit npefi the bnrninpof the flotm !
■Bnt all unfit In fnch a pik i.i dwrll,
•ttit »iote (OMCI forth, like Echo from her cell;
Tofwell ihetenipell reedful aiddenlei.
And all a.down the nat>e in fetble murmun die
I Vliat man, like Batiy. with fudi paiDt,cii) c
la elMucioii} adion, chara^t^
THE WORKS OF CHURCHILL.
U'hai mu could girt, if Barry «ni not MtVi
Such wcll-applaudcd tendcrncro to Lear?
Who elfc can fprak fo Tcry. rery fine.
That fenfe may kindly end with ev'ry line?
Some daien lino before the ghofl it there.
Behold him for the folemn fceoe prepare.
See how he ftaiuei hii eyei, pnife* eacb limb.
Pull the whole body into proper Iritn. — faf^
Finm whttice we learn, with no great ItrMcii rf
Five lineihenceomeiaghoft, ind, ha! aftart.
When he appean mult perfcfi, ftill we find
Snmelhing which jari upon, and huria tht nuBi
Whatever lighli upon a pirt are thmwn,
We fee too plainly they are not bi< own.
No Same from nature ever yet he caught;
Nor knew a feeling which he wai Dot taught;
He taii'd hi> [rnphie< nn the bafe of art.
And con II 'd hii paOioni, at he conn'd hii part.
Qiiin, from atar, lur'd by ihc fcent of fame,
A ftage Leviathan, put in hi) claim.
Pupil of Bcttcrton and Booth. Alone,
Sullen he walk'd, and decm'd the chair hii OWfl.
Fit how lh>>uld modcTQi, muIbrDom* of the 4ay,
Who ne'er thofe mailers knew.knew how In pitff
Gray-bearded vet" ran', who. wilh partial toDf^c,
Eiiol the timet when they thrmfelvn wersyouikK
Who hiving loll all relilh for the Aage,
See not their own defeai, but laDi the age,
Receiv'd with joyful murmurs of applaule.
Their darling chief, aod lin'd hit favourite cralcr
Fir he it from the candid tnufe to tread
Infulting o'er the alhes of the dead, .
Bui, juft to living merit. Ihe maintaini.
And dart! the teQ, whilH Garriclt'i geniui rC^M;
Ancient! in vain endeavour lo «cel.
Happily praii'd. if they could tH aa well.
But thuuffh prefcriptiun'i force we diJaUovr,
Nor c> aoLlijuity fubmidivc bow;
Thnngh we di-ny imaginary grace.
Founded on aciidenti of lime and place ;
Yet real worth of ev'ry growth (ball bear
Due praife, nor mull we, Quin, (orgei thee lime.
Hii wordi bore Aerliug wciijht, necvDOaapd
In manly tiden of fenfe they roU'd along.
Ha;-py in art, he chiefly had pretence
To krep up nimiiwn, yet not forfeit trnk.
No ailor ever grtatrr heighti could reach
In ill the iabour'd artifice of Cpeecb.
Sperch t l> that all .' — And fhjU an ador fiiwd
An univcrfal fame on partial grnund >
Pirroti ihemfelvea fpiak properly by rote,
And, in fix mumhs. my dog Ihall howl by note.
I laugh at thofc, who, when the llage thrf tmd,
Neitlcdl the heart, to compliment the head ;
WiihRHfl propriety their care'i confiD'd
To weigh out wordt, while palLnn halt* b riling
To fyilabtedifreaori they appeal,
Alluw ihcm accent, cadence, — fonl* may feel;
But, fpite of all the criiicifinir etvei, (lelTr«.
Ihtifc who won'd make u> feel. muQ foel thcal*
Mil eyea, in gkmmy fnckel taught to toUi
Proclaiin'd the fullen habit of hi< luol.
Heavy and phlegi!i.Tic he trod "he lage,
loo plaud for teDdeiocft, too duUioi ta^c
POEMS.
Vlhn Hcdor't lovely nMow Ihlnn io ttm.
Or Rowc't gif take dcprndinc niclue jecn,
Wiih [he lame cad of kitura he U feca
To chide the libtrtitie, and couit the qoecB.
From the Ume fcene, which without pilCunBowi,
With jull dcfcrt hi> rcpuciiion rofc ;
Mar lert he pleat'd, when, m ftinie full? plan, -
He«
dthetn
:c he IhnDC uncquali'd : >U agree
Garrick'i nai half Cn frreal a brule at he.
When Calo'* libour'd Uents are br''U);h[ to Tiew,
With e^ual praife the aflor laboor'd loo;
For Kill you'll tied, tticc piKooi in their ront.
Small diffVtnce 'iniic the Qotc and the brute.
In fancied fcenei, u in life 'a real plan,
He could nac, for a moment, fink the dud.
In-whate'er cad hit charadtet wai laid.
Self QUI, like oil, upon the rurfice play'd.
Naluie. in fpite of Jilt hi< Ikill, crept in :
Horatio, Doraji, FaU^,— fiiU 'iwa> Quin.
Next foUoWB Sberidaii— a doubtfdl name.
At yet unleiUed in ihc rank if fame.
Thit, fondly laviDi in hit pnifn grown,
Givei him all mciit : 1 hai allowi him none.
Between them both we'll fleer the middle cmirie,
Nor, loving pniTe, rob judgment nf her fbece.
JuA hii conceptioni, natural and freu;
Hu fectin>!i llrong. bin wi-nli enfaic'd with
weight.
Waa fpecch-fam'd Quia bimblf M bew him
/peak,
Enry wnold drive the colouc from k!( <htA :
But &(p.riame naturr, niggard of her grace,
Deny'd the Ibcial pow'ri nf voice and face.
Pii'd in one fiame nf featutei, glue of eye,
PallloDt, like cha»). in ccinfufion lie i
In laio the vrnninn nf hii Ikill are iry'd
To form diQinaiont nature hilh deny'd.
Iireguiatly deep and Oirill by fit>:
The two eitrenui appear like man and Wife,
Conpled together for the fake of Arifc
HitaAivQ'aalwayaDrcng.bat (umctimeafach,
That candour mull drclarc he ada too DDch.
Why mun impatience fall three paeet fauk I
Vt'hj pacei three reiura tnthe attack f
Why ii the right-leg :oo forbid lo Air,
UDleft in motion remicltcular !
Why mull the heca with the nailer vie,
And hurl the clnfcclcnch'd Gil « nofe or eye f
In royal Ji^hn, wiib Philip angry grswn,
I (liought he would baie kiMck'd foot Dk«kt
tnhaman tyrant ! wii it not t thane,'
T» fright a king Ca hicmleft and lit lame,
Bui. fpiienf ail defo.'i-, hii gloriet life |
Andai
, by judgnien forin'd, with ni
i the depth of Hubert iCnnl,
Whilfl in hi, own contendiBg pafiona roll .
View the whate fcene, w«h ctitie JDdgmcat fnn.
And thi-n ,iiiiy him merit if yon caa.
Where he lall. fh»ii, 'ii> nature'a fault doiKi
Whcehe luccecdi, the meiit'i it) blown
I.a!l Ganick came. — Buhind him tbrooj a Uaio
Uf I'larling ciitici. igiwrMit a* iraiii.
" 1.11.
' He'i of flat
e fomewhat
" Tour hero alwjyi Ihould be u!l, you know.—
'■ True nat'ral greatoeft »H coi.Hft« in hi;lght."
Pto'iucc jour lonJier, cruit. — " Srigeant Kite."
Anoihcr ctin'l fnrgivc the paltry uli
By which he makci hit way it> OuUow beard;
Merc pieces ol GncfTe, Cnp< for sppUufe —
" Avaunt. UDuat'ral flait, tSs&ai pag&."
Fur me, by naiureform'd id judge with phlegm,
1 can't (C'J-i.t by whalcfjje, nor condemn,
Tlie bell ibinga carried to eicffi are wrong:
The (lari may be too fiequrnt, paufe too long)
But, only ui'U in proper time and place,
SevereS judgment muQ allow them grace.
If bungler*, forin'd on imitation', plan,
Jud in the way that monkici mimic man,
I'luir copied fcenc with nmigled nti diTgrare,
And patile and Hart with the f-unc racMU face I
V-'c join the critic laughi Ihofc itickt we fcijra.
Which [pail the fcinca they mem them to adorn.
But when. Irnni oature'i pure and gcnttiae fout^,
Thefc ftrohci of a^ing Huw with gco'tou) forte,
When in the fcalurei all the tiul's pnofTray'd,
And paliun-*, fuch ai Oanick'i, ate difcUy'd. ,
To mc they fecm from ^iiickcft feelings caught t
Each Aait it nature ; and each paulc it thaught.
When rcafon yieldi to paffion'. wild a^amu,
Anrl the whole llate of man ii up in arm*:
Wbai bui a critic could condemn the play'r.
Fat puCng hcic, when cual fenfe pau&i there f,
WhiUI, working from the beatt, the fire I Cracc^
And muk it (trongly Sdniiug to the face ;
Whim, in each found, 1 heat the (cry nun {
1 can't clleh w«d<, acd pily tbafe whacin.
i.et will, like (|.<idin, Irnni the torlur'd bniit
" ' ■ ■ ,b with ci ■
•e god-.-
1 kindneft 1 with thanki n
tW.—
Ua<e fonn'd me of a coatfirr kind oFcli .
Nor Hung with en»y, nor with fpleen. djlca*' J, ,
A poet dull cr^acote, ftill wict
And
iiighi I icll. how Glcncc reign dthroDKlu
eep aiK
rabble n
with dcfire,
Wai paL ai allici, or aa red ai Gre '
Bgi. hi-ic to fame, the aufe mote limply *4^ :
&c\tH. all a<>urifli,andrcU;sajr.trr laftt. .^
Thi judges, ii ihe fcversl pariei Came, [claiitf,
Wiih temper hewd. with lU^gconu Wcigb'rfMftI
And, ialbeir fcniente hipfiilf.acrcvt, i
Id name ei both, (re*t flbkhfpeare thut itmti.
" If manlf tenlei It naiDra liolt'd with «n4..
" IfthoroUj^ knowledge <^ the bMtoan head I
" If puw'nsf ading tad MidiitiCMifin'd;
" If ftwrft {tulit wiihgrcateA bnutietjoia'd;
,' II Oniig ctfietGeD. and flraiig* pow'r, whith
.■ Witi.iri the tuagii citdc of ihc eye ; ^e
■' If lecling> which few hsMiv Like hi>, eankanVt
.' And which BO In^cfu aiella«hi'Can Ibuwi
,■ DJtTK .hr p:cficl..Ci- C^ikk. 1..1C l^
Nor fuit it-vC^Utbeo-ldta w n/niA^fJ^.
■HE WORKS OF CHURCHILL.
THE APOLOGY.
AMtcgcdSo lb. Crlli.-^ Rr^iKiTI.
L.ADCU9 HOC liu! h»[t; whcn guiiu, !)'[(! with
Affume the pompous pon, the mwtiil ftride :
Oct (tin Hciculran ht»ve th' Biiorin.>u. IbiclJ,
Wi(!i the loud viiicc of ihunil nn); Jow drff,
And du^ ic. Clinic conib«-.Wl»t.'— A llj.
And laugli we \cU, when giiini Dkniot, wbkh
Ibihe
P-ftiiblilhd. .1 it were, bj «[*/ J™;« ,
Critici. whom ct'ry captive >r( idorei,
To whom gUd fcience pa"n (orth nil her fiorct;
Who high in leiiei'd reputation lit.
And hold, AflcK* like, the tcal» of wit ;
■With p«ii»l rage rulb (onh.~Uh ' (binie Co tell :
To crnlh a bstd jull burAiiie from the lliell r
Gtoii Bfehispcrils in ihit ftormy lims
Who n£h1r ventDiu an 3 fcsof rlifmi.-.
Around i all rurg" roll, wind> envinui blon.
And jeiliiUB rocki and qui(krand< lurk below :
Greatlr hi* (dcs he drc«l«, but mote hi* fnendi ;
He hum me oiull whci laviHil; cunimendi, .
I*ok thnmi^ the world^-in cm'rf othertntde
Tbc rami em ploy men t'> cQufc of kindneh mide.
At IttJl iippe»r»nee of anod-will cmlei, ■
And eVVy fool puff, off the fi"il he hiiBi.
Coblers with cobleri ftneke aw«y the night,
And in the comniou uu'e e'en play'n unite.
Author! mloiie, with more than liivigo ra^,
Unntt'Tal But wl<b briithei-iuihera wage.
The pride of iilturc would >■ fuOn adaiic
Competitor* in empire n in wit :
Onward they ruDi at fimc'a inipetioui c»U,
And. lefi ihui greateft, would not be ai all.
Smit with the love of honour,— or the pence,
O'trJuD'Wilb wit, and deniluTeoffiiilc,
Slxnihl any nonce in the rhyming tride
Wiih lawle&peolheiMltDrof verlelnnde:
Toriii (roea ihi: t»urt, where fceptred (ami fit,
Abui'd with pcailc, ami fiallct'd into wtl \
Where ill IclhargJe mJJo«y thcf ri^ieB,
AiM what thxy won by dailneli, (lilimalnuln;
Irf)tii>n*o(f«Sinat'auihDr( ihruo|;at once i
I'uultrtckiin* fool, and dance jiwakcin duDW.
Ta<Hkintl(on'> • the ready lieinpJit; —
Ne'er wai li« ituule vilucli, wai not welcome
there— '
' Thence, on tiMtnrlP jndgment'f »n»ll wroT't;'"!
'('i" puIi<b'J [iJIcreiHHl't lOlA public bri.ugbl.
Qiiick-circDJaone Oindcii mirth alTord,
Aud tepulatlaii blecdi iit evVy word.
A cri>ic»>t<^"Idaglonouanaii<c.
Whole bitdida handed met^l up lo fame ;
Beauiio ai well a* fuilti he brxugbi in view :
Hii judgniGlit great, and peat biieaiiduur too.
Nu furrile ruin drew bckly ttlic aftde i
Eeeure hcwalk'd, iat nature wu hii guide.
But now, Uh OtaDge [e«err< '. our critici biwl
111 ptalfe of eandonr with a heart of giU.
C^nlcinui of f[uilt,mdreirrulof the L'ght.
rhey laik eiilhrmideit in the «eil of mght ;
Safe Irom dciti^DD, ftiie th' unwary prey.
And llab, like bravoa.all who cume chkt way.
When licftmy mufe. pcrhapi mors boM tbas
wife,
Bade tha rude trifle into li^bt arife,
Lilile Ae thauQbl (uch tempedt would Riftie |
Lclii. ituU thafe tempviiji would he rait'd by yon*
The thundu'i Firry tendi the low'ring oak \
Rufeiadi, like diruU, might 'fcape the fatal llroke-
V^iiii iheueht \ a etiiie'a fury knowi no bound;
Uiawcanfii^likc, he dcah delttuAioti rannd :
Nor tan we hope he will a ftranger fpare,
Who givei no quarter to hi> friend Voltaire.
UotiBppy geniua! plac'd by partial fate
U'lih a free fpirit in a ffaviOi fhte ;
Where the reiudaoL mufe, opprcb'd by kiliEi,
Or dr<<op( in lilentc. or in fctien fiagi ;
[[I vain thy dauntlijfi fortitude bath borne
The bi)[ot'> furiuua leal, and tyrani'i (cotik
Why didlt thou fafc from home'brod daonra
tleer,
Relirv'd toperilli more ignobly here!
I'ho*, when the Julian cyrant'i pride lo fwell
Rome with her I^onpi^ at PharCJia fcM,
The lanijtiifli'd chief cfcap'd from Czlar't tuad
ingloiieui and nn known.
Did genmi ucep, whcu dullnefi feii'd the throiie ?
Whence, abfolute now grown, and free from awe,
"' :a the fubjea world difpenfea Uw-
Witt
a letter
* Frinltr^tin CrUidil Jliviru,
ift-ruw iihei't.
*l'hc SiagyrKc, who rulti from nature drew.
Ctpiuionalgan, but gave hu rcaloiu loa.
Our gitu didalort cake a fhorter way-~
Who Ibill d.fpute what the lericwen fay I
*l'bcir wnrJ'iiuiiicicnt-, and to aUc a reafoa.
In liich a Itate a> ihein, i> downright (reafon.
I'rue iadgnieoi now with tbcni alone can dwell ;
Like Clwrch of Rome, they're grown iufailible.
Dull ispGrfiitiDui readera Ibcy deceive:, -%
Whu pin tlieir eafy faith on critic'affeeve,. L
And, knowing nothing, ev'ry thing belicie ! ' _)
But why repine we, that thefc puny elvea
Shooi into^anl.? — We luay ihatik ouiielvea;
Koali that we ace, like Jfriel'i foolt of yore.
The calf ourielvct have fafhion'd we adure.
But let true rcafoD once rerume her reign,
Thii god ihall dwiD.Uc lo a ciif again.
l-"ui>dcd on aril which fliim the faee of day.
By the fame arti they Ai 11 maintain th<ii fway,
Wrapp'd in myfteriaut fccrtcy ihey rife,
And, ai they are unknown, arc fafe and wile.
At whumlocvcr aiiu'd, howe'er fcverc
Th' cnvcnoni'd ilandcr tliet, no namea appear.
l>rudencefotbid* that Hep — Then all tmght know
And en more equal Itrm. engage tbc foe
But DOW, what Q^iiolc of the age would care
j To wage a war with dirt, and light with air .*
By itit're^i join'd th' cjpcrt confcdciaie. fljnd,
And play ifac game into citb other's hanil
POEMS.
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The vile aVkufc, in turn hy a!l deny'd,
li handy'd up and down from fiJc to fide :
It flics— hey ! — prcllo '— hke a juggler's ball,
'Till it bclonj^s to nnbody at all. [known,
All men and rhinj^s they know, themfclves un-
And publifh cvVy n inie— except their own.
Nor think this Itrat.gs -fccurc from vulgar cycf
The n;:niclc'fb author paflVs in difguife.
But vct'ran criticu are not fo deceiv'd,
11 vct'ran critics are to be bclicv'd.
Once leen, thry kn^w an author evermore,
Nay I'wcar to hanJ.i they never faw before
Thus in the Kofciad, beyond chance or doubt,
They, by the writing, found the writers out.
•* That's* J.loya's-.-hi* manner there you plainly
" trace,
" And all the a<f>or ftarc» vou in the face.
** By Ct>lman that was written.— On my life,
'I'he ftronjri ft fymprom^ of the Jealous Wife.
'Ihat little dH'.injtniK.u* piece of Ipite,
Churchill, a wretch unknown, perhaps might
»* write."
How doth it make judicious readcri fmi1«,
Whenaulhori are dctciUd by their ftyle :
Thoui^h ev'ry one who kno^»this author, knows
He (hifts his frvlc much oft'ner than his elothes ?
Whence could arife this m'ghty critic fpleen,
The mufe a trifle r, and her theme fo mean f
What had ! done, tint argry heav'n (hould fend
The bitt'reft fo<j where moll I wifh'd a fiiend }
Oft hath my torgue b.-en wanioo at thy name,
And hail'd the honourX of thy matchlefs fame.
Ff^r me let hoary Fielding bite the ground,
So nobler Pickh* ftand* fupcrbly bound,
from 1. ivy's tcniplrs tear th' hilhiric crown,
Which with more j'.iUice blooms upon thine own.
Compar'd witli rhee, be all life<writers dumb.
But ha who wrotr rht; life of Tommy Thumb.
\\ ho ever read the Regicide, but Iworc
'1 he author wri.te as man ne'er wrote before ?
Others ft»r pl^'tN ai;.l under plots may call,
Here'b the right nu-thod—-have no plot at all.
Who can fo ofcen in hh caufe engage
The tiny pathos of the Grecian (lage,
WhilU horror^i rif.>, and tears fpuntaneouB flow,
At traific Ha ! and n.» Iris tragic Oh !
'J'o prnile hi^ nervous weakncfs all agree ;
And then for Iwcctncfs, who fo fweet as he !
Too big for utterance when forrows fwcll.
The too big for'-ciws iloiving tears mull tell :
But when thofe flowing tears (hallceafe to flow,
Why — then the vi/ice mull fjHrak again, you
know.
Rude and unficilful in »"Kc poet's trade,
1 kt pt no Naiads by me rcj,^-maJe ;
Ne'er did I colour^ high in bir advance,
'Jorn from the bleejing fopperies of France;
No flimfy linloy-woolfcy fcencs I wrote.
With patches here and there like Jofeph't coat.
Me humbler themes befit; Secure, for mc,
Let playwrights fmuggle nonfenfe,,dot]r free:
Secure for me, yc Iambs, ye lunbkms bouod,
And trifle, and frolic o*er the &iry f round :
Secure, for me, thi«u pretty little fawn,
I^ick Sylvia' :> handj ami crop t^ flow'ry Uwn :
UncenfurM let the gentle breezea rove
Through the green umbrage of th* enchanted
grpve :
Secure, for me, let f<»ppifli natnre fmile.
And play the coxcomb in the defart iflc.
The (lagc I chofe — a fubjcd fair and free—
*Ti.< your« — 'tis mine— 'tis public property*
All couimon exhibitions open lie
FiT praife or ctnfure to the common eye.
Hence are a thoiifand hackney writers fed *
Hence monthly critics earn their daily bread*
I'his is a gen'ral tax which all muft pay,
From thofe who fcribblr, down to thofe who play.
AAors, a venal crew, receive fupport
From public bounty, for the publicfport.
To clap or hifs, all have an equal claim.
The cobler's and his lordft)ip'« right the fame.
All join for their fubfillence ; all expedt \Tt&*
Free leave to ])raife their worth, their faults cor-
When adive Pickle Smithfield Aage afcends, .
I'he three day« wonder of his laughing friends ;
Kach, or as judgment, or as fancy gui&s.
The lively witling praifes or derides.
And where** the mighty diflT'rcnce, tell mt ^hcre^
Hetwixt a merry- Andrew and a player ?
The flrolling trib«:, a defpieable race,
Like wand'ring Arabs, (hift from place to place.
Vagrants 'by law, to juflice open laid,
'i'h..-y tremble, of the beadle's lafli afr«id.
And fawning cringe, for wretched meant of life,
To madam maynrefs, or his woHhip's wife.
The mighty monarch, in theatric fack,
Carries his whole regalia at his back ;
His royal confort head* the female band,
And lead» the heir apparent in her hand ;
The panoier'd af» creeps on with confdous ptidci
Bearing a future prince on either fide.
No choice muficians in this troop are fotmd
To vamifli nonfenfe with the charms of found;
No fwords, no daggers, not one poifon'd bowl ;
No lightning flalhcsliere, no thunders roll;
No giiatds to fwcll the monarch** train arc fliown ;
The monarch here mull be a hoft atoae.
No foltmn pomp, no flow procefltons here ;
No Ammon*s entry, and no Juliet's bier.
By need compell'd to proUitute his art.
The varied ador flies from part tapart ;
And, ftrange difgrace to all theatric pride !
Hi«> charaAer is Oiifted with his fide.
C>ueflion and anfwer he by turns muft be,
' l.'ke that fmall wit * in modrrn tragedy;
I Who, to }>atch up his fame,-- or fill his parfe,*^'
I .Still pilfers wretched plans, and makes cfaem wor(fe ;
I Like gipfics, left the ftoien brat be knawn.
Defacing firft, then claiming for his own.
In fliabby ftate they llrut, and tatter'd robe ;
1 he fceoe a blanket, and a barn the globe.
No high conceits their mod'rate wiflies raife.
Content with humble profit, humble praife.
Let dowdies firaper, and let bumpkins ftsrci
i he n rolling pageant hero treads in air t
Pleas'd for his hour, he to mankind gives faiWi*
And loorcs the next out on a trtils of firaw.
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But ifkiiul rortusc, ttho wcrnmerimet know
Can tike b hern hoB\ a piinKt-niDW.
In mood projiiiiout AiDuld btr liT'riic call
On roral Sliee in rnyal pomp to bawl,
J'urgeiru] u( hiaiMl he rear* the hod.
And ffornt the duliKhill ytbuc he Gift wai bred.
Cuaverfuig now with wcU-drtfi'd kingi am
With gudii Knd gotldijlTu behind the rceocs
He fweati beneath the lerroi-iioildmg plume,
I'aneht Ipr tnntk hnnoun real pride t' affiiine.
On thli great lla|re the world, nn moJiirch e'er
Wat haU To haughty a i menaich pUjr'r.
Doth ii more mnie onr.anfrcr or our mirth,
t'o ftc thcTeihingi. llie lowft foni of earth,
I'icSamt, with rcl(-r>i9icieac knawled|[e ^ic'J,
To luU in kilcrt and pnride in »ftc i
The town'* ilccifiena the; no more sdmit,
ThemlelveB alone the aibiren of WIE ;
AndfeonilheJDr^rjifiion of that court.
To which tbcy owe their bcioj; audfupport..
ASori. like monkt of old, now facied Krowo,
Mud be BCiick'd by no foulo but their own,
Ixt the vxin tyrant Gt amidlt hit guaida,
Hii puny Cr«*-rBua wit> and venal bardi.
Who meanly tremble ai the pnppet't frown.
And for a playhDufe-f rect^em lolc ttieii own ;
la fpite of mw-made b.w&, and new-niade kiugi.
The free-boiB mufe with llb'ral Ipirit fingt, ^
Eowdaws, jreDavo; befuce ttcfeidgh f.tll ;
Let geniiK (loop u \htm whu're none at all ;
Ne'tr wUI i fla.ier, crinEe, or hcud the knee
'In ihore who, flaic) lo all. are flatci to mt.
A&an, u aaun, ire a law Ful (tame ;
The poet'e iJRht, and whnfhiU b>r hit elaim?
AaJ if, a'awtcoinf: of their little Ikill,
When they have left the (iage, they're aflori lUIl ;
If Id the (nbjefl world they Dill give iaw>.
With p^KT cfowni, and Ittptrunudeof Qrawt;
If they in cellar or in garret tiwr,
Ani kingt one night, are khigi for eve rmnre ;
Kkall nut bold truth, e'en thn-e, purfnc her theme.
And Vake thd cnxcomb ftDni hit golden dicun .'
Or if, well worthy of a belter fate.
They rlfefuperlnr to their pro fent (late ;
If. with rich fdcial virine erac'd, they blend
The gay ronif aniDD and the taittiful friend ;
II ihey, like Priichird. jnin in private life
'I'Se tender parent atid tb« vitiuoui wife;
frhatl not otir -vcrfc their pnile with pteaTure
'I'hocnb Biimin bark, aei envy fptilt her check;
No bvoeQ wonh'i htaiath the mu(e'> praife;
^^ RtattMbcati afaoire herecoru'eraire;
.Marion (nd wtalthlo her are trifling ihingi;
l^he Aftopi tD tSnn, sndihe foari In kiagi.
I< there a mnn, in vici: and folly bred.
To feitfc rf honour » to virtue dead ;
^Vhotn liei nor tiDinin, nor dirine, can bind ;
Alien to Cod, and foe to all mankind ;
Who fpair»tMi cbaiaarr; wliufe cv'ry word,
Eiiter a>8all,and(hiiper than the fword,
(Jul! to the auicJ:} whole thonEhta wnhiancotir
fwell ; tb.ll i
yiiait tsrgur, on cirtb, peifoini the wuikvl'
HE WORKS OF CHURCHILL.
If there be fuch a oionQer, the Reviewi
Shall hoi bim holding forth againd abufe.
ick profeOiDn 1 — 'tii a deadly breath '.-
" The Chiidian Iswt inulher IcITun teach : —
" [Into the cod (hall cbaiity endure,
" And candour hide ihofc faiilti it cannot cure."
Tbut. candour't muiinit dow from rancour'*
A* devili, to fervf their pnrpcfe, fcripture quote.
The miife'i oiEce waa hy Heav'n defign'd
Toplciic, improicindru^.refoimniaDkind; '
To make dejeacd virtue nobly rife
Above the low'ring pitch of fplcndid vice ;
To nuke pale vice, abalh'd, her head haoc down.
And trembling crouch at virtue'i awful frown.
Now arm'd with wialh, IHe bids eicma] Oiame,
With driven juflinc, hiaiid 'he villain 't name :
Now in the milder giirb of ridicule
She fpocU, and plealei while the woundi the foul.
Her tlapc 41 often Taricd ; but her aim.
To prop the caufe of virtue. Hill the fame.
In pralie of mercj let the guilty bawl.
When vice and folly for correi^nn call.
Silence the matb of weakiiefi juflly beari, ,
And i> partaker of the crimri, it fparei.
But if the roufe, too cruel in her niirth,
With harlh refUdionawoondi the man of worth;
If wantonly Die deviate* from her plan.
And quilt the ador to crpiife the man ;
Albam'd; fhe inarkt thai paOige with a h'ot.
And haiei the Une where candoAr wa> fargoc .
But what ii cuidour, what li hunour'i vein.
Though judgmiiil join lo confccrate*the ftiaio,,
If cuiiou> numben will not aid afford.
Nor cboicell muCc fJay in ev'ry word /
Verfei mull run, to charm a modern ear,
Froni all harfb. rugged interrupiioni clear.
Soft let thetu breathe, ai icphyr'a balmy brccie ;
Smooth Irt their current ilow, at fummer (ea> ;
Peifc^ then only decm'd when they difpenle
A hapm toncful vacancy of (enfe.
Italian Uthera ihui, nith barb'mut ra^,
Fi: helpie&infantifor the fijueaking Kagc;
Deaf to the calU of pity, natur; wounJ,
And B-.anille vigour for llic fike nf faulid.
Htncetorih firewel then fev'riDi thirft of lamct
Fircwul the longingi for a poei'anamei
PeriQi my mafe ; — a wifo 'hove all fevers
To hira who ever hdd the muict dear—
her htboura weaken to rejine
The gen'n.ui roughncfv of a iiervoua line.
Oihtia a6e£t the HiEf and Iwelling phrlfe :
Their mufe muft walk in Itilf, and Orut in Hayi :
The fenfc they aiurj.x, and tlie widdi traulpefe,
I.cil poetry ipproaeh ton nrir id pmfe.
See tonur'd reafi-n how they pare aiwl trim,
iai, like fcocraCet, Oretch^ or lop the limb.
Waller, whofe jn-aifc fnecreding bardi rehcarfc.
Parent of harmonj in KtmliOi vetfe,
U'hoie lunrful mufe in Iwceti:lt aceeottflowi.
In coupleta Grll tiij^t Draggling Sci<k la dulCv
In poliDi'd DUiiberf, and majrilic (ound.
Where fliall thy f ival. Pope, b= ever found .*
Bnt whilfteathliiie with equal beauty Sow^
£'(• sxcellcstc, vnvacied, tcdiuui grant,
1> O E M S,
Nitnre, thmo|;h nil her worlm, in greil ttegrce,
Borrowa a hltlTiDs from viriery.
Mufic irrclfher nccdrul aiit rc<)<ilrci
To roufe the foul, and wake uur djine firri.
Still in one hcf, ihc ntghcin^sk wduIiI Itite '.
Still in one key, nor Brent wrulJ Jwayi ^\aCt.
Here let me benj. great DryJcn, it thy (hrine,
Thou deareft name lo all the tuneful nine.
What if fomednininrj in colli iirdcr creep.
And with hit theme the poet lecm> la flfcp,
Still, when hit luhjeA riles ptdud in view.
With equal (Itength the pnct nlcs too.
With Brong inircntion, noblell vigour fraught,
Thought Dill rpringtDpandrlfi^iDut qF thought;
NuRiberi ennoblin); nnmbfen in their coiirfe ;
In varied Ctverinerj flow, in v acird lorn;
The pow'rt of geniu) and of judirment jmn,
And the whole art of poetry is ihine.
Bat what are number*, wh^I are bardi lo mc.
Forbid lo tread the pathi of prnfy f
" Afacred mufe (hould confetriie her pen;
» Prieft. muft not lie»r nor fee like other men j
■• Far higher theme* fbould hrr anibiiion tlaini i
■■ Behold where Stcrnbold paiuti the Way to
Whim with niiftaken zeal dull bigoti bum,
Let reaftin fur a miiment nke her turn.
When coSee-fajtes hold dlTconrfe with kings
And blindly walk in paper leading niingt.
What if a man delight to paf< hit time
In fpioning reafun into harmUfi rhyme;
Or fometimes boldly Tcnture to tlie play !
Siy, Where') the crime f — great man of pru-
dence, fay f
No two on eirili in ail ihingt can agree;
All have fome duling fingulariiy -
Women and men, it well as ^irl. and hoyt,
In gewgawt like delighr, and li^h for toyi.
Your fceptrci, and your crowoi, snd (uch like
Are hut a better kinil of Inyi for king*.
In thi'Tgi indiff'rent rcafon bidi ni ehnnfe,
Whe'htr the whim't a monkey or a mute.
What the (rrave trifl". on ihis bufy fcene.
When ibey ni-ke iifc o1 thii word reafoo, mean,
I know nor ; t.«[. art-tdins to mj plan,
■Til I.nr<l Cbi< l-juflict in the cuutt of man.
Equally forni'd lo lulc in age or youth.
The ftirnrt of virtue, and the guide to truth.
To her I bi.w, whofi: facrrd pow'r I feci;
To her decifion make m^ lall appcalj
Condtmn'd by hci, applauding worldi in vain
Should tempi me tn tike up the pen again :
By hrraW ' ■' '■
eafon'i tcr
e, God ii for
WnEN foeiinrulr, inJ/r>Aiil friend* difpenle,
In pity'-i llriiu), the word of inlolenee.
Oft iviih ther, l.lovd, I ftrol an hmr ffooi grief,
And in tl^y f"Ciil ti-nvcrfe find relief.
The m-.iA', o! fiiliiude impatiiat grown,
Lovti dP-j fo;iawt tether ihaa liiir own.
Lei flivn to ttntinrb, bodiri without fuul,
[mpnrtjut blank) in Nature'* mighty roll,
S'>1en>niz< nonrcnfe in the day'* broad glare,
We night prefer, which hesli or hiilei out earc.
Rai[u« iudifled, and by Ibcceft made ba1d|
Dull fooli lud coicnmhi fanaified by gold,
Fricly may baOt io fonune'a partial ray,
And fpiead their feathcrt op'ning to the day;
But Ibirad^te merit darei at>t Ihnw Ilie h«d
irrity re
abed.
Miitortur-ci, like Uie owl, avoid the light;
I'he fnaii of cart are alwiyi foni oE nfght.
The wretch bred Up in method'* diowfy fcliool,
V,'boti only merit ii to err by rule.
Who ne'er through hoLt gf blooi) wai tripping
Nor guilty di
ic thought.
Unleft It) move the hody't dull machine,
U' hid), clock- wiirk like, with the (ante equal pscc,
Still travcli on through lil's'i iufipiil fpace )
Tumi up hit eyct to ihiiik that tlierc Ihoidd be
Among God's crearurei two fuch thing! M ow,-
Then tor hit night-cip calli, and thanlct the pnw'ra
Which kiiully gave him Ktiee (a kecp/nJ imti.
di^ tour, — line wot Ji 1 — Sot wai it ever Cmo
1'hat aU men could agree in what ihry mean t
Florio, wtio many yean a eourfe hath tun
In donrnrighi uppoliiiaii to the fun,
Expatiun on gnJ Iftri, their eaufe defend* .
With II niocb vigour a> nut fnidiia fricniL.
Th' unccruin term no fettled uolton bt)Dg<,
Bu' UiU in difP'reni mouthamcan) dilTrenE diiogt.
Each ukcB the pbral'c io hii own private view.
With prudence it it ten, with Florio two.
Go on, v= f.,..li, -.vlio t:ilk for talking fake,
Wi:hi-u[ ■ ■■'luni make,
M.kt; i.ivorldUfide;
Reafon, tnlleCted in hetleU, dildaiM
The Ihvi^i. yow ..I ^ru,tr;,y cliain.j
Steady iiid true, each ciicuniltulce Ihc wci^h
J4or to l.are wordi iaglorioui tribute pay,.
Men of lenfe line ettinpt from vulgar »we,
And TCifnn to herfelt akine it taw.
That iTctdom Ihe enjuy* with lib'ral ininili
Which Ihe at frcelygriliu to all manUu^
No ill «l tiikd name her rev'rtnc« flirt.
No hour (he blindly to the rcll prtfen ;
All air alike,)/ they're alike cmploy'd,
And all are good, if virfwa^ enjoy'd.
Let the fage do&or (think him one we know)
With Cmp. of ancient leimleg ovetflow,
The fatal confcqueDce of midnight Mr,
How dimpa and vaponra, >i it w«re by Bold),
Undermine life, and fap the wiUi oFhnkh.
l-'or me lei Oalai movlder on the ftelf,
I'U live, and be yhyCkian Id myfelf.
While foul ii join'd lo body, whether fate
Allot a longer oi a (barter dale,
I'll make them liiie,at brother fhuuld with brmher,
1 And keep theoi in good huoKuir with each other.
I The fureft road to health, fay what tbcy villi
; U niter w fupi.otr we fliall be ill.
4R WORKS OF:CHLJRCHILL.
MuH dt II loiiala know,
Hciicc to oM women with jour boadtd rales,
S^aic trafu, mod only fscrrd now tn Fo"!a;'
^< well may rant of phyfic hope [i> find
One med'ciae, u unc hour, for all muikind.
If Ruptn ifier ten ii out of bed,
The tnoi next moraiag on't hold op hit hud.
VhJC reafoo lliii ^vhieh ••( ID bed mull uU.
"Wlinrc held (thank Heaven) never scheiai all I
In diS'rcDC CDurfoa diff'tcnc icmpcrg run,
He hate> (he moon, I licken at the fun,
TA'tiund ttp •* twelve at noon, li, tlork pwa rlghl,
Jt/'<K belter gan, wound up at twelve at nighc.
Then in obliiion'i giatcFul cup I diown
Tlic galling [atcr, the fupeicitiuut frown,
1'hc ftnnp.rd'ecve, ihe proud aSei^cd llaic
Of upHatl knavei gnrwn rich, and fooli grown
gttat.
Nu more ihat abjeft wretch diftniba inr red,
Who meanly Dvetlnnki a fnrnd diflrcft.
Fuibliiu) to poverty the worldling goci.
And fcarce (eci rag> an inch beyood hii nofe ;
Buc Itoia > crowd can C\F.g]t out hii gnce.
And crinfC and crctp to fooli who Rtut in lace.
Wheihrr thob claflic regioni are furvey'd
Where we la carlleA youth iigethirftray'd,
Where hand in hand we trod the Sow'ry Ibore,
'I'hough DOW thy happier treniui runt before.
When we eDnfpir'd a thaDklefi wretch to raifc.
And laDgbt tjlumfi to Ihooiwiih pitfer'd praife.
Who once fur Jtm'raJ merit fimoui grown,
Gr«cfblly Qioie la kick hi> Maker down ;
Or iE man gen'ral irgumenit engage
The cDiiit oi cunp, ibc pulpit, bar, or Dage ;
ir half-bred furgeoni. whom men doiilon call.
And kwyert, who were never bred at all.
1 hofe mighty letter'd monftcri of the caiih,
lirth;
Or if in tittlc-taitle, looth-pick
Our rambling ihoughti with cafy freedom Ilray ;
A gainer Dill ihy fiietid himfdf mull find.
Hit grief fufpended, and impTDv'd hi> mind,
Whilft peaceful flurabett blcfa the homely bed.
Where vir
=. felf~
iljprov
i,redin<
:r head ;
Whilft vice beoeaih ima^in'd harrors moi
And coDfeience phinti the villain'^ couch with
Impaiieni of reflraioi, ihe i^ire mind, [ihorMi
14o more by ftrvile prejudice confin'd,
Leapt from her feat, ai waken'd ftiici a trance.
And dart* through Nature at a Angle glance.
Tbeo we oartrietidi, our fcEi.ourielvei, furvey.
And fee by night what fools »c are bf day.
Siript of her gauily plume> and vain difguife.
See where ambition mean and loathfome Itci;
KeSedion with nlenllift hand pulli down
The lynnl'i bloody wreaib and ravilh'd crown.
In vain he lella of bat ilea bTaTciy won,
Of nation* cao^uer'd. and at wirldi undone :
Triumpha like chcfc but ill with manhood fuit.
And link ihe canqueior beneath the brulc.
But if, in fearching round the -world, we find
Some gen'roui youth, the friLnJ of all niinkind,
Whofe angir, like the bait ■>< Jn.c, ii Ipeti
In urrart only <tt the guilty head,
Whofe merclei. like heiven*t dew, tefielliiDg fall
In grn'ral love and ctiariiy to all,
Pleas'd we behold Inch worth on any throne,
And doobly pleu'd we 6nd ii oO oor own.
ThtDUgb 1 falfe medium ihiuji are IboWD by
day.
Pomp, wealth, and tillct, judj^menl lead adray.
How many from appcarantc borrow ftate.
Whom oigln difdaini to nunilier with the greatt
Mud not we laugh to fee yon larJlin^ proud
Snuff up viU incenfc front a fawning crowd (
Whilfl in hit beam lurrounding ciienii play.
Like iofea* in the lun't enliv'nina rjy,
Whiia,Jchulik«, he drive, at fur.out rate.
Anil fcenii the only chariaiecr I'f llai£,
Talking himf^lf into a liiiU god.
And ruling empiceiwith a Tingle nod ;
Who would not chink, to hear him law difprafe,
I'hat he had int'reft, and that they had fenle ?
Injurioui thought '. Beneath night't honeft Ihide,
Whrn pomp it buried, and falfii caloutt fade.
Plainly we fee at that impartial hour
'Titm dupet to pride, and kin the tool of pow'r,
God help the man, condema'd by cruel fate
To court Ihe feeniing, or the real great.
Much fonnw (hall he feel, and fuffer more
Than any Have who labnutt at the oar.
Ry llivilh methodi tnull he Icain to plcaTe,
By fniooth-tongu'd ilalteiy, that cucR tntt-Ji/ii/i,
Supple to cv'ry waywaid moiMl, ilrikc fait.
And Ibifc with Ihifting humnur't peevilhgale^
To nature dead he mud adopt vile an.
And wear a fnule, with anguilh in bit heart,
A ftnfe of honour would deflroy hit fchcmrt.
And confcience ne'er nmll fpeak unlcft m dream.
Whin he bath tamely borcc for many yean
Coldlooki.torbiddingfrawnt.contcmptuout fnccrt ;
When he al lall eip^s good tafy man.
To reap the ptoliit of hit labnur'd pian.
Slime cringing lacquey, cr r.ipiciuu* whore.,"
To favourt of (he great ihs lurcft doot.
Who tempts another'a wife, ar felit hii own,
3iept crofi hit hupft. tlic promii'd boon deciet.
Foe to teSraint, ua|.radis'd in deceit,
Too lelnlule, from naturi'i jd.ivr bi^at.
To brook affiontt, and tamely palt them by.
Too proud lo Daiier, tw> finceie to lie,
1 oo pla.a lo plcife, too honell to he girac ;
Give me, kind Heav'n, an humbler, happier fhle :
Far (rem the place where men with pride deieive.
Where r»fc»li piamifs, and where foi>l« belieTe ;
Pat from the walk of fully, vice, and ftrife,
Calm, independent, let me (leal through kfe.
Nor one vain wifh my fleady thoufihti beguile
To fear hit tordihip'i frown, or court hit Imlb.
Unfit for greaioefi, I her fnarei defy,
And look on nchet with untainted eve.
To othert let the gliit ring bawhlrt Ull,
Conleni (ball place ut far abcive iheni ill.
Spe^ton only on lhi> buflling Ibge,
Wc fee what vain defignt mankind e-.igigi: t
Vice after vice with ardour they puilue.
And one old folly biiogi forth twenty new.
P O E
PerpkxM with trlflei through the Yale of life,
Mau Arivcs 'gainft man, without a caufe for ilrife;
Armicft embattled meet, and thoufandit bleed
l''or iome vile ipot, where fifty cannot feed.
SquirrcU for nuts contend, and, wrong (»r right,
For the world'ii empire k'lnjri ambitious fight ;
Whar odd^ ? — i'o uu 'ti» all the fi-lf-i.tme thing,
A nut, a world, a fquirrel, and a king.
Brit jn^, like Roman fpiritt fam'd of old,
Are caft by nature in a patriot mould :
No private joy, no ptivate grief they know,
'1 heir foul'ii engrol'a'd by public weai or woe.
Inglorious cafe, like ours, they greatly fcttrn :
Let care with nobler wreaths their brow* Utlorn.
GSady they toil beneath the (latcfman's pains,
Give them but credit for a (latclman's brains
All would be deem'd, e'en from the ciadle, fit
To rule in politics as well as uit.
The grave, the jj^y, the lopling, and tlic dunce.
Start up C(»od bleis u&) . ftateinien all at once.
His mighty charge of foulu the pii-.-ft forgets.
The court-bred lord his prnmifcs and dt btr ,
Soldiers their fame, miier« forget their p#:lf,
The rake his milirefi, and the fop himlelf ;
Whilft thoughts of higher moment claim their
caie, [hear.
And their wife heads the weight of kingdoms
Females themfclvei the gloriou« ardour Iccl,
And boaft an equal, or a greater zeal :
From nyntph to nymj h the Oateii.fidion flicf,
Swells in h«.r brtall, and fparkles in her eyes.
OVrwhelm'd by politics lie malice, pride,
F'n\y, and twenty *»tl'cr faults beUde.
Ko njore ihcir little ilutt'ring hearts C'-^rfefs
A paflioii for 9ppl.iu<c, or rage for drefs;
No more they pant for pubUc raicc-(how«,
Gr lofe one thought on ntoiikcv* rr «'n lieAUX.
C'oquertts no more puifue the jilting p'^n,
And ludlul prudci torg^t to r.ul at nun.
The I'.aii'fig theme C.i.ciM.\'». Iclf wdl cboofe.
Nor thii.k oi iium^tl whilft Hie talk« of news.
The ci I, a cc-nimun-c<>uncil-mjn by place,
Ti'n thoulaiid mighty nothing* in. his face,
JW iituarion a?* by n.jture great.
With nice prttili. n parciU rut the ftu»e :
Pr< V(.» iititi fliiprove^, :;.iirnis, and tt (.n dcnict,
<.)!>]«. lt^ jiinilcll, and to iiiinlcll replies;
Wit. Kim); ahlt the politician rod
A1ake^ I'itt by turii« a devil and a god;
ZVlainrain", t'cn to the very teeth of pow'r,
The lame thing right aiiJ wrong in half an hour.
Now all io well, now he fu!ptcts a pKt,
And plainly piovts, wiiArtM k i.*, js .not,
Fiartul.y wile, he iliaken his empty heatl,
^\nd de.iU out cmpire>» as he deaK out thread.
lii^ uli !<.l<i fcalts are in a corner i1i:ng.
And l-.uriqx^ balance hangs u|K)ii his tongue.
i'c.:v.e tu luch ti. tiers; l>e our happier piaii
To pai<« through lilc as cafy at wc can.
Who » in or nut who moves thit gtand machine,
Nor Ihrs my curitlity, nor fpleeu.
Scents t,l liatc no niore I wiHi to know
'I'hai! l.irct movements of a puppct-fhow ;
let but ;l:e puppetn move, I've my difiir,
L'nlccn the hand which •'t/Vr/ the inaflcr-wire.
MS. 4ft
What iH*t to Qs if tixct rife or fall,
Thknks to our fortune we pay none at alL
Let muckworms^ who in dirty acres deal,
Lament thofe hardfhips which we cannot feel.
His grace, who fmartt may bellow if he pleafe.
But mud I hcllow too, who fit at eafe !
By cullom fafe, the poet's numbers flow.
Free as the light and air fome years ag^.
No ftatefrsan c*er will find it worth lus paint
To tax our labours, and excife our brains.
Burdens like thcfe vile earthly buildings bear,
No tribute's laid on cjjfles in the tur.
Let then the flames of war deftnidive reigo, •
And England's terrors awe imperiotn Spain ;
L( t evVy vma/ rtan and Hcutral tribe
Lc iirn to receive conditions, not prefcribe ;
l^c t each new year call loud for new fuppUet,
And tax on ttx with double burden rife;
Lxi-mpt we lit, )>y no rude care^* oppreft,
And, having little, are with little bled.
All real ilN in dark ohlivi n lie,
A:ul joys, by fancy form'd, their place fupplf.
Night's laughing hours unheeded flip away.
Nor one* dull thought foretels th' approach %d day.
i hus have we liv'd, aud whilfl the fates afford
Plain plenty to lupply the frugal board,
Whilll mirth, with decency his lovely bride.
And wins 's ^ay g<td, with terap'rance by his fide,
Their wrlrome vifit pay ; whilft health attends
The narrow circle of « ur chofen friends,
Whilft frank good-humour confecrates the treat,
Ai.d wi-man :: akes fociety complete,
Tl.uH will we hvc. though in our teeth are hurl*d
'I'hole haclnryfrumpcts, prudence and the world.
Prudence, ut «ild a facrcd term, implyM
Virtue, with godlike wifdom for her guide,
D-.it now in general ufe is known to mean
The flalking-horfe of vice, and folly*s fcreen.
The fenfe perverted we retain the name,
Hypocrily and prudence are the fame.
A tutor once, more read in men than books,
A kind of crafty knowledge in his looks,
Dtmurely llv, with high preferment bleft.
His lav'rite pupl in thefc words addrefs'd :
WoulJ'ft thou, my Ion, be wife and virtnout
deem'd.
By all mankind a prodigy efteemM ?
Be this thy rule ; he what men pruJeitt call ;
Prudence, almighty prudence, gives thee all.
K ep lip appearances, there lies the teft,
Ih.e V or Id will give thee credit for the reft.
Oatv ard he fu*r, however foul within ;
Sin il thou wilt, hut then in fccret fin.
This maxim's into common favour grown.
Vice is no longer vice, unlefs 'tis known.
Virtue indeed may barefac*d take the field ;
Bur vice is virtue when 'tis well conceal'd.
Should raging paflions drive thee to a whore,
Let prudence lead thee to ^ ptjiern door;
Stay (>ut all night, but take eipecial care
That j'rndence bring thee back to early prayer.
As ore with watching and whh ftudy faint.
Red in a drunkard, and reel out a faint.
With joy the youth this ufcful leflbn heard.
And in his mcm'ry ftor'd each precious word«
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Succefifi fu'd the plan, and .«».
" Rdori r lord, — virtue ftind hy and bow.
And II 11—41 thii the world1i»e'i an,
Tu milk. at imuid a Ticiotii hfirt ?
Stiilllukcwaiui caution %nA demnnnur grave
"" He and good (lamp et'ry fupple knave t
Shall wreichen, tihoni
Gild fair their namet and (ln« with empty fnmit,
■Whilft virtnerecki in vain the widi'd-fnr prire
Brciufe, dilUainine ill, Ihe hatci iilgaUei
Bccaufc Ac fniikl<r poun forth all h<r llorc,
S;ciii what Ihc If, and kotitt to jatt for more !
Well— be it b— lei vile dilTcmblcn hold
Un;i;v7'dpaw*r,and bnall their dear-bnught gold,
Me DcitbcT pnw'r Aall tempt, nor CbirH of pelf,
To QittCT ORKTi or deny myfelf ;
Might the whole world be ptae'd within it; Cf*a,
i would not be Itai thing, ital prudent tn*n.
What.criei SirPIiaoi. nuuld jov then uppoff
VourfelC, alone, agabft an hoft of fAci >
I.et dot cMiceil, and peevilh lufl to nil,
AI)u*e ill leDfe f>f inivrefl prenil.
'I'hrowDSTnrlh^me thii petuLiiice of wii.
Be wife, be tnedeO, and lor m» fubinii:
T.'O hard the talk V<<ifl multitudes lo fight.
Tmu mull he wrong, the world is in the right-
What ii ibc wurld? A term whiih men bale
To Cgtiiry, not one in ten Inowj what (
A tcrni, which with DD iflurt precillan palTi^i
Tu point out herd! of »/• than herdt of ,>/.i;
Than ai\nj fooli in luac upinioni join'd.
Can numbcti then change nature'i dated lawi i
Can numbera make the w«f« the better caufi:!
Vice muQ be Tice, virtue be virtue fiill,
Thouth thoufanrli lail at fro«d and pufliTe ill.
'Wouldfl thou defend the Ciul'i dellnii9ive rage
iJL'caufc Taft natlonion hit part engage?
Tiiongb to foppiut the rebel Cxrar'i caufe
'I'umnltDou* legion* arm sgainft the lawi,
'1 hough fcandal would mrpatriu'i name impeach,
And nib *[ vlnuei which Qie canuot reach.
What honefl in*n but would with joy fubmit
To bleed wiih Cato, and retire with Pitt !
iitedEill and true tu viriuc'i faftcd lawi,
I'nuiov'd by vulgar ccnfutc or appljufe.
Let the world talk, my friend; that world w
Which eallt u) guilty, eannot moke ui fo.
I'naw'd by immbcr-i, fuUuw n^iure'i plan,
AlTen the rigbit, or quit rhe name o( man.
ConCdcr well, weieh lliiilly right and wrong
B-dnlve not quick, but once lelolv'd be llrong.
In fpiu cf dnllneb, and in fnitc ol wit,
If to thyfclf thou cacft Ihyfclf acquit,
Kaibei fland up aB'ur'd with couliioui pride
Atone, iban err wilb millions on ihy fide.
THE PROPHECY OF FAMINE.
■VVbim Cupid finl inftrufli hi< datt. to fly
I'lom the Oj miner of lumc cuok-maid'a cyr.
F CHURCHILL.
The (tripling raw, joft tuter'd in hit (cent,
Rtceivei the wound, and wnndeii wh,t[ it mHm;
Hii heart, like drij^iajt, mdii, and new defirc
Within him flirt, each tine Ihe llin the fire;
Trembling and hlolhing he the ralr-onc viewi.
And fain would fpnk, but can't — without i mule.
Ss to th« facred mount he takct hit way.
Prune! bit young wini;t, and tu net bit infant by,
Hii oaten r«d loiuial ditlieifraniei,
I o Hock* and rocki. tn hdl) and tilli pmclailni.
In Qmpleft note*, ai>d all unpolilb'd llraini.
The lovei of nymphn, and ilr the lovct of rwiini.
Cljd,atyuur nymphiwere alwayi did of yore.
In niQic weeda — a cook-maid now no mole —
Beneath an aged oak Lardnlla liei, ■
Green mot) ber couch ; Ker canopy the ikiea.
— ■ ■ :«Jigtii [Talc
\
Steal. jTO»f perfiimei, and wkfn them through the
The youth, .urn'd fwain.and IklHd in rullk lays
FaO by her lide hi> am'rouidefcantpiayi.
Hcrdi luwe, flockt bleat, piei chatter, raient
And the full choruidieia-dawn the Hream.
The (Lreami. wiihmufic freighted, as thcypalii,
PreTent the fair Laidtlia with ■ glaA,
And Zrphyr to complete the luve-Gck plan,
Wuvci hit light wingi, and ftrvei her for a fan.
But, when matuicr judEment (akct the lead,
Thefe childilh toyton realon'. iltu blred ;
Form'd after fuoie grul man, whufe Dame biEed^
Whofe cv'ry fentcnce hfhion makes a law.
Who on mere credit hii vain irifphici rean.
And foundi bit merit on norfcnile fears;
Then we difcard the walkings o( the heart.
And natnrc'i banilb'd by metbaMi an ;
Then, deeply read, our reading mutt be Ihovti ;
Vain is that knowledge which ie:iiaiai unknowD,
Then odentaiion maichei louur aid.
And Ull,,-J pride (talks lurih in full parade;
BcneUh the.r care behold ihe woik feline.
Pointed each (enicnee,p(ihfli'dev'ry line i
Trifle* art dignified, and taught lo wear
The robes of incienli with a modem air,
Non(i:nfe with tUfft umamenti i> grae'd.
And paJTc* eurreui with the (tamp of taOe.
Then the mde Theoerite is ranfick'd o'er.
And lurrify Maro call'd from Mincio'* (bore;
l:ary and free at if (hey were at h'.m'e :
Nymphs, naladi, nereids dryads, fatyrs, fanni.
Spurt in our floods, and trip it o'er our lawns';
Flow'n, which usee tioutifb'd iaa in Greece aitd
More fair revive in Engltnd's meads to bloom ;
bkles without cloud cioiic furs adorn ;
And rofcs blulh, but blufli withnut a thorn ;
Landfcapet unknown to Jronly n,
And new cf
nsflrikt our
■ing eyea.
Fat bards like thefe, who neither fmg not fay.
without thought, and without feeling giy;
And nari oik couplet ia tb:ir hapn; byi,
P O E
At at fome ghoft tfFriglited, ftart tnd ftare,
#\nd dik the metDing of her coming there ;
For bards like thrfe a wreath (hall Mafnii bring,
LinMwith the fofreft down of folly's wing;
In love's pagoda (hall they ever doze,
And Gifbal kindly rock them to repofe ;
My lord -to letters as to faith moft true—
At once their patron and example too-—
Shall quaintly fa(hion his luve !abour*d dreams,
Sigh with fad wind.*, and weep with weepiag
fircams.
Curious in grief (for real grief, wc know,
Is curioub to drcfs up the talr of woe).
From the green umbrage of fome draid*s feat,
Shall his own work^ in his own way repeat.
Mty whom DO roufe of hcav'nly binh infpirct,
Vo judgment tempers when ra(h genius fires ;
\^ho b'^afk DO merit but mere knack of rhyme,
Short gleams of fenfe, and fatire out of time,
Who cannot follow where trim fancy leads
"Rv prahlii^ ftreams o'er ^wv/V-nm^vr^/^ meads;
Who often, but without luccefs, have pray'd
F<T apt alliteration's artful an!;
Who would, but cannot, with a ma(ler*s (kiH,
Coin fine new epithets, ^hicb wuan no ill ;
JV/r, thus uncouth, thus ev'ry way unfit
For pMiMg pocfy, and omUiHg wit,
Taftc with contempt beholds, nor deigns to place
Amongft the loweft of her favour'd race.
Thou, nature, art my goddef»-—to tby law
Myfelf I dedicate — Heuce £Lz^\^ awe
Which bends to fa(hinn, aid obeys the mlet,
Impos'd at fifft, and fince obfenr'd by fools.
Jienee thofe Ttle tricks which mar fair nature^s hue,
And bring the fober matron forth to view,
With all that artificial tawdry glare.
Which virtue fcorns, and none hut ftrumpet^ wear,
Sick of thofe pomps, thofe vanities, that waft'e
Of toil, which critics* now miOakc for tafe^
Of falfe refinements fick, and labourM eafe.
Which art, too thinly veil'd, forbids to pleafc.
By nature's charms (ingloriou< truth) ! fubdu'd,
However plain her drefs, and 'haviour rude,
n*o tfrtbtrn climes my happier courfe I fteer.
Climes where the goddcfs reigns throughout the
Where, undifturbM by art's nMliouj plan, [year.
She rules the loyal lair J^ zn^ faithful clan.
To that rare foil, where virtues cloftVmg grow.
What mighty blcfTtng* doth not England owe ?
What wof^nJeaJj of courage, wealth and fenfe.
Doth each revolving day import from thence ? •
To us (he gives, difmrercfted friend,
Faith without fraud, and Stuarts without end*
When we profpcrity's rich tiappingt wear.
Come not her gen'routfonsand take ii (hare?
And if, by fome difailrous turn of fate,
Change (hould cniue, and n.in feizc the (late,
:Shall wc no' find, fife in that hallow'd ground,
buch refuse at the Koly Martyr found?
Nor Icl^ our debt in fcicoce, though deny'd
Br the weak flavcs of prejudice ar.d pride.
'TLtmc came the Kamfay^ names of worthy note,
<.U whi'm one pa:nt^, as wtU ai f* other wrote;
*f'tr..e^ lionif, (:inj.iiiiU-d from the foils of pray *r
i or k\.rj ri.:ys^ thyi'^h i!u d^tl dean tr2» there;
M S. % 475
Tbtnce ifflbed fettli, tt gfCBt Mic^herfon't call.
That old, tuw, epk pafUrtd. Fingal ;
Thence Malloch, friend alike of dmreh 9n6flaU,
Of Chrid and liberty, by grateful fate
Raib'd CO rewards which in zpimu reign.
All darling infiieit (hould feck in vain;
Thence fiinple bards, by fimple prudence tanght,
To this wife town by fimple patrons brought.
In fimple manner utter fimple lay<.
And take, with fimple penfions, fimple praife*
Waft me fome mufe to Tweeid's iofpiriiig
(Iream, '
Where all the little loves and graces dream.
Where (lowly winding the duU waters creep.
And feem themfelves to own the power of fleep^
Where on the furface lead, like feathers, fwioBS,
There let nie bathe my yet unhallowM limbt^
As once a Syrian bath*d in JordanV flood,
Wa(h off my native (lams, corred that blood
Which mutinies at call of Emglifi pride.
And deaf to prudence, roll* t^patrki tide.
From folemn thought which orerhangt the brow
Of patriot care, when things are— God knowi how;
From nice trim points, where honoar, flave to nde.
In compliment to folly, plays the fool; [poWV,
From thofe gay fcenea where mirth enitt Idt
And eafy humour wings the laughing hour ;
Prom thofe foft better momenta, when defire
Beats high, and all the world of man*8 on Bn,
When mutual ardours of the meking fair
More than repay us for whole years of careg
At friend/tip** fummons will my Wilkca letml.
And fee, •«■ efeem he/ore^ that Mcimt (eat,
rhat aneieut feat, where majefty diipUy'd
Her cnfigns, /Sm^ befort tbi vmrU vi9t wudg !
Mean narrow maxims, which enflave ■«««^««m*^
Nc*er from its bias warp thy ftttled mind.
Not dup'd by party, nor opinion's flavci
Thofe faculties which bounteous nature gave.
Thy hone(l fpirit into prance brings, [kSnga.
Nor courts the fmile, nor dreads die Drown of
Let rude lieeutiout £ngli(hmen comply [wby;
With tumult*s voice, and curfe they know noc
Unwilling to condemn, thy foul difdains
To wear vile fadion's arbitrary chains.
And llridly weighs, in apprehenfion detr,
1 hings as they are, and not at they appev.
With thee good-humour tempers Uvely wic»
Bnthron'd with judgment, candour lovet to fits
And nature gave thee, open to diftrei%
A heart to pity, and a hand to blefs.
Oft have I heard thee mourn the wretched loC
Of the poor, mean, defpis'd, iofulted Scti^
Who, might calm reafon credit idle tilea.
By rancour forg'd where prejudice prevaila.
Or (larvet at home, or pradifes, through fear
t)f (lanring. ans which damn all copfcience here*
VihtTifcribhUrt^ to the charge byint'rell led.
The fierce North-Britaim foaming at their head,
pour forth invedive«, deaf to candour's call.
And injur'd by one alien, rail at all ;
On Nortberm Fi^ab when they take their fiandi
To mark the weakoc(s of that HJy £«W,
With needlcfii truths their libels to adorn,
Aud hiog a nation up to public fcjro,
}
U the fnuilic I3ge,
Aiinii*— . __. ill-Mtar'dpage.
The SuL are jiuui , tiit- Airly Enjllilh pride ;
True it the eh»rge, a'-r by ihcmfelvw diny'd.
Are ihcT not then in flri^cU rcafon clenr.
Who nifeljr (onw t" nimil thdr fonunei here !
If, by low Tupplc am tuccerijul (irowii.
Thcj ftpp'il ourr^gour m increifi their own,
If, mriui in want, an4 Info)ent in powV,
They only fawn'd more (unly to de»ou^,
Roui'd by tuchwiDngilbflulrJ reifuu lalcc'alirm.
And e'en ihe mufe for public fafe.y attn ;
Bui if they own inginuoui »irtoe'>f»»y.
And follow where true honour painli Lhc wiy, •
It chiy revere lhc hind by which they're fed.
And blefii the donon (or their daily bread,
Or by vift debit of higher import bnii ad,
Are always humble, alwsy* k''"''''' (ound,
If they/direaedby Paul'sboly ptn,
Become lUTcreetly all thing* to «l!mcn.
That all tnin may become all things to ihcm,
Enty may hate, but juflicc cii/i condemn.
" Into otr place!, dates, and beds ihey creep ;"
They've fenle to get, what we want ftnfe lo Itetp
Once, be the hour atcuri'd, aceurt'd the plate,
I ienlur-d lobUrphcme the chofet> lact.
Into thofe tr>p>, which men fdJ/*!/ pattioli laid.
By Ipecioui ant imwarily betray'd.
Midly I lesgu'd ij^ainft thai faced earth,
Vi!e parricide ! which gayc a parent birth.
But liiall I meanly error '» path putfue,
"When heavenly truth prcfenu iiei friendly clue.
Once plun^'d in ill, Ihall I go farther in .'
Ta make the oaih w« lalh ; <□ keep ir, bn,
backward I tread the pathi I irod before.
And calm rcHeAion bilea wti^t pillion Cwore.
Convened (bleiled are the (oult which knovr
Thofe pleafurei which from true converfion flow.
Whether lo reafol", who now rules my breaft.
Or to pure faith, like l.yttlcion and Well),
Palt crime! lo iipi*le. be my prelent aim
To riife nirw truphin to the Scnitilti name.
To make (what can the proudeflmufe do more).'
E'en fadion'i l<in«her briphicr wnrth adore.
To make her gWiei, ftamp'd wiihboneft ihymei.
In fullefllide roll down to laieH Mnu. [thine.
" Frefumptuoui wretch ! and (hall a oi^liktf
" An E»gli/i ••■ r, ihe nieancft of (he nine.
'' Ailempt a theme like tliii^ Can her wcakfiriin
■' KKpeS imhtlpence from the nughty Thaoc i
" Should h< fri^Ri toils of governnitnt retire,
" And for a DK'lncnt f^to thepoct'B Gre,
" Should he, of fciencca the moral friend,
" Each iMrimi, each imfartttt feaith fufpciid,
" Leate ww^i^ Hill of lietbt |o tell,
" Having the l.ntd'B ^Aod grace before hii eye*.
" Would not ibi Home ftcp funh, and g*ii> ihi
" priie!
" Or idhiawreaihof hpoourmiRhtadoni
■' The humble brow, of one in Z»?(W horn,
" Prefumptuoiii dill ihj daiiiiE muft jppenr ;
'■ Vain ill iliy tnw'rioK hopti, whilU I am here."
Thuifpike a/erwiby Alkeii fmilir, and tone
Dull and unvaried, fur the iiunst known.
P-HE WORKS OF C K U H C H I L L.
'nlly>
Thi> mrjfMl^*!,, ihn/MMOi^JttJt.
Abalh'd I hc-atd, and wuh rcfptCi ubcy'd.
Prom themes coo lofty lor a bard fa lueao,
Difirriim beck"ni to an humbler fccne,
The relllefs (att of ambition laid,
Calm 1 retire, and feck the fylvan Oiada.
Mow be the mtfi dlTrob'd of aU her pride.
Be ail the gliic of vnfe by tmlL fiipplied,
And if plain nature pours a Smpic drain.
Which Bore may praife.aod Ofliaa not diTdain,
om^n./JiUmrfju-fitJl bard ofall.
Whom in^'ifi i'jU.U Macphcrfnn mU,
Then round mylicad Ihall honour's enfiKnt Wive,
And pcnGimt mark me for a wILing Have.
Two boyi, whofe birth beyond all quedioa
fpringi
From great and Eloriom, ihoueh forgntteo. kingi,
Shephercli nf SiMiJh iilrcage, biim and bred
On the fame bleak and barren mouniain't head.
By ni^gacil nature dooni'd en the fame rocks
Tu fpin out life, and Aarre thcm'felvn and Oocb.
Frelb ai the morning, which, entob'd in mill,
The m,.iinlain". lop with ulual duibieft kif.'d.
Jockey and Sawney to their labouri tofe ;
■ ■ ■ , where nature needs iio clolbe).
When
inj her
Wilh freckles fpoiied ilann'd the golden down , ' |
U ith niikle an could on the ha|{pipe) pUy. «
F.'cn from the riCne to [he (etting day ;
Sawney as long without rcmoKe could bawl
Home's madrigals, and ditiiet from Fiiijjal.
Oft at hit drains, all natural ihou^h mde.
The HigUuJh/, forffot her want of lood.
And, wliild |he>«/.i'J h^r lover into rcf.,
Sunk pleai'd, thuu^h hungry, on her bawiwy'a
brr^afl.
Far ai the eye enuld reach, rui tree was leea,
Earth,' clad in rufTcC.fcorn'd the lirily green.
The pU)iue of loculls they lecure ddy.
For in three honrt a graOic^pper mull die.
No living thing, whaic'et iis food, fealUiherc,
But the cameltoD. who can feaft on air.
No birds, caccpl ai birdt ol fiSagt, flew.
No bee was known to him>, no dove t.i coo.
No dteimi a) amber rmooih, at amber clear.
Were feen to f,\iic, or heard lo warble here.
Rebellinii't fprm)!, which ihrough the cuuuiryrM,
Futiiilb'd, with bitter dtaughit, the Aeady clan.
No flew'n cmbalm'd the au, bat one white tcA.
Whid) on the tenth of June by indinfi liluw*.
By indina blows at mom, and, when the Aukdn
Of drizily eve prevail, by inflinS fades.
One, and but one poor loluaiy cave.
Too fpariog of her favours, nature gaye 1
That one alone (hard lal on Sicitiji pride}!
Shelter at once lor man and heal! fuf'plird.
1'heir fnarei iivliM* cutnnglinc hticri Ipread,
And ibi^let, aim'dagaiiia.ih' invadcr'i h(a>^
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475
Stood in dope ranks all entrance to oppufe,
ThiQlcs now held more precious than the rofe.
All creature!! %vhich, on naturc*s carliefl plan,
Were forni'd to lothe, and to be loth*d by man,
Which owM their birth to nadincfs and I'pitc,
Dcailly to touch, and hatcrul to the fij»ht,
Creaturcn, which when admitted in the ark.
Their Cuviour (huiiuM, and rankled in the dark,
Fcund place ivithiit : marking her noifome road
With poilbn's trail, /ere crawTd the bloated toad;
*rirrr wfhs were fproad of more than common Cze
And half-ftarv'd fpidersprcyMon half-ftarv'd ilic*;
In qucft of foi»d, eft* drove in vain to crawl ;
Sluji?*, pinchM with hunger, fniear*d the flimy wall;
Tlie cave around with hiding fcrpents rung ;
On the damp roof unhealthy vapour hung;
Anil Fa MIS E, ^jf fur ebUdren aUvuyt kntncn.
At frruJ ^it f<^r^ lure fixM her nativf throDC.
Here^ for the fullcn flcy was ovcrcaft.
And fummer Ihrunk beneath a wint'ry blaft,
A native blail, which, arm*d with hail and rain, <
Beat unrelenting on the naked fwain.
The boy< for ftiflter made ; behind, the (beep,
or which thofc fhcpherds every day taie hrf>.
Sickly crrpt on« and with complaining!* rude.
On nature fecm'd to call, and bit at for food.
Jcchy.
SitL to thia cave, by tcrnpcft, we're confin'd.
And within hm our floik<, under the wind.
Safe from the pelting of this perilous florm.
Arc laid tino-^ yon thi(lle«, dry and warm,
\Vha', Sawney, if by (bepherd's nrt we try
'J'o mock the rij^our of this cruel fky ?
What if we tunc (nme merry r.^ymfjjy T
\\\\\ dull thou Gng, nor ill chith Jockey play.
iidivnty.
Ah, Jockey, ill atlviftft thou, / «•//,
To thirk of fonj'^s at fuch a time as this.
So. lUT iball herbage cro%%n thefe barren rock%
.Sj.onrr fhall fierce* clothe thefe ragged ilocks
.Soinur {had want fi izr Ihcpherds of the louth.
And wr forget to live from hand to mouth,
1 !.an Sawnv-y, out nf i'eaf<n, fhall impart
'i he l(::'^^ uf gladncU with a:i achir.g heart.
j'-t.y.
Srill ).ivr I known »hec f.T a filly fwain ;
Of 'l.ii;fc;> part htlp, what bigots it ro complain ?
Nothif j^ 1 u: n.irtji c^n comjutr for:unc*si fpite;
Ni> fky i* l.tavy, ii tin- heart Se light :
I'^fier^ci-. ir» r rr<'\\\ lalvci what can't be cur*d,
bo Donald ii>;i:t u-r'.\/j, mxiti be cndur'd.
Ful! filly fwain, 7 7r6.', •* Jj^cker now;
Hew ciidft thoii hiar thy M.igg}'*s falfchood ? how.
When uith a foreign lion Ine Hole aw«y,
I'id'd thou forfwtar thy pipe and fbepherdS lay ?
Where was thy boaOed wifdom then, when I
Applictl thofc proverb?, which you now apply ?
yo<lty.
O fbe wa« Inny / All the Highlands round
Wan there a rival to my Maggy found !
M< re ) rrciout (though that precious is to all)
'I'han the rare mcd'cinc which we brimrtooc call.
Or that choice plant, fo grateful to the nolc,
^\ hich in 1 know not i^ba: far country growf.
Was Maggy unto me ; dear do I roe,
A lafs fo fair (hould ever prnre untrue.
Sa7VK/y
Whether with pipe or fong to charm the ear,
Thrrugh all the land did Jamie find a peer?
Curs*d be that year by ev'ry honeil Scot,
Ard in the (hcpherd's calendar forgot.
That fatal year, when Jamie, haplefs fwain.
In evil ho'^r fnrfook th-. peaceful plain.
Jamie, when cur yo<:r^' laird difi:reetly fled.
Was fciz'd and hang'd till he was dead, dead, dead*
Joci-y.
Full forely may we all lament that day ;
For all were lofern in the deadly fray.
Five brothers had I on the Scottifli plains.
Well doft thou know were none more hopeful
Twain s ;
Five brothers there I loft, in manhood's pride,
I'wo in the 6eld, and three on gibbett died:
Ah .' filly fwains, to follow war't alarms !
Alf / what hath ihephcrd's life to do with arms!
Mention it not— -I'herc law I ftrangert chid
In all the honours of our raviih*d //vii*,
Saw the ferrara too, our nation's pride.
Unwilling grace the awkward vigor's fide.
There fell our choiceft youth, and from that day
Mote never Sawney tune the merry lay; [furvive,
Blefs'd thofe which fell ! cur^'d thofe which ftiU
To mourn ^fM renew *d tafirtj^five.
Thus plain'd the boys, when firom her throM
of turf.
With boils cmbofs'd, and overgrown with icorf.
Vile humours, which, in life's cori upted well,
Mix'd at the birth, not abftinence could quell.
Pale Famine rear'd the head ; her eager eyea,
Where hunger ev'n to madnefs fcem'd to rife.
Speaking aloud her throes and pangs of heart,
Srrain'd to get loofe, and from their orbs to ftart ;
Her hollow chcek» were each a deep-funk celt.
Where wretchedncfs and horror lov'd to dwell;
With double row* of ufelef< teeth fupplird.
Her mouth, from ear to ear, extended wide.
Which, when for want of food her emraib pin'd,
She < p'd, and, curfing, fwallow'd nought but wind;
All (hriveiril wa« her Ikin, and here and there.
Making their Way by force, her bones lay bare :
Such filthy fight to hide from human view.
O'er her foul limbs a tatter'd plaid (he threw.
Ceafe, cried the goddefs, ceafe, dcfpuring fwaimy
And from a parent hear what Jove ordains !
Pent in thia barren corner nf the iflc,
Where partial fonune never deign'd to fmile;
Like nature's bad? rds reaping for our (hare
What was reje^ed by the lawful heir;
Unknown amongftthe nations of the earth.
Or only known to raifc contempt and minh ;
I ong free, becauTe the race of Roman bravea
Thought it not worth their while to makeusflavet;
I'hen into bondage by that nation brought,
Whofe ruin wc for ages vainly fought;
Whom ftill with unflack'd bate we view, and ftill.
The pow'r of mifchief lol^, retain the will;
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THE WORKS OF CHURCHILL.
ConfiderM n the rerufe of minkind.
A maf. till the LA raomBiil Irft behind,
Which frugal niiure doubled, ai ii [ay,
Wbethertoflsm|> with Ittc, oi throw away;
Which, formM in hifti:. wii planted io th'u. nook,
Bui never enccr'd in crearino'i book ;
Branded a* tnjiort, who for love of frotd
Would fell their God, ai ODce iheir kin,: [her fold ;
Long; have we boriK thi) mighiyneiKht of ill,
Thefe *ilc injurioni tauntt, Bnil hear ihcm Aill.
But [ima of hippirr note are now at hand.
And the full prnrnilc of a better land :
TUr.. like the/M, .///,«/, ha.lnf; trod.
Far the £a'd ierm«f ycariordain'dbf Ood,
A barren derart, we Ihall tt'ae rich plains,
Wbett milk with hnney flowi, and plrnty reigni.
With foroe tew natiye. joio'd, hwcflk-a few.
Who worfhip ini'rell, and our Irack purfue.
There Ihall we, though thewretchedpceple|{tie<R,
Rataae « large, imr iflt ihe awltera leare.
For uMhe cAtth IhiU bring forth her increafe ;
Fer ni, the floFki {hall wcu i golden fleece ;
Fat becvM (hall yield ni ctiinliei nil oar own.
And the grape bleed a neflir yet unknnwn ;
for our aJvaritage diall their harvefls );row,
Aad&^iwii reap what ihey difdain'd tofow;
For ot, the fon (hall climb ihc cificni hill ;
For OS, the tain Ihall fall, the dew didil ;
WJien to otlr wiftiei nature cannot rife,
Art Oiall be talk'd lo grant ni frelh fuppliei.
Hii brawny arm (hall drudgine labour Itraia,
And for our pleaTare fufTer daily pain ;
Trade fhall for «• exert her uinioji pow'rs,
Hcr'i all the tuil, and all the pmfit out'i ;
For ■■, the oak fhall from hii naiiTc lleep
Defcend, and fcarlcit travel through the deep ;
I'fae [ail oi coaunerce for our ufc unfurl'd.
Shall ^f[ the treafuru of cub diDint world ;
For m, fublimcr height! Ihsll fciencc reach.
For u, their Aatefaiea plot, iheir chuidunen
Their nobltH limbt of counfel we'll disjoint.
And, mock iug, new onetof our uwa ippoinci
llcvouriog nar, imptiioa'd in llic nmth,
Shall, at our call, in horrid pomp break forth,
Aud when, hit chariot wbceli n iili*ihundcT bung.
Pell Dilcord brayiug with her brazen tangue,
Iteaih in the van, with Anger, tUic, and Fear,
And DefobtioD Balking in the tear,
Ravinge, by JuAici guided, in his traia.
He diitci itnpetuoui o'er the trcmbliug plain,
^ball, at our bidding, quit hii b»ful prey.
And to meidt, gentle, gcn'rout Peace gitc way.
Ttiink nut, my fona, tliat ihii {a_ bleh'd dltte
EUDdiM adillaace<in the roll of fatei
Already big with hopta of future fway.
E'en frooi ihit cave 1 fcent niy deOind picy.
Think not, that lliii dominiuo o'er a race,
Wbofii faimer decda Dull Time'tlaHacoalt grace.
In the rough face of peril mull be fooghi.
And with the live* of tlwufuidi dtaity bought;
Ho — fool'd by cunning, by that happy art
Which kiighi to fcom tlic blundering beru'a heart,
lino the fnare Iball our kind ncighb«uii (all
With ojca cjci, and fondly giv« uiill.-
When Rome, to prop her flnllng emj^re. We
Their choiecQ levies to a foreign flinre,
What il we fciz'd, like a dcltroyiii;; Hood,
Their widow 'd plaini, and Gll'd the realm with
blood.
Gave an unbouniVed looTe In manly rage.
And rcorniog mercy, fpar'd nor (ci nor age;
When, for Oiir ini'rell loo miEhiy grown,
Monarcha of warlike bent pclleri'd the throne.
What if wc firnve divinoni to foment.
And rpread (he flamci of civil difcontcnt,
AOifled tbufc who 'gjinft their king made head.
And gave the iralint* lefngc when they fled;
When ledlefi Glory bade her fiin advance,
Andpitch'dherdandardiD the Grjtdi of France;
What if, dildaining oaihi, and empty found.
By which our nation never fhall be bound,
Bravely we taught unmuiiled w,>r to roam
Through the weak land, and brought cheap lau-
rel* home ;
When the bold traitori leagu'd for the defence
Of Law, Religion, l.ibtriy and Senfe,
When they agsiull their Uwful monarch rote.
And dat'd the lord's Anointed to oppole,
What if wc am revei'd the banifb'd race.
And firove the Iloya! Vagraiiti to replace,
Wiih fierce rebcllioiM ihook th' uiifculed Aate,
And greatly dar'd, chough crofi'd by pirlial fate;
Thefe fa^t, which might, where wifdum heUtbe
fway.
Awake the very ftonci to bar our nay,
Ttiir Ihall be lACbing. nur one trace remain
In the dull region cl an Euglilh brain.
Blcb'd with tial/aiii, which mountain* can rf-
Firtl they Diall Aifii, neat /t/bC, laK mtrljri
Already ii ihii game of fate bc^un
Under the fanfiton of my darling fon :
That fon, of nature royal at hii name,
it dcAin'd to redeem our race from Oume;
Hi> boondlefg pow'r, beyond eianiple great.
Shall make the rough way fniboth, the crooked
ftraighl.
Shall for our epff the ragin|> lloodt renrain,
Difcord, whonL in a caverrt under ground
With maffy fetlen (heir late l>atriot bnunil,
rn flcOi the fuiioui bag might tear,
And VI
othe.
Where, that Die never might be heird of inett,
He planted I.oyaIty tn guard the drjor.
For better purpole IhaU our chief rtleafe,
Difguife her for a time, and call her Pcare^
t-ur'd by that luime, fine engine of deceit,
Sbtll the weak Englifh help ihetr.fclvci to cheat]
To gain our love, with hunourt thall they gitce
The old adhercnta of the Suurt rice.
Who pointed out, no matter by what name,
Torici or Jacobii.i ate ftill the Umt,
To foothcuur rage, the tcmputifiiig brood
Shall break the tin of truth and iiratiindr,
Againit their faviour vcnom'd ftlfehoodt fiame,
Alid brand with calumny their V''i II lim'i name;
■Id liin our grace, (rare argument of wit )
To our lUiijinKd fiith fhall they commii
P O B M S.
477
(Our faith which, in extremeft perils tried,
DifdaioM, and ftill difdaias, to change her (ide)
Thatfacred Majcftj they ail approve.
Who mod enjoys, and bcCl defer vet their love.
AN EPISTLE TO WILLIAM HOGARTH.
Amongst the f^ns of men how few arc known
Who dare he jnll to merit not their own !
Superior virtue and fuperior fenfe
To knaves and fools v^ill always give offence ;
Kay, men of real worth can fcarcely bear.
So nice in JealouTy, a rival there.
Be wicked as thou wilt, do all that*« bafe.
Proclaim ihyfrlf the monfter of thy race ; ,
Lrt vice and folly thy black fool divide, ,
He proud v;ith meanncfs, and be mean with pride;
IV af to the voice of faith and honour, fall
From fide to fide, yet be of none at all ;
.^pum all thofe chariti- s, thofc facred ties,
Which nature in her bounty, good as wife.
To work our fafcty, and enfure her plan*
Contriv'd to bind, and rivet man to man ;
Lift ap[ainil virtue power's opprcflive rod^
Betray thy country, and deny thy God ;
And, in one genVal comprehenfive line.
To group, which volumes fcarcely could define,
W^hate'er of fin and dullncfs can be faid.
Join to a F 's heait a D *s head ;
Yet may*ft thou pafs unnoticed in the throng.
And, free from envy, fafely fneak along.
'Jlie rigid faint, by whom no mercy's ihown
To faints whnfe lives arc better than his own.
Shall fpare thy crimes ; and wit, who never once
Forgave a brother, (hall forgive a dunce.
But ihould thy foul, form'd in fome lucklefs honr,
Vile int'rcft fcorn, nor madly grafp at pow'r ;
Should love cf fame, in ev'ry noble mind,
A brave difeafc, with love of virtue joinM,
Spur thee to deeds of pith, where courage, tried
In Reafon> court, is amply judified ;
Or fond of knowledge, and averfe to ftrife,
Should'd thou prefer the calmer walk of life;
bhculd'ft thou, by pale and fickly ftudy led,
Furfue coy fciencc to the fountain-head;
Virtue thy guide, and public good thy end.
Should ev*ry thotight to oi:r improvement tend.
To curb the p4(rH)n<>, to enlarge the mind.
Purge the fick weal, and humanize mankind !
Rage in her eye, and malice in her brcaft.
Redoubled horror griming on her creft.
Fiercer each fnahc, ard ftiATpcr ev'ry dwt,
Qnick from her cell (hall mad*ning envy (hut.
Tnen (halt tliou find, hut find alas I too late.
How vain in woith : how (hort is glory*s date !
'i'hen Ihalt tliou find, whilft friends with foes con-
fj'irc
To give more pr<»of than virtue wonld defire,
Thy danger ciiicfly lie* in adiing well; •
No crime's fo great a* daring to excel.
Whild Satire thu«, difdaining mean controul,
Urj;*d the free didjres of an honcfl foul,
Candour, who, uith the charity of /*«r/,
Still thinks the belt, whciui'ci ihc tbtukt at all,
With the fweet milk of bmnan kindoeft blel^'d.
The furious ardour of my seal reprefs'd.
Canft thou, with more than ufual warmth, Ac
cry'd.
Thy malice to indulge, and feed thy pride,
Caoft thnu.fevere by nature aschon art.
With all that wond'ruus nnoour in thy hearty
Delight to torture truth ten thoniand waya.
To fpin detradion forth from themes of pcaifie^
To make vice fit for purpofes of ftrife,
And draw the hag much larger than the life.
To make the good feem bad, the bad fecm wnrft.
And reprefent our nature as our eurfe f
Doth not humanity condemn that zeal
Which tends to aggravate and not to heal ?
Doth not difcrrtion warn thee of di%noe.
And danger grinning ftare thee in the face;
Loud as the drum, which fpreadtng terror roaad
From emptinels acquires the powV of feoiidf
Doth not the voice of Norton Alike thy ear.
And the pale Mansfield chill thy fo«l with fear f
Do'ft thou, fend man, believe tfayfelf fecmie,
Becaufe thoo*rt hooeft, and becaufe tbim'rt poor?
Doft thou 00 law and liberty depend ?
Turn, turn thy eyet, and view thy inhir'd friend.
Art thoB beyond the ruffian gripe of powV }
When WiIkes,/r^V, isfentenc'd to the TowVl
Doft thou by privilege exemption claim.
When privilege is little more thaa name f
Or to prerogative (that glorious groond
On wliich [late-fcoandrels oft have fafety fonid)
D«ft thou pn.*tend, and there a fao^ioa fod,
UnpiJni(h*d, thus to libel human kind i
When poverty, the poet's conAant dime,
Compell'd thee, all unfit, to tfide io rhyme.
Had not romantic notions tnm'd thy ImmI,
Had*ft thon not valu'd honour more than bread^
Had int'reil, pliant int*reft, been thy goide.
And had not prudence been debauch*d by pride.
In flatt*ry^s ftream thon wonld'il have dipp'd cirf
pen.
Applied to great, and not to honeft men.
Nor fhould conviAion have fedii€*il thy heart
. To take the weaker though the better part
What but rank folly, for thy cnrfe dbcreed.
Could into fatire*s barren path miilead.
When, open to thy Tiew, before thee Uy
Soul-foothing panegyrie*s flow'ry way f
There might the mufe have fiinntcr*d at her eafe.
And, pleafing others, learn'd berfelf to pleafe ;
Lordi Ihould have ltften*d to the fugar*d treat.
And la^w, fimpVing, own'd it vaftly fweet;
Roguest in thy prudent verfe with virtue grac*d,
F^t mark*d by thee ai prodigies of tafie,
Muft have forbid, pouring prefermenta dowfi.
Such wit, fttch truth as thine to quit the gown*
Thy facred brethren too (for they no left
Than laymen, bring their off*rings to foccefs)
Had hail'd thee good if great and paid the vow
Sincere as that they pay to God, whiift then
In Lni'H hadft whilper*d to a fleeping crowdf
An dull as R , and half zs proud.
Peace, candour —Wifely had'ft thou iatd, and
well.
Could int*reft in Jiis brcaft one moment dwtU»
4^8
THE WORKS OP CHORCIULL.
CiuU (hr, with ptoTpfA o[ (acteh, opporc
Tha Erra rcfolTci which frnm conviflion rofe.
1 cannot truckle to ■ fool of Hue,
Nor uke i Caiour from the man I hate.
Free leave have athen bj fuch mesni lo [hinc ;
I fcorn their practice, theymiy laugh at mint-
But in thi. charge, for^eiful of ihylelf.
Thou hifl iiiriim'd the muinu nF that elf.
Whom God in wrath for nun'e dilhnnour fram'il,
CuDtiln^inheaT'n, amonglt ui prudence nam'd,
Thae/mi'fc (irudcace which I leave lu thole
Who date doc be in; Irirnitt, caa't be my foei.
Had I with cruel and opprcfliie ihymet
Purfu'd, and lurn'd miifortunci into criiRca;
Had [, when virtue galping lay and low,
Join'dlyraDI vice, and added woe to woe;
Had I made mMleHy in blulhes fpeak,
And dnwn the tear down beaity'i Tacred cheek;
Had I (danin'd thcti] in ihaughc debat'd m; Ityi,
To woundthat ft. which honour bid> me praife ;
Had I, from vcnj;ean« by bifs viewt betr»y'd.
In eiuUefi ni{;ht funk injar'd AylilT'i Oiade ;
Had I (which faiirJAi i^ mighty name,
Kenown'd in rhyme, revcc'd for mcral lame,
Have done before, whom jullicc Iball puifuc
In future verfe) brought fsrih to public view
A noble friend, and mide hi> fiiblei Itnawn,
Ecdiufe hit worth wai greattr than wy own ;
Had I fpat'd chofe (fo fru/r„i had decreed)
■Whom, God lb help me ac my grcaielt need,
! ne'er will fpire.ihofe vipers to their king, [Hing,
Who fmooth their looks, anil flatter whillt they
Or bod t not talight pitriot zetl ta boaft
Of ihnfe who flatter lead, but lore him mod ;
Had I that finii'd, mr nufabom fonl Ibould bend
The deep rebuke : mjfelfDiould bethe liift
To hate myfelf, and iUmp m^ mufe aecurt'd,
But Ihall my »rm — foitid it manly i<ride,
Forbfd il reifoD, warring on my fide —
For vcngcanee lifted high, the Utoke (orboar,
Ani htag fulpendccl in the dcfertair.
Or ta my trembling firie unDerv'd Onk down,
I'.iirri^, forfsoth. by candour'* hill-made frown >
Wlica juftice bidi me on, Ihall 1 delay
Il'caufB infijiid eandour hari niy way ?
When Ih(, of til alike the puling Fnend,
W.-uld dibppoint my fatite'i noblclt end.
When (he to villalni would a fanSion give,
And Ihtlter thofc who are not 6t to live.
When Ihe wtiuld fcreeii the guihy from a blnfli.
And bidi me Ipnc whum crafon bidi me cruOi,
All league! wi<h candour proudly i rcRgn ;
Six cannot be for honour's turn luir mine.
f et (omf, cold monitor, |utl foe, half friend,
Whom vice can't fear, whom virtue can't cum-
Come candour, by thy dull IndilF'rence known.
Thou c(|aal- blooded judge, thou lukewarm drone
Wha,fal}iioii'd without feelingi, doa cxped
We call that virtue which we know deft^;
Ci.me, ao.l nbfcrve the nature of our crimej.
The groli and rank complexion of the timet,
Ubferve it well, and then review ni/ plan ;
FraiCc it yon will, or ccufiire if yuu cau.
1
While vice preCumptaoai loidi it ai in Ipnrl,
And piety i> only known at niun ;
Wbild wretched liberty eipiring liei
Bi^neath Ihe fatal burden of eicife;
Whilft nnhlci ai3, without one touch of Ihame,
What men of humble caok would bblb lu nunc ;
WhilH honour'^ plac'd in hi^'heft point of view,
Worlhipp'd by ihofe who jiillite never knew ;
WhUIt bubble uf diftJni9<on walte in play
The hours of tcfl, and blunder through (he day.
With dice and cardi opprobrioiii vi)[il> keep,
I'hen ram to ruin em|Hre> in their lleep;
Whiin fathers, by rclcntlcft palTton led,
Donm worthy iiijur'd foni to beg Ihfir bread.
Merely with ill got, ill fav'd, wealth, to grate
Au alien, abjeA, poor, proud, upQarC race ;
Whillt Martin flitters only to betray.
And Webb gives up his dirty foul for pay;
Whim tiilei fcrve to hofh a villain's feari ;
Whilft peers are agenti maile, and ageoti peers :
Whilll hafe belraycn are thenil'elve, be tray'd.
And makers ruin'd by the thing they nude ;
Whilft C , falfc to God and man, for goU,
Like the old traitor who a Saviour fold.
To (hame his maRer, friend, and father givei;
WhilflBute remains in pow'r, whilft Holland lives;
Can fatire wiut a fubjeS, where difdain.
By virtue fir'd, may point her (harpeft ftrain ;
Where, cloth *d with ihii cider, truth may roll along,
And canitour jufliff the rage uffong.'
Such things ! fuch men before thee '. [Uch an a^ '.
Where rancour, great as thine, may glut her ngi.
And Gcken e'en to fuifeit, where the pride
Of latire, pouring down in fulled tide.
May furead wide vengeance round, yet all the
while
Juftice behold the ruin with a fmilc ;
Whilll 1, thy foe mifdeem'd, cannot condemn.
Nor difapprove that rage I wilh to (Icm,
Wilt thou, degen'tate and corniptrd, choofc
To foil the credit of thy haughty mule !
With fallacy, moll infainous, to (lain '
Her tmlh, and render all her anger »iin ?
When I beheld thee incorrefl, but bold.
A various comment on the llage onfoid ;
When play'rs on play'rs before thy fatire Fell,
And poor review stonfpir'd thy wnuh to fuell;
When Rates and flatefoicn neit became thy carCi
And only kings were fafe if thou wait thtxe ;
Thy ev'ry word 1 weigh'd in judgnwiit'* feale.
And in thy ev'ry word found truth prevail.
Why doft tbnu now to faltehood meanly flyf
Note-
. forg
a lie.
, why Ihould thy frantic rhfiim
Tradic in Hander, and invent new crimeil
Crimes, which eiifting only in thy mind.
Weak rplecn brings forth to bbckcn all mankind.
By pleafing hopes we lure the human heart
To praAifo virtue, and improve in art ; [fame.
To thwail thcfc ends (which, proud of hdoclt
A noble mufe would cheriili and cnBameJ
Thy Jn«l£i caniiivca,a[id in out full career
hicklici our hopes with the pile hue of feai^
I'elU u> that all our labours are in vain :
I'hat what w« feck, wc acTcr can obtain ;
POEMS.
479
That dead to virtue, loft to Nature's plan,
l^.nvy pulFcfTos the whole race of man ;
That worth is criniinali aud danger liet.
Danger extreme, in being f^o*n\ and wife.
* ris a rank lalfchuoj; fcarch the world aronod,
There cannot be fo vile a monAer found.
Not one i'o vile, on whom fufpicionft fall
Of that grufs guilt, which yuu impute to all.
i\pprov d by thofe who dilobey her laws,
Virtue from vice itfclf extorts applaufe.
Her very foc*s bear witnc-fb to her flate ;
'J'hcy will not love her, but they cannot hate.
Hate virtue for hcrfclf, with fpiiepurfue
Merit for merit's fake ! Might this be true,
I would renounce my nature wiih diidain.
And with the beafts that perifli graze the plain :
Might this be true, had we fo far ilird up
'^i'hc meafure of our crimctt, and from the cup
Of guilt fo deeply drdiik, as not tu find,
Thirding fur fin, one drop, one dreg behind.
Quick niin mud involve (hib flaming ball.
And Providence in juftice crufli us all.
>ione but the damn'd, and amuiigft them the worft,
Thofc who for double guilt are doubly curs*d,
Can be fo loft ; nor can the worft of all
At once intofuch deep damnation fall ;
By painful flow degrees they reach this crime.
Which e'en in hell mull be a work of time.
Ccafe then thy guilty rage, thou wayward foD,
Wich the foul gall of difcontent o'tr-run,
I. ill to my voice — he honcft, if you can.
Nor flander nature in her fav'rite man.
But if thy fpirit, rt-folutc in ill.
Once having crr'd, pcrfilU in error ftill,
Gu on at l«rgc, no !• ngcr wurth my care.
And freely vent thole blafj heniiek in air,
Which 1 would ft amp a& falfe, though on the
tongue
Of angeU the injuriou:* flander hung.
Dup'd by thy vanity (that cunning elf
Whit fnares tiie coxc<.inb to deceive himfelf )
Or, blinded by th;it raj^c, didft thou believe
That wc t«'0, coolly, would ourfelves deceive ?
1'hat we at ftcrling faifehooil would admit,
Ikcaufc 'twa-f icalocVi with fume little witi*
Vh£n lidiun rii'e> plcaling to the eye,
Men v^ill believe*, hcciuic they lovc the lie;
But truth herfcli, if cioudod with a frown,
Muft have ionie folcnm proof to paf* her down.
Haft thou, inaintainiiig tl^ar wldcii muft difgrace
And bring into contempt the human race,
lAdd thou, or canft thou, in triith*» facred court,
T«) favc thy credit, and thy caufc fup)>ort,
l*roJuce one proof, n.akc out one real ground,
On wliich'io gri-at, lo grol^ a charge to found '.
Nay.doft thou know one man (let that appear,
l-'roni wilful tallchood I'll proclaim thee clear)
One man f<> loft, to Nature fo untrue,
From whom thi-* gen'ral charge thy raflincfs drew .'
Oil this loijndati«-ii ftialt thou ftand or lall—
I'lovc that in one, which you have charg'd on alL
Ki-aibn dctcimines, and it muft be done;
'iM ngll men, or palt, or prefenr, name me one.
Hogarth — 1 take thee, candour, at thy word,
Accept thy proilcx'd tcxoiSj and will be heard i
Thee have I heard with ▼irulence declaim,
Nothing retain'd of candour but the name ;
By thee have I been charg'd in angry ftraint
With that mean falfehood which my foul difdains—
Hogarth (land fonh — Nay hang not thus aloof-— •
Now, candour, now thou flialt receive fuch proof.
Such damning proof, that henceforth thou ihalt
fear
To tax my wrath, and own my condadt clear*-
Hogarth ftand forth — 1 dare thee to be tried
In that great court, where confdence muft preGde;
At that moft folemn bar hold up thy hand;
Think before whom, on what account you ftand—
Speak, but confider well— from firft to laft
Review thy life, weigh cv'ry a<flion paft^-*
Nay, you ftiall have no rcafon to complain—
Take longer time, and view them o*er again— -
Canft thou remember from thy earlieft youth.
And as thy God muft judge thee, fpeak the truth,
A finglc inftance where, y^^ laid afide.
And juftice taking place of fear and pride,
I'hou with an equai eye didft genius view.
And give to merit what was merit's due i
Genius and merit are a fure offence.
And thy foul fickcns at the name of ienfe.
Is any one fo fooliih to fucceed.
On envy's altar he ih doom*d to bleed f
Hogarth, a guilty pleafure in his eyes.
The place of executioner fupplies.
See how he glotcs, enjoys the facred feaft^
And proves himfelf by cruelty a prieft.
Whilft the weak artift, to thy whims a flave.
Would bury all thofe powers which Nature gave,
Wouid fuifer blank concealment to obfcure
Thofe rays thy jealoufy could not endure ;
To feed thy vanity would rnft unknown,
And to fecure thy credit blaft his own.
In Hogarth he was fure to find a friend;
He could not fc^ar, and therefore might commend.
But when his fpirit, tous'd by honeft fliame.
Shook oft* that lethargy, and foar*d to fame.
When, with the pride of man, refolv*d and ftroBg,
I le Icom'd thofe fears which did his honour wrong.
And, on himfelf determin'd to rely,
Brtiught forth his bbours to the public eye,
N.I friend in thee could fuch a rebel know i
He had dcicrt, and Hogarth was his foe.
SoiiU of a tmi*rouK caft, of petty name
In envy's court, not yet quite dead to ihame.
May fome remorfe, fome qualms of confdence
And fufTcr honour to abate their zeal ; [feel,
But the man truly and completely great.
Allows no rule of aclion but his hate ;
Through ev ry bar he bravely breaks hit way,
PaUion his principle, and parts his prey.
Mediums ui vice and virtue fpeak a mind
Within the pale of temperance confin'd ;
'i'he daring Ipirit fcorn* her narrow fchemes.
And, good or bad, is always in extremes.
Man*s pradice duly weigh*d, through ev'ry agQ
On rhe fame plan hath envy fomi'd her rage :
'Oainft thofe whom fortune hath our rivals made
In way ri fciencc, and in way of trade.
Stung with mean jealoufy, flic arms her fpite,
rirft worksi then views their ruin with dclighc*
6
1
iiul.
4fe
Onr Kogarth kcre i (cnnJ iini'Rivcr lliinei,
And uahly un the gsn'ni! plan [cfinri;
He likr hioifcK a'crleipi the lervil: boi
Worth 1> hi) maik, whrrcvcr worth ii j
SlinutS paiateri onlir bii vslt uvrath fuScc
Geniui in cv'ry walk » lawful priXE.
*yii » ftrofi infult to hi) o'ergrowo llaie ;
H'< bTc to niFiic u to feci hi< h^te.
When Wilko, unr cminityiiHn, our comnioD
Aiofr. hli king, hi« eountiy lo drfcod,
When Iiioli of pam't he hii'd lo pultlic view.
Anil ftiim ihiir hoki the fnrakinjj cowardi.iltiw.
When r^iE' ur f'^iwd it far bcyoiiil her reach
To toil I. u honour, and hi«t[uth imptjch,
WhM ciiukd induce ibee. it a rime and place,
WncrcQiaalf fKi had h:ulh'd to Ihonr iheir face,
To nuke that effort, which muft damn [hy name.
And fink thee de-p, deep ia thy grave with flume !
mi (iriue move ihee ', Ho, 'tw» prije, rank
pride.
And if ihoB hadd not done it, thou hadi di'J.
Malice (whn. diTappaiotcd of her end.
"Whether to work the banc of foe or friend,
Freyi od herfelf, and diircn to the Hake,
Oi*c( wirtuethat revenge ihe feorni to lake)
H>d kill'd thee, tott'ring on life'i ulni <ft verge.
Had Wilket and Uberiy eTcap'd thy [courge.
When thai great (barter, whirh our f-thert
With their beil Wmj; wai into qurtlion broughl;
When, big with ruin, o'er each Eaj-lilh head
Vile llav'ry huiig fufpetided by a thread ;
When libtnj, ah trembling and ighifl,
Fear'd for the future, knowing what wu pad i
When «»'ry breaii wa« diill'd with deep dcfpair,
Till reafon pointed out that Priit wa> there;
Lutking, moll ruthan like, behind a fcreen,
So plsc'd all thing! to Cee, hiRifclf unfeen.
Virtue, with due coolempt, faw Hogarth (latid.
The murd'rous pencil in hia pallied hand.
What wai the eaufe of liberty to him.
Or what wai honont ? Let them Cok or fwim,
So he may gratify wiihoui eoniroul.
The mean rerentmeals of hi* fclfilh fauL
Let ftscdaoi perifh, if, to freedom true.
In the fime ruin Wiike> may pi^tiOi too.
With all the fyroptonn of affut'd decay.
Pate qoiv'ring lipi, lank chceka, and faultVing
The fpiritii out of tone, the netvet nnQfung,
The body Ibtivell'd up. ih; dim eyetfutik
Withiu (heir focketi deep, thy weak hami llirunh
The body's weight ur.able to fuflain, [vein,
The dream of life fcirce vembling Ibrough the
More than halfikill'd by hooeft iruihi. which fell,
Through ihj own fault, from men who wilh'd
thee well. [give,
Canll than, e'en ihui, thy thoughii (o vengeance
And, dead to all thing* tlfc, to malice lire?
Hence, dotard, to thy (luftt, Ihut thee in.
By deep cepeuian^e wilh away ihy fin,
Frum haunt, r.f men t.i Ih .me and l-irrow fly,
And, OB tbc verge of death, Itaro huw to die.
THE WORKS OF CHURCHTLL.
Vain eibortation Waft the fithiop wtdte,
Difeharge (he leopard'i Ipoit, turn day (o nigbtf
ControDl the eoorfe of oatare, hid the deep
Hulh at ihy pigmy vnice her wavet to Iteep,
Perform thingit palling Urange, yet own thy art
Tno weak to work a change in fuch a heart.
Till envy whith wis wo«en in the fr«ne
At firrt, will to the lafi remain the fame.
Reafon may dreup, may die, but envy's rage
Improves by time, and gathen llrengih from age.
Some, and not Few, vain iriSert with the pen.
Unread, unpraAii'd in the ways of men,
Tell u< that envy, who with giant ftride
Stalki thtough the vale of life by virtue's Gde,
Retreat! when Ihe hath drawn her lateft breath,
And calmly hears her praifei after death-
To fuch oUfetvers Hogarth givei the li« :
Worth may be hcjrs'd, but envy cannotdiei
Within the manlion of his gloomy brcalt, •
A roanfion fuited well U fuch a guelt,
Immortal, onimpair'd (he rears her head.
And damn> alike (he living and the dead.
Ofth:ive Iknnwnthee.Kogarth.weak and vain,
Thyfrli ihe idol of thy awkward ftraln.
Through the dull mcafure of a fommfi's day.
In phrafe moll vile, prate long long houri awaf,
H'hilll friends with iriendiall gaping (it, and gaze
To htar a Hogarth babble Hogarth'* praifc.
But if athwart thee interruption came,
And mcniion'dwith refpefl fome andenl's name,
Sume aiicient'i name, who in the day* of yore
The crnwti of an with grealelt honour wore.
H»w have I feen thy eourard cheek turn p^i
And blank confuQim feiie thy mangled tale !
How huh thy jtaloufy to madnefi fcrawD,
And dceni'd hit praifc injurious tn thy own !
1 hen wilhont mercy did thy wrath mike way.
And arts and aitifti all became thy prey i
Then didd thou trample on elHblilh'd rule*.
And proudly levell'd all the ancient fchools,
Condemn'd thcife wotks, with praifc through
Which you had never Tern, or could not tafle.
" llut would mankind have true perlediuii Ihown,
" It muQ be found in laboun of my own.
" I dare to challenge in one fingle piece,
" Th' united force uf lialy and Uicece."
Thy eager hand the cnrlain then undrew.
Atid brought (he barne|] maltcrpiece to view.
Spate thy remarks — fay not a finglo word —
The pidure feen, why is the painter heard ?
Call not up [hame and anger in nor cheekij
Without a comment Sigifmunda fpcaks.
Poor SigiJinunda ! what a fate is thine I
Dryden, the great high priell of all the nine,
Reviv'd thy name, gave what a muTe eould give.
And in hi< numbets bade thy metn'ry live ;
Gave thee thofe hit fcofatieni, which might tnovC
And warm the ci)ldcft anchorite to love;
Gave thee that virtue which cuuld curb deSre,
Refine and confectate love's headQrong fire;
Gave thee thoTe griefs which made the fide feet.
And call'd conipaflion forth from hearts of Heel;
Gave thee thit hrniuefs which our fci may Ihamc,
And make man bow to wouan't juQcr claim.
P O K M 5.
4»t
S ^ that our trar^, v:hkh from compaffion flove,
Si-em to iltrliale thv ili^r»Ity of woe.
T'lt O, how n:iich unlike ! how fall*fi ! how
chjn>»*J !
How much lioni nature and hcrfclf eflraDgM !
How totally i\' |»rivM of all t!»e p.>w*ra
To fl»ovv her Irtllny:*, and awaken oum,
Doth Siiifiiiuiiila now devoted Uand,
TJic hclpln's vidlin of a D.iubcr*» hand I
fiut why, my I io-^artP, iuch a progrcfs made,
So rare a } at tern for the fn^n-pofl trade,
In the full force and wliiriwind of thy pride,
\Vi»y was JlnJ^- paintinj:^ laid afiJe ?
Vhy it it n-jt rclumM ? Thy friend* at court,
Men all in place ai.d j»ow*r, crave thy fupport;
Be grateful then f«)r ouv'e, and, through the 6cld
Of )>o!itic«, !hy F/fh pencil wield.
Maintain the cauf:*, which they, frood lack ! avow,
And would maintain too, but they know ooc
how.
Through evVy Pannel let thy virtue tell
How But.' prcvad'd, h«iw Pitt and Pimple fell .'
How liPcIanu's funs (whum they cunlpir*d to
i;h-r<
Apainft our wi'.l, with infolent fucccfs)
Approve their fall, and with addreiTcs run,
How got, Goil know>, to hail the Scottifh fun !
Pjint out our fame in war, when vengeance,
hurl'd
From the {Irong arm of juflice, (hook the world ;
Thine, and thy country's honour to increafe,
P^int out the honours of fuccecding peace ;
Our KcJirjt'isn, Chr tliaii-like, difplay.
Show wl:at w*.- ^ot, and what we gave away.
In colours, duii and htavy as the talc,
Let a .^/.j.'.'-tl.u J- tiiriuj'h the whole prevail.
Bur, of event" rijrardl-f-, whdlt tlic muftf.
Perhaps wi:i; too much h.ar, her theme purfuei.
"U'hilft her 'p-icl: Ijiri:* r. ulc at freedom* call.
And cvVy diop • ! Mi>od iit tu:n\i to gall ;
WMid a dear country, and an n:iur*d frieisd,
I'rj:? my ftronjj an>;cr to the hltt'rtft end ;
Vhillt honou trophi,--* to revenge arc rai»'d,
l.ct not one rcl virtu- pal<« i.npraitiM :
JurticL. wirh n\\i .1 .ourlc bidh lalire flow,
Ar.ii iovt* ih- virtue ->* her jreatcft foe.
O . that I hw-(; cnuM that rare virtue mean,
"Which fcorn-« tht ruir of envy, pride, and Iplccn,
Which tpr:ng> nut from U.c labour 'd Wi'fkt uf
art,
Bnt hath its rii> from nature in the heart.
Which in iri.i: tviih happinef» i* crown*d.
An J fprcad- wit.h joy the bh lling all around !
But tiuth forbids, and in thcle fmiple lays,
Con'cntid witli a diffrent kind of praife.
Mult Hogarth Hand : that praife which geniut
Id which to iarefl time the Artifl livet.
But not the J\I.i.i t which, rightly underftood,
^tav make u« great, but cannot make us good ;
'J hrft praife be Hogarth'* ; freely let him wear
The wreath which genius wove, aod planted
there
Foe a« I am, (hould envy tear it down,
Alyk If would labour to replace thie crowd.
In walkfl of humouf, in that cid f>£'ftyl^.
Winch, probing ro the quick, jct makes us fmilc }
In comedy, hi^ nac'ral road to f^mc.
Nor let me call it by a meaner name,
Where a beginning, middle, and an end
Arc aptly join'd ; where part* on parts depend.
Each made for each, as bodies for their foul.
So as to form one true and pcrfcA whole.
Where a plain (lory to the eye is told,
Which we conceive the moment we behold,
Hoganh unrivaU'd Aands, and (hall engige
Unrivaird praife to the mod diftant age.
How could'ft thou then to ihame {leivcrfely nin^
And tread that path which nature bade thetf
(hun ?
Why did ambition overleap her rule*.
And thy vaU part;* become the fport of fools?
By diffVent methids diflf'ient men eicel.
But where is he who can do all things well f
Humuur thy province, for fome monllrous crimtf
Pride ftruck th«:e with the phrenzy of SwUime,
Bur, wh'.n the work wa^ fini(h*d, could thy mind
So partial be, and to hcrfelf fo blind,
What with contempt all viewed, Co x>cw with
awe,
Nor fee thw:fe faulrs which ev*ry blockhead faw f
Blolh, thou vain man, and if defire of fame,
Founded on real art, thy thouj^ts inflame.
To quick deilruction Sigifmutida give.
And let her mim'ry die, tliat thine may live.'
But (bould fond candour, for her mercy (akr.
With pity view, and pardon this miflake ;
(Jr fliould oblivion, to thy wilb mod kind.
Wipe off that ftain, nor leave one trace behind^
Of Art4 f/ry^/iV, of artffls by thy frown
Aicdftomjaji bt.ptt, of fifiitX ^Afth kt^ dtmm.
Of all thy mcannefs through this mortal race,
Can'ft thou the living memory erafe ?
Or fliall not vengeance follow to the grave.
And give back juft that mcafure which yon
gave f
With fo much merit, and fo mach fuccifi.
With fo much pow*r to curfe, fo much to blef*.
Would he have been man's friend inflead of foC/
Hogarth had been a little god below.
Uliy then, like favagc giants, fam*d of old.
Of whom iu kripturc ftory wc are Cold,
Uoft thou in cruelty that ilreugth employ.
Which nature meant to fave, not to defiroy ?
Why doll thou, all iu horrid pomp amy*d.
Sir grinning o'er the ruin» thou haft made f
Muli rank ili- nature niufl applaud thy art ;
Bur even candour mutl condemn thy lieart.
For me, wl.o warm and zealous for my friend^
In fpite of railing tlioufands, will commend.
And, no Icfs warm and zealous *gainft myfoct.
Spite ol commending thoufands, will oppoTe,
I dare thy worft, with fcom behold thy rage,
But wi'h an eye of pity view thy age ;
Thy fcL-ble age, in which, as in a glafs.
We fee how men to diflolotion pafs.
Thou wtrt^M iri»x- whom, on reafon'spliir.
So changM, fo loll, I cannot call a man,
What could perfuade thee, at this time of lifej*
1 0 launch a&cfl) into the fca of flrife I
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Better for thee, fcarce entwling on the earth,
Almoft as much a child as at thy birth.
To have refig^'d in peace rhy parting breath,
And Tank unnotic*d in the arms of death;
\Vhy would thy gray, frray hairs refentment brave,
Thus to po down with forrow to the grave ? »
Nr)W, by my foul, it makes me blu(h to know
M? fpirit could defcend to fuch a foe.
"Whatever caufe the vengeance might provoke,
It fcems rank cowardice to give the ftrokc.
Sure *tif a curfe which angry fates impofe,
To mortify nun's arrogance, that rhofe
\Vho*re faibion'd of fome better fort of clay,
Much fooncr than the common herd decay.
"What bitter paogs mud humble geniu« feel,
Tn their lad hours, to view a Swift and Steele ?
How muft ill-boding horrors (ill her breaft,
When Ihe beholds men, marked above the red
Por qualities moft dear, plung'd from that
height.
And funk, deep funk, in fecond childhood's
night ?
Are men, indeed, fuch things, and are the bcft
More fubjed to this evil than the reft,
To drivel out whole years of idiot breath.
And fit the monuments of living death ?
O, galling cifcnniftance to human pride I
Ahafing thought, but not tn be denied !
With curious art the brain too finely wrought.
Preys on herfelf, and is deftroyM by thought.
Cnnftant attention wears the adlive mind.
Blots out her powVs and leaves a blank behind.
But let not youth, to infolence allied.
In heat of blood, in full career of pride,
Poflcfs'd of genius, with unhallow*d rage,
ATock the infirmities of revVend age.
The greatefb genius to this fate may bow ;
PvcynolUs, in time, may be like Hogarth now.
THE GHOST.
IN FOUR BOOKS.
BOOK r.
With eager fearch to rfart the foul,
r'arioufly vuin, from pole to pole.
And from the planets wand'ring fpheret
T* tx^ort the number of our years.
And whether all thofe years (hall flow
Serenely fmooth, and free from woe.
Or rude misfortune (hall deform
Our life with one continual ftorm ;
Or if the fcene (hall motley be.
Alternate joy and mifery ;
U a defire, which, more or lefs,
All mes muft feel, though few confeft.
Hence, evVy place and cvVy age
Affords fubfiftence to the fage,
Who, free from this world and its cares,
Hiilds an acquaintance with the ftars,
From whom he gains intelligence
Of filings to come fome ages hence,
Which unto friends, at eafy rates,
He readily commmucatci.
At its firft rife, which all sgree offi
This noble fcience was Chaldean,
That ancient people, as they fed
Their flocks upon the mountain's head,
Gaz*d on the ftars, obferv'd their motiooSy
Atvl fuck'd in aftrologic notiont.
Which they fo eagerly purfue,
A% folks are apt whatever is new.
That things below at random rove,
Whilft they're confulting things above;
And when they now fo poor were growD,
That they'd no houfes of their own,
They made bold with the?r friends the ftart^
And prudently made u(e of theirs.
Tn Egypt from Chaldea it travellM^
And fate at Memphis was unraveird :
Th* exotic fcience (bon ftmck root.
And flouriih'd into high repute.
' Each learned pricft, O fti^nge to tell !
Could circles make, and cafl a fpell ;
Could read and write, and taught the nation
The holy art of divination.
Nobles themfelyes, for at that time
Knowledge in nobles was no crime.
Could talk as learned as the prieft.
And prophefy as much at leaft.
Hence all the fortune-telling crew,
Whofe crafty (kill mars nature's hue.
Who, in vile tatters, with fmirch'd face.
Run up and down from place to place.
To gratify their friends* defires.
From Bampfield Carew to Moll Squires,
Are rightly term*^ Egyptians all,
Whom we,miftaking, gypfies call.
The Grecian fages borrow*d thi«,
As they did other fciences,
From fertile Kgypt, though the loan
rhey had not honcdy to own.
Dodoni*s oaks, infpir'd by Jove,
A learned and prophetic grove,
Furn'd vegetable necromancers.
And to all comer* gave their anfwcrs :
.■\t Delphos, to A()ollo dear,
All men the voice of fate mi^ht hear ;
Each fubtle prieft, on threc-lcgfr'd fto »I,
To take ill wife men, play the fool.
A myftery, fo made for gain,
£*cn now in falhion muft remain.
EnthulJafts never will let drop
What brings luch biifmefs to their (hop.
Anil that iffoat faint we Whitcficld call.
Keeps up the humbuj; fpirituil.
Amon^ the Romans, not a bird
Without a prophecy was heard ;
Fortunes of empire-i often hunjr
On the magician magpie's tannic.
And ev'ry crow was to the Hate
A fure interpreter of fate.
Prophets, embodied in a colleg^e,
(Time out of mind your feat of knowledge.
For genius never fruit can hear
Unlefs it firft is planted there.
And folid learning never faiU
Without the verge of college walls)
Infallible accounts would keep
When ic wai bed to wfttch or fleep«^
P 0 £ M 1
To eat or drlok, to go or Oaf,
And when to fight or run awsf ;
When matters were for adion ripe.
By l<K>kin)( at a JouUe tripe s
When emperors would live or die,
They i^ an mf»ijkull could fpy;
When gen*ral4 would their (Nation keepi
Or turn their backs, m bt^tt •fjhtep.
In matters, whether fmall or grcAt,
In private families or ftate,
A« amoHf^ us, the holy feer
Officiottfly would interfere,
Wi'h piou* arts and rcvVend (kill
Would bend lay -bigots to hif> will.
Would help or injure foes or friends,
Jull as it fervid hi^ private ends.
Whether in honed way of trade.
Traps for virginity were Uid,
Or if, to make their party great,
DiTi^ns were form*d at;ainft the ftate,
RcganUef^ of rhe common weal.
By int'rcft led, which they call zeal,
Into the fcnlc wa« always thrown
The Will of ilcav*n to back their 0Tr««
England, a happy land we know.
Where follies naturally grow ;
Where without culture they arife,
An.l towV above the common (ize;
KngUnd a fortunc-tdiinir hoft
As num'rous as the lUr« could boaft ;
Matrons who toft the cup, and fee
The ground^ of fate in ground* of tea ;
Who vers d in cvVy modeft lore.
Can a loft maidenhca<l rcftore,
Or, if their pupiU r.irher chof>fe It,
Can (how the readied way to lofc it ;
Gypiics who ev'ry ill can cure,
Kxccpt the ill of being poor ;
Wlio cliarnis *gaind love and a^es fell.
Who can in hen-rood fct a fpell,
Pr'.*par'd by arts, to them bed known.
To catch a.l tcct except their own;
Wnn 3s to fortune can unlock it,
A-i cafily as pick a pocket ;
Score hnien who, in their country*! right,
P.-lTcN the gift o{ ff.onJ'-figbt^
Who (when their barren heaths they quit,
Sure argument of /rw/: it/ wit,
Which reputation to maintain,
They never vt-nture back again)
By lies prophetic beup up riches,
Ar.'i '»oid the luxury of breeches.
Amnii^d thir red, in former years,
Caiv.pbi.-ll, illudri xxs name, appears,
<;reit hero of fururity.
Who bltnj c.'uKI every thing /br</}ff,
Wi;o J-.tih coui«lev'ry thingy*errtr/.
Who f.i.c with equity to fell,
Aiw.ty^ ilcalt out the will of Heaven
A:cnrding to what price was given.
Of Sciittilh race, in Highlands born,
Pdir-hM with native pride and fcoro,
>lc hither came, by cudom led,
'i'o curfe the hands which ga?e him brcaiL
With want of troth and want of feofe.
Amply maite up by impulence,
( \ fuceedaneitm^ whicn we find
In common ufe with all mankind)
Cirefs'd and tavour*d mo by thofc,
Whofe heart with pitriut feelings glowa|
Whii fooliflily, where'er d:fi>«r-* J,
Still place rheir native country iirft {
(For kngliJhmcn alone hive r.iife,
I'lt give a Rramger preference '
Whild niuded merit of 'h'.ir own
Is left in povcr'v to t^oan)
Campbell toretol • jud wh.it he wouM^
And left the. darn to n aite it good;
On whom he had inipr«-fs*d luch awe^
His di<Sliies current paUM fur law ;
Siibmilfive all his empire own d ;
No dar durd fmile when Campbell frown*d*
This fage decea«*d, for all mud die.
And Campbell's uo more fafe than f.
No m'>re than I can guard the heart.
When death dull hurl the fatal dart.
Succeeded, ripe in art and years,
Amother ixyWxt of the fpheresj
Aneitter and diM/^r came,
Of equal dcill, and equal fame ;
As white each wavd, as black each gown^
A« long each beard, as wile each frown j
In evVy thing fo like, youM fwear,
Campbell himfclf was firting there.
1\> all the happy art was known.
To tell CUT fortunes, m:ikc tleir •'unu
Seated in garret, for you know.
The nearer to the dar» we go.
The greater we edeem his art,
Foois curious flock fromev*-y p^rt.
The rich, the poor, the maid, the married.
And thnfe who could not walk were caxriecftf
The butier, hanging down hi^ head,
By ebjmher'/itaij, or e9oi ma:J led.
Inquires, if from his friend the moon.
He has advice of pilfer M f^ioon.
The court-bred woman of condition
( Who, to approve her dti'pofition
As much fupcrior a^ her birth
To thofe composM of common earthy
With double fpirit mad engage
In QvVy f> II y of the age)
rhe betmurjbie arts would buy.
To pack the cards, and cog a die.
The hero (who for brawn and face
Mj) claim right honourable place
AmoRgd the chielt of Battber-Rvut^
Who might f'imc thirty years ago,
If we may be allow*d to guefs
At his cmpl lyment by his drefs
Put med'cines off from cart or ftage^
I*hs grand Toicano of the age.
Or might about the cunntrirs yo^
High deward of a pMppet-fliow,
StfuarJ aitJjlev>arJfiif m^ mrr/j
Vttr alJiiM-io puf^ett never eat ;
Who wnuivA br thcught, (though, &ve the intfk|
That point is iomething in the dark)
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THE WORKS OF CHURCHILL.
Tit man t/lMuur, ort liVe ihofe
Rcnown'd in floty, wlin Im'd blow!
Beiier ihin liauali. and would fight,
Mfrely ("t fp«t, from morn to nighl ;
Wha Icead) like Mivurs Srm, whufe tongui
Is wiib the triple thunder hung;
Vho criei to for— Slsnd dIT— iloxf—
Andlallu ai ht vcn nnnun-pioof;
'Vi'i>uld be dcfm'd taSj when you lift,
Villi fword icd piflol, Rich anil fin,
Circlet; of point), balli, brui[», knock*.
At oDce ID Fence, lire, cudgel, box,
Dut It the litine lime beari about,
Viibin bimfclT fonic toocb of doubt,
OtpnJt'^ donbl, which hintt— that fame
I ■ nothing but an empt]' Dime;
I'hac life ii rightly DndcrAood
Bf all to be a real gaud ;
Thaceren in a lati heart,
Di/.rtl!m h the toiitr pan ;
1 hat this fame hunoui may be woo.
And jtt DO kind of ianget run)
l.ikc Droggtr comea, ihu inigic pow*n
Max afccriain h^e hiciy hoQfL
Foi at fome ho u ri i he fickle dame
Whom farrune propcily we n^me.
Who ne'er conQdcn wrong or ri);ht.
When wanted niufl pla; > lead Id Gght,
And, like a tnadem "wrl frn/jih,
Lcavet her chief fnv'ritei in a lilt.
Some houri ihcre a-e, when fioni the heaic
Cnrap into fame other part.
No matter whticfore, makes retreati
Aad fear afoxpi the jncant fcal ;
Whence prantl-JImii we often find
Gluirt> and SackviUci of mankind.
FirlhcT he'd know (and by hit ait
A conjuror caa that impart)
Whether politer it ii reekon'd
To have or Dot to have t fccond.
To drag the Iriendi in, or alone
Ta make the danger allthdr own;
Whether rcplelim ii not had,
Anl iightert with full flomadii nud;
Whether before he fccki die plain,
1[ were not well is brcaihe a vein;
Whether a gentle faliiaiion,
Cim&ttentlj with lepuratioo,
Might not of pricioui ate be fduod,
Not 10 prtreni indeed a Wound,
Bor to prevent the confrqucnce
Which ofteniimei arlfei thence,
Thufe feveri, Which the patient urge on
- To galei of deaih, by help ot forgeun ;
Whether a witid at call or well
Ii foTRreen noundi aceonnlcd heft t
Whether (wai he to ehuafe] bit mouA
bhould point loward) the north or touth ;
M'hethet mofl fafely he might ufc
On ihcfe oecaConi, putnpi or ftioci ;
Whether it better ii «• fight
Or (Leila id*i//r [hould appear
Too mean to (hine in iuch a fnbcrf.
For who would of a cindlc till
^0 li^hi a btr« Ino bdl.
And lefl lh</<in fboutd partial rife
To daiale one or t' other's eyci.
Or one or t' oiher'i brajiii to fcarch)
\nEhf not Baw Luna hold a torch ;
'lliere poinln with dignity difcu[«'J,
And g-avcly fii'd B lafk which muft
Require no liltla time and paini.
To niike our hearti fticndt with our briini)
The <.«i »/ ivtr wouU neil engage
The kind afllftaoce of ibe l^gc.
Some pretioui mcihod to direfl.
Which Ihould make ihefe of none elTca.'
Coold he not, front the myQic fcho^
Of art, produce fome facred rule.
By which ■ knowledge might he got,
Whether men valiant were or not.
So he ihal challengci might write
Only to ihofc who would not fight ?.
Or could he not f ime way difpenfe,
By help uf which [without oflcnce
whofet.
loch,
She fcarce endureithe flighte ft touch)
When he, for want of t' other rule,
Miltakei his mu, and, like a fool,
With fume vain fighting blade geii in.
He fairly may get out again I
" ' ' ' fame demon lay a fchene
Todi
e him IB the lad ei
So that he mult confeft hii feari.
In mercy to hi) nofe and ean.
And, like a prudent recreant knight.
Rather do any thing ihan fight,
Could he not lome eipedient buy
To k:en hia (hame from public eye I
For well he held, and men review.
Nine in ten hoM the maiim Ian,
That honour's like a taidriilH^d,
Which, if in friiitc brought to bed,
Is none the w.jrfe, but walka the town.
Ne'er luQ. until the lofs be known.
The parliin too (for now and then
Parfons are juft like other men,"
And heie and [here a grivt divine
Hu paOioni fuch it yuur's or mine)
Burning with Iviylujl to know
When Fate'prefemicot will hettow,
'Fraid of detcaion, notof lin,
WiUi circumfpcftinn Ineaking In
Through fome byc-illey, '>r backdoor)
With the lame caolion «^M^^
Confutts ihc^^jn, and gets ifmt.
The tiiiicn, lu fraud gruwr old.
Who Lnawt no deity but guld.
Worn out, and galping now for breath,
A mcd'cioe wants to keep olTdeath ;
Would kuow. if that he cannot hLi>c,
What coins are current in ihc grave ;
If, when the ft'icki (which by ti< pow'r
Would rife w fall in half an hour.
Far, thnuj{h unthoughi oi and unfeen.
He work'd the Jpriogi brhiiid ihc tcrccp)
By bii dirtftioni came abuut,
A'lil rofc to par, he Ihnuld fell out j
ihec he (afely might or no
UC it in the taw* Una.
POEMS.
4^J
By all adJrcfs*d, believM, and paid,
hfany purfu'd the thriving trade,
Aod, jn'^at in rcputati«>n grown,
SuccclTive held the magic throne.
Favour'd by cv*ry darling piiUun,
The love of r.ovcity and faibioo,
Ambitu n. avVice, luft, and pride,
Kichc» }>our*d in on ev*ry fide.
But when the prudent laws thought fit
To curb thii infoicnce of wit ;
When Icnates wifely had provided,
Decreed, ena<flcd| and decided,
That no fuch vi^ and upftart civet
Should have more knowledge than thcmfcltes;
When fines and penaltici were laid
To Hop the pr(>grcf»of the trade.
And liars nu h.iiger could difpenfe.
With I'OMOLr, farther iniluence,
And uizardtf (which muft be confcil
Was of more force than all the re A)
No certain way to tell had got.
Which uiTc informers, and which not;
AiTrightcd iagcHwcre perforce
Obliged to llccr iome other courfe.
By various ways, thcfeyoAi •fcbaiKt
Their fortunes labour'dto advance,
Well knoi» ing, by unerring rutei>.
Knaves tUrve not in the land •f/t,»U,
Seme, with high titles and degrees,
Which ^ii'e men b;>rrow when they pleafe,
Without or trouble or cxpcnce,
IMiyficians inilantly commeiice.
And proudly boad an equal (kill
With thofe who claim the ri^bt to kill.
Others about the countries roam
(Ft r not one thought of going bvmt)
With vi(lt>l at.d adopted Irg,
IVc} arM at once tu rob or beg.
S.'nie, the m< re fubtlc of their race,
(Whu Iclt foinc ti.uch of £»'uur</ grace,
Who Tyburn to avoid had wit.
Bur nr vtr f;ar*d dcfci ving it )
L.iine (u ihcir hrUhtr Smoitcc** aid.
Ana carried on the critic trade.
Arrac! 'li to Ict'crs and the mufe,
.^ t.i vtrf*.* wictt, undyiffst wrote uewi;
Tf'/ each itvlvir y: month are fcen.
Til*- hcrocK »»f a magazine ;
It'll'.-, cv'ry nuriiiiig, great appear
1m Ici'ijcr, or in (ijzcttccr;
^i>r.a.:iiig thi faU'ehood9» of the day
\Vi tuiii<« for I-'aden and tor Say;
\.\in' >vvil», their force is always laid
On ih.i: n«!r where they bell are paid,
llci.Ci' nii;;h:y prodigies arifc,
Atiti ibily nu;r Hcri llrike uur eyes;
//'.'...'. /i 'o |Tiipagate the trade,
^loic Itrm ^:c than ever Baker made,
Arc l>4wk'ii jl>out Irom Itrcct to llrcet.
An.: tofU believe, whilU liars car.
N«)\v armici in the air engage.
To (nc'tt .i 1' perihtious age ;
Now comt-;'* tiiroU(;h tlie ether range,
lii gu vcri.mci'.Uo I oruniing change ;
Now rivert to tlic ocean fly
So quick, they leave their channels dry ;
Now monftrous whalet on Lambeth (hore '
Drink the Thames dry, and thirft for more ;
And cvVy now and then appean
An IriOi favage namb*ring years.
More ihan thofe happy fages could
Who drew their breath before the flood*
Now, to the wonder of all people,
A durcb is left without ^fecpU /
AJiecpU now is left in lurch.
And mourns departure of the dmrch^
Which, borne on wings (^f mighty wind|
RcmovM a furlorg ofif we find.
Now, wrach on cattle to difcharge,
Hail-Annes as deadly fall, and large
As thofe which were ou Egypt feut.
At onct their crime and puuifiim4nf ;
Or thofe which, as the pniphct wxitct,
I'cU on the necko of Amorites,
Whei>, (Iruck with wonder and amnej
'Wxtfun fuf^-cnded, iUy*d to gaze.
And, irom her v!uty IcMigcr kept.
In Ajaion \i\^j]ficr flcpt.
But if fucii thing) no more engage
The ;aftc of a politer age,
r 1 help them out in time of aeed
AmttLer ToftM n.uU raUki breed.
Each pregnant female tremliling hearf.
And, overcome with fplecn and fean,
Confults her faithful glafs no more.
But madly bounding o*cr the floor^
Ffels hairs all o*er her body grow.
By fancy turo'd ir.co a /m. ^
Now, to promote their private endf.
Nature l.er ufoal courfe fufpeodS|
And varies from the ilated plan»
Obferv'd e*er fioee the world began.
Bbdin (\^hich f(h.li(hly wb thought.
By cuAom's fcrvile maxuns taught.
Needed a regular fupplyt
And without nr.urilhxntnt muft die)
With craving appetites and fenic
Of hunger cafiiy difpenfe.
And, pliant to thir wundVous AeiU,
Are taught, like vaubesf to ftand flill
L'niajur'dj for a month or more,
TltM go on as they did before
The novel takes, the tale fucceedi.
Amply fupplies its author's needs ;
And Bc:t> Canning is at Icafl,
With Gafcoyne'n help, afii montha feaft.
Whill>, in contempt of all onr pains,
The tyrant fupertlitiou reign*
Imperiuui in the heart of man.
And warp^ hif thoughts from nature*! plan :
Whim iond credulity, who ne'er
I'hc w(i(^!it of wholefonic doubts could bear,
fo realon and herfrit unjuft.
Take all thirgn blindly up on truft;
Whiifl cuririity. whofe rat^e
No mercy (hows to fex or age,
Mufl he ir.dulgM at the c Xj'ence
Ofyt.^jr.: v/, trutlf^ and ecmmit fti/c ;
Hh iij
ti E work;
mpofturn amnst hn jhctii
\iiil fhri^ lUmitadti Krnsr iiiic,
■"KClen will fiill [he arc purfu,
■Ird riittniin th» w^rW with.™.,
Flit th(m, ntiedirnt lo [heir will,
^ml limbliDg « thil» mi»hry Dtill.
3*il fpiri'i. runimchi'i) fr< m die ir>mb,
SriAe sluinr lt''*'>ll '^fi'lih ihc gloom,
[i> ^'1 (he ulbiil pxmpi'f llnrnN,
In horrid cuduni'^ formt.
A wo1£. I hear in horff, an ape.
As fmr ind lanqi gave them Ihipe
T<'nii<Die<Jwiih<lcr)iiliran<! piin.
They row, lhc» yell, and clank the chjin.
Tolly and pujlt {for guilt, liowt'er
The fact of rnUTiEr ii n»y weitr,
I>nill.cr.a.dsttheht.tt)
Ai fi-ir.cr(»!ed j.hjnii.mi flan.
The priefl, thai v.'iy wor^ Iniiliri
Thit hcVhoih liin cei.t .n.l^il.,-,
YMfrar.t.>>r.vrlio<h.:.btlt,
Un'tf. (fcoi-icd by hl> tletk.
bill lei not r«'ty biintler (teem
To . llirli'ly "f fi- deec i fcheni* ;
For r.pii'aiior at iht ail
FMh kIilO n.iift ifl i p,„,„r p„[,
(IhfiiKf iil-wi.uiB'i iierrflul k"cc.
And krrp U,.- hw. ol ikn aDil/Ai.Y,
Mult ell mire,, with hippy vwiaiwa,
Humtrmcr.wi-hhialinntlBiii
Vhat ill tht (nuoirr might fti, down,
Would be i[r;t[riiiimr in to»n.
M" (pi.it..frfi^.r,ji*.her«
C»n ihii'k of b'ccil^Hg awe »nd fe»T,
■ I wilU.-tirc ihe putpofc more hy half
T" niab ihc C"r,,(rri[,tinn laugh.
flVwmto eiif>tm.a(|\ifprire.
Lwkt lliff AJih g,.ti_ ,,1,1 faweer tjet;
r.ivt n an eMeruirii-i; ^/i/f,
Gciille, [intdiar, antl pnliie,
One » ho appear* in fuch a form
A^ m'.thi au Eioly hitn>i( watm,
Or wli.> OB former fthrniti tifinn,
AnJ only lalki by fiiun.l> and Ccns
■VVho>viUnwiolher,e.pr,e»r.
liui paya her /iCi* lo the ear.
And kturtVn In (rernlv, 'looutdxot ftieht
A l^ay >t> the darken i.ighl '
J"tt i' MrfAnHr.vrbofrKnnJ will,
\V\Htii cannot b the irra*! lie liiJl.
ErlrTp.hrrr.near.ht. en- rrriiii
Hc( frlcBda ind loTen in Coek-Liac.
A (i|eK>» (liiNlar^ niV wr find,
Ev,.n,-.,hrl4li;n,r„«. „fmind.
Tn offer to ^t*llo'-fti.lnc,
■ all thrnine.
■•iii^h a *./««,
t''t iho(r vli<. *ri.|. in >4y. of yore
Ai)np-fd Aanil. hire n.a-y mi<re,
1 t.o..j.h ev'fi rairi; . wh«h ihco canTFii'tl
TV v^ ieprtdli'iluultdaui'd,
i OF CHURCHILL.
Yielding to linic't dfftmaim" tonric.
For agei pall hath lolV iti forte
Wm a true aft of admiitin,
Of vniOiipan cfTenrial pa<t.
And not a formal piece of art,
Uf paltry readini; ■ parade,
A dull folemiilty in trade, -^
A pioua feTCr, taught In bum
ITicy talk'd not of CaOallan fpritigl.
By way of faying ^rriiy ikug,,
Ai uc drefi out oar fiinfy thymea;
' I nrat the religion of the timi,.
And ihey believ'd that ttlj ftrean
With rrracei force made fancy teem,. ^
Reik'H'd by ait a true l^ecifie
lake ihe barren hmin prolific :
Ttn Rotnlfb church (a rcheme which bcirf
half fa muih eiciifr at iheirt)
e faith ii-plkiily hath taught her,
ttcvetea the inree of ivif valrt.
I'he Pagan fytlcm. whether true
Or filfe, ilt (IrcB^h like hil^-^. drew
From raany parti difpot'd to bear.
In one ^rral whole, their proper (hire-
Each gorl of tt»nni dej^ree
To fome Tad icdia comparM might be ;
Each KodlinH w
And
« together ;
1* Ufdy mi)fh( pretend
the lbu.J.r-Mi to renj,
A> wirh an imi'Snu' piidc afpite
To rob .Apollo of hi. /¥«•
With fciilcd faith and piout awe,
Eltabtifti'd by the voice of law,
Ttn pacta to ihc mulct came.
And from their altar) carighl the flame.
Geniua, wivb P< sbui for hii gnide,
"" ife afcending by h.i fide,
iw'ring pioiona dar'd ro foar,
eye could fcariclt Drain be lure,
vhy Ihould we, who cannot (cd
Thtfe glovir.)!. ^.f 1 PtgoH leil,
lid .,tl.,fi,fii, furc.
natfc,
By»
NaiDic mnfiatj Bp.borne,
L.«k'ddown on earthly ihin:
Wh» ha»r no more n^rd. "i
For titir rr4igioi' than cr lu
Were mere n>m antic
That 1'huiiei hai wiieri. clear »> thofc
Which on Ibe cop of Pindui rofe.
And that the faney to re one,
Watet'a not half lb good at wine ;
^hinm if praAl llrihe oor lye,
Should we dirr.k Hd'con quite dry,
Th' whole fountain wou d not thirherk
So rr<io ■» one poor jug fiomTwecdi
/rt=,ifio raif: poetic fi/c,
POEMS.
4S7
If tph into the fcale is thrown,
Can bo&ft a l^ennox of our own;
Why (hould we fervile cuftomf choofei
And court an antiquat:d mtift f
No matter why — to aik a reafm^
In prdaot higotrv is trcafon.
In the broad, beaten , tumpike-road
Of hacknty d pane^ru ode^
No .-nodtrm poet dare- ro ride
Wtthouc Apollo by his fide.
Nor in ^fonnet t.ikc the air,
Unleff his lady mufe be there.
She, from Come tfOTaraj*//>M«j(froTe,
Where little loves and graces rove,
The laurel to my lord mud bear,
Or garlands make for -wb^res to wear;
She, with foft eU^'uc verfe,
Muft grace iomc mlgliy %>inaiiit* herfe;
Or for fomc i*fanty doom*d by fate
To trallow in a large eftate,
With thymes the cradle mud adorn,
To ttll the world a/oo/ is born.
Since then our critic lords cipeA
No hardy poet ihould rcjcA
Fflabli{h*d maiims. or prcfume
To place much better in their room,
By nature fearful, I fubmit.
And in this dearth of fcrift: and wit,
Wirh Hctlin^ done^ and little faid^
(By wild cxcurfive fancy led,
Into a fecond book thus far,
J jke fonic unwary travelUry
Whom varied fccnes of wood and lawn,
With treacherous delight, have drawn ;
Deluded from hi* purpos'd way.
Whom cv'iy rtcp leads more aftray ;
Who gazmg rouiiU can no where fpy.
Or houfe, cr friendly cottage sigh,
And refolurion fcem^tol-jck
To venture forward or go back)
Invoke I'ome goddcfs to defcind.
And help me to my iourncy's end.
'J'hiugh confcious Arrow all the while
Hears the- pctiti«»n with a Imilc,
B;.iore the glafN her charms unfolds.
Anil in Lirfil/iuy mufe beholds.
'i ruth, goddefs ot celellial birth,
But littli hiv'd, or krown 01* earth.
Whole pow'r but ftld« m rulc»the heart,
Whole name, with hypocritic art.
An errant ftalking hcrlc i' made,
A liiij; pretence to drive a trade.
An inlirumcnt convenient grown
To ] iai.t.rr.ore firmly, falfehood*s throne,
A" rcbtU varnifli o*er their caufe
Wi'h (pici-.m-. cdouruig of laws,
Aiui /'/o.-./ traitors dra^A the knife
In rhi.- kiiiyr'< njirraguiull hi-" life ;
W Jifthii (troni atiti fai away,
WJ.i rc/i./wi/ and /, ilf i / o< J icotn thy fway)
'1 i.c- lui? l.lul nyniph'» and (hs.pherd*s pride,
\\ ith i<)\e and virtue by thy fide.
Your l.iurN in hnrmlcl^ joy« arc fpent
AmougU the ciiiidrcn of content;
Or, foiid I f gaiety and fpoit,
Yuu Ucad the round of England*! conits
Howe'er my lord may frownSog pi, '
And treat the fira/iger at ayir.
Sure to be found a welcome gueft
In Ge>>ige*s and in Charlotte's breaftt
If, in the giddy hours of yonth.
My conflant foul adher'd to ti;pth;
If, from the time I firft wrote man,
1 ftill purfu*d thy facred plan,
I'empted by imereO in vain
I'o wear mean falfehood*s golden chain |
If, for a feafon drawn away,
Starting frrm virtue's path aftray,
All low difguife I fcom'd to try.
And dar'd to fin, but not to lie ;
Hither, O hither, condefcend.
Eternal Truth, thy Cleps to bend,
And favour bim, who evVy hour
Confcffes and obeys thy pow'r 1
But come not with that eify mien.
By which you woo the lively Dean,
Nor yet aflume that (krumpet air.
Which Rabelais taught thee firft to weavi
Nor yet that arch ambiguout face.
Which with Cerwntes gave thee gncC|
But come in facred veflure clad,
bolemnly dull, and truly fad ! *
Far from thy feemly macron train
Be idiot mirth, and laughter Tain !
For wit and humour, which pretend
At once to pleafe ut and amend,
Ttey arc not for my prefent turn,
Lc' them remain in Frantt with SCeme«
Of n-ihltO city pareHtt born,
Whom wealth and dignities adorn.
Who flill one cor fi ant ttnor keep.
Nut quite awake, nor quite aflcrp.
With thee, let formal duUrefs come,
And deep attention, ever dumb.
Who on her lips her fingers lays,
Whilfl every orcumftancc fhc weighs,
Whole downcaft eye is of'cn found
I!ent without motit:n to ihe ground.
Or. to fomc outtvard thing confined,
Rcmitt no im^gc to the mind,
No prc^'.nant mark of meaning heart.
But liupld without vifiun fiarcs ;
I h\ lUps let gravity artend,
IVifhnt't and truth!' t unerring friend*
i'oi one may Ice v^ ith half an eye.
That jjraviry can never lie ;
And hi- arcliM brow, pullM o'er hit eyct.
With folemn \xi^A procUimt him tc^-.
Ircc from all viaggcrics and fports,
Tht produce of luxurious ceurtt^
\\ here floth and lull enoivnie youth,
Come tlom^ a downi iglii city truth ;
I he city, which we ever find
A iober pattcin for n.ankind;
Where miin, in (ouilibrio hurg,
U ii Id' m old, and never young.
And from the cradle to the grave,
Nut virtue's friend, ncr vice's ilsve;
A- dancer t on the tt/rr we fpy,
Hap«:ing between the earth and flty.
She comev*! fee !:er from afar
Bcndiog Itvr couric to Tempte.Bjtri
rHE WORKS OF CHURCHILL.
Anil Gi (he bcad-pi[ic of i mtytr,
Uy tnjihinrpli'J.Mr Dscuii'i rurce
Opsn'ii tht w«y t» Inrning'i fauicc;
bnvte ^hrongh ihc work* of nAiurc ran {
An<.i NcwtDii. romctbiiig marE ihin n>*a,
X)i«'d into uaturc'i hiddcD rprmgi.
Laid bare t)wpcuitipl^er thtng',
Above the euth our fjiiiili bitrt,
Au<l give iM woildi nnknown bdnrp,
Py iTulh infpir'd.irlua £jw/tr't 1|>IkIiI
Ocr Milloii caQ iht itil o[si^hi,
U'>D{>li«arorr, ind (hruuKh the nuic
orinuicite and wiiulili|> vtyt,
Cinnc wbrrc ibt Tubrlc miiui' Inf.
And iitgg''l him ircnJlIirR to ili« day [
^Vhilft ho (O Ihune to noblclt ptnt,
Dillinnour M (he lih'nl una.
To tuffie in fo »il« 4 fcbemc) !
Whilll he. J-"- iM^r-J PoIjplKine,
'NVhu had tt-filr^u (orcc* join'd.
Like ■ bib <ow*rd, OcuJk d bchirxl.
S; truth Ifirpir'd, our frrfiii f,o
1*0 iiadi Fia^il ID H'giU»d Tiinw,
Tn fprn iheir Awn and othcii irrii/
Bf vrvih infpir'd, we nuniber> ke
Of Mch pfofftnoaapd d(|[ree,
Cmrlc and fimpU.'lord wd ck.
^^ii wkhout wullb, wullh wilbout wit,
When Pouch and Sheridan h»»e done,
Tc. SuMVi'tgl'ifti} ItSutn run
Uy truth aod Fanmt now inl|jir'd,
I feel nif glowing bofom fir'd ;
Diiirt bef high iii e»rf »ein
Til fing ihe Tpirii of Cnck-t-anc ;
T.' tell (Jul) »dic tneilurc flow>
In halting Aymei half vcrfc, half profe)
Wi[h more than modal arti eadu'd,
H >w^ itnilcd force wilhftood.
And frmidXf gire a btairt: defiance
Tlii^i AFr.ia(TiOH (with icUtioa
To uKieot maitt of Arivmkn,
Tt'h we Riij piopcrtr fa call,
Alinough it ne'er appear* u all,
A ! hf ihe way c>f imimh,
Superior (a ILe »ulgar rnuic,
Noblf diMailu that fertile rati,
Whieli Cawanlghnlli, u itappcara,
Hi.ve waik'd in [uU fire ihuufaDd yean.
And forieltniot t->o mighty growo,
blrikn OBt a tneihod of Lrr eua
Othen may meanly flari away,
Aw'd by the henU of the day,
V'ith ftcuklei too weak ID bear
1 he fre/horA of the morning air,
i.\.\y (inilb wiih ihe meliing glaom,
AnA glidein CltDci; la the lomh;
atr .'•m the fiin'i inoll piercing light,
Ai'd krthki by day at well a< iiiKhi.
fhtm, wiih iman and paiiiil licw,
IbelrwaHiwy UhmwImj
Siif^nt in reputatian Rrown,
Keep) the bcft cotupaay in (own.
Our aflivc ciiterprifing ghoft
AiJ^tgc and fplcndid routu (an Etoilt
A' thole which, raii'd by pcidi'« command^,«
Block up liic palTigc through ibe SiianJ. _,.
Urcar adeptt in the fighting trade, _ i -^ ■
Whofervc ihtirtime on iht faraJ'i i _^
ShO'faintt who, true la pleaCure'i plan, ^
1 ilk about Cnd, and inil for nn" i .^
WIti, who believe nor Ood, nor ghod, _
Andtwolt, whu wuHhip ey'iy poll ; ^
Cowardt, whnfc lift Wiib war are hunf (, ^
Men truly brave, who hold their tunguet .
Courtiffi, who langh ihey know not wily,., .
And cli>, who for llic fame Caufc cry) ^
I'hecaniinglabnnack-brollict, ^
( l'*or one tugue Aill iuife&i aaothcr) «
Ladlcf, who la iffiiil fly,
Kithcr than wiih ihEJt t^irji lie ;
Lnrds, who ai cbaQely paTi their li*H
Wilh W^r .women at their ivhui ;
I'mud I't iheic intcllcAi and ctoihel,
I'hyficbnt, law yen, parlnni, bcaua.
And. (puini from their dclki and fliopa,
M>tucs I'utiple detki, and 'p'enlicc lap<
fa hANMr come, wiih tbeiinic Tiew,
To Grid her falfe, or find her true.
Htrk ' fonieTbing treept about the huuTe :
liita>>irJf,BraMi^r
Hitk ' lomclhing/'rafi^ round the roooi '.
A •>il, 1 ral, aJIM'd iini-iriim.
H>irk ' on the waiutcut now ii/iucfa .'
I' ihou'rt a/^, cried orlhodai,
With that afTcAed/i/niM air
Which hjpotiiiei delight to wear, '
And all ihofe/«-w< ifanfi^^nut
Which fofdt adopt iuflead •>{/«./, ;
If ihou'rt ■ iM, who from ibe lunib
Sialk'ft fadly^mr ihrough thii glaum.
In breach of nature'' ftitcd bwi,
Furf m/. or M or for ■• caufc,
Cive .iTo nine knock- ; like piicll> of old,
Nme T« a/.»«y..wA!r hold
'Pilia, criedrrofouiid, (aniin ofparli,
Uirep read in all the nf-iH* ari^
Who In their hidden fprio);! hail trac'd
The fiKce oriiuniber(,ii^^/ji/.WV;
Ai lo the number, you ate ri^ht,
A> lo Ihe/irw, mil);ikea quile.
What', nine ^ Your aJcpla all agree.
He I
ic lie. in
For ihtici Ibe lumk'i. inii thrice, and f hric
The crowd, confounded and amaz'd.
In [itiiice at catb other gaad.
From Celik'i hand the Inuff-boi fell
rinfel, who ogled with the belle.
To pick it up altunptt in vain.
He itoopi, but (annul rife again.
JmmiBK pDmpDfo wai not hiaid
r impott one .Tabbed fortij^n ".orj.
Fear fcilet hcroe>, f.>o1i. and w.:>,
\iul Pbiufibk lii> piay'r. iorgti..
At lrn(th, ai pmplc jull awake,
ll ditfoDaiice tbef bwak j
POEMS.
48?
All ta1k*d at once, bat not a word
Was undcr(lood,or plainly heard.
Such is the Doife of chattVing geefe.
Slow fatiing on the Tummcr breeze ;
Such is the language difcord fpeakt
In IVeUb zLOfucn o'cf beds of leeh ;
Such the confus'd and horrid founds
Of Iri/h in potatoe grounds.
But tir*d, for even C *§ todgne
Is not On irun hinges hung,
Fear and confufton found retreat,
Keafon and oidor take their feat.
The iatl c<:nfirniM beyond all doubt,
'J hey now would find the caufesout.
1 or thiti a facred rule we find
Among tJie niccft of mankind,
Which never might exception brook.
From Hohbes e'en down to Bolingbrokey
Tu doubt of facts, however true,
Unlefs they know the caufes too.
Trifle, of whom *twas hard to tell
When he intended ill or well,
Who, CO prevent all farther pother,
Probubly meant nor one nor t'other.
Who to i>c iileut always loth.
Would fpeak on cither fide, or both,
Who, led away by love of fame.
If any new idea came,
Wliatc'cr it made for, always faid it,
l^lut with an eye to truth, but credit;
For orators profrfiy *tis known.
Talk nut for our lake, but their own ;
Who alwaytihuw'd his talents btd
When fcriuus- things were tum'd to jefk,
And, undir much imt^ertinence,
Poflcl^M no common (hare of fenfc ;
Wiu) could deceive the flying hours
With chat on buttertliev and flow rs;
Could talk of powtlcr, patches, paint.
With the lame zeal a^ of a faint;
Could prove a .i/V^/ brighter far
'I'han i'tHui or '\\t I^loming L'tar ;
^^'h:ilt lo:nethitJ)> lliK lo Kay,fo new,
*J ir- iniiiw' ot appr hation drew.
Ami icmales (.% 'd the ih.inning man,
Whillt tt.. ir hearts ilutt(.rM with their fan ;
IViiic, uh«' vvi.bld by i>o means mils
An ()]. piir!uiii:\ like tlii-i,
Proctt. iiijj ( I iii- uiu.il plan,
HtK.r.i, I'l I'.i L:: . ';•., a: d ihu» be^an.
\'i .\.i. j\Li u; .. •^.n^f'zvorJ or kmfe^
Wi.cn II.. latf. cut iIk 'hi^-adof life,
(1 Mr rT",-. e to tht-^jtave are lent.
No Platter with what ijirumcHt)
Tlu .' J\ in ion'.c lonely Ipot.
Oi: <'ti..;;hiil vile, in laid to rot,
l)r llccp- amor^ mip' toly dead,
V* ici; pruy'rs iiri-.'ncntty read.
The i:>ul is lent wlicre fate c-rdalni,
Tu ri .ip rewards, to fuffcr pains.
I !.c virtuous to thole manfiont go,
W'.eie plfafurc" urtembitterM flow;
Wi.vrre, LjJirti^ up i jocund band,
Vi ijur and youth djm,e hand in hand,
V\'liilll zephyr, with Ltrmomimt gales,
l*ipe& loficU mu/u through the fidci^
And fpring and Floras g*>ly crownM,
With vf/tv/ carfeu fprcad thej[round;
With livclitr blujh where rofes bloom,
And ev*ry Ihjrub expires p<rfyme\
Where cryjial ^xeKSitmeantfrirngglide^
Where %»arUimg flows the atmher tides
Where otheryMiu dart brighter beams.
And light through purer ether flreams.
Far other feats, far difiTrent iUte
The fons of wickednefs await.
Juflice (not that oUbag I mean,
Who*s nightly in ^tgardem feen,
Who lets no fpark of mercy rife
For crinics, hy tvblch men Itfe their eyee;
Nor her w!io, with an equal hand.
Weighs /^a and/ugar in the Strand;
Nor her who, by the world deem'd wi/e^
Deaf to the widlow's piercing cries,
SteelM *gainft the Aarving orphan's tears,
On pawns her bafe trihumal rears ;
But her who after death prcfides.
Whom facred truth unerring guides;
Who, free from partial influence,
Nor finks nor raifcs evidence^
Before whom nothing** m the dark.
Who taket no Lrihe^ and keeps no tUrk)
Juflice with equal fcale below
In due proportion weighs out woe.
And always with fuch lucky aim
Knows punifliments fo fit to frame,
.That file augments their grief and ptio.
Leaving nu reafon to complain.
Old maids and rakes are join*d together.
Coquettes and//VM<,'j, like April weather.
IVit's f crc'd to chum with commmfetje^
And lujji IS yok'd to impotence,
Profcfiors {juflice fo decreed)
Unpaid iv,\xii couflant U&ures read;
On earth it often doth bcfal,
Hiey 're paid, and ntver rtad at alt,
Purfcnt mufl pra<5life what they teach,
Ai:d Bijhops are compellM to preach.
She who on earth wa<t nice and prim.
Of delicacy full, and whim,
Whole tender nature could not bear
The rudenefs of the churlifli air.
Is d(jom*d, to mortify her pride,
'i'he change of weather to abide.
And fells, whilft tears with liquor mix,
Burnt brandy on the ihure of Styx.
Avaro, by long ufe grown bold
In ev'ry ill which brings him gold.
Who his Redeemer would pull down,
And fell his God for half-a-crown ;
Who, if fome blockhead fliould be willing
To lend him on his foul a (hilling,
A well-made bargain would cftcem it.
And have more fenfe than to redeem it ;
Juflice (hall in thofe (hades confine,
Fo drudge for Plutus in the mine.
All the day long to toil and roar.
And curfing work the (lubbom ore.
For coxcombs here, who have no brains,
Without a fixpence for his pains.
^Thence, with each due return of night,
Cu0pcU*a the taU^ tbin^ half-IUnr*d fprite.
I
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THE WORKS
Tilt |iH here onee hii trrifurt ]>y;
fih«li .1 "^fl-U. whtre V> P'i'le
With (i—, a igDorann allied,
Odcf hail'd luin migh'j and adoi'd,
Utrcended (o >irothcr lord,
Thtn Hull tr (ireaming plctM the lir,
Huig hii lank jawi. and ftowl defpair ;
Then Hull ii ban at Hnvcn'a dnrcfi,
And, hoirilnf, Sok to t)dl far (aTc.
Thofe-Hho DO tuth ihrcugh life have paA
With iqua! pact, from fiift id lift,
Nor ica'd with paffioni nor with fplccn,
luCpid, t»tj, and ferine;
IVhofe fceadi were made too weali to bear
The weighlof buCoefi, or of care-.
Who without wiffil, wilhoHl rrimc.
Contrive ta while away their time,
Nor good, nor bad, noi toolt. oor wita,
JIfiUjuflice with a fmilc permit!
SliU lo putiue ihcir darlioj; plan,
And find amufcmrni how they tm.
I'he beau, in gauilieA rlnaiiEe drcfl
Wiih hicbr f>nt>. o'er ihe reft
Of tir a curii'Di nunile ihtowi.
And chat! an on g hii brothei btatix;
Or, if the weilber't fine aod clear.
Ko Egn of rain or lempcd nor,
EaenaraiE'd by the cloudlcfi day,
Litf pan/ liainJUn at pliy.
So lively all, fo gty, fo briflc.
In lir ihcyj?m</r, /bb*, and/tjS.
The belle (wiril n onal dnih not know,
Bcllei afitr death admire a faeau] •
With hippy fnce renewi htr ait.
To inp lie cDicomb'ii wjnd'ting hcatt.
And »ft« death, aj whilil tbty live,
A heart it all which bc3Ui can give.
Ill fbme fiill, folemn. furrd (bade,
Bcb'ild I gronp of anthori laid,
JV'raii ftfir fikt, and fi nnrleen,
GmllaiBi bardi. and rhmiig pten,
BiojijjphfM, whrfe wond lou" worth
Whom FitldingV Urtur led alltay.
And flantivr fopt, debauch'd by Gray,
All Gt lOKether in a ring,
And laugh and prattle, write and Gng.
On hb iwn WOrkt, with /<arel ciowil'd,
Niatlj and tliganilj lenmJ,
I For tlii) i< «<i of maaf rule*
V'i'h Ktilirf Itri, al.d h«f^t f:^>U,
And which tor ever mon ruccecd
With Itha tsrii who cannot rtad,
llowevcr defliiule d( wit,
7'u tnike iheir work* for bot'k-eife Gl]
Ai:kno«rlrd|;'d mailer oC ihofe feati,
Cibfcer hit Htlt-tij adti reptati.
With irittmph mw poffef. that feat,
With iriumph h-ji thy odo rtpeii,
UnriTall'd niuii" proudly keep,
WhilftiT'iy h«[er"i luU'J to Qecp ;
But knDW,>£'./,;™ Lata, wheo/--ie.
Which flill puiluei ihy iiann wiih lute,
TherijaJ/'vrt/bUIIl, wllkhOOW
blMnu m the pUcid Whittlmd't bra«,
OF CHURCHILL.
Low tnuft dcfrcnd thy pride ml fmie,
' ' Cibbet'i he the feeond natne.
: Tiille c.>i.gh-d (for («5*M.f HU
•. witnff' of xhcfi.alu'i &in,
reclTaiy piece of art.
Of rLifrii an efTcniial part.
And sJtpii in the fpeakiog tmle
Ktep a tangb by ihem rimJy m^.
Which ihcy raceef.fuUy difpenle
When at a lofii for vwg!i tafii.fi'i
Here Trifle eougb'd, here pani'd— Imt «Uk
He UrDve to reculUa hnfmilt,
Thkt happy entnne of hit art.
Which t[iuin|jh'd o'er the female heirl,
Crsduhiy, the child of folly,
Bfgoi on r/i^wVnnlaBeboly,
Who heard.' with giief, the Uoiid fool
Tmn ficred (hingi to ridicule.
And fin him, led by whim away,
Siill finhcr from the fulijeA ftnty,
Jufi in the hsfpy nick, alood.
In Ihape of M — e. iddreft'd the ctowAi
Were we with pticncc here lo lii,
Dupei to ih' impertinenee of wit,
Tdl I'riite bis harangue Ihootd end,
A Gnm/iMrfnif^t we mighi atiend,
Whiia he, with flueoey of r^eeeb.
Would Karioni mifilj ncitinsi teacji,
(Here Trifle, lUraly looking down,
Giavely endeaiourMala frown,
Bui nature anawaret flept in,
And wben,in fancy'! chariot hurl"d.
We had been carried round <he world,
tnviili('d in error, flill in douhi,
flrdfetout.
He'dlea'
Thu.
(AWi (in
*h. fe n
ilh grandeur viei)
Lift up their Icgt with mighty piiD,
Only to fel them down apin.
BclicTc ye noi | yet, all I fet
In fpuiid bdlcf concur with mc)
That Providence, for wor-hy cndi,
Tn u* unknown, tH, fpirii finHi !
I'bough Ipcechlcli lay the icemblin|t tongBCi
ynvr/mM wa> on your features hung,
Vour/iiri I in your eyc< could fee,
When ill were pale and Har'd like m.
But fcruplei to prevent, and rooE
Out ev'rf fliadiiw of dipuie,
Pompofo, PlauGble. and I,
With Fahnt hafe agrttd lo try
A deep concerted fchenit — Thii night.
To fix or to defln^ her quite.
If It be tm, bcfure we've done.
We'll make it gUrm); ■• the fun ;
It it hc/alfi, admit no douht,
Ere moiDing'i dawn we'll And it out.
Into the vaulted womb of death.
Where Fannv now, depiiv'd tf breath,
l.iei fcA'iin^, whiifl her LrcuLlrd^rdi
Atldi hoirnr to the gloom of night.
Will we defccnd, and bring from thence
Pmefi of fuch forte lo common fenfci
Vain Irijlir. fliall no more litccite,
' ■tbeillt (xcnbtcMtd believe.
POEMS.
He fatd, and cea«*d ; the chtmbcr rung
W^ith due applaule from every tonf^ue.
The mingled fi>und (now let me fee,
Something by way vfJimiU) '
Was it more like Strymcnian crames^
Or tvindf^ Itnv murmurinj'^ v;hen it rahu^
Or drowfy L'vn oj clufi'tirg heetf
Or the bcatfc rtur vf angry ftai ?
Or (ftill to heighten and explain.
For clfe oMv/tmiU is vain)
Shall we declare it like allfwir^
Jifcream^ a mumtur^ lum, and rturt
Let fancy now in awful ftate
Prcfent th'n grrjt triumvirate,
(A method which receiv*d we find
In offer c;;fes by mankind)
EUfied with a joint confcnt,
iVll/oi/i in town to ti-prtftnt. [fwean.
'1 he clock Orikcs twelve — M-- € ftarta and
In calls wc kn< w. as well ^^projn^
Kciigion lies, anil a church hruthcr
May ufc at will or ttne or t*other.
l^Uufible fn m hit caflock drew
A holy manual, fecming new ;
A book it was oi private pray r^
But no: a pin the worfc for vrcar ;
for, as wc by the bye may fay,
None hu*/n:ail (aints in private pray.
Kcligion, faircil maid on earth.
As meek as go«>d, who drew her birth
I'rom that bird union, when in heaven
l''i-afure was bride to VirtiJC given;
Re •jfion, ever pleas'd to pray,
P ITclb'd the ptecious gift one day;
Hy}>ocrify, of cunning born,
Citpt in and flnle it ere the morn.
"U'l; — [c — d, that frreatell of all faints,
Wlio always pray» and never faints,
"U'liom (hi- to her oilh 6rotLrt bore.
Rapine and 1 uft, on Severn** (bore,
Recriv'd it frr;m i\\c fyuimtifg dame \
Fn m bim to PlaufibU- it came,
Who with unufal i.arc oppreft,
Now rrcmbilng, |ull'd it from his breaft,
D'lubt* in hi« IxKling heart arife,
A!'d Lncitd ipiA.^^e» blaO his eyes.
Devotion ipniijj-* from abjc^ft/ftfr,
And ftamp> hi^ pray'rs for eine finccre.
Ponirolo inlolciit atid loud.
Vain ii'ol « f a /.rill/in^ crowd,
V hc.fc very name iiilpircs an awe,
Viiofc cv'ry \vi id i-* hiik and law,
1 1 r w) at hi-- j^narncls hath decreed,
l.ikc !av\s<:t I'trlia and of Mide,
Sacnd :l:r<ii'j:I a I th< r< ahv. oi tr/V,
M).lt III ViT <t rcvi :il admit ;
VI, •. c .-l:! *^' fi :"r \ . |. the tool
CU ov'ry tu« I..' }.-. fl If 'rij y fool ;
VI «» \\ .t \\y.\, \cJ,i,iis K)c lu'veys,
Aiu. li ktt> „• arn.thi- « 'iTaife;
V':;\ \T U»:'v \i z'»i tf Uarnit.gt rhroDC|
Is' >\ i!.inii.» dl! i'-.r I.:! ;: Ix.t his own;
WV'^ h rn« r! oi. ci nmio; ware* to trade io,
J ■■ ■ '«' ;;', .'.'■'> // . tn^. ' - '^^ { trjuuJimg^
JVit n>.ik<.s i..^): k" t. juc ttrieotpafil
«i
For 'tis with him a certain mle.
The folly's prov'd when he calls f<4>l;
Who, to incrcafc his native ftrengtb.
Draws words fix fyllables in length,
With which, afllifted with a (Jrown
By way of club, he knocks us down ;
I Who *bove the vulgar dares to rile.
And fcpfe oi deaney defies;
For this fame duntey is made
Only for buoglern in the trade.
And, like the €olrweb laws, is ftill
Broke through by great Met wheff thcj WiH)—
Pompofo, yiit\k frong femfe fupplied.
Supported and confirm'^ by /ridSr,
Hit comrades* terrors to beguile,
Grimnd bortibty a gbamfiiy fmiU :
Features fo horrid, were it light.
Would put the devil himfclf to flight.
Such were the tbrte in name and worthy
V/hom zeal and judgment fingled fbfth
To try the /prit4 on resfon's plan.
Whether it was of Cad or man.
Dark was the night, it was that hoar
When terror reigns in fulleft pow'r.
When, as the learn*d of old have faid,
I'he yawning grave gives up her dead.
When murder, rapine by her fide.
Stalks o*er the cai th with giaat ftride ;
Our Qoiaotrs (for that iaight of old
Wan not in truth by half fo ioid.
Though rcafou at the fame time cries.
Our Quixotes are not half fo w^^,
Since they, with other follies, bcaft
An expedition *gain(l tgbift)
Through the dull deep furrounding gloom.
In dole array, towards Fammt's tonib
Adventured fi»rth.—> Caution before.
With heedful ficp, the iamtborm bore.
Pointing at graves ; and in the rear,
T'rembiingt and taiiiitg loud, went Foar.
The church-yard teem*d — th* unftttlcd ground.
As in ague, (hook around ;
Wh:le in {omc d>eay V(i»// cc'cfin'd,
Or riding on the boiJuzu ^vind^
Horrrr, which turns the heart to done.
In dreadful founds was heard to grohn.
All i\aring, wild, and out of breath,
At length tbcy reach the place of death*
A vault it was, long time apply'd
To hold the lafc rcmainsof ^rj\/r.*
No Uggar there, of humble race.
And humble fortunes, finds a place; *
To reft lu pomp as well as fjp.
The only way** to pay the /«•#/.
Fools, rogues, and wl.orci*, :f ri,b znd greai^
Proud ctn in death, licri- rvt \t\jlatc.
No thieves difrobe the ^'v// u-^rz/Zdead,
N'> piun.bers Ileal tYicf.tcrtJ lead ;
Quiet and l.ifc the botlics lie.
No (cxtf)ii»yc//, no iu:gr.oi.K buy.
Thrice each the fM)i<d'rcuc key apply'dj
And thrive to turn u vr.inly tr>*.i.
Till taught by prud^nte to .. iii:e.
And draining with colledcd might.
The fiubborn wards reiill no morcj
But opco flict the ^rtviifl^ dour.
49*
THE WORKS OP CHURCHILL,
TIirM ptttt back they fcl) anuz'i],
l-iiLtJItltti Itood, likeiMi/jsugai'd;
The fri}!hicd blood forJiLoihc lice.
Anil lecki the hciri wiih quiLker pace;
The throbbing hein in fc»rt deilsrej.
And upright Hand (he briltled hairi ;
The head in wild dii^nid'on fwiaii ,
Cold Tweati bedew (he ircoibliDg limbi;
N«ure. whim Jean her biiUim chill,
SuTpcndi her pr>w'ri, and life Hindi ftill.
Thai hid ihey Oood till ■»>, but ihiinie
(Ai> o&ruk, ihuugh neglcded dame,
Bj Hea^'n dellgn'd the fiieiid ol man,
TboBgh we degrade het all we can,
And Itrive, ai our BtSt proof of nit,
Her name and nitiirr (o forgei)
. Cune Id their aid in happy hour,
And with * wand uF mighty paw'r
Suuck on (heir hcarti : vain/curj Tubfids,
Aod baffled, ica-vt ihe 6cld lo pride.
Shall they, ( Furbid it Famr) IhiU ihcjr
Thediia.tet oFvileJear obey f
Sball they, the iJiii t>! the tuwn.
To iugin-i /m^ firm'ii bow down ?
Shall they, who greaiea leal eiprcft,
And undeitoek for all the rcll,
Whufe marchlct launRt all aiimlre,
Ingluioiu fnt* tbc t^ilk reiirc?
Huw mould the wi^in/ini rejoice,
And i'TjSJd. cialt iheir voice,
If M — i: and Plaufiblo were faand,
Byjta^mci iw'd, to quit their ground ?
Huw wouldyUJi laugh, (hould it appear
Pontpofo wai the flaw of feu' I
" Pcrilfa Ihe ihaught i Though to our eyci
'• la aU iia tenor. ttU fhoulA liFe,
■* Thoagb thoufand ghollt, to dread array,
>■ With glaring eyc-balta, cr«l<> ovrway,
" Thongta caution, titmbliog, Danda aloof,
•■ Sllll we wUl on, Hd due the prnof."
Tbayf^d; indiricheui farther halt,
UiilTilielii niirth'il onward (a the vault.
Wh>i mniul nieni who e'er drew bicalh,
.Shall tiieak into ihi' houfe of di '
With font ■«
^v'-i, and Irni
;• oi that Itaio aiipiiife,
Uulefi tbey, with due ritn, prc|>are
'J neir weaJter feufe {iich lj|j;hi( 'a hea^
And gain pcnnllGun (roin ihe Sitti,
On earth their )hii(»| id nine I
Pucti iheiiiielvu, wiihoui ■ «inie.
Cannot attempt iie'en in itjim.
But atwayt, on fuch grand Mta&^n, '
A ft^ im grim pluttt weave.
And 01 (nioinh iiumbrr> ilV till leave.
But why ihii ciutiuo f U'hy prepii«
RItet, ueedlelt now t lor tiria m air
■Jhe fniril otihe night haih/m/iV,
Aud liriu hatk cUp|i*a hit mvft well-pleat*!).
Oefeead ihut, Tiwn, aed f{i>*rd tby tide.
My Mpfi, my P,Urvufi and CiUi/
And (eck by (aUill« lor fame i
Our Uery wanli not, tt ihii tim*,
RiUu plain faAii : be brief anil bi
And Ice the poeti, fun'd oF tU,
Seek, whilft our anUU talc wc te!
In «aii> to Qird a parallel :
BOOK III,
It ™a! Tiie Hooe, when In-fiel/r flftra
WMi fi^rl and IiiM hingi each thurn.
When happy hard', who can regile
Their inulc with country airand ale.
Ramble tl^eld, to brooki and bow'rt.
To picli up/../..i™r, and/«..V, ,■
When do^'9 and fquitcB from kennel 0y,
And hogt and farmert quit their Hy ;
When ay Ltr^ rifei to the chile,
And brawny chapkiin take* bit place,
Ihelc imaget, or bad or good.
If they are rightly underftood,
SugMimt readen niuA allow,
PfDcliun u! in Ihe country nowj ' •■
For ubfervaiioni moQIyrile •*
ibicfli juft before our eyei.
Andei
ylotdit.
Cantc
1 you where the piece wai writ.
Canpu
(And who (ball dare to fay he', wrong) I
Whdh
er the warmth (for baid> wekntnr
At l.t!
fent,ne«rii.oreibanglow>
Wuin
the town or country caught.
By the peculiar turn of thought.
Ai TB« uoua— though critinftowti.
Wenn
w declare ourlcWei iti tuwd,
Norw
11 a iBUDicni's pagfe allow
Kor fii
ding when we eame. of how.
Then
an whM dealt in humble ptrle.
Tiedd
own by rule and meihod, b«»i
But they wbu conn ihevig'inui mufe'.
rhcif
carriage havta right tocboofe.
Free a
the air. and nriconEn'd,
Swift
rher
HI daii) from pk,cc to place.
AtrfiD
Qant boundio'er lime and fpicc;
N^-ui
IcSam
ourpaHio™.,oh»will)
It her violate
And ctowjii hit dating with ipplanFc.
Should there he llill fame rigid few.
Who keep fnprirly in view,
Whofe headt lum 'round, and cannot bear
Tbii nhirUng faStg:' ihmugh the air,
■Free It
r* for w
Ir WAt TUi nova, when devoleei
Breathe /iMu iirfii uii their kneei,
When incy with pray'rt the day begia
Toliinaify aaiKbioICoi
When rogiiet of modefty. who roam
Under the veil ol night, bicak hnme,
Ilul free fron all nltraint and awe,
Jnft n the win^wud of die law.
POEMS.
493
Lcfs modeft rogues their trick* may play.
And plunder in the face of day.
But hold — wliilft thu^ wc iday the fool,
In bold contempt of cv'ry rule.
Thin;:* of no confcqucncc cxprefling,
DrfcriiiHfi now, and now JigreJ/ing^
To the difcredit of our (kill.
The main concern is Handing ftiU.
In Pttys^ Indeed, when ftormi of rage
Tenipcftuous in the foul engage.
Or whtn the fpirits, weak and low,
Axe funk in deep diftreft and woe,
Vith (lri<5t propiicty we hear
Dcfcription dealing on the ear.
And put off feeling half an hour
To thatch a cJ, or faint ajiowr ;
But in thcfe yrr/otf/ work^. dcfign'd
To mend the morals of ma'^kicd,
Wc mufl for ever be difgrac'd
With all the nicer fons of tafte.
If once, the fh;\'!ow to purfue,
"Wc let the ful)l>arce our of view.
Our jneans muft uniformly tend
In dui* proportion to their end,
And rv*ry paCfage aptly join
To bring about the cue dcdgn.
Our friends theml' 'v.'s can: ot admit
This rambling, wild, di^tfllvc wit,
>Jo — not thole very friends, who found
Their credit on the felf-famc ground.
Peace, my good grumbling blr — ^for once,
Supk in the folemn, formal dunce,
Thi« coxcomb (hall your tears itjgtiile
We will be dull — that you may fmilc.
Ccme Method, come in all thy pride,
Du!lncf« and Whitehead by thy fide,
Dullnefs and method fldl are one.
And Whitehead i<i their darling fon.
Not he * whofe pen, ab.)vc controul.
Struck tcrxor to the guilty foul,
Made f<»lly tremble through her (late.
An J villains blufli at being great,
Whilft he himfclf with Oeady face,
Dildaining modelty and grace,
C«>uid blunder on through thick and thin,
Thr ugh ev'ry mean and fcrvilc fin,
Yet fwear by Pii li"-^ and by Paul,
Ht nobly fcr»rn'd to blufli a: all ;
Bur he, who in the laurcat chair.
By grace not merit planted there,
III awkward pomp is ieen to fit.
And by hi^/j/ «/ proves his wit;
For favours of the great, we know.
Can wit as well us rank heftow.
And they who without one prctenfioo,
Call get for fools a place or penfion,
Mv.li able be luppu>*d of courfe
(U rcafon is allow'ddue force)
To give fuel) qualities and grace
As may (.quip them lor the place-
But h.. — who nuafures as he goes,
A moi gicl kind of tinkling profC|
And In too frugal to difpenfe
At oocc both poetry and fenfe;
i'jW
Who, from amidft hUj!itml*rimg guards,.
Deals out a charge to /uhjeH bards ^
Where couplets after couplets creep
Propitioui to the reign of flsep.
Yet evVy word impnnt<« an awe,
And all his dtiftates pafs for law
With beaux, who fimper all around.
And belles who die in cutxf found.
For in all thingftof this relation.
Men moftly judge (rum Jituatiem,
Nor in a thoufand find we one
Who really weight what's faid or done.
They deal out ccnfure or give credit.
Merely from him who did or faid it.
But he — who, 6ap/>ily frrene.
Means nothing, yet would feem to mean;
wKo rulc<i and cautions can difpenie
With all that humble iofolence
Which impudence in vain would teach.
And none but modeft men can reach.
Who adds to fentiments the grace
Of always being out of place,
' And draxvh out morals with an air
A fientleman would blufh to wear ;
Who on the cbafeji^ fi'^pitfi plan.
As chafie^ 2»ftmple as the man.
Without or cbaraSler or pUt^ '
Nature unknown, and art forgot,
Can, with much racking of the brains.
And years confum*d in iettcr*d pains,
A heap of words together lay, *
And, fmirking, call xiit thing a play;
Wh9 champion fwom in virtue's cauic,
Gaiuft vice his tiny btdklm dnwt^
But to no ftzn of pntJeMce ftranger.
Fir ft blunts the point for fear of danger.
Sit nurfcslage, as caution works,
When children firft ufe knives and forks.
For fear of mifchicf, it is known,
Fo others fingers, or their own.
To take the edge off wifely choofe.
Though the fame flroke takes off the ufe.
Thcc, Whitehead, thee I now invoke,
S^-nrn f«ie to fatire's generous llroke,
Which mokes unwilling confcience feci,
Aud woundi, but only wounds to hcaL
G.K>d naiur'd, eafy creature, mild.
And gct:tle as a new-born child,
Thy beurt would never once admic
E*cn ^MjloUfomt rigour to thy wit ;
rhy Ltidf if confcience (hould comply,
Its kind alBftance would deny,
And knd tnce neither force nor art,
lo driic it onward to the hcar^
O may thy facrcd powV controul
Each fiercer working of my foul,
I^amp every Ipark of genuine fire.
And languors like thine own infpire ;
l>ite be each thought, and Gv*ry line
As mmral^ and as dmll as thine.
i'ois d in mid-air ( ic matters not
To afccrtain the very fpot,
Nor yet to give you a relation.
How it eluded grmviiaiiw )^
Hung a wtf/rA-ivmr— by Vukan plann'd
W iih fuch rarv fluU| by ]ovV« CAm^oani^
THE WORKS OF CHURCHlI.t;
Th»t et'ry word, which whifpn'd here,
Scaree'vUwatcii (o the neighbour ear.
On ihe flill hi^om of the iir
h bnrDe.mnd heard diQmair tliere,
'I he pilaie of ui ancicni ^me,
Whnm men u well aatzoda call time.
A prMlitg gB^fl. on whofc lanf^
Proof of pcrpeiiBl moiion huD^ ;
Whofe luogi in (Iteiigih all Iud^ forpifi,
Lite her own irampel made nf braft;
Who with an buBdrril paif of eyei
jckirifltecpdelin
D hundr
mgt
Newifrru diefarrhrfl quarten bring);
Sen, hean. apd tclli, DOIold befare,
All ihal Ihe knowi. and len limei mere.
itot all the <rinun which we tiud
CoDceDiEt'd in i Huncer'* mind,
Can mike hec fpare the raoc'tnui tale,
K in one pDEnl the rhance to fiili
Cr if. once in i thoufand yeari,
A pcrfeft charaSer appear!.
Such ■> of late wiih )ny and pride
My foul pafleft'd etc Arrow died {
0[ fuch an, nvj didH allow,
The world cnjo]" in H — . — ■- oowj
Thii tag, who alms it lU alike.
At »irtuB e'en like iheir'.will firite,
j^nd n-ike fantti in the way of indir,
H'hen (he can't find them ready made.
All thingt Ihe take* in, fmall and great.
Talk) of a lij^fisf ind tfiati;
Of trill and/»ii, of/iiMi and ii'r^i,
or tU ItrJlfimUa^ftr a ilaf.
And «.,f ciH,/.i; rff,,,-, ^dpnf ,
OtoMhi. of mor^, and yi.M.f,.
OF imri mdfirjualj duicinf; ji^gf ;
O! gravr frtfrffirt at the Itf
Learaing to lirtm dd the guiiUr,
Whilft law> tit/Mrr'Jo-a in haflc,
And jim^iwiW ractific'd to toOe ;
Of triiliJ/rpalcini, Im/njltrva,
And GihI'> Infioitit a ibn -/Him, ;
iiifiai'rtlftmfr, where clainoDii hung,'
And fii'd difgrate on ei'rjt lonpne,
Whiilt fetife and order btulh'd to fe«
KtUti withnui humanity;
Ot nriMliMf, where each heart.
With hanclt raptures, bore a part;
Of liiy/tjpi, where clcfantc
Wa» proud her cnloori to advance.
And jtlaitony, uncomniDn cafe.
Could only get [he fecnad place ;
Of nHo-raii'd pillan in tha hate,
"Who molt be lEOod. nbriujc f,'rU ;
Or>wUr>, on which honouii lii.
Almoll u clamlily » *»l ;
Of JsM^tlj tn^it,, wh<Jin lilUi pltab,
But nui ihe paymmr of ihey«i /
Of Iritrm. whiiher e »'ry fool
In /mW iHli/h<^ g-n ID fcbool ;
Oi gruytrttdj ■!'■»( Id Icafon'lfall,
Pom iiu, ./ ^»ri, or Ctiy lull.
UhuBi youthfDl appnitei «iifh»»,
Widi BBS foot bitly ia the gme,
of Jo
To 6U ibE manlioni uf the dead ;
Otamacli (for qnacki they muft be Dill
» ho faie when t°rm> require to kitl)
Who life, and heatrh. and Tigour ^ive
To him. not one would wilh to li*e|
Of ^rlij!^ who, with noblett TJew.
DiCntcrened plani purfue,
" hUng worth the Udder raifi;.
It (he afceni lo priife i
Cf.r
and/.;«
Uimi, pnfai'd, and aJ/ itmplat,
A fel (whom at fome fitter time
The mure Ihall KtfKiti'varhymi)
Who humble anidi ti> outdo
A far more lii'nl plan puifue,
And let their wltji-Jt'il pre niiumi fall
Oo thofe who hare no worth at all;
OifiiBj^ erbibilimi, tltl'd
For liughier more than to be praii'd,
(Though by the way we cannoi fee
Why^rd^ and Itigittr mayn't agree)
Vltim gamlm humuDrrun) to wafle,
Aed jullly chide) our want of lallc,
Ccnfurd, like uiher thingi, though good,'
Becaufe they ite not unJirftood.
To higher fubjeiiis now Ihe foari,
And iilkg oi^liia and viktm
(If to your niee and chaBcr cara
That lerni inddliitr appeari,
Striptarr frIUtfy Hull refine.
And melt il inio ifntiiu}!
In the fime breilh fprcadt Bnnrbon'i leapn,
Attdpublifhet thcfrdniyiili/rni.-
ln BrufTchorur^i'- Gaielte
Makct arml^ Eght which noer met.
And eirculato the poT or plague
To Londnn. hy the way of Hague ;
For all the liei which there appear
Stamp'd with aatlarilj mnie here ;
Borrowi ai freely from the gabble
Of fome rudeleadcTof a rabble.
Or from the piBxt harangues of thofe
U ho lead a nation by the nofe,
A) from thofe yTgmi, which, void of art,
Burfl iFom our b-n^Jl pttiioi'i heart.
When eloquence and virtue ;Ute
Remark'd to live in mutual hate)
Fond of each orher'i friendfhip grown.
Claim cv'ry fcntence far their own ;
And wllh an equal jiy recite!
PnaJr imuiri, and balf-paj fghli,
Perfotm'd by bam ot/Jr ■u.iM-r,
Merely by dbit of ixtr ini/raib,r,
A) thofe rate adi which honour iiught
Oar daring font where Gtanhy foughc,
Oi thofe which, wilh fnperi'.r Ikill,
Sichville atihiev'd '^ /a'.Jits fUl.
rhi> hig (the eurii.ui if Ihty pleafe
Mar f> arth from eirl.eli tin.ti to thefe,
And puen ihty "ill ilwiyi Itc,
Wilh .r«/, and j.J^./'i niaitt frte,
T"-'—" thcni ail, etecpt the mnfe,
i t; 6t W vifc tiKu Oioei)
P O B M 8-
'495
tiTho had beheld, from firft to lift.
How our triumvirate had paf»*d
Night*i dreadful internal, and heard
With dt'iA artcntiun every word,
Soon as (he faw return of light.
On foundinj; pinioni took her flight.
Swift through the regions of the Iky,
Above the reach of human eje.
Onward (he drove the furious blaft.
And rapid a!« a whirlwind pafl
O'er countriexf once the feati of tajfe^
By time and ignorance laid wafte ;
0*cr land^, where former ages faw
Jtf.i/M and truth the only law ;
Where <ir// and armiy tnA pubtie lave
In genVous emubtion ftrove ;
Where iingj were proud of legal fway,
And fubjtds haffy to obey.
Though now in ilavVy funk, and broke
To/uferftitionj galling yoke ;
Of art/, of arms, no more they tell.
Or Freedom., wliich Viv\ifcUmci fell.
By tyrants aw'd, who never find
Their paifage to the peopleN mind.
To whom the joy was never known
Of planting in the heart their throne,
Far from all profpe«ft of relief,
Their hours in fraiileft pray'rs «nd grief.
For lufi of blt-f1ing< they employ,
Which we unthankfmlly enjoy.
Now is the time (had we the will)
T* anuze the reader with our (kill.
To pour out fuch a flood of knowledge
As mi^ht fufhce for a whole college,
WhiJU with a true portic force
We tracM the g'^ddcls in her courfe,
Sxi'eet.'y dcfcribing, ir. our flight,
£ach ccmmem and umcommo/i (ight,
Makinj; our journal gay and plcafant.
With things long pall, and things now prefent.
Jiivrrs—oncc nymph«— (a trafu/$ratati4a
Is mighty pretty in relation)
FroTi ;;* Ai/ authorities we know,
W ill matter for a tale beQow.
To mike the ohfervation clear.
We j;ivc our friends an in (lance here.
The da) (that never is forgot)
W.i*» veryjine. but very Lot ;
Th« nymph (atiother gen'ral rule)
Infljm'd with liejt, laid down to cool;
Htr Liir (we no exceptions find)
H'ji'^i/ c.trclff. j^ jt'"^^ in the iviad ;
Her ie^ifir^ Irry:, iikc /ummer Jear, /
teemed .tm^roL'j v>l the f **yf^l breeze \
ShouM /i'7.'cfcriprion tune our lays
On ch''..cfi accents to her praife,
Dclcripi*!) we at lall (hould find,
Bafilcil and weak, would halt behind.
Nature had fomi'd her to iofpire
In ev'ry hcfnm f ft defire,
J^jJPcJt' to ra-'ejce couU mt/eelf
li'ty ii ti infiicl Jhe tvoald itot heal,
A gi d (his name i* no great matter,'
Ptrhap* a Jove, perhaps a fatyr)
Raging witli /«/? a godlike flame,
By chiuice, as y/ma/^ thither oum;
With gloting eyei the £ur><me viewed,
DefirM her firf^i and then purfu'd.
She (for what other can (he do) i
Muft fly — or how can he purfue f
The mm/e (to cuftom hath decreed)
Now proves her fpir t by her fpe^
Nor muft one Umpimg line difgraoe
The life and vigonr of the race.
Shb runs, and be runs, *tiU«C lengthf-
Quite deftitute of breath and ftrength.
To hisv*it (for there we «tf »pply
For help, when there's no other nigh)
She oflers up her virpm pray*r,
(pan virgitu pray unpitied there) f
And when the god thinks he has caoght her.
Slips through his hands, and runs to water.
Becomes a^mrm, in which the poet.
If he has any wit, nuy (how it.
A tity once for pow*r renown*d,
N<;w levell'd even to the ground.
Beyond all doubt is a dired^icm
To introduce (taacJSiie refledicm.
jiht tvatful mt '. Ab^ ^uatftU aum /
Ahf vw/iJ all/ ^o alt tur tost / '
Who can on earthly thing* depend
From one to t* other moment's end ?
Hofiour, wit, genius, wealth, and glory.
Good Let : good lack .' are tranfitory ;
Nothing is fure and ftable found,
rhe very earth itfelf turns round.
Moaarcbs^ nay minifters nauit die.
Mud rot, mMttfink..'Ah, mt * mh, %uhyt
Cities themfelves in time decay. '
\i cities tbus—W^, t(w/JHi-^/
If brick and mortar have an end.
On what can jLJh and hloaJ depend 1
Ah, xvoeful are / .•/'», ^vr*ftit man I
Ah, xooeful all ! d» aU tiw am /
£ngland (for that*s nt hk^ the fcene.
Though worlds on worlds (hould rife betweeir.
Whither we mud our courfe purfue)
England (hould call into review
1 imes long fince pad indeed, but npt
By EngliOimen to be forgot.
Though England, otue fo dear to fame,
Sinks in Great BritainN dearer mame.
Here could we mention chiefs afeti^
In plain and rugged honour boki^
To virtue kind to vice fevere,
Strangers to bribery and fear.
Who kept no wretched clatss in awe.
Who never broke or ^ar^d the law ;
PMriots^ wl.om, in her ^//rr days.
Old Rome might have been proud to raife}
Who, fteady to their counrry*t> claim,
Boldly flood up xnfreeJcm's name.
E'en to the teeth uS tyrant priJe^
And when they could no .i^orr, tiiit dii».
1 here (^ Hing eotaraflj I might We place
A fervile, me-n, Regenerate race,
Hirelings, who valued nought but gold.
By the bed hi<iJer bought and (old;
IVuarr* from honour** facred laws.
Betrayers of their country's caufe ;
The dupes of party, tools of powVy
i SfUnu%oti»mmim*fmhtmr$
I
THE WORKS
: and hi
ic(t in oi
irCoJ.
How migtii wc praiTe ihefe Ltffier cimci '.
How might die mureeiaJt her layt,
Aad wanton ia ■ monarih'i praile '.
Tell of a prince in EogUnd born,
Whofi: virtue! England'i crown udofii i
la foutb ■ piltetn uBto a|;e.
So chafte.fopioDt, DndCorage;
Who true to all thofe facrcd bindi
Which privils happincfi demandi,
Tcl ncm Icti them rife sbDve
The AtODgcr Uea of public h»e.
With confcioui pride fee England (lind.
Onr tJy iLarlrr in her hand.
She wavet ii round, and o'er ihc ille
Sec liirrly nnd currdjv fmile.
No aiaie Ibe inounu her irearuret harl'd
iafiifiJiii CD alt the world ;
No more by foreign ibreali difmay'd.
No more deccii'd with Icniga aid,
She deili out fumi toprtty flatea,
Whom i»m»rftonii, andieifooliateii
But, wifer by eipecicnce grown,
Find* fafelf in heiielf aibne.
While thu>. Ihe crie*, my children Hand,
An honel), valiuil. gjliw baiid.
A tnln'd milttii, brave and liee,
Trae to their king, iind true to me,
Ko farcign birelJDgt (ball be known,
Nor need we hirelingt of tur c«w.
Uadera juQ andpioot rei^
The Qalcfttun's fophillry it vain ;
Vain i* each vile cnrrnpi pretence,
Thefearemy nalnral defence ;
Their fjith I know, and they (hall prove
The bulwark of the king ihey love.
Thcfe, and a thoufaad thiogi bcHJe,
■Did we eonfulia poet'i pride,
Some gay, foine ferioui, might be faid,
But ten to one they'd not be read ;
Or were the; by fume euiinui few,
N»t even ihufe would think ihem true.
For, from the time that Jubal firfl
fttti hive alwafi been bifpeiSed
Of having truth in rhyme ntgleiScd,
That idnJ except, who from hit youth
Equally fitn'd iot/aift and tr-it.
By prudence laoghi, in €>iitil) ihiai
Tonnl^Mrj bronze rrvfi in r^jM.
Bat though to poeliwe allow.
No matter when icquir'd or huw.
From tinlh unbounded deviuion,
Which cuAom ciUi^jmv'"''"''
Yet cin't they be luppoi'd to lie
One-half (o faQ at fame can fly.
Tberefore (to fain thit Gar^aw knot,
A piNnt we almoft hid forgot)
To CO urlvoua reader) be it known,
That fend of veife and iallvhood i^own,
Whilft we in fweet digrclfion funx.
Fame theck'd hei Sight, ;iad held her tongue.
And now fatlaa wir^ double l<ui:e
Aaa duuble SfteA tuf Jc&iar4 tourC: i
OF CHURCHILL.
Mor (lopt, till the the pllcc arrivei
Where geniui fUrvei, and dulliKri ihrivet]
Wheie rtchei virtue ire eHeem'd,
And craft it irveft wifdom deem'd ;
Where conimerce proudly reari her throne
In ftate lo uiher londi unknown j
Where to be cheated, and to cheat,
Siringen frum ev'ry quarter meet;
Where Chrinians, Jew>, and Tnik> Ihake hai
United in ammir.ial handi.
All of antjtitb, and that, lo own
No God bni intereS alone.
When godi and goddelTci come daita
To look about them here in town,
r Fur change of air iiuudcrHood
By font of phyfic to he good.
In due pmpoitioni now and then
Fui thel'e fame godi ai well a> men)
By cuQom rul'd, and not a poei
So very dull, but he muft know it,
In order to reniajn iiugf.
They alwayi travel in a fog.
For if we mjjefty ejpofe
To vulgar eyo, too cheap it ^rowi;
The force, i* toll, and free from awe.
We fjiy and eenfure ev'ry flaw.
But well prefi:r>'d from public view.
It alwayi break) Tmih frcQi and new ;
Pierce ai the fun in all hit pride.
It Oiinea, and not a fpnt'i defi^ricd.
Wa. Jove to lay hit thunder by.
And wilh hit brethren of the Diy
Defccnd to earth, and Itilk aSouI,
boA,
He would be
A nincdayi wonder at the moft,
We mull prefcrve them from ihe air
What it familiar, men ncglei3.
However worthy of refpea.
Did they not find a certain friend
(Suth we by fjd elpcrience find
The wretched folly uf mankind)
Vciiut might unattractive Ihine,
And H'-'fiinoejcibuiBiM.
Bat tame, who never car'd a joC
Whether Ihe wat admir'd nr not.
And never blufh'd to fhow her face
At any lime in any place.
In her own Ihape. without difguife.
vifibU tc
'lal c,
On 'change. eu-3 at fcvcn o'clock,
Alighted on the -vi/aiitr.ati.
Which, planted there time out of mind,
I'o note ibc changet of the wind.
Might no improper enihleni be
Of her own mutability.
Thrice did _^< Ibund her trump (the fame
Which from Ihe tirfl belong d lo tame,
An •^^^/./nwrVianruRieni
With wliich the ^ddcft wat content.
Though under a /«/i(fr race,
S*tfi^i might well fapply iit place)
a-.i 'btice awaken'd by the fuund^.
il dis (ienil'4 uciiod.
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497
fconfufion thronf^h the city paft.
And fear hcHrode the dreadful blaft.
Thoir fragramt currtntty which we meet
i)ift tiling^ foft through eT*ry (Ireeti
Affrifrhted frnm the ufual courfe.
Ran murm*rinj^ upward* to their fgurcc i
SiatMs wept tears of bl>od, at faft
Aft when a Cxfar breath *d hit laft t
H rfes which always usM Co go
Afoot pace in my L<ird Mujwrtfi^vw^
Impetuout from their (lable broken
And aldermen and oxeo fpoke.
HalU felt the ftrce, /9ti;*ry (hook irotind,
AndJleepUs nodded to the ground ;
St. Paul himfclf (ilrange fi)(ht) ! was (ecn
To bow ai humbly a» the Dean,
The manftoii'b'mfey forever plac*d
A monument of city tmjit^
Trembled, and fecm'd aloud togroait
Through all that hideout weight of ftooe.
To ftill the found, or ft op her ears,
Remove the caufc or fenfe of fe«rt|
Phyfic, in college feated high.
Would any thing but med*eun try.
No more in Pewr'rera-hall * waa heard
The proper force of ev'ry word ;
Thofe feat* werd defolate become,
A haplcft elocution dumb.
Form, city horny and city ired.
By ftrid Jecoru^ ever led,
Who threefcore years had known the grace
Of oiUy 4ml , fiffy mn^faried pace,
Terror prevailing over pride.
Was feen to take a larger ftride ;
Worn to the bone, and clo^h'd in ragt,
8ee avVice defer hug his bagi ;
With her own weight unwieldy grown^
See credit totter on her throne ;
Virtue alone, had (he been there,
The mighty found, unmov*d, could bear.
Up from the gorgeous bed where fate
Dooms annual fools to deep in ftate.
To (leep fo foi:nd that not one gleam
Of fancy can provoke a dream,
Greac Dullman ftarted at the found,
GapM, rubbM his eyes, and ftar'd aroond.
Much did he \^i(h to know, much fear
Whence founds fo horrid fti uck hit ear,
So much unlike thofe peaceful notes,
Thit equal harmony which i3oati
On the dull wing of city air.
Grave preiude to a fcaft or fair t
Much did he inly ruminate
Concerning the decreet of fate^
Revolving, though to little end,
What thifi Ume trumpet might portend.
Could the French — no— that could not b«
Under Butt % a^ive miniftry,
Too 'U'jtJ'f.A to be fo dcceiv'd.
Have ftoun hithrrunpcrccivM?
To NcwfoundUnd indeed, we know,
Fleets of war unobleiv*d may go{
• Wlere M ,
UtTf* 0^ et..u4io/tt
Vwi..X.
Sb.ridMt •t thm $tikd^ nmi Ut-
Or, if obfervM, may be fappdt'di
At intervals when reafon doz*d.
No other pbiut in view to bear
But pleafure, health, and change of air«
But reafon ne>r could flcep fo found
To let an enemy be found
In our land*t heart, ere it was known
They had departed from their own.
Or could hhjiusefor (ambition
ft ever haunted with fufpicion)
Hit daring /jrcr^r eleil^
All cuftoms, rules, and forms reje^i
And aim, regardlefs of the crime.
To feise the chair before hit time ?
Or (deeming this the lucky hour,
Seeinv hiy touni ymem iu pow'r,
Thofe citmtrymeit, who, from the firft.
In tumultt and rehelliom nurt'd.
However they wear the maik of ■!(«
StU/ love « Stuart im their Umri)
Could Scotti(h Cbarlet— -
Cmj$amn f}kVMi
That mental Ignis Fatuns,
Led his poor brains a weary dance
From France to England, hence to Fmc^
Till information (in the (hape
Of chaplain learned, gf>od Sir Crape,
A lazy, lounging, pampcr'd priell.
Well known at ev*ry city feaift.
For he was feen much oft*ncr there
Than in the houfe of God at pray'r ;
Who always ready in his place,
Ne*er let God's creatiu'et wait Cor graoCf
Though, as the be(k htftorians write,
Lefs fam*d for faith than appetite.
His difptidtion to reveal.
The grace wus (hort, and long the meal;
Who always would eacefs admit,
MbttMi^h or ttirtU came with it.
And ne'er cngag'd in the defence
Of f'. tf-dcnyii>g abftincoce,
\^ hen he could fortunately meet
With any thing he lak*d to eat ;
Who kiteifr tliat wine, on Scripture pfauii
W i« made to cheer the heart of man ;
Kncv%' tf'o, by l'>ng experience taught,
I'har cheerfulnrfii was kilPd by thought |
An:i front thofe prrmifes colledcd,
(Which fi-w, perhaps, w.-ulti have fiifpe^ed)
f hat n<*rr. wh» with due (hare of iSnife
Ohfi-rv d the ways of Providetice,
Could with fafe cnofcicnce leave olT drinkingi
Til* they had loft the po«*r i.f thinking;
With cy.'s htilf.clo<i*d came ^oaMimg in.
And, having ftrok'd his double Am,
( That c5m, whofe credit to maintain
A gain ft iht fcotf** of the prof«ne.
Had cbft him more rhan ever iUte
P I id for a po9t tttth' au.
Which after .^il the col^ and rout
It had Ik en better much witho.it)
Briifly. for ittakf^. you muft knoW|
Was waiimg ad the while beiow)
RIeated, bowing to the ground,
Thi caufc of that vficonunoo iboad;
ReUted too, thai it the .l.i.>r,
Pomporo, Pliufible, and Mw
Stgg'd that Fanv: ni'iihT uui I
d1J not be mifipplied,
nuch earo and fifctr ihc
THE WORKS OF CHURCHJ[,t.
Aprnftitntr (h.ijiri rurrUe
Tnthito'ifjtM^liv. ■■■->"/.
Wherf .eeid'-T'-Mili^r-ice
C<'>wnM with rfiw-V <-,^.™,r „,
Atfylinrccliim'ili'cl .hIccti
,' g* 6>^ «A>1 «■ IBi* «li»« ir M
ifii^i
ic punittrmcm fi'F inlih arid ii<
J^nd fairly poKT, whrn [licy hajdfltie,
Thar cruth and fiirrbu.>d wtrt but Mic ;
Ifiiii jl^iet mufl ii><)re<l rrrain.
Bui Their tW<a Ihnuld rtndir vitn.
Making all rul pnw'r in rcft
In M, «r-./(/J «((« *;•«/.
By whofc/i^jf ^ the uery Bible
JVlizhi be inttrpri'pd a /MiJ
Moore (who. hit rf .'rencr lo ftTC.
Ptc«dcd Che Fool n rneen ihc knivc,
Thnuih all, who wiincri'd on tii< part,
Swnrt fnr his ifWiOgarnl hii jnct},
Hfld laVn down rriNn firll lo laQ,
A jull ancunt of all ihai pad;
Bm, finu (he fFTici'KH willnT^j^fr,
Whn maik'd ihe chiU for wraith and flsle
E'CD in the cradle had it^rred
The miiiij Duflman i>e'rr fhMild leid.
That oOitc of Jirgm, lo bnr
The/Mti /,)yV Pljufi*-!' wai rhere.
I'rnm H tf'en to Clerken • ell
Who konwj rot ;««M« ft^'rfPljufiWe .'
A preacher derm'd ••( (reaicfl iwiir,
Fur pnachinj; thai which nlher^ wriite.
Mid Dullman now <>nd (aol> we In
St I J cm want cuciafltr)
Confiaicd (hut ihe ^miiirrr-ifitJt
Ol Gafco^ne * haDcn'd In lii< lid.
And in hi> hand, uhat rwdd be mnte f
Triumphant CantiitiK't ptfluie b.ire)
That Mrr lirir btrt'i <b<'uld adtance.
And read their m<iiai/ ramtKi,
Ha» rich a f«0, wliai cnyal Ute
We fnr our tcadert rpifht prepare '.
So rich, «Dd yet to dh a fnft.
That noMr/vr^ i/atjil head.
Within ibe purlieui of ihr Ijtp
Should dafc thereon 'o Uj hi> paw.
And, gntM'lng, cry, wiifa futly ioi>e,
Ki-ep ^t—ltiifi^ ir ■// >rr givji
Btsdipg to earth the downca.l eye.
Or plantinit it ({CBinO (h« fty.
AiMriinincri'd in d;epe(t ihnueht.
Or witb fomc holy vifion caui-ht,
Hi( ha«da. to aid iht ri-ai'nr'i art,
De»ou.|y folded Or hii heart.
H»r Moore, in fi-jud «'cll ft.ll'd, OiouW go,
^l/Su.t,withfol'':<m I1(i)-.ind Quw.
O that relijEion'i Incrod name.
Meant to iii()iire ili: purclt S^me,
-*i/ji irmlvcd timJU/ h
With thai jfw ft»Wm«<««itif /*"■
Whith na'ure into tu l.'nt .d »rih
Wh'ini <hf drfii>n> f<>r ra^e and miith,
8hoold the prim PluufihU br fe=n.
uWtrv ■ hi. nirr air-asd nuen -,
'Giiiill itntwre- arm'd by «ra«ilf,
H.. feamreitDoinhiKliitreo!
^■r' what with rmHiiy^Xe rendt.
With ■•har devoii -n ' el It hi* bead* '.
N'>« prophet, Bi.>W me. by ihiiw art,
Whai'i the relieiun uf hi* heart ;
Show ibett, if truth tflva eaiil) unfold,
KrIiiEi.in HDt'r'd ■tlte's^ld^
^U'lv tim n'wfcareO'rwSi'w'irud,
\.f.lfeln^.W*n»i*.fGnd.
Hnrdd. mntiil/fy, ttttttHl firm,
avn a ooMiinl It-rm,
0/-^«,t^f&wVitlthr;rrar. -
Itatp^pfhvivi , Ihunld *|<licar
Pniipolo . faai around Ihoull uU
Hnw he a ila*L «. inl'rifi fell .
H'W fnrwrifi/jFrcnomn'd.
Vi hich b'l.'kt-d' r> haTc often found,
He h<,<fil^lkr. haiti hwhonk,
\nd rgk.L thrir cilh— hut wherc'i the bookt
N.. malirr whrre— J^ryJ ftir, we know,
Forbids the lobbing of a foe ;
But what, larrtvein privai-e coda.
l'..'hidt the cheating of flur fri-rd. »
N'l fi..na;rTe.wh9Would noifwear
AllV/d/r. and'brr%(breb*fll'hcte.
Por.lpiteof-alf thr \rn-i'l lay,
1( ve to tVmh artiTtion pay,
Ihe word Sfitinfiy i- n-ca-t
For noihtnjt tifr bill f ••[/fciwift
'siiutio (hnOM»etl. nor h'rd the threat
OF logae*. who h'^he r rojiuo alwt,
N..r ttc-mhle at thr frrr.rt^ hni>u
^ifi iimilr itr hJj tH- I'mgnt.
H.'W tn all prirtiph'uniruc.
Net fix d ■•> atf (nmAit. nor w <tm.
He -'amns thi fcn/im which hr taker,
A»d I >«» fhe S-^ian he frrfakea.
Nature twhoiua.yrreiiUr
(> »ery f-^ldom known tn err. ■»
Bill now and then iti/p-rtim i*toJ,
'iriiritfi mmiicirt rijalr J if Wf,''
I. With a random flfok. d;r..™cd)
l>ompor.u Fortn'd -^B Jahfl,! plan,
N"i quite > tn^ nor quiir g man,
\.Ar—Ga/ inmi. Tfi-f— For o<rver yel
CWld -hemol! fub-U. human wit
Find
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Amongft the rrfwTe of thnr rice.
The f<ms <»f infamy, ro place
That^'p^n, grh'ron*, minly mind
WSich we with j«^y in Aldrieh find.
Thtfe hr<*e,who n >w aiv/i/wf/j (h«wii,
JuJIJketMJ^ and fcarccly to be known,
It' Duilman thrir rcqiieft had heard.
In ftronpci colour* had appearM , •'
And friends chough partial, at firrt Tieir,
Skudfi'wfr^ had own*d (he ptdare trtie.
Bur had rheir journal been di'pliy^d, '
And the whole proccfo open laid,-
What a vart un'^xhaufled field
r«)r mifh niuft fuch a journal yield!
In h'T own anger ftmnjfly ehatm*d,
'('iinft hope yainftfear hy confcienee irm'd,
Then had hold fatire made her way.
Knight, LnrJs. and Dakei, hcr deftin'd prey.
Cut prudt-ncc, ever facred name
To rhnfr who feel not Yinoc's flame,
C)r only feel it at the heft
A«i the dull dupe of interef^
V»*hifper<J aloud (for this we find
A cullom current with mankind,
.'io loud ro whifptr, that each word
Alay all around be plamly heard,
.And prudeiKre fure woald never mifii
-\ curtom fo contrivM at this
i Ilt can. lour to fccure, yet aim
oure death ajrainft another'* fame)
''ti^its. Lot, is. and Dulet — mad wretch, forbear,
l>.in/er$ unthou^rht of ambolh there:
C lifmc thy nijje to weaker flavei*.
T,a!i«;h ^r f mall foci: ^ and lafli/Wa// inavif,
litit never, h^^.plef$y rr.ean^ and ^oor,
KuOi on, where law-, cannot fecure ;
Nor rhink thyfclf, miftakcn youth,
occ-jrc in prmoiple* o\ truth.
Trvth I Why, (hall cv'ry wretch of letterfl
T )are to fpcak trvih arrninfl his hiiers f
\xl r.TZZ^J virtue ftjnd aloof,
N »r niufcr accent* of reproof;
l.»-t rj;^rfj wit a mutc become,
'A'hcn wealth and pow*r would have her dtfmb.'
1'" .r who the devil doth not know,
'i hat title-* and eftatcs bcftow
An ample llock, where'er they fall,
Of graces which wc mental call ?
Bijigars 10 ev'ry tire and nation,
Arc ropucs aiid fo.ls by fituation ;
The rich and '^ri-at arc underftood
To be fff cour(;: both wife and good.
Cor.fu'r then int'rdl more than prtdey
Dil.rectly take the rtronger fide;
DiT'rt in time the fimple few,
V.'ho r/irtue't barren path purfue ;
A l<»pt my maxima — foll-w me—
'Vo Uaal how the prudct t knee;
l)«iiy thy (5od, betray thy friend.
At l>aal'« altars hourly bend;
So Ihalt iht»u rich and great be fern;
To he threat wt*', yo'i mufl b^ mean.
Hence, ttrnftcr to fome weaker ToIi
Which fear and intereft controul;
Vainly thy ^rrccpts are addrefs'd,'
W tit re virtue fieah the ftevdy breftft.
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MB. 49f
Through meanofft tnit'Ui Mfl^ V^^$ ' ' *
'Ihrough gu It repeated ev*ty hotir;
What is thy gain,>wbeo •U if done,
What mighty iaurelt haft (htm W'H f
Dull crowds, to wh(»m the heart's unkiiavrDf - I
Praife thee for virtues not th;y own; i'
But will ac once man's ftonffe viA friendt ■■ >*
Impatilal confc ence t(»o cMkisieiid f '/
From her reproaches can'ftthoit fly f
'Can*ft thou with wondt her fleiKe boy 9 ' )*
B lieve it not— her itinga Iball find • ^
* A palTij^e to thy e§'7vard niio4. ' - I*
There (hail (he fix t>er thar).*elk dart, . -^
There (h.)W *hee tnily ^tUtttmrt^ - ' '.i-C
fjmkmnun to tboft, iy ^bim tUm*riprm*d; • ' '\
Kativn to tbyf If to ho iff^it'4
The man who weds the £&cred nmfeyv
Dlfdains all mercenary views,
And he who vir? tie's throne woitM rearj
Laughs at the phantoms rais'd hy fear*
I hough yW/y, rob d in purple, (hioet
Though vice exhaufts formmi^m milkef, ''■'
Yet (hall they tt-enible, and turn pak, -' *^
When far ire wields her mighty flaU ; '■' i ' -'l
Or (hould they, of rebuke afraid, • ' *^"'i •».•>
Wi(h Melcombe feek hell's decpeft lli^i ' • •
.satire, (lilt mindiul of her aim, ■■ '".^ ^
Shall brmg the cowards back to fliaaid - ' ! '
liated by many, lov'd by few, ■ -'' ■ '*'
Abcre each litrk* private view, 'i •'' •*
Honed, though po<}r, (and who (hall d<ff«
1 o difappoint my boa(iing thtnn^)]^
Hi.-dy and refoture, thovgh weak, ' ' '. '". "■
I'he'didatcsof myheattcofpeak, .■-' " ■ ^
Willing I bend at fatire'* throne ; •"'
What pow'r I have, be all her oWh.'
Nor (hall yon /att^fr'i fpecious arta * '*
Confcious of a corrupted heart.
Create imaginary fear.
To damp us in our b«»ld career.
Why (hould we fear ? aAd what \ The llWf { ';
They all arc arm'd in virtue's cnfe f ■
And aiming at the Iclf-fame end.
Satire is always virtue's friend :
Nor (hall that mofe, whofe honeft n^ ' '
In a corrupt degen'rate age
(When dead to ev'ry nicer fenfe, ' ' . ' '*
Deep funk in vice and ladoknce, ' ' ' ■ ^f
The fpirit of old Rome was broke • n - '
Beneath the tymntfiUlir's yoke), ■ • ' •
Buni(h*d the role fromT Nero's chedc.
Under a BrunfwiLk fear to fpeak.
Drawn by Hmeit froth reafon's pta#|[
How vain istlttt^sorrm/wrf, man!
How pleas'd I* eV'ry palfry elf '
To prate about that thing him(clf !• \
\fter my promife made ifi rhyme.
And meant in camell «t ^at timcy
To jog, according to the mode, ' ^
In one doll pace, in one doll roid,
Wiia but thaf cnrfe of heaft «iidhci4«
To thX^Jtgr^on cotild have led,
Waere piung'd. in vi 1 look aboit,'
And can't (lay in, nor Wrli yet out
Could I whim hmmmr fack) the ^nflf
Cuuiu i digr^'t with iMlf thu fldttf ^^ '*
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jjlO THE WORKS
Cnt>M IvJih^nJf ihit tkiW rnuni,
Wliich -c f« much idmire id Sietnc ;
'W'l'.re ^th Jijr^an, recmiog vaiD,
li faundoD butler rccollcSIoD,
To have * jutt noil nice coancSuHi,
To helji Uw wbok whh woad'ruui irt,
nidi J [a depart:
OF CHURCHILL.
ID Tr-'iii hit bed irafe—
(ph — >hricc wip'd hi> nefa—
Thtn
h'^i.ld Di
Thcfr wflil eicutdiini of ibe iduTl',
Kc'er backwotd turo dull pigei o'er
Tu rtcollea what wtol before ;
Dtrplj- impreh'U.md ever new,
£ach imigc pall Ihauld lUrt to view.
And ne (o D Jlmin now come in,
Ai if ire ne'er hid iblent been.
Have TfU "o' ''"^i^> w'^'^'i iLiiiKer'i near,
The cowiid check euro wii'/c »tlh fdar >
H»»e ynn Dot ften, when danger'^ flfd.
The reU-lantc cheek wiih jay tiun r<i.'
Thde are Ii-.ii ffrnp'omt wbtch Wc fiod
Flc onlji fur J Tulgar mind.
Where hcneU fiauua', laid of art,
Uetraf the fecliiip of the heart ;
Our Dallman wtih a face mt blrfi'U
'Wbtre op one pilGan, vni cipreli'd i
Hii eye, in tfiir/ujier ciu^hi,
Imply'd a pleiilcaut lick pf ihouKtiC;
Nor wa> rne line thai Whole Fitc Sctn In,
'W'hieh could be juftly charg'd irllh meauiog.
To BiarKe by U>'i ally'd,
Dcfaauch'd bj marrhgr into fi-iJr,
I ajcc ^wn fond of fouihlul fporti,
orp<
of 11
, and CI
And by fdccifg too mighiy irade
To Itite hli ci'uotiy or hii tt'dc.
Stiff in opinion (do lue cafe
With blackhead, in or out of place)
Too weak, and infoicDl Dffi.ul,
I'o fuffer reiron'i juft conrrotil,
Sin buii'atg, of hi< oira accord.
To that lri» inijfimi Ir), (ny lord[
The dope of Scow (a Uial race.
'Whom God ia nrui coniriv'd co plaeci
To fcpurg* pur ctioiu, and gall our piide,
A conRant thorn in £nglanit'i fide ;
IVhom firft, oor gregllicf> tu oppofe.
He in hi* vengeance mark'd i-nfim
Then, nore lo fcne hit «<ai hful endi,
And •»" In cifi «, maik'd for /ri.W.)
Arf in rhr ftuc.
: elle <
^-fudiC
Svnm frippd of great onetl
ThimEh he iheir liileiollly knew,
And 'hole [which envioutofbif breediof!
^sof-vw Ri hale ch*r|;'d to want ot reading)
Merely to <how himblf paliia,
I-f e neter would pronouuce aright ;
Ad trair with wbom a baft
Of thofe which Rome and Alhmi boall,
111 all their pride might naioinTcnd ;
Vho, vriih DO pow'ii Eo recommend,
VhWa JjAc) Hume.and Qilly Whileliead,
And D.ckey Olovet fai delighied,
C"uld fpeik whole dayi in naiure't ffitc,
Jull M laofe allt.r"ji-»tH Wtitc,
Thrice ftrose t.i (mile — thrice ftrov
And thrice look'd up -•and
Then lilenea bioke—Crape,
am It
reply.
bow'd. and fml
,, Cr.pe-
.Above all rhofc who are bcLw.
Have I not knowle.lge > and fur ail.
Money will >lway> puichafe it ;
Nor, if it needful Ihould be found.
Will I grudge ten, or Lwcnty pound.
Fir which the whde llixk may be bough!
Uui left 1 Ihoutd proceed too far,
I'll feetmy frimdrbJUHJ/tr'',
{Great men. Cape, mutt not he negledtd)
How he in thit point it Bl^■^l^cd ;
For, ail ftand a mditlArate,
To ferve hiip firft, aud next the ftate,
Perhapi fie may nni think it Gt
To lei ih magiftratei hive wit.
Boall I not. at chii lery hoar,
Thofe large tfteHi which troop with pow'r .'
Am I out mighty in the land I
>D not I fit. whilll athcn Hand I
\m I not with rich gatmentt gnc'd,
D feat of hnonur alwayi plac'd f
Vnd do DOC lili of chief degree.
Though priiud 10 other*, bend to me F
Hive I not, >■ a judicc onghi,
The lawi fuch wholefome rigour tinghti
That/wnirtfiM, in difj^ce,
V afraid to Ibow her face,
[lot one whore thefe walli approachcl,
Unlef. ihey ride in our own coachei >
And Ih^ill liii fame, miU fiw llcumpet.
I of 01
-"y ' qu"
mpet.
Where
il all hoii
ir office where ■
■ rcigo.
wt// the nui-iimiilijij
Fceedum'i «»»■ b«ige u'cr all the globe,
vrll thtfitimm-iftHting robe,
uilt the fivoid — larrwiU the mace,
FarnrtU all title, pomp, and place.
Remoi'd from men ol high decree,
( A lor. to iLrm, Crape, not to wr)
Banifti'd to Cbippciiham. ur id I'rotne,
Uullman <ince moie iball ply thr loom.
Crape.iifting uphiihandt and eyei,
Dultman — the Jh* — at Chippenham — criM,
Which '■&tr/ni>, but •/wril-tnf,
Thofe pow'rt united all Ihall join
*~ ^onirtdiA the raOi deCgii.
>onec fhill Oubbatn Will lay dowa
oppoQtioo with hia jDTDfl,
Boaner ftiatl Temple leave the road
Which Icada to vinuc-twu. abode,
ler fliall Scott thit couDiiy iguii.
And England') foct be iricndi lo Piit,
Than Dullmin, from hi* gTandcyr [hrown,
1 BImU wandfr out-ciit, aod tukaown.
P O E M 8.
S^
Sore u that eatie (• mw there (bcxl
Near to a ia6Uy made of tve«/.
Of d jfitt wood a table made.
By fonie rare artift in the trade,
Who had enjoy'd immortal praife
If he had livM in Homer's days)
Sure at that tame which oAce was Cieii,
In pride of life all frefti and green,
The banks of Indus to adorn ;
^b*n^ of its leafy honours fliom,
According to cxadeft rule,
Was fiifliiond by the workman's tool,
And which at prefenc we behold
Cuioufiy polifliM. cro%tn'd with^/t/,
With gold tvelLwremglft ; fare at that r«M
Shall never on 'ts natilre plain
Strike root afrcih, ihall never more
Flouri(b in tawny India's (hore.
So fure (hall DuUman and his race
To Uteft time« this ftation grace
DullmaQ, who all this while had kepi
His eye Udit cl<)s*d as if he fleps
Now looking ftedfaftly on Crape,
As at fnmc god in human (hape— -
Crape, I pruteft* you feem to me
To have difcharg'd a prophecy ;
TV/— > from the fo'ft it doth appear,
Planted by fate, the Dullmans bet§
Have alvvays held a quiet reign.
And here (hall to the Uft remain.
Crape, they're all wrong about this^A^-^
Quite on the wro* g fide ot the poft—
HittibraJj, to take it in their head
To be a mefTage from the dead.
For that by mj^iom they dcfign,
A word not half fo good a< mine.
Crape — hrre it is— ftart no- one doubt — ^5
A pl'4-'-z pint — I've found it oat.
O God !- -cries Crape, — how bleft the nation,
Where one fon boads fuch penetration !
Crape, I've mt time to tell you now
When I difcoyer*d thi», or 'nr ;
To Stentor go — if he's not there,
Hi4 place let Bully Ni<rtoa bear—
Our citizens to council call—
Let all meet— -'til the caule of «/A
Let the tlree witnefTcs attend
With a rgattoHs to befriend.
To Iwear juO fo much, and no more.
As we inf^ruA them in before.
St ay... Crape -^omc back— what, doo't yoQ fee
Th* effcdls of this difcovery ?
Dullm^n all care and toil cf>dorev«*
The profit, Crape will ail ht yomrt,
A mitre (for, this arduous talk
Pcrform'd, they'll grant whate*er I alk)
A mtt c ^and perhaps the bcft) •
Shall thri>ugh my intereil make thee bkft*
Ao(l at this time, when^r«»Mr« fate
Dooms to the ^cot the reins of (late,
Who i» more (it (and for your ufe
We cou'd fome in (lances pnHioce)
Of England's ebu eb M be the he^d^
Than you, a Frejhyterlan brdd .*•
But when thus mighty you arenhde^ '
ypiike the brethren of thy trade, -"
7
: Be gratefoJ, CrapCi tnd let me Hot,
Like M Newcaille, tie forgot.
But an affair, Crape, of this fisc
Will a(k from condud va(l fuppUei|
It muft not, as the vulgar lay,
Be done in buggrr-mnggf^ way.
Traitors indeed (and that's dtfcreet)
Who hatch the plot, in private meet ;
They (hould in pubUc gA,no donbt,
Whofe bufinefs is to find it out.
To-morrow— if the day appto
Likely to turn out fair and dear— •
i' Proclaim A grand fr9ce^9itadt'-^
Be all the city pomp difplay*d«
Let the train-barndt'^ Crape (hook his heid.««
They heard the trumpet and were fied-«^
Wcll-^cries tlie knight_if that's tho eafe,
Myfervamt* (hall fupply their plaoe.^
Afy fcrvants—- wtwr Wm^— ^o merer
Than what my fervants did before-
D-d not remcnvber. Crape, that daf ,
When DulUnan's grandeur to difplaf.
As all too fimple, and too k>w,
Our city friends vrere fhruft below,
Whil(V, as more worthy of our love.
Courtiers were entertainM aboTe f
Tell me, who waited then ? and how ?
My fervants — w/«#^and why not now ^
In hafte then. Crape, to Stentor 00—
Bur fend up Hart, who waita beloW;
With him, till you return again,
(Reach me tk^ fptBacUt and cmmt)
I'il make a proof how 1 advance in
My new accomplilhmcm of dancing.
Not quite fo fad as lightning flies,
Wing'd with red anger, through the ikiet ;
Not quite fo fad at, ftnt by Jove,
Ins d«lcend« on wings of love;
Not quite fo faft as terror rides
When he the chafing winds beftrides ;
Crape hobbled-^ut his mind wasgdMl— «
Cou'd he go fader than he coq'd \
Near to that fstvV, which, as we're told,
The mighty Julius raisM of old.
Where to the block by joftice led, *
The rAel Scot hath often bled, '
Where arms are kept fo clean, fo bright,
1 were (in they Oiould be foUM in fight,'
Where brutes nfySirrf^Js race are fliowii
By brutes much greater of wr rM;
Fad by the crouded 7%Mt«r,is fomkl
An ample fquare of (acrecit grboiid.
Where arclefs f/p^MtfMr prefidea, >
An4 nature ev'ry fentence goidet.
. HehiynM/r^/fowMf/ debate
About religion, trade, aod ftatej
Here ev'ry naiad's patriot foot,
Difdainingyorr^« bafe cpntrouf^
DefpKing FrenJi, defpiflng E^fe.
Pours forth they^Wni iU Engljfi curftj^
And bears aloft, with terrors hiiiig.
The honours of the vulgar tmgui.
Here Stentor, ahMjfk heantwiA awe^ ".
In thund'rlng aecetiti 'tftah cfo^' |iiw.
Twelve furlongs xM efeeh dreatf ni wotd
Was plainlr and ^IWn^*^
liuj
S<n
THE WORKS OF CHtiRCHlLI,,
And cv'17 nelghbonr hill iround
Return 'd and iWcU'd iha Diigh']t fouad-
The louden vifcin ol ihe Oieim,
Compir'd wiih i!m, would Glcni Cam ;
Thamei. {*ho, tnrag'dlo find hit durra
OpiWd, r< ll> down wlih double Force,
A:^inl> the bridtcc indiniiini r«r9,
And U<Sc( the rcCiundirg (hoiet]
Compir'd with hm. M lowtfi tide.
In 'oftid wh'Cper- rcrmi tDg'ide.
Hither direflid bjr the noife,
Swell'J with ihe hnpe of (urutc jny>,
7bro>iph too much ic*l and bullc made lime.
The i-™V(-irf lla»r of Uullman cimc.
Stcnti.r— wiih liich a furiom air.
With ru<J) a face of film- cire,
Stentor— ciicD Ctiipe- I'm hiihei TedC
On tiuRnera of tuo& high inMot,
Gicat Dullinau'i irdeii to cotiii;;
tlullniao C' Rimuul'. ind 1 obey.
Bif with ih. fi ifiloea which pairiaU f«el,
And lah'ting f r the commmiwcal,
Sooic frtrci whicb forbidi him icR,
rumilii and h^i is bu bnalt,
Tm<Ma aod i^„ in get free;
And ifaui'the diuf commuidt bj me.
fr-miTrow. if [he d«f »| pear
Pri.cr3.m a^««/f.«._^,«A_
Be all ti.e cii, p^flip i«i(plijr'd —
td^Bltt!— 'ti.
II Mil—
IE caufc ot all.
BOOK IV.
Ciuwii. who vairly malic pretence
Tn (i mcihicg of eialtid f.oie
'Bnie othci pien. md. ^ 'Mw/ir wi i,
Aflia ihufe plealuret I., dtfpiL-, '
-Whirh.tnaclriotbecTC confin d,
Briof bo impimmciit to the niiBili
Rail at allp jnp.: 'hey Wnlild Hot go
rorm,llio-.,oa*,fl.*>«..
■" - -n forg.n tile niight; oimo
01 e<
It all.
Nnr fondly dcigtJWt*»Bbv err.
Unteft they know (bmc rei(an why ;
Wiih [helV ;r>iw fupt, wb'ife f; flem fMOIf
To give up certainly (or drcaiui,
""' ' it underflood
,• for T
Than 11
Adou
New-:.
11 Ctiicnt.Gudii), where,
Wiihoui a hfad for yhj "i play'r.
Or, coutd > heai; be fum^d mofl fie,
Viihout one pliy'r to (ecnnd it,
ThtymuO. ..bcVif.g/«Uy,
Ihrise by mere (how, ■■/ n
With ihefc ^'jvi f< pa, who (blrfi ihtir bniqi)
Mcft cruel In ihiDilcltn, take p4>iia
For wreithcdoct., and wniild Iw thought
3tlu«h Krfcr than • w^fe man uuj[hi
Pol hit o«n happinefi to be 1
Who, wh»( tht| hwr. and wjiat they !tr.
And ohii they fniell, ud iaie,dud JccI,
Diftmfl, nl) TcarAQ lct> hri t<t\t
And, by longtraixiaqf t>.i.^utr>(c*
Enfflr'd, giset titJUoo lo Aaji^t,.,
10 other purpofc ^
1 duor, ibieugh which of conrfs
ilTa^c cmwding obie-ita lotit, ■
riipht uDier. i. "
riuf u
f GnoJ gravity, fi.rliear ihj Iplien,
When I fiy ^it, 1 m/Jm meiii)
.Where (fach ihc pru^cc ci ibe couit.
Which legal pretcdeiiu lupport)
Not une idcft ii aUnw'd
To pafi unqiiedioti'd in ihi{..crowd,
But ere it can iJxaio liie ^race
(If holding in the brain ■ place,
ij) cWR'egaii.Ji
Mult Dand ijl.:a .MiaalM,.
N I fuch tu li'^r, whe phyCc t«i!rl,
Full (nughi Willi death, from ci'ry auii ^
with *11 becpmioK llato,
10 be itic vniccof fate; . . .. , ^
Prcpar'd wiih ,/«». Vri^, and /il^ s" ■ -^
lo beanather Ward.iH Hill, 1^, «,.
Berxre ihey can obuin their end*, . . ■
0 Ggn dciib-wainnti lor their ftiudlV
And talcnla vaU at iheir'i cuptoy,
S'timJiim aritju tn dcSioy,
Mud. pib (or Uwi iheir lajte refliainj
Bcrorc Ihe chied of iy,u^ni^l-L..,.
1'hrice happy Lmi, wliere uncontroui'd,
111 jttuVand /rl^irj^giown old,
M.n GiiMiBke ill ihubiell land,
I which kll from Wyiidhnai't b«nd,
Hci lawful iJitone Rriil duUiielt rtjtt.
^Lill n,
„iftlld.
,. (ai
wh" fhall dan
in year.
lery
n.it.-.
t> whu crr'd in.^iji and rhyme,
n m hcncefiiiih lovlmil
rebel kntol wit,
T peculi-i care
luch ■( lltji.vihoai lolly 11 tint
Ictt, tluiugh unblcfi'd wnh biaiaii
Who defliiut^ of pBw'r and will
I'd leuore ktpl <u learnioe (lilh
Whole htaib, when oiher ni(ih,>dt foil.
Receive intltudlipn ffoni ihc nil.
Laufe [lieii llici. « cuinninii tnfe
*,i<h bring* the children to dilgtace,
Jgine it a certain ru|8.
I'hey iKVir cvBld begel a fo'l,
Mull pafi. Of mufi tfftumlfir, ere
I he iLipitu. lull uf bictand pvy'r,
(■^niiOiincinjE ih«ni f"i ocdert fit,
;o iliai ihe prelate (»h»i'a a nanie-j
iVll piiUies now ue mwch ihcfaiTie)
M-if wiih a confcience (tk aid quiti,
With holy hand* lay on ilia|jit>, , ■
W tiicli d"ih ^1 biuliiet ilifptnle, .
/ill/U&ity.l-llJyilbiWliJI^: • * ,
Malcet Madan quite • fiint appfar,
An(! m. kcs an oracle of Chrere.
Not fiich as in that ?uli*nin feat,
AVherr the nine Udtu hold rcrrat,
T he hJies nine who, ax We're told.
Scurnin^ thofr haum» they lov'd of old,
Thi banks of Ifis n<»w prcf-r,
NfT x^iil one hour from Oxford ftir.
Arc held for form; ^vhich Balaam's <^
A-i well A% BulaaiT/r. felf might paf»,
And with his matter take dejrrces,
Could he contrive to pay the fees.
Mrn of found parts, who, deeply read,
0\r'oad thj iVirthoule of the head
Vith f r iturt they ne'er can ufc,
Caiino' f'.- give. our rambling mofe
'J his viid vxcurfion; cannot fee
Why f'b'j'l; and J-v-aity^
To the lu prifi- of all beholders.
Are lu^g'd in by the head and (houlden;
Or how, in any point of view,
Oxf rd hath at y thing to do ;
Cut men ti rice and fubtlc learning,
Rrii:arkahle for quick difceminp,
1 hrcu^^h fpedlacic* of critic %iouId,
Without ind uv5iion, i^ill behold
Thar we a mf titod here have pot,
T(i (h 'W what i*, by what is not,
Atid t!iat our drift {parevtleji$
For of:ce ap;ir') sr briefly this.
V\'i*Iiin rhe brain'* mnft ficret cclli
A Certain Lord Cl.ief Jt'Jii.e Aii/t\\%
Of f'v'rtij^n p w'r, wh -m one and all,
W lb coQiTon v«Mcc, we reafon call ;
Ti.<v;ph. for the purpofes i>f fatirc,
A ranie m tn.th is no ^rtat matter,
Jt ffrrirh or Mat.sfi' !d, which you will.
It means a Lotd Ct'tefjuflict rilL
Jiete fo I ur grta* pn j tfl( r* fay,
The Icnic* all nuft homige pay;
H'uLer ihey all muft tribute bring,
A d pr« (Irate fa I b< f »rc their king.
Whatever unto them is brought,
I< cirry'd on the wings of th'Ught
B-f vc his throne, where, «n full (late,
Hi on their merits h«'ld« debate,
txa mines. crofs.txamine% weigh*
Th'.ir rijjlit to ccnlure or to praifc ;
Nor i!'»th hi" c qtnl v ice depend
On narrow views (»f foe and friend;
Ni*r can or flariry or force
l)iV' XX him lron> his ftea.*y cnurfc;
The channel of it quiry's clear,*
N< f.in e::j^ination i hcrc.
lie. up ight jiilt-ciT, no doubt,
/tJ I liiu.H puJk i a d out,
Ailjulls aiivi K'ttl'.-s in a trice
Wi.at virtue is, and wliat is Tice,
Wh^t is jerf^vfti'm, what defed.
What wc mull chofe, and what rejeA;
He t.ikes u;> >n him to explain
Wh:it pli.ilurr i*, and what is pain ;
Whilll we, obL-Jient to the whim.
An 1 rcO.inf; all our faith on him,
'J'ruc mcm'jtr* of \\\tfcU weal,
^I'jfl learn to think, and cca(c to fec^
P 0 E |if &
This glorious ryAem form*d, for man
To praAife when and how he can,
If the five fenfes in alliance
To reafon hurl a proud defiance,
And, though of: conqner'd. yet unbroke.
Endeavour to throw off chat yoke.
Which they a greater flavVy hold.
Than JewiOi bondage was of old :
Or if they, fomething touch'd with (hamef
Allow him to retain the name
Of royalty, and, as in fport.
To hold a mimic formal court;
Permitted, no uncommon thing,
I'o be a kind of puppet king,
And fuflVrM by the way of toy,
To hold the globe, but not employ;
Onr fjiflem monges^ ftnick with fear,
PrognoDicitc dcftru(5lion near;
All things ^o anarchy muft'run;
The little world of man*t undone.
Nay fliould the eye^ that ntceft fenfe,
^'rgleA to fend intelligence
Unto the brain, diAindi and clear.
Of all that paffes in her fphere : >
Should ihe prefumptuons joy receive.
Without the onderftanding't leave.
They deem it rank and daring treafon
Againft the monarchy of reafon.
Not thinking, thou(»h they're taomtiout wife,
That few have re.tfM^ mod have ejet ;
So that the ploafurea of the mind
'l*o a fmall circle are confin'd,
Whilll thofe which to the fenfes fall. ^
B; come the property *>f all.
Bcfides (and chi< is Aire a cafe
N 't much at prefeot ont of place)
Where nature rrafon doth deny.
No ar» cin that defeA fopp!y»
But if (for it is our intent
Fairly to ftate the argument)
A man (hould want an eye or two^
The remedy i« fore, though new ;
1 he cure's at hand— no need of fear—
F r proof— behold the chevalier—
\% well prtparM, beyond all doubt,
I'o put eyca is, as put them out.
But, argument aparr, which tends
T* embitter foe» and fepVate friend^
(Nor, turn'd apoftate for the h/m,
Would I, though brrd up a divine.
And foe of courfe to reafon's weal,
Wiiicn that breach I cannot heal)
By his own fenfe and feelings taaght^
In fpeech as lib'ral asm thnnght.
Let ev'ry man enjoy his whim ;
What's he to me, or I to him ?
Might 1, though never rob*d in nmimeg
A matter of this weight determine.
No penalties Ihould fettled be
I'o force men to hypoerify.
To make them ape an awkward zeal.
And, feeling not, pretend to feel. '
I wouM not have, might fentencc reft
Finally fiz'd within my bread,
F/tfn Annet cenfur'd and confin'd,
Becaufic W€*re of a different ound.
t^i
;E works of CHURCHILL.
Naiere, who in her It free,
H«felfd=lightiinlihv..„
Frofufe in ime, uid, without ttound.
Pout, joy on tv-r, crtn.ore lound ;
Whom jrci. wuey'ry bounty fhed
In double portion' on oat head,
Wr tould DDt iiiily bouutroui all.
If licriow, did not crown ihctn alL
By providence forbid to fin;,
Bmin neircr »n millakc ihtir way ;
Dclcrmin'd Hill, ihey plod ilong
By inflina, neither Hghl nor wrong;
But man, had he [he heart to ufe
nil fretdiin, haih a right to choofe;
Whether ho iSt% ut well or ill,
Bepead* Entirely un hit will :
To her lift wurk, her fsv'riie man,
l> giv'n on ii*luie'i belter plan
A privilege in pow'r In nr.
Kor let lliit plifafe icfcDlment Ilir
Amnngfl ilie grive onci, Coce indeed.
The liltle meril man can |ilead
In doing Weil, dependclh fliU
Upon hi« pDw'i of doing; ill.
Opinion* (hould he free u air ;
No ln;in, whaLc'ei hit rank, wliate'cr
nil luilitiei, I claim can found
That qij opinioii mull be bound,
Anil fquare with hiti Inch IlaiKh chaini
From foes the lib'ral Toul diTdaint,
"Hot can, fhough true to friendlhip, b<nd
To wear thnn fveii fi«ni a friend.
Lcr ihofe, who rigid judgrntnc oo'n,
Saboiillive buwai judgmenri Ihtone ;
And if itiry of no value hold
I>lrafun. 111! 1 Itifure i> (trown cold.
For iiiilf[mcnl'> reguUi debaie,
To give It wirranr. let them End
Bull fubjcSt luiiefl 19 iheir mind ;
Their't br flow wiU. m : ^ mj plan
To live w oiciiy at 1 ca(i,
ReyidleHi a> ihe lalhioiiigo,
Whetht- there'irealopfort. or BO;
Br m<r einpl'i^mcnt bi.|c on carlh
T.. ..l.e.i,b'ral(cNpetnm.r^h.
Li'c'i barren fale wl(h fluw'tt t' adon^
And pluex a R Ir fn^i cv'ry (horn.
Bai if, by err>,( lid aflfy,
I thaiite 10 warder frpm niy way,
L« uu blind nuid^ nbicfvi:, m Ipite,
1'ri< nrc^g, ^hu (#ni'D< It i nK righ^
Thai Ao&at could 1 nt'ci cn.lu'e,
Wlu found direafc, aud nm a.uie;
K. f r;.n Iholdihat m>nafr>e.'d,
Wtiob lul 4 [-.elpii.^ hand jball lend
To open happy fully'i cyei.
And, n'akinir wre' ■ ■ ' "''-
Reproof tron,wir<l
To itinf Hippy here below,
1> to tcibvi (ha: wc are h.
Sdui few in inavrtJfi find (eliefi
1 plate my ^omfuri n it uf.
Some for „^Sly may call,
Fuc7 to nf j* ill, in tU,
/ndjiiufrM. through the (rkb
01 doStot', oflen uialrei nt fick ;
And why, let any fophift rell.
May 11 nor hkcwife make ui well .'
This am I furc, > hate'et our view.
Whatever Hiad^iwi we puifue,
ut purfuiii, be what rhey will,
iltle more than ftiadow. (illl.
Tod fwifi they Hy, too fwift and ftfong,
Fur man to cateh, or hold them lung.
But jnyi which in the fancy live,
£]ch moitiCDi (D each man may give.
10 himfelf. and true to cafe.
He fc^ricDi fate'i teveie decreet,
And (can a moctii wilh fur more) !
Cieale), ajid mako himfclf new o'er,
Mockt boafled vain rttlitj,
ftnd », whaie'er he wanti (o be.
Hail, fancy— -to rhy pow^r I owe
Til tl-ee I owe a mighiy debt,
\Vhich gralilude Qull ne'er forget.
Whim mcm'ry can her force employ,
K large incrvalc of ev'ry joy.
iVheQ at my donn, too Hrongly bari'd,
t'litriij had plac'd a goard.
\ liuv^ p'ui, nrdain'd by law
I'o keep pKi lumtfij in awe ;
/■luihcriij. levtre and fletn,
!'• intercept my wifb'd return ;
When foei (>re* proud, and (riendi grew eool.
And laughter feiz'd each fober fool ;
n eandnnr Hartcd in amaie,
, meani'g ernfure, hinted praife ;
When prudence, lifting up her eyet
And handi, fhuik'd Heav'n, rhai Ihe «a» wife:
U'hen all around me, wiih an air
01 h'^pelefi forrow, look'd dcfpair;
Wien they or fiid, err feem'd to lay,
re ii but one, one only vij
cr, and be adiit'd by ui,
,\a< he at all, than to be ihui ;
When virtae (huno'd ihe IhoLk, and pride
Uifabled, lav by virine> Gde,
Tu . weak my ruffled foul lo cheer,
WWiih c.>ald nnl hope, yet would not fear;
Hnlih in her morion, the wild grace
Uf piciluie fpeaking in her face.
Dull regnlarrty (brown by,
.Vud cimfort btaming from her eye;
I ancy, in richelt tobci acray'd,
Uime fmilirig forth, am) br. ug! t me lij,
i;ame I'miliog o'er that dreadful time,
\nA, more lo bltb me, came in rijnir.
Mor !• her pow'r to me CMnfiu'd,
II liireadi, il cnmprehcnda mankind.
When (to ihe fuitit-Oitring found
Of ttumpeii breathing courage round,
■ '6[«, i»e]lmingl.droreilrain, "
bjing that courage di^wii again,
0 the melancholy knell
he dull, deep, and doleful bell,
1 at of btc the good S^i.i Briii
Muffled, I': n.Drlify the pnde
I Of ihofe wlio, England nuiie tD^BOt^
, faid their vile homage to ibc licoi.
P O S M &
M
Where A^llI hcH the foretnoft place,
Whilft my lord fi^urM at a race)
J^rocrjiofn (*Uf noc worth debate
Whuher they are of fcage or ftate)
Move on, fo very very flow,
'Tin doubtful if they move or do ;
A^'hen the performrrt all the while
Mechanically frown or fmile,
Or, with a dull and ftupid ftare,
A vacancy of fenfe declare,
Oi , wirh down. bending eye, feem wrought
Inro a labyrinth of thought.
Where reafun wanders ftill in doubt.
And, once got in, cannot get out;
WhAt caufe fufiictcnt can we find
1\» fatiify a thinking mind«
V>",-.y dup d by fuch vain farces, man
Dclcei.ds to atft on fuch a plan^
'Wuj they, who hold themfelvet divinei
Ca:i in fuch wretched foUiet join,
i>tiutting like peacock) or tike crowf,
*ricrtfe'vtj a d nature to ezpofe ?
Vhat caufe, but that (youMl ondcrflfaod
We have «.ur remedy at hand, •
That if perchance we ftar* at doobt^
£re it \% fix'd, we wipe it out,
A* fur^eoH!*, vvhen tHey lop a limb.
Whether for profir, fame, or whim,
Or mere experiment to try,
Muft always have zfyMic by)
Fancy Aep- in, and itinips that real^
Which, ipfofaHo, is \dcai.
Can none rememSer,yet, I know.
All mult remember that rare (how.
When to the countr y frnfe went down.
And fool« came flocking up to town.
When knights (a work which all admit
To he for knlj^htbocd much unfit)
Built booths lor hire ; when P^rfims play*d.
In rdbet ^anunkal arry'd,
And, fiddling, j<*in*d the SmitbfielJ dukCCf
The price of tickets to advance;
Or, unto tapfters tum*d, dealt out,
Running from h<>oth to booth about.
To ev'ry fcouiidrel, by retail.
True p'-nryvvorthsof beef and ale,
Then firl> prepar'd, by brinj^ing beer in,
For picftnt grand ehHhnee' ing ;
When beraiJjt running all about
To bring in order, turn*d it out;
When, by the fruJent narfiai*s care.
Left the rude populace fliould flare.
And with unhallowM eyes profane
Giy puppets of patrician flratn,
The whole proccflion. as in fpite.
Unheard, unf^cn. I'ole off by night;
When our lov'd monarch, nothing loth,
Solemnly took that facred oath.
Whence mutual firm agreements fpriog
Betwixt xYitfmijeti and the king^
By which, in ulual manner crowned.
His LeaJ^ his beart^ h\% bands he bound,
Agamil bim/e'/^ fliould ptffion ftar
The Kaft proponlity to err,
AgainU aU^/^ve/, who might preptr^
Or ODCD force, or hidden tout^
■^ '
'1 hat gUrimu charter to mtbtato.
By whieb roe/erve, ami It mvf reigmf
I'hen fancy, with uobaiin:ted fway,
Reveird f»le milkref* of the day.
And wroQght fuch wond^rii^ at might ffllko
Egyptian fo: ccrers forfoW*'^ *'.
1 neir baffled mockcriet^'tflf t&wB
The palm of rnagu her's.aloBel''
A knight (who in the'fillfen 1^
Of lazy peace had liv*d on pap,
Ulio never yet had dar*d to roam
*Bove ten or twenty miles from homca
Nor even that, unhefs a paie
Was plac*d to amble by his fide,
And'troopn of flaves were Ipread aroond
To keep his honour fafe and foimds
Whf> conld not fuffer for hit life
A p-iintfto fword or edge to knife^
And always fainted at the fight
Of blood, though 'twM not filed in fight
Who difinherited one fon
For firing off an Mer gun.
And whipt another, fix yean old,
Becaufe the bcr. p^^fnmptaoiit, Md
To madnefs, liJLely to become
A very Swifs, had beat a drum.
Though it appeared an infifoment
Mod peactahU and imncmt.
Having from firft been in the handi
And fervice of the city baads)
Grac*d with thofe enfigns, vrhidi were mea
To further honour^s dread intent.
The minds of warriors to inflame^
And fpur them on to deeds of fiime.
With little fword, large fpnn, high featheTi
Fearful of ev'ry thing but weather.
( And all mufl ovm, who pay regard
To charity, it had been hard
That in his very firfl cawfaigm
His bonwrt fliouId be foild with rain)
A hern all at once became.
And (feeing others moch the fame
In point of valour as himfelf.
Who leave their courage on a flielf
From year to year, till fome fuch rone
In proper fcafon calls it out)
Strutted, look'd big, and fw8gger*d mere
Than ever hero did before ;
Look'd op, looked down, looked all aromid.
Like Mavers, grimly finil'd and frownM;
5cem*d heav*n, and earth, and heUto call
To fight, that he might root them all s
And perfonated valour't ftile
So long, fpe^tors to begirfle»
I That pafling firange, and wond'rooa tr«i^
Himfelf at Uft believM it too.
Nor for a time could he difcem.
Till tmth and darknefs took their torn.
So well did fancy play her pert,
rhat coward ftill was at the heart.
Whiffle (who knows not Whifile*t
By the impartial voice of fiune
Recorded firft throogh all this laad«
In vanity's illoftrions hand) f
Who, by all-bomiteous mtvrt meaiil
Por *>^«'<'» of hmlioiBBt.
Jo6
fi. modem MeK»l;
To lid the wacta uf rich
OF each wild beaQ which ciiie in view,
Wluiher CD four Icgi or un [no,
Dfjrrnenu. iJelighii lo pr .vc
Hi. i<.ia on iKt /i„ jA of. In.e,
Krdaimt the j^ifi wl^i^.iapipi aCard,
Jlnd foi ihcdillalTqu^tii ^e fvoii^
Who fond of Wbtnin imiuld ippFu
To fublic eje, ind public or,
Sut when in firi>a«, lets them know
How liitU they can aafi u> Ihow \
Wha rperti i woman <u of couije,
JaQ ■> B jockey fhoM* a horle.
And then rCtBcni (ler to the liable.
Or ninlf plant> hei it hii ublc,
Where he wonld raiher Vcnui find.
(So pali'd, and [o dtpcav'd hit mind)
Than, by fame' great occafion lei^i
To leite her panting in hef^td,
Burning with more than nmrul Gret,
Atii melting in htro«n dt&rct;
'Who, ripe in yeara, a fit a child.
1'hiough fafhion, not ihmugh feeling nild;
White'er in otheri, who prucAnl
A» fenfc and niiore hare dcirecd,
It mere tSc& of mode and whim ;
Who lauftht, a veiy cimmnn wajr,
Bccaufe he norhinf; liu to fay,
Ai yaor Jiau (^Uia aiiha dilpenfe
To fill up Tjcancici of fcnfe :
"Who, haiing fome fmall lenfe, deficait,
Or, afinj!. always mi&p|,liei it;
Who now and ttieo brint;! fomrthiitfr loilh,
Which fremi indeed ol fterliug woith,
SoniFlhtDg, by fudden Oart and 6c,
Which ai a diQarce laoki like w>t,
To fail confiifion will aroear
Bji trulh'i fair gUft. to be at beA
A thieadbue jeflei'i threadbare jefl ;
Who fiilki and dancei throujgb tJie llreet,
PlayioerhiitridU, like ,£fap'i ali.
THE WORKS OF CHURCHILL,
lesO,
" -iidhcall.
li. fool ti> ail «
paf,;
Whn rioia, thi'ligh he loitet not wane,
Wb"rci wiihnul luH, diinkt without [ulii
AS> wiibouc f«nEe, ulki w ithaut tht^ughi
"Docs ct'cj thing faul what he nughc ;
WKd. 1*4 hj foimi, without tht P9W "r ,
oi»
II Hill be
Humble without humility ;
Wbofe Ta.-ii|r we all dlfcem,
The fpring on which bit ai3iont turn;
Whofa aim \n cTimg, u to eir.
So that he may be Cngular,
And all hi. utmnlt xiljir) mean,
Ii, though hc'i laugh'd at, to he /een ;
t!ttt (fut when Sati'ryV fuolhiDg lliaia
Hii rolib'd the mutt uf her diJUaiu, .
Andfound a m»Ji(-d en pi i fuadc,.
Her art to lofccn cy'cy Aiade.
Jultice enriK ^. tbf pflicjl baieh'd
fcam hcT dcgcn'iatc haud, ud.b^Mdt'
M'tted by fancy", magic fpetl,
D.'ceiv'd, Dot dreamiug of dceel
Cheated, bui bapi^y m the cheat,
Wat more than human in hi> own.
O Ihiw, bow all at fancy'i throne
Wbnfe pow'r could make f» vile ai
With
patience
But. niifirefk of eich an to picale,
Crr^liot fancy, what art ihefr, ■
T'^ ptgaai': of a rriflfr'i pen, r |
To what fhy [ower cffcaed then 1
Fitniliar vr'ith ihe human mind, ,
Ai fwifi and fubile at the wind.
Or whence it comet, or where ic goea,
PolIeJj'd the eye, the head, ihc heart.
And, in a ihoufsad formi arcay'd. ^
A ihiiufa^id vaiii>usi:anihnl^ play'd.
Htr.. in a face which well might alk
The priTilcge to wear a maDt
In rpile of law, and juAice leMh
For public good t' cicule tt\c breach,
Within the farrow •■{ a wrinkle
■ I'wixi.eytj. which couU not (hioe but twinkle^
Like crntinel. i' th' Harry way.
Wl.o wait f»r 'he rciorn of day,
Almofl burnt ont.and fecm to keep
Th'cir wauh. like fuldier^ in tbcLr flcep.
Or like thofe limpK which, by Ihc |Ow'r
<lF law. mufi burn from hour to hour,
(Elfe rhev, without r.drmplion, f^U
Under the tcrrott of that bill.
Which, once noto'iou* fur a to/,
li now become ayif^^fief)
Which are fo manag'd, lu t" out
Juft fhea the time comei ruund ahost.
Which yet through emuUiimi Urivc
To k(Cp their dying light ai
4nd (no
e Cr-d,
AmrjigQ the children of mankind)
Ai they giew weaker, would fcem drooger.
And burn a Utile, little lunger;
Fancy, bclwixt fueh eyes eiilhrin'd.
No brulh to daub, no mill <o grind.
Thrice wav'd her wand around, wbofc forca
Chang'd in an inAani Naiurc'i coutle.
And, hardly credible in ibynir.
Not only Oopp'J, but call'd back time.
The lace uf ei'ry wrinkle dcar'd.
Smooth a* the floating llrcam appear'd,
UowD the neck ringliti fprtad their flame.
The neck admiiing whence ihey came.
On the arch'd brow the Ortrn play'd;
On the (uilhorom CajWlaid ;
Stfi, frum their proper ocbiii fcnt.
Became for eyfa a fupplemeut;
1 leih, whi:'c at ever icctb were feeo
•rfin
tL-L /■.-ii'Bi.
t O E
Started, in regrolv" >rrtT»
Like? train-baii(i» on a grand fi^ld-diy»
Into the grnns which would have 0eil,
But, wondVing, tuniM from white to red»
Quite alter*ii wa« the whole machine,
Aiifi 1-atly — — ■ wa» fifteen*
Here (be made lordly tcjnpies rife
Btf -re the pious D^ftiwood^A eyes
Temples which, builc aloft in air.
May I'erve for (how, if not for prayV s
]n folemn form herfelf before.
Arrayed like F,utb^ the BiU* bore.
TWr, over Mclcorab% feathcrM head.
Who, quite u mao <.>f gin^rerbread,
S.tvour*<l in talk, in drifs, and phiz.
More cf another world than thu.
To a diva rf muft a giant ^^g<%
'I'he U\\ grave fop of the lail a^
]n a fuperb and feather *d herfe,
Befcuubtond and U^ggi with Ycrlpf
Which, ro beholder* from afar,
App^'ar'd like a triumphal car,
S!ic rode, in a cafi rainbow clad ;
Tb:te. throwing uiTthe balltwdplaUf
Naked, a« when vin thofe drear celli
\\\\cx^Jclfblcf^d\fi!f,curi'i roadnefs dwelli)
Deafurc, on whom, in tangbitrt (hape,
I-renzy had perfected a rape,
i'irl) brou^^ht her forth, before her time,
Wild witnef& of her ihamc and crime,
Driving before an idol band
Of driv'ling Stuart^, hand in hand,
5 >nie, who to corfc mankind, had wore
A crown they ne'er muQ think of more.
Others, whofe baby brows were grac'd
With paper crov^ns. and toys of pa(ie.
She jigg d, and playing on the flute,
Spread raptures o'er the foul of Bute.
Bi^ with vaft hopes, fome mighty plaOt
Which wrought the bufy foul of mao
To her full bent, the civil law,
Fi' code to keep a wurld in awe,
Bound o'er hi^ brows fair to behold^
A- Jfii'ljh frontUh were of old,
Thv fanioui charter of our land,
Dcfac'd, and mangled in his hand ;
An one whom deepeft thoughts emplojg
But deepv'il thoughts of trueft joy.
Serious ar;il 11 w he (Irodc, he (lalk*d.
Before hini troops of heroes walk*d,
Whont hell he lov*d, of heroea crown*d,
}>y Tories guarded 9^\ around.
Dull f<*li nin }'lcafurc in his face.
He fuw t!.e honour* of hi* race.
He law their lineal glories rife,
And touch' J, or feeni'd to touch, the ikies.
Not the motl Uiflanr mark of fear,
No ik'^n of jxe, otfeaJ\i!d near.
Not one cur»'d thought, to crols hia wills
Of I'uch a place as Tgtver.Hm.
Curfe on this mti/i, a flippant jadfia
A (hrcw, like cv'ry other maifi
Who tarn* the corner of ninetcCD, ■
DcvourM wiih pecvilbnef* and fDleen.
l-Icr tongue (for as when buundforli^
The hulbacd lufiicrs foiibe wiift
So if iq aqy worin of rbyin«
Perchance there blunders out f ^Hief
Poor culprit bards muft alw*y& nie ic,
\lrhough 'tis plain the muifcs do it)
Sooner or later cannot fail
To fend me headlong to a j%iL
Whate'er my theme (our theipet we choofir
In modem days without t{ muje^
Juft Ur a father will provide
I'o join a bridegroom and a bride.
At if, though they muft be the pUy'r^
The game was wholly bis^ not fAoIri) .
Whate'er my theme, the m^, who ftill
Owns no dircdioo b«t her will.
Flies ofi*, and, ere I could exjpe^
By ways oblique and indireo.
At once qt.ite over head and ear|.
In fatal fniitifs appear^-
Time was, and, if I aught difcern
Of fate, that time (hall foop feturo.
When deceit and demure at lca(l.
As grave and dull as any prie(ly
I could fee viet in rohrs array'd,
Could fee the game oifiUy pUy'd
bucceiVfuUy in fortune** fchool,
Wtthoiit exclaiming rogue ur fool ;
Time wai,.when nothing loth or proQ4
I Ucquied with thefawninj^ crowd.
Scoundrels in office, and vjrould bow
To cyphers great in place ; but now
Upright 1 (land, as if wife fate.
To compliment a (hatter'd ftate.
Had me. like <\tlas, Hither fent
To (houlder up the firnument.
And if I ftoop'd, with genVal crack
The heavens would tumble from my bavkjl
rime was, when rank and fituation
Secur'd the great ones of the nation
From all cc-ntroul ; faiirt and Uv^
Kept only little knave» in awe;
But now, decwum loft, I (land
Bemmt*d^ a pencil in my hand.
And, dead to ev'ry fenfe of ihamSt
Carelefs of fafety and of fame.
The names of fcnundrelt iqinute doW!^
And libel more than half the town.
How can a ftatefmen .be fccuro
In all his villanies, it' poor
And dirty authors thus (hall .darQ
To lay his rotten bofom bare ?
Atvfet (hould pais away their, tioie
In drcfling ou? the poet's rbTOM
With bills and ribbaodf, ana arraf
Each line in harmlcis ufte, tboQgp ^ajT-
When the hot burning 5t is on.
They (hould regale their reftleTt Iba
With fomething to allay his'rage^
Some cool Caftklian ficverage,
Or fome fuck draught (ttfongh.ft^, *tti fiUti^
Taking the mufes name ixi Tjijn,
Know nothing of (|ieir rc^ covtg
And only fable from reppit)
As makes a Whitehead'f «<^^ doiWDl
Or flakes ihcfcvcrctu of ^own : «
But who would in liia fhivs tbin^
Mf mules giTioK sA to drinlu - «£
9bt
Or thit the' lord
To nv'aig I ird ?
Poeci Were ... i uj tue
To nKddlc with a>. Hale,
Nor Oiriutd (if wc 1 «Ji our thooght
1 ruty V mca of ^hi}
So!.ndp..licy<he lit.
Toliunch iIwlM. ofwi!
About thole he . vhcn they're Slot,
Co t lell if ■- not.
rh«le rt fD. whpt deril in fpitt
Cm h(« I > 10 write
Out of tt»- .... lui mud hafc led
To ridiet, wilhoiiL , -■ he»d.
Thin iTtt poft
or wif and virr , „ icc
VTould keep me u.d , qu( of pUce,
Wh.ch, ii fomcj.^, lu'll underilaod
One famoni. lamoui inroogh the lind
Fnr iHi«; law) Ibiuld ftind my Iiiend,
Ai Ult n>iy in a pill'ry end,
Ai«) ill ihit. I my ItU adinit,
WilhoBI one caufe to lead to it
For inllance ddh — Ihii book— the OaoiT —
NethirL> I heir fome critic pod
Bemirk nloQ gravely—" The firft w"rd
■■ Which we ibaul ihe Gmoit haie heard."
Peace, my nood Sir— i>r>l quite To (lO—
What i, <he Erfl mi) be the bft.
Wliich it a r<'int. ali moll agiee.
Cannot depend on you or me.
Fanht iio ghnft rf commoti moDtd,
1> aal hy forma to be cimiroul'd ;
To kttj licr Date, and {how her flcitl.
THE WORKS OF CHaRCHlLL.
lord And keep a paOagc fair tnd plai*
Alffi
ie him back
igaiiL
1«
: tperhapi J
e nrill.
And rhrewdly, what 1 m
Bui Sill I
Through dirt, who fcrupleitoapprsiehi*
At «>Ie3rure'> calt, to take a coach *
~ c Oinuld think the tnin a clown
in the dttt Siould fet u> donii. **
iiaelclcf I'f reftriint could bear, '
rwaid humour (hi^uld refure
imelyfuc.
e, nil Fanmt came
c-'uld any <btmt
on me with cqtiii j'.dice fall,
irfhehadnfvc. come at aU.
Ad uDdeiUlicl I enuld not Dir
Wiihout the cu ihiown out by her,
N'T tr..m the fubj'A lid receive
Utiiil the cimc. and f*ve me leave.
3d that ;_ye foni of rruditiim
Mirk, thii ii but a fuppoCtion,
XorwouM 1 ID fo wile ,1 nalina
Stiff eli it 11 a rrvrlatiu)
If hcnceforch dully ttirniDg o'er
Pig. after pigC; ji re*d «n more
Of FANNT.wh.i.irici.Tiir.
Niy he departed God koowi where,
Rlil II jilt I. riane, but igicC
Moccnfiirc can be laid on n^e,
For fure (the cmte lei Mansfield try)
FAHHTilinthOlUlt nolt.
But to reiurni — and (hit ( hold,
A feertt worth 1(1 weight in pold
To ihcife who write, ai 1 write now,
Hot to mind »h.re they go or how.
Through diich,-tbr"ugb bng, 0 cr hedge and Hue ;
Make i( btu wwtb ffcc KIdct'g wliilr,
> rdei ■
Roughly d'tiy to be her guide,
She miift renounce i/iiiri,..', plart,
And gel back when and how Oie can ;
At faifi;, who, without prtltit,
A> foon at menti'iii'd, quit ihei'r text,
to promote fleep'! gtniiil pow'i',
r in the dark far half an hour.
Give no more rcafon (for we know
Rcafon ia vulgar, mean, and low)
Why they come back (fliould it bcfal
That ever ihcf come htck al all)
Into the road, to end the rout.
Than they can give why they went out.
But ID retucD — thit hook — ihe Choi
IV mere amufemeni 11 the moO,
\ trifle, fit Id wear away
rhe horrors of a rainy day,
A flight Ihoi fitk.for fummerwear,
Jiift aiourmiidern ftstefmcn ate.
If rigid honefly permit
Ufhi
.who,
icalltofleal.
left to fcsl.
1 ihii book, where cafe (hould joiii
miilh tri/mar cv'ry iine.
Where it Ihould all be mere iBii-ttai,
'ely, go.id-homour'd, and ell lial,
,.,.»»9l (.ore. i. Jill....,
ijhould noi fo much at fbuw her face,
irleapiog all due bouodi,
Breikt into laughter*! facred grounda,
And, in conirmpt, ployi o'er her iricki
In/<;»ce, ty^Jf, and ftlilla.
hy Ihould the diftempcr"d fcold
Atleniptto blickcn men enroll'd
P'-w'ri dread hook, whole niinhiy IkiU
1 twin an empire toihcir will;
WhoTe voice it f.ite and on their tongue
Ltn.liitrtj ano i/V, arc hung;
.,.!.__. _ __.,_. ...j,^ (hillCtid
rith Siu<
It of mind
Uefendcrt of a cyrant'i eaule :
Mrn, who (he fame damn'd muimi ha
Djrily. which diey ivow'd ntoldi
Who. ihoi^gh by oiff'ient meant, purTii
The end which they had firft in view,
; fonnd vain, now play
Wt.y. a
h IcI. h<
t the Hreets.
r drudge (he meeit.
Known or unknown, Wiih furioni cry
Should Ihc wild damnurs verity nr why.
The miiidi til grmnilingj to inHiir.f,
A DalbwDOd, Bute, uid Wjodhim oame ->
P O B M f
<^'
Vrhy, hiving not to oar farprifb
I'he fear of death before her eyetg
Bearing, and chat but now and theOi
No other weapon but her pen.
Should (he an argument afford,
t^or blood, to men who tvcor aftmrd:
Men, who can nicely trim and pan
A point of honour to a hair
( Honour — a word of nice import,
A pretty trtiiket in a court.
Which my I'irJ quite in rapture fesjt
Dangling and rattling with hit feab— •
Honour — a word, which all the ^'ute
Would be much puzzled to define—
Honour — a word which torture moclu,
And might confound a thooland Locket-"
Which (for 1 leave to wifer headt.
Who ficldi of death prefer to bedt
Of down, to find oat, if they can.
What honour w, on their wild plan)
la M/, to take it in their way,
And this we fure may dare to lay.
Without incurring an offence,
Coyrjgt^ iaxUf S^mtfiy, or /tii/i ;
Men, who ail Tpirit, life, aad (bul,
Neat butchers of a hytion'Me,
Hiving more ikiU. believe it tme
Th^t they mud have more courage too;
Men, who without a place or name.
Their fortunes fpeechlcfs as their fame.
Would by the fword new fortunes carve.
And rather die in fight than ilarve I
At ucroKutLtt^ a vaft field
Which food of ev'ry kind Alight yield.
Of good found fi>od, at once moft fit
For purpofes of health and wit.
Could not ambitious fatire reft.
Content with what ihe might digeft ?
Could (he not fead on things of courie,
A cbamfrUn^ or a champion*t 'torfe f
A champion's Larfe — no, better fay.
Though better figur*d on that day—
A b«rje^ which might appear to uf.
Who deal in rhyme, a Pcgafus ;
A riJ.r^ who, when once got on,
Might pal's for a Bdlerophoo,
Dropr on a fuddtn from the ikiet.
To catch and fix our wood ring eyet.
To witch, with wand inftead of whip,
The world with ho!L horfemanfliip.
To twill and twine, both horfe and man,
On fuch a well concerted plan.
That .vff.'.i/'r-like. when all was done.
We fcarce could think they were not one }
Cuuld (he not to our itchmg cart
Bring the new names of ..vn-<M«V peert,
Who walk'd, nobility forgot.
With lhouldcr» fitter fur a knot
I'han rt>be» of honour; for whnfefake
Heralds in form were forc*d ro make.
To make, becaufe they could not find,
Great predeciCTurs to their mind?
Could Iho not (though 'tis doubtful fince
Whether he tiurvhti in, or fit lue)
Tell of a (intplc knights advance
Te be a doughty peer cf Jfrsnt*:
Tell how he did a dukedom pHai . .
And Robinfon wat Aqnitatn * ;
Tell bow her city-chieft difgrac'd.
Were at an empty table piac d \
A gru& negUd, which, whilft they livCi
They cant*t forget, and won't forgive;
A groCt negledt of all thoie rightt
Which march with city appetitet ;
Of all thofe canons, whidi wc find
By fltettorv, timv out of mind,
£ftabli(h*d ; which they ev?r bold
Dearer than any thing but gold :
Thanks to my flars — t now fee (bore-*
Of cnur-iers, and of courts no morie-^
Thus (lumbUng on my city friends.
Blind chance my guide, my porpole bondl
In line dtred. and (hall purfne
The point which 1 had firft in view.
No more (h^ll with the reader fport,
Till I have fecn him (afe in port.
Hu(h*d be each fear— no m >re I bear
Through the wide regions of the aar
The reader terrified, no more
Wild ocean's horrid pathk explire.
Be the plain track from hencefortb mint- ^^
Cri^jcro.iJs to Allen [ I refign—
Allen, the honour of this nation,
Alien, himfelf Z£'.rt9raii§a,
Allen, of late notorious grown
For writings none, or all hit own,
Allen, the fir(( of tttrr*J men.
Since the ^ooJ bi(hop huld^ his peoi
And at hi^ elbow takes hit (land
To mend his head, and guide hit band*
But hold — once more d.-gr^Sam hence-
Let us return to C§mmom'Siifi ;
The car of Pjioebus I difcharge.
My carriage now a Lord- Mayor's Aoijir*
Suppofe we now— we may fuppofe
In vcricf what W'tuld be fin in profe—
The (ky with darknefs overfpread.
And ev'ry Dar retir*d to bed ;
The gewgaw robes of pomp and pride
In fome dark comer thrown afide ;
Great lord* and hJies giving way
To what they.feem to fcorn by day.
The real feelings of the heart.
And nature taking place of art ;
DJire triumphant through the night,
And ii/i/Zy panting with delight ;
Chjjhtyy woman't faireft crowo,
Till the returw of mom Utd down,
< Then to be worn again at bright
As if not fullied in the night ;
Dull .rrrMwfv, hufincft o'er.
Dreaming in form at Cottreli't door;
Prr::ution truuging all about
To fee the candles fafely out.
Bearing a mighty ma/ier-kfy^
Habited IJte ..9nimyt
* yt tbr nr9matloM^ 'iir Tbamas RMmfiH walked s*
the reprefentative of the Dui' cf i^.-itj'm.
f RaUb Al'eit^ F./f •/ Pilor P.iri, meat B^th.tU
nrrffp^mdfHt of P»<>t. •/ nvbvm Alt%if9rtby^ im T^m
Jiu»^ ii/aU f» iavt ketn ttt rffrf/eMtathe»
Stinipiafr cmIi Ind w!tti triple fcili,
IlIcid iv'rTce crccpic? n' ^tr hcclt.
Suppofe we (no, like (hecp in pta,
Thf Ahys, and C-i^rlc/Aiilxmn,
Within ihcit barge, which through the deep,
The rowm mote thaii half »nt,p,
MotM flow, » oKrclilr^'d Wiih ftate;
Thimes groan'il beDcath tlie n.ighty weight,
And fell that ijiiA.'i heivier f»r
Thui ■whukllcelarinEnnfwir.
6U(p o'er rich wttl-known ftlihful hEld
With lib'nl hind hh popplet (htA,
Each h<ld-,br dulbieft rtnder'd fit
Sleep and bii «n|'>rc (o adroit.
Throoj;h the whole psffage not a word.
Not one f^T, weak, half ToLnd, wat heUd;
SIctp had pf (vail d to over whelm
The fteerfroan noddiHg o'er the helm j
I'he roweri, witfabnt farce or Ocill,
Left the dull barge to driie »I will j
ToOaegift'ilri nir^iended hung,
And Men Betrdmore • held hii iio;i>r.
CiiirtneTCe, regardful r-f » freight,
On which depended half heryr.n,,
Stcpp d to the hdlm, with ready hatid
She tifdx clear'd that bank of faed,
Where, flrxnded, our nell country fiecl
EelajF and danger often m«l i
Till Neptune, aniinui for the trade,
Comei in lull lidci, and hrinj^ them aid.
Kelt (for the oiufei can furvey
Objcia* h] niftht a« well ai daf,
Nr-ihing prenDln their lakiof; aitn,
Darknefs and tivht to thtm the fame)
They paft thai building, which of old
^,cn-mtttrr, wst dcfrgn'd to buld ;
At prefent a nicre Wj iVf-/""!
A palace inm'd inlD a den,
To barracki tuin'd, and foUIen tread
Where i/niHigfrt have laid their head.
Why thould we mention Surriy-frtii,
Where e»'ry week grave judgei inert.
All Gitrd Mt with «'■■ andJ«',
In proper form to drawl out law,
Tofeeallciufeidulyoied
'1'wixi hnase< who dtive, and fouli who tide t
Why ai the T™.///(hould we flay !
What of the 'J-™/.;, dire we fay?
A dangeroo* ground »e tread on there.
And wordi prrhapi n»y aClioni bear,
Whei«, » the brethren nl the fill
For/irfi, the lawjtrtply tor fce>.
Whu of that k'llgr. mofi wifely made
To ferre the puipofct of trade.
In the grru oiirt ef all ihit naiion,
By flopping up ihe nayijjMion,
And to thai land-bank addinfc wri);h[,
Which u already much too Kieat ? —
What of that l.,.iii. which, void of fenfe,
But well fupplied with impudence,
£iiirlfimtii knowing not the fii.''',
Thought they miglii hjye ■ claim tn build.
tHE WORKS OF CHCftCHILL.
Till Pa.erfon, a< white at rtrfflf,' " ■' ' '-
A.fmoo.haioil,atlort»»flnt,' ■ ■; ■ »•
In fnlemn tn»ttnef h^d Jtereed, " ' ' J
That on ihe oiher Ulle iheTwfca; ' ■""'
An, born and brtJ, atod fuHy'^rSwn; , ' *■'
WitwiihontMyln;*, a min unkndwn/ "
Bur lE^'ce, preferment, and TenottQ
Dcfcrvini:, jull arriv'd in town; '"
Cue Mylne, an iriift pcrfqa qui'e.
Bnih in hinown and cnuntry'i tight,
A. fii to make abridge, U be, '
Withglono-u.f.«^,-jy.
To hoild inferipiioni worthj' Tound
To lie for ctfT under ground. "■
Muth more, worth iWervatioo tOo,
w».thr.iif«r.miopurrue ■"
i'hc ihctne.Dur Biufe mljtht iell irthyntei
The will Ihe hath, but Hot the Hine ;
Fi>r, fwifi a- Diafi rioiti Indian tioV.
( And when a gndrkfl comet, we kau*,
Surp^ning na-ure udt prevail.
And bo*i» want flc.Hicr Oar nor fail)
Ihev.flilpafl. andreach'd the fhute
Su quick, that thimght wa> fiarcc befaK,
Suppofe we now oai ii/y-murf
.Safely deliver 'd at the port.
And, of their (fate regirdttft qalte.
Landed, like fmufgled (;ondii,hy Oight ;
The folcmn ina^flrate laid down.
The dignity of robe and gown.
With etVy r,iher«nfign gant,
^uppofe ihc woollen niKhicap on :
TUeJiiJk^rufi u> d wifh detent Awe
to make the fpiriln t'enlate,
(A form, which, to the fenfci true,
Thr hq'iilh chaplain ufe. too,
rhiuth, fomeihing ti improve the plac^
He take] the maid inSead of man)
bwalh'd, and with Bai nel cover's o'er
I 0 fh-w the vigour -l thrttfcnre.
The vigour of threcfeore and ten
Ahote the proof of younger men,
Suppofi- the mighty Uullman led
iifiEl
, dpu.t
l^uppnfe the moment be lits d
No miracle in ihit errat loni
The I
Mufl in the c
Who, truth for our futidition take.
Whin up. i< never half awake.
rhere let him fleep. whilll we forvey
The prcparitipni far the day,
I'hat day on which was to be fhowa
Caurt fiUt'aj ..ii-frt,1r ttutiaae.
I he jcaloui mothrt' fer,d> airay,
>\<nnl>'fit for chitdiCh ptay,
I hat daughter, who, to gall her prid^,
Shiioii up too forward hy her Ur.
7 he i,rrri, of Ooi and rnaH accur.'d.
Of all hcli'i innrumcit. the worll,
Drawi forth hiij^nn,, and for the day
atrutt in fame rprnLlthrift't Viin array;
Around hit awkward di'ly (hint
The tmlurci of Golconda t tiiitie;
? b
Kach nf ifrhbour,.with a jealoui gtait*
Beholds her foilf puhlifh'd there.
(y .intfHts^ well fav'd (an anecdote
Whjch we can prove or would not quote)
Garnicntjt well-fav*d, which (irO were made,
When tailors, to promote their trade,
Againft the '' ^f- in arm^ trofe.
And drove them out or made them dotbei;
C,jtfr..ytt^ imm rtal, without end.
IJke names, and title*, which defcend
Succeflivcly from fire to fon ;
Gjtrteitj^ iinler* Tome work itdonC'
Of ote, n-.'t fuff i*d xo avpcar
*Bovc once af moft in ev'ry year,
Were now, in fnlemn form, laid bare
'Vo »ake the benefit of air.
And, ere they came to be empIojM
On this folcninitv. to void
That fccnt. which Ruffia's leather jjare
From vile and impiouK moth to fatre.
Each head was btify, and each heart
In preparation bore a part.
R;jnr;inL' toj^ethcr all ahouf,
'1 he fervnnt* put each other out,
Till fhe ^xzyc mafter had decreed,
'J ke m«re hij7c e^otr the tv '"eJPftJ ;
Mifi, wit. I'.tT little eyes hair-clo»*d.
Over a fm> «/jrIed roiltt do.s*d ;
Th'- xvjitinjr mjfJ whom (lory notes
A v-ry /'cni in petticoat*,
Hir«l f .f one wof k, but dojnjj all,
I;* fliimhe-n IcanM againft the wall;
J\Ii.'>rfrj, fummonM from afar,
Arnv'd in (h aU at TemplcBar^
SfricUv commanded to import
C«rt-|oa(i% t)f focpery from court;"
With lab(.ur*d vifihlc defi^n
Art ftr.ive t<» htfu^erhly fine )
N.ittire, mo-e plealtnj;, though more wild,
Tuug! t othc^^^ ifc her djrllng chtld.
And cried with fpiriud difdain.
Be H— — tl«*gaiif and plain,
Lo frcm the cb.imber* of the eaft,
A welci'me prelude to the ft-aft,
In fjfr'.n- oU'jrJ robe at ray M,
High in a car by Vulcan made.
Who wokM for J ve himfelf, each ftecd
H'gh metiltd, of ceUftial brerd,
P.iwiPg ant' pacing all the way,
Aurora hroiii^ht the wifh*d.f»»r day,
Atid hrld h«T inipire, fid rutrun
By t'.at brave jmIIv groom rhe fun.
I ht rrunip. t — hark — It fpeakf— It fwella
The loud fuil harm'>ny — fr telU
The time a* hand when Dullman, led
Bv form, hi« citizen* nuifl head,
And march thole troopi. which ar his call
Were now alTcdihlcd to Guild- Hatlf
On matters « T injp- rtance great
To cQurt iiM . •.*^. church ^T.AJIjte.
From end 'o cfnd the found maket way^
All hear -h'. li^^nal and obey;
Bti Dulliran who, hi« charge forgot.
By M 'pheu- fetter'd, heaid it not;
Nor could, to found hi* flepr and fafi.
Hear any uumpet but the USu
Crape, ever true and tftifty knowiif '
Stole from the maid's bed to his owOj
Then in the fpirit^tof prids.
Planted himfelf at Dullmftn't fide,
^Thrice did the ever* faithful ^ve.
With voice which might have rc3ick*d the gravCg *
And broke death's adamamine chain,
On Dullman call, but call'd io vatA;
Thrice with an arm, which might have nuida
The rheban boier icarfe his trade,
The drone he (b'ook, who rear*d the heady
And thrice fcH backward oo lii^ bed,
Wha; could be done 1 Where foite hat^ fail'd.
Policy often hath prevaifd ;
^And what an inference moft f^atfi.
Had been, Cra|>e th<Qght might be agaia*
Under his pillow (iiiil in mind
The prverb kept. Vefi hiaJ.fmftjtmd/^
Each bleffwd nif^ht the keys were bid.
Which Crape to dtaw away c0ay*d.
What not the pow'r of voice or arm
Could do, this did. and broke the char&ii
Quick darted he with ftupid ftare»
For nil his little foul was there.
Behold him taken up, rubb'd dowB,
In elbow-chair, and momiog gdwa ;
Behold him. in 'his latter hbiom,
St ripp*d. wa(h*d, and fprinkled with perfamed
Behold him, bending with the weight
Of robes and trumpery of (late ;
Behold him. (for the maxim*f troe;
Whate'cr we by another do.
We do ourfelves : and chaplain paid,
liikc flavck in ev'ry other trade,
Had mucter'd '>ver God knows what.
Something which he by heart had got).
Having, as ufual, faid hi« pray*rs,
Go titter totter to the ftairs ;
Behold hi. II, for defccnt prepare.
With one foot trembling in the«ir; *
He Jlartj^ he /*uu/es on the brink.
And, hard to credit, feems to tbimi;
Through hift whole train (the chapiaiogave
The proper cue to ev'ry flavr)
At once, a^ if infr'dton caught,
Hsch farted^ taws'' J^ Zhd aim' d It thought;
He tuni«. and they tnrni bigwithcare.
He waddles to his elb< w-chair.
Squats d« wn, and. filent for a feafon.
At la 0 with C^ape begins to reafon :
But firft of all he made a fign
That ev*ry foul but the divine^
Shculd quit the room; in him he knowi^
He may all confidence repnfe.
Crape — though Pm yet not quite awake^— '
Drfore thi- awful fiep I take.
On which my future a:l depends,
I fidght to know my foes and friends.
By foes ard friends, obfrrve me ftill,
I meant not thf>fe who well or ill
Perhaps n ay wi(h me, but thofc who
Have *t in their power to do it too.
Now if attentive lo the flate,
III too much hurry co be great.
Or through much zeal, a motive, Crap^
Deicrving pnufe, into a (crape
JH THE WORKS 0
1. like > fonl, am KM, no doubl,
1, like 1 mlc min. niauld get gui.
N ii itiit, remaik nilbout replieii
I r»r th« li- get nut !• wife.
Or, bj the very frlf-f.ole rule
Tialt tn vi in "» like » Tool !
The roirrnw of thit >rgii>ncnt
Muft wholly reft on the e»ent ;
And therefcrc which b really hird,
A^inlt ennri Coo I muft guird.
Shaold ihinjti tontiiiue la they/mri,
And' Bute previtil ihcough all the land
Witltant a. ridl, by hi) aid,
My fonunci in a trie: ate made ;
May. hoBouti DD my nil may fmile,
And ftaoip me Earl of fame great ilk :
But if, a milter of much dnobt.
The [ire[enl miniAer g"n out,
Fain would I know on what pretext
t cm Aand fairly with the ncu I
For a> my aim at er'ry hour
la to be well with ihob in pow'r.
And my naieriat point of view,
Wheciei'i in, lo be io too,
I Ihould nni. like a hlitkhead. eboofo
To gain tli^r To ii Ib^i to lofe ;
•Til good in ei'ry cife, you know, ■
To lw»e two ftring" onto our bow.
Aoonein woaderloft Crape view 'd
Hii lord, who thui hi> fpncli purfu'd.
Thii, my good Crape, ia my grind fvM,
And ai ihc timca are qui of joint,
The greater caution ii, reqi.ir'd
To bring about the pi-ioi defir'i).
What I would wilh to bnDK about.
Cannot admii a motneni'e .louht ;
The matter in difijuie, you knfiw,
t( what we lalt the j'^tmcJo.
That be thy ufk.— the rrvrnJ Hive,
Becoming in a moment grave,
'Fii'd Io the ground and rooted Hood,
Jull like a man eut oot ol wood:
Such aa we Tec fwilhouc the leaA
Refltflion glancing on thr pneft)
One oT mar:, pbn'ed up and down,
Almafl in ev'ry churth in town :
He Kood fome minuTCi'. (hen, like one
Vho wilh'd the ma'ter might be done,-
Bnl could not do it, {hook bii head,
And lh» the man of Tarraw (aid :
Hard !■ thii talk, too hi.rd I iVear,
By much t"o hard for me to bear ;
Bcyi'od etprclBaii hard my part,
Cnutd mighty nullman (ce my heart.
When he, a1a> ! mikei known a will.
Which Craped not able to fulfil.
Waievcr my obedience bart'd
By any iri&ing nice regard
To fenfe and h>'Oour 1 Cotild I reach
Thv meaning without help of fpeech.
At Che Grd motion of ihy eye
Did noi ihy faithfal creaiuic Ay ?
Hav^ I am b\i, n, t what I . ught,
Bui what by earthly miKer laughi t
Did 1 e'er weiiib, throuKh di.iy flrong,
Inih/ jreai liddi.^g•, rijhi uA wiong i
P CHURCHILL.
Did ever int'teft, tO whom than
Can'ft not wilh more dcTOCion boW,
Warp my foundfaith, or will of miM
In coniridiaiM. run to ihbe ;
Have I not, u thy (able plac'd.
When buGneTi uil'd aloud for haAe;
Tom myfcif thence, yet never heard
To ulier one complaining word.
And had, till thy great work wai doncj
All appctito at having none ?
Hard a it, thii great plan purfu'd
Of voluntary fervicude ;
Purfu'd without or fhame or fear.
Through the great circle of the year ;
Now CO receive, in thit grand haar,
Commandi which lie beyond my paw'r {
Command! which baffle all my Ikill,
And leave me nothing but my will :
Be that accepted ; let my Lgrd
Indulgence to hit Ojve afford :
This tiOc, for my poor (Itcogih unfit,
WUI yield lo none but Dullman'. wit.
Wilh fnch groftincenfc gratified.
And turning up the lip of pride,
Fitr Crape — and (book hit empty head— '
i'o.r^Ki/n/ Crape, wife Dullman faid.
Of judgment weak, of fenfe confin'd.
For ihingi ut lower note deCgn'd.
For Chingi within the vulgar reach.
To run ^errandi, aud lo preach.
Well haR ihoujudg'd, that headi like ttuod
C-nnot want help trom headt like thine;
Will haft thou juilg'd thyfelf unmeet
I f futh high argument lo treat ;
*r»a»bBr to try thee that 1 Ipoke,
And all I laid wai but a ioke.
Nor think ajike, Crape, idifgrace
Or to my perfon, or my place ;
The wifctl of the foni of men
Hive deign d to ufe them now and then :
Demanded by our dignity,
Fr m comm^in ufe and men exempt,
U, (hat they may not breed contempt.
Greai uft they have, when io the hantli
Of one. like mi-, who undcrftsndi;
Who underUaida the tiaie and place.
The perfont, manner, and the grace,
Which f'.ol> negIcA ; fo that we God, '
If ill the rcquifiiu arc j'.in'd,
From whence a petftfl joke muft rprifig,
A (ot.'i a very f-rioui thing.
Bb, toour buQnefi.. M; dcGgn,
Which gave fo rough a ibock to thine,
To my capacity.il made
S\ ready aa a fraud in trade.
Which like bioad-cloth, i tan, with eaG>|
Cut out in any fhapc I pleafe
Stmi, ia my iircumQa.iee, fome few,
Aye. and ihol'e men of geniui too,
Ch,/ men, who, witbDuc love or hate.
Whether (hey early rife or late.
With namei uncrark'd, and credit found,'
Rife wrlh a himdrrd ihoufan J pound.
fly ilrtoSare wayi and meant would af
To btu their' po nt ; fa will not L
P O S M &
Vi
Kew inetho<!i (hall my wifdom Und
To fult thefe matterB t« mj mind,
So that the infidel* at conrt,
%Vho make our city witi their fporti
Shall hail the honours of myreign.
And own that Dullman bears i brain.
Smic, in my flace, to gpin their ends,
Would give relations up, and friends ;
Would lend a vrife, who they might fwear
Safely, was none the worfe for wear ;
Would fee a daughter, yet a maidf
]n:o a ftatefman'« arms betray'd;
Nay, ihould the girl proire coy, nor know
What daughter* to a father owe.
Sooner than fchemes fo nobly plann*d
Should fail.themfelves would lend a hand;
W«:iild vote on one iide, whilft i^ brother,
Pr.^pcrly taught, would Tote on t* other;
Would cvVy petty band forget ;
The public eye be with •«# (ct^
In private with z/ctorui herd.
And be by proxy with a tlfirdi
Would (like a que.'it^of whom I read
The other day— her name is fled—'
In a book (where, together bmnd,
Whittin^ton and his cat f f und,
A tale mod true, and free from art.
Which all Lord • Mayors fliould have by heart)
A qveen (O might thofe da'ys begin
Afrcfli when queens would learn to fpin)
Who wr-:u)eht, and wrought, bat for fome phrt,
The caufc of which Tve now forgot.
During the abfence of the fun
Undid what (he by day had done)
Whilft they a double vifage wear.
What's fworn by day, by night unfwear.
Such be their arts, and fuch perchance
May happily their ends advance :
From a new fydcm mine ihall fpring,
A i!n;un'teafnj i» the thing.
That's your true plan. — i'o obligate
l*hc prcfent miniflrrs of ftate,
My uaJbw (hall our court approacli.
And bear my powr, and have mjcoMis
hly ft/If ft ate lojct, ftperb to view,
AjififjiaU couch, and paid for too ;
I'o curry favour and the grace
Obtain, of thofc who're out of place :
In fhc mean time /- -that's to fay —
/proper, / myUM-'lcrc (lay.
iiut hold — perhip:i unto the nation,
Who hate the ocot'ti adminiflratinn.
To lend my coach may fcem to be
Declaring for the minidry ;
For where the city coach is, there
Is the true efl'cnce of the Mayor :
Therc(orc ( lor wife men are intent
Evilit at diltance to prevent,
Whifll fooi» the evils firll endure.
And then arc plagu*d to fcck a cure)
No coaib — a Lcrfs — and fice from fear
To make i»ur Deputy appear.
Fall (.n his back ihJil he be tied.
With two grooms marching by hit fidet
Then for 4 ^ry^— through all the laad^
fo head our folcmn city-baod.
Vol X^
Can any one fo fit be found,
As he, who in ArtHtry gmaiJ,
Without a rider, noble fight.
Led on our bravefl troops to fight.
But firft. Crape, for my honour's frkft
A tender point, inquiry make
About that b0rfe, if the dilpute
Is ended, or is dill in fuit.
For whilft a caufe (obfenre this plaa
Of juftice) whether boifi or man
The parties be, remains in doubt.
Till *tis determin'd out and out.
That pow'r muft tyranny appear.
Which (\ioM^ frefwJgtmg, ioterfere|
And weak faint judges over-awe
To bias the free courfe of law.
You have my will — nr)w quickly m^
And take care that my will be done.
In public, Crape, you mt(k appear,
WhilA I in privacy fit here ;
Here fi)all great Dullman fit alone,
Making this elbow-chair my throne.
And yoo, performing what I fayd,
Do all, as if I nothing did*
Crape beard, and Q»eeded 00 hiiway;
With him to hear was to obey.
Not without trouble, be affur'd,
A proper proxy was pmcur'd
To fenre fuch infamous Intent,
And fuch a lord to reprefimt ;
Nor could one have been found at all
On t* ether fide of LdHbn-va/L
The trumpet founds — folcnm aod flotv
Behold the grand procei]ion go,
All moving on, cat after kind.
As if for motion ne'er defign'd.
Conflables, whom the lawf admit
To keep the peace by breaking it ;
BeaJUif who hold the fccond place
By virtue of a filver mace.
Which ev'ry StdurJmy is drawn.
For ufe of Sanday^ out of pawn ;
Tre^nnrs, who with empty key
Secure an empty treafory ;
CburcbruardeMs^ who their COUrfe plufttC
In the fame ftate, as to their pew
Cbyrcbrvardcns of Saint Mar£rH go.
Since l*eirfon tauj^ht them pride and fliOWa
Who in fiiort tranfient pomp appear,
Like almanacks chacg'd cv*ry year.
Behind whom, with gnhroken leeks.
Charity carries the Poart Bex,
Not knowing that i\irh private keys
They ope and (hut it when they pleafe;
Ovrr/fen, who by frauds enfure
The heavy curfes of the poor ;
Unclean came flocking, BuUt and Bejrs^
Like beads into the ark, by pairs.
Portentous flaming in the van
Stalk'd the Pr^f.Jfw Sheridan ;
A pian of tc'irr, a mere Pontine^
A downright amiwal wucbUte.
He knows alone in proper mode
How to take vengeance on an OJe^
And how tn butcher Ammon's fon
And pc'or Jack Drjim \af3x ui Qia^«
On all occiCon* i
H= IHait for fen
And tn inftrua I
HI' d'lAOd^'i.a
0>r Inter,, inln I
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THE WORKS OF CHURCHTI,!..
Uiioiniea.m.
Lefolcniiat; nf all defence.
He Dridei, taC all the way ht eor>.
■W»de». d«p in blood, o'er Cti/,-Cnf,-Sni-i.
HclOTc him. ev'ry Citiifi*^'!
In aii^DiFt ii feeti to pint ;
Behmrt. in rnrmi ddI Id he knntin.
The Eliolli of lortur'd ^.irtt groin.
NcR Hon and Duke, «tll worth; grace
And city fiiour. cuiie in place.
ipge.
No children can ihcir toliie
Theii loiti are [un'd to let'rcnd age.
When a Coarl-Dumt, to once bii brow*
RefoWd, i> -wtA t" ciiy fpnufe,
Their aid with ilAi^nVaid mua join
The awkward dotud lo rclinc.
And leath. whence truefl glory flow*,
!Fach hore in tiaod a kic, and each
To Ihow how fit he wa> lo leach
A C.f. an AUrnwa„, a JU««r.
Led* in ■ firing a Jandrf bar.
Since Ihe reviTal erf flngmt.
Cufloni. and cnnom'. all in all,
Commiindt iJiBt we (hould have regard,
On all high fcafons la the Bard.
Crest sdalike ihcfe, by vulgar tonjtue
Profin'd. Ibould not be laid, but fung.
Thii place lo fill, renawn'd in fame.
The hi^h and mighly LoLkman * cune ;
And. ne'er forgot in Dultmin'i reign,
"With proper order lo mainuio
The nw!farmil, of pride.
Brought Irolbrr il'hilcheai^ bf hi' fide.
On horfe, who proudly piw'd tfaegrauni].
And call hit fiery eye-balit round,
Snorting, and champini; the rude bic,
Ai if, for warlike pnrpofc Gt.
Hit high int) grn'roui blood difdzln'd
To be for fpncti and paQimo rein'd.
Great DTni(.ck, in hiiglorioui ftation,
Pitaded at the corotution.
Not fo'our C.ff Dymock came,
Heavy. difpirlie>j, and tame ;
No mark ol fcnfe, hit eyei half-Aoi'tl,
He on a miKhty irtj^-f. doz'd.
Fate never could > horfe provide
Go fit for fiirh ■ man t» ride i
Nor find a nan, with flriiSc(t care,
So fit fiir foch a horfe lo hear.
HuBjr round with irftrumeiiti of death.
The flghl of dim would flop the breath
Of bti)(Ean cowardice, and make
The wry Cnrl DroxBtarJir qaihf.
Do their danm'd buTinefi in the nighi,
* yrf. iMlmn.fuHr} h lit :.-'liJl it^:
fjtrj, til- >■/ rfny ft-sttln promt, M<l t.—p.
rf/ttiir'l -BMh/iM ih Frmii.
From SiiiIjuJ fant, but ben ^play'i ' .-
Only tn 611 up (be puadc;
V/ith/!vi,rd,. uTiHelh-d, of maiden hue, ,
Which rjge ir valour never drew; ^
Wlib th>,Jtih.p,, Ought to ride, |
Like fKlii-fi/Ui. by his fide.
In girdle fluck, he feem'd Co be
One thing much wantiegtocomplstc
The fighti •nd make a ptrfc^ treat,
Wai, that the lioifc (a courtcfjf ,
In horfeg found of high dcgiee)
Inllead of goingy^nviiri/ on.
All the way iact'omni Ihould have gone.
Hrr/ri, unlelt they breeding lack.
Some fcTuple make to tarn their back.
Though rideri, which pl^iin truth declarct.
No fcruple make of lurning theiri.
Far, far apart fiom jU the rell,
Fit only for a (landing jeil.
The indifniiln'l (can you get
A brtfer fulted epithet)
The iKiifiuitiH Amyand cinif ,
All borniog with ihc facred flame
Of liberty, which well he knowi
On the grent Itbcic of fiav'ry growt.
Like fparrow, who, depriv'd of mate
Snatcfi'd by the cruel Imnd of fate.
From fpriy to fpray nn mote will hop,
IE Gti al
=-'«P-
Or like hitnfelt, when all alone
At Crtyi-n. hc wM heard to groau,
Lifiiog iith handi in the defence
Of intereft and comman feafe ;
Seih bandi, for as no other man
Adopted and purfu'd hii plan.
The /r/}-Iund had been lonefome ^uite,
If he had not held up the rlgli.
Apart he ami, and fii'd hi) eyet
With raptuKon adiAant pnze,
On which in litlen woiihy note.
There " twenty ihoufuid poundi" wat wrote :
Falfc trap, for credit fapp'd ii found
By getting twenty tboufjnd pound.
Niy. look not thiii on me, and flare
Doubling the ceriairty. — To fwear
la fuch a cafe I Ihould be loth—
But Perry Coft • May lake hit oath,
to plain and decent gaib am; 'i.
With the piim quakcr fraud came trade ;
Connivance, lo improve the plan,
Habicea like a Jurjwin,
Judging a. intereft prevail..
Came nott with meafuiei, wcighn, and ftilei ;
Eitortion next, of liellilh race,
A cub moft dairn'd. lo (how his face
Furbid by fear, but not by Itianie,
Turn'd 10 a J™, like came;
Corruption, Midai-l.kc, behnld
Turping whate'er Ihe touch'ri to gold ;
Impoicnceledbvlua.aDd pride
Struiimg with Ponton by her (i
Ilypociify, d
Struiimg with f onton by hi
Ilypociify, demure and lad.
In gutr.enti of the priiUhood clad.
I» O E M S.
S^5
So well difguisM, that yoti might fweiry
DeceiT'd, a very pricft wm there ;
Bankruptcy, full of eafe and health.
And wallowing in tvell-fav^d wealth,
Came fncering through a ruin'd hand,
And bringing B— in her hand ;
Vidory hanging down her head,
Was by a Highland ftallion led ;
Peace, doth'd in fables, with a face
Vhich witncfs*d fcnfe of huge difgrace,
"Which fpakc a deep and rooted &ame
Both of herfelf and of her name.
Mourning creeps on, and blulhing feeli
>Var, grim war treading on her heels;
PaU credit, (hakeo by the arts
Of men with bad heads and worie hearts.
Taking no notice of a band
"Which near her were ordain'd to ftand.
Well nigh deftroy'd by fickly fit,
I.ook*d wiftful all arotind for Pitt ;
Freedom — at that moft hallowM name
My fpirits mount into a flame, '
Each pulfe beats high, and each ncrre ftnins
E'en to the cracking ; through my veins
The tides of life more rapid mo,
And tell me I am freedom's fon—
Freedom came next, but fcarce was feen,
"When the iky, which appeared ferenc
And gay before, was overcafl ;
Horror beftrode z/oreigm blaft.
And from the frifon of the North,
To freedom deadly, dorms burft forth.
A car like thofe, in which, we're told.
Our wild forefathers warr*d of old,
J.oaded with death, fix horfes bear
Through the blank region of the air.
Too fierce for time or art to tame,
Thry pour*d forth mingled (moke and flame
From their wide noftrils ; e»*ry fleed
Was of that ancient favage breed
"Which fell Geryon nurs'd ; their food
The flcfli of man, their drink his blood.
On the firft horfes, ill-match*d pair,
This fat and ilcek, that lean and bare, ~
Came ilUmatch'd riders (ide by fide.
And poverty was yok*d with pride.
Union moft ftrange it muft appear.
Till other unions make it clear.
Next, in the gall of bittemcfs.
With rage, which words can ill exprefs,
Vith unforgiving rage, which fpringa
From a falfe zeal for holy things,
Vcaring fuch robes as prophets wear,
Falie prophets plac*d in Peter's chair ;
On which, in charaders of fire,
Shapes antic, horrible and dire,
Inwoven flam*d; where, to the view,
In fi^Toup^ a|-pear*d a rabble crew
€)i Utntcd devils, where all round '
\'ilc reli^un of vile men were found.
Who, worfe than devils, from the birth
j Vrform'd the work of hell on earth,
^'i.X-;»/fri, JmquUitortf and Fopet^
)*<)ititing at untt^ vherls^ and n^/.
And ngiMfj, fram'd on horrid plan,
V'hich none bvt the deftroycr maq
•ini »r«
Could, to promote his relfifii viewt.
Have heads to make, and hearts to ofe;
Bearing, to confecrate hei tricks.
In her left hand a ermafitc^
Remembrance of oar dying Lord,
And in her right a l^tf-etlg'dfumd;
Having her brows, in impious fportg
Adom*d with words of high import.
Oh tmrtb peace, amoitgJI wun good-will,
ix>ve Uarufgt %nd /§riemriiig ftill.
All wrote in the heart* t^bUad of thofe
Who rather death than falfehood chofe ;
On her breaft (where, in days of yore.
When God lov*d Jew*, the high-pridl wor»
Thofe oracles, whith were decreed
T* inftruS and gtfidte the chofen feed)
Having with glory cUd azid ilrength.
The virgin pidurM zi/M length,
Whilft at her feet, in unall pourtray'd.
As fcarce worth notice, Chrift was laid ;
Came fuperflition, fierce and fell.
An imp detefled, e*en in hell ;
Her eye inflamed, her face all o*er
Foully befmear*d with human gore,
0*er heaps of mangledySirali (he rode ;
Faft at her heels death proudly firode.
And grimly fmil'd, well-pleas'd to fee
Such havoc of mortality.
Clofe by her fide, on mifchief bent.
And urging on each bad intent
To its full bearing, favage, wild.
The mother fit of fuch a child.
Striving the empire to advance
Of fin and death, came ignorance.
With looks, where dread command was placed.
And fov*reign powV by pride difgrac*d|
Where loudly witneffing a mind
Of favage more than human kind.
Not choofing to be lov*d, but fear*d.
Mocking at right, mifrule appear*d.
With eyeballs glaring fiery red.
Enough to flrikc beholders dead,
Gnafhing his teeth, rnd in a flood
Pouring corruption forth and blood
From his chaf *d jaws ; without remorih
Whipping, and fpurring on his horfe,
Whofe fides, in their own blood embay *d, •
E*en to the bone were open laid.
Came tyranny ; difdaining awe.
And trampling oTCtfinfe and /«tv.
One thing and only one he knew,
One ohjed only would purfue.
Though lefs (fo low doth pafCon bring)
Than man, he would be more than king.
With ev*ry argument and art
Which might corrupt the head and heart,
Soothing the frenzy of his mind.
Companion meet, was flatt*ry join*d.
Winning hii cnrriage, ev*iy look
Employ 'd, whilft it coneealM a hook;
When fimple mo(^. moft to be fear*d {
Moft crafty when no craft appcar*d ;
His tales no man like bim could tell \
His words, whirJi melted as they fcll^
Might e*en a hypocrite deceivci
^d m^^e an infidel believe.
••
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THE WORKS OF CHURCHILL.
WinlonlT cheiling o'tr »nd o'er
I'horc who had cheated bfca befurc :
St)c)i llail'tf umc in evil hour,
PoA'uiDg the Tfiji\ tiT of pow'r,
And, grown hy f ifiJitlii^ eceili
Would he firJl minillu nf aate.
Wiihin [he chariot, all aiom,
HiG;b felted on a kind of throne,
With pebblei grac'd, ■ fi^re came,
Whom joftice would, but dari rot name
Hiird iimei when jafiice, without fnr,
Dare not bring Ibnh to public car
The Bimei of thof:, who dare aScni
'GiiDlt jullice, and pervert her cod ;
Bat, if the mufc ifTord me grace,
DcTiripitoti fhallfupply the ulue.
ln/srris» garment) he w»i cUd :
Xix' etmiae o'er lh« gliiOy phU
CiU re**Tciid honour* onhiihrirt.
Wrought bf the curigut hind uf art.
In Clver wrmight, and hiighicr far
Than htav'nl j or iban (inhl; flar,
Shont a tvih,- rrf, ihc emblem dear
Of him he ever mud revert! ;
Of thii dreaJ hid, who «ilh hii boll
Of fiiihfi.1 native Tcbe1< lad,
Like ihofe bla^k fpiiitt d>>om'd to bell.
Aio
^ifrol
ound hii cl<iiid''d browa wa^ placM
A *n»nfi, rooft foprf bl7 grat'd
With mighty Ihik;, nor fornot
The facrJd motto, T.,.i„5«.
Id the right- hand a fvord he bore
Harder than adammt, ani3 moie
Fatal than windi. which Ironi the mouth
Of the rough ocrlh itivade the fouth ;
The recking bLirlt to •icw ptcfeQls
The bloutl of helpkfi innocentt :
And on tht hill, ai meek become
A< Umbt before the fhearert dumb,
With downcall eye, and folemn (how
Of deep unultemble woe.
Mourning the time when rrccdnm teign'di
Fait In a mck wai juflicc chain'd.
In hit left baud, in wax imprcD,
With bdliand gcwgawtidlydreft,
Ad •"•agr, oA in baby mould,
He held, and (eem'd o'eijoy'd to hold.
On thii he fit'd hii eyet, (o Ihii
Bowing he gave the loyal kift.
Auditor rebellion fully ripe,
Secnrd Id dtGte the antitype.
What if to ihat/'.<."^o-'i foci
Hii greatncfa, nay, his life he owei,
Shall common obligatroni bind.
And fluke hii conflancy of mitid .*
^coining fueh weak And petty chaim^
I'aithful 10 Jimu he flill reniaini,
Ihough he the friend of George appeiri
i);^™/«M«-, ,-,««( *rr*.
Jealoui aod mean, he with a frown
Would awe. and kcFp alt merit down.
Nor would to truth and jultiie bend,
UiTUft -i-i.-.n'^ by hii/. .«- J .-
Sraie with the coward, with the bmrc
Jieif Jiioifcif icow«<lIU<t«j '
Aw'd by hit fean. he has do heart
To uke B great and open part ;
Minei in a fub.le tiain he fpringi.
And, fecret.Iapiihe ean of kingi;
Bom ia a country, atmiix-aiia
tl/nc h U-a t. ai:. he ftill
Rctaia'd ih- inriaion. with full ab
To fpread it wheicfbe'cr he came ;
frmlnm^e hated, lim- defied,
The profliiiite of powV and pride :
Z.j-ii- he with eafe cinlaini away, —
AndlcadlbewildCT'dfenfeaflrayi _. . ^,
Much to the credit of hit biBia ,i ^
Puzzle! the MU& be c^a'tmaintaiD, ■,.«
ProceediOD mud familiar groundc.
And, where he eao'tconiince,conraiiild%i
I alinu of rareft Damp and Iiie.
To nature blfe, he mirappliei.
'J
' it fueh a.
■ifenC
''-/'.
nhii
The mcflcngcr of ficknefs btjngi, ,^
But fuch ai lakei iti coward rife .
From confcioui bafenel'i, confciotu tIcci, « g
O'lrfpriad hiieheeki; iZ/Zj"! aod/rii<h', ^
To upflart fortunci ever tied, t
InHdioui, lurking! like a fpy J
To caution principled by fear. ■ .
Not diring open to appear,
Lodg'd covert mifibit): f.tjf^i.1 hung
Od hit lip quiv'ting ; on hit (onuue
fr-iiJ dwelt at luge ; withiD hii bieafl
All that makei villain found a ncD,
All ibat, on hcll'i complciefl plan,
B'er jqin'd to damn the heart of matt.
Soon aithe carrcachM land, he lofe.
And with a look which might hsve fioic
The heart') bell blood, which wi> enough.
Had heart) been made of llcrner Uuff
In cilict than eirewheie, to make
The very floutell quail and i|iiake,
He call hi> hateful eyet around.
Fii'd without motion to the ground.
Feat waiting on furiirifo, all llo..d.
And horror chill'd their curdled blood ;
No more ihey thought olyi^Y, no morn
(Foi they had feeo hii face before]
Otj..T^ they thought , the caufe furgot,
Whether it wai or gboa, ur plot,
Which drew them (here. They all Aood moro
Like llatQei than they were before.
What could be done \ Could art, conld Ibrce,
Or bath dircd a proper courfc
To make thii faiage monfler tame.
Or fend him back the way be came r
What neither *n, nor fi^ce, uor both
Could do, a ^^of foreign growth,
A '«J to that bafe wrerch allied
In covntry, not in vice and pride,
kSedcd : from ihi: r.lf-Cimc land,
(iJad neWE for our bUfpheming baai
Of fcribhlcri, but deferving note)
Tbt iwifoD Moic, uul uitidotc
1^ 0' )s ik 9.
t:
sir
AbaihM the monfier hpng hU head ;
And like an r mpty viffon' fled ;
Hi4 train, I:kc virgin fnou-5 which raOj
KiiVd by tf-t* burning bawdy fun, .
I'll love Ad: ft reams, diflblvM in air;
Joy, who from abfence feem'd more faiTy
Ca:nc fmilinj^, freed from flaviih aire ;
Loyalty, libcriy, and law.
Impatient of the galline chain,
And yoke of jow'r, reiumM their reign | ' ,
And hunnng with the gloridui flafue y
Oi public virtue, Mootfield came.
THE CONFERENCE.
Ct ACt faid in form, which fccptics mud agree.
When they are told that grace wail (aid by me :
The fcrv^nts gone, to break the fcurvy jeft
On the proud landlord, and hit thread-bare
giieft ;
The king gone round, mj \zdy too withdrawn.
My i<rJ, in ufual tafte, be^ab to yawn,
And lulling backward in hit elbow-chair.
With an infipid kind of ftupid Hare,
Picking his teeth, twirling hiftfeaU about—
Churchill, you have a poem coming out.
You*vc my bed wi(he» ; but I really fear
Your mufe in general is too fevere ;
Her fpirit feemt her int*re(l to oppofe,
And where flic makes one friend, makes twenty
foes.
C, Your lordihip*s fears are juft, I feel their
force,
But only feel it as a thing of conrfe.
The man whofe hardy fpirit (hall engage
To la(h the vices of a guilty age.
At his firil fctting forward ought to know,
That evVy rogue he meets muft be his foe;
That the rude breath of fatire will provnke
Many who feci, and more who fear the llroke.
But (hall the partial rage of fclfifh men
From Hubborn juOice wrench the righteous pen.
Or (hall I not my fettled courfe purfue,
Bccaufe my foes are foe* to virtue too ?
L. What is this boalled virtue, taught infchool^,
And idly drawn from antiquated nik-s?
What is lier ufe ? Point out ^ne wholefome end i
Will (he hurt foes, or can (he make a friend?
When from long fafts fierce appttites arife.
Can this fame virtue (lifle nature's cries?
Can (he the pittance of a nual aflford.
Or bid thee welcome to fue great man*s board f
When northern winds tlic rough IKcrmbet arm
With frod and (now, can virtue keep rhee warm ?
Canil thou dilmif^ the hard unfeeling dun,
Banly by faying, thou art virtue^ fon ?
Or by bafe blurdVing ftatcfmen fent to jail,
Will Mansfield take this virtue for thy bail?
Bi licve it not. the name is in difgracc.
Virtue ai]d Temple n<»w are out of place.
Quit then thi» meteor, whole delufive ray
Fri>ni wc^ltit and hon* ur leads thee far aftray.
True Virtue mean*, let rcalon ufe her eyes
Nothing ^Klth iocl-s and int'rcll with (he wife.
Wouldft thou he great, her patronage difciaim.
Nor madly triumph in fo mean a name :
Let pobier wreaths thy happy brows adorn,
And leave to virtue poverty and fcorn.
Let prudence be thy guide; who doth n#t know .
liow fcldum prudence can with virtue go ?
To be fucceffful try thy acmoft force.
And virue follows as a thing of courfe.
Hirco, who knqws not Hirco ? (lains tl)e bed
Of that kind mailer who firft gave him bread.
Scatters the feeds of difcord through the laud.
Breaks ev'ry public, ev'ry private band.
Beholds with joy a trufting friend Undone^
Betrays a br()ther, and would xhcat a fon :
What morul in his fenfes caif endure
The name of Hired, for the wretch is poor !
'* Let hiiiri hang, drown, ftarve, on a dunghill rot^
** By all detefted live, and die forgot ;
** Let him, a poor return, in evVy breath
'* Feel all death's pains, yet be whole jetn la
" death,"
Is now the gen'ral cry we all purfue :
Let fortune change, and prudence changes tod {
Supple and pliant a new fj(Eem feels,
Throws up her cap, and fpaniels at jiis heels;
Long live great Hirco, cries, by int*re(l tai^gbt« .
And let his foes, though I prove one, be nougli^*
C. Peace to fuch men, if fuch men can have
peace,
Let their po(re(fions, let their (late increafet
Let their bafe fcrvices in courts (Irike root.
And in the feafon bring forth golden fruit ;
I envy not : let thofe who have the will.
And, with fo little fpirit, fo much (kill,
With fuch vile inftruments their fortunes carve %
Rogues may grow fat, an honed man dares (larve*
L, Thefe (lale cooceiu thrown oiT, let us ad«
vance
For once to real life, and quit romance.
Starve I pretty ulking : but I fain would view
That man, that honed mao^ would do it too.
Hence to yon mountain which outbraves the (ky.
And dart from pole to pole the (lrengthcn*d eye.
Through all thatfpace y-^ii (hall not view one man,
N^»t o»e, who cures to ad on fuch a plan.
Coward> in calms will fay, what in a flora
The brave will uemble at. and not perform.
Thine be the pro«i, and, fpite of all ynu*ve faid.
You'd give your honour for a cruft of bread.
C. What proof might do, what hunger might
cifea.
What fjmi(h*d nature, looking with negleft
On all (he once held dear, what fear, at (Irife
With fainting virtue f.-»r the means of life.
Might make 'his coward flefh. in love with breath
Shudd'ring at pain, and (hrinking back from death.
In trrafon to my foul, defcend to bear,
Truiung to fa e, 1 neither know nor care.
Omce, at thi» hour thofc wounds afrefh 1 feel.
Which nor prufperiry nor time can heal,
Thi.fe wounds, which fate fcvcrely hath decreed,
Menti->n*d or thought of, muil for ever bleed,
Thofe wounds, which humbled all that pride of
man,
^"hich brings fuch mighty aid u virtue's pUa|
■HE WORKS OF CHURCHIl.t..
opprcDive fro WD,
bowU dowa,
Mt undone,
c 1 could not 0inn,
ick defjuir prevsjl'di
., ny rpiriti fail'd,
E, * tlitoi indeed,
Ucc kind goad man, ii 'n word, in c
By virtue guidEd, ant' Tdorn laughl
Imige cf lum whom uu Ihculd a
Strnch'd forth fail hi_, d brought t
c die t
SiiTCj,' by good fortune into noiite raU'd,
And Tor Tome Utile miric liirgeljr pnli'd,
liidulg'd in rwerving from pruden till tutu.
Haled by loeuei, and ddi lictov'd by feols,
riic'd rtoie wint. fluJI ibJeS thirft of we»llh
Ho fiercely wsr 'gainlt my foul't dearill health.
That, u I boon, t Ihould hafc Ihiikli;) erase.
And, boin id freedom, mate iDyfclf a Qaie;
1 hat I Qiould in the train of ihofe appfar,
Vhom honour csnnot love, not manhood feat *
That I no laci^et Ikulk from ftrcct to (lieet,
Afraid Ua dun> alTail, aod biililTi meet ;
Tint 1 from place to place this carcafe bear.
Watfc forth at large, and wander free u ait;
That I no longer dread the awkward fiicnd,
Whofe Tcry obllgMiont mud oSbnd,
Kor. >U loo forward, with impaiiencc burn,
Ai fulTriDg favDsn which I can't ictoin i
't hai, from dependence and from pride fccuie,
I am not plac'd fo high to fcoin the poor,
Kor yet io low, thai [ my Inid tbonld fear,
Orhefitflieio giTehitnfneer forfneer;
Thai, whilft fage prudence my purfuiti confirm),
1 can ciiioy the world o
equa
That, tfad to other*, to oiyfeH m<fl true.
Feeling no waot, t comfort ihofcwho di.
And vilh the will have power to aid diQr[& :
Thefe, and what other bIcIGngt 1 poffcfi,
From the tndulgCDcc of the public tilei
AI! priiau patrona^ my fout dcfiei.
By candoDr more inclin'd to five tban damn,
A gen'roui Puilic made me what I am.
All that I have, they gave ; jolt mcm'ry bean
'i'he grateful (lamp, and what I am ii ihiln.
i. To feipi a ted-hot xeal for freedoni'i caufc
To mouth aloud for libertiei and lawi.
Tot public good to bellow all abroad,
Ecrvei well ihe futpofct cf pilvaie fraud.
IVbdcnce bf public )tood intend} her own;
If you mean othcrwifi, yon Itand alone.
'U'liii i6 we meaa by country and by court !
V.'tut ia it to oppofe, what to fupport t
^leii; words of courfe, and what ii mote abfurd
'I'liao 10 pay honuge to an empty word f
MaJDii and minort diSer but lu name.
I'aitiolt itid miniHeri ore much llie fame ;
'I h« only dilT'rence, after all their rout,
I), that the one ii ■'<, the other tul.
Eiplorr the dark reccITu of the mind.
In the foul'i honcil volume read mankind.
And own, in wife and Cmple, great and (mall,
4 he tame grand Icadifg piiiiciple in ail.
WhiU'er we talkof wifdoni tothe wife, ■ '.^^^
Of goodiKfi to the good, of publle liei
Which to our cnunity link, or private band* ,'
Which claim moll dear atleniion at our tunda.
For parent and for child, for wife and friend.
Our firll great mover, and our laQ great end.
I> unc, and, by whatever name we call
The tolinu tyrant, fclf i. all in alL
I'hit, which unwilling fadlion Ihalladmit,
(iuided in diffient Wayi a Bute and Pitt,
Made lyrantb break, made lungs obferve the law.
And gave the world a Siuan and KafTan.
Huh nature (Orange and wHd eonctit of pride)
Diflinguifh'd thee from all her fjn> bcfide >
Di:th virtue in thy bofom brighter glow.
Or from a fpring more pure doth aiSion flow t
li not thy foul bound with thofe very ehaini
Which (hackle ui ; or ii that fclf, which rapa
O'er kingt and beggan, which in atl we Tec
MofL (Irong and fav'reign, only weak in thee f
; eiperi
e 1<JU
' lit not thy virtue, but thy pride ttbcli.
Think [and for once lay by thy lawtef* pen)
Think, and confefi thjfelf UTie other men j
Think but one hour, and, lo thy confcience led
By reafon'i hand, bow down and hang thy head;
Think on thy priiate life, recal thy youih,
View ihyfelf now, and own with Itrifieft troth,
That fcif hath drawn ihee from fair vlrtue'i way
Farther than folly would have Jar'd to (Iray,
And that the talcnti lib'ral nature gave
To mike thee free, have made thee more a Qave.
Quit then, in prudence quit, that idle train
Of tuyi, which have fo long abnt'd ihy brain.
And rapiivc led (hy pow'ri; with bnundlefa will
l.ct felf maintain her (late and empire lUll,
But let her, with more worthy objeSs caught.
Strain all the facultiei and force of thought
'1 a thing! of higher darings let her range
Through better ppflurei, and Icarnhow to change |
Let her, no longer to we;ik faflion tied.
Wifely levolt. and join our Gronger Gdc.
C. Ah^ what, my lord, hath private life Io d>
With thing! of public nature > Why lo view
Would you thui cruelly ihofc fccnei un(uld.
Which, without pain and horror (o behold,
MaH fpeak me fomething more or lefi thaa
Which fficndj may pardon, but T never can .'
Look back ! a thought which burden on defpair,
IVTiich human naiure mull, yd cannot bear.
'Til not Ihe babbling ofa hufy world,
Where prajfe and eenfure are at random hurl'd.
Which can the meaneft of my thoughti coniioul.
Or Rake one fettled purpofe of ray (oul.
Free and at large might ihcir wild cuifet loaDa,
If all, if all, alai 1 were well at home.
No — 'tit the tale which angry confcience tdli.
When (be with more than tragic horror fwcU.
liach circBinnance of guilt ; when flein, but true.
She brinp bad aAiont forth into review ;
And, like the dread hand-wriilng on the wall,
Bid. late remorfe awake at reafon'i caU ;
Arra'd at all poinit, bidi feorpion vengeance paXt,
Aud tu the mind boldt up reBcdioo't glalt i
F O I M 9.
5V9
The miiid, which ftirtiog, heiTCt the hcart-fdt
groan,
And hates that form (he knows to be her own.
£nou{^h of this— let private ibrrowa rell—
As to the public I dare ftand the teft;
Dare proudly boaft, I feel no wi(h above
The good of England, and my ounrry'i love.
Stranger to party- rage, by reafon\ voice,
UncrrinfT guide, direAed in my choice.
Not all the tyrant pnw'rt of earth combinM,
No, nor uf hell, ihall make me change my mind;
What ! herd with men my hooeft foul difdaint*
Men who, with fervile leal, are forging phaina
For freedom's neck, and lend i helpinfi^ hand,
T(* fpread deftrodion o*er my native Land.
What ! ihall I not, e'-en to my lateft breath,
Jn the full fate of danger and of death.
Exert that little ftrength which nature gave^
And boldly ftem, or periih in the wave ?
L, When 1 look backward for fome fifty yeari,
And fee protejiimg patriots turn to peers ;
Hear men, moft loole, for decency declaim,
^\nd talk of charader without a name ;
See infidels aflert the caufc of Ood,
And meek divines wield per£ccution*s rod ;
See men transform 'd to brutes, and brutes to men.
Sec Whitehead * take a place, f Ralph change his
pen,
1 mock the seji, and deem the men in fport, %
Who rail at minifters, and curfe a court.
'^I'hee, haughty as thou art, and proud in rhyme,
Shall fome preferment, offer'd at a time
When virtue lleeps, fome lacrifice to pride.
Or fume fair viSim, move to change thy fide.
Thee flhU thcfe eyes behold, to health rrfior'd,
llfing, as prudence bids, boldfatire's fword,
emailing thy prefent friends, and praifing thole
Whom DOW thy freoay holds thy greatcft fues.
C. May I (can worfe difgracc oo manhood
fill)?
Be born a Whitehead, and baptia*d a Paul ;
May I (thouirh to hisfetvice deeply tied
By lacrcd oaths, and now by will allied)
With falfe fcign*d zeal an injured God defend.
And ul'e his name for fome bafe private end ;
May I (th;«t thought bids double horrors roll
0*cr my fick fpirits and unmans my foul)
Ruin the virtue whirh I held moA dear.
And Hill muil hold ; may I, through abjcd fear,
Betray my friend ; may to fuccrcdiog times.
Engraved on plates of aidamanr, my crimes
Stand blazing forth, whild mark*d with enviona
blot,
Each little VkSt of virtue is forggt;
Of all thofc evils which, to ftamp men ciirs*d.
Hell keeps in ftore for vengeance, may the wcrA
Light t>n my head, and in my day of woe,
' I'o make the cup of bittcme(s o'erflow.
May 1 he fcnnrd by every man of worth*
Wander, like Cain, a vagabond on earth,
Bearing about a hell in my ovim mind,
Or be to Scotland for my life coofin'd,
• PauI IVLUebead.
If I am one amooft tha inaay known,. - ' t> -.
Whom Shelbume fled, and Calcraft bhifli'd to owii.
L. Do yuu reflei^ what men yoa make your
foes?
C. \ do, and that's the reafon I oppdiis.
Friends 1 have made, whom envy meft Cfimnteodj
But not one foe, whom i wcmld wilh a fi iend.
What if ten thoufand Bntes and Holtandk bawl.
One Waikes hath made a large amendk forilL *
* ris not the title, whether handed down • :' /*
From age to age, or flowing from the crown
In copious flreams on recent men, who eune- .'•
From flems unknown, and fires wicfaoiit'miiiaiiie;
*Tis not they7«r, which our great Kdwtrd/gaye ■
To mark the virtuous, and reward the farave^/ .
Blazing whhout, whilft a bafe heart within : (C
Is rouen to. the core with filth and fin 4 i • ? • ■ . fj
* ris not the tinfel grandeur, taught to wtit, •
At cufiom's call, to mark a fool of ftato - *i .
From fools of lelTer note, that fool can vmtL 'i«'i ' '.
Whole pride is reafMi, whoife dcfente as law* '■ ''I
L. Sttppofe (a thing fcarce pofiible in arl^ -oi/
Were ic thy me to play a comlnon pare))
Suppofe thy writings fi> weli fenc'd tu lftw«
That Norton * camiot find, nor make a flaW« . . . [
Had thou not heard, that 'mongft our aackiil
tribes, ;*
By party warpt, or 1uU*d afleep by bribes, •
Or trembling at the ruffian hand of force, .
Law hath fufpendcd Hood, or ch<ing'd its cAorie I '
Art thou aifur'd. that, for deflrudion ripe^-
Thou may*il not froart beneath the fdf-funis £P'ipe?
What faudiun haft thou, frantic id thy ibytsci, "
Thy life, thy frecJom to iecurc ? . ^
I
C. The timeBL
*Th not on Jaw, a fyftem great and good, .
By wifdom penned, and bought by nubleii bloody
My iaith relies : by wicked men and vain.
Law, once abus*d, may be abuft*d a^jin.—
No, on our grest lawgiver I depend.
Who knows and guides her to her proper end;
Whofe royalty of nature blazes out
So fierce, 'twere fin to entertain a doubt-
Did tyrant Stuarts now the laws difpeui'e,
(Bleil be the hoar and hand which lent tlem
hence)
For ibmething,or for nothing, for a word,
Or thought, I might be duom*d to death, tminrd.
Life we might all refign to lawlefs pow'r.
Nor think it worth the purchal'c of an hour ;
But envy ne*er (hail fix lo foul a flaio ^
On the fair annals of a fininfwiiJi*s reign.'
If. flave to p^y, to revenge,, or pride,
If, by frail human error drawn afiue,
1 bresk the law, CtriS. rigour let her wear ;
' rik her's to punifli. and 'tu mine to bear;
Nor by the voice of juQice doom*d to death.
Would I aCc mercy with my latrft breuth.
But, anxious only for my country's good.
In which my king's, •/t^ur/r. is underOoodi
Form'd on a plan with fome few patriot friendly
Whilft by jttfi means I aim at nobleil cnda^
** Sir F.'ehbtr NsrUm^ Ahrn'mty-nmrmU
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tHE WORKS Oy CHURCHILL.
Tho. ,r OwvU bring, hit baTir dcfieat to aid,
Sc 1 KMiri-j, fw hi) puTpofc maJc,
Ai ^ nbillt dtccncy and law retreat,
'i'ti •.'U Norton from hit nniden fat;
Though bnih. in lit ccnCe J'racn, fknuld a)^ce,
!□ ilMnned Iciguc, to lorlnrc bw and nie,
Whilll Gvorgc i» kinu, I cannoc (ear endure ;
Not to be ^illf, if to be ficurf.
But irhm, in ifirr-limct. (be far rcmov'd
ThM d«]r) our monarch, florioiii and bcliv'd,
SIcrpi wich bit fsibcri, Ibould i(n|Krjnni fitc.
In.vrnnonce, «itbrrcOi !)iaart> cuTfc o'jr ftxc;
Should they, o'ei leaping cv'rj iaitt tf law,
Buichcr ihe brwe lokccpianie fonli in awe;
ShouU ihey, by brutal indrpprrBiTC forrf,
Ditert fwcct juftiti Irom htr crcu (ourfe [
Should they, of n'tf otlier mean berth.
Make rnji rigbi-hand > wltntd 'gsinft tn; Irfti
ShouUthcy, abroad by inqnililiona tieght,
Scirch nut mj roul. Mil dinul mi; far a ihouirht \
£i;il would t k»p my coutfr, Oilt (p»k,fti1l write,
'Till 4r*ih bad pluug'd me In the (hades of nighl.
ThtmOod alirult, ihou great, all-fcirchingcj'e,
To whom our thutifrhti, our ipiritt open lip,
Gnut tne thy {trcogih, and In that occdliil hour,
(Shnuld.it e'er ionic)»htn law fubmiti to pow'r,
Willi fiimrefolve rajaaij bofotii ftael,
Bravelf to fulTer, though [ deeply feel.
Let Oic, at hilberlo, (litl draw tnr bruth,
la.lose with bre, but not io fear of death;
And, if eppreflion bring) me (a ibe grave,
And Riarki me dead, She oc'cr (hall mirk a GaiE.
Let na unvailhy maiki of gijcf be heard,
No ivild bmcDii, not one unfeenily word ;
Let ft-biir triumph! wail upnn my bier,
I won't forgi»e that friend who ilrapn one tear.
Whelhet he'iravilh'din Kfe't early mom,
Or, in old age, dropi like in ear of turn.
I'tiII ripe he fiili, on nature'! noblefl plan,
Wbo lives to teaCon, and who diet a roan.
IHE AUTHOR.
Acct;Ki'D the man, whom fateordatni in fpite.
And cnwi paretiii tncb, lo read and wriie l
What need (.1 letter) f W berefore (bonid wefpetl?
V-hY write our nam«> A mark will do u welt,
Much are ihe prccioui houriofyouih mtfJipCDt,
In cfimbinR leamiog't 'U^ed ileep ilcent ;
, Whtn to the top ilie buld-ad»uit'ter'i gnt.
Ha reigni. viin monarch, o'er i btrrea fpot,
Wliiin in Ihe wJi of Wmw below,
Folly uid vice to ranklniuriatce grow;
Konoun and wealth pour in n« cv'rj (Me,
And proud prefermcDi rolU her golden tide.
O'er crabbed autbort life'i ^y ftinie to waflc,
To eiatnp wild genia" In the chiini of tafte,
To bear ihe Bif\(h Jrudgery of fchooli,
.ind tatnely (loop to ev'ry pedant'i ruie»,
BuifeKcn long y ran tlebarr'd nf lib'ral eafe,
7o plod in college mmnncla to irpui,
Beneiitb the weighl tif falemo toft to pMOt,
"■ ep over books, and leav^ mankind unknowD |
I praifc eacb fenier blbekhcad'i ihrrad bare til^
]d laugh till reafon blulh, and fpiriti (ul.
Manhood wiih tile fubuiilUfla lo difgra
.c fool. V
rllora wbafe knowledge ii ba< fiimll,'
And thiDcdlort, who nothing kiioir M all ;
111 biO:<k'<l the gen'iBDB fpirit in iheCe dajri
When learning «u the certain roid to fru&.
When nobUf, wkh I loK of fbeuce blrli'd,
Approi'd In oiberi «hu tfacmrelTe) pullefi'd.
But 114^, when dBllnef* reari aloft her tlusa^
When lordly irafliili her wide empire OWD,
U hen w.t, fcduc'd bj envy, darts iGdi-,
And hiTcly leiguei with i^snorance and pride,
U'hit Bt:v Ihaold itnipt us by (^Ife hope* mifled^
Lcarnmg'i unf jfli.otjaMt pathi to tread ;
To beat ihofe labimri, which our falhera bore,
rint crown with-held, which ihcy in triumph
When w
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ti much piini thii boaKcd Icamiag't
0 thofe wbn have it nol.
caufM I
ftiendt to rneer.
With prudent halle the worldly-minded foel
Forgrtf the little which he Icarn'd at fehoolf
The elder brother, lovalk fortunei4>i>ra,
Lot.ki on all fcjrnu with an eye of fcorii ;
Dependent bnihreD the fame feature* Wrar,
And younger fon> arc flupid » the heir.
In fetiatti,it Ibe bar, in digich and laxx,
Geiiiut i> vile, and learning out of date.
U thii — Q death to think \ it thii the )an4
Where merit and reward went band in hand.
Where heroei, parent-like, the poet view'd.
By whom they Taw their gloriout deed* reoew'd;
Where poeli, true ti> honour, lun'd their laya.
And by their patroni fanflity'd their praife t
l> thii the Und, where, on our Spcnfer'i tongnc,
Enamsur'il of hi* voice, delcription hung;
Where Jjofon rigid giiviiy bejtuil'd,
Whilfl rtalbn through her ctiiic fcncei fmil'd j
Where nature Uil'ning (Load, whilU ShakTpeu*
4nd woQder'd it ihe work herfelf hid ir.ade ?
I> [hit the land, where, mindful of hrr chirga
And oQiee high, fair freedom walk'd at large j
Where, finding in our lavn a fure defence.
She mock'd It all reRrainls, but thofe of fenfe ;
Where health and honour trooping by her fide.
She fpread her (acred empire far and wide ;
Pointed the way aSidion to beguile.
And bade the face of forrow wear a fmlle ;
Bade IhnTe, who dare obey ihe gen'ruu* call.
Enjoy her hIcDinga, which God meant for all *
li thit the land, where in fome tyranc't leigo.
The tool* of puw'r, the Davei of int'reft, ptann'd
Their country'i tuin. and with bribet unman'd
Thofe wretchci,wha,ordain'd in freedom 'i caaT^
Oave up their libettiei, and fi^ld our liwi ;
When pow'r wat taught by meaniicb where to fo,
Nix dlar'd to love tba vi
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hk
U^rhen, ttVc a ]fp*roQt plagne, from tfie fotil head
To the foul heart her fores corruption fpread,
Her iron arm when ftern opprcflion rcarM,
And virtue, from her bmad bafe (haken.fear'd
The Icourge of vice ; when, impofent and vain,
Poor freedom b<>w*d the Drck to flav'ry'i chain f
U thin the land, where in thofe worfl of timet,
I'he hirdy poet rat^M hi» honefi rhymes
To dread rebuke, and bade controulmenc fprak
In guilty btufhes on the TillainN chock.
Bade powV turn paJe, kept migfity rogues in awe.
And made them fear the rniiife, who fear*d not
law?
How do I laugh, when men of narrow fouli,
Whom folly guides, and prejudice controuls ;
Who, one dull drowfy track of boflnefs trod,
Worfliip their Mammon, and negie^ their Ood ;
Who, breathing by one mu0y fet of mlei.
Dote from the birth, and are by fyflem fcK>!i;
Who, form*d to dnllncfs from their very yooch,
Lic> of the day prefer to gofpcl trutli.
Pick up their little knowledge from reviews,
And lay out all their ftock of faith in news :
How do I laugh, when crciturei, form*d like
thefe,
Whom reafon fcortit, and I (hould blulh toplcafe,
Ra.I at all lib*ral arts, deem Tcrfe a crime,
And hold not truth as truth, if told in rhyme f
How do I laugh, when Publius, hoary groao
In zval for Scotland's welfare, and hif own.
By flow degrees, and courfe of ( flSce, drawn
In mood aridfigure at the helm to yawn,
Too mean (the worft of curfes Heav'n can fend)
To have a foe, too proud to have a frlpnd,
Erring by form, which blockheads facred hold,
Ne*cr making new faults, and ne'er mending cJd,
Rebukes my fpirit, bids the daring mufe
SuhjriEls more t qual to her wt aknet'i choofe ;
Bid% her frequent the haunts of humble fwaini, '
Nor dare to traffic in ambitious lUaius;
Bidn her, indulging the poeric whim
In quaint-wrought ode, or f(.nnct pertly trim,
Ali>ug the church-way path complain with Gray,
Or dance with Mafon on the firfl of May f
** All fac^M is the name and |k)wV of kings,
'* All Hates and flatefmeu are thofe mighty things
•• Which, howfoc*cr they out of tiurfe may roll,
•* Were never made for poets to controul.**
Peace, peace, thou dotard, nor thus vilely deem
Of f.;crcd number*, and their pow*r blai'phemc :
I tell thee, wretch, fearch all creation rf-und,
In earth, in heav'n, no fuhjc6k can be found
(Our God alone except) above whufe weight
The poet cannot rife, and hold his ftate.
The hlelTed faints above in numbers fpeak [weak ;
The [iTSk\{c ( f God, though there all praifc is
In numbers here below the bard fliall teach
Virtue to fnar beyond the villain's reach;
Shall tear his laboring lungs, ftrain his boarfe
throat.
And ralfe hi a voice beyond the trumpet's note,
Sh«'uld an afllicYed country, aw*d by men
Of llavifh principles, demand hi» pMi.
This i» a great, a gloriou* point ot vieW|
Ttt lor aa hn^Iifh poet to piirfuCi
■ • • •
Undabndnl'to ]]&ifde,tfioagfi, lA.retuni, .'
j HiA writinj{« by' tfie common hangman bur|),
' How do I laugh, when men, by fortune pla€*J
Above thi'Ir betters, and by rank di(Vrac*d
Who found their priile on titles which they (laiiB»
I And, mean themfeives, are of their- fathcti vainj
j Who wimid a bill r^f privilege prefer,
I And tri'at a poet like a creditor,
The genVous ardour of the muie condemn.
And CBffe'the ftorm they know ipauft break mi
them.
*( What, (hall a reptile bard, a wretch nnknown^
" Without one badge of merit, but hit own,.
** Great nobles blh» smd UrJt, like common men,
" Smart from the vengeance of a fcribbler't pen V*
^^lidt's in this name of fori, thit I (hould fear
To bring their vicc» to the public ear ?
F\tfw% not the hooeft blood of bumble Amunt
Quick a^ the tide which fwells a monarch's veiaa I
Monarchs, who wealth and titles can bellow,
Cannot make virtues in fucceflion flow.
Wouldfl thou, proud mauj be fafely plac'd abovB
The cfcnfure of the mufe, deierve her love,
AA as thy birth demands, as nobles ought ;
Look back, and by thy worthy father taught.
Who earM'J Uio£c honour«, thou wert Utm to WdTy
Follow his (lep% and be his virtue^* heir* •
But if, regardlcfs of the road to fame.
You dzrt afide, and tread the paths of (haae ;
If fuch thy life, that (hould thy fire arife.
The fight of fuch a fon would blall his eye%
Would make him curfe the huur which gave tbe#
birth.
Would drive him. (hudd'ring. from the face of earth
Once more, with fhame and forrow, 'mongd th»
dead
In endlefs night to hide his rev 'rend head;
If fuch thy life, though kings had made thee mor»
Than ever king a f coundrel made before |
Nay, to allow tJiy pride a dee).er fpring.
Though God in vengeance had made thee a kio^,
Taking on virtue's wing her d^iring flight.
The mufe (hould drag thee trembling to the light.
Probe thy fool wounds, and lay thy bofom bare
To the keen queflion of the fearching air.
Gods ! with what pride I lee the titled ihve,
Wlio fmartk beneath the Aroke which fatire gave.
Aiming at cafe, aud with diihoneft art.
Striving to hide the feelings of hiii heart I
HoJv do 1 laugh, when with afleded air,-
(Siarce able through defpite to keep hi« chair,
Whflll on his trembling Up pale anger fpeaki,
And the chaf 'd blood fliet- mounting to hi* cheeks)
He ulk» of c'^nfcience which gf>od men fccurea
From ail thofe evil moments guilt t nduret.
And feems to laugh at thofe, who pay regard
To the wild ravings of a frantic bard.
** Satire, whilft envy and ilUhumour fway
'* The mind of man, muft al\%ays make her waj;
** Nor to a bofom, with oifcretioo fraught,
^ Is all her malice worth a Angle thought.
** The wife have not the wilt,- nor fooU the pow'r
> o (lop her headllrong cturfe ; within the hour
Left to herfelf, (he dies; oppf'fing Arife
'* Gives her freih vigour, and prolongs her life
it
tt
THE WO&KE OF CHURCHILL.
Ai
Mid
Who
WlK
Woulo
Men I
ichaTDiIebdirt
Einnot wauad mj
:e to the Scoit Tchaat,
iren play ihe fool ;
viindaSriaet preach,
, 1- ily can (land by,
D( wiih ficady eye i
r lUehciod'a wing,
' It h« (ling;
, „c wound (he givei
:& agc( liTci.
., r-i™P""" °""> (ti»Urot,
recorded for i :i,
• "It i Come ihroB ide,
ihich thou Dill ,de.
uhoi
It of hi
behind lo Aif,
.u_cfi led (he way,
. be lold, by truth and wit,
he bluDi'd not to commit ;
I ire fond of fame.
And iLui, •■■ > guilt, yet Hart at (himc
But whitllEi iiuii zeal. whoCe rapid force,
Turoin([ the bnio, t rcafun from her courfe ;
Carriet me back to u,„et. when poets, blefi'd
With courage, )crac'd the fcience ihey profcft'd;
When they, in honour rooted, Giml)' Hood
The bid to punini, and rcwatd the guod ;
WhcB, lo 1 Simt by public virtue wrought.
The foct of freedom ihey m judice bruught.
And dat'd cipafe ihnfe flavo who dar'd fupport
A (yroDl plan, and call'd ihcmrelvei a court !
Ah I whit are poe» now > At Oaii<h thufe
Who iai In y^iCe, at ihufe who deal iii profe.
li that an author, feaicb the kingdom round.
In whom true wirlh and real fpiiit's found?
The Daia of bo<ri(fclleti, or (dopm'd by face
To bafer chain)) lile pcnfioneTt of ftate ;
Some, dead to fhame, and i>t tliiifc fhacklo proud
Which honour fconu, for lliv'ry roar aloud^
Oilier^ lal/.fifl/rd only, mulei become, [dumb.
And what nukei Smollet write, maket Juhnfun
Why mmi yon villain pale! Whybcndthiseye
lowaid, Bhafh'd, when Murphy piSa bj ?
Dolt thou lage Mv[I''<T ^^ * blockhead take,
Wbowagea war with vice for rlrtut't fJie^
Ko, no— 4>kc cithtr ^c-vJIhgi, you will End
He Oilfit hi> failt, and calcho cv'tj wind.
Hit Ibul the fliock of int'rcQ can'i endure :
Cirehim a penlton then, and fin fccuie.
With lauiell'd wrcilhi the Qitt'icr'i browi
Bid virtue crouch, bid rice eialt her horn.
Bid eowatdt lbri»e, put honefty to flij;hl.
Murphy fhall pto»e, or try to prose ii right.
Try. thou flaie-juFgltr, ev'ry paltry art,
ftu)&[L tfct inoieQ dcl^i pi mjr hcui.
Swear thou'rt my friend ; by that bafe oath tuAa
Into my bread, and flatter to betray ■ •«
Or, if thofc iricki are vain, if whokfome donbt ,
Dctc^thefiaud,andpoiDti the villain out, |
Bribe thofe who daily at my board are fed, ,
And make them take my life who eat my bread i ,
On luihon for defence, for praife depend ;
Pay him but well, and Murphy ii tliy trtcud. .
He, he Ihall ready (land with venal rhymes.
To vamilh guilt, and eocrecraie thy ciimei ; ;
To make corruption in fsUe coloun (kinc.
And damo his own good name, to refcoe thine.
But if thy niggard hands (heir gifti wiihhskl^
And vice no longer rain* down Ihow'ra of gol^s
ExpeS no ;nercy -, fa&, well grounded, teach.
Murphy, if not rewarded, will impeach.
Whit though each man of nice and jufler ibougfat.
Shunning hu fleps, decreei, by honnur taught.
He ne'er can be a (licnd, who floopt fo law
To be the hafe betrayer of a foe ;
What though, with thine together link'd, hii name
Mud be with thine (ranliDiited down to Ibamc,
To ev'ty manly feeling calloui grown,
Ra(her than not blall thine, he'll bUft hit own.
To ope the fountain whence {edition fptiDgi, •
To flander govcmmcnl, and libel kingt, ,
With freedom'^ name to ferve a ptefent hour.
Though bom and bred to arbiinry paw'r.
To talk of WiUiam with infidioui art, .
Whild a vile Stuart't lurking in hii heart, •
And, whiin mean envy rcari her lotbfonic heir^
Flatt'ring the living, lo abufe the dead.
Where it Shebbearc f 0, let not foul reproach,
I'ranlling thither in a city cuach.
The pill'ry dare to name ; the whole intent
Of that parade wan fame, not puniftinient.
And that old lliunch whig Beardmarc Handing by.
Can in full court give that report the lie.
With rude umiai'ral jargon to fupport,
HUf &(«£, half Ei/lifi, a declining couti ;
To nuke moft glaring eontrariei unite.
And prove, beyond difpute, that black ii white s
To make £rm honour lamely league with flume.
Make vice and vinue differ but in name ;
1'u prove that cbaioi and freedom are but one.
That to be fiv'd mull mean to be undone,
Ii there not Guthrie t Who, like him, can call
All oppofltei CO proof, and conquer all ?
He callifonh living waten from the rock;
He calli forth children from the barren flockj
He, fat beyond the fpringi cf nature led,
Mikci women bring forth after they are deiil (
He. on a eurioui, new, and happy plan,
In ii>raVh:ii'j facred hand) joint man to nun :
And, to complete the whulc, mod drarge, bttl
By fome rare magic, makei ihem fruliful too,
Wbild from iheii luint, in the due couifc of ye»TV,
Flcwi Ihe rich blood .if Guihtit'. £./iIifi fun.
Do!i Ihou eooitiv ■-
Something which n
td dI Hume,
jdden but Co name,
retreat.
domeining wnicn nature muuuen nut to lunk
Siimeihin^ which makei the foul of nil' retre
And the life-blSod run bJckwiid (o h« feat t
Dod (Lou omlriTc (or fome bafe private end
Some fdClh view, to hanja trufting friend.
P O E M 8.^
I »
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To lore him oDi tw*^ to hii partiog breath.
And promife life, to work him furer death ?
Grown old iu vilUny, and dead to grace*
Hell in his heart, and Tyburn in hit £ace ;
Behold, a paifon at thf elbow ftands,
Lowering damnation, and with open haada
Ripe to betray hi» Saviour for reward ; '
The Athelll ch;ApIain of an Atheift lord.
Bred to the church,, and for the gown decreed.
Ere it was known that I (hould learn to read ;
Though that was nothing, for my frienda, who
What mighty dullnefii of it£elf could do^ [knew
Never dcfignM ,me for a working prieft.
But hop*d, I ihould have been a Dean at leaft;
CundemnM (like nuny more, and worthier men,
To whom I pledge the (ervice of my pen),
CundemnM (whilft proud and pampered Ions of
lawn,
Cramm*d to the throat, in lazy plenty yawn)
In pomp of Ttnrend hegjgary to appear,
To pray, and ftarveun forty pounds a-year ; -
My friends, who never felt the galling load,
JLamcnt that I f^>rfook the packhorfe road,
Whilil virtue to my condudk witnefs bears.
In throwing ofi* that gown, which Fcancis wean.
What creature's ihut, fo very pert and prim ;
So very full of foppery, and whim ;
So gentle, yet io briik ; fo wond*rous fweett
So fit to prattle at a lady*s feet,
Who look», as he the Lord's rich vineyard trod.
And by his garb appears a man of God ?
Trud not to looks, nor credit outward (how ;
'i'he vilUin lurks beneath the cajfocd htzyx\
That's an informer; what availkthe name?
bufficc ic that the wretch from Sodom came.
His tongue is deadly — from his prefcnce run,
I rnlcr» ihy rage would wifli to be undone.
Nu ties can hold him, no affirdton bind.
And fear alouc reflrains his coward mind;
I'rcc him from that, no monfter is fo fell,
Nor is fo fure a blood-hound found in hell.
l-lii> filkcn fmiles, his hypocritic air,
His meek demeanor, pUufible and fair.
Arc only worn to pave fraud's caller way.
And make ^ull'd viitue fall a furer prey.
Attend his church — his plan of dotflrine view-*
1 he preacher is a ChnQian, dull, but true ;
But when the hallowM hour of preachinK't o'er.
That plan uf du<flriue'< never thought oTmorc;
Chrifl is laid by ncglcded on the fhelf,
And the vile pricll i> gofpel to himfelf.
By Cleland tutor *d, and with Blacow bred,
(Blacow, whom by a brave refentment led,
Oxford, if Oifora had not funk iu fame,
lire thif, had damn'd to everlafting (hame)
'I'heir (Icps he follows, and their crimes partakes.
To virtue loft, to vice alone he wakes,
Moft lufcioufly declaims 'gainA lufcious themes.
And, whild he raih at blafphemy, blafpheroet.
Are thcfe the arts, which policy fupplict, [rife ?
Are thefe the ftcps, by which grave churchmen
turbid it, Hcav'u ; or, fbould it turn outfo,
.Let me and mine continue mean and low.
Such be their arts, whom interefl controuls;
ludgcU aud 1 have free and honed (oak
i We fcom prefermait which is nia?d hf fin ;
And will, though podr without, have peaoo
witl^» ■
THE DUELLIST,
IN TBUB BOOKS.
' BOOK L
Tbb clock ftrack twelve, o*er half the globe
Darkneis had fpread her pitchy robe;
Morpheas, his feet with velvet ihod,
Treading^ as if in fear he trod.
Gentle as dews at ^en tide,
Dif^ill'd his poppies far and wide.
Ambition, who, when waking dreamt
Of mighty, but fantaftic fchemes,
Who, when afleep, ne'er knows that reft
With which the hombkr foul is hlefl.
Was building caiUcs in the air.
Goodly to look upon and fair.
But, on a bad foundation laid,
Doom'd at retnrn of mom to fade.
Pale ftudy by the taper's light.
Wearing away the watch of night*
Sat reading ; but with o'ercharg*d he«d«
Remembcr'd nothing that he rnd.
Starving 'midfl pknty, with a face
Which might the court of famine grace,
Ragged, and filthy to behold,
Cray avarice nodded o'er his gold.
Jealoufy, his quick eye hal^los'dk
With watchings worn, rdu&ant dos'd.
And mean diftrufl not quite forgot,
SiumberM, as if he flumber*d not,
Stretch'd at his length on the bare ground.
His hardy offspring fleeping round,
Snor'd rejl^ft labour ; by his iide
Lay health, a coaife, but comely bride*
Virtue, without the dolor's aid.
In the foft.arms of 0eep was laid.
Whim vice, within the guilty breaf^,
Could not be phy(lc*d in:o reft,
Tbpm Uofdy man .' whofe ruffian knife
Is drawn againft thy neighbour's life.
And never fcruples to dcfcend
Into the bofom of a friend, .
A firm, fail friend, by vice allied.
And to thrj/tcrtt fervice tied.
In whom ten murders breed no awe.
If properly fecur'd from law.
Tbtm wMmtflafi ! whom paflion fires
To fouleft deeds, whofe hot defires
O'er honed bars with cafe make way,
Whilft idiu beauty falls a prey, .
And to indulge thy brutal flame,
A Lucrcce mufl be brought to (hame %
Who doft, a brave, bold finner, bear
Rank incefl to the open air.
And rapes, full blown upon thy crown.
Enough to weigh a nation down.
TbMiJimwiartflufi'. vain man,
Whofe rcfUefs thoughu (till form the plan
Of guilt, which wither'd to the root,
Thy lifeleft nerves can't execute,
THE WOl^KS OF CHURCIULL.
Anil, fla(lciiD|^ mini; pridt,
War'i keener tools ihcir place fapplicil.
Tbelr irruwi to iht hwtl thiy drew.
Swift CO the point iheir jsvelini llrvr;
Thef gri(p*d ttie TwDid. tiiej Ihuak the fpear;
Their (athcr»feh a pieafiDg feir;
Andr
e, ftinitji
Scuecly behdd with (tnij eye.
Each llripling, lelTon'd by hi< fire.
Knew when u dofe, when to retire.
When tieir >t hind, whni from afir
To light, and wii himfcU a war.
Thiir wmi, their miithen ill around,
CareleCi of order, on the ground,
Bruth'd furth lo tleav'n the pioui *ow.
And tor a fon'i or hufbaod't brow,
With eagu linden laurel won ;
Latirel, which in the Cicrcd eroTc,
Planted b; Liikrtt, ifaef End,
The brow> of conqucron ID bind,
TogiTc them pride and fpirili, fit
Wlut rapctim did the bofoin fire
or tbc youog, rugi:ed, peafant fire,
When from the toil of mniiic fight,
Rnnrninif with ntMrnof night,
He ranr hit babe feUpi the brcaft,
And, fDiiliiTg, llroke thafc >rnii in jeft.
With which herea&tr he Ihall maVe
Tb« proudcO hurt in Gallia quake!
Godi 1 willi what joy, what honcft pride.
Did each fond, wiihing, rullic bride
B:hold her minly fwaia telarnl
How did her lovc~lick bofom hnm.
Though onpiradei be wai not bred,
Ndc wore the tiYcry of rfd,
When, pIcaTurc heighi'ninj; all hercharmi.
She (Irain'd her wanior in her amn.
And begg'd, wbilfl ioit and glory 6rr,
A fan. a fan juQ like hii Urt '
Such were the men io funner timet,
£tc luxury had made out crimei
Our hitter piinittiinent, nhn bore
Th-ir terrori to a foreign fhorr :
Such were the men, irtio free from dretd.
By Edwardi and by Hetiriu led,
Spread, like ■ lorreni fwell'd with raini.
O'er haughty Galla'i trembling plaint ;
Sueh were the itien, when lull of pow'r.
When weeping jullice wu milled
Froni her Hii coarfe, uid mercy dead ;
Svch were the men, in virtue firoDg,
Who dir'd not fee their CDiinity'i wrotig ;
'^lio left the mattock, *aA the fpade,
Aiid, in the tobei al war array'd.
In their rough aimi, departing, tnok
Their he! pic fkbabei, and with a buk
Stem and detetmin'd, fwore to fte
Tbefe babei qd mute, or fee thun ficc ;
SBcb were the mcD whom tyrant pride
fanli nctci bften'Ki bit Ue
By thtcati orbribeii who, freeiiKti born,
Chiini. ihough of gold, hehcid with fcoraj
Who, dee froru e»'ry fnvile »wp.
Could never be divnrc'd froin law,
From that broid gen'ril law, whidi fcnfe
Mode lar ihc general delence;
Could never yield to partial liet
Which from dependent flatintu rile;
Could never be loflav'ry led,
For property wai at their head ;
Such wc:re the men in dayi of yore.
Who, cilrd by liberty, before
Her temple on the ftcrad green,
In martial padimei oft were feen —
Now feen no longer — in their field.
To lazinefi and vermin bred,
A race who, ftrangeritD the canfe
Of freedom, live by other lawi.
On other motivn fiRht, a prej
To iotcrcft, ai.d fiave* for pay.
Valour, how glorlou»«i a plan
Of honour founded, leadi their van ;
Difcreiion, free from taint of fear.
Cool, but refolt'd, bring! up tbeir rear,
Difcrction, valour't better half;
Dependence hold) the gcn'ral'i IblT.
Id plain and homc-fpun garb array'd,
Not fot vain fhow, but fcrvice made.
In a green Ilourifhing old age,
Nor damn'd yet with an equipage.
In rulei otfnitrage untaught,
Simplicity, not worth a groat.
For years had kept the teiJiple door;
Pull on hi< breaft > glafi he wore.
Through which hii bofom open by
To ev'ry one that pafu'd thit way.
Now tum'd adiifa— with humbler (ace
But proudtr heart, hii vacant place
Cortoption GlIi, and beir« the key ;
No entrance now without a fee.
With belly ronnd. and fully fat face.
Which on the houfe refleaed grace,
Full of good fwe, and konefi glee,
Thcjfrtwrrf hofpiijiiiy,
Old welcome fniiling by hii fide,
A good old fervant, ofien tiled.
And faithful found, who kept In t\evt
f]i< lady'i fame and int'ieQ too,
Who made each heirt with joy rebound.
Vet never run her Halt a-pound,
Wai lum'd off, or (which word 1 find
U mote in modem ufs) t^<g*d.
Half-flarv'd, half-flarvmg ocheci, bre4
In beggary, with carrion fed,
DetcAed, and detcding all.
Made up of avarice and gall,
Buafling great thrift, yet walling more
Than ever Hevrard did before,
Surceeding «tc, whn, to engage
The praifc of an eihaullcd age,
Alfum'd a name of high drgrce,
Andciirdhimrelfecwnon.y.
W.thin the temple, full in flght.
Where, without ceafiog. day and night.
The workmen toil'd, where labcur hai'd
t^ brawny arm, vhCTc ut prepu'd,
wo EM: J.
J \'
Tn rcgoiUr and cvca rowi,
Her typeA« ^^rinting^efs trttfc;
Each workman knew hit talk, &u<i etch
Wat hnncfb and CTpc^ft u LcMh.
//^«r«f learning ftruck a dcepet root.
And fcience brought forth r;ipcr Cniit ;
Hence loyalty rccciv*d fopport,
Fven when baniih*d from the coort ;
Heine {^▼ernment gain'd ftrengrh. and le»£§
Religion fought, and found defence ;
Junce England's fairtd fame arofe.
And liberty fubdu'd her foea.
On a low, fimple, turf-made throng
Rais*d by ailegiiftce^ fcarcely known
From her attendants, glad to be
I'attcrn of that equality
She wilb*d to all, fo far at cou'd
Safclv confiib .with fecial good,
'J he (NKldcr<t fat ; around her head
A cheerful radiance glory fprcad ;
< 'ourafje, a youth of royal race,
l.ovi'.ily frcrn, pclTefs'd a pbce
On her left-hand, and on hernght
Sat honour, cloth'd with robes ofligbt ;
Before her Magna Charta lay,
Which fome great lawyer, of his day
The Pratt, was ofijc*d to explain.
And make the bifis of her reign ;
Peace, crown*d with olive, to her bread
1 'wo fmiling twin-born infants preft
At her feet couching, war was laid.
And with a brindled lion play*d ;
Jufticc and mercy, hand in hand,
J>>int guirdims of the happy bnd,
'i'ogether held their mighty charge.
And truth walk'd all about at large ;
Health for the royal troop the feaft
Prepared, and virtue was high-prie(L
Such was the fame our godJ*f$ bore.
Her temple fuch in days ol yore.
What changes nithlefs time prefcots !
Behold her rain*d battlements.
Her walls decay *d, her nodding fparei,
Her alrars broke, her dying fires.
Her name defpi^'d. her priefis deAroy*d,
H?r friends difgrac'd, her foes employed.
Her [elf (by minlfurUl arts
Drpriv'd e'en of the people's hearts,
Whilft they, to work her furer woe,
Feign her to mcnarchy a foe)
Fzil'd by grief, ft.lf-duom*d to dwell
With I'omc i<>or hermit in a cell.
Or. tha» rrtircmcnt tedious grown.
It' ihe walkntorth, (he walks arjii«nv«.
Hooted and pointed at wi:h fcorn,
A^ rne in fomc Orange country boro.
Behold a rude and ruffian race,
A hand of fpiiil^r'*, feizc her place ;
With ior)k<, which might the heart dif-feat,
And makt life frui.d a quick retreat,
'!'») rapinw from the cradle bred,
A y*ji/iT,-/ , c'i blool'l^unii at their head.
Who, free from virtue and from awe.
Knew none hut the bad part of law,
'J hey rov'd at large; each oo his breaft
M.irk'd with a gre^Uuni^ Aood COoldL
Confroulment waited on tJiesr nod,
High-wielding perfeentioa** rod ;
ConfulJon foUow'd at their heeb»
And a tafifji^mmt held the finis,
Thofe feals, for which he dear ihaU pty.
When awiUl yi^&ce takca ha day.
The printers faw— they fiiw and fled"*"
Science declining, hong her head» .
Property in defpair appear'd.
And for herfelf deftrudUon feared ;
Whilft under foot the mde flaves trod
The works of men, and word of God ;
Whilft, clofe behind, on many a book*
In which he never deigns to look.
Which he did not, nay— could not itid«
A W</, Ud man (by pow*r decreed
For that bad end, who in tbt daik
Scom*d to do mifchief ) fet hit mnrk
In the full day, thf mark of hell^
And on the gofpel ftarop'd an L,
Liberty fled, her friends withdrew*
Her friends, a faithful, cho(en iawi -
Honour in grief threw up, and flianiaa
Clothing herfelf with honoor't name,
Ufurp'd his ftation ; on the throne
Which liberty once caU*d her own,
(God% that fuch mighty ills flukold fprins
Under fo great, fo good a king.
So Iov*d, fo loving, through tb^ arta
Of ftatefmen cors'd with wicked hearts)!
For ev*ry darker porpofe fit.
Behold in trinmph ftatc-aaft ilt.
BOO^ III.
Ah me ! what mighty perils wait
The man who meddles with a ftate.
Whether to firen^^hcn, or oppofe !
Falfe are his friends, and firm his foea.
How muft his foul, once ventured in.
Plunge blindly on from fin to foi 1
What toils he fuffers, what difgrace.
To get, and then to keep a place !
How often, whether wrong or right,
Muft he in jeft or eameft fight,
Riflcing for thofe both life and limb.
Who would not rifle one groat iot Ida !
Urider the temple lay a cave.
Made by fome guilty, coward flave,
Whofe a^Uons fear*d rebuke, a nuae
Of intricate and winding ways.
Not to be found without a clue ;
One paifage only, known to fc%,
In path* dired led to a cell.
Where fraud in fccret lov'd to dwell.
With all her tools and flave< about her.
Nor fearM left honefty (hould rout her.
In a dark comer, ihunniog fight
Of man, and flirinking from the light,
Oge dull, dim taper through the ceU
GIimm*ring, to make more horrible
The face of darknefs, (he prepares.
Working unfeen, all kinds of fnaret.
With curious, but deftroftive art :
tttrtf tbroogh the eje to catch the hearti
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Gvfflari their Ikifrl beams jflvrd,
Ncii iriilice lo trip > lord ;
•rttri, lit lor all wHaiti follf brnt,
W«iKf»/vBu lijK^tt,. furlbe hrii);
Garltri the-lntl cauiriTci to malce.
Which, ai It letva, a babe mighi brnli.
ISui whtthlinbnuiin niadincn tc«l
More lirm and Cure ihia chaiD> of (led ;
Vi'hith.llipp d \aH iindernfaih the knee.
Fottri
tllCl.
D be f<^ec
J'.f^i (he kotTir (diiJ «vi[ trrfe
Travel nv.re Airt thin in a purfe) *
'U'hich, b} loin* Rrsaigt aod rnagie baiidi
Erllivf the f ul, and tie the handi.
Mt'i fla^'ry, eldrfl-bom oT Koile,
VtaVLi with rire (kill the firiun Imiie.
The tourily cringe, ■ ihs fupple bow,
liie jriva.e IqMTtxe, the kvee vow,
Viih ^hich, no aiange or leccni cafe,
foili f. diceive ftiokMrDf place.
Cmruption < wb«, in lotmct limei,
Throi.gh fi-sr cH- fhbmc tonceal'd her ciimei.
And whit QiV'iM, ruAiriv'd lo do it
Go that rhc public mtgln not 4iew it]
Pi(fumptu<iu< grUwii. unfit wu beld
lor their duk eouncili. and ecpell'il,
Since in (he Dtf her bafinclt night
Be done >■ Tate ai in (he night.
Her eye dnwn-beDiiiii^ lo ibe gmDOi),
PUriimg fomc dark and deadly Wouitd,
Haldiog a dagger, aa which fli^od,
All freA and recking, drtipi of hlotnt.
Sealing a lanihoin, which liyoie,
Bf marun bnrmwM, Ouj Fawkei bore,
Bj vrhich. Gate thef itopn.v'd in trade,
le their
lulhorn
ArTalEnation. her whole i
Bl<;od-thirfling, on bei arm reclin'd.
Smh, iiriniiing. at her elbow flood.
And hdilforibinliriimenu or blood, -
Vib Inttninienti, which cowardi chooTe,
iidare
It ufe :
Aroand hit lordfliip and hii grace,
Both qnalified fiTfuch a place,
With many a Porbci *, and many « Dud t>
Each ■ riCnli'd, and pioat Tdd,
Wait her high blddln,; ; each prtpar'd.
As (he around her orden (har'd^
Prout 'gaiufl remnrTe, to luo to Sjr,
And bid the deAin'd v>5tni ilic,
Poftinfr on villainy'i black vring,
Whether he paiiiot ii, or king.
OppreSian, willW in appear
An obj«i!l of our luTe, not fear.
Oral rh« moft a rev'rtnd awe
To breed, ulurp'd the garb of law.
A book (be held, on nliich her tjet
Were deeply Gi'd. whence feem to rife
Joy in bet brealt ; a book, of might
Mofi wonderful, which black lo white
C.iuld turn, and wirhout help of law>,
Couldmaketbe worfe the belter caute.
• jt Saia tfiar -mU ibaIU,gtd Mr. Wi'.ln.
t Aftr llMilh. vis vim litrrid Vlli W k
he read, by fla-tVio;; hopH d«ce!i'<l,
he "Ifii'a, and whar fhe wilh'd, believ'd,
'o inahe thai book fnr ever llanil
be rule of wrong through all the land ;
Id the back, fair and worthy note,
>t large vat Magna Charu wrote,
■ut turn jDbf eye within, and read,
. bitrer Itffun, Korlon'* creed.
ci J, e'en with a ionk, lo run,
I'd worry virtue, 11 her hand
0 half narv'd greyhoundi took their f!and,
.uriout nradel, cut in wood,
a molt ancient canie flood
1 io her new j the gitea were barr'd,
d foldicrt on the watch kept guard ;
:he tioni, openly, in black
1 wrote, " the Tow"r ;" bol on the bade,
Muk'dwiiha recieiary'i Teal,
■ bloody Icittti, " the Btflille,"
Around a table, fully bent
I mifcbief of inv& black intent
Deeply dciermin'd, that their reign
Might longer Iifl, la work the bane
Of one firm patriot, wbofc heart, lied
To hi
iir, all tb
deGed,
And brought ihofc adiani ioio light
They wilh'd lo have eonteal'd in night,
Oegui, born, bred to infamy,
K privy-cauuril fat of three ;
3resi were their nimei, of high repute
And favour ihrougb the land of Bute.
The firft {eniiricd la the phee
Of honour both by jfown and grace,
""inneveilctoceaGona.p
mke right-hand ol f<;il[.wlbip,
i wa> fo proud, that (honld be meet
The twelve apaftien in :he Itreei,
He'd lurn hii nofc up al
AndOi
irfrcim the wall:
Who wai fo mean meanncfs and piido
Stilt gg together fide by fide)
'^' . he would cringe, and creep, be ctvil,
hold ■ ((irrup for the devil,
a journey to hii mind.
He'd let him ncnmt and ride behind j
Who bafely fawn'd ihrouKh all hii life.
Sat patruu 6r:(, then fur a lui/n
ti which mnfl make
v'ry Chrillian quake;
Made one man equal (o, or more
Than G-^d, then left him, ai before
Hit Cod he left, and drawn by pride,
Shlded about to t' other fiHc)
Wai by hii fire a parfon made.
Merely logiae the boy a rrade ;
But he hrmlelf wai ihereio drawn
By fome faint omen* of the lawn.
And on the truly Cbriflian plin
To make bimfelf a gentleman,
A title, in which form array'd him,
1'bough fate
Thci
i very Ir
II look ■tiLni, at all wife r
With an ii.ieat, if tbingi IhoDJd turn,
jUibcru Knpoiise, tbubani.
POEMS.
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Gofpcl and loyalty were made
'I'o fcrve the pur poles of trade ;
Religions are but paper ties.
Which bind the fool, but which the wire«
Such idle notions far above.
Draw on and off, juft hke a glove ;
All ^ods, all kings (let his great aim
Be anfwer'd) were to him the fame.
A curate firfl, he read and read.
And laid in, whilll he ihould have fed
The fouls of his neglected flock,
Of reading fuch a mighty (I >ck,
That he o'ercharg'd the weary hraiD,
With more than the could well contain.
More than (he was with fpirits fraughc
To turn, and methodize to thought.
And whicli, hke ilUdigcdcd food.
To humours turn'd, and not to blood.
Brouglit up to London from the plough
And pulpit, how to make a bow
Mc trr'd to learn, he grew polite.
And wa<> the poet's parafite.
With wits cpnverfing (and wit* then
Were to be found 'mongft noblemen)
He caught, or would have caught the flame,
And would be nothing, or the lame ;
He drank with drunkards, liv'd with (Loner^
Herded with infidels for dinners ;
With fuch an emphafis and grace
Blafphem'd, that Potter kept not pace;
He, in the highcfl reign of noon,
BiwI'd bawdry fi>n<;s to a pfalm tune ;
Liv'd with men infamous and vile,
Truck'd his falvation for a imile.
To catch their humour caught their plan.
And laugh'd at God to laugh with man ;
Prais'd them whc-n living in each breath.
And damn d their niem'ries after death.
To prove hi^ faith, which all admit
Is at lead c^ual to hi* wit.
And make himfeU a man of note,
He in defence of Scripture wrote;
So l»ng he wrote, and long about it,
'I hat e"en believers 'gan to doubt it :
He wrote too of the mward light,
'ihough no one knew how he came b?*t.
And of that intlucncing grace,
Which in his life ne'er fdund a place :
He wrote too of the Holy Gboft,
Oi whom no more than 'loth a pod
He knew ; nor. Hi )uLl an angel ihow him,
Wo.ild he or kii^v, or cltuufe to know him.
Next (for lie knew *twixt ev*fy fcience
There wi<« a natural alliance)
He wrote, t' advance his Maker's praife,
Conimciu^ion rhynu-*. and notes on plays,
And with an all luilicient air
PI.icM himleif in the critic's chair, •
Ulurp'do"cr rcafon full dominion.
And ^livcrnM merely by opinion.
At ki-.. '.h licthron'd, and kept io awe
l)y ir.ic j^la-n im'.plc njan of law *,
lie arm J dead tri?nd'* f, to vengeaote true,
'1 ' abu'c the nian they never knew.
* T' "uj EJ'uurJs^ j/j. '^s Cawtu 9f Criticijtti .
\ St.' Xittj to Pf^t»
VwL. X.
Examine ftrid^ly all mankind.
Mod charaifbers are mix'd, we find %
And vice and virtue take their turn
In the fame brpad to beat and bum.
Our pried was an exception here.
Not did one fpark of grace appear.
Not one dull, dim fpark in his foul ;
Vice, glorious vice poflcfsM the whoISt
And, in her fervice truly warm,
He was in fin mod uniform.
Injurious fatire, own at lead
One fnivelling virtue in the prieft.
One fnivelling virtue which is plac'd^
They fay, in or about the waid,
Call'd chadity ; the pnidifii dame
Knows it at large by virtue's name.
To this his wife (and in thefe days
Wives fcldom without reafon praile)
Bears evidence-^hen calls her child,
And fwears that Tom was vadly wild^
J Ripen'd by a long coorfe of yean,
He great and perfe^ now appears.
In diape fcarce of the human kind ;
A man, without a manly mind ;
No hufband, though he's truly wed ;
Though on hi»i knees a child is bred,
No father; injured, without end
A foe ; and though obUg*d, no friend ;
A heart, which virtue ne'er difgrac*d ;
A head, where learning runs to wade ;
A gentleman well bred, if breeding
Reds in the article of reading ;
A man of this world, for the next
Was ne'er included in his uxt ;
A judge of genius, though confeft
With not one fpark of genius bled;
Amon(*d the fird of critics plac'd,
Though free from cv'ry taint of tade \
A Chridian without faith or works.
As he would be a Turk 'mongd Turks;
A great divine, as lords agree.
Without the lead divinity ;
To crown all, in declining age,
Enflam'd with church and party rage,
Behold him, full and perfetft quite,
A falfe faint, and true hypocrite.
Next fat a lavytr^ often try'd
In perilous extremes; when pride
And pow'r, all wild and trembling, dood.
Nor dar'd to tempt the raging flood ;
I his bold, bad man arofe to view.
And gave his hand to help them through*
Stcel'd 'gaiod compaflion, as they pad.
He faw )H>or freedom breathe her iad ;
He faw her druggie, heard her groan.
He faw her helplefs and alone,
Whelm'd in that dorm, which, fear'd and praU*d
By (laves lefs bold, himfclf had rais'd.
Bred to the law, he from the fird
C)f all bad lawyers was the word.
Perfe<5lion (for bad men maintain
In ill we may perfetflion gain)
In others is a work of time.
And they creep on from crime to crime ;
He, for a prodigy dellgn'd
Ic fpread amtf ement o'er mankind,
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THE WOlbKS'OF CHURCHILL.
Starred Cull ripen *d all atoace
A per fed knave, and pjctfeA dmce.
Who will for him may b«>aft •£ 'feofe,
HI& better |ruard ii impudence
His front, with tenfold plates of braft
Secured, (hame never yet courd pafa.
Nor on the farface of hia ikin
Biuih for that gtailt which dwelt witkiB*
How often in contempt of lawg,
To found the bottom of a caufe,
To fearch out cv'ry rotten part»
And worm into its very heart.
Hath he ta*en! briefs on falfc pretence.
And undertaken the defence
Of tniiUng fools, whdni in the end
He meant to ruin, not defend f
How often, ev*n in open, court,
Hath the wretth made hi» fliame hit fport,
And laiigh'd off, with a villain's eafe.
Throwing up briefs, and keeping fites ?
Such things, as, though Co roguery bred.
Hail Aruck a little vUbun de^
Caufes, whatever their import.
He undertakes, to ferve a court ;
For he by heart this rule had got,
Pow*r can cffcA, what bw cannot.
Fools he forgive%, but rdgaeik he fears;
If genius, yok'd with worth, appears,
His weak I'onl fickens ac the iJghc»
And ftrivestu plunge them down in night.
So loud he talks^ ib vSety loud,
He is an angel with Che crowd,
Whilft he makes juAiee hang hor head,
And judgcb turn from pale to red.
Bid all that nature, on a plan
Moll inti ate, makes dear to man,
AU that with grand andgtnVal ties
Binds good and bad, the fool and wife.
Knock a: his heart; they knock in vain,
No entrance there foch ibiters gain.
Bid kneeling kings forfake the throne ;
Bid at his feet his couittry groan ;
Bid liberty ftrctch out her iuuds;
Rcligii'ii pieadher Aronger ban«i8;
Bi'i ^arLiits, children, wife, and friends;
It' they c tmu 'thwart his private ends,
Unmiiv'd he hcarft the general call.
And bravely tramples on them all.
Who will lor him mny cant and whine,
Anci let weak confcience with her line
Chaik out their wayx ; fuch Aarving rules
Arc only fit for coward fools,
he lows who credit w^ac prieAs tell,
And trv'mbic at the thuughts of hell ;
}ii^ iylnt dares contend with )rrace,
A;ul mcet^ damnation face to face.
iiuch was o.ir Utu^yer ; by ht» tide,
lu a'lliaa quatitio^ allied,
I.i all '>dd cuuulcl'-, Idt a third,
liv biitii a I >rJ. O facrid word !
1) wo:d p:()l( ;acrcd. whci.cc men get
A. -.rivilc^. to run i;t drbt;
^. : i c'j il.cy a' i. r/t. t-xoniptinn claim
From iatirc, ux.d \^t tcrv.iDt (himc;
V. i.tiici- ihey. i3cpriv ii o( all her force,
1 urbid bold uuth to hold her conrle.
Confult hiii perfon. dreft, and air.
He feeins, which Arangers well might fwi
The maAer. or by courte/y^
T he captain of a colliery.
L'>oh at his vifage, and Agree
Half-hang*d he feetns, ju A from the tree
Hicap*d i a rope may fometimes break.
Or men be cut down by miAake.
He hath not virtue (in the fchool
Of vice bred up), to live by rule,
Nor hath he fcnfe (which none can doubt
Who know the man) to live without.
His life is a continued (ccne
Of all that's infamous and mean ;
He knows not change, unlrfs grown nice
And delicate, from vice ro vice ; ,
Nature defign'd him, in a rage,
, To be the Wharton of his age,
; But, having gtv*B all the An,
Forgot to put the virtues in.
To run a horfc, to make a match,
' To revel derp. to roar a catch,
To knock a tott'ring watchman dovm.
To fweat a woman bi the town.
By fits to keep the peace, or break it,
In turn to f^ive a pox, or take it.
He i», in faith, moft excellrnt,
And in the word's moA full intent,
A true choice fpiritwe admit;
With wits a fool, with fools a wit :
. Hear him but ulk, ar.d you would fwear
Obfcenity herfelf wa^ there ;
And that profaueoefs had made choice.
By way of trump, to oie his v«ice ;
That, in a!l mean and low things great.
He had been bred at Billinvfyaii /
And that, afcending to the larth
Before the feafon of his bizth,
Blafphemy, making way and room,
Had markM him in hi'^ mother h womb;
Too honcA (for the worA ,i men
In forms are h«)oeA now ami then)
Ni t to have, in the ufual way.
His bills fent in , too great, to pay ;
Too proud to fpeak to, if he meets,
I'he honeA tradcfmon whom he cheats;
Too infamoUA to have a friend.
Too had for bad men to 'commend.
Or good to name . bcnrath whol.- weight
Earth groans ; who hath bcc'.i Ipar'd by fatt
Only to Aiow, on mercy'»- p an,
How far and long Go<i bears wi^h man.
Such were the three, who, mocking Accp,
At midnight fat, in ccunCcl deep,
Pl«tting deArud^ion *gsiinlL a htad,
Whofc wifdom could not be miflcd ;
Ph.tttng dcAru(5li(>n *giinA a heart,
Wiiich ne'er from honour would depart.
** \s he not rank'd among A our focs ?
H.irli not his fpirit dar*d oppofe
Oui (leaicA mcafurcs, made our name
Stand forward on the roll cf Oiamef
Hath he Aot won the vul.^-ir tribes,
Cy Icoroin;^ menaces and biibes,
And proving, that his darling cauib
Is of their liberties and laws
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* To ftand the champion ? Tn a word,
** Nor need one argumc-nt ht heard
** Beyond till", toaw.ike ot:r z?al,
** To q-iickcn *»ijr rLf.»lvc*, a: d ilccl
** Our Heady louU to bloody bent
(Sure ruin to each dear intent.
Each f^attVing hope), he, without fear,
** Hath dar'd tu make the tnttb appear."
They faid. an;i, by reicntmcnt taugrht,
Each on revenge eniploy'd hi«* tiioughi;
Kach, bent on mifchief, rack'd his brain
To her full Hretch, but rack'd in vaio ;
Scheme after fcheme they brought to view;
All were exaniiii'd, none would do.
When fraud, with plrafurc in lier face,
Forth iffu'd from her hiding placj,
And at the tab c where they meet,
Firfl iiaving blcft them, t(K>k her feat.
No trilling cauie, my darling h<*ys.
Your prcUnt thotight* and cares employs;
No comnion fnare, no random Mow
*' Can work the bane «*f fuch a f<»e ;
By nature cantiou^ a« he's brave,
To / .nour only hc'a a fljve ;
** In that weak part without defence,
** Wc muft to iofur make pretence";
" That lure (hall to his riiin draw
rhc wretch, wh) Hands l'v.*e«.re in law.
Nnr think that 1 have idly planii'd
This full-ripe fcheme; bthoid at hand,
W.ih three mor.th-* rraining on his head.
An iiillrumcnt, whom I have bred.
Born of thefr bowc Is, far from li^ht
Of virtue's falfe, but t;)aring bght.
My youngeft-b-Tn, my d. ircik joy,
*' Molk like niyfelf, my <Harling boy.
" He, never touchM with vile remi«rfe,
•• Rcliilv'd and craj'rv in hi«i courfe,'
•* Sh.i'l wt>rk fiiir end-*, compiet.: oitr fclicmes,
** M »il mtne, when nioll he hnrm *i teem> ;
** Nor cjin bo found, at hoirr. a^Toad,
** ^'^o firrn and fu.l a fi.ivc of fr.iu.i."
Sl.c laiJ, ?.n<l from each rnviou^ ioD
A rtilc'-nttnicd murmur run
Around the tab'e . ail in place
Th.mght his lull praife th-.-ir own difgracc,
Vond'ring whur llrangcr (he ha<l g-ir,
W'no ha<l one voic? t^iat they ha<l not,
'\> hen ftrait the p<»rt.il8 open flew,
And clad in armour, to their view
M , the DurHifi^ came t(Tih;
All knew jiiii ;iii c-Mifeti bit worth,
All i'.utific.l with finilc* array'd,
1 he h;ippy thuice their dam had made.
GOTHAM.
IN TUKEC BOOKS.
DOOK I.
1 AR ntV (no matrer whether r.ifl or t«jl,
A leal Co intry, or one ma«<r in jeft)
N« r yet by modern Mandevilirs d:lgrac*d,
Nvf by m.i^y.'.%ri wretchedly iniiyUic*d|
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There lies an [fiumd^ neither great nor fmall.
Which, for diirin«.Hion-fuke, I G it'.iam ..all.
The mAn uho iind<i an unknown country cut^
By givin>r it a name, acquires, no doub:,
A gofptl title, though th,* people there
The piouf Chridian chink» net worth his care.
Bar this pretence, and iuo air is hurl'd
rhe claim of £uro)>c to tlic %u*jhrn tv§rliL
Cafl ky a tempeft on the favjge cuaft,
S-.me roving buccaneer fcc up a poll;
A beam In proper form rranfverfely liiJ,
Of bin Redeemer** crof« the figure made,
Of that Redeemer, with whofe laws his Kfe,
From Hi \\ to V.vXf hid Inrcn one fcene of (Irife ;
Hi' royal m^dcr*! name thereon engrav'd,
VVirhoiit more proccfs, the whole race enilavM,
Cut o(rth:it clurtrr they fro;a nature drew.
And niitile them Ahvcs to men they never knew*
Search ancient hilluric*, confult records,
llMilcr thifi title the mud Chrillian lords
Hold (thankb to cofifvicnce) more than half th«
ball;
O'erthrow this title, they have none at alL
F( r never yet miuht any monarch dare.
Who liv'd to tiuth, and breath'd a Chriflian air,
IVetend that Chriii (who came, we all agree.
To blcfs his p<:ople, and to fct them free)
To make a convert evtr one law gave,
I>; which converters made him (u'X a flave.
.sp.te of the glodcs of a canting pricfl,
WikU t.ilkii of charity, but means a fcaft;
Wl. yrcommonds ic (whild he fcems to feel
T!)e holy glowings of a real zeal)
I To all hiH hearers, as a deed of worth,
I u give !iicm heaven, wh(*nt they have robb*d
of earth,
N.'vcr (h:til o:»t, one truly honed man.
Who. biid with li!»eny. iev»'nr« !icr plan.
Allow one moment, that a Lavage (irc
Co'.ildfn m his v^retclicd race, forchi'.didi hire.
By a wild j^rant, thr.r all, their freedom paf»,
And {k\\ his co-.intry f«»f a bit of glafs.
Or grant this barb'rous rit^hc, let Sj-aixi and
France,
In div'ry br':d, as purchafers advance,
I l.*-t them, w!iild c« nfcitnce i^ at didance hurrd,
I With Umxv gay ba' Me buy a golden world ;
An hngiidmi-in, ii>t7u/7/rV freedom horn,
si. all fpurn the (laviih mcrchandife, fhall fcorn
I'm r.nhe from others t!«rough bafe private viewfy
V/hat he himfrlf would rather die, than lufe.
Happy th;- 1 ivsge « f thofe tarlj ti.me9.
Fie Fuiopt.S fons were kiiowi*; and £oropc*t
crimes'.
Gold, enrfci' gold ! dept in the womb of earth,
riif It itk mifehiefi, a% unknown its worth;
lii ful- content he found the trued >^ta)th;
In tril he found diverfion, food, and health;
S'rat:gcr to cafe aod luxury of court*,
I lik (ports were labaui.s, unJ hs labours fports ;
His youth wa*t hardy, end his "Id age «.'reen;
l.ilw'ji m«»rn was vig'roi's, and her eve fcrcnc ;
No rule!* he held, but w hat were m.'.de for ufc ;
No r.r:5 he leatnM, nor ills which ar:s product;
1-alfc lights he folhtw'd, but b ucv d them true;
He knew nut much, but Iiv*d to what he knew*
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THE WORKS OF CHURCHILI^
Happy, thrice ha|»py imt the fava^ race,
Since Europe took their gaU^ and gave theni^ocr
Paftor» (he lend* to help them in their heed,
Some who can't write, with ocher» who can't read,
And on fure f^roundf the gofpel pile to rear,
Send* miJSonary feloni evVy year ;
Oor vices, with more zeal than holy pny.'rs,
She teaches them, and in return takci theirs ;
Her rank oppreflions give them caufe to rife,
Her want of prudence means, and arms fupplies,
Whilft her hrave rage, nttt fatiKfied with life,
RiGng in hlood, adopts the /t'o^img-M/r .•
Knowledge (he gives, enough to make them know
liow abjeS is their fiate, how deep their woe;
The worth of freedom ftrongly (he eiplains,
WhiUl (he bows down, and loads their necks
with chains;
Futh too (he plants, for her own ends imprc(l,
I'o make them bear the worft, and hope the beft ;
And whilft (he teaches on vile intVeft's plan.
As laws of God, the wild"decrees of man,
IJke Pharifees, of whom the Scriptures tell,
bhe makes them ten timet more the font of hell.
But whither do thrfe grave refledioos tend I
Ate they defignM for any, or no end?
Briefly but this'^-to prove, that by no n€t
Which nature made, that by no equal pad pieard,
*'rwixt man and man, which might, if juftice
Stand good, that by iy> benefits conferr*d.
Or purchafe made, Europe in chains tan hold
I'he font of India, and her mines of gold.
Chance led her there in an accurfed hour,
She faw, and made the country her's by powV ;
Nor drawn by virtue's love from love of fame,
ffhall my ra(h folly controvert the claim.
Or wilh in thought tha^ title overthrown,
Which coincides wjth and involves my own.
Europe difcover*d -India fir(l ; I found
My right to Gotham on the felf-fame ground :
I firft difcover'd it, nor (hall that plea
'i'o her be granted, and denied to me.
1 rlcad p<)(re(rior, and nil one more bold
Shill drive me out. will that poffefTiou hold :
Wi li Europe's rights my kindred rights I twine ;
Jitr'i be the weftern world, he Gotham mi/iet
Rejoice, ye happy Gothamitei, rijoicc;
l^ift up your voice on high, a mighty voice,
*^rhe voice of g!adne(Ji, and on ev'ry tongue,
Iii ftratns of gratitude, be prailes hung,
'i*he pruife^ of fo great and good a king :
j Thofe which, whilft ridxcvle letdsvp the
/ ■ Make clownsofMoamouth ape the ropaol
ape tiie fopa ofFmicc;
Thofe which, where Lady Dullnela with Xartf
Mayora
Prcfides, difdaining light and trifling mirny
Hiilow the feaft with ^MtnJjf t and thofe
Which, planted in our churches to difpoISi
And lift the mind to heaven, are dtfgrac'd
With what a foppi(b organi(fc calls f^ :
All, from the fiddle (on which ev'ry fool.
The pert fon of dull fire, difcharg'd from idwol^
Serves an appreotice(hip in college cafe.
And rifet through the gjmuS to degrees)
To thofe which (though lefii comnMO, not left
fweet)
From fam'd St Gitet\ and more fam'd f^tm-Jhwa^
( Where Heav'n, the utmoft wilh of man to ffnor.
Gave me an old houfe, and an older aunt)
Thornton, whilft humour pointed OBt th^ road
To her arch cub, hath bitch 'd into an ode * |
All inftruments (attend ye lift'ning f|)herea«
Attend ye fons of men, and hear with eara)
All inftruments (nor (hall they feek one hand
Impreft from modem mufic's mxcoad band)
All in(lniments,y}^-a^<^, at my name
Shall pour forth harmony, and loud proclaim^
l.'>ud, but yet fweet, to the according globa,
Aly praifes; whilft gay nature, in a robe»
A coxcomb doShrs robe^ to the full fovnd [nrand.
Keeps time, like Boyce, and the world dancea
Rejoice, ye happy Oothamitea, rejoice ;
Lift up your voice on high, a mighty voice.
The voice of gladnefs, and^on every tongue.
In ftrains of gratitude, be praifes hung.
The praifes of fo great and good a king ;
Shall Churchill reign, and fliall not Gotham fing t
Infancy, ftraining backward from the breaft.
Techy and wayward, what he lovcth beft
Refufing in his fit^, whilft all the while
The mother eyes the wrangler with a fmtle.
And the fond father fits on th* other fide,
JLaughs at his moods, and views his fplcen with
pride.
Shall murmur forth my name, whilft at his band
Nurle ftand^iiitcrprerer, through Gotham's land.
Childhood, who like an April morn appears,
Sunihine and rain, h^pes clouded o'er with fears,
Pleas'd and difplea&'d by ftarts, in palTi'in warm.
In reafon weak ; who. wrought into a ftonn,
Like to the fretful bullies of the deep,
Shall Churchill reign, and (hall not Gotham fing ? r Soon fpends h\% rage, and crie^ hinifelf afteep;
A J. .. - k:^i. --..I u^j- j-« Who, with a fevVilh appetite opprefs'd.
For trifles fighs, but hates them when po(rei«'d ;
His trrmbling lafh fufpended in the air,
Hilf bent, and ftroking hack his long lank hair,
dhiU to his mjtcs look up with eager glee.
And let his top go down to praie of me.
Youth who, fierce, fickle, infolent, and v^n,
Impricnt urges on to manhood's reign,
Xmy ti tit urges on, yet with a caft
Of dear regard look^ back on childhood pad.
In the mid-ciiofe. when the hot blood runs high.
And the qirick fpirits mount into his eye,
As on a day. a high and holy day,
I.rt '.'v* y inftrument qf mufic play,
^iticicmt znd moderm ; cht-fe which drew their birth
(i'undlilio laid afide) ironi Pagan earth,
>\s well as thof;; by CbriftiaH mjdc and Jrof ;
'J'hofe known tt» many, and thofe known t* few;
'i'hofc which in whim and frolic lightly float.
And ihofc which fwell the flow and f ilemn note ;
Thofe which (^whiKl reafon ftands in wonder by)
Make fome eompUxkms laugh and others cry;
Thofe which by liime ft range faculty « f fuund.
Can build walN u}>, and raze th' m t» the ground ;
'i'hofc which can tear up foreOft by he roots.
And make brutes daaie IJce meOy and men like
bnitcs;
* A ^rle/fao cM m St. CecUUs day^ iy Smuti
TlmUmi, ptrjoraitd at Ramdagb,
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533
When pleafurei^hich hedfem«Yii« greatrft wealth,
Beat^ in his heart, and painr^ his checks with health,
When the chaf 'd Aeed tugs proudly at the rein,
And ere he darts, hath run o'er half the plain.
When, wing'd with fear, the (lag flies full in view,
And in full cry the eager hounds purfue.
Shall (hout my praife to hilld which (hout again,
And e*cn the buntftnan (lop to cry Amen.
Manhood, of form crc(^, who would not bow
Though worlds ihouid crack around him ; on his
brow
Wifdom fcrene, to paflion giving law,
Brlpcaking love, ar d yet commanding awe ;
Dignity into grace by mildnefs wrought ;
Courage attempcr*d and re(in*d by thought;
Virtue fuprcmt cnthron'd; within his bread
The imayrc of his Maker deep imprefs'd;
L.ord of ihi^ earth, which trembles at his nod,
With reafon blcfs'd, and only lelii than God ;
Manhood, though weeping beauty kneels for aid,
Though honour call^ in danger** iVrm array*d.
Though c'.(»th'd with fackcloth, juftice in the gates,
By Wicked elders chain'd, redemption waits,
Manhood (hall (leal an hour, a little hour,
(ix't i!ot a httlc ont' ? to hail my pow'r.
Old age, ^ fecond child y by nature curs'd
Wi'h more and grea'er evils than the (irft,
Weak, fickly, full of pains ; in ev*ry breath
Railing ar lite, and yet afraid of death;
Puttmg things o(f, with fage and folemn air,
From day t«> day. without one <fty to (pare ;
Without enjoyment, covetous of pelf,
Tiiel'ome to friend*, and tirelome to himfelf ;
Hi* faculties inipair'd, his temper four'd,
Hi-i memory of recent things devour'd
E'en with the a<f^ing on his ihatterM brain,
Though the fallc rcgirterit of youth rrmain ;
From morn to evening babbling forth vain praife
Of thcfe rare men wh«» liv*d in thi»fe rare day»,
When he, the hero of hi* talc, was yung;
Dull repetition falt*ring on his tongue,
Prailing gray hairs, fure mark of wifdom*s fway,
E'rn whilft he curies time which maoe him gray;
Set ffing 2t youth, c'rn w hilft he would afford
^11 but his gold to have his yourh rc(lor*d;
bhall f<;r a monunt, fn m himlclf fet free.
Lean < n hi*- crutch, and pipe foph praife to me.
Rejoice, ye 1 appy Gnthamites, rejoice;
Lift up y« ur vcjicc on high, a mighty voice.
The voice of gladnefs, ard cin cv ry tongue.
In Ikrains ol gratitutc.be piaifi* hung,
1 hr praikjiof fo great and jjrod a king;
Shall Churchill rcij.»n, and flull not Gotham fing ?
Th:njrs w iihoiir lift fliall in thi> chorus join.
And, <iun>h to other- jrjife, he loud in mine.
T\iK fn^tv Jiop^ %^h«», in habit white and plain,
Con:e> on, th». htiilJ of fair Flora's train ;
Thr- coxcomb 4^c.«j. flow'r of Hmple note.
Who by her fioc It ruts in a leralJi coat ;
T he /»r/.'/>, idly ^jUriiig to the view, [drew,
Who, rnouph no clown, hii birth from Hcdland
Who, oP'Cc lull .ii'cl^'d, f« ark from hi> place tu ftir,
'\ he frp of How *rs, the More of a parterre ;
'1 ht iici...': ive, who her elm in niarriaj'e n^.eers,
And briii^^hcr dowry in fairoundiiig I'wccts;
The ///jr, filvcr miftrefs of the vale ;
The rife of Sharon which perfumes the gale ;
The jrffjmirrr, with which the queen of flow'm.
To charm her god, adomc his lav*ritc bow*rs.
Which brides, by (he plain hand of neatnefs drefs*d,
Unenvied rival, wear uprn their breaft,
bweet as the incenfe of the mom, and chafte
As the pure zone which circles Dian's waift;
All flow rs, of various names, and varioun fomiii|
Which the fun into ftrength and beamy warms.
From the dwarf dai/y^ which, like infants, clings,
And fears to leave the earth from whence it
fpringi.
To the proud giant of the garden race.
Who, madly rufhing to the fun*s embrace,
O'ertops her fellows with afpiring aim.
Demands his wedded love, and bears hit name ;
All, one and all, (hall in this chorus join.
And, dumb to others praife, be loud in mine-
Rejoice, yc happy Gothamites, rejoice ;
Lift up your voice on high, a mighty voice,
rhe voice of gladnefs, and on ev*ry tongue.
In drains of crratitude, be praifes hung,
I'he praifes of fo great and good a king ;
Shall Churchill reign, and (hall not Gotham fing f
Forming a gloom, through which to. fpleeo*
(Iruck minds
Religion, horror-ftamp*d, a pafTage finds,
The ivy crawling o'er the hallowM cell.
Where fonie old hermit*s wont his beadi to tell
By day, by night ; the myrtle ever green.
Beneath whofe (hade love holds his ritet unfeen ;
The M'tlU-w weeping o*er the fatal wave
Where many a lover finds a wat'ry grave ; -
i he cyprrfs facred held, when loTer^ jnonm
Their true love fnatch'd away ; the UmrH worn
By poets in old time, but deilin'd now
In grief to wither on a Whitehead's brow;
rhe^^, which, large at what in India ,growi,
Itlilf a grove, gave our firft parents clothes;
I he vine^ which like a blu(hing new made bride,
C'uft*ring, empurples all the mountain's fide;
The yrw^ which, in the place of fculptur'd ftone,
Marks our the refting place of men unknovro;
The htdge row r/w, xhcf>ine cf mountain race,
The^r, the Scotch^r, never out of place ;
1 he fr^nr, whofe lop males the higheft cloud,
Whilft hi» old lather Lebanon grows prond
Of fuch a child, and his vaft body laid
Out many a mile, enj -lysthe filial (hade;
The ooi, when living, monarch of the wood ;
1 he Englifh cjk. wliich, dead, commands the
All, onr and all, (hall in thi<« chorus j -in, [flood ;
And, dumb to others* praife, be load in mine.
Rejoice, ye happy Gothamites, rejoice ;
Lift up your voice en high a mighty voice.
The vgicc of gl.ichiefs, and on ev*ry tongue,
In ftrains of gratitude, be ptailes hung.
The praifc« of (c great and good a king ;
bhuM Churchill rt ign and (hall n t Gotham (ing ?
TheyJott'V/ which make the young hills, like
)ounjT lambs,
Bourd and ichouf;d ; the old hills like old rams.
Unwieldy jump for jcy; xhtfrrami which ghdc,
Whitil plenty marches fmiling by their fide,
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THE WORKS- OF CHU'RCHILL.
And from their hoCom rifiajpciMBmerce fprifi£^;
1 he taUds which riTe with heali;^g on their wingt,
Bcfoie whofe cleanllfl}^ breath contaKion flics;
The/nMt who, tnvtlWag in eailern flciet,
Frclh Aill of firength, jttft rilcD from his bed
Though ID JoTc'a paiiure* they were born and
bred, [ftir.
With voice and wbif . can Scarce snake hit Hecdi
Vte.p by ,ficp up the perpendicular ;
V. ho, at tiu; hour of eve. paotuig for reft.
K-.'IU ou atnaia, and gallupi down tUe weft,
Ai hH ^ J)!.hu, oil'd fur ^U»ab*» fin,
DroTe f«ir a' crown, or pojl-boyt for an inn ;
I'he woM, who hold* o'er ni^ht ber fiivur reign,
F- Cerent of tidcf, and miAieG of the brain,
W.ho to her (ons, tliofc fons who own her pow'r,
And 4|o her homage at the midnight hour,
Give«madne£i a» a hlcfllng, bat difpcnfcs
Wiidom to fooU, and damns the^i with their
feofes ;
T'le fijrt, who, by I know not wltat ftrange fight,
PrcHi;: uVr mortals iu their own defptte,
Who without reafon govern thofe, who moft
( tfow truly, judge from theoce) 1 of reafun boaA,
AiiJi by fume mighty magic yet unknown.
Our at^ionf guU^c, yet c^innot guide their own ;
Ali, one and all, ih^M in this chomi join,
AvA, dumb to or herb* prsife, be loud in mine.
R; joicc, ye happy Go;hamitet, rejoice ;
] .ii't up your voice on high, a mighty voice,
'i he voice cjf gUdncfs, and on cv'xy tongue,
l:i {Lraio^ of gratitude, be praife* hung,
'I he praifcs of fo gveat and good a king ;
Shall Churchill reign, and (hall not Gotham Cng?
'i'hc mom<nt. mlnuU Lour^ tLty^ %veciy mtnth^ jet^Ti
J\UrMJtj and it;*, as thry in turn appear ;
i.Lm<.-Kii and minutes which, without a ciimc.
Can't be omitted iu accounts of time,
Ur, if omitted (proof \vc might afford),
Wcithy by parliaments to be reftoc'd;
Ihc boun^ which drcll by turns in black and
white,
Ordain'd as handmaids, wait on day and nijrht ;
'I hcci'^, thofc hours 1 mean when light preGdev,
And buiincfi m a cart with prud< ntc ride ;
'I hc/i;jf//, thofe houri I mean with diirkncr<> hung,
When fcnfe fpc^k& free, an^l loiiy !ioI'i» her tongue j
'I ho w3r«t whtn nature, nmiing from her (trifc
With death-like flctp, awakvS to f^:ci«nd lilej
'i he rvtf, when, ab unequal to the talk,
Siie mercy from her foe dv;lc«ndi to u(k ;
The tfrti, in which fix days arc km.ily given
1 o think olf earth, and vw to thmk of heaven j
'i he «e«M/, twelve fiftcr* til of iiiiTc. cnr hue.
Though there appears in all a hkcnels too;
Nor fuch a iikcncf*, at, through Hav man's works,
l>ull mannered, in Chriltian*., J«.ws ar.d lurks,
Cioyb with a fameoei's in each female face,
]Jat a ftranga fomcthiug, bom of art and g"cc,
Which fpeakt them all, to Var) and adorn.
At d;*T rent times of the fi,mt putxits b.»r:. ;
All, one and ail, (hall in thi^ choim jf :p.
And, dumb to other** praife, be lou<'. ... ': ;:.'.•.
Rejoice, ye happy Gmii3mitc8, i- jit.
Uft up your voice on high, amigi.i) voice,
M
The voice of gladpeis, ind on cv'ry tiMigDe«
In (Iraios of gratitude, be prailet hun£.
The praifcs of fo great and good ^ king ;
•Shall Churchill reign, jind ihall not Gotham ilxig t
f rore January, leader of the year*
Mined p'm in van, and M/svi bead* in the
Dull February, in whofe leaden reigo
My mother bore a bard wif hout a braio ;
M4rch various, fim'ce, and wild, with wipd-
cbeekr.
By wilder Welchmen led, and crowiiM with leeks !
April with fools, and May with haftardsblcft \
June with white rofes en her rebel bieail ;
July, to whom, the dog-ftar in her train.
Saint James giveb oyfiers, and Saii^ Swithia nifi;
Au}ruft, who, banifli*d from her Smitbfeld ftand.
To Chelfea flies, with dogget in her hand * ;
September, when by cufiom (right divine*)
Geefe are ordain'd to bleed at Michael's flirine,
Whilft the prieft, not fo fuU.of grace as wit,
Fallit to, unblcfbM, nor gives the faint a bit s
OiHobcr, who the caufe of freedom ji'iu*d.
And gave ^fecond George to blcfa nuinkiod ;
.Novethber, who at once to grace our earth.
Saint Andrew b> ails, and our Augufta's f binh ^
December, laft of months, but heft, who ^tc
A Chrill to man, a Saviour to the flave,
Whilft. falfcly grateful, man, at the full femft,
'J'o do God honour, makes hi:nfelf a beaft;
All, one and all Aiall in this chorus join.
An'!, dumb to othcw praifc, be loud in mine.
Rejoice, yc happy Go^hamites, rejoice ;
Lift up your voice on high, a mi^^hty voice,
The vi*iccof gladncis, and on ev*ry tonguca
In ftrains of gratitude, be praifes hung.
The praifes of fo great and good a king ;
Shall Churchill reign, and Oiall not Gotham fing ?
The Hijfv.s a* they ndl; fpring, by her (Lie
Lectj*ry -^nd Unt. Ijyfo'dj^ and iburch-pridt^
By a rank monk to (opulution led,
A tub <A fainted fjtt-fjh on her head;
Sumn:cr, in light tranfpirent ;,avvze array'd.
Like maids of honour at a nufquirade,
In bawdry guwzc, for wiiiwh on;- daughters lea^e
Thr fig, more modeft, firlk brought up by Eve,
Pantinjj: for breath, enflani'd with luflful llres.
Yet wanting ftrci.gth to pcrfe(5l her defires.
Leaning on fljih, wh->, fainting with the licrat,
Stt p*. at each ftep, anil flumlif.rs on hib feet :
/\u:uma, when nature who with furrow feels
Her dread fee winter trcadinp ou her hcel.«,
Mjk«.3 I p in value v/hat flic: wants in length,
tx.Tts her pow'rb and puti forth all her (trcngth.
Bid corn and fruits in full pcrfefliou rife.
Corn fairly tax'd, and frui's without excifc ;
Winter, ben nibM wi:!» cold, no longer known
By ri)l>ts of Tar, fuioe fur*, btc oaic our oxvm ;
A l-.tg, who lo:hiii|T all, by all is I'-th'd,
Wjih wc. kly, d*ily. hourly libcU do'.h'd,
VjIc fidion at her li;;*:!.*, who mi^jhty grown.
Would rule the ruler, aniiy«r«/^/ the throne,
tn thtjiiji of Auguji.
POEMS.
iu
Would turn all (Vatc-afTairs into « trade.
Make laws one day, the next to be unmade,
lic'^jrar at home a jteoplr fcarM abroad,
Antl, force defeated, make thrm flatreft by fraud;
All, one and all, (hall in this> choruft join.
And, dumb to othrfM pratfe, be loud in mine.
Rejoice, ye happy Gothamiteti, rejoice ;
l.ifr up your voice on high, a mighty voice.
The voice of gladnefs, and on ev'ry tongue,
In llrain< nf gratitude, be praifct funp-.
The praifcsof fo great and gooJ a kit>fT«
Shall Churchill reign, and (hall not Gotham fing i
The yi'jr, grand circle, in whofe ample round
The fcalon*^ regular and 6x*d are hound,
(Who in hi« coiirfe repeated o'er ami o'er,
Sees the fame thing« \%hich he had (t-en before;
The lanif^.irj keep their watch, and thefjnie fun
Runs in n.e track where he from tiul hath run ;
"1 he lame moon rules the night; tides ebb and
flew ;
S'.Tar, h a puppet, and thi« world a (how;
Tluir old (lull ft.llicsold dull fcoU purfue,
A:id vice in nothing but in mode is new ;
II'.' a lord (now fair befal that pride,
He livJ J viihift^ lut a hrd ke ditd)
l)a(hn:oo«l i* piou$^ BcrkLUy Jix* d as /ate *,
y..:!d.^ ich ( thit k Hrav'n ) fir ft minilkr of (late ;
Arirl, tho'.ijrh byyl*// drfpis'd, hy faints unblcf«'d,
Vj)' frLr.J; ufgltAed, and byyi#.f opprcf'i'd,
.Sct-rninj^ I he fervile art** ot each rs^r/ eif,
y. uii.'.ed f»n honour, Wilkes is ftiU Limfttf)
'Vhr "viwr, opclrclcd with the various train
"Vs'liith watts, and filU the glories of his rti'gn,
Shall, taking up thii rh.eme, in chorus join,
Aiid, dumb to others praife, be loud in mine.
Rejoice, ye happy (ioihamitc^, rejoice;
l^itt up your v< ice en high, a mijjhty voice,
Thf vnice of pUdn* f>, and on tv'ry tongue,
In ftraiii<« lit' gratitude, be praifc» hung,
The praifts ci fo gTtat and ^ood a king ;
Siirtll Church:!! rti^n, and (Tiull not Gotham (ing?
Thu" far in fport — rjor let «'ur crirics hence,
Who fell <'u; monthly trafh. and call it fcnl'e,
'J'oo lightly of our prcUnt lab<»ur* deem,
Or judgt at random of fo high a theme ;
High i) our thtme, and worthy are the men
To fcil the Iharpti* ftroke of fatireVpen;
But \*lun kind time a proper (taffin bring*,
In frriouA mood to treat of Icrious things
'i^K-n Oiall thry liod, dildainirg idle play,
I'har 1 lan be a^ ^ravc and dull a^ they.
Thus far in fport — nor let half patriot*, thofe
Vho flirink from cvry blali of pow'r which
hlow-i;
Vhf» >*ith tame crwardicc familiar grown, [own ;
W'oulil hear my tin ughts, but fcir to fpeak their
Who (KU b« Id trutl.>, to do fage pntdencc fpitc,
Should hurll ;he porraU of their lips by nik^ht,
'C'rmiMe to truft themlclvci one hour m lleep),
Cond'.-mn our courie, and hold our caution cheap.
Wliirn * rave nccaiion bid«, for fonie great lud
When hoijuur call* the poet at a friend,
• A pi oft uftdby Lord iiatiitavrt^ tlm ^crlorne
fi.rh' )f m an auJrrft /« iU ^{Hon%
Then (hall they find, that, e'en on dasger'a brii^k,.
He dare* to fptak, what they fcarcc dare to think.
BOOK II.
How much miftaken are the men, who think
That all vho will, without reOraint, may drink.
May largely drink, c*en till their bowels burft.
Pleading no right but merely that of thirft,
At the pure waters of the living well,
B( fide wh -fc ftreanis the mufei love to dweli!
Ve'fe !•• with them a knark, an idle toy,
A rattle glided o er, on which a boy
Nfay play untaught, whilft, without art or force,
Make i* but jii:gle, mulic comes of c 'urfe.
l.iitlr do luch n>en know the roil, the paioi,
I'he daily, nightly racking of the braini.
To range the thoughts, the matter to digeft,
To cull (it phrafc s, and rejeA the rcfi ;
To know the time* when humour on the cheek
Of mirth may hold her fporu; when wit (hould
fpcak.
And when be filent ; when to ufe the pow*rt
Of ornament, and how to place the flow'rs,
So that they neither give a tawdry glare.
Nor wafte their (weetnefa in the delan air;
To form (uhich few can do, and fca? cely one,
One critic in an age can find, when done)
To f-Tm a plan, to (Irike a grand outline.
To fill it up, and make the piAure ihinc
A full, and perfed piece ; to make coy rhyme
Renounce hci follies and with fenfe keep time;
To make proud fi-nK a<Tiin(l lier nature Ix-nd,
And wear the chains of rhyme, yet call her friend.
Seme fops there are, anmng the fcribbling tribe,
Who make it all their bufmefs to dtfiriht.
No matter whether in, or out of place;
Studi«*us of finery, and fond of lace,
Alike they trim, a; coxcomb fancy bring*.
The rag* of beggars, and the robes of king^
I^t Au\\frofritty in (Ute prefide
OVr her dull children, nature i* their guide,
Wild nature, who at random breaks the fence
Of thole tame drudges, judgment^ taft^ ^nA/frnfe^
Nor wt>uld forgive himlclf the mighty crime
Of keeping term* with p<rfuHyplact^ and tm».
l.ct /f^tf/4/gold cmbLze the (un at noon,
With kvrrotsf'd beams let filver^j/f the nio<H),
Letfurge<i Ifo^irfe la(h th..- relounding fliore.
Let dreams meander.^ r.nd let rorreni" r^jsr^
I^t them brttrd up the neiancbtiy breeze
i.et vales ew^re/i^v wear, let flnw'rA be /fVV
With various timtt^ let eloudi he Utd Ktfrimn'd^
I hey have their wi(h ; like idle monarih boys,
Negleding thing* i.-f weight, they (Igh for tf>y«;
(iive them the crown the fceptrc, and the robe.
Who will may take the powV, and rule the globe.
Others there are. who, in one folemn pace.
With as much zeal a^ QtiakerK rail at lace,
Railing at 1 eedful ornament, depend
Gn ienfe to briiig them to their journey*i end.
They would not (Heav*n foibid!) their couife
delay,
Nur for a luomcnc fiep out of their wa/ »
L 1 i-ij
J3^
THE WORKSOP CHURCHILIi.
To make tbe hunarmd thofe graces wear,
Which nature would, if pleat'd, have planted there.
Vain men I who blindly thwartine nature's plan,
Ne'er find a paffiif;e Co the heart otman ;
Who, hred *mong(l fogs in Academic land.
Scorn ev*rj thing they do not underftand ;
Who, deftitute of humour, wit, and tafte,
Le( all their little knowledge run to wafte.
And fruftrateeach good purpofe, whilft they wear
1*he robes of learning with a floven'i air.
Though folid reaft*ning arms each (lerling line,
Though truth declares aloud, ** This work ia
" mine."
Vice, ^MMk from page to page dull morals creep,
Throws by the boipk, and virtue falU afleep.
3cofe, w»rf, dWi/,yb'«Mi/fenfe, in this gay town
Muft have fome vehicle to pafs her down,
Nor c«a ihe for an hour enfure her reign,
Unleis ihe brings fair pleafure in her train.
Let her, from day to day, from year to year,
]n all her grave folemnities appear, [ftreets
And, with the voice of trumpets, through the
Deal ]e€kures out to evVy one (he meets.
Half who pafs by are deaf, and t* other half
Can hear indeed, but only hear to laugh.
Quit then, ye graver font of lettered pride,
Tal^mg for once experience as a gaide.
Quit this grand error, this dull ^Uege mode;
Be your porfuits the fame, but change the road ;
Write, or ac kail appear to write with eafe.
And, if you mean to proiit, learn to pleafe.
Id vain for fuch miiUkes they pardon claim,
Bccaafe they wield the pen in virtue's name.
Thrice facred is that name, thrice blefsM the man
Who thinksv fpeaks, writes, and lives on fuch a
plan!
This, in himfelf, himfcif of courfe mud blefs,
But cannot with the world promote fucccfs.
He may }fe ilrong, but, with effe^ to fpcak.
Should recoiled his readers may be weak ;
P)ain,rigid truths, which faints with comfort bear,
Will maka the (Inner tremble, and defpair.
True virtue aSs from love, and the great end
A\ which (he nobly aims, is to amend ;
How then do thofc miftake, wh^ arm her laws
W'ith rigour not their own, and hurt the caufe
1'hey mean to help, whilft with a zealot rajre
They make that goddefi, whom they'd have en-
Our dcareft love, in hideous terror rife !
Such may be honeft, but they can't be wife.
In her own full, and perfeA blaze of light.
Virtue breaks forth too flrong for human. fight:'
The dazzled eye, that nice but weaker fenfe.
Shuts herfelf up in darknefs for defence.
But, to make flrong convi&ion deeper (iokt
To make the callous feel, the thoujchtlef* think,
^ike God made man, (he lays her glury by.
And beams mild comfort on the ravifli'd eye.
In earned moil, when mod (he fccms in )eft,'
i>he worms into, and wind* around the bnaft;
'J*o conquer vice, of vice appears the friend,
And feems unlike herfelf to g^in her end.
The fonsof fin, to while away the time
Vhich livgers pn their bands, of m^ )>Uck crime
To huih the painful memory, and keep
The tyrant confcience in delofive ileep.
Read on at random, norfufpcA the dart.
Until they find it rooted in their heart.
'Gainil vice they give their vote; nor know at fif#
That, qurfing tlut, themfelves too chej have
They fee not, 'till they fall into the (harea, [cvn*d ;
Deluded into virtue unawares.
Tthus the ihrewd dodor. in the fpleen-ftruck miml
when pregnant horror fits, and broods o*er wiiid«
Difcarding drugs, and ftriving how to plealc^
Lures on infenfibly, by flow degrees.
The patient to thofie manly fporta, which bind
The flacken'd finews, and relieve the mind ;
The patient feels a change as wrought by ftodth.
And wonders on demand to find it health.
Some few, ^hom fate ordain'd to deal ia rhjoica
In othef lands, and Itre, in other timet.
Whom, waiting at their birth, the midwi/k mule
Sprinkled all over with Caftalian dews*
To whom true genius gave hit magic pen.
Whom art by juft degrees led up to men ;
Some few, extremes well ihunn'd, have ileer'd
between
Thefe dang'rous rocks, and held the golden mean:
Senfe in their works maintains her proper ilate.
But never fleeps, or labours with her weight ;
Grace makes the whole loi>k elegant and gay.
But never dares from fenfe to run ailray :
So nice the maker's touch, fo great his'care.
The colours boldly glow, not idly glare ;
Mutually giving and receiving aid.
They fet each other off, like hght and ih&de.
And, as by fiealth, with fo much foftnefa bleod,
*Tis hard to fay, where they begin or end :
Both give us charms, and rtcithcr gives offence;
Scnfe perfects grace, and grace enlivens fenfe.
Peace to the men who thcfc high honourt
claim-.
Health to their fouU, and to their mem'ries fame:
Be it my tafic, and no mean talk, to teach
A rev'rence for that worth I cannot reach :
Let me at diftanc^, with a Ocady eye,
Obferve, and mark their palTuge to the iky ;
From envy free, applaud iuch rifing worth.
And praife their heav'n, though pinion'd down
to earth. ,
H:^d I the pow'r, I could not have the time,
Whilft fpirits flow, and life is in her prime.
Without a fin 'gainft pleafure, to defign
A plan, to methodize each rhoughr, each line
Highly to fioifli, and make ev*ry grace.
In itfelf charminj;, take new charms from place.
Nothing of books and little known of nneD,
When the mad fit comes on, 1 feize the pen.
Rough as they run, the rapid thoughts fet down,
l^ough as they run, difcharge them on the town l
Hence rude, unfinifli'd brat«, before their time.
Are bom into this idle world of rhyme.
And the poor Jluttan mufc is brought to bed
With all her imperfcdtiuns on her head.
Somcj as no life 'dppears, no pulfes play [way,
Thn ugh the dull duUioui maU, no breath makct
Doubt, greatly doubt, 'till for a glaU they caU,
Whether ;he ch^d ^m be bjipti^M %l aU : v
POEMS.
537
Othf r<, on other grounds, objeAions frame,
Aiul, granting that the child may have a name.
Doubt, as the fcx might well a midwife pofc.
Whether they Ihould baptize it, vcrfc or pxofe,
£'en what my maflcrs pleafc ; bards, mild, j
. mrck men.
In love to critics (lumhle now and then.
SonirchiiijT 1 do royiclf, and fomething too,
If they can do it, leave for them to do.
lu the fma.l compafs of my cdrclcfs page
CriticA may find employment for an age ;
Witho'it my hluncJcrs they were all undone;
1 twciuy ftcd, where Mafon can feed ouc.
W hen fatire (loops, unmindtul of her ftate,
Trt praiic the man I love, curfc him 1 hate ;
When fcnfe, in tidon of paflion borne along,
Sinking to prole, degrades the name of fong ;
'I'he cenfor fmiles, and, whilfl my credit bleeds,
^Vilh as high relifh on the carrion feeds
As the f>r6uj earl fed at a turtle fcaft,
\V ho, turn'd by gluttony to worfc than beaft,
Kat, 'tid his bowels ^ufh'd upon the floor,
Yet ftill cat on, and dying cail'd for more.
When /cc/^digrciTioi). like a colt unbroke.
Spurning conncditM^ and her formal yoke,
h und< through the fi red, wanderb far adray
I'rom the known path, and loves to lofc her way,
* lis a full fcad to all the mongrel pack
To run the rambler dov.'n, and bring her back.
When (T.iy defcription, fancy** fairy child,
Wild without art, and yet with pleafurc wild.
Waking with nature at the morning hour
I'o the iark'o call, walk's o*er the op'ning flow*r
Which largely drank all night of heaven's freih
dew,
And like a mountain nymph of Dian*s crew,
So lightly walks, ftie not one mark imprint",
Ni-r brulhes off the dews, nor foils the tints;
When thuidciVriptif n fports, e'en at the time
That drums Ihould beat, and cannons roar in
rhyme.
Critics can live on fuch a fault as that
Ironi one month to the other, and grow fat.
Ye mighty jw£//i//.'v judges, in a dearth
Of letter'd bl ckheads, confcious of the worth
Of my materials, which againR your will
Oft you've confeis'd, and ihall c^nfefs it Hill ;
MateriaU rich though rude,enilam'd with thought.
Though more by fancy than by judgment
wrought ;
Take, ufe them as your own, a work begin.
Which fui:!> your genius well, and weave them in,
Fram'd for the critic loom, with critic art,
'Till thread on thread depending, part on part,
ColoMT wirh colour mingling, light with (hade,
'I'o your dull tade a formal work is made.
And, having wrought them into one grand piece,
S\%iar» it lurpalTek R(>me, and rivals Oieece.
Nor think this much, for at one fmgie word,
Soiin a> the mighty cruic^w/'a heard,
Science attends thtir call; tl.eir powV is own'd;
Order caick fLce, and genius is dethr^n'd !
Letter- dame into bockf, defiance hurl'd
j\i nic:\r.N, »:< jroms (ianc'd into a world.
^ Ml h,i;hrr btlincts iall\ •greater plan,
\^'orthy Uiju'5 w^ clc cn.plo/, the good of man,
The good of m&n committed to my charge :
If idle fancy rambles forth at Urge,
Carelcfs of i'uch a trufl, thcfe harmlefslaya
May friendfhip envy, and may folly praife ;
I'he crown of Gotham may fome Scot aiTumey
And vagrant Stuarts reign in Churchiirs room.
O my poor people, O thou wretched earth.
To whofe dear love, though not engag*d by birth.
My heart is fix'd, my fervice deeply fwora.
How (by thy father can that thought be borne.
For monarch! , would they all but think like me.
Are only fathers in the bell degree)
How muft thy glories fade, in ev*ry land
Thy name be laugh'd to fcorn, thy mighty hand
Be (horten*d, and thy zeal, by foes confefs*d,
Blefs'd in thyfelf, to make thy ntighboura bkft'd.
Be rubb'd of vigour ! how muft freedom's pile, .
rhe hoaft of ages, which adomi the ifle.
And makes it great and glorious, fear*d abroad,
Happy at home, fecure from force and fravd 1
How mud that pile, by ancient wifdom raii'd
On a firm rock, by friends admir'd and prais'd,
Envy'd by foes, and wonder*d at by all.
In one (hort moment into ruins fall.
Should any dip of Stuart's tyrant race,
Or badard or legitimate, difgrace
1 hy royal feat of empire ! But what care,
What forrow mud be mine, what deep defpair
And felf- reproaches, (hould that hated line
Admittance gain through any fault of mine !
Curs'd be the caufe whence Gotham's evils fpring.
Though that curs'd caufe be found in Gotham ■
king.
Let war, with all his needy, ruffian band.
In pomp of horror ftalk through Gotham's land
Knee-deep in blood ; let all her ftately tow'rs
Sink iu the duft ; that court which now it ourt
Become a den, where beads may, if they can,
A lodging find, nor fear rebuke from man ;
Where yellow harveds rife, be bramblet found ;
Where vines now creep, let thidlet curfe tlM
ground ;
Dry in her thoufand vallies be the rilb;
B'arren the cattle on her thoufand hiUs;
Where pow'r is plac'd, let tygers prowl (or prey;
Where judice lodges, let wild afles bray ;
Let cormorants in churches make their ncft,
And on the fails of commerce bitterns red ;
Be all, though princes in the earth before.
Her merchants bankrupts, and her marts no more;
Much rather would 1, might the will of fate
Give me to choofe, fee G«tham's ruin'd date
By ills on ills thus to the earth weighed down.
Than live to fee a Stuart wear a crown.
Let Heav'n in vengeance arm all nature's hoft,
Thofe fervants who their Maker know, who boafk
Obedience as their glory, and fulfil,
Unquedton'd thtir great Mader's facred will ;
Let raging winds root up the boiling deep.
And, with dedrudion big, o'er Gotham fweep ;
Let rains ni(h down, till faith with doubtful eye
Look^ for the fign of mercy in the (ky ;
Let pcdilcnce in all her horrors rife ;
Where'er 1 turn, let famine blad my eyes;
Let the earth yawn, and, ere they've time to
ill the deep |;ulf let aii my fubjedi (iiik [think,
53^
THE WORKS OF CHURCHILL.
Before mf eye»» wtiilil oo tbe verge I reel;
FeeKnsTi but s« a mooarcli ought to feel.
No' for myfdf, but them, l*U kif> the rod,
AnAthtTiDg own'd the juftice of my God,
Myfelf wit|i firmneft to the ruin ipve.
And die with thofe Cor whom I wHh*d to Ihre.
This (hot may Heaven'R more merciful decrees
Ke*er tempt hinfervant with fuch tUt at thefe)
Thit,or my foul deceiTes me, ! could bear;
But that the Siuart race my crown (bould wear,
That crown, where, highly cherilb'd, freedom
flione
Bright at the gloriei of the mid-day fan ;
Bom and bred flavet, that they, with proud mif.
mle, [fchool,
Shoold make bnrve, free-bom men, like boys at
To the whip crouch and tremble— O, that thought!
The lab'ring brain it e*en to madncfs bniught
By the dread vifion ; at the mere furmife
The thronging fpirita, a> in tomuir, rife ;
Kf y heart, at For a paifage, loudly beats,
And, torn me where I will, diftradion meets.
O my brave fellows, grtat in arts and armt.
The wonder of the earth, whom glory warms
To high atehierements, can your i'piriu bend
I'hrough bafe controul (ye never can defcend
So low by choice) to wear a tyrant's chain.
Or let in freedf^m's feat a Stuart reign ?
If fame, who hath for ages far and wide
Spread in all realms the cowardice, the pride,
The tyranny and falfehood of thofe lords,
Contents you not, fearch £nglandV fair records ;
England, where firft the breath of life I drew.
Where next to Gotham my beft lore is due;
There once they raid, though crulhM by Wil-
liam's hand.
They rol'd no more, to corfc that happy land.
Thtjirf^ who, from his native foil rcmov'd.
Held England's fceptre, a tame tyrant prov'd :
Virtue he lack'd, curs'd with thofe thoughts which
fpring
In fouls of vulgar (lamp to be a king ;
Spirit he had not, though he laughM at laws,
'i o play the bold-fac'd tyrant with applaufe;
On praAiccs mod mean he rais'd bis pride.
And craft oft gave what wifdom oft denied.
Ne'er cou'd he feel how truly man is blcft
Tn blefllng thofe around him ; in bis breaft.
Crowded with follies, honour found no room ;
Mark'd for a coward in his mother's womb,
If c was too proud without afiVnnts to live.
Too timorous to punifh or forgive.
To gain a crown, which had iu courfe of time.
By fair dcfcent, been his without a crime.
He \ ore a mother's exile ; to fecure
A greater crown, he bafcly c«>uld endure
The fpiiling of her biped by foreign knife,
Nor c'.ar'd revenue her death who gave him life ;
JKay, by fond fear and fond anibitii^n led,
Struck h-iiids with thofe by whom her blood wa^
■ fhcd. [throne,
Call'd up to pow'r, fcarce warm on England's
He fiird her court with beggars from his own :
Turn where you would, the eye with Scots was
caught,
QrEngiiJb knaves, who would beScoifocD thought.
To vain ezpenee unbounded loolb lie ^v#«
, The dupe of minions, and of flavet the Have ;
On falfe pretences mighty fums be rais'd.
And damn'd thofe femtes rich, wbom^ poor, he
prais'd:
From empire thrown . and doom'd to beg her bicad|
On foreign bounty whiUI a daughter * fed.
He laviih'd fums, for her rccetv'd, oa mco
Whofe names would tix difhonopr on my pen.
Lies were his play-thingt, parttamentt hit lpMt|
Book-worms and catamites engrofsM the cowt :
Vain of the fcholsr. like all Scotfinen fince.
The pedawt fchnlar, he forgot the prince.
And having with fome trifles ftor'd his brmin.
Ne'er learn'd, or wifli'd to learn, the arts to r^n*
Enough he knew to make him vain and proud,
Mock'd by the wife« the wonder of the crowed;
Falfe friend, falfe fon, falfe father, and imlfe king,
Falfe wit, falfe ftatefmen, and falfe ev'ry thing.
When he (honld ad, he idly ehofe to prate.
And pamphlets wrote, when he (honld fave the
ftate.
Religious, if religion holds in whtm,
To uik with all, he let all talk with him.
Not on God's honour, but his own intent.
Not for relij^ion^s fake, but argument ;
More vain, if fome fly, artful, Higb-Duicb Have,
Or, from the Jffyit (ehool, fome precious kuave
Convidion feign'd, *han if, to peace reflor'd
By his full foldierfliip, worlds hail'd him lord.
Pow'r was his wilh, unbounded as his will.
The pow'r, without controul. of doing ill.
But what he wifh'd, what he made hijk^ps preach,
hn^fiahfrntm warrant, hung within his reach
He dar'd not feire : Fear gave, to gall hit pride.
That freedom to the realm his will denied.
Of treaties fotirl, o'erwcening of his parts,
lA ev'ry treaty of his own mean arts
He fell the dupe . Prace was his coward care.
E'en at a time when juftice call'd for war :
His pen he'd draw, to prove his lack of wit.
But, rather than ot:(hcath the fword, fubmit.
Truth fairly mi.ft record, and, pleas'd to live
In Irapue with mercy, juflicc may forgive
Kingdoms bcrrayM, and worlds refignd to Spaifl,
But never can forgive a Raleigh fl.ttn.
At length (wicJi white let freedom mark that
year)
Not fear'd by thofe whom moft he wifh'd Co fear,
N^^t lov'd by thofe whom nioft he with'd to love.
He went to anfwcr for his faults above;
To anfwer to that God, from whom alone
He claim'd to hold, and to ahufe the throne ;
Leaving behind, a curft to all his line,
The bloody legacy of right divine.
With many vinucs, which a radiance fling
Rotmd private men ; with few m hich grace a king.
And fpeak the monarch ; at the time of life
When pafHon holds with realt.n doubtful ftrife.
Succeeded Charles, by a mean fiie undone.
Who envied virtue eren in' a fon
His youth was froward, turbulent, and wild;
He took the man up ere he left the child;
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• Tht 9vfm of lotmia^ prandm^bir tf Gtfrtt
tieJFirJf. *
P O E
His foul \va« eager for imperial fway,
Kre he liad leain'd the UIT.n to obey.
Surrwun led by a fawuing, flattering throng,
Judg;nci)t each day grew weak, aod humour
ftrong :
Wifil'-ni was treated as a noifome weed,
A:jd all h'n follies let to run to feed. [fpring !
What ill^ from fuch beginning* needs mud
Vh It ill) to fuch a land from fuch a king !
W'iiar could fne hope ! what had Hie nut to fear '.
BX Buckinjfham p ffcf^'d hi» youthful ear;
Str-fTorJ ar.d i.aud, when mounted on the throne,
hn^rols'd his love, and made him all their own;
Straiford and Laud, who bo'dly dar*d avow
The traii'roui dodlrincs taught by Tories now :
Each drove t* uniio him, in his turn and hour,
'J h;- firll with picafure, and the laft with pow*r.
I h.nking (vain thought, difgraccful to the
throne) !
Th.at -11 narikind were made for king^ alone,
'I h^'. lul'jcoU we c bui (laves, and what waA whim
Or V. orlt' m ct.mmon men, wa* la^ in him ;
Dri: .;; vvi.h fre9'.u*i'j<:, which fate decreed
i •) viiarvi i>cod kin^n, anri tyrants to millcad;
V l.ich in a i'air proportion, to deny
/k'.".».;:Iance dare** not; which to ^old too high
N«' <{o.>d c.in wiih, no cowaid king can dare,
<A:iv] (M.Itl too Iii^h.no Kg^/ijb fu' jc«d bear;
L' U' ;iM by men of deep a:id iubtic arts,
M<..i void (.f principle, and damt/d wjth parts,
\Vho r.uvbi* \A-cakntf-, madejtheir king tlicir tool,
'I l.tn :n«!l a (lave, when moft he fccm'd to rule;
I'akir.g aW public Heps for private ends,
Dcc.iv'd by favourites, whom he called friends,
He !iad not linDgth enough of fuul to und
'1'!. i: ironarchh, meant a^ blelTuigs to mankind,
biiik their great lute, ai.d iUntp their fame un*
done,
Vhen wli-t w.i> meant for all they give to one;
l.ili'r.ing uxoiifM^'., whilll a won^jvu's prate
JModeird the cliircii, and parcdTd out the flate,
Wiiil.l (in the flate not more than women read)
Hi.:h-churci men preachM, and turn'd his pious
Tuc r'd to fee vvi*h n<inillerial eyes; [head;
I rl'id (o luar a Iwyal nation's cries;
Milk to bciicvj (uh.it can't a fav'rite do)
Hi. ] w-ard a natH^a hiaring one or two;
'1 ju^Jr. by (latc-q'.iack.-himfelf fecure to think,
Andi'ut of cianger c'ln wO danger's brink;
Vl.illl pow'r wa^ daily crumbling from hi«» hand,
\S'l.:]ll ir.urmuis ran thioiigh an infulced land,
A'^ if to laridion tyraris Heav'ii wa* bound.
He } fi^udiy foijijl.: I.c ruin w}>ich he fuund.
ivxclvi. )c.:t-, twvlve tedious and ingloriouv
y;ar ,
1)<! l!nj'Ia:.d, cri-fi';'. by powV and awM by fears,
\Vi . :: T rouJ ( : ■ i.^H.^u ilrack at freedom's root,
I an ; r t !.tr i.i _:i . hP., h^r Hampden mute.
I:!i.>! I..X.- r\i.vl t'p; r(.fl'i\'; hans,
f:-. h .-J ( •' a'l l.cr pidc, call'd forth her groans;
I'j^.Lncc \M> :.iari htr griefs aloud to tcU,
-vi'si !■..}. .Iry \v«-. :en;pttd to rebel.
Facii vIjiv i;. w ac^.-. < f o-tragc fbnok the ftate.
>i.w c'-'Urti \.c;c xait'd lu ^i\'z figw Jo^uxnck
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Srate-inquiCtioofi kept the realm lo aw«,
An4 CMt^WJiurdhamitrt nruuie, or ruKd the law;
Juries were pack'd, and judges were voXiDaQd ;
i'hrough the whole kingdom not ope Pratt wat
found.
From the firft moments of bit giddy youth
He hated fenates, for they told him trjuUu
At leugth againft his will compeU*d co treat,
i hofe whom he could not fright, he drove to
cheM.
With bafe diffcmbling ev*ry grievance heardt
And. of:tn giving, often broke his word.
O where (hall helplefs truth (or refuge fly.
If kings, who (bould proteiS her, dare to Ue ?
Tbofe who, the gonVal gvod their real almt
Sought in their country's good their mooarch'a
fame;
Thofe who were anxious for his fafety; tbofe
Who were induc'd by duty to oppofe;
Their truth fufpected, and their worth unknova.
He held as foe*, and traitors to his throoe ;
Nor found hi* fatal error till the hour
Of favii:g him was gone aod pa(i ; till pow'r
Had ihifted hando,to blaCt hiahapleTs rcige.
Making their faith and his repemance vain.
Hciice ^be that curfe confin*d to Gotham'afoes)
War, dread to mention, civil war arok ;
All ads of outrage, and all ad:» of (hame,
Stalk'd forth at large, difguit'd with hooour'i
name ;
Rebellion, raifmghigh her bloody hand,
Spread univerfai havoc through the bnd;
Wkh zeal for party, and with paflioo druok,
la public ri^ge all private love wan funk \
Frieud agaii:U friend, brother 'gaiall brother ftood«
And the f^io's weaf)on draiik the father's bloud ;
Nature, a^haft, and fearful leit her reign
should lall no longer, bled in ev*ry vein.
Unhappy Stuart : harihly though that name
Grates on nvy ear, I (hould have died with (hame^
Vo fee my king before hii> fuhjcAs Aand,
And at their bar hold up bis royal hand ;
Ax their command* to hear tJic monarch plead.
By their decrees to fee that monarch bleed.
Wlat thouji^h thy faults were many, and wcra
J^reat,
What th«.ugh they (h^ok the baits of the ftate.
In royalty fecure thy |)crlon tiood.
And facred wa^ the fountam of tby bJood.
Vile mioiHerd. who dar'd abuie their truA,
Who dar'd fcduce a ki<«g Co he unjuit,
Veiigcar ce, with julucc kagu*d, with pow*r made
Itrong,
Had nuMy cruih'd : Tht king r^uUI J% •» w«7-
Yet grieve not, Cnarlcs, uor thy bard fortunea
blame ;
They took thy life, but they fecur'd thy fame.
Their ;^reater crinu^made 'hine like fpccluappear,
F.om v\J.iih the fun in jjlory i» notciear.
!!.. .'ft thou Ml peace and years re ti'jeii'd thy breath
At !...'i.re s c;;il . havi'Il thou Uiid d"wn in death
As in a iLep \ t^y name, by judice borne
On the lour wind^ bad been in pieces torn.
rjry,thc virtue oi a gen'rous ioul,
dv,u;caaic» the vice, hath made tliy o:cm'ry whoIe«
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540
THE WORKS OF CHiyRCHILL.
Mufertimet gire whtt Tlrtne could not give.
And bide, the tyrant flain, the martyr live.
Ye princei of the eanh, ye mighty few,
Who, world* fobdofing, can*t yourfeWet fuhdue ;
Who, goodnels rcorn*d, wiOi (>nly to be great.
Whole breath it blafting, and whofe voice i« fate ;
Who own no law, no reafon hot your will.
And fcom reftraint, though 'tit from doing ill ;
Who of all paffionf groan beneath the worft.
Then only bleft'd when they make others curft ;
Think not for wrong* like thefe unfcourg*d to live;
Long Bay yc fin, and long may Hrav'n forgive :
But, when ye leaft ezped, in forrow*t day,
Vengeance fliaU fiill more heavy for delay ;
Nor think that vengeance heap'd on yon aleoe :
Skall'Cjpoor amends) for injur'd worlds atone :
No ; like fbme bafe diftemper, which remains,
Tranfmittcd from the tainted father*s veins.
In the fon*t blood, fncb broad and gen'ral crimes
Shall call down vengeance e*en to lateft times,
Call vengeance down on all who bear your name.
And make their portion bitternefs and ihame.
From land to land for years crmpeU'd to rtiam,
Whilll nfnrpatiott lorded it at home.
Of majefty unmindful, forc'd to fly,
Kot daring, like a king, to reign or die,
Recall'd to repofleft his lawful throne
More at hU people's feeking than his own.
Another Charles fncceeded. In the fchool
Of travel he had leam*d to play the fool.
And, like pert pnpils with dull tutors fent
To ihame their country on the continent.
From love of England by long abfence wean'd,
From ev'ry court he ev'ry folly glean'd.
And was, fo dofe do evil habits ding, [Iting.
Till crown'd, a beggar; and when crown'd, no
Thofe grand and gen'ral pow'rt which Heav'n
An inftance of hit mercy to mankind, [dcfign'd
Were toft, in ftorms of dilfipatioo hurrd,
Vor would he give one hour to blcft a world ;
Ughter than levity which ftridet the blaft.
And of the prefent fond, forgets the paft.
He chang'd and changed, hot, ev*ry hope to curfe,
Chang'd only from one folly to a worfe;
State lie refign'd to thofe whom ftate could pleafe,
Carclefs of majefty, bis wilh wateafe ;
Pleafure, and pleafure only wat his aim ;
Kings of lefs wit might hunt the bubble fame $
Dignity through hit reign was made a fport,
Nor dar'd decorum fliow her face at court.
Morality was held a {landing jeft.
And faith a neceflary fraud at beft ;
Courtiers, their monarch ever in their view,
Poffeis'd great talents, and abu»'d them too :
Whate'er was light, impeninent, and vain,
Whate*ef was loofe, indecent, and profane,
(So ripe wa» folly, folly to acquit)
5tood all abfolv'd in that poor bauble, wit.
In gratitude, alas : but little read,
He let hit father*s fervants beg their bread.
Hit Csther'i faithful fervantt, and hi< own,
To place the foet of both around hi« throne.
Bad counfels he embrac*d through indolence.
Through love of eaiC) and not through want of
f?oie;
He iaw them vntmg, but rather let them go
As right, than take the pains to make them fbw
Women rul'd all, ajid minifters of ftatc
Were for Ci>mmands at toilettes forc'd to wait ;
Women, who have, as monarchs, grac'd the land*
But never govem'd well at frcond-hiand.
To make all other errort flight appear.
In mem'ry fix*d Hand Dunkirk and Tangier ;
In mem'ry fix'd fo deep, that time in vmin
Shall flrive to wipe thofe records from the brai*.
Amboyna ftand»-^Oods, that a king Ihould bold
In fuch high eftimate vile pakry gokf.
And of hit doty be fo csreleft found.
That, when the blood of fubjeds from the gromd
For vengeance call'd, he (hould rejedfc their cry.
And', brioM from honour, lay his thundera by.
Give Holland peace, whilft EnglifliTidimagnMii'df
And butcher'd fuh)ea« wander'd aoMtaiV/
O dear, deep injury to England's famt.
To them, tikus, to all ! to him, deep flume !
Of all the pafliont which from frailty fpring,
Av'rice is that which lead become* a king.
To crown the whole, fcorning the puUic
good.
Which through hit reign he little nnderftood.
Or little heeded, with too narrow aim
He reafltim'd a bigot brother's claim ;
And, having made time-ferving fenatet bov»
Suddenly died, that brother beft knew hm%v»
No matter j^rcr— he flept amongft the dead.
And James his brother reigned in hit ftemd.
But fuch a reign — fo glaring an offence
In ev'ry ftep 'gainft freedom, law, and fcnfe,
'Gainft all the rights of nature's gen'ral plan^
'Gainft all which ccnftitutet an Englifiimao^
That the relation would mere fidion feeoi.
The mock creation of a poet's dream.
And the poor bard< would in this fceptic age»
Appear as falfc as tbeir hiftorian'spage.
Ambitious folly fciz'd the feat of wit,
Chriftians were forc'd hy bigots to fubmit ;
Pride without fenfc, without religion zeal.
Made daring inroads on the commonweal ;
Stem perfecution rais'd her iron rod.
And caird the pride of kings the power of God ;
Confcience and fame were facrific'd to Ri^me,
And England wept at freedom's facred tomb.
Her laws defpiit'd, her conftituMon wrench'd
From its due nat'ral frame, her rights retrench*d
Beyond a coward's fiiff" ranee, coiifcicnce forc'd.
And healing judice from the crown divorc'd.
Each moment pregnant with vile ads of pow'r,
"Htr patriot bifliops fentcnc'd to the Tow'r,
Her Oxford (who yet loves the Stuart name)
Branded with arbitrary marki of ihame.
She wept — but wept not long; to armt (he flew.
At honour's call th' avenging fword flie drew,
Turn'd all her terrors on the tyrant's head.
And fent him in dcTpair to beg his bread ;
Whilil flie (may ev'ry ftate in fuch diflrefs
Dare with fuch zeal, and meet \^irh fuch fucccfs)
WhiI0 flic (may Cyotham, fliould my ahjcd mind
Choofe to enilave rather than free mankind,
Purfue her Itcps, tear the proud tyrant dowOj
Nor let me wear if X abul'c the crown^
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Whilft (he (through cvVy age, in cv'ry laod,
Writtrti in gold let revolution (land)
Whii:^ (he, fccur'd in liberty and la'w^ /
Found what (he fought, a iaviour in NjUTau./
BOOK III.
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I
Can the fond m(»ther from herfclf depart,
Can fhc forget the darUng of her heart,
'i he little darling whom ihc bore and bred,
NursM itu her knee«, and at her bofom fed ?
To whom Ihi- feem'd her ev*ry thought to give.
And in whole life alone (he fccm*d to live \
Yes, from herfclf the mother may depart,
She may forget the darling of her heart,
I'ht little dariing whom (he bore and bred,
iMursM «>n her. knees, and at her bofom fed.
To whom (he fcem'd her cvVy thought to give.
And in whole life alone (he feem'd to live; -^
But I cannot forget, whilll life remains.
And pours her current through tbefe fwelling
veins,
Whilft nicm'ry offers up at reafon't (hrine.
But I cannot f.^rget that Gotham's mine.
Cm the (lern mother.than the brutenmore wild,
From her difnatur*d breall tear her young child ;
Fklh of her fle(h, and of her bone the bone,
And da(h the fmiling babe againft a ftone ?'
Y».s, the ftern mother, than the brutes more wild,
From her difnatur'd bread may tear her child ;
Flefh of her fldh, and of her bone the bone,
Ani da(h the Iniiling babe againft a ftonc;
But I (forbid it Heav'n),but I can ne*cr
'J'he lovc of Gotham from this bofom tear;
Can ne'er fo far true royalty pervert
from it» fair courfe, to do my people hurt.
With how much eafe, with how much confi-
dence,
A« if, fupcrior to each groffer fenfe,
Kcnfon had only, in full pow'r arrayM,
To manifcft her will, and be obey'd,
^Un make refolvts, and pafs into decreet
The motions of the mind ! With how much eafe
In fuch rcfidvesdoth palTion make a flaw.
And bring to nothing what was rais'd to law !
In empire young, fcarce warm on Gotham**
throne.
The danger5 and the fwccts of pow*r unknown,
rkas'd, though I fcarce know why, like fome
young child,
AVhdfc little lciifc.» each new toy turns wild,
Hav do I hold fwcct dalliance with my crown.
And wanton with dominion ! how lay down,
Without the fand^ion of a precedent,
R,.Ieoof moft Ur e and abfolute extent;
Rul %, which fioni lenfc of public virtue fpring.
And :iil at once commence a patriot king.
Hu' fi)r the day oi tri^I is at hand.
And the whole lortunesof a mighty land
Ar(> ftak'd on me, and all their weal or woe
Mull from my gootl or evil condud flow,
Will I, or cm I. on a fair review,
A«« I aifuinc iliat name, dcfc-rvc it too?
Have 1 well wei^n d the grL»t, the noble part
Tni ns>w to jlay : Have 1 c>.pIot*d my heart.
That labyrinth of fraud, that deep dark cell.
Where, unfufpeded e'en by nae, may dwell
Ten thoufand follies? Have I found out there
What I am fit to do, and what to bear \
Have 1 trac'd ev*ry palHon to iu rife,
Nor fpar*d one lurking feed of treach'rooi vice ?
Have I familiar with my nature grown,
And am I fairly to myfelf made kn«wn ?
A patriot king — Why, *tis a name which bean
The more immediate ftamp of heav*n; which
wears
The neareft, beft refemblance we can (how
Of God above through all his works below
To (lill the voice of difcord in the land.
To make weak fadion's difcontented baod^
Deteded, weak, and crumbling to decay.
With hunger piiich*d, on their own vitals prey;
Like brethren in the felf-fame int'refU warm'd.
Like difi'*rent bodies with one foul inform'd.
To make a nation, nobly rais'd above
All meaner thought, grow up in common lore ;
To give the laws due. vigour, and to hold
That facred balaiKe, temperate, yet bold.
With fuch an equal hand, that thofe who fear|^ '
May yet approve, and own my juftice dear; '"
To be a common father, to feeuM
The weak from violence, from pride the poor;
Vice and her fons to bani(h in ai(grace.
To make corruption dread to fliow her face ;
To bid afflided virtue uke new ftate.
And be at laft acquainted with the great ;
Of all religions to eled the be(k.
Nor let her priefts be made a (landijig jeft ;
Rewards for worth with lib'ral hand to carve^
To love the arts, not let the artifts ftanre ;
To make fair plenty through the realm increafe,
Give fame in war, and happinefs in peace ;
To fee my people virtuous, great and free.
And know that all thofe bleflingt flow from
me;
O *tis a joy too ezquifite, a thought
Which flatters nature more than flatt*ry ooght ;
'Tisa great, glorious u(k, for man too hard.
But not Icfs great, lefs glorious the reward,
Che bed reward which here to man is giv'n,
'Tis more than earth, aud little (hort of lieav*n;
\ ta(k (if fuch comparifon may be)
The fame in nature, difi* 'ring in degree.
Like that which God, on whom for aid I call,
PerCorms with eafe, and yet performs to all.
How much do they midake, how little know
Of kings, of kingdoms, and the pains which flow
From royalty, who fancy that a crown,
Bccaufe it gliftens, muft be lin'd with down !
With outfide (how and vain appearance caught^
They look no farther, and, by folly taught.
Prize high the toys of thrones, but never find
One i^f the many cares which lurk behind.
The gem they wor(hip, which a crown adomt.
Nor once fufped that crown is lin'd with thorns.
O might rcflcdlion folly's place fupply.
Would we one moment ufe her piercing eye.
Then (hould we know what woe from grandeur
fprings.
And learn to pity, not to envy kings.
Si*
THE WORKS OF CHtfRCHILL.
The villager, tiorn !iumMf and bred hard,
Content his wcahh. and poverty hii guard,
In adion fimply juft, in confcieiicc clear,
By guilt untainted, undifturb'd by fear,
His means but fcanty, and his wants but few,
J.abour his bufincfs and his pleafarc too,
Ki.joyi more comforts in a Angle hour,
Than ages give the tvrctch condemn'd to powV.
CaU*d up by health, he rifcs with the day,
And goes to work as if he went to play,
Whiftling off toils, one half of which might make
The ftoutetl Atlas of a palace auake ;
*Gain{l heat and cold, Which make ds cowards faint,
Harden'd by conftant ufe, withcnt complaint
He bean what we (bould thiri!c it death to bear ;
Short are his meals, and homely is his fare ;
His third he flakes at ft»me pure neighboring
brook.
Nor afks for fauce where appetite fland< cook.
When the dews fall, and whin the fun retires
Behind the mountains when the village fires,
Which, wakcnM all at once, fpcak fupper nigh.
At difiance catch and fix hi>. longing eye.
Homeward he hies, and with his n anly brood
Of raw-bon*d cubs enjoys that dean, coarfe food.
Which, feafon'd wirhgood humour, his fond bride
*Oainft his return is happy to provide ; [creeps
Then, free from care, and free from thought, he
Into his flraw, and 'till the morning flccps.
Not fo the king — With anxious cares opprefsM,
Hisbofom labouM, ami admits not reft.
A glorious wretch, he fweat» beneath the weight
Of majcny, and gives up cafe for Uaie.
E'en when h\b fmilcs, which, by the fools of pride,
Arc treafur'd and prcfcrvM from fi Jc tf> fide,
ily round the court, L\n when conipclIM by form.
He fctms moft tabi, hiifoul i«- in a ftorm !
Ore, like a fpecflre, fccn by him alone,
With all her reft of vipcr^, round his throne
By day crawls full in view; wh^n night bid.-,flccp,
bwcct uurfe of naturt, o*er the Icnli s crrep,
Wl.cn mifcry h'lfelf no more c«»mplains.
And flavcA. if poflibli-, forgrt their chanii.
Though l-.is ftnlc- weakens, thou^jh hi* tycs grow
dim,
That reft whicb. comes to all, comes not to him.
E\n at that hrur, care, tyrant care forbids
'J'hc dew offle:pto fail upon I'i^ lids
Irrm night to night Ihi warohcs at hi4 bed ;
Now, as one mopM, fitb hr i<ilin)j o'er his h -ad ;
Anon (be ft:jrt^, and l)i)ruc on raven's win;,'^.
Croaks forth aloud — ** bleej' was not made for
kings." [hull.
Thrice hath the moon, who govern** thii vail
Who rules moft abftdute o'er me. and all;
To whom by full convitlion t3Uj;ht to bow.
At r.cw.at full, I p.iy the duteous vow ;
'Ihricchath the mo( n htr wonted courlc purfuM,
Thrice i.ath (he ioft her form, and thrice r^ncwM,
.Since (Ml fUd be -hit fiaf n. for before
I was a mere, nufc m«irtal, and no more.
One of the herd, a I'.inp <'f commtin ciay,
liiforni'd with hii" to ill- .lul fifs away)
Since I becanic a Kit;;;, and Go:hani's thrf re,
With fuU and ampic pow'r, became my own;
Thr'>c h«th the moon her wonted crmrfe purfu'^
rhricc hath ftie loft her form, and thrkc renew *d.
Since flcep, kind flccp wh-: like a friend fuppliet
New vrgonr for new toil, hath cks'd thrfe tjcu
Nor, if my toils are anfwe'-'d with fucccfs.
And I am made an inftrument to biefs
The people whom I love, (hall I repine ;
Theirs be the benefit, the labour mine.
Mindful of that high rank in which I fiand.
Of millioni lord, foU' ruter in the land,
L.er me, and reafon (hail her aid afford,
Rirle my own fpirit, f)f myfelf be lord.
With an ill grace that monarch wears hi« crown.
Who, ftcrn and hard -f nature, wears a frown
'Gaiuft faults in other nnen yet all th« while
Meets hiii own vice* witb a partial fmile.
I-iow can a king .yet on record we find
Such kings have been, fiich curfes of mankind)
Enforce that law 'gainO foine poor fubjeifl elf.
Which conicicnce tcl'.*! hini he hath broke himfelf?
Can he fome petty rojjne to joftice call
For robbing one, w lien he himfclf robs all ?
Muft not.unlefn extin^aifti'd,confciciice By
Into hi> cheek, and bhft his fading eye.
To fcourjrc th* opprefTor. when the (late, diftrelt'd
And funk to ruin, is by him opprcfs'd ?
Againft himfeff d; th he not fentencc give ?
If one muft die, t' otiicr*s not fit to live.
Weak is that throne, and in itfjlf unfouri'l.
Which takes n«>t f jlid \irtuc for its groaud;
All cnry pow'r in othern, and complain
Of that which they would peri(h to obtain.
Nor can thofe fpirits, turbuKnt and bold.
Not to be aw*d by threats, nor bought with gold.
Be hu(h'd to pear*?, hut wiicn fair legal fwaj
Make-, it their re:il i'..t*ri ft xa obey;
When kings and rorc hut fools can then rebel.
Not K■f^ in viriw tlsan in pow'r exrel.
Be that my o^i-'ifl, that my conftant carr,
Afi<i may my f iil'> 'oeft wilh-s centre there.
Be It my talk to feek, r')r fr-ck in vain.
Not <»nly how to Iive.h'it how to reign ;
.-^nd. to thole virrutrs wliich from real^n ff rirg.
And grace the man, j^in thol'c which grace tiie
kirg.
F/'rJl (for HriA d-.ty h'v]* my rare extend
Aii'i rtach to ;ill, wj.o on th.it care dcprr.d.
Bid-, mc with Icrvarts ke* p a fteady hand,
Ard watch oVr ail my proxic» in the land)
Firfl fand that method rcalon fiiall fupport)
H Jore I look irro, ai.«l purf^f my court,
Before I cleanle the fiabic of th<- (lat*',
Ltt me fix thintis wl .di to mxl.li relate.
That done, and all a;count'. well ('.ttlcd here.
In rrfolution firm, in I.ono'jr cieir,
'TrembU, yc Cave-, who dur'.* abufc your truft.
Who <'arc be villain -, vi'hen your ki-? i% jull
Arc there, amor.}:r* rhoj* « {nrtr'* of ftatc
To \\ h'.ni our f-cr^-i io.«*i' wi. delegate,
Wiio hold o'jr pl:ic» arul nFi.- in the realm.
Who, in cur name lornniiirujn'd, guidi* the helm;
Arc there, wlio trv.fti-i/ to our love of cafe,
Opprcf.. (■•ir f'u!ii-."^U, wreft our ju'l decree*.
And moke the law-, u :rji'J Irom thrir fa-r intrnC|
To (peak a lungua^c which they ncvur meant j
]P O E M S.
541
Are there fuch men, and can the fooU depend
Oo holding out in fifrty t' u. >ir end i
Can they fo much.ffnm thoughts of danger free.
Deceive chemfelvcA, fo much mifdeetn of me,
To think that I will prore a ftatcfmanU tool,
And live a ftran^er where t ought to rale ?
What, to niyfcif and to my ftate unjuT>,
Shall 1 from mmiOert take things on trud,
And, finking low the credit of my throne,
Depend upon dependants of my own ?
Shall 1, moft certain fi>urcc of future cares,
Not nfe my judgmenr, but depend on their's?
Shall I, true puppet like, be mock*d with Hate,
Have nothing hut the name of being great ;
Attend at councils which I muft not weigh ;
Do what thej bid; and whst they dKSace fay;
Lnrol/d, and hoiOed up into my chair,
Only to be a royal cyphtr there ?
IVrilh the thought -'ti* treafun to my throne—
And who but thinks it, could his thoughts be
known,
Infulf* me more than he, who, leagu*d with hell,
b.'uil rife in arms, and 'gainft my crown rebel.
The wicked ftatefman. whofc falfe heart pnrfues
A train cf guilt; who a^s with double vi«w5»,
Ai.d wears a double face whofe bafe defigns
Stiike at his monarch^ throne; who undermines
1/' II V. hilll he fcems his wifhes to fupporc;
Vho fcizc^all departments, packs a court,
Maintains an agent on the jndgment-frat
To fvirccn his crimes, and make his frauds com-
pictc;
Krw-models armies, and around the throne
Will fuller none but creatures of his own ;
Conftious of fudi his bifencfs, we'.l may try,
A^aiiiJk the light to fhut his matter's eye,
To kocp him coopM, and far remov'd from thofe.
Who, brave and hone ft, dare his crimes difctofe,
Kor ever let him in one place appear,
Where truth, u:)welcomr truth, may wound hi< ear.
Attempts like ihtfe, well wcigh*d, themfelves
proclaim.
And, whilft ihcy publiOi, baulk their author's aim,
Kin^s mull be blind, into fuch fnaresro run ;
Or worfc, with open eyes muft be undone.
The minifter lA honcHy and worth
Demands the day to bring his adlions forth;
CalU on the fun to (liine with fiercer rays,
Ar.d braves that trial which muft end in pr.ilfc.
Nom ily the day, and fcek the Oiades of night,
I3iit ihute whole: ai^ioni cannot l)ear the light ;
Kone wilh thctr king in igiiorance to hold,
But rhofc who fed that knowledge muft unfold
Their lii.idcn guilt, and thit dark mift difpeli'd
By wl ich their places ar.d their lives are hclJ,
Confulitjii wait them, and by juftice led.
In vengeance fall <.n ev'r)- traitor'^ hetd.
Aware of thi-, ;xiu\ cauti< n'd 'gainO the pit
Where king^ have oft Iwrn loft, ftiall I fubmit.
And ruft in chains iki' thcfe ? Shall I give way,
Anil vihilU my litlplcU I'uSjeiS* fad a prey
To pow'r ahus'd, in ignorance fit down,
No d.irc ;fl,.rr tl.c hou'turof my crown?
W. eti ftern rebcUi -n (if that odious name
Ju4.1)- belongs 10 thoic, whcfc only aim
Is to prefenre their country ; who oppole,
In honour IcaguM, none but their o>untry's £oes;
Who only feek their own, and fuond their cmufe
In due regard for violated laws)
When ftern rebellion, who no longer feeb
Nor fears rebuke, a nation at her heelt,
A nation up in arms, though ftrong n«»t proud.
Knocks at the palace-gate, and, calling hmd
For due redrefs prefeiits, from truth'* fair pen,
A lift of wrongs, not to be borne hy men ;
How muft that king be harabled, how difgraoe
All that is royal in his name and place.
Who, thus call'd forth to anfwer, can ad^aiice
No other pica but that of ignorance !
A vile defence, which was hii all at ftake.
The meaneft fubje^ well might blufli to mtke ;
A filthy fource, from whence (hame ever fpriogi;
A ftain to all, but moft a ftatn to kings.
The foul, with great and manly feelings warm*d,
Panting for knowledge, refts not till iotorm*d :
And ftiall not I, fir*d with the glorious seal,
Feel thofe brave paffi.ms which my fubjeds leelf
Or can a juft exeufe from igixiraiKe flow
To me, whofe 6rft. great duty is — To know f
Hence ignorance-^hy fettled, dull, blank ey«
Would hurt me, though I knew no reafon why-*
Hence ignorance>-*thy flavifli (hackles bind
The free-born f 'ul, and lethargy the mind—
Of thee, begot by pride, who look'd with fcoro
On cv'ry meaner match, of thee was bom
That grave inflexibility vf foul,
Which reafon can t convince, nor fear cofitroul;
Which neither arguments nor pray*r» can reach.
And nothing left than utter ruin teach—
Hence ignorance — hence to that depth of night
Where thou waft born. Where not one gleam of
light
May wound thine eye— hence to fome dreary ceU,
Where monks with fuperftttion love to dwell;
Or in fome college footh thy lazy pride,
And with the heads of colleges refide ;
Fit irate for royalty thou can*ft not be ;
And if no mate for kings, no nute for me.
Come ftudy, like a torrent fwell'd with rains.
Which, ruOiing down the mountains, o'er the plaioa
Spreads h<irror wide, and yet, in horror kind,
Leaves feeds of future fruitfulnefs behind ;
Cuine ftudy^-painful tliough thy cnurfe and floWt
Thy real worth by thy eftc^ we know
Parent of knowledge, come I — Not thee 1 call.
Who, grave and dull, in college or in hall
Deft fit, all folemn fad, and moping weigh
Things, which when found, thy labours can*C re*
pay
Nor, in one hand, fit emblem of thy trade,
A iW; in t* other, gauddy array *d
A Loritboei. gilt ^d letter'd; call I thee.
Who doll in lorm predJe o'er A B C — :
Nur (^fyren though thou art, and thy ftrange
charm*,
A>« 'twere by magic, lure hren to thy arms)
Do 1 call thee, whd through a winding mase,
*\ l.ibyrimh of puzzling, pif^flng ways,
Diift lead ui at the iaft to thofe rich plains.
Where, in full glorjr, real fcicDce reigns :
544
THE WORKS OF CHURCHILL.
Fair though thon art, and lovely to mine eye,
Though full rewards in thy pofTeffion lie
To crowo Dian^a wifli, and do thy favVite* grace,
Though (was I (lationM in an humbler place)
I could be ever happy in thy fight.
Toll with thee all the day, and through the night
Toil on from watch to watch, bidding my eye,
Faft rivetted on fcience, flecp defy ;
Yet (fuch the hardihips which from empire flow)
Muft I thy fwcet focicty fcircgo, •
And to fome happy ri? al's arms rcfi^^n
I'hofe charms, which can, alas ! no more be mine.
No more, from hour to hour, from day to day,
Shall I purfue thy'fteps, and urge my way
Where eager love of fcience calls; no more
Attempt thofe paths which man ne'er trod before.
No more the mountain fcalM, the defert croft,
JLofing myfelf, nor knowing I was loft.
Travel through woods, through wilds, from morn
to night,
From night to morn, yet travel with delight.
And having found thee, lay me down content,
ttwn all my toil well paid, my time well fpent.
Farewell ye mufes too — for fuch mean things
Muft not prefume to dwell with mighty kings —
Farewell ye mufes — though it cuts my heart
£*en to the quick, we muft for ever part.
When the frcih mom bade lufty nature wake ;
When the birds, fweetly twittVing through the
brake,
Tun*d their foft pipes ; when from the neighboring
bloom.
Sipping the dew, each zephyr ftole perfume ;
When all things with new ;rigour were infpirM,
And feem*d to fay chey never could 1>e tir*d ;
How often have we ftray'd, whilft fportive rhyme
Deceiv*d the way, and clipp'd the wings ol time,
O'er hill, o'er dale ! huw often laugh'd to fee,
Yourfelves made vifible to none but me,
The clown, his work fufpendeJ, gape and ftarc.
And feem'd to think that I convers'd with air !
When the fun, beating on the parched foil,
Seem*d to proclaim an interval of toil ;
When a faint languor crept through ev'ry breaft,
And thing!( moft us*d to labour, wifti'd fur reft ;
How often, underneath a rev'rend oak.
Where fafe, and fearlefs of^e impious ftroke.
Some facred dryad iivM, or in funic grove.
Where with capricious fingers fancy wove
Her fairy bow'r, whilft nature all the while
Looked on, and vicw'd her nriock'rieswith afmile,
Have we held convcrle fweet 1 how often laid,
Faft by the Fhamei, in Ham's inrplring (hade,
Amongft thofe poets which make up your train,
And, after death, pour forth the facred ftrain.
Have 1, at ynur command, in vcrfe grown gray,
But not impair'd, heard Dryden tune that lay,
Which might have drawn an angel fiom hiAfphere,
And kept him from hib oflice lift'ning here.
When dreary night, with Morphcukin her train,
I^cd on by filccce to rcfiime her reign.
With darknc^^ covering as uith a robe,
This fccrie of kviiy, blank'd half the gloHe ;
How oft enchanted with your hcav'nly ftrains.
Which' ftclc mc Irow myiclf, which in fgic chains
Of mufic bound my foul, how oft htv6 f ,
Sounds more than human floating throng^ ihe fkft
Attentive fat, whilft night, againft her will.
Transported with the harmony, flood ftill !
How oft in raptures which man fcarce conld bev.
Have I, when gone, ftill thought the mufet there;
Still heard their mufic, and, as mute at death.
Sat all attention, drew in ev'ry breach,
Leil, breathing all too rudely, I flioald wcMind,
And mar that magic excellence of found ;
Then, fcnfe returning with return of day.
Have chid the night, which fled fo faft away.
Such my purfuits, and fuch my joys of yore.
Such were my mates, but now my mates no more.
Plac'd out of envy's walk (for envy fure
Would never haunt the cottage of the poor.
Would never ftoop to wound my homefpun lays)
With fome few friends, and fome fmali ihare el
praife,
Beneath opprefiTion, undifturb*d by (IrifCy
In peace 1 trod the humble vale of life,
Farewell thefe fcencs of eafe, this tranquil flate ;
Welcome the troubles which on empire wait.
Light toys from this day forth I difavow.
They pleas*d me once, but cannot fuit me now;
To common men all common things are free.
What honours then might fix difgrace on me*
Call'd to a throne, and o'er a mighty land
Ordain 'd to rule, my head, my hevtrt, my hand
Are all cogrofs'd, each private view withftoo^.
And taflc'd to labour for the public good ;
Be this my ftudy, to this one great end
May ev'ry thought, may ev'ry adion tend.
I-,et me the page of hiftory turn o'er,
Th' inftrudive page, and heedfully explore
What faithful pen* of former times have wrote
Of former kings ; what they did worthy note,
What worthy blame ; and from the facred tomb
Where righteous monarchs flecp, where laurels
Unhurt by time, let mc a garland twine, [btoom
Which, robbing not their fame, may add to mine.
Nor let mr with a vain and idle eye
Glance o'er thofe fcencs, and in a hurry fly
C^ick as a poft which travel* day and night;
Nor let me dwell there, lur'd by falfc delight.
And, into barren theory betray'd,
Fi rget that monarchs are for av^lion made.
When am'rcusfprinp, repairing all his charms.
Calls nature forth from hoary winter** arms,
V^^htrc, like a virgin to fome letcher fold.
Three wretched months Ihc lay benumb'd, and
cold ; [breath
When the weak flow*r, which, fliriuking from the
Of the rude north, and tiniorcus of death.
To its kind mother earth for Ihelter fled.
And on her bofom hid its trnder head,
Peepn forth afrelh, and, checr'd by milder flcics.
Bids in full fplendour all her beauties rifcj
The hive U up in arms — exjicrt to teach.
Nor, proudly, to he taught unwilling, each
Scims from her fellow a new zeal to catch :
^trcngth in her linibh, and on her wing^ difpatch,
The bee goes forth ; from herb to herb the flies,
From flow'r to flow'r, and loadii her Ub ring
thighs
* 0
With treafttrM fwe^tt; robbing thofe flow*n,
which left,
Find not themfeWet made poorer by the thefc,
Their fcenta at lively, and their lookt M faafi
A< if the pillager had not been there.
Nc*er d'vth (ht Hit on pleifureS filken winr,
Nc*cr doth (he, loitVii))^, let the bloom of Ipring
Unrifled pnft, and on the downy bremft
Of fome fair flow'r indulge untimely reft.
Ne'er doth ihr, diinkinj^ deep of thofe rich dews
Which cheniid night preparM, that faith abuTe
Due to the hive, and, felfini in her toils,
To her own private ufe convert the fpoila.
Love of the Oovk firft calKd her forth to roun,
And to the (lock (he brin^ her booty home.
Be thi« my patterns—At becomes m king,
Let me fly all nbrttad on reafoo*t wing ;
i.et mine eye, like the lightning, through the etrth
Run to and fro, nor let one deed of worth,
In any place and time, nor let one man
Wh« fe adiont may enrich dominion's plan,
Efc ipe my note : be all, from the fird day
Of nature to this hoar, be all my pi%y.
Trom thoff, whom time at the deure of fame
Hjth fpar'd, let virtue catch an equal flame ;
From thofs, who not in mercy, but in rage,
Time hath rrpriev'd to damn from age to age,
I^et me take warning, lelTonM to diftill,
And, imitating Heav*n, draw good from ilK
Nor let thefe jfreac refcarches in my bread
A monument of ufeleft labour reft ;
No — let them fpread — th* eflfrt^h let Gotham (hare,
And reap the harrcfl of their monarch's care :
Bo other times and other coun*ries known,
Only to give fre(h bleffmgs to my own.
Let me (and may that God to whom f fly,
On whom for needful fticconr I rely
In this p'eat hour, that glorious God of truth !
Through whom I reign, in mercy to my youth
Alfift my weaknef*, and direA me right ;
From ev*ry f|)eck which hangs upon the light
Purge my mind's vye, nor let one cloud Vematb
To I'pread the (hades of error o'er my brain)
Let me, impartial, with unwearied thought
Try men and things ; let me, as monarchs ought,
F.f amine well on what my pow'r depends;
What are the genVal principles and ends
Of eovemment ; how empire flrft began ;
And wherefore man wa« rait'd to reign o'er man.
Let me conGder, as from one great fource
We fee a thoufand rivers take their cuurfet
Dirper»*d, and into diff'rent channels led.
Yet by their purent Hill fupply'd and fed, [wide.
That government (th^ruuh branched out far and
In various mode^ to various lands apply'd),
Howe er it dilTcrs in its outward frame.
In the main (groundwork** ev'ry where the fame;
The fjtnie hir view though different her plan,
Her grand and gcn'ral view the good of m^n.
Let me ftnil nut, by reafon's lacrcd beams,
Whjt fyllt m in itfcif mod pcrfed feems,
NI(»(l \«f>rthy man, m« 0 likely to conduce
To all t^ e purp<>(e% of gen'ral ufe:
Let me find, too, where, by fair rctfoatry'd,
It lajU when to particulars ap|:lj*d|
Vol. X.
S M 8* S4S
Why in tbit mode all nitloatdo fiofc joifl.
And, chiefly, why it cannot fiiik with mine*
Let me the gradual rife of ompirct trace,
Till they feem founded on pcrfcdion't bafc;-
Then (for when human thtngt have made thek
To excellence they baften to decay) • [wtff
Let me^ whilft obfervaiion lends her dm.
Step by (lep to their quick decUae ptor&ie, • ..
Enabled by a chain of fads to tell.
Not only how they rofe. but how they fdL '.
Let me not ouly the difttmpert know
Which in all ftates from common canlca groW|
But likewife thofe which, by the will of itte,
On each peculiar mode of empire wait ;
Which in its various conCUtutioo lurk«
Too fure at laft to do its de(Un*d workt
Let me, forwarn'd, each flgn, each fyfteai« teifdii'
That I my people's danger nmf difccm.
Ere 'ris too late iriih'd heakh to reafliire.
And, if it can be fband, find out ft core*
Let HK (chongh great gnve hrtthrett of tkA
gown ■ '.
Preach all faith np, and preach all retfon dovo, .
Making thofe jar whom reafoa meant to Joi^ i
Xnd vehing in themfelvea a right divine) '
Let me through reafoo'aglafs, withlcafcbiag.e|l%
Into the depth of that religion pry
Which law hath fandion'di let me find oat thoM
What's form, what's cficncc ; what| like tognai
air.
We well may change | and what, withootn cdaMi
Cannot be chang'd to the laft hour of tioie;.
Nor let me fufficr that outregeoni ieil . i
Which, without knowledge furionaUgotafeelt . u
Fair in pretencei thoogh at die hdart tmfoendj -
Thefie (ep'iYte points at random m rtmf^midd.
The timea have beoi when ptieiU bavd dlir'd
to tread.
Proud and infulting, eo thdr monarch's head ;
When whilft they made religion a pretence,
Out of the world they bani£'d comnano fenftf
When fome foft king, too open to deceit,
£afy and nniufpeding join'd the cheat, •
Dup'd by mock piety, and gave his name
To ferve the vileft pnrpofet of fliame.
Fear not, my people ! where no caufe of (car . .
Can juftly rife — your kii-g fccuresyoo here;
Your king, who fcoms the hanghty prelate'a odd^
Nor deems the voice of priefti the voice of Oed.
I.ec me (though lawyers may perhaps forbid
Tkcir monarch to behold what they wiffli hid.
And for the purpofes of knavi(h gain,
Would have their trade a myftery renuin)
Let me, difdaininff all fuch flavifli awe,
Dive to the very bottom of the law ;
I .et me (the weak dead letter left behind)
Search out the principles, the fpirtt find.
Till from the parts made mafter of the whole,
I fee the contlitotion's very fouL
Let me (though ftatefnien will no donbc rcfifti
And to my eyes }/rcfent a fearful lift
Of men whofe wills are oppofite to mine,
of men, great men ! determin'd to refign).
Let me (with finr.ncfs, which becomes a king^
Confdoos from what ft fource my adiens rprittfi
546
THE WORXS OF CHWRCHILU
DetcrmiiiM not by wnrldi to be wichftobd, . .
When- my Krand objedl is my counu7*a good)
Unravel aU low mtnifterial fceces
Deftroy their job«, lay bare their wayn and mean*|
And trap them ftep by fiq>: U t mc well know ;
Ho^ places, pcnfions, 4nd preferments, g6 ;
Why guilt's provided for when worth it not,
And why one man of merit is for^^oc ;
Let me in pcacc< in war,ibpreme prefide.
And ^are vo know my way without a guide. -
liet me (thotifrh. dignity, by nature proud,
Retires -from view, andXwelU behind a cloud,
A 4 if the fun Aoiio with lefs pnw'rful ray, .
Lrfs grace, lef^ glory, (hining ev'ry day,
'rhnugh when. (he comes forth into public fight,
Unbending as a ghofl. flie ftalks upright.
With fuch an air as wr Have often feen, .
And of^en langh'd arin a tragic q«een.
Nor at her prefeBce,<chongh bafe myriads crook
The fupple knee, vouchla^s a fingle look),
JLet me (mH vain parade, all empty pride, .
All terrors of dominion laid afide,
AU omameBtfUid oecdlf & helps of art.
All chofebig lonks which fpeak a little heart)
Know ( which few kings alas ! have ever known]
H PW affability bec«>mes a throne,
Defiroys all fear, bids love with rev*rettce live,
And ifSws'rboie graces pride ran never give.
JLet lh» ftem tyrant keep a diftant (Ure,
And, hating all men. fear return of hate,
Cottfdovi^ gfrHc;Tetreat behind his throne,
tSecace from all uphraiding» but his own :
l«et all my fobjedks have accefs to me.
Be ihy ein open as my heart is free ;
In ftfU fiuV tide let information flow ;
That evil it half cnr'd vrhofc caufe we know.
And thou, . wkero*er thon .art, thou wretched
thing !
^V1l6.«rt afraid to look up tn a king,
J^ay hy thy fears — rhake but thy grievance plain,
Andrif t not redref- thee, may my reign
(.'lofe up that very moment— To prevent
The courfe of jaftice from her fair intent.
In vain my neareft,>ilearc*l} friend (hall plead,
111 vain my mother kneel— my foul may bleed,
Dut muft not change— Wlicn juilice drawn the.
dart.
Though it in doom*d to piorcc a favniirite*s heart,
*Tis mii:< to give it force, to give it aim— •
1 know it duty, and 1 feel it f^ime.
THE CANDIDATE.
Fnocgu of /i/7»r/ — let thcni phy the j'ayV,
And, free from cculurc, Ire;, fwcat, Arut, and
ft a re.
Carrfck abroa.l, what motivei can enjrage
To wafte one couplet on a barren ft age ? •
tTuvrate(«> rjarrick ! when thefc ijjiy days,
In jullite to thcmi'elves. allow'd thee praifc ;
When, at thy bidding, fciifc for twenty years,
Indulged in laugl.tfr, < r diJTolv'd in tcar&;
When, in return ior luhour, time, and health,
The towahad giv'u iomo liulc (hare of wealth,
C«»old*ft thotf repine at beiqg ftfll fi'iUM ?
Dar*ft thou prefume t' enjoy that weakh ibe give?
, C(^,14*ft -thou repine at laws ordaiaM bjr thofc,
; Whom pedl^iog but thy merit made thy fo9^
i Whom, too rcfiu'd for honcfty and trade,.
, By need made ^adefmen, pride had baiAnptt
made;
%Vbom fear made drunkards and by modem nles,
. Whom drink made wits, tht>ugh • nature made
' them fools ,
With fuch, beyond all pardon is thy crime.
In fuch a manner, apd at fuch a time,
T«> quit the ftage ; but men of real fcnfe»
Who neither lightly give nor take offrnce.
: Shall own thee c^v, nr paft an a6t of tr^ce,
• Since thou had left a Powell in thy pUcc.
Enough otaytbort — Why. when fcribblert fail,
Muil other fcribblrrs fpread the hateful talc I
Why mud they pity, why contfmpt ezpreCs,
And why infult a brother in diOrefn }
l<et thofc, who boad th* uncommon gift of braini^
The laurel pluck, and wear it for their paint;
Frefli on rhcir brows for ages let it blponi.
And, ages pad, fiili flourilh round their tomb.
Let thofe, who without genius write, and write,
Verfenun or profrnien, all in nature's fpite.
The pen laid down, tlkcir courfe of folly run
In peace, unread. unmention*d, be undone.
Why fliould I tell, to croft the will of fate.
That Francis * once endeavour*d to tranllacc ?
Why, fweet oblivion winding round hit bead.
Should I recal poor Murphy from the dead?
Why may not Langhorne, llmple in hia Uy,
BfffftoH ou gffufium pour away f ;
Wtth/rirnJjbip and with/anry trifle here.
Or flcep.in/tf^«ra/at Belvedere ^ ?
Sleep let them all, with dulincfs on her throne,
Secure.froni any malice but their own.
Enou^rh ol er'uict — let them, if they pleafe
Fond of new pomp, each mnrth pafs new decrees*
Wide and ezrenfivc be their inf.-nt date.
Their fubjeds many, and tho(c: fubjedls great,
Whiid all their mandate* as found law fuccced
With fooU who write, and grcntcr fools who rea.-l.
What thi»tij;h they Iny the realms of gcoiu* wade.
Fetter the fancy, a:iJ debauch tlic taftc ;
Thou)rrt they, like doilorv to approve their ikill,
Confultnot how to cure, but how to kill ;
Though by whim, envy, or rcfentmenc led,
Tlicy ditnin thole authors whom they never read*
Thiii-^h, o:hfr rule* ui)kno>*n,onc rule they hold;
To deal ou: (o much praifc f«r fo much gold;
Thx ugh Uot with S.rt, in damned dole intrigues,
Agnli.d the common wc.ilth of letters leagues;
linctnfurM let thmi pilot at the helm.
And lule in lcrter% a^ they rul'd the realm.
Ours be the cuife, the mean tame coward'^ cnrfe
(Nor could ingenious malice make a worfe
• Dr. Pl'rlip Frj/:Jj, tU trat:f»Uor pf H^ract ami
Detrofllents,
f Set tbt EJyftons r/ Fn^r^fy.p and /m.^, tj
I^an fhz
njternf.
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P»cms,
tU
E*t!jfr^ni:KP
p 6 i Kt 8.
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To do our fenfc and honour deep defpite)
To credit what thcv fay, read what they write
Enough of Scothnd-^\ct her reft in peace,
The caufe remov'd, cffef><« of cOurfe (hould ceafe.
Why ihould I tell, how TWr./, too miphty grown.
And proudly fweird with waters not hi<t own,
Burft o*er hin banki, and by deftru Aion led,
i>*er our faint England defolation fpread,
Whilft ridinp on his waves, ambition plumM
In fcnfold prjde, the port of Bute aflumM,
Now that the river god, convincM, though late.
And yieWing, thoup^h reluAantly. to fate,
Hold* his fair crurfe, and with more homble tides,
In tribute to the fea, a* ufual, glides.
Enough of/tf/f/, and fach like rrifling things ;
Enough of kinglings, and enough of kings ;
Henceforth, lecure, let amhu(h*d ftatefmen lie.
Spread the court web, and catch the patriot fly ;
Henceforth, un«hipt of jaftice, uncontroul*d
By fear or ihamc, let vice, fecure and bold,
J^ord it with all her fons, whilft virtue's groan
Metrtn with compr.flion only from the throne.
Knough oi patritti — all I aik of man,
Is only to be honed is he can
Some have deceiv*d,and fome may ftill deceive;
'I'lH the fool's curfe at random to believe.
"Would thofe, who, by opinion plac*d on high.
Stand fair and perfcA in their country's eye,
Maintain that honour, Irt ine in their ear
Hint this eff'-ntial dut^lrine— /^nyStufrr.
Should they (which Heav'n forbid) to win the grace
Of fome pro'id courtier, or to gain a place,
I'hcir king and country frll, with end*els (hame
Th* avenging mufe (hall mark each traitorous
name ;
But if, to honour trne, they fcom to bend.
And, proudly honeft, hoM out to the end.
Their grateful country ihall their fame record.
And I myfelf drlcmd to praife i lord.
Enough of IVUket — with good and honeft men
His aAtons ipeak much (Ironger than my pen,
And future age* fhall his name adore,
When he can aift, and I can write no more.
J'.ngland may prove ungrateful, and unjuft.
But foft'ring France (hall ne*er betray hertnift ;
Tiii m brave debt which gods on men impofe.
To pay with praife the merit e*en of foes.
When tlie great warrior of Ami]car*s race
Made Rf>me's wide empire tremble to her bafe,
*J'o prove her virtue, thou^rh it gallM her pride,
Rome gave that fame which Carthage had deny'd.
Enough of///" — that darling lufcious theme.
O'er which phijofophers in raptures dream ;
c^t which with feeming difregard they write.
Then prizing moil, when moil they feem to (light ;
Vain pmcf of folly tin^ur*d ftrong with pride!
Whai man can from himfelf himfctf divide I
Tor me (nor dare I lie), my leading aim
(Confcience (irfl fatisfied) i^ love of fame,
borne little fam<- derivM from fiime brave few,
Who prizing honour, pri«c her vnt'ries too.
Let all -^nor ilnll rrfentnient flnfh my cheek)
Who know m: well, what they know, freely
.So thofe (the greateil cnrfa I meet Iwlow) [fpcak,
Wi;o knc.v mc u-jt. n'sy r.ot pretend to know.
Let none of thofe, whorti Mefs'd with parts abov6
My feeble geniu% ftill 1 dar^to toVe,
Doing more mifchief than ■ thoufand foes,
Poflhumous nonfenfe to the world expofe.
And call it mine, for mine though never l^now&i
Or which, if mine, I living bluih*d fodwn.
Know all the to^r/i/, no greedy heir (hall iEmA^
Die when I will, ond Couplet left behind.
Let none of thofe, whom f defpife though greatt
Pretending friendOiip to give malic6 weight,
Publifh my life ; let no falfe. fneaking peer,
(Some fiich there arc) to win the public ear.
Hand me to (hamr wi^h fome vile anecdote.
Nor foul gaird bifhop damn me with a note.
Let one ponr fprig of bay around my head
Bloom whilft I live, and point me out when dead f.
Let it (may Heav'n indtdjtent gradt that pray'r)
Be planted on my grave, nor .wither there ;
And when, on travel bound, fome rhyrtihig goeft
Roams thr^ tigh the chvrch-yard tthilft ms din-
ner's dref-'d.
Let it hold up this romment to his eye* ;
** Life to the laft enj.>y*d, here Churchilf ftet ;**
Whilft (O, what joy that pleafmg flait'ry gives) ,^
Reading my works, he cries—** Iflere ChurcbiU^
live*."
Enough oifjtlre—va lefs hardeti'd times ' ''
Great was her f >rce, and mighty were her ffiylhbt.
I've read of men, beyond man*s daring brave.
Who yet have trembled at the ftr«ket (he gave,
Whofe fouls have felt more terrible alartnt
From her one line, than from a worlcf in arms.
u h^n, in her faithful and immortal page,
I'hey faw tranfmitted down from age to age
Recorded villains, and each fpo'tted name
Branded with marks of everUfllng fbame,
Succeeding villains fought her as a friend.
And. if not really mended, fdgn'd to mend*
But in an age, when anions are a^k>w*d . ,
Which ft r ike all honour dead, and crimes avow*^.
Too terrible to luflTer the report,
Avow'd and praisM by men who ftain a cottrt;
Propp*d by the arm of pow'r, when vice, high-
born,
High-bred, high-ftation'd, holds rebuke to fcom i
When (he is Inft to cv>y thought of fame.
And, to all virtue dead, is dead to (hame ;
When prudence a much eafier tadt muft hold
To make a new world, than reform the old ;
Satire thrown by her arrows on the ground.
And if fl\e cannot cure, (he will not wound.
Come, panegyric — though the' mufe dlfdaiof^
Fonnd^t on truth, to pro(ttrtite her Drains
At the bafe inftance of thofe men, who hold
No argument hut pow'r, no god but gold ;
Yeri mindful that from hetv*D (he drew her MaiH^
She fcorn'' the narrow maxims of this eaith,
Virtuous herlelf, brings virtue forth to view.
And loves to praife, where praife is j-Ay due.
Com<, pancityric — in a former hour.
My foul with ptrafurc yielding to thy pow'r.
Thy ihfins 1 fought, 1 nrjiy'd— hut wanton air,
Dclore it reach'd thy cirs difpersM my pray*r|
£*en at thy ahars whilft 1 too\ my (land,
*I he pej; of trudi an^ honoitr fai mv basiA^
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THE WORKS OP CHURCHILL,
Fate, meditating wrath 'gainft me and mine,
Chid my fond zeal, and thwarted my defign,
Whilfl, Hayter * brought too quickly to his end,
1 loft a Tabjedi, and mankind a friend.
Come, panegyric— bending at thy throne.
Thee and thy pow*r my fuul is proud to own«
Be thoQ my kind protedor, thou my guide,
And lead me fafe through paiTes yet untry*d.
Brpad is the road, nor difficult to find,
"Which to the houfe oifitire leads mankind ;
Harrow and unfrequented are the ways,
Scarce found out in an age, which lead to praife.
What though no theme I choofe of vulgar note,
Hor wifli to write as brother^bards have wrote.
So mild, fo meek in praiiing, that they fcem
At raid to wake their patrons from a dream :
What though a theme I choofe, which might dc»
m^nd
The niceft touches of a niafter*s hand ;
Yet, if the inward workings of my foul
Deceive mr not, 1 (hall attain the goal.
And envy fliall behold, in triumph rai»'d,
1'he poet praifing, and the patron praisM.
What patron (hall I choofe ? Shall public toice
Or prirave knowledge influence my choice ?
'81' all 1 prefer the grand retreat of Stowe,
Or, feeking patriots, to friend Wildman'ft f go >
To Wndman's! cry'd dilcretion, (who had
heard,
CloGs-fUnding at my elbow, ev'ry word) [fore
ToWi]dmta^! Art thou mad? Can il thou be
One moment there to have thy head fccure ?
Arc 'hey.notall (let nbfervation tell)
All nurj(*din charaders as bUck as hell.
In Dootrfday book by miniftcrs fet down.
Who (lyle their pride the honour of the ciown ?
IVTakc no reply— let rcafon (land aloof —
Pre fumptions here mull pa(8 a:« fulemn proof.
That fettled faith, that love which ever fprings
Fn the bcft fubjeds for the bed of kings,
Muft not be meafur*d now, by what men think,
Or fay, or do-^by what they eat, and drink ;
Where and with whom, that quc(lion*s to be try'd.
And ftatefmen are the Judges to decide ;
No juries calPd, or, if call'd, kept in awe.
They, fads confcft, in thcmfelves veft the law.
iiach dllh at Wildman*s of fedition fmacks ;
JBlafohemy may be gofpel at Alm^k*8. . [vain ;
Peace, good difcretion, peace — thy fears are
Kc'er will I herd with Wild man's (adious train,
Never the vengeance of the great incur.
Nor, without might, agiinll the mighty (tir.
If, from long proof, my temper you diflruft,
Weigh iny profeflxon, to my gown be juft ;
Doft thou one parfon know fo void of grace
To pay hit court to patrons out of place ? [maim)
If (lill you doubt (though fcarce a doubt re-
^arch through my altered heart, and try my reins;
There, iearching, find, nor deem me now infport,
A eonvert made by Sandwich to the court.
• ih. Thomas Haytir^ BJhop of London, Ut
fi'ied y*nva'y ^ I?6*.
-f- Mijfler of the tavern wtcre lit thtn opptfcn of
nimlnifiratkn u/od As «#«/« I
^ I
Let madmen follow prror to ^ eod,
I, of midakes convincM, and proud to mtnd^
Strive to z6t better, being better caught.
Nor bluih to owa that change, which reilbA
wrought.
For fuch a change as this, muft juftice fpeak s
My heart was honefi, bat my head was vittjfm
Bigot to no one man, or fet of men, ^
Without one felfiih view, I drew my peo ;
My country aflt*d, or feeni*d to alk my aidy
Obedient to that call, I left off trade ;
A fide I chofe, and on that fide was ftrong*
* nil time ha(h fairly proved me in the wroog ;
Convinced, I change (can any man do more I
And have not greater patriots chang'd before 2)
Chang'd, I at once (can any man do lefs !)
Without a fingle bluih, that change confeia;
Confefs it with a manly kind of pride.
And quit the loAng for the winning fide ;
Granting, whilil virtuous Sandwich holds the reiii«
What Bute for ages mi^ht have (ought in vain.
hail, Sandwich^nor (hall Wilkes re£eatmeat
(how.
Hearing the praifes of fo brave a foe— [refute
Hail^ Sandwich— nor, through pride, (halv thoa
rhe grateful tribute of fo mean a muie —
sandwich, aU bail — when Bute with foreign hand.
Grown wanton with ambition, fcourg'd the land.
When Scoij^ or fl-ives to Uotfmen (leer'd the helm.
When peace, ingloriou^t peace, difgrac*d the realm,
Difiruft, and gen Val difconunt prevail*d ;
But when (he bed knows why) his fpirits fail'd;
When, with a fudden panic flruck, he fled,
Sneak*d out of pow*r, and bid his recreant head \
When, like a Mars (fear order'd to retreat)
We faw thee nimhly vault into V\^ feat,
Into the feat of pow'r, at one bold leap,
A perfe«5l connuiHcur in lUtemanlhip ;
When, like another Machiavei, we faw
Thy fingers twiAing and uotwiding law.
Straining, where godlike reafon bade, and where
She warranted thy mercy, pleas'd to fpare;
Saw thee rcfolv*d, and fix'd (cumc what, come
might)
To do thy God, thy king, thy country right ;
All things were chang'd, fufpeuce remaiu'd n%
more.
Certainty reign'd where doubt had rcign*d before.
All felt thy virtues, and ail knew their ufe.
What virtues fuch as thine muft needs produce.
Thy foes (for honour ever meets with foe»)
Too mean to praife, too fe.irful tooppole,
In fullen filence fi ; thy friends (fome few,
W)io, friends to thcc, are friends to honour too)
Plaud thy brave bearing, and the common weat
Expels her fafcty fram thy ftubborn £eaL
A p ace amone;^ the reft the mufcs claim.
And bring thi> free-will cffring to thy fame.
To prove their virtue, make thy virtues knowo.
And, holdiiig up thy fame, fecure their own.
From his youth upwards to the prelent day.
When vices more than years have mark'd him gray.
When riotous exccfs with wafteful hand
Shakes life's frail glafs, and haftcs each ebbing
foad.
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P O B
ITnmindfal from what ftocic he drew hU binh,
Ui' tainted with one deed of real worth,
Lothario, holdinf; honour at no price,
Folly to fcllf addedv vice to vice,
Wroufiht fin with greedinef*, and foujrht forihame
With frreater zeal than good nnen feek for fame.
Where (rcafonlcft without the leaft defence)
Laughter was mirth, obfcenity wao fenfe.
Where impudence made decency fubmit,
Where noiie was humour, and where whim wat
wit.
Where rude, antempe r*d licence had the merit
Of liberty, and lunacy wa» fpirir,
Where the beft things were ever held the worft,
Lothario wat, with juftice, always iirft.
To whip a top, to knuckle down at uw.
To fwing upon a Rite, to ride a Araw,
To play at pu(h-ptn with dull brother peen,
To belch out catches in a porter's ears
To reign the monarch of a midnight cell.
To he the gaping chairman's oracle,
^\1iil(l, in mod hleffcd union, rogue and whore
Clap hands, huzza, and hiccup out— encore,
Whilfl j^r«7v authority, who flunibers there
In robc'ii if watchman's fur, gives up his chair;
With midnight howl to bay th* affrighted mooo.
To walk with torches through the ftreets at noon.
To forcr plain nature from her ufual way.
Each night a Tigil, and a blank each day ;
To match for fpeed one feather *gain(l another.
To make one leg run races with hit brother;
'Gail. ft all the reft to take the northern wind,
Bute to ndc (irft. and he to ride behind ;
To coin new fangled wagers, and to lay 'em,
Laying to lofe, and lofmg not to pay 'cm ;
Lotiiario, oil that (lock which nature gives,
Wi'hout a rival (land«. though March * yet lives.
When f(>Ily (at that name, in duty bound*
Let fiihitdl myriads kneel, and kifs the gri'Und,
Whilll they who, in the prefeiice, upright Hand,
Arc htid as rebels through the loyal land),
QMcen ev'ry where, but uioft a queen in courts.
Sent forth her heralds, and proclaim'd her fporti,
Bade fool with fool on her behalf engage.
And prove her right to reign from age to f||Bt
Lothario, great above the c mmon fize,
With all engag'd, and won from all the prize ;
Her cap he wears, which frum hi> youth he wore.
And ev'ry day deferves it more and more.
Nor in fuch limits refts his foul confni'd ;
Fo':y may ihare, but can't cugrofs his mind;
Vice, bold, luhftantial vice, puts in her claim.
And Aamus him perfe<& in the books of fliame.
Ohfcrve hi« ftdiies well, and you would fwcar
Fi'^ly had been hi- firft, his only cstc;
Oblervc lii» vices, you'll that oath difown.
And fwear that he was born for vice aloae.
h the foft raturc of fome haplefs maid'
Fon<1, cafy, kill ot fai;h, to be bctray'd;
MuA ihe.to virtue loft, be loft to fame,
Ai^il he who wrought her guilt, declare her fliame?
It fome brave friend, who. men but little kuowD,
pccms ev'ry heart as honeft as his owa,
MS svf
And, free himfelf, in others lean no gntl^i
To be enfoar'd, and ruin'd with a fmile >
Is law to be perverted from her conrfe ?
Is abjed fraud to leagoe with brutal forte }
U freedom to be cnifli'd, and ev'ry fon,
Who dares maintain her caufe, to be undone \
Is bafe corruption, creeping through the landt
To plan, and work her ruin, underhand.
With regular approaches, fure, thoujfh flow ?
Or rouft flie perifli by a fiogle blow ?
Are king^, who truft to fervantt, and depend
In fervants ( fond, vain thought ! ) to find a inoA^
To be abufc'd. and mod to draw their breath
In darknefs thicker than the (hades of death I
Is 0«Hi*s moft hcly name to be profan'd.
His word rejeded. an4 his laws arraign'd.
His fervants fcoro'd, as men who idly dream'di
His fervice laogh'd at, and his Son blafphem'd)
Are debauchees in morals to prefide }
Is faith to take an Atheill for her gttidc }
Is fcience by a blockhead to be led >
Are ftates to totter on a drunkard's head ?
To anfwer all thefe porpofes, and more,
M«Te black than ever villain pJann'd before.
Search earth, ft arch hell, the devil cannot find
An agent, like Lothario, to his mind.
Is this nobility, which, fprung from kings.
Was meant to fweli the pow'r from whence it
fprings,
I^ this the glorious produce, this the fniit,
Which nature hop'd for from forieh a root?
Were there but two (fearch all the world aromid)
Were there but two fuch nobles to be foondy
The very name would fmk into a term
Of fcorn, and man would rather be a worm
Than be a lord ; but nature, fall of grace.
Nor n)eaning birth and titles to be bafe.
Mads only one ; and, having made him, fwore.
In mercy to maakind, to make no more.
Nor ftopp'd ihe there, but, like a gen'roos friendp
The ills which error caus'd. flie ftrove to mend ;
And, having brought l^ochario forth to view.
To fave her credit, brought forth Sandwich too.
Gods } with what joy, what honeft joy of heait^
Blunt as I am, and void of ev'ry art.
Of «v'ry art which great ones in the ibito
Piadlifc on knaves they fear, and fools they fattCi
To titles with relu^ance taught to bend.
Not prone to think that virtues can deicendy
Do 1 behold ( a fight, alas ! more rare
Than honeft y could wifli) the noble weir
His father's honours, when his life makes knowA
I'hey're his by virtue, not by birth alone,
When he recalls his father from the grave.
And pays with ict'reft back the fame be give.
Cur'd of her fplcnetic and fuUen fits,
Tu fuch a peer my willing fuul fubmifs.
And to fuch virtue is more proud to yield«
I ban 'gainft ten -titled rogues to keep the fieki*
Such (for that truth e'en envy (hall allow)
Such Wyndham * was, and fuch is Sandwich oow,
O gentle Montague, in blclTed hoar
Didft thou ftart up, and climb the fiairs of pow*r t
EaH wf Egtemont. H§ iitd JkmgifiXI^^^
M m iij
5S0
THE WORKS tfF CHURCHTLL.
England ,«f all her fears at once wat'eat'd, '
>Jor, *mongft her many foes, was one difpleas^d.
France heard the news, and told it tOKfin Spain (
Spain h^ard, and told it cwfim France again ;
The Hollander relinqaifli'd his defign
Of adding fpice to fpice, and mine to mine^
Of Indian vUlantes he thought no more.
Content to rob as on oor natite lh»re ;
Aw*d by thy ffime (which ^inds with open mouth
Shall blow from eaft to weft, from nortli to fnuth),
The ^eftern world fliall yield us her increafe,
J^ her wild fons be foften'd into peace ;
Rich eaftern monarchs iball ezhauft their ftores.
And pour wibounded wealth oo Albion's (hores ;
Unboonded wealth, which from thofe golden
fcenes.
And aU mefur*d hy bJkmnrable metnuy
%Some bmmraUe d»'uf (hall hitber (beer.
To pay our debts, and fct the nation clear.
Nabobs themlelTes, allor'd by thv renown.
Shall pay due homage to the Englifh crown,
Shall freely as their king our king receive
Provided tht dlrt£hrs give them leave.
Union at home fliall mark each nHng year;
Nor taxes be complained of, thuugh fevere ;
Envy her own deftrojrer iball become.
And fadiod with herthouiand months be dumb ;
Vith the meek man thy metknefs fliall prevail.
Nor with the fpirited thy fpirit fail ;
Some to thy force of reafon fliall fubmit.
And fome be ccaiverts to thy princely wit ;
3f cvVence for thee fliall flill a nationN cries,
A grand concurrence crown a grand excife ;
And unbelievers of the firil degree.
Who have no faith in God, have faith in thee.
When a ftrange jumble, whimlical and vain,
Poflcfa'd the region of each heated brain ;
W)ien fome were fools to cenfurc, fome to praife,
And all were mad, but mad in diff'rent wa>K ;
'yVThen common wealth*K-men, ftarting at the fliade
^\ hich in their own wild fancy had been made.
Of tyranta dreamed, who w6re a thorny crown.
And with flate-bloodhound? hunted freedom down ;
When others, Aruck with fancies not Irfs vain,
Saw mighty kings by their own fubjcSs flaiu,
And in each friend to liberty and law,
\yith horror big, a future Cromwell faw ;
Thy manly zeal ftepp'd forth, bade difcord ceafe,
And fang each jarring atom into peace ;
I.iberiy, chcer*d by ihy all-cheering eye.
Shall, wa^ng from her trance, live, and not die ;
Andi patronix'd by thee, prerogative
Shall, flriding forth at lar^e, not die, but live ;
Whilft privilege; hung betwiit earth and fliy,
Shall noi well kn«>w, whether to live or die.
When on a rock which uverhung the flood,
And fcem*d to totter, commerce ibiv'ring flood;
When credit, building on a fandy fliore.
Saw th« fca fwcU, and beard the tempcfl roar,
Heard death in ev'ry blafl, and in each wave
Ur faw, or fancied that flie faw her grave ;
When property, transferred from hand to hand,
Weaken *d by change, crawi'd (ickly tli rough the
hod ;
When mutual confidence was at an end,
An'i man no lunger cwuM On man cepciid ;
Opprefs*d with debts of more thair comnooi
When all men feared a bankruptcy of ftate ;
When, ceruin death to honour, and to trades
A fponge was talk'd of as our only aid.
That to be fav*d we mull be more nndone.
And pay off all our debts, by paying none;
Like £ngland*s better genios, bom to blefa.
And fnatch his (inking country from diftreia,
Didft thou ftep forth, and without fail or oar
Pilot the flianerM veffel fafe to fliore ;
Nor flialt thou quit, till anchorM firm and fad.
She rides fccure, and mocks the threat*ning blaft f
Born in thy houfc, and an thy fervice bred^
Nurs'd in thy arms, and at thy table fed.
By thy fage counfeU to reflcdiion brought.
Yet more by pattern than hy precept taught.
Economy her needful aid fliall join
To forward and complete thy grand defign.
And, warm to fave, but yet with fpirit warm.
Shall her own condatSl from thy condud foroi.
Let friends of prodigals fay what they will.
Spendthrifts at home, abroad are fpendthrifca (UlU
In vain have fly and i'ubtle fophifls tried
Private from public juftice to divide ;
For credit on each other they rely.
They live together, and together die.
*Gaiuft all experience 'ti< a rank ofTtnce,
High-treaion in the eye of common icnfe.
To think a ftatefman ever can be known
To pay our debts, who will not pay his own.
But now, though late, now may wc hope to Ice
Our debts difcharg'd, our credit fair and free.
Since rigid honefly, fair fall that hour.
Sits at the helm, and Sandwich is in powV.
With what delight f view thee, wond'rous mao.
With what delight furvey thy (Icrling plan.
That plan which all with wonder mull behold.
And (lamp thy age the only age of gold.
Nor reft thy triumphs here — ^that difcord fled.
And fought with grief the hell where Ihc woa
bred ;
That fadion, 'gainft her nature forc'd to yield.
Saw her rude rabble fcattcr'd o'er the field.
Saw her bed friends a (landing jefl become.
Her l||H* turn'd fpeakerK, and her wits ftruck
dumb;
That our mcift bitter foes (fo much depends
On men of name) are turn'd to cordial friends;
That our offended friends (I'uch terror flows
From men of name) dare not appear our foes;
That credit, gafping in the jaws of death,
And ready to expire wirh ev'ry breath.
Grows flronger from dil'eufe ; that tiiou haft fav*d
Thy drooping country; that thy name engrav'd
On plates of biafr defies the* rage of time ;
than platc*s of brafs more firm, that facred rhyme
Embalms thy mcm'ry, bids thy glories live.
And gives thee what the mule alone can give ;
Thefe heights of virtue, thefe rewards of fame.
With thee in common other pa'riots claim.
But'that poor fickly fcience, who had laid
And droop'd for years beneath ncj',leA's cold (hade,
By thofe who knew her purpi-fely forgf>t,
And made the jcft of thofc who knew her not,
Whilft ignoraiKe in pow'r, and pam^erM pridc^
1 Clad like a piicll, jaib'd by en t' cihcr lidc, »
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P O E
RfCttfcrM from her wretdied date, tt leo^
Puu on new health, and ckichet bericlf with
Hrength,
To thee we owe, and to thy friendly hand.
Which rain'd, and gave her to poifeft the land.
Thi* praife, though in a court, -and Hear a throoef
'J hiR praife is thine, and thine, alas ! alone.
With what fond rapture did the goddeft fmile,
^\1lat bleflingi did flie promife to this ifle.
What hdnour to herl'elf, and length of reign !
Soon ai (he heard, that thou di<^ not difdain
To be her fteward ; but what grief, what (hame.
What rage, what difappointment flioeik her frame,
When hcT proud children dar'd her will difpute,
When youth was infolenr, and age was mute.
'1 liat yoang men ihould be locls, and fome wild
few,
To wifjom deaf, be deaf to int*rcft too,
Mov'd not her wonder ; but that men grown gray
In fearch uf wiidom, men who own'd the fway
Of rrar< n, men who ftubbomly Kept down
£ach rifing pallion, men who wore the gown.
That they fhould crofs her* will, that they Ihould
dare
Agaird tht caufe of int'reft to declare^
That they (hould be fo abjcd and unWife^
Having no fear «f tofs before their eyes.
Nor hopes of gain, fcoming the ready meana
Of being vicar», re^ors, canons, deans,
With aU thole honours which on mitret wait.
And mark the virtuous favourites of ftate ;
That tht-y fliould dare a Handwick to foj^port.
And talk within the bearing of a couR,
Of that vile beggar confcience, who undone.
And ilarv'd h^ntlf, fiarves ev'ry wretched (on ;
'1 hi^ turn'd her Mood to gall, thi» made her fwear
No more to throw a«ay her time and care
Oo wayward ions who la rn*d her love, no more
To ht)ld her courts on Cam's ungrateful (hore.
Rather than bear fuch h.t'ulrs, which difgiace
Her royalty of nature, birth, and place,
'1 hr.u»h duUncfs there unrivall'd {(ate dttb keep,
Would (he at WinchcOcr with Uunon * i}i«p;
Or, to exchange the inurtiiyiitg fccna
Tor foniething Oill mure dull, and ftill more mean,
Rather than bear fuch infuUs (he would fly
Tar, far ncyond the frauh of isivj/>/& eye,
At>d reign amongft the Scot« : to be a queen
Is wutth ambition, though in Aberdeen.
O, I'.ay th> fli;;ht, lair <cK-nccl what thonj^h fome,
bi !])■(' La!c birn children r^'bcl* are become,
a!! .-re not rebels ; li mr are duteous (Vill,
Attei.d thy precepts, ^iid obr y ihy will {
'i hy iut*ri:;t is c}>ro*>*d by ihot'e alone,
Wlo citlitr k:iow n«>t, or opjnifc their own.
Of llubl^ r:i \ir(ii;, marching to thy aid,
P'hiii/. in Mack, the liv'iy ot their trade,
]Murlh;.ird b\ i<irni, and by difcretioii led,
A } ravi, jjraxc troop, biid Smith t^ac their head,
Black t Sir.itn of 1 nniry ; rn Chriliian ground
Fur faith in n ylterie « none more renowii*d.
• /)r. 7:./fl /A-r.V.-f, m^^jirr ef H'lufbrfier fl::,l.
t 7>r. KiUrt SviAt tinfu,.</ Trinity C'^i'^f,
C^nuri 'r.
MS.- 551-
I Nnt (for the beft of canfei now and then -
Muft beg alfiftaifce from the worft of men)
Next («l old ikory lies not) fprang-froib Oreece,
Comes Pandaras, but comes wttboot hiif niece.
Her, wretched maid \ committed to his truffc.
To a rank l'«tcher>i coarfe and bloated Ittft,
The arch, old, hoary hypocrite had fold.
And thought himfelf and her well dtinn'd for gold.
But (to wipe off fuch traces from the mind.
And make us in good humour with mankind) '
Leading on men, who, -in a coUegebrcd,
No woman knew but thofe which made their bed|
Who, planted virgins on Cam's virtiiooa fliorc.
Continued fkiW male virgins at thrcefeore, -
Comes Sunmer *, wife, and chafieatchufle can he*
With Long f, as wife, and not lefs chafte dun be.
Are there not friends, too, enter'tf in thy ctafet
Who, for thy fake, defying penal ]a#s,
M^ere; to (bppon thy honourable plan, -
Smuggled from Jcrfey and the Ifle of Man f
Are there not PhilomatHi of high degree
\^'ho, always dumb before, (hall fpeak for thM i
Are there not pro^rs. faichfuLto thy will.
One uf full growth, others in embryo ftill,
Who m&y, perhaps, in fome ten years, or more.
Be afcertaii)*d that two and two make four.
Or may a (iill more happy method find.
And,' taking ontf from two, leave none behind ? '
With ftich a mighty pow*r on foot, to yield
Were death to manhood : better in the field
To leiive our carcafes, and die with iamc^
Than fly, and purchafe life on terma nf fluuns. '
SackvilltfS alone anticipate defeat.
And, ere they dare the battle, found retreat.
But if perfuafions iitefi^ual prove.
If arcumcuts are vain, nor pray'ra can move.
Vet m thy bitterncft of frantic woe,
Why talk ti Burton ? why to Scotland go f
U there not Oxford ? (he with open arms
Shall mest-thy wi(h, and yield up all hercharma;
Shall for rhy love her former loves relign,
.Vnd jilt the baui(h*d Stuarts, to be thine.
Bow*d to (he yoke, and,'lbon-as (he could read,
l*utor*d to get by heart the defpot*s creed,
She, of fubjcdioo proud, (fixll knee thy throne*
Aud have no principles but thine alone;
hhe (hall thy will implicitly receive.
Nor adi, nor (peak, nor think, without thy Icuve.
Where is the glory of imperial fway.
If fubjeds none but juA coihmands obey i
Then, and then only is obedience feen.
When, by command, they daSre do 8ltth8t*s mean.
Hither then wing thy flight, here fix thy (land.
Nor fail to bring thy Sandwich in thy hand.
Godk, with what joy (for fancy now fttppUcai
And lays the future open to my eyea^
c;njA, with what joy 1 fee the worthies meet,
Aud britther Litchfield | brother SandwiUi greet !
* Dr. yji» Sumner^ frtvcfi •/ Kimgs CMegt^
CamkriJ^e.
f Dr. Rtger Lougj mofer •/ Pemkfkt CtUtp^
CambriJ^'e.
\ The Earl s/ LitcfifieHi iktm highfrwmrd •/ Ox^
Mm uij
L jj»
THE WORKS OF CHURCHILI..
£left be four giectingi, bled each >lcar embrife,
£lc(l to Toudtlnt, *ad lo the huniau rice.
SUk'iitiiK at virtue) whkb IhE nnnot rcacb,
Whlih term her baTcr nature la impeach,
Let cnvjr, in i whirlwind't bofdm huil'd,
Ourra^uui, (earth the toineti ot the wotU,
Ranfick ihc prdcnt timet, look back topiD,
Itip up the CuKTc, audcooUlt at lift,
Nil iliiic*, piU, pieftDt, or 10 come, could e'er
Vcnduce, and hleft ibe world with luch ■ piir.
Phlllipi '.ihe food old Phillipi, uuc of breath,
fTcni'd rrom Monmumh, and ercap'd from dciih,
hall bait lui Sindwich, with thai vitluoui zeal,
That glarioui aiilnur for ihe cgtnmoriiveil,
Uhieb vrum'd bu tnjral beui, and blcli'd bis
longue,
When on hit lip> the caure of rebch hung ;
Whilft womanhood, in hibii of » nun,
At Mednam liei, by bBckwj.rd monki undone)
A nition'l reck'ning. like an alchoufc fcore,
I Whiin Paul f&i£<i(halkii behind a door,
r> C'antpeird to hire i Tee to call it up ;
. pa(b*™>d t [hall i>our, from a communion top,
j.ibiti v< to the goddefs without cyct,
And tt and Bui in (flier and iieife.
From ihpfe deep fbadei, where vanity, unknown,
pmh prnacce for her pride, and piiici ttone;
Cuia'il in licifcli. by her owb tbiiutihK uudene,
^^'hcre fbe f«> all, bin can be lern Uj none ;
\Vh> R Ihe no htngtr, miQieh of the (chooli,
Heart priiTc |o|id pealing from (he niDUtht ol fooll,
1 Or hMK it at ■ didUKc; in detpair
I'o jnin ihe croud, anil put in for a Ihare,
Twilting Mch ibuugbt a ihoufand dilT'ieni waya,
I ]''<>r bin new friftkdt new<nindelliDK old pi aiTc,
Wh.ie &ug«l fcnfe fo wrj fine i> ([.uo.
It Ccrvei twelve hourt, (hough not enough for
i King IhaJl.aiilc. U)d biiiflin)! Tiom the dead,
ihaU bull hit/i'i^'V Laiin al ihr heMl.
Btiriuu (nhilQ iieliward alTcaatiou't hung
In quunt and labovr'it aucntt on hi> tonijue,
. V/hu 'galad their will makci junior blockheadi
IgnVant .^f buth, new Lalln, and Dew Creek,
H'^t fuch M wa* ii>. Greece and Laiium known.
Sill (if a mudcm cut, and all bii own ;
Wbp ihreadi, like bcadt, loufe (huught* on fuib
Thej'rcpraifc, andce^iliirei nnchine.ev'rr ihiag;
J'.i-iKnimi thi>ugbi>, and ft;le tu (ull of triik,
The; even nake ■ Mcrin Antlri.w li<k ;
Thuujthli all fo dull, fo pliani iti ihtir grawib.
They're ver/e, ihej'ic piulci ihcj'ie neither, and
ihcyi're both) .
Shall (ihDU|h by Baiurc eier h'lb to pfsil^) '
Thy cuiioui worth (el foiih in cunouiphcifei
UUcuitly lliir, (hall cmd pour f'life (u death,
pr in lung peiiodt run her but uf breilh;
• Sir J-A- rt'llift. Al lli, iMKBiri it VHUfii
ttff*l*r ai OMiilc lii Hgt tj a mti a Alermmll,
t Dr. K,rg,f,aHif*l^Sl.M"ry U^il, (Jx/,U.
Shall make a babs, tor nrtiicb, with kU hia fasMi
Adam coatd not hate found a proper nunc;
Whilft, heating out hii features to a finilr.
He hugi the haflard brat, and calU it f^'f\e.
Huni'd be all nature at the land ef deu'h ;
Let each Rrcam Uetp, and eaeb wiod bgld U
breath :
Be the belli muKcd, nor one found of care,
Prefling for audicaLC. wake the (liunb'iifi|C ■ir;
Brown comei — behold how cautioully he «rec|M>-
>w Dow he walk>, and yet how fall he Oetp^
It to ihy priife in (l.ep he fhall agree;
e cannot wake, but he Ibali dream of th«c.
Phyfie, her head with opiate poppie* cnfwa'4|
Hirr loiot hy ihe ctiaAe matron cinipbirt bomdf 4
PhyCc, obtaining foccour from the jictt
Ot her fofi foil, her gi-ntle Heberden,
If there are ibib who can ihj firlua.knaWi
Vet fpite of virtue treat thee aia foe.
Shall, like ifib^tt. Hop iheir rebel besath.
And in each rixipr fend tia/jh death.
So deep in knewledj^e. that few tinei can btm
Aud plumb the boiiom of thai vaft profouiul.
Few ^rarc onti with fuch gravity can think.
Or follow half !■■ faft as he can fink,
With nice dJQindliunt glnfTmg o'er ilie irzt,
Obfcure wiih-ineaaing. and in worda celulat, I
Wiih fubtleiio on fubtleliei relb'd.
Meant to divide and fubdivide the mind.
Keeping iheforwar>)nc/t of youth iil«We.
The fcowling Blacklloiie ' beari ihc Uu«,o(l>
Divinity, cnrob'd in college fur,
111 her
ight ti;
Bnuud like a butk of pray'r, ihy «-miB|[ vraili
With all her pack, lo hyDiu ihee in th« jaUfc
Loyalty, Gx'd on iCi' aller'd Ibore,
A Itianger long, but ftrangcr now no toorCi
.Shall pitch her tabernicle, and wiih ey«a
Brim full of rapture, view her new aUica,
Shall with much pical'ure and. mure wondtrwln
Men piral at court ami great at Oiford too.
Ofacred Itifally ! aicun'd be thufc,
Who, Jeemtng fciendt, turn nut (iy d«<Ukft fat
Who frollilalets kine> thy honour d uanir.
And f'lOlh. their paWoua lo betray ibeit htne i
Har praii'd.bc ihofe. lo whi'le proud um
tlingt
Contempt of gDveiRnuni, and hateof kiss*;
Who, wiUina lu be fret, not knowing haw,
A ftraogc inicmpcrancc of ical avow.
And Oarl at loyalty, ai at a worl
Which wliboDi daneer fieedum never beard.
Vain crtnn of vain mui— wild both ecnXHe^.
And lo ihe Hate not whota^ome, like the di
Cil'trcn of night, 111 indigcQion bred,
Which, reitwi clouded, (cite and turn the bead.
>ldi t
D of hb'rsl HI
It loyalty, a
[B Oitoid'i Quhbon
F O E M f.
SS9
To reir thit plant of uoioii, tUl afc Ieiifth»
Rooted by time.aod fofter'd into fireogth,
Shooting aloft, all danger it defies.
And proudly lifts lu branchei to the (kict;
W'hilll wifdom's happy fon, but not her flave,
Gay with the py, and with the grave ones grave,
Free from the dull impertinence of thoughc,
Beneaxh that fliade which thy own Itbourt wrought
And falhiou'd into ftreogrh, (halt thou repofey
Secure cf libVal praife, Uocc Ifia flowa.
True to her Tame, as duty hath decreed*
Nor Iv-^ngcr, like a harlot, loft fur Tweed,
And thofti old wreaths, which Oxford ooce dar*d
twine
To grace a ^uart brow, (he pbnti on thioe.
THE FAREWELL.
•
r. Fa AT WELL to Europe, and at once (arewcU
'I'o all the ((.Uict which in Europe dwell I
'1 o KaOern India now, a richer clime.
Richer, al \% ! in ev*ry thing but rhyme,
'1 he ti\u(c* (leer their courfe, and, fond of change.
At l^r)>e, in other world*, defire to range;
Rciidv'd at Icail. fincc they the fool mi^ play,
To do it in a diff Vent pladc and way.
F. What whim is this, what error of the bnio.
What madncCft worfe than in the dog-ftar'a reigo ?
Why ii.to foreign countries would you roam.
Are there not knave* and fools enough at home?
If fatire be thy objcdt, and thy lay a
An yet have (howu no talenu fit for praife s
If fatire be thy objcd, fearch all round,
N< r to thy purpoA: can one fpot be found
Like hngUnd, where to rampant vigour grown
Vice choke« up ev'ry virtue ; where, felf-fowo,
I'he feeds of folly (boot forth rank and bold.
And evrry feed brings fi.rth a himdred fold.
J*. Nu more of this— though truth (the more
oor (hame [claim.
The more our guilt) though truth perhaps may
And judify her part in this, yet here,
For the fir ft time, e'en truth offends my ear.
Declaim from morn to night, from night to morn,
'l';ikc up the theme ar.cw, when day's new-bom,
1 hear, and hate — be F^igland what ihe will,
With all her faults Ihe is my country fiill. [word
/'. I'hy country, and what then ? is that mete
A^aind the voice of reafon to be heard I
Arc prejudices, deep imbib*d in youth,
1*0 countcrad, and make thee hate the truth?
' lis the furc lyniptom of a narrow foul
To draw its grand attachment from the whole,
And take up with a part : mel^ not confin'4
Within fuch paltry limits, rokn defign'd
Their nature to exalt ; where*er they go^
Wherever waves can roil, and winds can bloWi
Where'er the blcifed fun. plac*d in the iky
To W4tch thi<( fubjcd world, can dart his eye,
Arc Hill the fame, and, prejudice out-grown,
Confider every country as thvir own.
At one giauJ view they take in nature*! plan.
Not n:ore at home in England than Japan.
/'. My good grave bir of theory, whofie wit,
prafpiiig at (baduw>i ncV ca«|ht(«Mlagcc ycti
*Tit mighty eafy o*er i $fM& of wint
On vain refinements vainly to reine.
To laugh at poverty in pleaty'a retgn.
To boaft of apathy when out of pain.
And in each fentence, worthyb of the Icho^
Varni(h*d with fophiftry, to deal out mlea
Moft fit fur pradice but for one poor fanlt,
That into pradice they can ne'er be brooghe.
At home, and fitting in your eibow ehiir.
You praife Japan, though you was never thcrcu
But was the (hip this moment nnder iail.
Would not your mind be chang'd, your folritt lai^
Would you not caft one longing eye touore.
And vow to deal in fuch wild ftihemea no more?
Howc*er our pride may tempt ua to eonceal
Thofc paffions which we cannot cboofe bnt feel.
There's a ftrtnge fomcthing, whidi without a
brain
Fools feci, and which e*en vrife men can*t eiphiiL
Planted in man, to bind him to that earth.
In dearefttiea. from whence hedrew hia birtb.
If honour caUa, where'er (he pointt tlie wtj^ •
The foBi of honour follow, and obey;
If need compels, wherever we are ftnt*
Tis want of courage not to be oootent;
But, if we have the liberty of choiee.
And all depcndt on our own fingle ▼oicSf
To de.m oi ev*ry country aa the frme,
U rank rebellion *gainft the lawful claim
Of nature ; and fuch dull indifieicnce
May be phtlofophy, but can*t be feflfe*
F. Weak and imjuft diftindioo, linage ^cl^i^
Mod peevilh, moft perverfis, to nndermiat
Philofophy,Biid throw her empire 4«wn
By means of fenie, firam wImi ftt holdakcr
crown*
Divine philofophy, to thee we owe
All that is worth poffeffi'.g hen bdow ;
Virtue and wildom conlecrate thy raigo,
Dcnibled each joy, and pain no kmger pain.
When, like a garden, where, for want of toll.
And wholeibme difcipline, the rich rank Ml
I'eemt with encumbrances; where all around
Herbs noxious in their nature make the groaadL
Like the good mother of a thankleft fon^
Curfe her own womb, by fruitfuhieli undooti
Like fuch a garden, when the liuman fool,
Unaikur*d, wild, impatient of ceatroul.
Brings forth thofe pafliona of Inxoriaoc race.
Which fpread, and ftifle ev'ry herb of grace,
Whilft viRoe, check'd by the cold hand of Icoill,
Seems with*ring on the bed where Ihe wm boni,
Philofophy ftepa in ; widi ficady hand
She brings her aid, flie deara th' encimber*d hndi
Tot) virtuous to fpare vice one ftroke, too wife
One moment to attend to pity's erica.
See virh what godlike, what releatldi powV
She roou up ev ry weed
-P. and ev*ry iowV#
Philofophy, a name of meek degree,
Embraced, in token of humility.
By the proud iage, who, whilft he ftrmrt to Ud&
In that vain artifice, reveal'd hia pride : *•
Philofophy, whom nature had ddfgn'd
To purge aU cmn (nm the hmaa ^ML
SS4,
THE WORKS'Or CHd^RCHILL.
Her&lf ffiiiled by the phUofe|>her, •
At once her prieft and mafter, nuiide iss frr;
Pride, pride, like ieaven in a mafa 6f flour.
Tainted her laws, and e'en made Virtue four.
Had lke« conteilt within her proper fphcre,
Taught leflbnsfoitcd'to the human ear,
Which might fair virtue's genuine fruits produce,
Made not lor ornament, but real ufe,
The heart of man unrivail'd (he had fw9y*d, '
Prais'd by the good, and by the bad obey*d.
But when Ihe, oTerturning reafon's throne.
Strove proudly in it* place to plant her Own ;
iVhen uc with apathy the breaft would ficd,
And .teach us, deeply feeling, not to feci ; ' •
When ibe would wildly all her force employ,
Not to cprreA our paffiont, but deftroy ;
Whcf>, pot content our nature to reftore,
A» made by God, Ihe made it all new o*er;
When, with a ftrange and criminal ezceit,
'to make us more than men, (be made us lefs ;
> The good her dwindled puw'r with pity faw.
The ^a4 with joy, and none but fools with aw^.
iVuth with a fimple and unvarnifli'd tale
£'en from the month of W- might prevail,
Could ihe get there ; but falfehood*s fugar'd ftrain
Should pour ber fatal blandiflinients in vain, '
Mor mA^ one convert, though the fyren- hung.
Where flie too often hangs, on M ■ tongue.
Should all the Sophs, whom in his courfe the fun •
Hath feen, or paft or prelent, rife in one s
Should he, wfatlft pleafure in eath fentcnce flows,
like Plato, give us poetry in profe ;
^h6uld be, full orator at once, impart
Th' Athenian's genius with the Roman's art,
Genius and art Ibould in this inilant fail,
Mor Rome thoogh join*d with Athens here pre-
vail :
*Tis not in man, 'tis not in more than man.
To make me find one fault in nature's plan.
Piac'd low ourfelves, we cenfurc thofe above,
And, wanting judgment, think that Ihe wants
love;
Blame where we ought in rrafon to commend,
And think her mod a foe when mod a friend.
!3uch be philofophers—— -their fpeciou* art,
Though friendfiiip pleads, (hall never warp my
heart ;
Ne'er make me from this breaft one pafllon tear.
Which nature, my heft friend hath planted there.
F. Forgiving, as a friend, what, whilft I live.
As a philofopher I can't furgivc.
In this one point at laft I join with you ;
To nature pay all that is nature's due ;
But let not clouded rea^Mi (ink To low
To ^cy debt» (he does not, cannot owe.
B< ar, to full manhood grown, thofe (hackles bear,
Which nature meant Uft for a time to we«r.
As we wear leading-ftringi, which, ufclcfs grown,
Are la^d aiide, ^hcn we can walk alone.
But on thyfdf, by peevilh humour fway'd,
Wilt thou lij burdcni nature never laid f [errs,
Wilt t|iou make faults, whilft judgment weakly
And then defend, miiiaking them for her't> i
Dar'ft thou to fay, in our enlightened age,
'I hat this.g;rand miftcr pa^on, this brave pge
Which flantto^e fur thy ebniitrf,' wts-itftpteft ■
! And fii'd by tfature'in the hunun brcait?
If you prefer the place Whfere you was bom.
And hold al( othert in contempt and fcom '
On fair <;omparifon; if on that land'
With lib'ral and a more than c^Vhand
Her gifts as in profufion plenty fends ;
If virtue meets with more and bletter friends;
If fciencn finds a patron 'mongft the grcfat ; *
If honefiy is mtnifter of (late ; • -
If pow'r, the guntiisn of 6ur right* defign'd j
Is to that great, that only end conflnM ;
If riches are employ'd to blefs the poor ;
If law is facred, liberty fecure ;
Let but thefe faAs depehd on proofs 6f vreight,
Reafon declares, thy love can't be too great ;
And in this light could he our coutitry view,
A very Hottentot mud love it too.
But if, by fate's decrees, you owe'your birtk
To fome mod barren and penurious earth.
Where, ev'ry comfort of this life dented.
Her real wants are fcantily fupplied.
Where pow'r is reafon, liberty a joke»
Laws never made, or made but to be broke ;
To fix thy love on fuch a wretched fpot,
Becaufe in luft's wild fever there begot,
Becaufe,'thy weight no longer fit to bear,'
But chance, not choice, thy mother dropt thee
there.
Is folly, which admits not of defence ;
It can't be nature, for it l* not fenfe;
By the fame argument which here yon Itold,
(^Whcn falfehood's infolent, let truth be bold)-
If propagation can in torments dwell, .
A devil muft, if bom there, love hi^ hell.
i*. Hard fate, to whofc decree* I lowly bend.
And e'en in punifhmcnt confefs a friend,
Ordain'dmy birth in fome place yet ur.try'd.
On purpofe made to mortify my pride.
Where the fun never gave one glinipfe of day.
Where fcience never yet co'jld dart one ray;
Had I been born on fome bleak, bladed piain
Of barren Scotland, in a Stuart's reign;
Or in fome kingdom, where men, weak or worfe,
Turn'd nature's cv'ry bltfling to a curfe.
Where crowns of freedom by the father's won,
Dropp'd leaf by leaf from each degrn'ratc fon ;
lu fpite of all the vvifdom you dilplay.
All you liave faid, and yet may have to fay.
My wcaknefs here, if wtakr.cfb, I corfcfs,
I, as my country, had not lovd her lefs.
Whether ftri^ reafon bears mc out in thi».
Let thofe who, always ic.king, always niifs
1 he ways of reafon, dcubr with preeiotn 2eal ;
'1 heir's be the praife to ai j;'je, mine to feci.
Wifti we to trace this pafiion f«> rlie n)ot,
Wcj like a tree, may know it by its fruit.
From its rich ftem ten thLufand virrurs ipring.
Ten thoufand blriFings on it* blanches cl:ng ;
Yet in the circle of rcvoivirg years,
N«)t one niisfiTttmc, not oiic vice appears.
Henoe then, and what y< u rcufon call adore;
This, if not lejifor, niufl Lc lonitthiwg nioic.
But (for I wi(h not others to confine.
Be their opiclons unreflraln'^ us mine)
POEMS.
5SS
Whether thU 1oTe*s of good or et tl growth, |
A vice, a virtue, or a fpice of both,
Let meo of nicer argument decide :
If it is virtuous, footh an honed }>ride
With libVal ptaife; if vicious, be content.
It i)^ a vice I never can repent;
A vice which, weighM in heav'n (hall more avail
Than ten cold virtues in the other fcale.
K. This wild untemperM «eal (which after til
We, candour unimpeach*d, might madnefacall)
U it a virtue ? That you fcarce pretend i
Or can it be a vice, hkc virtue's friend,
Which draws us off from and diflblves the force
Of private ties, nay Oops us in our Cfiurfe
To that grand oh]c6t of the human foul.
That nobler love which comprehends the whole }
Cc)op*d in the limits of this petty tile,
Thi^ nook, which fcarce dcferves a frown or fmile,
Wc-igird with creation, you, by whim undone.
Give all your thoughts to what 19 fcarce worth one.
The gencrou*! foul, by nature taught to foar,
Her Itrcngth conhrm'd in philofophic lore,
At one grand view takes in a world with eafe,
Ar.d, fering all mankind, loves all (he fees.
P. Wast it mod fure, which yet a doubt endures.
Not found in reafon'a creed, though found in
yours.
That thcfe two fervices, like what we*re told
And know of God*s and Mammon's cannot hold
And draw together; that however loth,
We neither fcrve, attempting to fenre both;
I cuuld not doubt a moment which to cboofe,
And which in common reafon to refufe.
Invented oft for purpofes of art,
Born of the head, though father'd on the heart,
'J his grand love of the world mud be confeft
A barren fpeculation at the beft.
Not one man in a thoufand, (hould he live
Jieyond the ufual term of life, could give,
^o rare occalion comes, and to fo few.
Proof whether his regards are feign*d or true.
The love we hear our country, is a root
Which never fails to bring forth goldeif fruit ;
' ris in the mind an evrrlaHing fpring
Of glorious adiions, which become a king.
Nor Icfs become a fubjeift ; 'tis a debt
Which bad men, though they pay not, can*t forget;
A duty, which the good delight to pay,
And ev'ry man can prad^ife ev*ry day.
Nor, for my life (fo very dim my eye.
Or auU your argument), can I defcry
What you with faith aifert, how that dear lore
Which bindi me to my country can renKnre,
And make me of ncceflity forego.
That gcn'ral love which to the world I owe.
I'h-^ie cicb uf private nature, fmall eiceot,
111 w]ii..h the mind of narrow cad is pent,
A'c or:]y dcps on which the gen'rous fool
Mount- Sy dc^rres 'till (he includes the whole.
'I'liat Ij'iiiig ot love, which in tite human mind,
^-'••;.n«lcd on icli, t}ow« narrow and confin'd,
M.v larger a< it rolit, and comprehends
Mi f<.ci:il c!;ariti(.9of bli>od and friends,
IMi 1i:ij!!lt itrtamsjr.dudcd, not o*er|Kad,
«: :.!:» u our ccurtr^'i lore atlad^
And he, with Ub*fal and enlarged mind.
Who lovea his conntry* cannot hate mankind.
F. Friend as you would appear to
fenfe.
Tell me, or think no more of a defence,
Is it a pi oof of love by choice to run
A vagrant from your country f
P Cantheiba,
(Shame, fhame, on all fuch fons) with rutUefii
eye.
And bean more patient than the flint, fiaad by.
And by fome rufiian, from all (hame divorc'd»
All virtue, fee his honour'd mother fbrc'd !
Then, no, by him that made me, not e*en tbeQa
Could I with patience, by the word of men.
Behold my country plundered, beggar'd, lolk
Beyond redemption, all her glories croIsM
E*en when occafion made them ripe, her lame
Fled like a dream, while (he awakes to fliame*
F. Is it not more the office of a friend.
The office of a patron, to defend
Her (inking date, than bafely to decline
So great a caofe, and in defpair re(ign f
f. Beyond my reach, alas ! the grkwuMC Uct|
And, whild mere able patriots doubt, (he diet.
From a foul fource, more deep than we fnppofe,
Fatally deep and dark, this grievance flows.
' ris not that peace our glorious hopes defeat^
'I'is not the voice of fadion m the dreeti,
* ris not a gro(s attack on freedom made,
*Tis not the arm of privilege difplay'd *
Againd the fubjed, whild (he wcara 00 fling
To difappoint the purpofc of a king;
Thefe are no ills, or trifles, if compar'd [dar^d.
With thole, which are contriv'd, though not dc»
Tell me philofopher, is it a crime
To pry into the fecitt womb of time ;
Or, ixtrn in ignorance, mud we defpair
To reach evenu, and read the future there \
Why, be it fo— dill the right if man.
Imparted by his Maker, where he can.
To former times and men his eye to caft.
And judge of what's to come, by what is paft.
Should there be found in fome not didant yctr
(O how I vri(h to be no prophet here),
Amungd our Briti(h lords, (hould thm be femd
Some great in pow*r, in principles nnlonnd^
Who look on freedom with an evil eye.
In whom the fprings of loyalty are dry;
Who wi(h to foar an wild ambition's wingi.
Who hate the commons, and who love not kingi |
Who vroald divide the people and the throne
To fet op (ep'rate int'reds of their own;
Who hate whatever aids their whi>leibme growthf
And only join with, to dedroy them both ;
Should there be found fuch men in after timei^
May Heav'n in mercy :o our grievous Crimea
Allot fnme milder vengeance, nor to them
.\nd to their rage this wretched land condemn.
Thou God abof e. on whom all dates depend^
Wh<i knowed from the fird their rile and end.
If there's a day mark d in the book nf fate
When ruin mud involve our equal date;
When law, alas ! mud be no more, and we.
To freedom boipi niDd be 00 lungMT free \
il« THEWORKSO
I^t not I msb uf tfninli leixc the helni,
Nor tilled Uf (laita kigu; to rob the realm :
J.et nut, irhatevi^r Dihci illr aOul,
A rfanined »ri(locracy pre-»iil.
If, all Iii<: fllori, OUT courfi of Irerinm IDI),
' r« ihy good pliifure wc Ihould be undone,
l.rt ut fome comfori io our grhh to tring.
Be Qj'ci IO uoc. and be thai unc a king.
F. Poeii, aciniltain'd by ihcir trade IO feign,
Ofr fubnilute creation* of the briin
For real fubftance. and ihcmfclaei iltceWd,
Would Lkve the fldlon bj matkind beliei'd.
Such it TKUT cafe. But gratit, to foiih your
That yu know more than all the world btGde,
Vi*fi7 dnl in binLi. why nuke a mofncnt'i doubl l
RefolT-d, and like a man, ■! once fpeak out;
Show ut our danger, tell u> where it liet,
Anil, to enfnre our fifety , make d> wife.
P. Rather ihan bear the jiain of thought, fiwli
The proud wiUiuher lole IhanaDc ibeif way ;
To men of feofe what needi Ie to unfold
AndlcU a ule which Iheymull know DmaM!
In the b>d, int'reft warpt the caiiker'd facart.
The good are hnodwink'J by the irickiafMC;
And whilll arch, fubile hypocrites conTtive
Til k«ep Ihr S^iniei of difcunlcni alivr,
■WhilHthey, with arts to hnneil men unknown.
Breed <jciibti between the penplc uid tlie throne.
Making ui fear, where rcafnn uevrr yrt
Allow'd one bit, or coulJ one <la»ht admit,
Th.nitelve' paf. unfufpcaed m difpuife.
Anil ')>aliitl our real dai'ger fenl unr cjei.
J'. Mark them, and Ice their nanici recDrdcd
Hand [Urd.
On Oiame'i black roll, and Qink ihrnugh all ihc
P. Tlial nu|j;hl fame courage, but no prutlence
Vo hiift«D them, and jigpardy lo tne. [be;
P. Leave oui their ntines.
P. For ihal kind caution thinki ;
But tnay not judgci tumrtiniet fill up hlankt '
f. VoiirCDUnlrjiV lawiin doubt then you rejcfi?
P. ne iaw> 1 love, the lawyers I fulpea :
Am':ng(t twelve jutlgei may not one be found,
(On bare, bare poflibiliiy t ground
Thiiwholcfonie doubi, who may enlarge, retrench,
Create and unereite, and from the bench.
With winkt.fnillet, nodt,and fuch like paltry artt,
May work and worm into a fury't hratti ;
Of, bfffled there, may, turbulent of loiii.
Cramp their high o£<c,and their nchnconrroul;
Who may, though ju'lge. turn admcaie at large,
And deal teplita out by the way uf charge.
Miking inutpteialiuD all the way,
Id IJpitc of faa>, hla wicked will obey,
And, leaving law nlihoui rhe lealt defence,
May damn hii confcience lo approve hii fenfe !
P. WhiiU the true euirdiana of tliit diariet'd
Uod,
la full and perfeS vigour, juries Hand,
A judge in vain Oiall awe, cijoli. perplex.
P. Snppofe r llinuld be Cried in Middlcliaf
p. To pack a Juiy they will never d:irc.
f- Tlicfc't DD occaii?|i to jatk jurici tlure.
F CHURCHILL.
P 'Gainll prejudice all arfFimieiita are mtJe, I
Rcafon hcrfeit with,.ui effcS inull fpcak.
Fly then thy country, like a coward fly.
Renrunce her int'refl, and het law. defy.
But why, bewitcb'd. lo India torn thy eyea ?
Cannot our Europe thy vafl wratl) fuflicc !
Cannot ihy milbcgotten mufelay bare
He brawny arm, and play the butcher th«re I
P. Thy couDfe] taken, what Ifaoald faiirv do {
Where could Ihc find an ohjea that i> new !
Thufe tr^rtU'd youlht, whom tender mothcn
And fend abroad to fee, and to be feen.
With whom, lell they fiioald foruie*tc. or woife,
A tutor') fent, by way of a dry nurfe,
Each of whiim julleaoQgh of fpirit bean,
T'o jhow our foliieg, atid id bring hone their*.
Have made all Eiirope'i vices fo well known.
They fcem almuf) a> nacVal at our own.
P. Will India for thy purpol^ better do } [new.
P. In one rrfpeiS at teaU— there'a foBUthiig
P. A harmlefi people, in whom nature fpraki
Free and untainted ^ 'moogA whom fatire teeki.
But vainly feeki, to Cmply pbin their hnrti.
One bofom wliere to lodjir her poifon'd darii.
P. From knowledge fpcak yon ihia, or dgak
Mi
Knowledge, n ir bynafon raught,
ypu have faith ev'ry where but wheae you ought. '
India or Lurope — What't there ii a name ! I
Propeufity to vice in both the fame, I
Nature alilce in both workif"t man't goai], I
Alike in both by man hlmfeU whhnood. |
Nabiibt, ai well ai ihofe who hnni ihcin doVR, I
Detcrve a cord much bettci than a crown.
And a Mogul canlhro»e>a< much dehafe
Ai any palifti'd prince of Chriflian race.
F. Could you a tab more bard than yoti %pa&.
Could you, in ridicule whilll fiiire glow*. '
M;ike all their folliei to the life appear,
' I' it ten to one you gain ivo credit here.
Howe'cr well drawn, the pl<3ure after all,
Becaufe we know not the original, .
Would not God favour in the public eye.
P. That, hivmicyourgrwd leave. IraeanMtir.
And if (our obfirvaiioni (lerling hold,
ll rhe p-ece Ib'iuld he heavy, tame, and cold.
Id make it to the fide of nature lean,
■\n.I, meaning nothing, fnme'tiing leeni to neia,
To make the whole in lively colouri glow.
To bring before ni fumeihing that -we know.
And finm all honcll men applaufe to win,
I'll groupc the company, and put them in.
F Be that un^en'roui thought by Diaine li^
Add not diflref. to thofc too much diftrrRU
Have they not, by dllnd Eeal milled, laid bare
I'hnfe foret which ntvtr might endure the sir f
Have they ool brought their myllrrica fo low,
I'hal what the wife ru[i<ca:.'d not, f, ol« know I
Ftom their firll rife e'en lo the prefent hour.
Have Ihey not prov'd their nviu abufe ef puw'i j
Made it impolBble, if faltir view'd,
£vcr to tiave t^at dang'roui fow't icneiir'd ;
P O £
yfhWfk unirducM by minifterft, the throne
Kcgardb our intcrcft, and knows its owo I
P. 5hould cvVy other fubjcd chancp to fail,
Thofe who have fail'd, and tho(e who wi(h to £iU
In the UH fleet, alTiiid an ample field,
Which muft beycnjd my hopes a harTeil yield.
F. On fuch vile food fatire can never thrive.
P. She cannot fiarve, if there was oul/ Clivc*
THE TIMES.
Thi time hath been, a boyi(h,blttlhili|f tiiB<»
When modefty was fcarcely held a crintc ;
When the moil wicked had fome touch of grtce.
And trembled to meet virtue face to face:
When thi'fe, who in the caufe of fin j^rowB gray.
Had fctv*d her with^iut {crud)^in}(day by day.
Were yet fo weak an awkward (hame to feel.
And Hrovc that glorious fervicr to conceal;
W(, better bred, and th^o our fires more wife.
Such paltry narrovmels of foul defpife,
To virtue evVy mean pretence difclaim,
Lay hare our crimes, and glory in our ihame.
Time was, ere temperance bad fled the realm ;
Ere luxury fat guttling at the helm
From meal to mcal» without one moment's fpace
RcfcrvM for hufmcfs, or allow*d for grace ;
Ere vanity had fo far conquer'd fenfe
To m<tkc us all wild rival* in expence.
To make one fool drive to outvie another.
And L-v'ry coxcomb drcf« againft his brother ;
Ere baniihM induftry had left our ihoret,.
And labour wa^ by pride kick*d out of doon ;
Ere idlcncfs prevaird fole queen in courts,
Or only yielded to a rage lor fportt;
Ere each v^cak mind was with externals caught,
And diflipation held the place of thought ;
Ere f ambling Lords in vice fo far were gout
To cog the die, and bid the fun look on;
Ere a great nation, not Uh jufi than free,
Was made a bci^t^ar by economy;
E:c' rujzg'.d honcll) was out of vogue.
Ere faihion ilamp'd her far.dioo on the rogue;
U'ime was, that men had coolcieace, that they
made
5cn]p1cs to owe, what never could be paid.
Was one then found, however high his name,
Fo fir above hi« fellows damn*d to fliame.
Who dar*d abufe nnd falfify hi* truft,
W}}o. being great, yet dar*d to be unjuft;
ShunnM like a plague, or but at diHance view*d,
He walk*d the cruwdetl (Ircctsin folitude.
Nor a)uld his rank, and fiacion in the land.
Bribe one meat; knave to take him by the hand.
Such rigid muxini* (O, might fuch revive
To keep cxpring horrOy alive)
Made rogues, all other hopes of fame dcny*d.
Not jtill tSrotigh I rinciple, but juft through pride.
t- Our tini'.>, more poliih*d, wear a diff*rent face ;
Debts ari* an honour . payment a difgrace.
Men of weak mindf, high-plac*don mlly'e U09
Klay gravely tell us trade caiioot fubfift.
Nor ail thcic thoulandswho're in trade employ'd,
If uith *twat man and niift it oaob dcftroy'd.
Ml -55f
Why— *be it (o— We in that point aeedfd i
But what in trade and tradefinen to a lord?
Faber, from day to day, from year to year.
Hath had the cries of tradcfinen in hie ear.
Of tradefmen by his villany betray'd.
And, vainly feeking juftice, bankrupts nude*
What is*t to Faber } Lordly as before.
He fits at eafe. and live* tt> ruin more.
Fix*d at hii door, as raotioiilefs at Aone,
Bcgpng, but only begging for their own,
Unheard they ftind, or only heard by thofef
Thofe flives in livery, who mock rhetf vroeit
Whatis't to Faber? He com inuet great.
Lives on in grandeur, and rune out in Ibite.
The helplefs widow, wrung with deep defpanr.
In bitreniefs of foul, pours forth her pray'r.
Hugging her fiarving babct with ftreamtng eyci^
And calL down vengeance, irengeance firpm tb*
flciet.
What is*t to Faber ? He ilandt fafe and clear,
Heav*n can commence no legal adioo here.
And on his breaft a mighty plate he wears,
A plate more firm than triple braft, which bean
The name of privilege 'gainft vulgar awe ;
He feels no confcience, and be fews no law.
Nor think, acquainted with fmall knavtt riooe.
Who have not fiiame outliv'd, and grace ootgrowS|
The great world hidden from thy reptile ^ew.
That on fuch men, to whom contempt it due,
Contempt (hall fall, and their vile author^t nhmd
Recorded Hand through all the 1.4md of Shtmc*
No — to hii* porch, like Perfian^ to the fun,.
Behold contendmg crowds of courtiers run ;
See, to his aid wha^ noble troops advance.
All fworn to keep hit crimes in eoantenance*
Nor wondrr at it — ^They partake the charge.
As fmail their confcience, and their debtt at large,
IVopp'd by fuch clientt, and without oontroiu
From all that's honcfi in the human foal.
In grandeur mean, vrith infolence unjuft, [trnft,
Whilft none but knaves can praiie, and fools will
Carefs*d and courted, Faber feemt to ftand
A mighty pillar in a guihy hnd.
And (a fad truth to which fucceedine timet
Will fcarce give credit, when 'tis told in ihymei)
Did not firia honour with a jealous eye
Watch round the throne, did not tme vktf
( Who, link*d with honour for the nobwft ends.
Ranks none but honeft men amongft her friendt'f
Forbid ut to be cnifliM with fuch a weight.
He might in time be minifier of ftate.
But why enlarge I on fuch petty crimes f- *
They might have fliock'd the faith of former tlflriei^
But now are held as nothing.— We begin
Where our fire^ ended, and improve in fin.
Rack our invention, and leave nothing new
In vice and folly for our fons to do.
Nor deem this cenfore hard ; there's not rj place
Mofl confecratc to purpofet of grace.
Which vice hath not polluted ; none fo hi' gh^
But with bold pinion fhe hath dar*d to fly •,
And build there for her pleafure ; none f # I0W9
But (he hath crept into it ; made it knov r.
And feel her pow'r ; in courts, in camps f te ftigBI^
O'er fober otiMM, and fimfte fwaina;
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THE WORKS OV CHURCHILL.
£*en In mir templet fhe hath fix'd her throne,
And 'hove God's holy altars plac'd her own.
More to increafe the horror of our ftate,
To make her empire lalHng as 'tis f^reat.
To make os in fiiU-^own pcrfe^on feel
Corfes which neither art not time can heal,
All ihame difcarded« all remains of pride,
Meanneff (its crown'd, and triomphs by her fide ;
Meanneff, who gleans out of the human mind
Thofe few good feeds which vice had left behind,
Thofe feeds which might in time to virtue tend,
And UmTCS the foal without a pow'r to mend ;
Meannefs at fight of whom, with brave difdain
The breaft of manhood fwells, but fwells in vain,
JBefore whom honour makes a forc'd retreat.
And freedom is compell'd to quit her feat ;
Mcanncis, which, like that mark by bloody Cain
Borne in his forehead for a brother (lain,
God, in his great and ail-fubduing rage, .
Ordaina the ftandiog mark of this vile age.
The venal hero trucks his fame for gold.
The patriot's virtue for a place it fold.
The iUtdman bargains for his country's diame.
And (or preferment prieds their God difdaim.
Worn out with ln(^, her day of lech'ry o'er.
The mother trains the daughter which (he bore
In her own paths; the father aids the plan.
And, when the innocent is ripe for man.
Sells her to fome old letcher for a wife^
And makes her an adultercfs for life,
Or in the papers bids his name appear,
And advertiies for a L— ;
Hnlband and wife (whom av'rice mn(l applaud)
Agree to fave the charge of pinip and bawd ;
Thefe parts they play themfclvcs a frugal pair.
And (hare the infamy, the gain to (hare :
Well pleas'd to find, when they the profits tell.
That they have play'd the whore and rogue fo
well
Nor are ithrfe things (which might imply a fpark
Of (hame (UU left) tranlacSed in the dark.
Mo— to the public they are open laid.
And carried on like any other trade.
Scorning to mince damnation, and too proud
To work the works of darknefs in a cloud.
In fulle(k vigour vice maintains her fway ;
Free are her marts, and open at noon-day.
Meannefs, now wed to impudence, no mure
In darknefs (kulks, and trembles, as of yore.
When the light breaks upon her coward eye ;
Boldly (he (lalk« on earth, and to the ficy
Lifts her proud head, nor fears leil time abate.
And turn her hufhand's love to canker 'd hate,
Since f^e,to make them more finccrrly one.
Hath crown'd their loves with Montague their fon ;
A fon fo like his dam, fo like his (ire.
With all the mother's craft, the father's fire,
An image fo exprefs in every part.
So like in all bad qualities of heart.
That, had they fifty children, he alone
Would ftand as heir apparent to the throne.
With our own ifland vices not content.
We rob our neighbours un the Continent,
pance Europe round, and vifit ev*ry court.
To ape their follies, and their crimca import*
To dJCf'rent lands for d iff 'rent (loa we rosniv
And, richly freijjrhted, bring our cargo hoaae.
Nobly indufhious to make Tice appemr
In her full (hite, and perfeft only here.
To Holland, where politenefs ever reigm.
Where primitive .fincerity remains.
And makes a (band, where freedom in her
Hath left her name, though (he hath loft her force
In that, as other landu, where fimple trade
Was never in the garb of fraud array'd.
Where av*rice never darM to (hoW his head,
Wliere, like a fmiling cherub, mercy, led
By reafon, blefies the fweet-blooded race.
And cruelty could never find a place.
To HoU^d for that chanty we roam.
Which hap{nly begins and ends at home.
France, in rettirn for peace and pow'r refior'd.
For all thofe countries, which the hero'a fword
Unpcofitably purchas'd, idly thrown
Into her lap, and made once more her own ;
France hath afforded large and rich fuppliea
Of vanifics fuil-trimm'd, of potifh'd lies.
Of foothing flatteries, which through the eara
Steal to, and melt the heart, of (layi(h fears
Which break the fpirit, and of abjed fraud—
For which . alas I we need not fend abroad.
Spain gives us pride — which Spain to all the earth
May largely give, nor fear hcrfelf a dearth-
Gives us that jealoufy, which, born of fear
And mean diflruft, grows not by nature here—
Givea us.that fupcrftition, which pretends
B/ the worft means to ferve the befl of end^—
That cruelty, which, (I ranger to the brave,
Dwells'>only with the coward, and the flave ;
That cruelty, which led her Chriflian bands
With more than favage rage o'er favage lands.
Bade her without remorfe whole countries this.
And hold of nought but mercy as a fin.
Italia, nurfe of cv'ry fofter art.
Who, feigning to refine, unmans the heart.
Who lays the realms of fenfe and virtue wafie.
Who mars whild (he pretends to mend our tafie;
Italia, to complete and crown our fhame.
Sends us a fiend, and Legion is his name.
The farce of greatnef^i without being great,
PriJc without pow'r, titles without eftate.
Souls without vigour, bodies without force.
Hate without caufe, revenge without remorfe.
Dark mean revenge, murder without defence,
Jealoufy without love, found without fenfe.
Mirth without humour, without wit grimace.
Faith without reafon, gofpel without grace.
Zeal without knowledge, without nature art.
Men without manhood, women without heart,
Half-mtxif who, dry and pithlefs, are debarr'd
Fioni man's befl joys — no fooner made thaa
marr'd —
HalfJOicxi^ whom many a rich and nohU dame.
To ferve her lull, and yet fecurc her fame.
Keeps on high diet, as we capons feed,
I'o glut out appetites at lafl decreed ;
Womtm^ who dance in poftures fo obfcene,
I'hey might awaken (hame in Areiinc ;
Who, when retired from the day's piercing light,
They celebrate the myfteries of night,
P O E M 8,
SS9.
Mi^ht make the mufc% in a corner pUc*d
To view their monftrou* lulls, deem Sappho chaile;
Thcfe, aiul a thoufanJ follies rank a* thefc,
A thoi'faid fml'H, u-u thoufand fools, who pleafc
Our pHiI'd atui ficldy tjfle, ten thoufand knaves,
Who ictvc our foes a» fpicn. and u* ai iiAves,
Who hy ilc^rce>, and unpi^rceiv'd, prepare
Our ntckvfor dwin» which they already wear,
Mji'.Iv \vc entertain, at the cxp-incc
Of lan-.r, of virtue, taftc, and coomton fenfe.
Nor i)op we htrc — th<: lofc lujfarioui caft,
WluT ' man. !.i^ ft>ul lic-irad.J, from the head
111 norhiiiR dilVicnc bur in ihape we \kw,
'I h'.y walk on four leg*, and he \valk> on two,
AnriAi our eye; and Howinyr from that foorce,
Sms ol the bb k^ift charuder, fins worfe
T» -n a'l Iitr fUijues wi.ich truly to nnfold
W. uld juakt the bell blood in mv vein* run cold,
And drik' all manhiiod dead, which- but to uanie
\^'outd call up in my chri.l:s the marks of fhame;
S>(i^, if fuch tui* can be, which (hot out grace,
Wfiich for the j;uilry leave no hope, no place
I- 'en in Clod's mercy, fim 'gainft natuie*s plan
V.^iVci's the land at larf;;e, and man for man
I> :rn in thofe fires, which hell alone could raile
'i'o make him mere than damn'd, which, in the
days
Of punifp.nient, when guilt becomes her prey,
Wirh all her tortures flic can fcarce repay.
He grace Oiut out, be mercy deaf; let God
With tcnfuld terrors arm that dreadful nod
Which fpeaks them lod, and fentencM to defpair;
Dill.'nding wide her jiw-*, let hell prepare
I'or thofe who thus offend amoogfk mankind,
A fire more fierce, and tortures more refm'd ;
On earth, which groans beneath their moDftrous
wcigiu,
On earth, ala«. ! they mcrt a difif 'rent fate ;
And whilfl the laws, falfc grace, falfe mercy
flui-.vn,
Are tang Jit to wear a foftnef* not their own,
Xwlen, whom the beads would fpum, ihouLi they
appear
Amonplk the honeft herd, find refuge here.
N» lon;;cr hy vain fear or fname controuPd,
From lun^, too l.>r.g fccurtty grown bold,
Alccl.in^; roliuke, tlity brave it in our (Irertf,
And Lumlcy e'en at nion hi* miiltef* mceti :
J '^ public in their crimen, i.> daring grown,
'1 bey altnod t.ih.c a rn.le to have them known ;
A:\ii each untjat'iai vili.no fcarce endures
To make a Itjre* «l r.:* vilr ;;iuour«.
(I'» wlicrt' \vc Wi'.l. .u i.v'ry time and place,
Sodom cor:fropf«j, an i il.tre^ us in the face }
'i j.cy p!v in public at our V'!ry doors.
And tak" tiie br(;.d from much more honed
\shou ^.
Th'^fc v>\uy art- mcnn hi;ih paramours fecure,
And fK- rii ii gi.ilry Krt.n the guilty poor;
'1 lie iin too ^io'.mI to feel from rcafon awe,
A:.^ fjM.Iv vvl.i» j»T«olile it iiu» great fur law.
ll'> -v ./I, tl.c pt :.!c- and I'.appiucls of man,
AViihout \\)n Ic lofc cndrarnu-nt«naturc*k plan
] 1 1.1 b;. n a biark, and life not wonh a thought ;
H'j rut , by all the iov^s ai"J graci:* taught,
With Cbfteft arts, and fufe, though hidden (kill.
To humanise, and mould us to her will ; •
/rona/i, with more than coiiiiii«q grace form*d
With the perruafive language of a tear
To melt the rugged temper fif our ifle.
Or win us to her purpofe with a fmile ;
IVoman^ by fate tlie quickeft fpur decreedi *
I'he faircfk, bed reward of ev*ry deed.
Which hear't the (lamp of honour ; at wh(^ name
Our ancient heroes caught a quicker flame,
And darM beyond belief, whiill o*er the plain^
Spurning the carcafet of princes iUio,
Coofufion proudly flrod/?* whilft horror blew
The fatal trump, and death ftalkM full in view ;
irahran is out of date, a thing thrown by
As having loO its ufe ; no more the eye
With yimvu/r beauty caught, in wild amaxe.
Gazes ciitranc'd, and could for ever gaze;
No more the heart, that feat where love relides.
Each breath drawn quick and (hort, in fuller tidei
Life polUng chrQUgh the veins, each pnlfe oo fire.
And the whole body tingling with delire.
Pants for thofe charms, which virtue might engage
To break his vow, and thaw the froft ol age.
Bidding each trembling nerve, each mofcle ilraio»
And giving plcafure which is almoft pain.
Women are kept for nothing but the breed;
For plcafure we mafl have a Ganymede ;
A fine, freih iiylas, a delicious boy,
1*0 ferve our purpofes of beaftly joy.
Faired of nymphs where ev'ry nymph is fair,
Whom nature formed with more than commoo
care.
With more than common care whom aft improT'df
And both declar'd mod worthy to be lov*d,
■ neglcdied wanders, whilft a crowd
Purfiie, and confecrate the fleps .
She. haplefs maid, born in a wretched hour,
Waflcs l:fe'» gay prime in vain, like fome fair
flow'r.
Sweet in its feent, and lively in its hue.
Which withers on the flalk from whence it grew.
And dies uncroppM ; whiUl he, admir*d, carcfs*d,
BelovM, and ev'ry where a welcome gued.
With brutes nf rank and fortune plays the whore,
For this unnat*ral lud a common fewer.
Dine with Apicius — at his fumptuous board
Find all the world of dainties can aAbrd——
And yet (fo much didcmper*d fpirits pall
The lickly appetite) amidd them all
Apicius finils r^o ji)y, but, whihl he carves
For evVy gued. the landlord fits and darves.
The fored haunch, (inc fat, in flavour high,
Kept to a moment, f niokcs before his eye,
! But fniokes in vain ; his heedlefs eye runs o*er
; And lothes what he had dcifled before ;
^ The turtle, of a great and glorious fize,
Worth its own weight in gold, a mighty prize
For vrhich a man of taUe all rifics would run,
hfeil a fcall,anJ ev'ry dilh in one;
The tnitle in luxurious pomp comes in,
Kept, kdl'd, cut up, prcpar'd, and dj^l-'d by Qu»n :
I In vain it comw<>, in vain !ic% full in view;
I Ai C^iiii hath d'C;»'d ir, he i:uy c^t it too,
j6o
THE WORKfll OF CHtr^RCHILL.
ApicSiM auiiMC.-^Wheiv the glaft goes romd,
Quick-circling, and die rooft with mirth refonnd}
Sot»er he ^s, a*^ fikm— All alone
Though in a crowd, aiid to himfelf fcarce known,
On grief he feed»^ nor friendt can cure, nor wine
Safpend his ^ei^- and make him ceafe to pine.
Why mcninw Apkctus thns? Why runs his eye,
Heedltts* o'er dclieatos, which from the Iky
Might call down Jove ? Where now hit generotu
WIlby
That, to invent a new and better di(h,
The world might bvrn, and all mankind expire,
So he might roaft a Phoenix at the fire f
Why fwims that 'eye in tears, which, through a
race
Of fixty Tears, ne'er fbow'd one fign of grace ?
Why feels that heart, which never felt l^fore ?
Why doth that pamper *d glutton eat no more,
Who only liv'd to eat, his ftomach pall*d.
And drown'd in floods <^forrow f Hath fate call'd
His father from the grave to fecond life f
Hath Clodius on hie hands return'd his wife ;
Or hath the law, hy ftrideft juftice taught,
Compeird him to reftore the dower Ihe brought ?
Hath fome bold creditor againft his will
Brought in, and lbrc*d him to discharge a bill,
Where eating had no (harcf Hath fome vain
wench
Run out his wedth, and forcM him to retrench i
Hath any rival glutton got the ilart,
And beat htm in his own luxurious art ;
Bought cates for which Apiclus could not pay.
Or dreft old dainties in a newer way ?
Hath his cook, worthy to be flain with rods,
Spoird a difli fit to entertain the gods ;
Or hath fome varlet, crof»*d by cruel fate.
Thrown down the price of empires in a plate ?
None, none of thefc — his fervants nil are try*d.
So fure they waik on ice, and never Hide ;
His cook, an acquilition made in France,
Might put a Chloe out of countenance,
Nor' though old Holies dill maintains his {land,
Hath he one rival glutton in the land ;
Women are all the obje<fts of his hate.
His debts are ail nnpaid, and yet his date
In fullfecurity and triumph held,
Unlcfs for once a knave Ihould be expell'd ;
His wife is ftiil a whore, and in hw pow*r.
The woman gone, he ftill retains the dow*r;
Sound in the grave (thanks to his filial care
Which mix*d the draught, and kindly fcnt him
there)
Hii father fleeps, and, till the lafl trump fhake
The comers of the earth, (hall not awake.
Whence flows this forrow then ? behind his chair
Did*ft thou not fee, deck'd with a folitaire.
Which on his bare breaft glitt'ring play'd, and
grac'd
With nicefl ornaments, a Oripling plac*d,
A fmcorh, foug, (Iripling in lifc'fl faired prime ?
Didtl thou not mind too, how from time to time
The mondrou^ letchcr, tempted to dcfpiie
All other dainties, thither turo'd his eyes ?
How he fecm'd inly to reproach us all,
Wh» ftrove bts fis'd atceotton to rccal|
And how he wifli*d, e^eil'mt tlie fliue of
Like Janns, to have had a double face }
His caufe d grief behold in that hir boy ;
Apicius dotes, and Corydod ii coy.
Vain and nnthinking ftripling ! When the glafi
Meets thy too ctirions eye, and, at yon pafi,
FlattVing, ptefents in fmiks thy image there,
M^y doft thou ble(s the gods, wild mede tliee
fair ?
Blame their large boimties,aiKi with reafim bhoM |
Curfe, curfe thy beauty, for it leads to Ihanie.
When thy hot ford, ct> work thee to hit eod.
Bids diow'n of gold into thjb breaft defceod,
Sofpedfc his gifts, nor the vile giver trnft ;
They're baits for virtue, and fmell ftrong of loft.
On thofe gay, gaudy trappings which adom
The tempEe of thy body, look with fcorhp
View them with horror; they pollution nicaii.
And deepeft ruin : thou had often feen.
From 'mongft the herd, the faired and the htk
Carefully fingled out, and richly drell,
With grandeur meek'd, for facrifioe decreed,
Onlyin greater pomp at laft to bleed.
Be warn'd in time, the threatened danger flndf
To day a moment is to be undone.
What though, temptation proof, ^fj Tirtne fttoef
Nor bribes can move, nor arts can undermioe.
All other methods failing, one refource
1< dill behind, and thou mud yield to force.
Paint to thyfelf the horrors of a rape, [efcape;
Mod drongly paint, and, whil'd tho« can'd.
Mind not his promifes — they*re made in fport-*
Made to be broke—- Was he not bred at court t
Trud not his honour, he*s a man of birth ;
Attend not to his oaths — they*re made on eirtfa.
Not regidcr'd in heav'n— He mocks at grace.
And in his creed God never found a place-
Look not for confcience — for he knows her not*
So long a dranger, die is quite forgot —
Nor think thyfelf in law (ecure and firm——
Thy madcr is a lord, and thou a worm,
A poor mean reptile, never meant to think.
Who, being well fupplicd with meat and drink,
And fuffer*d jud to crawl from place to place.
Mud ferve his luds, and think he docs thee grace*
Fly, then, whild yet 'tis in thy pow'r to fly;
But whither cand thou go ? on whom rely
Fur wifli*d protedion ? Virtue^ furc to meet
All armed hod of foes in evVy drcct.
What boots it, of Apicius fearful grown.
Headlong to fly into the arms of Stone ?
Or why take refuge in the houfc of prayV,
If fure to meet with an Apicius there ?
Trud not old age, which will thy faith betray,
Sjint Socrates is dill a goat, though gray ;
Trud not green youth ; Florio will fcarce go dows^
And, at eighteen, hath furfeitcd the town ;
I rud not to rakes — alas ! 'tis all pretence-—
They take up raking only a« a fence
'Gaiud common fame — place H in thy view;
He keeps one whore as Barrowby kept two;
Trull not to marriage — T took a wife.
Who chade as Dian might have pafs*d her UfC}
Had die not, far more prudent in her aim,
(To propagate the honours of his fiaa^^ty
FOE
And fave expiring titles) taken care
Without hit knowledge to provide an heir;
Trufl not to marriage, in mankind unread ;
S— *s a married man, and S new wed.
Would*ft thou be fafc ? Society forbear,
Fly to the defcrt, and ieek (helter there.
Herd with the brutes — they follow nature's plan —
There's not a brute £o dangerous as man
In Afric's wiJds 'mongil them that refffge
find.
Which luft denies thee here among mankind;
Renounce thy name, thy nature, and no more
Pique thy vain pride on manhood; on all four
Walk, as you fee thofc honeft creatures do,
And quite forget that once you walk*d on two.
But if the thoughts of folitude alarm.
And focial life hath one remaining charm,
If dill thou art to jeopardy decreed
Amongft the monfters nf Augufta*s breed,
Lay by thy fex, thy fafety to procure ;
Put off the man, from men to live fecure ;
Go forth a woman to the public view.
And with their garb aflume their manners too.
Had the liglt-foUed Greek cf Chiron's fchool
Been wife enough to keep thi« fingle rule,
The maudlin hero, like a puling boy
RobbM of his plaything, on the plains of Troy
Had never blubberM at PatrocluV tomb,
And placM his minion in his miftrefs* room.
Be not in thi» than catamites more nice,
Do that for virtue which they do for vice.
Thu4 {halt thou pafs untainted life's gay bloom,
Thus ftand unconrtcd in the drawing-room.
At midnight thus, untempted, walk the ilrcet.
And run no danger but of being beat.
Where is the mother, whofe officious zeal
Dlfcreetly judging what her daughters feel
By what (he felt herfclf in day^ of yore,
Againft that lecher man makes faft the door ?
Who not permits, e'en for the fake of pray'r,
A pried, uncaOrated, to enter there,
Kor (could hir wiflies and her care prevail)
Would iuffcr in the houfe a fly that's malef
Let her difcharge her cares, throw wide her doors,
iicr daughters cannot, if they would, b« whores ;
Nor cnn a man be found, as times now go.
Who thinks it worth his while to make them fo.
Though they more frelh, more lively than the
morn.
And brighter than the noon-day fun, adorn
The workN cf nature ; thouph the mother's grace
Revives in-.p: ov'd, in ev'ry daughter's face ;
rndifciplin'd in dull difcrction'w rule%
Oita'jght, and undebaucb'd by boarding- fchools,
Free and unj^uarJcd, let them r*mge the town,
<io forth a? random, and run pleafure down,
Start uherc (lie uill, dlfcard all taint of fear,
Nf>r think of danger when r.o danger's near.
AVjfch not their Heps — They're fafe without thy
car<:,
I'nlvfs, like jennets, they conceive by air,
And ev'ry cue of them may die a nun,
I'rUfithey breed, hke carrion, in the fun.
Men, dead to pleafure, aji they're dead to grace,
Againfl the law of Da:ure fet their faccj
' Vol. X. ^
M S. 56> ^
The grand primeval law, and feem combin'd
To Hop the propai'ation of mankind;
Vile Pafhics read the marriage adt with pride.
And fancy that the law is ob their ildc. ^
Broke down, and drength a dranger tohisbed^ .
Old L— , though yet alive, is dead ;
T lives no more, or lives not to our ide;
No longer bled with a Cz *s fmile
T is at P difgrac'd,
And M grown gray, perforce grows chide;
Kor, to the credit of our mo<Jed nee,
Kifes one dallion to fupply their place.
A maidenhead, which, twenty years ago.
In mid December the rank dy would blow
'I hough clofcly kept, nrti^, when the Dog-dar*t heat
Inflames the marrow in the very dreet.
May lie untouch'd, left for the worms, by thofe
'Wlio daintily pafs by, and hold their nofe.
Poor, plain concupifcence is in difgrace.
And Ample Icch'ry dares not diow her face.
Led die be fcnt to Bridewell : bankrupts made.
To fave thiir fortunes, bawds Wave off" that trade,
Which flrd had left off them ; to lVeUclt{t^fu»r<
Fine, frelh, young drumpets (for l>odd preachei
there)
Throng for fubfiftence ; pimps no longer thrive.
And peodons only keep I: alive.
Where is the mother, who thinks all her p^in^
And all her jeopardy of travail, gain.
When a man-child is born ; thinks ev'ry pray'r
Paid to the full, and anfwcr'd in an heir ?
Short-fighted woman ! little doth die know
What dreams of forrow from that fource may flow;
Little fufjjcft, while die furvcys her boy.
Her young Narciffus, with an eye of joy
Too full for continence, that fate could give
Her darling as a curfc ; that the may live.
Ere dxteen winters their diort courfc have run.
In agouies of foul, to curfe that fun.
Pray then for daughters, ye wife mothers,
pray;
They diall reward your love, not make you gray
Before your time with forrow; they fliall give
Ages of peace and comfort, whlld ye live
Make lite mod truly worth your care, and fave.
In fpite of death, your mem'ries from the grave.
That fenie, with more than manly vigour
fraught.
That fortitude of foul, that dretch of thought,
That genius, great beyond the narrow bound
Of earth's low wal'ic, that judgment psrfc(fi found
When wanted mod, that parity of tade
Which critics mention by the name of chade
Aiorn'd with elegance, that eafy How
Of ready wit which never made a foe.
That face, that form, that dignity, that cafe,
I'hofe pow'rsof plcadng with that will to pleafe.
By which Lcpcl, when in her youthful days,
I/en fr^'Ui the cuirifli Pope cx:orted praifc.
We fee, tranfmitted, in her daughter diine,
And view a new Lepel in Caroline.
Is a fon born into this world of woe \
In ncver-ccafing dreams 1-t forrow flow ;
Be from that hour the houfe with fables hvnc;^
Let huicnutiont dwelt upon thy tongue^
S^4
THE WORKS OFCHURCHILL.
HUfUttfrdifi, though by htture they were large,
ContentnUtit hid contrtt^d to oyerchtrgCf
Anil bury meaoing, fave rhat we mi^ht fpy
Senfe lowering on the f>enthoure of his eye ;
Htft^armt-were two twin'oaku ; his lej^s fo ftoat
That- they night htftr a maofion-hofufe about ;
Nor were they, look hot at his body there,
Dfljlgti'd by fate a much I^fi' weight to bear.
0*er a brown eafock, which had onie been bUck,
Wjfakich hiRig in tatters on hk brawny back,
A fight, moil llrangc, and awkward to behold.
He 4lHtw a covering of ^ue and gM. '
Jud at thax time of life, ^en mib by rule.
The fop Utd down, takes up the graVer fool, '
He*ibricd op a fop, and, fond of (how,
J^ook'd like another Hercule* tum'd Aeaw.
A fubjeA met with only now and then,*
Maeh fitter'for the pencil than the pen ;
Hogarth 'would draw him (envy muft allow)
^'enrtd che Ufe,was Hogarth living now.
With fuch accoutrements, with foch a form,
^iluch £kc a porpoife juft before a florm,
Ouwaai be rolled ; a hugh prevaiPd around,
B^ JfpYe was fecn to (imper; at the found
(Nor was the caufe unknown, for from hit yonth
Himfelf he Audtec) by the glafs of truth)
He jq^*d their mirth,-nor (hall the god^ condemn,
Jf, whilitthey laugh'd at ham, he laugh'd at them.
ytidge liUiafon view*d him with an eye of ^tace.
J^ok'd thropgh hisCbul, and quite forgot his fate.
And, from his hand recerv'd, with fair regard *
Plac*d in her other fcale the name of i^rdL
>TheDj(for flie did as judges ought to do,
She nothing of the cafe beforehand krew,
Nur wiih*d to know ; (he never ftretch'd the laws,
Nor, bafely to anticipate a caufe.
Compel I'd -Tolicitors, no longer free.
To ihow thofe briefs (he had no right to fee)
Thcii (he with equal hand her fcalcs held out,
Kur did .the caufe one moment han>r ju doubt ;
She h^ld htr fcales out fair to public view,
Th^/or//, as fparks fly upwardu, upwards flew,
Ivlore li^ht than air, deceitful in the weight;
I'he^ir^, prepondcRiting, kept hi^ flate.
Rcafon apprav*J, and with a vace whofe found
Shook earth. nio<>k hc-avcn, on the clearcfl grr.uod,
Pdunouncing for the /lam't a full dwtree,
Cried— ^* i'h(>fe muft h<mour tlsiai who honour nej
" Tkey/roni thin prcirnt day. where'er 1 reign,
" In their «iw»> ri4;ljt prfccici ce ihall obtain :
** Merit rule* here ; he it enough that lirth
" IntozicatOf , and (ways che fuols of earth.V
liur thiuh that here, in hatrid to a lord,>
Tve forpT'd a tdle, or altered a record ;
Search when ynu will I am not no^v in fportr)
You'll find i: irr^iHer'd in reafoii's court.
Nor thick that envy h.re hath (Irung my lyre,
Ti.-ir I dtrMrirljfc: wjj;.. 1 nioft a'iiiii'e ;
An! li»ok i'li titles uifh it.i i-ycof fcorn,
Btviufc 1 wTXi net to A titif hurn.
h'j U'tir, (har nia\ie tue* I itm mncli more proud,
M.' I- miy fati-ficd •:; Ii..v.! a irovvd
C>.: i kt nu' ab 1 paf^. ai7v!-cr>/«<^'*( That's he—
'- r\ )i>ir,.hut honcft haid, who da^e^ be free
■• r» :uilii->t»niip\\90**. than to hwe sbtraiii . ,
"•- ..i y •;,. • 'cv-c il^vcs, to make mc vain
Of things f ought to btaft for; to iliii, Vft
And lire hot in the motido bf ny tye ; '
When I am left than man, my fonlb t' adore. ^
And make me think that I am romethtnjg more*'
• Recal paft times, brii^ back thedays oC oM,'
When the great noble bore his hononta bold.
And in the nice of peril, vrhen he dar'd
Things which htii le^T ba(hird, if declar'd, •
Might well difcredit; faithful to his trnft,
In-uie extremeft points of jufUce jn(fc^
Well knowing all, and loVd by all be kaevr.
True to his king, and to hii country true;
Honeft at court, abore the baits of gaio.
Plain in his drefs, and in his manners piaid ;
Mod'ittte in Wealth, gen*roas, bat not profiife, ,
^ell worthy riches, for he knew their ofe ;
PofTefllug mudi, and yet deferving more,
Deferviog thofe high honours which he wore
With eile to all, and in return gained fanoe.
Which all men paid, becaufe he did not claim ;
When the grim war was placM in dread array,
FiercenM the lion roaring for his prey.
Or lioncfs of royal whelps foredone.
In peace, as mild as the departing fun,
A gen'ral ble(fing wherefue'er he turn'd.
Patron of learning, nor himfelf uolcarn*d ;
Ever awske at pity's tender call,
A father of the poor, a friend to all ;
Recal fuch times, amd from the grare brin^ back
A worth like this, my heart ihall bend or crack.
My flobborn pride give way, my tongue proclaim,
And ev'ry mufe confpire to fwetl his fame.
Till envy (hall to him rhat praife allovr
Which (he cannot deny to Temple now.
This juflice claims, nor (hall the bardfor^,
Delighted with the talk, to pay that debt.
To pay it like a man, and ki his lays,
Sounding fuch worth, prove his own right to piaife.
But let not pride and prejudice mifdeem.
And .think that empty titles are my theme;
Titles with me are vain, and nothing worth,
( rev'rence virtue, but 1 laugh at birth.
Give me a lord that's honeft, frank, and brave,
I am his friend, but cannot be hi^flave;
rhoujrh none indeed but blockheads would pretend
To make a flave where they may make a friend*
I love his virtues, and will make them known,
Cohfcis Y\\% rank, but can't forget my own.
Give me a lord, who, to a title born,
Boads nothing elfc, I'll pay him fcom with fcom*
What, (hall my pride (and pride w virtue here)
Tamely make way, if fuch a wretch appear ?
Shall I uncover'd (land, and bend my knee
To fuch a (hadow cf nobUity,
A (bred, a remnant i He might rot unknown
For any real merit of his own.
And never had come forth ro public note.
Had he not worn by chance hi^ father^ coat.
To think a M ■■ worth ray Icall regards.
Is trcjfi:n tn the majff,y»ftarJs.
By nature form'ii (N^^hcn lor hf^r honour's fake
She foniethih^r more th.to common drove to make,
When, overlooking each minute dcfe^.
And all too eager ro be q'.irr c'rivcl,
In her full hcatand^if^qf ibe icnprc(l. . .
^ Vitt ^%m^ m^^, ^low^l^ QU the favour*d bread)
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The fiardt nor think too lightly that I mean
'J^hofc little, piiidliog: witlinf;*, who o'erwcrn
Of thrir imali pans, the Marphyii of the ila^^c,
The Mufuns and the Whiteheads of the ajre.
Who all in rmpture» their own workt rchcarlc, |
Auil drawl out meafur'd prui'e, which they call
▼cHc) :
The real LirJf whom native genins fires,
'U'honi every maid of Callaly infpirei.
Let him confidi-r wherefore he was meant,
Let 1 ini but anfwer nature's grrai intent,
And !:.:rly wci;;h hinifrlf with other men,
Would ne'er dcbafc the glories of hi^ pen.
Would in full (late, Like a true monarch, live,
Nl.t 'bate one inch of U'n fref amative,
Mcthinkft 1 fee old'Wjiigate frowning here,'
( Win);atc may in the feafoti be a peer,
'I'lM)ugh now, ai;ainft his will, of figures fick,
Hc'h forc'd to diet on aritimitit^
h\n whiHl he envies ev'ry Jew he meets.
Who cries old clothes t«> fell about the flreets)
^lc:hiuk> (his niir.d with future honours big.
Hit 'Tyhmrn bob tum*d to atirefsM bag wig)
I hear him cry— * What doth this jargon mean }
" Was ever fuch a damn*d dull biockhcad freii ?
yijjef.y Bard • «' Prertgaiivt ■ Dildai n
Ha:h got into, sind turn*d the fcllow*& brain ;
To BctbUm with hlm*-give lum whips and
ftraw —
^ Tm very fenfible he's mad in law.
A liucy grtom who trades in rcafon, thus
To fet himfclf upon a par with us ; ■ •
If this/EwrrV fuflVr'd, and if that there fool
Mdy wlicu he pU:.l'cs iVjid us all to fchool,
IViy then our ruly bufii'-cft i« outright
'I'd takt^ otr caps,und bio the uorldgood i:ight.
I've kept a InirJ mylilf tlit twenty y<rars,
Uut nothing uf this kind in him appears.
** He, likr a thorough true bred fpunirl, licki
** 1 he hand which cuffs him, and the fuot whit.h
kick>;
" He fitche.^ and he carric*, blickf my fhocs.
Nor thiikkfe it a di!«.rcdit to his mule ;
A creature ot the ri^ht camclcoii hue.
He veark my colours, yelinw or true blue,
Ju . a^ 1 wiar thrni; *iis all one to him
W:.cthrr I chiiigc liiroii^hconlcicnce or through
v\)iini.
N':w ti.io i- ftmicthirg likv ; on fuwh a plan
" A Iftrd n.ny find a friend iit ;i v.rcH: man ;
*' I3ut this jT. lid c'Tcumb — /.i>und», I th'uight
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" Of thi> tjii^cr tribe hiil been like my cU Paul."
It j'irii'ii'H rr.ijtii;ht accurlL.l he the tongue
Or which i!.c vile infinuatit-r hunjj,
Tl. i r: v. i.^rc 'i wa^ cnj;i ndcr d ! Curd be thofe,
1 \\ >' LJi / , '.vl.i) no: ih; .1 1-Jvw'j. :done cxpufc,
But • ■. >\\\r. '.V .i::il p-.ikc !.e very name
i!\ V ' '\J:\ li.r .'r.- i dl d a ;,-.:i.Iing nia.k of fhame.
I i.K r.. * ol I ■i!:iini— 'tl the cow.:rd*» plea,
Li'r:.: ' ir* f <,!• hu? piHcs nor wi>b mc;
At, « 1''. .'.iV •..-:%'.: w'.icl. j:"ilt ii.irh oi^catri(.d
V\ i.iiriil-.'.Ti 'M t/'. rpiiN.'r the ) ttttr fiiic.
"V !.v :.ll I'.::" :;.eii 'ii-t ln-ni tl.e M:"li cl rl.vmc,
I'-'-kv^i w.'.cru, uovvn to the pr«f;nt tinij,
As by th' original decree of fate,
Bar4f have prote^ilion foujrht ainonfrft thf orcat ;
Confcious of w:-akncf!«, h^kve upplivd to them
A.s vines to cinis, and twiiiinjj: round ♦'u'ir ftcm,
FlouriHi'd on hi^'h ; li» gain this WifliM iupp.)rt,
K'eu Virgil t«J Maccmas jmi-I hi.-.c- wvi f
As to the cufiom. 'tis a prii:: igrrcd,
But 'twas a fooliih ditfu^ ncr, not n^'cd, il
Fn*m wiiivh it role : h:vilards but truly knomfi •
That ilren;;th, wIulii is moll p^optsrly their
own.
Without a /'W, unfir'tptt^d. xWy might' havi. fto^d.
And overtiippM ihoK* '^'iiinlh < f th** woe J.
B'lt why, V. hiTi prciciit ti tie* my carb dogage^
'\I«il I go hackto thj Au-y/Zam af[»e/ " .'
Why, aiiiioufc for the livinT^Mm I led .
Into tli< maiihi'iiM of the anci;;nt dead ?
Can they fivd p.iiroi^i no where but at Rome, -
Ai.d niulil I icik M:rccnasin the *nmb r
Naaic but a Win;;jti.', twenty fooNof note
•Start up, and Itxha reporc A*.r.:^i:3s quote; :• ! '
Under his coioun /orr'j are pioud t;i lit^hc^ !
Forgetting that Ma;cLuas.Was a /«.-• /'f;
Dicjr mention him. as if to ufe i:i« nnme'. - '
Wn> in Ionic measure to partake his fame, '-. - • •
Though Vir}!il. were he living, in tiie (hneet • .. '
Mijrht lot for them, *r pcrilh in the fi^. . • '
J^er how they rcdd<r:i, a:* J the charj:-; dilclaitev^
Vir^'i!, aiid in the f/rrt /—. hi»rl>itl i:, Oiame; .
H- r.ce..ye vain boaUrrs, to th< F/eei repair.
And a!k. with l>:uihc^ alk, if IsLv\i3 is there *•
l'iir<;ns, in day-* or tore, were nieji of fcnTc*
Were nun of 'zitc. ^^i had a fiiir prelcncr
lo rule ill. ]c:ter9.^bonic ^f them were heard
' lo read oA' h&nd, »n«^ never fpell a W(«rit t «
So:ne of »1 em tco, :o fucli a m'^nltruus height .
Was Icar .iiig rii'vil, f«'r t]:cmfcWcs cou'.d write^
And k;'pi their rwCit.'tari»:s, as the great
Uo Tiiany • tlur f iviilii tilings for ftutc.
« ^ur |ijtrf»ns are uf quite a difl r^n* drain.
With ni-iii cr Ui\l.t nor 'afte, agaiiift fi»it (^raing ■'
V\.t\ patrni:ii:i" f . f-l'ii i:i l.;l;c — nr>Hi<*re —
A.'.-i keen a ^jri,'if:ii a- theyikeep a ^Utre. -
ML-lcenibc f ■ uii I'ucii < rcaiinii I aiu ioiii
r«» name the de:.d ■ wis a rare pn-oi of h'lth.
i^ir.v.c of 'hem woulJ bo piizr/' d e'tn to icad^
Nor ci»ul.j deferve their Jerj^y by ilieir trad;
Orh r^ dn vrile, hut luch a (...^,im Linii.
A Wilii-n I fli<>uIJ ai-A .1) « r.t i»ur cibow il^lld $
iM.ttn-. if 1.4.^'j: J, •• .!^.i.iii:r. nl rigl:t,
Would oii'n r iV.i't I:«*t-pi:.i: a; hri^ liel.t.
rhulc who iUr.u i^iri^.i ^m ii.-: pubiilview,
T-k^' i«i t'.cnil"tjve> «hc pr;.ilc lo other* due ;
rhey rob the very ff^iul. ind ir.altc free
Wit'n tholv", J^\^\ \\)../\ r \ ...t 'o Ji^ .re. — Wc fcc,
. ■■.■ttti n» r r.iii*. .i wc*-: i*i lay,
j iince \vijij» unj \..4V(,Al'..j«r .lii.gUfitCA'ch awty.
; V..tx..t •» ii. li js . i J Of . like parrtuih new.
I £xpLC'<.d tlur tUc ,jid i!i .aid make liis boW
1 ijffrr '•■•/- Jt.'iJ/. -; l/' i.'-ti '.::.-m.
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THE WOkKS OP CXHURCfltLL
At coining in, aod.e«*ry now kad chen
Hiut CO ^lic world char the y were more than miea%.
Bu', like the patrons of tht- prelcnr day
Thcf never biik*d the poet »S Mm pay.
Viri^il loiv*d rural rafc^and, far from harm,
Mxcenaa fix*d him in a neat, fnog farm«
Vlierc he mit^hr free from troubk, pafs hia dtya
In his own.wmy. and pay hit rent in praife.
Horace lov*d wine, and» through hit friend at-
cdart,
Could biiy it nff the quay in evW port ;
Horace loT*!! mjrth, V:sciena8 lov*d it too.
They met, they -laiighM. aa Goy * and 1 may do.
Nor iQ|il|a% momenta paid the leaft regard
To which Vat mimi/ltr, and which wat iard.
Not fo our pBiron^-'grave n grave can be,.
Tliey M»9m tkm^Uvu^ they keep np dignity s
Barit mttih forward race, nor ia it fit
I'hat mirn ^4 fbrtane rank with men of wit ;
"Wit, if luniliar made, will find her ftrength— ' '
*Ti^ bell Cto keep her weak and at armt-ltngth.
'Tis weltencnif^ for iards, if patron* give.
From hand to moorh, the fcanty mfan^ to live.
23uch M thtir langaage, and their ^>radice fnch. ■
They promiie kttlc, and they give not mnch
JLet the weak Jon^y with proftitnted ftrain, [dain ;
Praife that p <iitd Scot, whom 'aU good men dtf*'
AVhacS hit reward ? Why, hit own f^ne undone,
He may oktaio a patent for the run
Of hid lord** kitchKU, and have anple time,
A\'ith offirirfed, to cott*t the cook in rhyme;
Or (if he ftrivef true pairii tt ta di%race)
May at thr^MH^ table jget a place.
With fomewhat greater flavca allow'd to^dine,
And play et crambo ^'er his gfill of wine.
And are there bardt, who on creation*) file
Stand nink'd as men, who breathe in this fair ifle
The air of freedom with fo littlr gall,
So low a fpirit, profiracc chos to fall
Before thefe idols, and without a groan
Bear wrimgt might call forth murmurs from a
ftene?
Berrer and moch nuire noble, Ip abjure
The fight of men, and in feme cave, fccure
From all the outrages of pride, to feaft
On aature'i fallada. and br frte at Uaft.
Bc*rter (though that, to fay the truth, is worfe
'i'han almoft any other modcri curfr)
Difcaid all fenle, divorce the chanklrfs mufe.
Critics commence, and write tn the reviewt ;
Write without tremor, Goffiths cannot icad ;
No fool can fail, where Lafghornt can fucceed.
But (not to 'make a h'ave and honeft pride
Try thoCe means firft, (he muil difdain i»hen
tried)
1'here are a thoufand ways, a thoufand arts,
J'y #hich, and fairly, men of real parts
May gain a living, gain what nature craves;
Let thoie, who pine for more, live, and be fiaves.
Vur real v^ants in a imall compafs Ke,
But lawlefs appetite with eager eye.
Kept in a eonftant frvet, more requires,
tVnd we are burnt op with our own deftres,
^ A Frimdaum,/t«rttarj U Mr, Wittu.
H^nce our depeadencJSjIicnM'dnrlltvVy Iprkiflj'
Bards ^ if eonteated are. as : great as kifi|ft>
,Our(^el vet are to oorlelv^:tli(. caufe of tU (
We may be tndepctidrntiif ^e wilL ■.
The man Who fetta hial^piritio-ktp ftaie, ..
Stands t>n an rqual foo^ng.vcich^thE tf reat4 ' ■ *• ' .
Moguls themfelvcs are n t mote rich, aodiie
Who ruleb the iuigUlh iiatsoa,< smt snore fttmi • .' '*
Chains were not (ocg'dmoA'dundilr and ilnetufif '
For barJt thaa others^ bet th0)^*'ve warn thrn iMig^
And tncrefMrewear-thcmftiU; they've ^utee te«
g«»t ." :. 1, •' ' ■ ." • . .. . y .
WHat frcedosn K, knd dicripfiirerpriiffi hntBOt*.
Could- they, though in their Seep, could they^lMit
know -..■•.-. J -■:,..■
' rhe Vitfinga which fcopr litflependence.8onr ^
Could they hue Jpvea (hUft^uKi tranlaniT^tem
Of liberty, thfiqih ^siai bet in a dteatn \. ..^ j - • .
They would no more ro-bossdagc bend their Ibd^*
But, onccmade fKrmeD.c*''eaWl he alwmyt free.
I'he fittfe, if ihe-mscmmnt^t freedi>m gatoe.
Can nevermore iubmitto fiing in chaialk -^i-
Bred in a cage, far fromahe feather *d chroa^
;Tlir.kird ret aya hit keeper aelth hirfpng'^- ■ ■
But if fome playful child.fettsvide the donr, .
Abroad he flte«. lind tkiiHifi-tif home nomofio^
With love of liberty begint'tb^burn^
And rather ftarveM thap to-hls cage retORK
Haii^ ludep'-ndence — by true rcafm tau|^t,
! How few >fve known, and pna*d thee as tbef
; ««ght.
-8ome give thee op'fAr riot i fome. like knyt,
Ri fign thee, in their childifii moods, for t<^»;
\mbitl«n f -me, fomb-avarice mifl<'ads,
And ill b th cales iiideiiendence bleeds :
vypoad, in queft of thee, how many roam.
Nor know they had rhee in their reach at home;
' mc, thfugh about their parh«, their hed> abeu^
Have never had the fenfe to find thee ♦'« t ;
Orhrrs, wh(> krfW of what they are p^ficfa'd.
Like feartul mifirs lock thrr in a chell,
or have the rcfi>li;tiun to produce
In thefe bad timts, and bring thee fonh for ufe.
//a/7, Independence— though thy name*a Icarce
kn>-wn.
Though thou, alas! art nutof faOiion grows.
Though all dtf, ile thte, I will not defvile.
Nor live one moment longer than I prise
Ihy pretence, and enjoy : by angry f^te
Buw*d down, and almoft cruQi*d, ibw
though bre,
Tbou cam 'ft upon me, like a fecomi birth,
Ann made mc knowr vt hat life wan truly vrorth*
Halt Indrpendence— PC ver may my cot,
■: ill 1 forger thee, be by thee forijot;
Thither, O thither nfrenttmex repair ;
Cotes *, whom thou lov*ft too, (ball meet thee
there ;
All thoughts, hut what arife from joy. give o'er ;
Peace dwells within, and law ihall guarri the door.
Overwearing bard ! law guard thy door, what
law^
The law of Jbngla' d .' — To controul, aod awe
• Humfbrrf Cytcu
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Tl.ofe ftucy hope^, to Arike that fpirit dumb,
Ikhold, in Hate, adminiftration come.
Why let her come, In all her Ccrron too ;
I dare to lufTct all (he dares to do
] know her malice well, and know her pride,
I know her (Irength/ hut will not change my fide.
This melting nwli of flc(h Ihe may controui
With iron ribt. (he cannot chain my loul.
N.>— 1«» the laft rcfolv'd her word to bear,
I'm (Ull at Urgr,and inJ</>endr i there.
VVhirc i» ihi> minitlcr f Where U the band
Of ready flavca, who at hi«rlbow ftand
To hear, and to perform his wicked will ?
Why for the fir(> time, are they flow to ill ?
When fome grand v(S( gainft law \% tu be done,
Doth flccp ; doth hlo' dhound — ^ ruo
To L , and worry fhofc fmall deer,
When he might do more prtcioa- mifchief here ?
D'.th Wchh rum tail ? Do:h he rcfufe to draw
Illegal warrants ; and t« call thtm lavi ? [run,
I)«)th Wehb, ai Guildford kick*d, from Guliulord
With that Cold lump of unbak'id dough, hi^ r««n,
And, his norc honcA rival Ketch to cficar,
Purchafc a burial-place where three way* meet ?
Bi litvc it no* ; ii ftill.
And nevt r flreps, when he (hould wake to ill ;
— doth lcir».r nii(chitfo by the bye,
1 he great ones till the term in Uito lie ;
W».Mj lives and, to the ftridcft juftice true,
i)corn> (o defraud the hangman of his due.
O my poor country — weak and ovcrpower'd
By thine o>*n fons-— cat tothebonc— devoui'd
Y.y viprr* which, in thine own entrails bred,
i'rt y on ihy life, ;ind with thy blood are fed,
With unavailing grief thy wrongs I fee,
And, for n.yfclf not feeling, feel for ibfc,
1 gritvc. hu» can't def| air--for, lo, at hand
JVftd. m prcfint* a thcice, bu. faithful band
or /-yitl pa:f i<'t» men v ho gj tally dare
In fucn a noble caufe, men fie to be;ir
'I'hc \Mij;ht of cmpircn ; fyrtunt^ raiJ^ and ///••,
/ i'tue, and liictv'it/rg^ Ic.'guM with elefueme^
March in thtir riiik- ficcdoni fnni tilt t<- file
D «r:s hir dcli^^htcd tye, aiid wi h a limlc
Aj prove- htr h« nelr I n», whilll down hercheik,
A^ 'twere by fttalth (htr he^rt too (ull to fpe^kj
Oi.e ti ar in liUi-cc cmps one honcU tear,
Ard fccni 10 lay, *• Why i» put Granby here?''
O >c hravt Jcxu ir wlom wt fiill n ay find
A 1 \c «'f VMuc, frcidom, and mankind,
i> Jnth, in inujclfy of »t»c array'd.
Sec at \ui:r Itii y ui country ki'CcU for aid,
A:.d (ma; y • 1 h.r childrc-n tr:<iturs grown)
K ci a to th« fc ion* flif dill can call her own ;
&. (iinog to hrratht I tr lad in c»*iy brtath,
She ki tcU lo: fft'cdoiu, or (he htgs lor detih—
Fl) tiitii.ca.>h dutt'us lo- each £i ghii chief,
Anci t.. y. ur dr 'p ng pa:cu- brint; relief.
(j.i i..|'! — I, Mr lit tn^ lyrtn voice of tafr
1 ii.pt vc 'o (1 ip vkl.i.i! im piflkiv^ckl the feas;
Cfx. 1 If — I, or ivi t c hyiocrily, wh< fe tongue
V I )i in hy a fair, fulle, faiil art in hung
1. i« htil.il - lav niiig pr. phct, crol^ y« ur way,
V I 1 1 ywur ^rcai triand hioukK i ot <<f delay ;
!*»' r I« t vain ftar, who critu lo ail (he mect.<.
licii.Lia^ai^jpuic— * A Ucmiaiiielti-ceu*''—
Damp your free fpints ; let not threats aflfright,
Nor bribes corrupt, nor flatteries delight.
Be as one man— concord fucccfs cnfures-—
There's nor an l:.ngli(h heart but what is yourt.
Go forth — and virtue ever in yoar fight,
>h;ill be your guide: by da^ , your guard by night—*
Go forth the chan^.pions c»f your native land,
And may the battle pmfper in your hand—
U may, muft — Yecani-.ot be withftood—
Be yoar heart honefl, as your caafe is goodt
THE JOURNEV.
Some of mvfrltndt {{rtrfriindt I muft fuppou
A'l, who, not darinu to -.ippcar my foes
Feign great goon-wili, and n^it more full of fpicc
Ihin full cf craft, under falfe colours fight)
Some of n\} friends (^f-^ lavi(hly I print)
As n.ore in lonow than in an);ec, hint
( Though that indeed fcarce will admit t doabt)
That 1 (hall run my flock nf genius out.
My no great fli ck, and, puhli(hing fo faft^
Mud needs become a bai:krupt at the laft.
'* 1 he hi.-fbandman, to fpare a thankful ftiil,
'* Which, rich in difpofition, pays his toil
** More:h;in a hundred fold, which Iwellahif ftora
" hVn to hi$ wi(h, and make* hiK barns run o*er|
" By h'Hg expcrithce taught who teaches brft,
<* Foregoes his h( pe» a while, and givesittelL
♦* 1 he land, allow'd i'S lolfes to repair,
** Rcficfli'd, and full in flrergth, delights to wei^
** A ftcond youth, and to the farmer's eyet
** Bids richer crop» and double harvefis rife.
** Nor think this pra<ftice to the earth confinM,
*< It reaches to the culture of the mind.
** The mind of man craves reft, and cannot hear,
" Th<>ugh next in pow*r to Ood*s continual care.
** Gei.iushimfclf (nor here let genius frown)
** Muft, to tnfurc his vigour, be laid down,
'* And faiiow'd well : had Churchill known but
•• this, [mifs,
" Which the moft flight obferver fcarce could
•♦ He might have fiounfli d twenty years or more«
** Though n< w, alas .' poor man ! worn out ia
" four."
Recovered fn^m the vanity of youth,
I feci, m/jj ' this melancholy truth,
I'hank- to each cordial, each advifing friend,
And am, il not too late, rclo.v*d to mend,
Ref'-lv'd to give ft.me refpitc to my pen,
Apply mylclf once more to books and men.
View what is prcfent, what is pa(^ review,
.Ar.d my old flock elhaufled, lay :n new.
F\.r twice fix mocn* (le* winds. turn*d porters, heir
I his < ath to Hiav*n) for tv.ice fix moons, I fwcar
No nufe (hall tempt me with herfyrco by,
Nor draw n e from improvement's thorny way ?
Vc rfe 1 abjiite, i^or wiU forgive that friendt
Wlto in my hearing* (hall a rhyme conunend.
It cam ot be— Wl.tther I will, or no.
Such aft they are, n.y thought* in meafures flow,
C nvincM, detcrmin'd, 1 in profe begin
but ere I v^rite i uc fcntence, vcrfc cicep- in, [light,
/\nd t«inrsmethrf ugh anuthtoogh : by thisggti
I iu vats I tAik by day, 1 dream by nijht }
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THE WORKS OF CHURCHILL.
If now and.then I curfc* my corfci chime, -' , ■
Nor can I pray, un\oU I pr»j In rhyme. .
E*eii.iKiir I err, in (jpiteof common fenfc*
And my confeffioo doublei my ofience.
.J3f(il;;th«D,.my fiitndi .yfparc, fpare your pre*
ciout breath, ■
And be yqur fliuubcre not kit fotmd than death ;
Perturbed Jpiiitt reft, nor thus appear
To waftt yuur coimfels in 4 fpendthrift't ear;
On your grave lefloos I cahnot fublift,
Nor e*en in vtrfe become economip ;
. ReCk then, mj/rdndft nor, h<utful 10 my eyes.
Let envy in the ihape of pity rife
To bUit m^^rs my Ctroe; with patieacfr Wfut,
( * rii no loQg ioievval) ' propitioif • fate
Shail ffnt .your pride, and cv'ry Ton of phlegm ,
Find ample fpom to cenfure and condcm^.
Read fome three hpndred liiie^ (no eafy tailk ;
But probably the Uft liiac I fl^ali aflc).
And ^ift me up for ever ; ■ wait one hour,
Nay not fo much, revengje ift in your pow'r,
Andye^ay cry, "* Ere time hath turn*d his'glafii^
** Lo ! what xtf* pr»phefy*d is come to pafs."
Lft Uiofe, who poetry ip poems claim.
Or not read this, or only nad to blame ;
JUct thaibi who are by fi^ion*s charms enilavM,
J^rurm me thanks for half^a-crown well fav*d;
Let; -thofe, who love a little gall in rhyme, .
Pollpc^e their purchaXe now, and call next time ;
Ltt thofe, who, void of nature, look for art :
I'ake up their money, and in peace depart ;
i^et thofe, who energy of di(^ion prize,
lor BIUJDgfgate quit Flezney, and be wife ;
Her^ in,iiclw, no gall, nd a^t, n6 force ; . .
A lean are tjio words, aitd fuch as come of courfe,
'i 'lie. Aibje^ not lefsfimple than the lay; , .
A plain, uolabour'd Journey of a day. ,
Far fropi me now be cvVy tuneful maid,
I neither aik, nor can Receive tlieir aid.
jPejft'Jft* turned into a common hack,
^Uooe f jojf, and keep tlic bcjten track,
Nar wMtld I have lln; fiQcrs of the hill
B<:h(|l(i their bard in fuch a (^HiabtUe.
Abic.i^,,but only abL'nt. for a time,
Ixt them carcf» fome dearer fon of rhyme;
let them, as lar aa.deccDCjr permits,
W.thout fufpicion^-play the fool with wits,
'C»aij)ftfocU be guarded; 'tis a certain rule, ,'
"Wit* are Ufc things .thcre*& dar^i r in u foul.
Let them, though modefl. Gray more '^lodcU
woo; , "
T,ct them wiih Mafoa bleaf, and bray, and coo : '
Lc t iJiem, with Franklin, proud of fume imall Gscck,
J«lake SophocIeSfdifgui^'d, in tngliih fptrak ;
Lut them with Glover o'er UUdcA doze ;\
X.et thcni with DudUe^ W.ai| Ci<;oue*s woes,
VhiUb he, fine fc^liog/rcature. all in tears,
Alclts aa they melt, andwcepv with weeping peers ;
Let them with Ample WhiteUad, taught to creep,
Silent and fnft, lay Fontenelk ^ileep * ;
Lc^thcpi with Brown contrive,' no vulfpii' tiick,
'i'o cure the di;fd, and. make the living ilck f ;
., . • . i«f tie Sdmi /ft Lgvtrs^ h^ Mr, iVL'ttelcaJ,
t Set tlig Ciirt f/SauI^ ly Dr. Broitm, " "
?--
t.i
Let them in cburity to. Mvphy ^ve ' ' ^ .
Some old Freiicb piece, that ne may ileal and Hmf
Let them with antitfoqiiQ lublcrijptioha gcal^
And advertife «.fiMXuntf-liooie oTwit.
' Thus, or in 'any l^ette^ |ray they plealc.
While thefe jpreat men, or with great men lilEe
thefe, ' ' * .
Let them their appe^te, for laughter feed :
I on my Journey all alone proceed.
If fa(hionabl<( grown, and food of povVj >
With hitm*r9tit. Scptt )fit them difport jchetr ^oar i
Let them dance, fau7-Iike round OflSan*a tQiab ;
Let them (6m, lies and hj/hria (at HiUB|C^ ;
iLet them with Home, ^lie, very prince ffyctfc^
[Make fomething like a tragedy in EHht'
.Under darkallegorra ni|BMy ▼eil
■Let th^m With] V^fvy.fi^ui out a tale*.
Of rueful length ; le^ them plain thingf 'oli|ciqe»
Debafe what's truly '.(ich, and what is pQor
Make poorer ftill by jargon moft UQCOUth {
With evVy pert, prihi, prettinefs of yputfi'.
B'irn of falfe taHe, with fancy (like a child .
■ Not knowing what it cries for) runnipg wHd,
With bbated ftyle, by aKTet^tion taught.
With much lalfe colouring, and little thpogliC,
With phrafes firing^, and dialed dbcrecd.
By reafon ne^er'tu navepafs*d the Tweid^
With words which nature meant each oth^n foe,
Fprc'd to compound whether they will' dr nos
Wieh fuch materials, let them, if they will.
To prove at once their pleafantryand 'fltili.
Build up a bard to war *gaio {I 'common fenict
By way of compliment to Providence ; .
i i>ec them with Armftron^, taking leave of icnita
^ Read muf^y leAurrs on tauvo^nue^
Or con the pages of his e'aplng day^
Where all his former fame was thrown away.
Where all but barren' labour was forgot.
And the vain Ailfnefs of a htUrd Scot ;
Let them with Armdrorg pafs the tcmi of light,
j But not one hour of darkncf* ; \vl:ca the night
Sufpcnds thio mortal coil, when memory wakes.
When for our pall mifdain^«i confciencc takes
A deep rcvcnjjvi when by refledlion led,
She \iraws his curtains, and look, comfort dead,
l^efcv'ry Mufc be j^one ; in vain hd turns
And tries to pray for fl-ep ; an ^trta bums,
A more than ^jtia n his cow:ird brcaft,
And jTuilt, with vengeance arhi'J, forbids him reft
Though foft as plumage from }o\:ng zephyr's
wing,
His couch fcems herd, ant? no relief can bring.
Ingratitude hath planted dagjjcrs there.
No jrooJ man can defer vc, iw> brave man btar.
Thus, or ill any better way they p!eafe
With thefe' gri a: med, or with great men h'ke
thefe,
Let thcni their appetite for laughter feed ;
I on my Journey' all alone proceed.
DEDICATION TO CHURCHILL'S 5ER.
MONS.
HEALTH' Co great Glofter — from a man un-
.knowo; '
' Who^holtfi thy ftWHhai dearly aah!$«wn,
1 r
o'
E M'V.
fl
's«,
Accept thif gitetiof^or let modelk fear
Call up one maiden blnih — 1 mean not here
To wound with fl&ttery — *tii a ¥UUin*tartt
And fuitft not with the franknefi of mj heart.
Truth bed becomes an oribtJm divioe.
And, fpite of hell, tbat chara^er if mine :
To fpeak e'en bitter tmtht I cannot fear';
But truth, my L^rd^ is panegyric here.
Health to great Gloiler — nor, through lore of eafie,
^Vhicb all priefta Iotc, let this addreft di^tleale.
I alk no favour, not one note I cTaTe,
And when this bofy brain re(b in the grave,
< For till that time it never cad have reft)
i will not trouble you with one.he<|ueft ;
Some humbler friend, my inortal joiimej done,
More near In blood, a nephew, or a fon,
Jn that dread hour eiecutor 1*11 leave ;
For I, alas ! have many to receive^
To give but little-rto great Glofter htMt ;
Nor let thy true and proper Jove of wealth
Here take. a falfe alarm — in purfe though poor.
In fptrit Tm right proud, nnr can endure
The mention of a bribe ~ thy pocket't free,
1, though dedicator, ictrn a fee.
Let thy own cSx^xxn^ ail thy fortunes (hare ;
I would not Allen rob, nor Allen*t heir. .
I'hink r.( t, a thought unworthy thy great foul,
Which pomp« of this woiki never could controul,
"Which never uficr*d up at power's vain (hriney
Think not that pomp and pow*r can work on mine,
'Tis not thy name, though that indeed is great,
* ri> nut the tinfe! trumpery of ftate,
'Ti< not thy title, dodor thougJi thou art,
*ri^ net thy mitre, which hath won my heart.
State is a farce, names are but empty things,
Dc;;rce5 are bought, and, by miftaken kings,
'J'itlc-« are oft milplac'd; mitres which (bine
So hri^rht in other eyeo, are dull in mine,
l.^.ll.f^ fc-t off by virtue : who deceives
I'ndrr (he facrcd fandlion oi tatttn Jlsnes^
Enhances guilt, comn.iti a doubL* fin ;
So lair without, and yet io foul within.
*Ti!> not thy outward form, thy eafy mien,
Thy I'wcet complacency, thy brow fereoe,
1 hy open front, thy love-commanding eye,
Where fifty cupid«« as in ambufh, He,
Whuh can from iixty to (ixteeo impart.
The force of It>ve, and point his blunted dart ;
* Tis no: thy face, though that by nature's made
An index to thy foul, though there difplay*d
V^e fee thy mind at largr, and through thy (kin
Pcips out that courtcfy which dwells within ;
* ri» n< t thy birth, for that i* low as mine,
Arourd our heads no lineal glories (hine—
But what i» hiith — when, to delight mankind.
Heralds can make thofe arms they cannot find ;
When thou art to thyfclf, thy fire unknown,
A whole Welch genealogy alvu f
Ki>, 'tis thy inward man, thy proper worth,
I'hy light jud eftimation here on earth,
'J'hy lite ar:d dodrine uniformly join*d,
ALd flowing from that wholefbme fource thy
niind.
Thy known contempt of perfecution*s rod,
1 hy charity for man, thy love of God|
Thy £u^ ID Chrift, fo well tpph»?M,*fiimiL
Which Oow gfve life and utt*ranee to my pesttV
Thy vii^ue, not thy rank, deniaiids tpjr lays s
*Tis not the hi (hop, but the (^int I pnife.
Rais*d by that theme, I fear oh witHn'taMtfe ftKng;
And hurd forth into praife withheld to6 Idtof •
Thofe (hecp. which nevef' heard thdi' flw^lierd^t
▼vice, \^jtf
Whieh did not know, yet would 'not feartt' thdr
Which ftxay'd themfelvesij iet griev*d tlat I&oiil4
^ray, •• :
Thofe focep, which my good father (on hit bier;
Let III jal'du'ty drop the pious tear) '
Kept well, yet ftarv'd himfclif; e'en at thal.tiflM^
Whilft I was pure, and innocent of rhyme,
WhiUl, facrcd dulinefs ever in ny'vieWi
Sleep at my bidding crept from petT tp^i^, ;
Much did I wi(h, though little cotild I bbpe*
A friend in him who was the friend tX Pope*
His hand, (aid I, my yonthfnl (teps Ihall cdde^'
And lead tbe fafe where thonfandi faU befiae ;
llis temper, his experience (hatl cbntrau].
And hum to peace the tempeft of my fovl ;
His judgment teach me, frokn the critic Ichooli . ^
How not to err, and how to err by rale ;
Inftrud me, mingle profit with delijj^t.
Where Pope was wrong, where SbaUpore WM
not right; Twhlm*
Where they are juftly pnus*d, and where llim^
How little's due to them, how much to him* .' '
Rais'd 'hove the flavVy («f common rales.
Of cnromon-fcnfe, of modern, ancient JGchooli,
Thofe feelings bani(h*d, which miflead us aU,
Fooli as we are, and which we nature call.
He, by his great example, might impart
A better fomething, and baptize i: art ;
He, all the feelings'of my youth forgot.
Might (how me what is tafle. by what it not;
By him fupported, with a proper pride,
I might hold all mankind as foofs bcfide ;
He ((hculd a world pcrVerfe and pceviih growi^
Explode hi« maxims, and aiTert their own)
Might teach me, like himfelf, to'he content,
And let their folly be their puni(hment ;
Might like himfelf teach his adopted fon,
'Ga-Pil all the world, to quote a Warbwton.
Fool that I was, could I fo much deceive
My foul with lying hopes ; could I believe
That he, the fervant cf his Maker fworn.
The fervant of his Saviour, would be tora
From their embrace, and leave that dear employ,
The cure <>f fouls, his duty and his joy.
For toys like mine, and vrafie hit prectoos time,
On which fo much depended, for a rhyme i
. Should he forfake the taik he undertook,
Dcfcrt his flock, and break his paft*ral crook {
Should he (forbid it Heaven) fo high in place.
So rich in knowledge, quit the work of grace.
And, idly wa:id*ring o'er the mofes* hill,
Let the falvation 4if mankind (land fiill ?
Far, far be that from thee— yes, far from thee
Be fuch revolt from grace, and far (roffl me
i
The win
THE WORKS OF CHqftCHlLU
Noi
think it — guill ii in the thought —
to hith WirbimoQ hccn tiught,
leun'd Cbnd— Rccal Ihal day. wtU-
ki.oi .
'When I to nuin-am God', houmir — and his own)
Hf Cill'd bUfphcmen fotlh— Muhir.k. 1 now
See ftcrn icbukc cmhtotiedod hiibniw,
And »rm'il wiih lenf ild tenoti— rinm hiitcFrguc,
Wbcjc ficrjical and Chrinun fury hung,
JHelhirka I hear the de«p-ion'd thunders toll.
And chill with horror tt'tj Cnner'i f.nJ -
In nm they flrivB to fly-~flight cannot five,
And Potiw irenibltt evtn in bii gnvc —
With all the confdout pnde of innocence,
Mithiuku I hear b.m, in hi. own defence,
Bctf widiUa to himfelf, whiln all men knew.
By gofptl rules, bii witncfj tube l:ne.
O glorioui m»n. thy leal 1 muil commend,
Ttiou|{h it depris'd me of my deateO (nend.
The re4 rn«ive« of thy anger known,
■Wilke. mull the jullicG of that Vftr o^n,
And coald thy bofnm have b«n har'd lo view,
Piiied himfelf, ill mm had pitied you
Bred to the law, you nifcly rook the gown,
Which I, like Z^n"". fooli<hly liid iatin.
Hence double Itrcngch our HbIj Meihcr itiw :
Me Ike gut rid of, and made prize ol you.
I, like >a idle iruaot, fund > f play,
Doting oa tori, and thfo«iii([ gcmi awa^,
Gi>.lpiag II madowa, let the fubltatce Hip;
But you, iry Lard, renounc'd mioincy'tip
With better piirpi'fe. and more noble aim.
And wifely play d a more lublUniuil ^uue.
For Mai.t<iLld d
done.
DrSa--. ZJran, B-Jhep, Gi^fr,inA my Lsii,
If hjply thde high r,t,e. may accord
With ihy meek fpirit. if the barren roi.i>d
Of pride delighri thee, to the topmoD round
Cli forcuiie'i tadd t got. defpife not one,
Por want of fmooih hypntrifj' ondime.
Who, far below, turns iiji hi> wood'riup cje.
And, withoiit envy, feci ihte pl«e"d fuiii^b ;
Let r.ot thy brain (at br^in- lei's pottni might)
Dizxy, euiifoundfd, ci<ldy with th; height,
I'uiit round, and lole dillindion, lol'e her flciU
And w nied powcrt nf knowing j;ood from ill,
Of filling t;uih from fallebo,id, ftknda frun
foei
iiot, ^org'd with pow'r, and drunk witk
oUI fuJliUmli aMe-i.jj- /«■ lb, D^JUafim ,nui »
JOIM C
tIB
POETICAL WORKS
O V
WILLIAM FALCONER.
Coottinbf
rat SRirwitcK,
1
ODlt,
TUI SIMAOOOOI,
1
(9r<. IST^. f^<r.
tOMOfl)
To wkicb It pfcfixcdy
THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.
"Tir
'Tit mine, retirM benetth thit carern hoar^
That ftandt all lonely on the fea-bcat Ihore,
Far other thrmet of deep diftreit to fin^ «
Than ever tremlled from the Tocal firing.
No pomp of battle fwelU th* exalted ftrain.
Nor gleaming armt ring dreadful on the plain s
Bot, o*er the fcene while pale remembrance weepi,
Fare with fell triumph ridet upon the deept.
Here hoftile element* tomultu* ut rife.
And Uwleft floodt rebel againft the fltiet ;
Till h«>pe expiret, and peril and difmay
Wave their black eciignton the wat*ry way.
tiirwttCK. CAKTO I.
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THE LIFE OF FALCONER.
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Or the family; bi'rthiplice, and educition of William Falcoitik, there are no memoriah. He
was a native of Scotland, and bred to tbe fern, in which he fpeiu the greateft part of hia life la a
▼cry low ftatton.
He difplaycd his poetical powers at in enly age, and*|>iibU(hed, at Edinburgh, A PumfaeniU
the Memory of Frederici Prima rf fFtier, ttO^ 1 75 1.
In the cnurfe of his ilea life, he (erved on bdard the Briiamua, a merchant-man, bound firem Alex-
andria to Venice, which «4>uched at the Ifland of CMuHa, whence, proceeding on her voyage, the met
with a violent ftorm, that drove her on the coaft of Greece, where (he foffered fliipwreck near C^ft
CohmMe, three only of the crew being left afive. The danglers which he really eiperienced, he feel«
ingly dcfcribed in his next performance, mtituled ^tt SUfwrmk^m p0€m^ im tkret Camiu, ty m Smktf
4to. 1761. He infcribed it to the Duke of York, and prefixed a chart of the ihip*8 way, and aftc*
tion of the (hip icfclf, in order to render the poem completely intelligible.
It has been frequently obferved, that true genius will furmoirot every oblUcle that^appdlea ha
exertion. This' very poetical and intrrtfting performance, is a ftriking proof of this oUervatioii.
The fituation ofzfmUr may be thooght imlavoorable to the fmtf but the two charadera arc not
incompatible ; for none but an able ^lor could give lb didadic an account, and fo accurate a de-
fcription of the voyage and cataflropbe related in thb performance ; and none but a genuine poet
could have embe!li(hcd both with equal harmony of nombers and (Irengtb of imagery.
Unlcfs a variety of afieding drcumteKca are to be attributed to the power of imaginatioo, he
appears to have been poflciled of no inconiiderablc (hare of fortitude, to poflefs, under fuch €iicttiii<«
ftances, fo tenacious a memory; §ot it i^peais, from various parts of the poem, and particnlariy
from the motto,
'-^— qosqoe ipfe miferrima vidi,
£t quorum part magna fui— —
that he was perlbnally aboard, and (hipwrecked by the fiorm he (6 poetically defcribea.
The publication of this work drew him from the vbfcurity of his fituationi he wu patraoixed
by the Duke of York, to whom he addrcfled Uk OJt om bu fnomd iefartmrc /rem BagUad^ as Rmr JLimi-
rai^ and loon after received the appointment of Purfcr to the Royal George.
Availing himfelf of the difputes in politics, which were then carried on with peculiar acrimoey,
and eager to promote the intereft of tboTe with whom he was conneded, he wrote a Cittrical
pot m, called Tbe Demagtgut, in which he cenfures the condud of Mr. Pitt, and his defenders, Mr.
Wilke«, Churchill, &c. with great (e verity.
In 1 764, he publiflied a new cditsoa of Tie Shtfwnti^ in 8vo, with confiderable additions, com*
prche:.din); fcvcral new dcftriptions, cbaraAers, and epifodes, amounting on the whole to upwards
cf a thoufind line*.
In 1769, he publiftied his 'Xsrim DifHtmryf in ooe Tolume, 4to., an acknowledged ufeful vrork,
and a third edition of the JAj^tfwil, ia tvo, wick alterations; and ibon afterwards embarked 00
board the Jur$ra, with tht lAdin fvpervifbrs. to ftctie in the £a£t Indies,
J74 THE LIFE OF FALCONER.
In December 1)^9, he vrived it the Cape of Good Hope, from whniee h« Taitcd tavi ttlrr.
There irere ihe bfi tiding' of ihe Ihip. which was never heard of *ficrwud>. I< i\ geaatllj Tup-
|«fea to have <i>k.:ii Ere, a^'d ihit all the uew pcrilhed.
This ii ail th4t U knuwn of Falioncr, an able .raman, ind in ncelleol ftrl, mhoh oaulicd knew-
ledge and pDCclcal abiUtiei eniiile him to more aitcnlian (hiD he hu hitherto leeeived, froCBtkc
wrilcTi (rflherarj ind poeliciT biogmphy.
Since hii death. Tit Sti^rriA, hi( principal peHitnnance, uid rln Oaafimat Sbg^, ha> been fre-
^emlv reprinted ; and, together wiih Tbc Dimig^gur, Pwm » lit Diaib ^ IL, Ptimn p/ H^tUi, (U ••
«b Drii >/ TV/i'j Jrfarlurt frta E'lUiJ, and Tbi FvtJ Lpurr. a inllaJ. ilifctled in thi. edition of the
•■ Enghfh CwK.' 1790. rhey are repDbli[huI in Ilie iiefcnt cDJlefiron, wiih >□ AUrt^iUi^
tmia, a Mlad firfl printed io Dr Siuati'i ' Edinburgh Migaxine and Reiiew," for 17;}.
Falconer fccmi to have tiad a naturil <cin for poetry, and a facilic} of writing verfe-. Hii taa-
politioiic appeal tu be the BnliuiUcd and genuine off^citig iif njCuril geDiui,<inare ihan of punicaB
art He ricin> to have bcaowed Utile auepiion 10 ibe act and myftcry of a poet, which ii wK
merely the tMt& of grniu*. hut ti to \st ^icqiired only >^y long appIicaTion, or a due atieniioa lA the
pradice of 'he hell wiitcn. OC the iwo^ ht; ii prihapn a greater maflir i>f the nautical, than uf Ik
poetical m. Indeed, he himfelt confcffci. ihii he i. nioie teuai:i,.us of lili repmatioo ai > fadoe
than apieli iHoUKh, iu the Jatier capacity, if not a firtt-iate wiiier, he may th juillj reckoned the
filftpoe-icil failnr of nnr nation.
Tht SUfwcti imply eaablifbei hit fame. It hat reciived confidcrihlc additloni Goce the fici
impreflion but it may be leafonably doubted, whethei ithii beenimiiovedia the fame prupaition
Bi it hu been lengthened. There it frcqui^iiily ■ capioo- Cmplici'y in firtt deligna, that no ^la. |
thovghi or labour can intend an irreguUr beau'y that evtry aiteraiion mud efljce. In Icagtbening |
ivork). an aathoi ii apt to (all into repeiitiont, or Is ioereale the number of word<. without atldin* {
la the Duiubei or eneigy of the thought!. Thui, the two following ltae<, in ihe Grft editiaa ofthi
foem, arc fwelled mto four, jii the fccond ; viih what ilU|l^ovcalcn^ the critical leader niti jailp*
ffwiV ty lir lemf^ aitt tht UtAriig m^, . ■,
^lntf/a,t,mmi»nlCJm*a:tti^.
A tToop of Grecians, who inhibit nigha . ,
And oft the peril) '>f the deep defcTy,
, Roui'd by the blnftering lenipA of the night,
AniiBtn b»4 cliinb'd C^onn»'« neighhDiiring hftght.
the ttentiaa of two nervon* ttid coDdG: Knei, the teBlt of which wai fsll and perftft, lalo ha
June one*, whofe impcrTed eiprefSoa bgi tn the Very end of tht fentence, cinnot be JiifliSed by
the onimpiitant and unneeelTiry informalion which they contain. The love talc of PaUmm mi
^■M, in, however, interwoven with ^ax art, lod ■■ Id ttfeif pathetic and affeding ; but it divnn
the atlention from the more geiuine and manly diftrefl of (hC poem, it ia to be regretted, chat be
■Itered the CDnclolian, ibr the fake of the pirticular ntiDfophe of Pitman, which, bowever affefi-
ing.docaDoioinpenfatefbr the fepuition *nd altention of Ac beautiful linei iliit ended the pocai,
In tiie itft editioa.
Roui'd hy the fempeft, and the hhlteriftg night,
A troop df Ore^ttni moUnt Calttnna'* height ;
When gaiiii«r dawn with hortvf oa the flood,
Full ID the view a feene of hijiror flood J
The Turf with niangUd bodlo cover d o'er.
And thofe yet breaching on the Tea-heat (hoit.
Though loll to fckftte udihe'noUtt. uti.
Yet iiaturc't iore iuforoi'd their Jiinple))earUi
Straight down the'vale their haUenmg llept they bend.
The wretched fufferert helpful to allend.
Three ftill tUve, tn Meufufil plightttiey find,
Benaoib'd andAiivetiiittiWi.a ceck reclin'd.
TjuiMUcIeum in uor arm luutin ; .■ .
THB LITE OFF ALQONER. 175
With pitying fight their helplcfs lot deplore.
And lead them trembling from the f^tid (hore.
The poem opens wiih t general intimation of the Tubje^. and a comparative defcripcloo of tlie
prefent ftare of the iiland of CamHia and ancient CrtU / which is followed by feTerml beaacifol marine
defcriptjons, fuch as the profped of the (hore, a (hoal uf dolphins, a water fpont, the method of
taking an azimoth, working the (hip, &c.
In the fecond cantOi the ftorm begins, and with it the confultations of the pilots and operadooe
cf the fcamen, which arc defcrihed with an amazing mionteneis, and the technical terms etprcfliBd
in fmooth and harmonions nnmbers. Homer has been \uSk\y admired for reducing a catalogue eC
(hip- into tolerably flowing verfe. Falconer has Terfifird his own fea language, reeC-tackles^ hill-
yards, clue<garnets, bunt-lines, la(hing8, lanyards, &c with equal Juppinefs and (kiU.
The following lines, uken from many others of the fame kind, may ferve to (how how
fully he has ventured out of the cooimon road, to excel in hit own.
The maio(ail by the ^uall fo lately rent.
In dreaming pendants flying is nnrent;
With fails renx'd, another foun prepar'd,
Afcendmg fpreads along beneath the yard;
To each yard-arm the head-rope they extend,
And Coon the earings and the roSands bend-
That talk difpatch*d, they fir(^ the tracer flick.
Then to the chcfstree bring aboard the tack;
And while the lee cloe-garnet*s lower'd away.
Taught aft the (heet, they tally and belay.
The defcription of pMrtm.''m is elegant and harmonious in the higheft degree* Hii Mrf
eo much greater advanfage than the Palinurus of Virgil, whom he fometimes ioiitatet. The
ting of the fliip on the rocks, beginning, U/M m gather img tWorn, &c. is reprelentcd in glowing
lively colours. Nor is his talent confined to the defcription of inanimate fcenes; he relatea and bo»
waiU the fate of hii companions in the moft animated and pathetic .ftraini. rbe clofe of the Pibtg
addrefs to thr feamen, in the time of their greatefi danger, if noble and philofophicaL It if impo^
fible to read the circum(Untial account of the unfortunate end of the (hip's crew, withoot beiig
deeply affcded by the tale, and charmed with the nunnrr 'if the relation.
I'he Ouafittal RUgj on the unfortunate crew of the BriiammU is appropriate, pathetic, aad pleaf*
ing. The Demagtgue is not one of the pleafanteft of his ppems, though it contains a nimiber of ani.
mated paiTaiie^. The fentiments arc, for the mofl part, noble and manly, die latire poignantly fit*
vere, the ezprcflion ftrong and-nervous; but the tendency of the poem cannot be comnwnded,
and the obloquy thrown on Mr. Pitt U totally inezcufable. The Ppem m tie Demit ^ f&r Prim-t |f
IVaies does not rife above the ufnal (bain of funeral panegyric His (kh em ibe Dtike ef Twk*t 4f^
farture/rem England^ is written with noifdcm medioirity. Hit Ai^ ai« tender and eaff.
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THE TTORKS OF FALCOJN^ER.
THE SHIPWRECK*.
qnsqne Ipfie mirctriint Tidi,
fie ^ooiiim p4n magiia fiiL
Vit«. Mm* Lib. IL
CANTO t
^rop^W of tlie fu^J€A--lnv«icitioB-^Apoloj5f»—
Allrgnrical defcnption of Memory— Ap;^^ to
her aflSChtnce^ the fkaf^ b<^n-*RecrofprA
of rhe former part of the tmyafc— 1 lie (hip ar.
rive* at Candia-^ Ancient fta*e olthat ifland—
Pre(effit f^fe of the tdjaceat iflei of Otoce-^
Ti c reafoii f the frar- CharaAtr of the maftcr
and hu ■ Scert - Story (•! P«kmi4i aad Anna-—
Bveaio^<lefcribed- -Midnigbt-^Thefliipwciftht
anchor and deparia from the haten —State of
the wea*hrr— Morniog- Sitnatknof thenei||h.
booring flHHret- Op«*ratiAn of raking the fon's
osimurh .4)cfcriptioo of the irciieifta fccn Dram
the land.
The fcetic if Hear the city rf Candia ; and the
time about foar dayt and a half.
The fcene of 'he frcood canto ttea in the Tea, be-
tween Cape Frefchin in Candia. and the Ifland of
Falconr r^, which v% nearly twelve kifrtiea north,
ward of Ctpe Spada •- Hie time i« from rinc
in the morning till uoe o'clock of the fuilowtng
morning.
WniLc jarring intrrefts wiVe the voHd to armt,
A"d ttig^t the pracefut vale with dire alarm* i
While ocean hrAT% vindiAive thunder* roll
Along his trcmblirg wave from p«>le to |>oU|
* AnVRKTIItlf IMT f O THK TliaO tniTiON.
hut b iherU wtti wHb/rwm the fimMt hti tmi^iyp^
the author t§ f ^ it a Jlri^ 0nd tlwu^ »t^^m / U
Hk cmrf, 9/ w'.itb be Jljtt^r, bimfiif ti w*U *4 fimmd
$9 bjve rtie.vfi vrry €3njiierabU »i
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Sick of the icene, where «tr, with raflihla Imik
spread* deloladoo o*er the bleeding lanil i
Sick .if the lumiUt, where ih« truaapet*a hrtath
Bi>l» ruin fmile. and drowns tha groan of dtfijit
* Tin mint, rctif *d bciwatk this cawn hMr*
i'hu itaiids all lonely on the tin-boat flloM^
Far or her themes of desp diftrtlato fing
rhaa ever trembled fr«Mii the focal lbin|^
No p<«mp of battle fWellsch*. eialtod llraia«
Nor glnuntog arm* Hag dMdful ott the piaifi t
But, o'er the fccfte while pale remembtaBce wocf%
Fate with fell trmmph rides n,Mja the deqpfc
tiere boAde elements tnmulraons rife.
And lawlefo t>iodt rebel againa the flEiesf-
I ill htipe etptfes, a»d peril and difmay
Wave their black enigoioii the watery way*.
Immortal train, who guidea the iraM of fti^fi
To whom all fcience. arts and amm bduiif i
W'lo bid the tmmpet vt eurtfal fame ,
fi(4lt the warriorV and the poet's oame '
If e'er with trembling hope I londly lltBT*d»
In hfe*s fair mum. beneath Toar hallowM flwd^
To hear the fwet-t!y-mo«irf fyl late complain^
And mck the ^xart wnh ccikacy of paint
Or liilcn, while th' cochaoting «• ke of ^000,
While all Blyiiaoi wartafed cnreagh the gr ve §
Oh * by the h« lUyw blaft that mians an^Hd.
1 hat 1 weeps the wil^ harp witiva p«iiiuvc (boodf
By the 1. ng furga that loinaa throogh y
-~ cave,
Whofc exults rcmnrmur to the reariag wae«|
With living coloor* give my verfe lo giow»
1 hr Csd mem Tial of a ta«e • f woe \
A Icme from dumb obUvioa to foAoft.
I0 fiamr ankoown.aiid •ew to tptclerel
Ala« * negh A«.d hy the iacretl Hioe»
Their fu; -plia . t fi*cU no grraal r;iv d • v me I
Ah ! will chey icave Pirria's happy Ibo'a,
To pkm tha ud« whera wMn teuiprfbro«^
578
THE WORKS OF FALCONER.
Or {hall a youth approach their haliowM fane,
Stranger to Phcebufl, and the tuneful train !— -
Far from the mufes* academic grove,
'Twat hh the vaft and tracklefs deep to rove.
Alternate change of climates has he known,
An&Mt the fierce extr«m«M»f eirhar xone :•-
Where polar (kies congeal th* eternal fnow, .
Or eqnino^ial fqnt for evtr glow.
Smote by the freezing or the fcorching blaft,
•« '*iiip bof on the Wgh and giddy maft • "
From regions where Peruvian billows roar.
To the bleak coafts of favagc l^abrador.
From where Damafcus. pride '^ Ailan plains!
Stoops her proud neck beneath tyrannic chains,
To where the Ifthmust, lav'd by advcrfe tides,
Atlantic and Pacific feas divides.
But while he meafur'd o'er the painful race,
Jn fortune's wild illimitable chafe,
Adverfuy, companion of his wa; !
Still o'er the viAim hung wkhfron fway;-*
Bade new diftrciTes ev'ry iudant grow.
Marking each change of i>lace with change of woe.
In regions where the Almighty's chafteningliand'
Wtth livid peftilence aiRids the land ; >
Or where pale famine blafts the hopeful year,
3Parent'of wwt and mlfin-y fcvcre •
Or whrte, all dreadful in tb' embattled line.
The hbfttle (hips in flaming combat join ;
Where the torn veiTel wind and wave afTail,
Till o'er her crew diflrefsand death prevail —
Whene'er he wander'd; thus vindidive fate ■
Purfaed his weary fteps with lafting hate !
RoQs'd -by her mandate, ftnrms of black array
Winter*^ the mora of 'fife*s advancing day ;
Relaz'd the finews of the U^ng lyre,
And quench the kindling fpark of vital fire.—
Thus while forgotten or unknown he woos.
What hope ;o win the coy reludant mufe !
Then let not cenfure, with malignant joy,
The harreft of his humble hope deftroy !
Hisvdfe no laurel wreath attempts to claim,
Norfculptur'd brafs to tell the poet's name.
If terms uncouth, and jarring phrafes, wound
The fofter fenfe with- inharmonious found,
Yet here let liftening fympathy prevail.
While confcious truth unfolds her piteous ule ?
And lo ! the power that wakes the eventful
fong,
Haftes hither from Lethean banks along :
She f#eeps the gloom, and rufhing on the fight.
Spreads o*er the kindling fcene propitious light !-^
In herright hand an ample roll appears,
Fhmght with long annals of preceding years ;
With every wife and noble ar&of man.
Since firft the circline hours their courfe began :
Her left a diver wand on high difpiay'd.
Whofe magic touch difpels oblivion's fliade.
Penfive her look; on radiant wings that glow,
Like Juno's binU, or Iris' flaming; bow.
She fails; tnd (Wifter than the courie of light,
Direds her rapid intelledu&l flight.
The fugitive ideas flie reftores, [(hores.
And calls the wandering thought from lathe's
To tilings long pad a fecond date (he givet.
And hoary time from her frefh youth receires.
Congenial filler of immortal fame,
She (hares her power, and Memory ia her name.
O fird-born daughter of primeval time !
: By whom tranfmitted dowa in every eliiiM;, -
Thp dcejn of B.^e% loag elaps'd are known,
^ And blaz n d |tlotics.(^read {ranrsope to cone;
Whof^ breath diftolvrs the gloom of mental night,
. And o'er th'- obicur'd idea^pours.thciigbti - ^ .
Whofe wing unerring glides through time and
place,
And tracklcfs fcours th* immenfity cf fpace !
Sby \ ep what 'feas,*for thou alone canft tell.
What dire mi(hap a fated (hip befel,
A(raird by tempers, girt with hnftile fliores ?— -
Arife ! approach ! unlock thy treafur'd (lores !
A s«p from Egypt, o'er the deep impeU'd
By guiding winds, her courfe for Venice held ;
Of fam'd Britannia were the gallant crew.
And from that iile her name the vefTel drew.
-The wayward (leps of fortune, that delude
Full oft to ruin, eager they purfu'd.
And. dazzled by her vifionary glare,
Advanc'd incautious of each fatU foare;
I'hough warn'd full ofc' the flippery track to fhnn.
Yet hope, with Battering voice, betray *d them oo.
Beguil'd to danger tbui, they left bcbrnd - * t
The fcene of peace, and focial joy refign'd.
Long abCent they fi-om friends and cKive home.
The cheerle(s ocean were inur'd to roam :
Yet'Heaven, in pity to fevere diflreis,
Had crowned each painful voyage with fuccei^;
Still, to atone for toils and hazards pa(l,
Redor'd them to maternal plains at laA.
Thrice had the fun, to rule the varying year,
Acrofs th* equator roU'd his flaming fphcre.
Since laft the vclTel fprcad her ample fail
From Albion*« coaO, obfequious to the gale.
She o'er the fpacious flood, from (hare to fhore«
Unwearying wafted her commercial flpre.
The richeft ports of Afric (he had view'd.
Thence to fair Italy her courfe purfu'd; .
Hid left behind Trinacria's burning ifle»
And vifited the margin of the Nile.
And now, that winter deepens round tbe'poli;^
The circling voyage haftens to its goal.
They, blind to fate's inevitable law.
No dark event co blad their hope forefaw ;
But from gay Venice foon expc(5l to (leer
For Britain's coall, and dr«ad no perils near.
,A thoufand tender thoughts their fouls employ.
That foodly dance to fccncfi of future joy.
Thus time tiap&'d, while o'er the pathlc(s tide
Their (hip through Grecian feas the pijou guide*
Occafiun call'd to touch at Candia's (hore.
Which, bled with favouring wiuds, they (boo ex-
plore;
The haven enter, borne before the gale,
Difpatch their commerce, and prepare to fail
JBternal Powers ! what ruins from afar
Mark the fell track of defolating war '
Here art and commerce, with aufpicious reign,
Once breath'd fwect ioflucnce on the b^ipp j pUia !
THE SHIPWRBCK.
5?V '
roke! J
V/l.Hv.* <)': r the lawn, with Ui!ice and fcftivt fong,
Vd'.hi}^ plrAh.rc lod riif jocuitJ houihaluug.
Ill ^:.y hixuri^nce C' ro loo wu& frcn
Ti* cruwii the Vrtil« yn *^'.jh ctcrniil «ijrccii.
1 or WL:i';h, inr valour, cttuftcJ ami revcrM,
W'ii.it AlUun it, l.iir CAti«{ia cheii a|)peur*d.—
Ar. ' v,r... the lli^^ht vi ujrcs CMi revoke r
'J'^ c t'icc-btiru ipirit f>f her Ioih i^ brulc
'I'i.cy l>ow to ()triiiii;in*« imperious y
No KiD^cr t\i:ii? th;: droxpin^ heart iti]pire%
r.,r rinir <)j>prv-l]i 'ii i^urnchM jt* gcuiai fires.
I3ut ibii l.cr UlU'.h, witli jvoldoii liJixveUt crowoM, j
^uppiy tt'.e liarrcii Iht-rcA <ji' Greece around. |
W'hii pale diiLiL'la aulioU Utoi'c wretched ifljs! I
Thcrj ,hopu itcV-r uuwiib, an.l pleaiurc ucv^r
ilWllt.'i.
'I I:l- vail .; vvr:r.)i ob'Vijrliciun dr.ig* his chain,
^\i..l heart hi-* i.iiiiilh'il hu'v .« i.imeot ill vain.
'i ii'.ii- ty..>« i.avc Klii t'lc it ill rchi^unc io'il
.\ 1; v.-ii'Ji yc.ruorii th-j i-cury UbVcr*» toil.
N>» l.i«»i^-ixi:i^ Wnu-^, en hy c:f.irt fii >rc,
N.Av views v^:il. iri.iii;p!i, captive jf'»d- ad^rc
N ■ ; ■. ..y Hiit:!-- iiuw, v.uli utul charms,
I .!i .■ r;h ::«' .\'>eii jni; i.ii:c(3 at G<cccc to arms.
N«» Uir i-*.-!: .1. ipj^ citch^kiii :he(')c,
>->.r wh ;;: x:i.ii:cii^it</ l.iii):« are prou«l Co die.
I-Iml iuiicn h. auty :!i.(I-*;i twiii^rht ray,
^^'hi'p l' rr<iW Liut iii-r vci«j1 bio 'in decay.
'i lull tharm«, !■• h>:.^ rctiovvi.'d in claHic ftralot,
}],>.A liinly (liuiic on Albito's happier plain;* !
Ni>"it, in iht: lnutl'.rrn hrruirplicrr the run
'J*i.r'>i:^S the bj ight Virgin and the 6calcs had
run ;
Ar.v! oi» tr.i. cclip'i. whrt'.'d hi< winding way,
'i i.I ti'.c- :':rj'i.i- Sv.« rpi"ii idt hU tlaming ray.
Tl'i l;vi' wu'^ moiu'vi o^. \\ W tlie wave -worn l^rand ;
1 .'ur .' ty<« h'. r .lii.'hoi s b.u' ihj gulden land :
1 • .* I'l.! .':'n^ v.i;> ur% lu.l the air totle^p,
Au.i i:'>: a bri- /.r- ^vsahe^ thv' fllcMlt I'.LCp.
Tliii. v^Iilu :h' at.tiiniiiil Lipiin<>xi> u'er,
Ai.il I'.'.il' i- i:i the i;i>((h uci lii.C)* no more,
'1 hv. ^^ i'.- iilul ni.riiiir, Wti<<ni llv..ven inf-^rmii,
till •!■ cniN ilir prcladc ol' nppruai:lini^ iWm^
'I'ru' tu i.i* (mil vk lull l.urct! iIliv culU,
N<> !>r.).i .i::^ liorni the inAlirr'» Uiul .ippaU :
'I it' advaticu'i); It iloii waii:« him to the main ;
.\ »..}'.' ivi-, it :i{ r*J ri> ilu oar of j»aifi :
1 lis aii\ti)u^ hi «i:r. impAtii-iir ofd.Ly,
J.rj '■ j'l ilie iviiul tt iail ironi i'.tndia** biy ;
i )cC( r'liiii'ii, from wliatcvc-r p<iiitt they rile,
J i> rr .It !ii» !< r'un.' to th«. lea« .md i<ic>.
r.'.uu living; ray nf intCiLclual lire,
VJ.ol" V lunra y ;{leun)i n^y verfc mfpirc !
l.re yet t'ui ilic.'i.iii-r incid(.rtts prevail,
Till i-ii'M attention U-ci («ur plaintive tale,
Kcc ril whom, chic 1' anii ii^ the gallant crcw,
'VU i:i:!i.vlt p'jrluit ot foitunc hither drew !
CaDlont ot Nc-ptun' , gciicruus, brave and bold,
In p:iir. ai:d hazard toil fur lordid gold f
i hey can . lor gold too oft, with magic art,
S-jbduci e.-iv-h nobler inipulfe of the heart:
'J'hio crowr.i the profpcrous villain with applaufe,
To wh-.m, in vain, fad n.crir plead* her caufc :
'i lii<> itrew> W!th rui'ci liic'n perplexing road,
.A::i Icady the way to pUalurc'* blcft abode ;
With flau{<;hterM viiSliniB fiUtf the weepiflg plain, >
And-fmuoths the furrowK of the treacherous main'
O'er the gay vefl'cl, and her daring band,
Hx]>i'rienc'd Alb'srt held the chic'' command:
'1 liou(;h traiiiM in b>«ilUrous clenients, Lit mind
Was yet by foit Immaiiity icHii'd.
JLiwh j >y of wedded iovc, at home he koewst ,'•
AlinUii confefk the father of hii crLw! ., '
Drave, lih->ral. jull, the cjilni domeftic fccne
Had o'er hiii temper hreatti'd a gay J'erene.
Him fcii:iu\' taught by m)ftic lane to trace
The plani-:s wheeling in f.ernul race;
To m^rk the ihip in ilouing bariaiRc held, ,^
By earth atirailed .iiid.by lias rcpeU'd; '-., ,, ;
Or puint her dcviuuk tra*:k, tluough climes un- ,
known, . .
'I hat liaiS tu every (hope and every zone.
He faw the nviou through luavcu'a bloc can*
cave ghdc, - •-
And ii.:o morion charm th* expanding tide | ,^|
While eartii impetuous rounti her axle ruIUy . .\
F.xair> her watery xtuie, and (ink the pultA.
i.ie-'t aitd attra<£iion, from their genial lource,
H(- law 11 ill wandering with diminiib*d force ^
V/nilc on the margin of declining day,, ,
Ki,;hi's (liadowy coae rciuAant mcitt away...^ , ■
In-.irM to }v:ril, with unconquer'd foul, .
riie chief beheld tempclluou* ocean's roU; t
Hisgenij»., evttr for the event prcpar'd, .
Kole with the llorm, and ail its dangers flur'cL
The fecond power a and oiBce Rodmond bttrc :
A harxlv fon ol Ki:«jhnd*i iarthcft Ihore! '
Where bleak Nonhiimbria pour» her lavage train
In fable fquailron* o*er the northern mainj
That, with her pitchy entrails (lor*d, refurt,
A ri>f>ty trihc \ to fair Augutta*i port.
Wh(Tv*'er in amhufh lurk tbe fatal fanda, ...
They claim ti.e danger; proud of flcilful bands!
For while with darkling courfc their veflcUi'weep
I'he winding fhore, or pi. -ugh the faiihlcft deep,
0*cr bar * and ihctf th«: watery path they iound,
W^th dextrous aim; ragacii-UH of the ground!
IVarlelo they comh.it cv'ry hollilc wind,
Whcilin\r in mazy tracks wi^n courfc inclin'd.
Kvpirt to mi'.or. where terrors line the roadj
Or win the anchor from its dark abode :
Uiit drooping ami relax'd in climes afar,
Tiirnulruuusand undifciplin'd in war.
Siivli Uodniond uab; by learning unrc(in*d,
Ti.at oit rnliglitens to corrupt the mind :
H ij<lerous of manners \ train d in early yonth
I'o fccne* that Ihamc the confcious check of truth ;
To fecnco that nature's iiruggling voice controul,
.And freeze con^priflion rifingin the (ouV. [fliorc^
WliTr the glim hell-hound%, prowling round ilie
With foul intent the Arandcd hark explore —
])c jf to the voice of woe, her decks they board,
W^hdc tardy juflice flumbers o'er her fword—
Th' indignant mufe. Icrvcrcly taught to feet.
Shrinks irvm a theme flic bluihea to reveal !
* A Imt it /«''7cw, ill by,hogr.-'phy^ t» i-e a maft %f
tjrih or ftifJ ii>iL.'i.'d Ly tit yi-*r;Jt *■/ tfjf j'^a^ at tie «f«
tt. ret rf'j r'trr or Lawn : fo ut /9 ntiSii tic UmX'igJtitn
if if.. : It. uuJ *>ftiH dua^^i w.'*.
O o I)
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THtE WORKS OF FALCONEIU
Too oft ttUKfU, tem^d with poifom fell,
PoHtttei the Oiriiie where mercy Iatcs to dwdl t
That Rodmondy trdo'd by thu mihalLyw'd cfew.
The fa^d fodal piiSont never knew :
tJnIkHrd-to orpie s & dilpvte yet feud ;
Bold without .ctutioo ; idndiout honours proud;
In trt uafthdoPdi etch Tetermi rule he nrit'd«
And lU improremeot haughtily defpit'd :
Yet tboitth full oft to future perils blind,
VTith frifffuptfior glow'd his dirin# mind,
llinmgh Ibtripi of death Ihe ft^og bark ttt
When midhight ihades hivohre the raging- tide.
To Rodmood nett, hi order of command,
Sueodwlsiaie youngtfl of our naVal band.
But iHiat aviols it to record a name
That courts no rank among the fons of fame f
"wiifle yet a ftrij^g, oft with fond alarms,
Hbbofom danc*d to nature^s boundlefs charms i
On him fikif fcience dawn'd in happier hour.
Awakening mto bloom young fancy's floWer;
But frownSig fortune wkh untimely blaft
The bteffom withered, and the dawn jo'ercaft.
ForloRi of heart, and by ierere decree
Condemn'd rduAant to the faithleisfea,
With lonj| brewell he left the htnrel gnnre,
Where idenee ttid the tkneful fiften rove^-
Hither he^fribdar'd, anxious to explore
Antiquities of nations now no more;
To pe&etAte each dlftant realm unknown.
And fifigeexcnrfive o*er th* un^areird none*
Ttk Ttin !— 4or rude adircrfity's command,
Stfll- da the margin of each fionous land,
WiditinMlcntIng ke his fteps op^*d.
And crary gate of hope agamft him clos*d.
Permit my verfe, ye bleft Pierian train.
To all ArhJh this ill fated fwain !
t^nr, ffte that bard unhappy, on his head
Midi^ftnoft -ftars their hofiHe ftofluence ihed.
BotN, hi lamenting numbers, o'er the deep,
WidlfcMifbious anguifh tauriit the harp to weep;
And boUi (be raging furge in fafety bore
Amid deftruAion panting to the fliore.
This laft our tragic (lory from the ware
Of dark obHrion haply yet may fave;
With genirioe fympathy may yet complain,
While fad remembrance bleeds at cT'ryTein.
buch were the pilots ; tutorM to dirine
Th* untravcH*d courfe by geometric line ;
Train'd to command, and range the vartous fail,
Whofe various force conform* to every gale.—
CharcM vtith the commerce, hither aAfo came
A giuairt youth, Palemon Wai his name ;
A nchcr*s ftem refentment doom'd to prove,
He cAie, the vi Aim of unhappy love !
His haStt for Albert's beauteous daughter bled ;
For her a fecret fliunc his bofom fed.
Nor let the, wretched Haves of folly fcom
This genuine nsffion, nature*s eldeft bom t
*Twas hit with lafting angoilh to complain,
While blooming Anna fnoum*d the caufe In vain.
Oraceful of form, by nature taught to pleafe,
Of power to melt the female breaft with eafci
To her Palemon told his tender tale,
Soft as the voice of fummer*s evening gale.
b'er)oy*d, he faw her loively eyes relent ;
The bluihing maiden Anil'd with fweet cmMlt>
Oft in the mases of a neighbouring gt^ove.
Unheard, they breath'd alisemate vows of towf
By fond ^iety their pafllon grew,
lake the youiw blofloin fed with venial 4cw.
In evil hour th* officious tongue oCfsne
Betray'd the Iccret of their mutual flanse.
With grief and anger ftniggling in his breaft^
Pakmon's father heard the tale confeft.
Long had he Uften'd with AifpiciOD's
And ieamt, figaeious, this event to fc
Too well, lair youth ! thy liberal heart he Inmrf
A heart «o nature's vrarm imprcffiona troe I
Putt oft his vrildom drove, vnth fniitlefb tnii^
With avarice to pollute that generous ibS s
That foil, impregnated with nobler leed|
Refuft*d the cukore of fo rank a weed*
£late with wealth, in aAive commerce wob^
And baflcing in the ftnile of fortune's An,
With fcom the parent ey'd the lowly ihaile»
That veil'd the beauties of this charming BiBid«
Indignant he rebuk'd th' enamour'd boy.
The iattering promife of his future }oy s
He footh'd aod menac'd, anxious to reclakm
This hopelefs paffion, or divert its aim ;
Oft led the youth where circling ]oys delMiC
The ravifh'd fenfe, or beauty charms the ugrib%
With all her powers enchanting muiic fail'd*
And pleafure's fyren voice no more prevmirdL
The merchant, kindling then with proud difiliiBs
In look and voice affuni'd an harlher ftrain.
In abfence now his ool j hope remain'd ;
And inch the ftera decree hit will ordain 'd.
Deep angniih, while P&lemon heard htf doomf
Drew o'er his lovely fiscc a faddening gloom.
In vain with bitter forrow he rcpin*d,
No tender pity touch*d that fordid mind ;
To thee, brave Albert, was the charge confign'
The fiately (hip, forfaking England's (horc.
To regions far remote Palemon bore.
Incapable of change, th* unhappy youth
Still lov'd fair Anna with eternal trath ;
From clime to clime an exile doom'd to rottB|
His heart ftill panted for its fecret home.
The moon had circled twice her wayward sane.
To him fxnct joung Arion firft was known ;
Who, wandering here through many a fSMe re*
nown*d.
In Alexandria's port the vrflel found ;
Where, anxiou« to review his native fliore.
He on the roaring wave embarkM once more*
Oft by pale Cynthia's melancholy light.
With him Palemon kept ^he watch of night]
In whofe fad bofom many a figh fuppreft,
Some painful fecret of the foul confeft«
Perhaps Arlon foon the caufe divin*d.
Though fliunning ftill tn probe a wounded mindt
He felt the chaftity of filent woe,
Though gUd the balm of comfort to beftow ;
He, with Palemon, oft recounted o'er
The tales of haplefs love in ancient lore,
RecaU'd to memory by th* adjacent (hore.
The foene thus prefent, and its ftory knoim.
The lover figh'd for forrows not his owa.
7
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THB SHIPWRECK.
iit
TbQf, though t recent date thdr friciMtthip bore,
Soon die ripe metal own*d the qoick*aing ore ;
For in one tide their paffioon icem*d to roll.
By kindred age, and (ympathy of foal.
Thefe o*cr th* inferior naval train prefide,
The conrfe determine, or the commerce guide :
O'er all the reft, an undiftinniihM crew !
Her wing of deeped (hade obliYioo drew.
A fuUcn languor ft ill the (kies oppreft,
And held th* unwilling ftiip in ftrong arreft*
High in hit chariot glow*d the lamp of day,
O'er Ida flaming with meridian ray.
ReUzM from toil the iailort range the (hore.
Where famine, war, and fiorm are felt no more :
The hour to foetal pleafure they refign.
And black remembrance drown in generous wine.
On deck, beneath the (hading canvu fpread,
Rodmond a rueful tale of wondcra read,
Of dragon* roaring on the enchanted coa(^
I'he hideous goblin, and the yelling ghoft—
But with Arion, from the fultry heat
Of noon, Palemon fought a cod retreat.
And lo ! the (bore with moomful proTpeda
crown'd • ;
The rampart torn with many a htz\ wound;
The ruin'd bulwark tottering o*er the ftrmnd ;
Bewail the ftroke of war's tremendous hand.
What fcenrs of woe this haplcis ifle o'erfpread !
Where late thrice 6fty thoufand warriors bled.
Full twice twelve fummert were yon towers <f-
Tili barbarous Ottoman at laft prevail'd ; [(ail'd.
While thundering minet the lovely plains o'er.
turn'd.
While heroes fell, and domea and temples bum'd.
But now before them happier fceoea ariie !
£ly(]an vales falute their ravi(h*d eyes :
Olive and cedar form'd a grateful (hade.
Where light with gay romantic error flray'd.
The myrtles here with fond careiTcs twine ;
There, rich with ne^ar, melts the pregnant vine.
And lo ' the ftream, renown *d in claffic fong,
Sad Ixthe, glides the (ilent vale along.
On mofty banks, beneath the citron grove,
The youthful wanderers found a wild alcove !
Soft o*er the fairy region languor ftole.
And with fweet melancholy charm'd the fouL
Here firft Palemon, while his penfive mind
For confolation on his friend loclin'd.
In piry*s bleeding bofom pour'd the ftream
Of love*s foft angui(h, and of grief fupremc —
Too true ihy words! — by fweet remembrance
taught,
ATy heart in fecret bleeds with tender thought ;
In vain it courts the folitary (hade.
By every adion, every look betray'd^—
The pride of generous woe difdains appeal
To hearts that unrelenting frofts conged i
Yet fure, if right Palemon can divine.
The fenfe of gentle pity dwells in thia««
* 7^f intelligemf reaJtr \tiU rutdily dtfitvrr^ that
t^tfe remtii ks tilludt to the evtr'tnemoraUrfiege •f Candia^
rvbifh v?at t^ihfn from tbi Venetlamt by tht Turks in
1669 ; ht-img tUn .ohjxdertd ms itrpreiH^t^ 4tid rJ!cctiteJ
//.' crJIfcrmidallrfzrirefi itt ibt nnivrrfu *
Yes 1 all his cares thy fympathy fiiall fcoMr*
And prove the kind companion of his woe.
Albertthou know'fl with (kill and fcience grac^d^
In humble ftation though by fortune pbc'd.
Yet never feaman more (erenely brave
Led Britain's ronqu'ring fquadrons o'er the wnipe.
Where full in view Augufta's fpires are lisen.
With flow'ry lavms, ami waving woods betwMO,
A peaceful dwelling ftands in modeft pride.
Where Thames, flow-winding, rolls hia ample tide*
There live the hope and pleafure of kia lifc»
A pious daughter, with a faithful wife.
For his return, with fund officious cave.
Still every grateful objed thefe prepare ;
Whatever can allure the fmell or fight.
Or wake the drooping fpirits to delight*
This blooming maid in virtue's path to gnide^
Her anxious parents all their cares apply*d.
Her fpotlefs foul, where foft compalfion retgQ*d«
No vice untnn'd, no ficfcening folly ftain'dL
Not fairer grows the Hly of die vile,
Whofe bo£Bi opens to the vernal nle ;
Her eyes, unc^nlciovs of their (atu chsmif,
Thriird every heart with exqvifite alarma t
Her fiice, in beauty's fweet attraAioo dreft.
The fmile of maiden innocence cipreft ;
While health, that rifes with the new-bon day,
Breath'd o'er her cheek the folteft blnfk of May^
Still in her look complacanoe fmiPd fereac;
She mov'd the charmer of the rural fccae.
'Tw«s at that fcafon when the fieftds refiraM
Their lovelicft hues, array'd in vernal bloooa ;
Yon (hip, rich freighted from th' Italian fliore*.
To Thames' fair banks her coftly tribute bore t
While thus my father law his ample horde.
From this return, with recent treafnre (tor'd ;
Me, with affura of coaonerce chnrg'd, he fent
To Albert's humble manfion ; feoQ I went,
Too foon, alas ! unconiiEious of th' event-
There ftruck with fwcct furprife and fiknt awe.
The gentle mi(b'e(a of my hope* I fsw:
There, wounded firft by k>ve'a refiftleia ama,
My glowing bofem throbb'd with ftnnfe aWiit.
My ever, charming Anna : whoalooe
Can all the frowns of cruel fate atone ;
0 1 while all^coafciooa memory holda bcr p0iwr«.
Can I forget that fweetly* painful hoar,,
When from tbofe eyes, with loidy HghiniDf
fraught.
My fluttering fpirita firft ih' inftdHon cavflie;
When, as I gax'd, my fankering tongue bttimy'd
The heart's quick tumuka, or rcfiu'd iraaid «
While the dim light ray ravifli*tt eyea forfiioic^
And every limb ooftrung vrith terror (hookl
With all her powers diffeotiag renCan ftrove
To tame at firft the kindliog fiame o£ love;
She ftrove in vain ! fuVduM by channa divine^
My foul a vidUm fell at heanty's flirine.
Oft from the din of buftlinglifo I flray'd.
In happier fotnea, to lee my lovely maid.
Full oft, where I'hamea hie wenderiof cwroi^
leads.
We rov'd at evening honrthrooghflowvryveeda.
There, while my h«»f 'a (oft anguifli 1 reveai'dp
To her with tender fighs tay Ik^ iffeid'd.
O 0 uj
efent y
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su
THE WORKftiOF FALCONER.
While thr Twtrt ityin^ 9>7 A^ithful cmie bclier'd, ,
Her fnvwy breaft with fecrtt tmqnlt hcaVd ; •
Tori jtnan'd in rural fccnn from earlieft youth, '
Natui^' wu hcr's; anfl iDoocence and troth.
She never knew the city damfera art,
. Whole 'frothy pertoeficharma the Tacant heart !..~
My.liiit'prevaird ; for k»fe inform*d mj toogae,
, Andm hia votary's lipapBrfuaiioD honj^.
Her cyet yvith confeiooa Sympathy withdrew,
iikDd o*cr her cKcek the ro^ current flew.-i..
Thri^ huffj hours! where,. with no dark allay,
IJfe*s faireft' ibnihine gilds the Tcmal day '.
For here, the ii|th, that foft affeAion heaves.
From ftings of (harper woe the fotd relieves,
Elyfian fcedea, too happy long- to laft l-r-
Too fooB a ftorm the fmtling dawn o*ercaft. ! -
Too fcon fome demon to my. father bare
The tiding* that his heart with aoguifli tore—
Itfyiptide to kipdle, with diflaaiive voice,
Awhik be labour *4 to degrade my choice :
Then, in the whirling wave of pleafure, fought
From it* lov'd obieA to divert my thought.
With eifuai hope he might attem||jt to bind.
In chains of adaihaat,'the lawledi wind : '.
For love had aim'd the fatal flmft too fure :
Hope fed the 'Wound, and abfience knew no eure. ,
With. Bliemted took,* each art he faw . ;/
Still ba&d. by fnperiof nature's law.
His 9omam mind on various fehemes revolvM;
At laft*4D cruel extk he refolv'd.
The rlgopona doom urto fiz'd ; alas ! how vain
To him of tender an^fnilb to. complain I
His foul, that neWr Move's fwfct influence fekf
Byibdal fynpathy could never melt ;
With ftem- command to Albert's charge he gave,
To wafr Palemon o'er the' difiant wave.
■The ftip was laden and preparM to fail.
And only waited now the leading gale.
*Twas ours, in that fad period, ifirft to prove
Th« heart-felt torments of defpairing Jove.
Th* impatierit wifli that never fieels rep< -fe ;
Defire-that i*ith perpetual current flows;
. Tha fluduating paogs of iiope and frar ;
Joy diftantftill, and forrow ever near 1
Thas, while the pahgs of theoght fevercr grewO
The vaeftem breeaes inauijpidous bleiK' , >
llaftening'the moment of our laft adieu. J
^The'vefielpirtedonthe fiUing tide ;
Yet time one facred hour to love fnpj'ly*d.
Thonight was fiknt« afid, advincipg fafl,
Th»nu)on o'er Thames -her. fiUer mantle caft.
Impattitnt hope the midnight path ezplor'd,
And'lad me to the nymph royfouTador'd. ' . '
Soon her quick fbotileps ftruck my liflcning ear 1
She tunc confeft ! the lovely maid <irew near !
But ah^t what force of language can impact
TJi- impetuous joy that |tl<yw*d in either heart !. - .
O ! ye, whofe melting, bearts are fnrm'd to prove
The trfniblingcciaftra of genuine krve I !
When, with -dcJiciauf agony « the thought . .• '
b Mr thr Verge oi high delirium wr«taght ;
Your fecret fympathy alone can tell •
. WkatTaptuft^ then the; tlArobbing. boTom fwell :
QTer-aiiithe nerves uthat.Mi^r tumults roU,.tl
Whifclnvcwithftiytinch|nfn>ffntqiieUstbflfofn;
.«
. In traniport 1oa^.by>trtoibling bo|« impreft;
The bluibmg virgto funk upon my breaft;. :
While her's teoogenial beat with fond alaiasr '
Diflblving fofmsfsl paradife of. charms- 1
Flafli'd irtim mar eyes, in lirarm transfuiiofr flew
Quf bknding lpirits« that each«tber drew 1 '
O blifsfiipreme !' where virtuc!s Ctif can mek
With joys that gnilty pleafure never fek ! .
Form'djto refine the thought wtthchaii^tf defire.
And kindle fweet afledion's pureft fire. I
Ah ! wherefore flioulii my hopelefs love, Ihe cries.
While forrow barft with ioterropcinf figba.
Fur ever deflin'd to bunent in vain, ...
Bmh flatteringk fond ideas entertain- f
My heart thrmgh fcenes of fair ilhifion ftrty'd.
To joys decreed Cor feme fuperior maid.
*Tis mine to feel the iharpeft (lings oTgriei,
Where clever gentle hope affords reHef.:
Go then, dear youth ! tby £ather*a ragci atone;
And let this -tortur'd bofom beat alone ! '
The hovering anger yet thou may'fl appeafe;
Go then, dear youth ! nor tempt the faithlefs feat!
.Find out fomeiJhappier daui^hter of the to#n« /.
With fortune's fairer joys thy Inve to crown ;
Where fmiling o'er thee, with indulgent cay« i
Profperity fliall hail each ncw>born day.
Too well thou know'fl, gopd Albirt'a. piggaid
fate, .. '
III fitted.to fuftain thy -father's bate ;
Go then, I charge thee, by thy generoot love,
XbMt fatal to my father thiM may- prove I
On me alone let dark affli^ion fkll !. ,
Whofe heart, for thee, will gladly fuflTcr.all
Then haile.thte hence, Philemon, ere too late.
Nor ralbly hope to brave oppofing fate !
She ceas'd ; while anguifh in hrr angel-Aice
O^cr all hcz beauties Oiowcr'd celeAial grace.
Not Hclcniio her bridal cbarnis array *d.
Was half fo lonly ss this gentle maid.
O foul of all my wilbc* ! I reply*d.
Can that foft/»bric ftem aiRklion's tifle ?
Canft thou, fair emblem of exslted truth !
To forrow doom the I'ummerof thy youth;
And I, perfidioii«t ! ail thai iwcctncfsfce
Confign'd to lafting milcry for nie f
Sooner this moment nuy the eternal. doom
pAlcnufn in the filent earth entomb !
Attefl thrtumoon, fair regent of the right !
Whnfe luftre fick^m at thi« mr urnful Cgbt ;.
By all the paQe^ divided iovcf* kc).
That fweet -poflifiion only know« to; heal ( •
By all the horrors brooding o'tr the deep !
Where fate and ruin iad doitioion keep ; '
Though tyrant duty o'er me rhrcutcoinig (UmU,
And claims obedience to her (Icro copAmaud*:
Sbouldl fortune cruel or aufpici* us.j>rove.
Her fmile or frown #iaU, never change my Iqvc !
My heart, that now muft every joy rcljgn.
Incapable of change, is tftiiy t\\int !•>-
O ceafc to weep! this ftprm will yet dcay,
Ajid thefe fad clouds of (orrow melt ^^ay.
While through the ru^i^c'd j^;h of life .we go,
AU mortals ^afte the bitter \!lpM)!^ht of woe.
The fanv'd and great, ^ccreed to' c<|ual pain.
Full oft in iplcj^d wrctchedae(> complaju.
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THE SHI
St$
For this profperitf , with brighter ny.
Id Cmtimg cootrad gilJv our ▼ital <Uf.
I'hou too, fweet maid ! crc twice ten iBoqths
arc o'er
Shalt hail Palemon to hit native Ihore,
Where never incercft (hall divide oc more.
' Her ilruggliug foul, o'erwhtlmM with tender
grief.
Now found an interval offliort relief:
So nu-ltH the furface of the froien ftream,
Bc-ncath the winc'ry fun't departing beam. ,
With warning hafic the ihodea of night withdrew.
And gave the fi^'nal of a fad adieu.
As on my ueck ih* aflli<^ed maiden liung,
A thoufand racking douhts her fpirit wrung ;
6he wcpr the terrors *»( the fearful wjivc.
Too oft. 'A'An I the wandering lover*s grave !
With foft perfuaTion I difpeii'd her f(.ar,
And frum her cheek beguilM the falling tear.
While dyixi^ fonducfft laogui(h*d in her eyes*
^he pour'd her foul to Ilravcn in fuppliant tfighj^*-
Look down with pity, oh ! ye powerii above,.
Who hear the fad complaint of bleeding love!
Ye, who the fccrec lawi of fate explore.
Alone can tell if he return! no more i
Or if the hour of future joy remain^
I.ong.wif!rd atonement of long-AiiTeT'd pain !
Biii every guardian minifter attend.
And from all ill the much-lov*d youth defend !
With grief o'cni'helm'd we parted twice in
vain.
And, urg*u by Orong attradion; met again.
At laQ, by cruel forcune torn apart.
While leiider paOiun itrcam'J in cither heart.
Our cyi>» rrauMlx'd with agunixing look.
One i:;d farewell, Miie lail embrace w« took.
Forlorn ot hope the lovely n.aid 1 left,
ra.fivf am! pale; of every j^y bereft,
Shj ro her nient couch rctir'd to weep,
Wjiitc her lad fwain emiiajkM upon the drrp.
hli> tjle t(tu< c!i>%'d, trom fynip;iihy of grief,
I'alcnion -» Solom ffl' a Iwect rduf.
i'hc liaplilH bird.thii* raviHi'd fiom the 0:ic*,
Will re ail Nirlorn hi* ii»vM cun.panioo ftjc», i
In icvret l'>i>g bcu-;4ili hi^ Ci uel fate,
Witi: (• I ; .'cntcnibrancc of hi* winged mite :
Till ^TiVk n taniiliar wiili a foreign tr.i n,
V( m)ot>'d at length, hi» iajly«warbli:ig Oriin
In Iwect oblivion chatm« the fenfc of pain. •
W tci.dir nuidNi, in whofe pathetic fit^U
C^npjili- n'kfacrcd ttream impetuous roU*; -
Whole warm atletHionv cxquifKcIy.fccI
The lecrct wound you tremble to reveal i^
All ' may no wanderer of che faith Idi* luaio
Pour chrtnigh your brcall the foft delicioua bane •
May never fatal ti-ndcrnci^ af^prave •
'I ht fond «niiii<'nA of their ardent loye.
O ' wain'd by fnrndlliip'n cOpufcl, learn to (bun
The idiA path whrre tboufaudk are undone 1
Nov.' u«^ tiu- yourtis, reciirning 9'cr the pUiu,
Ap]ironch\l thi- lonely margin of the main,
l-irtt^ with attgnttoi: roua'd,.Ai:ion ey*d .
'J'bc i^zaciful iovLjr. fcrra*d in natnre't piide*
Hi^ frarue the happieU lymiuttry diii4ay'Us
And lpik» ol wa\iHg ^uld hii tuxk aiiay'd.
•s
In every look the Papliitn grteet fliiiie*
SoOt- breathing o*tr bis cheek their bloom divim*
With lightened heart he Dnii'd fcrencly gaj^
C^ike young Adonis'or th^e foo of May. ' .•
Not Cytherea from a fairer fwain
Re. eiv*d her apple on the Troian pbin !
The fun*s bright ^b» dedinjng all ferene, i
Now glanc'd obliquely o*cr the woodUnd fceiie.
Creation fmiles artHud;- en every fpniy
The warbling birdt exalt their evening hr •
Blithe ikipptng o*cr yon 41111, the fleecy txiin.
Join the deep chorus of the lowing pUin:
I he gokien lime and orange there vfere icepi
On fragrant brandies of perpetual green.
rhc cryftal ftreams, that velvet meadowt'lave,. .
ri» the green ocean roUtwith chiding wave*
Tl.e glafly ocean hufli*d forgets to roar,
B.it trembling murmur* on the iandy Ihore i
And io 1 his furface, lovely f o behold !
Olowa in the weft, a fea ofiiving goldi
While, all above, a tho«fand liveries gay .. , •
The ikies witJi poqip ioc^able array.
Arabian fweets perjume the happy piaioa :
Above, beneath, around encbantmem reagntL !
»WI«iIe yet the (hades on time's eternal ficaljit
With long vibration deepen o'er the vale r .
While yet the fongftera of the vocal grove , /
With dying numbers tot>e the foul to love; ,
With joyful eye» th' attentive mailer ficei.
I'h* aufpicious omens of- an cafiem brcayi.--.
Now radiant- vefpcr leads the flarij traSp, .
And night flow draws licr ve4 o'cr.land yij main;
Round the charged bowl the Ijulorsfoem a ting i
By turns recount the wood*roo» talc, gj^ fing;
As love or battle, hardlbips of the main* .
Or genial %vine, awake their homely ilrain : ,.
Then feme the watch of night alternate Jcfep,
rhe reft lie buried in oblivious ileep.
Deep midnight now involves the livid ikieip
While infant breezes from the ihore arile. .
The waning moon, behind a wat*ry flitoad,
Pak-giimnier'd o*cr the loog-proua^d 4omL
A mighty ring around her filver throne^ .^
With partini; mctc«trs croft, portentous fhioiipc.-
I'hii io the uoubled iky full oft prevails ; ^
Oft decm'd aTigoal of tempeilooos gj^>csi<« »■
While ) oung Arion ileiiips, .before hia 6^^, ■
Tumultuoui fwini the viliona of the nittit.
. Now bWroing Anna, with her happy fvniiBy ,.
» Apprt^ach*4<chefacrcd-,HyinencalfaBe; ^,
.^n»n tremcndotu lightnings flaih between ;
And iuoi-ral fmmp, and weeping kvea.areieeik!
Now with Palemon up a rocky iUep» . , 1 ^ . ^;
\ACh«iie fuanmit trenihlea o*er the roarmp,dntp9 , •
With painful ftep be cUrah*^ ; while, t^r 'above
Sweet Aiuia diarm'd them wit)i the foicepf love.*
I'heii fuddcn fro«i> the..iUpper]r baight d^j leU,, .
White dreadful yawn*d bei»ea(b.thc jaws of helL^-
Amid this fearful trance, a thnxidcring (bnnd •
He lH*ai»-^ud thrice the hoUow de^ ^hn^ij..
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r
IJpilartiiig fii<u|i his couch, oo dccft.hcAinu^ ; .
I'hrice with ihrili note the boa^wa&n'a iiibiflk
i
AU hamJi nmmur / proclaims % ^oUier^tts cr^y ^
Aii.lwidt ifffaMM-,.the cav^Tudu leplj! » , • ^„
StA
THB W0VLK9 Of FALCONER.
R>iit*d from repofe aloft the fiiiton fw«nii»
Ai'd with thrir kvrrt foao the windiait * arm.
Ihe ttrder fhren, op fprliiftinf^ with t hound *]
They lodge the b«n, and wheel their eogiiief
round : t
At every rum the clanging pauU refoond. J
Upt rn reluAam from iraooiy cave,
The pond^ouM anchor rifet o'er the waipe.
Aloi.|{ their flippery niaft« the yards afcendi
And high in air the canvat wingii eitend :
Redonblmg cofdi the h*fty canva» guide,
And through ineitricable masct ifKde.
The li|oar 'tyu'with long reflcdioQ |Eleam«
To light the ^ivflel o'er the fiWer ((ream :
Along the gbfly plain fercne (he ghde-s
White agnre radiance tremble* on her fidea.
From i-aft to north the tranfient breeses play ;
And in the Egyptian quarter foon decay.
A calmeni'ues; they dread th' adjacent (h re;
The boats with rowers arm*d are fent before :
With cordage faftenM to the lofty prow.
Aloof CO lea the ftately (hip they t- w f.
The nerr^ut crew their fwceping oars extend ;
And pealing fiiouts the (hore of Candia rend.
Succcfii attends their frill , the danger's «*'er :
The port >« doubled and beheld no more. [(Igfat,
Now mum, her lamp pale glimmering on the
Scattered before her vaii relu^ant night.
She comea npt in rciulgent pomp array*d.
But fte^nly frowning, wrapt in fullen ihade*
Ab(»f e incumbtpr vapours, Ida's height.
Tremendous rock ! amergts on the fight.
North-e^ft the guardian ifle oi Standia liea,
And weft ward Fttfchin's w-ody capes arife.
With winning poftor^, now the wanton fails
Spread all their fnares to charm th* inconftant
gales.
The fwcUing ftu'n-fAiU ^ now their win^rs extend,
Then ftty.fails fidrl- ng to he brcesc afccnd :
While all to court the wandering brctrze are
With yards now thwarting, pow obliquely b.rac*d.
I'he dim hnrison lowering vapour^ (hmud.
And blot the fun, yet ftrng^rling in the cloud :
Through the wide atmoiphtre. con«lens*d with
His glaring orb emits a fangnine bbae. [hare,
1 he pilotrnow their rules of art apply.
The myftif needle** deviou« aim to rry.
The compafsplacM to catch the rifmg ray §,
I'he quadrant's ihadowft flfUdious they furvcy !
■ -* —
• ^tte vmdla/i it a ftrf o/lar^f roNefy upd U retitd
«« the anl/r, sr hemvf up fbc mrftttfr. It h inrtiet/ akwt
ttrtUttBj iy M fitnmier ^l«nghars n- ie^ert; in tttbith
9^ctMtim it is p^fveifUJ from mrei/rnjr. ^v tbe fianfs,
f Tetwjy 1/ tie tferaim •fdrtrwin^ a Jkif f r^
w«fy, kjWKoni 0f ToptSstiettniingffom htrfwt'pari
U ^ittfr mrt' e tfthe iiaU rrtving ifire her.
\ SUtdiBng-fgrh art hng, ntrro^o paU, wHih are
fti.Jf 1^ y>Jl^* tvMtber amd/jtr tPnuU' Off tte wtjide
9f the iirfer ffmtre faib, Stat'faih are thrfe eermered
Jaih^ teiicb «rv bm/fed tip ea tbejiayi , ^ohen the wioii
tr^te ^Jh^fs emrje either dirrdily or ehUfurly.
^ The efmttiem oj $akimg tbe/utt't aximmth. jif pr-
der ta d^f^vtr tbt etfftnt tf vrtftrn variaii,n •/ the
Along the arrh the gnklnal IndkPi Mm^
While Phoebas down the vntic circle glalaa^
Mow, feco on ocean's utmoft wrge to fwioip
He fweeps it Tibrant wi'h his nether limK
ihcir fage experience thns cspkanea the Mghl
And polar diftance of the fiiiirce^of lighc s
Then throngh the chiliads trifle mane tbey tffttt^
rh' analogy that proves the magnet's place.
The wayward Aed, toi trurh tha« reeoncil'il.
No mort the atventiw plot's eye begnB'd.
I he nativea. while the flHp depart* the luatd^
Aihore with admiration gaaing ftand*
Majefticaily flow, before the breeie.
In ulent pomp (be marches on the feaa.
Her milk white bottom caft a Ibfter gleam.
While trembling through the gnen tranfliicaBft
ftream.
The wales f, that cIo(e above in contrail (lioat,
Clkfp the long fabric with a jetty sonc.
Britannia, riding 4wful on the prow,
6iUi*d o*er the inifial-wave that roli'd below :
Whcie*er (he mov'd, the vaffal-waves were fccQ
To yield obfequious, a* d confels their queen,
rh* imperial trident grac'd hrr deater-hnnd,
or power to rule the furgejike M^^fea* wand^
I'h' eternal empire of the main to keep.
And guide her fqua'lrons o*er the trembliog
Her left propitious b>Te a my (lie (hield.
Around whofe margin rolls the wat'rj field.
There her bold gtnhis. in his floa'ing car,
0*er «hc wild billow hurU the fkorm of war—
And li) '. the beafts,that oft with j. a oua ragn
In bloody comba* met, from hge to age.
ram*d into union, yok*d ii< frieod(hip'» chain,
Etraw bit pr'>ud chariot r9und the vaf»q~ui(h'd <
Froiii the broad margin to the centre grew
Shelves, rorkd, and whirlpools, hideous to the
view !—
rh* immoital (hield from Nrp»une (he rcceiv'd.
When firft her head above the warer» heav d.
Loofe floated o er her Hmhs an azure veft;
A figur'd fcutchcon glitrer'd on her bread;
There, from one parent to 1, for ever young.
The blooming rote and haniy thiftle fpning.
\ruund her head an oa^en wreath was fccn.
Inwove with iaurcU of unfading green.
Such wai the fciiip'ur'd prow-— from van to rear.
rh' artillery frown'd, a black tremendou- rier !
hmbalm*d with orient gum above the wave.
The fwellin^ fides a yellow radiance gave.
On the broad Oern, a pencil warm and bold.
I hat never fervile rule«» of art controuPd,
An allegoric tale on high portray *d.
There a ^oung hero here a royal maid.
Fair ftinglano*!< genius, in the youth crpreft.
Her ancient foe, but now her friend confeft.
The warlike nymph with foiid regard furvey'd:
H* more hithoftilc f «>wn her hrait difmay'd.
His look, that once (hot terror from afar,
Like young Alcidcs or the god of w*r*
I
4 The ipah$ here alluded /# are am aJjfewMagt •/
^to9g fhmkt vhich envei^pe the le^-er part ^thejh*p*e
Jidtf whereim thty tire broader and tbieier Aon the r^
and a. fearfioHwbat hke a ran^e of baaft^ whithfif^
I r»ki it btitm/rvm the a//cr ttwri/.
THK s-Hirw&ieC'
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I
flerent it foimMr^f ivmliif fdet Am ikm%
S^reae, yet firm ; thovjcfi nUdt imfffdlng *wt.
Her nem>u4 arm, iimr'd lo toil* Cmre, •
Brondiih'd th* unc nqutrrM Calt'cioilitn Tpear.
The drea«.f«t (svkhioo *4 the hOk flie witn^
8unj( Co the h^ip in muiy • ftle of yon,
I'hat olt her ri^r«dy*d with iMtftiie gort.
B lie wa« her rocky ihield ; her pierciDft ty«
Fialb*d like the raeteor* oi her BttiTe flEf ;
Her creH, high-plum d, W4» rough with muiy a
fcar» .
A* d o*er her helmet f^m*d the nottfficm ftar.
The warrior youth appkar'd of n<*ble frame,
The haidj off-prtng ik ibme Runic danie
l^oofe o'er hit (boiUdert hung the B^ckcn*d bo#,
Rcnown'd in ione* the tenror of the foe !
The fword, that olt the barbar<i«t north defy*d,
The fcourue • f tyrants ! glitter*d by hi« fide.
Clad in rrfulgent arm', in battle woo,
I'hc Georfe cmblaf uti*d on ht^ corfekt frootb
Fait by hi» fide «at (ecn a golden lyre,
Prc};nant with number* of eternal fire |
Whole ftringt anliick the witchea* midnight fpeH :
Or %^aft wrapt fancy through the. gulfa of bcL-^
Struck with contagi- n, kindUng fancy heart
The (<>ng% of heaven the mufic of the Ipherea !
Borne on Newtotiian wing through air file flieia
Wncre other I'unn to other fyflem* rife !•»
Thefe front the fcene conf icaoni" overhead
Al ioti*t proud oak hi* filial braochet fpread !
Wliile on the fea*beat fliore obfequioo* ftond,
Beneath their feet, the la-her f the fl-*od<—
More, the bold native of her clifi« above.
Pocfi'd by the martial maid the bird of Jove;
I'here on the watch, fagaciootof hi« prey,
Wi'h eyen of fire, an Englifh maftiff lay.
Yonder far commerce tiretvhM her winged fail;
Here h-own'd the god that waket the livin|{ g^-—-
Hi^h o er the poop, the flattering wind* unfurl*d
Th imperial flag that rules the wat'ry world.
1)^ ep-blalbang airoors all the t*-p» inveft ;
And warlike trophies cither quarter •■reft:
I'ben tower 'd the mails; the canvas fwell'd on
high ;
And waving ftreamers floated in the flry.
Thus the rich vrfiel moves in trim array,
^ike fome fair virgin « n her bridal day.
Thut like a fwan fhe cleaves thr wat*ry plain.
The pride and wonder of the JB^eao mam :
C<\NTO IL
aaovMinr.
^efledion on leaving the land-^The gale conti-
nues—A ^^atcr-fp••ut■- Beauty of a dying dul-
phin— -I'hc (hip'ft ^'^grefs alohg the fliore-^
V'ind flrengtbens.-- The iailt reduced — A (hoal
of p«>rptiilcs— Lail appearance of Cape Spado-
Sea riTcs- -A iquali..-rhe fails fuither dimi-
nifbcd-— Maini«il fpUt- Ship beaia away be-
Xore the wind— -Again haul* upon the wind*^
Another msudUil fitird to the yard- •The gale
iUll incrcalcs— I upfaili (orlcd — lop^gallam*
yard* fcnt down- — 6ea eslargce-— Ann Cet—
jr'ouifct rccfcd-*-rgiir kuatu M of the kc
wain -yard arm I A'^^ety of the pilots from
their dangrmos fitaatiuiW«-Rcibl«ia behaviwr
of the liul<rs ••The (hip labour* in great dlf.
trefa— The artillery thrown oferbiJ«rri.^l)i|:>
mal appearance of the -«>eat.iC'^»:Very hi^
and dangeroas fe»» -Severe fstigoe of thr cte^
• -C nfuitatiiHi and refukitton of the oikewi ■
Speech and advice of Albert Co tlfet crewu^
Nccr£ru7 difpofition to vei r befinre tht wiad
•— Oil appointment in the tiropoM elTddl • Neir
difpuiitions equally unfuccefiifiiU-«»llM rtHna
nuuft cut away.
AO110. ye p'eafurea of the mral fcene,
Whcc peace a-id calm contentmcni dwcU IcreM !
To me in vain, on caith^s pr-:Ufic iSail,
Wirh fummcr cr^wnM the &ly(un vaUica imiLe *
To me thnfc happier (uof no yiy ioipartp
Bu< tantalise with hope my aching keact*
For thefe, alas! reluAanr I foregOt
To vifit ilorma and elemenu of woe •
Ye ccmpcfta, o*cr my head congenial ml^
To fttit the moaiofial mufic of my fimll
In biack progrelfi n, lo ! thcj hover near;
Had focjal horrors, like my late ierere I
Old ocean had, bencaih whole asare %Qn$
1*hc iecrct deep Uci uneiplor'd, unkAowii.
Appro^h ye brave contpanitma of the leit
\nd fearlcfs view thia awful (cepe witJi ma i
Ye native guardians of your country's lawa!
Ye b lid a£rtors of her facrcd caufe i
The niufe invites you ; judge if fke depart
Unequai fr^m the precqits of yoor art. 1
In praAice traiu'd, and confcious of ber powV,
Her ftcps intrepid meet the trying hoar.
0*cr the fniooth bofom t4. tlM fythlcis tidOy
Piope.l d by gei tie gales, the v SL\ gUdaa.
RiKlmond ciuUing Uit th* au^ciomt wind,
And by a myllic charm its aim confia*dd««»
The thoiightii of home, that o*er his £siicy roll»
With trembling joy dilate PaleiiioB*t fool s
Hofvr liltH his heart, bcfocc whofe vivid ray
Dilirtfs recedes, and danger melts away.
ilread) Britain's partnt-clilTs arife,
\**d in idea greet his longing eyeal
E icfa amorous failor too, s^itb heart elattg
DwcUs on the bea«tie<i of his gentle mate.
h*en thry th* imprrflive da-t of love can feel,
Whtk ftubbom lonUare flieath*d in trqile ftecL
Nor lef* o*erjny*d. perhaps WiCh equal tntth.
Each fitithful maid cipcAs th* approa&hiag yo«tb|
In dtttant bolom- equal ardoorsglow,
i\nt\ mutual paffion* mutual joyrhcfiow« —
Tall I'U*s fumniit now more diftant grew.
And Jove*s high htlkwas rifing on the vicwf
When, fiom tne left approactiing, they defcry
A liquid c lumn towering (hoot on high.
. he foaming bale an angry whirlwind fwcepa.
Where curling billows roule the frarfiil decpa*
Still round and round the fluid vortei flic^
Scattering dun night and horror throogil thi
ikies.
The fwif t volntioo, and tk* enomioaa traia^
Let fagea vcrs*d in iiatnrc*a lore eiplaip i
like horrid apparition fiill draws nigh.
And white wilkfMaii Um whirling furgei flf W
fl6
THE WORKS OF rAL'jCONER.
Tb« Kims were primM ; ^e veflel oorthward Teen • This gloomy tyrant; wbofis IritUtopbtot yoke
Till her bbcic Intfcif on the colamn bears. ■ Th« tremiiUag ftatei wroiiq4 to fU^ty brnka.
llie nitre fir*d ; and while the dreadful fonnd <
ConvnUiTe Ibook the flumbering air around.
The wat*ry ▼olame, trembling to the &y.
Barft down a dieadfol deluge from on high I
Th* affrighted furge, recoiling as it iiell,
RoUing ID hilk difdosM th' abyfs of helL
Botfoen^ this tranlient undubtioo o*er, .
The fee -fubfides, the whirlwiodi rage no more.
While fbvthward oow.th* increafing breezes veer, I
Dark clouds incumbeqe on their wings appear.
In front they vipw the C9nrrcrated grove
Of c>'prers, '^cred once to Cretan Jove. ■*
The thirfty canvas, all around fuppKed, '
Still drinkt noqucnch'd the full aerial tide. '
And DOW, approaching near the lofty ilerb, -
A fhoal 6f fportiVe dolphins they difcem.
From humiih'd fcales they beam 'refulgent rays,'
Till all the glowing ocean feems to bhze.
Soon to (he fport of death the crew repair,
Dart the long lance, or fpread the baited fnare.
One in redoubling mazes wheels along,
And gfides unhappy near the triple prong.
Rodmond unerring e>r his head fufpends
The barbed fleel, and every turn attends ;
Unerring aimM, the milfile w'eapon fleW,
And, plbiigitag, ftruck the fated vi^im through.
Th* upturning points his ponderous bulk fuftain;
On deck he ftrnggles with convulflve pain.
But while his heart the'fatarjavelin thrills,
And flitting lifi efca'pes in fangiiiAe riHs,
What radiant changes ftrike th* aftniii(b*d fif^ht!
What glowing hues of mingled (hade and light !
Not equal beauties gild the lucid Weft,
With parting beams all oVr proftifely drcft.
Not lovelier colours paint thtr vernal c^awn,
Whcir orient dews imjpcarl th\enamel'.'d lawn,
1*han frotii his fides in bright fufTufion flow.
That now with gold empyreal form to glow ;
Now in tieHocid fapphircfs meet the view,
And emulate the faft cricflial hue;
Now beani a fiaming^ crimfmi on the eye.
And now affume the prirple'i deeper dye.
But here dcfcripion clotija ench (hinihg tay; *
What tef ms of art can natuix-'s powers difp lay ?
Now, while on high the frcfb^ning gale (be
fccK ■ '
"fhe fhip beneath her lofty preflure reels.
The auxiHar faiN that court a gentle br^rze.
From their hijjh ftatior* fink by flow degices.
'i he watchful ruler of the helm no more
""A'ifh fix'd attenMori eyes th* ;iojafent (hore-;
J^. It by the oracle of truth below,
'1 he wond'rolr*! magnet, guides 'he way ward prow.
ThetwifiA that ftill the imprcffive ccnTas fwell'd,
Swift aiKT moreiwift the-yieldinj» hark impelPd.
Impatient' thus (lie glides along the cnaft,
Till far l^ehind t]vc hill of Jove is hill :
And whJIe'aloof from Retimo'ftie !>eeF«,
Malady's fcrHand'fuil in front apprar-*.
Vide o*cr yon illhnnii. (land* the rypref-frovc
That •itcc cnclbsM 'he haJlf»w*d'fjine «( hvic.
Here too, mtmrrial /rf hi.-i i;»me! is fountt
A to^ib, in marble rvins on the ground.
*■ ■. ' ^ • ..J *:.. • . .► .
Through Oreece .for nturder, rape, and ioceft
known,.. ? • ,
The piufes rai^'^tohigKGJympM* difone*-
for ofc, alas-l their v anal Arains' adorn
The priocr whom bluiking virtue hold* ha fcorau
Still Ropie and Greece recfird hit endJefa fame.
And hence yon mountain pf t retaina hit oame. .
•But fee I .in confluence b^rne before the blaft.
Clouds roll'd on clouds the duflcy i^poo o'ercail ;
'1 he bkc^'kiing ocean cnrU } the winds arife ;
And the dark feud * in fwift fucceflion fliesb
While the fwoln canvas bends thejoiafta on high,
irOW -in |he waves the. leeward ^nnon Ue if.
The failortnow, to give the flsip relief,
Reduccf the topfails by a fiogle i;ecf ^
Each lol^y yard with (bcken*d cordage reels.
Rattle the creaking blocks, and ringing wheels!
Down Che tall maSs the topfails fink amain ;
.And, foon reduced, aifurae their pofk again.
More dillaut grew receding Canuia*s Aiorc ;
Andifputhward of the weft Cape Spado bore.
..^<>lir hours the fun his high uacridian throne
Had left, am^Vcr Atlantic regions (hone;
Still blacker clouds, that al) the ikies invade.
Draw o'er his fullied orb a difinal (bade.
A fquali deep- low*ring .blots the fuuthern iky.
Before whole boifterous breath the waters fly.
Its weight the topfails can no more fullain,
Reef topfails. Reef, the boatfwain calls again !
I'he haiurds y and top-bowlines ^ fut^n are gone.
To clue-lineti and reef-tackles^ next they run :
The ibivering lails deiceod ; and now they
fquare
The yaid», while ready failors mount in air.
* Stud is a ft^im- given hy fcamen 1o th hriccjf- eUudt^
xvhich are driven ivith gr jf rupidHy cUr^ the atuttr'
fifbere, inffually tr lemh-jitibvs xiuvtSfr.
f fVLen tbeniittdi r'jfti ajhtft't ctt/rfe, ' ^tlbrt drrF.ly
oroUiquely; that ftdc oj Uejbip u^'on^i'L'itb it ads ^ ii .\il'
Ud the 'U'cathir-jiJti ; and the apptjtte ow, ^vhieb it ticn
prejfed dotvnTvurJs, is u/l d tvt Le'J;dc. Hckce ui! ■' -
''{^X'^^.K '^"^f'^'"*'*''f' »ObejZ,/f Jilj at this timeyJif^
ti.iguijbfd hy tbgjiJi oii -u-bi.ii Ury arejhuateJ, at t:.e
ieciunnofi, tbe iei'bitjcesy lue "^•lulber'br.jeesy $?**..
t Tbi t^J^faili arc Lit gt fqu.tit fails uj tlejeeond dt-
g^reein b/ight and m'.ignuuu<.. Rnji are itrtaim divijrt-iu
or/puiesby nbieb tL- prir..'/}.7ifji.'s are reduced "zik-..
tbc "wind increafes ; ai:d again enluiged ^ riipt, r I untidy
•uben its for (e itbaUi.
II Haliards arc either j':,'^lc rop-t „r iJ> iA-r, by rrhiiU
the fails are ioiJitJ up and ler:3i*erri ivben thcf^ii -j ti he
cxLinded or ndaced,
§ Bo^'litict are ropes intcnJeJ to hep tbe tuicdu^arJ
ei'j^i. ff ihefailJIeaJyy and pr<.V''Ht it frcm Jis^king in an
unJuvuuraHc icinJ.
^ Ctue'l.i'L-s are rop. ' i/fcd to fryfs vp the eluet^ 9r
iotrer eorncnytf tbc priniipal fails to tbrir r.f^idl'^e
yar.fsj^ particutafiy "a l\n tbe fail it ti be Jffe re.jed or
fdTLiV.—^ft^'eJ'ta:klrt ere repn enrpiry- J to fucihttjte fie
operAtHriftfrftfp^^ by ennjininglbe txHeneftin »f tbe
¥fpf elff<^ up t9 ii"- yarrf^fo tbat the interval brrMmei
^flatky Mgd'h tberejtre mftly rMrd wp andfrffened tr> its
ytthd'hy the points tmptayatfnr tbit pwrp'fiK
• 9*U '' ; . , , ..■■■♦■» . -
THE SHIPWRECK.
5»7
The weather- car iogfl and the Ice they pall * ;
The rr'ctH tnroirU, aitd cv'ry poiut made faft.
Their tufic aliovc thukfiniOi'df they dcfccnd,
An(! vigilant th' apiroadiing I'quall atten^r
Ir cumc!! rt-filllLft, and wirh foainini; iuccp
ITprurr.s the wiiitcaiing furfacc of the deep.
Ill fu'.li a trnipcO, borne to deed< of dearh,
'I he- \v.iy\vurd (jilcrs keur the blaftcd heath.
With ruio pregnant now the clouds impend,
Auii fl(<rni and catara«ft tumultuous blend.
Deep on hxT fide the reeling vcITel lict^-
I'rail up the mizcn quick j* ! the niafler crie5,
Mju t'r.c cluc-garnct>|! let the main-lheer fly || !—
'J he hoidcrous fquall f^ill prcflcs from oni high,
And fwilt, and iaral as the lightning*! courie,
'i'lirough t>ic torn main-fails burftt with thunder-
ing force.
While the rent canvas flutterM in the wind,
Still on her flank the (looping hark inelin'd."
liear up the helm ^ a-iv^'^tber ! Rodmond crie& !
^rvift,ac the word, tiie helm a-weather flie«.
'I i.e prow with fecrct indiiit^ veera apace ;
And now the fure-fail right athwart the brace:
With tqual (hcctH rellrain'd. the bellying fail
S{.r(aJ<>a bread concave to the fweeping gale.
Whii'j o'er the fo::m the ihip impcUiouii fliet,
1h' .attentive tiinonccr ^ the helm applies.
A 4 in purfiiit aloi:g th* ai rial way,
Wi'h arclint eye, the fa!con marks hi« prey,
r.ali motion watches of the doubtful chife.
Oi.liqiuly VI heeling thrrugb the liquid fpace;
>(), ^.)V( ni\l hy the (IcerlmauV glwwirg haudf,
'Vhc n v-n: helm iicr motion fliil coDiauiid*.
Ui.i i.i>w the tranllent fqiiall to Ice-.. Oird pall,
A;:.iiii Ihc rallies to the iuUcn biaft.
'1 r« I c IiM to dai board turns; wi;h wi.^g' incli^'d
I'he Iji^clong canvas clafps thefaithleis wind.
/. ' --ij^ ar- ftruU %<ii A, I'y \iLiih tie uf>fer cor*
I ' .'.. ' iin.ij\;/j'.ni-^ .ikJ uiji lift: cxlraf^itifi tj lie
• ! . i ■ j.jLi., i tt t! . >..r -Jirii.
1 .' i V / : . '. ; i J / .■ r^' . fail vj an (;llttrgj.^urc < a7, nd^
t . ;• .'.;.■;. "-,n.:j!.
• *■ '-^•." ...*.' ..». ,r'l<y.,'f' r ticftime f'utfi.fn on
i- . i J.:t! •' ^ f., J',:i.^ js ihn. .luciiut'i j;\ uptn uH
...' ■ ! t..tr. ','■ :.
, /.' / r ' i'\ ■■' :f\" f.'a.r fj rr*fej)k.tfi,i/ th' /f-rrtf
1* ,■ .1 . ri t,t r-' .' V *• '/'. i-n hy /.'•. F.nzi'/l^ h'T.'. srH
t! > . ; ' • ■ 'I t' "■/»/:■.■■■, ..r/j» £/•",/■ //■.?••
!■' / . • / t .'■/ .■ \'.r./ .'i. ..Vfj, i.r /fivifr tl't ,<»■»; yi :j'
/ > - ! .'iU'.t. fi\kt,' iJtj.t It ea,bj.iU; tLrutter of
ri -.',■.> . f.,-i-r.t lit .-.' 'J. ',■ . ■■(• Ti-. ./.'rr-i.r.'
'/ ... Ij:!ts.tv- to ti\ /iiy t ji:i.'t «■/'..'/•' tl*i' JcrTK,r
II... I,..', l\ ,. . , ';.. vr ,vti .T iimer «« tLr ^ff j''^J-''-'»
'7 ' •/'■"• c'.-v ij .' .'■" •/ /».{'':v:nJ,
'7' t ./• /, .■ ;.; /. a"tt"*itier^ xvb<n the Lir i-y
•it.'. >' ,: I fj^u;:. ji.J 1^ t^tr.e^l tJ .LcJiJe ij Ut jiif' Next
ti- r.-t .:'.
* 'I., c.;.'./- ./'iw timonnicr, />.y tLl't.'m/'KjM or
/'■ '. •■■"■
" ■ '/»■ li.ff i : ^ tht /liJ /uJljrhMir,/^ i.r tc tie t.^li
/I... J . !.■ A.y>, J.r^.'.j ti, fio^c t(i tit tfji^ or iu ^urt,
' VK"w' \i.:la. l.fi.. ■■' e I ..,'ffr 0. .i(^ t i.t .:';^.in' utiio'f
'.ill ! .:. ji'ti i: ruii/ttf!^ i^rtiixafJ^ Jirtii* Ur ^rt^iv
:tr.Ljrat ije :*^i.
The mizcD draws; (he fpringt aloof once more,
While the fore ilay.fail *- balances Ixfore,
I'he fore-fail brac'd obliquely to the wind,
Thiy near the prow th* extended tack confinM:
Thcp on the leeward (hect the fcameo bend.
And haul the bowline to the bowfprit end.
I'o topiails otit jthey hafle ; the buDtlines gone.
The cluelines through their whed'dmachinery mm
On either fide below the (heetv are roaon'd ;
Again the fluttering fails their Ikirts expand.
Oiice more the toplails, ciiough with humbler
plume.
Mounting aloft their ancient pod refumc.
Aj^ain the bowlines and the yards are brac*d f ;
And all th* entangled cords in order placed.
I'he fail, by whirl wind?! thu» 16 lately rent,
In tatter'd ruins fluttering ir unbent.
With' brails \ refix'd another foon preparM,
Afcendiug, fpreuds along beneath the yard.
I'o each yard-arm the head-rope ]| tliey extend.
And foon their earingt and the rocbirs§ bend.
I'hat talk perforni'd, they ti:e firft hracta ^ flack.
Then to its ftation drag ih* unwilling tac'x;
And while the lee clue-garnet's Icwr'i'. auxy,
Taught aft the fheet, they tally aud bdn y '
Now to the north from Afric's buri.i:;< tlicre,
A troop of porpoifes their courfe cxf :« r .: :
In curling wreaths they gambol on the tivii*,
Now boui.d aloft, now down the bilh'W g) ce;
Their tracks awhile the hoary waves retain.
That burn in fparkling tratl« along the mam.
Tl.c Aceicd c<'urferh of the fliiny race, face^
Whi'i: thrcat'ning cli-uJs th' ethereal vanit de-
1 hell route to lecwatd Hill fagaciout Cbrro,
'I'u fliun the fury of th* approaching llorm.
Tuir Candia now no mere, beneath hur Iee»
Proteds the Yeflel from th* infulting fea :
Round her broad arms, impatient of cotintroul,
Kcus'd from their fecret deeps the billows roU.
I bur.k were the bulwarks oft the friendly fliore,
I And all the fcene an hollile afpedt wore.
* TLtfaily yvhUh it •ziitb more propriety eatleJ the
/*.!,• topiK.iji'i'u:y-j'jil^ it a trid..^u!ar fjil ibat runs uf^
t.n til- for $ itpmi^tft Jhiy vz-^r tbe hotv/frit. It is t^ed
la eou. muml the Jtfi e purt oftitrjbipy and cmmterbatamee
Ui faiis exftrndt-J to7turJi tbt- jiern. Set a'fi tbe loft
Ht!' tf'tbtj Cjnto.
f A yjrdis fji.ito U braced ^ tvben it it turned abiut
tbe ffi.tjf ,' ariz^.tta/iy, either to tbe rij^t or teft : tbe
rcpej empLye.tin tiitf.rviie jr. atccr.^inttlj cafied brjcn,
\ '2 be ropet vfed to triift up a Jail to tbe yjrd
tr n;.:Ji ivl.rtti it it attJ,.biJy an^ in a femermlfenje^
cjI eJ iirails.
,i Tbe head rope it a cord to ^vbich tbe npprr fart »f
tl, I'.iil i'f.KveJ.
§ Ritr^nJs, prmMinced roeMni^ are fmall cordt^
f/ed to/ajiem tbe upper edge of jnyfaii to its refpeBive
yjrj,
^ Becawfe tbe Ut^aee twnfinrs the yard fo thai tbe
ImL wU mot cime eonm to its pUce tili tke bracet 0re
■• Taugbt impliet Jli^^ ^fff*^ cr extended ^raigbt ;
r-:./ tally if a phr.f: particularly appiifd to tbe »*pera^
iiun of banling ajt tht^ett^ or drayvtnv ibcm tozttrdt
ibf^ip't^trn, Tt>bcL*y, i% tofnfitn.
THB WORKS OP^^r'ALCdNElU
5B8
Tlvfiilteciiig «M, 4mt ha with prMAkM M
From CtndiaVbsftli* anwittiflfr flrip betny'dt
No loDgCT fiiwiit beoeaili the fiiir difpiUe,
Bat iike a ruffiui on his qnirry liiet.
Tolt'd «otbe tide &e feds tin temaeft blow,
Aod dreadt^w vengansoe of ibfeU ■ fot.
At the proud .hoiie, with cufilj trappiogt gtf,
£juiitin(^plraiioet to the Uoodj Irays
Spuraiiigcke gnwiv.^ he gidries in 'hit might.
But rccU tmnoknoni in the (bock of igte;
£tea fii, caparifefiM in gtudy pride»
The bounduxg veffel dancct on the tide.**—
Fierce and more fierce thefembern demon blew,
Aiid foorc ioceot'd the roaring waten grew.
The (hip 00 longer can her topfailaipread, '
And rtery hope of fairer flnea U fled.
Bowlines and toaliardi are relaxed agahi ;
Cloelioea hanl'd down, «nd (beett let fly amain;
Ciued-up each top&il, and by -bracefiSjaar'd;
The icamcn dimb aloift on either yard*
They fvrrd the fail, «nd pointed to the wind
The yard, by rolling-tacklct * then eonfin'd.
While o*er Uie (hip the gatlant boatfwain flietj
Like a hoarfe mafiiff through the ftonn he cries :
Prompt to diredb the nnfleilful ftill appears ;
Th* cipert he prailiBS, and the fearful cheers.
Mow fome to ftrike top-gallant yards f attend;
Some travellers } up the weather backftays |
fend;
At eack asaft-lMad the top-ropea others } hend
The yoongeft tailors from the yards above
Thdr parrels ^, lifti **, and liraces foon remove ;
Then copt an end, and to the travellers tied, [Aide.
Charg'd with their feils, they down the bickftays
The yanJa fecore along the boom* ft reclin'd ;
While ibme they flying cords aloft eoofin'dv—
* fTkt mtfMf UuiU U sn aJftmbUge of putties, vftd
U comjiM* At jar d' U tie nveaUKr-Jid* of the mnf^ and
f>Tev€i^ tbtftrmtrfrem rMiiig agaitift the latter ky the
jluBmatiHg mttim iftkefiip in a turbuUntfcm,
f // it ufual to fend down the top gaUant yards on the
^proeieh ^a^orm, They ewe the hi^tefi yards that are
rigged in eijb^.
i^ Travellers are flender iron rings^ eneireUng the
haekfiaysy and ufed to facilitate the heifiing or Uw^
ering the tap-gaiUnf yards, 6y eoi^isigtkem to the haeh»
fays, in their afent or defent^fo as to prctfeat them
from fxoinging about hy the agitatst^n of the veJfeL
d Baekflays are hug ropes, extestding from the right
itmd iefi fme of the Jhip to the topmti^-heads, xvhieh they
eure iniitded to fctire^ by eou$Uera£lipg the effort of the
nviadtfom the fails*
§ Top^ropes are the cords hy which the top<gaUaat
yards are boiied up from the deck, or totuered again in
formy weather,
\ The parrel, Vfhieh is ufuaUy a nnveahle hand of
rapa^ u employed to eanfine the yard to its tefpeBive
mafl,
** h^ art ropes extendis^ from the heed of amy moA
to the t^trwmtiies -of its particular yardt, to Jupport the
nveight of the tatter ; to rei.tin it in balance ; or to rasfe
one yard'-arm higher than the other, -which ie according^
ly CdiUed topping,
\\ 'The ho<mu in this place imply any fosf/h or yards
fyirg en the dt\lt i» rtpnrve, to fnptly tbepUue of others
%iili^h vu^ he carried c^i'tjy by dijrrfs of weather^ t^s.
Their fails redoc'd, anff all dil^irMiig de^t.
Awhile the creti'' tclax Jfrom tbih^vere.
Awhile their fplrits, with fatigbe tmpreft.
In vain expeA th* alternate hatr ei reft :
But vrith rc^ovUing force the tcnpefts Uoir»
And watery hills in fell foeceSoo flow.
A difind fliade o*ercafts the fmwblBg fl^iet ;
New troubles grotif ! new Afficiniea rile*
NoriisafoB'dds n^om duty to-dcfe(m4 !•*'
All hands on deck, th' ^ventiuK hoar attend.
His race^ierformM, the facred lamp of day
Now dipt In weflem clouds his' parthig ray.
His fickn'Mng flre^ half-loft in ambient hase^
Refraft along the dnik a crimfon bhae ;
Till deep immef^d the languid orb deefinea^
And new to cheeriefs night the flty refigns !
Sad evening's hour, how different from the paft!
No flaming pomp, no bluibin'g glories caft.
No ray of friendly light is feen around ;
The moon and ftars in hopokfsihade are drown*dL
The (hip no longer can her conrfes * bear :
To reef ^x courfet is the maftcr's care :
The laihirs iunraion'd afr, a daring band !
Attend th' enfolding brails at his command.
But here the doubt^l officen difpute.
Till (kill and judgment prejudice condfate.
Rodmond, whofe genius never foar'd beyond
The narrow rules of art his youth had cuim'd.
Still to the hoftile fury of the wind
Releas'd the iheet, sind kejpt the tac\ confined.
To long-tried pradice obftinately warm.
He doiwts oonvidtion, and relies on form.
But the fagc ntafter thb advice declines ;
With whom krion in opinion joins. —
The watchful feaman, whofe fegacious eye
On fure eaperience may with truth rely.
Who from the reigning caufe foretels th' cffed^
This barbarous pra&ice ever will rc]c6t.
For, fluttering loofe in air, the rigid fail
Soon flits to ruins in the furious gale;
And he who ftrives the tempeA to dilarm.
Will never firft embrail the lee yard>arm.
The mafter faid ; — obedient to command.
To raife the tack, the ready failors fUnd f .— *-
Gradual it loofcns, while th* involving due,
Swell'd by the wind, aloft unruffling flew,
llie flieet and weather4}race they now ftand
The lee clue-garnet and the bunt-lines ply.
Thus all prepar'd. Let go thefheet, he cries;
Impetuous round the ringing wheels it flies ;
* Theeourfes esregeneraUyunderfoodto hethemaitt^il^
forefail, astd mixen, Htfhich are the largefl mstd lauefl
fails on their fcveral mafls : the term is io^eeverfime^
times taken in a larger fettfe,
f // hsu been remarked before, that the tack ie ahoayt
faflened to %vindtvard : accordingly as foon as kis cafl
Inofe, and the elue-garnet hauled tip, the xoeather clue of
the fail immediately mounts to the yard : send this opera^
tioa mu/l he eat efuUy performed in a form, to prevetd
the Jail from f putting, or being torn to pieces kyjhever*
ing,
^ Jt is neeejary to pull hs the vtather'hrace tehem.
ever thefheet is caf off^ to preferve fhofiUfhmJhaHaj^
vhUatly*
THE 9HIPWRBCC.
58f
ShWeruig at firft, liUl>y the blaft hnpell'd*
Hiffh o'er the tee yard-arm the canvu fwell'd :
By fpiliing-linct * embracM, with brails eoafin'd,
It lies at length unfliaken by the wwd.
The forefail thea fecurM, with equal cm
Af^atn to reef rhe main (ail they repair-
While fome high-movBted overhaiil the tie^
Below the «lown-haut-€ackle f othert ply.
Jeart ^« lifts, and brailt, a feaman each actendsi
Along the maft the willin)[^ yard defcenda.
Whrn lower'd foffitient they fecnrely brace ;
And fix the rolling-tackle in its place ;
The rcef-linet | and their earingt now prepar*d.
Mounting on pliant (hrouda), they man the
yard.
Far on th* extremes two able hands appear,
Arion there, the hardy hoatCwain here;
Thai in the van to front the tempeft hung;
Tbit round the Ice yard-arm, ill-omen *d! cleng.
Each earing to it» ftacion firft they hcod ;
I'he reef -band ^ then along the yard exteiH); ,
The circling earing*, round th* extreme* eiitwin*d
By outer and by inner turns ** they bind.
From hand to hand, the reef-liBes, next reeefvM,
I'hrough eye-let holes and roebin-legs were rervM.
The reef in double folds inyolv'd they lay ;
Strain the firm cord, and either end belay.
Hadft thou, Arion, held the leeward poft,
While on the yard by moontain billows toft,
Perhaps oblivion o*er our tragic tale
Had then for ever drawn her duiky veil. ■■
liut ruling Heaven prolong'd thy vital dale,
Severer ills to fufTer and relate !
For, while their orders thofe aloft attend,
To furl the mainfail, or on deck defcend,
* TbefpiOhg-UHn^ ttthich mrt m»ly ufei mi p^rtiat-
lar ocia/ioms in tempejhwts vnather^ art emfiUytd t§
tlr0\v togftber attd cw^tu Ibe M/y o/tbe/kH, xnifem it is
injtjted hy ibt vfimd o^fcr tbt yard.
t Tie wltmce ef tbt ntrhtd f&rttt tBt yard ft mmei
9titxvarJ /"rom tbt mt^ on tbrfr •ccajitnt^ tbat it €amati
taftly he lQ%eerecl^fii at t» reef ibe fail, rvitbtut tbt aP'
piiiuiibm of a laebit It l/aut it dtwt m tbt aufi, Tbii it
aftertifardt etm^trttd into rtlting tatklt
\ years are tbt faw- tt tbt mmafaii^ ftrelait^ amd
mizeH, as the baliardt art tt all tie itf trior fails, Tht
tie it tbt n/'Ptr f*art tf tbe jears,
I Reef -lines art ttdy vfed t» rteftbt mairtfail and
foi if ail. Tbty are faffed im ffiral tmms tbrtsi^b tbt tyt-
let bolts ef the rref and tver tbt btad ff tbt fails be*
tveen ibe r^fte-band legs, till tbey reaeb tbt extremities
•f the t eef /« it hieh tbey are frimly txttndtd ft as tt
lace the teef c^cfe vf t% tbe yard.
\ Sbroitds are tbict rofts . rrTtcbhig from tbe mafl*
head* dcatn^jeards , l« tbt tatfide ef tbe fbtp^ f^^^f^ te
fuf-port the maJIs. Tbey are aife afed as a range tfrope-
la^Jrri, by xtbieb tbt famtn afeend er dtfttftd^ to per*
form XL-l'utever tt ne*.fj[,tty about tbt fails and rigging.
^ Tbe rerf kind is a long pitct efeonwmi fns,ed aerefs
the fail, to fre^^tben ibe canvas in tbt plaet nvbere tbt
eye-let bclrs of tbe tiff art fttrmed.
' 'Ihe enter turns of tbe earing ftrtst ta enttnd the fail
along tbe yard ; and tit tnner tnms «rr fmpttjtd to (tn-
Ji/ii its bead'iype ;!eft te itsfmrfuta.
A fca *, ep^furging with trancndovi relt,
To inftant ruiofeems to doom the whole.
O friends, fecare your hold ! Arioa cries :•—
It comes aU-dreadful, ftoopingffom the fltiesf
Uplifted OQ its horrid edge, (he feels
The ihock, and on her fide half-bnryM reels :
The fail, half-bnry*d in the whelming wave,
A fearful warning to the feamen gave t
While from its margin, terrible to tell I
Three failors with their gallant beatftraia letl.
Torn with refiftlefs fury from their h'^ld.
In vain their ftreggling arms the yard eofeld :
In vain to grapple flying cords they try ;
The cords, alas, a folid gripe deny )
Prone on the midnight furge, with panting breatll
They cry for aid, and long contend with death.
High o*er their heads the roUing billows ^Hreep)
And down they fink in cverlafting fleepw—
Bereft of power to help, their comrades fee
The wretched viAims die beneath the lae;
With fmitlefsforrow their loft ftate bcmeeO}
Perhaps a faul prelude to their own I
In dark fnfpence oo deck the pilots AmmI,
Nor can determine on the next command*
Though ftill they knew the veflel's artdcd fide
Impenetrable to the dafpiog tide;
Though ftill the waters by no fecret wemd
A padfage to her deep receflcs found ;
Surrounding erils yet they ponder o*er,
A ftorm, a dangeroos fca, and leeward (bore f
Should they, though reeTd, again their fallaettcild^
Again in fluttering fragments they may rend ;
Or ihould they ftand, beneath the dreadful ftraia
The down-prcft fliip may never rife again ;
I'oo late to weather f now Morea's land,
Yet verging Csft to Athens* rocky ftraad.— ^
Thus they lament tbe confcqucnce fevert,
Where perils nnalby'd by hope appear.
Long in their minds revolving each event,
At laft to furl the courfes they cenfent.
That done, to reef the mizen next agree,
And try \ beneath it, fidelong in the Tea.
Now down the maft the floping yard declia'd.
Till by the jeers and topping-Uft | confin'd.
The head, with doubling canvas fenc'd aroondg
In balance, near the lofty peek, they bound.
• Afea is tbtgentral name given byfadUrs to mjusm
git taave er billoto : beart taben m ^Sfont barfis ovtr tba
deck, tbt vr^/ isfaid te bavtfb'pped afea,
f To v/eatbtr m fbnt^ is to paft to tbt tvindtpard ef
it, nbscb St tbis timt is prtitnttd by tbt moUnet cf
tbe form,
\ Totry, is HUytbtfbip^tsdtbbtrJsdt nearly in tbe
dirtfiiem of tbt -wind amd fea, ^titb tbt bead /ooirtvbat
inclined to tbt mndta-rrds tbe btim bting laid a-^ ta
rftisin ber in that pofition. Set a/artbtr Ulafratitn ^
this in tbt lafl tirtt of tbis canto.
y Tbt topping-lift, %»bicb Hps tbe vpper end oftba
miztnyard. Tbis line, and tbe JSn follovfing, defet^
tbt operatien ef reefssg and balancing tbt mlmen Tba
reef ef ibis fail is towards tbt lower end. tit bnittln be»
ing fmall fieri lints vfed in tbe room of pahtls for tbit
pnrpoft : tf'ey art a^eersbngly bnotttd wader tbe /oU»
reptf er loutro^ eftbefiii.
59*
THE W0RR8 O? FiALCOKER.
The reef etlwrtpt, th* infeited knittles ty*^.
To hoift chfl.fliortefi'd fail again they hied. . .
The order given, the yard aloft they fway'd ;
The brails rcbx*d, ch* extended (heet belayU i
The helm its pod fbrfook, and» laih'd a-)ee *» .
IncliD*d the wayward prow to front the fea.
When iacred Or{>heu»» on the Stygian <oaft,
With notei divine implor'd his eonibn loft;
Though round him perils grew in fell array,
And httM imd fiuries Aood to bar his way ;
Not more advent'rowt was tb* attempt to move
The p«wcra of iiell with Arains of beaveniy lote»
Than mine Co bid th* unwilling mii£e explore . .
The wildemels of rude mechanic lore.
Such toil th' unwearied Daadaku endor*d,
When ia the Cretan labyrinth iromurM ;
Till art her fidatary help beftow'd,
To guide him.through that intricate «bode«
Thus, loqg entangled in a thorny way.
That never heard the fweet Pierian lay.
The muift.^>t tun*d to barbarous founds her
firing,
Now fpfeada, Uke Dxdalns, a bolder wing ( ■'
The verfe. begins in fofter. ftrains to flow,
Repletl; tnib M variety of woe.
As yet amid this elemental war,
That fqilAcvadeiblaeioo from afar,
Nor toil, nor bsxvd, npr diftrels appear
To fink the.feamen with unmanly (tw.
Though their firm hearts no pageant honpur boaft,
Tbey Icom the wretch that trembles in hja pofi ;
Who from the face of danger firiveato turn,
Indignant from- the fpcial hour they fpnm.
Thcngh now full oft they felt the n^tng tide.
In proud rebellion climb the vefTel's iide.
No future illn unknown their fouls ippal ;
They know no danger, or they fcorn it all]
But ev*n the generous fpirits of the brave,
SubduM by toil, a friendly ref()itc crave ;
A fliort repofe alone their thoughts implore,
Their harafsM powers by flumbcr to r^Aore.
Far other cares the mafier's mind employ ;
Approaching perils all his hopes dcfiroy.
In vain he fpmds the graduated chart,
And bounds the diftance by the rules of art ;
In vain athwart the mimic feat expands
The compafles to circumjacent Unds.
Ungrateful taik.! for no afylum trac*d,
A pafiage open*d from the wat'ry wsfte.
Fate feem'd to guard, with adamantine mound.
The path to every fricudly port around.
While Albert thus, with fecict doubts diTmay'd,
The geometric dillanccs furveyM,
On deck the watchful Rodmond cries aloud,.
Secure your ]ive»— -grafp every man a.ihroud !•—
Rous'dfrum his trance hie mounu with eyes ag baft.
When o'er the fiiip, in undulation vaft,
A giant furge down>ru|hef from on high, ,
And fore aiul aft diflevcr*d ruins lie.—
As when, Britannia's empire to maintain.
Great Hawke defcends in thunder on the main ;
Around the brazen voice of battle roars.
And fatal lightnings blaft the hoAile fiiores ;
' * • Zajhd a.lee, h fajitntdt9 the Ucfide,
Beneath (ho ftorm IbHr ibfUtejr'd iMlYiet fcrotfa.
The traookbling deeps ir^^jX-btm cone vto aooe z
Th(|s tinijipm vefiel («l.t tt* ttmmnam firoke ;
The boau bejKiith tiie Uiupd^iiif :d«l«fe broke ;
Forth fiartA^ /imin ih^ir plai4ti-^e barSu^ f ingv
Th* extended csorK^ge all ufondcK (juriiigakt , . .
The pilotfs fair m%chioary ftfBfFs thedeclt, .
And cards fnd i>eeidles fwiai^Aoatyig wreck.
The b^Unc'd mixeni renduigHQlhe Ykts^
In ftreamingmins fron» the margin i«d*
The Gdc* con volfive ihook oo grMuiiog beams.
And rent with- Ubour, yawo*d the pit^y. fieMMw
They fowpd the .well * , and terrible to bcw !
Five' feet iinmei>'d along the li^e app«ar. •
At either pump they ply the clanking brjilto f ,
And turn by tyrn th* ungrateful q9^ take
Rodmond, Arian, and. Palemon^ her<f ■
At this fad taflc, sill di^geiit appear^
As fomt fair caftle, ihook by j;ude daciaiy
Oppofes long th* approach of hoftil^ arma ;
Grim war arooad her«planu l)is black Mt^y*
Ai)d,d«arh and forrow mack.hu h^iyid vy^y ;
Till in fnmc defiiu*d hour, agaioft her virall^
In tenfold rage the fatal thuipders hii\
The.ramparts crack, the folid balwacks rend ;
And holUle ttoops the (hatter*d breach xfcend ;
Her valtant inmates fill) the foe retardt
Re^lv'd till death tlieir facrcd charge to guard :
So the orave niariners their pumps attend.
And help inceflant by rotation fend ;
But alUn vain---fornow the fpunding coed,
Updraw% an undiminifh'd depth explor'd.
>Nor this fevere diflrefs is foui^d alone;.-
The ri^ opprcfi by ponderous. cannofi groan.-—
Deep rolling from thie wat'ry vo}oi)[|e*s height.
The tortur'd fides fcem burfting with their weight.
So reels Pelorus, with convulfive throes,
Whcain hi» veins the burniug earthquake glows;
Hoarfe through his entraih roars th* infernal dam<:.
And central thunders rend his groaningframe—
Accumulated roifchiefs thus ariie.
And fau vindiiSivf all their (kill defies.
Que only remedy the feafun gav^ ;
To plunge the nerves of battle in the wave :
From their high platforms th us th* artillery thrown,
£as*dof their load, the timbers lefs (hall groan \
Bat arduous is the taik their lot requires;
A taik that hof cring face alone infpircs !
For, 'while intent the yawning decks tu cafe.
That ever and anon are drench'd with fcas.
Some fatal billow, with recoiling fwcep,
May whirl the helplefs wretches in the deep.
No fcafon this for counfcl or delay !
Too foon th* eventful moments haHe away *
Here peifeveraoce, with each help of art,
Mufi join the boldeft efforts of the heart.
Thcie only now their mifery can relieve ;
Thefe only now a dawn of iafcty give 1
* Tbe well u an afiartmemt in ihejhifx heU^ftrwmg
to enclffe the pumpt. It is founded Ity Ureppiag a m^mrei
iron rod doivn into it by a long line. Hemee t6e tMerea/i
or diminution of the leaks are eaftly dfcovcred,
f The braie it the liver sr bundle of. the pump^ iy
vfbieb it is^wrou^lft.
I*
■tHB SHIPWR^tK.'
S9t
Ulrile l>>r the qoivenn^ deck, from TUi to rcir,
BrnaO furgcs roti to terrible career,
Rri-'.nirtud, Adon, and a chofen cretv,
Tri.' i ificc in the £ace of death purfae.
The whrerd artiHrry o*er the deck t6*gmde,
R<;dniiiad defceodiiifr claiin'd the wearher-fide.
Fcail':f4 of heart the chief hianrden ^ve-;
Frnmin^ the mde aflault^ of every wasie.
JLilu fosne ftroog watch-tower nodding o*er the
deep,
Whofc rocky bafe the foaming waters :f weep,
ITntain'd he ftood; the item aerial war
Hail iiMrk'd hit honeft face with maoy a fdirt—
Meanwhile Arion, traverfing the waiCb *, *1
The cordage of the leeward gonii iinhrac*di 1.
And pointed crows beneath the metcl placed. J
Wurching the roll, their forelock* they withdrew.
And from tbrir beds the reeling cannon threw.
Then, from the windward battlementa unbound,
RndmondN alTociates wheel th* artiflery rotind ;
Pointed with iron fang«, their ban b^nile
The ponderous arnui acrois the fteep defik;
I'hen, hurl'd from founding hinges o*er the iide,
Thundering they plunge into the flalhiDg tsde.
The ibip thus ea»*d, forae littk refpite (inda,
In this rude conflict of the leaa and winds. -
Such eaie Alcides felt, when, dogg'd with gore«
'J'h' cnvenom*d mantle from his fide he tore ;
When, ftung with burning pain, he ftrave, t6o late,
To 11 'p the fwift career of cruel fate.
Yet thcD his heart one ray of hope procor*d.
Sad h^irbingcr of fevenfold pangs endQr*d !
Such, and fo {hort^ the paufc of woe (h<r found '.—
Cinimorian darknels (hades the deep around.
Save when the lightnings glc4niing on riie fight,
Flalh through the gloom a pale Uilaltrous light.
Above all ether, fraught wicli fcenes of woe.
With grim deilrudinn tlircatens aH beUfW.
Beneath the ftorm4alh'd furgrs furious rife.
And ware uproll'd on wave afCails the Ikies;
Wirh ever floating bulwarks they farround
I'he (hip, half fwallow'd in the black profound!
With ceafclef* hazard and fatigue opprcfl,
Diljmay and anguifli every henrt poiTcJI ;
For, while witii boundlcfs ioundatiao.o*er
The i'es-i>eat ihip th' involving waters raitr,
PifplacM beneath by her capacious womb,
I'hey rap,e '.) eir ancient fiation to refume ;
By Ic CI et aiv.i:ur^ic«, their force to pro? e.
Through many a winding channel Arft they rove;
Till, gathering fury, like the fevcr'd bkiod,
Tb.rough her dark veins they roll a rapid flood*
While uurelcnrmg thu» the lenks they found.
The pumps with cvcr-clanking Aruk^s refound.
Arouitd each leaping vaUi, iiy toil l'ubdu*d.
The tru^h buli-htde mull ever be renew'd.
'J heir finking heart* wiulual horrc»r« chill ;
AnJ down their weary limbs thick •dewa diftil.
No ray of light their dying bopo redeems \
Piegndnt with lomenew woe OMUsmomem teens!
* Tiff ttm/i tfajhip •fikit hmdhmmbtlhnjpmu^
cf jliut jivtj'ttt im Jefth^ fntMittd SOwtm the dlrwi-
ti^nt 9ftbe garter dtek and ftrumfU^ tmihtwag th*
fft'ir dttkjkr iis Ufi, ^rfUtfr
Again the chief th^ inftrvdlive dndght eztendly
And o*er the figttr'd plane attentive benda ; •
To him the motion of eat h orb wma knowOf
I'hac wheels arouhd the fun'a refulgent throne :
But here, khw, his fcience nought availb!
Art droops-ooequal, and experiencb fiuli.
The di fluent rraverfen, fince twilight made,
; He on the hydmgrapliic circle laid ;
rhen the'broad angle of lee.way * cxpfer*d.
As fsaept acrof- the graduated chord.
Her place difeover'd by the rulet of trt,
Unufual terrors (book the nsufter'a liturt I ,
When Falconera's nigged tfle he lonnd ■'
Within her drift, with Aiclvea^faid biedten bonod; ■
For if 00 thofe deftniAive ibalbwi toft, '
The helplefs burk with alliher erewnre hki
As fatal lliU appears, that danger o*cr, .
The Aeep St. George,; and jocky Ourdalor*
With him the pilots of their bopekli fiatn
lo moninfui cotdultation now debute' i . '
Not more perplexing doubta her chieft appil *
When fome proad city vergea to her hAx
While ndn glurea around, and pale afiU^t
Convenes her oouncila in the dead of ^jigbt-^
No blaxon'd trophiea o'er didr eoocune fprad.
Nor ftoried pillars raised akft the beud s-
But here the queen of (bade fronnd them threw T
Her dragon- wing, difaftronis » the Tiew 1 [er|
■ Dire waa the fceBe,with whirlwind, hiU, and flww- '.
Black melancboiy rul'd the fiearful boor!
Beneath tremendoos roU*d the flaflung tide,
Where fiire on every billow (eem'd to ridfr—
£ncloi*d with ills, by peril unfubda'd.
Great in dillrefs the maftei^feumaa flood :
Skill'd to command; deliberute to udvlfit;
Expert in adion ; and in council wile ;
Thus to his partners, by the errw nnheardp ,
The didatea of hia foul the chief rcferr*d i
Ye faithful mates, who mil my trouble (hare,
Approved companions of your maftcr*! carel
To you, mbs! *twere fruidcfs now to tell
Our fad difh-eia, ulrrady known tsoo-wcUl
This mom with favtiuring gales the port wc IcfiCt
l*hottgh now of every flattering hope bereft :
No Hull nor long eapcrieiice ciik) forecaft
I'h* urfctn appritfch of this defbu Ahre blaft.
Thefc feas, , where ftornis at varioaa fitafona blow.
No reigning winds aor certain omena know.
The hour, th* occafion all your flcitt demaadas
A leaky (hip embay'd by daogerots had^
Our bark no tranfient jeopardy furroundat
Groaning (be liei beneath annumbcr'd waanda.
' lis ours the doubtful remedy tn find s
To (bun the iury of the feas and wind.
Tor in this hollow fwell, with labour ibre.
Her flank can bear the burfting- floodt ao more :
Yet thi« or other ills (he muft endure ;
A dire difeale, and defprrate ia the caie I
Thus two eaprdieaca ofier'd to jmm choicep
Alime require your counlel and Your vaioe.
Jrivtmjidgw0yt mt f&r asrrcy if iha mini ^mife»t
fee k J^rhmirftktgMmtmmf'^iktfaitt miMm*
»1^
THE WORKS 6p FALCONER,
Thde only in otf power tit Wt to'tnrt
To perUli here, or from the ftomi to flf •
The dcmhtfal balance in my ludirmeot caft.
For virioo* reafofli I prefer the Uft.
*Tift true, the Tcffel and her eoftty frei«htf
To me c<tiiflgii*d, my ordert only wmir ;
Yet, fince the charge of every 'ife it mioet
To equal votet our connfeU I rtfijrD ;
Forbid it. Heaven, that, in this dreadful hemr,
I claim the dangerona rdns of purblind power !
But (hould we now refohre to bear away,
Our hoplefs fiate can fnifiBr no delay;
Nor can we, thna bereft c^f every faiU
Attempt to fleer. obKqorly on the gale.
For then, if ImachtBg fideward to the fea,
Oar dripfy*d fbip may f<Minder by the kc;
No more obedirnt to the pilot's pfiwcr,
Th* o*erwhclming wave may foon her frame de-
vmnr.
He faid ; the liftening matea whh iii*d regard,
And iilent reverence, hi* opinion heard.
Important .waf thr qaeftion in debate,
And o'er their eounliehi hang impending fate.
Rndmond, in BMny a fcene of peril try*d.
Had oft the maflcr'a happier ikiU defcry*d.
Yet now, the hour,' the fcene. th* occafioo tmown,
Perhapa with equal right preferr'd his own.
Of long eiperience in the naval art.
Blunt was hit Ipeech, and naked wa« hia heart;
Alike to him each climate and each blaft;
The firil in danger, in retreat the laft:
Sagacious balancing th* eppo**d events.
From Albert hi* opinion thnt diflenta.
Too true the perils of the prefent hour.
Where t' ilaexceectingmila our tlrength o*erpower !
Yet whither can we turn, what road purfur.
With death before dill opening on the view i
Oar bark, *tis true, no (he her hei;e ran find,
Sote fluttered by the ruffiin feas and winct
Yet with what hope of refuge can wc flee,
Chat*d by thu tempeft and outrageous lea I
For while iu violence the tempeft keep*,
Bereft of every fail we roam the deep :
At random driven, to prefent death we hafte ;
And one fhort hour perhaps may be our laft.
In vain the gulf of Corinth on our lee.
Now opens to her ports a paflTage free ;
Since, if before the blaft the veflcl flies.
Full in her track unnumbered dangers rife.
Here Falconera fpreads her lurking fnares ;
There diftant Greece her rugged fliclfh prepares.
Should once her bottom flrike that rocky (ht re,
The fpUtting bark that tuftant were no mote;
Nor (he alone, hot with her all the crew
Beyond relief were doom'd to petiih too.
Thus if- to licud too rafhiy we confenr,
I'oo late in faral hour we may repent.
Then of onr pnrpofe thj« appeara the fcope.
To weigh the danger with the doubtful hope.
Though fomly boffrtted by every fca,
Our hull unbroken long may try a. lee.
The crew« dmugh harrafs'd long with toils fevere.
Still at their pomps perceive no hazards rear,
bhall we, incautions, then the danger tcH,
At once their conrage aad their hope to qnell f
Prudmce forbtda '—This fbntfie^n tanpvtl Ibntt'
May change it« qnartrr with the changing
lt» rage, thongh -riTi^le. may ia-m fti fide.
Nor into m nntaifl* lafli th* nnmly tide.
Thi-fr leaka^all then decreafe; tfcie fisib once
DirrA (>ar courie to fome relieving lhore-i»»
Thus while he fpnke, amond h m man to ana
At either pnrap a hnllow nrartanr ran.
For wbih: the veffel, thrcHigh wimunbeHd cliiak%
Above, below, th* invading watera drink*,
S<iunding her depth, thry ey'd the wottod fcnli^
And 111 ! the leak* o*er all their pnwera psevniL
Yet in their poft. by terrors un1'ubd«*d,
rbey with redoublitig force their talk {nnie'db
And now the fenior pihy feem*d to wait
Arion'a voice to elofe the dark debate.
Thongh many a bitter ftorm, with peril fraoghc,^
In Neptune's fchool the wandering firipliog/
taught, r
Nor twice nine fummer^ yet matnr*d hia rhnoghuj
So oft he bled by fortone*s cruel dart.
It fell at laft innoiious on his hearty
His nund ftiH ftiunning care with feertt
In patient indolence refign'd to fare.
But now the horrors thar aronrnl him roii^
Thus rottsM to a^ion his rekindling fooL
Wifh fii*d attention, pondering in my
The dark diftrefle* no each fide combin'd ;
While here we linger in the pafs of fate,
I fee n:^ moment leJFt for (ad debate.
For, fome detiflon if we wifli to form,
£re yet onr vefltl fink beneath the ftomiy
Her fliatter*d ftate and yon delponding creW
At once foggeft what meafures to purfae.
The bbouring hull already ieema half-fill'd
With wareri through an hundred leaks difiiQMjf
As in a drnpfy. wallowing with her freight,
Halfodrown*d (he lies« a dead inadive weight!
Thus drench'd by every wave, her riven deck
Stript and defencelefs floats a naked wreck |
Her wounded flank«> no longer can fuftaia
Thcfe fell invafions of the burftiog main.
Ar ev*ry pitch, th' o*erwheiraing biliowa bend
Beneath their load, the quiv'riog bowfpriff-cads
A fearful warning ' iince the maftson high
On that fupport with trembling hope rely.
A> either pump ounfeamen pant for bresth.
In dark dil'mav ant cipating death.
Still all our powers rh' increaling leak defy t
We fink at fea, no (bore, no haven ni<jh.
One da«n of hope yet breaks athwart *he fhMUfe^
To light and fave u^ from the wat'ry tombr.
That bids ns (hun the death impending here ;
Fly from the following blaft, and flmcwifd
fteer,
' ris nrg*d indeed, the fury of the gale
Precludes the help < f eve y guiding fail |
And driven before it on tht wat*ry wafte.
To rocky ftiores and icenes of death we haflg^
Bnt haply Falconera we may ftiun ;
And far to Grecian coafts is yet the run ;
Lcfs haraf* d then, our fcuddiiig fliip may bear
Th* alfaulting furgc rei-rll'd upon her rrar ;
£v*n I hen the wearied ftorms as fo- n fliall diCf
Or lefii torment the fTOMung piacs eo high*
THE-SHI
Should wc at laft be driven by dire decree
Too near the fatal margin of the fea.
The hull (iifmafted there a while may ride,
With lengthcnM cables, on the raging tide.
Perhaps kind Heaven, with inferp<»finjf power,
May curb the tempeft ere that dreadful hour.
But here ingulf M and foundering while wc (lay.
Fate hovers o'er and marks us for her prey.
He faid . — Palenion faw, with grief of heart,
The florm prevailing o*cr the pilot's art;
In filtnt terror and diftrefs inyolvM,
He heard their laft alternative refolv'd*
High beat his bofoni : with fuch fearfnbdu*d,
Beneath the wloom of fome inchanted wood,
Oh in old time the wandering fwaiu cxplor'd
The midni^hr wizards, breathing rites abhorr*d ;
Trembling approach'd their incantations fell,
And. chill d wirh horror, heard the fongs of hell.
Ariiin fa\v,vi'h fccret anpuifti mov'd,
The dtcp ufBidioii of the friend he lov'd;
And, all awake to fricndfhip's genial heat.
His b(»f.>m felt confenting tumults beat.
Ala» ' no fe:ifon this for tender love;
Far licncc the muHc of the myrtle grove !
With con) fort's. Toothing voice, from hope deceiv'd,
Palcm'n's drooping fpirit he rcviv'd.
For confolation oft with healing art,
Retune- the jarring numbers of the heart.—>
Now had the pilots all th' events" rcvoly'd.
And on their final refngc thus refolv'd ;
When, like the faithful fliephcrd, who beholds
iconic prowling wolf approach hi* fleecy folds ;
I'o the brave crew, whom racking doubts per-
plex,
The d'cadful purpofe Albert thus dircdls:
Unhappy partners in a wayward fate !
Whofe gallant fpirils now are known too late;
Ye ! who unmov'd behold thi» angry dorm
With terrors all the rolling deep deform;
Who, patient in advcrfiry, ilill hear
The firm ell front whtn greatrft ills arc near !
Tlie truth, though grievous, I muft now reveal,
Th.u long in vain I purpo»*d to conceaL
In^-uU'd. all helps of art we vainly try.
To \v( afhtr leeward fhores, alas I too nigh.
Our crazy bark no longer can abide
1 he fea^ that thunder o'er her batter'd fide ;
And, while the leak« a fatal warning give,
That in thi^ raging fea fhe cannot live,
One ordy rtfuge from tlefpair we find;
At t net to wear and feud before the wind *.
Perhaps ev'n then t> ruin we may fteer ;
Por broken fl.ores benerth our lee appear;
But that's remote, and inf^aft death is here;
Yet there by Heaven's alfiilance, we may gain
Some creek or inlet of the Grecian main ;
Or, fhclter'd b> fonic rock, at anchor ride.
Till with al-ating rajre the blaft fubfide. .
But if, <ittf rniin'd by the will of Heaven,
Our htlplef^ b.irk at )all alhore is driven,
Thcic c»iutjki* f.'llow'd, from the watVy grave
Our iloating lailorsin the furf may lave.
Fcr an fyi*-/jn.iticn of thefe maHmttvrei tbt read* \
ti h r:Jtrrfd tt tit Uf, Ui.U of t bit HU»$§t J
YoL. X, 1
iii
PWRECK.
And 6r(l let all our axei be fecnrM,
To cut the mafi- and rigging from a board.
Then to the quarters i)ind each plank and oar,
To float between the vefiel and the fliore.
The longed cordage t<io muA be convey'd
On deck, and to the weather-rails belay'd.
So they who haply reach alive the land,
Th' extended lines may faften on the ftrand*
Whene er, loud thundering on the leeward (horoi
While yet aloof we hear the breakers roar,
Thus for the terrible event prcpar'd,
Brace fore and aft to flarboard every yard.
So fhall our mads fwim lighter on the wave.
And from the broken rocks' our feamen fave.
Then wcftward turn the ilcoi, that every maft
May flioreward fall, when from the vefiel cafti —
Whcii o'er her fide once iViore the billows boundi
Afcend the rigging till fhe flrikes the ground :
And when you hear aloft th* alarming fliock
1 hat ilrik(.)> her bottom on fomc pointed rock,
rhe boldeft of our failois muft defccnd,
The dangerous bufmefs of the deck to tend :
Then each, fccur'd by fomc convenient cord.
Should cut the flirouds and rigging from the boards
Let the broad axes next affail each nlaft !
And buoms, and oars, and rafts to leeward caft.
Thus, while the cordage firetch'd afliore may
guide
Our brave companions thrt ugh the fwelHng tiile^
This floating lumber fliall fullain them o'er
The rocky fhelves, in fafety to the ihore.
But as your firmed fuccour, till the lad,
0 cling fecurely on each faithful mafti
Though great the danger, and the talk fevere,
Yet bow not to the tyranny of fear I
If once that flavilh yoke your fpiri*s quell.
Adieu to hope ! to life itfelf farewell :
I know, among you fome full oft have Tiew'd^
With murdVing weapons arm'd, a lawlefs brood,
On England's vile inhuman fliore who fland, ~|
The foul reproach and fcandal of our land ! vi
To rob the wanderers wreck'd upon the drand.3
Thcfe, while their favage ofEce they pnrfue.
Oft wound to death the helplefs pkmderM crew^
Who, 'fcap'dfn>m every horror of the main,
Implor'd their mercy, but implor'd in vain.
But dread not this!— a crime to Greece un^
known,
Such blooil-honnds all her circling (horei difown 1
Her fofts, by harbarobs tyranny oppred.
Can fliarc afflidion with the wretch didreft:
1 heir hearts, by cruel fate iitur'd to grief.
Oft to the friendlefs dranger yield relief.
With confcious horror druck, the naval band
Deteded for a while their native land.
They curs'd the fleeping vengeance uf the lawt,
Tha^ thus forgot her guardian failor's caufe.
Mean while the mader's voice again itiey heard^j
Whom, as with filial duty, all rever'd.
No more remains — bur now a trudy band
Mud ever at the pump indudrious dand;
Ar^d while with us the red attend to weaTg
1 wo flcilfol framen to the hchn repair :—• >
O Source of life ' our refuge and our day *
Whole Yoicc the warring elemeoti obey,
594
THE WORKS OF FALCONER.
Thclialaoc*d (liip, now forward, now behind^
Still felt th* iniprefljon of the waTcs and wind.
And to the right and Itfr by turoi ihclin'd-
I
On thf fupreme ai&flance we rely;
Thy mercy fupplicatc, if doom'd to die !
Pcrhapt this (If rm is fent, with healing breath.
From neighbouring (botes to fcourge dileafe and
.death !
'Tis ours on tbine urerring laws rp tmft :
With thet* » great Lord ! •• whatever is, is juft "
He faid; and withconf^ntit g reverence fraught,
The failorK join*d his prayer in filent thought*
Hi& intelleAual eye, fcrencly br.ght!
Saw diftanc objc:^« with prophetic light
liiub in a land, that la(ling Wars opf refs,
Ti^at groans beneath mi- fortunes and diOrefs;
Whofe wealth to conquering armies falls a prey ;
Her bulwarks Gnking as her troops decay ;
Some bold fagacious (latefnian, from the helm,
Sec* defolati( n gathering o*er his realm : ^
He darts around his penetrating eyes.
Where dangers grow, and hoftile unions rife !
With deep attention marks th* invading f<>e ;
Kludes tlieir wiles, and truftrates ev'ry blow ;
Trie-^ his laft art the tntt'nng itate to fave.
Or in its ruinit find a gl( rioos grave.
Still in the yawning trough the ve(rcl reels*
Ingriru beneath two fiuiSuating hilis;
On either fide they rife ; tremendous fcrne !
A long dark melancholy vale between *.
• TJift the reader %t,ho it unacqnaiiite^ tvitb the ma-
nruvfet •/ navigatiutf Kay eotfccive a clearer idea of a
JktftjiaU xvLen try ttf^y and bj the cLamgt of Lerjiiw
alien to tlat of fcuJdingt i lut-e quoted a fart of the
exflatiatioti of tfntfe aUitlet, aa they t'ppear in the Die-
ticntity tj the JStariue
^'IrytHg it the JituatloH im xvLicb a fiip lies nearly
in the trough or ho/'o-w •[ the fca in tcmf>eji, purfuu*
larty ti'hen it bloxvi toniraty to her cnurje.
in ttying as %LeU as in feuding tie failt are al-
%i'jyi reduud in profcrtiitn to the incrcufe of ti form^
and in eitbtr fute^ it the florm if tx.rjft'ui, fie r.ay
ha%'e all her Jails furled ; or he^ actotdi/ig tc tU fca
fbrafe under bare poles
'The intent of fpttading a fail at this time is to Lep
ihejl'p morefleady, and to prevent her from rolling vio-
li-ntl by pr effing her fide dvu n in the ntutcr i and at
fv to turn her head toiiard* the foiirce of tie ivind fa
th^l thefhock rf the feas may fail mote oiliquty en her
funk, tbnn tuhenfic lies alvn^ tie trou-^h cj tie J^a or
in tie interval be:xieen ttvo itavet. V/ Li it fee lies in
thii fituatioKy the helm is fiifl^rtid cUfj to tic ei-J'dcy
to picxentber^ as much at fnJJlifU^ from filling to .V*-
ntatd. rut as thejhip is not then krpt in i^uil.btio by
the '.fettfUtn of her J.. its. xvbich at other tiii:es ccuttter-
balaiui each other at the heaa and ftern. fte it movad by
a J. .'.« tut unt.nual vitttation^ ^ihieh turn, hct he^d
uiternattlytoiitndxtafdand to leenvatd f(.rn.ii,^ tin an^-le
of 3c or 40 ut^rees in the interval, tlat patt irh; > e
feeftiips in upproacLing tie dntHion of th: iv./iS. n 4..;/-
li-U Let conti/t'T to ; and the lontrary excfs of the angle
to leruardf is sailed her fa it'g 0^'
Peering or 'wearing, at ufd in the preftni ferfe may
be d.Jined the movement by 'ZihtcU a fttp i hinges her
f ttrjiom tryiig to that oj feudd'ng. or^ oj tunning be-
fne the dirttlittn cf tie ivir.d and fa
Jt if an axiom in natutal piilojopiy^ " Th.it r-jery \ and j or xvjntoffearoom^jbs it txp'fed to tht daugett
i-dy will ferf^vert in a flute oJ refl^ or of ^uving uni' I rf icing urecitdon a leeftore.
formly -n m right line, un^^s it be compelled t9 cftc-'tgv
its pate by forces imp re (fed ; and that the thms^e ofm^'
tion is proportional to the moving force impteffed^ mssd
made according to tbt right lint in vobieb Utst font
aasr
ence it it eafy to conceive botu afbip is cmmptHed #»
turn into any dire&ion by the fotte of the ksnrnd^ eiSis^
upon any part of her lengthy in lines parallel t9 tbe plmme
of tbe />orizon Thus . in tbe a£i rf veerings 'wvhich it m
a ne^effjty eonfequetice of this invariable pristcipte th§
object of the feaman is to reduce tbe a&ion rf tbe tvimd .
on thefhip't bind part and to receive its tttsiirfl exertiom
on her fore part jo that tbe latter may be pufnd to Iw
Kvard Tbit iffed it e ther / roduced by the opermiiott rf
thefMls or by the imprtffion 01 the v>ttid on the ma^t
andyardt. In the form'-* caf , the fails on the bind'parf
rfth fkip. are eithe furled or arranged tuarly paralUi
to the dirciHion of the -wind, ^vhich then glides inr^eetual*
ly along the- r furf aces ; at tbe fame time the f'jrem%ft
fails are fpread abroad, fo at to receive the g- eateji esf
ertion of the xvind The fore part accordingly yicl i #•
this impulfc and is put in motion ; and tbi4 mtftio . me»
ceff-irily ionfpiring ivitL thai rf the xvind . pufbcs the ^ip
about at much at it rcquiftte to produce the def'tt ed effr&^
But tihen the tempefl is 0 violert at to pte>;lude tbt
ufe of fj'i s, tie tffjit of the ^citid operatet a^.tttrfl equal'
ly on the opprfte ends ofibefhip. buaufe the i^afls and
yu dsffuuafed near the head andjiern.fe. ve to iounUr^
balance each other ^ in receiving it* in,preffi»n Tbeef;
feil of the helm is alfu conftJerably diminifheJ . beaxrf*
tie Lead •u.iy. •which gives ife and vigour to all itt
opetj'ions it at th»* tune feeble and tnij^'eilual. Hence
it bfcMies nfccjfinytj dcjii(»i tiit efuilibi ium Xfhichfub»
ftflt letiveen the mjjlt astj yuidi Utjoti and behind, and
ii. ih'O'w tie balai.ce f^iivard to prepare fo v.ering,
if tl is Ciiimot be ej^\diiJby tbe utr :n^cment of tbe yards
•>n thi maflt and it becomes abjo ,itc.y nccf^'jry t., veer^
in otdet to javc tbe fb'P from djlruciicn^t e^w:iz.ev wu?
muji be a-t iiiia , und .tveti tie main-m^fi, if fie fill
reti:.iins tni.ifuble of anfiLcrntg tie helm by turning bcr
prciv to let ivard.
6'. bidding it that moi'etuent in navigaticn by "which a
fc'i is i.irricd prckipi'attl^ before a t-.h , ffl.
i J ftjp jiiCi ■ iviti jm izin^ rapid.ty thrcugb thi
xvater iii^nex^r this exitj tn, is put in ^ ra, i.e. it is
nevtr ii/ttmpted in a century iri'id ui,.tf Zfi'en Ler
cirJiiio' rtn.hr J her itu.if.alie ti ftl'.uinit 7 t's Ai^t»jl
efjott «/ lie ivind and iiavet a;:-} i-'i^er un i.rjidef
11 it bout being expvjcd to tie rrsiji tnn, truiit Jan^iTn
Afhip ti'hfr feuds iiiti a J.:i- otuded on Ker lore*
map, or f J.rjioim it exaj/iv.' iv,ti:'*u: cny f.til. xiticb
in tiejsa f,itafe i* cal'cJj.uddin- un.'er but.: p Act.
The fiin>..pa hus,aidi mcidfnt tu jcitddintr jrr gene^
rally, a fcafiriking tie Jhiji\ ftirn tht d"'*!:m:ty of
f-'rin , ixiiit.h ptrpetujiiy expof-% I -r to the t-'a** :i '.f
br'.mbiTj^ to, at,d thr. -A.ir.t tJ J J^.-iht fm room A
fta nvhicbfirikcs the fiern v.u -ny^ injy fbatter it to
pi.'ces. ly tviUi thefcip muj: i,i. -it; ji'y founder, B^
bro^'chii^ to fuddtnly^ fee is ti't ^at t rd -.t:iti I'fi'i all
he- i.ijft and fuiL^ or beinr^ immediately oi-:r -Lrufd i
TH12 SHlPWRECKr
595
Bat Albfft from b«hind the balance drew,
And on the prow itt double cfToits threvr.— «
The order now wab given to bear iway ;
The order given, the tim'^netra obey.
High o'er the bowfp- it ftretch'd the tortar*d fail,
As on the rack, difteiids beneath the gale.
But fcarce the yielding prow itsimpulfe knev.
When in a thoufand flitting flireds it flew !—
Yet .Albert new rcfoorceft-ftiU prepares,
And, bridling grief, redoubles all hiii cares.
Away there ; lower the mizcn-yard oo deck !
He calls, and brace the forcrmift yards aback !
Hin threat riample every bofon) fires;
New life rckindle«, and new hope infpires;
While to the helm unfaithful Hill flie lies,
One dcfpira'e remedy at lafl he tries.—
H;iflc, with your weapon«cat the (broods and ftay;
And hew at once the mizen*maft away '.
He faid ; th' attentive Uilors on each fide,
At hid command the trembling cords divide.
Fail by the fated pine bold Roilmood ftandH;
Th* impatient aze hung gleaming in his hands;
Brandiih'd on high, it fell with dreadful found ;
'J he tall mad groaning, felt the deadly wound.
Deep gafhM with foret, the tott'ring (Irudure
And cralhing, thund 'ring, o'er the quarter fwing*.
ftrikes « rock — Splits afunder— Fate oi the
crew.
The feme fl retches from that part of the Ar-
chipelago which lict ten miles to the northward
of Fakonera, to Cape Colonna, m Atrica — The'
time in about fcven hours, btii.g from one till
eight in the morning.
When in a barbarouff age, with blood defil'd,
I hi hum^n fuvage roam*d the gloomy wild}
Wri«n futlcn ignorance her flag difplayM,
And rapine and revenge her voice obey*d ;
Sent f om :he (h-Tcs of light the mules came,
I'he dark 4nd I'olitarv race to tame.
* Twas thcir*i> the lawlcf« paffons to controul.
And melt in tender lympathy the foul;
The heart from vice and error to reclaim.
And brcdthe in human breads celeflial flame* '
7*he kindling fp^rit caught th* empyrrai ray,
And K>ow*d congenial with the fwelUi g Iay«
Kou»'d from the chao«of primeval night.
At once fair truth and rcafon Iprung -.0 light.«*
When gicat Maeonide», in rapid fong,
The thundering ride ■•! battle rulit al'>ng,
Eaih ravKh'd b"C m teeN the high alarma.
And all the burning puifcn beat H» arms.
From earth upborn. 'Hi Pegairan wings.
Thi*» when feme limb, convulsd with pavgaof Far through the boundlcl's realms of thought he/
deah.
Imbibes the ganjjrrreV peftilential breath ;
Th* expcrienc'd artift from 'he Mood betrays
I'he latent venom, or its cou:fe delays :
But it th* infedion triun)phs o'er his art,
Taintir«g<he vital ftream that warms the heirt,
R'(L>lv*d at iail, he quitK th* unequal ftrife,
bevcr& the member, and prcferves the life.
CANTO III.
ARGUMENT.
fpj ing<
While dill a: It poet% trembling as they view
His hinward flight, rhe dazzlir.g track purfue.
Btir when his lUii>g«. with mournful magic, tell
U'hai dii e oiftrefs I^aertes* fou befell
rt.e (Irains nicand'ring through the mace of woe^
Hid f acred fyni] athy the heart o*eiflow.
rhuh. in old time, the niufe<** heavenly breath
Wirh vital force difiolv'd the chains of death:
K.icli bard in epic lays began ti* fiog,
1 aught liy the n alUr of tJie vocal flring.—
* ri'^ mme aUr ! throu^sh danger ouslcencs to ftrsjTg
Far fiom the light of hu unci ring lay !
The defign and influence of poetry— Applied to While, all unu.'d the wayward path to treid,
tl e lu j el— Wreck of the mizenmalt cleared i Dmking I wandir with prophetic dread,
away—si.ip veer-* ►cfore the wind— Her vio- To me in vain the bold Ma:uniaii lyre
lint ag.iati n— Different flati-.n". 9f the officei^ | Axxukr* the numbers, fraught with living fire!—
—Appearance ot the ifland of Falconera.-hx- | lull ofc iidccd. that u. our nful harp ./yore
cu.fioii t.. the a.ijac^nt nat ons of Grecci', re ; Wtyt rhc fad wardcrcr \oi\ upon the (hore; '
nowned in antiquity— Athcns—Socratcs -IM.u i Htr n\i that fceue th* im|>a:icnt ouii bers ran,
to— Ariltidcf=— oi.lon Corinth — Sp.»rta-Lto- j Subfervicnt only to a nobler pUn.
ni 'a»- .liivaf.on of X !xe>.- L)curgu — hpa- I * I is mint, il c unravcird profpcd to difplay,
niiiiondas— Mcicrn 3pp*':,rance - Arcadia... Its ! .Vi-d chain ih* cvcr.t* in recuUr arrav
former happmdsjnd fertility— .Prefirnt uillrel^,
the tffeOl vi fl;.very -ItK.ua— -Ul)!^*^ and Pe-
ncil pc- Ar^jD*. and M\ocii%-. Aganicmncn— •
Macronifi.- Len-n s -Vulcan and Venus.— De-
lo» — Apoiio am: Dunn • I'ruy— SeftosLeatidtr
end H-.ro...Dilph.,jTimple of Apollo^ Par-
nairu<«— Ihi: Alufc*. . rhc fubjcA rcfumcd-*-
:jpuur array
1 hoii^h h«td the talk, to u(ig in varied firaioi,
WliIK all unchang'd the tragic theme rrmains4
Tirict hapfy ! might tlie fccret powers of aut
Unlock the latent windings of the h -trt !
Mi^rh: the lad numbers draw compalfion's tear
F'.r k-ndrcd-mifcrieb, oft beheld too netr:
For km('red-\%rcti.hcs, oft in ruin caft
Spiirkl ng li the lea— ProJigiou* tempeft, ac | Cin Albion'^ ftrand. beneath the wii.t'iy blaft :
conipanjci wit.S rain, hail, and metcors-..Dark- r\>r all the pangs, the complicated woe,
iicl^, ligl.reniiig, and thunder — Approach c-f "
day —Diic livery of land— The (hip in grcAt
da-j-vr' I ..ilv» iht ifljnd of St. George— '1 urn»
her hroaolidc to tlic (bore— Her bowfprit,iorc-
o;a:l, a£d miia-top.maH carried awaj-^Siic
Her biavef) roi;s, her faithful tailors know \
So pity, gufhirg o'er each Briiifli breafl,
Ali^hr fynipa:hife with Britain's Ions diflreft :
hi> (].i«, my theme through maXes I purfue^
Which oor M»oiudai nor Maro knew.
5^6
THE WORKS OF FALCONEIL
Awfiile the maft, in minR draggM hchin J,
BaUncM the impreflion i^f the hel/n and wind :
The wounded ferpent. ajconiz'd with pain,
Thu*> trails his mangled volume on the plain,
But now the wrrck dilH-vcr'd from the rear.
The looe reluiftant pr^>w began to veer ;
And while around liefore the wind it falln,
Square all the yards "" '. the attentive mafter calli—
You, timoneers, her niott< n dill artend !
For on your (leerage all our lives depend.
So. fled<iy f • nicet her, watch the blalk behind,*
And fteer her ri^ht bef(-re the feas and wind !
Starboard a^in! the watchful pilot cries;
Starboard, 'h' obedient timoneer repli':!.
Then to the left the ruling helm returns;
The'wheel t revolver : the ringing axle burns!
The ihip no I'mger, foundering by the lee.
Bears on her fide th* invafions of the fea :
All lonely o*er the defart wal>e fhe flies,
ScourgM on by furgei, dorm and burfting ikies.
As when the mafters of the lance aflail.
In Hyperborean feas, the flumbering whale ;
Soon as the jaTeliot pierce his fcaly hide,
With anguifh ftung, he cleaves the downward tide ;
In vain he flies ' no friendly refpite found ;
Hit life-blood guihes through th* inflaming wound.
The wounded bark, thus fmarting with her
^tain,
Scuds from purfuing waves along the main ;
While, dafliM apart by her dividing prow,
l*ike burning adamant the waters glow.
He^ jointa forget their firm elafiic tone ;
Her long keel trembles, and her timbers groan,
t^pheav'd behind her, in tremendous height.
The billow* frown, with fearful radiance bright f
Now (hivering, o'er the top:iio(l mi avc (he ridea.
While det p beneath th* enormous gulf divider
Now launching headlong down the horrid vale.
She hears no more the roaring of the gale ;
Till ixp fhe dreadful height again flie flies.
Trembling beneath the current of the ikiest.
As that rebenit>nv angel who from heaven
To regions of eternal pain wa« driven ;
When dread lefs he forfnok the Stygian (bore.
The diflant realms of Eden t'l explore;
Here, on fulphure> u« cloud- fubtime upheav*d,
With daring wing th* infernal air he cleav'd^
There, in fome hideonn gulf defcending prone.
Far in the raylefs void of ntght was thrown t
F.ven fo (he fcales the btiny moun^ain'si hei/ht,
*l*hen down the bhck abyfs precipitate* hei flight
The maOs, around whofe to^^s the whirlwinds
fine.
With l^^'n^ vi^-ation round her ax*e fwine.
To guide th« waywani courfc amii* »he (^loom.
The watchful pilots tiiiTtrcnt p"'ft» aCTumc.
Albert and Rodn:cnd, ftation'd on the reir,
With warning voice dircdl each timoneer.
• T« fmarc the yards ^ in this place is meant to ar-
range tbem d'ttefily atlnvart ttejb p s length.
•f SteJc'y^ is the o.Jtr to fleer tbtjb.p according to the
Vne en tvbich Jf^. .1 'vo"C t at that mjitn*^ loitbout di"
"Jutinr to tie ■ i-A't or lefi th-eof
^ Jm nil lar^ejh'p* tU LeUt w wtcna^ed hy « xvbttL \
High on the prow the guard Arion leeepi^
To (hun the cruifers wand*ring oVr the deept 7
Where*cr he move^ Palemon fiill attenda,
A> if on him his only hope depepda :
vVhile Rodtitond, fearful of lone neighbooriiif
fliore,
C-ies ever and anon, L9ok md afirt!
Four hours thu» fcudding on the tide flie flew.
When Falc'>nrra*s rocky height they view.
High o'er it* fummit, through the gl«oin <^ oight»
'i he glimmering watch tower caft m nummfil
light
In dire amazement rivettcd they ftand.
And hear the breakers lafh the mcged ftrand :
But foon beyond this (bore the veflel flies.
Swift as the rapid eagle cleaves the ikiea.
So from the fangs of her infatiate foe,
0*er the broad champam feuds the trcmbliif
roe. —
That danger pad, refleds a feeble joy;
But foon returning fears their hope deftroy.
rhuH, in th' Atlantic, oft the fai!or eyes.
While melting in the reign of fofter ^iea.
Some alp<«'f ice. from polar regions blown.
Hail the glad influence of a warmer zone :
Its frozen clifl'*< at remper*4 gales fupply :
In cot^ling ftream the aSreal bill> wb fly ;
Awhile deliver*d from the fcorching heat.
In gentler tides the feverifh ptilfes beat.
So, when their trembling veflel paft this iile.
Such vifionary )i>y!k the crew beguile :
Th* illufive meteors of a lifelcf^ fire !
Too f<>on they kindle, and too foon expire !
Say, memory ! thou, from whof: uoerrisf
tongue
Tnftrudive flows the ani^'ated fimg '
What regions now the flvirg flup furround ?
Regions of old, through all the wciM renown *d;
I'hat, once the poet's *h( me the mufes boaft.
Now lie in ruinn in oblivion lofl !
Did they, whofc fad difl •"« thc.e hys deplore, J
Unflciird in Grecian or in Roman l^.-e >
Unconfcious pafs each r^moo' circli g (hre ? )
rhey did ; for, biafted in the barren (hade.
Here, all too fo< n, the huds ' f fcieiice fade :
Sad ocean** geniu«, in untimely hour.
Withers the bloom «'f c\ery fp'ii»girg flower.
Here fancy droopn, while lutlen cloud and ftorot
The generous clima'c of the f^ul deform.
Then if, among the wanHfrinjj naval train,
(3nc firipling, cxilM fro'. th* A'^niau plain,
Had e*- r. entr^nc'd in fancy •« fo t*.ing dream,
Apptoarh'd to t.ftr th Iwcet CiOjil'an fiream,
(''incc thof'' fuliihriiMiK ftrenni*. n ith power divine.
To purrf fonfc th* a't-mp^ r*d i< ul refine)
His hear', with liher.d co:umrfce here onbleft.
Alien to j.y fincertr grief p« fl"-*ft
V't on the youthful mind th* imprtflion call
Of ancient )?lory. ihall for ^-ver Lift.
Iherj, all unquench*d by cruel fortune's ire,
Itglow^-with ineitinj;ui{hablc fire.
Innmonal Athens fin^ in ruin fpread,
Con'ieu us le% at Port Liono*$ l^ead.
Or< at f '.1. ce of icic-ncc : whofe immortal name
Stands ioremoft in the glorious roU of hmc
THE SHI
Here godlike Socratet tnd Plato flione,
And. firm to truth ttrrnal honour won.
The firft in Tirtue^ caule his life refiKn'd,
By heav*n pronoanc*d the « tf«*ft of mankind :
The laft foretfild the fpaik of vital fire.
The fouKH fine eflence, nerer c »uld eipire.
Here 8«>lnn dwelt, the philolophic fage,
That fl 'd Pirinratu<>' viiidtAive rage.
JuO A iftides here maintain*d the caofe,
'Whdlir facred precepts (bine throQg;h S<>ion*t lawt.
Of ail her towering ilni^ure», now alone
Sonte fcatter d columns ftaod, with weeds o*er-
grown.
The wandering Orang^r, near the port, defcries
A niilk> white lion of (Itipendouttfize;
Urkn^'wn the fculptor ; marble is the frame :
Antl hence th* adjaceir haven drew it« name.
Nut, in thcr ^ulf of Engia. Corinth lies,
'U'^hofc gorgeous ttfbrics feemM to firike the (kiet;
Whom, though by tyraii-vidort oft fubdu'd,
Grtf ce, Etiypt Rf-me, wi:h awful wonder ricw'd
Her name, for Pallas* heavenly art renown*d •,
Spread l:k'; the foliage which her pillars erown'd.
But nuw, in fatal defulufion laid,
OMivioii o*er it draws a difmal (hade.
Tl'.cn further weliward on Morea% land,
Fair Mifitra ! thy modern turrets f^and.
Ah : who, unmov'd with frcret woi, can tell
That here ereat Laccdcmon*s glory fell i
H^re cnre (he fl- i!rilh*d. at whnfe trumpct*t fnund
Wir burd his i hami, and narionit (hook aro^nd«
Here brave Lionidas from (horc t'/ (bore
llirough all Achaia h^dc her thunders roar :
He, when imperial Xerxes, from afar,
Advai)c*d with P* ifi:i*H fumlefs troops to war,
1'ill Macedonia (brunk beneath hin fpcar.
And Greece difmjyM beheld the chief draw near;
He, at The rmnpylz*!! immortal plain,
Hi> force repiIlM with Sparta*« gl« rious train.
I'all Oito law the tyrantN coiiqtier*d bands,
111 galping milIion», bleed on hulllle lands.
'J'hus va'iquilb'd Afia trembling heard thy name,
And Vhche* and Athene ficken'd at tliy fame !
Thy ftate, fupp« rted by L cur^u* law*,
1> ew, like thine arms, (uperla^ive "^pplaufe*
£ven great Epaminondas (Irove in vam
1 o curb that fpirit with a Theban chain.
But ah ! how low her tree-born (pirii nt*w!
Her ahjtdt (ens to haughty tyrants bow ;
A lalle. degenerate, fnperftitious race
Infeft thy region, and thy name difgrace !
Not dillaut far, \rcadia*s bleft domains
PeUiponnefu^* circling (bore contams.
'J hricc happy foil! where dill fereiiely gay,
In<!ulgent Flora breath'd perpetual May ;
Where buxom Ccre< taught th* obfequious field,
R.ch without art, fpontauenos gifts to yield.
1'hcn with (ome rural nynph lupremc'y bled.
While tranfport glow*d in each cnam. ur*d breafl,
l.ach faitliiul (hepherd told hi« tender p^iiu,
And fling cf fylvan fports in artleN ttraiu.
Now, fad reverie * oppreflion's iron hand
Eiiflavcs her natives, and 'fTi^oilsthe land.
* /Iribitttiwrt*
PWRECK. 5^7
In lawtieft rapine bred, a fangutne tnun
With midnijiht ravage fcour ih* anculttir*d plain.
Wefiward »i thefc, beyond the Iftbrn^t, lies
The long-lod ifle of Ichacus the wife ;
Where fiir Penelope her abfent lord
Full twice ten years with faithful love deplor'd*
Though many a princely heart her beatity woiia '
•She. guarded only by her f^riplitig fon,
£ach bold attempt of fuicoa-kingt repeU*d»
And undefiPd the nuptial contra^ held.
With various arts to win her love they toiPd,
But all their wiles by vinuous fraud Ihe loil*d«
True to her vows, and rcfolutely chafte,
I'he beauteou- princtfs triumph*d at the 1aft«
Argos, in Greece forgotten and unkiiowil»
Still feems her cruel fortune to bemoan ;
Argos, whufe monarch led the Grecian boftt
Far o'er th' iEgean main to Dardan coafti.
Unhappy prince ! who, on a hoftile fliorey
To'l. peril, anguilh, ten long winters bore.
And when to native realms reftor*d at lall.
To reap the harvcfi of thy laboora paft;
A perjur*d friend, alat! aiid faithleliivrtfe»
inhere (aaific*d to tmpioot laft thy life I— •
Fad by Arcadia dretch thefc defiirt plainly
And o*er the land a gloomy tyrant reigni.
Next the fair ifle of Helena * ia feeo,
Where adve«fc winds detained the Spartan qneeA;
For whom in arms cnmhin'd the Grecian hoft»
With vengeance firM, invaded Phryxia't coaft ;
For whom fo long they labour*d to dcdioy
The facred turvets of imperial Troy.
Here, driven by Juno*s rage, the haplefs darnc^
Forlorn of heart, from ruinM Ilion came,
llie port an image bear« of Parian done.
Of ancient fabric, but of date unknown.
Duerad from this appears th' immorul flior*
That ikcrcd Phoebus and Diana bore :
Delos, through all th' ^gean lea% renown'd !
( Whofe cualt the rocky C>€bdesfurrf)und)
By Phoebuii honourM, and by Greece rever'd ;
Her hallowM grove*> even didant Pcrfia fear'd.
But now, a fitent nr>freqnented land !
No human footdcp mark» the tracklcfs fand.
rheiice to the north, by AGa'« wedem bound,
Fair LenuKM dand«, with rifing marUe crown'd ;
Where, in her rage, avepging Jum hnrl'd
Ill-fated Vulcan frm th* etlicnal world.
I here hi* evrnal a*aviU fird herear'd;
Then, forys'd by Cycio|.e«it art, appsar'd
I'hunders, th.it {hook ilic (kies wi:h dire alarmsi
And, rim*<i by ikili divine, Yulcanian arms.
There, with this crippled wretch, the fonl dif«
grate
And living fcandal of th* emp^ real race,
i he beauteous queen of love in wedlock dwelt^
In fires profai-e can heavenly hofoms melt }
fcadward of thi4af.pear»tiic Dardar diore.
That once th* imp;.rial towers i f Ilium bofc«
lUudrious I'roy ! rcuown*d in every clime,
Through the lung arnals of unfolding time !
H€»w oft, |hy royal bulwarks to defend,
'i'hon (aw*d thy tutelar go.U in vain defcend L
I A'etv kiiwcn hy tie mami 6/ Masnaifim
P|P ii)
1 hough Lhlffl 1
THE WORKS
'd In hrr cuifc were
T1|aD)th oatioix ptrtOi'd an her bjondr pUin
Tim '(fuitE ofpti&tmuh Hden'tihime
Wh .loom'd ai knjt'h to tiiik in Grecian Bii
^nd Dun, b} limc'i deep plioigb-Qure biriow'tl
I
fill tnr Jk»nunJ(r li»e« 'he vtrdjni fiiorei
Sc.kOiUdcr |i/l o'riBow'il wiih hnliilcgme !
J^uihrri'rtwv'il fruni llian'* fwni>u> Und.
In cMfim viBv tppe-iiii the rbracimi llmul ;
Wti(T.iniBt«"OS Hn(>,f™ni ilw rrroi'tlieight,
D'Ti'l*)''!], her crciccnt »ch rciolvinK ni^liti
- V'liaCe kImdi Aire^rJ kn'd Leatirier u'cr
Thj tuUW HcUefpow Id Arii'.Jhorci
Till, 1|| • bttd hour, on ThrKLi-s ewift
Sliv raw her ln«tr'> UMett bod^ loft :
Then ^li brr b-Tnin ajfiiaf fevcre ;
lUr cfe* Cid'giaiui: |>uir'd ih' inc<-iTani Ifar :
O'. niirM'<n'(l wi'h dngliil}], fraQlic with detpair,
Sb^ h«l hw be»ut«lln brwft »nd .tuie bet hiir —
Oil dcif Lct(]|lrr'» nwnt ill viin file cry'd i
Th-ii htaiU"*!! plung'd intothe iwriing lidc,
Thr putip^ tide recciv'd ihe Lotet^ weiKhi,
AiidprwMllf.fluw'd, Multing {m iit freight.
I'm wtd lie 1'hriii.e, beyond th' JEfi'tn maio,
R<mute Ir«m ouan, lirmbc Drl|>hic pliin.
I'l.e lUtcd oruJe nl iihabui (here
Huh u'cr the Qiouni More, divinely fiir !
A(iiaiaa marble inrm'd the gorerDiik pile : ,
Au^<1lhef;.bric< clcj;ai>r ju Ayle !
On r>ntcD tdniri^ icrii'd (he filver donn.
And chnjaet'irnuibk |>a*'dlhe |iuhlh'd ioiiT%
The rag/', where Itaikd ubkaturet apptar'd.
Of IhininfC pntpl^itj the Unfit were fram'd,
And rannd Ihr bollaiit dome brit;liC jcweli Uim'd.
Apollo't fiippluni pricfir. a blainulErs inin '.
ttim'd their ohliiiona on ihe holy Uat :
Tn fri-fli the lun'i dcuininf; ray 'iw><plac'd;
Vi'litt goltten hup> and Lvtag laikreli Krac'd.
1'he fiicnce* >nd itlii aitMind [b> fhrine
Con(pkDoii> Ihane. eiigTR*'d by bindt diiinel
Hric SC:ulapilu' fnake difplay-d hi>, crrn,
An. I burning iilorie) Tpirliki) "n iu< breall i
^^hiLe bocn hi' eye'' iniiiJlfraUiG li^bt
D'fL-afe and death recnil'd in headk-Dg fliKbl.
Of ibji grttt leiBple, IhroDEh atl time ruDiurn'd,
SuTtk in liUiwian, no reniaini arc round, {fpread,
. Catitipicua' here-, wilh hallnw'd wnodt o'er-
Pimaffn. bfu to braveu ii> hnnour'd head ;
Where.ftom the dtlugtfif d, by HeaMn'. cnm-T
Drucaiion leading Pyrrha hinJ in hand, [niaad,f
Repcopled aU ihe defolaied IJnd. J
ArouD^ itie fune onladii'fi laurel) grow,
.And sooiaiic fiowert far e«er blow.
'I he winged efraire, on enery tree ibove,
Ciml fwed onmbert through ihe vpul grow ;
While a'tt tb' eicnial Ipridit thai rmilci ber.eath,
Toune ECphyri honw on rofy pinionn brca^e.
Fair iliu(rh(<r> nf the fitn I ihe (acirj nine,
Utn waiu M tdttij thtir fuDgi divine ;
OF FALCONER.. .
Ur crown 'd with Diyrtle, in fomc fneet iIcOTS
A'tuiie ihc tender ftring> to blcedicg love-
All r«lly fweet ihe balmy eorreouxpU.
Suothiiig to CoUeU peaee the taitur'd fold.
While hill and rale nith [hnni vsiu aroiiii4
The muHc of immortal lurpt refouud.
Pair pkafute hadi in dance the happy boorii
.-•tiU fruitrring where ibe movet El^Qwi Aawtrt'.
Even nuWibeflraiiD.witbrncetioniagionbai^bt,
Shrd ■ delicious linKUur o'er iht ihnught.—
Adieu ye valei. ihit fmiling peace bcQaw,
Wheie ,£den'ii hiofliinw eT.r-»eai»l blow I
Adieu ye fiteaait, ibat o'er encbanied graaoA
In lucid mize th' Aoniao hill ruiioimd!
Ye Tiity ftene), where fancy loiei to dvell,
And young delight, for ever, Q farewell I
The fuul with rcnitei luiiiry jou Gil,
And o'er Ihe fenfc Lethean dswi d.flil ;
i\(nbe,,0 memnry.'b'Din th' inglniioiu dream!
<A'ilh braxen lun^irefunie the kindlinj; thane!
foJleiS thy powcri ! aruufc thy vital fire ;
Ye rpiriH of the flomi, my verfc inlpire i
Knarfc at the whiiinindi (hat enrage (be ■uin.
In tntrFni« pour alr.ng the rwelliug Onia !
Now borne impel no oi o'er the IxulingdcqM,
Hei CBuile 10 Atiic ftntet tlie neStl laept i
The pilot!, u tbe waiei behind her fwelC
Siill wilh ihe wheeling fttrn tbtir force-repcL
For ihii aflault niould cither quarter * feel,
Again lo flank the tcnpeft flie might reeL
The fleeirmeo cveiy bidden turn apply ;
T'o right and lefttlie fpokcaailcrnatcfly.
ThoB w'hea fome coaqi>er'd holl ictrcati in few,
Ihe briTeA leader) guard the btohcn reui
Indignant they retire, and long oppafe
Superior annieiihat aniiind them (lofe;
Still Oiicld the fltnltk; ihs routed fqiiadnxu jeia i
And (!uidc the fli|!ht in uiie embodied line :
So Ihiy diredt the flying birfc btfoM
rh' iwpellirg fiondi that laOi her tn the (bore.
A' fame bcoigiiird iiaveller. through the Oude,
£ij>l<ir<t ibe deviuut path wiib heart diriotj'dt
U'hile prowling favagrt behind him roar.
And yawning pii4 »iid guigmirei luik bcfare— ^
Hijih o'er the poop th' audacioui feat alpire,
Uproil'd in hillt of fluSuaiing fire.
At fome felt-eon qiieror, frantic with focccla.
Shed! o'er the oaiioiid ruin and tUCrctt ;
So, while the wafry wildetntf. he rnami,
Incent'd tofcieiifuld rage the tcmpcA fcanu;
And n'l^ the trembling l^!.,ab"vc, below, (nvc.
thrill through the coniage bo^li, with tkota of
Hvw thundery wafted from ihc burning cane.
Growl from afar a deaf and hollow groiu !
Ihc Jhip'i high batileoiBnt^ to ciihec fide
For «er cocking, drink thi- briny tide :
Her i^inti nnhing'd, in palficd buiKiiora plaf.
An iLe diffolvet bencalh tlie oooo-lide ray.
The (ki(t, aAindcr torn, a dc'uge pour i
The impeinoui hail ritlterdi in nhiriing IfaawCC,
High on [he mifti. with pole and ln.J layt,
Amid the gloom.ponenn-ui tneucrt Uaie,
iLatfari vliub u aur Itrjim,
■ i
THE SHIPWRECK.
599
Th* ethf ria dome, in monrnful prnnp arrey'd,
Now lurks behind impci:etrabl<^ (hade ;
Now, flaihing round intolerable light,
KcdoubltK all the terrors of the night.
Such terror Sinai*s quaking hili oVrfprcad, [head.
When Heaven's iouJ trumpet founded o*er his
It fcem'd the wrathful angel of the wind
Hid all the horro.8 of the Ikies combin'd ;
And here, to one ill fated (hip oppnsM,
At once the dreadful magazine difchVd.
And lo ' tremendous oVr the deep he fpring*,
Th* cnflamiitgfulphar flafliing fr-m his wing< I —
Hark ! his Orong voicr the difnul filcnce breaks.
Mad chaoh from the chains itf death awaken !
liOiid and more lo« d the rollin^' peal- enlarge.
And blue on deck their blazing fidea difcharge :
There all aphaft the (hivcrir.g wretches ftood.
While chili fa'penfr and fear congealM thc^r blood.
Now in a deluge burllsthe liviiiL' flame.
And dread concufiion rrnd< th' echerial frame ;
hick (urth convulfive groans from fli're t(» (horc,
And nature Oiuddering fcils the horrid roar.
Srill rhe fid pnfpcd rife* on my fight,
Rr-vctlM in ail its mournful fhade and li^ht
Swift thr<Mi^h my pulfe* glides the kindling fire,
As lightning glances on th* ele<ftric wire.
lUir all the force of numbers ftrive^ in vain,
'lit- elowinjj^ fccne unequal to fuilain.
Btit 1'. ! ut lafl from tenfold darknefs home,
Tovih ifruc«» o\r the wave the weepmg morn.
H.iil, farrtd vifif»n ! who, vn orw-nt wing,
'J'l.c clif-rring dawn of light propitious bring !
All nature Iniiling haiPd the Tivid ray.
That gave hrr beauties ro returning day :
Ai! hut oQ' fhip that, gr-aning on the tide,
No kind rclitf, no glrani of hope defcry'd
I'or now in front her trembling inmates fee
'ihr lulls f»t Greece emerging on the lee.
So Hu' loll iovLr views that fatal morn,
C):i wl-.ich, lor ever from his bolpm lorn.
The n%niph ad-jrM ftfigns her blooming charms,
To Mc(< wifh I'-vc fomc h.ippier rival*! arms.
So til hliza .hwn'd thar cruel day,
'J !^:ir r-re A'neasfrom her arms away;
T]i.:t faw him parnng. never t » return,
Htrlvlt in fiiifiral flames decreed rohum.
O yi-r in ct'iudii, Qh'>n genial fource of light,
(* 'i.cra' thy radiant gl<irirp».from our liirht !
G<i v\ irh thy Imile adorn the happy plain, fretgn :
And ;:ild the fccnc^ where hea'.th and plcafure
Pur Ut jjrf l::re, in fi«rn, thy wantom beam
Iiiiid' rhi* d.rf r»illul grandeur of my theme I
W- iJL fliore\\ard n w the Ixtundirg vclfel fliei',
Fu'l i»» htr van Sr. George's clifiV at il'c ;
Hi 'h • 'tr ih.( rift a po?nfed crag is fecn,
'Ili..» Iv ng pr«j..<5l!i.y; o'er a m-ffy green.
N'"iur .\.H' nr-.ic- n -w the danger gr<»wi,
Ai d .ill th'-ir Ikill rHcnllefs fates «»pp' le
For, ulule more caftw^rd they dirc^ t!ie prow,
Inormou* wave the quivering '*'ck o*crflow.
Wl; K . .1* the wheels, unable to fuhdue
Her (:tllic«, i\iil thiy dread her broaching-to *.
i.;'~ff< ii ,1 /■ , . »i ,17./ h:v»luHfary mo^'-ircit
Alarmi.'ig: thought ! for now no more t-lee
Her riven C-ie could bear th* invading fea;
And if the following furge flie fcudu before.
Headlong (he runs upon the dreadfui (hore ; .
A (hore where (helves and hidden rodk» abouRd,
Where death in (ecret ambufli lurk^ arourd.— •
Far left dif.nay'd Anchifes* wandering fon
Was (een the (traits <.f Sicily to ihuo :
When Paliniirus from tlie helm deicry*d
The rocks of $cylla on hif eafbern fide ;
While in the well, with hideous yawn difdot'dy
Hi*i oiiwaid path Charybdi^' gulf oppoi'd;
The double danger as by turns he view'd, *^
His wheeling bark her arduous track purfu'd^
I'hus, while to right and left deflru^ion lies.
Bet A-een th' extremes the daring vefiTcl flies.
With boufl^lefh involution, burning o*er
The n arble cliffs, lnud-da(bing furge^ rotr.
Huarfe through each winding creek the cempeft
r;ive«,
\nd hollow rock« repeat the groan of waves,
DeAruiftion round th' infariate coafl prepares
To crufh the trembhng (bip, unnumbcr'd foarei*
Bu; haply now (he Tcape'* the fatal lUand,'
Though fcarce ten fathoms diiUnt fnikn the lind^
Swil: as the weapon iffuing from the bow,
She cleaves the burning waters with her prow;
And forward leaping with tumultuous hade.
As on the tempi U*» wing, the ifle (he palL
Witli longing eyes, and agony of mind,'
I*he railp."- view this refuge left behind ;
Havpy to bribe, with India's richeii ore,
A /ate acre(rion to that barren (ht*re !
When in the dark Prruvian mine confin'd«
Lofl to the cheerf 4 commerce ef mankind,
rhe grianing captive walles his life away,
For ever exiPd from the realms of day;
Not equal pangs hif bofum agonise.
When far above the facrc«l light he eyes^
While all f..rlorn the vi^im pines in vain
For fccms he never fnali poffefs ayiain.
But now Athenian muuntains they defcry.
And o'ei the iurgc Colonna frowns on high.
Bcfide the cape's projt Cling verge is plac*d
A range of coIuojos, long by time ddac*d;
Firfi planted by devotuiii tofullain,
In elder times. Tritonia s (acred fane.
Foamk the wild beach below with nadd*nin^
rage,
Where wave* ard rocks a dreadful combat wage*
The fickly heaven, fermenting '* irh its freight,
Srill vomi's o'er the main the feveti(h wcigi't:
And now while wing'd with ruin fniri on hiirh,
1 hrough the rent cl'ud the ragged lightnings fly,
A ilalh, quick glancing on the nerves if light,
Ntruck the pale helmfman wirh tternal night :
Rodmi<nd, who heard a pi*i.ou« \:t*va behind,
I'ouch'd with compifTmii, gaz'd up'in the bli'id;
And, while around hi* (aii c mpamon^ crowd.
He guides th' unhappy vidtm to the ihroud. ^
ly'ore the rvriJy ^wx//* ..<Vv t:m I rr f{fe /• Ti7i
•n.rJ. It I f.--r iiv '<*. ^I'rnf' />v / " ,- . •' //■ - «// v » " A,
tic btim, Hci ibe ***]( 'f! 'j .'/.• /..'nii/fj.tf».
F* . > •
Thr
_i THE WORKS
ift. HIT fUUtit hricnd : he criei ;
ccDur on ihe DiaQ relici I —
Kttit ef half iu vital Fi>rc;,
[ubtla'U ihe wild unhiidlrd courfe :
Taw her, o'et the rounding foain
-■~Vr »ndltftcliflr=iac.i mam.
'haclon, wiih pal: difmay,
>□ the flauiing car o{ day,
u uiip>"ui faand ihc flriplm(; Iry'il
-* -iniiriTi of the fun to guide. —
But HcavFD, rclcnllcfi, dcigni ID help no mottl
And now, lafli'd i.n by dclliny feKcre,
ith horror fraught the dreadtul Cceiic drew near!
e (hip hjDgi hiivering od the »erge uf dc«th.
Hell yiwni, tocki (iii;, and brtalceii tmc be-
valn. alu i iht fatrcd (hadei of ycrc
ould uiB the miod wilh philoibphic lorej
' 1 they'd teacb li>, lE ihc lilell brei '
ofly!
Fit n. — Thui ilTuiog from afa .
Adi ' fun fame billing flar;
.Ani. ii lb* accadion'i kindling force,
by "iH^rd with accelerated cuutic.
""mful lovk the feamen ty'd thefband,
Viici '■ inexorable jiwt tipand :
Swift II leir mindi clapi'd alldingert pall,
Ai, duiiiu nilh leitar, ihcy beheld the lift.
Now Da the tttmhliog lhio|id>, before, behind,
}p mute fiifpenfe chey moant into the wind. —
The geaiat'ef the de<p. on rapid wing.
The black cTentful niomeut reem'd to bring.
The tml fifteri, un ib< forge before,
Vuk'd their infcrtial hntfci in the pfore. —
Tne nMifmen now receiv'd their lili commind
To wheel the veffcl Sdclang to ibe (Iruid.
Twttie fiiluri, <Mi the fnremift who depend,
High on the pbifntmof the ti p afcend;
Fatal leueai ! for while the plccpin! prow
Ininw'gei headlong in the oavc bcluw,
Bawn-prcft by wai'ty weight the bowrpril beudi,
And frein abovribe Dem deep crafliiog rendi.
ISeoeith her beak the llDiiing ruint lie ;
The forvBiift toiteii, unruDim'd on high :
And DOW Ihe Ibip. fnrc-hfled by the Tea,
Hurb the till fabric backward aUr her lee ;
While, in the gcfl«rii wreck, the f>iihfnl fiay
Urigr [he main-loiimafl from ill pod twiy.
plong from the miCt. the ftjnieo ftrne in win
I'hrou^h hoflile ilDodi their tiCel to regain.
The Hivcl they hnWet, <ili bereft of arengrh,
p>rpower'd tliey yield to cruel file at length.
h.*ile w
.elofeat
It head.
"I hey fiok for ever, aumber'd with tht dead '.
1 htfc who remain thcii ftarlul dimni iwait
Nor loiiger minirn their loll coilljwniun*' faie.
The bMTl thai bieedi with foitowi ill in own,
Fnrgei* the ping* of friendlhip In bcuioan. —
Albert and Rndihond ami Pilenon here,
With Toone Aeinn, on the mall appear ;
Lvco ihcy, amid ih' unlpeik^ble dilirell^
In B»ery look diilcafliog thiiUjihli ci'tififi;
In cTcry Vein the retiucnt blood cungeali.
And tnrf bofcm fatal terror (reli.
l-.nclai'd with all the demout uf the nuin.
They Tiew'd lb' Adjacent Ikoie, but vicnr'd
Such Iwmenli i> the drear ab'dci tf hell,
■Where Ud d-fp»ir lament! with i neful yell,
S«h toimenit aj;oni2< the diiuned bn iD,
While Itaej vUwi ttic miclioii* uf tht UeQ-
nile fere
angs of death.
Even Ztnti'i Iclf, and Epiaetui old,
I'ltii feil abyfj had Ihadder'd to behold.
Had S"cruei. for godlike nittue fam'd.
And wileQ of the I'^ni of men proetiioi'd.
Beheld th» fetne of ^ihieazy and diftteli,
Hi> foul hid trembled to ita lift rcceli! —
U yet confirm my heart, y* puwin al>o»e,
Thi> lafl treiaendaut Ihock of fat« lo pnive.
leofreafon yttfuilain!
Sot let thit Total ruin whirl my biim 1
In vain the cordi and aiei wtre prepar*J,
r now ih' audacioui (cat infuli tht yard ;
High o'er the fhip they throw a hortitl llujf,
',nd o'er her burO, in terrible cafcade.
Uplifted on the forge, lo beaten (he flin,
' ■ ;i.p half btiried in the Ikiei,
1 hen beidlang plunging ihuudcn un the grnand,
Eartif groiQiI aii ucmblci! uiJ the dcepi tti
Her giant bulk the dread concuIHon feeU,
And quiierlng with the wound. id toimeot, redi^
Sifnelt, coniuli'd with agDniiing ihroct,
rhe bleeding boll beneath [he niurd'ie>'> blowid—,
clgain ihe pTungti! hark ! a fecond Ihock
i'eun ber Aroug boftoni on the marble rvck!
Down oil ihe vale of draih,with dilnial crlei.
The filed viSinii Ibuddeiing iqII their cya
In wild dcfpaifj ifrhile yet anoilitr Hi.ikc,
With deep coniulC'<n, leqdi the lulid oak :
Till like the mine, in wh.Ji: iiifernal cell
The lurking demuni of dedruttiou dwell.
At length afundcr turn her friine dividei.
And cralbing fpreadii in ruin n'cr ihc' tidch
O wete it tnini with tuneful Maru'i art
To wake to fympatby ihe Iceliflg heart ■,
Like him the Imooth and mournlul verl'e lo dicfi
In all the pomp of ciquifiie diDrcft!
rben. (00 fevercly laughi by cruel fate
Vr> Ihare in alt the peril. 1 ic1.:tc.
Then might I wiih ui^iivih'd l>iiii» deploie
Th'impc.y.on. hwron ol a l«w«d (hoie.
Ad u'ti ihe furge the lloiping i
StiH on the tigging thirty lianicn
Some, flroggling. on a broken crag weie nft,
And there by iwzy tanglci k^PP'"! '■'H ;
AwliUe they bore lb' o'erwhtPiiiing billnwi me.
Uueqnal cmbai »i:h ihe.r fate to wa^e;
:namb'd and feeble they fiPTegii
<l ery hold, and Gnk to Ibadct below.
m the in
>a(t hub
Their fli
on thfir (kill depend.
And fiDin ll.G vtttk. on out lad nfia dtficni^
THE SHIPWRECK.
tes
Kaw on the moDntiin-wtTe on hi^h they ride,
'I'hcn downward pluoge beneath th'ioTolTiug tide ;
Till one, whom fctmt in agony to ftrive,
I'he whirling breakers heave on ihore alive ;
I'he reft a Ipeedier end of anguifti knew.
And preft the ftony beach, a lifeliT* crew !
Next, O unhappy chitf ! th* eternal doom
Of Heaven decreed thee to the briny tomb !
What fcene* of mifery torment thy view !
What painful ftruggle* of thy dying crew I
Thy pcrifli'd hopes all buried in the flood,
O'crlprcad with ccrfes! red with human blood !
^o }MercM with aoguiih hoary Priaip gas*d.
When rroy\ imperial dome* in ruin biax'd;
While he, fcvercll forrow doom'd to feci,
Fxpir'd beneath the vidor*» murdering flceL
7*hus wi:h Ills helplefii partnerttill the laft,
S:i<i refu{^L ! Albert hugt the floating mad;
I-Ii^ fuu'i c( ulJ yet I'uftain the monal blow^
But droopt, aU« ! beneath fuperior woe :
for now fiift nature's fympathetic chain
'l'u'^4 at hi» yearning heait with powerful ft rain ;
Hi> faithful wile for ever doom*d to mourn
>'<)r him, al.is' who never fluU return ;
To black a'lvirftry^s approach expot'd.
With want and hardfliips unforeicen coc1ot*d:
III* lovely daughter left without a fricKd,
Ilcr inrrccnce to fuccour and defend;
By youth and indigence fet forth a prey
'J'o lawirlii guile, that flatters to betray—
While thefe refledlions rack his feeling mind,
Kodmond, who hung befide, his gralp rcfign'd ;
And, as the tumbling waters o'er him roird,
Ili<i out-ftrctchM arms the mafter*s legs enfold. —
2>aJ Albert freU t!:e difluiution near, f
And ftnvcK in vain hii fetter*d limbs to clear; >
Tor death biJ^ every clinching joint adhere. J
Ail-faint, to Heaven he throws his dying eyes,
j^nd, ** O proted my wife and child !*' he cries !
The guftiing ftreams roll back th' uiifinifli*d found!
He galp«! he dies ! and tumbles to the ground!
l-ivc only left uf all the perifli*d throng.
Yet ride the pine which Ihoreward drivcsalong;
With thcfc Arion Ihli hi« hold fecures.
And all ihc ailauhk of hofiiir waves endures.
O'er the dire pn fped ak for life he ftrives,
He loi ks if poor Falemon yet furvives.
Ah whirefore, trufting to unequal art,
DiJft thou, incautious' from the wreck depart?
AUi' thefe rock) all human flLill'defy,
Who ftiike.^ them once beyond relief muft die:
And nQw, fore w-unded, thou perhaps art toft
On thefe, or in Umc oozy cavern loft.
'i huH ;hou(^ht Arion, anxious gaiing round
In vain, hi-t eyes no more PaJemon found.
1 he de-nionit of ileftrudion hover nigh,
Aiui thick their mortal ftiafcs commiftSinnM fly.
And now a breaking furge, with ffrceful fway.
Two next Arion furious tear^ away
HnrlM on the crags, behold, they gaip! they bleed!
And, groaning, cling upon th* eluiive weed!-—
Another biilow burUs in boundlefs roar !
Anon finkk ! and memory views no more !
Ha ! t(Kal night and horror hrre prciide !
Aly &uno*d car tio^ies to the wfaizziDg tide !
It is the feneral koelli and, gliding nesr^
Methinlu the phantoms of the dead appear 1
But lo ! emerging from the watery graTC^
Again they float incumbent on the wave S
Again the difmal prof|«A opens round.
The wreck, the ihores, the dying, and the droini*d!
And £ee ! enfeeUed ty repeated fliocks,
Thofe two who fcramble on th' adjacent rocks,
I'heir falthlef- huld no longer can retain.
They fink o*crwhelm*d, and never rife again!
. Two with Arion yet the maft npbore.
That now aW>ve the ridges rtach'd the Ihore :
Still trembling to defcend, they downward gase^
With honor pale, ai>d torpid with amases
The floods recoil ! the ground appears below !
And life's faint embers now rekindling glowt
Awhile they wait th* ezhaufted wave's rctreatt
Then climb flow up the beach with hands and
feet.
O Heaven ! deliver'd by whofe fvivereign hand«
Still on the brink of hell they fliuddcring flawlg
Receive the languid inceufe they beftow.
That damp with death appears not yet to gfeww
To thee each foul the warm oblation payS|
With trembling ardour of unequal praile;
In every heart difmay with wonder flrivef.
And hope the ficken'd fpark of life revives ;
He^ magic powers ihcir extl'd health reftorei
Till horror and defpair are ftit no more.
A troop oi Grecians who inhabit nigh.
And oft thefe perils of the deep deicry^
Rou»*d by the bluftering tempcft of the nighl.
Anxious had dirob'd Colonna's neighbouring
height ;
When gaxing downward on th* adjacent flood.
Full to their view the fccnc of ruin flood;
The forf with mangled bodies ftrew'd aionnd^
And thofe yet breathing on the fea-ws{h*d gruundl
Though loft to fcicnce and the nobler arts.
Yet nature's lore inlormM their feeling hearts:
Strait dovm the vale with haft'ning Heps chej
hied,
Th* unhappy folTerers to aflift and guide.
Meanwhile thofe three elcap'd beneath eiplore
The firft advent'rous youth who reach'd the fluvet
Panting, with eyes averted from the day.
Prone, helplcfs, un the tangly beach he lay-*.
It ih Palemon :— oh ! what tumults roll
With hope and terror in Arion*s foul !
If yet unhurt ha Itveii again to view
Hi* friend and this fole remnant of our crew 1
With us to travel through this foreign lone.
And fliare the future good or ill unknown.
Arion thus . but ah ! lad doom of Catel
I'hat bleeding memory forrows to relate.
While yet afloat on fome refiUing rock.
His ribs were daflt'd and fractur'd vrith the iheckt
Heart- piercing fight ! thofe cheeks folate array'd
In beauty's biDom. are pale with mortal Ihadel
Diftiihng blood his lovely breaft o'erfprcad.
And clogg'd the gol.ien trefles of his head 1
i4or yer the lungs by this pernicious ftroke
Were wounded, or the vocal organs br 'ke.
Down fr>m his Aeck, with blazing gems array*^
Thy iiugt, lofdj Amu 1 huof pouruay d i
m
en
THE WORKS OF PALCONEB.
Th' Dneonfckw fi^re fmlling ill Ineae,
Surpcndrd ia 1 g' tdcn dum wai Tan,
HanH thon. fbfi maidtn f in ihi> hour nf woe,
Beheld hhn wriihin); from ihe deadly blow,
Whall.rteof »n, what liiflguie» ceM upreTa
Thine a^ny/ tbinecxquiGte dUtreA.'
But ihou. all) '. ut d< "tn'd i» wrep in nin
For him ihiae ejti IhalJ never feeaj^aiii ',
With ilamh mmenieDt jiale, Atioti g'z'd,
And caatiouflr tfar wiHiniiciI joMh upraia'd ;
pjltmon ihin, with cruel pin^s opprelt,
In taDlierin)! icunti diu> hii fritnd aldrrfi'd :
"O fefea'dfroradtfiruaionliie foniEh,
■■ Beneath whnC: fital influence ilaom'd ■ lie ;
•■ An wt (hen eiil'd to ihii lift retrtat
" Of life, nnliappy ' thni decreed to me«f
** Ah! how unlike what yerter-morn eninj'd,
•■ Unehmting hipei, ii-t tta tinw deflroy'd !
" For wuonilcil far beyond all healing pnwer,
" Palcmnn oiei, and ihif hit fimt h -ur t
" By ihnfe fell hrehkert, wheic in vain I Itrove.
" At once (Ul nff from foriune, iili, »iid Invt ',
" F»i other fccnei mull fuon prelenr my riglit,
■' 'I'hat lie deep-bnried yet in trnlold Di|;hr.
" Ah ! wicrchcd father of ■ wretched ien,
" Whom thy pwemal prudence hai undone !
•* H.IW will remctnkfince of ihii l)lind^d nre
" Btai dcnrn iby head wiUi anguilh and de-
■■ rp.ir!
" Such dire efftS' from BTance arile,
" Thai, deal 10 "aiure'i Toice, and vainly wife,
'• Wiih force feverc cndeavdur. to cooifc.ul
■* The nohlell Jjaflioni (h»t iuf|iirc (he foul.
" BucO.thoafiicred Power' Hhofe law loODc^i
" Th'etEnil chain of taurri and rlhSt,
" Lcr niH thy tharteoii g minilleri of rage
•• AffliS with fliiirp reiiiorfe his frtblt a;r ]
- And ynn, Ari.in ! who with ihefe the "lad
•■ Ol all out erew fnrvive the fhtpurtck pad —
>-- Ah, ceafc to mount ', ihofe friendly tcin le-
•■ Urain I
« Nor give my dyinB momen'.i keener pain !
" iiince Heaven nay loon thy wandering (lepi re-
« ftoie.
" When parted hence, to EoglandV diftantlliorr;
■■ Sh-raldll ihoo. Ih" unwilling meffenget of lale,
" !"n him the tra^'c (lory Grftrtlate.
" Oh, Iricodlhii't )[cncrou> ardour then fnppreft !
•' Not hint (he fatal caufe of iny ri^llrcft ;
" Nor let each horrid incident (ut)ain
" Vhe lenylhcn'd (ale to ai'p''T>ic hi* pjln.
" Ah ! then (cnembcr well my iail tcquell
_ ■' For her who rcigot fnr ever in tiiy breall j
" Yrt ki him pro.e a ti'hcr and a friend,
•' The helptefi maid to fncioar and dcfcQd.
•' Iiay, I ihi« fuit implor'd with paninj; breath,
" Sn Heaven bcliieod hln It hi> hqur of drith I
" But oh < (0 lovely Anna Ihooldft thou tell
" What dire onii-icly end thy fritnd bofrl.
■' Diaw o'er the diftnal feme fnft piiy'i veil,
" A"d lightly tnnch the Umeniable tale ;
*• Say that my love, inviolably (rue.
" I,o! her bright imaRC, pendent un my reck,
-' haUfukmoarcfca'dfraBi th«wrctki
" Take it, and fay, when panilitg imhe W»r«,
" I ftrnggled, life and thii alone to fare !
" My fnul that fluttering halteoi i ' be fret,
" Would yet a train of ihouphti Impart to thee,
" Bui (Itivei \i\ vain I— the chiUing ice of death
" Congeals my hluod, and ch.ikej the (Ircaoi of
" ReBgn'd Ihe quill her comJonlcf" abode.
" I'o CQurfc ihit lon^, unknown, ecernal road —
■' O sacied Source i^ evcr-livin; light
" Conduct the W!iry miiderer in her Sight 1
" Dirtfi her nnwa>id to that peaceful ftiare,
" Where pefil. piin, and death, are fell nu mttre '
■■ When (h..B fome tale of haplcb Ime Ihalt
" Tba( fleali from jMiy'ieye the tneltitij; tear,
" Of two chiGe hearli, by multial paEEon j-iio'il,
" I'o abtcnce, foiro*. and delpiir, conGf[n'd,
•' Oh then ' to Iwell [he tides of fdcial woe,
'■ rhat heal th' alBifled bolom they o'erflnw,
" While memory difiate., ihis lad ft pwredt tell,
" Anil what dilltrft ihy wreuhcd fiieud bcfrl '
" Then, v*hile in ftrtams of loft coinpaffiiia
" drown'd.
" While li^ng children tmich'd with infantfear,
" With Wonder gaze, and drop th' uoconfcioat
The lift faint accern II trembled on l.itttinpK^
That now inidlie t- the palaie cltiBg i
H'< bofom heaveaa mortal groan — he dietl .
Ajld ftiadci eternal link upon his cye« !
dtaih Pilemon by.
■n eai'i
le lifclcl.
Troo-fii'd he ll<">d, wilh awful tGrror fill'fl.
While down \'n, cheek the nieut df opi diHIll'd
Oh, ill.flair'd vni'ry of tinfpotted troih i
Untitneiy perifti'd in Ihe bloom of ycnth.
Should e'er thy friend arrive on Albifrii'a land,
rie wilt obey, though painfi>l, thr demand:
Hi> (onpie ihc dreadr 1 flury fliiil dilplay,
And all the horrors of this dilhiil djy !
liifallroDtdayl what rum had thou brcll I
Whit aoguifli to the living and the dead!
H <w hall thou left ihe widow all fntlom.
And ever donm'd the orphan child to mourn;
I'hroairh Ufe'a fad journey hopclrf- to compUl '
Cm farted juttiee thcfe cvenM .-rdiin f
Bni,0 my foul laioid that w'liid'rxut maze.
Where reafon, loll in eiidli:li error, dray. :
At through thi> thorny ViU b( life we run.
Great Couft ,-f all effeSi, " Thy will he doiK :"
Now had the Grcciini on the beach arriv'di
To aid Ihe hclplefs few who yci furviv'd i
While pifling they hchnW the wnve* o'erfpreid
With Ihiiiet'd c>(t> gT>J cxtlo ..f the dead.
Three Dill allee. birnurnhM a"d lamt (hey find,
Ib ninuriiful Ulcuce on n t' ik icrlm'd.
" Ante obiluinticmBliiprcmJiue fimciadehei."
THE SHIPWRECK.
tef
The ^oernat nitivci, moVd with CdcUI paiQi
The fcebk ftrangerii in their arms fuQain ;
"With pityinp figha their haplel* lotdtpl'-rc,
Aod lead them trembling frum the fatal fliore.
OCCASIONAL ELEGY.
Tnr fcenc of death is c!o»'d, thi- mournful ftrilnt
DiHoive in tiying langouron the car :
Yet pity wccj.s, yjt fympathy complaini, [fear.
And dumb luipencc awaits o*crwhelm*d with
But the fad mtifes with prophetic eye
At once the future and the pnft explore ;
Thtir harp* oblivion'* influence can defy.
And waft the fpirit to th' eternal (hare.
Then, O Palemon ! if thy ihade can hear
The voice of frjenHihlp ftill lament thy doom ;
Yet to the fid oblaiton- bend thine ear,
That rife in vocal inccnfe o*cr thy tomb.
In vain, alas ! the gen'le maid (h^W weep.
While fecret anuuifh nipi her vital bloom ;
O'er h<r fofi frimc Ihall ttern difeafcs creep.
And give tlie lovely vidim to the tomb.
RcKntlefs phrcnzy (hall the father (ling,
Unruught in virtue's fchool diilrefs to beir ;
Sc-vc rk rrmorfc his torturM f< ul ihall wring,
* lis his to groin and perilh in defpair.
Yc 'oil companions of diflri f*, adieu I
Your tods, and p'\i'**, and dargcr%are no more !
The tcir.pcd new Ihali howl unheard by yru,
Whde ocean fmites in vain the trembling (bore.
On ytju the bUft, Airchar;j'd with rain and fnow,
In winter's dilniul nights m> more (hall beat :
U;.ftU by you xb. verticTin may g'«»w,
Aiid fcorch ti.e puniing earth with baneful heat.
No mrre th« joyf-.jl rnaid. the fpri^htly (Irain,
Si. all wake the dance to give you welcome home;
Nor hopelefs hvc inip.;rt undying pain,
V^'hen far frooi iceueb of focial joy you roam.
No more mi yoD wiile wat-ry wafte you ftray,
While hunger anH difeafe your life confume ;
While parching thirft, that burnt without allay,
Forbida the bladed rofe of health to bloom.
No more you feel contagion's mortal breath,
Ihat taints the realms with mifeiy fevere;
No more behold pale famine, fcattering ^eath.
With cruel ravage defolate the year.
The thundering drum, the truoipet'a fwellifl|f
ftraio.
Unheard (ball form the long embattled line :
Unheard, the deep foundations of the main
Shall treotble when the hoftile f«]iiadroiM join*
Since grief, fatigue, and hazards AiU moleft
The wandering vafTils of the fiithklt deep,
O ! happier now efcap^d to endlefs reft, "
Than we who lli!l lurTive to wake aod weep.
Wnat though no funeral pomp, no borrowed vBfm^
Your hour of death to gaaing trowdr. (hail tcU |
Nor weeping friends attend ymr fanle'hier.
Who iadly Uden to the pafung bell:
The tutor*d (igh, the vain parade of woe,
No real atiguifh m the foul impart ;'
And oft, alas ! the tear that friendi bcftow.
Belies the latent feelingt of the hearc
What th'^ugh no fculptnr'd pile your name dil^
plays
Like thofe who peri(h in their coontry'icaniet
What though no epic mule in laving laya
Records your dreadful daring with applanle t
Full oft the flattering marble bids renown
With blazon'd trophies deck the fpocted fHune;
And oft, too oft, the Tenal mufes crown
The daves of vice with never-dying fame*
Yet (hall remembrance from oblivion's veil
Relieve your fccne, and figh with grief (incerc;
And loft eompafliop, at your tragic tale,
In iUcnt uibute pay her kindred tear.
POEMS-
A POEM,
SACREDTO THE MtMORT OF UlltOTALBICnNESS
J'REDERJC PRINCE OF WALES.
Fi. M the hijT horror rf war's hoarfe alarms
Aiu> ti.r ticrtK-n<louii clang of cla(hing arms,
1>. kcPvl, n.y nn f<e ' a ^c^yn fccne to draw
(A Ic. i.c will hoi 1 thi' litrninp world in awe *)
l> rpy i.jtcnt NUipomcne iul'pire,
V/liiie, with lad notes I ftrike the trembling lyre :
A>.*1 may n.y lint- with eafy motion flow.
Melt a» they move, and fill each heart with Woe :
Big with the frrrow it d.fcribes ^1 ^Mtg^
In folemn pomp, nujcOic, move along.
Oh '. bear me to iome awful Glcnt glade
Where cedars form an unremitting Ihade;
Where never track of human feet wa» known ;
Where never cheerful light of Pneebus flione ;
Where chirping linnets warble tales of love.
And hoarfer winds howl morm'ring through thft
grove ;
Where fome unhappy wretch ay monros hia doom,
D-*cp melancholy wand'ring through the gloom ;
Where folitude and meditation roam.
And where no dawning glimpfe of hope can come :
Place me in fuch an nnfrequenteu (bade.
To fpcak to none but with the mighty dcid :
THE WORKS OF FALCONER.
tr howling Siircawiih try flghs-
m Mdoii ing vcrdun 'gan to fmilc;
iiNbgund, hct^D in purl aliag,
UrVi KDEw'd the YcoaJ fonj ;
ig rofci. deckM in ciimlbii Uyc,
»n, imbic Ficl-ric, ilidn thoD die :
iieiartblf hte't decree,
tumiKnncVrPDcinhtoreiri
Itslt burning fcnn raK'i
: victue of no hriba a^i.age ;
.'cine can its ItfiilBllar,
OTcin, "Nodeliy."
mult a prince to nobie die ?
[UhMUDi under th' ambient (ky):
uie, then, in youth's luU-bluun
And all art uni'.tt the decree of fate;
Th' irrevocable doom Dfilclliiij
Prwounc'd, All motuU muft robmiffira die.
V 'h doleful noile -he mairont fcrenm around.
With female Ih'irlu the nulled roofi rcbi'und :
A aiimal nuifc! Ni.w dtie pi Dinilcuuo> ro*r
Criti. " Ah ' (he noble Freu'ric ii no more '."
Ihe chictrtluiSattt yieloi his bttO brnth;
Hiieyc-lidj f«ilc in the (harie^nf licith :
Dirk fablt Ihndi;. preicm brf le tacL eye,
And Ihc Uee|i taft ibyt., etcKiity ;
ThrouKh peipeiuili'i cipsnic Ire fprirRi ;
And o'er the «a(* pr,.fimnii h. (lnj..t. un wlngi:
Ihc fuul in diflani re^'ioi.i fli-ci t tii:i Sighi,
And laili incumbcni im lolriiur night i
With vail celiriiy Ibe Oii'of away.
And n«rH (he legioni i f ctrriia] day,
•lo (bine fc.rtvir in the heav'riy bit'h.
And Icne the body here to r.^l on t«ih.
The melancholy pa.noti round it -n^t.
And mcurn (he royal heto*! timchfi (ate.
Diknuliilaie they moTe, a RicurntuI bard '.
In lulcniD pomp they much along the Drand ;
The noble ehitf iniMc'd in youthful bloom,
Liea in the drrai^ reitioni ot the (omb.
Adown Augu(la'> pallid vifage Sow
The livinif |.caib, will, unaffcdi-d woe :
Difcont'lale, haplelk, Tee falc Uriuiii mourn,
Abandnn'd iOe ! facfikcu and futliTn !
"U'lih dcfp'raithandi her bleeding bread fliebralt;
'U'hilc o'er her, frowning, gyim dellm^i.Mi thteait.
She inaurui with hcart-lelt grief.lhe rcitd) her hair,
And filln wnh piercing criei ibe echoing air.
Well inay"Il(b(niuiourn(hy pad ioi'itimclefiend.
Thy maiet patjoo, and ihy merchanti Friend.
What beiart Ihill pity thy lull-flowing gocf f
Whuhand now diign «j give thy po^r itllef f
T' eneoDiiite arti, whofe bounty now ihall flaw.
And learned feience to pr-motc. btftuw t
Whi.n * pr itt^l ihci from the hoftile tsoviO,,
Aii<l tolhc itijui'djultictiuQhucwc}
From B>'ry and npFielTion who ftanid gand
The helpiefs, and the thrtai'ning ruin wudi
aIbs ! (he imiy nuMc Bri ton" i none.
ItnpenilingdcfoliitioD hangi around.
And ruin hofcrt o'er (he trembling ground :
The blaomiiig Tpring dioi^pt her cnameli'd btlid,
Her gliriei wilhrr. ar.d hci flaw'r< all fade :
The fpruuiing Uavci already Brr^ away ;
Linguilb the living herb, with pale dreay:
The bowing trecf. fee ' o'er ihe blJled he»lh,
□rpending. bend henca'h the weight of dralht
Wiapp'd in th' eipanlive gloom, the lighrningt
play.
Hoaifc thunder tnutteri ihrongh th' atrial way :
All nature Icela 'he pang>, the florin* renew.
And fpronu, with fatal halle, the baleful yew.
Sonic pow'raviri the tlireat'iiinr horrid wdgbt.
And, godlike, prop Briiannia't finking Itatc !
Minerva, huver o'er yr.ung George'" tiul ; J
May facrcd wifdom all h>> deedi controul ! I
Exalted grandeur in each a£lion fbi.ie, '
Hh cotidud (11 declare (he youth divioe, '
Methinkt I itc him Ihine ■ Klorioui Kara
Methinkt caih region doci hii praife reliHiDil,
And n:
mble al
name around t
Hit faiiu, (hroBkh ev'ry diflant kiDgilpn
I'melaimihimtif t^e rucefroai whence be fprung:
&< lable fn oke, in voluiao curli O'- high,
Hop! roll on heaps, and blacken all the Ocj ;
Alieidyfu, hit fan>e, me(hii>ki, iihtiHM i
Around (h ailinir'ng veoeratinB world. •!
Su the benighted wand'ret, on hit way, I
Litnentathe aUcnce of a1l-chec(ing day; 1
Far .lift ant t om hit fniTid. nnd native home.
And H't one glitiipfe doei glinunrt [hrcugb die
In thoDgbt he breathes, each fi^h hi- latett biciili,
Prefcrt, e»th roedimioii. pus uf death ;
Irng'lar, wild fhimera. fill hii foul.
And death, and dying, everf flep conrron!.
rill frnin the e.i» th. re break, a puqite gleaiB,
Hi> f»r> then «an<fli a* a flcciing d'cam.
Hid in a eloud the fi^n 6t& Ihooo hii tay.
Then bieak> effulgenr on th' liluii.n.'d day;
U'e fee no fp>jt then in ihe flimin^ rayn,
Conliw'd uulloa witliin di' ciccffive hUie,
ODE
M'r/rin miaard lb, S^al Grngt.
AeJili the royal llreimcrs play I
To glory Edward haitti away ;
Adieu, ye happy fylvit. bnwc(»,
F O E M 8.
V^ere mufic pours the fofe, melodiont lay,
And mcltingr fymphooies congenUI pUy !
Yc filkcn ron«i of cafe, who dwell
Id fl jwcry vales of peace, farewell !
Id Tain the goddefi^ of the m jrtle groTe
Her channn ineffable diffilayt ;
In vain (he calU to happier realms of love.
Which fpring'" unfaninj; bl H>m arrays :
In vain her livinjf rofe« blow.
And ever vernal pleafure* grow;
1 he gentle fport) of youth no more
AUure him to the peaceful (here :
Arcadian eafe no loneer charms.
For i^ar and fi<ve alone can pleafe.
Hin throhbtn)]; bofom beats to armn,
To war the hero moves, through dorms and
wiDCery lca«.
CHORDS
The gentle fpnrtu of youth no more
AUure him to the peaceful (here,
I or war and f;ime alone can pltafe ;
To war the hero raovei, through {terms and
wintery feas.
Thou;fh danger's hnftile train appears
To thwart the couife that honour ftecrs;
Unmov'd he leads the rugged way,
IVf-ifing peril and difmay ;
Hi& country calls . to guard her laws,
Lo tvcry jo\ the gallant youth rcfign«;
Th' avmging naval Iword he draws.
An * oVr 'he >» avrii conduds her martial linc^ : .
Hark ! his (\ ri/hdy clarionii vl^y %
F«.'»ow wl.'.rt he leads the way?
The picrci' ij file the founding drum,
Tell the dcep« their mafter*« come.
CUORUS
Hark ! hisfprightly clar'on* play,
Follow where he leads the way .
The pierrine fi*c, the f' unJing drum,
Tell the dc'cp^ their mafter's come.
Thus .'Mcmcn.i*)! wa'like fon
The thorny courie of virtue run.
When, tau;;ht by her unerring voice,
He made the plorious choice :
5>evere, indeed, ts* attempt he knew.
Youths genial ardoor« to fubdu« :
For plcaturc Venus* lovely form alTumM;
Hir ^luwin^ charms, divinely bright,
In all the pride of beauty bloom'd.
And lUnck hit ravifti*d fight.
Trati^^fix'd, amazM,
Alcidcs {;az*d :
l.nchai:tii:g grace
Adorn'd hrr face.
And all his charging looks confeft
Th* altrrnare paflionf in hii breaft s
Her fv^cllirij; bofom half reveal*d,
H( r eyc-9 that kindling raptures fir'd,
A tl'o.iluiid tender pains inllill'd,
A thoufjnd fl.tttVing thoughts infpir'd:
Perluafinn'sfweeteft language hung
In nulring accent on her tongue :
Deep IP hvi hrart the winDtog Cait
liilu»*d a magie ^ower ;
*»*
She preft him to the rofy vale.
And ihowM th' Elyfian bower:
Her hand, that trembling artloars morCa
CooduAs him blufliing to the bleft alcove:
Ah ! fee, o'erpow*rd by beauty's clMriii%
And won by love's refiftleCi arms.
The captive yields to nature's foft alannsl
CHORUS.
Ah ! fee, o*erpower*d by beauty's chamiSy
And won by love's refiftlef* arms,
Tl>e captive yields to nature^s foft alams !
Affift, ye guardian powers above !
From ruin fave the (on of Jove t
By heavenly mandate virtue came.
And check'd the faul flame :
Swift as the quivering needle wheelty
Whofopoint the magnet's influfinfc lieellL
Infpir'd with awe,
He, turning, fiw
I'he nymph divine
Tranfcendent (hine ;
And, while he view'd the godlike fluU^
His heart a facred impulfc ^ay'd :
His eyes with ardent motion roll,
And love, regret, and hope, divide his finiL
But foon her word* hif pain drftroy,
And all the rumben <^ hit heart.
Return 'd by her celeftial art.
Now fwell d to ft rains of nobler joy.
Inftrufted thus by virtue's l:>re,
Hh happy (leps the realms explore
Where guilt aiid error are no more :
The clouds that veilM his intelledtial ray,
Before her breath difpclling, melt away :
Broke loofe from pleafure'* glittei iog clutii|
He fcorn'd *jtr foft inglorioiu reign :
Convinc*d, refolv'd. ro virtue then he tum'd.
And in hi> breaft paternal glory bum'd.
CUORl'S
Broke loofe from plcafure's glittering chain,
He fcorn'd the foft inglorious reign :
Convinc'd, rcfolvM, to virtue then he turo'd.
And in his bread paternal glory bom^d*
So when nn Britain'* other hope (he (bone,
IJke him the royal youth ihe won :
Thu» taught, he bidh hi« fleet advanco
To curb the power of Spain and France :
Aloft hisnuitial enfigns flow.
And hark ' hi« brazen trumfets blow \
The wat'ry profound,
Awak'd by rhe found.
All trembles around :
While Edward o'er the ainre fieldt
Fraternal wonder wields :
High on the deck behold he ftands,
And views around hit floating bands
In awful order join :
They, while the warlike trumpet's ftraiOi
Deep founding, fwells along the main,
Extend the embattled line.
Then Britain triumphantly ttw
His armament ride
Supreme on the tide,
Ad^ g'tr the vaft octio give Uv.
THE WOKKS OF FALCONER.
Naw witb Ihaoliap peili of jivy.
1 he QiijH [heir horrid labet dirplay,
Ti« Bit! titr in ictrible ori«;f.
And wiic ihc Hgiia) lo d^^ftrtij :
The failcut all burn to 'n^>^ :
Hirk : hark : theh ih^ufh iiife.
And niibe the vtvl'tii Dci;t!
Exalting nith Bicchanal 'if;c
Then. NtptOne, the licm teierc,
Whofc patTcr it fuprrior lo ihine !
And, when hi> proud rquidmnt appMr,
The trident f nd (hariot TCCgo !
Tben, Keplune, the hcts revere,
Whefe power it fupcrior to thinE '.
Audi when bla preud fquadront appear,
The trident uid chirin leC)^ 1
Albion, wake ihy grauful vduc !
Let ihy hilli and vtlen rejoice :
O'er rtm-^teft hoftile legion ■
Thf vidaritnu fligi >ie known ;
Thr rtfifllcd martial l^irinai
Dnadful move Ironi Xdue to lone;
7*h} Sjluinji bolii uDcrrinjc rill.
And all rhe^ (lonbliii^ Ktuhe (oncroul :
Thrrcaiiien.iuTinciblytruc-.
Mu menace, no Tiaud, can (ubJue :
To th; great truSt
Be«crel} jua,
All diffo»*ri {tilh ihry diWaLm !
TI17 feinKD. invineiblf true,
Mo menace, ro fraud can lubilue :
All diffoDanl flrife they JiTclaiiu,
Aod ontjr are rtiali in fanic.
for Edward tune jrmr hirpt. ye nine '.
Triumphant flrikc each living ftriug.
For him. in ecllacy divine,
Your ehotil to I'zini Gng!
For him jronr fcni*c concert! breathe '.
For hitn your flnwtry garlandi wreathe '.
Wake ! O wake the joyful loog i
Ye fauns of the wi:odi.
Ye oympht of the floodi.
The mufical current prolong !
Ye lyivana, th^t dance on the plain.
To Twell the grand ehorui accord I
Ye Trltona, thai ffort on the main,
tsulcini;, icknowledgc your lord!
Till all the wild nuDihecicombin'd,
That floating pruc'iim
Cor admiral • name.
In lymphony roll on the wind '.
Wake : O ^aVe the joyful fong I
Ye fjliiDi^ ibK daOK on duflaio,
Ve Triioni, that rpBrt aa the m*ifi,
T)ie niulidit current prohiig '
01 while ciiufcntintiBriioiiipnire,
riible Torrvc meafurri ,Jei^n (Q heari
For Ihee muTe awake* her Iay<,
Forihie th' unequal *iol playi,
The tribute of a foul nncere.
Nor ihoti, illullriooi chief, refute
The inceofe of a niutit mufc ;
For ah! lo whom (hall N.p'unc't fcn»coitipb!a.
But him whole ami'' unrivjiird rule the mam.
Deep on my graidul bread
Thy favour Is iTiipiell ;
No happy fon nf wealth or finie
To cburt a -cfal pan D ciune :
A hii)ileri youth, whofe ailil page
Wan one fid lenBlhn.d lale of woe,
Whe'c ruth let> file, impelling tidci of r*gc.
Bade wave on wave in .ii'e fmccffioii flow.
To glllteriog But and titled naiiict uuknown,
l-ieftrr'd his fuil to thee alone,
rhe tile your facrej pity mov'd ;
Then touch my Aringj, ye hlcU Picriio quire !
Etall In rapture evt ry happy line 1
My h.,fiini kiU'ile with IViimethc^n fire !
Atid Twcll each note with energy divine.
Let the vuc'l iiuiuben fl-'w '.
Perhi(>« the chiff to whoni I Gng
M»j yn crdain aalpiclaut daya,
1*M wake the lyre with nabler Ujt,
And tunc I" war tfaenervoui Qiiiig.
fhoutth all ih'' power* «f ^niui he pollefi.
To him. my mnfe , ihclr wavhke nraln»helmig
Souicc of thy hope, and pjiroi. of tlij long.
THE FOND LOVER,
Wiihin my bolLUi ail-con/tf.'d.
For her my trembling nunibers play
Along ilie pathlefi deep,'
While fidly facial with mylar
The wiiida in ci.n<ctt weep.
If beauly'i facrtd iTiHt.enee charmi
The rage of adv, 1 ii fiii-.
Say why the i,lraf..-K foft alarms
Such cruel pan;:" create >
nee all her tho'.Kl.t.. by feafe refin'd.
Unartful t!i:il ,iprei>,
Say wLetcfrn fcrdc imd truth art join'd
To{ivc aij fbuliliitteli.'
POEMS.
<n
If when her blooming lips T prcf^
Which vernal fragrance iilU,
Through ali my veins the fweet exceCl
In trembling moti>.n f tirilU .
Say whence thi& fecret anguiih growi,
Con^^enial wiri my joy ?
And why the rou.h, where pleafure glows,
6huulJ vital peace dcilroy ?
If when my'fair, in melting fong,
Awake X the vocil lay.
Not all your notes, ye Phociao throng,
8iich pleafm); found^t convey ;
Thu> wrapt ail o*er with funded love.
Why heave* thi^ broken figh ?
For then my blood forj^ets to move,
I gaze, adore, and die.
Accrpt. my charming maid, the ftrain
Which you alone lofpirc;
I'o ihc'c the dying firings compbin
That quiver on my lyre.
0 ! (^ivc this bleedini; h« fom eafie.
That knowo no joy : ut thee ;
Teach nu thy happy art to plcaiie.
Or iieign to love like me.
AN ADDRESS TO MIRANDA.
The (inilint; plains, profuftly gay.
Arc «-relA'd in all chc |>ride of May ;
The hiriis, nn tv'»y i«>ray above,
Tu rai'turc wake the vocal grove.
B\tt ah ! Miranda : without thee,
N('r fprin;;, nor fummcr fuiile* oo me :
All lor cly in the fccrct (bade,
1 mourn thy ahfcnce cliarming maid!
O loft as luvc a» honour fair !
S*rencly Iwcet an v^rnai air !
Cunie to my atms, fur you alone
Can all my ablciicc pall atone.
() eomc ' and to my bleeding heart
The lovi-rcign balm of love i*npart;
I'h) priLnce Ulhng joy (hall bring,
Ai.d give the year eternal fpring !
THE DEMA<30GUE.
Boi.o iH the attempt, in thefc licentious timet,
\\'i-.c-n with fuch towering ftride* fedttiou climbi,
\Vii}i Iriife or iaiiie to confront her power,
Ai! ! kiurgc her in the great dccifive hour :
Doll ii the m.«n, who, on her conquering day,
hr^riiU in the pjf^ if fate to bar her way *
\Vl.(»fe heart, by fi wiitiig arrogance uuaw*d,
Or trie deep-lurking luiiies of fpeciout fraud,
The tiireats of g.jrit fat^iion can deri«le.
And iUni. wttit 11 ihborn arm, her roaring tide.
F'>r l.ini uniiun:hcr\l brooiling liN await,
^w-lrn. Mia.ict.. iiilu.cncc, reproach, and bate:
A* hint, who dar. » rhi» 'e^iou to defy,
A liioa'.aPil nurral (hafib in fecr t dy :
Rcvciijje, txuiing with mdiguaut joy,
Pu.lut.i>thr iiibMutijui vidim tod:'ltoy:
AuJ iiander ihiv- «, with unrelenting aim,
'i u ipii bcr bliiiin^ \ciicai oo hit
(Around him fodion'a }\arpiei flap their winga.
And rhyming vermin dart their feeble ftingt :
In vain the wretch retreats, while, id foil cry.
Fierce on hi^ throat the hungry blood hnondt flj*
EncloK*d with i^erils thus the confcious mufe,
Alarnrd, though undiimay*d, her danger viewt.
Nor (hall unmanly terror now conrroul
The (Irong refentmeot ftniggUng in her fooL
While indignariiin, withre(jftl(.Ik (Uain,
Pours her full deluge thr<»ugh each fwelling veto.
By the vile fear that chills the coward breafti
By f >rdid cautitin is her voice fupprcft.
While arrogance, with big theatric ragt.
Audacious (Iruu on power s miperial fltage ;
While u*er our country, at her dread comnuadi
Black difcord, fcreaming. Shakes her fatal braodi
While, in defiance of tnateinai lawa,
Vhe facrilcgious fword rcbelliim draws;
Shall (he at this important hour retire.
And quench in Lcdie*s wave her genuine fire I
Honour forbid ! (he fears no tbreat'ning foe.
When confcious juftice bids herbofom glow :
And while^ kindles the rcludant flame.
Let nut the prudent vr)ice of fricud(hip blame!
She feels the fling of keen refentment goad,
rhouvrh guiltleG yet of fatire s thorny road.
L''t other Q^ixL tcs, fraptic with renown,
Plin' on their browi^ a tawdry paper crown !
While fools adcre, and valTal-bards obey.
Let the great Monarch Afs througb Gothaai
br*y !
Our poet brandiihes no tnin^ic fword^
To rule a realm of dunces fclf ezplor'd :
Nu bleeding victims curfe his iron fway;
Nor raurder'd reputation marks his way.
True to herfelf. unarm*d. the fcarlefs mufe
T' rough reafon% path her (leady couiie porlncis
True to herfelf advances, undeterr'd
By the rude clamours of the fav ige herd.
As fome bold fu'gcon, with infcrtcd fteel,
Pr he^ dcf ;• the putrid fore, intent to heal ;
So the rank ulctm that our Patbiot load.
Shall ibe wi'k caudic's heahrg fires corrode.
Yet ere from patient flumlKr fatire wakca,
Ai.d brandilhcs th* avenging Icourge of fnakeft}
Yet ere her eyes with litchtn-ng's vivid ray.
The da k reci(rc» of his heart di({^y;
Let candour own th* uildaumed pilo:*s power.
Felt in fcvereit danger** trying hour!
Let truth confentiiig, with the trump of fame.
His glory, in aufpiciou* (Irains, proclaim I
He bade the tempcft of the battle ri»ar.
That thunderM o'er the deep from (bote to fliore*
How oft, amid the horrors of the war,
Chaiii*d to the bloody wheels of danger s cor.
Flow oft my bofom at thy name has glow'd.
And from my beating heart applaufe be(tow*d|
Applauie, that, genuine as the blu(b of youth
Unknown to guile, was fandify*d by truth!
How oft I blt.ll the Pa raioT't honcflrage.
That greatly dar'd ti* lalh the guilty age;
Thut« rapt with seal, pathetic, bold, and (hvog,
Roird the lull tidr ut eloquence along;
That power's big torrent brav'd with maoly prido
Aad all conufUoo'f vcaai aru dcfy*d :
6<9S
THE WORKS OF FALCONEIU
When from afar thofe penetrating eyes
Beheld each fecret hoftile fcbeme arife ;
Watch'd eTery motion of the faithlef* foe.
Each plot o*erturn*d» and baffled every blow :
A fnnd enthufiaft, kindling at thy name,
I glow'd in fecret with congenial flame ;
While my young bofom, to .deceit unknown,
Belie¥*d all real virtue thine alone. [be,
Such then he £eem*d, and fuch indeed might
If truth with error ever coujd agree !
Sure (atire never with a fairer hand
Pourtray'd the obicd (he defign*d to brand.
Alas t that virtue (hould fo foon decay.
And fadion'f wild applaufe thy heart betray !
The mafe with fecret fympathy relents.
And hnnun £uling«, as a friend, laments ;
But when thofe dangerous errors, big with fate.
Spread difcurd and diftradion through the ftate,
Reafon (hould then exert her utmoft power
To guard our paflions in that fatal hour.
There was a time, ere yet his confcioun heart
Durft from the hardy path of truth depart.
While yet with generous fentiment it glow*d,
A ftranger to corruption's flippery road;
There was a time our Patriot durft avow
Thofe honeft maxims he defpifes now.
How did he then his country's wounds bewail,
And at the infatiate German vulture rail !
Whofe cruel talons Albion's entrails tore,
Whofe hun{»ry maw was glutted with her gore !
The mifts of error, that in darkncfs held
Our reafon, like the fun, his voice difpeU'd.
And lo ! exhaufled, with no power to fave.
We view Britannia panting on the wave^ [weight
Hung round her neck, a millilone*s ponderous
Drags down the ftruf^glirg vidim to her fate !
While horror at the thought our bofom feels,
We blefs the man this horror who reveals.
But what alarming thoughts. the heart amaze,
When on thi« Janus* other face we gaze ;
For, lo ! pofl*eft of power's imperial reins,
Our chief thofe vifionary ills difdains !
Alas : how foon the (Icddy Patriot turns !
In vain thift change aftoniOiM England mourns !
Her vital blood, that pourM from every vein.
So late, to fill the accurs'd Weftphalian drain.
Then ceaH*d to flow ; the vulture now no mortf
With unrelenting raij^e her bowels tore.
Hi- magic rod tran^tcrms the bird of prey I
The millftone feel^ the touch and niclfR away !
And, ftrange to tell, ftill ftrang:cr to btlicve,
What eyc4 ne'er faw, and heart could nc*cr con-
ceive,
At once, tranfplanted by the forcercr's wand,
Columbian hills in di.'^ant Anfiria ftand !
America, with pangs before unknown,
Now with Wcftphalta utters ^^roan for groan :
By fympathy flie fevers with her fires.
Burns as (he burns, and as (he dies expire*.
From maxims k^ng adopted thus he flew.
For ever changing, yet for cvtr true :
Swoln with fuccefs, and with a] p.aufr cnfir.m'd,
He fcomM all caution, all advice r.::claim*d ;
Arm'd with war** thunder, he cmbracM no more
'i hole patriot principles maintain^ before.
7
Perverfe, inconftant, obftinate, and proo^g
Drunk with ambition, turbulent, and load*
He wrecks us headlong on that dreadful drtnd
He once devoted all his powers to brand !
Our hapleis country views ^th weeping cyet
On every fide o'erwhelming horrars rife ;
Drain'd of her wealth, exhanfted of her power.
And agoniz'd as in the mortal hour;
Her armies wafted with inceflant toils.
Or doom*d to perifli in contagious foils
To guard fome needy royal plunderer's throae.
And fent to fall in battles not their own. [charg'd,
Th' enormous debt at 'home, though long o'er-
With grievous burdens annually enlarg'd :
Crufli'd with increafing taxes to the ground.
That fuck like vampires every bleeding wound :
Ground with fevere diftrefs th* induftrious poor.
Driven by the ruthlefs landlord to the door.
While thus our land her haplefs fate bemoans
In fecret, and with inward forrow groans;
Though deck'd with tinfel trophies of renown.
All gafli'd with fores, with anguifh bending down,
Can yet fome impious parricide appear.
Who ftrives to make this anguifh more fevere f
Can one exift, fo much his country's foe.
To bid her wounds with frefh cfiufion flow ?
There can ; to him in vain fhe lifts her eyes.
His foul relentlefs hears her piercing fighs 1
Shamelefs of front, impatient of controul.
He fpurs her onward to deftrudion's gosi !
Nor yet content on cufft Weftpbalia's fliore
With mad profufion to exhauft her ftore.
Still peace bis pompous fulminations brand.
As pirates tremble at the fight of land :
Still to new wars the public eye he turns ;
Defies all peril, and at reafon fpums ;
Till preft with danger, by diftrefs afTail'd,
That baffled courage, and o'er fkill prevail'd ;
Till foundering in the fiorm himfclf had brew'd.
He firives at laft its horrors to elude.
Some wretched (hift muft ftill proted his name.
And to the guiltlefs head transfer his ftiame :
Then hearing modcft difBdencc oppofe
His rafli advice, that golden time he chofe ;
And while big furge^ threaten'd to o'erwhelsi
The (hip, inglorioufly forfook the helm.
But all th' events colIe<Sled to relate.
Let us his adlions rccapitulare.
He firft afl'um'd, by mean perfidious art,
Thofe patriot tenets foreign to his heart :
Nrxt, by his country's fond applaufes fweird,
Thnift himfelf forward into power, and held
The reins on principles which he alone, [own :
Grown drunk and wanton with fuccefs, could
Betray'd her intercft, and abusM his truft ;
Then, deaf to prayers, forfook her in difguft ;
With tragic niunimery, and moft vile grimace,'
Rode through the city wi'h a woeful face.
As in diftref<i, a Patriot out of place !
Infults his generous prince, and in the day
Of trouble fltulks, becaufe he cannot fway !
In forcif;n climes embroils him with alliei !
And btvis at home the flames of Discord rife !
She coniC" ! from hell the exMltIng fi.ry fprings!
With grim deftrudion failing on her wing;i I
P O EM 1.
Iff
Around htttatMn an hundred harpies fell !
An hundred demons (hriek with hideout yeil !
From where, in mortal venom dipt on high*
Full-drawn the deadlieft flufu of fatire flf »
Where Churchill brandiflieft hit dumfy chib.
And Wilket unloads bie.eaceremental tab,
Down to where Entick, awkward and nodeaii.
Crawls on his native dud, a worm obfcene *.
While with unnumher'd wit»gs, from van to rear
Myriads of namelefs bussing drones appear :
From their dark cells the angry infers fwarm.
And every little ding attempt to arm.
Here Chaplains *, PrivUtgu *, moulder rouod.
And feeble S^mrget * roc upon the ground :
Here hungry Kenrick ftrif es, with fruitlefs aim»
With Grub-ftreet flander to extend his name :
At liruio flies the flavcring, fnarling cor.
But only fills his fami(h*d jaws with iar.
Here Baldwin Ipreads th* aflafiinating cloke.
Where lurking rancour gives the fecrct ftroke ;
While gorg'd with filth, around tbisieofelefs block,
A fwarm of fpider-bards obfequious flock :
While his demure Welch Goat, with lifted bocf.
In Poeit'Cormer hangs each flimfy woof; A
And friflty grown, attempu, with awkward prance.
On wit's gay theatre to bleat and dance.
Here, fcix*d with iliac paflion, mouthing Leecbg
Too low, alas ! for fatire*s whip to reach.
From his black entrails, fa^on*s fommon lewer,
Difgorges all her excremental flore.
With equal pity aud regret the mu(e
The thundering florms chat rage aroond her
views;
Impartial views the tides of diicord blend,
W here lordly rogues for power and place contend ;
Were not her patriot-heart with anguifli Com,
Would eye the oppofing chtkfs with equal fcoro*
l^et freedom's deadiicli foes for freed«>m bawl.
Alike to her who govern or who fall !
Aloof (he (lands, all unconcernM ajid mute.
While the rude rabble bcUow, ^ Down with
Bute'.**
While villany the fconrge of jaflice bilks.
Howl on, ye ruffians: ** Liberty and Wi&ea.
J.et fomc luft mummy of a peer, who ftains
Hi ft rank, fome lodden lump of ais*s brains,
I'd that abandon 'd wretch hisian^ion give ;
Support his flander, and his wants relieve 1
Lee the great hydra roar aloud for Pitt,
AvtA power and wifdom all to him fubmit !
J.ec prood ambition's Ions, with hearts feverc,
Like parricidek, their mother's bowels tear I
heJition her triumphant flag difplay.
And in embodied ranks her troops array !
While coward juflicc, trembling on her feat.
Like a viU* (lave defcends to lick her feet !
Nur here let cenfurc draw her awfiil blade,
\\ trom her theme the wayward mufe has ftray'd \
i^ometimcb th* impetuous torrent, o*er iu mounds
Redundant burlling, fwamps the adjacent grounds;
But rapid and impatient of delay,
'I'hrough the deep channel (UU purfues its way.
* Ctrtaim p^wu intemdtd U he vary /kiirkaii ^
§hi / — tff rrj,r -Iff rtm^r /« tbtJLtiUw^
«»
Our pilot now retired, BO pletioK laiftw%
But every man and meafure to oppofe ;
Like iEfop's cur, ftiil fnarling and perv«r%
Bloated with envy, to mankind a£urfe.
No more at council bis advice will lend, .....
But with all others who advifc oentcDfl i
He bids diftradion o'er his country blaie.
Then, fwelter*d with reveiige, retreata^o Hayes * (
Swallows the penfion ; but, awart of hlaai^-
Transfers the proflFer*d peerage to his dame*
The felon thus of old, his namo to (ave.
His pilfer'd mutton to a brother gave. [know
But fliould fome frantic ii^ fitch, whom all wm
To nature and humanity a foe.
Deaf to the widow's moan and orphan's ay «
And dead to fliame and frieadflup*a Cbcial ik(
Should fuch a mifcreant, at the hour of deikdiB
To thee his fortunes ^wd domains bequeath t
With cruel rancour wrefling from his heira
What nature taught them BO exped as thein I
Would'fl thou with this detefted robber jouit
Their legal wealth to plunder and purloin I
Forbid it, Heav*n I thou canft not oe fo b^ .
To blafl thy name with infamous difgrace 1
The mufe who wakes, yet triumphs o'er thy hUM^
Dares not fu hluk a thought anticipate :
By Heaven, the mu(e her ignorance betrays ;
For while a thouland eyes with wonder gase,
Though gorg'd and glutted with hia countrj^f
(lore.
The vulture pounces on the ihining ore;
In his (Irong talons gripes the golden prcf ,
And from the weeping orphan bears aw^f •
The great, th* alarming deed is yet to coom^
That, big with fate, ftrikes eapedatioo diiab«
O ! patient, injur'd England, yet unveil
Thy eyes, and liflen to the mufe's talc.
That true aa honour, unadom'd with art,
t*hy wrongs in fair fucccflion fliall impart !
£re yet the defolating god of war
Had cru(h'd pale Europe with his iron car.
Had fliook her fliores with terrible alarms, [arms !
And thunder'd o'er the trembling deep, to
In climes remote, beyond the fetting fun.
Beyond th* Atlantic wave, his rage begun.
Alas '. poor country, how with pangs nnknoWQ
To Britain did thy filial bofom groan !
What lavage armies did thj realms invade,
Unarm'd, and diflant from maternal aid I
Thy cottages with cruel flames confnm'd.
And the fad owner to deArudion doom'd;
Mangled with wounds, with pungent anguifli ton,
Or left to pcri(h naked and forlorn !
What carnage reek'd upon thy ruin'd plain !
Whu infanu bled ! what virgins fliriek'd in vain!
In every look dilbadion feem'd to glare.
Each heart war rack'd with horror and defpair* ,
To Albion then, with groans and piercing cries^
America life up her dying eyes ;
To generous Albion pour'd forth all her pain.
To whom the wretched never wept iu vain.
* SmmmeiJtiti tfLmtm Piit^ a maa ffa veryjimi-m
Itif$ry •/ Fknmt;* 17^|.
THE WORKS Olt FAl-CONER.
Thai Ihouk the dc'p ab^r. iivm none to zanc ;
She t>ad« the ihundtr of ihc biiile glow.
And poul'd fhe Rutm of linhiniBE fin fhe foe :
Var cFii'd lil'i trown'd with viftnty tnmi'ktt,
rate Spain and Fr»fice Ity ttcmhtinB al her Wet '.
Hef Fnrt dirprllM, inrl ill hrr fats r^moT'd,
Htr tefiile grom^di indulltii.uflT- iniprov'd,
Her (uwiu wiih trtdc, witfi fleeii hrr hirbsuii
cr..wir-a.
Aiid pWnijr fmiling «n her pUini iroiin'! ;
Thui bkCt *«h all Ihat commerce (ouH ftpplf,
ttmrriCB rcfanjt wilh jeilnui rye.
Anil eaiiiuT'i heart, ihc/armf, who fn l»I«
Hid fMtcb'd hrr ^gtfyiog (rum (he jawi of Tite ;
■Whi. now.iviih war* for hrr hsfrun, r.'iM'd,
Wilh grie*aui ap-envated bnnlemiaji'if,
Htr Iteafurrt waftfd by i hungry brood
Of cormorflfin, thai fuck her vrfal blood ;
"Who now of fcr dcniand. Ihai irihuK due,
' whom alone th' avenging fword (he drew,
icjree had Amerira ihc jbH riqiieil
KttcW'it, when kifidlnig in her faiihleh breaft
Rcffnlment glowt, cnrag'd fedition hunn.
And, 1e '. ihc mandale of Aur Uwa Ihc fpiimi '■
Her r<-erct tiite, incapable offhamc
lirititude, tnchifFi to a flattie,
■idci nur power, bids infurrefiion rift,
ilii "ur hoar>iir, and our lawi defle» ;
OVr bU hrr cnafli ii heard th' tudactuat I'oaT,
" England Ihall roll Amcriia no more !"
Sow a> on Brilain'i Ihore ih' alarm wat heard.
Stent t*»dignati/« in hrr lock appcir'd;
Vci. loih (o puniih, fhe her fcourge withheld
From her perfidinm font who thui rebcti'd :
Now fliKlg wilh anpiift, now with ngc aflail'd.
Till pily in her fonl it hfl prrt.ird,
t'eierniin'd not to dr»w her pen«l llcrl
Till fair perfuifion made her lift .pp«l.
And now the Rreat deeifite hour Jrevf nigh,
IF ufi h<:r diiljng /Mlrinl ciR her eye :
ih guice like thunder will fupporr her csnfe,
Eafuice herdiaacet. and futlatn her lawit
kkh with her Tpoil'. hiiftmAion nili dirmif.
And bid ih' iftrDrt(enti nemMe >nd '
He tomti ' — bnt wliri
V amazmg a
Difcover langi^ifie ar iJeaifii' {hit,
Spliiy-fooicd Word*, that befiur, brjUnce, and fwig -
■The (enfr tn puizle, and the hraiii tn ftigger ?
Oat fairM ernien ' — wflh frerizy Gr'd.tlie niufe
Wilh adcfoiic eye hii figure uiewf ;
l>itu tile grim pnrmfi -if hell-K^te be fluiih,
Brltona'tfcourtc h*ngt Trembling in bit handi!
. Araend him, fieirer than Ihr ravenous Ihatk,
A golden tnilllone hangi ap^mhii neck t
* Sit Mtrim DiaiMtrf, artklf Cartel, diu/ if
■ ani CtmciL In Scrti AitirieJ, nUUii^ It tit fleg '/
On him sRibitioti'i Toltore dart> hff tbi*<~
And wilh miricinu* nee his liner gnaw".
Our piria comes !— the hiiekle* of wh»fe (ban
Nnt Crom will's felf wu wnlhy toUDloofe.
Repeat hlmime in ihandcT to ibe ftictl
Ye hlllii lallpronrate,iDd-yc TaletMira-1 ' ' ' ^^
ThrttFgh ftiflien> wildrf Bffi prefAre the Wffl'?
The idnl of the innh, behold him niMd,
I'he alpha and umeoa of (he liind !
Methbik) I llFir the bellnwitie >/imj*fM
Dumb- rounding dccltmllinnt dircmbogue, '
lliprertionii of immcafurable kng'h,
Where poifipout j^i^n fill* ihc pfaee ofAtengdi ■
Where falRHnutint', riitnbliii{> eloqueilee,
Wilh lend theatrli nr*. bembarih the fenfi ^
And words, deep rank'd in hoRible array,
F.iafpciated mfllphoTi convey ! • ' -H
With therelUiiliaric-, drawn Dp at lUjie, "H
He bidi (nrag'd (edition heit the fbM^} - -- *
From England's fiiigDlne hope Til* aiiSrilttt
And lill) loguMf in inftlfteSlon't eaufc. ' - • '
Andio! wh(r», in htrfacrile^imiihiMMl, ■ '-
The ptrricid* lifts hi^h her hurtling brMdf '
C», while (he yet tnf^i^t her impinn* riibi
Wilh ihufe infernal lungs aroule the (tiilne I
riinugh England merits not her Icafl regari).
Thy friendly voice gold boles (bull reward I
Arife, embark ! prepare thy mirtia! car,
I'd lead her armies and provoke the war '.
RebelGnn walls, impatient of dclar.
The ligndl her black enfigns 1« dilpliy •.
To thee, whnfe fool, all ftldr»n and rerni«,
Behold! the tinliiilts that didnS our (c(k;
And. in the calmer fcaii of wildiim flii^i,
Enjnjilbe fwfets offmiimem andtrfte;
To thec,0/fa«H."whoninofsaicin*ft»ay,
Th' impartial B)Ofe demote" hrr honeft lay !
inbcrRmd hresit nDpnilliiiiTtd aim.
Nor venal hope, alTume' fair riier.d(h)T>'a tiiMK!
Soontr (hall O-miSan frebie n.ttr-jr-ray.
Tint led ciur tntTn'l"i~" ' — - '"'■■»,
Darkling (0 prPpc ■: ■-■ t'- Otf**.
t-cbpfe g.™ Jl/... -(,,-,-. light.
Thin (balltbc ih..- ■ ■ I ! .■ '.tpUcc,
Thy genenm^fT:. r T -.y .-.. , v ' ..M.fl«<'
O' whether w»ii.!.r'!r;; ft. ti. iliy coiiiiir; far.
And plim^r'd amiil ibe mmdrfirg Irmci nf warj
Of in the bleli mreat of li.-me laid,
Wlicrc cnnicniplarion rpi rail' her swfal lh»Jf;
If ever to forget ibre I havt- luiwer.
May Heaven defen me at mr Urtfl !
jtill fati
And ihfob with itrefrflitilf all
Like romefull liver (hai]i'ii wiih bItlngftitwffV
Ntill o'er my breift Irtr'lwelLiig dehiji* poat*.
But rrrt anil filcnte n'l*-. whn w*ii hiSAr,
With iheir ftrintg I^Mid gate* bar ih' '
Iidc.
T n I
POETICAL WORKS
O F
ROBERT LLOYD.
To wUcb b prefiMd,
THE LIFE Ot. THE AUTHOR.
Pticc 10 thj alliei, Ltort), ill-treucd bird-
Hard iru [hy lot, f*cet bird ! at ihk rndeige,
Thil coop'd thee up (o wfaafUe in k cige ;
Vet ihou conld'S even Ireedam'i (elf furriTe,
And blilhlj liiig while Cbnrchill w» klive,
Bui whra foar mue wu fnaich'd, jav dnnp'd and died;
Btcft wu thM trial, for thy tmth wu tried.
For aget hence ysnr chiplet &uU be green,
Aai, igu p«ft, no withering leif be Ceca.
Sobij repole npM the Mn(e'« broil.
And Ph^M* DM Ihill Gnf yon to yoor reft.
■ VAN LLOTn'l *II)t* OH TMt BtATI OF ILOTB.
EDINBURGH:
TRIKTED BT MVNDMU, 4ND tOH, EOTAI. lAlIX CLOSE.
r . J^y-:.
» ^
THE LIFE OF LLOYD:
RoBiKT Lloto wutli« ba cif tIieIUt.Dr.PewIoaIJa7d,^coa(lH^lcr of \^efii^Blfw Scbmu
Hcwuboro 101733. . ^, ..-.,-,. ,■
He received hii educicion A Wdhatoftcr Sck^i ud had ior hU rchaolfcUowi, ChvcbilV
Thorntoo, Colmin, Bcnflcr, u)d fame otlw^ who hift diftinfiiiflMd thdnlelvet io the Utcmy
world. To Churchill, he wu, through fife, piuticnlwlr imdied.
to t7ji, he Aoodfirftio the UQ of WeOimalUr tcholin who w«n fcM to Trinity CoB^f^
Cambridge ; it ihe fta» tine duu hi* fiitad Colsuo obwined the lanie imiik' amaDg tbafb t/t^
■mete feat to Oxford.
Sn eu'lf u the jeir 1 7JI, he hid writMn 73r ^"p^' ^ ^»*), M Qiew hi* indipntioa at
l^udcr'i nilcvoleni Rtuick apoii lidton, add contliiiied to colcinte hi* ptetiod udrau' 6mki^ hi*
refideoce it Cambridge.
1° ■75Ji'>< took the degree of Bichelor, ind io 17(1, dut of Mailer of Alt*.
Though he went to cW UoIverGlj &am fi^ool, ii^ a' mUmer lo hUMarlUk to bh UBi(ht«nin>t'
tie*er becune a Fellow of Ui CdDc^
To the decency or propriety d( hi* conduiS at Cambridge, liltte caauncodatiaa on be lAt^l
the report of hii cnntemporariet it out the leift' fa'Anrable' to liii lichattiar eIkit.
Oq leaving the tlniverfity, he tetonied td WeOiAinfler, and beoune an a&laDt to'hb biliev; m
ooe of the Ulbera of the tchool, ao employmuit he andutook iridi rda&nGe, and ietii^ ttHet
with dilguft.
Hii motiTC* for rcliaquifhing thii tltuition, the dutiei of whith h: wu paniCDhviy WcU jvaUttA
tn difcharge, ai aOigncd b^ himlelf, In tiii Aftltgy, wai hit dclifc of futher hajtrot^pf bil Mti rtiJiV
rnfteid of taioly itiempting the ioiproirfment of olhtrt.
For (u.h bit talk, a ditmii truth.
Who watchei o'er the bent otyouihi
Ai)d while a paltry ftipeml earning,
He fow* the richefi fcedi of Icirning,
, Aod tilli tbvt miadt with proper ate, .
And feel thctn their due piodute bear I
Ml ioji, ilia ! his toU begoile,
HI< CM, lici faliov all the »Mlr.
It it probable, hnwcver, that thii iinparienee'"of retlninl and difgnlt *f fclH^dic cteddMnenf
were heighieoed by bit intunacy with CbDTcbitl, ThorDtDO, and Beofley, whole raogcn&l ^dta
and dirpaCiion might fefie tg' eocov^ge elch other to the paffirit of lini ybhlVut aiAblemein^
11 infenGbly helrtyed them into a liberality of life aod eoontlation which the prndential^u't'^
the world condrmoed.
It ii a melinchuly lefleAion, lia'd fuS ciestly moftifyidg to men of Dart* and genhu, that every
on: of Wis Tpirited cotnpaoioiu fell, with himfelf, ^ facfificc id the ptioae of life to the waoc of ibu
difctLiioD in thcmfelTei which they to wittily ridicoled, and M impradtntly dcfpifed in other*.
Hating reCgncd the Ulherlhip otWeftmioQ*)' Scbovl, be became ia aotbor by pfotdGoo, idJ
npuKiiccd mod of the viciakifde* of {bnao* ta wbith men of ihM fnarioan (nI*fi*B M
liable. . ; V-
6i4 THE LIFE OF LLOVD.
He engigid in niiny licf rary tinJtriaking" ; hut added link to hu rcputalion, and nothiag ta
hii independence. Tiic lirll ptrforniancf which cllahliOicd hi. rcputjtiun a- 1 poei wis 7&t ABmr,
pnblilhed in 1760, uid vldreOeil to hii friend TharaEnn, which not qdIj gate ptoaf* of grac
jndgineQt, bnt had alfo (he merit of fmooih terGGeatioD and great flreugth of poetry.
Th« lame year, hit ode, intituled, the Ictrt tad Trumfti t/Pariuffai, wa* performed M Ornry-
XiUie, and pnhliiBleil in 4(0. - ■ -- .
It ii fnppofed, ihA (tic H^^t'^" ^^ Mqp^ by tiR >4^> ftirgli^lF^f^rchill to write hi*
cdebnted " RufduLj" the fiipcrior popDUfitfJtf.tfU^li^ according to Dr, K^qrick, g»T« bioi U
firS bRM dlfgoft ; boc on the farther exertion of Churchill'i abililiei, the fuperiorily in force of
number*, and power of imagery, appearing To greatly on the Gde of hif friend, «riih the modefiy be-
coining real geniiu, and the complacency of a difpnClian Dntiinted by envy, be joined the reft of
hi) idmiier* in the unlimited ippliufc beflowed en hit prodn^ona.
For me, who Tabnor with poetic fb,
Who pften woo tlie mnTe I cannot win,
"WhWn pfcirofe*«a'*[lHngp6«Bitde,
I ' AadfoUyfpnikby uUngnp tbsHtde: .
' Pleai'd I behold foptrior geiUu) fbinc,, , ,
Nor, ting'd with enTy, wift th»t geniui mine.
'' -' ' Ifo CinriiiVi niufc can bo* with decent awe,
. Adnnre hi« ag6d<, Bar Buba that mod* tay law t
Both may, perhapt. hare Tariou" powert to pleafc, .
Be bja At/rtn/tlh of numitri, mine (he la/r.
la.tWLbegimine of ibe ftUnai wir, to nbicb the " Ro&iad" founded the &ft cbargo, Uoyd
waa rufpeiScd id be the author 1 but eicnipited himfelC from the charge, by an adTenifemaiM id
the public papery) 00 which occaHan, Churchill ram* farwardi ud ■« the (un* public manner, de-
mand Unfelf th* BUthWi Md imf oli tbai lorteol of " Auti Roldadi," " Apologies" " Mor-
phiadt," Churchilliadi," " Eiamineri," &.c. which for ■ long tune eogagad ibe itMnlion at the
fuUi&
In 1761, hit Arta£a m tit Siefiiri'i S^tiLliii£, > dramatic paftoral, wa> brought on the llagcat
.Dia»y>iH>ne, and perfotmcd feTcral nighia, tboogk vi^ no gieat fucoel*. It ii extremely Ihoit
ajld Gmplc, being only a compliroeot to iheir prefcnt Majenici on their nupliali.
The fame year, he conducted the poetical department of a periodical publication, called. Tic
■ ZJtia^, to which Churchill ig fuppofed to have coottibuced.
llii auachment to the pleafuret of the tabic, particularly to ihofe of the bottle, being mach cen-
fured both by hii real and pretended fiicndt, Churchill allempted to apologize for him, and eien
10 juDify the t'ra^ic
e, ai well by precept ai example.
Hii gay and Tpiritc.
1 cpiflle, intituled.
" Night," infcribed t
0 LLiyd, ii a pfoftffcd apology, ir i
lot a formal junific:itioi
■ nftheirooaumal
fcftinty.
Let (Ijvcs to bormefs.hodiet without Ibul,
Iii.,.,>i taut blank! In oitore'i nightly foil,-
Sn1rii<n;zi> aoaC^ote in the ddy'i bruad glare.
We mglii prefer. Which beaU or hides our care.
The truth feenu to be, that however .eagcrlf thej; might enter nn the career of thefe joTial
amuTementi, they continued their rice out of pi^ue at the worldly difrcfpcil, which they had im.
prudently, and perhapa uneqeiledly incurred. This is pathetically inQnualcd in the fullooing
When foci infult, and fir^Jent friends difpenfe
)n pity's Htaiiis, th^ worH of infolence.
Oft with thee, l.lbyd, I flcal an hour from grieTp
And in thy foetal eOHTfift find relief,
' . The mind, of falltvdo impatient grown.
Love* wy fiarawa rather than bgr own.
' tn>m|enram«fl'ary«>rgppart the charadtcr of a maa of the cnwB exceeding the inoome of
a man of wit, he wa> induced to engage in puUicuioni that promlled to produce profit rather thaa
THE LIF?. OF I1L.OY.D. 4Sfi
f raifc.. Aaictfig tWe was tht $uyam/fMMgan'»M^ a.fcri^c/U work, begMO 17^3 ..iDd whkbwatfNm
difcop^iaj|vd for want o( cocouc;^giBiiiait, though ijtr ij^rior to mod other pubUcationt of the kiadp
lo thii work, he iofcr^ a.tnuiflatipo of Moliere** J^/f ^i Fa/rmei^ which j/fM pobliiicd mwtlj '
to iho>ylY)tw f^uch Mr. Murphy had borrawa4 H> conf>9finx " The Way to keep Him.'*
The iiu^e year, he p^bji^d ITEic Dfiri^ ^ iiM^^t ^ ^ngcdy, traniUted from the pcraun of Klop-
dock. Dr. ^faprick obfcryea^ ^%x he wm Dot fiificifadyacquaimed with that langni^, to do |«(U««
cicher to the original or ^Jbiai/QelC
1 he iS/, jMiu/t Af^M^e TK>t meeting wkh that Tvcceft whieh» from k» merit, might be rtafdn*
abljr exp9<flcd, he found hitv^fcU^. unable Co c^jifchlrge fomc pecuniary obligataonf which he ^pd im^
providently laid himfelf under on the flattcriug profpe^ of itt fuccefs;- and of egurfe bcciitic a pri^
loaer in the Fleet, u'liere ho was afanoft emijrfiy iii\p|M>rted by the bcoevokiice of hi* frigid
Churchill, y»'ho allowed him a regular ftipend, Iroqi the commencemeot of his coAfioemeoC .
He wat vifited in the Fleet by a number of thofe who had, or woold be thooght to have pte-t
tc«nlioos to wit ; but he wan abandoned by almoft ail the friend« and compaoiona of hia youtb^ efpc^
ciaUy thofe- on whom he laviflied maay encomiutna in his writings.
** Thoimoi)/* fays he, i4 one of his letters to Mr. Wilkea, after the death of Chvchill, <* it
-itflifi yoti tUu^bt lim, i have many acqoaipcances, but arc* no friend here." Mr. Wilkta was
then in France. Garrick, Colman, and Hogarth, whom he had fo berhyiacd and bcprmkdi Wt
in Kngland.
During his confuiemeot, he undertook, in conjun^ioo with Mr. Charles Deoia, a tnnflatkMi of
t}ie Cftfej jMaraux of Marmontel ; a carelefs performance that did them little eredit«
In t;63, he coUedcd his Petms loto a 4to volume, for which he obtained a very liberal fid>«
fcription. »
He wrote alfo a comic opera, intitnled, 7%e CmprUimu Levers, which waa adcd 1^ thn ditntn
in Drury-Lane, in 1764, with fome applaufe ; but not with fo much aa it merited; thongh hie
genius does not appear to have led him ftroogly to dramatic cempofition. The gromd^virord of
this piece ii the Cafriut d*Amimr, or Simetu 0 U C#tfr, by Favart.
In this l:ate of derelidion and depreffion, he had the afflidion Co lofe his friend Churckili, whoAf
kindneia to him continued undiminilhcd during all hia neceffitiea.
The following letter* to their common friend, Mr Wilkes, the one written before, and the other
aiier the dearh of his liberal bencfador, iaficicatty fpeak hia apprehenfiona and fimlc of that me-
lancholy event.
'* Yoar letters have given me inexpcdCble aneafincfc concerning my friend Chariea ; and your
not giving me a diredioo, leaves me in ftiH greater anxiety that this may n^ reach yoo, and I con«
fequeotiy hear nothing how he doea. indeed, we are all much alarmed ; for thoagh the feemin^
fpiriu of your letter to me gave ns hopes that it might not be fo bad with him, that whach Jack
has received entirely cjuafliea ihem. Pray let me hear from you the earlieft oppoftnnitf . I Hope
1 ihall not be doubly unfttrtunate in the loA of my friend, and be reduced to the conifiBFtkfr Be^
ccfiity of brooding over my own calamities in this ongratcM Ctuation. Dear Wilkea, ^ve mn all
the information you can, and what fervicea I can do, I in doty owe to yon both, commaBd.'*
** I will fpare your own feeliogs," he writes him, NnV. 10, 1764, ** and mine on onr irrepmble
lofs. You did not, I imagine, receive my letter, direded to yoo at 10 tmceitaioty, at fbe polU
hoofc, or if you did, you returned no anfwer, I iuppofe becaufe yon could give no comfort. I bM
pleafed to find from Mr. Cotes, who communicated yoihr letter to him this 'dtf to me, that yoii
will be kind to the remains of oar dear friend. What is in my power to execute,' yVin will dired an4
command. And I could n^nch wiii,'yoo would, aa early as you can, bring your mind to write on
fuch a fubjed. — Do, if it is only for my confolatioii, who indeed moft tmly want it ; write to me,
and as the memory of Charles waa dear to yon, do not forget him who ia mofl unfonnnau in the
lofs of the living and the dead friend."
The news of the melancholy rvonC being aimoonced to him fomewkat abruptly while he waa
fitting at dinner, ** he waa fiei^," faya Dr. Kenrick, ** with a fndden fickncia, and fayingi * 1
Stall follow poor Charicai* took'to kii bed, Iran which he ncrer rofe again.**
ei6
THE LIFE OF LLOTD.
Me fell frto a fit nf dtfpendcoee, and Cunnci him but a few yetels. Hs iltd on the Ijdi «(
December 1 7^4> " the ige of 31. and nat buried on the iqth.in the church-yard of Si. BriJe'* pkriflf
In hii Ockncfi. he W3>i Xlendcd by Mif> Pitry Churchill, the favourite Gder of his deocaferl Ineoi,
who ii [aid 10 have poffcffeJ D eonfidtrable portion of the ffiife, fpirit, and gmiuj nf her bf olbcK
She a I'eported to ha*c been belrothed to Lloyd, and that fo laaurcfDl wa> the tKr&i which llui
niflanchol/ citiflrophe of her lover and hrothei had on her rurccjAible mind, (hat fte caught tU
contigion of grief, which preyed on htr fpiriti, and did not permit her long id furtrre ihetn.
Hi> PtttUal (Verii, with conl'iderablc addiliaot from the St Jamtji M^a^iai, were rcprinte^J
in a Tob. Bto. 1774, with " An Accoudc of hii Life," bj Dr. tCcnrick, aod inftned, with a
dili«a>, in the edition of the " Englilli Poeli," 1790.
Llttydreem* to have been of 1 difpoCtioo different from that of the £n»i irrKrfit mJWk. In t1
general intercnirre of life, he i( laid lo have been gcnernut and fiiendly ; he hid a grateful best, «
fiiowed, \tj hit warm attachment to hi< (riendj, how (cnGble hs wai of their kindneft. Tlios^
(he rigid raoriim might hare reafan (o cenfure hii hregularitiei, they were of fuch 1
betrayed no matevoletice of temper, refleSing on him the charader fa well known under the AtJ
fiominalion of mni'i ammy t^ tii ciat, rather than that of a friend only 10 him&lf, 1
n othen. Hit gratcfal nttachmcoc lo Cliuichill, needs no other proof ibao the bial otm of breaW
ing bit heart at bit death.
" Mr.Llnyd," faji Mr. Wilkes. " wai mild and alfjble in prirate life, of gentle mannet», on^
very engaging in cnnvirfdlian." Cipuin Edmrd Thonipfon defctibet him at oF a ucit difp^ritiec^
referved and attentive; " he took much fnufT," fayi he, " and would often St the auditor of ci
Torfatitm rather than the promoter." " Mo wu the word reciter of hit own verfe^," {ay» Dr.^
Kenrick, " that 1 ever remember to have heard. At tly fame time, what he wuited in '
of dechmation, wa» amply fupptied by tenacioufncfi of memory and liciiity of cnmpofition i th^ ,
prodaSioni of no writer, perhaps ancicot or moilern, being more tmly faid 10 h
catimii tbui thofi of Mr. Lloyd. So ready wai hit pen, and (Clcnlive hit mind, ihiE -nben hid,
devation to the miifet has been interrupted by the orgiei of BjC(h<i->, and the fafpendod fajjle, likOL,
ibal of Butter's tali, been broke off in the middle, be hii purfued it from memory with the ui
compofute, when the feier uf the brain «M over, and Unillied the compoGtioD a> confiltenclf u iC
^e copy had been all before him."
Ai a poet, Lloyd ii to b: conliderej » an elegmt and correS, nthrr lUn a
firft rate writer. Hji conipofitlont are diftinguilhed by a hippy cafe, and 1 grateful negltgince .
eaprcfEiin. BUI they are extremely uncqaal ; foaietimet terfe and oaat, and at other lioiet flovenlr 1
and inaccurate. Prinr, Cdy, and Suift, were the modeli which he fallowed, in prtfereoce to
den. Pope, and Chaiclull. The AAr it one oi bis bell pioduSiani. Ii it not a reguldr tr
of the whole art of a^ing, but only fuih pmicular parti of it M be probably thonght belt adapM^
tD the improvement of the (lage. He begini, by exploding the pr«TiiliDg vice of imltaiiim, a
paffc* a wry high and juft encomium un Gatiick, the great objcA of imiaiion among the in
playen. He that) ecututet the mod ariking crron in thiatrical adlion, parikularly the D
siTe^iilnn of attitude. He goci on lo cenfore the difagiecable praiSice, not unconinioa «
ptayen of great merit, of over-aaing their pirUj and cenfutet, with eqwal juftico and pi
(he monoiooy of ioaie allots, the rini of othetn, aod the iiotiention of moll ; at alfo, ib« ft
Hags itiakt of drdi, gbgOa, and the abfurd cnteitainututt of paucomime; conclndisg with l)>«.
following apology for, and addccft Co the a<SDT, which ii fcle&d ai a fpccimui of hia u
and a!} veriiAcMion.
Shal) thtyi who true the paflion from their rife,
^DW fcom her fealuKi, her own image vice t
Vflia leach the mind iti prapet farce to fctin.
And hold the faithful mirror up lo man.
Shall their profcflion e'er provoke difdam,
' Who Hand the fmtmoll in the moral tnir,
Who lend refleiaiDn all the grace of art,
And Orike the precept home upon the htir
r■^ THE LIFE 9V LLOTB.
■ ■ :■* . Ytt, hipk-r. =rflil ! [iLr.ush !hy ftill tin filfe
The barftiDff pad ef uiierral pnife.
Though at tbT beck a|^Uufe delighted Budt,
Aod lift!, Briartni' like, her hondred hiudi,
"T*-, .r**- Knaw, fuDc iirudi thee bat > paititl breuh '.
Not all thj uknu bn* e cbe fttoke of deub.
pDdi to igei yet nabom appeal. '^^
'" '■' ' "■. And lated timea lb' cttTDil Natnre feel. . ^
Though blended here the pnufe of bard and plaj'r,
Whik more than half becunca tho iftor's Ibire,
Relentlefi death nptwilla the mingled fanie.
And link* the pUjer in the poet'* name.
The pliant mnfclci of the nriona Eice,
The mien that pie cMh lenience fircngth and grace.
The tunelDl v^ee, the cr° thai f)jDkc the mind,
Aie goiM, nor leave • Angle tr>ce behind.
Ot bu On^jiMtf A'fcn, the Sfi/lk to Garrki, S^, n Ch^nliU, Si^UJjinn, Thr Ftff. fhi CtUtr >/ T^-
fiigtm'i and Tht CiUrr ^CiiffUt^i Litttri, fct hiie conCderiblc merit. His Pngnf, ./ Emj, i> a
happy Imitation of the Ayle and manner of Sfnyir. 'I he two (Ida to Oifturiij and Oiinio, written
in (onjundion with Colmao, an adninible parodict or Crtj'i " Frogreli of Poctrjr. and Bird," and
hfafon'i** Ode«o Memarj," Jce. in thafirft,tbebliiliof i^.7,e;e*ii humorouilT aod poeticallfdefciib-
ed, and in the latter, the goddcfi OiiErvMa !• pteaTBntly and ihanJUtiOicatl; rcprefeDtcd. Hit Latin
vcrlion of Oray'i " Elegy in • Cosntry Charcb-Yard," ii inrerior to fome other terfianii of that n-
^uiCte perhnnanee. Ht> tiuQatian of the firfi book of Volraice'i Hi^riaJr n necnted with fplrit
and elegance. The ImOmlmm fitm lit SftBattr li ciquiGtely beautiful. Hi* Sngi arc tender and
elegant. Hii Fttiri, Ttlti, &c. are faminar and eary. Hit other levitid and piecn cif humour have
their proportion of wit and plealantry; bst reqaiie no dilUna enomeration or paiiicnlar (rktdrm.
" Toeapatlale on hit merit aa a writer," layalDr. Krnrick, " would be needldii a> nothlog ca«
be more fully faid «( bim Than he Lath ouafionaJiy UiJ of hiniTelf, iu leply to the cenfure of tb*
Hifti 'til a oitie— ret— 'til he—
What would yonr graeelefi form irilh mef
li it t' opbnid me with (he crime
Of fpinning uolaborioui rhyme.
Of liringli^ nriau thonght* together
In verfe or profe, or both, or neither t
A vein which, though it muftaffitnd
Yon, /(^ Slra ! who can't Jrfini
To lame, hat often m*de it) way,
FroDi Art^r, fritr, Str^, and Gtj.
" In hit cUflical alluGoni, and happy imitationi of the Oreek and Latia poct^ Mr. Lloyd bem
away the palm from all other Eoglilh poela. I do not meno to refer tbe rewler to bii tnnlUbaa
of Htmn-'i ffj*«, which appears (at well M hit imitatiBn of Sfafir) to be a very jnvcnib fa-
formance. The tUIIIcal reader, bowever, cannot fail of being picaled with moA of^i Latia mm
poritioai, hii tianOation of Mr. Orty'a celebrated Ode, [Elegy] and particnlariy on making tha
cumpariTon with hit EnglUh imitation of TZocrtAn.
" It i< yet remarkable, tbit Mr. Lloyd, ihongh To eiccUent • fcholar, had not Ae kaA ttnAnv
of the pedant in bit charaArr ; none being more ready to turn pedanti into ridieale ; puticnlarif
thoTe alTeded pedagognei wbo uieiapted to reduce ibe npmben of Eoglilh Tcffc M the fcale of
Creek and Roman ieet. He WM indeed we ot tboTe whom bo delcribm under the titk of real-
" Mr. Lloyd," fayi Mr. Wilkn, *• wa« an eiccUent Icholar, lad an caTr, natnral poet. Ua pe.
culiar excellence wat the dreffing i^ in <# ihon^t hi ■ new, neat, and trim manner. He wat
content to fcamper round the foot at Pimtflot on hi* litlte Welch poney, which feenu never ra '
have tired. He left the fnry of tha winged flecd, and the daring flight* of the bcrcd momtuB,
** the faUiau pnin* of hit bknd CteAOL",
THE TVORKS OF LLOYD.
THE AUTHOR'S APOLOGY.
Mt works are a(Werti»*d for (aIc»
And ccnfurcs fly a* thick as hail ; ^
\Vhilr my poor fchcmc of pubUcation
Supplies the dearth of convcrfitioD.
What will the worW fay ?— That'i yottrcry.
Who i^ th- Tiwrti^ and what am I? ^
Once, but thank Heaven, thofe daya arc o*cr,
And pcrfccution reigns no mfOre,
One man. ttne hardy man alone»
IJfurpM 'he critic's Tacant throne.
And thence with neither taftc noc wit,
By powerful catcall from tlic pit,
KnockM farce, and play, and ador down.
Who pafs»'d the fcnrcnce then ?— the town.
.So now ra h upftart puny elf
Talks of tSe tcor/^, and mean* himfelf.
Yet in the circle there arc tb«fc
Who hurt cVn tnore than open f'jes :
Whofe fricndihip fervcs the talking turn,
Juft fnnnjers to a kind concern.
And wifh A wontl'rout foft exprcflion
ExpA--.:iif^ upon inuiftietion;
Fli-*' fron\ the poemi to the man.
An*', jiratifici th« fjv..urite plan
'I'o pull down other** reputation,
Anvl htiiJd iluir own on that foundation. ..
rbf Ich.iiar K'^avtt, of talle difcerning.
Who livts on cicditfor hi^ Uariiing,
Ai'il hu<> n-* Utter claim tn wit,
'11. an cirpiiij; at what other* writ,
Witli ^.it>ii:g k-xdncfs, fritudly fear,
Whifpt-T'Civr.jcAuri.* iii your car.
I'm forry — and he'* much to blame —
He nil^h: huvc publlirU— but his name !
Thr thing might pUofc a few, no doubt,
A< hAndtd privately about—
It mijjht ana fc a friend or two,
.Some partui iricud like me and you;
Htit wl.on it comc^ to prcfkand print,
«' You'll fi:u!. I Icar, but little in'i.
•' I \-: i^anii* upon a ilar.gcrous brink,
•♦ Who t.Jtttr- o'er ths fca of ink.
Where 'cj utation rui's aground.
The .luth'.r caft away, anddrown'd.
" Ami then — 'iwa* wilful and abfurd,
(So well approv'd, fo well preferr*d)
Ahruj'tiy thui a place to quit,
^ A place which moft hU <:cniui hit,
<' The thwuc icr Liuio v^it !
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•« To gifc a plaudit to hit ▼erfel*'
Latin, 1 grant, ftiowt c«Ueffe brccdifi|rv
And ibmc fchool-com^on-jphcB of reading.
But has in wt^iermx fmoU pfCt<nfio«
To real wit, or ftrong infcalicm.
The excellence you critic* praifo
Hangs on a curiom choice of phrafe;
Which pick'd aod chofen here and tbOTe,
From profc or vcrfe, no matter wbcfie.
Jumbled together in a dtlh.
Like Spaniih olio, fowl, ilelh, fifll.
You fet the cUffic hodge-podge on
For pedant witt to feed upon.
Your would-be genii vainly feck
Fame for their Latin verfe, or Greek;
Who would for that be moft admir*d
Which blockheads may, and hare acquirM.
A mere mechanical conncdioo
Of farourite words— a bare cr lledioa
Of vhrafcf— where the labourM cewio
I'rcfcnti you with a dull memento.
How yUffl^ Horace, Ovid, Join,
And club together half a line.
Thefc only drain their motly wits
In gathering patches, Ihreds, and bitf,
To wrap their barren fancies in.
And make acla.lic Harlequin.
Were I at once empowered to (how
My utmoft vengeance on my foe,
lo puniih with extrtmcft rigour,
I could iniliA no penance bigger
Tfian ufir.g him as Icarniftg's tool,
To make him uflicr of a fch«>ol.
For. not to dwell upon the t€»il
Of worl:i«g on a barren foil.
And labriiip with inccfTant piins
To cultiv:i*c a bulkhead's brains, •
The duties there but ill befit
I he love of Utter*, arts, or wit.
For whof.;p*er, though fli»hfly, fipt,
Vhcir jTrarclul riavour with hib lipa,
Will find it Ituvc a lm-t<rh behind,
S^all link fo deeply in the mind.
It never thcnc: can be cras'd —
But, rian^ up, yu call ir tjjft.
• Twerc fiMilirti for a drudge to choofe
A gufto which he cannot ufc.
Better difcard the idle whim.
What's ^ .V :.iyc f or ujlt ti> Urn f
6io
THE WORKS
For OK, It liurtii mc to tnt foul
To brook confinemcm or cnmroul;
Siill lo be pinion'd down to teach
The fyntu and the parts of fpcich;
Or, wh-kt prrhspt it drudKJnj; 90t!tt
The Uak>, ud joioti, and rala ol yah ;
To deal oat autliort by retail.
Like pennr- poll of O./wrf ale;
—Oh',
irkfoir
tafgiag It the (Uvini oar.
Yet iiich j» lift, a difmal truth.
Who wilthct o'et the hem of roulh ;
And vhile, a piltry Oiprnd eicning.
He fowl ihe richcd feeds of learning.
And [iltt fitlr mindt *ilh proper care.
And feet them their due pioduce bear,
Mo jaji^ itu I hi) loil beguiJe,
Hii MM liet fiUow all the while.
" Yet fllll hi'i in the road, yon (af,
" Of leaining." — Why, perhapl, he may.
But IDm> like horfei in a mill.
Nor luting on. nor Handing Ai)I i
F"r littl^c way hii leaming reachei,
Who mdi DD more than whal he tcachei.
"^ Yet you can fend idTeai'roui yuath,
" In fcarch oi letter>,lane,uid truth.
** Who ride the Iiighway-roid to knowledge,
" Through the pbin turnpikes of acollege,"
True — Like way-poDt, we Ier« to Ikow
I'hc road which iravcUeri Ibauid go ;
Who jog aloDfc in caly pice,
Srcore. nf coining to the place.
Vet find, return whene'er they will,
1'be «j?, and iti diieaioo AiU :
M'hich DeihIi an ufcfBl unihank'd guidfi
To tnsny a paflenger belide.
■ ri. hard to carve for orlirrs' mest.
And not to have time une't felf lo eat.
Thongh, be it alwayi underliood.
Our ippelitei are full at good.
" but there haic been, and proofi appear,
** Who bore ihit load from year to year )
" Whole claim to letter!, parti, and wLt,
" The world ha> ne'er difpuied yet.
" Whether the flowing mirth prevail
" lnirg&y'rfons,orhumorou>lale:
'* Or happier SoMrxt'i eipreflion pleafe
*'ilh
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eafci
' Or Oxjirir, well-read p
*■ Paiheticiolhccpr of kl
•• riiefe ha*e indul^'d ihc mufe> Rightr
" Nor loll (heir time or cicdit hy't;
" Nor fuffrr'd fjiiey'i dreami to prc]>
" On the due huGiiefs of Ihe day.
*■ Veife wai lolhtm a iccteatioo,
" Ui'd by way of relaxation."
Your inft mcei ire fair and true.
And geniut I if [peifl with you.
I envy none Iheit honcll piaife ;
I rnktoKad rofcho1ar>)>ap:
Siill let the^'actlul foliage fprod
■ta greenell hotiouri roniid their head,
Blell, if the niufei haid entwine
A fpr g at Italt'lo circle mine '.
Come— 1 idn;ii, yuu toi me riKht.
Fiudcncc, 'tin true, wai out of C^C,
OP LLOTD.
And yon may wbilper all yau mnt|
The man was vague and itidifcreet.
Yet Cell me, while you cenfure me.
Are you from error found and free F
Say, doC3 your bmQ no biai bide,
Whofe influence draws the mind aCde!
All have their hohby-horfe you fee.
From Triflram Jown to you and me.
Ambitinn, fplendour may be ihhie ;
Eafe, indolence, pcrhapt are mint.
Though prudence, and our namrt'a pride •
May wilh our wrafcnelTrs to hide.
And fcl their bedgcs up before 'em.
Some rprouti will h'anch, and ftraggle o'er '«■)
Strive, fight againft her how you will,
Nature will be the miflrefi Dill,
And though you curb with double reUi '
She'll run away with ui again.
But let a man rf parts be wronj,
'Tis itiumph to [he leaden throng.
The fooii ihaH cackle oat reproof
The very af. will raife his hoof;
And he who holdi in hi< poffi^IIina,
The Dngle virtue of difcretion.
Who knowi no overflow of fpirit,
Whofe want ofpaffioitt ii his merit,
Whom wit', and lafle, and judgment flie^'
Shall Ihake hii noddle, and/u. wife,
THE ACTOR,
AcTiNo, dear Thornton, iti perfeiftion dnwa.
From no obfervance of mechanic Uw> i
No feitled m^irnn of a lav-rite (la^.
No rules dcliver'd down from age lo tgc.
Let players' nicely mark ihem at they will,
Cjo e'er entail hereditary Ikill.
It 'moDgfl the humble heareri of the pit.
Slime curiout vet'ran criiie chance to Gt,
U he pleaa'd more becaufs "iwai aSed fo'
Ily Dooth and Cibbe, thirty yean ago f
ind recall an obj eft held m
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copy, t
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Why lov'd he Wilkci't air, Booth'i ner
In them 'twat naiLTal, 'twas all their own.
A Garrick', jeniui mull our wonder raifc.
But give* hit mimic no reflefled ptaife.
Thiice happy genius, whofe unrivall'd name,
Stiall live for evfr in the voice of fimc :
' lis thine to lead with more than magle {kill,
The train of captive paOioni at rhy will ;
To bid the buriling trar fpontineou! flow
In the fweet fcnfe of fympatheiic woe :
Through ev'ry vein 1 feel a ehillntfi creep.
When horrors ftich ai thine iww H.rAr'rf&rt,-
And at the old man's look and frantic ftarc
' Til Lear ahrmf me. for I fee him there.
Not yet eonfin'd to trai;lc walk- alone.
With each delightful lequiiitc to plrale,
ToOe. fpirii,iud);mtot, eirgance, andealc,
Pamiliar natutc fotmt ihy only rule,
From Ranget'i wke to Drugger's vacant foo!,"
WLUi powers fo plimi, and lo varioni Weft,
1 baL what we fee ibc lafl, wc Uke the bcfU
> O I! H >k
Pale&iao'% tap, «
'Til genitu oolf ctut on hope to spin.
Tbc plij''''' p(tife£<ui (tliougb I lute tbe phtifc,
"Til fo mitbtm in there modem diyi)
Lie! DM in trick, or *Ititii4e, or flan,
Niture't true knovlcdgt » th* oikl|r in.
The Qiang felt pkSon bolti into hk tut.
The witti ■ncanch^d, what- ii it bat grinncc !
To tbii one QuiiUnl mike jirar ]■& kpfc*!,
licrc lieithe goldoi Iccret; iaaalo-lfnL.
Or fool, or DiMuich, hippT> ar diflidi>d,
No tSLor pleafea chit i* aai fig^'d. - r .
Once oD the ftige, in Rome'* d«liiiiB(| itft,
U'hcn ChiiQiu'i wcic ilic fubjea «f tktir fi»|r«,
E'cf pcrfcDuticm diopp'd her iron rod, i
And men liiU wsf'd an impiaoi <wti vidklMd,
An idloT flouriOi'd of do iiilgir fmc,
Nature'! didiple, and GcneH hi* mine.
A Doble obied for hii Ikill he chofe.
A martyr dying 'midft iofuUing foci.
ReGgn'd with patience to rcligion'i brwi,
Yei briTing miuimhi ia hii SaYioat'a cwft^
I'ill'd wiih ih' idea of the &end put.
He fell a leal beyond [be reach 4^.*rt,
AVithlockaixl voice, ind geflora, illaprcft
A kiadred ardour ia the pUyer't breaft ;
Till (I the flune through all bif bolbm no,
Heloftibe idtor, aDdcomaieiK'd tbenaAj
Frofell the faiih ; hii plgan gud* denied.
And what be adtd thai, he afaec.die^
'i'he pla/ec'i provioec they bM wiolr Uf,
Who want ihefe pow'ra. di/mtmitt, wicr, and ^r.
The critic Ijghi 'lii only ;r<H cia fkalc,
Vo figure charma ua if it lua Dot *fA,
There are, who think the ftatnre all in d.
Nor like the hem, i/ be ii not tilL
The feelinf icait lU other wiat fipptlH,'-
I rile DO adtur't merit from hit fiM.
Superior heifkl reqoim fapenar grMCi
And vhat'tagiant withavMMthcer
Theatric monardu, ia their tragic gait,
AITea tamarkihefblopapaMof fate.
One root pal (orward in p^i-fi fliMfi
The o[ber, like iu Tiflal, dng ikmti.
So grate each motion, foexa&wd Sow,
Like wooden moaarcbi it a pnppet-lhow.
The mien delighti ut with thatntiiTe gMCC)
But affiAatioD ill luppliaa ita ^as«,
Unlkilful aSora, bke jroar mknie apn.
Will writhe th:tir bodiea in a tbonted fli«pe« )
Howeier foreign from the poct^ art.
Wo tragic hero but admini a San.
What ihougb nnfeeliogof tbiBOToniliDe,
Who but aUowi hi* tnUmit it £»e i
Whi.c a whole miuute equipoit'd be ftaodi.
Till pcaifcdi&iifihkmwitll b«r acbeiog hwDdi 1
Refulu'd, thuDgh ucurc haiaih*t«die«a panic.
With eagci maducb bnifi the canai
The riKtdeo whirl, ftreuh'd leg, lod Ufied flaff.
Which pleafe the Tidgar, atak* tbc oitic langh.
To paiM the paSoa'tfona, fMlwk it ««Ut
The fitepa aaioB BUV*'* fetf will UU;
No plftGn; pow'rididorliont cm eaf<rtl*,
aicer judfEinent alwaj lotbea eiceb
In fnck or bulkin, who e'erlrspi the bound*,
Dif^uHi "ur lealuD, and the CaQe coldbunda
Of all the t-nl> which the ftage molcft,
hue your foal who o<u^a<9a hit jrAi
Who murder* what the poet finely writ.
And. like a bungler, higgles all hii wit.
With fhrng, and jmn, and Kefturc oat of plica,
* ' writea *tooli[h commeai with hit face-
Old JohofoB once, ibuugh Cibber'a perter vein *,
meitily gtuupa him with a nutn'rout train,
ti flcidf face, and lober hani'mui nirea,
i [he (Irong outline* of the comUiccoe,
II wiiwrit down, with decent nu'iioceliKike,
ay'd CD [yaiptom of the eoofcioiM jake ;
very man in look, in voice, in air.
And though upon the (tage, ippcai'd oo plajr'r.
The word and a^iun Oimild coojoiatly ful.
But ading wordi it labour coo minute.
Grimace will ever lead the judgment wrong;
White fober bumour marki ih' impreflian Aiong.
r proper traiia the dct attention hit,
d bring me clofer to the poet'* wit;
ih hci delighted o'er cich fcene I go,
M'cll-pleai'd. and not aOiani'd of being To.
But let the |;eneroua idor Hill fotbur
To copy (caiurea with a mimic'i care I
Tis i poor Ikill which c*'(y fuel caa renli,
V vile llagt-cuQom. bonoui'd in the breach.
Satit ai more dofe, the dibn^tuoiit art
But Qiawi the waaioD iDurcDcb of the heart.
en I bihoM a wretch, of ulenu ine^u,
g private fuiblei on the public rcent,
Forbking niture'i fair and open toad
"" nark lome whim, fome Ibaoge peculiii mode,
i with diligufi 1 lathe hia (ervile plan,
Defpife Che miaiic, and abhor the maik
" [O the lame, to hofpitali repair,
I hunt for humour in diftoriion there '.
Fill up [he mcafuit of the motely whin
With flirug, wink, rnuiSs. and too<ruia>e limb ;
Then fliame at once, (u pleafe a ttifling age.
Good fenfe, good mioncri, virtue, and the flage!
'Til not enough tbe voice be finiud and dur,
modulalioti that mufl charm the ear.
When detpci ate hcroinet giievc with tediouamou.
And whine their fortowt in a Se*-ivm lone.
The fame Toft foundt of unioipallinDcd woe*
Can only make the yawning hearer* doie.
~he voice ill modei of piQion cau ciprtla.
That mark* the proper wold with proper Urela,
lut nunc emphiiic can that lAor call,
Vho layi an equal cmphllla on tli.
Some o'ci the tongue ihe Ubour'd meilwru taS
Slow and delib'iaie a> the paiting mil,
It ev'ty ftop. mirk ev'ry paufe fo Diong,
Their word-, like Uige-proectlian* Italk ^ng.
All aflci9atiou but create* diTguft,
And e'en in fpeahiag we may feem tta jull.
Nor proper, Thornioo, can thufe luuodi appni
Vhrch bring not aumbcri to thy nicef isi;
n vatu for theoi the pleiCng niealuiB &mt,
WhuU rtciution tuna it all to prob i
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THE WORKS D
tRcpcitinf what the jma fed not iltR*n,
The »e>li diijdirtin;- fi am iti fnendly nnan.
While paufe, and lireik, and rcpeiiiim join
To make > dilEordia each tuneful linr.
Some pULid niturEii fill ih' allotiid tune
With lifderi dranc. infipid and fcrcnc i
While cihcn thunder ei'ry couplet u'er.
And almoft oack your ttrt 'Kith Tint and roar.
MotE nntune oft and iner flmkui irc Sion'n,
In ihr low whiS^ir thin tcmpdlu'rui rnne.
AOA Humleft huUuw ruicc and Btt imiai!,
More pow»rfiil tcrtnr to the mind (onwys.
Than he vrho, I'Mral'n with bi|; iniptiuoui rage,
Bulliei the bulkjr phiniuni i.ff the Itige.
He, who iiLeirneft fludiei o'er hli part,
VTiil find UtK nature cling abuut hi* heorl.
The modet of ^ricl are noi included all
lo the white handkerchief and Binurnful dnlnl ;
A fingle krafc more niaiki rh' iniemal wne.
Than all the windingi of the lengthrn'd Oh.
Up to the face the qHick fenCttinn flies.
And duneitaimcinini: from the rpcahing eyr>;
Iavc, irantpon, innlnela, uiec. horn, defpair,
And ill the piAiaii), ■!) the foul it there.
In vain Ophrlia glm her flntrn-li round.
And wiih'hir ftrawmfintaftit flt««>ihe|rri-i>nd,
»Ili run now tine'i now heavei the deip'nti
If phrcnxy Cl n'.l in ihe troubled eye.
Id Cibber't look cnnimaoding rorrowi fpeik.
And Ciill the iiur lal) liick'lin^ drnm my cheek-
There i» » fa\.lt which ftir. the etitit't rage ;
A warn of due atieotlnii oii ihd Rtgt,
I have feco aiitnn, and adniir'd nntf i«o,
Wbofe loDguMvoBnd up fei f<ii«»d lioni theii
In their iMtn (poech irha whine, or roar awif ,
Vet feem unmor'd H what the reft may fay;
Wbofi: eye! and diaughti on diffVenl objefli
» Until the ptohtpter^ «iice reenl thetn bona,
l)i*eA yMirfe<( of hnrera, if y"u ctu.
Anil Qrtve is fpeat. and be the ntr «an.
Why fluwld ihr we1l4>red a^nr with to bK>W
Who fiti ahuKe la-Diehl, nr who below '
So, 'niid th" hannoniom timr- tit ((rief or Tage,
liabaa (qualltn cfi (hiRtace iha fta|^ ;
When, with a flmp'rtne leer, and bow pro-
■ iMDd,
h The riiunkiny CyFo* graetn thr haxn fotwd ;
f Cr proud Mundane, of imperial raa<,
F LLOYD.
WhenchillJaghorrorafhake tV iSt'iflhte/ningt
And ^uilt toimcnti him with her (eoqiioii fting;
When keeneft feeling! at hii bofaoi pall.
And fiiicy telh him that the feat it (ulU
Why need the ghod ufarp the nanue)i*i pbco,
Tu friRhtdn children with hit mealy face i
The king alone fhould form (he phantom (here.
And iiik and (lemble at the racant chiif.
If Belvidira her IutM lofs deplore,
Wl^yforiwinfpe^mhurlh theyimiingflMDf ?
When with diforder'd ftarti, and bonid Biva,
She r.Tinia the marder'd foinii before hor tfei, .
And mil. porfusi them nitha frantie ftarc,
'I'is pregnant madnefi brin^t the vifito^ there.
Mnre inlttnt hHrror would anhvce the Icene
if all her Ihu^d'ringa were at fti^t* unlna.
Puec and sSot thu), with blcndid ScUl,
Meuh) all our paHtoni to their inftanl wit] ;
'I'it ihui when feeling Ganick treadi the Aage.
( The rpirikinfT cnmment of hit Shikfpeare'a page)
Ofl at I dtink the wordt with gretdy ear*,
1 (hake with horror, or diffolire with teata.
U, jic'er may lolly Icixe the thnine iif taAc,
Nor dollnefs !iy the realmi of ceniai wafle ;
Nl> bouncing, cratkert ape the i hand' reia file.
,e«t[.
I Ttttheie =-
I Slack wi^' ' riamoaiDgi.
L »wM)ch-'l :. : -(OM^d'h.
I ThoDsh all hi< liitudi w(« not grim'd wit,
L Why(hBiUl>oUPiatli«nfli)n<in ratinHoiheiJ
I Why c«-ry de*>l dance in 4tarlet titfe >
~ It in flagv enSolni what ofleild> mc Biotl
c flip'doar, and ftowlp^ling fh/M.
I Vhj wed U.e diftoal powdei'd foiiu) af pc4( I
Nott
non the I
the llage belong
Tlian liimblcM, moDliert, puitomime, or fcng.
For oilier parpofe na> that (pot dvfign'd ;
Tr> pui^c the plfliasi, and reform Ibe niiail,
lo give In natnte all the Cnrrt of art.
And. while it charmi thi ear, lo mend ttle ke«n. ■
Th0rman,'(a Ihec 1 dire with truth ronimeod
The deotut ftiife ai TirHic'f lutural ftieiMl.
Though ofi ^bii'd wiih fcenet prnfaiie and looTe.
No reafon weigh) againA lit piuper afe.
Though ihe lewd prieft hiifacnw) tniTdion Aai
Religinni perfeft law it ftill iha fune.
Shall they, m>ta trace tlie pafBont frem Ihtir
rife.
' Show fcorn her (eminf«», her own >MBg« *itr I
Whn teach the mind i<! proptr force (o fcaa,
And hold the hithful niirmir «p tn man ;
Shall their proKrllion e'er provoke <GMaln.
Who (land ihe foremxA in the moral iraia,
Whii lend icfleftion all the griti nf ire.
And Drikc the preeepi home upon lh« hein )
Vet, hepliA ariift : though thy Ikil) tao rmili
The burliing pral of aniverbl priifa :
Tlic/ugh ai thy heel appUnfe delighwtf l>»n>i, '
.And hrt), Btiarrm' like, her hundrtd li)md«|
Know.Aint awardi Ihce but a partial beMik !
Nut all thy taltnii brave the Droit* «I 4rath.
Poeti tn igei yet nnlnm appeal.
And latefl tiaiet th' etecntl narure fcul.
Though hlendcd here the pratfi' af bard anl
playV.
While more than half beeomei the lAor*! (kMe,
Relentlrf- deaeh mrwiftt the Dangled Imttt,
And finkq (he playei in the poel'i naiaa.
The pliant mofdet of ihc vartout fie*;
The nrien that gave eich fentcDU ftmtpk and
The iBnttDl voice, the eye ibal fpoke >l» bIbi
Arc {wt, not kate ■ Engtc ttuce briowl.
F O E- M I,;/ TT
<^
?fHi t'A-tir sturiENt
TO OEOROK COLMAN, E8<^.
Quid tilif dxrin'Cinlii? quid enih Pentieflidot
uodi ? Rooun^ pcopiui Uiviciufquc Forum
eft.
Makt.
Now Chrift-Ghli^eftYeft, and flkf tt Lincoln^t Inn,
Th* important ftodie^ of the Uw }iegki.
Now groan the OtelVes beneath tfi* tHmfml cfatrge
Of reconls, ftatutct, and r^itt %t large.
Each claflic author fefeVs hit peaeefol flbnlc.
And niodefl Virjg;i1 yieldt hb place to Coke.
No more, ye hzt6: for Tain precedence hope,
But even Jacob tske the lead of Pope !
While the* pird'Aelvea fink down do one ano-
ther.
And each hu^e Mio hat iti cnmVroiu brother.
While, arm*d with diefe, the ftudent Tiewa with
awe
His ronmt become th^'mai^axine of laW,
Say whcn<^e fo few facceed f where- thouJTandji aim,
So few e*er relch the promitM f^! of fame f
Siy why CtectKutxjrtits a gfainfo! trade
For regimentals, fword, and fmart cockade ?
Or Sextus why his firft profdfion leavet
For narrower band, plain fliirt, and padding
flcevcs ?
The depth of hw aflrs ftndy, thooj^ht, and care ;
Shall we leek thefe in rich Alonzo's heir }
Such diligence, ahs * is fcldom found
In the hrilk heir to forty thoufand pound.
Wealth, that exoifeR folly, floth creates.
Few who can fpend e'er learn to get tftates,
Whit is to him dry cafe, or dull report.
Who ftudtes faifhions at the inns of court ;
/\n(i prove* that'thifr^ of esiy>tintfs and (how,
'rht mungrirl, half.form'd thing; a temple-beao?
Obfcrve him daily faunt'rin^r up imd down.
In purple flippers, and m filken gown ;
J.M\ night's dLbaoch his morning conrerfttion,
Thi' coming n\\ his evening preparation.
By law let others toil tO gain renown 1
Fl.mo's a ^i^cntlcnian, a man o* tii'town.
1ft ror rmrts client*, or the law reganltnjf ;
llirrir* fr t» Nando*i down to Covent-Garden :
Vet he"'. .» Uholar: — mark him in the pit
Wi?!i Kiitk cnttall fmnid the flops of wit !
^itipr.'nu- ar CJcor^jcN he harangues the throng,
i.\iJor of itylc from tragedy to fong :
}\vi\ cv'ry wiiiin^ view* with fccTtt awe,
I\«.p in the drama, (hallow in the law.
Oth' rs there an, who, ind'lrnt and vain,
C' IT. mil rhe Icifncethey can ne'er a'tain ;
Wl ti wi.?c, and read, but all by firs ard f^artt,
Ai.ii vjrnifli fully wirh the name rf ; irr^ ;
'1 ruf^ .ill to grnius, for thryfcorn to pore,
J 111 r \n that lirtle genius it no more.
K loultilgc in law care oivly can .ittain,
Wht r: honour't purchas'd at the prict of pain.
* In tie prrfacf to Cdmom't frof'^ that ^en*femtin
Idir-.i t'l f'ttjiitt f^'rfbrmance^ and fayt th.:t .7 ^tvas
ri'.'tn t9 tiur ittttf-^r to Jill it/ a voftime ^ pmmi pittiijh'
.*
IC, loiaVjug/ fap tfa* iCcent ipii^caiSl.ts «iiiaby
No ftartaof kaovrcan veteita dM tUBt.
Induftrioiii A#dr wins htf fl«v dt|fent%
TrDefooavf ^«lDe<ian ne'er be Mast Ma#
Than ara^ whsm love of poetry iHijftBil^ .
Who, bUod' ta faitfcret, arliaBt dupoa to wit.
Have vMBte^d'^^VicNu Ib the pledmg Mad,
With Attic «owen Mid daffic WwatbbbdUwp^l
Wedded to veiiih embAc^d the mnfefii* yUkf •
And u'eii, Uke modem bneki, diefr ii4Mtfek-%^
wife; • '
Where'er the mufe ofurpt defpotic tmwf^
All other-ftadlet muft of farce give ^by* '
IntVefl in vein putt in hepprmtooc ebiM^ • «
Nonfuited hy the pow*rfiri pies of fiuae* '
At well ycm might weigh leedegeitift e fcMlMi^ ^^
At ever jumbk wit and ^^ 9C^Mha»
On Lyttletoo Coke gravely 'thtte taanA^ '^
(Remember thit. ye rhymifig temple ^parkf)!
'* In all iMir obthcv't tenurea, M rt wortD, - • '
" Thit it the fourth time any >eHe ia ^|te«ed.^
Which, "^nft the mufe ami verle, amy weH fei^
What lawyera call a mlifnfifmi.
Quit then, dear George, O quit the btrren §di^
Which neither profit nor reward can yield !
What though the fprightly ieeae, well aded,dmwa
From unpack'd EngUflimeii uiibrib*d applaale^
^>ome monthly Gmh, feme Dennie of tbe age^
In print criea ihame on the degciyVate Aaga \
If haply ChorchM ftrive With geMfoM alaii.
To fan the fparka of geniaa to a flUhe ;
If all OMA»«*D, vNRitdwiNo^AiiD oiricifawiri
By noting thy defert, he prove Mi l»Wa {
Envy fliaU ftraight to HamihoD*e ffapaiTy
And vent her fpleen, and gall, and iieiiaan tliera^
Thee, afld thy worka, and all thy frieada decry.
And beMly print and pnblifii a rank Ue^
Swear yoar* own huB'i the flattering Uk^aefednew^
bwcaryoor owtt breath fiuae't partial traaipet
blew.
Weil { reAi^ber oft year frieada htwe fetd,
( Friends, whom the fureft maaima eter led)
Turn parfon,- Colman, that's the way to thrive :
Vour parfoiis are the happiefi men alive.
Judgc«, thelv arc but twehre, and aever ortN,
But flails untold, and bifliopt, tweatywfear.
Of pride aiid chret, Hoth and veB*lbB faU,
Yon prelate mark, right reveread and dall !
He iie*er, good man, need peafiVe ^4glb kecjp
To preach hit audience once a wedi to fltep ;
On rich preferments battcot at hit eale,
Nor fweats for dthea, at lawycfatoil far leet.
Thus they^advit'dj I know thee better far;
And cry, flick clofe, dear Colman, to the bar 1
If genius warm thee, where can geniut call
For nobler adion than in yonder hall f
* Ste iit very emrimtt ami very fimitar critieifime tit
the e^mtd^ tftht ^emkmt Wife^ im !%«# Xeviewe, ly».
tier with tie wicft mtalicime ami h^teeit uttaeh m thi
writer mmd the awiht c/ this mtMim, im the Critical
Ri-virvf for Aiareb ; mm imjury f^r 'y refmired hy m
liwr aftitgy n the Rtviemftr Ae fmttei&mg fJitf^
€»9immimgjrejh iiftdii mmwmt^tbt tsijwr«i ^«i1m«% ^
THE WORKS OP LLOYD.
I
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LI DM siovgh euh nmni, on icrm'i gppioach,
club Tou'l^K^ threepence for acoach;
cii It the hill lo Ukc youi litciit Umi,
ilh uik-hocn uitl long note-book in yonr band,
MirkJDK grave Sajeanlt cite each wife repotl,
And Doling down lige diaucru {rotii the couit.
With Dvcrwkelming brow, and law-lcarn'd fice,
Tbe index of your bonk uf commnn-plKe.
Thcfe are mere drudgei. (hu cin-iuily plod,
od ttud the path.ibcir dull fntcfaihen Itvd,
Dom'd through Uw's mue, without a due, to
r»Dfre,
Fiom/eiaml Vitrnt down Ui fitanJ Sitttigt.
Do thou upliic ihine eyo tu happier witi !
Sulncfi DO bmget on the woolpack Cu;
Wp Linger on the drawling dronilb hcfd
Are the firfl honoura of ihc law cnnfec'di
But lhe|r whofe fanic reward't due triboce dnwi.
Whole a^iTe inetit challenget a^pLufe,
I-ikc gluriuut beaconi.are let high Id view,
To mark the paiht which gcniut fhould puifue.
O fonhT I'pitit, MuNsritLU : it thy name
What bofom glowi nut with an adive Bame i
Alooe [rum jai^ii born to rcftue law,
From precedent, grave hum, and ronnal livr '.
fo ftiip chion'ry of itt vain pretence.
And mairy common Jaw to coniBian fenfe •.
Pratt* ! on thy lipt perfuaQoii ever hung!
Englilh fiUt, pure «> manna, (mni thy totigue ;
Od thy voice truth nuy raft, and on thy pica
Uneoing Hehlet t found the juft deeree.
HaMLii ! ihan whoni, to Hakdwico'i well-
No worthier [ecend Royal Cxdkde eou'd name :
IJo lawyer of pretogativc i no toul
nihiuu'd iu black eeiruplioD't pllanl thool;
forro'd 'iwixt the people and the crown ta Hand,
.^bul hold the lcal« of right with even hand ;
True 10 our )>apet, and equal to hin biiih,
«1 fee in Youki ) tlie force of lineal wurih !
Bui why ibcir fev'ral inetitaneed I lell
Why on caiii lionaur'd bge'i prallea dwell
WiLuoT S hew well liii place, or FutTia [
, St (htew'd fenfs beamiog from ibc eye of
[- W.LLIlV'
I '- Soeh, while thou fccQ liie public care engage,
Their fame increa^g with incicsllng age,
tlaii'd by true gcniut, bred Jo Phucbut' Ichnol,
Whole wumth of ^ul found judgment knew to
cooli
—With luth iUullrioui prooft before your eyei,
Tlunk out, my Iriciid, you've too much wi( to
rife,
" AftiTvmii Strl Ctmifnt.
i .IJirrmarJi Earl c/ Nc'tiiit£fm.
t CbarU, rwi.. Efj. /..wJ > ./ £.rrf m,i-
\ mi.i..
f-. $ Sir yti- £<.M7 W-lmcl, o/iriM,* Ci»/
' -, II SirMid^f^iX, — ^th.J^ii,^/HiKng'i
\ Si, Jii. tVatu, Odif y^ia •/ Ibt Cimmcn
THE POETRY PROFESSURS.
Old Encland hai not loft her prjyV,
And Geohue, (thank Heav'n ',) ha, got an hcir>
A royal babe, a rKinci of Wai^.*-!
— I'octi ; ! piiy all your nail*— .
What ream* of i»pcr will be Jpoil'^:
What ;rdi^>j be daily foil'd , ..
nky fiagcra, grcify (humh^,..
By
Nuwacodl
«•!
pump their wit*,
/Ilia \i\a ID vaui their laty tiu; , ,
In Taiuihey wl)ip, and Qaih,fi)d four.
The tilloutjadet will never Qir; ' . .-
Nor can they reach P^n^gm' hiU, ,
Try every method which th^ will. ■'
Nay, fliould the titi get on for once,
EJcii rider it fo^raM a dunce,
Thar, IU I've heard good (ndgei lay,
Tiiico to one. they'd lofe their way;
Though not one nit bclbide* the back
Of ufeful drudge, yclcpcd badi.
But line l,«d Ujugi al mHlUd UitJ,
tick'd from Afi^', taitXpi.
G,Kt, Jli^aa, nay ArtUmi Itcedi.
Or thufe our mother couotry breeji ;
Some lide ye in, and iideyc til.
And to come luxe go round tbm^,
Kor on tlie green fwcrd, nor the road,
And that I tblnb they call an Ooi.
Some take tbe pleafajii country air.
And fmack their nhipiand drive a pair.
Eachhoifc wiih belli which clink and dum
And to Itiy march — and that ii riync
^nie copy with prodigioui fki)l
The li^urei ufa imllaj-IM,
Which, with iireat foiki of erudltloa.
Shall paJ*! for (kflU or PtuUia:
U'hile fame, MfiJricI lave prenili,
To compliment a prince of IfaUt,
Salute the royal babe in IVi/fi,
And feiul forth firH»™/j like a bekb.
What pietty ihingi imaginacioa
Will fciticr uuc in adulation I
I'he P*gai godt IbaEl viCl earth.
To itiuniph iu a CLri^un'i birth.
While ilJjii poeli, pure and chifte.
Shall lug Iheni in by head and Ibouldei^
To be otjpcjiiri, or bebaUrri.
Maii Dial] pfefuic him with a laucc,
Tu humble Spam and conquer Fraitat
The UiAci), buiom, bli<hc and gay.
bliaU at liJi cradle dtAu ibr H^ j
AndVaKui, with her train ol LoTt*a
Shall bring a dwufuid pair of Jrva
'i'o bill; to coo, to whine, to fqucalc.
Through ail the JiiUl>4 of G™J.
How many/f«iii of cUITic breed.
Shall <^iJy tune their u/» reed.
And biiug iheii Dark nymphito lo^nla
To ling their mea.'uiei if uid Ai^^
POEMS.
ii%S
In not€s altrniate, clear, and fwcct,
IJlre hallaJ fingers in a Orcct.
While thofc who jj:rafp at reputation,
From imliat'tng im'ilah^n.
Sh^ll hunt each cranny, nook, and creek,
For prtcioui fragments in the Greck^
And lob the fpital^ and the xvajle^
For fcnfe, and fentiment, and tade.
What Latin hodgepodge. Grecian hojb^
With Hebrew roots^ and Englifh trajh^
Shall academic cojks produce
For prefcnt (how and future ufc !
Fellows . who've foak'd away their knowledge.
In /7.-//>y rcfidence at college;
Whole livts are like ;i Aagnant pool,
Muddy and pbcid, dull and cool ;
M»-rc drinking, eating ; eating, drinking ;
With no impertinence of thinking;
Who Lck no farther erudition.
Than jull v fd an impofition
To cramp, d'.molifli, and difpirlt,
Each true bt gotten child of merit ;
Ccnfors, who, in the day's broad light,
Puiiifh tlie vice they adl at night;
Whole charity with/i-^ begins.
Nor covers other* venial fins;.
But that their itcx may fafcly tread,
'J'akc up hypocrify inftcad,
As knoN\ing that muO always hide
A niul:itu(ic of HiiS befide ;
Whole rufty wit is at a (land.
Without ^frrjh mtjrt at thcit haiid ;
(Whofc fcrvicc mud of courfc create
'Ihc jiiO return of fcv'nfold hate)
I-ord I that fuch go»i and yfc/ul men
Should ever turn to bookx ajrtn.
Yef maticr miift be gravc-ly planD'd^
And ryilul'k« on finger* fcapnd.
And racking' pan,^* rend lab'ring head.
Til! bdy mufe is bro-jght-to-hcd :
What hunting, changing, toiiuig,rwcating,
To bring the ulual cpithot in!
Wlicrcr the crampt meafure kindly (hows
It Tt/.'V be vcrle, hut JtouU be profe.
So, when its neither light nor dark,
To prentice fpruce, or lawyer** clerk.
The nymph, wh) tikes her nightly ftand
At lomc I'.y corner in the Strand,
Plump in the chcft. tight in the boddice,
Sccnn to the eye a j erfed goddeis;
But canvaUM more minutely o'er.
Turn* out nu old. Hale, bnttcr'd whore.
Ycr nuifl ihcfe fonsof gowxcd base.
Proud if the plumage ofdsgretSf
Forfako their apa rnv a wlule.
To figure in the K:^mjn fiyle.
And oiLr i-iccule at the (hrine
Ol Lam \' P.> » r R V dtx-tte.
Upin a thr.^nc the go».!tlcf* Gts,
Surr»>iir.v!t d by her /.,7*v wit*;
1 \'5RICIU>, Cv'OPER CaLKPINC,
AiNjW OK 1 UIl'J, FABtm, CONSTANTINB ;
Aid he, w.* o liLt DoDuNA fpoke,
Dk Sacr.v Quercu, Holyoaki I
'1 hcfe are lar couofellors of ftitc,
Ml n of much w'onii| aud wits of wti^i
VoL.X. •
Here Gradus, full at plrafet clever^
Lord ^f her tteafury for ever,
With liberal hand hii bounty deals;
Sir Cento Keeper of the liealu
Next to the perfon of the queen.
Old niad.iiu Prosody i^ feen;
Talking ircelTaut although dumb.
Upon her fingers to her thumb.
And all around her portraits hung
Of heroes in the Latin tongue ;
Jtjli.trty Englijh^ German^ French^
Who moil laboroufly cntrcr.th
I:) deep paradc''of Janguage dead.
What would n|it in their o-.i-n be read,
Wi'hottt ixnptachment of that Taste,
Which Laun Idiom turns to chjfe.
Sant(jmus here, whofc fli;)j\int joke.
Sought refuse in a Roman cloke :
With dull CoMMiRiui at his iide,
it) all the pompof J.luit pride.
Mks A(u-, the peda.-t figured there,
A triRcr with a folemn air :
And there in loofe, unfeemly view,
rhe gracelcfs, caly Love lino too
' Lis here ^rave p.->cts urge their claim,
Ft»r fr.;nc thi:i blaft of tinv fame:
Here bintl their templisdrunii wi:h praifC|
With half a Tprig of itiil'.'r'J bays,
O poet, if that honour'd name
Btlits i"u:h idle chiKhih aim ;
It Virgil alk thy facrcd caic,
If Ho RACK charm thee, Oh, forbear
To fpo'l with racreHj»cous hand
The giofic* of the Classic hnd !
Nor fow thy doxvlas on the Sa riN,
Of tL'cir pure unc 'rrrptcd Lit in.
Belter be nariye in thy v^fe, — —
What is f'r.r. \i. hir gtnu:n'* r.rj'e?
Which all (ub!ime lo-.iorous fl>j\VH,
Like Hervlv'j rl^oughfs in drunken profe.
Hail. ."icoTLAND hail, to thee belong
All pow'rs, but moft the pow'r* of fong ;
Whether the rude unpolifii'd Erfe
Stalk in the buckram f>tofe or v:rfe^
Or bonny Ramsay ] lealc thee mo\
Who fjng fae Iweetlv act* hi% woe.
If ought (and P.y wlio know* fo well)
Th'.- fu'cond fightcd mufe can tell,
r'le happy I^AiKUi iball laugh and fing,
W*un England's Genius droops hit wing.
So Hiall thy foil rew wealth dilclufe.
Si thy own iiiistlc choke the rose.
But what come; horc ? Mcthinks I fee
A 'ujUirr univcrfity.
Sec how they prtfs to crofs the Tweed,
Aid ftrain their limbs with eager fpeed !
U'hilc Scotland, from hzr fer lite Ihorc,
Cri<.-». 0:i my f-us, return no more.
Ili:h<:r they haile with willing nuod.
Nor cail one lt:>i'->g U^'k behind;
On ten-t. carriaji:** tf> f.'..utc,
I he k' , ar.el q n, and Earl ot Bjt£*
No more the jjallanl noithcrn fon*
Sjiut r>:lh their ilrings of ^.atin puns^
Nor n.uifc ill ian|(U2ges to frame,
iTc «iuilblc fuiicd to their name 3
Kr
THE WORKS OF LLOYD.
«l/.J,
. * Iwcct pron
■1 of bold tniJgiaatiun.
JM Itiidillic Saming nn.
0 It onr FlngKlian eUn ;
IjitiiT Hdm£ bring! up tbc tear,
B-KUI penfii'ti new aiiiJ clear J
ipdieit Esglifli poundi a-year.
_.lef PkC our u)«/m( friinJ,
U'Acsiud DdNALDi withdulFnd;
>iOirt swhile dicy tune tticii laji,
•M tl-.cir dinral »oic« riifc,
'- thcii pBDcgf TIC wit on
Lrinutch^ef.aadonrNDKTH BkiToK.
^, cak all Datum to hiiwiJJi
ler «f fcieucct and atU,
^ENAa ti> att men of parti;
tf fi'ft'ring hand, and rcadj icit,
Ind kf all in placet fit ;
ll Ihj triendino longer roam,
uange to meet a relll;d home.
mighty TuANE, for Scotland born,
.^.1 her almnlt empty hnm :
llolhyll,cie»lBlori"U,A-.
TriE CIT'S COUNTRY BOX, ijsj.
" Vo* fapere et Woi alo bene Tiicre, quorum,
" Conipicitur niiidii fundila peconii viliii."
Hoi.
Tnr wealthy Cit, grown old in trade,
"New widies for the rural Ihade,
And bocb!ei lo hii one-horre cliair.
Old Dtlti*. or the founder'd mate;
While wedg'd in dofcly bf hit jide,
Sil< Madam, hii tinvTieldr bride.
With 7«iT on a Q.'ol before 'em.
And out ihey jn^ in due decorum.
-Scarce vafl die lurrpiko ttatf > niilf ,
Ifdw all the counttr reemt tn fmile t
Ani ai (hey Qoirly jog logtlher,
1 he Cit commcndi th: road lod wcatlicr ;
While mndpto doati upnn i^e itcet.
And loHjit forev'ry houfe ftt fceii,
Admirci iii Tiewt, iti (ituation.
And lhu> Olc cpcDihcr oraiiun.
Wlist fiiinify the load, of wen! rh.
Without that lichen jewel, health .'
liuure the fondiicA of > vile.
Who doilt upon ynur precious life !
Sudi ccafeleli toil,fuch conOant cire.
It more tha.i human Qreneth can tcaf-
One maj obferve it in your face —
lodred, niy dear, you break apace :
And nothiU); can youi heilth repair,
Sir TnSc hai a houfe, you know.
1 j«^ man, indeed 'l
not fa uirit, my dear, ii you :
And fulki are alwayi apt to ftiecr —
r Traffic'^ Dame Sa well apply 'd
Awak'd hn brother mercham't prid* ;
d *l'hrir;y, who hid all hit life
id (itni'ill deference lo hit wife.
nlcfi'd her ar[iunent» had reafoo,
A by th' approaching fomHicr feafon.
afcK
dredilm:
Aud purchkfet hii coUDiiy boi.
Some thceC or four mile nirt of town,
(An hour'i ride will bring yau down,)
He flici OQ hi* chqicc abode,
Not half .a furloi>g fri'm the road':
And fa coDicnicai Aon it lay,
The lUgtipafi ite»ry day
And then lu fiiutTi fo mighty pretty, _,
'Xo have an houfe To nrar the city 1
T ike bill ynur placet at the Boar
urt fct down at ihe »ery door.
k^'cIl then, fuppolr (hem (ii'd at laft,
lilc-naOiiog. painting, fcrubbing, pa^
Hugging ihcmfilvet in cafe anil cloTcTa
With »hihefur.DfmD»ingovcr;
a pew heap of whimi ate lired '.
waotDninitiylariy'iheari.
'ell IQ be furc, ii mull be owo'da
B charmltig fpot of grouud ;
So fweet a Jiftioce for a tide,
Anif all aboDt fo MUrifd!
■ rwDuld (om« but to 3 (rifling price
To mahe it quile a paradife ;
1 cannot bear ihure nafty railn,
Thofe iigiy broken mouldy palei :
iuppofc, my dear, inilead of ihefr,
iVe build a railing, all Chinrre.
Although one haiet to be eipui'd ; ,
'Til difnial lo be thui endoi'd;
One hardly any objeift feet —
I wilh you'd fell ihafe odinui tree*.
Objefiiconiinual pafGng by
Were foniething to amufe ihc ejc,
tu be pent within the waitt —
might ai well be at St. Piul't.
Our boufe, behuldcrt would adurc,
Wai there a IrTel lawn before.
But quite laid open lo ihe road i
While er'ty iniVlcr in amaie.
Should on our 'ililc mauiion ^zf.
And pointing In the choice retnai.
Cry, ihat'i Sir fbritiy'i couniry feal.
Ku doubt hir argum^li picvnil,
For madam'i TiSTE can iiencr fail.
DleA age ' when ill men may prociirc,
Thetitlecfaconnoi(r.-ur;
When nubic ard igroblc hftd.
fire govrrn'd hy a fiigle word;
Thnugh,like the royil Cc-miia dameir
It bean an huDdrrd Chriflijio namea;
Aigeniut, fineyijudgrntiK Rofii,
Whim, i-aprite.ie-ne-fcai-quoi, vittft
Which a].pellatiD"t all tltfcribe ■*
TAtTi,ud ibB iMdeni ttfifirt trib« \ [^ V
P o
Now brickby*r», carpenters, ^d joineri,
Vith Chincfc arti(U, an J dcfigners,
Pro^iuce their ich<:me» x>f alteration.
To work this wond'rou* reformation.
'I he ufeful dome, which fecret ftuod,
Enibofoni'd in the yew-tree's wood,
I'hc trav'Icr with amazement Tecs
A temple, Gothic, or Chinefe,
Vi:h many a bell, and tawdry rag on.
And citOcd with a fprawliog dragon;
A wooden arch isbcut allride
A ditch of water, four loot wide.
With angles, curve*, and zigzag lines,
Vrom hallptMiny*'* exafl ctt'U^ns.
In tront, u Icvvi Uwn in fecn,
Vithout a fiirub upon the jfrccn,
Wlurc taftc would want its ftrll great law,
But for the Ikalking, Uy kj-La^
l^/ whofc niiraculoU'i aflilhince,
Vou j;^in a pmlprd two field-* diilance.
And now fiom ilydc.Purk corner come
'Jhc j:<^ds cf Arhtn^, and of Rome,
ll-rc i<]uahby Capids tukc their placet.
With Venus, and the dumfy graces :
Apollo there, with iim fo clever,
S' retches his leadin how for ever;
And there witliout the pow*r tolly,
bt*nd«i fix'd a tip>t<»e Mercury.
The vilb thui» completely );rac*d.
All own ihAC i'hrifty ban a taftc ;
And n..idam*> female friends, and couni;s«
With common-counciUiren, by dozcm,
Mock every Sunday to the feat,
'i u lUre about thrm, and to cat.
GENIUS, ENVV, AND TIME.
A rABLE.
Addrt^td tx> ffiflhrn H^iirth, E f,
is ill profefn. 'nary (kill,
'rhefs: vcVvT wa«, nor ever will
Ik- (.XvLlItiicc, or exhibition,
But tcK)is ^rc up in (-ppofition :
1, u!) Ic trcrd, j^ravc, pedantic dunce
W.v!;c^ iVt'm liib ktharjjy at once,
S^.rui;''. Ihakc-i bin head, and rubs bi« eyes,
Ar.d, l»ci:ijX du.l, looks wond'roa* wife,
\V ,']\ (ol>inn pluz, and critic fcowl,
T h- Wild n; . 1 hiN hr '^:h':r owl.
MoDf .< N s ! H- 1 itt- tilt very name ;
Vo".:r .uKJirt*. hj.vc priix^Tiptivc claim : --
3i..: Icr A i-;:.':jry t>>; part.
And w<: I. ivc tallc -iit! wit at laft;
I'lT at t!. '.'• ptrin 1 ni > '^rn< too
J il': lufi il.o vorner o\'.ir1u.
V, .r ir.ciit now ha% little claim
'J*M Av; nuj \ i^\ •Ttftnt fiime,
* » V
I •>; '(.J n. t wi rrh thar ^vi yoa friends,
" li* ' \. ' 11. : * •• ih;it moll cflTtni!*.
{;, rr<»r.u-> !.Sci , i fJ.\niucK's art.
Si tvv-. talu* jnd Cii'il iti rvery part ;
If. tvcr jiil> to narurc's plan,
1 ie i* ill jii the very n^ir,
y\n here ihall envy take her aim,
-»*—*— ^ii:c and — — — blamct
E M 1 • 6a7
The jEAi.ru 5 Wirr, though chaftcly writ.
With no parade vi frippery wit,
Shall fet a fcribhling. all at once.
Both giant wit, and pigmy d'nuc;
While Critical Reviewers write.
Who (how their tecih bjforc they bitC|
And I'iicrifiec e.'.cli re]^"ijra;'ijn.
From wuKon f^ife iniaj^'U-'ion.
Thefe obfervations, rather liale,
May borrow fpirit from a talc.
Genius, a builling hd of part*.
Who afl things did by fits and darts.
Nothing; above him or below hira,
Who*d mak** a riot, or a p.iem,
Tri.ra eccentricity of tiiou^ht.
Wot always do the thing he ought ;
But wa& it once his own eledli^n.
Would bring all matters to pcrfetflton ;
Wou'd ai^, defi^n, engrave, write, paint.
But neither from the lead conflraiut.
Who bared all pedantic fchocds.
And fcorn'd the glofs of knowing fools,
'i'hat hold pcrIe<5lion all in all.
Yet treat it an mecb,intc.il^
And pivc the fume fufu.icnt rule
To milk'' a poem, as a ftool—
From the firll fpring time of his youth,
Wa< downright worfhipper of truth ;
.And with a free and libiral fpirit, '
His c«»urt{hip piid to lady MeIii r.
Knvy, a lojiintey'd, mere old maid,
WcjI knovi^n among thv fcribbling trade ;
A h^g, fo vcry,vcrry thin.
Her bonr* pccp'd throuj;h her bhdder-lkin ;
Who could not for her fonl abide
That folk* fi.'uld praiic v% litre flie muCt chide,
Follow'd the youth v.hert'cr he went.
To mar each good a::d brave intent ;
Would lic», a"d plots .^rd miicbicf hatch.
To ruin niv. aiic fp il '.he match.
Hopr.ur fhc lui ! ?t btld dclianre,
TallcV. n;uch of/'.7.;t, gang, alliance.
An if the xez\ fcv< f f t.ilte
Had clubb'd ro lay a Dc«r.RT waftr.
In ihorf. whcfi vcr Gr.virs came.
You'd finil tlii" antiqi;ared dame ;
Whatc'er he di.i, where'er he went,
Sh'' lollow'd only :o tf-rment;
Call'd Mr:RiT by a thoufan 1 names,
VVhich de<-e;uy or tretli difclalm^,
VVi i;o ail Itr bufi'icl*, toil, and care,
WastM d.tprcc'at.v lie, corrjure.
To pull tlie inodcll m.iidiT ilown,
.\n«i bU»\ her fame t-.* all th: town.
I he y«uth, inlhmW nith cc'nfvlt»".8 pridp,
To l^iiucc PosTKRi I r api ly'd.
Who give hi* anfwcr rl.u< in rhyme,
By hi-* t!;itf min'flcr, Oid Tjme.
•* Ripine not at what pedant* fiy,
Vxc'U bring thee forward on the way;
If wiiher'il Knvt ftrive to butt
" With lies, wi:h impiidersre and dirt,
You only pay a common tax
Which f')ol, ani! knave, mmX dnncc cxaJ!l,
Be ihi» ihy conu-irf, x.\\U thy *p\\
" 'I bv Vlttl^4\Yv\* vtt a\ vtvtxvc ^ \r.'4 ^<4^x
II
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THE WORKS OF LLOYD.
fllill Cnk. anct he ni more
I whichcr Naiad 3 were brfDre;
i?icrtm"il»l ■fliKK"". brtd,
I'j topff-torvT hriil.
le 1 mammrary Sy,
:er, bun about, ind die.
SiNius.marl what I prtfinr,
lit ihrnoeh tTC[7 diftaoi aire :
[hall hlrfi thee with her chinni,
■1 thf off.prinein herarnii,
.»_np eternity or i-rico
:tiAC, Wii.T«w, nimet u'high
idiai at itniqiAty,
Irengrh, clpretTlnn, mtinncr grve,
like e'en inirhlc b>
h look! I
diflnfi.
le fou: of wrelihedner.,
" When I, with flow and foft'nlng pen,
" Have gnie o'er all the lint! acrn,
haW and proper claim
laT the I
" While future apes yet anloinwn
" With c;ilic air (hall proudly own
« Thr HooA.TD 6rft iifere'Ttlhie
" For hnmouTketn, or/lrmlgfliblimc,
" And hail him rr»tn hii Gre ardfpiril,
" ThechildorGiNiDsaadaf Miair."
THE HARE AND TORTOISE, l
GiHiui.VetttPnH nF meining wide,
Pnrfure no Item to niifarp;y'd,
H'lW muiy bear thy r>cred iiime.
That never fell a real Oimc I
But yet fupnofe i grnini tme,
£™/i/;jfr«/ij;_meDtyoUi
Rafely (ftapei hit jpprehcnGon j
filitmnuHlinit c.Vy "pprafiiion.
You'd fw«r he leimi by iniuition,
ShOBid hcrelyalont in yitt'.
Ai]d fludy the-tfTc but by (laiu,
Sure of fuiceft whc. e er helricn.
Should he ToreKo the meant to riH; f
Snppofr yoprwaicJi a Gribim in.ilie.
Cold. ir7;.u wdl. fur value's iilu: ;
Iti fprinfn within in aider die
No watch, when (;oinj;> 8"^* f" tivc j
If nt'er wound up with prnpp r care.
What fer*tce i- il in the wrar i
Som; pnial fpark of Phicbit)' ray*,
Perhipt within ynur brfnni pUji :
O hnW ihr portr cayi alpire,
Ifapillcati nfantiheiire
W,.l.^untKe..,D*«inlytrie.,
Naf ipplicaii'ia will pti»ill
. tnica bnggart jnui* and ^iu* fiiL
And now to lay my proof before ye,
I here prefenl riu with a Oory.
In day ff yore, when time wai ycmng^.
When birds eivnvers'd aa well a« rung.
When ufc of fpeechwa. nat con&n'd,
" ' lohniteiorhnminkiDc),
rd hue, "f rwifineft viin,
lint or the nei^hb'ilng plain.
Would oft deride the dind^ng crovnl :
For gcnmfeiare c'cr proad.
He'd hoifi. Ml HiKht 'twere »ain to follow,
For doe and horfe he'd irii Ite-if MIra,
Kay. if he pot forth all hti nrcntrih,
Outdrip hii brethren £a/a /n^rS.
A urioife heard hit vain oniioa.
And vented thui hit indigfnation.
Oh puft, it hnd«( (hee dire ditgraia!,
When I defy thee to the race.
Csnie. 'til 1 nuich, nay, no denial,
I lay my fhell upnn the trill.
It done andtron'.all fair, abet,
Judges prcpar'd. and dillince fei.
The rcamp'rinHhareoutftript the w^nd.
The creeping 'Ottoife lairu'd behind.
And fcarec had paft'd i dngle pile,
When pufi had almoU rcacii'd the goaL
Friend tortoife, quoth the jeerinE hare, -L
Voiir biirden'i more than yod can beir,> ~
I'o help yoot fpeed. ii were ai well >'
That I Ikould eafe you of your Oidl i ■*■
Jog mtfl litile fatler pr'ythee, - . '
I'll take a nap, and then be With thee. - •
So faid, r.> done, and fafely fui^, ' t
For lay. what conquefl morefecurc?
Whei.e'er he walk'd (ihii', all tha-'i itiitl
l-le cnuld o'enake him in a minute.
rhclottnirc heard hm laun'ingjeer.
But flill rcfoW'd to prrfnrri,
Irill driw'd aton^, a> wh fhould faf,
I'll win, like FibiUt, by delay;
Kii tothcgDil fccufcly crept,
V^'hiie puf- unknowing found It flrpt.
The bc[i were won. the hare iwAe,
When Ihui (he viS'ir tortoif^ Ipake,
Purt, though 1 own thy ijulclier part»,
"" ' "Tjyt done by (larii.
le my ai
Bu'/^.i,flWjfM.^wini
THE SAIVR AND PEDLAR. i;57.
Wo.D,irc,ro Wolhrton define^
- --at merely C«ni,
Which hate a pow'r at will to Tiry,
ti beinif v>gue and atbiirarv.
Jow iAmhV (..r indince— all agree,
tdwaV '• liief.fctUilniUiiH:
.ideint lial alone, and nothing mare,
Hnweirrr taken heretoFarei
I a word can't Aand alone,
■' 11 meaning of i:> o-n.
But fiirniliet or !'»d ot gni.d
Jufl » it! neighbour'^ un-lerHo-d.
BiaaiplH we may find eciDugh.
Dma'dbifja, 4mK'i lowi Auut'd iat, 4iawiVflulL
POEMS.
«4>
So fares it too with its relation,
I mean its ixxhilzmivCj (famnjtioti.
'J'hc wit with metaphor* make» boK),
And tells you he's Jjmnation co!d ;
Perhaps, tliat metaphor forjrot,
'J he felf-famc wit's djmnaiion hot.
-And h«:rc a fable I rrmemher—
Once in the middle of Dect mher.
When cv'ry nuad in fnow is Inft,
And eT*ry river bound with fro(V,
Whtn faniilie* pet ail togct)ier.
And fcelinjjiy talk o'er the weather;
When — pox on the drfcriptive rhyme-
In fhort it was the winter time.
It was a ptdlar's happy lot,
To fall into a fatyr's cot :
Shiv ring with cold, and almofl froze,
With ptarly lirop upon his nofe.
Hi* rjiiv;er-' e: ds ali pinch'd to death.
He blew uj^on ihtm with hi* hrcarh.
" Frici.d, quoth the fat^r, what intrndt
*• That blowinj* on thy finger* cndi ?
" It n t.) warm them thu« I blow,
*' F r 'hey arc froze as cold as fnow.
•* And To inclement has it been
*• I'm lik; a cake of ice within."
Cf.me, fjuoth the atyr, con)forf, man !
1 l t hctr thy ii.fide, if I can ;
You're welcome in my homely cottage
'J o 3 warm fire, and mels of pottage.
1 ins faid t!ic I'aryr, nuthirg loth,
A h( wl prt J jp'd of |jv"ry hr« th,
Win:h wiih d..li)^ht the pedlar vicw'd,
A> Imoking on the board it Itrod.
But, thou}»h the verj lleam arofc
With grateful odour to h\s nofe,
One fiiiglc lip l.c venrur'd not,
T )\-: jrr'.itl vra* lo worui'rou«« hot.
What can be ».< nt i — u ith gentUpuff
Ho hi \v^ if, till it'» cool enough.
\V/iy,how now, ptdlar, whai's the matter?
S:ili a: thy blowing ' qu< 'h the fatyr.
I blow to cool It cries thtf clown,
'I I. at I may ge» the liquor do^n :
1 ur t'loj^'h I grant, you've made it well,
Vt u vr hoii'd It, fir, a* hot as hell
i hen railing high hisiloven ftump.
The Ijtyr lnio:c him on the rump. *
•' Hc^'oiie, thou iiouhle knave, «»r fool,
*' \V:'.h rhe lame bi't ath to warm and cool :
♦* l: It ! tllhip with luch 1 never hold
«' Who'ie K» JurnnJ hot, and fo damnd cold."
THE NIc;HriNG.\I F, THE OWL. AN1>
1 llli crcKow.
A K.\ttLe.
Ali' J i t. DufiJ Cjrni. Ffy. on tie rr/or/ of h\s
tftit >..^j,(,M,tf. Stj-e^Dec. i;fto.
Cri I K>». w^ o 'ik<- thi fiarccrow^ liand
l'}ti>:. i!.; jt.ci' C' n.n'.cn tand,
AiilNNi:i. kvtrii) «>f l-jih-,
X)'iv>- .111 in.a^uKitio.i thence.
Say tl at id tiuili lu> all iuhlimc,
\VhctUT you \iriic iu profc orrbymc*
And yet the troth may lofe tti grace,
If blurted to- a perfon*s face ; i
Kfj)rcrally if what you fpeak
Should crimfon o'er the glowing cheek :
b'or when you throw that flaver o er him,
And tumble out yourpraiie before him,
However jufl the applieaiion,
It looks a^fquint at adulation.
I would be honcU and lincere,
But r.ot a flatterer, or feverc.
Need 1 be furly, rough, uncouth.
That folk^i may think 1 love the truth }
\nd flie, good dame, with beauty's queen,
Was not at all timet naked fren t
Tor every boy with Prior, knowi.
By an 'dent (he loft her clothes.
When faWchood ftole them to difguife
Her niifb gotten brood of lie-.
Wtiy fhould the prudifh goddefs dwell
Pown at the bottom of a well,
Kut that (he is in pitiout fright,
Lell, rifing up to mortal light,
1 he modeii w orld (hoiild fleer and flout hef«
With not a rag of clo(hc<i about her ?
Yet (he nnjjht wtar a proper dref*
And keep her tflence ne'crthelefit,
So Delia'^ bofoui ftill will rife.
And fal'cinatc her lover*» eyet.
Though lourd her ivory neck (he drawi,
The dticent (hade of fpecious )?auze,
I hear it bnzz'd ab-iut the table,
Wiiat can this lead to ? Sin,
A FABLE.
WuEN birds allow'd the eaglc'i fwaj,
Lrc eagles turn'd to fowU of pi cy.
His royal m.jvfty of air
V<y>\i mufic underneath hi.> care ;
And, for his queen and court'*' delight,
Conimand;;d coticctt ev'ry night.
Here every bird of parts mi^ht enter,
I'lie nightingale ^ah made precentor;
Under whole care and juO direction.
Merit wah t'ure to meet pri*tc(5liou.
1 hi. lark, the blackbird, ai<d the robiQ
This concert alwaya b^>rc a bub in :
rhe beJt performer* all were in it,
'Ihe thrulh. c.nary bird, and linnet.
iiut hird», alas ' are aj t'^u aim
At things, to which thr y*vc fmadeft claiOL
The llai ng o^l, with hMeoQ;* hoot,
Olff r'd his fervice loc a flute.
TIk cuckow need* wouM join the hand;
** 1 he thiufh i> but a pau.try hand :
** And I tan bed. fi*) ply that p<ace,
** For r,vc a fluke, a Iwell, a grace."
The n atiager tluir fuit pf • f- rr'd :
Both tun'd their pip('!>, and both were heard;
Yet each their livcral prail'ci mifs'd.
For both wcr;, hearJ, aiul both were hifsM.
rhe iuck«u hcr.ce, with rancour flirr'd,
(A kind • . frti^Jt^ biid.
Of nafty hue, ana body fcabby.
No wouid-bc-i)ijy->vii|:'t h;df fo (habbv)
K r iij
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THE vfxyxKa aF lloyd.
Reviles, abufet; and driantcfi ■,.,'
Scrranid from a branch, and Cftlb bard oamiMi ;
And Urikes at nt)rhtingali; or Urk«
Like Lisbon ruffiani, in the dark.
The <)wl harangues the gapinji; throng .
On /0TvV/» and ezccUepcc of foag,
" I'hc blackbird** nqte ha* loft itn force ;
** The ni);htinfrale is- downright httarfe;
'* The li[met\har(h \ the robin (hrill ;
** ~The fparrow has prodigious^ill !**
At len<Tth they had what they defir*d :
l^he Ikllful nightiDgale r<t«r'd.
When f^H? camev with wild vproar,
And harmony was heard no more. '
A TALE.
VcNus, of iKiigbter queen and love.
The grcatrft demirep abov^,
Who fcorn'd rcftri^ion. haud cuftom.
Knew her own fex too w<;U to trufl 'em^
Procr,^ded ou the nobl( plan,
Ac any rate, t6 have her man ;
Look*d on decorum, as mere trafli,
And liv'd like ••» and 'V,
From Paphot, where they ber revere
As much as we do Caslia here.
Or from Cythcrat where her altars
Are deck d with daggert, true-love haltcrsy
Oarters yclept, and other trophies
Wiiich prove that. Juan in love an .oaf is,
Acrordii!g to appointment, came
To fee C.TCiLiA, tuneful dame,
Whofc praife by Drydcn's ode is grown
Bright and immortal as h'u own -,
And who Iroth been for many years
The chief dire^Slicfs of the fphcrcs.
IMiomas, who rode behind the car,
And for a flambeau held a ftar,
Who, in the honell way of trade,
Xiath forg'd niorle horns, and cuckolds made,
Than Vulcat* and his brawny dolts
Ever for Jove forg'd thunderbclti,
Sli^jt gently down, and ran beH^re 'em,
Ringing the bell v.-2th due dcc6rum.
But, truth to f&y, I cannot toll
Whether it kziockcr wasoir bcll,
(This for vertu an anecdote is),
Which us'd to give Oic ilia* notice,
When any lady of rlc Iky
Was ronic to bwTir her co:v.pany.
But thift I'm iure, be \%hich it will,
'J'homas perforni'd his part with (kilL
Mcthinks I hear the reader cry —
His pirt with flciil ? why, you or I,
Or u<;} body cKc-, as wrll
As Thi;n.as, iurc, ci uld ring a bell,
>loroi^l I tv,,r l.car before
Of il:il! in knock ir.g at a doorl
Poor Juw-llv*d creature ! I fuppofe,
Kay, and art» furc, you're one of thofe
Who, tt w'.ia: .Joor f.ie'cr they be,
WMll alw?V" kn^ « k in thr fame key.
TMnkmg tiiat bcH .ind knocker too
W^crc foaud out nothing clic to do.
But to inform the hpulCf-^o doofa^
That there was foniebodj without, .
Who, if they Plight (fuh iffVAur wio.
Would rather chopie to ]ie .wijlhin.
But had our fervaats no more.ienret
Lord I what mujt )>e tbcoQafcqucncc ?
Error would errdc (UU. puxiocy
And ftrife and anarchy eqffiev • . ■ .
Pundilio from her altar buri'<L
Whence (he declares unto the world
Whate'er by fancy is decreed^
Through all her niceties muft blcpd*
For if thcr^ iBjn|s not to be found
Hpme wholefome dij&rence of ibond*-,
But the fame rap foretold th* approjfKh
Of him who walk'd, or rode in. coa^^,
A poor relation now and then, ^
' Might to m*y lord admittance gain.
When his go^d lordihip hop'd to fae
Some rafcal of his own degree ;
And, wha^ is luore unhappy ftill,
^ The flupid wretch who brings a bill.
Might paHthrr.ugh all tiie motley tribe,
' As free as one, who brings a bribe.
My lady too might piq^ue htr giace
With carriage (liff, and formal face.
Which, fhe ^eceiv'd, had ukcn caie
For fomc inferior to prepare ;
Or might lume wretch from Lombard*(lrcet
With greater eafe and freedom meet.
Than feiifc of honour will admit
Between my lady and a cit.
Thofe evils.wifcly to prevent.
And root out care and difcontent,
Ev'ry gay fmart, who rides behind.
With rofe and bag in tade refin'd.
Mud mufic fully underfland.
Have a nice c:;r and Ccilful hand ;
At ev*ry turn be always found
A perfeA connoiflcur in found (
Through all the gamut (kilful fly,
Var) ing his note<, now low, now high.
According as he ihifth his place ;
N;^vv lioarfely grumbling in the bafe.
Now turning tenor, and again
To treble raifing his (hrill ilruin;
So to declare, where'er he be.
His maOci^s fortune and degree.
By tlie diftingu idling addref^,
Which he'll upon the door exprcf<.
Thomas, wl.om I have nam'd before
As ringing at Cjic ilia's door,
Was perfcA n^aftcr of this art.
And vcrt'd alike in ev'ry part :
S;» that Caicilia knew, before
Her foctnian came unto the door,
And in due form had told hex fo,
That Madam Vf.nuj wa-* btlow.
Tlie d()or«> inuiudiate open iL'w,
The CioL'Duss, witliout ni'-rc ado,
l)if})l3ying beauty's thoufiind a-rs,
bkini'd:hiou;;h the hall, and tripn'dup ftalr.-:
CiTCiLiA met her with a fnule
Of grcut delight, when all tl c while.
If her f-lff heart could have been fcen,
She wKh'd (he had at Cyprus been.
P o
But ladies, (kiW^d lo formi aod arts,
Don't in their faces wear their hearts.
Anil thofc above, like tlu»fe below.
Deal frequently in outGiit (how.
And a!w.iyp to keep up parade,
I!:ive a (mile by them ready made.
Tke forms, which ladies when they meet
Mufl for jrood manners fake repeat,
A'« iLtible frfiuiit, LoTV iTyou (U,
And in return, />ray Loiv are you f
F.i^rich'd at cv'ry pmpcr (pace.
With lue intcgunicnt* of lace,
As M.i(hm, CJrace, and Godefhip,
\V! i:h wc for brevity fuall (kip,
Ihppily pafl, in elbow-chair
At iin^th our ladic* fratcd arc.
IrcifT'rc tit fubj (fl*; firft they choofe,
Arivl tidk of weather and the news,
'J hM JoiK*, rhcy fir upon ihr (late,
Anl 1i)arl ar the decree- i>f (ate,
lrn-*».^!Vv> ugui aft Jove arc hiiri'd,
Ap'1 tlii-v alone fhuuld rule the world.
Dii'il pcflitic-* at ien^th they quit,
Ar.<l b) il!-rature (how their wit ;
Fcr 'and in hand, too well wc know,
'i 1 civ n\ imato are faid *.o K<>»
So tliiit where either doth pr^Hde
T' oiler-.' exiflcncc is implied.
Thv m.m of wi:, fo men decree,
Miili with'^Mt Jo'.br i;l-narur*d be;
Ai.d the ill-r.arurM fcarcc forgets
To rank l.ir'.ifclfan.oiig the wits.
Malicioui Venus who by rote
Had evry little anecd.)te.
An ' moft minutely could advance
hach iiitrrercif'.g circumdancef
\Vli;».h iir.to all intrij;ue* related,
S.ncc J.;j iter tlie Wi rM created,
D.lj'lay'd her eloqutnce with pride,
HiiKcJ. obl'e: v'll. tniarj;*d, applied ;
Ar.''. n. r t!>e reader to detain
W.th 'Mri:;«» impwrmeni and vaiu,
Sl.(. di.!, ;is ladies do on earth
\S'}«. Cannot b'.-jr a rival's wcrth,
Ii'. li.ch a way caoh tile rehcarfe •
A^ IT. f'd niatL' bad, and bad npadc worfc :
C/cii I A r.o, witi' faint-like air,
B:.t l.ire.y come fro -,i cvenii:jj pray'r,
W ho knew her iluty, aj a faiot,
Alwi.y* to p.-ay, and not to fainC,
An!, rain or Ihine, hrr church ne'er mift,
l*r 1 i.., dcv 'tec, and Mcthodiil,
W-.'V, k;;\1 Z''al the caufc promoted,
Mir. : itTi.M tiup^'*. and words mti quoted,
Milt j't .::.r.d, nuC.pplied,
A: ^, M : -r^ti'.n beinjf her J»uidc,
H ; c vr 'v ."' . rr ol man differed,
A:..i to I. IS }■. j: viplf's ohj.eled.
'I !. : . .-. V-.: :.'.\ L-.. il:e (4rc'tifu-d,
In ..'i tl- ij'i' iMi.iU ; f pridt,
\\\\' 1 1 • ntii c- r,.cit(ic»-N nc*cr refted,
'I :.: « i" <-.4, i.ni •<.>. divc^Ud,
'J*i y !:vi A anl kit tl '-mftlvcs t* inherit
A il- i;' !•• jor'i^>n nf 'he lp:rit ;
"^^ i:<> ii< n. or<- church to th' other roam,
•-'• iu.ft thf.r p'»-.r (.hiidrvn fUxtc athoxne.
E M f .
Confid'rinfT they TSiVf claim the care
Of Providence, who fent them there.
And therefore certainly i» tied
To fee their ev'ry want fupplied ; ,
Who unto preachers jjivc away.
That which their creditors (hould pay.
And hold that chofen vcfTeU muli
Be g*.neroH» before they're juft.
And that their charity thin way
Shall bind o'er Heaven their debts to pay,
And fervc their temp'rai turn, no doabt,
Better than if theyM put it out,
Whilft nought hereafter can prevent.
Their fure reward of e:nt. fsr cent.
Who honed labour fcorn, and fay
None need to work who love to pray.
For Heaven will futisfy their cravings.
By fcnd'Hg of Elijal^'n raven?,
Or rain down, when their Lpirits fail,
A uiib of macna. or a quail ;
Wlio from Moorfitldsto Tottenham-Court
In furious fit- of zeal rcfort,
Praift: what they do not under(land,
Turn up the eye, ftretdi out die hand.
Melt into tears, whilft -^— — blow's
The twinj; of nonfenfe through his oofe.
Or dt-al^ in fpeculation.
Or hums hi^ ctmprep^tion,
Or ralks with the Lord of Hoftg,
'^I
» with pdlars and with p .lis :
Whoftraiy watch, left Satan (hould,
RoarinjT hke li in for his food,
Enfnarc their feet hi* fatal trap in.
And their pi»or fouU be taken napping ;
Who rtriAly fall, becanfe tbey find,
• The il'.(h dill wan againft the mind.
And fljlh of faints, like fmner's, muft
Be m.irtificd, lo keep down hift ;
Who, four time* in the year at lead,
Jt»in feafi of love to love of feafl.
Which, though the profligate and vain
I:' terms of blafphemy profane,
Yet all the ceremony here is,
Pure as the myfteries of Ceres ;
Who. God's elci^l, with triurrph feel
With.in t};-. n;f«.lve* f.;! vat ion's fcal,
Ai'.d V. i!i nor, mufl not, dare not doubt,
Thaf Htav'n itlelf can't blot it out;
After they've done their holy labours,
Rtf.:rn to fcandalize their neighbours,
And think they cant fcrve Heav*n fo well.
As with it* cre..ftire< (jlling hell :
So that, inflani'd with holy prid»^.
1 hry fuv/ thenil'dves, damn ::ll bcCde.
I . r perlon-*, who pretend to feel
The g'.owin^s of uncommon z(al.
Who others fcorn, and leem to be
Rij^htfous ill very great decree.
Do, 'bovc all oihcis, take delight
To vent their fpUen in talc* of fpite,
AnJ think thry raifc their own renowa
By p'.llin^ of a ntijjhbour's down;
Still lying on with mod fecccfs,
Bccaufe they charirv profci'*,
And make the utfi.^e of r- ligion,
Like Maiioa:ct*s inf^'ir-ng pigeon,
R. r iiij
TilE WORKS 0PL1.0VD,
■ liiiil it.
...h sQ hodgcpOdKe leeo ^
"xctciAirainu. and wharei,
'ei\t^ belb, kaocken, doori,
Ud, idUiona, Ivliet. d(i,
,£«aux,ihiiiiderlKi]ti,horD<, will,
.-' "HkuldJiukcr ftindal,
I iRen, ur af MandcJ,
,ii, priy'd. and chuitio,
't, love, tiue, and reiigion,
nvcn, uiil a piBt<.D,
^ up ill onelvge dilh,
Te know ihc tni e( thii— A TALE.
GHAKSF£<VRE.
TiAVtf lo mu'b induflrf iiid piint.
Much twifiing U the wii Md brum,
TrMflarion haauoluck'd tli<(laii'.
And rptcad ibtnad (he Uictian lore.
While fi»|>hoc1ei h;> fcnio »« gtnwu
£'(D w (antiliar iii our own,
Ho ame ftall ulU prclutnc to fpn^
Froct it* mclofurci in tbc Urcek ;
tut, ill it> fcncfi licQk«i< <<<>wn,
Lie al (he mwcj of ihe lo»n,
Cciiic, 1 hci^ thf tmrjn' rajw.
" 'I'it biulphcmy igainll tiill Dagc,
" Which j^chrlil. !<>> w&rintti iJLligii'il,
" £ari|-id» hit tide rcGo'd,
" AuJ So[..ScHic( hi! laH ducfllon,
" Sitnip'J with the GgDft cj peifefiiaD."
ftrMiim '. 'lii a word ideal,
Thai bean about it nothing reali
XIICD
:rhit
In the firfi tifajt eftnutV
Aliall 4IUW; wrrtb, or «..■«< !•■>•
I'lFclthlc the moierailioai ttiEie clajni i
Mult they be blatkhndi, d-jlf, andJoali,
Who mire not np to Ckcibii lulei f
Wfao tread in builan* oi in lain.
Muft they be ijinir'd it bcteroiiox,
Kor merit bf jjo.-d wntki prevail,
Eitccet wiitijn the (Ufilc pole f
' ri> fluff iliat beort the lume cF knowli^lgc,
N« rarrept bilf a mile from collcyc:
Uhtre h>lf their Icdlurea ficU iiu tnurc
(Bcluic I fpcik of liou* oi }oieJ
ufl a n'EIPrd 1'EIi', t'
A> rulhlighi) io a fpacioui ruom,
Jiilt burn ennUKh Io form 8 gloom.
Whto Shaklprarc tndi ihe mind i dance.
From Frinte to England, h(n<e lo Pranee,
Talk n^t IO ne of tioie and place;
I own I'lK happy is the chafe.
Whether the drama'a here ur there,
' Til iialure. Sbakfp<;are. every where.
Ihc poei'( fancy can efCMc,
Ciintra«. cnlirec, aneihilitc,
Cling pi(t and pteTintclofc togctlier,
111 fpiif of didamte. [ea>. or weather ;
And (hut up in a fmgle aaion
What coft whole ycarii in !t> traltfaAion.
Sn.hdieiaiaplay, Of rout,
Can flirt the univcTfe about,
W'hofe gcoEniDi\iial account
U drawn and piauied on the mount -.
YeT, when they pleafe, eontraiS the plan.
And Ihot tht wc-rld up in a fiti.
True g«iiin, like Armida'i wand.
Can rsiifr the (pritigftom birten land-
While all [hem "f imitilioa,
Ii pilfiing from theficfl creation:
-Innrplantiiig Sowera, with alelclt (oil.
Which whher in ■ foreign M\.
Al confcience often feti ui right
Bf iu iiKetlor aAive light,
Withoocih'alTiDanceofthelairi
To comhai in the moral ciiiTe i
S>) geniui, of itlclf difcerning,
Withnm the myilic rulsi of learning,
Cin, from itt prefeni intuition.
Strike at the truih of rompaCtlon.
Yet thofe who breathe the claffic vein,
EmiHed in the mimic train,
Whn ride their Qeed with double bit,
Nc'tr run aivay with by ihelrwit,
Di-ligbted with the pomp of tulea,
The iptcii'U' pedantry of fchooli,
(Which rulei, tike crutchcF, ne'er becima
UE any ufe but to the l»me,)
fuifuc the meilflld fet before 'cm ;
Talk much of order. »nd dccoruDii
Of ptobabilily, of lii9ian,
t)r manaciB. omameni, and diaion.
And with a jargon of hard namet,
[A privilege which dulncfa cliinn.
And merely ut'd by way of fenci:.
To keep out plain and cnmmon tcnfc),
EiidI the vrit of ittcienT djy>,
The Cmple fabric of iheir playi ;
Then from the fable, all fo challe,
I rick'd up ut aiicient-niodcrn cade,
■ So mi|;htv jreutle all the while,
In fucha'lweet dttrriptive ftyie.
While chorui mark' the tcmie mode
With fine refica^on, in an ode,
Hrcfcfit you B
fDldGi<:cce.
r. fei bcl'uie lu.
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•Tit to be CTcr*on the ffagr ,
Attendants upcn grief or rage;
I'o be an arrant go between,
Chief^mourner at each difmal fcene ;
.Showing ict fcrrow, or delight,
By Ihifting dances, Uft and right,
Not much unlike our modern notioflf^
AtLigio or Aitegro motion* ;
To watch upon the deep diftrefo,
And plaints of royal yrirtchednefs;
And when, with tear*, and execration,
IheyWc pour'd out all their lamentatioD, ,
And >» opt whole cataraAsfrom their eyet,
To call on riveri for fup^iHc*,
And with their bah^ andir^i, and^«e/,
'Jo make a lymphony of woea.
Doubtlcf* the ancimt!) want the art
To (li ike ar once upon the heart :
C)r why their prologues of a mile
In fnrple — call it — humble ftjlc,
In unin^pwlliou'd phrafe to fay
" •]■' >rc the beginning of thi» play,
" I, liX] L-f^ Polydorc, was found
By rin»t'rn;cn, or others drown*d 1"
Or, " I, St gentleman, did wed.
The lady I wou*d never bed,
*' CJrtut Aj^amemnon'» rcyal daoghter,
** Who'h coming hither to draw water."
Or nc( li the chorus to reveal
Riflc^^hot s. whii'h the audimce feci;
And jog ihcm, left ::ttcni:oii fink,
I'd tell tlicni how and what to think !
Uh, whcrc's the bard, who at one view
C'ouUl look the whole creation through,
Who rravtr»M all the human heart,
\\'ijhc«ut rccourfe to Grecian art?
He Icorn'd the nu>dcs of imitation,
Of alter iiig. pililring, and ttanflation.
Nor painted hi-rrcr, gritfi or rage,
1 ros.'. models of a l»»rmer age;
'J I.e bright original he took.
Am*, tore the leaf from nature't book.
* lis Shakfpcare, thus, who (lands alone—
— ri:t ^*hy npeat whiij^Tw havefhownf
How tru-.', how perftcl, and how i^ell,
1 i.c twclirgs of our hearts muft telL
AN LPIS ILE TO C. CHURCHILL,
AuriioR or rue aosciAD.
h at a tavern, wLltc youM wi(h to dine,
'I t-.< y «l.cat )our palate wrh adulterate wine,
Will !.i y<,u, rtlolvc rr.e, critic*, for you can,
b*.in; i»jr ihc n^^ft'. r up, or chide the man ?
Tht. i\ijiii DO \ii;u.)t a kr;av!fh bufinefs drives,
B It t. .1 nu- wl:ar'* the rnaAir who connives ?
Hi- c: >o:i*il i:.f' r, .ird furc the dof^rinc's true,
Whivh r«y-, r:M qt...rt<.r to a feu! review.
1r M>.<rTv.^ :i< t wl o vcnili the nuufcous fl>^P|
J\' i".« I • 1 ]"t ' .i;c ; we ueteft the (hop.
i\ lit • ( t I !.!, J man!y liberal race,
Ai pre vV. I r it i.Tur'd with -n open face :
BoKi'y p;iif:.'d the f:ce drcifivc talk.
^&r lubb'd, ccRccard bencsth aroffian'i maik.
To works fiot men, with honed warmth, Imre^
Th* impartial judges laughM at hope or fear :
Theirs was the noble &UJ, with genVoua aim.
To fan true genial to an aAiveftame ;
To bring forth merit in its ftrongeft UgHt,
Or damrt the blockhead to his native tti^t.
But. as all ftates are fulled to 6tatf^
The Oare of letters too will mdt away,
Smit with the harU>t charms of-Trilling Jboiidy
Softnefs now wantons e*cn on Roman groirod;
Where Thebans, Spartans, fought thctf hioooor'A
Behold a weak enervate race of flaveiL
In claflic lore, deep fcieitce, langixage dead*
Thou modem witlings are but Icautly read,
ProfeObrs * fail not, who will loodly bwrf
In praife of either, vnth the want of all :
Hail'd mighty critics to this prefent hour.
— I'he trtbone's name furviv*d the trAiBe*a
pow'r.
N( w quack and criric dilTev hut in name*
Kmpirics frontlefs both, they mean the iame;
'i'hi^ raw in phytic, that in letters freih,
Bo:h fpring, like warts, ezcrefccnce from the fleft*
Half form'd, half bred in printer's hireling fchool%
i'or all profrflions have their rognet tod kiA,
Though the pert witling, or the coward kna:vc^
Cnftii no rrfleAion oo the wife or brave.
\vt, in ilicfe leaden times, this idle age.
When, blind with dulnefs, or a> blind with
Author *gainll author rails with venom cnifl.
And happy he who calls nut blockhead fifft;
From the low earth afpiring genius fpringt,
And fails triumphant, bom on eagle winga.
No toothltfs fplrcn, no venom*d critic's aim.
Shall rob thee, Churchill, of chy proper fame|
While hitch*d for ever iri thy nervuua rhymot
Fool lives, and ihineft out fool t«r lateft time.
Piry perhaps might wi{b a harmlefs fool
To *fcai c th* ubf ervance of the critic fchool t
But if low nulice, leagu*d with folly, rile,
Arm*d with invedives, and hedg'd round widi
lies;
Should wakeiiil dulnefs, if ihe ever wake.
Write fleepy nonfcnfe but for writing*! fike.
And, (lung v^th rage, and pioufly fevcre,
Wiih bitter comforts to your dying car;
If fome fmall wit, fome filk-lin*d verfeman, rakc%
For quaint reflexions in the putrid jakei^
I'alents ufurp'd demand a ccnfor*s rage,
A dunce is dunce profcrib'd in evVy age
Courtier, pbyfician, lawyer, parfon, ck^
All, all are ubjeds of theatric wit.
Are yc then, adorn, prtvtleg*d alone.
To make that weapon, ridicule, your nwnf
Profeffions bleed not from hti juft attack.
Who laughs at pedant, coxcomb, loiave, or
quack ;
Fools on and off the ftage are fools the lame.
And every dunce is fat ire's lawful
p * Tie attthM- takes tbit epportmmky^ wtttvi^fmmfiti^
ait imjinuati^t to the contrary ^ U detiart., that he hmr
mo pirtieuiar aim at a gen$Um*m^ wbofi sMitj htjmfm
jiiitnUy tikitrxleJ^t,
634 THE WORKS OB.L|.OYD.
I
Pre^ Tpn t^Qght^ wliere thought hat fvceH
Why t|)fp a||iQlof(ize ? {or what i tb whom ?
Though Cray VfoD wits w^th author (quires
uni^, J ,
And felfrmide giants (^ their )abnf r*d mite,
Though )pointle^ f^t'i^fi mdbe jta ijrpak cfcape.
In the dull babble gf.a rain)ic ape.
Boldly; pivrpc/vfhcre genius porafs t|ie way,
Nor he^.wbat .mootUy puqy critics fay.
tfni ixiJ(^yfc;l£, tfiihcalmiodifiereQce fmjle,
When the wife vetV an knows you by your (lyle»
With critic fcM^ v^ighs out the partial wit,
What I, pr you. or he, or no one wi;it; ,
Denying thee thy jiift and propff .worth,
But to iiiKifalfehoo{l*s fpuriou^ i^ue birtK;
And airteilr-wili^d with lawle£i.hand tp raiie
Malieiotii iUndcr on the bafe ^f praiie.
'Djtgtifc eternal wait the wretch's name
who Iiires {Oi credit of a borrow 'd fanf e ;
Who wears thp trappinj^ of another's wir,
Of fatlie^ bantlings which he could not get !
But (firewd fiifpicion with her Tquinting eye,
To-tnith.^ecUu'd, prefers a wbilpcrM lie.
With gife^dy mind the proffered tale believes.
Relate^ hcj^ wifl^es, and with joy deceives.
Tl^ wgorld, ^ pompous ns^ne, by cullom due
To the fnull circle of a talking few.
With heart*fdt glee th* injurious rale repeats
And fends the whifper buzxiog through the (Ireets,
The prude demure, with fober faint-like air,
pities her neighbour for (hp*$ woodVous (air.
And when temptations lie before our feet,
Beauty^as frail, and females indifcrret :
She hopes the nymph will every danger (bun,
Ytt prays devoutly — that the deed were done.
IVI-.-an time fits watching f..r the daily lie,
As fpiders lurk to catch a fimplc fly.
Yet is not fcandal to one fci cuniio'd,
Though,mcn would fix it on the weaker kind.
Vec, this great lo/d, creation's maftcr, man,
WiU.vent his malice where the bli>c]^head can.
Imputing crimes of which e'en thought is free,
Yor inftance now, your Rofciad, all to me.
If partial friendihip, in thy llerlin|r lays,
Grows all too wanton in another's praiic,
Critics, who juiige by ways thcmfclves have
known,
^all fwear die praif^, the poem is my own ;
Vur *tis the method in thcfe learned days
Tor wits to fcribllc firft, and after praii'e.
Critics and Co. thus vend their wretched (luff.
And help out nonrcnfe by a monthly puff,
itxah to giaut forms wcik puny elven,
And defcant fweetly on their own dear fclvcs ;
Tor works per month by learning's mhiwivcs paid,
Dcman4 a pulling in the way cf tra<Ie.
Referv'd aiul cautious with no partial aim
My mufc e'er fought to Ulall another's fume.
With willing hand couid twine a rivai'i (>ays.
From candour filcnt where Ihc otjld not praifc
But if vile rancour, from (oo oiattcr who)
A6tjt or mimic, printer, or review ;
Lien, oft p'erthtow.;. wiiii ccarclefa venom fpread
btill hifsout fca'udai from their Uydia head;
If the doll msdire boldly wilk th« tawn*
patience herfelf woald wrinkle to a frowm*
Come then with juRjce draw the ready pen.
Give me the works. I would not know the mcas
All in their turns might lAake reprifaU too.
Had all the patience but to tread them throogb.
Come, to the utmoft, probe the defpermte wound.
Nor fpare the knife where'er info^oo a found I
But, prudence, Churchill, or her filler, fcmr,
Whifpers forbearance to my Cright'ned ear.
Oh ! then witli me forfake the thorny road,
I^ft we ihoald flounder in foqse fleet-Ditch ode^
And funk for ever in the lazy flood
Weep with the NiSads heavy drops of mud.
Hail mighty ode I which like a pi^ure framCt
Holds any portrait, and with any name ;
Or, like your nitches, planted thick and thin.
Will fcrve to cram the random hero in.
Hail mighty bard too-^-whatfoe'er thy name,
— or Durfy, for it's all the fame.
To brother bards (hall equel praifir belong.
For w*t, for jj^enius comedy, and f(»ug f
No coflive mule i% thine, which freely rakes
With cafe familis^r in the well-known jakes,
Happy in (kill to foufe through foul and fair,
Antl tofa the dun^ out with a lorJ/y air.
So have I f^tn, aoiidil the grinniuj^ throiijr»
The fledge procciTiou flnwly dragg'd alon^,
Where the mock female ihrew and hcn-peck*d
male
Scoop'd rich contents from either copious pail,
CiH'd bur(ls of laughter from the roarinj; rout.
And da(b'd and fpla(h'd the filthy grains about.
Quit then, my friend, the mufe** lov'd abodci
Alas ! they lead not to preferment's road.
Be folemn, fad, put on the prieflly frown.
Be dull ! 'ris fscred, and become^ the gown.
Leave wit to others, do a Chriftian deed, [need.
Your foes (hall thank you» Tt they know their
Broad is the path by iearcing't^ fons p<»flrefft'd,
A thoufand modern wits might walk abreaft.
Did nor each poet mourn hiti lucklefs donm,
J.iftleJ by ped^n^s out of elbow room.
I, who nor court thtir love, nor tear their hate,
Muft mourn in fiiencc o'er the mnfe's fate.
No right of common now on Pinius' hill,
; While all our tt-^'.ures arc by critic's will ;
1 Where, watchful j^uardiarn of the lady mufe.
Dwell monflrous j^iir.ts dreadful tail Reviews,
Who, as we read in famM romance of yore,
Sound but a horn, rref^ forward to the door :
But let fomc chief, lor.^c bold advent'rous knight«
Provoke thcfe champions to an equal fi^lit.
Strait into air to fpicelefs nothing fall
The caflle, lion«, giants, dwarf and ail.
Ill it befits with undtfcernin^ '>g<=»
To cenfure gi.ints in thi-s polifliM a^c.
' Ni> lack of jrcnlu" (lams thefc happy time?,
1 No want of learning;, and no dearth of rhymes,
» rhc fee-f.iw m-.d'c that flow<i by mi.ifar'J laws,
: I In tuneful numbers, and -ffciSed paufc,
t , 'v\'iih found alone, found's happy virtue fraujrht.
Which hutcs the trouble and i xpencc of tliouj^ht.
Once, every moon throughout the clrclii:g y^ATj
With even cadence charms tlie critic car.
P O E M tL
iih
Vhile, dire promoter of poetic fin,
A TKu^jzine iiniil han«i the Udy in. [well.
How mv./cnti write, bow uervouA, ftroog and
The Anti-Rosci.\b'» decent muff Joes tcU:.
Who, while Ihc llrivcb to clcaitfc each ador hqrc,
Daubs with hiT praife, and rubi him into diit.
Sure ncvt^r y^t was happy era known
So ga* , *b wik\ Co Uijitfml at our own.
Our curiou* hiiloiiet» rife at Qncc com Pt etc,
Yc-r llill .jKtit.u.J, af they're paid, per (hect.
Sec rvcry fcicncc which the world would know,
Y< ur magazines flnll every mouth bcdow.
Whole very titles iill the mind with awe,
7w/\f.«7j Cirijtian, Ruyal^ Brifijh, Law;
'i'hcir rich concepts will every reader fit,
Stjtjf.yi^n^ Divine, FLhfupliTy and tVit ; [once,
I'ompcnditm^ fch< iiitrt '. which teach all things at
Ar.d n<.:ikc a pcd.mt coxcomb of a duuce.
Uut i«.'t rif-t aii^tr with fuch frenzy grow,
Drawcinfir like, to ftrike down friend and foe.
Til r^&l wortli be hoinuge duly paid,
Rat no alltwancc to the piltry trade.
My (rimdn I nanu: not (thou);h i boaftafcw,
'\ o nic an hoi. our, and to letters too^
Jain would I praife, but, when fuch thing' nppofc,
j\h- pr.i:fc of cuurfe muft make them ■ 'a foe*.
If iiiatily J(MiN«oN, with i'atyric rage,
I.illi the dull h>llic> of a trifling age.
If his Hrorig mufe with genuine flrength afpire,
i;Iow« not the reader with the poet's lire .'
ins the true fnc, where creep che witling fry
To warm theii^itlve^, and li;;ht their ruihlight« by.
What n.uic Lkc Gkat's ihall pleafnig penfivc
tl:,W
AMcn-.peiM fwectly to the ruftic woe ?
1)1 wild like him ihatl fweep the Thcban lyre,
A;)«i, ;ii> l.in inaftcr pour Krih thoughts of fire i
r.\:i now to guard ulHided learning's caufe,
Tc» judge by realonS rules, and nature's laws,
B);iU wc truf.riti^i in their proptr ri^hr,
Wi.ilc LowTii and Learning, Huko and Tafle
unite.
Hiil lacrt.d name «i ' — Oh guard the mufc's page,
Si. -J y(.ur lov'd n/idn It from a rufHan*» lage;
^.; l.ov.- llic gal(>s and (druggies hard for life,
} Icr H ( ur.ds ail btcedin;r from the butcher's knife :
(. litiK", like furgeonh, bled with curious art,
: \. ul 1 mark each paH'age to the human heart,
Jiut I'lt, unlkiitui, yet with lordly air,
\y- ..1 f. rgtcn'si Icdures while t! ty fcalp and tear.
I 11 names lik:r thefc I pay the hearty tow,
I'ro. i ( t their worth, and not alham'd to bow.
'i •; '!..-:.- inlcribc my rude, but houelt lays
. .'. '. : tl tl.c \ Ieafure»of my conlcious praile:
N ' :• it I nie.n to court eich Icrter'd name,
.\:.il J V ''rly glnriiHr from reflected fame,
1.; -• ti .* rl.w ir.iiio, v.'ho owns no Icrvile fear,
I- iz. -J.; t>i |Uy her wilting tribute here.
r.l'ISlXE TO J. B. ES(^ I7i7,
Ai- \:\ I urge my old obi«'»5lion,
'i ; at IV. lorn rules « hftrud perfeAion,
A::ii :J' L- riiry of taftc
lla> ;».i liic Wjdk of gtiiitii waCk.
Fancy's a flight we deal no mere lo
Our authors creep in Acad qf Xo^ruig,
And all the brave imagination
U dwindled into declamation. '
But (till you cry in fober radnefa.
" I'here is difcretion ev'n in maUncGi,**
A pithy ientence, which wants credit !
Uecaulie 1 finti a poet faid it ;
Their verdidl makes but fonll imprefBoQ^
Who are known liars by profeffioiu
Rife what exalted flight* ic wiU,
True genius will be genius ftill •
And lay, that horl'e would you peeler^
Which w ants a bridle or a fpur ? ;
1 he m.tilcd (Iced may lufe hit tricks;
The jidc grows callous to your kickp.
Had Shakfpcare crept by modern rulob
We'd lofl his witches, f4irics, tuois;
Indead of all that wiid creation.
He'd form'd a regular plantation^.
A garden trim, and all cnclos'd^
In niceil fymmetrydifpos'd, -^ ^
The hedges cut in pro(>er order.
Nor e'en a branch beyond the border:
Now like a fore II he appears,
I'he growth of twice three hundred jcuv;
Where many a tree alpiring ihronda
Its airy fummit in the clonds.
While round its root (liU k>ve to twiae
The ivy or wild eglantine.
" But Shiikfpeare**- all creative fancf
** Made others love extra vagancf ;
" While cloud- capt nonfenle was their tim,
'* Like Hu;-lothrumbo*s mad Lord FUmfi.*'
True — wh»> can ftop dull imitators^
I'hofe younger brothers of trv.flatoii^
Thofe infetts, which from genius rife.
And buzz about, in fwarms, like fliesi
Faf}iion,,that fcts the modes of drefs,
bhcds too her' influence oVr the prfl*:
] As former iy the funi of rhyme
Sought Sbiiklpc are's fancy and fublime
1^ cool correClncfs now they hope
To irmui.irc the praile of pope.
But Poprand Slukfp^.^rr born dircUim
1 nolc low retainer* to their fame.
What tail: can d-iUncfs t'or tfftA
So eaiV, a^ to write r rrrcl ?
Poets, 'ti:- laid, are (urc to fplic
By too much or tno little wit;
I So, ti> uvoid th* extremes of cither,
J hey niil'i their mark and follow neii
I I'hcy l.> t.xa«:liy poilc the fcale
That neither KTirainrc will prevail.
And mediocr.ty the mule
Did never in hirr Ions excufe,
' 1 1-. true, tlifi: t.uvd'y wi.rksare gric'd
With all the cnirni« <'t modern 'allc,
Andcveiy lerlii^f- lire i* dreft
In ip:v.nt cxpiellioirit tirfel vclt.
Say, ilid you .icv.t chance to meet
.V lUMnu'ur barber i:: the :lri-<t,
WI:o!c rulPie. is it lark d^'p. nt:^,
Auii dangle" «»'er hi* »i:i»;. > ends,
H*"* oliv ^lann'd c.'nmn iv^n raeei
NN'ith little dabs of Drtfuca U^t\^
neither ;
THE WORKS OF LLOYD.
Sn«i tiftUrri of pui»<. chimei.
Fur lue, nod iiinge, ind tiK-dr; clolhci,
Soft nir»ti ytl wirt gieirtt bcaui ;
Bat (liilj l>rip ihrm to the fhin,
Thtj'it >1] piaitt up of ltg» and dirl.
And OwllthcfewrcTchci bard^ (ommCDce,
Without or rpiric. 'iDr, or frnft >
And when ihcy brinp no oihjr ttcatare,
Shili I adiDirc ihim for thF]r mcilacc f
Oi <io I fcoin th« critit'i tolct
Iccaorc I will Rol learn oF fuol, >
Aliheufh LoaginiM' full monili'il profc
Wiih lU the roiTt of genius gl'.ni ;
Tb'Dgb Dier jfiiH' Ifuncd taHe
1> mr manly. i«fl, and thiBi,
Who, liki a lk.lliil wile phr6n3n,
DilfcSi racti pad of c-mp' litiin.
And dnwi tt-tt br>u<7 lirikn the real
tromajull^nliipaaofThc whole:
Though judjmtiH in QuiDliliin'> page,
Hold- faiih her Um^ for ti'rj tee ;
Yd Brfrrirhi,! 1 dibllifl,
A lace of blMkhridi dull ind vain.
And laugh ai all thofc empty foo1>,
Who cramp a gei.iui i«th dull nilci,
And what Ihclr iiatraw fcicnce (KOikl
Ilanin wiih the name of htl'rodoi.
1 hifc butthers of » p»ei'« fimc.
While the; ufarp ihe cHttc't nime.
Ctj — '' 1 hW i) lafte — thai'i my upinion.''
Aid ptKUdiMd Itxir mod dc>niiiiiiiii<
So haic JOB Ittn «>lh din' aSrighl,
The petty uooardi of the n^ghi,
Seated iloFi in elbow cl air,
Conmand Ifae prilwieri lo appraf,
HaroDgue an bour rm witihirin i pr^ife.
And on thH dire ifltA of friyt;
Then try," Yoi.'l1 Ivfler for your darinjt,
■* And d--4i you, you Iball pay lor Iwearmg.'
Then inrning. tell th aGosilh'd ling,
EPISTLE TO THE SAME. lyjj.
Hit> my gnai dimr a widicd child f
Illakcilhe I'ririle name ■<! wildi
If rbcBi he break', if locki he pick*.
Tit BOthiiif; niDie Than y> utbiul iritkii
The molhcr'* fondnefi Qinipait merit,
Tor ikc* are i tigo of fpiiil.
S*y, do the ntichboun think the Tune
Wiih the sDAd old inuulgeni datnc >
CrJM goffip E[U<, " I hear with grief
" My neighbour'! Ion', to arrant thuf^
^ Nay. could yni think it. I am told,
•• HelMefiveEu^aejiallingoU,
" You know ihe youih *a>alw*y» wild— ,
" He pit hir father') maid uithihildi
•■ Aod tnbb'd hitmallrr. ta ddny
" The ntoDcy he had htt ai play.
•• All mtaro u> Iti'i Urn mult now fail.
" V^y. cm it end in ;~Id a jait"
Kowt'er ihc danudnati o'er her yttDtli,
My flap liyi ihe »eiy truth.
But « hh Tim lo*e wctild hide.
Ur torture iheni to Tiriue'ilide,
So frieudlhip iflili deieivt* rhe eye,
(A glahlAO apt'lo magnify >
And niakw you tbiti at leafl you ftc
iionic fpark of graiun, n'n in me.
V'O % I Ihould g^tfame: 1 duubl it :
l>crh«pft I am «i weJI without it
Fir v.hat'»thewoTihaf empty pnife f
Whut poBl ever din'd Ml bayi t
For thouglk the laurel, rircl) wonder !
May ftttcn u from the ftroke of thunder,
I hi>-tniDd i ever w», and am in,
It it no antidote to famine
And porrt IiT« on Qender fire,
Whu. like camtlton,. feed on air.
And Rarre, to guti an empty brcaih, ■
Which only fetvei (hem after ile^ih.
Urani 1 li,cceed. like Horace rife. ••
And Drike my head ig\lu& the fkiea; > •>■
tonimoii spcrience daily (bowt.
And we Ihill Gad in cnry tawa
GulEp' eiJODgta ID cry thtm down;
h Sippint tongue, and empty hFM),
. rf (}
Their idle »nlur» I defplfe:
Their niggard piailni won't luffice.
Tempt me no tiiore then lo the ciiix
L)f dabbling >n Che f'ot of rhyme.
My mufe hu aolwei'd all her end
11 her produaion. plrafe a Inrod.
The world it burdeii'd wi.h a liore,
Wby need I add one rciibbler mote ?
SiNCi now, all Icruplei cafi away,
Yost werki are riGng imo day,
Fnrpire, though I prcfumc to fend
I'hii hoiica (vunlel of > friend.
Lei not yonr Terle, a> verff now Eoa,.
Be a ftrauge kind nf meafiir'd piofe;
Nor let your ptofe, which fute ii wurle,
Wancnougbi but niealure to be vcrfie.
U riic from your own imagination,
Nui euib ynur mufi! hy imitation :
I'lr 9ipiet Ihow, huwc cr eiprcft,
A biiTTcn genititat ibc bed.
Vet where one hiU,tco mif* the road,
the miniic bard with plralurc feci
Mai lTi..i't «inamfle,ie.irc;
AiVumct hit Hxlc,alT.<5i lii> floty.
The dty, ih( hour, the n.nie, ihe dwelling,
And n-.ait a lurii.ui lalc iii tclbng .
Obfirirc how -^ IVior IJnw..
'I'hcu luut bib uumbcrt down (o {>ca(e.
P O EMI
«3»
•
Othtrs hiTe fnugTit the filtfiy ftewi
To fi'id a dirty flip-(hod mufp. ■
Their ^ropir ^ grnict, while it raket
The bogs, rhr common frwers, tnd jakei.
Ordure aod filth in rhyme rzpofe«,
Dif^uftfiil to our eyc« and nofr*
With many a dafh that mud offend at,
And much * • •
• • • • •
• • • ffiatut non deJUnims.
O f^wift ' how wouldft thou blufli ri> fee,
Such are the hards who copy thee ?
Thi', Milton for hit plan will rhoofe:
\Vhcrtin rcfcmbHng Milton'i miife \
Mihon, like thunder, roili along
In all the majcfty "f forjj;
While his low mimics -iieanlv creep,
Not qtiitc awnke, nor quite afleep ;
Or, if :l)cir thunder chance to roil,
' 1 ii thunder of the mn(Hrd bowl.
The ftilTcxprcffion, phrafet ftrange,
*i'hc rpirhci's p''ep' (len-u* change.
F'>rc d nil ben. roujh and anpolite.
Such as the jndirin|r eur affright,
S-op in mid vcrfe. Ye mimict vile!
l>'r thus yc'U copv Milton's ftyie ?
Hii faults rc'i-:;inuflv you trace,
But borriw not a fingle grace.
How few ^f.iy, whence can it proceed) ?
Who (op> Mi'ton, e'er fucceed !
Btif jII heir labours are in vain :
And whcref«>rc io ' — Phe re.ifon's plain.
Take it fi>' jifraiited, *ti- by thofe
^Tilton'n rhc model moftly chofe.
Who can't vritc vcrfe. and won't write profe.
0*> <r<, who aim at fancy, choofe
To woo the gentle "^penfer** mufe«
'Ihis poet fixes f«»r hi** theme
An ajle<»«jry, or a dreini;
Ii(5l:'>n r.mi tru'h to^jct her joins
Throuijh a !o«p wiTfc of flimfy lines;
Fon«ily believrs hi* fancy glows,
Aii'l i'lia^f npcn imajr*' irrowi; ■
ThinUs hi' ftronjr mufe takes wondVoos flight*,
W^c (Vr (}ie linj'.' of p - rlef- wights.
C)' dens, «»f pa^rey* fp^lK and knights;
'Jill a'.lep'>ry. Sp.'niVr** veil
T* inOruv*^ a id p:ea<e in ni Tal 'ale,
Wi !i him\ no v«'il he truth c> (hroud.
But one I' tpcncrrab e ch>u 1.
O'hrrs. more darin.;, fix their hope
On r:v.:llinjf 'he tanii : Pope
Sitirc'N the word ai;-tinft 'he time*—
Thcfc ca'wh rhe ca*; ncc of '.i-. rhymes,
Anil borne fr 'm earth ** Poi»o*« ltrni?g wiogf,
Their irufr afpirr*. and boldly fl*ngs
H r iliTi up in the face of king-
In thcli. th- lp;ren of Pn,»e -.Te find)
Hti V h.cTe thr ereatnels • f his muid ?
Hn r.nmbers ari rheir w4to'e pret occ,
Merc ft-.mjr r- to his m ui't f. nfc
.Some few, »;ir fav'rires of t* e mufe.
Whom with her kind.*., ry (bv v^ewii
Round whom Apoti* « ririyrhteft ■ «yi
Shloe forth with miidiiiiiiiilh'4 UiM |
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8> me few. my friend, hiTe fweetlf trod
In imitation's dan^'roui road,
l.t.n^ as tobacco's mi'd perfume
Shall fcent each happy curare's room.
Oft as in elbow-chair he fmokea,
And quaffs his ale, and cracks his joket,
So 1( iig, O « BroiVn, fhall lafk rhy praiie,
Crown'd with tobacco-leaf for hays |
•\nd uhofoe'er thy verfe fhall fee.
Shall fill another pipe to thee.
TO GEORGE COLM\N, ESQj^
A FAMlLIAa EPIITLS.
WriHen January I. 1761 F>mm Tijbigim At Ar-
tyjkire,
Fai*^'NosHiP with mof( is dted and cool,
A dull, ii aiSiTe, ftagnant pool ;
Yourn like the lively current flowi,
And fhare» the plcafore it beftowt.
If there is oiHi^ht, whofc lenient |fOwV
(Jan footh -ifflidioo's painful hour.
Sweeten the bitter cup of care,
And Inarch rhe wretched from defpair,
Superior to the fenfe of woes,
hrom friendfhip's fonrce the balfam flowit
Rich then am I, poffefl of thine.
Who know that hap y balfam mine.
In yo'ith, from nature's gennine hett^
rhe fouls congenial fpriair to mcett
\nd emulation's infant ftrife.
Cements the man in future life.
Oft too the mind well-pleas'd fnrYcyi
Its progref« from itschildilh days;
Sees how the current upwards ran.
And reads the child o'er io the man*
For men. in reafrm's fober cyet,
Are children, but of larger fize.
Have flill their idle hopes and fean.
And hobby-h«T e of riper years.
Whether a blclfing or a curfe,
My rattle is the love of Tcrfe.
Some fancied parts, and emuhtioa^
Which ft ill afpires to reputation.
Bade infant fancy plume her flight, !
And held the laurel full to fight.
For va tity. the p ^et's 6n,
Had ta'en pofT'fli ^n all within : -
And he whole brain is verfe-polTefli
Is in himfelf as highly blefl.
An he, whofc lines and circle 4 Tie
With heav'n's ditcdion of the fky.
H'>we*er the riTer roils its tides,
The cork upon the furf.ee rides.
And on ink % ocean lightly bttoy'd,
rhe ci rk of vanity is Lloyd.
Let me too uft tfie common claim
And loufe at once upon my name,
* i/aar Hs^ii/tt Brrwm Efy. autUr •/ M fket
called ibe P$f>e cfTt^ttn^ m aiff tmmUtM imMlm tf
M
THE WOIWKS
Which fipBfi have dene with greater fireii^
Who know mfe and, who lore me k(a.
Poet* are Tcry hannlefii thisigi»
Unkfft you teaae one till it .'ftings ;
And when Iffrontt are plainly meaot,
We*re boiyid in honour to relent:
And what trihUDal will deny •
An injurM peHon- to reply ?
In thefc famlUar eouinatio;it.
Which are but writing ^onvcr&tioqf.
Where thought appears ^n dilh'abille^
And fancy doct juft what (he will,
The (bvicft critic-woold excofe
The tijgnnt (allies of the mufe :
Which lady, for. Apollo*! blrffingy
Has iUU attended our careffing,
Aa nnoy duldren round her feet
At maggoit in a Ch^ire cheefci
Which 1 maintain at vaft expence.
Of pen and paper, time and fcnfe : ■
And fureiy 'twas no fmall mifcarriage
When firft I entered into marriage.
The poet's title which I bear.
With fome/lrange caftles in the air.
Was all my portion with the fair.
However narrowly I look.
In Pluebut't «a/frr« book,
I cannot trom inquiry find
Poeu had nnich.to leave behind*
They had a copyhold eftate
In lands which they themfelvtt create^
A foolifli title to z/9tmtuim,
A right of cpignmon in a mwtttaim^
Aiid yet they liv*d amongft the great.
More than their brethren do of late(
Invited out at feaOt to iSine,
Eat as they plcas*d, and drank their wine ;
Mor i« it any where fet down
They tipt the fervantt half.aocrown,
But pals*d amid the waiting throng
And pay*d the porter with a fong ;
As once, a wag, in modern days,
When all are in thefc bribittg ways.
His (hillinfr* to difpenfe unable,
8>crap*d half the fruit from off the table.
And walking gravely through the crowd.
Which Rood o'jfcquioufly, and bow*d,
To keep the fafliion up of tipping,
Diopt in each hand a g< Iden pippin.
But there*s a diffcredce indeed
' *Twiit ancient bards and modern breed.
Though poet known, in Roman days,
Feailefs he walk*d the public ways.
Nor ever knew that facred name
Contemptuous (mile, or painful fhame :
While with a fooliih face nf praile.
The folks would ftop to gape and gtse.
And half untold the Ikory leave.
Pulling their neighbour by the flccve.
While ch* index of the finjEcr Ihow's,
—There — yundcr's Horace — there he goes.
This finger, I allow it true,
Points at us modern poets too;
But *|it by way of wit and joke,
I'o laugh, or as the phrafe is, finkt^
Yet ther^ .are thole; who*re fond ^ WaK« * -»
Although they never, ut'd it yet, '
Who wiu and witlinga entertain ;
Of tafle, virtft, aod judgment vain.
And dinner, grace, and grace-cap done^
£xpeA a wond'roua deal of fun : .
** Yes — He at bottom«^on't yov kpovr huaf
*' That's he that wrote the laft new pocau
'* His humour's exquifitely high,
** You'U hear him open by and by."
The man in print and converiatioa
Have often very fmall relation :
And he, whofe humour hits the towOy
When copied fairly, and fet down.
In public company may pofd.
For little better than an alt.
Peiiiaps the fault is ou his fide«
Springs it from modefty, or pride,
Thefe qualities aiham'd to own.
For which he's happy to be known ;
Or that his naturejs firange and (by.
And diffident, he knows not why ;
Or from a prudent kind of fear.
As knowing that the world's fcverc.
He wou'd not fufier tA efcape
Familiar wit in eafy (hape :
Lefk gaping fools, and vile repeaters.
Should catch her up, and fpoil her features*
And, fot the child's unlucky maim.
The fauUlefjt parent come to (hame.
Well, but methinks 1 hear you fay,
Writp then, my friend !"— Write what ?— -"
** play.
The theatres are open yet.
The market for all flcrling wit ;
Try the flrong efforts of yjur pen,
** And draw the ch.iradlers of men ;
Or bid the burlling tear to flow.
Obedient to the fabltd woe ;
With trapcdy'* fevercft art,
Auatomize the human heart.
And, that ycu may be undcrnood.
Bid nature fpeak, as nature (hou*d.''
That talent, Georgt, though yet untried.
Perhaps my genius has denied ;
. While you, .iiy f ienci, arc fore to ^Icafc
With all the pow*r^ of comic eafe.
Authors, like maids ar fifteen years.
Are full of wifhc), full of fear.".
One might by pleafant thougltts be led.
To lofe a trifling maidcn-hcud;
But 'tis a terrible vexation
To give up with it rrj>utation.
And he, who ha« with plays to do,
Has j^ot the devil to go through.
Critics have reafon for their rules,
I dread the cenfure of your fof-l*.
For trll me, and confult your piide,
(Set Garriik for awhile -fide)
How cou'd you, (korj^c, with patience btar.
The critic proCng in the play'r ?
Some (*f that cjlliiig hitvo i known.
Who held no judgment like their own ;
And yet their reafon^ fairly fcan,
And feparate the wheat and bran;
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YouM he amazM indeed to find
What 'irtlc wheat is left behind.
For, after all their mighty rout
Of ctutt'rin^ round and round about,
* J*i» but a kind of cluck work caikin^r,
Likr* croifiiig on the Hage, and walking.
The fnrm of this tribunal pad,
Tht pliy rccciv'd, the parts all caft,
Each ador ha« his own obje^^ions,
Each ch.ira<5ler new imperfedlionn :
The man is drawn too coarfe and rough,
The Udy has not fmut enough.
It wantK a touch of Gibber's eafe,
A higher kind of talk to pleafe ;
Su'.h as your titled folks would choofe,
All 1 lord4 and ladyfhips might ule ;
Which flylc, whoever would fucceed in,
M./^ have fmall wit, and much good breeding.
It hii ix dialogue — ma/hij
iiwci: Sir, lay l,^./rd'of«rz moi /
A-> liiig as life and bunncfs laft,
Tlu- aClors have their leveral caft,
A walk where each his talent (howf,
Queen.", nurfes, tyrants, lovers, beaux;
S ippofe you've found a girl of r.erit.
Would (how y'»ur part in all its fpirit,
Take t!.e whole nKaning in the Iwope,
Some little lively thing, like Pope,
You T.jh fome o'hers of a f-.ather
'I'hcy'vc worn fur rhirry year* together,
Bjt grant the call is as you like
To a(5lors which you think will fuike.
Tomorrow then — (hut as you know
I've ne'er a comrdv to (how,
Iat me a wlulc in converfation
M. ki free with yrurs for ap}))ication)
TS . ;;rrow'» fli^'ht can't be prevented—
To nj.jrrow th.rn will be prefcnted
Thf JrAL<»os WiKE ' T"o morrow? Ri;»ht.
}lov% do y u flecp, my friend, to-night ?
H.iV'.- yon no pit-pat hopes and fears,
H<>j<l beef, and catc?.lU in your <^^^^?
?M i!>'s >Aheth a-crol% your temple?, creep,
Vt>u fot-> and tumble in your flcep,
An i cry aloud, with rage and fpleen,
•* I I. at W How n.urders all my fcenc."
Ti»-morr w conies. I know your merit,
And Ice the piece's fire and fpirit;
Yet iritniifhip'b zeal is ever hearty.
Ant: vircad> the efforts of a psrty.
The tfaih below, the clock gone five,
N<'W i'> tli^.jhcatre we drive;
Pc.pin^f tlie curtain's eyelet through,
hrh' I'l tl.c houie in tircadful view I
0')!i rvf how cl(»Ie the critics fit,
And not one bonnet in the pit.
With horror hear the galleriek ring,
N.iy' Black Jock' God favc the King !
Sfuk' ditter, catcalls fcream, En^cre /
C )tl».scrrw, pit hiffes, galleries roar:
K'tn f/'j* /etf cran^r'j ik found
'I hii ni;;hr to have a urcadful found :
'J ill, decent (obles on his back,
(Yiur prrloguizersall wear black)
The prol* gue comes; aud, if it'* mine,
\l'» vcfy good, and very fine;
If not, I take a pinch of fnufF,
And wonder where you got fuch fkuSi
That dune, a-gape the critics fit,
Expedant of the comic wit.*
The fiddlers play ag:aio pell-mell : "^
— But hift ? — the promoter rinp hik belt
— Down there ! hats off! — the curtain draws!
What follows it— the juil appbafe.
TWO ODES ♦.
<MIMANTA XTNF.TOI2IN. EX
At TO HAN, EP.MHNEnN
XATiZEi. I'lNOAR, Qlymp. If.
ODE I.
r. 1.
Da u CUTER of chaoB and old night,
Cinimerian mufe all hail !
That wrapt in never-twinkling gloom cahft WfitCj
And Ihadowed meaning with thy duflty ireil I
What poet fings, and (Irikes the firings}
It was the mighty Thcban fpoke,
He from the ever-living lyre
With magic hand elicits fire.
Heard ye the din of modern rhymers bray ?
It was cool M n, or warm G— y,
Involv'd in tenfold fmoke*
I. 2.
The fhallow fop in antic Tcft,
Tir'd uf the beaten road.
Proud to be fingly d^eft,
Changes, with every changing moon, the nfbde*
Say, (ball not then the heav'n-born mufes too
Variety purfue ?
Shall not applauding critics hail the ^ogne ? .
Whether the mufc the (lyle of Cambria's fons^
Or the rude gabble of the Hims,
Or the broader dialed
Of Caledonia (he affea,
Or uke, Hibemia, thy (lill ranker brogne I
On this terredrial ball
The tyrant fafhion governs all.
She, fickle godiiefn, whom, in days of yorCi «
I'he ideot Moria, on the banks of Seine,
Unto an antic fool, hight Andrew, bore :
!..( n*; (he paid him with difdain.
And long his pangs in filencc he conceal'd t
At length, in happy hour, his love-fick pain
On thy bleft calends, April, he reveal'd.
From their embraces Iprung,
Ever changing, ever ranging,
Fafhion, goddels ever yt ung.
II. I.
Perch'd on the dubious height, (he loves to ride
Upon a weather-cock afiride.
• I tjle tl'f lihfrty of \mftrting the two folltnpimg
odety though / cjrnot^ tcith jiriSi propritty y print thtm
at my c-u'n compt,jttiom. The truth ij^ they Vftrt tvrit"
t.m in ccfjti t xi't'.b a friend, to rvbtft labour t 1 am a/"
Kvays Ijf/y t3 aid my ovfm : I tacoM tie author ^tkt
^CMUt IVift.
•a flax d< coil fell,
.lanfand timci an hour.
Ibc artaf'il,
' mooD-bcain made.
3 (badowy ginlle bnic'd,
il. 1.
■■•'iit the fav'rile road
■u<l-c»pi oJc,
ch bard, wilh eigtr fpccd,
., Pdeaftan ftccd :
hatPrgafutofynre
,.1'illtiQtioi "" ■ ■
!..fi»r>h
rb[»
hlowl aod )>nuih hit lollr veiin iDrpire:
Pcom Tolltpoatimof he came ;
l-nnwi nol, Tottipnntinioy, ihjr mme !
^niouldiT'd Arab wai hit fire :
le-nrfi. Heonfam'dDoncjftria'.plain
itcfign'd hii faul breaih :
''ir life tbc tlrugiEling courfcr flraini.
can ran the racr wiih dialh !
•t fpeed, or man, or fiecd.
rltird from WhiK-.nDfe fpringl
fuiwiibfaule wingi;
Vr rhe plain, at diocing cotk,
.,.mny a bound he b«ls [he ground.
He won Nonhinpton, Lincaln, Oxford, York '
He loa Mcwaurkrc wua :
ThMeGranta'i Ton
Stix'd on Che Heed,
And thence him led (fo fate decKCil)
ToVhc'e old Cam, rea"wn'd ill port'itung,
With hit dark and inky wavo.
Either bank in Dli--ncr lavet.
Windiog H-v hiiBafiiziOi Itrcanu along.
What 0
in.
iripling
Intiimmeflguil'e
Fiid the ticighinfc Iti
ofvifagefwee
Spuklei rclulgcnt wiih elattic Aeet:
The whi)c> he «ini hit whiffling way,
Prmcing, ambliDf*. round and ro and,
B7 bill, and' dale, and mead, and giccnrward
By gur^ing rill, or cryltal fuu.
inrwr IVLHi M/i umi •rnJ lii fi,e, h
Mm*.
Lo I nrxt 1 bard. Teeure ofpraile.
Hi> fclE coDiplacenc countenance dirpUyV.
Mil brimd ninfi-ichioi, ling'd with gvlden
FIjidc like a meteor to the troubled air;
Proud Nil demeinor, «nd hi> eaigle eye,
O'crhung with latilh lid, yet flioce with gig
glare.
The grizzle grace
Of hulliy prroke (hadow'd oVr hii face.
le bono
Ight of modern date,
i-ic nijCB wen jjEcasM : So httgc a pair
Not GjraKanrui"* felf might wear :
Not he, of nature flerre and crurl.
Who. if we trott to ancient ballsd.
Devour'd three pilgrimi in a fillad ;
Nor hcof fame germine, bight PaDtigmcL
III. J.
Accoutred thu*, lb' advtnt'roui 70Uth
Fail by whofc Gde ciear Urcami mcaiid
creep;
Bui nrgo on amain the Eery Reed
Up SDowdoD*> fbiggy IlJe, or Cambriaa
uncouth:
Where the »en«rab|e herd
Of poati, wi'h l.ing and fapienl beanl,
idbi-.gt thtit bltih^ reieU ke
Now
up,^
nf^el
Nawrfovin the vale bt'i
Now RjOieion the fwht ajrain.
Now in the pjipable obfcure quite lull.
Min't f«b!e race eternal Jangcn wait.
With bi||h or low. all, all ii woe,
Difcafe, milchance, pale fear, and dubious fati
But, o'er c»ery peril bonndlng.
Ambition viewi not all ihi: illi furiDundiDg,
An i, li^vot on the mountains iUcp,
Reflciij 11 >t on the yawning deep.
IV. I.
Sec, Ue, he fjin! With might; wiogt
And iiiiij; rcrnondiOK mine,
■i'he courier qiiii. the plain. •
Alult in air, fee, fee him bear
The bard, who Ihroodi
Hii lyric glory in the (li.udi.
Too food in llrike the lUn with lofty had.
He loppliri bi-idlnnj; from the giddy height,
Deep in the Cambrian gulf immerg'd in eB<
0 need diri
e! whit
ilarinp fpirit
Ride, thee n
owf .bou
i;h he iuhciit
Nor Ihe pri
e, nor Kl
Which eb»
the mlgh
y P«ir,
E^EtioflaD
Ihc In.V
te mmion.
Prancing th
ough the
defariair:
By help meebani
of cqucfl
iim block.
Ve. ftlJll h<= m.,u
t, with c
ir,ehnufing,gne'd
An.1, M mibi^df
lofihec
nit mock.
Drift bi. light c
utici ti'cr
Ibc bound, of tab
r O B M 8.
ODE II.
TO •K.IVION.
*Parkkt ot Eass! Oblivion -old,
Wh<> lctv*ft thy dwelling- pUcc to hold.
Where fcepCcr'd Pluco keep* hU dreary iWay,
Whofc fullcn pride the (hiv*riog ghoftt obey !
Thou, who iieli)ihteft ftiil to dwell
By fottie h6ar and mofs-grown cell,
At whi'fi dank ff;or CocytUfc joy- to roll.
Or Styx* black ft reams, which even Jove contnml !
Or if ft fuit thy better will
To choofr the tit'kling weeping rill.
Hard by whofe fide the fredi d poppy red
lieavtM hf^h in air his fweetly rnrling head.
While creeping in mcaoder* flow,
■ l.ethe'n drowfy watcTr flow.
And hollow blads, which never ceafe to figh,
Hum to each care.ftruck nund their lullapluUahby !
A prey no longer let me be
To that g>flip MtMoaY,
Who waves her banner* trim, and proudly fliet
To fpread abroad her bribitle brabble lica.
With thee. Oblivion, let mc go,
For McMOBY*sa friend to woe ;
With thee, FoariETruLMESs. fair filent ^eeii|
The folcmn dole of grief is never fcco.
All, all is thine. I'hy powerful fway
1 he tbroigM pot tic hofls obey :
Though in the van of Mim ar proud t' appear,
Ac th> comnir.nd they iiark^u in the rear.
What ihou^h the modern trag*c firain
For nine whole days proiraA thy reign.
Yet through the nine, like whelps of currilh kied.
Scarcely it lives wei>k, im|H>tent, and blind.
Sucred to rhee the Crambo rhyme,
The niotliy fo-m< of pantomime :
For thre from eunuch's rhroa^ ftill loves to flow
The foothing fadncfn of hn warliled woe :
Each day to thee fall* pamphlet dean :
Each month a nevifhorn niagaair e :
Hear ihcii, O Goddiss, hcarthy vot'ry'spray'r!
And, if thou deign ft to take one moment's care,
Attend thy bard '. who duly pays
The tribute of hisvofive lays;
Whofe mule ftill offers at thy faned ftirine^—
'i hy barti, \>ho calls I'hbb kis, and makes him
TillNB.
O fwect FoacBTruLNBst fnpremc!
Rule fupine o*cr cv'ry theme.
O'er each lad fubjcd, o'er each foothing ftrain.
Of mine, O (tpoDRss, ftretch thine awful rcigti !
Nor let MiM'aY ftcal one note.
Which thi!! rude hand to thee hath wrote !
So (halt thou fave mc from the poet's Ihame,
'i hough on the letter *d rubric Don sl air poft taj
name.
Vcrtia OBLivtscENDi regunt GtitiTivuM.
/■ •*. xiii, Cj/. 8.
Vol X
«4f'
O come. With opiate poppiet crowoM.
Sheddlnv flumbers foft around ! [fack ?— ~
O come, FAT Good ass. drunk with laiireat*B
See, wliere flie (Its oo the hcoiunb'd Torw*
do'tbadL^
Me, ID thy dull Elyfium lapt, O bUfa
With thy ^Im forgec/uloeCi !
And gently lull my feofvs all the whil^
With placid poem> io the finking ftyk I
Whticncr the hcrnng p ec fiog.
Great laureat of the fifties king.
Or LycophruD prophetic rave hi* filL
Wrapt in the darker ft rains of Johnny — |
Or. if Ha ling, whofe verfeaffurda
A he9y of the tk*ictjl words.
Who meets his lady nuiie by mofs-grown oellg .
AdornM wi*h epithet and tinkling n^U :
l^iefe. Go DDE St, let me ftill forget, '.
Wirh all the Heinh oF modem wit !
So mayft thoo gently' «>*er my yoathfiil breaft.
Spread, with thy welcome haod, 0»i.iVio)i>
friendly vcft.
THE PROGRESS OF ENVTI
WaiTTBN IN TBI Vf AB I7JI.
An me * unhappy ftate of nortai wight,
bith Envy's fure attendant upon fame, '
Ne dorh Ike reft from rancoroM defpigkt.
Until flie works him micklc wocaodflnaief
Unhappy he whnm Emvv thasdotli ^oil, ' •
Ne do'h ftie check her ever.reftlels hale i
Until flie doth his repotation Cbil i
Ah ! lucklefs impJs he, wliefe wofth ekte.
Forces him pay this heavy tax for lMii|i'gPeit.
There flood anencksHnoidt/pclepi Paniei^
(The fair domain of facred poefy )
Which, with frcfli odours ever-b|ooausg, vrM
Bcfprinkled with the dew of Caftaly;
Which now in CadUiiog muraanra nilufp'niif
glides
Wat'ring with genial waves the Iragfiant (btl.
Now ro'ls adown the mountain** ftecyy lidct.
Teaching the vale* f«U beautcoufly tu Imile, '
Dame NATvas*s bandy work, aot iuim'd kf
lab'ring toiL
The Muses fair, thefe peaceful fliadn Among,.
Withflcillful fisgert fwcep the trembliiig ftriflfts
The air in filence liftcns to the foog.
And Fiait foreets Co ply bit laay wi«gt^
PalevifagM CAat, wiiK foul unhallowM fiNt»
A'tempts the fummit of the hill tm gain,
Ne can the bag arrive the blifsfui fe«t;
Her unavailing ftrength is fpcni ia vaia, [pain.
Con rcNT fiu ou the top, and mocks her empty
Oft PuoPBDs felf left his divine abi»de.
And hire eiifliroudid in a fltady bow'r,
Rigaiiilifs of his ftate, lay'd by the god.
And cwn'd fwret mufic*« more allaring powV.
On either fide wa« plac'd a pecrlef* w>);ht,
Whofe merit hi:g had fiU'd the trump of Fams^
This, Famcv** darling child, waa Sramu
hight,
Si
^^^i«p
^
THE WORKS OF LLOYD,
BnurFout her form, mijcQir waihc- lir.
«**n tbey U«« fopinely calm ;
.^ talk, mw cmu)ouQ|r Cni;;
IB. DoBTin" round hcrfacrcil balm,
f rer a< ihc fprirg.
iowSi.i»!n -Ran
indihamptomftrong;
Thai often with id faul^enchDnlirg'
la magic of tfaBirpriTic
N<
. there, Dan Chac
A -n Mount Parnaffin hrW,
W ..„ A been ihe mufe. chief dtliRhl ;
Hi- __. loek' weK CIvltM o'er wiih eld ;
G hU Tirage. mil hit habit pUio i
J^ icfnnjt.fair naiure he difpiay'd,
1l cit aTir<iiJtl>. and fimple ftraiD %
Nc , IE well be feer. I',, thick [he Ciadr.
Vhiih and aged oaks had all around him
Newt SmitsniKK fat, irreirularly great.
And in h» hand a iDApt. rod 'ilil bold.
Which viGonarv bcini!' Hi crrarc,
And iiitn the foukR droli tn purcfi gold :
Whttevo' fpiriii rme in ranh or air.
Or had or eo'd, r.bey hit dnad cDnunand;
To his hrhcHi rheCe willinnly repair,
Thofe aw'd by leiriitt of his r:iBpic vand.
The which not all ibeir pow'n united might
with Hand.
Delide the Wd there ftood a heauleoui maid,
■Whote gliiiering appearance dimn'd the eyen ;
Mar thin-wrroghi vefti
pliy'd,
Fahet bet name, yfprong of nee ditine ;
Her manile ' wimpled low, hrc fitken hair.
Which ioofe idowo her weU-tuin'd (houldci
fttiy'd.
dif-
• She in
ileh the 1
And cTcr and anon Ihe wai'd in air
A fcepre, ftjnght with »l1-creati»e pow'r i
She xni'A it round . fififwinj there did appear
Spiriti and wilriie*, formi unknown before ;
Again file liftt her wondei -working wand ;
Eltfooni upoa the flow'ry plain wrre fcen
The pay inhabiwm* of Pairy-Land,
And blithe iiiendant" Upon \4ab (heir queen
Tn myllic drclei danc'd along th' cnchanlcd green.
• Wimpled. A ■mrJ vfti hj Sfitn/rr fir hang
down, — Til lixr ind^td oiltm <iHHt« n kk iJ Ftir-
Bul lo ' thick (ogi from out the iart)i >rir%
And murky miDj the baium air inr«le, . ^
Which with comaKloD dire infcd the Ikica. ,
And »ll around tJieir baleful ^nf!uei>» Ihed ;
I'h' InfeSed Ocf, which whilom wa* So fair.
With thick Cimmerian darkDefi ia a'crrprnd;
The fun, which whilom Ihone wiihnui csmpait,
Mofilct in pitchy veil hit. radiant head, (bed.
And fore the time fore-grieving fed» hi* wat'i y
En-tt, the danghter of fell Acheron,
(The fif-od of deadly bate and gl-iomy nightj
Had left precipipate her Sfjpan throne.
And through (he frighted heaven wing'd hct
•flight :
With earcfnl eye each realm (he did eiplorc,
Ne mote (he ought of happineli obrerre ;
Fcir happinefi, ah< ! wai now no more,
Siih e<rVy one from »irtiie'i paths did rwerrci
And trample on religion bale deCgnt to fenc.
AC length, on bled FamafTutfeated high.
Their icmple circled wiifa a laurel crown,
SraniiK and Miltok met her fcowling eye.
And tiim'd herhorHd grin into a frown.
Full fan imio her finer did (lie poll.
There to unload the Venom of lier hrcsCL
To lell how all her happinef. wa. croft,
Sith oihert were of hapj.ir.if. pcffeft :
Did never gloomy hcU fend forth like ugly pcO.
Within the COTcrt of a Rloomy wood,
WherefuH'ralcyfreftflar-proofhranchMfpread,
O'cr^rown with canglinfr brienaeaTcm Hood;
Fit place for melancholy ' drcaiy-hcad.
Here a deformed munlkr joy'd to won.
Which on fell rancour ever wai ybeat.
All fiom the riCng lo Ihe Tetting tun.
Her heart puifued fpite with black intent,
Ne cuuld her iron mind il human woe* leleot.
In flowing fable Hole fhc wa. yclad.
Which wiih her countcni.icc did well accord ;
Forth from her mouth, like one tbtough grief
A frothy fea of naufeoua foam wai pour'd ;
A ghaftly grin andcyei afq.iiHt, difplay
The rancour which ht.r bcthlh thought! cotuaia.
And how. when man ii bleli. Ihe pinei away,
Along Ihe floor black lothfome toad. Hill criwl,
I'heir gullcii fweli'd with poilon'i mortal bant.
Which ever and anon they fpit at all
Whom haplcfa fortune leadi too neu bn de*
*J}rmryiiiJ. QlooDiiiieb.
POEMS.
€4$
Around her w&ift, in place of fitken sone,
A lifc-dcTouring viper rear*d hit head
Who DO difliniiiion made *twixi friend and foen.
But dearh on ev*ry lide fierce b''aDdi{heJ,
Fly,rtcklers mortals, fly, in vaio it * hardy-Kcad.
Impatient Envt, through th* ethcrial wafle.
With inward venom fraught, and deadly ipicCi
Unto thi4 cavern i>eer'd her panting hafte,
Enfhruudcd in a darkfome veil of night.
Her inmoft heart burnt with inpctuou^ ire,
Aiid fell deftruSion fparkled in her look.
Her ferret eye'*- flalh*d with revcngefol fire.
Awhile contending paflions utterance choke,
At length the fiend iu turioui tone her filence
broke.
Sifter, arife ! fee how our pow*r deciyt.
No more our empire thou and 1 can boaft,
Sith mortal man now gaiui immortal peaifc,
Sitli man is hicll, and thou and I are lo(k :
Sec in what ftate Pamaffu»* hillappean;
See I'll OK BUS* felf two happy bardt atween t
Set how the God their foog attentive hears ;
This SrBNsia bight, tbu Miltok, well I
ween I
Who can behold unmovM fike heart-tonneDting
fcene }
Sifter, arife ! ne let our courage droop,
Perforce we will compel thefe monals own.
That mortal force unto our force (hall ftoop ;
Ilnvt and Malice then (ball reign alone :
7'hou bcft has known to file thy tongue ^^ ith lies.
And to deceive mankind with fpecious bait :
IJke Truth accoutred, fpreadcft f<-rgcries,
Ihe fi>untaLn of contention and of hate :
Arife, unite with me, and be as whilom great !
The £erd obey'd, and with impatient voice —
" Tremble, ye bard«>, wirhin that blifsful feat ;
** M M.ICB and iiNVY (ball o'erthrow your joys,
** Nut PiiuBBusfclf (hal! our defi){n« defeat.
Shall we, who under friend(hip*s feigned veil,
Pitmipted the l»old archangel to rebel;
*' hhal we, who under (how of facred zra),
** PlungM half the pow*rk of hcav'u in loweft
"hell— I tell/'
Such vile difgiace of us no mortal man faall
And row, more hideous rendered to the (Jght,
By reaf. n of her raj;ing cruelty,
She burnt to po, rquipt in dreadful plight,
And find fir engine for her forgery.
Her eyes inflam'd did caft their rays a(kance,
Whii? hellitb imps prepare the monfier's car.
In which (he might cut through the wide ex-
pan fc.
And find out nr.ticn/that ext«*nded far,
When all wa'> pitchy dark, ne twinkled one bright
ilar.
Black wuK her chariot, drawp by dniffOiM dire.
And each fell Irrpent had a double tongue,
Which ever and an«>n (pit flaming fire.
The regions of the tainted air among ;
• HarJyLtmJ, Courage.
«•
«•
A lofty feat the (jfter^monftersboret
In deadly machinations clofe combin'd.
Dull Folly drove with terrible uproar.
And cruel Discoan follow'd fa(k behind :
God help the man 'gaioft whom facb caitiff foes
are join'd.
Al ft in air the rattling chariot fliei.
While thunder harlhly giatrs opoa ita whceb;
Black pointed fpires of fmokr around them rifea
I'he air deprefs'd nnufual burthen Cecil i
Detefted fight ! in terrible array.
They fpur their fiery dragons on amain,
Ne mote their anger fuffer cold delay.
Until the wi(h*d-for region they obtain.
And land ibeir dingy car on Caledonian plain.
Here, eldeft fon of Mauci, long had dwelt
A wretch of all the joys of life foiiom ; •
His faipe on double falfitiee was bnik :
( Ah ! worthlcfs fon, of worthlefs parent bom) 1
Under the (how of femblance fair, he veil'd
I'he black intentiont of hit bellilh breaft ;
And by thefe guileful means he more prevaiTd
Than had he open enmity profeft ;
The wolf more fafely wonndi when in fliecp't
clothing dreft.
Him then themfclvet atween they joyful place,
(Sure fign of woe when fuch are pteai^d, alas) I
Then meafure back the air with fwifter pace,
Uivfil they reach the foot of Moont Fwnaft.
Hither in evil hour the monftera came.
And with their new companion did alight.
Who long had lo(l all fenle of virtuous flfame.
Beholding worth with poifonona defpighc;
On his fuccefs depends their impious deligfac*
Long burnt he fore the fummit to obtain.
And fprcad his venom o*er the blifvful feat ;
J.<ong burnt he (ore, but ftill he burnt in vain ;
Mote none come there, who come with impi«Of
feet.
At length, at nnawaret, he out doth fpit
That fpite which clfe had to himfclf been bane ;
The venom on the breaft of Milton lit.
And fpread benumbing death tbroogh every vein ;
The bard of life bereft fell icnfdeiSi on the plain.
As at the banquet of Thyeftea old.
The fun is faid t* have (but hit radiant eye.
So did he now through grief his beams with-
hold.
And darkncfs to be felt o*erwhe^*d the Iky;
Forth i(rued from their difmal dark abodes
1 he birds attendant upon hideous night,
Shriek-owls and ravens, whole feu croaking
bodes
Approaching death to miferable wight :
Did never mind of man behold fikedireadful fight >
Apollo wails his darling done to die
By foul attempt of Envy's fatal bane;
'i'b« MusBs fpriokle him with dew oif Caflaly,
And crown hi* death with many a living ftrain;
Hoary PaaNASSus beat* his agc4 breaft.
Aged, yet ne er before did (orrow know;
Tht flowers drooping their ddnux aiteft, •
8 f ij
THE WORKS OF LLOYD.
Etfl erisv'U Ami.
No tti'' Pakhas
Fcrfromlhclccnungci
The plciKcoui lirtn flow
Tilt llrittsen bard freHi
Whofc hlnpd, er& Iligi
fiytr Lvery we»r.,
■ begin Id hie »p»ce,
of darkncft dtfiiniicl
<cund looki rciunici,
■ whilom chectlul fong,
sged brcBft cnnfumci,
'flrth new fiancrnlprobg,
''il full jicaccfully ilL<ng.
till hfai
rulhc* t
rough bil
I ifc ihriiUgh each poff het Tpirit ilnrh inTure,
And Pawi hj Maiici uncicinftuKIi'd reiftoi ;
And fee, (form brrali>fo:ih,ilJhcav'Dlflin|{h[,
Upheld b)F one of morUil pmgcn j,
Afemilt fbrm, ydail in fiiowy whire,
Nehalf fo fair >t dinance fctn » uigh ;
DutJSiAb and TkuiiI appear, t»i(riB()LAUDE>
die.
Brologue to the jeai ous wipe.
Tut }<A(.Dui Wire '. a comedf
A dunnin;; fubjciSt ' bui a wrcuhc
Kii lUtiifh nil, n'etlFi>p>ng iht dui
Conimiliflat [rcfpafnipon,It»Kic f
Qnarrelt, uphraidingi, jealourie*, on
Gmw IBD (uniliar in the comic fccn
Tinge hut ibe Uoguige
' ri> piOiiiD, piihoi, chiraScr, rulilinu: : [icene,
What round big wnnla had fwcll'd ihc pnmpoui
A kia)F the bufbind, and the wife a qunn f
'1 ^en michi difltaaiim rend h« grjtefiil hair,
Sic Gghlfef) foTnit,aitdfi:rPBiii.andf;ipr'. and flare
nrawewfir death hadrag'd without contrrul,
Hrte ihcdr»wn dagger, there the poifon'd luwl.
What eye, had Breani'd at all the whi"iii(. wob i
What hand, bid ihundir'd at cath W.,* ,ind Oi f
But piaee I the Ecnile pfolugoe tullum letidf.
Like drum and fcrjeanC, to beat up for (ricndl,
At vice and roll;, eactt ■ lawful g^ime,
Out author fliei, but wiih nufi^iiijl aim-
tie u-aA ihe miniiitEi, open u the; lie
In nature 'i voluitie to ibe grnenl eyi-.
lioiki too he read, nor bh.ib-d to ufc their nerc—
tie dot) hut what hit betters did b;fr re.
.'haklpearebu dDPC>l,>ai] the Grecian (lige
Laugbi trutb of Uuti,!t':r ftrm H'i'nrt't page.
If in h'a Ciciici Bs huucll,&ill ii Qicwi),
/.nd borroWiog liltU, much ajipcan bil own ;
11 VL^at B maQcr'i 'happy puncii drew
He brinninorc foimird, m dnmaiic viewi
To ycite dcciGonW fubixitt hUcauf.:,
Secure of caodoeri M^lout fiw applauro.
Bui if aJt-ntde. Ml arilef' fcfnr. rirfue
The fim^li! btamilt which hr >neitil to grace;
ir,an invader upon oihert' land.
He fpoil atirt pit
jt'ftir)
I on f<«
And gi*« M iltitimii plkoBi Mdinrf n
PROLOGUE,
fnl'iulrJ It bavi trai fptla It Drarj-Lam It-ilrt,
antu Majifiji Birtb-Ja,, I 761,
GtNius.negleiSed. moBmi hi< niihei'd bayi:
But foin to hcav'n ftoni virtue's gcneroui pfii(c.
When Icingi ihemfclnt the proper judget lie
U'citheblcllialniiiorrcinlce ana «|i<] wi^
Eich eager brcaA bnti high Ivr gloriuDf fuM^
A lid- emulation glows wjth BiSive a^inc.
Thii*, with AuguOu* rofe imperial Rome.
ForBrmt renowo'd abinaU, for «rti ar home.
Thiu, when Eliza fill'd liriianoia'* thmoa.
What arta, what learning wai not then oar oml
Then iioew'd geniut flrori! and ncrv.'ui rofe.
In SpcDler'i numberi, and in RalcigH't pnofe;
Oil Baion'i lip« then cvrj fcience hung.
And natore Ipoke Inmi her own ShaUpeari^l
tongue.
Her patriot fmilci fell, like refrcAiii^ Attn,
To wike ti> life rich plfiting- uferul nuife.
While every vifcue which the qaeen pmfc&M,
Beam'd on her f^hjcifU, hue to make ihcm bl<£.
O glorious time* !— O theme of praife divioe '
~ Be happy, Biitain, ibto — fucb iubcb xre thine.
Behold e'cnitow ftmng fcii:nce imp* her^ipg.
And >i
n-nn-dlhl
bd fable
of
lluftriiio
W-krn'd e
ch foft e
on of the
And called
forth tear
at would
Vet, 0 >
e tnighly
Bit.
iifjudgn
Who. Jjck^
tif! getmis
Cm you fo
giTC our
mod
Which bri
1U6
thoogh
Kind facial chocui, nliich all h'>mour« tivctt.
And fingi and dancct up and dnwn the Urccti.
ph ! might true tafle, in thcfr unclalEc da;^
Rrvive the Grecian fafhioiii with their play, !
Then, ralt'd on ftilti, our playeri would ftalk and
Add, at three nepi. firMo o'er a modern ftage ;
E^ch gcflure then would hoaft unulual charmi.
From Imgthro'd Itgt, lluff'd body, rpiiwUng
Yonr ciiiic eve would then
But bulkminake^agiai
tie features [hen the poet'i tnind wuuld trace,
JAM, Me black tizu blot out *11 i^m-Cm^
no pigmi
burll forth with double light,
I'o (bed their Itiflte in a tilnnarch*> li|:^t.
Hii (heeriog fmi'let alike In all extend —
Pcrhipi liiiffit nu; boall » royal frieqd.
And when a piincc, with early judgtncnt gr*c*d,
HimTcIf (hall marfligl out the way to taflc.
Caiiuht with the flune perhaps e'en tirr may lift
Some powerful grnim of uncommon Cie,
And. plea* d wirh nature, nature's depth eiplott,
And be what our great Shakfpearc wtu btfoie.
P?,OI.OGU£ TO HECUITa.
i> o B it i
445
0 ! f lorioui timet, when adon thai could ftrike,
>'xprefnve, inrzpreffive, all 9]jkc !
Lch chanj^e of face than in our punch they faw,
For punch can roll hit eyei, and waj^ hit jaw ;
With one fet glare they mouth'd the rumbling
vcrfc ;
Our Go}? and Majrog look not half fo fierce !
Yet, though dtpriv*d of tnftrumentt like thefk,
Nature, prrhapo, may finJ a way to pleafe :
Which. wherefoe*er (he glow« with genuine flame,
In Greece, in Rome, in Engliod, it the fame.
Of ruilUr}', then, ye modern witt, beware,
Nor (iunin the Grecian poet fur the player.
'1 hclrt vk3< the flcill, with honeft help of art,
I'o win, by juft degree, the yielding heart,
What if our Shakfpeare daimt the magk throne,
And in one iriOant make» u» all his own ;
They differ only in one point of view,
1 or Shaklpcarc*ft nature, wa« their nature too.
ODE
SrOKCK ON A PUBLIC OCCASION AT WKSTMIN-
8T1R SCUOOL.
Nor at Apollo's vaunted flirine,
Nor to the f ibled lifters nine,
OflVrs the youth hit ineffedual vow.
Far be their rites ! — Such worihip fitt not now;
When at Kliza's facred name
Each bread receives the prefent flame :
While catjer »enius plumes her infant wings.
And with bold impuUe flriket th* accordant llringt,
Ri-flrdiiig on the crowded line
O! nutred iages, bards divine,
Of pirriotH, adive in their country't caufe,
Wh>i plan her councils, ordired her Uwt.
Oh memory ! how thou lov*ft to ftray,
Dcli/!»tcd, o'er the flowVy way
Of childhood's greener years ! when limple youth
Pour*d the pure dilates of ingenoout truth I
*Tis then the fouls. congenial meet,
Infpir'd with Iriendfliip*^ genuine heat»
F.re intercft, frantic zeal, or jealous art.
Have tau<;ht the language foreign to the heart.
* I'was trre, in many an early ftraio
Drydtn firll try*d his claffic vein,
SpurrM hi« lirong geniut to the dtfUnt gotl.
In wild effiidonH of his manly foul;
When Di.lby's ikill, and judgment fage,
Reprcf'j'd the poet's frantic rage.
Crop: hi.1 luxuriance bold, and blended tao|!^t
The flv»w of numbers with the ftrength of thought
Nor, Cowley, be thy mufs forgot I which ftrayt
In wit*^ ambiguous flowery maze.
With many a pointed turn and fludicd art :
Though affc^ation blot thy rhyme.
Thy nund was lofty andl'ublime,
Anv! nnnly honour dignified thy heart s
Though fond of wit, yet firm to virtue** plan,
Thiz-f/'i trifles ne'er difgrac'd the t —
V/t!l might thy morals fwcet engage
Th* at:cniii>n of the mitred fage,
Smit wi:h the phiix fimpl city «i tmtb.
For not amhition*t gtddy ftrife,
l*he pided toys of public life.
Which fnare the gay unflable youth,
Cou*d lure thee from the foher charmi^
Which lapt thee in retirement's arms.
Whence thou, untainted ^i'Ji the pride of fiatc;
Cou'dft fmile with pity on the buflling great.
Such were £liza*t foiii. Her fofl'ring caro
/frrv bade free geniuttune hit grateful fong;
Which elfe had waded in the defart air.
Or droop'd annbtic*d *mid the tulgar throng;
— Nc*er may her youth degenerate fliame '
The gloriet of Elixa*s name !
But with the poet*s frenzy bold.
Such as infpir'd her bards of old.
Pluck the green laurel from the hand of Cuna !
THE
TEARS AND TRIUMPH OP PAR19A9SUS:
AN OdB,
Sft to y^mfu ani perfirmti at Drury^LMtu^ tytfo.
The fcene difcovert Apollb and the Mine Mufcl
in their proper hibitt.
Fate gave the word ; the deed it ddne(
Augustus is no more :
Hit great career of fane it run,
Aud all the lofs de}ilore.
\rht mmfit Uttr ffOdr bMh
Calihpt.
Well fifters of the ftcred fpring.
Well may you rend your golden hair;
Well may you now your dirget fing.
And pierce with eriet the troubled <ir.
Fate gate the word, Su.
Clh,
Founded in juftice wat hit fway ;
Ambition never maf k*d hit way.
CaUkf*.
Unleft the bed ambition that dn fire
A monarch't breaft and all hit foal infpire|
The geu*rous purpofe of the noble nund,
I'he beft ambition— to ferve human kind;
Yes, virgins, yet ; that wifli fublime
Rank'd him with thofe of earlicft time^
Who for a people*t welfare ftrtive ;
Whofe fpirits breathe etheHal air.
And for their meed of earthly care.
Drink nedar With Olirvipian Jove.
Oh I'auTR ! lair daughter of the tkyi
And Mracr ! — that arith aiking eye
Near the Omnipjtint doft ftand ;
And, when mankind provnke hit rage,
D»ft clafp hit kneet, his wrath afluage.
And win the thunder from hit hand 1
Oh
Oh white -rob*d Faitb 1 celeflial niaid I
Twin -bom with Tuiticz ! by whofe aw
He lit 'd the guicdiia qI the huHH
THE WORKS OF LLOYD.
:t|>[K', LS^ON-S [He
ud-fl«Ki efmlle,
riiiD DOW will gui-u .-uur Tacrcil nufc i
Dear liberty, &c.
Where Were ye. mnrci, whto ihe htal theeri
The rirs* raii'd, to clof* hii tcT'rmd jtan i
But ah, vjia irilh — you could nut Cop the
blow!
Ho omen w»rn'd ye of th' im pending woe.
See, where Eiitabsi. Qaad)
Wiih clDrcenfoMcd hand),
On yonder Tea- beat Ihurc I
Bdiold her langniil air !
Ld, her diEhcTcll'd hiii!
MajeOie now nu more 1
Still oa the rulleti wave her eye i* bent,
TheTaiDtMT of the Main thrown idle l>y;
OLiiTiiiHEi, hiirea-greeDiiinrtlciirnt,
Invuta hii uin, and htivo a doleful llj^h.
Hatk! Ill ihe wind. mil Wiivci
FnDtic wiih giiel Oti
And, c
! Oiccr
Each chalky cLS'u
£ach rotlc r<;iuTOi the Tound,
And, cruel godi '. repliei.
Calliapr.
See, the procefEoii Cid and How,
/alkt i
I pomp o:
Through awful archei, gloomy lilci,
And io«( of monumental pilei.
Where !ic the vrnerable jufl.
WhsTE heren mouldci into dull.
New quietly inurn'd he liei.
Pale ! pile : inanimate and cold !
Whccc t'lnnd him baleful vapouri rife,
'Midft boDca of lefrillatora old !
Clit.
Of him who fought ih' ambitloui CjuI
O'er ihick-cmbatiled plaint.
Who felt, who lii'd, and reign'd for all,
Thia only sow remaini.
Bring, in hsrdfuln, lilie-, bring-
Bring mc ill Ihe flow'ry fpiing.
Sutler rofci on hit bier ;
Ever houuur'd, ever dear !
Seatler rofei, tec.
Mercury J^rndi.
No more. hinn'>niaii< progeny of Jove,
No more ki fun'ral accenlt life ;
Tbegrtai, the gu.id \0(iiHTij4 reigni above,
Tranllated to hii kindred Ikies.
Okt.
No marc for my hilloric page —
No more for my great epic rage—
Will by the hero now be done — ■
Eidrr Vtiit.
Lo ! Man, from his beluved land.
Where freedom lung huh fii'd her ftand,
Bid> ye coWeSt your flowing hair.
And again the laurel wear ;
Fnr fee, pKiin-imA rears her dronping hc4d ;
Agiln refuraei her rmoEtJT of the main ;
1 .,.Mt» take* hiium, and fecks hit wat'ry bed.
While gay conienl Git fmiliag on the plain.
Hark : a glad voice
Pri>claimi the people't choice.
Cuoaui. ■aiilLin tinfsmi.
Hei
htful lord '
Of heart and tongue with one accord
We all will Ting
Long live the king !
He it our liege I — be : — he alone!
With BxiTisii jIeart he mnunit the tbreoe ;
Around him thtongi a loyal band ;
He it our liege. &c.
[Til *•!/•• tIJi a^fut « Ibtir latnL.
The miifet now their headi (hall laife;
Ihe ant to life Oiall fpting ;
Virgioi, we'll trim our wiiber'd bajri.
And wake each vocal ((ring; .
Now Ihall Ihe fLuIpur-i happy OciU
Pleat'd
hthei
r Ihall hit
CU,.
:Dlife:
ic ftrife.
Sweet Me»cr, Faith, Cilistial Taorn,
Now by youi aid the royal youth
Shall live the guardian of the laws;
DearLiatRTV. round Aliiok's ifle
That bidll eternal futrlhine rmlle.
He now will guard your facred caufe.
Afol!<i.
Cleft prince ! nhnrefubjedi in each adverfe hoar
For freedom flill hive flood :
Blcil iHe whole prince hut dceou the fov'icifn
The pow'r of di
lood:
ing good
Man.
Now open all your Helicon ; explore
Of baraiony tlie l.ftieft liore;
Lxt the drum heat aUrmt,
Such ai roufe uii to irmi ; [the iky I
The trumpet') Ihnll clangor lliall pierce tbniugb
Swell <tie rapture, Iwcll it high ;
And 10 noiei (ubiimc and clear
Pour the Ikung mclujy. that Hcav'o may hcitf.
Nothing morfilnill [fuund;
Lo, the fljirc, the dime diiine !
High I mouni, I quir the ground.
Holy fury ! I am ^ine.
With rape (loffell
Big fwelli my brcall 1
In viConi rapt, before my fight appein
A brighter order of incrcaling yc*n.
> O B It ft
Uf
I ?:car, I hear the diftant rotr
or 1 uin on yon hollile (here \
I fee, young prince, to thee I fee
The ravage Indian bend the knee 1
I«o, -VkKic from her fable kings
Her richeft ftorec in tribute bring* f
And firtheft Ind, beneath the riling day
Lays down her arms, and venerates ihy fwaj.
Calliope,
1 fee Dcliona banilhM far \
I fee him clofe the gate* of war.
While purple rage within
With ghaftly ire ihall grio.
And roiling hi* terrific eyes.
Where round him heap^ of arms arife,
Bound with a hundred brazen chains,
lit vain (hall foam, and thirft for (anguine plains.
Cik.
Sweet peace returns ;
()*er Albion's fons
She waves her dove Jike wing ;
On evVy pUin
I'he fliepherd train
Their artlefs loves (hall fing.
Pale Discord (hall fly
From the light «>f the Iky.
To black Cocytus hurlM ;
There, there (haU feel
Ixiun*» wheel.
The furies with their ferpentt cvrl'd ;
With the unceafing toil (hall groao
Of the unconquerable (Vone,
And leave in harmony the Britilh world.
ApiJU.
Proceed great day* : lead on th* aufpicions yean ;
buch ycarit (—for lo the fcene of face appears) !
Such years, the ucstinies have fald, (hall roll ;
Jove nod} cunfeut, and thunder (hakes the pole.
ARCADIA. A DRAMATIC PASTORAL.
SCENE I. A viruf 9fAe€mmirj.
SbtpUrdt mmi Sbepker4ijfa,
CHORDS.
j^itruiRDS. buxom, blithe and free,
Now's the time for jollity.
Sylvia,
Alt.
Hither haftr, and bring along
Merry tale and jocund fong,
To the pipe and tabor beat
Frolic mcafurcs with your feet.
Ev'ry gift of time employ ;
^ake the mod of proffer*d joy.
Pleaforc hates the fcanry roica
Fortioa'd out by dreaming f«)oli.
cuoaui.
Shepherd*, buxom, blithe and firee
Kuw*s the time for joUity.
[ A dM£4 •/ Shepbtfdt^ Ifc.
Sylvim*
EECITATIVI.
Rejoice, ye happy fwains, rejoice ;
1: ih the hean that prompts the
Be forrow bani(k*d ftr awaf i
1'hyrfis (hall make it holiday.
Who ac hu name can joy fupprefs ?
AacaDiAN-BOKM to rule and blefs.
Daimm.
And hark ! from rock to rock the foood '
Of winding horn, and deep-moath*d hoiiiKl, * '
Breaking with rapture on the ear,
Procbims the blithefome Phoebe near :
See where (he hafies with eager pace,
I'o fpeak the joys that paint her face.
SCEN£ n. Optmi U m pr^tff •/fwOi.
Humt/mim, Hmmtrrffetf t^e, coming drum from tBtm^
PhmU.
Hither I fpeed with honeft glee.
Such as befit* the mind chacV free ;
Your cheerful troop, blithe youth, to joio^
.\nd mix my focial joys with thine.
Now may each nymph and frolic fwain.
O'er mountain ftecp. or level plain.
Court buxom heahh, while Jocund honl
Bids echo wake the (loggara morn. ^
AIR.
When the morning peept forth, and the sepbyr'e
cool gale, [dak I
Carries fragrance and health orer monntain and
Up, ye nymphs, and ye fwains, and together we*ll
rove.
Up hill, down the valley, by thicket or grfrve :
Then follow with me, where the welkin retbonds
With the notes of the horns, and the cry of the
hounds.
Let the wrreuhcd be flavet to ioihitioo nod
wealth; *
All the blrffiog we aflc is the bteffiog of health.
So (hall innocence feif give a warrant to joyi
No envy difturba, no dependence de(bDya.
Then follow with me, whefe the welkin icfotwde
With the notes of the horn, and the cry of tho
hounds.
O'er hill, dale, and woodland, with rapcore we
roam;
Yet returning, ftill find the dear pleaforesat home;
Where the cheerful good humour gives haotPcf
grace, [face.
And the heart fpeaks content in the fmiles of the
Then follow with me, where the welkin refinroda
With the notes of the horn, and the cry of tht
hounds.
aBClTATlVK.
Small care, my friends, yoor yonth amoyt,
Which only looks to prefent joys.
Syhfim,
Though the white locks of filver*d age,
And long experience bail thoe fiige ;
111 fnits it in this joy, to wear
A brow fo overhung with care.
Better with ns thy voice to raife.
And join a whole ArcadiauS praiiie.
With yon I joy that 'I'hyrfis reigns
The guardian o*er his native phiiu :
Sf iUj
THE WORKS OF LL07D.
Th [ bl — : .laft feel.
True, >n mud te.. — hui thsnlliTt too.'
Nor giie to virtue virtue'- due -
My gntefii) hntl (hall ever Ihoir
The debl I need Dot blulh to owe.
That I gn where 1 M, iliir I rintr what I p1»fe,
That iiiylibour't the flue afcnnttnimcnr anil cafe.
That no care fiom ahmad mj ictiremrnt annoys
Thar 11 hpmr I can lirte the true family joya.
That tny kidi vrantDii (aielf o'er mtadawi and
raekJ..
'ITiat myflifrp jjraic fecurefr m thrruhberorfmn
There are bl'tHngi 1 ihare with the rclt oi the
For il« I hyiGi who gave them, and Thjtfia
PcriOi mr vnice. If e'er I lilame
Thj doty ") ant j^at JUn > name '.
Bui < ;e iheni with a jtalou" feir,
Inicm to Form mir blliV ilittir.
The genetEO* ynutli futgeti his own;
Nor e'ei hii hoCj mind cmpl^yt
To find a partner of hi* j-yi,
5i^ tnifrhi hit hi^'py CiS-prin^own
'J he ill tBcl which their fire hath Ifaown.
With jny the pvcni InVct to trace
Rcfembluicc in hi> children'! face :
And at' he fornu thar docile yomh
To walk the ftcidj pa*, of tru<h,
ObCensa them iliDi^iiDg into luen,
^nd liv<
n tilei
While >Ai
Catch virtue >t thdr biher'i name
When fuU of glnrf. (a<t ot a|;e,.
Thr pstent qilitiihii bufy liage,
VJiiU in the toot wcmolL admire,
Catli to new Ufe the honour'd fire.
O pnidenr faje fnrgive the aral
OF Ihounrhtlefi youlb. With thee T (ce>,
I'he t(lo>'ie!i now Arcadia (barei
May but eitibilicr future carei.
Oh mighiy Pan ' ilictid Arcadia'i vain
Tnlpirc, dirc^, and faufiify hit chuite.
So Traj all the lyivan train,
Dryad, nymph, and ruftic Fawn,
To the pipe and merry ftiain,
" Trip it o'ei the mlTrt lawti!
Mi; DO 'hnm or bearded grafi
Huit thcit footilept a* tbey pifi,
Whilft in gamboli teund and round
They rport it o'er the Oiaven grouad '
Thiogh thy fyrini, tike a dream,
Fiying at ihe face of day,
Tanidl'd in Ih* limpid nreaai,
If agaia thy heart ihould bunt,
In catcffine.
Blefl, and blrlTine.
Miy'ft thou bad a wifli'd reiurn.
O michty Pan ' aiiend Arcadia's voice,
iDlpire, direS, and fan^ify hl> choice.
Datura
Peace, Iheph^erda, peace, with jocund air,
Which fpFakta heart iinknnwa tn ore,.
yi>u»f: DeIi) hiflet. The glad furpril*.
Of rapiiue fiafhuig irnm her Efdi
Dilia.
Shepherd) (hepherds. come away ;
Rcjiite and be glad;
Fc t Ture he i< mad
W!iO, v>herr mirih aad good hamoBr, and hir>
Never ciichci the tmile, nor let* pleafarc g*
Let I he flupid be gr»ve,
'lit the vice of Ihe Have;
With a ouiacn like me.
Who ii botQ iaa cuuDiiy ihai'i bappf and Urv,
Now ai I trod yon veidanl fide.
All i^aily deck'd in gorgcont flate,
SaiI'd a prmjdbargeofiichrfl freight!
Where (at a nymph, mote frrOi and ftir
■Thi
■nmg ai
Sieiii perfume from ; the niodell grace
OF maiden blulh hefprcid her face.
Hither it made, and on thi. ftrand
Poui'd itt rich freight f.r Ihephetdi' land. *
l.adon. for ihii, Iniuoih Bow thy iide :
1 he prceiout freight wa* Thyriji' bride.
Stop, thepherdi, if aright I heir.
The louodi i,f joy pruclaim iheoi near ;
Lel't meet ihem.fritndi, I'll lead the way;
Joy mikci me young again lo^^y.
SCENE lit.
A ■olr^ •fllifia, win a Vfjd at ■ Jifi,Mt.
[It.rr/,%-u..a F^frai t.^.jj.^ i, tt. v«,/.
Mighty Pan! with tender care.
View thisfwain and viigin fait;
May ihcy ever thni impart
JuU reinto of bcait fu( bcan.<
iAiJ ttit'a ficadr hlonming ynuih.
Whtlt lh«r iHoiJ I'll' p>ih> ol truLh,
Virluci utdi frnm ciihci lidc,
From the bridcKrooni and the brUf.
Mif their nca^T bl'ioniiDg jrouth.
While they ircid ihc pjthi nl truth,
Virtud Mtch f.om (iihrr Gd(.
From the bridi^jroam anil the hiide,
Al* EPtSfLE TO MR. COLMAN.
Tod know, dear Grrnrite. I'm aao« tt tbofe
Thai condcfcend to write in prof* ;
Infi'ir'd With piih « and foblbne,
^nd (car.
WiI^
ilJ.llKli
liV you hum you d«.
E J« S.
The only comTort that I ksow
I 'twai faiit ail a^'' */P'-
lilion (nai'd ID thooehr rubtimf,
Ere Pope refin'd the ihiok of rhyme.
Ere Colnun wrne io Uyle fn pure.
n ihc CoHaoiimai
Ere I burkfqu'd th: rural cit,
Pioud to hi'dee in m; fciapi af wit.
And happc io the dofecoBCcSiun,
T' acqiurr (nme name from thrir nflrdion )
S6 (the rimilkiidc itiri'e)
The moon lliil Ihinet with borrow'd light,
Add, like the nee of modem beaDa,
1 iclu with the futi ftw her lac'd cioihei.
Mr:thiDk< there is no belter lime
To flidw ibe ufc I make of rhyme,
Than row, when 1, wtio from heftinnliij
fond of couplet Bngiog,
n gsod-iuiure'* liore.
Bcfidt.. Ial*a,.i.,..kd.
M'hii bciri th. ninie "f ru/j mili'f j
PerhipMhc r<)jb.. mike.il [.Iri^s
It, that I find 111 nrii with cafe.
Which pttblic ijiic c^iT ne'er c<uii>inat.
Which think. I'o wii ,.r iu'Ijimrnt greater
Than Addifoii :,n.i hii Spcajuir,
Whof.y,(i.„.p™„„«hrre,
But that he fii- 11, 1 (Ui (wear)
Wiih ,4/j vn; nioft hsi.l. arc fniiittn,
B».ure,hey,h.„kiit«^«„„M,
-■ .ihe.y;.-.
The I
..iki^
Of which, to pive ^n eipUoaiion,
Take thit by ».y of iUi,nialiOD :
The fam'd M.r fr.rr, it i. faid.
Oft bit hit nail.. 4r:(l I.raieh'a h» head.
And chajiu'd a ih.utflii > liandrod linM,
B^rcaufi: he did i ui like the rhyniM
To make my n.^jniiii; (lew, and picali: j*,
In (hurt, he4'„-./n, wt,te«A.
ADdyet.no.i,u.,\,dcfiu«.
Hitpotniiini„bt>.,i„'Jl,Be..
Ih..TeaCiiii]c>v.lll.it himi
Hi' vtrfe, like clnth«, wai mtdc la £t bim,
Which (if nck laiW e'lr dialed)
The better 6i, tJie mote ibey'te tried.
Though I hj»e mcniion'd I'risc'i naiat,
Tliink not 1 aim M l>ri..r'. f«n«.
'Tiothi refuli of ;idinir>ii..D
Torpendi<rcl(,r..mi.uion;
■-■(.
Ifimil
Wlli(^
i.-nihde.
That I'm idolalcrufi^.
Who, but a madman, woi^ *>C*t*
A poet in the pTctiDt age ?
Write »h.t «r will, our w«fha Mixik H
Tile, elegy, or khy ad>.
We travel in the baateB rtad t
'IheprnecrbllillfliekxhildrkrM, .
I hull
ll.Bg al
The fird advinu^e which I fes,
Ii, that I ramble loofe and froe :
The bard indred fall ufi conipliint,
That rhymei arc/rfim. Hail and <Mn,
And when he wanii to kap the fence,
S'ill keep him pria'nec to the fmfe.
Knwi'er in cDmtn'n plaoe her3|(e,
Rhfmea like yoni/Ofari on Xhtfimgi,
Which when the pUycf uace haih wort,
It tnakei.hiiB only first the mnre,
Whilf, raving in patheric lliaini,
He fhaka his legtio clank hii chain*,
Frim rhyme, a> from a handfane itit»,
Niinfenle acquirer i kind of grace ;
I Lherelore give it all in leope,
That fenfi: maympereeiii'd eh>pci
So minillera of bafeit trieka
<lloK.Bing«/rt'(«;
Atoufe the nation, touri, and kmg,
With bmkitig Fowke, and hanging ^fC'
And make iiich/nnt'oirue ■ prey,
While they, ihr x'-^^tr dink away.
Thit limile pirhapi wrmlJ lirike.
If maich'd wiih fDraeihiBg mote alike I
Then take it dtef.'d a (etond time
In Prior'i eife, and my fublime.
S>y, did you Bcvsr chance to meet
A aiob of people in the flrtot.
Ready to give the robb'd relief.
And all in hade to catch a thief.
While the Qy rngoe who fiUli'J the ptiy,
.away.
rowdf
Beading
So,-. .: .■■■■
<j ■ : ■ . iin ihy fawl
For fure thy loffei now are vreit i
Two fuch, what Britoo
Minorca aod tke CDOOai
To^y, bdbn the fao fon iium^ '■
Will die l)M ccDlor, Mr. T«wa I . .
He dica, whoe'er tdui palH tOMO \km.
With blolhing buiMBn thick apaa Watt
O may hii name thale verla la*o^
•c ilwfe intnib'd vpHt U* gnw :
THE VOKKS OP tLOTTD.
bnrriby died
Kit . him 'mongft tht lulgir dead,
Bov defuoft yoo fe[ him down.
1 puff J
MuiiUH, Gr! Chai'i nut enoi
He* worki, we know, ttquii
A title io CDlnp the cjti.
And cicth the leider lij Curprifj :
A> giudy £gDt, which hsng before
The taicrn or the alcboufe door.
Hitch every paffer'i obremt ion,
Mignetic in ihcir icoitation.
— Thic SsAitrtABi it prodigioua Fine!
Shall we Ucfi in, and lade [he wine i
Men, women, houfii, berfei, booki.
All 1m
m ihcir looki.
Xueraal
havethcEiftofll
king
And lure Che fancy miolikm
E-
A«W.
Oh' 1
pert
iTe the thing
jonin
Crflit5
>
Or the JV™ BrUiJt—
Ai.ib,r
Oh! tiom
One nam
And oti
e'la
.of!
fCood u hilf
ii
Thanwh
mh
ey/.ri-j/rprc
ef,.
Pulling, I gran
The CDDini(*i h»ckney turnpike road:
Sut cuQnm ii the bh>ckhead'i guide.
And fuch low aria difguft ny prid&
Succeft on meril'i foice dcpendi,
K'^lon the puiial voice otfriendt;
Nut on theyim. that bally fin :
Bui that viUiL fajjtihfiaw wirii* .-
Which bidi the waiiuth of fcicndOiip glon
And wrings con*i^on from a foe, —
Defirvi fuccefi, and proudly claim,
Noi/m/ a piffage into fame.
Siti/dltr.
Your method, fir. will never do ;
You're right in theory, it'i Irue.
But then, ciperience in mr trade
Sayt, iherc't no harm in (ume parade.
Suppofe we Cud. by Mr. Lloyd I
The very thing I would avoid ;
And would be raiber plui'd to uma
Myfelf unkaawiDK, and unknown -
What could ch' uiiknowinK mule expeS,
Bui information or neglect »
Unknown — pcrhapi her reputation
Efcipcii the tai of ddaniMJoii,
And wrapt in darknd'i, laught unhurt,
While niiii blockteadi ihruw -Jitir dm -.
But he wbo madly printt hii nunc,
Inirites hii foe to take fure aim.
True — hut a name will alwayi brio£
A better Tan dion to the thing:
.^nd all your fcribbting foc< are facli.
Their ceofure cannot hurt ynu much ;
And, take the matter ne'er fo ill.
If jFM don't print. Sir, thtj will.
Well, be it fo—llial fln.gsl''« o'er-.
Niy, — tbit Ihall prove one fpur the more
Pleai'd if fiieceft iitendi, if not,
But a good print.
The print ! why there
I truft CD honcft Liach'i care.
What l.'t to me > in terfe or profc,
I find the fluff, you mike ihe cloihet j
Add paper, prmt, and all fuch dre(»,
Wai lofe no credit from il, pref^
Bttifiltir.
Ynu qniie miftake the thing I mean,
—I'll f^icb yoD, Sir. a magaeini ;
You fee that piAnre there — the qoccn.
A dedication 10 her too!
What will not folly dare to do f
0 dayi of ait 1 when happy Ocill
Can raife a likenefi whence it will ;
When portraiu aft no RtrNOLOt' aid.
And queeni and klngi are ready made.
Ha, DO. my friend, by help« like ibefe.
1 cannot vrilb mywork fliouldpleaTe;
No piSurci taken from iho life.
Where all proportiom are n ftrife;
No BEAST jutt lauded in the towek,
NocDuNTaT.DAHCElhallftopagipi
O PuiLoMATH, he not feverc,
if not one problem meeie you here;
Where godip A, and neighbour B,
Pair, like good friendi, with C and D ;
- id EFG,HIKj[i'
And CI
■tal line
F>llout,ra]liti,andci
Jull hke a G&er and a broti
Ye/i^poet!,«.ywiti,
Who frilk about on liny titt.
Who wc^rdt diijuin, and fweetly (log,
Tail mi ikirdpmrt and tati ili ihing ;
Then clofelhe jointi again, to frame
roper FUlmA i
1, your
ro cxAi
cfine.
Great leiten licing down each line ;
No Qrange coHUNDaiiM, no invcntiaa
Beyond ihc teach r.f comprebcnlinD,
No aiooLE, which whoe'er untitt,
Clainii twelve HtiiEuxt for the fb<ie,
;3ball flriic to pleale you, at ih' cipenca
Of funpU uH; ioA cocioioii frnlE.
P O E U $.
«l
But would not Ornament produce
Some real grace and proper ufe f
A FtoNTiiPiiCE would have iu weight,
Neatly eogravM on copper-plate.
Plain letter-prefi (hjU do the feat;
What need of foppery to be neat f
The pafteboard guard delitrhti me more
That {lands to watch a bun-houfe door,
Than fuch a mockery of grace,
And ornament fo out of rlace.
But one word more, and I haTC done—
A Patent might enfure it» run.
Author.
Patent ! for what } can patents give
A gcniu«, or make blockheads live i
If r«>, O hail the glorious plan !
And buy it at what pnce you can.
But what, alas ! will that avail
Bcy'>nd the proptrty of fale ?
A prop rty uf little worth.
If weak our produce at its birth.
For fame, for hooell fame we ftrive.
But not to druggie half aiiTC,
And drag a milerible bring,
Its end ftill fearing and forefeeing.
Oh ! may the flame of gruius blase,
Knkindlod with the breath of praife !
But far be cv'ry fruitlcfi* puff
To blow to light a dyinp fnuff.
Bookfetltr.
But flioulJ not foniething, Sir, be fiud
Particular on ev'ry head \
What your Originals will be,
Vhat imfinite variety,
JiTuItum im pjrxv, at they fay,
And fomething neat io every way ?
,-4mtUr.
I wifli there could — but that depends
Not on mylelf iu much as friends.
I but fet up a new machine,
Wirh harnefk tight, and furniih'd clean ;
Where fuch. who think it no difgrace
Ti. fend in time, and rake a place.
The book-keepcr ihall minute down.
And I with pleafure driTc to town.
Ay, tell them that, air, and then lay.
What letters come in every day ;
And %%hat great •uio your care procures.
To join their focial hands with youra.
yimih^r.
What ! mud I huge prv poiaU print.
Merely to drop fooie faucy hint,
That real folk* of real lame
Will give their works, and not their Btmc ?
— rhi> pufTs of ule, you iaj-^why kt it.
We'll b'oA luch fricudihip when wcgctic
Get it ! Ah, Sir, you do but jeft ;
You'll have alliftaoce, aud the heft.
There's Ciivi^ciuLL—- will not CflVftCBUiL lead
AiSIUncc^ 6
Surely— to his Fexind.
B»Uf<Utr.
And then your interdd might procure
Something from either CoMMoisssoft.
CoLMAN and THOftMi;oM, both will joia
Their focial hand, to (Irengthen thine :
And when your name appears in prints
Will Gar RICK me^er drop a hint i
Awibor.
True, Tve indulg*d fuch hopes before
From thofe you name, and many more ;
And they, perhaps again will join
Their hand, if not aiham*d ot mine.
Bold is the uSk we undertake ;
The friendu we wi(h, the Work muil make :
For wit«>, like adjeAives, are known
To ding to that which (lands alone.
Book/eUer.
Perhaps too, in our way of tradie,
Wc might procure fome ufefnl aid :
Could we engage fome able pen
To furniih matter now and then ;
There's— what's his name, Sirf weeld
pile,
And methodife the news in^fjp/c
AMtbmr.
Take back your newfman wheaoc he ctfWi
Carry your clutches to the lame.
BoOfttkr.
You muft enrich your book, indeed!
Bare Merit never will fucceed;
Which readers are not now e-dayt
By half fo apt to boy as praifie ;
And praife is hardly worth purfmof ,
Which tickles aathon to tneir niia.
Bookb (hift about like ladies* drcfi.
And there*s« falhion infucceia.
But could not we, like little Arynr,
Armicff iwu^r^mary raife ?
And bid our genenUs take the field.
To head the troops that Ke concealM }
Bid GtHtral EssAT lead the van,
By— Oh ! xh^fyU will ihow the nuns
Bid Major Science bold appear.
With ail his pot-hooks in the rear.
AmAw,
True, true-K>ur N c w s, our pROtB^Mor RavMBt»
Shall (how the colour of the timet;
For which mod falutary emU
We>e fellow- foldiert, feUow-firieiidt.
For city and for court affairs.
My lord duke's butler, and the mayor^t*
For politics— eumal talkers.
Profound obfenrers, and park-walkflfab
For plays, great aAors of renown^
(Lately or juft aniv*d in town)
Or fome, in ftate of abdication.
Of oratorial retniation ;
Or thoTe who live on fcraps and bita,
Mere green-room wafps, and temple wiCt|
Shall teach you, in a page or two,
Uliat Garrick fhould, or fliould nocdOfe
Trim poets from the «i/y drik.
Deep vcrs'd in rurut pi(5iurcf({tte|
(ii . -nd rcEd.anil wind, and i*c3lhcr,
Ai 1 than in an a/i tognhei ;
Shs» ,M.v>ugh the ruToni monthly Gtig
Svtd W.KTSi, Auti;hn, Buj««t«, Spkiko.
Ah, fir : 1 fee joo love to jcft,
t did-bot hint thtngi fur the bcS.
Do wliit you pltafc, 'tin sour dcfign,
And if ilftiU, no blame iimioci
I leave iht muiKgcnicnt to you,
Your fciiant, Sir,
I'm youri, — Aditn.
CHIT-CHAT.
IdTLL. XV. EJh U/iifina, ^.
JIfrj. «,«.,..
Ii MIArtfi Scot k home, my dear ?
- . Mk'M. ■• !( you F I m glad you're hert.
My Miffifi. though rcfolT'd to wail,
b <}uiie fnfaliatl — 'lii fo late.
She fancy'd you would not come down,
—-But pr*y walk in, Ma'u — Mn. Bnowx.
Your ftrrart, Mao*m. Wdl, I fwear
I'd giv'n you over — Child, * (hiir.
Piaj, Ma H, be luted.
Mr.. Bfru,„.
Lard ! mydeir,
Ttow t'ln altnoH dead with fear,
"rhcic nftichjcrnging and iath f^trght^.
The foUii aie all fa difcjbliging :
And then the wiis*>ii*i '^■"' *^ dtayi
So dog up all ihefe nuTow wifi.
What with the bufilc and the throng,
Iwondtrhow Igoi along.
Bcfidei The walk ■> fu w«>./i—
Uut llul I RTudge a coach eipeoce,
~ But then ti jumblci me to death,
— And I wai alwayi Ibart ol breath.
How can you live fa far, my dear I
ll'i quite a jourucy ta came here.
Mr,- S.-tt.
Ufd: M^'u. IleriiLalltoiw.
Hnfiiandt you kuaw, will have their whim,*..
Ht took ihii boufe. — Thi> houfc 1 'lhi> dcD
Etc bat the temper of lame meo-
And I, forbmh, am hiihcr hurl'd.
To live yirilr nul It/ all lit vmU.
Hilli lower, pray,
The child hears eyety wcnJ you £iy.
Sec haw be looki —
Ar«, Sat.
J-uly, come here.
There') a good boy, look up. my deu.
'Twat not papa we talk'J about.
'^Surely he canaal find it out.
THE WORKS or LLOYD.
Mri. Srm-t.
See how (he tucliin holdihithanilF.
Ul^n my lite he undecftaDdi.
-.Thetea a fwett child, come, kilk me, come.
Will Jacky have a fogar -plumb (
Thii perfon, M.tDAM (call hirafa
And then ihc child will never know)
From houfe to houfe would iambic oMi
And every ni);hl a drunken-bout.
For at ■ avern he will fpcnd
Hi> rwenty Ihilliniia with ■ friend.
Ynur rabbit! fricaOeuJ and chitken.
With curioui choice of dainiy pukiog.
Each night got ready at the Cnnii,
With port and punch ta w^fh 'cm down,
Woulil fcarcely fervc thii belly-glultoil,
WhilH wc muft (tarve on mutton, maltoit.
My good man, too- -Lurd bicfj ua! wiVC*
Arc born to lead unhappy livet.
Although hi* profit^ bring him clear
Almoli two hundred pomidt a-ycar.
Keep) mr of calh fa (hort and bare.
That / *Bw«» a gsw b, imt i
Eiccpt my robe, and yellow lack.
And tliii old lulcflring on my back.
— But we've no time, ray dear, to waftc
Come, whcie't ynur cardmil, make hade
The King, God bleb hia majelly, I by,
Gdei ro the houfe of I'irdb to-day.
In a fine piinccd coach and eight,
And ridet along in all hi> lUte.
And then theQneis —
Mr,. Sr^,
Aye, aye, you knoW)
Great folks can alwayt make a Ihow,
Her prefent majcfly, the (^EIM.
Mr, Br^^an.
Lard ! we've no time for ulkini* ncnr.
Hark! — one — two — three — 'lis (tw.'w 1 vow.
M„ Si,i.
KiTTT, my thingt.— I'll foon have done.
It's lime enough, yon know, ai we.
—Why, girl : fee how the creature ftanda •
Some water here, to wafh my handa.
— Be quick — why lure the giply flerpi '.
—Look how the drawling diujlt creepi.
That hafoo there— why don't you pi,ur.
Go on, 1 £iy.~I)i^. Bop — no mr<re —
Lud 1 I cDUld beat ihc huSry down,
She'i pour'd it all upon my gown,
—Bring me my ruffles— can'ft not mind >
And pin my handkerchief behind.
Sure thou hall awkwardnefi enough,
Go — fetch my gluvei, and £ui, and moR'.
— Well, haav'a be praii'd — thiswotk it done,
I'm ready now.my dear—lti's roti.
Girl,— put tliat bociie on the Ihelf,
And bring me back the key yourfelf.
Mr,.B,v«,^.
That clouded filk become) yon rnucb,
1 Winder ii»ii fw meet with liicb.
POEMS.
>l it (haulJ hf gOM-—
Indeed fOQ bar^inM i>lil< fiuK^it
For if > m<>a <]el)ghiM dnTt.
Bclldei, ii fill you l« a hjir.
And (hen 'lisflop'd v.'nh fuch sp lir.
JW>.. i«(
I'm g<a<l yau lUnk To, — XUIj, hir;
Bring me my cifdinil, Hit ieu.
yj'ij, my Ian. my dao'i you <ry,
Take^M dfr(u//—in<tecd Mt It
For M ihc D^-inlii to fr>||ht ye—
fieCiIo, ihe ninghty hsrfc will bite y< ;
With fuch a mrl>>koui tbc &ntt,
B!tfi mc, they'll ireari you under feeL
Whine ai you ple^fe, I'll h»ve «iQ-bl»me,
rr blubber ihin be lame.
Them
—Com.
I 'he d«g, 4iul fhut tktitxt.
t.tAK
Mr: Srtm
Oh Lard 1
Mri. i-t.
Pijy )io berate.
jW-. , S.«.
MjioAW. pray.
Well ihed, for ODCr. I'll leiJ the way.
M'l Sal.
l.ard I what as uproail what ■ ihraof '
Hnw (ball we da to (ttc ■Innj!
Wh>L will become tl ll1^■.l(»k btre.
Hccc'i all ibe kiitj;'* hod': K»>id*, my dear.
Lei ut crofi over— lialle, it quick,
-.■Pray lir, take cart -yciur hurfe will kick,
Hc-ll kill hi< riders he^i (d *M.
• — I'm gUd I did DOE btirs the MH
D-D-
beafr
aid.m
•kai. e
pattern.
Why do
Btyo
feeth
guudi
».p»i
Mf, S^
Well
IbeKl
a to it
ffllh;
ButI w
• aloioH fcai
d M. d*afh
Fur whc
naho
ler«
. up III
«p»t..
ipaM
''- ■"("
Fora*lU»e,~
Day. .
i.i't yau
laugb,
I'll lUber fee
tMd
l^^
They kick anJ pnnce, »B» ImV bMiil :««.*
I' iDak» my very blood run (old J^A I
Bill Ici'k go forward — cumn, be <]ui(k| -i^td ■
The crowd aauin grotri nftly thick. .„.t
Mr,. B'tr^o. ■■
C««M you from Patau yard, old dune t
fllj M'm>». '4
Truth, dji I, my jrounn Wit', «hf { <T
Mri. Srtim.
Wai it much crowded when you aOmti il MMT
And il hiainaicny gone by i
Cin we get in, oM lady, praf . i >) MaiV'
To f« him robe himrell t*-da) I : >«»i«,MrO
TaoT could not ftinda GcgBbrmr.
Br frt<]uent uying, "Tiior wat woo.
All (hingi, by Crying, may be dot»e.
Jitrt. Bravn.
Go thy v-iyi, proverin — well Dial gawi ■
Shall we turn back, or venture on ^
Look hi 'W the folki prcTi on before,
' rong impaiietil at the door.
Mrt. Snt.
rdly flitiil,
BnoHH. ynurlairfi
Aud yoii. my dear, take hold of her^
Fnr wenuli Oiik a> clofc atburri.
Or in ihii raclic:, nnife and puthef,
We ct-rtaitily Ihall lole each other.
Good Ood ' my OF'litial Mid lack
Are alincfl turn fram ofTmy bach.
LirJ. t (hiU fnint— Oh L.uil»my brnft—
I'm cru(h'i| to atnoM, I protift.
God blcfi nie -I hare dropt my fjti,
Piay did you fee it. hsocQaiai]!
Jl/m.
I, midini t Do. — indeed, I fear
Ynu'tl meet with fonie miifaitnstr here.
— iitind back I (ay — pray, lir, fur^ar —
Why, don't you fee ibe bdio ibcre t
Put yaurfclvet nadcr my dirtdioD.
Ladiei, m be yodr r«(e pinuttieo.
Mr,. Sti.
Yno're »(ry kind, lir j truly few
Ar.- half fn coinplairant at you.
W'c Ibi'l be glad at any day
And you'll be alwiyi fur* to inKt
A wclorine.lir.in— Larsl: tht Itreet
Bian fuch a name I un'i ti-U haw
T.. tell him where 1 l»e. I >ow.
.-Mercy ' whit'a all Ih>i D<»le and Uirl
Pray lithe King a.coinii>|t . fit ?
Maw.
N'W'dnn'i you hear thr people bem I
TitMf PnrjuB;rJ.;otTr.
Afr, Bn^m- - - ■ ■'
Ayr, thrrr hr v » r";Ha>-nbUiUql.
Well may the people all ckcTi bini. ■ *^A. -
THE WORKS OF LLOYD.
rtn'T tiDlbuiJ at'd to Dt,
J iicce&tohnneft Pitt,
Cry, you ibiil pledge th'ii loift, niy dnw.
Kift — ClEace — doa'I jnu hear Ihc drumming ?
How. bdics. now, ihc KiNci't a-oinlni;.
There, don't yuu fee the fcuardi appnucb !
.Mr.. Srew.
Which iitfie king I
Mr,. Sal.
Which ii the coach 1
Mao.
VhUhii
the noble hAiL or
Bute
Geud-hilh,
nifihiro.faiute.
For \x\ eh
Uiri,fmmr,hn,
Tjoth he'.
""■'-"Zr
Here con
ei.iheeoieh, fovery
flow
Aiifitne'
t wai made to go,
igerbremd of ftjte,
And lUggeriiig under tis own w
eight.
Upon my word, it'i moB^reui fine '.
W.iuld half the grid ui t-n'i were mine:
How gaudy all the gitdrng Ihovi !
It putt mt'i cyei out a> ii goei.
■Whit > rich glare of nriou" hue«,
What (biDing yellowi, fcaflem. bliiei 1
It muft h»Te eoB ■ heavy price;
Til like a Diouniain drawn by mice.
M>, Brmm.
So piiDled. gilded, and lo large.
Blrb me . 'cit like my Itud mayor't barge.
And To it ii — look how it reel)
Til nothing clfe — a birgc on wheels.
Mat.
Large ! it can't pah St. Jamai gate,
So big the coach, the arch Id ftr.iit.
It might be made tu nimblr ihruugh
And paTt ai other coaches do.
Coold they a ia/)r-coichnian gel
So mi)ft prepolleroiiflf fir.
Who'd undertake (and no rare thing)
Without a biiui to drive ihc king.
A/r..,fjrf.
Lard I whit are thofe two u^ly thine*
Theie — with their hmdi upon the Jpiingi,
Filthy a- e«r eyei lieheld,
Vuh naked hrca' «, and face, fwell'd i
What (tiuid the faucy nMker mfan,
Toputfuchihirg. to fright the QuiEM?
Mh.
Oh ' they are godi, ma'm, which you fe
or the i'arlur Smirlj,
•Trilnt, which in the ocean dnell.
And only rife to blow their Ihell.
Godi, d'ye call thofc 6ithy men I
Why iluD*tlhey go to fea again?
Pray, tell me, fir, vnu undcrftand.
Whit do thefe 7rii^n, d.. on land .'
Oh, they are gndi too. like the Dlhen^
All of one family and bmthcii,
^urcs, which feldom come a-lhore.
Nor leer: about the king bvforc.
ForjSs™, they wear the jriA™ iiw,
Mr,. Sal.
Lord hlefi ui '. vhat'a thii ooife about l
Lord, what a tumuh and > rout :
How the folkt hall*, hifs, and hoot '
r^ell- -Heaii'n preferve the Eakl or BvTi
cannot Qay. indeed, not I,
ihere'iariot I Ihatl die.
el's make for any houfe we tan,
Do—give Qi flicker. Iioneft man.
Mr: Hr™».
won der'd where you wa> my dear.
I thought [ fcould have died with fear.
Thi» n-iife and racketing and hurry
Ha» put my nepvet in Cnch a flurry !
I could not think Where yon wat got,
I thought 1M loOyou, Mn. SiM i
Where'! Mn. 7«^,ind Mr. Gritf
Lard, I'm fa glad we're all got in.
A DIALOGUE
Ynu lay, " it hurti you i" the foul
lo bniok canfinemrri or controul."
And yet will voluntary ran
To that C4>n£iu>iiient you woold flmn.
Content to dradge along the track.
With belli and harnefi on your back.
Alai 1 what geniuican admit
A monthly tax on fpendthrift wit.
Which often flingt whole llorci away.
And oft haa-not a doit to p'»y '
— Give UI a work, indeed — of length —
Something which fpeiki poetic fltcogth;
U fluggifli fancy at a Hand *
Nq (chemc ot eonfeqgenee in hand ?
I. nor your plan, nor bonk condemn.
But why yoor name, anil why A. M- (
A-iLir.
Yci-Mt ftandi forth ro public view.
Within, without, on white, on bloc.
In proper, tall, gi(tantld letteri.
Nor dafti'd.-emyowcird...|,ke my better..
And ihuu^h ii Aarei me in the face,
Refleiaa.no Bainc, hin» no difgrace.
While thefe unlaboured triflei pleafe,
Familiar ehiint arc worn with eaTe.
chold I to youm and my forprife,
Thetetrifle.ioavoLoMtiife.
Thui will you fee me, ail go,
Still gath-rinK bulk like ball> of fnow,
"■eat by degreci upon your flielf.
rarely reach beyond a hat !
AMPULtT may dcferve a look,
But Hciv'b defend ui Iroin i aooK :
P O S M 8.
«nr
A LiiEL fllei OD fctndal't wingty
Bat workfi of Icrjj^th are heavy thiogt.
—Not one in twenty will fucecil-^
Confider, Sir, how few can read.
VrUmd.
1 mean a work of mtrit^
Author.
True.
Frund,
A man of tafe most bi-y.
Authf,
Ye»; Yott
And half a dozen more, my frknd,
Whom your good tafte (hall recommend.
Experience will by fadt prevail.
When argument and remfoo £ail ;
The NurriALs now—
Friemd,
Whofe Duptiab, fir ?«-
Autbor,
A poet'i did that poem/f> ?
No — fixt— though thonfand readers pafs,
It flill looks through iu |>aiie of glaft.
And i'eems indignant to ezcUim
Paffi on ye sons of tastk, for fliame !
While duly each rrvolvtng mooo,
"Wliich often comes, God know* too fboa,
Continual plague* my Oml moleft.
And mugjziHtj difturb my reft,
While fcarce a night I fteal to bed.
Without a couplet in my head.
And iu the morning, when I ftir.
Pop come* a drvii, ** copy fir."
1 cannot ftrive with daring flight
To reuch the bold Pamojiam MBionT ;
But at it*s foot, content to ftray,
In eafy unarrbitious way.
Pick up thofe flowers the mufes fend,
To nuke a nofrgay for my fiiend.
In (hort, I lay no idle claim
To genius ftrong, and noify lame.
But with a hope and wiQi to pleafe,
1 write, as I would live, with eafe.
¥r\f»d.
But you mufl have a fund, a mine,
Proic, poems, letters,
Avthw.
Not a line.
And here, my friend, I reft fecure;
Ife can't lofc much, who's always poor*
And if, as now, through nnmbers^/^.
This work ^M pleafure kept alive
Can ftill its tevrtency afford,
Nor fear th^ breaking of its hoard,
Can pay you, as at fuodry timet,
For/f(/'per Mag^ two thouiand rhymet.
From whence (hould apprehenfion grow,
That/'^ ihould fail, with richer Co \
No do<r of a monthly grub,
M\ frlf atont a learned dmh^
I aik my readofH to no treat
Of fcientific b^fi^J'-mpmitzU
Nor feck to pKafe theatric friemit,
With fcraps of plajs, and odda and endi..-
I
Yoar method, Sir« is plain eooof^ {
And all ^hc world has read yoor rutw *.
Th* aUufioD*t neat, eipreffioo clcaay
Abour your travelling itfAcaiMi,
But yet— it ia a flMfpaaMf.
\
Why let it be, and wherafore flume I
As JuLisT fays, what*i in a name I
Bcfides it is the way of /rfldSr,
Through which all fcience is conveyM,
Thus knowledge parcels ont her fliaress
The coo ax has Iters, the LAWTcas thdn.
Something to sc no la as fure is doe,— .
Why not one magazine for too I
Frirmd,
That*s an Herculean taik, my firieadt
You toil and U'i.our<^to offend. »
Part nf your fcheme— a £rce tranilatioii»
To scHOLAas is a profiinatiom
What break op Lalim .' poll devn Grvel /
(Peace to the foul of Sir John Cniskat)^
And ftiall the genVons liquor mn,
Broach*d from the rich Falkrmiam am i
Will you pour out to EmgUJk fwine.
Neat as imported, old OaxxK wine?
Alas ! fuch beverage only fitt
Collegiate taftes, and daffic wica.
I feck not, with fatiric ftroke.
To ftrip the pedant of liis cloak;
No— let him cull and fpoat quotatk«%
And call the jabber, demonftratioiiBy
Be his the great concern ro fliov.
If ^M««» fowna were IM or no I;
Whether the Gwedmu took a flkiB
Fmt times a-day, or only l«»f«r.
Still let him work aboat his liole.
Poor, bnfy, blind, laborioos mole i
Still let him puule, read, eiplain.
Oppugn, reniiark, and read again.
Such, though they «afte the midmglit ml
In dull, minute, perplexing toil.
Not onderftanding, do no good.
Nor can do harm, not undierftood.
By fcholars, apprehend me right,
I mean the learned, and polite,
Whofe knowledge uoaffeded flowi.
And fiu as eafy as their clothes;
Who care not though an m tutfgi
Mifpiac'd, endanger PaisciAM'sheMl;
Nor think his wit a grain the worfet
Who cannot frame a LmUm veric.
Or give the Rmmmm proper word
To things the Romans never heard.
'TIS true, tnctft mwnmg thegre^,
Lcturs are rather ont 3l date.
And fmmkimg genius mote difceming.
Scoffs at your ngmisrs in learning.
— PiOANTs, indeed, are learning's cnrfe.
But IGNORANCE is foOMthlng WWfe I
t ntJtrfnftrert/Grttk
'mk
Ml are aot blell with rcpantmn,
Buil' an the vaht of taocnTwn,
And fome. to iMtcndulf bred,
Miya't lun'rt ibo irorfe, iMcaare thej"*B rt.
Though booki had better be nnknaim,
Tbin not one ihaoirhr apjieif our own ;
As fome etn never Tpeak thSDirdve',
Bat through 'he imhor* on ihtit IheNei,
■Whof.- writing fmacka 1..0 much of tcading,
At affefiatifin fpcili go><d breeding.
True ; but that fault ■• fcldoni known.
Save in jrar bmikifti ct/U^ drone.
Who,confta»c (i* I've heard them fnf )
StudT their fourteen haur< a-day.
Andfquitiineclofe, with dull aticnLion,
Read ihemleWea out of ipprehenliDn ;
Who fcjree can walh their hai>dt or face.
For fear ot W&of; lime, or plice.
And giie one hour to mem and drink,
But norer t-tf"- •« to ■ m«K.
I.Ord ! I hive trtn « thnafand tmh,
Who read, or Teeni to rcid. too much,
So hare I known, in that me place,
Where dj^ci alwaya breed dirgrece,
A wighl,u|H)n riifcoTcriohcn,
At whethci fliDiei have heat or not.
Study himfcir, pa r Tcr-plic duucc.
Into the very fire at once,
And cleii the philolsphic doobc.
By burninj; ill ideu out.
With fudi, eicmal hooht, fucFelCte
I,md la po (ciences proE'rfllvc,
While each dull £1 of ftuJj pjft,
Joft like a vicige drivrs nit ihe latl.
From thefc I ground nn etpcAiiioa
Of genuine wit, or ftee iruiQaticm 1
Sui you miflake Die, friend Suppafe,
(TranOMiODi are hni modem LJointi)
I dieli my boy— (for ititlanec fike
Maintain ibefe children whkh 1 make)
1 giie him coit and breechei —
You would not lei your ihild be fern.
But dreS unGllent, neat, a'.d dein.
9a would I clothe a free iiaaflatioii.
Or w Pope ctlU it, imitation ;
Not pull down uiihoia from my (bcif,
To rpoil ihcir wit, and pla^e myfclf.
My learDint; Audiont to difpliy.
And lofc their fpirit by the way.
Frinut.
Your HoKAci now — e'en borrow thcDCC
Hi« eafy wit. hia muily fcnle.
But let the moralill CDn«ey
Tbiiign in the maDiLCri ol It^dty,
Rmhfr than that old garb ((Tuiiie,
"Which ooljr (uils a man at Xtni.
A. I '•or
Origjnalt will alway-. pJcafc,
fyii copici too, if dtfiu wicJi cifc.
THE WORKS OF LLOYD.
Would not old Pi.AOTi« n
TurnM E»s"Ji hoQ, an E-£lifiii
ich in tii
Would make the modes and Sii[ioa fit f
Or, as I know you hate to roam.
Though in ao idiom moft nulike,
A fimihiriiy muft Itrike,
Where both of Cniple nature fond,
la 3rt and {;eniD> Ciiirefpond '.
And matn, both (aUow the phriife
Which no one £11^;^ "n>d couieyi)
Wrapt up theii Itocicg neit and clean,
Eafya.
FriaJ. '
'Dkhsii'i yon meatik
— The very man — nor mete tra'i'flatiofl,
Bui La Fontaine by trinfniigiation,
jvfiw.
Author* aiDaTQiH. maiimruna
Have what he calls p^iciic fona,
Thui Milton, more coric^ly wild,
Wu richer Spenbr'i lawful child :
And CuuacBiLL, |tnt nil all the nine,
t. DiTDtN'ahdr b every hoc
Thu< lICHKii pcnveihii parenta plain, -
The child of Eaik acd I A foHTAiHS.
F'imd
Hn niBfe. indeed, the Wiiik lecurea.
And jflti our prvfe at much a> yuur'a;
Foi if delighted readei* uw
Miy pay iheii 'hanki aiwell at you.
B t Vou, my Iricnd (fa folk- compUin)
For ever in chig cgfy Tein,
Thii profe in Tcrle this mcaCur'd talk,
Thi? p.icc Ihai'i. neither tr,« noi wallt.
Aim at nn jl.^hit, nur lUivc tu give
Aiealp'em fit 10 liyc. 1
[ fo critici no offence 1 hope)
• ittiii.
i& long at Po rE
iLacn m nii manner, lure to plea
While both have Qrengih, and b'
Their eale. their flrength i> not
Both with cohfummate horlenia:
Ride n they lift about the bill ;
But take, peculiar in their mode,
1 heir fiivourite hiTfc, and faiourite road.
For mc, once fond of *uihiir fame.
Now lore'
I hive no
A ir«ciler > my only pjc.
They, whom their fit '
Around HyJt-Fvl. ■<
May fri& and praosr, and ride iheir fill.
And go all pacea which ihcy will ;
Wt i«i/.^ tita— nay, re.cr fmilc.
Who tmt our Oage of Ihirlj mile,
MuD travel in a cunftant plan.
And run our journey, as we can.
fiyi, upon 1
le neeve
Some \\a niuic (oitli ihati you'll bcUtrp,
F O E M S.
♦57
That writir^ which as w/y picale,
Arc not the writings wrote with iafi.
From whence rhc inference is pUin,
Your friend Mat. Prior trrotc with pain.
Auiifcr.
Wifh p.ii? pcrhap-' he might corre(ft
With care fupply each loofc defe<S,
Yet furc, if rhyme, which fecmi to flow
Whether it» matter will or no,
If hum(»ur, not by ftudy fought,
But riling from immediate thought^
Are pr()cf> cf cafe, what b^rdy name
Shall c>r difpute a Phior's claim !
Bu* lUli your critic'i obTervation
Strikes at no Por.i 't reputation,
Ili-i keen r^flcdi'in only hits
\nv.r rhymi'jf fops and pcdiing wiUk
A«»lome take ftifihcfi for a grace.
And walk a dancing;- maAer's pace,
j\n'.\ others, f<ir familiar air
^liO.-ik: the flouchitig of a bear (
So foinc will fi.Hvally trim.
And tirtfs their la.ly mufc too prim)
Other*. nuTc flovens in tbrir pen
('I lie mob of LorJt and C.:::ler>*en }
Fancy they write with cafe and plealore^
By rambling out of rhyme and mcafure.
And, on your critic's judgment, thefe
Write ey.ly^ and not with Kasf.
There arc, indeed, whvJe wifh purfues,
An:i inclintition courts the mufc ;
Who hippy in apanial fame,
A whilf pi^Tcfs a p jetV name.
Bxit read tl^.cir work", examine fair,
— -Sh'''W mo invention, fancy thcrC|
Talle I allow ; but is tht flow
Of jjc:iius in them ? Surely, no.
' lis labour f'-om the cLfli-: brain.
Read ynur own Addison'* Camfaicn.
K'cn he, nay, think me not fcvcre,
A cri'ic fine, of I.tiUn ear,
Wlo t.f«»*d hi* cUiUc thoughts around
Wirh <.lt j^^ance on Roman grouo'',
Jill limmcriiig with the muie'« lUmc
Wo IS but a C'v>l ao<i (<iber dame :
Ard all hit Soitiji rhyme* cxprefs
Bit '.)C^'^ar-th>ug;)i» in royal drcf«.
In viTle hi^ genius Icld^m ^i.Vu-/,
A 1*0 r. I only n\ \\'\s f>tc/f.
Which 'oij. luxuriant, riih, and chaile>
I.nj rov d by fanc\, wit, and tailc
Vrif%J.
I tafk yo^or yourfcit nw fiiend,
A r.biv<n yKk^ ne'er licfin.!,
Ard vo'i oi^olc v.\z ^S^^t while
With j'f. r'atior* upi/U (l>le.
Lc.Vf: c :h- r» \v,i» it.jd work«alonc,
Ai- ' 'hiiik a lit:'*- (jf y.iui own.
1 ' : 1 A -" , \% !•( .) all i-* faid apd done,
'i h j./i . v>)y fuiUrcf> may b*: won;
A; ! ' 1 :'.' ti:i a^hf . a:'.d pains, and time,
V -w !.il;i ••• J.nj.'!.- / ;'y rliymc.
W .I'll.; TV. sj an On^. v. culd make a Plat
V '■.- \vu i-.i ^'Mih, Mai.ipcu's w;iy,
- S?r t(I i,-i' your loore llnw. feet,
And \srtrcjin Jbi.EGT cumplcte.
VuL. X ■ 7
Or, not 3 more laboriotu talk.
Could you not pen a claffic Mas^xji f
Antbwr,
With will at large, and unclogg*d wings,
I durd not foar totudtibigb things.
For I, who hare more phlegm than fire,
Muil underdand, or not admire.
But when I read with admiration.
Perhaps V\\ write in Imitation.
But bufinefs of this monthly kind,
Nicd that alone eogrofi your mind.
Aflilflanrr niufV pour io a»pace,
Ne'.v paffLiigert will take a place.
And then your friends •
Author.
Aye, they indeed,
Might make a better work fuccced,
' And with the helps which they ihaU give,
I and the Magaxine fliall live.
Yes, live, and m/, and nothing more,
Author,
ril live as— —Authors did before.
THE POET.
AN EPIITIE TO C. CnURCHILL.
Well — (hall I wifli you joy of fame,
'i hat loudly echoes CuiTRcniLL*8 name,
And fets you on the mufes* throne.
Which right of conqueft made your own I
Or ih-^ll 1 (^knowing how unfit
The world efteems a man of wit.
That whercfoever he appears,
rhcy wonder if the knaTc 'has eats)
Adirclswith joy and lamcntatiou,
C'.i v:>oLrNCK and \JoNokAruLATioN,
A^ college*, who duly bring'
I'heir mef« of vcrfe to every king.
Too ccn^jmical in taAc,
Their forrow or their joy to wafie :
Mix bo:h together, fwcet and four ;
And bind the thorn up witii the liuw*r I
S«'metimcii 'tin e!«v;y» »»*" ode,
Ff'iV.t now'- your oniy incdc '
Whether that Oylc mure ghbly hitt.
The tincicB of our rambKng wits«
Who wince and kick at all oppreflion,
Bht lo\e toftraggle indigrcffion;
Or, that by writing to i^ic («reat ^
In Icrtcrs, honour*, or e(hi*e.
We (lip more eafy into fame,
Bv clinpng to another's name,
Ar.d with their ftreng'.h our wcaknefs yokcj
A4 ivy climbs abour an 02*k
A<i W r r-HcN flrs will b*.ss and purr
Al)out .1 ['r.Li.ow Commoner,
Or tri>w* will wirig » hi^<: t flighty.
W!, T Titling round the flaating kite.
Whar-'.r thf moMve, 'tin the mode,
Ani! I will trav.'l in the road,
Thr f.Oii >nab'e tuck purluc.
And >^ri»c my frnplc ib'^Aghts to Yo»,
Jui> as tVc\ nfr fron; h^id or heart,
Not marihali'd by the herald arc*
M
THE WORKS OF LLOYD.
Bf ynnitj or pleafore Ted,
From chirft of fame, or want of bread,
Shall any ft .rt up foos of rhyme
t*ATHtTic. Easy, or SotLiMEf -
'— You*d think, to hear what criticf fiiy,
Their labour was no more than play :
And that, but fuch a paltry ftatioa
Reieds difgrace aa education,
( Afe if we could at once forfake
What education helps to make)
Each reader hasfvperior (kill.
And can write better when he will.
In fliort, howe*er you toil and drudge,
The world, the mighry world, it judge,
And nice and fanciful opinion
Swayiall the world with ftrange dominion;
Opinion I which on cratches walks.
And founds the words another talka.
Bring me eleven crities ^o«Mr,
Ten have no judgment of their oRini.; •
But, like the Cyclop^ watch the nod
Of fome informing mafter god.
Or as, when near his Uteft breath,
The patient fain-would juggle death,
When Doctors fit in Consultation
( Which means no more than cunt crfation,
A kind of comfortable chat
*Mongft focial friends, on this and that,
As whether fiockt get up or down.
And tittle-tattle of the town:
Books, pidures, politics, and newt,
Who lies with whom, and who got whofe)
Opinions never difagree,
Omf dodor writes, ali take the fee.
But eminence offends at once
The owlifli eye of critic dunce,
DoLLMESt alarmM, collfd^ her force.
And FtiLLT fcreams till (he is hoarfe.
Then far abroad the Libel flies
From all th* artillery of lie*.
Malice, deliy^hted, flapM her wing.
And briOEAM prepares her fling.
Around the Irequent pellets whiftle
From Satire, Ode, and pert Epistle;
While every blockhead ftrive». to throw
His (hare ol vengeance on his foe :
As if it were a Shrove-tide game.
And cocks and poers were the fame.
Thus (hould a vtouden collar deck
Some woeful *iquire*s emharrafs'd neck,
\\'hen high above the crowd he (lands
With equi-diftant fprawling hands,
Ami without hat, politely bare,
pops out his head to take the air ;
The raob his kind acceptance begs
Oi dirt, and (lones, and ad Ue eggs.
O Genius ! though thy noble (kill
Can guide thy Pegajut at will ;
Fleet let him bear thee as the wind—
DiTLLNESs mounts op and clings behind.
In vam you fpur, and whip, and fmack.
You cauu' t (hake her from ycur back*
111 nature fl^^in);^ as merit grows,
Clofe as the thorn is to the rofe.
CouM HcRcuLANruM'it friendly earth
Ui^c Mmvivs* wotks a fccond birth,
MALcvoLeNCi,'Wkh lifted cyef,
Would fandify the noble prise.
While modem crities (bonld behold
rheir near relation to the old.
And wondering gape at one another,
!' o fee the likenefs of • brother.
But with us fb^hg modems here^
Critics are not the only fear;
The poet*s bark meets (harper (bockt
From other fands, and other rocks.
Not fuch alone who underfbuid,
Whofe bo >k and memory are at handy
Who fcientific (kill profcfs,
\nd are great adepti**«#iv or iefs ;
(^Whether di(lin];u(h'd l>y degree.
They write A. M. or figif M. D.
Or make advances (bmewhat higher
And take a new degree of 'S^eiav.)
Who read your authc^rs, Creek and Latin,
And bring you (Irange quotations pat in,
A«> if each fentence grew more terfe
From r-dds and ends, and fcraps of verfc \
Who with true poetry difpenfe,
So/ocial found fuitiJimpU fwfe^
And 1< ad one letter with the laboim,
Which (hould be (har*d among its net^hbour^
. Who know that thought produces paio,
. And deep rcfledioo made the braiji.
And therefore wife and prudent grown.
Have no ideas of their own.
But if the man olMtmre fpeak.
Advance their bayonets of Creei^
Ai'd keep plain fenfe at fuch a diftance.
She cannot give a friend afTidance.
Not thefe aKne in )udgmeni rife.
And (boot at genius as it (lies,
But thole who cannot ^r//, will tal'C,
Ah women fcold, who cannot walk.
Your man of habit, who^s wound up
To eat and drink, and dine and fup.
Bur ha5 not cither will or pow*r
To break out of hi" formal hour ;
Who lives by rule, and ne'er outgoes it;
Moves like a clock, and hardly knows it;
Who \s a kind of breathing being.
Which has but half the pow*r of feeing ;
Who (landb for ever on the brink,
Yet dare not plunge enou{;h to think.
Nor has one reafon to fupply
Wherefore he docs a ching, or why.
But what he doc«« proceed* fn right.
You'd think him always guided by't 5
Joiijs poetry and vice k gcther
Like fun anJtain im April vteat her ,
Holds rake and wit as things the fame.
And all the difierencebut a n.iME.
A rake ! alaft! how many wear
The brow of mirih, with h^aIt of care !
The defperate wretch refledutn (lies.
And (buns the way where niadnefft lies.
Dreads each increafuig pnng of grief.
And runs to follv for relief,
There, *niid(l the momentary joys
or giddy mirth and frantic noife,
FoRosTi ULNBss.her eldeft born,
bmooihs the world's hate, and bkickhetd'a feces.
POEMS.
*Si
Then VLiAsmt ^inttipon tfiemhid,
Yc CARES, yo whiAie to the vrinj
Then welcome frolic, welcome whim !
The world is all alike to him.
Dit^rcfs it all in apprehenfion ;
It ccafe$ when 'tis pift prevention :
And hajpinefs then prcfTet near.
When not a hope** left, not a fear.
— But you're enough, nor want my preaching,
Anil I vrn never form*d fir tetchmjf.
Male pnules we know (rhoie drivMinjf things).
Will have ;hcir gibet, and taunts, and fling*.
How will the fober cit abule.
The laliics of the culprit mrfe ;
To her and p'Kt ftmt the door —
Anil whip tht" bepgar, with hi« whore 1
PorT '—a Foot ' a wretch ! a knavi !
A mere mechanic dirty flave !
Wha? i> his verfc, but cooping fenfc
W'ithii: an arbitrary fence ?
At beiV.but rinjjiiig that in rhyme.
Which prole w<'u1d lay in half the time f
Mcalure arid numbers' what are thofe
Bur artificial chains for profe ?
Which mechanifm quaiqtly joint
In parallels of fcc-faw line^.
Atui when the friflcy wanton write*
In Pindar's (whit d*yc call 'cm) — flightt
Til' uneven nicafurc, (h- rt and tall,
Now rhyminjr ^r^»V/', now net at all ^
In cwrrtj and anj^les twirU about,
Like Ch.H fe railing, in and nut.
Thus when y)u ve Inbour'd hour* on hours,
Cull'd all thc/?«'/T/i, ctiil d all thcjlavr^rt,
Thcchur!, whole dull imagina'iun
Is d*aJ to cvfv fine fenfation,
Ti'o pn»f> to frlifh narure'* bloom.
Or till- \\TT fi*r^''l. rich perfume
^hall lafl them by a- nfclrfi ftuff,
Ai'.d fly witii kecnr.ef* to hi^- -fnuff.
Lo«:k r^^uIU^ »hc world, v.n* '-ne in ten.
Think- j-ners jj'iod or honeft men.
* lis true their condudl not o'er nice,
Sir- nftcii I ofe to rafy vice.
Pi rha]>» th< ir temper ame will not pafs
The due roti'i'.n of the g af*;
-\iid jjravity drnir» *em pow'r
1 * unptjf thtir haM at »uch an hnty.
Stinu- vice- muft to all appear
As conftltuMot'al a-, fear;
Ar.d I very OMiralill %( ill fin J
A ru'.lnp p.ifllon in the mind :
Which, thou;;!' pent up and barricadoM
I. ke v^ir i». where }£. lus !'niva<*«/d;
l.ik'- thrm, Will tally from their den,
Ai.d raifc a femprU now and then;
IJishin^f .ime r>'.i denci: fr>m her pbn,
A:j I r ffl ■ ill the wi-rlii nf man.
C-n au.h r* then rxeii«p'i-'n draw
r. m riiiurc's. or the ci'innvfii law ?
'II.' y err .ilike wi-h all nu:. kind,
Y- 1 i» •• rl;-: l.»nic iiui-.il :rj:ce find.
T'.L.r live* art nioie coi.tpivu 'U* (rrown,
^lori ta kM ■ f. pointed ar, and fhown.
Ti.l cvi'ry ^rrar iVenis t.i nfc
To II N» of niuft |^'^'a<«/f. CzCf
Thu^ fares h ftill, however hard.
With every v/it, and cvVy ^ard.
Y\\%fruU':c writing*, /rii/^// life.
Nay more, hi* mif^reto, or hi* wifc^
And ev'ry fociaK^dear Ci^nncAion,
Muf) bear a critical difT'Aion :
Whileyrrti»./r connive, and rivals hate,
SroundreU traduce, antl blockheads bait.
Pv-rhaps you'll nadily admit
rherr's danger from rhi traJiirg wit.
And dunce and foot, «■ d fuch as thofe,
Mil i\ be of courfe the pnet*8 foes :
Buf fure no fobrr man alive,
Can thi.ik i\\*x friend t would rVr ctmmh*e»
From juft rem »rks on earliefl time,
Jn thr firfb infancy of rhyme.
It may be fairly underilood
rhert were two fc<fts- the bad, the good.
Both fell tojjethei by the ears.
And bosh iuat «»p for volonticrs.
By ir.tercrt. or by birth allied,
Numbeis Huck'd in on either fide.
Wit to his weapons ran at once.
While a!l the cry wai " down with DtJNCE j»»
Onward he led hi-ifocial hands,
I he common cjufv* had join'd iheir hands.
Yet«*ven wiiilc* their i -a! they fhi>w,
And war againfl the jCR*"! foe,
Howr'cr their rage flam'd fierce ax;d crue].
They'd ftop it all to fijrhl a duel.
And each cool wit w.iald meet his brother^
To pink a:)d tilt at one another.
Jealous of every pufT uf fame.
I he idle whiil'linvc of a nime.
The ]»rr>pcny of half a line.
Whether a comma's your 'i* or n*ine,
Shall make a hard a ban! engajye,
Ar.A (h ike the friend (hip of an age.
Bu- 0'iiTi.liiit and modeft wit
U aiwayi readv to AlSmit;
FiU. ful of pref- and publicitinn,
Ci nuilfi a hro'hers obferv^tion,
r, U* of the m3j{got of his braios,
A- hari*l\ worth the critic pains;
•• If oujjht difjjufls fhi.' f^nfe or ear,
*• Vou cannot. Sir. be trofiven.
" Expunge, corred^, ^.o what yon will*
" I havf it -o fiiperior Qcilt;
** Efct fhr I ffi.f fif a frici.d,
" V I- m .y uhlijrc, hjt caji't fi" .id." .
I h'. h.ir.i'foo has hi« priva:.: • !.in| ■
Wr.crf b:'i rlu i- -..t, the o.^ly man.
VWr* . vvh. th: bofle and the I owl
Por.:.»tC the i VOUS flow of foul.
r\nd Imf* I f inin', no doubt, grows Arosger
Whrn failing i<-i:* cmi ftand no i;n;;tr)
F.Tp'ritic i.i i^-m. vr tak;:< ihe ehair,
Ai.'l I'a- 'n. a iv.,t ^er u'.th a:: air.
'r!'*Ti r ic!. f-lf--. 'ff d, aii.'. i»cro grown,
A'd. ?o c p- wir:. holK al- "c,
1) aweatifir W^^ his mur^'tr- Slerd«,
Fir: iliy hi- inc. and thi . \i\\ fri-ifj.
Whdi: y.T;r yjood wnr.i, -ir .onverljiioi^
C«n l.-r d a Sr i:hcr rrnu^atii n ;
W 'lie vcilc or prrtacr quainrfy pcnnM,
Can raifc the coDfequence of friend «
THE WOEISi OFt-LXiOTD.
How Tifiltle tb« kind affc4M<»^'
How clofe thif partial fond conaedioa !
Then Be U quick, and rm difcernings
And /have wit^ and U has learning.
My judgment'! ilrong,and Ah i% chaile;
And BOTH — ay aoTn, are men of tafte.
Should 7on nor.Obd nor borrotw aid.
And fet up for jourfetf in trade, .
Refolt'd imprudently to (how
That 'tis not always wit and Co.
Feelings, Vefore unkno.wn, ariCe, .
And genius looks with jealous eyes.
Though thoufimds may arrive at finnei
Yet nerer take one path. the Cune,
An author*s vanity or pride
Can't bear a neighbour by ku tide.
Although he but delighted goes
Along die track^which nature (hows,
Nor eYer madly runs aflray.
To croft hit brother in his way.
And fome there are, whofe narrow minds.
Center'd in felf, (elf always blinds.
Who, at a friend's re-echoed praiie.
Which {heir own votce confpir'd to raiCe,
Shall "Ife^morc deep and inly hurt,
Than from a foe*s infulting dirt.
And time, too timid, to reveal
That glow of heart, and fqrwardseal.
Which iprofds-are fcanty to expreis.
But frieAds muff feel from friends' facceft^
When full qi hopes and fears, the mute.
Which every breath of praife purfoes,
Would open to their free embrace.
Meet her with fnch abfaftin'g face,)
That aTl the brave imagination,
Which feeks the fun of approbation.
No more its early bloifons tries,
£ut curls its tender leaves, and dies.
Is there a man, whofe genius ilrong,
Rolls like a rapid dream along^
Whofe mufe, long hid in cheerlefs night.
Pours on us like sf flood of light,
Whofe sAing compreheniive mind
Walkft faocy*s regions, unconfin^d ;
Whom, nor the furly fenfe of pride.
Nor affVcSatirtn, warps aOde ;
Who drags no author from his (helf,)
To talk on with an eye to felf; .
Carelefs alike, in converfatibn.
Of cenfure, or of approbation ;
Who freely thinks, and freely fpeakf.
And meets the wit he never feeks;
Whofe reafon calm, and judgment cool.
Can pity, but not hate a fool ;
Who can a. hearty praife beftow.
If merit fparktes in a foe ;
Who bold and open, firm and true,
Flatters no friends — yet loves them too :
Churchill will be the faft to know
"kiu is the portrait, I would fliow.
THE TWO RUBRIC POSTS.
A DIAL0G0£.
Im Ji$rje!-/!reri^ enfued of late.
Between two pods a ILrangc debate^
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One Rubric thni addreis'd the otber :
— A noble fituatioOt brother.
With authors lac'd from top to tpc,
Methinks we cut a Urimg uiow.
The tSa'oguet of famous dead *,
Ton know how much they're bought and
Suppofe again we raifie their eholUv
And make them chat through va two pofta
A thing's halC finilh'd well b^uo.
So take the authors as they run.
The lift of names is mighty fine.
You look down this, and I that line.
Here's Pope and Swift, and Stsbui and Oav
And CovcaaiVK, in the modern way,
Whilft yoa have tbofe, I cannot fpcaka
But found moft wonderful in Grmil.
>->A dialogucf^l (hould adore it.
With fuch a (how of names before it.**
** Modern, your judgment wandera wide,** .
The ancient Rubric ftralt rcply'd.
" It grieves me much, indeed, to find
" We never can be of a mind,
** Before one door, and in one fktedtt
Neither ourfelves nor thoughts can
And we, as. brother oft wi& brother.
Are at a diftance from eaoh other.
Suppofe among the Uttered dead,
** Some author £ould ered his head,
" And ftarting from his rubric, pop
Diredly into Daviit" (hop,
Turn o'er the leaves, and look about
To find his own opimoosout ;
D'ye tliink one author out of ten
Would know his feotimeots agen f
Thinking, your authors differ lefs in.
Than in their manner of exprefCng.
'Tis (lyle which makes the writer known.
The mark he fets upon his own.
I^t CoNcaEVK fpcak as CoNoaiva writ.
And keep the hall up of hii wit ;
Let Swift he Swift, nor e'er demean
The fcnfc and humour of the DeaN.
£>n let the ancients reft in peace.
Nor bring good folks from Rome or Crtee»
To give a caufe for paft tranfadions,
They never dreamt of in their anions,
I can't help quibbling, brother poft,
'Twere better we fhould lay the ghoft.
But 'twere a tafk of real merit
Could we contrive to raifc xh.c\T jpirli,
'* Peace, brother, peace, though what yoa dy,
I own has reafon in its way.
On dialogues to bear fo hard.
Is playing with a dangerous card ;
Writers of rank are facred things, «
And crufh like arbitrary kings.
Perhaps your fentiment is right,
Heav'n grant we may not fu/Ter by'e.
For (hould friend Da via s overhear,
Hc*ll publlDi ours another year."
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Tfionoa winter its defoUte train
Of frofl and of lempeft may bringi
Yet FUra (Icps forward again »
And nature rejoices in fpring.
Though the fun in hit glories decreaft,
Of his beams in the evening is (horn,
Vet he rife* with joy from the eaft,
And repairs them again in the mom.
But what can youth's funfhine recal.
Or the bioflbms of beauty reftorc f
When its leaves are beginning to fall.
It dies, and is beard of no more.
The fpring time of love then employ,
'Ti» a IcfTon that's eafy to learn,
For Cii/ii*/ a vagrant, a boy,
Aud hit fcafons will never return.
A FAMILIAR KPISTLB TO J. B. ESQ^
Sha^l I. from worldly friends efirang*d,
Embitter'd much, but nothing chang'd
In that afTcdion firm and true,
Which gratitude excites to you ;
Shall 1 indulge the mufe, or ftifle
This meditation of a trifle ?
But you, perhaps, will kindly take
The trifle for the giver's lake.
Who only pays his grateful mite.
The jud acknowledgment of right,
A^ to the landlord duly fent
A pcppcr-corn (hail pais for rent.
Yet trifles often (how the man.
More tlun his fettled life and plan :
Thefe arc the ftaits of inclination ;
Thcfc ihc mere glofs of edvcation.
Which has a wond*rous knack ac turning
A blockhead to a nAn of learning;
And, by the help of form and place.
The child of (in co babe of grace.
Not that it alters nature quite.
Aril fcts perverted rcafon right.
Bur, l:kc hypocrify, conceals
1 he very p^inons which (he feels;
A:;d claps a vizor on the face,
Tn l.i'ic u» from the world's difgrace.
Which as the firfl appearance (liikes,
Approve^ of all rhingi or diflikes.
J.ikc the fond fool with eager glee,
W ho fold }u> all, and put to fea,
].i:r'd by the calm which feem'd tofleep
On the ln;ooth I'urface of the deep;
Nor dreamt iu waves could proudly rife,
Ar.ci U)fo up mountains to the (kies.
A i' 1 r A KA N c E is the only thing,
A l;in>;'» a wretch, a wretch a king.
l'Murcl!> thim both— You king, fuppofe
1 or I r.ce y«>u wear the beggar's clothes ;
Ci')rl'r» that will take in ivery air ;
- - I'lr h mc ! they fit ]puu to a hair.
Nov )tiu,bir V4}(r4nt, quickly doQ
The rcbc» his mpjclly had op.
And now, O WotLD, fo wondVoUB wife,
Who fee with fuch difceming eyes.
Put obfervation to the fir etch.
Come — which is kiikg, and which if wretch I
To cheat tbh world, the hardefk talk
Is to be conftant to onr maik.
Externals make dired imprc(fions,
I And m..ik4 are worn by all profcfions.
What need to dwell on topics ftale f
Of parfons drunk with wine or ale ?
Of lawyers, who with face of brafs,
For learned rhetoricians pafs?
Of fcientific dodors big,
Hid in the pent houfc of their wig ?
Whofe converfation hardly goes
I Beyond half words, and hums ! and Oh*s!
Of fcholars, of fuperit>r taftf
Who cork it up for fear of wa(U,
Nor bring one bottle from their fiielvei.
But keep it always for themfelves ?
Wreuhes like thefe my foul difdains,
And doubts their hearts as well as brains,
Suppol'e a neigbour (hould defire
To light a candle at your fire,
Would it deprive yoiir flame of light,
Becaufe another profits by*t?
But youth mud often pay its court,
To thcfc great (cholars 6y npwt^
Who live on hoarded reputation
Which dares no rHk of converfatxon,
And boaft within a fiore of knowledge,
Sufficient, bleis us: for a college.
But take a prudent care, no donbt.
That not a grain (hall ftraggle out ;
And are of wit too nice and fine.
To throw their pearl and gold tofwht ;
And therefore, to prevent deceit,
Thii.k every man a bog they meet.
1 hel'c may perhaps as fcholars (hiue.
Who hang tbemfdvcs out for ^J%n^
What (ignifies a lion's (kin.
If It conceals an afs within ?
If thou'rt a lion, prithee roar ;
If afs — bray once, and ftalk no matti
In words as well as looks be wife,
Silence is folly in difguife;
With fo much wifdom bottled op.
Uncork, and give your friends a fop.
What need your motbings thu« to lave I
Why place the Hal in the grave f
A fig for wit and reputation,
Which fncaks from all communication.
bo in a pofi-bag, cheek by jole.
Letters will go from pole to p-Je,
Which tmay contain a wond'rous dbil;
But then they travel under fcal.
And though they bear your wit about.
Yet who Ihall cv(.r find it out,
Till trufiy wax foregoes its ufe.
And fcts imptilonM meaning luofe?
Yet idle loliy cficn deems
What man niuft be from what he fecmi ;
As if, to ItKk A dwelling o'er.
You'd go ntv farther than the door.
M:uk yon round parlon, fat and (leekj
Who preaches uxdy once a week,
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THE WOAKS.'OR LLOYD..
Whom cUret, flotl^ iikj ^D*iba join
To make an §rthod9x'diyine ;
Whofe holinefi receiyct its beauty .
From ificume Urge^abd little duty;
Who loTcs the pipe, the gUfi^ the finock.
And keeps^-a curate foe his flock.
The world, ohfeq^uio)is to his nod.
Shall hail this oily man of God,
While the poor prieft, with half a (core
Of prattling infants at his door,
WhofeXober wi(hes ne'er regale
B«7ond the horrelj jog of ale.
Is hardly dcem'd c»mpanfoi^ fit
For man of wealth, or man of wit.
Though learn *d perhaps and wife at h^
Who fleas with aariog S. T. P.
And full of faccrdptal pride, ,
Lays God and duty both aiide.
** This curitr, lay you, leam*d and wile !
'*- Why does not then this curate rife ?'*
Thu curate then, zt /orty-ihree^
(Years which become a curacy)
At 110 great mart of letters bred.
Had ftrange odd notions in his head.
That parts, and books, and applicatioOi
Furnifli'd all means of education ;
And chat a pulpiteer ih.^uld know
More than his gaping flock below ;
That learning waa not got with pain.
To be forgotten all again ;
That Latin w Tds, and rumbling QreelC|
However charming founds to fpeak.
Apt or unapt in each quotation,
Wereii^ii/// on a congregation.
Who could not underhand one word
Of all the learned fiuff they heard :
That fomething more than preaching fine,
Should go (o make a found divine ;
That church, and prayer, and holy Sumday^
Were no excufe for fmful Monday ;
That pious d( tftrine, pious life.
Should both make one as man and wife.
Thinking in this uncommon mode.
So out of all the priedly road.
What man alive can e'er fuppofe.
Who marks the way PaErEaMKNT goes.
That (he fhould ever find her way
To thi«^eer curate" j houfe of clay I
Such waft the prieii. fo Arangciy wife !
He could riot bow.^How (hould he rife I
Learned he was, and deeply read ;
^•But what of that 2- —nut duly bred.
For he had fuck'd no graxnfiiar- rules
From royal founts or pubiu: fchooU,
Nor gaiii'd a fi^>;le corn of knowledge
From that va(l granary— a college.
A granary, wh^h ft-od (u()plics
To vermin of uncommon iize.
Aye, now indeed the matter's clear.
There is a mighty error here.
A public fchool's the place alone.
Where duly talents may be known.
It ha% no doubt, it« iraperfcdlii n»,
But then, fuch frieiuiibip^ lurh c^nneiSionsi
The parent who hasforni'd hi«« plan,
And in his child cooiider^d man.
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^ Make your conneAions, ^a\A at Ichool.
Mix with your equals fly inferiors.
But follow daf^ your faooriors.
On them ycnir every hope iiepoodi»
Be prudent, Tom, get uftfid friends;
And therefore like a fpider witC»
And fpin your web aboot the great*
If my Lord's genius wants fuppjies^,
Why —Tou muft make his exerci&.
t.et the young MarqtuM take your plice^
And bear a whipping for his Grace.
Suppofe (fuch things may hcppeo osce)
I'he nobles' wits, and you the d^raee, '
Improve the means of education ;
And learn commodious aduUrioa.
Yovr matter (cai cely holds it fio»
Hi chocks his Lordfiip on the chia.
And would not for the world rebcJiet
Beyond a pat. the ichnol-boy i2ftJ».
The paftor there, of ^— - what's the place ?
With fmiles eternal in his face.
With dimpling cheek, and Ihuwy hand.
That (hames the whitenefs of his band;
Whofe mincing dialed abounds .
In hums and hahs, and haIf-form*d Ibvods ;
Whofe elocution, fine and chafle.
Lays his nmmainds with judgment mmUtg
And left the company ihould hear,
Whifpers his nothing* in your ear ;
Think you *twas zeal, or virtue's care
That placM ihcfmirUfig doAor there I
Ko — 'twas connedions form'd at Ichoc^
With fome rich wit, or noble fool,
Obfequious flattery, and attendance,
A wilful, ufeful, bafe dependance i
A lupple bowing of the knees
To any human god yoM pleafe,
(For true good-breeding's io p^it^^
' Twouldcall the very devil white)
* Fwas watching others fliiftiog will^
And veering to and fro wHli flcill :
I'hefe were the means that made him
Mind your cenneiiUns^ and be wife.**
Methinks 1 hear fon Tom reply,
I'll be a biihop by and by.
Connedions at a public fchool
Will often fcrve a wealthy fool.
By lendng him a lettcr'd knave
To bring him credit, or to fave;
And knavery gets a pn-fit refil.
By giving parts and worth ideal,
'! he child that marks this ilavifli plan.
Will make his fortune when a man.
While h«nc{l wit's ingenious merit
£r<jcy< hi» pittance, and his fpirit.
The (lren(;th cf public education
Iii quick'nin^r parts by Emulation)
And emulation will create
III narrow nundi> a jealous ftate,
Which ilifled for a Cuurle of years.
From want of {kill or mutual fears.
Breaks out in manhood with a zeal.
Which none but trivai uits can feel.
For when good people wits coimnenc^
\ Ihcy lofc ail oiLcx kind of fenfe;
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(The maxim makes you fmile, I (ec^
Rcti rt it when you plcafe 00 me) ;
One writer always hates another.
As emperors would kill a brother,
Or cmprcfs-quecn to rule alone,
Pluck down a hufbaod from the throne.
When tirM of friendfliip and alliazice.
Each fide fprin^s forward to de^ance,
Inveterate hate and refolution,
Faggot, and fire, and pcrfecution,
Ift all their aim, and all their cry,
Though neither fide can tell you why.
To it they run like valiant men.
And flaOi about them with their pen.
What inkOied fpringt from altercation !
What loppings off of reputation !
You might as foon hu(h ftormy wearher.
And bring the north and louth together,
As reconcile your Ietter*d foes,
Who come to all things but dry biowi.
Your defpcrare lovers wan and pale,
Ah needy culprits in a jail.
Who rr.ufe, and doat, and pine, and die,
Scorch'd by the lightning of aaeye,
(Fur iitdics* eyes, with fatal flroke,
Will blaH the verieft heart of oak)
Will wrangle, bicker, and complain,
NIerely to make it op again.
7'Howgh Twain look glum, and mils look fiery,
*l'ib nothing but amamtium ira.
And all the prngrcfs purely thia—
A fn^wn, a pout, a tear, a kifs.
Thus love and quarrels (April weather]
l.ike vinegar and oil together,
Join in an eafy mingled ftrife.
To make the lallad up of life.
J.Mve lettlcs befl from alternation,
As liquors after fermeiitation.
In a ilage coach, with lumber crainm*d,
Between two bulky bodic» jamm*d.
Did you ne'er writhe yourfclf about,
Ti) find the feat and cuihion out ?
How Uifagrccubly you fit,
With b — m awry, and place unfit,
Till fome kind jolt o*cr ill-pav*d town
Shall wedge you clofe, and nail you down.
So fari<« it with your fondling dolts.
And ail love's quarrels arc but jolts.
When tifr» arifr, and words of ftrifc
Turn one to two in man and wife,
( For that's a matrimonial courfe
Which yoke mates mud go through perforce.
And cv'ry married man i» certain
T' at!tn«l the IcO^urc call'd the nrtaim)
I'hi^iigh not another word is faid
When once the couple arc in bed :
There thii gs their |ruper channel keep,
( rhcy tnak( it up, ;:nd go to flcep)
Their IjIIii ^> in and failings cut,
S«»metimc< v,'uh caufe, hut moft without.
Arc but the common niodts • f (Irife.
Which oil the Iprmgvof married life.
Where latnrnel* would create the (plccn,
i-or ( vcr J; upiJ.'y /eremc.
Oblerve )< n (lov^ay bed — to Riakc iC|
You to(t the fcathcTft up, lad (hake ^%
So fondnefi fpriogi from words and fcuffllog,
As beds lie fmoothcft after (huffling.
But authors' wranglings will create
The very quinti flcnce of hate ;
Peace is a fruitlefs vain endeavour.
Sworn foes for once, they're foes for ever.
— Oh ! had it pleas*d my wifer betters
That I had never tailed letters.
Then no Pamaflian maggots bred
. Like fancies in a madman's head.
No grafpings at an idle name,
No childifli hope of future fame.
No impotence of wit had ra'en
^offeflion of my mufe ilruck brain. .
Or had my birth, with fortune fit,
VarriifliM the dunce, or made the wit;
I had not held a (hameful place.
Nor letters paid me with difgrace.
— O I for a pittance of my own.
That 1 might live unfought, unknown !
Retir*d from all this pedant ftrife,
Far from the cares of buftling life ;
Far from the wits, the fools thegreatt
And all the little world I hate.
THE MILK-MAID.
Whoe'er for pleafure plans a fchcm^,
Will find it vaniih like a dream,
Affording nothing f und or real,
Where happincls fS all ideal ;
In grief, in joy, or either (late.
Fancy will always antedate,
And when the thoughts en ertl porCy
Anticipation makes it more.
Thus while the mind the/«/wr» feet.
It cancels all it^ frefetii tiit»
Is plcafure's Ichcme the point in yiew |
How eagerly we all purfue !
Well — Tuefdady is th' appointed day;
How flowly wears the time away !
How dull the interval betwten.
How darken'd o*er with clouds of fpleen^
Did not the mind unlock her trcafure.
And fancy feed on promis*d pleafure.
Delia iurveys, with curious eyci|
I'he clouds coUcdcd in the flcies;
Wiflies no florm may rend the air,
And ru(fday may be dry and fair;
And I liM k round, my boys, and praj
That Fuefday may be holiday.
Things duly fettled — what remains }
Lo! Fuefday comes— alas it rains;
And all our vifionary fchemes
Have died av%ay, like golden dreamt.
Once on a time, a ruftic dame,
(No matter for the lady's name)
W/apt up in deep imagintti* n,
liiduigM her pleafing contrmplation j
While on a bciich (he t ^'k her feat.
And plac d thi milk-pail at her feet.
Oft in her hand (he chink'd the pence.
The profit* which arofe from thence;
While fond idra^ fill'd her brain
Of hjiogs up, and momfirms gain,
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Till evef7 penny iwKich ihe toM
Creative ^ey fxffV^d to gold ;•
And reafoning thus from computationi
She fpoke alood her meditation.
** Pieafe Heav*n bpt to prcferve my health,
** No doubt I fliall have (lore of wealth ;
** It nluft of conftquence enfue
'■ I (hall have ftore of lover* too.
** Oh ! how rU break their ftubbom heortf
*' With all the pride of female arts.
** What fuitors then will kneel before me !
** Lordiy Earhf and y^nwns^ (hall adore me.
\ When in my gilded coach tride,
«* My Lady »t his Lordfiift fide,
** How wttl I Jaugh at all I meet
•* ClattVingin pattens down the ftreet !
« And I«oBBiN then I'll mind no more,
** Howe*er I luv*d him heretofore ;
** Or, if he talks of plighted truth,
M I will not hear the fimple youth,
** But rife indignant from my ftat,
** And fpurn the lubber from my feet.*
Adiou, alas ! the fpeaker's grace,
Ne*er came in more improper place.
For in the tofiirg forth her (hoe,
What fancied blils the maid o'erthrew 1
While down at once, with hideous fall,
Came lovers, wealth, and milk, and alU
Thus fancy ever loves to roam.
To bring the gay materials honde;
Imagination forms the dreamy
And accident deilroys the fcheme*
A FAMILIAR EPISTLE,
From ibe Jl*v, AU* HaiAury$ Uvrft to tbt Rm,
JMr, St9U
Amoncst jo\xiipedt, reputation
Depends on ratik akVk\}, Jituathn ;
And men increafe in fame and worth,
Not from their merits, but their kirtb.
Thus he i» born to live obfcure.
Who has the (in of beicg puor ;
While wealthy duUnefs lolls at cafe.
And is— as witty as you pieafe.
— " What did his Lordjbip fay ?— O ! fine !
" The very tLlny! btu-jo ! divine!'^
And then *tis buzz*d from route to routes
While ladie« whifpcr it about,
•* Well, 1 prottft, a charming hit \
** }M%Lotdjhip has a deal of wir.
*' H<w elegant that double fcnfe !
" Perdigiou\ ! vu'^IyJineT immtnfe I**
When all my lord has (aid or done
Was but i\it Idtin^ fl^a pilf).
Nlark the fat cit^ whofc'gcod rdund fum
Amounts at Icaft to half ^ plumb ;
WLofc chariot whirl*> him up and down
borne three or four miles out cf town;
For thither fober folks repair
To take the dujl^ which they ca,Il air.
Dul' folly (nr>t the wanton \^ ild
]ui.i^inaticrj*s younger child)
H.it. ' ike. lodgings in hi» face,
As imdin^ tiiai a vatcnt pbce, '
And peeping from hh windows, %%\H %
To all behokJer% wtiere ihc dwells.
Yet once a weelt this purfe-prond cit
Shall ape the fallies of a wit.
And after ev*ry Suodiy*s dinner.
To prieftly faint, or city (inner.
Shall tell the (lory o*er and o'er
H*as told a ihoulaiid times before ;'
Like gamefters^ wlio, with eager seal.
Talk the game b*er between thedeaL
Mark ! how the fools and knaves admire
And chuckle with their Sunday Tqoire :
While he looks pleas*d at every gueft.
And laughs much louder than the reft ;
And cackling with inctffant gxin»
Triples the dombU of his chin.
Birth, rank, and wealth, have wondVo^s flul
Make mIU knd flaieptun whdn they will i
While genius holds nu edimation
From lucklefs want oifauation ;
And if through clouded (cenes of life
He takes dame poverty to wife.
However he work and tcaze his brain,
Hii pound of wit fcarce weighs ^^rmtMg
While with his Lordfiip it abourndt.
And one light grain fwclls out to pmtnli.
Receive, good Sir, with afped ^ind.
This wanton g^Uop of the mind ;
But, (ince all things increafe in wprth,
Proporcion*d to their rank and birth ;
Left you (hould thirik the letter bafe.
While 1 fupply the poct*s place,
ril tell you whence and what I am.
My brtedf my blcod, my^r«, my dam^
My Jire was PiNnAK's eagU^ foa
Of Pegafu9 of HzLicoN ;
My dam^ the bippogrypb, which whiri'd
AJiolpbo to the lunar world.
Both high-bred things nf mtitled b!»cJ^
The heft in all Apollo's dud.
Now Ckitics here would bid me fpeak
The OLD hurfe languay^e, that is, Greti ^
For Homer made us talk, you know,
Almod three thouf^nd yearn ago ;
And men at tape aui!yW^<fff riN£,
Allow the paffage is divine.
They were fine mettled chings indeed.
And of peculiar ilrcngth and breed ;
What leaps they took, how far and wide !
—They'd take a country at a (Iride.
How great each leap, LoNCiNuskocw,
Who from dimcnfions ta'cn of two,
Afliims, with equal ardour whirlM,
A third, good Lord \ would clear the wrorId«
But till fomc learned wight (hall (huw
If accehis MUST be us*d, or no,
A doubt, which puzzks all the wife
Of giant and of pigmy dze.
Who waftc their time, and fancies vex
With afpcTy Itr.ii^ citcutKJlcXy
Atjd talk of mark and punduation.
As 'twere a matter of falvution ;
For when your pigmies take tlic pen
They fancy they grow up to men^
And think ihey keep the wrrlU iu awc
j3y branoi(hing a ycry Jfraw s
POEMS.
Us
Till they haTc cleirM this wcig^hty' doubt,
Which rhey*U be ccntui^iri about,
A^ a plain n«^, in homely phral'c,
ril life the language of our days ;
And. for this liril and only time,
Ju{> m^ke a tret in eafy rhyme.
Nor let ic (hock your thought or fight,
That thu« a quaJruptJ (hnuld write;
Rciil but thi' papers, and you'll fte
More prodi^iei of wit than me ;
Crc'in men an- 1 /^jrro^r/ taught to dance,
By nK^nluur Frnj/ifrat fmm Fraocet
I'hc .ejrnrJ.Aogt the Ujrmed BlATt,
'I'll? ictrneJ bird, ihc harmed hare ;
Aiiti all itc /.tJhimMhU too,
And pi.iy at cards as well at yoo.
Of paper, pen, and ink polTeis'd,
Vith lacultici ol writing hicft,
Why Ihuuld not I then, H^tviMyiwm bred
(A woid that mull bey>M, not laid)
Kid you ( f all that anxious care,
Whiih ^ro.l fo!k» feel for good and fair.
And >%hiv:h your tookt betray'd indeed,
'r«. m re dilcerning eye* of deed ;
When in the Hi ipe of ufeful hack,
I bi:rc a p-ct on my back?
Know, lafcly rode my mailer's bride.
The ba-.d before her for «ry guide.
Yet tiiink not, bir, his awkward caro
Knfur'd protedion to the fair.
No — coi.fci'^us of the pnze I bore,
iSIy wayward frotQepk flipt no more*
For though I fcorn thr^M/*i ikill,
IMy n ;ilrei'«i f<^uidesnie where (he wilL
Abdrafl in wond'rous fpeculation,
Ij'il :n labiTiuus mcdi'.jiticn,
A* whether 'twould piomote/uMimi
lij'i.'icr couUl be pair'd in rhyme;
C)r, a-j the word of , Vc/.r /tur,
M.I !>• mi^ht be cln.k d inllcad of mooQ :
Nu wordcr poets hardly know
Or what they do, or where they go.
Whether they ruic or walk the Ihsct,
Their IrjJi arc aiway*cn their ylrr#;
'( hey row and tiicn may get aUride
'l"h iJ.jl Pegafus and r;dc
rrcH^hut journeys— round a roon,
A9 b'»y ride cock-horfe on a broom.
Whether acrtjUa teize the bram,
Whic!) }Tuis a hunting «ords in TaiP|
( Kor \\ ui d* moll cj^taily (10,
rnlcl.-> their ictterk right begiik)
S iiicc how toman or woman 't Dime|
C ouid you or 1 acroAic frame.
O r make thcjlarhg letters joto,
T o form the word, th«t tells os r^tJtf,
I'nuTs we'dd ri^lt initials got,
S, C\ O, 1 , and lo made dco i ?
Or whether ^.-/w, RiJMit brother
(12uth which had l)i lln* ss for their mother)
hnipluy the gentle poet's care,
Ti' celebrate fume town or fair,
Which all .iJ iicitmm he flits
Fcr 1 u ?o pick It up by bits,
Wluch bit» together plac'd, will/ram^
jcme city's or fwxnc Udy'> aamc ;
I
As when a worm Is cut in twain,
It joins and is a worm again; -
When thought! y« weighty,y# iDtenfei
Above the reath of common fenfe,
DiHrad and twirl the mind about.
Which fain would hammer fomcthing out;
A kind difcharge relieves the mtod, '
As folks are eas'd by breaking wind;
Whatever whims or maggots bred
Pake place of fenfe in poet's head,
rhcy fix themCelvet without cootrotti,
Where'er its feat is on the foul.
Then, like your heathen idols, we
Have eyes indeed, but cannot fee.
( fVcf for I take the poet's part.
And for my blooti, am itnJ at heart)
For in refledion deep iounerft.
The man mu£e-bitten and U-^ferf^
NegledfuJ of eternals all, >
Will run his head againft a wall.
Walk, through a river as it flowi.
Nor fee the bridge before hit nofe.
Are things like thcfe equettttans fic
To mount the back of mettled tit I
Arc— but farewell, for here comei Btk^
And i mud ferve fomc hackoey job ;
Fetch letters, or, for recreation,
Tforfport the bard to our pimUatim,
AuUrt joint compts with Burmam Slaci,
Your bumble fervant, Hankmjt hack*
THE NEW-RIVER HEAIX
A TALX.
Aitemptid m the memmir •/ Mr, C. Dmu.
JNSCEIBEO TO JOHN WILKXi, XSq.
** La! itur et labetur in omne Yolubalii svum.'*
H9Uf
De \a WiLKct, whufe lively ibcial wit
Diiurfius the prndiOi sffedation
Of gloomy folks, who love to (U
As dodoTt Jb^^U ai coofulcatioOa
Permit nte in familiar (Irain,
To flcal you from the idle hour
Of combating the No aTUKiN TuAMfi,
And all his puppet tools of pow'r.
Shame to the wretch, if feofSe of iham«
Can ever touch the mifcreaot'abreaflf
Who dead to virtue as to fame,
( A monftcr whom the gods deteil)
Turns traitor to himfclf, to court
Or miniAer or monarch's (mile ;
And dares, in infolcnce of fport.
Invade the Cua^tkr of our iflc.
But why ihoald I, who only drive
By telling of an eafy tale.
To keep attention half alive
'GaiBft UuLooLAM and Flim NAt rail ?
For whether EwoLANobethe name,
(Name which w£*re taught no more to prized
Or Britain, it is all the fame,
Fhc LillipuiiaD (latefmen life
T» maii<ie oi gigaauc iiic.
Mt
THE WOaK^ AF .LLOT0.
jLct them enjoy their wtrmtli a-vhilc^
Tnub flull rei^ard theai with a (miXt^
While you, like Gollivkii, in fport
PUii out the fire, fad iave the court*
But to return—- The tale it old ;
Indecee^, tiuly 900c of mioe^—
What BcROALitva gravely told;
I read it in that kmd <Uviiie,
Ami. lot indcceficyv yo« know
He had a faihioaable turn,
Aa prim obfj:rver» clearly ihow
Id t'other perfoti doAor Stsrkx*
Tet Pope deniee k all defence.
And call* it» blefa^s ! waDtoffeoie.
But e'en the ittmi Po? a can write
* Of bottlci» corks, and maiden fighii
Of charming beautks left in fight, .
Of the more fcc'ct precious hair»
f **• And ibmet&iog ciie .of little fiK»
Yon know where.*'
If Inch author itiet prevail.
To Tamifli o'er this petty fin,
I plead a pardon fof my tale.
And having hemm'd and cough'd*^hegin.
A genius (one of thoie 1 mean,
We read of in th' Arabian Nights;
Hot Inch as every day are feen
At Bob's Of Arthur's, whilom White's;
Jor bowfoe'cr you change the name.
The chj>s and meeting* arc the.&mc s
|ibr thofe prodigious learned folks.
Torn haberdaihers of fiale j^kcs^
Who dreift them up fo neat and clean
Yor news-papcr or magazine ;
Bot one t^i could play wondVons tricksy
Changing the very courfe of nature,
Mot A.^> OD:us 00 two (licks
Or fage Urga: da could do greater.)
Once on a time incog came down
From his equivocal dominions.
And traTcird o*er a country town
To try folks* tempers apd opinion*.
When to accompli(h his intent
(For had the cobler knomn the king,
liord ! it would quite have fpoil'd the thing)
In ftrange difguife he flily went
And fiumpM along the high-way track,
With grcafy knapfack at hit back ;
And now the night was pitchy dark,
Without one ftar*8 indulgent fpark.
Whether he wanted flerp or not.
Is of no confcqrence to tell;
A bed and lodging mud be got,
For geninfes Kve always well.
At the beft houfe in all the town,
( It was th* attorneys you may fwear)
He knock'd as he*d have beat it down,
Knock as you would, no entrance theiji*
Bot from the window cried the darre, * '
Go, fir rah go, from whence yoo came.
Here, Mell< John, Thoma% fee who knocksi
Fellow, I'll put you in tlie ftocks.
* Raptofihe L»ek,
f Ptpa Letters,
Be gentle Qrii'fii'tlbe.gtlilM Cried I
Have mercy 00 the ftwd'riag pOBT^
Who knows no^ whevc hia lieud to liid^
And aflts a piftante at your door.
A mug of beer, a .cmd of brcnd—
Have pity 00 the houlclelii botd s
Your hafband keeps a lordly tnble^
I aflc but for the iffsl cruish^
And for a iodging-*-bani *« ftftUe
Will fiiroud me till the morniog comcfc
' rvr^jall in vain ; flie rang the bcll»
The fervams trembl'd at the kttcU ;
Down flew the maids to tell the mep^
To drive the vsgraot back agen.'
He trudg'd avray in angry miiid«
And thought bot cheaply of maakind^
Till through a cafement*t dingy psoe^
A ro(h-light*s melancholy ray.
Bad him e'en try his .luck again ;
Perhaps beneath ahoufe of clay
A waod'ring paiTenger might find,
A better firiend to huma» kindy
And far more hofpitable fare.
Though not fo coAly, nice, or rmrCf
As fmokes upon the filver plate
Of the luxurious pamper'd great.
60 to this cat of homely thatch.
In the fame plight the genius came s
Down comes the dame, lifu.np.the faitdi;
What want ye fir >
Ood fave yoo, dame.
And fo he told the piteous tale.
Which you have heard him tell before ;
Your patience and my own woold HH
Were I to tell it o*er and o'er.
Suffice it, that my goody*a care
Brought forth her beft, though fimple fare.
And from the corner-cupboard*s hoard.
Her Granger gueft the more to plcafie,
Belpread her hofpitable board
With what (he had — 'twas bread aod cheeic-
' lis honeft though but homely cheer ;
Much good may*t do ye, eat your fill.
Would I could treat you with ftrong beer.
Bur for the adlion take the will.
You fee my cot is clean, though fmall.
Pray Hi an'n increafr my flcnder ilock !
You're welcome, friend, you £ee iny all ;
And for your btd, fir, there's a flock*
No matter what was after faid.
He eat and drank, and went to bed.
And now the cc.ck his mattins fun^,
(HoweV fuch riogin>;*s light eileem'd,
* TiA precious in the mufes* tongue
When fun^, rhyme> better than he fcream'd);
The dame and pedlar boiharofe.
At early dawn of rifrng: day.
She f( r her work of folding clothca.
And he to travel on hib way ;
But much he thought hinifclf to blamCi
If. as in duty furely bound.
He did not thank the carehil danie
For the reception he had found.
Hoftcfs, qurth l;c, betre I go,
I thabk you for your hearty fare \
r O E M 1
Mr
Would It were lo my powV to paj
My p-atitudc a better way ;
But money now runt very h-w,
And I have not a doit to fpare ;
But if >ou'll take tl^s piece of ftuff—
— No, quoth the dame, I'm pogr as yoii.
Your kindcd wiihe* are enough.
You're welcome, friend, farewell — Adieu.
But firfl rrply'd the waudVing gueA,
For btrd and b<>ard and homely diih,
May all things turn out for the beft,
So tike my blefliog and my wilh.
May what you firft begin to do.
Create fuch profit an)! delight,
That ycu may do it all day through,
Nor finifh till the depth of night.
1 hank y« >u, fhe faid, and (hut the door,
Turn'd to her work, and thought no more*
And now the napkin which was fprcad
To treat her gucft with good brown bread.
She folded up with niceil care ;
When lo ! another napkin there!
And every folding did beget
An- ther and another yet.
She fulds a ihift — by flraoge iflcreafe.
The remnant fwells into a piece.
Her caps, hct lacet, all the fame.
Till fuch a quantity of linen,
rVoni fuch a very fmall beginoing',
Flow'd in at «ncc upon the dame,
Who wondcr'd how the deuce it camCy
'J hat with the drap*ry (he had got
Within her little ihabby cot.
She might for all the town provide,
And break both York-flreet and CheapildA*
Ic happcn*d that th* attorney's wife.
Who, to be fure, took much upon her,
A« being one in higher life.
Who did the panih mighty honour.
Sent for the dame, who, poor and willing,
Would take a job of charing work.
And fwcac and toil like any Turk,
To earn a fixpcnce or a (hiUin|f.
She could not come, not (he indeed !
She thank'd her much, but had no need.
Good news ^ill fly as well as bad.
So out tht& wood'rous flory came.
About the pedlar and the dame.
Which made th* attorney's wife fo mad,
I Sat (he rcfolv'd at any rate.
Spite of her pride and lady airs^
Vv ^ct the |>cJUr tcte-a>t£te0
And nuke up all the paft affsirs:
And though (he wifb'd him at the devil,
\Vh' n he came ti'.erc the night before,
L\{crmin'd to be monfiroua civil,
Ai d tlnp hcrcurt'fy at the door.
Now ull wa« racket, noife and pother,
Nid r-.rning ui.e way, John another,
And 1 on: w as un the coach-horfe fent,
T<> U^rn which ivay the pedlar went.
1 i.omas rauni'd; — the pedlar brought.
— -What cr uld n.y dainty madam fay.
For not behaving as fhe ought,
Ai^d driving hoDcft Xolkf away I
Upon my word, it (hocks me much,
— But there** fucn thieving here of late-^
Not that I dreani'd that yoa were fuch.
When you came knocking at my gate*
I muft confefk myfelf to blame.
And I'm afraid you lately met
Sad treatqoent with that homely dame.
Who live;* on What her bands can get.
Walk in with me at leaft to-night.
And let us fct all matters righL
I know my duty, and indeed
Would help a friend in 'ime of aeedL
lake fuch refrtfhment as you findf
I'm fure I mean it for the beft.
And give it with a willing mind
To fuch a gravl and fober guefh
So in they came, and for hit picking*.
Behold the table covers fprcad,
InAead cf Goody's cheefe and bread.
With tarts, and fifh, and flefli, and ^^h^^lrf i
And to appear io greater ftate,
The knives and f rks with fiiver handlea»
The candleflicks of bright (French) plalo
To hold her licll mould (tallow) candle%
Were all brought forth to be dirplay*49
In female houfewifcry parade.
And more the pedlar to regale.
And make the wood'rous man her friead^
Decanters foam'd of mantling ale.
And port and claret without end ;
They hobb'd and nobb'd, and fintl*d aod
laujfh'd,
Touch'd glaJcs, nam'd their toaftt, and ^ttCM;
Talk'd ever every fnend and foe,
Till eating, drinking, talking pafl.
The kind,honfe-clock ftrack twelve at lafl^
When wifhing madam Um rtft^
The pedlar pleaded weary head,
Made his low bow, and went to bed«
Wifhing him then at perfed cafie,
A good foft bed, a good found fleep.
Now, gentle reader, H you pleafe.
We'll at the lady take a peep.
She could not re0, hut turn'd and XM^
While fancy whifpcr'd in her brain,
That what her indificretion loA,
Her art and cunning might regain.
Such linen to fo poor a dame !
For fuch coarfe fare ! perplex'd her heads
Why mi);ht not fhe cxped the fame.
So courteous, civil, and well-bred f
And now fhe reckon'd up her flons
Of cambrics. hoUands, moflios, lawne.
Free gifts, and purchafes, and pawm^
Refolv'd to multiply them more.
Till fhe bad got a flock of linen.
Fit for a dowager to fin in.
The mominj; came, when up fht got.
Mod ceremonioufly inclin'd
To wind up her lagacious plot.
With all that cmi fluff we find
'Moogft thofie who talk a wond'roui deal
Of what they neither mean nor feel.
How fhall I, ma'm, replyM the KUei^y
Make you a f oiuble rcturai
rMS
THE WORKS 0^ LLOTD.
For your attention tnd coDceniy
Aod fuch civiliciet ezpreft
To one, who mnft be ftUl in debt
For all the kindncfs he has met f
For. this your entertainment's lake,
If ought of good my wilh can do.
May what ycni firft (hall uodertakei
Laft wtthoDt ceafing all day through.
Madam, who kindly nnderftood
His wi(h effeduaUy good,
Strait dropp*d a curtfy wond'rons loW|
For much Ae wanted him to go.
That Ihe might look up all her ftore,
And torn it mto tboufaods more.
Now all the maids were fenjt to look
In every cranny, hole and nook,
For every rag which they could find
Of any fize, or any kind.
I>raw*ri, boxes, cloiets, chefts, and calea
'Were all nnlockM at once to get
Her point, her gauze, her Prnflian-net|
With fifty names of fifty kinds,
Which foit variety vl minds.
How ihall I now thy tale purfoe,
80 paffing/lrange, fo paffing true f
When every bit from every horde.
Was brought and laid upon the board,
I>ft fome more urgent obligation
Mght interrupt her pleafing toil.
And marring half her application, -
The pronds*d hcpes of profit fpoil.
Before (he folds a fiagle rag,
Or takes a cap from board orbag,
That nothing might her work prevent,
(For (he was now refolv*d to labour.
With eameft hope and fiiU intent
To get the better of her neighbour)
Into the garden (he wiruld go
To do that neceffary thing.
Which muft by all be done, you know.
By rich and potr, and high and low.
By male and female, queen and king ;
She little dreamM a conmion adion,
Pr^iftis'd as duly as her pray'rs.
Should prove fo tedious a tranfadion,
Or cod her fuch a fea of cares.
In (hort the dreams fo plenteous flow'd,
That in the dry and dufty weather.
She might have watered all the road
For ten or twen'iy miles together.
What could (he do ? as it began,
Th' involuntary torrent ran.
Inftead of folding cap or mob.
So dreadful was this didillation.
That from a (imple watering job.
She fearM a general inundation.
While for her indifcretion*s crime,
And coveting Coo great a ftore,
She made a river at a time,
Which fure was never done before.
A FAMILIAR lEirER OF RHYMES.
TO A LADY.
Ves —I could'riflc k»rove aiid bow'r
And drip the beds of every flow'r,
And deck -fSkim in die&''fiiiftft''Iiiie»'
Merely to be ont-bln(b'd ky yoo.
The lily, pale, by nrhy direAimi,
Should fight the rofe'fbr your compIezinB Z
Or I could make np fweetcft pofiee.
Fit fragrance for the ladies' nofin.
Which drooping, on your hreaft redlniog^
Should all be withering, during, pining.
Which every 'fbngfter can difplaj,
Pve more aufhoritiet than Oat ;
Nay, I could teach the globe ita dutj
To pay all hon^e to your beantjr.
And, wit*s creative pow*r to fliovr.
The very/r« fliovld mix with/intmj
Your eyes, that brandifii h\xnmig'^ng
To fcorch and finge our l&^r henrts^
Shooldhe the ikmfs for lover't mia,' '
And light them to their own rnidoing-
Wbile all the firw about your brenft
Should leave them hopelefs and jdUftreft*
Fof thofe who rarely foar abbre
The art of coupling love and Jtve^
In their conceits and amorous fi^oni^
Are mighty fond of contradtdion^
Above, in air; in earth, beneath •-
And things that do, or do not breathe.
All have their parts, and feparaite plate.
To paint the fair one's various ^race.
Her cheek, her eye, her hofom fliow
The rofe, the lily« diamond, fnovr.
Jet, milk, and amber, vales and mountmins
Stars, rubies, funs, -and molTy fbuntaini^
The poet gives them all a (hare
In the dcfcription of his fitr.
She imrtut Ihe ttitte, (he pierces hearts
With lockw, and bolts,and flames, and darts.
And could we trtid th* cxtravagaocy
Of every poet's youthful fancy,
I'hey'd make each nymph they love fo weU,
As coid as fnaw, at Bot as .
— O gentle lady, fparc your fright.
No horrid rhyme (hall wound your fight.
I would not for the world be heard.
To utter fuch un/eemly word,
Which the polittr parfon feara
To mention to politer cars.
But, could a female form be (howD,
(l*he thought, perhaps, is not my own)
Where every circumdanre fliould meet
To make the poet's nymph complete
Form'd to his fancy's utmod pitch.
She'd be as ugly an a witch.
Come then, O mufe^of trim conceit,
Mufe always fine, but never neat.
Who to the dull unfated car
Of French or Ty/ean SoNNETEBa,
Tak'd up the fame unvaried tone,
Ltke the Scoicb bagpipe's favourite drone
Squeezing out rhoughtsin ditties quaint,'
To poet's midrefi^, whore, or faint;
Whether thou dwell'd on ev'ry grace.
Which lights the world from LAuaA'sVace,
Or amorous piaife expatiates wide
On beauties which the nymph mod hide •
For wit affcded, Iqverto diow '
^cr every charm from top to t0C|
T a s M &
*6i
And wanton fancf pft pt&rfuet
Minute defcriptioo from the mufcv
Come zi\4pouttf\ff wi;h pencil fillet
The poet\ mortiii nymph dhntu.
HcT j^^Uen locks of claflic hair,
Arc tiftt t') catch the wanton air;
Tier forehead i^fry^ and her eyes
Each a bright fum to light the ikies,
Orb'd in whofe centre Citpid9\m%
HiH dart^, proted lu! tipt vtixXi Jlamei t
While the fly Rod's unerring bow
Is the half circle of her ^r<nv.
Each lip a fuhjx parting, ihuwt
The precious f>ejrl in even rows.
And all the loves and graceit ileek
Bathe in the dimples of her €bi*k.
Her breajlt pureyncw, or white at mU,
Are ivcry apples, fmooth xn (ilk,
Or elfe, as fancy trips on fafter,
Fine marble hills or aiah^tr.
A 6^ure made of wax would-pleafi:
More than an aggregate of thciit
Which chough they are of preciouf worth|
And hcM m great eileem on earth,
What are they« rightly uoJcrft'Mxi,
Compar'd to real fleHi and blood f
And 1, who hate to ziSi by rules
Of whiningf rhyming, loving foolf,
Cau never twi{l my miod about
To find fuch Orange rcfemblance out,
And fimile that's only fit
1 o Ihow my plenteous lack of wit«
Therefore, oniitti:ig flames and darts,
VoundK, figh» and team, and bleeding hearts,
0!>' yiog, what I here declare,
Makes half my hippinefs, the fair,
The favourite fubjcdt I purfue.
And write, a^ who would not, for you.
Perhaps my mufe, a cimnmon curfe,
Errs in the manr.rr of her verfe.
Which, ilouching in the doggrel by,
Gi)cs tittup all her eafy way.
Ws— an rcruilic had been better,
Wli.-re each good-i aturcd prattling letter,
Tl.ough it Conceal the wtiter*saim,
1\ \U Lill the world hi lady's name.
Hut all acruf\ic». it is faid,
Sliow wcniTri \x> pain of empty head,
Viic-rt. wit ii cramp'd in hard confines,
Aiul fancy dare nor iump the lines.
1 i'vc a f.tnciful difordcr,
AnJ iUavrpliix *'ut of rule and order ;
linpu'e ni*r then to vacant head.
Or \\\ M i'vr >»rit, or whut I've faid,
W- ivh impiirjtU'i! caii'i be true.
W'l.i Ft K' ad II'.' htar?'» To full «>f yon.
l.ik. Ikistkam SiiA.vDT Icouli] write
Fr '11 r'.irri t.» h.mi., fr. tn noon to night,
b'im'.'l IK" obfcurc. and fumetimes leaning,
A Mtl- fid'W.ixs -.1. a meaning,
A'.it unfar-^uM m>l\lf, purlue
'I ii- k i/il uioJc I't reazing you.
I I -s ycnir f .iks who love the dwelling
O .;'«.un».«a: cc in ftory telling,
/\r 1 ;.> jfivo cH^h rci.iU *n k''<*^^>
H.lwribc the time, t!ic fuik>, the pUcCf
And are religioufly
To point out each tmmeaning'Tadi
Repeat their wonders unhfirii\.
Nor think one hearer can be tired ;
So they who take a method worfe, *
And^ro/^ away,.iike me, invtfi^}.
Worry their miJObrefs, friends pr betters.
With fatire. fonnet, ode, or letters.
And think the knack of pleafing follows
Each jingling pupil of AroLto's.
—Yet let it be a yenial crime '.
That I addrefii you thus in rhyme.
Nor think that I am PbtAut'AM,
By the tarantula of wit,
But as the meaneft critic knows
All females have a knack at profe.
And letters are the mode of writing
The ladic9 take the moft delight in|
Bold is the man, whofie fancy aim
Leads him to form a rissl claim ;
A double death the viAim dies,
Wounded by wii at well as eyes.
•^With mine difgrace a lady's profe^
And put a nettle next a rofe \
Who would, fo long as tafte prevails.
Compare St. Jaaut's with FtrfmUuf
The nightingale, ai ftory goes,
Fam'd for the mufic of his woes^
In vain a;2rainft theartift try*d.
But (Irain'd his tuneful throat«--and died*
Perhaps I P^ught the rhyming way.
For reafons which have pow'rful fway*
The fwain, no doubt, with pleafore foes
The nymph he's fure will not refufe.
And more compaffioo may be found
Amon^ft thefe goddefles of foundt
Than always happens to the (hare
Of the more cruel human fair ;
W|^ loTc to fii their lover*s pains,
Pleas'd with the rattling of their chains,
Rejoicing in their fervant's grief,
A« 'twere a fin to give relief.
l>ry twid each eafy fool about,'
Nor let them in, nor let them out,
But keep rhem twirling on the fire
Of apprr*henfion and defire,
Afi rock-chafero, with c.trking pin
'1 he fchooUboy dabs to make them fpia.
For 'tis a maxim in love's fchool.
To mak<* a man nf fcnfe a fool ;
I mean the man, who loves indeed.
And hopes and wi flies Co fucceed;
Btit from his fear and apprehenfioo.
Which always marc his heft intention,
Can ne'er addref^ with proper eafii
I'he very pcrfon he would pleafe.
Now p<*et«, when thefe nymphs refute^
Srriiight go a courting to tiie mufe«
But flill (onie 'iiflference we find
' Vw IXC go.tocffei and human kind ;
The mufe^* favours arc ideal.
The ladies' Icarce, but al vars real.
The poet can, vith Utile pain,
Cre.irc a miftrefi in his brain.
Heap cacli «tua(5iion, every grace
That fliould adorn the mind or facef^
•t*
THE.W01tC^ O^LLOTD.
On Detia^ PhyUUt Witli a feare '
Of Pbyiiijet and Ddimt more.
Or at the whim of paiBbn tNuni,
Can court each frouc xoviSt by tonit; "
Nor ihall one word of blame be (aid)
Although he take them all to bed. -
The mufe detefta eaqvettryNi guilt, '^
Mor apes the mamier* cf a |t!t.
Jilt ! O diflioneft hateful name.
Tour fcx*s pride, ^oor iez*t fliaota, .
*Whicb often bait their treacheroua hook
With fmile endeaiing, winning iSol^
And wind them in the eafy heart
Of man, with moft enfuaring art«
Only to torture and betray
The wretch they mean to call away.
Mo doubt *ti8 eiarwtdtg pleafant afigHDig
To fee the poor fond creatures danglinjf,
Who rufli like gudf{;cons to the bait.
And gorge the mift:hief they (ho«ld hate.
Yet fore foch cruelties deface
Your virtues of their faireft grace.
And pity, which in woman's breaft
Should fwim at top of all the reft,
Muft fuch infidioDs fport tondemn,
Which play to yov, is death to them*
So have I often read or heard,
Though both upon a trav'ler*s word|
(Authority may pafii it down.
So ^ide Taavels, by' Ed. BaoWH)
At Metz a dreadful engirte ftinds,
Form'd like a maid, with folded hands.
Which finely dreft, with primmeft grace.
Receives the culprit's firft embrace ;
But at the fecond (difmal wonder I)
Unfold^, dafps, cuts his heart afunder.
YouMl fay, perhapt, I love to rail,
We'll end the matter with a tale.
A -ffo^M ODce, who lov*d to ftray,
And hop about from fpray to fpray,
Familiar as the folks were kind,
Kor thoTi|;ht of miichief in his mind,
Slight fuvuurs make the bold prefume,
Would flutter round the lady's room,
And carelcfs often rake his (land
Upon the lovely Flavias hand.
The nymph, 'tis faid, his freedom fought,
— In (hort the trifling fool was caught \
And happy in the fair one's grace.
Would not acc( pc an eagWs place :
And while the nymph was kind as fair,
WiOi'd not to gain his native air.
But thought he bargain*d to his coil.
To gain the liberty he loft.
Till at the laft, a fop was fe«n,
A parrot, dreft'd in red and green,
Who cuuld not boaft one genuine note.
But chatter'd, fworc, and ly'd— by rote.
•• Nonfeiife and noife will oft prevail,
•• When honour and aflcdion fail."
The lady lik'd her foreign goeft,
For novelty will pleafe the heft ;
And whether it i'« lace or fan,
Or filk, or china, bird, or man,
None fure can think it wrong or ftrange.
That ladies ihould admire t change.
The ^rra< now camfe {ntafiliqr, «. ^
The RMm. he had had hla diiyv
But could noC-biiDokthb bympfi^t diflhlib
Sofled->-and ne'er came jMOk wng^iiau
TH£COBLER OF TISSINGfOtrd IJBTr
TO OAVin GAEJLICKf .l^Q*. >96l.
Mt prcdecciTorf often aft
To coble Verfe as well as Ihoet : -
As Partridge ('•Mr 3wipt*s dif)Rit«B)
Who turn'd Bootes imo Ass^/^
Ah :— Partridge Wl'll be bold to fty»
Was a rare fcholar fcf his day;
He'd tell you when t* would rain, iftid '^lAiim
The weather would be fine agen ;
Precifely whoi your bones ^vA/ ache.
And when grow (bund, by W BlniAiiMiu
For he knew ev'ry thing, d*ye :fct j
By, what d'ye call't, aflrolbfcy.
And fl^iird in a(l the ftarry fyftfem.
Foretold events, .and often milfVm.
And thcti it grfevM me fore-ts-lbok
Juft at the beeUfhKet of his book, ~
Where flood a man, I^rd b^ft My heart f
( No doubt by matthttv matici$ art)
Naked, exposed to public -vi^w,
Aod'daru fluck in him through akid through.
I warrant him fome hardy f<Mil,
Who fcorn'd to follow wifdom's rale.
And dar'd b!afphemouflydefpifc
Our dodor's knowledge in the flciea.
Full dearly he abides his laugh,
I'm fare tis Swirr, or BitKERsxArr,
Excufe this bit of a dtgrefllion.
A cobkr's is a karnM prnfeflloh.
Why may not I too couple rhymes ?
My wit wril not difgracc the times ;
I too, f</rfooth, among the reft.
Claim one advantage, and the befl,
I fcarcc know writing, have no readinj^,
Nor any kind of fchular breeJiH^ ;
And wanting that's the folc foundation
Of half your poets' reputation.
While gtniu', perfcA at its birth.
Springs up, like mufhr-Mimsfrom the earth.
You know they fend mc to and fro
To carry mefTages or fo ;
And though I'm fomcwhat fid and crazy,
I'm flill of fervice to the lazy,
For our good fquire has no great notion
Of much alacrity in motion,
And when there*6 milcfi betwixt, you knovr
Would rather fsr J by half than go ;
Then I'm difpatch'd to travel hard,
And bear myfclf by way of card.
I'm a two-legg'd cxcul'e, to (how
Why other people cannot v:o ;
And merit f".;re \ muft viffume.
For once I went in (Jar kick's room.
In my old age, 'tvncre wondV«-u« hard!
To come to town, as trav'ling card.
Then let the poft convey mc there,
The clerk's cimclion ttll him where.
For, though 1 ramble at rhit rate.
Hi writes it all, and I ili^ate s
P O E M 9k-
«»I
For Tm rcfolvM — by help of neighboBf
(Who keeps a fcKool, and goes to laboMr)^
To tell you all things as tnry pad ;
Coblers will go beyond their laft.
And fo Vox told will authors toO«
—But that's a point I leave to yon;
Cohling rxtends a thoufand ways'
Some coble (hoes, fome coble plays ;
Some ~ but thi» jingle's vafily clever,
It makes a body write for ever. ■
While with the nnotion etf the pen,
METRon pops in and out agen.
So, as I faid, 1 ihoughr it better.
To fet me down and tbinh a letteir,
Ani) without any more ado^
Seal up my mind« and fend it you.
You'll <»fk me, maftcr, why I chooTe
To plagve your worfhip wi:h my mufe ?
ril tell y u then — will truth offend ?
Thou;;h coblcr, yet \ love my friend.
B( fiilcH, I like yi'U merry folks.
Who make their puns, and crack their jokes;
Your jovial hcaru arc never wrong,
T love u llor y, or a fong ;
Bat alw3y» ieel mod grievoot ^almt^
From \ kslly'i hymns, or V\i80om*s pCilina *.
My far her often told me. one day
Was tor re lig ion-— that wa% Sunday,
When I Ihould go to prayers twice,
Anil h.ar our parf n battle vice;
And lircf^'J in all my finefl clothes,
'J wang tht: ffulmoJy thr«*ugh my nofe.
But betwixt churches for relief,
liat bak'd plump-puddine and roaft-beef;
A' d cheerful, without On, regale
W.'h goAd bome>hrew'd. and nappy ale,
But n t one word of y;i/?i>» greeting*.
At. '. i/ty rc-ligiouH tinging meetings.
But t. Tc coineK folk«i a preaching to 1M %
A /"w.'i/ig tl tElrinc ro undo w,
Vi.oH notii»ti fanciful and fcunry,
Turn .'Id religion toply turvy.
I'll grve my ple;iiure up for no man,
AiiJ an't I right now. Mafter Suow«MAN ?
You Iccm'd to me a pcTfoii citil.
Our parion give-* )ou to the devil {
Ai)J ijy, as hf»w. that after grace
You Lugh'd dire<ftly in hi«» face ;
Ay Uu^h'J outright (an I'm a (inner)
I ihuit.-. have lik'd t' have heen at dinner,
Nut 1 .r the (alct of madrr's fare.
But t.i have ft en the dod r ftare.
Odzook"., 1 think hr'< perfeA mad,
Scar'd out of ail the v its 'le h;id.
For whtTi( c cr thr <1« iior comes.
He pu.it hii Wig, ariii hire- i.is thumbs,
And nil tct^. Ill a broken rage,
1 he M. \o ', ' . ■ ^ i^K, o n:, the Stack;
(For I n;u<t blab it o. ' — bnf hif^,
ll^^ rcvfitiici I" a jMrtlf^/J)
Ai. I prtat!ie5 hk* . < rr . ' fury,
'Gawilt all y.ur^.-:i folk'* .iH* Uf Drury,
* Kj^ftt IV if km tctt am early tranjlator %f fh
5ay« adors all are heHi{h iix)pt»
And managers the devil's pimps.
He knows not what he Tets about ;
Puts on his furplice infide.oiit,
Miftakes the feflons in the charch^
Or leaves a collet m the lurch i ,
And th* other day — God help hie head,
The gardner*8 wife being brovgl^t to bed.
When Tent for to baptize the chUj
His wig awry, and Raring wild.
He laid the prayer-book- flat before him.
And read the borial fervice o'er him.
— rhc fo'.ks mud wait without their (hoci^
For I mu(^ tell you all the news.
For we have had a deal to do,
Our fquirr't become a (how-man too.!
And horfeand foot arrive in flock^
To fee his worlhip's famous rocks,
Whilft he, with humorvus delight,
Walk^ all about, and ihow« the fight.
Point out the place, where tremnling joa
Had like t* have bid the world adieo;
It bears the fad remembrance dill.
And people call it Garr;ck*s Hji.j:.«
The goats their ufual diftance keep.
We never have rccourfe to (heep ;
An.i the whole fcene wants nothing now.
Except your ferry-boat and cow.
1 had a great deal more to (ay.
But I am fent exprefs away.
To fetch the 'fquire's three children dowa
To TisMNifios, from Ueriy town;
And ALLr.N fays he'll mend my rhyme.
Whene'er I write a iccocui time.
TUB
COBLER OF CRIPPi.EGATE'8 LETTER,
TO ROBERT LLOYD, A M«
Unus'o to verfe, and rir*d, Heav'n knowf.
Of drudging on in heavy profe.
Day after da} , yeai after year,
Which I have fent the Gazetteer;
Now, for the firfl time, I eflay
To write in your own caly way.
And now, O i.i.oYO, I wilh I had.
To go that road y« ur ambling pad.
While you, wi:h all a p >et'» pride.
On the great-horfe of verfe might ride.
You Ic.ive the road that's rough and ftooy,
To pace and whiftlc with your pooey;
Sad proof to us youVc lazy grown.
And fear to gall yoar huckle-bone.
Fur he who rides a nag to fmall.
Will fuon, we fear, ride itone at alL
1 here are, and nought giYci more oficocc;,
Wl (» have f me fav'ritc ezcellencu,
Which evermore they introduce.
And biing it iiit<* conftant ufe.
Thus wA RiLk. flill in cv ry part
Ha paulc, ai:d attitude, and (lart:
The paufe, I will allow, i» good,
Ana to, perhaps the attitude;
1 he (lart too*s fine : but if not fciTCt,
TlM tiagcdy becomes a firce*
*yi
Ihave tod, pard6n>me,jrooieqt9aiTel '' ^'^'
With other branditfioTfittrUiird;-''^'"' ■
I hate the ftyWchatftnTdcftixd* ; ' ^•
Youffelf, or pralfes 4>'7Qvr friCDflii
At if the club dfwfti wak'niet . ' ' . '
To make ea1o£}UiA» bO*t^^/#; • • ■ "• '
Say. mnft t^ft t6^n iW'eter licaf, " '
And no rtwmrifii^ t9 fneer,
Of TuoazrToMS'bOmbur, GnaaicK's ttitnre;
And Colman's wle'/and CfiuRCHXL£-» (at£re?
CiitracH<LL,^h|>^|et it boc offend','. -
If I ta$ke free, f^jHt^h hkf§ ytmt friend,
And fore we candot V^t exctife,
"Whok CHuacBiLL'is ibani'd, for fmart abufe-^
CeuacBXLL ! who eVer lores t» raifc ' '
On ilasderVdAig hia miiihro<Hh*>bay8 :
The prieft, I g^t, has fbifaething cl«ftr,
A fomething that will iaft for ever :
, Let him, in part,' be made your pattern,
Whofe mufe, no^ queen, and now a flattern,
TrickM out in'RosciAD rules the roaft.
Turns trapes and trollidp in the Ghost,
By torns both tidde ns; and warms.
And, drunk or iTober, has her charms.
Gar RICK, to whom with lath add plafter
Yon try to raife a fine pilafier,
Andfouttd on X.kXr atid Macbeto,
His monument e*ett after death,
Ga R rick's a dealer in* gprihiaees,
A hab'erdalher of wry •faces, ■
A hypocrite, ih^h itrftages,
Who laughs and' cries for hire and wages ;
As undertake^rnen 4ntW'gnef
From onion in theflfhimfl^rehtef,
I^ike real moamers cry and fob.
And of their paflions makr^a job.
And CoLMAx too, that' little (inner.
That effay-wcavcr, drama-fpinncr,
Too much the cmmic/ecJk will ufe.
For 'tis the law muft fin4 him^rr.
And though he thinks on famc*» wide ocean
He fwims, and has a pretty motian,
Ihform him, Lloyd, fot alt his grin
That H.vRRT FiKLDi NO holds hi» chin. •
Now higher foar, my mufe, and higher.
To Bo X N I. L 1 y o a N I o N , hight cfquirc 1
The only man to make ut lau^h,
A very Petf.r ParagrapJh ;
The grand condu^er and advifer
In Chroktcle and AuvepTiser,
Who ftHl delights to run hU rig
6n eiiizeM and perhvig !
Good fenff, I know, tliongh dafh'd with oddity,
In Thornton is do fcarcc commodity :
Much learning jtoo I can dcfcry,
Beneath h'u pcrriWlg doth lic.^
— I beg his pardon, 1 declare,
Hii grizzle's gone for greafy hair.
Which now the wag with cafe can fcrcw,
With dirty ribband in a queue — ,
But why ncglcift (his trade forfaking
For fcribbling, and for merry-making),
With tic to ovcrihadc that brain,
Which mipht have fhonc in Warwick-Lane ?
Why not, with fprd^aciei on nofC|
a chariot kzi*y rcpofe,
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THE 1ir^*«ft- OP iLOim
A frcond^ fHHu^ti^kep plijrlScSMfv '^
HiMSEi<r'A'-^iaiiun>aT sxHiiayvsciir/'" •
But hold, my ittafB ! yim w%ttvmibmA
And whereas the«A«ie tlwt Ihali nacHreUw -
The maze, wherttiryou are eotan^sd I'l
While out of tofla ehe balla atftflugM* '■* •>
Through rhyme's ffevghfboad,. dMC ftna tadsA
My jaded Pegaft»h|» neck. . ..'fi .:•
My mufe witll- LlotcI iaione eantfii4e«:-
I Why then fall foul «p«i kk fricndf 9'.'
: Uolefs to (how, like fcanAy^dibKly^ ::<{;
1 Or Churchill's OsosTy'/or XKistxav Sviv
Now here, now there, with ^tUcI _
How fmartly you can make^digreffion.t
Your rambling fpirit now Gonfine^ .
And fpeak to I«lotd ih tkhy laae.^
Tell m& then, l.Loif D, wliiit ia't y«m
By cobling up: a Magazine? ' ■ -
A Magazine, a wretched olib^ . .
Purloin'd from quarto and frocn foKoy ' '
From pamphlet, ncwfpaper, and ^ook ;
Which toft up by^a monthly cook,-
Borrows fine (hapes, and titlea new.
Of fricafee and rscb ragout.
Which 'dancea-drefs,as well as jrov;
Say, is*t for yon.'^ur wit Co ooo^
j And tumble through this nanowhoop?
The body thrives* and fo the. mind.
When both are free and unroiifia*d ;
But hamefs^d io likeihapckney.tici
To run the monthly Aage of wit.
The racer (lumbles in the (haft, .
And flioifs he! was not meant for-dmlc.
Pot-bcllicd rrluttoris^flaTes of talW,« :
Who bind in leathern-belt their wmft.
Who lick th(;ir lips at ham or haunch.
But hate to fee the firuttiag pauttcb.
Full often rue the pain that's felt
•From circumfcriptlon of the belt.
Thus women too wc idiots call.
Who lace their (hapcs too dofe and fmali.
Tight ft ays tbcy find, oft end in hump«,
> And take, too late, alas ! to jumps.
The Chinefc ladles cramp their feet.
Which fecm. indeed, both fmall and neat.
While the dear creatures lauj^h and talk.
And can do cvVy thinj^ — but walk ;
Thus you, ** who trip it as you go
On the liifht fantaftic toe,'*
And in the Ring arc ever fccn,
Of Rotten' Ro^' of.magazine.
Will cramp your mufe in four-foot ▼etfc.
And find at Lft your cafe your curie.
Clio already humbly bcg4
You'd give her leave to itretch her legs.
For though lumetimes flie takes a leap,
Yet quadruficds can only creep.
While namby-pamby- thu<i you fcribble^
Your manly genius a mere fribble,
Pinn'd down, and fickly, cannot vapoBr»-
Nor dares to fpring. or cut a caper.
R.»ufc then, for ftiame, your ancien* fpirit J
Write a great work i a work of merit !
I'ha conduct of your friend examine.
And give a PRoruacY ojr Faminx j
POEMS.
^73
Or like yourfclf,.in di'p of yore,
Write AcTpRs, a» yuu did before :
Write what may pow'rfal friends create you,
And make your prcfcnt friends all hate you.
Learn not a (hufHing, (hambling, pace,
But ^o cTcA with manly grace ;
For Ovid fays, and pr'ythee heed it,
Oi bomini fuUime didit.
But if you ftill waike all your prime
In fpinning Lilliputian rhyme,
Too long your genius will lie fallow.
And Robert Ltoro be Robert Shallow.
ON RHYME.
A FAMILIAR EPISTLE lOA FRIEND.
Bring paper, Ash, and let me fend
My hearty fcrvice to my friend.
Hnw pure the paper looktf and white '.
What pity 'tis that folks will write.
And on the face of candour fcrawl
With d( fpcratc ink, and heart of gall !
Yet thus it often fare* with thofe
Who, gay and eafy in their ^r^,
Incur ill-nature** ugly crime.
And lay about *cm in their rhyme.
No man more generous, frank and kind,
Of more ingenuous focial mind.
Than CuuRcuiLL,yet though Churchill here,
1 will pronounce him too fcTere,
For, whether fcribblcd at or not.
He writes no name without a blot.
Yet let me urge one honeft plea?
5>ay, is the mufc in fault or he ?
The man, whufc genius thirds for praife,
Who boldly plucks, not waits the bays;
Who driven hi& rapid car along.
And feci* tlic energy of fong ;
Writes, from the impulft of the mufe,
What fobcr rcafon might rcfufe.
My Lord, who liYes and writes at eafe,
(Sure to be pleas'd as furc t«» ptcafe)
And draws from filver-Oaiid his pen.
To fcribble fonnet* #»^</ and them ;
Who writes not what he truly feels,
Bu? rather what he flily fleals
And patches up in courtly phrafe.
The manly fenfe of better Cays;
Whofe dainty mufe i« only kid;
But as hi« dainty I^ordlhip liu.
Who treats her like zmijirfft ftill.
To turn her off, and keep at will;
Knows not the labour, p^ius, and Ofife.
Of him who takes the mufe to Tw/r.
J'cr then the poor pocd-n.itur'd man
Muf^ bear hi^ burden ad he can ;
And if my lady pruve a (brew,
What would yuu have the hulband do ?
Say, fhculd he thwart her indloatioa
To work his own, and her vexation ?
Or giving m:idam all her rein.
Make marru^c but a lilken chain I
Thus wc, who had poetic lives.
The henpcck'd culU of vixen wivet,
Receive their orders, and ohcy.
Like hufbanda io the commoa way
Vol. X.
And when we write with too much phlegiUi
The fault is oot in us, but them :
True fcrvantf always at command.
We bold tbt ptn ; x\iVf gnide tbe hand.
Why need I urge fo plain a fa ft
To you who catch me in the aft ?
And fee me (ere Tve faid my grace.
That is, put Sir in proper place.
Or with epiftolary bow.
Have prefac*d, as I fcarce know how).
You fee me, as I faid before^
Run up and down a page or more,
Without one word of tribute due
To friend(hip*s altar, and to you.
Accept, then, in or out of time.
My honeft thanks, though writ io rhyme*
And thefe doce paid (to obligations
Repeated thanks grow ftale vezationty
And hurt the libiral donor more
Than all hi« lavilh gifts before),
I (kip aboot, as whim prevails.
Like your own frifky goats in Walri,
And follow where the mufe (hall lead,
0*er hedge and ditch, o*er hill or mead.
Well might the * lordly writer praife
The firft inventor of f[f^*.
Where wanton fancy gaily rambles,
Walk9, paces, gallops, trots, atid ambles;
And all things may be fung or faid,
While drowfy Mlt hod's gone to bed.
And bled the poet, or the rhymift,
(For furely none of the fubhueft)
Who prancing in his cafy mode,
Down this ej^iftolary road,
Firil taught the mufe to play the fool,
A truant from the pedai.t'sfchool.
And (kipping, like a tafeUft dunce.
O'er all the Unities at once;
(For fo wc keep but clink and rhyme,
A fig for Ac 1 1'.N, V'l.Acr, and Time).
But critics (who ftdl judge by rules,
Tranfmiited down ai guides to f'^ls,
And howfoe'er they prate about *em.
Drawn from wife folks who writ without
em)
Will blame this frolic, wild ezcoffioo.
Which fanc\ ta)tcs for her diverfion,
A< inconfiltciit wl'h t4»e law,
Which ktips the fober mufe in awe.
Who dares not for her lift difp< nfe.
With fuch svr<'/'<ii«/V chains for fenfe.
Vet men ari often apt t" biame
Thofe errors they'd be proud to claim.
And if their (kill, of pigmy fize.
To gloriou* daring* cannot rile.
From critic fplcen and pedant phlegm,
WoYild mahe all geniu creep with them
Nay, e'en prrfeffors of the art,
Toy-r-ve their wit betray their heart.
And fpeak againf^ themfelves, to ihow,
What they would hate the worl.i (hould know*
As when the meafur'd couplets curfe^
The minades of Gothic vcrfe.
THE WORKS OF LI.OVD.
Jiett
«/, a.
luch uf/(«.r,, ,%,, nn,l fiai« i
r aimi ihac you ihould think,
..»_ ..lURniDglf he makci them clink.
So huve I feen id tngic ftfide.
The hero of (he Maurnini; Elide,
SuIUd and Tulky (read the Ujge,
1111, fill ittiDlion to engage.
He fliogi hit fetter'd aimt about,
'i'hit ail mar ^'"' Ai.rHnNgo out.
Oft hive r heatd It [vd hj ihufe, '
■Who moft (hould blufh to be her foea.
That rhymt'i impsrtinrDt leuliun,
Shacklct tlie brave imsgiiiaiion,
Which longt wiih eager ztal to 117
Hertiicklefi path above the flcy.
Sue that the clog upou hec [eel,
Rcftraini her flight, and dBni|i> her heat.
From fioiLiAu down tohii t»niU»it>,
SnU paraphtalls, and imitatoii,
AU rail ai metre at the limE
Thrf y/tiK and one their fenre ID rlijmc
H*d Bi Cn manl'd hii gentle toe,
But tor that lucky v/ord Quineaut?
' Or had hii nrakci been half To line,
Wiihoui that cbifing name Cotin !
Yet darea he on ihii v<;ry ilinne,
Hii own A ru L Lo to blafphemr.
And talk of wari 'cwiit rhyme and fenfe,
Anri murdrn whicJi cDfu'd from Uicuce,
At if they both relblv'd to meet.
Like Thcbaii Todi, id mutual heat.
Forgetful of the tiet of biothar,
'Tii true, fometimci to coUiie biainl,
A couplet eatti eicecdrng paint 1
But nhrre the fiDcy waiit the flcdl
Of flnent eafy drcli at will.
The thought! ire b(t, like colti which fliajr
From fertile meadi, and tola their way,
Clapt Dp and fa{lcn'd in llie pound
Of mesfur'd rhyou!. aod barren found.
— What are ihtfe jarring nolei I hear,
Gralinc harlh difcord on my ear >
Kow Ihriil, how cri:irlc, th' unletiled tooe,
Altetnace 'twin a fqueak and drone,
Worlie than ihs fciaiuicl pipe of draw.
Or mulic grinding on a f^iw !
Wni none that horrid Bddle break >
. — O fpare it for UiAaniNi'i fake.
'Til bii, and only crn by chance,
Play'd by the hand of ignorance.
From ihri allurion I infer,
'Tiinottheart,but artiftierr,
And rhyme's e fiddle. Tweet indeed.
When tonch'd by [hole who well tan le»J,
Whofe varied note, harmonious Cow,
Jn ion ea prolong 'd frorafwecping how;
But haHb the foDnda to tar and mind,
From the poor fiddler lame and blind,
W'bo begiin mulic at your door,
And thruoit Jaa Lalii o'er and o'er.
SomeMiiToN-mad, (an affeilitioB
Clean'd up from college cducattun)
Appmve no verfe, hut thit which flon's
Id esthetic tuaiat'i pioXe,
With trim cipreflioni daily dirft
Slirn, mifipply'd, and not confeft.
And call i( writing in the nyle
Of that great Hontit of our iOt.
H'LUiti, wtdf lime, i/ifiai; and rrfl,
(So prole ii ofientimei tnvrjl)
Sprinkled with <[u»nt fantaltic phrafe.
Uncouth to ear* of modern dayi.
Make np tlie metre, which they call
Blitik, CI.ASS.C aLAitK. their all in all.
Can only blank admit rublime ?
Go read and msalilie DarD'K'i ibymc
Admire the magic OS hit fang,
Sfe hcin' hi; numbrrt roll aliin^.
With eafe and ftrcngth and varied paulr.
Nor cruiip'd by found, nor meli->:'t laws.
I) harmony the gift uf rhyme f
Head, if you tan. yonr Mitron's chime;
Whete tafte, not wanlcullyfcveje.
May find the nieafure, not the car.
And blank hak MiLTDK's nobScr voice,
1 deem It as the fabjcai lead,
That either meafure will fucccrd.
That rhyme will readily admit
Of fancy, numben, force and wii;
But though each couplet hap. it 11 llrength.
k pills in worhi of epic Icngch.
For who can bear 10 read or hear.
Though not offtnCve 10 the ear.
The mighty Blackhou gravely (3n»
Of AkTHD. PaiNce, and Aktkoh Kjmc,
Hcioic pocnii without number,
l.nng. lifelefa, leaden, lulling lumber ;
Nur piiy fuch Uboriout toil.
And lofs of midnight time and oil }
Yet glibly runs each jingling iiiie.
Smoother, perhaps, than yours or tnine,
Sut fiill (though peace be to the dead).
The dull, dull poems weigh down lead.
So have I fecD upon the roid,
K waggon of a mouniain't luid,
Braad-whrcl'd and drawn by liOifFs eight.
I'air'il lik; great folki who flrut irs ftaic t
While the gay ILecdii, a9 proud at flrong.
Drag the Dow totteiiog weight along,
Escii as the fteep aTLcni be clinibs,
Movei to his bells, and Walks in chiniea.
The mufei dwelt at Ovid'i tongue,
Por Oi ID never i\i\A. bui/injj,
And Pdrt (for Pore affia. the fame)
In »„wi,-. li/p-J. for «^i^L,r, tawr.
Thot, in hilleric page I've read
Of fomc ,iuten'* diughter, fairy-bred.
Who could Doi ciihcr cough or fpii,
Without fome preeioui flow of wii.
While her fair Hpi were a« 1 fpoui.
imble
pearls
igli dame nature may bcAow
This knitk of vccfe, and jingling fiow :
(And thoufindi have that inipuUe felt.
With whom the niuf.-s sever dwelt)
Though It may fave the IJib'ring brain
From many a thought peipleiini; ]iiia.
And while the rhyme prefcnti itfelf,
Leant Btuui uDtouEh'd upoa the llielf;
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Yet more demands tlic crific car,
Than the two catch-word^ iti the rear,
Which (land like watchmen in the ctofe, .
To keep the verfe from Wcinp profe.
Dut when rclUdion has rcfin'd
n hi^ boift'rouft bias of the mind.
Vhen harmony enriches fcnfc,
Aiid borrows flronijcr c^afm^ from thence.
When j;tnla«s (leer« by judgment's laws.
When proper cadence, varied paufc,
c^how nature's flren^th combin'd with art,
And tiirongh rhe tar poffefs the h*art ;
Then numbers come, and all before
Is hab, dab, fcab — mere rhyme^^no more.
Some boad, wl:tch none could c*er ioiparti
A fccrct principle of art,
Wliich gives a melody to fhyme
I'liknown to bards in r.ncient rime.
And BoiLEAU leaves it as a rule
'Jo all who enter Puoebus' fchool.
To make the nlctre ftrong and fine,
Poets write firft your/f.cnJ line.
* 1 is fol!y all — No poc» flows
In tuneful vcrfe, who thinks in profe ;
And all the mighty fccrct here
Lies in the niccnefs of the ear.
I/en in thi:i meafure, when the mufe,
Willi genuine cafe, her way purfues,
'Ihough Ibc aifc«^ to hide her ikill,
And walks the town in difliabille.
Something peculiar will be feen
Of air, or grace, in (hape of mien,
Which wil', though carclef>Iy difplay'd,
I>iQinguilh Mad.vm from her maid.
Here, by the way of critic famplr,
1 give tl.e prtcept and example.
1 our tcci. you know, in cv'ry line
1> Pri(>r's mcafurc, and is mine ;
Vet taflc would ne'er forgive the crime
'io talk of mine with Prior's rhyme.
Yet, take it on aprct'^word.
There arc who foolifldy have crr'd.
And marr'd their proper reputation,
IW (licking clofc to imitation.
A double rhyme is often fought
At II range cxpence of time and thought ;
And though l'<>meMmet a lucky hit
May give a zed to BiM ler*» wit ;
\\'}iutevcr makes the me;:furc halt
I- beaut V kld> m, oft a fau<t.
lor when we fet the wit and paint,
I I)j twifting of the ftubborn brains.
To cramp the Irnfe withm the bouod
Of feme queer double treble found :
Hard it rlie n ufc's tra'.-ail, and *ti^ plain
" 1 is piiiioii'd k-nfc,and £.\sc in Pain;
lis like a toot that's wrapt about
Wiil^ r.iiir.tl in the racking gout.
B-.it here, nuthlnk*, 'tis more than time
To wave both IJmile and rhyme ;
j or while, a« pen and n-ufviiplcafe,
I talk lo mu«.h of ea!e and eale,
'1 hough the word's menti^ii'd o*er aodo*er,
! fcurcc h.ivft ihcugh: of youci before.
4
• ris true, when writing to onc'i friend,
•Ti*«a rare fci«Jnce when to end.
As 'ti'> with witH a common Hn
lo want Ih* attenti. i> to begin.
So, Sir (at lafl indeed), adieu,
Bw-lirve me, as youMI find me, true;
And if hence iorth, at any «t;we,
Apollo whirper* you in rhyme.
Or i^ady Fancy (bouid difpufc
Your mind to fally out in profe,
1 ihall rtcfive, with hallow'd awe,
I'he mufe's mail from Flexn tY*4 Jrjiu»
A FAMILIAR EPISTLE.
TO A FRILND WUO SE.\T THE AUTHOR A BAMPER
or W1N£.
Deeipit Exemplar vhi'u ImitalnU, HoR*
Fond of the loofe fsmiltar vein,
Which neither tires^ nor cracks the brain.
The muff is rather truant grown
To buckram works of higher tone ;
And though perhaps her pow*rs of rhyme^
Might rife to fancies more fublime.
Prefers thii eafy down-hill road,
To dangerous leaps at fivc-barr*d Cde,
Or fiarting in the claffic race
Jack -booted for an Epic ch.ife.
That bard, as other bards, divine,
Who was aftsris to the nine,
Dan Prior 1 mean, with natural eafc,
{ For what** not nature cannot pleafe)
Would fomct'mcs make his rhyming bow,
And greet his friend as 1 do now ;
And, howfoc'er the critic train
May hold my judgment rather vain.
Allow me one rcfcmblancc true,
1 have my friend, a Shepherd • too.
You know dear Sir, the mufes nine.
Though fitbcr maids are woo*d in wine.
And therefore, as beyond a doubt,
You've found my dangling; foible out.
Send me nctSlarecu- infpiration.
Though others read intoxication.
For there arc thofe who vainly ufe
rhis grand elixir of the mule.
And fancy in their apifli fit.
An idle trick of maudlin wit.
Their genius takes a daring flight,
'Bove Pisncs, or Pmnlimmon's height*
Whdll more of madman than of poet,
ThcyVe drunk indeed, and do not know it.
l*he bard, whofc charming mealurc flowt
With all tha native eafe of prole.
Who, without fl.^lhy vain preter.te,
Has bed adornM eternal fenfc.
And, in his cheerful moral page.
Speaks to mankir.d m every ago ;
Tells uj, from fotk> whole fituation
Makes them the mark of obfervation,
• Dr R:.LardSi.,picrJ,ati:l,rcfa9^*'^'^f
^76
tH& works oP lLoVd'.
JSziflDpIe oft givet folly rife.
And imintioo clings to vice.
Enmius could never write, *tu (aid.
Without a bottle in fait head ; '
And your own Hokaci quaJBTd his wine
In plenteous dranghts at Bacchus' (brine;
Nsy, AnnisoN would oft. unbend,
T* iMtiUii his g*Mtit with a friend;
(For fancy, which is often dry,
Muft wet her wings, or cannot fly))
What precedents for fools to. follow
Are-BtM, the Divil and Apollo '.
While the great gawky AnkiEATioir,
Parent of £ipid faniititioa,
lotrlnfic nroper worth neeleds»
And copies errors aud deJeAs.
The inan,>fecure in firength of ptrtfi
Has no recourfe to ihufling arts,
Seeks not his nature to difguife.
Nor heedff the people's tongues, or eyes,
His wit, his faulu at once difplays,
Carelefs of envy^or of praife;
And foibles, Wnich we often find
Juft on the furface of the mind,
strike conunon eyes, which can't difcem
What to avoid) and what to learn.
Errort in wit confpicnous grow^
To ufe Gat's words, like fp^« in (how ;
Yet it were kind, at leaft, to make
Allowance for the merit's lake ;
And when fuch beauties fill the eye,
To let the blemiihes g» by.
l^lague on yoar philofophic fots !
ril view the fan without its fpots.
Wits are peculiar in their mode ;
They cannot' bear the hackney road.
And will contra^ habitual ways.
Which fober people cannot praife.
And foois admire : Such fools I hate ;
—-Begone ye flaves who imitate.
Poor Spurius ! eager to defiroy
And murder hours he can*t enjoy,
'J he laft of witlings, next to dunce.
Would fain turn genius all at once.
But that the wretch miftakes his aim,
Knd thinks a libertine the fame.
Wnedfced as the hand and glove
'^Madam Poetr't and Love;
^1 not be then poiTefs his mufe,
•An fetch Corinna from the Hews,
TIh burden of his amorous vcrfe,
•Ani charming melter of his purfe,
*^h^ happy Raaas tells the name
Of hii and Drurt's common ^OTf^
How will the wretch at Bacchus* (hrlne
Betray the caufe cf wit and wifte.
And wafie in bawdy, port, and pun.
In tafle a very Goth or Hun,
Thofc litiie biurs, of value more
1 han sli the round of time before ;
VTicn isncy brightens with the flalk,
And the heart fpeaki without a mafk?
MuftTuoo,whofe geniu.«, dull and cool,
h muddf at the ftagn?-..t pool ;
Whofe torpid foul, and fiuggifh brains,
liuliucfs pervades, and wine dlLiains ;
Mifft Am to nightly ttvenu riioV
Apollo's gueft, and JontoN'a ion I ..
And in thy folly's heaftly fit
Attempt the fidlies of a wit f
Art thou the child of Pbobbos* choir f
Think of the adage-^Afs and JLyre *• •
If thou wouldft really fucceed.
And be a mimU wit mdeed,
LetDRTOBN lend thee Shbppiblb*! Uowi^
Or like Will. Davimamt lofe your iiole.
O LociAM, fire of ancient wit.
Who, wedding Homour, didft beget
Thofe dolors in the laughing ichool^
Thofe giant fons of RinicuLi,
Swift, Rab'lais, and f that favoorittt diU,'
Who, lefs eccentrically wild.
Invert^ the mlfahthropic plan.
And, hating vices, hat^ not man :
How do 1 love thy gibing vein !
Which glances at the mimic train "^
Of fots, who proud as modem beanjc
Of birth -day fuits, and tinfel clotbest
Affe^ing cynical grimace
With philofophic ftopid fact.
In dirty hue, with naked feet.
In rags and tiitters, droll the Areet ;
OsTRNsrvELT exceeding wife ;
But -knaves, and fooU, and walking lie^
External mimicry their plan.
The monkey's copy after man.
Wits too poflefs thif afTedationy
And live a life of imitation,
Are flovens, revellers, and brutes.
Laborious, abfent, prattlers, mutes.
From fome example handed down
Of fome great genius of renown.
If Addison, from habit's trick.
Could bite bis fingers to the quick^
Shall not I nibble from defij^n,
And be an Addison to mine ?
If Pope mod feelingly complains
Of aching head, and throbbing pains.
My head and arm his pofture hit,
And I already achf for wit.
If Churchill, following nature's call,
Has bead tbat never aches at ail^
With burning brow, and heavy eye,
I'll give my looks and pain the lie.
If huge tall words of termination.
Which aik a critic's explanation.
Come rolling out aloni; with thought.
And feem to llanJ juft where they ought ;
If language more in grammar drcd,
\yith greater emphafiit cxprcd,
UnOudied, unaffc^cd flows.
In fome great wit's conicrftng profc;
If from the tongue the period round
Fall into ftyle, and fwcll to found,
*Tis nature which hcrfclf dirplay%
And Johnson fpcaks a Johnson's phrafc*
But can you hear, without a fmlle,
The formal coxcomb ape his dylc.
* AJlnus ad T.itram.
t Tbt latt ififmitaUe ffetiry FieiSig.B/^
POEMS.
(^11
Who, moft dogmatically wife,
Attempts to cenfure and delpife,
AffeSing what he caonot reach,
A trim propriety of fpeech }
What though his pompous laDg;uage wear
The grand dccifive folemn air,
Wh£re quaiot Antithesis preraib,
And fentences are weigh'd in fcales,
Can you bow down with reverend awe
Before this puppet king of ftraw I
Or, huih'd in mute attention, fit
To hear th^s Critic, Po£t, Wit,
pHiLosopniR, all, aU at once,
And to compjete them all, this— Domce f
— All this youll fay is mighty fine.
But what has this to do with wine f
Have (aticnce, and the mufe (hall tell
Whut you, my friend, know full as welL
Vices in poet», witc, and kings.
Are catching, imitakU things \
And frailties (landing out to view
Become the obje^s fools purfue.
Thus have I pidures often feen
Where feature* neither fpeak nor mean,
Yet fpice of all the face will ftrike.
And mads us that it ihouid be like.
When all the near refemblance grows
From fcratch or pimple on the nofe.
To poets then (1 mean not here
The fcribbling drudge, or fcribbling peer,
Nor thofe who have the monthly fit,
The lunatics of modern wit)
To PuETs wine is infpiration,
Bicckhcadk get drunk in imitation.
As different liquors different ways
Affed the body, I'ometinies raile
I'he fancy to an eagle's flight.
And make the heart feel wondVous light ;
At other times the circling mug.
Like Le t ue's draught, or opiate drug,
Will Urikc the icnlcs on a heap.
When folki talk wife, who talk afleep;
A whinifical imagination
flight form a whiroiical relation,
liow every Author writes and thinks
Aiulogou* to what he drinkr,
While quaint conjcdurc's lucky hit
Pinds out his bcv'rage in his wit.
Ye i^oodiy draj-nympn mufes, hail !
^'iM. PjRiFR, Sri N«o, Mild and 5TAI.C, *
Aiiii ihutiy thuu (<f boalted fame,
Ol KoMAN .ii;d Impekial name;
O Purl : A\ hail '. thy vut'iy iUal^
H.!> ill vkingo d.in^lir g at his heels,
'id w: ere lomc pcndcut head invites
'Vhc hard to let ius own to rights.
Who li'tk' thy iuiiutncc (iiviiie.
And ( oufo iiL^tioiikon thy (brine,
111 wornwvcod draught* of infpiration,
'ill \Nlict i.i- loul ior drf.imation.
\\^\\ too, }i ur d« mc» : wnofe ma(lcr\(killj
7uiM (/ i.luilrii u« folks at will,
Ar.w c..'« ^i"» or t f place or name,
I\L.:.r. u (' / tj^^s to public, fame
hine gurtti'd ki.ijihr^ blue, red, or green,
Lcidtj carh, i.rA duko, n::y king or q^uccn,
And fomeiimei pairs them hoth together,
To dangle to the wiod and weather ;
Or claps feme mighty general there,
Who has DOC any head to fpare.
Or if it more Kis fancy lait,
Pourtrays or fifli, or bird, or bmte.
And lores the gaping thirfty gatfk
To ScoTT*s emiirt, otTrueman^s iif.
Ye chequer d domcs, thrice hail 1 ior hencf
The fire of wit, the ^th of lenfe,
Here gentle puns, ambiguous joke,
Buril forth oracular lin fmoke.
And infpiration pottle deep
Forgets her fons, and falls afleep.
Hence iflue treatifes and rhymes.
The wit and wonder of the times,
Hence fcandal, piracies, and lies,
Defenfive pamphlets on £zcise,
The murdVouB articles of news, .^ .
And pert Theatrical Reviews.
Hither, as to their urns, repair.
Bard, publi(her, and minor playV,
And o*er the porter*s foaming hea4
Their venom'd malice nightly flied.
And aim their batteries of dirt
At genius, which they, cannot hurt.
Smack not their works, if verfc or profe
Offend your eye, or car, or oofe.
So frothy, vapid, (tale, hum-drtim.
Of Stingo, Porter, Purl, and Mom f
And when the muk fJHeiy jokes,
Cannot you find the lady Imokes f
And, fpitc of all her infpiration.
Betrays her alehoufe education f
Alas ! how very few are found
Whofe fiyle tafies neat, and foil, and found !
In WiLMoT*s locfe ungovem*d vein
There is, i grant,much Wjt/CuAMF^isN,
And Dorset's lines all palates hit,
The very Buruundt of wit.
But when, obedient to the mode
Of panegyric, courtly ode,
i'he bard bcftridcf his annual hack.
In vain 1 tafte, and fip, and fmack,
1 find no flavour of the Sack.
But while 1 ramble and refine
On flavour, fiyle, and wit, and wine.
Your claret, which 1 would not wafle,
Kecab me to my proper tafle ;
So eliding, as 'tie more than time.
At once my letter, glafs, and thyme,
1 uke thik bumper off to )ou,
* i ib 5uEPiiKRu's health — dear friend, adieu.
THE CANDLE AND SNUFFERS^
a fable.
•' No author ever fpar'd a brother :
•• Wits arc game coiks to one another,*'
But no antipath) lo ftrong,
Which ads fo fiercely, lafts fo long
As that which i ages in the bread
I Of CI iticy and of ^vtt profcft,
' When, eager for lomc bold emprizc,
! \Vi, Tuau-likc, affcd^ the (ki.-s.
J
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THE WORKS I
67S
yfkce, full oF energy Jioine,
The migbir d<ipE or all thii cine,
, Bids hii'kttcrMtanpipci nju^,
Thu tiiric conwi. and run the llring :
Hentedire ronftniien uftrn grnwi
'TwUiaiaQotverf^ ani man ofrt-ofc; , '
■Whiltprore.n,.nd«iliitfiey^rrcm.lifool,
And nieafyretivit |.y Imc »mi rule,
And, ai he lo]» . [T Fjncy't limb,
Tumiciecutloncitirtvliw.;
■Whift (reniu., wfiicH in...,f!,lirjg;iii
To har e'en l.^nouTaWc cKi{in-i
CSuihM»(h,HIT'W-lf n:igfci«fcar '
Or grace ihe wifdnfii uf amajV)
Turni rebtl to dams R_nio"'i Ihrooe
And hoidi no judjjin^Dt like hl« own.
Yet while thcl Tpatter niurual dirt,
In idle ihreati ihat cannoi huii,
Wethinkt they wiHc a deal of lime.
Sofh fool in proU, and fo^l in rliymc :
And when the apgry bard eidainis,
And colli a thoufand paltry namei,
He 6i)lb bit criiit mighty arong,
And hart! ihe dignri; of fang.
The prefarory matlcr paft
The (ale, or (lory, cornel af laft.
A canillc ftutk in ilaring Aate
Within the noiile of FKnchplalc,
Tow'rini; aloft with ftnoalt^ light,.
The Touff and 9ajnc of wondrooi hrlghl,
(For, virgin yd of amputation.
Ho frrce had chccVd it. TncUnalion)
Sulleo addrefi'd with confciou] pride,
The dormant fnulTcri at in lidc.
" Mein vulgar cooli, wh'ifr ciivioui aiin
" Striket at the litab of mj flame,
" Yonr rode sDanlit (hall hort no m"re.
" See bow my bcami triumphant lb«r !
■■ Sec how I gaily blaze alnne
" With llrength, with loftre all my own.
" Luftrc. goDiJ Sir !" the fnuffon ciicd,
*' Alai ^ how ignoDtit ii pride 1
" Ttiy lifchtwhich WEverarnundlherooiii|
" Shinri ai the nunlerlelt of gloom,
" "Tiy fnair which idly tow'n fo high|
" Will wafte ihy t.Tencc by and by,
" Which, a> I priie thj luOre dear
" I fain would lt» to make thee clear.
" BoaK not, old friend, thy random ra;<i,
"' Thy wailing (lrtngih,Bnd cjaivMng blaic,
" Vou Biine but an a beggar '• lipk,
" To burn away, and die in Dipk,
" Nn merit waits unfleady light,
" YoD tvull burn Imru Wellal ir^£(."
J'lvri like candlet all are pulTeri,
Andtrin'ci aie the candle fouflui.
THE TEMPLE OF FAVOUR.
tK£ri i/,l, w fMfiiJ in lit Si. JmnU M.
>, Mr. n^d bad rrti^MM III l-d«t1 'J tl
l»D,.Ki«.LI,
K and place lObril,
A paOcngtt to cwiv •bnani.
The Ihrpherd wh^foney'il the d«p.
When ill ii) lempefii wsre aiicep.
ircimM nnl of danger) )r{ul was he
o fell hii Am1(, a«d put to fe^ :
'he confrquencc hpi.Ail-iaF lold,
Ic ln(l his V<QtUT«; (hccp B.ld gold.
.So fares it with us fans uf ibyiiie.
d'iggttl wit,: t« wit futilime ;
[-> calm ocean illfcems cle^r, ■■••■
tin find) affright, agracbs appear ; . '
No liKhtninKs VhA. 'm ihiindeta roar i
No tiiticen lalh the peaeefnl bore ;
rill, all top vdK'ioln fiDoi the land,
rhe lempelli d»lh m oo tha ntaml :
Then the Inw pintc binrib the deolc,
Ai<d funsgfthefb enlay lh« wreck.
The hailM mufe fpfianuig gay,
Bewiicheiuniy to betray;
'I'hmigh for a while, wilk eafy air.
She fmooths the Tugg'id brow of care.
Bind in flow'ty dcrams
With fancy's tr:iuiilary gleams,
Fond of ll)r nclliings Ike bcitswi.
We wake ai laft lo real ««>.
Thiuugh cv'ry age, in evVy place,
Conlider well (be pottVcafei
By tums prorcAcd and carclt'd,
Defam'd, dependent, sod diftrcTs'd ;
The jnk^ of wits, the bane of &i.tn-,
*l'he curfe of [kIi, the butt of knavot •
Too ptoud 10 flopp fur feciilG endi.
To lacquey rogues, or fiatter friend* ;
With prodigality to gi»e,
1'.in carelefs af ibe meank tolivi;:
The huShle fan-
He qiii:s the world be ocirer prlz'J,
Pitied by few, by morr defpis'd ;
And lotl la friend), oppiefi'd by foet,
Sinki to the nothing whence he mfe.
O gloriona tnibr, for wit's a itade.
Where men are luin'd nioic than aaadc
razy L' e, negltard Gav,
habby Orwiv, Dayois gray,
Thofc tuneful fervanu of ihe nine,
[No; that I blend their uaoie with mine)
Repeat their lives, their worki, their iamc.
And leach the world fbmc uli;lul ih^une.
it Gcfi the poet idly Itrayt
AInrg the greeofwnrd path of praife.
Till on his joBmeya Dp and dowo.
To fee, and to be ieen, in town.
What with ill-ntlur'd flings and rubi
From flippant buckn, and Kidney fcnrbfl,
"' :aili through dull, through dirt, thfouf;^
Take off his
ippeti
rfor
Tranfient is lame's immediate breath.
Though it blows Ilrongcr after death i
Own then, with Makiial, after fate
If glory comes, Ibe cumcs too late.
For who'd his (itne and labour gi<e
for praife, b] Vi hicb be ejuotit liye i
P Q E M S.
679
But in Apollo's court of fame
(In Th\% all cnurM arc much the fame),
13y F vou ? folks mud make their wajr,
F .voi.'R, which lafts perhaps, a day.
And when you've rwirlM yourfell about
To wrijjjMc in you're wriggled cut,
•Ti'. from the funftiinc of her cyci
Each courtly infcA lives or dies;
* ri> (he difpcnfes all the graces
Of profirs, penfions, honours, places ;
And in her li^ht capricious fits
M;ikos wit< of fools, and fooN of witi,
Oivcs vices, folly, dullncf', birth.
Nay Hamps the currency on worth ;
* ris (he that Icndn the mufc a fpur,
And even ilffi'ig goes by her.
Far in the [ex a temple (lands
Built by djmc Eauor/s hafty hands,
Where in her dome of lucid (hells
The vifionary goddcf* dwells.
Here oVr her fuhje^ funs of earth
Rcgardlcfs or of place, or worth.
She rulcH triumphant ; and fuppUes
The gaping world with hopes and lies.
Her throne, which weak and tottVing; feemi,
h built upon the wiugs of dreanu ;
The fickle winds her altars bear
Which quiver to the fiilfting air;
Hither hath Reason feidom brought
Tlie child of Via roc or of rn^^UGHT,
And JusiicE with her equal face,
r-.nds this, ala*.' no throne of a:race.
C\pacr, OriNiov, Fasuion, wait,
The porrcrfc a: the temple's gate,
And as the fond adorers prefs
Pronounce fantaftic happincfs;
Whil;: F \T. iM with a Sy». *;*:. fmile.
Which might Ui.Y«>r.5' ftlf beguile,
Prclent* the fparklin;; brigl.t libation,
The r.tc^ar of intnxicatior ;
A'ld I'lmmoning her ev'ry grace
Of winning charm*, and cheerful face,
S:i.;!c«. away rcafon from his throne,
Arv! make* hi* votarli s htr own :
iii;:.int rt foi^ndi the voice c-f fimc;
C .>vs^:I.t wiih the whiUling* r( rhtir name,
The fools grov/ frantic, in their pride
C 'i.temning all the world befide:
P.ca**d with the gcwgiw toy? of pow'r,
'i'he noiTy pageaisc of an hour,
iitrut'i forth the flatcTman, haughty, vain,
Amidft a fupplc fervilc train.
With (hrug, grimace, no«l, uinl:. and Aarc,
So jToud, he almoft tread- in a:r ;
^V^.ilt• levce-fooIs, who fuc for place,
( ro-.uh f» r t niplormcnt frora his grace,
AniJ ( v*n g<K>(l hilhop;*, taught to trim,
lorfa'tic tiiiir iJon to l>ow ti» him.
The [d"i in ih ■: Jii'j'py hour,
ln'.:.<:r. »»!«'tj in i.i- pow'r,
"Walk- ...l .ilifjid, .»r 1 unjonfto'J,
Ir- )\^ tl*. • li'jcr; V «.l riir.»i :
iv.ij i- r.> the firi^co of lim.ly praife,
H. vwnir-* fur.ii l.-»norcu» Uy^j
And, in }.i* lint p!>c:i: rr.ge,
PianLi:'^. r. cr :i-ul, i oc-Lidcfs f age.
Indulges pride's fantaftic whim,
And all the World muft wake to bim.
A while frona fear, from envy free.
He deeps on a pacific fea;
Lethargic Krror for a while
Deceives him with her fpecious fmile.
And flatt'ring dreams delufive (hed.
Gay gilded viGons round hi« head.
When, fwift as thought, the goddeft lewd
Shifts the li^ht gale *, a.ri tempcfts rude.
Such aA the northern (kies deform,
When fell Destruci ion guides the fionn,
Tranfport him to (ome dreary ide
Where Favour never deign'd to (mile*
Wiicre wi.king, hclplefs, all alooe,
*Mid(l craggy fteeps and rocks unknown;
Sad fceoes of woe his pride confound.
And DesoLA". iok ftaUcs around.
Where the dull months no plrafuret brin|^«
And years roll round without a fpring ;
Where he all hopelefs, loft, undone,
Sees cheerUTs days that know no foo;
Where jibing Scorn her throne roaintaim,
'Midft mildews, blights, and blafts, aihi raiot*
Let others, with fubmiffive knee.
Capricious goddefs ! bow to thee ;
Let them with (ixt ince(rant aim
Court (ickle favour, faithlefsfame ;
Let vanity's fadidious (lave
Lofe the kind moments nature gave*
In invocations to the (brine
Of Phoebus and the fabled nine,
An author, to his lateft days,
From hunger, or from thirft of praife.
Let him through every fubjed roam
To bring the ufeful morfel^home ;
Write upon Libertv nppreft.
On happinefs, when mo(i diilreft.
Turn bookfeller's obfequious tool,
A monkey's cat, a mere focl't fool |
Let him, unhallowM wretch! profooe
» The mufe's dignity for gain.
Yield to the dunce his fenfc contemos.
Cringe to the knave his heart condemoia
And, at a blockhead's bidding, force
ReluAant genius from his cnurfe)
Write ode, epidlc, elTay, libel,
Make notes, or deal them for the Bible ;
Or let him, more judicial, (It
The dull Lcrd Clhf^ on culprit wit.
With rancour read, with padJ9n blame^
Talk high, yet fear to put Lis name.
And from the dark, but ufeful' (bade,
(Fit place for murd'rous ambuicade).
Weak monthly (hafts at merit hurl.
The GtLDON of (bme modern Cuhl.
For me, by adverfe fortune plac'J
Far from the collegi's of tafte,
I jodle no poetic name;
I envy none their proper fame ;
And if fometimes an cafy vein,
With no defign, and little pain,
Form'd into vcrfe, hath plta^M a while.
And eaughtthe reader's tianfrcnt fmile.
My mule harh nnfwer'd all her ends, '
l':;ali-2 h.r.'Mf, while ple?.«'d her fcle^lx
€So
THE WOR
' Biit, fond of libertj, difdaint
To befer reftraint, or clmk her cfcaint ;
Nor wonjd. to gain a Mmmfth^i tatooe,
Let dulnefib or her fou enflate her *,
THE SPIRIT OF CONTRADICTION,
A TALI.
The Terjr fiUieft thilifri in life
Create the moft material Arfft.
Whar folrce will foffcr a debate,
"Will oft produce the bittereft hate,
It «r, yoB-faf: I £iy *«£r «i^-'
Why yon grow warm— and yoi^ are hot.
Thw dike with paffionfttoWt,
And wordx^onie firft« and after, biowt.
Friend JsaKiN had atf incioiiie clear;
Som^ fiftecri pounds, or more, a-year,
And rented, on the farminj^ pi>o'f .
Grounds at much greater fums ptr a/ui»
A man of cdofequehce, no' doubt,
'MohgR" iU his Artglibbur* round about ;
He 4naSffmvk and opei) miitd.
Too hnoe(t to be much refinM, '
Would fmoke his pipe, tod tell his tale,
Sing a good fong, and dtink hit ale/
His wife wit> of another ihould ;
Her age wa» neither foung bor old ;
, Her fearurefl Arorig, but fomewhat plain ;
Her air not bad. but rather vain ;
Her temper neither new nbr firaoge,
A woman**, very apt to change ; '
What /he mofl ha»r(? was cnnriAion,
What (he m«ft4oT*d,flarCoNTaADicTioN.
A charminff houfe wife ne'crthfiefs; •
—Tell me a thing (he ccold not drcfs.
Soups, hftlhrs, pickles, puddings, pies, -
Koiightcame amifs— fhe was fo wije.
For (he, bred twenty miles from town,
Had brnuji^t a world of brteding down.
And Cumberland hrtd fcldom fecn,
A farmer's wife with fuch a mien ;
She could not bear'the fuund rf Dame ;
—No — Mifirefs J c Akin was her name.
She could i;aranguc with wondVous grace
On gowns and mob«, and caps, and lace ;
But thotfgh fhv ne'er adorn'd his brows.
She had a vaft contempt for fpoufc,
As being one who^ooi no pride^
And was a deal tO& eouatrified.
Such were our couple, man and wife ;
Such were their mean* and wrfys of life.
Once on a time,' the feafon fair
For ^xercifc and choerftil air,
IthappcnM in hif niorningV roam.
He killM his bird^i and brought them home.
—Here, Cicely, tak- away my gun —
How fhall we have thefe ilarlings done ?
Bone ! what my frive ? Yotir wirsare wild ?
Starlings, my dear; theyVe thrnlhcs child.
• Ibefe iw Itfi Unet tven added by Mr, KenrUk ;
# t(v&««r tHe piett ivaj wigintUiy iMreJft
KS OF LL0T9.
Nay now but look, coofider, wide.
They're fiarlingt — No^upon imiy IiGb :
Sure I can judge M well as ydu, ^ ' '
I know m thrufr and ftaf liAg too.
Who was it ihot Cheniyjoa or I ?
They're ftv Img— thhiibe'«-^oiiiida yon lie.
Pray, Sir, tak«1»aek yoor dtfty Inrocd.
I fcom your language as your bird ;
It ought to make a liufband blofii.
To treat a wife fo 'bout ia thruftu
Thruih, Cicely f— Yes— a ftArliDg—Mo^
The He again, and then a blow.
Blows cany ftrong and quick conTiftioOs
And mar the powers of cbotradi^^on: ' *•
Peace foon enfbed, and all wma wdl x
It were imprudfoee to rebel, ' *'
Or keep the ball up of debate
. Againft thefe ^rgbments of weif^t.
A year roU'd on in perfedfc emfe,
^Twas ai you lik'e^ and vfbat you pUafe^
'Till in its courfe and order due.
Came March the twentieth, fifty.tw#^
Quoth Cicely, this is charming life, ^
No tumuUs now, no blows, no llrife.
What fools wc were this day lad yiear f
Lord^ how you beat me then my dear ! '
-—Sure it was idle and abfurd
To wrangle fo about a bird ;
A bird not wordi a fingle rulh—
A darling — no, my love, a thruffi.
That ril maintain— that 1*11 deny.
— You're wrong, good hufband — ^wifcyjoalie.
Again the fclf-iame wrangle roA;,
Again the lie, again the blows.
Thus every year • (true man and wife)
Enfues the fame domeftic ftrife.
Thus every yc ar their quarrel ends.
They argue, fi^ht, and bufs, and friends ;
'Tis ftarling, thruih, and thnifli and Aarline;
You dog, you b— ^ my dear, my darling.
A FAMILIAR EPISTLE TO *♦«♦••
What, three months gone, and never fend
A fingic letter to a friend ?
In that lime, fure, we might have known
Whether you fat or lean was grown ;
Whether your hod was (hort or tall.
Had manners good, or none at all ;
Whether the neighSVing 'fquirc you found
As mere a brute as fox or hound ;
Or if the parfon of the place
(With all due rcv'rencc tn hi? grace)
Took much mcrj pains himfelf to keep.
Than to inflruA and feed his (hccp;
At what hour r^i the day you dine ;
Whether you drink beer, punch, or wine
Whether yoo hnnf . or fhoot, or ride ;
Or, by fome muddy ditch'f: fide,
Which you in vificnary dream.
Call bubbling rill, or purling ftrcam,_
Sigh for fome awkward country lafsj
Who muft of conf<>quence furpafs
*11 that is beautiful and bright,
A» much as day furpalTcs night ;
? O S M S.
'«|I
Vhfther the people eat and drink,
Or ever talk, or ever think ;
If, to the honour of their parts.
The men have heads, the women heirtt;
If the moon rifes and goes down,
And changet> at (be does in town ;
If youWe returns of night and day,
And feafonH varying roll away ;
Whether your mind exalted woot
Th* embraces of a fcrious mufe ;
Or if you write, as I do now,
The L<— d knows what, the L— <l knowi how.—
Thcfc, and a thoufand things like thefe.
The friendly heart are fure to pleafe.
Now will my friend turn up hit eyes,
And' look fuperlatively wife;
Wonder what all this ftufiTs about.
And how the plague I found him out !
When he had taken fo much paint.
In order to regale his braint
With privacy and country air.
To go, no foul alive knew where '.
fiefides. *tik folly to fuppofe
Thar any pcrfon breathing goet
On fuch a fchcme, with a deiign
To write or read fuch ftuff as mine.
And idly waflc his precious time
In all th* impertinence of rhyme.
My good, wife, venerable fir !
Why about nonfcnfe all this ftir !
Is it, that you would (land alone.
And read no nonfcnfe but your own ;
Though you're (to tell you, by the bye)
Not half fo great a fool a» I ^
Or is that y-u make pretence.
Being a fool, to have fome fenfe ?
And would you really have my mufe
Employ herfcll in writing newt.
And moA tuicnnfcionably teixe her
With ihyming to Warfaw and Wefcr;
Or tof* up a poetic <lio,
Merely ro bring in Marfbal Broglio ?
Should I recite what now is doing.
Or what for future times is brewing.
Or triumph that the poor French fee lU
Their hopes defeated at Montreal,
Or fhould I your attention carry
To I'rcd'rick, Ferdinand, or Harry,
Of fl)in^ RufTian. daftard Swede,
And bufllcd Aullria let you read;
Or jrravcly tell with what defign
Tl'.c y. ntVful Henry pafs'd the Rhine?
Or (lio'-id I (hake my empty head.
And tell you tliat the king is dead,
01)icrv- what changes will enfue,
Wiiat .V ill he what, and who'll be who.
Or lca\ :n^ thc/c things to my betters,
Before \')-,\ fct the ftatr of letters?
Or (ho'jid I tell domcftic jirs.
How aurhor a^ainft author wan.
How bofh with mxtual envy rankling,
ft — k — n ilaninsM — rp — y,M — rp— yFr— k— O?
Or will it more ) our mind engage
T<> talk ot a<5l< r« and the ftage.
To tell, if any word> could tcU,
What Cak&ick aett flUl, aod bow wcIL
That Shkridan with all hit c^rt
Will always be a laboor*d playV,
And that hit a Aiog at the be(k
U all but art, aod art confeft;
That Bribe *, if retfon may prefume
To judge by things paft, things to come,*
In future timet will tread the ftage,
£qually £onn*d for loTe and rage,
Whilft Pope for comic humour fam*d.
Shall live when Clive no more itoam*d«
Your wifdom 1 fuppofe can*t bear
^bont doll pantomime to hear;
Nor wquld you have a fingle word
Of Harlequin, and wooden fword.
Of dumb (how, foolt trickt, and wry faces,*
And wit which lies all in grinueci.
Nor (hould I any thing advance
Of new invented comic dance.
Callous, perhaps, to things like tbefis.
Would (t your worfhip better pleafe.
That I, more loaden than the camelt.
Should crawl in philnfophic tranmielt
Should I attack the (^art, and ftray
In triumph o'er the milky way.
And like the TiTANs try to move
From feat of empire royal Jove,
Then fpread my terrort all around,
Aod hit fattellitet confound.
Teach, the war far and wide to rage,
And ev*ry (Ur by tumt engage ?
The danger we (hould (hare between iifl.
You fight with MAat and I with VsjfOg,
Or (hould I rather, if I conld.
Talk of words little underftood.
Centric, ezcentric, epicycle,
Fine««irordt the vulgar cart to tkUe!
A vacuum, plenum, gravication.
And other word« of like relatioo.
Which may agree with ftudiout men.
But hurt my teeth, and gag my pen ;
Thingt of fuch grave and feriout kind
Puzzle my head and plague my mind;
Befidet in writing to a friend
A man may any nonfcnfe fend.
And the chief merit's to impart.
The boned feelings of his heart.
CHARITY.
A raAGMBNT.
ImfirHeJ /« the Xrv. Mr. Hmlmtj.
Wo are it ezcis'd, and virtne payw
A heavy ux for barren praife.
A friend to univerfal man.
Is univerfal good your plan ?
God may perhaps your projed blef* ^
But man (ball firive to thwart fucceft.
Though the grand fdieme thy thoughts pBrfoe,
Bcfpeak a noble generout view,
* Mifi Bride^ mm A&ref$ then 9f Drwj-Lmu Thuirt^
tvhof-mmfitwfK^Uitbifit, Sm ter fUrafftr 93 iii
THE WORKS
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cr*nd,)
recniing Critadt.
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! than good fnuod citiag.
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Mt 1 hcltly fcUuw
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:« th« m»ln defigi..
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...ricfpondcnticil;
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' ■ P""" "ift.
tn'> ia dir^ire.
{UB, hut Out hi» mouth
the fin a( drannli.
OEching t
..prT«.n.lgl^.
GtnDot ad I wonl to poCa
iiDch,w.. [I true churchHardena ear,
Bccaufc the psrilh pijt tlic tceol.
And of their belljjiil recure,
O'rtfie, or nrr Itti llie poor ;
"Who would no doubt be wond'ropt juQ,
And raithrul gaardiani ol' their trull,
But think the deed tnight run more dcvcr
?( Ihnm and (a tliXT Uir,/,r »Fr,
That di»rily, too apt to roairi.
Might end, nhete Die begini. at home;
■"Who mode all public good a irade,
Beoevolence a inife parade.
And chuity a cloik for lln,
To beep it fnug and warm niihin [
•Who flatter, only to betiay,
Who promile much and ne»T py,
yiYio wind thcDiTelvfu about yuur heart
With hypocriiic, knatilh art,
Tell 70U what nODd'rout things they're dobg.
And undcnninc you la your ruin ;
Such, 01 of Imr or high ellatc.
To fpcak (he huneft truth, I hate :
1 view theic trjcki with indignation.
And loaih cirb fuITDine proleflailnti.
An 1 wonid loath a whore'i embrace.
Who (miJei, and Tmirki, and arokei nij face,
And all fo tentlcr, fond and kiDd,
At free of body, ai of mind,
AtTcfli the fofuefi of the doTC,
And p — xe> mc to Ihow her lote.
The maiden wiihcr'd, wrinkled, pile,
Uho/e ch^itiiu, though Urong, ate rather Sale,
Vllt u(o that weaptiQ »ll'd a tongue.
To wound tlic beaiiicoui and the young.
OF LLOYD.
'.Vhai, Dti.iA handfonlt! — well! — I ow«
1 F it her blind or llupd grown.
rhc girl ii well enough to paJt,
A rnfj, (implj, rullic iifi,
I ihdc'inu meaning in her face.
And then her air, (o void i>f grace !
And the wocrd.with half an eye.
May fee htr (hape gruwi quite awry.
fpeak not from an ill defign.
For Ihe'B a favOBrite of mine,
-1'hough I could wifli that (he Would WOT
mare referv'd befoming air ;
Not that I hear of indifcrctims,
:h fglks. yoD knnw, make no ronrcfGoai,
lOUgh the WoBLn fayi. ihat perron therr.
That fmock-fic'd man with daifciih hair.
He who wiote »etf=> in her bird.
The fimpleft thin);s I ever heard,
Mikes frequent viCu there of late.
And i> become cicecdiiig grOE;
This t myfelf aver 1* true,
1 fiw him lead her to hi) pew.
I'tiDi fcaudal, tike a falfc qnOtstioDj
Mifreprcfent' in defaniatinn ;
And where Ihe hipply cannot Ipj
A ioop.whetroa to hang a lie,
Turns every aflion wrong fide out
To bring bcr panllry tale about.
Thui ciccllenCB of cTCry kind.
Whether of body or of mind,
U but a maik fet tip on higti.
For knaves tn gnide their arrow* fcy,
A mere icoich poft for public ttch.
Where hog, or man, may fcrub hii brcccb.
But thankt to nature, which ordaiui
A juft reward for all oar paii]<,
And make* ut ftim,with fccret pride,
Hoarfe EnaAProiNTuaxt's rugged tide.
And tike a lordly Ihip, which bravo
Weather all HnrmJ>, which jealoui hata
Or frantic malice may create.
CpiNfciancE, who plac'd on virtue s thr«Qe,
Eyes r»ging men, or raging Teas,
Undaui'tcd, firm, with hegit at eafe.
From her dirk cnvc, though invt rife
With hollow cheek^ and {lundic'd eyet,
Thdugh UATR«D league with tollt vain.
And irLiiH and aAwcoua j^in the train ;
Shall VIRTUE (hnnk,)balh'd, afmd,
And tremble at an idle Ihadc ■
Featworksupon the fool, or knave.
An honed man it always brave.
While orrotiTioM'i frultleff aim
Is at the bellow* tn the flame,
And, like a Pagan perlecution.
Though prejudice in nariow mindi.
The mental eye of reafonhlindi:
Though vj-jT, which not e'en fricndi will tfttt^
AAeCt ihc ftHtiing, laughing air,
Though DULLSan, in hermonkifh gown,
Difpliy ihe wisDi.n of a fronn,
\ ct tauTd will force lierfrlf, in fplte
Of all [hcu illarl', inia bghc.
POEMS.
6Sa
: bij^t monks in Spain prevail,
;alil£u (IraggM to jfiol :
the y(ravt do^^orn of the fchooU,
Goh't4ia oClcarncd fools,
irinable and wtfimti brand
art they ^ifinot undi-rftand,
out of zeal prrvert the Bible,
it were a (U'nding libel,
very KO"d «nd ok-ful plan
rifcs in the btain of man.
BiooTEY ' whofc frantic ra^
jiotti'd half the claflic page,
in religion's drunken fit,
Icr'd the Grtek and Roman wit ;
z .alous for that faithN incrcafc,
c tr<;v/ ate rf^btcoufnefs jnJ peace^
rods and whips, and fword, and axe,
pr lions, rortarcx, flames and racks,
pcrfccntion's fiery goad,
cinp fomc new- fangl'd mode,
d[\ pluck down REASON from her throne
life fomc f^atom of thy own ;
the fury undifceming,
h bla0ft,'and ftunts,and hews up learning,
an ili-judjjing zealoun friend,
lenie* that wifdom you defend.
, kiik the proftitutcd whorei,
ine ftale %'lr^inj out of doors;
:t the ahbcfi beat her drum,
n thoufand troops (hall come ;
male form*, and virgins true,
IT faint or poet knew.
glorious be the honour*d name
INIFREDC, of SAINTED famC,
to the church like light'ning fpcd,
an tkree miles without her head ;
might the modeft lady run,
*twa« to keep her maiden one)
vhcn before the congregation
•rinc? fell dead for reparation,
: of life as well as honour,
•ack with both her head« upon her.
matter of what (hape or fizc^
down the legendary lies,
c, what neither C5od ordains,
!hriQ allows, nor fcnfe maintains ;
faint of Pope, or faint of Thief,
c almoft in unbelief;
•ith thy folemn prieftly air,
ok and bell, and candle fwear,
God has mnJ.? bin own cleA
cm your I'.cia and favourite fc6l ;
he who made the world, has bled
art alone, to damn the red,
th' All-merciful and Jtift,
formM us of one common dud,
cndcr'd up his own decree,
ci:t jii> attributes to thee.
js li.j own eyes the bigot blinds,
-t 'Hi: li;;ht from human minds,
I.e ckar truth (an emanation
the /rcat Author of crcution,
n\ tr..t»lniit:(.d from on high,
:iii' 11^ I o.\r..r to the ficy,
cv'ry p.i'Ii hyfci. ncc trod,
us wr.U wcii'Jcr up ;q O'od),
Is doom*d by ignorance to make
Atonement at the martyr's ftake ;
Though, like pure gold, th* tlluftrlous dame,
Comes forth the brighter from the flame.
No pcrfecution will avail ;
No inquiiition racks, nor gaol;
When learning's more enlightened ray
Shall drive thefe fickly fogs away ;
A thankful age ihall pay her more.
Than all her troubles hurt before.
See fhamc and fcom await on thofe
Who poorly dar*d to be her foes.
But will the grateful voice of fame
Sink truth, and Galiljco's name?
How wilful, obdinate, and blind.
Are the main herd of human kind !
Well faid the wit, who well had tried
That malice which his parts defied ;
When merit's fun begins to break.
The dunces ftretch, and flrive to wake.
And amity of dunce with dunce.
Fingers out genius all at once.
As you may find the honey out.
By feeing all the fiies about.
All ugly women hate a toad ;
The goodlied fruit is pick'd the mod ;
The ivy winds about the oak,
And to the fairefl comes the fmoke.
Efcap'd the dangers of the deep,
When Gulliver fell faft a0cep,
StretchM on the Lilliputian ftrand,
A giant in a pigmy land ;
Watchful againd impending harms.
All Lilliput cried out. To arms ;
The trumpets echoed all around.
The captain flept exceeding fotmd.
Though crowds of undifiinguilh'd fixe
AiTail'd his body, legs, and thighs.
While clouds of arrows flew apace.
And fell like feathers on his face.
THE WHIM.
AN EPISTLl TO MR. W. WOTTT*
The praife of genius will ofiend
A foe DO doubt, fonetimes a friend ;
But curfe on genius, wit, and parts ;
The third of fcience, love of arts,
If inconfident with the plan
Offocialgood from man to man.
For mc, who will, may wear the bays,
I value not fuch idle praife :
Let wrangling wits abuie, defame.
And quarrel for an empty name,
What's in this diufflingpace of rhyme.
Or grand pas dride of diff* fubUme,
That vanity her trump diould blow.
And look with fcorn on folks below ?
Are wit and folly clofe ally'd.
And match'd, like poveny,with pride f
When rival bards for fame contend,
The poet often fpoils the friend ;
(ienius fclf center'd feels alone
That merit he edeemshis own.
And cold, o*er- j .'alous, and fcvere,
liatct| like • Turk, a brother ocir \
«4
THE W&r£8 6F'LLdTD. ""^
Malice ftqM in,. good nature flies.
Folly prerailsand Cricndihip diet.
Peace to all fuch, if peace^can dweU
With chbfe who bear aboot a hell»
Who blaft all worth wi(h envy's breath.
By their onfn feelingt flung to death.
None but a>»eak and bninleit fool,
TJndifdplinM in fortune's fchool,
Cui hope for favours from the wit:
He pleads prefcription to forget,
Umiotic*d let him live or rot,
Aadf as forgetful* be forgot,
Moft vrags, whofe pleafure is to fmoie.
Would rather lofe their friend, than joke;
A man in rags looks fomething ^mt.
And thereV«^ htnmwr in a fueer ;
That }eft, alike all witlings fuits.
Which lies no further than ihg hiots.
Give me the man whofe open mind
Means focial good to all nunkind ;
Who when his friend, from fortune's round.
Is toppled headlong to the ground.
Can meet him with a warm embrace.
And wipe the tear from forrow's face ;
Who, not felf-taught and proudly wife,
Seeks nsore to comfort than advife.
Who leis intent to fhine than pleafe,
Wears hb own mirth with native eafe,
And is from fienfe, from nature's plan,
The Jovial gticft, the honeft man ;
In fliore, ^yhofe pit^ure, painted true.
In ev*ry point refembles you.
And vrill my friend for once ezcufo
This off'*ring of a lazy mufe \
Moft lazy, — left you think hrr not,
1*11 draw her pidure on die fpot.
A perfed eafe the dame enjoys ;
Three chaifH her indolence employi :
On one (he fquats her cuihion'd bum,
Ayhich would not rife, though kingi (hould come ;
An arm lolls dangling o'er another,
A leg lies cMcbant on its brother.
To make her look fupremely wife,
At leaft like wtfdom in difguife.
The weed, which firft by RaUigb brought.
Gives thinking looks inftcad gf thought.
She fmokes, and fmokes; without all feeling,
Save as the eddies climb the cieliog,
And waft about their mild perfume.
She marks their pafiTage ronnd the room.
When pipe fcrfakes the vacant mouth,
A pot of beer prevents her drowth.
Which yNiXh p^tatinu poHlt iiep
Lulls the poor maudlin mufe to fleep.
Her books of which (h*as wond'rous need
But neither pow*r nor will to read,
In fcaticrM ti:mes lie all around
Upon the lowc'^ (he If — the ground.
Such ea(ie no doubt fuitb caf^ rhyme ;
Folk« walk abi^ut who write suslime, ,
While aiciTAiioN's pomp',»us found
Drawls words fonorous all around,
And ACTION waves her hand and hed.
As thofe who bread and butter fpiead.
You bardi who feel not fancy's dearth,
Who iUike the roof, and kick the earth|
T .
ITt • "■*/! "
Whole mufe inpef^tivielj high
Takes lodgins ahmys nev che icjf
And like tlie lark witfa daring 4lg^
Still foars and iiifgs beyond our 0gM s. '
May trumpet forth your grsad Ivblaaic^
And fcom mr lasy tovaging ^ikfiQfB^
Yet though the*laik in ether floo^
And trills no dottb^dirineriiottm \. -
Carelefsly perch'd on yonder tpnsg^ .
The linnet fings n.pretty lay. ./
What horrid, 'what trefiieadMi'^flift
Shakes all my fabric with aflfrigitt : .
With Argos* hundred eyea he lanrld^
With triple' mouth the moofUr Iwriia \
And while Ke.fcatters flamin|| favpada
BaiAEEna lends hhn all his handa^
Htft f 'tia a cj^iTic— Yea^'tia he
What would your gracelefr form witfr bm I
b it t' upbraid nae with the crioD^ .
Of Winning unlabortous rhymc^ '.
Oi ftringing various thougbta .together
In verfe, or prolfe, or both, or aeitber \
A vein, which though it mud offend .
Yon Ujf^ Sirs who can't J^iemd^
To fame has often made iu wsy
From BuTLEt, Prior, SwirT,ead Gat
Is it for this your brow auftere
Frowns me to (tone for very fear I
Hear my juft reafon firft, and then
Approve me right, or fplic my pen,
I feck not by more labour'd Uya
To catch the flipp*ry uil of praifi:^
Nor will I run a nud career
'Gainft genius which X moft rewres
When Phopbus btv-fts with geouiiie firca
The little ftars at once retire \
Who cares a farthing for thofe lays
Which you can neither blame, nor praife J
I cannot match a Cuurcuill*3 (kill.
But may bcl.ANouoRNE when 1 will :
Let the mere mimic, for each feafon bean
Your mimic b^iriis as well as miniic play'ra.
Creep fervileiy along, and with dull pains
Laih his flow ftccd, in whofe enfeebled veins
The cold blood lags, let him with fruitlcfs aim
By borrowM plumes aiTamc a borrow'd fame.
With ftudied forms th' incautious ear beguile.
And ape the numbers of a Chcrciiii.l*s ftyi&
Slaves may fome fame from imitation hope ;
Who'd be Pai'l VVuiteuead, though he ha-
no-rs i*oPE ?
If clinking couplets in one endlefs chime
Be the fole beauty, and the praife of rhyme;
If found alone an eafy triumph gains.
While fancy bleeds, and feoie u hong si
chainc.
Ye happy triflcrs hail the rifmg mode :
See, all ParnafTus is a turnpike road.
Where each may travel in the highway track
On true breJ hunter, or on common hack.
For me, who labour with poetic dn.
Who often woo the mufe I cannot win.
Whom pleafure firft a willing poet made.
And folly fpoilt by taking up the trade,
Pleas'd I beheld fuperior genius (bine, '
Nor ting'd with' envy wilh that genius mill}
POEMS.
69s
*o CiiuKcniLL*s mnfecin bow with decent awe,
kdmire hit mode, nor make that mode my law :
k>th may, perhaps, have yarioat pow'rttopleaic;
le hit the str£«utu of numjicrs, mine the
afe that reject not, bat betrays no care :
«fs of the coxcomb than the floven's air.
Yonr tafte, as mine, all metre muft b jrend
iThen imitation is its only end.
could perhaps that fcrvile talk porfoe,
wnd copy Churchill as Vd copy yoo,
ut that my flippant mufe, too Uaey grown,
refers that manner (he can call her own.
ODE TO GENIUS.
'bou child of nature, genius ftrong,
Thou mafter of the poet's fooff,
•cforc whofc light, art*s dim and feeble ray
ilcams like the taper in the blaze of day :
hou lov'd CO (leal along the fecret (hade,
Where fancy, bright aerial maid !
Awaits thee with her thoufand charoMy
And revels in thy wanton arms ;
She to thy bed, in days of yore,
The fwectiy-warbling Shakipeare bore ;
/horn every uuife cndow'd with 'every (kill.
And dipt him in that facred rill,
C*hofc iilvor (Ireams flow mulical along,
/here Phochua* hallow'd mount rtiounds with
raptur'd fong.
Forfakc not thou the vocal choir,
*hcir breads revidc with thy genial fire,
ifc vain the ftndied founds of mimic art,
'ickle the ear, but come not near the heart,
ain every phrafe in curious order fet,
>o each dde leaning on the (ilop-gap) epithet*
ain the quick rhyme ftill tinkling in the clofe,
/bile pure defcriptiun (bines in meafurM profe,
Thoa bear 'ft aloof, and look*!! with high
difdain,
Upon the dull mechanic train ;
/hofe nervelefs ftrains flag on in languid tone,
ifclefs and lumpifli as the bagpipe'i drowxy
drone.
No longer now thy altars blaxe,
No poet oflers up his lays;
Infpir'd with energ>' divine,
Tu worlhip at thy facred (brine.
Since taile *, with abfolute domain,
Kxtcoviiog wide her leaden reign,
KilU with her melancholy (hade.
The blooming fcioos of fair fancy's tree;
Whicii crll full wantonly have (kray'd
In many a wreath of richeft poefy.
For when the oak denies her flay,
The creeping ivy winds her humble way ;
No uioic (he twidsher branches round.
But drag4 her lecble (Icm along the barren
ground.
• Sy tj^§^ U tert auMt tim moderm ^iSjiUm ^ii
WhcTt then (hall ezird genius go ?
Since only thofe the laurel claim.
And boall them of the poet*s name.
Whole fober rhymes in even tenour flow;
Who prey on words, and aU their flow'rett
cuU,
Coldly correal, and regularly diilL
"Why fleep the fons of genius now ?
Why, Wartons, re(ls the lyre unfbung ?
* And thou, bleil bard ! around whole (acred
brow,
Great Pindar's delegated wreath is hong :
Arile, and fnatch the majefty of (bng
From dnllnef»' fervik tribe, and art*a unhai-
low*d throng.
PROLOGUE, 1757.
EsTlicliola rhetorices, celchrac quam crebra jv«
vcotns,
Et tumido inflatos cjictt ore fonot.
Qua quifque alTamtt tragicaa novns hiftrio partei.
Net loquitur, verbum quin fa pit oome, piathos*
Ingenia hie crefcunt, moi fQccelTura theatnt»
Regis amatoris, prompta fubire vices.
Multus ibi furiis Macbetha agttatot iniqoit,'
Elufi tclum prendit inane manu.
Mnltua ibi, iufufcat cui vultus fuber adnftum
Immodicis fxvit raucus Othello minis.
Omnia quci« tragicis opus eft, hie anna parmntnr;
Auribua infidix fuut, oculifque fox :
Conattis manuumque, pcdumqne, orifque rotnodi,
Certatim et vultus vis, latcrumqoe labor.
Quam iibi, dum geflu flat fizvs qaifqoe filenti,
Quam pbcet a fpeculo forma refleza fni !
Hac fludeant, cordi quibus ars et pompa theatri I
Non tamen efl nobis imdt petendos honor.
Ingenua ut pubes vultum Iibi Inmat apertum,
Et fenlim a(ruefcat fortius ore loqui ;
Ne dubiis tandem verba elu^lanria labris
Occlodat timidus prs)fediatque pudor,
Ingredimur fcenam ; nee clam vos, du<^ etmnkf
Commoda ab hoc tenui quanta libore fluant.
Hinc SAPCRE IT FARi difcit gcnerofa juvencuf,
Dum pavida accendit pedora laudis amor.
Freti his, majorem moz ingrediemor arenam ; *
Hie flabilita vigent curia, roflra, forum.
PROLOGUE, 1758.
Hic nihil ad populum— >non pompa hie vina
theatri,
Qualem ore attonito plebs inhbre folet :
Non fcena hic fplendet magica variabilis arte,
Et fumit formas prodigiofa nova* :
Non hic. labrato fubvedui fune per aurat,
Mercurius ccleres itque reditque vias :
Nee freta czrulca turgent undoia papyro,
Nee refmato fulgurat igne polus :
Janua nee cxcos aperit furtiva receffus,
Uodc minutatim proferat umbra caput.
Quin valeant levia hxc vulgi crepitacula ' ja^anc
lit proprium, et (jmplez, noftra thcatra dccua.
' <
6S6
THE WORKS OP LLOYS.
—Hem! nenwtt' tudit?— ftc furfam «u1cm tra- .
hamur !
— Eo ! qotlit qnalU fit, nota icina p«t€t.
Efi nte, quM Tot fempcr coluHtii, At^icnx,
Gratia qoas toluit, qua« fibi mula domum.
Hie fcfe oftcndoni prifci monnmenta laborb,
Queit oia eft modulU Vitnrriana manui ; '
Hie lUt Tentoniin, Thcfcihic TencraWlc famiin.
Hie aree in fawoA, cafta Minenra tnam. t
Omnia jam Totit refpondent. Attics jam funt
Omnia. Pcrfonae, fabula, fccna. falct.
Quoque etiam magb hx noftrx Ixtentur Atbenx,
Cecropidaijnftant tm, recoluntqne fuoi.
PROLOGUS IN ADELPHOS. 1759.
CvM patret popolornqne dolor commvnis liabcteCi
Fierce et JEmilium Maxima Roma foom,
Fttnebret inter lodo*, his dicitur ipfii
Scenii extinftnm condecorifle dueem.
Ecqoia adeft, fccnam noAe hac qni fpedct eandcm,
Nee ttol^ loAom fentiet cffe parem ?
Utconqoe arrifit pukhris Tidoria csqptis,
Qoii I0I extrenaa Yiitt vterque plagai ,
Socceffiii etiam medio de fonce Britannia
Snrgit aoaui aliquid, legitimnrqve dolor.
Si (amm geaerofa fitii, fi belliea virtus,
iBgeninm idiz, incemerata fides,
Difficiks laoret, iplbqiK in flore juTentas
Hen ! nimnn lethi prauipiuu dies, [jore
Si quid habent pnlchrom hzc, vel fi quid amabile,
Efto toa bsK, WoLFi, lans, propriamqoe dccus.
Nee moriere oomia-^Quin ufque corona vi|^bic,
Unanimis Britenfim quam tibi nedit amor.
Regia quin pictas marmor tibe nohilc ponet.
Quod tua perpetuis przdicet ada notis.
Coniuet hue (hidio vifendi martia pubes,
Sencict ct flamma corda calcre pari ;
Dumque Icgic mediis cecidiAe heroa triumphis,
Dicet, SIC DiTua vinccrc, sic uoaiAR.
EPILOGUS IN ADELPHOS. 1759.
STaos LO(^uiToa.
QijAMTA intut turba eft ! quanto moliminc fuJat,
AcdnduB coltro et forcipc, quifquc cuquus I '
Monftrum informe maris— Testuuo — in prandia
fertur,
Quz, varia, ct fimplex, omnia Tola fapic.
PuUina efca placet ? — viculina? — fullia? — bovlna?
Prxfto eft. Hxc quadrupes fingula pifces habct.
De gente JEthiopum conducitur Archimagirui,
Qui fecet, et cdquat, et concoquat, arte nova.
Qui dodd contnndat aromata ; mifccat ap:^
Thus, apium, thvma, fal, cinnama, cepc, piper.
Qui jccur et pulmoncm in frufta minutula fcindat,
Curetque ut penitus fint fatnrata mero.
Multo ut ventriculus pulchrc flavcfcat ab ovo ;
Ut tremulus, drcum vifcera> vernet adeps.
His rite inftrudis conchz fine fcrcula ! nam tu,
TasTODo ! et patinis fufficis, atque cibo.
Quam cuperem in landes utriuJque cxcurrcrc
concbx!
6ed wereor Cull^afi dicerc— vel ZnW^tts
Vos etiam ^ t«ftttt fnecom mpfielbM'jifvtfie^
Vellem tft rdlicilhiparticlpare'dapaiii.
At runt'cbnvivs Urn mohi, tatifque volofi,
Reftabit, mctuo, nil nifi coodia diiEL
REGIE 43TAttnT BAKfCflLy^ D2.S01I.
NIORUM PH^ENOMEJNIS.
Cum nox tellurem fiiftivampleAieur
Mabba aMmo!» jungir celerea, et vcAa
Inchoat alTuetos fimaUtriz regiai Indoa.
Hutc auriga culex tortom quatit ufque flagelhnsi
Accelcratque fugam tardis ; retinacula cunui
Erucz funt texta leins, raditque rocarum
Crufcula arenenii ; curru^, quein dente fcinnu
^inxerat e coryU fmdu, primaevm irctaftas
Hunc Mabbx arteficem memonit : iub ooos
filenti
Hoc iuftruda modo egreditar, neque cemitaraSS.
Nonnunquam Icviter cerebrum preftringfxt Ama-
Somniat illc faces jaculari et rulnera oceltoA, [tii',
Malarom hbrique rofas, perfufaque collo
Ltiia : mox nTcdtci digitos titillat, aTarat
Mercedis dcxtram qui pandit, et acricur auma
Per capiat ; cer vana manus eludit imago.
Nunc qooqae fopitx demulcet labra PueJlx ;
Somniat ilia procum, palvinoque ofcula libani
Abfens abfentem teneris ampleditor ulnia;
Vx tibi, fi lemurum videat regina colorem
Mentitum fuco, vultufque ex arte nitentea \
Prxcipites aget ira manus, laccrabit acuto
Ungue genas, fimul amilTa dulcedioe fonuu,
Ofculaque, et tenues vanefcic amator in auras.
Ampla facerdotis nomiunquam tranfvolat ora ;
Continue roftrum confcendcns hie thema thaas
Dividet in partes, cxponendoque Laborar,
Vci vigilcm crcdas, adco dorniitat. Ad aures
Militis hinc niigrar ; turbatur iniagioe belli
Fortis cqucs, gcmxtufque audit, Arepitafqc^i
tubafque.
Exilic, tt pauium trcpidans, infomnia diri*
Dcvovct, iu Icdo prolabitur,-— obdormifcic.
Nunc rabulani palma mulcet, qui litibus aptus,
Dcfenforis agit c.aufam, adorifque peritu«,
Innedenfquc moras ad fincm decipic ambos.
Sin cafu vifac facilis regina poctam,
Hunc fibi plaudentem deludit amabilU error,
£t riguos fontcs, et anixDosi fomniac hortos ;
Cum vero vigil ille dnmum eiploraverit omnem,
Viderit et triftis quam fit fibi curta fupellex,
Quam vcllet femper dormire '.--Volubilis inde
Judiccs invchitur trans nafum, et naribus illi
Emundo fiibolet caufa. Intcrdum Dea feflu,
Blanditur fervo, qui libcrtarc vagatur,
Exultans redit ad patriam carofque penates,
Et gremio uxoris longis aroplcxibus hxret.
Deinde rot& ftrepitaiite fremit per colla tyranni ;
Umbramm unto oculos furgic chorus, improbu)
orc«»
Quas dedit infontcs ; furiis agitatvr acerbis
Confcia mens, Icdloquc quics fimul exulat. Indc
Si currus fledat, placidiflima.muncra fomni
Qua carpit fcelcriii pur A ; non territus ille
Spcdrorum eft cxtu, et furiarum ultricibus iri^,
\ ^cd m^V^ ^Q\kut cc<\}ufi^ aut fi fomniat umbrx
POEMS.
6S7
Deledant oculos gratz ; prxtlulcis imai^o
Virtutiiircficit mciitcni, ct tcllure relidli
Ka<lit iter liquidum cxii, fruicurque deorum
Coilotjuiofclix. O tu ! quicunque beatum
l^e vclis, ct tuco tranquillum carpcre fomnum ;
I, pctc, quo virtus ducic ! ne vindice curru
Mabba icrrox inAct, vcxcntque cubilia curx.
1, pctc, quo virtus ducct I tc numitic m«»rii
Mabba icget, radtrquc Icvi tua poflora curru.
In cumitiis poller ibus, Apr. 5. 1753.
•
Cjrrrirj a! rtcf'iliJ^fnuM Tbcmam fiolUt ducem dt
J^etrci^/li'e }iif.rif?tj^ ntn acaJim'iam CantjJtrigien-
fan li-.'jIiftLciX rijhtutnJn caufa inviferet,
Prid. Kalcnd. Maias, 1 753.
Dt RCCE.
Al'cl< ri's, artlum ufqux fautor optimui,
Hir nuunia baud inaufpicato nuniinc
Conli inipcravit conltcraia Uteris;
ho nitorc ct partiuni elegantiu,
Tt invidcnda Ont vd illis ./Edibus
(^.L- fcculorum voce comprnbantium
Vrx Clitoris luperbiunt, juniflTima
Rnm.T reccnti.s ct vctuflx gloria.
Nf c his fupcl'.cx digna dtrcrit moenibus,
Yj vatican.x, Bodieanacquc xniula;
Ki illc abundr cavcrat, novifliaius
Dcdit volenti jura qui Brita'.nix.
Hrur^fvichianis kilicct ran<5lifllmuni eft
Lcgcfquc tutari ct fovcre literal.
AD CANCELLARIUM.
O TU, qui do(5la< cami feliciter artes
ProtL-gi>, aonii duxqur dccufque cbori,
Q[iod duinus incipiat tarn Ixto h.-cc omine condi,
(^iz ncc UodUio ccdat, id oninc tuum eft.
Mmicra dant iiumcrufa manus proccrunique pa-
1 1 unique,
Vxcmplo ct monitis exnimulata tuis.
Pcrj^c, Idvcrc arte*, ncc vauum urgcrc laborem :
l\ini pukliruin pulcbrc mufa rcpcndet opu*.
WxQ nu'lc» quanquam ipfa ruct \ monumcDta,
camcr.x
Qn.r condciit, uullo funt ruitun die.
CARMEN El.EGIACUM,
IN CIMCTFRIO RrinCO COMPOSITUM.
^ Cray's £«V,^v tvritten in a Country Clutch far J. J
Ai'DisriN ! quam lentafonans canipana per agios,
ALrAto occiduam nuntiat ore r.iem.
Armcnra impcllunt crcbrii inugitibu<i auras,
l.aflarulq*c donium rulhcus urgrl iter.
Sulus ego in tencbris muror, ct vcUigia folui
Conipoiio tacita node, vacoque injhi.
Onini;; pallcfcuni jam drccdentia vifu,
Et rtrra ct curium, qu.i patct, omnc diet.
Cuiicta fiUnt, nifi muka liiani iub vefpcrc fcro
RaucifdQans pigram qui rwtat (irbc fugam ;
Cunt^la filcnt, ni(i qua L.ilcs campanula fomnos
Ailicit, ct Icuto murmure miUcct ores.
Quaque hedcra antiqua* (bci& comple^itur umbri
Turret, ferali* lugubre cantat avis ;
£t drcpit ad lunam fi quit fub node vagetur
Impertum violans, Cynthia Diva, tuum.
Hat propter vctcrcs ulmoa, taxique fob umbri
(^ua putris multo cefpite target humut,
Dormit. in »tcrnum domiit, gent prifca colonflniy
Quifquc Tua angtifta couditU6 ulque donio.
Hoc ncc mane novum, Zephyriquc fragrantior
aura,
Kec galluf vigili qu\ vocat ore diem.
Nee circumvolitans qux ftridula garrit htrundo
Stramineumque alta fub trabe Hgit opus,
Uodiquc ncc comu voi ingeminata fonantit
.ALtcmo clicient hos, repctentque toro.
Amplius his nunqiiam coojux bene fida marito
Ingerct ardcoti grandia ligoa foco ;
Ncc reditum cxpciSians domizii fub vcfpere icro
Excoquct agreftes officiola dapcs ;
Ncc currct rap^im genitoris ad ofcula prolet,
Ncc rcducem agnofceot xmula turba patrem.
Quam farpe hi radrls glcbam fregere fcracem f
S.Tpe horum cccidit fake refcdta feges.
Quam l.i:ti cgerunt flrideotia plauftra per agros^
Et (limuiis tardos tncrepuere boves !
Horum fylva vetus quam concidit ida bipcnni,
Quaque ruit late vi tremcfecit humum !
Nc taroco ambitio rifu male beta maligoo
Surtcmve, aut lufut, aut rude teamat opus !
Nee frontc excipiat ventofa fuperbia torvi
Pauperis annalet, hiilorialque brevet !
Et generis jadatus honos dominatio regtUDy
Quicquid opes, quicquid forma ded^ boni,
Suprcmam ilmul hanc cxpedant omnia nodem t
Scilicet adlethum ducit honoris iter.
Nolice hoshumiles culpx infimularct fuperlMy
Quod domini ofteodanc nulla tropbxa decut.
Qua canit amifTum longo ordine turba patronuro,
Clarofquc ingemiDant clauihn profunda fonoa.
An vani< infcripta notis auguftior nma,
Phidiacumve loqueus nobile marmor opus.
An rcvocent animam fatali a fcde fugacem I
Drtquc itcrum vita pr.flc priore fruif
Pi -flit udulantum fermo penerrare fepulchrum ?
Evucct aut n^ancs laus ct inanis honor ?
For fan in hoc.olim divino femine prxgnant
Ingcnii, hoc aliqui% cefpite dormit adhuc.
Ncglc(5^o hoc for fan jaceat fub cefpite, fceptra
CujuM tHK^larint imperiofa manus.
Vcl qualc» ipio forfan vel Apolline dignx
Pullarint dcAo pollice lila lyrx.
Dddrinx horum uculis antiqua volomina prifca
Nunquam divitias cxplicut-rc fuas.
Horum autcm in^cinum tcrpefccrc fecit egcAaa
Afpera ct aiigui::c furs inimica domi.
Multa fub oceano pcIluciJa gemma latefc4t»
Et rudis ignotum fcrt et inane dccu%.
Plarinia ne^lcdos fiagrans rofa par.dil odoreS|
Po«:t c: occiiJLO \;t.iidvU OaU. ^^v^\»
6^ THE WQ&KS
JBomlat Hautodeni htc aliquls reqoielcar agre(Ui|
Quem pacris indignani ezcimulavlt amor ;
AufuB hie enguaf eft ▼illaei oppugnare tyraaao,
Aflerere et forti jura pacerna manu.
Aot mutnt forfan, fatoquc inglorius alter
Hsec Tel Miltono par, reqoicfcat humo.
Donniat aat aliqtiis CromoeUi hie emulus audax,
Qai pAtriam pocerit vei jugulafle fuatn.
Eloquio arreAum prompto mulcere feoatuitt,
i^uimmoto fi&ore ferre mioai,
]>ivitiai largi in patriam diffiiodere dextr&, •
HKtoriam.ez popnli coiUgere ore fuam.
lUomm ^petQit fort improba ;-^nec tamen ar&o
Tantum ad virtuteni Umite claulic iter,
Vemin etiam et yitia ulterios traofire vetabat,
Nee dedit his magnuin pofle patrare fcelut.
Hot ^pctoi^ temere per ftragem invadere regaunii
Excipere et Airdi fnpplicis avre precea.
Sentire ingetauom nee dedidicere ruborem,
Confcia fuifaruii qu6 notat ora podor.
Lnzttril hi nnnquam fefe tmmerfere foperbl|
Mec mufs hit laudct proftitnere foat.
* • • • *
At placidd illomm, procul a.certamioe turbx
Spedabant propriam fobria Tota domum ;
Quifq'oe dbi vivent, et fponte ingloriot ezui,
Duin tadto elabeot yiu tenore fluit.
H«c tamen a damno qui fervet tntios ofla, .
En tnmulut fragilem przbet amlcut opem !
Et vera a^refti elicii^^nt fufpiria corde
IncnksB effigtet, indocilefque modi.
Atqne locom fupplent elegomm nomen et anni
Qac forma infcrtbit ruftica mufa rudi :
Multa etiam facri difTundit commata tcxt^s
Qucit meditant difcat vulgus agrefte mori.
Heu ! quit enim dobia hie dulctque ezcedere viti
JofluBj jBC aetc^ua^ jam fubituiu^ aquas,
Defcendit nigram ad Dodt^m, cupiduique faprcmo
Nott faltem occiduam refpicit ore diem f
Decedent alicui faltem mens fidit amico
In cajas bla:ido p^(florc ponic opem ;
Fletum aliquem expofcunt jam deficiencia morte
Lumtna, amicorum qui rigct imbre genas;
Qain etiam ex tumu!o, vetcris non infcia flammx,
Natura exclaniat fida, mcmorque fui.
At tibi, qui tenul hoc de<*iucis carmine fortem,
£t defundioruni ruRica lata gcmis,
Hue olini intentus (i quis veQlgia flctflat
£t fuerit quaits fors tua I'ortc roget.
Huic aliquis forfan fcntop refpondeat ultro
Cai niveis albenc tempora fparfa comis ;
^ Vidimus hunc quam fsepe micantes roribus
" herbas
** Verrentcm rajiido, mane rubente, gradu.
** Ad rofcum folis proprrabat ikpins ortiim,
** Sumfnaque tendebat per juga Ixtub iter.
** Sxpe fub h&c fago, radices undlqoe circum
" Quz Tari^ antiquas impllcat alta fuas,
" Stratus humi mcditans medio procomberet xdu,
L«ftrarctqtie inhians ficbilc murmur aqua:
OF LroYtf.
■^ Sxpiat haae fyltam propter virideiqiie icedb
** Urgerec meditant plariow, ksntot itov
** Intentam hie mnlti44>ledUrec iiuc
" Mniammque freqaent foUicikaretopem.
** Jam Teliiti demeof, tadtb cwmtt in agri%
** Attt cujot ftimnht oorda rcpalfits
u
• •
** Mane aderat hnper. tamen hone nee nkat
" arbot,
**. Nee juga, nee falient font, tactuunte oean;
** Altera lax oritur : nee apertl hi^ yriOe videni^
** Nee tamen ad fogum, nee prope Ibntit aqnai^
** Tertia fucecl&t — ^lentoque esimgQe cadsver
'* Ecce fepulchrali eft pompa fecQta gndiii
** Tu lege, namque potet^ caelatom in manaoR
*' carmien,
f* Qood juxu hat Tepret exhihet ific lapii/*
KPITAPHIVlt.
I
Cut nnnquam favit fama aut fortona fecund^
Congefto hoc juvenem cefpite fervat humafc
Huie tamen arhfit jucunda fcicntia Tulta,
Selegitque, habitant pedora, cura fibu
LArgus opum fnit, et (incero pedore £Ktnt»
Accepit prqtium par, trtbnente Deo.
Indoluit miferant inopi, lachrfmaiquc profadk.
—Scilicet id, mifccis quod daret, oniUse Ant,'
A coelo interca fidum acquifivit amiciim*
Scilicet id, tuperet quod magis, omne foic.
Ne merita ulterios defundi exquirere
Nee Titia ex facri frde referre petaa^
Utraque ibi trepidi pariter fpe condita tt£tSBZ^'
In gremio Patris fcilicet atque Dei.
CARMEN ELEGANl
(Popt^s Song^ by a Per/on of polity. )
TuqcE adeo rofeas expande volatijit alai,
Et Icvitcr pcftus tange, Cupido, meum.
Imperiis, pulchclle, tuis ego fervulus ultro;
Naturam ars vidrix fcilicet ufque domat.
Arcades, acterno viridantcs florc jiiventc.
Node innutantcs qualibct inter ovet,
Ufpicitf , ut fenfmi languen* juvcoilior «ta«;
Hxc juxta, hsec, inquam florea (axa porit \
Ante omnes carum fic Icvic Adonida Cjpriti
Dcccptufque Dfam tri^ius urfit amor ;
Hunc, tacit^ adrcncn» per dcnfa filentia nodHa
Incantum fitvo dencc momordit aper.
Stringe lyram interea pulchr^ Prudenria Indeas,'
Harmoniacquc graves, Cynthi*, funde modos!
Dodx ambx vigilcs curas lopire cancndo.
Tuque tuum imperti, Prxlc^ Apollo, chonun?
Tuque adamanteis, Pluton* armatc catenis,
O ta ttrronim tcx, meiiiciulc Deus,
Due me, qua. pafTim chr)'Uanina flumina cnnnfit,
Elyfiiqt.e lavat lucidaiympha ncmut.
Vos etiam mxdi falices, trifVcfque cuprefi
Aurelix a;ierDum (crta dicata meie ;
I
P O E ^ 1
6S9
Aiidi etiain, Morpheu, divum placIdiiUme Mor-
ph£u,
Ut queror, ut penitui maceror igne noTO.
Trifle fluens, fed Icnc fluem, Mxander, atnzno
Murmure qui curf :m flexilis orbe rota^ !
Mafgine fxpe ctiam qiiam plurimOK errat amator,
Cui tua fubmittunt florea dona decus.
Sic quando fenfim languens Philomela, {iltntem
MoUio^ aggreditur, nee fire Yoce, procum;
Afpicc, de coelo incerca JunoniuR alet
JDeTccDdcos, fato cedit inaDc Melot.
PART or nOM£R 8
HYMN TO APOLLO.
Tranjlated from tbt Greek,
UoD of the bow I Apollo, thee I fini;;
Thee, asi thou draw'ft annain the founding ftring,
Th* immortal pow'rs revere with homage low.
And ev'ry godhead tremble* at thy bow.
All but Latona : (he with mighty Jove
£ye4 thee with all a tender pareDt'» love ;
Clofcs thy quiver, thy tough bow unbends
And high amid th' ethereal dome fufpeud*.
Then fmiling leads thee, her all.glorious fon.
To ihare the mighty thundcrcr's awful throne.
OobletH of nc^ar thy glad fire prepares.
And thee, his faireA, noblcll fon declares ;
While ev'ry god fits rapt, Latona's bread
Beats with fuperior joy, and hails her fon con.
fcft.
Thrice blcA Latona ! from thee, goddefs, fprung
Diana challe, and Phcebus ever-young :
* Her in Ortygia*s ifle, and him you bore
At Cynthius' hill on Delos* fca girt fhorc,
Where the tall palm uprears its lovely head,
And clear Inopu^ lavc^i the flow'ry mead.
O Phccbus, where ftull i begin thy pralfe ?
Well can'd thou rule the poet's artlefi lays.
Oft on the craggy rock, or mountain hoar.
By river fide, 01 on the fea\ hoau-fe (hore,
Wandr'mg well-pleafcd, with mufic*s magic found,
Aud airs divine, thou charm'ft the region round.
Say, (hall 1 fing how firft on Deles* (hore,
ThcT, gloriout progeny, Larona boref .'
How fird, from other iflcs, befct with grief.
In vain thy torturM mother fought relief.
Each to her out-cail woe denied abo^'e.
Nor durd one ifle receive the future god.
At length to Dtrlos came the LbVing fair.
And luppliant thu» befought her needful care*
DeioH ! receive Apollo, and O ! raife
A gl.>rious temple to record hit praife !
'I'hcn (hail ho govern thee with gentle fwiy,
And only Phccbu^ (hall thine ifle obey.
What titough no (locks, nor herds oor juicy vine,
Nur plants uf thoufand natures (ball be thine,
* Delot ai%J Ortygia are meittiomed at SJferent ifunds
\n th; '^rij^inji.
t Herefeveral ^ftrfit comijifUHg mtiting but a mere
hjt of the name* cf i/ltfitii are omitted,
V«L. X,
Swift to the tcmpJe of the Bowycr-liing*,
Objations rich (hall ev*ry nation bring ;
For ever from thy altars (IiaM arlfe
The fragraiK incenfc of burnt-ficrificc.
No longer then regret thy barren f(JI,
Receive the Gvd. and live bv o'hrr*- toil !
bhe fpakc : wirh inward rapture Delos fmiVd,
And fooch'd the fuppliant pow'r with .iniwcr mild.
Latona ! mighty Ca:us* daughter fair,
Full willingly would D -lo* cafe thy care,
Full willingly behold her barren earth
Witnef*. the glories {>[ Apollo's birth :
The mighty god w.^uld raiff my lowly namci
And confecratc hi* na'ive Jflc tf» fame.
One fear aloi:c diOrstP^s iny heatirg heart;
That fear, O guddeP*. lill while I impart.
Second to none amid th' ctherctil (kies,
Apollcj foon all tcrrlMc (hall rife :
All nations (hall adore the miji^hty god.
And kinys and lcl!-.;jJv^m'i tremble ar his nod;
Haplv (for ah ! dire ftais my foul infcft,
Av.d fill with horror my timiuitu Misbrcaft)
Soon as the glorious j^odhead Ihall be bo*'n.
My lieftrr rej^ion \%i!I he view with fc«'rn,
IruHpnant f, urn m-, curfc my barren foil,
A»i«! :'lun^c i ito rh*j waves my hated ifle.
TriiimphaMt thru to happier climes remove,
rhtrt fix his fhrlne, plant there hi* facrtd grove.
VVhc!ni\< in the briny main (hull Ddos lay.
To all til.: finny brv o«! a wretchi'd prey.
But, O Latof.i ' if, to quell my fr-ar,
Y«'u'll d» i)rii a f.lfnin f:»« red n.\ih to fwear,
TJut here the pod his glorio!i>i f'-it (hall hold.
And here lii« fapiciir cr.nclci urfold,
Your facrcd I>ur'.i,.-M l.err, L-'oni. Iiy,
Here vi,.w the jjnillu-ud bi.rftlng into day.
1 1 u» Dfclo^ piay'd, ncr w;.^ hrr p'^y'r denied|
Bur lo'>n with liilcnm vows thus r:irified : /
Wi''^efs O hfdVvM iud earth ! O Stygian lake !
Dir- ailJMr:»t!.»n, th»*. no j;ol ny break !
In l>tl"> Ihal! Apo!lo\ (liri'ie he reai'd,
Dcios, his \kQ. belov'd, moll honour'd, moft re-*
ver*d.
Thus vowM Latona : Dclos h.\\V<\ her earth
Blcfl in the glories of Apollo's birth.
Nine haplcTs days ar<l nights, with wri'hingthroei|
And all the a'tjiuifli of a mother'^ woes,
J.acna forrur'd lay ; in forrowing mood,
.Around her many a fifler-goddcfh flood.
A'.t'ft in h'avcn imperial Juno fat,
.An! viovv'd relt Mtlti's her unhappy fa'e.
I.uciiia too, the kind afiuaging pow'r
That tend* the la'»*ring mother''. chil*-bed hour,
Anil mitigare* her woes, in gfldcn clouHs
High on Olympus* top the goddefs (hrouds.
Her large full eyes with indignation roll,
An»! livid rnvy feiz'd her haughty Liul,
That fro.-n Latt na's loin* was doom''' 'o fpring
So great a fon, the miphty B >wyer k":iji:.
The milder pow'rs, that near the lab 'ring fair
View'd all her pangs with unavailing care.
• Bowyer-king, arJ lir>v rrr g-'d jrr rr-^'^'/J^otr
frfjHtmtly ufed by Dtydin^ in Li* vcrfr^ of tLeJkrf i.ud^
X z
^0
THE WORKS OF LLOYD.
F4ir Iriii firnt, the mmj coloured maid.
To f^ain with jroodly gifts Lucioa't aid,
But charg'd her heed, left Juno ihouid prcYcnt
With prohibition dire their kind intent.
F.'eet aa the winged winds, the flying fair
With nimble pinion cut the liquid air.
Olynapus gain*d, apart (he call'd the maid.
Then fought with many a prayV her needful aid,
And moT*d her foul : when foon with dove-like
pace
Swiftly rhey meafur*d hacit the Tiewlefs airy fpace.
Soon as to Delos* ifle Lucina came
The pangs of travail feiz*d LatonaN frame.
Her twining arms (be threw the palm around.
And prcil with deep-indented knee the ground :
Then into dly fprung forth the jolly boy,
Iiarth fmil'd beneath, and heaven rang with joy.
The ijfler pnwVt that rotiud Latona flood
With chafte ablutions cleans d the infant-god.
His lovely limbs in mantle white they beund.
And gently drew a goliten fwathe around
He hung not helplefs at his mother's breaft,
But Themis fed him with an heavenly feafl.
ricas*d while Latona views the heavenly boy.
And fondly glow* with all a mother's joy.
The lofty babe, ftroog with ambntfial food.
In vain their bonds or golden fwathes withftood;
Booda, fwathea, and ligaments with eafe he
broke,
And that the wondVing deities bcfpoke ;
** The lyre, and founding bow, and to declare
" The thund*rer's counfels, be Apollo*s care!**
He rpake ; and onwards all majeftic ftrode ;
1'he queen of heaven awe-fimck view*d the god,
DeIo» beheld him with a tender fmile,
And bail'd, enrich*d with gold, her happy ifle;
Her happy ifle, Apollo's na-iv<r feat,
His facred haunt, hi- beft-belov'd retreat.
(^rac*d with Apollo, Delos glorious fliines,
As the tall mountain crown d with flately pines.
Now ftony Cynthuf^ would the god afcend,
And now hivcurfe to variuu- iflands bend.
1 ull many a fane, and r> ck, and fhady grove,
Kiver, and m^itniain (Ui\ Apollo love;
Bit chiefly Delo:. : I he loi:iuiis rhere,
'With their chailc viivcs and prariling babes, repair.
There gladly ctlehratc Ap II .*9 name
With many a foiemn rite and fjcrcd game;
Tilt* jollv dance and holy hymn prepare.
And with the c.fftii*^ ur^rc the manly war.
11". when their iacred fcaft th lo- ian- hold,
Their gallant fpi rts a ftrant/er fliou! i behold.
View the flrong nerve- the brawny chiefs that
brace.
Or eye the fi»ffer charms of femah" grace;
Then mark their riciicH of a rl>riu<and kinds.
And their tall ftiips born Iw fi h- lore the winds,
.So godlly to the flght wru'd all app ar,
*f'he lair affembly god-* he wotil'1 d« clarc.
Thcrp too the Delian virjriris, beautcc»us choir,
^'H f'ollo'n handmaids, w *ke the living lyre;
T«» Phoebu* firlt xht-y en- 1^ crare the lays,
I. a ooa then and chalK- Diana } raii'e,
'I'hen heroes old, anJ matron»« chalte rehearfc.
And footh the rapturM heart with facred vcrfc.
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Each voice, the Delian maida, each hoinaa temi
With apteft imitation fweec refound :
Their tongue fo juftly tune with acconta new.
That none the falfe dtftinguilh firom the
Latona 1 Phisbas ! Dian, lovelf fair !
Bleft Drlian nymphs, Apollo*a chiefefl
All hail ! and O with praife your poet crowii«
Nor all his labours in oblivion drowa !
If haply fome poor pilgrim (halt inquire*
O. virgins, who mbft flutfal fmitet the Iftti
Whofe lofty verfe in fweereft defeaot mMn
And charms to eztafy the hearera Ionian*
O anfwer, a blind bard in Chios d^rcUi^
In alf the arts of verfe who far excella.
Then o*er the earth fliall fpread my gloriont
And diftant nations ftiall record tny name.
But Phcebos never will I ceafe to-iiay ,
Latona*s noble fon, the mighty Bovvycr-king.
Thee Lycia and M.xonia, thee, great pow*r.
The hlcft Miletu^' habitants adore ;
But thy lov'd haunt is fea-girt Deloa* fliore.
Now Pytho*s ftony foil Apollo tread*.
And all around ambrofial fragrance Ihcds,
I'hen ftrikes with matchlefs arc the golden
And ev*ry- hill with heavenly mufic ringa.
Olympus now and the divine abodea
Glorious he fecks, and mixet with the gndk
Each heavenly bnfom pants with fond defile
To hear the lofty verfe and golden lyre.
Drawn by the magic found, the virgin nine
With warbling^ fweet the facred aainftrel joia :
Now with glad heart, loud voice* and jocond kjt
Full fweetly carol bounteous heaven** prai& ;
And now in dirges fad, and numbera flow
Relate the piteous tale of human vroe;
Woe, by the gods on wretched mortal* caft.
Who vainly flinn aflHAion's win'try blaft*
And all in vain attempt with fond delay
Death's certain fliuft to ward,or chafe old age away.
riic graces theie, and fmiling hour a are fees.
And Cytheria, launhter-loving queen.
And harmony, and Hebe, lovely hand,
\'o Iprinrhtlidt me»f tires dancing hand in hand.
Tber,*, f)f n.» common port or vulgar mien,
W th heavenly radiance, fliines the huntrcfftHnieeo,
Wai Iiks refponfivc to the golden lyre.
Tunes her glad note«, and joins the virgin choir.
I'here Mars and Mercury with awkwrard play.
And ut;couth gambols, wafle the live-long day.
Jhtre as Apollo moves with graceful pace
A thoufand gloric* play around hi» face ;
In fplcndour <lrcft he joins the feftivc band.
And fwcqis the golden lyre with magic bwd.
Mean while, Latona and imperial Juve
F.yc the bright godhead with parental love :
And, as the deities around him play, [vcy*,
Well pleas'd his goodly mien and awful port for-
1
• Tie 7ra fixator ^ when be Began this Sieee, tmi
fome tldugltt cf gi^ftng a complete Englijh ^erjiom •fmH
H twerps Hymns ^ being fbe only parts of bis v^ris me-
v:r yet tra-Jljtcd i but (to fay notlitg of bis opiniom of
tbisfpeeimm of bis tranfation J fearing tbmt tbii fhcciet
of poetry^ thougb it Las its beauties uhJ Joes met tvami
aJmirers aor^ng tbe learned ^ wouU af^pgmr Jmr irfi «*
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P O E M 8.
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FROM CATUT.LU9.
CnLOC, that dear bewitching prude,
Still calls mc faucy, pert, und rude,
And foinetimcs alii>nl> llrikckmc ;
And yet, I fwcar, I can't tell how,
Spite of the knitting of her brow,
I m very fure Ihe likes me.
Alk yon mc, why T fancy thos f
Vhy, I have callM her jilt and puft,
And thoTighr myfelf above her;
And yet I feel it, ro my coft,
'i'hat when I rail againft her moft,
I'm very fure 1 love her.
THE FIRST BOOK OF THE HENRIADE.
TrjHjLtcJ ffm the French of M. i< VtUmri.
Thy chieftain. France, of try'd ilbiftrions worth,
By right ot CO- qiiclt, king, by right of birth,
I fin^. WjiO, tuTor'd in 'nihforiur.eSfchool,
Tli re 1 .ir- T f!u- i.(>!iLll fcirnce, how to rule;
B.i f.tCl i»'' tuiM.u«difc»»rd cr.ifc to rave,
Va'i •. ■ > coiAj"cr, nicrciful to iave ;
Batll <1 I'cda'-inj' lea^ue'ft rebelliouR fchrmet,
!M. k- .N s p'«)u«l hopL-^, ar.d Spain'x ambitioui
d''f .«nis
V..'. ci-. il pnidti cr bleil, with martial fire,
A r.iii. Ill's c !:qntr«»r ani' a ration*- iire fhright
I rii'h livuv.uiy nia;d, from th* fmpyrcan
"I^ lctij«l ai:r- wifh thy ftron^ and purcft light
jVl\ \'.rlc ji'iinu- 1 ani! O, let mirriU hear
'\ \ ) l.uTto wdr^l. and awfully r»'Vrre '.
li i!.o« i.y j:ui \r ! thv figc experience brings
V .r i:./ r.iuxi'us to th«. ear of kinc^v
* I I :l:;nc. blcll maid, and onlv thine, to (how
\Vl^..t 111'. I he tir- the TCi^al p -w'r to know.
1'; r^(j t!j..u ilirj iiln» fioT off at nation')* eyes,
A' \ I'll. . wi.at ilU fr..n» civil uifci-rd rife !
N- r I, .u. witli dcrtut hicdneU fo I'ilclofc
'1 h p*i;'c- \ irroi- jn<'. t'le p.r-plt'^ woct:
Ai;-: O 1 it ta' V c'l-r in t:me* ol vi'fc,
^!'\M • .r r»l' ac.Lfir^ with tliy ft- tntr lore,
I: \ r I.e. I'.aii 1 j.li.iii'd 'l-y tow'ring head,
A: .1 ''t iiiv *r«ii t h. r miKkr graces iprcad ;
It . vT I'.i I'l.i.A', wliicii Iftviugiy unite,
1) . ! vr, l.ii- U im ipring ftnuigcr into li>;ht,
Vi-l'. I1K-. pirMiii h*r .;ll thy Uep* to iracr,
K'>t '»> cor.ccai th\ l)f.»!itlr», but to grace '
^•iil «!• ' rii^n'd, and funk in plcafureN
!'-»w'r,
C) . r .» WW Iraro h-.ld lorfe the rein* of pnw'r :
'J . ti.i:; i ! o 1 .\v had lo!l ita ancient turce,
A:. 1 •-•!.i cwnJo.ii.ii-'!, mi.s'.i her rvon Cf-urfc.
' I ' ..> ■• .,s \\\:\\ \.«.,^ France's tccytrc hore,
.^i *. ' ti jf.il (..i, \'\v now a king Ac mi»rc ;
N- t ,. ;,*^ mil. I ♦. row. the voice ol lame,
S.%... li rh^ ; .;^1 i.-i.tK. tt to the hero's name ;
f r ;■■.■. t •: r: rf !'• ^ .••' » .'.f .':■/•. he tf-fiJleJ. 77"T.
-.* ' -A » ^j t » :.' . . ,." /,/. i 9/ tlit /ori t/" cttfft^/iii' t
I'- -.•' ' ,...v I #;. J .' . ".. "i..tl I ytnt t§ t*ie A'jM.//, J f
His laurels wi'her'd, sind nil Mafted nnw.
Winch cdnqueft hong upon his infant brow;
Whofe progrcfs Europe mark'd with confciooi fear,
Whofe lofs provokM hit coutitry*9 common Ceir,
When, the long train of ttll his virtue!* known.
The north admiring cali*d htm to the throne.
In fecood nnk, the light which (trikes the eye«|
Rai**d to the firft, «.rr.>w» dim, and feebly dies.
From war's ftern fnldier, adlive, firm, and braTe«
He ftiiik a monarch, plcafure'* abjrft flave.
l.ulPd with foft ea^e, f rgctful all of Ikate,
Hift weaknefn ttttcr'd with a king^)m*< tvjight;
Whilft loft in (loth, and drad to ^nrioot fame.
The fonn of riot govern*d in his name.
(^ r.i.u3, St. Mai '.r in, death-cemented pair,
JovKUSK the gay, and D' Ksperon the fair.
The carelefs king in plrafure plung*d with thefe.
In lull intemperate, and lethargic eafe.
Meantime the (»LM>rs, fortunate and brave,
CAfchM the fair moment which his weaknefs gave.
'I'hcn rofe the fatal league in evil hour,
1 har dreadful rival of his waning pow'r.
rhe people blind, their facred m-march brav*d.
Led hy thofc tyrant*, who their rights enflav*d.
Hi« fri nds forfov k him, htlplcf* and alone,
Hii) fervants chas d him fn^m lii^ royal throne ;
Revolted Paris, d^af to kingly awe.
Within her gatt» 'he crowding ftranger faw.
i'hrtiUk»h all the ciry burft reb^. lion's flame;
>\nii all wiH loft, v/hen virtuous UnuitaoN came ;
Caiuc f II of warlike ardour, to rcftore
That hght hi- prince, r'-lu-lcd, had no more.
H's aAive prefence brcarh'd an inftant flame;
No longer now the fluggifti fons of (hame.
Onward they p'tf*, >*here glory calN, to arms,
A "1 fpring t;) war fr. m pLafurc's fiiken charms :
To l*aii'* gate* both ^Jng^ a.iv.irce amain,
Rome felt th* alarm and trembled haughty Spain :
While hnrope, watch ng where the tcnipeft fills.
With anxious eye* behe:d r!i* unhappy walls.
Wirhin wa<i l>i uo^n, with hrr hell-born train.
Stirring »o war the league, and haughty M.tVNt,
The pe. pie, and the cl.nrch and Irom on high
CillM <»ut to Spain, rebciiinn*- prompt ally.
l-i;((*oHi>, dread moniU-r, d af 'o human woe.
To her own lubj- i\-nn avrnj;ff«i f e,
Bl Muly, iniptfuou% cavT t'l dcltroy,
In inanN misfortune fotini?* hi-r hateful joy ;
I'm neither p:iriy o'.ijrht of mercy ftiown,
WrII p»i .is'a the ftab^ the d-.-grr in her own ;
OwcIN a fi'.rce tyrant in the brci'> ftr* fires,
A:u? linil'.'- ti» pn:ir<h what hrrf'lf mff»ires.
Wc; ot the city, n^ar thoir borders gay.
Where Seine oMi'pjily wind- her fl' ping way,
(Scents now, where pL*aiurc'» fuft retreats ar©
found.
Where triump'^s art, and nature fmilc^ aronnd.
Then hy the will of fate» the bluody ftage
r.ir war's ftcrn combat and reientlefs rage)
rh'unh.^ppy V \i mm bale his troops advance.
There ruih'd at once the generous llrcngth of
France.
A th<n:l.»nd herors, eager for the fig^t.
By f. (fts d.vided, from revenge unite.
IiiLfe virtuous lioi kbom leads, their chofeognide,
rh;:r caulc cootcdcra'c. and their hnvt^^k "vVJcvr."^
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ftin WORKtf OF LLOYH.
It feemM the army kk one commoo flame.
Their, zeml, rcli^oo, caufe, and chief che fame.
The (acred L.ouis« fire of BouaBON*» race,
from asure Ikiet, bcfide the throne of grace,
"With holy joy beheld his future heir,
^ And ey'd the hero with paternal care}
* 'U'ith fuch as prophets feel, a bleft preiage,
He faw the virtuci of his ripening age :
^3aw glory round him all her laurels deaV
Yet wail'd his errors, though he io¥*d his seal;
With eye prophetic he beheld, e*en now,
The crown of France adorn his royal brow ;
He knew the wreath was defiin*d which they gave.
More willM the faint, the light which (bines to
iave.
Still HENar*s ficpsmo^'d onward to the throne.
By fecret ways, e*en to himfelf unknown ;
His help from Heaven the holy prophet fent.
But hid the arm hts wife indulgence lent :
Left fure of conqueft, he had flackM his flame,
14or grappled danger for the meed of fame.
Already Mars had donn*d his coat of mail.
And doubtful conquefi held her even fcale ;
Carnage with blooid had marked his purple way.
And (unghter'd heaps in wild confufion lay,
"When Valois thus his part'ner king addreift,
The flgh deep-heaving from his anxious breafl.
** You fee what fate, what humbling fate is mine,
'* Nor yet alone— the injury is thine.
** The daunrlefs league, by hardy chieftains led,
** Which hifles fadion with her hydra head,
** Boldly confederate by a defperate oath,
'* Atnu not at me alone, but ftrikes at both.
. ** Though I long fince the regal circle wear,
** Though thou by rank fuccecd my rightful heir,
'* Paris difowns us, nor will homage bring
*^ To me their prefent, you their future king.
'* Thine, well they know the next illuftrious claim,
** From law, from birth, and deeds of loudeft
•* fame;
" Yet from that throne's hereditary right
'* Where 1 but totter, would exclude thee quite.
** Religion hurls her furious bolts on thee,
" And holy councils join her firm decree :
** Rome, though (he raife no foldier^s martial band,
*' Yet kindlet war through every awe-ftmck
" land;
<* Beneath her banners bids each hoft repair,
'* And trulls her thunder to the Spaniard's care,
*' Far from my hopes each fummer friend is flown,
** N6 fubjeds hail me on my facred throne ;
•< No kindred now the kind adScdUon (hows,
** All fly their king, abandon, or oppofe :
*< Rich in my fpoil*, with greedy treacherous hafte.
While the bafe Spaniard lays my country wafte.
*MidA foes like thefe, abaudon'd, and betray*d,
'* France in her turn (hall (eek a foreign aid :
'* Shall Briuin*s court by fecret methods try,
** And win Kliza for a firm ally.
** Of old I know between each powerful (late,
** Subfifls a^alous and immortal hate ;
** That London lifts its tow'ring front on high,
" And looks on Paris with a rival eye ;
But I, the monarch of each pageant throne, .
Have now no (ubjeds, and no country own :
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* Vengeance aloM my ftern refialvet svo^f
** Who gives me that, to me ia Freachnao mm.
The fnail-pac'd agents, whofe deliben^ way
Creeps on in trammels of prefcrib^d'ddsya
Such fit not now ; *tts yon, g:rieac prnke, alai
Mu(l hade a fuppliant to £liz a*s throw.
Your voice alone (hall needful fuccogrs brii|^
And arm Briunnia for an iDjar^d ^og.
To Albion hence, and let thy happier
Plead the king's canle; and raUb that
** flamei .
** My foes* defeat upon thy arm depend^
** Bnt from thy virtue I muik hope Cor Crieadii*
Thus fpoke the king, while Ha Mar's leahicM
feft
The jealous ardour which inflam'd hia brctft,
Lefl others' arms mighturge their gloriooa ihm,
And ravKh from him half the meed of Cune.
With deep regret the hero numbcr'd o'er
The wreaths of glory he had won before ;
When, withoor fuccoars, withoot lkill*s iotrigfe^
Himfelf vrith Conoc (huok the trembling le«gse,
When thole cotemand, who holds the icgaifiiif*
It it a fubjed's virtue to obey.
Refolv'd to follow what the kingr ^-^mmanthb
The blows, I'ufpended, fell not frocn hta baadis
He rein'd the ardour of his noble mind.
And, parting, left the gather'd wreaths behindL
Th* aftoni(h*d army felt a deep coDcern,
Fate feem'd depending on the chief's fctoni.
His abfence (Ull unknown, the pent-up foe
In dire expedance dread the fodden blow ;
While Valois* troops ftill feel their hero's ibnt,
And virtue triumphs in her HaNar's name.
Of all his fav'rites, none their chief attend^ )
Save MoxNAT brave, his fool's familiar friend.
MoRKAT of (leady faith, and mannem plain.
And truth, untainted with the flatt*rcra (train;
Rich in defert, of valoor rarely tried,
A virtuous champion, though on error's fide ;
With fignal prudence bleft, with patriot seal
Firm to his church, and to the public weal ;
Ccnfor of courtiers, but by courts beloT'd,
Rome*8 fierce affailant, and by Rome approv'd.
Acrofs two rocks, where with tremendoos nsr
The foamiaj; ocean lalhes either fl^ore.
To Dieppe's ftrong port the hero's fieps repair,
The ready failors ply their bufy care.
The tow'ring ihipa, old ocean's lordly kingi^
Aloft in air dtfplay their canvas winj^s ;
Not fwell'd by Bureau now, the glalVy (eat
Flow'd calmly on, with zephyr's gentle breer&
Now, anchor wcigh'd, they quit the (nendly
(bore.
And land receding greets their eyes no more.
Jocund they faiPd, and Albion's chalky height
At diftarice rofe full fairly to the (ight.
When rumbling thunders rend th' affrighted pob,
Loud roar the winds, and fcas tempeftuou* roll:
The livid lightnings cleave the dafken'd air.
And all around reigns horror and defpair.
No partial fear the hero's bofom knows.
Which oniy trembled for his country's woes,
It feem*d his looks tow'rd her in filencc bent,
Accus'd the winds, which crols'd hit great intent.
F O E M 8.
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So CJESAt, ftriving for a conquer'd world,
Near Epire'i banks, with adverfr temped harrd,
Trufting, undaunted, and fecurely brare.
Rome's and the world's f^te to the fwcllinjf wave.
Though leagu'd with Pompkt Nkftunk's felf
engage,
Oppm'd his fortune to dull ocean's rage.
Meantime that Ood, whofe power the tempeft
binds,
Who rides triumphant on the wings of winds,
That Goo, whofe wifdom, which preOdet o*er all,
Can raife, pr<>ted, or crufh this earthly ball,
From his bright throne, bcjrond the Harry ikies,
BehcKl the hero with confidering eyes,
God was his guide, and 'mid the tempe(l*s r«ar
The tofli'ig vcflVl reach'd the neighbouring ihore;
Where Jerl* y rifcs from the ocean's bed.
There, hcavtn-conduded, was the hero led.
At a fmall Jiftance from the (hore there ftood.
The growth of many yearn, a fhadowy wood.
A ntighbouring rock the calm retirement favet
From the rude blafts,and hoarfe refouoding waves.
A grotto OaruU behind, whofe ftnidure knows
The fmipic grace which nature's hand beftowa.
Here, fjr from court rcmoT'd,a h«ly fagc
Spent the mild evening of declining age.
Whil^ free from worldly toils, and worldly woe,
Vlis only (ludy was himfelf to know :
Here mus'd, regretting on his mtfpent days,
Or loll m love, or pleafure't flow'ry maxe.
No gulls of folly fwell the dangerous tide,
While all his paflions to a calm fubfide ;
The bubble life he held an empty dream,
His food the fimple herb, his drink the (Iream ;
Tr;inqiiil and calm he drew his aged bresth.
And look'd with patience tow'rd the port of
death,
When the pure foul to blifsful realms fliall foar,
And join with God h-mfclf to part no more.
'I'he God he worfhipp'd ey'd the zealous fage,
And blel^'d with wiU^om's lore his filver'd age :
Gave him the (kill of prophecy to know.
And from fatc'i volume read events below.
i I'.r fage with conf«.ious joy the prince addrcfs'd,
Ard fprcad the table for his royal gueft ;
'I he pron^pt repaft, which fimple nature fuits.
The l>rrani*!» frefh water, and the foreft's roots.
Not unaccuftom'd to the homely fare.
The warrior fat ; for oft from bufy care,
I'roin court rctii'd, and pomp's fallidious pride,
The hiTo dar'd to throw the king alide ;
An<l in t^e riiflic cot wcll-pleas'd partook
O: blDur'- mean rcpa'.l, and cheerlul look ;
F»ur:d in himfrif the joys to kings unknown.
And fclf-dero»*d forgot the lordly throne.
The world'*> contention to their minds fuppliet
^T.icfi convrrfe, wholcfome to the good and wife.
IMtuh did thi'v talk of woes in human life,
()l I hn'.tiar; kingdom^ tnrn with jarring Arife.
The zc-1 i»J MoRN.w^ iikr a (lubborn fort,
Artaoh'd toCiUin Hood hit firm fupport.
IIlnhy, Ihll doubting, loiight th' ludulgent (kres,
That light's clear ray might burft upon his eyes.
* X^Iuil then, faid he, the trutlf be always found,
y To moi'Cals wc^k with miili encompaia'd round ^
*< Muft I ftill err * my way in darknefs trod,
*' Nor know the path which leads me to my Goo f
'* If all alike he will'd os to obey,
•* The God who will'd it had prcfcrib'd the vray."
" Let us not vainly God's defigns explore !
*' (The fage reply 'd) be humble, and adore !
** Arraign not madly Heav'n's unerring laws
" For faults, where mortals are themfelves the
*' Thefe aged eyes beheld in days of yore, [caufe.
•* When Calvin's dodrinc reach'd the Gallic (hore,
^ Then, though with blood it now diAains the
earth,
** Creeping in (hade, and humble in the birth,
*' 1 law it baoilh'd by religion's laws,
** Without one friend to combat in the caufe.
" Through ways oblique I faw the phantom tread,
" Slow winding, and aiham'd to rear her head,
" Till ar the l;ift, upheld by pow'rful arms,
** 'Midfl cannon^ thunder, and 'mid war's alarms,
*' Burft forth the moniler in the glare of light,
'* With tow'riug front full dreadful to the fight;
** To fcowl at mortals from her tyrant feat,
** And fpum our altars at her impious feet.
** Far then from courts, beneath this peaceful cot,
** I wail'd religion's and niy country's lot ;
'* Yet here, to comfort my declining days.
Some dawn of hope prcfents its cheerful riyt*
So new a worlhip cannot long furvive.
Which man's caprice alone has kept alive.
With that it rofc, with that (hall die away,
" Man's works and man are bubbles of a day.
** The God, who reigns for ever and the fame,
** At pleafure hiads a world's prefomptnoas aim*
** Vain is our malice, vain our (Ireogth difplay'd,
" To fap the city his right hand hath made ;
** Himfelf hath tix'd the ftrong foundations low,
** Which brave the wreck of time, and hell's iti-
veterate blow :
** The Lord of Lords (hall b!cfs thy purged fight
" With bright effulgence of diviner light ;
" On thee, great prince, his mercies he'll befiow,
** And (bed that truth thy bofom p.ints to know.
" That Goa hath chofe thee, and his hand alone
Safe through the war (hall lead thee to a throne.
Conqneft already (for his voice is fate)
For thee bids gl >ry ope her golden gate.
If on thyfikfht the truth unnotic'd falh,
** Hope not admiifiun in thy Pari»' walls,
** I'hough fplendid eafe invite thee to her arms,
0 (hun, great prince, the fyrcn's poifon'd
charms !
O'er thy (Irong paflions hold a gloriotu reign.
Fly love'ufoft lap, break plc-afure*A ftlkeo chain!
** And when, with efforts fin ng, all foes o'er-
thrown, your own,
A leaguc*« great conqueror, and, what'# more.
When, with united heart*. ai;d triumph's voice.
Thy people hail thee with one common choice.
From a dread fieee, to fame for ever known.
To mount with glory thy paternal throne,
That time, afllidion (halt lay bj her to\
And thy glad eyes (hall feck thy £ather\ God 3
1 ban flialt thou fee from whence thy armi
prevail. [ver fjil."-
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THE VQIIR^ OF LLOTD.
Each word the ff^'t botji lipt impart
Falls like a flame od Henry^t K«iieroat heart*
The hero ftood tranfporced in hb mind
To timea when God held omveHc with mankind,
Wheo fimple virtue cavghc her hqa¥*D*horn lore,
And truth commanding bade e'en kings adore.
His eager arms the reverend fage embrace,
And the warm tea*- (aft trickled down his face.
Untouch'd, yet loft a while in deep Airprife,
Stood Mo%M4T. brave; for (Ull on MoairAT*s
eyes
Hong error's mift. and God's high will c^nceal'd
'1 hf gifts from him to HcHaT's breall revcal'd.
His wifdoiii idly would the world prefer,
Whafis lot, though rich in virrues, was to err.
While the rapt f^ge. fulfilling Goo's bcheft»
Spoke infpiration to the prince's breaft,
Huih*d were the winds, within their caverns
bound.
Smooth flow'd the feas, and nature fmird arnuod.
The fage bis guide, the hero fought hU way
Where the t^l vtficts fafe at anchor hy :
The resdy. failurs quit the friendly ftrsnd,
lloift tlie glad fails, and make for Albion's land.
While o'er her coaft his eyes admiring range.
He prais'd id filence Britain's happier change :
Where laws, abus'd by foul intefline foes^
Had erft'entail'd a heap of dreadful woes
On prince and people ; on that bloqdy ftage,
Mr here flaughter'd heroes bled fur civil rage ;
On that bright throne, from whence dcfcended
fprings
Th* iUnftiious lioesge of a hundred kings,
IJke Haiiav, long in adverfe fortune fchooPd,
O'er willing £ngli(h hearts a Woman rul'd :
And, rich in mainly courage, female grace,
Clos'd the long luflre of her crowded race.
Kliza then, in Britain's hcppieA hour,
Held the juft balance of contending pow'r;
Made £ngli(h (ubjcdls bow the willing knee,
Who will net ferve, and are n^^t happy free.
Beneath her facred reign the nation knows
No fad remembrance of its former woes ;
1 heir fl'-cks fccurely grax'd the fertile plain,
1'heir garnern burOing with their gulden jrrain.
The (lately (hips, their fwelling fails unfml'd.
Brought wealth and homage from the diftant
world :
All Europe watch'd Britannia's bold decree,
Dreaded by land, and monarch '^f the Tea.
Wide o'er the wave» her ile^^t exulting rode.
And fortune triumph'd over .ocean's Gua.
Proud London now, no more of barbatous fame.
To arms and commerce urg'd her blended claim.
Her pow'rs, in union leagu'd, together fat,
King, Lords, and Commbni, io their threefold
ilate.
Thoogh feparate each their feveral iotereft draw,
Yet ail united form the ftcdfaft law.
All three, ope body's niemhers, firm and fit.
Make but one rr)w*r in iktcng conjundiou knit ;
P(iw*« to ttfelf of daAger often found.
But fpreadiog terror to its neighbours round.
Bicft, when the people duty'h homage (how,
w*l|id pay their king tlie uibute which they owe I
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More bleU wheo-kimcs ("■' milder virt^ea
P:i9ted their people'^ freedom Uom fhc thtoi|B !
** Ah when, cry'd BooftsoM, flmU our ^iem
ceafe.
Our gkiry^ Albion, rife^ Uke thine, io pcaoel
Blu(h, blu(h, ye kings, ye lorda of J4nu|g iatt^
A woman bids, and war hath doa'd iu gatis:
"* You a countries bleed with £k^c»^ mg^iMd^
** While Shk reigns happy o'er a people bleft."
Mean time the hero neAch'd the te^mn iUt
Where freedom bids eterniU plenty Cp>iki
Not f;^r frqm WilUan;i's tow*r at diftilDoe fees.
Stood the fam'd palace of the virgin queca*
Hither, the faithful MoawAT at bia fide,
Without the i^oife and pageant pomp of pride*
The toys of grandeur which the Taio,parftK»
But glare uuheedtd to the hero's Ysevr,
The prince arriv*d : with bold and m^ly Setk
He (poke ; his fraokoefs all hit eloquence ;
I'old bis(aduie, andbow'd hia lofty heart.
For France*s woes, to z6t fubniiOloo's part;
Fur needful aid« the B<'iti(h queen addrell.
While, iu the fuppliant Ihooe, the king coofieft.
^0^*(i t^iou," reply'd the queen* with Anoft
furprtfe,
Com'ft thou from VALoia forthe.wilh*daUial
AdLfk thou prote^oo for a tyrant foe,
Whofc deadly bate work'd aU cKp fettme^
** woe?
Far as the g(>lden fun begins to riiiei.
To VI here he drives adown the wcfiem icies.
His ftrife and thine to all the world is knowa:
Stand'ft thou for him a friend at Britain a throat?
Ad4 i* that hand, which VACoia oft hadi
♦* fcar'd,
Arm'd in hi% caufe« andforhisveoKeaocercar'dr
When chu^ the Prince : '* A monarch *a adfcrk
•« fate
Wip«:« z\\ remembrance ou*- of former hate.
Valois wa^thcn a iUve, hift p;;(Iion'» (lave.
But now hiinfcU a monarch firm and brave;
He burfis at once the i{;nominiou% chain,
Rcfumcs the hero, and a(r<.'rtfi his rcigo,
Blc{l, if of nature more aflur*d and free.
He'd fought no aid but (rom himfelf and ae I
But, led by fraud, and arts, all iofincere.
He was my foe from wcaknefs and from fear.
I li') faults die with me, when his wroes I view,
I've gain'd the conqueft — grant lue vcngeaocCi
« Vou
For know the work is thine, illuftrious dame.
To deck thy Albion's brow« with worthiefli
" fame.
Let thy protedion fpread her ready wings.
And fight with me the injur'd caufe of kiagsr*
Llua then, for much (he wi(h*d to know
The various turns of France's long«felc woe,
Whence rifing firft the civil difcord came.
And Pari« kindled to reHellr>n's flame-
To me, great prince, thy griefs arc not urkiwwa,
Though brought in>pcrfc(5^ and by fame alone \
Whole rapid wing too indifcreetly fiics.
And fprcads abroad her indigc(\cd lies,
l>eai to her tales, from thee, illuftrioua joith|
Sku^ ilu;c alone 1;li9a fecks the uudii^
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«* Tell me, for you have wItncfiM »1] the woe,
** Valum' brave friend, or Valoi^* conquering
♦' foe,
•* Say. whence this frirndfhip, thisaUiance jfrew,
•* Which knits the happy bond 'twixt him and you ;
** Explain thib woiid'iuuti change, ^tit you alone
** Can paint the virtues which yourfcif hath fhown.
*• I each n.c thy woes, for know thy (lory brings
•* A moral IcnTun to the pride of kinp* **
** And mufl my memory then, illuilriotiiiqtieen,
" Keen] the horrofsof each dreadful fctne ?
*« O had i: plca^'d th* Almighty Pow'r (which
** knows,
How my heart blrcds o'er all my country's woe«)
" Oblivion then had fuaich*d them from the
Ar.d hid them buried in eternal night.
N ar-. U of bloud mull I aloud proclaim,
I he princes' n;aiintf>, ar.d i xp'ite thtir (hame ?
Rcll'-vlK^n ih^kci my mind with wild difmay—
bii: 'tis Hliia'*. will, ar.d I obey.
Otia-rs, in ipeaking, from their fmooth addrefs
*' MigK: make their weakocfs or their crimes
" item Icr««,
** The flwwVy art wa< never made for me,
** I Ipcak a foloicr's laLguagc, plain and free.**
AN IMITATION FROM THE SPECTATOR.
A M INT ii hath re '.I'd I:s lazy houri away,
Sm.co Dt li;-'* prclt ncL blcl>'d her bmgini; fwato:
H«>w c<iuK1 he brook ti.c llu^jjilh time's dcUy,
Wliat charm could foltcn fu«.h an age uf pain.
Cm- Iwii.i riile*.*hon ilill l/n bofom el.cer'd,
And r'»o-h'd the ronr.tnr-i of a Iovit'r care,
*r.\ j> ihat l.r D.lia's kU the Iwiw'r he rcjr'd,
And la:iv)- plac'd the nymph already there.
0 com**, dear maid, and wiih a j^enile fmile,
^jJ) a» li^ht- up ni) iovtiy lair one's face,
S. I vc y the pro.'.uci of thy fhtpherd's toil,
Nt>r rob the villa of the vilu's grace.
V h i'(\r imnr.ivem<nu (Irikc thy curioun (ijjht,
1 i., taile hath iiirn«'ti—iet mr p»'t call it mioe,
Swur wl.i*n I m fc 11:1 thee, .ird feed dclijrhr,
I l>>rm no thought chat n not wholly thine.
Th' jparrmtnts dcftin'd for my charmer** ufc,
( 1 <>r i« vc in trlHv's i» CfUiipi^uout ihown)
C-n Karcc an cl.jv:Cl to thy view produce.
Bat bcar9 the dca; rclcmb^aiice ot thine own.
And fruft me, lnvc, I could a'pioft bcHevc,
I'hio i.t:le ipot the mantton • f my fair;
JB.jr tlut iviak'd from lanc)*!! dream* I grieve,
i'o lii.d r.i proper owner is not there,
(^h ' I c( uid Joat upon the rural fccne,
!:» J nljv.cl '»\ir hill and chan'.p.n^rn wide,
III! t! >' it ma! ks ti.c tcUiout way liCtwcrn,
T:..!'. part* :hy Dan.on fr m ltupromi»*d bride.
The jf ir. cr,4 now put (orth their bl. ffims fweet,
In it-turc'i llow'ry njar^tle jjaily drcft,
1 !.r cl'tU iu:i:ur I !•». !ge. andurcUnf; Harder QCat,
.-\u alk. tiiy Oclu foi thrar UeACcIl ^eft.
The lily pale, the purp1e-b1ufhinf( rofe.
In this fair fpot their mingled beautiei join ;
The woodbine here its curling tendrils throws.
In wreaths famaflic round the mantling vine*
The branching arbour here for Urrttn made.
For dalliance met, or fong, or amoront tale.
Shall oft proceA us with iu cooli g Ibade,
When fultry Phcrbus burns the lovely vale.
*Ti<( all another Paradife around.
And, truft me. fo it would appear to me.
Like the firtl man were I not lonely found.
And but half bleil, my Delia, wanting thee.
For two, but two, I've form*d a lovely walk.
And I have call'd it by my fair one's name ;
H'.-rc blcft with thee, t* enjoy thy pleaGng talk.
While fools and madmen bow the knee to fame*
The ruHic path already have I try*d.
Oft at the finking of the fctting day ;
And while, n.y lo\e, I thought thee by my fide«
With carciul Iteps have worn its edge away.
With thee I've held dircourfe,howpaffingfwercl
While fancy brought thee to my raptur'd dseam,
Wi'h thee have prattled in my lone retreat.
And taik'd down funK, on lot c's delicious theme.
Oft an I wander through rhe ruftic crowd,
Mufing with d-mncafl look, and folded arms.
They ilare with wonder, when I rave aloud.
And dwell with rapture on thy artlcfs charms*
I'hey call me mnd, and oft with 6nger rude.
Print at me leering, a^ I heidief^ pafs ;
Yet Colin knows tlx caufe, l*:r luve is ihrewd.
And the young ibephcrd courts the farmer's lafir.
Among the fruits that grace this little feat.
And all art.und their clufl'ring folia^* fpread.
Here may'fl thou cull the peach, or ned'rine fweet.
And pluck the diawbcrry from its native bed*
And all along the river's verdant fide,
I've planted elms, which rile in even row;
And rting their h f:y branches far and wide.
Which float rtll'.«rled in the lake below.
Since I've been abknl fi*»m my lovely fair,
lntrt^ina;i« n fc<rn.» a tnouland fchemes.
For O '. my l)tlia, thou -art all my care,
And all with me is h.ve and gulden dreams.
O flatt'rinjj prrmlle <.f fecure delight ;
When will the lazy-pacinjj hium be o'er?
Ihat I may ily with r. piure t') thy fight,
And wc ihail n;cct a^ain to jort 00 more«
A B\LLAD.
Yi (hcfh? rd^ f'» cireUf* ard gay.
Who ip< r: wnh tl.c iivmp..^ t.f the plain,
lake hc<d ki\ )■ u fn he away
rhe peacv." y<>u fan nvv^r rc:;.»in.
Let iK't f.l.y y«'or l>otonis ai.n y ;
And ol love the dtar m.fti'i* i, beware.
You ni*> tl»»''*t '"* **'• I'J' >^""f a»=<l )"Tt
—1 know 'lis o*crtl-<Al'>w'd with care«
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.M il« night of dcrpilr
1 ininit lb: gaj Sitne to the fighl,
n iiik ttacj htr viGoDi bcftowi,
Anil gildt <v'r]r drciDi with delight,
&UI tu wake ut ID (ecQblc woei.
How haid IB ttif Int (0 conipliin
Of » njmip^ whom I yd mufi jrjore,
Tbounh (tie Inve nnt her Ihfphctil ifita,
Her Damon msll lo«e her ihc more.
For it »u unl the pride of her (ci.
That treated his viiwi wiih difdiiD,
For if was nni ihc pleaTure to vex,
'niat made her delude her fond fwain.
'Twa» hil, the fair nymph lo behold,
He hop'd— and >ie raflily believ'd.
Twat hc>'> «i be biallj cold ;
—Hi! roT-il— and wa, fondlj dteeiir'd ;
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loolcD
Lfmiie.
Vet furdy ir .
To prir.e me moil Bicphcrdt »Do»c j
But that Biighl be only tfttem.
. Whilelfoulilhly conBru'ditlaTe.
Tci Dihcn, like Damdk, Mitt'd
The nymph might hi*e fxour'd her fwi
Andoihcri. like him, were dec^lv'd,
I.tkt^hiut. though they cinnoc complain.
Of PhvlLu waa alwayt my fong,
I fM lh« wai my pride and ray care;
And the folki, at we windef'd along,
WOiiid call U* the corjvgil pair.
k'd how I walk'u at her fide.
rr hand to my boriim I prcll,
lath tender endearmcot t try'd,
And I tbougbi none wuxrer fo blcli.
But now the drlnlion ii oVr,
Thpfe day-dreami of rltafure are fled,
, N-.wherru.y.«i.,-lear,=gnomore.
And 'he hope* nf her Ihephrrd are dead.
May he <hat my fair ihatl ubtaio,
Wayhe.ailhy 1.
rn CHLOE.
It Omt: f«lt one "ttft -f mine
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I fly with plraTure h ihe talk,
' A.idlwr-ilt'« i.>r|-ir«ion.
When poti) runR in aneienldayi,
Th< Tni.fr. tK*t infpir-d their layi.
Of whi'in iherr fuch paradcia ,
Tbtii 'iiiin iirr pridf otifco.
Wen nDlhini! moic, and nothing kla,
Th4a «»iili,buru iT.ciiil ladiei.
LLQYB.
Did any nymph her fubjeA dioofe f
She (Irait conimeuc'd inrpirin(r Mtiit;
And every maid, of lovely face.
That lliuck the heart of wouoded fwiitt,
Eaalced to yon ftarry plain,
Wat regifter'd a Gback.
Thefe were the lomplimenta of old,
WMle nympht, among the godi enroU'd,
Claim 'd love'iobrcijuiouaduly;
Thui, while each bard had favourite TJevt,
~ ich nymph became a Gsace, or Muai,
A Vek u i every beauty.
Siy, in thefe latter dayi ofonra.
When love eieru bi> ufual powers.
What difference !ie> between a* ?
TnCuLOE-ifelfaioncelboaft,
What birda of every ige might n»fi,
AMuba,aGaACi,aVtKB..
In Chloi are a thriufand chunia^
Though envy call her fei to a^nt^
And giii|{'"'K girl' may flout her
The Mt it inlMbiti in her mioil.
TO THE MOON.
AtL hill maiellic queen of cighi. ^
Bright Cynthia ! iweetefl nymph, whofc prdi
The peDde pleafHrea, cilm de:ligtki.
While eonlcmpbtinn fmoAChs her ruffled win
Which TtiUy*. »itn tnttiultuoui joj-..
Or baflnefi, care, and bun of lufly d»
Have all too ruaed—Hcnce. away.
Stale jelt, and flippant mtrib, >Dd &titetaf
d'ring n. ile.
When evening dout her manite gtmj,
I'll wind my Mitarj way.
And hie me to fome lonely grcTS
( 1 be haunt of fancy and of love)
Whole fodsl brandies, far Dutfpreid,
PoOHk the mind with pleaEng dread.
While Uynihia quivera through the trtct
And the clear brmrk, or dimpled Arcam,
Rcfledi oblique her dancing beam.
How oftcti, by thy Olvcr li/hl.
Here Invert' fonguet begoii'd the nigbl t
When forth the hsppy pair have ftray'd.
The amoroui twain and lender maid.
And aa they walli'd ihr grovei along,
Cheet'd the Hill eve niih vvioua loag.
While every aitful llram coufea
*l he i;iufual ifllTioii in their breaft.
Tht lovcis' houri fly [«ift away,
Thri.-c hatj,y nymph, ihriee hippj jmnl,
Whtn beaiilT it ih,. nueJ of truth !
Yst not the happy ]i,iti alone,
Hatlhy cckflial {irrlcncr k.'OWD.
Tothi.: tonij.iaiin tht ii>mph rulorn.
Of broken fiitii, and vt.wt rorfworn ; .
And the liull (wain, with (oldid arm^
SiiU mv&ng OD hij f,ille otic'i ehunu.
POEMS.
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^rtmet many a fonoet to her name,
(As loverf ufc to eipreft their flame)
Or pinin{( wan with thoughtful care,
Id downcaft fileoce feeds defpair ;
Or when the air dead (liilneni keept,
And Cynthia on the water flceps ;
Charms the dull ear of fober night.
With love-born mufic's fweet delight.
Oft as ihy orb performs ic« round,
Thou lift*nc(k to the various found
Of (hepherds* hopes and maidens* feart
(Thofe confciouft Cynthia filcnt heart
While echo which ft ill loves to mock^
Bears them about from rock to rock.)
But fhift we now the penfive fccne.
Where Cynthia Givers o'er the greeo.
Ms^k yonder fput, whoTe equal rim
Foms the ereen circle quamt and trim ;
Hither the fairies blithe advance.
And lightly trip in mazy dance ;
Bearing the panfie-paven ground
In frolic meafures round and round;
TKefe Cynthia's revels gailj keep,
While lazy raonals fnore afleep ;
Whom oft they vifit in the nighc.
Not vifible to human fight ;
And as old prattling wives relate,
Though now the faftiion's out of date.
Drop (jxpcnce in the houTewife's flioe.
And pinch the flanem black and blue.
They fill the mind with airy fchemes.
And brin^ the ladies pleafant dreams.
Who knows not Mab, whofe chariot glides,
And athwart men*» nofes rides ?
While 0«E»oN, blithe fairy, trips,
And hovers o*er the ladies lips ;
And when he fieaU ambrofial blifs
And foft imprinu the charming kifs,
In dreams the nymph her Twain purfues,
Nor thinks *ts Obcrun that woos.
Yet fportive youth, and lovely fair,
From hence, my lefTon read, beware,
While innocence and mirth prefide,
Wc are not where the fairies glide ;
And OncRON will never mifs
To greet his favorites with a kifs;
Nor ever more ambrofia fips,
1 han when he vifits *s lip«.
When all things elfe in filsnce ileep,
The Mithfomc elfs their »igili keep;
And always hover round about,
To fipd our worth or frailties out,
Rrcrive with joy thefe elfin fparks
Their kilTc'. have no tell-tale marks.
But brrarhe frcfli beau'y o'er the face,
Where all is virtue, all in grace.
Not oiily elfin fay* delight
To KajI rhi- lohrr queen of night,
B'lr rhai fwec : bird, whofe gurgling throat
W.i Wct ill 'h.ck i]>c!odiou» note,
Duly j« I vrniu. fhadc* prevail,
Rcncvi- !.-.i Tootfiin^ love lorn tale.
Aud as :Sc lover pcnhve g'»e«,
CHaunt* out her fymphony of woes,
Wr.ich in Iwjoa nature's wilder Cone,
Beggar all louiids which arukas koowo.
But hift — — the melancholy bird
Among the groves no more is heard ;
And Cynthia pales her filver ray
Before th* approach of golden day,
Which on yon mountain's mifiy hei^iti
Stands tiptoe with his gladfome light.
Now the flirill lark in ether floats.
And carols wild her liquid notes; ^
While Phcrbus, in his lufty pride,
His flaring beams flings far and wi<le.
Cynthia farewell the penfive mufe.
No more her feeble flight purfues,
But |11 unwilling takes her way.
And mixes with the busz of day.
SONG.
The beauty which the gods beftow,
Did they but give it for a fliow ?
No 'twas lent thee from aboTet
To (hed its luftre o'er thy face.
And with its pure and native grace
To charm the foul to love.
The flaunting fun, whole weftem beaais, .
This evening drink of ocean's {beams.
To-morrow fprings to light.
But when thy beauty fets, my fair.
No morrow fliall its beam repair,
*Tis all eternal night.
See too, my love, the virgin rofe, '
How fweet, how baflifully it blows
Beneath the vernal (kies *
How foon it blooms in full difplay.
Its bofom opening to the day.
Then withers, flirinks, and diet.
Of mortal life's declining hour.
Such is the leaf, the bud, the flowV ;
Then crop the rofe in time. '
Be blcft and blefs, ar.d kind impart
The jufl return of heart for heart, *
Ere love becomes a crime.
To pleafure then, my charmer, hafle,
And ere thy youth begins to wafle.
Ere beauty dims its ray,'
The proffer'd gift of love employ,
Improve each moment into joy,
Be happy whilfl you may.
TO THE REV. MR. HANBURT,
0/ (Umrcb-Larngtom^ Le'ueJUrJbUe^
ON HtS FLANTATIONi.
WeiLt vain purfuifs a triflii g race engage.
And virtue flumbcrs in a trriftlcfs age,
Thy glorious plan , on detv f ^uud^tions laid.
Which axling nature, nature's bound to aid.
The wfe man's dud), though the blockhead*!
fcorn
Shall ipeak for age* to a wor'd unborn.
Though fooli Ueridc, for ceofure'* ftill at hand
To damn the «vork flie,cani.ot u derfland,
I Set Mr, HoM^mry's £fy m
)u>iu)( iafanu rcraiM thj riling pli",
It ID IlKnglh, H fpnki an iSive man.
uiosd Oik, which from tby jpind df llgn
Shall (prtti aloft, and tell the woild 't»ii ihin
A ftfip'iing firft. jnft peep'd above ihe grounil,
Which, igti hence, Ciitl fling ili niadc arouiid.
SENTTO ALADY. WITH ASEAL.
Tb' impTrffiun vhlch thit Eeal fhall milu.
The rougher hand cf force majr break ;
Or jealous time, with flow deciji,
Maf all iu tiacei wear away ;
Bui neither time nor force comhia'da
Ehall tear thy image from my miud ;
Nor fluUthe (*,i.tlimfr,£i» fade
While iJULo::') thooland ctiarmt have madci
Foe fpite of time, or force, or art,
.Tii/eo/Vfor ever on my hiait.
A BALLAD.
H<>K,blrk, 'lit 1 mice frrm the tomb.
Come, i.ircT,it ctie>, tome away.
The grave or thy Cocln htiroatn
To reQ thee bclide hit cold clay.
I come, my dear fhepherd, I come.
Ye friendi and C!,mpiniont, adieu :
I bafie lo my CoLix'i dsuk heme.
To die OD hiabofom fa [niG.
AU mournful the midnight bell mog,
■When I.ntv, fad l.utv. arr-fe ;
And fonh to the gieen lurf the fprung.
Where Couh'i pale albet rcpofe.
AH tret with ibenigbt'i chilling <l(ir,
Her bofom embiac'd the cold geonnd.
While ftormy windi oiei her blew.
And night nviDi ctoak'd ^1 arcnQd.
" How long, my lov'd Colis," (he cfy'd,
■• Ho* long muft thy Lucv rompliin }
*■ Haw long fliall the giave my lave hide I
" How long ere it join ut agiin i
" For thee thy fond IhepherJefs li»'d,
" With thee o'er ihc world would (be fly ;
" For thee hai Ibc forrow'd and gricv'd ;
" Par ihee would flic lie duwn and die
•• Alu ' what availt it how dear
" Thy Lotr wo> onee to her fwain !
" Her face Uke the lilly fo fair,
*• And ey*' t*"' t"' I'K**' " *■" P'*'°-
" The Diepherd that lov'd her a gone ;
" That face and ihofe eyes charm no more ;
" And Lscr forgut, and alone,
" To dialb fliill her Coiiw deplore."
WTiile thnt flic la; funk in defpair.
And mourn 'd to the echae* arouad,
laflim'd all at once grew Ihe air.
And thunder fhook dreadful the giound.
« fheir the kind call, and obty,
" Oh, CoLiH reciivc me," fhc tried.
Then hrc.thing a gtoan o'er hii clay.
She hung DO hi) tojnb-ltooe, and died.
THE WORK3 OT LLOYD.
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Whofe fati
'■ ple-fe.
Wit', fcanty flream. wi!l fret their channel Jfj,
If learn rog'i fpring wiihhoUI the (r<Di fupp^.
Tutti leaf by leaf gitiaDiic votuaiei e'er,
Nor biufli (u know what ancient* wiole bcfca
" Why nut, fomciimei, regale admicing (riiidi
With Orerk and Latin fprinkJiogi, oddi ai
Eierl yunr talcnfi; read, and re»d 'o wilie'
Ai Horace fayi, mil profi' with deliglu."
' ri« rate advice : but I aii Oow ta mcml,
hough ever thankful to my partial friend
Full of flrange feare — Tor Ki,pc« are banilh'd tD-
I lifi> no mnielo Phccbni' Tacred call,
Sniit with Che mufe, 'tii true, I fouKht her china
But came no cha. pian, clad in comb'tom aia^
To (nil each rival monarch from bit thiOM,
And fwear no lady Clio like my own.
All unanibition- ot fupcrior praire.
My fond amufcnient alk'd a fpfit; of bayi,
SorAe liiilc fame for llringing bari»tefi vcrle.
And e'en that little fame has pr^-iT'iI a cur& ;
Hitch 'd intu ifaymc, and iliagg'd ibtnugh me£
By butcher crlilci, wnrth't conred'raie foe*.
If then the mufe n<. nioru (hall flrive uplai
Lull'd in the happi lethargy of cafe ;
If. unadvcni'niui, Ihe forbear tn ting.
Nar take "Re thought lo plunu her ruffled wic
' rii that ibe haul, howc'cr by nature vain.
The fcurril nuntiinreofa venal trun.
When defp'ialerobbu-t.ifl'uing fiotn the waflc
M'k.' fueh r-ude inroadi on the land of tjle,
G-niui (rrow> Gck beneath ibe Gothic tage,
Or feeka her UukIk from fonie wortbiic age.
Ai for myft^f. 1 own the prefent charge ;
Lazy and lounging, I confefk at lar£e :
Yet eat:, pertiapt, may loufe hei filken chaiaa,
And the neil hour become an hoDt of paini.
We write, we read, we aS. we think, by iU,
And follow all Ihingt at thi.' hunii,ur hiu ;
For of all pkifurct, vhich the world can briii|
Viriftj— Ul dear vsriety'i the ihiog!
Oui learned Coke, from whom we fcribbleri dn
All the wife diaumi of poetic law. [blkn
Layi down ihia truth, from whence my dub
(See Horace, Ode Dn- 5[iif.--ihc cafe ApoUu'i
'■ The god of vetfe diftlaimi a plodding wretd
" Nai keep! hia bnw for ever on (he nmch."
However great my ihitJI of honefl itmt,
\ bow with rtv'rence to each letter'd lume;
To worrh, where'er it be, with joj (uhmii.
But own no curd monopaliei of wic
Nor think, my friend, it 1 but raiely qnote.
And little reading fliioei Llirougb what I'TCivral
That I bid peace lo ev'ry learned Oielf,
Becanfe I dare loim jadgmcnis fur myfelf.
—Oh! weieit mine, with happy Tiull to liMfc
tip
l—ti. him
, to lou
P O ■ M fll
<ft
Then would I fcom the locienu* vtonted ftore,
And boaft my tiiefti. where they hut robb'd be-
fore.
Meaowhile with thenit while Greciao Lands
impart
Th* eternal paflloM of the haman heirt,
Burfting the bonds i>f cafe and laxy reft,
I feel the flanne rooont adivc io my hrc«il ;
Or when, with joy, I torn the Roman page,
I live, in fancy, in th* ADoutTAN age!
Till feme dull Baviu«* or a Mavtus* pamei
DamnM by the muse to everbfting fame.
Forbids the miml in foreign dimet to roam.
And brings me back to our own foob at home.
SONGS IN THE CAPRICIOUS LOFERS.
AIR I.
While the cool and gentle breesa
Whilpers fragrance throogh the trcetg
Nature walkinj; o*er the fccne
Clad in robes of lively green,
From the fwcctncti of the place
Labour wears a cheerful face.
Sure I taftc of JMy*fincere,
Fai'hful CoLiM ever near;
"When with ceafelef^ toil opprelt'd.
Wearied nature finks H> rdi.
All my labours to beguile.
Love fiiall wake me with a (mile*
AIR II.
Though my features l*ra told
Are ^rown wrinkled and uld^
Dull wifo'^m 1 hate and deteft.
Not a wrinkle is there
Which i» furrow'd by care.
And my heart is as light as the beft«
•
When I look on my hoyt
I'hey renew all joys,
Myfelf in my children I fee;
While the comforts I find
In the kingdom my mind.
Pronounce that my kingdom it frec«
In the days 1 was yomig^
O ! I capcrM and fung ;
The laiTes came flocking apace.
Bur now turnM of threcfcore
I can do fo no more,
—Why then let my boy take my pbc^
Of our pleafures we cradc,
Fcr we ftill love the (mack
And chuckle o*er what we have bcca ;
Ytc why ihould we repine,
Yciu*ve had yours, I've had mine,
And now let your chiUiren begin*
AIR III.
*Tis thu« in rhofe toyi
InvciitCii for boys
Jo ihow huw the weather wiDp^fCi
t
The woman and
On a di.icrcnt plan
Are alwayw dircAed to moYC*
One goes out to mam
While t'other keepa hotnCi
Infipid, and dull as a drone.
Though near to each other
As fifter and brother.
They both take their airing alone.
AIR IV.
Wien the head of poor Tommas was
By RooEB, who playM at the wak^
And Katk was a)arm*d at the ftroka.
And wept for poor I'UMMAa't fiUbe;
When his worihip gave noggins of ale.
And the liqnor was charming and ftotttg
0 thofe were the timet to regale^
And we footed it rarely aboat.
Then oar partners were bviom at doo^
And we all were happy y kingi.
Each lad in his holiday clothes.
And the laflet in all their beft tfasagt^
What merriment all the day long *
May the feafi of our Colim prove fbdl*
Odaaoks, but 1*11 join in the fong.
And rU hobble about with my cnttdhs
AIR V.
When vapoart oVr the meadow die*
And morning ftreaka the ptirpk Iky^
1 wake to love with jocund gioa
To think on hia who doata on nif»
When ere embrownt the verdant grovn
And Philomel laments her love.
Each figh I breathe, my love reveab
And telk the pangt my boloai fede^
With fecret pleafore I forvey
The frolic hirds in amoroot plays
While fuodeft cares my heart employ
Which flutteni leaped and beata for joy*
AIR VI.
YBt that's * a magaiine of arma
To triumph over time ;
Whence beauty borrows half her channa
And always keepa her prima.
At that the prude, coquetiea and fcint,
Induftrious fett her fisce.
While powder, patch, and waflh and frf«|
Repair or give a grace.
To arch the brow there lieadw fanfti
The comb to tittgc the hair,
The Spanifli wool to give the blnlh«
I'he pearl to dye them fair.
Hence rife the wrinkled, old, and gnyf
In freflicft beauty ftrong ,
At Venus fair, at Flora gay»
Ai Hebe ever young.
THE WORKS OF LLOYD,
AIR VII.
Go • feek fiinie njeiph of humbler lot.
To Am Ihj h„irri. iitd deck thf cot,
Willi joy I Hy (he fituf le youth
Who holds me light, or donbu my miih.
Thylifeift for low too wuiion grown,
Shill muntii hi pcicr and ple»fure flown,
Nor Ihill my fiith ranrd a fwain,
Who doubti aj lovt, nr think) me rain.
AIR VIII.
Tnin tingh'd bI, jilted, and bccray'd,
CipricioO), light, injnriooi mud,
rUbciwiDorelhyaaie.
nl rend ihy imige from roy heiit,
Thyl:h.r7n.n<.morccnEi.E.:
My liiul diall uke (be juftcr pan,
And Ion Ihiil yield to rage.
AIR 1.x:.
Tbami you, ladiet. for your c»re,
But I pray ynu both (orbiar.
Son I un all over fcratchei 1
That your curioui hatidi niuft pU«,
Such ndd fpoli upon my face
With your pcpcili. punt, and patchea.
Hmt I tttita in roy Rait,
From k drcf! of fo murh weight.
With my robe too danglinE after;
Could my CoLiH now but fa
What ■ thiuK they'it made of mt.
Oh he'd fpUl hit Gdei with Uughccr.
AIR X.
Tai Bower* «b!ch grace their native bed^
Awbile put forth iheir blufhing heidi,
Sut ere the tkff of puling day
Tbty wither, (brink, and die away.
Suttbefe which mimic (kill halh made,
TUor frofch'd by funi, nor kill'd by (bade.
Shall bloih with Itfi locoiinaDt hue.
Which ut at pleafure cao-rencw.
AIR XL
Whkn late a fimple ruflic laft,
t tot'4 wichcul rcllraini,
A Uream wai all my Inoking.glif^
Apd health my uqly paint.
The channi I boafl, (alaa ' how few !)
lga«
A.»l
How flrangcihe mode which truth neghSi,
Atid reOt all beaoty in defciS. '
But we by homely nature tanghc,
Thongh tudc in fpecch are plain In thovghc.
Pot variout purpofe fenet the fan,
A> thui a daeeni blind.
Between the fticki to peep at man.
Nor yet betray your tsind.
Each aiSion hat a mianiiig plain,
Refentmriit't iii the fnap,
A Sirt i^prelTei (Irnag difdiin,
Confent a gentle tap.
All paXoni will the fair difclofk.
All modo o[ female ait.
And to advantage fwtetly (how*
The hand, if not the heart.
Til folly'i fceptre firft dcfign'd
By lova'i capriciou* boy,
Who know, how lightly all
Are govero'd by a ley.
If tyrant love with erud dart
Tranifii the maiden's tender hairt-
Of eafy faith and fond belief,
She hugi the daic, and aidt the tbicC
Till, left her hetplefi llalc to moiint,
Ncgleaed, loiing, and forlorn g '
She Giidi, while giitf hur bolbni ding*.
At well ai daiti the god hat winga.
■ a yonrxerdant lowly vale
Cabn lyphei breathct a gentle gale.
But luftling through ihe lofty trret
It fwelli beyond the peateful breeic.
ThU!
Youb
Whik
reef
oaft
iirti
pare
gth
nvj^poifon
unruffled h
ddart.
art.
acede
And fwell
uip
liigiii 10 a 1
otni.
AIR XVI.
TuanoH my drefi, at my m
plain.
A rafeal 1 hate, and a knave
cnert,
ditJai
Myd
And
ahn;
Cher
':;;i;'"t^u7e
confci
whoh
gh btnt down with age, and for fponing ac
I feel no irmerle from the fulliet of youth ■
teU my t.le. „ d rejuicc w my fo^g.
And my b^i ihiuk my lift not a moment toi
Let the courliert, ihole dealeri in gcia and gii
Creep under, dance over, for title or place;
Above all the tiileithat flow (rom a throne.
That of honaft 1 liriie, aod that title's my ov:.
r 0 E M S.
AIR XVI.
Ftow dow'r to flow'r the batteiflf,
O'tr Geldi or gardeni nnpag,
lipi TwccU (rnm each, ud fluicen hj.
And ill fail life i> changing.
Thui ro-rint: m»n new objcAi fwiy,
B)> TirioDt charmi delifhicd,
While ihc whu pleiTci moft lo-dijr
To-maiTDw IhaU be Qighled.
AIR. XVII,
Wh I n hr trom fathion't gilded fccM
I breach 'd my aaiive air,
Mj ihouthu wete nlm. m; mind totot,
Nodoubtingi hubonr'd there.
Bui non no mare Rirfeir I find.
Dldnaion rendi nj broJl ;
Whilll bupct and feart diftarb taj ndod,
And murder ali mf refi.
AIR XVIII.
Flattiiimo hopri the mind deceitisf .
Eifr faith [DO often chaat.
Woman, fond and all believing
Ln*Fi and bugi the dear deceiL
Vo'ilj (how of pomp and richet,
Cupid'i trick la catch the fair,
I^wlf maidi too oft bewiiche*,
Flalicrjr it the beauty'i rnare.
AIR XIX.
What'i all the pomp of gaudy conrtl,
Bui vjin dtlFght. and jingling tajt.
While iilriL'urj crownt your riiTal fporu
With c Jm content, and tnn^ jojfc
AIR XX.
B rTntM , fvret lift. lo Snckt and fmtlat,
Wn;re finiple nature mildly reignii
Wb-re loic it c»ery Ihepherd'i cva,
And every njmph it kind H Mr.
The cnurl hat only tinTe] (oyt,
Inlipid miiih and idle noife;
But rural joyt are e»et new.
While nynipha are kind, md Ibcfkerdi trm
AIR y
AOAIK in Tn&ic weedi array'd,
A Gmple fwiin, a Gmple maid.
O'er rural leenei with joy we'll mre,
By dimpling brook, or cooling gmc
The birdi lhaU Dnin their little throaty
And warble wild their mary aou* ;
Whilll we converre bcneufa the fttde,
A happy fwain, and^appy maid.
Thy haodi Oiall pluck, lo grace my bow'f,
The lafcioni fruit, the fiagnni flow'r,
Whilll joyt Iball blcf*. for cvei new.
Thy Pboibc kind, my Couh unc
AIR XXIL
Wrt Ihonld I now, ay lore, compttlai
That ^.il awaiu thy cheerful fwaia.
Since labour o(i ■ Tweet bcdowi
Which U(y fplendonr aeret knowi !
Heoce fpringt the purple tide of hetltli.
The rich dua'* wilh, the foar man't ■■ ill lit
And fpreadi thofe blulha o'er the fiiGe,
Which come and go with aative gttce.
The pride of drefi, the pomp of &ew.
Are trappinga oft to caver woe ;
Bui we, whoTe wijhea never roani,
Shall ti&e of real joyi at borne.
No iloobt but ynar fool'a^^ fan knnm
Hn hiftkndi obligingly kiad,
— Odiooka I eonld knock the foddovB,
Waa eler fnch a otckoUy hind ?
To be rare, Uke a gnod-liatar'd Ipottl^
Voa've lent him a part^of yoar bod ;
He hai fitted the horni to your browa, '
And I fee them fprout ont of your bcad>
Tit
POETICAL WORKS
JOHN CUNNINGHAM.
To whicfa k Hvftiedt
tHE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.
To htm enry pilGofi wis known
Thit ihrobb'd in the bmQ with ddire i
Each gentle ilTcfttoD wu Ebown
In the Toft Gghing fongi of hit lyre.
LiVe ihc (inilling thrulh on the fprajr.
In bidGc loft warbling uid wiU,
Tu love wi> doDtcd c*ai bj.
In iccmii f uhrtic vtA tnild.
Ta man]' > tux^a\ fpiing
H» l)ic wBi mclndJuullT Dning ;
While Fniriti ■nd Fiwni in i ring
Have af^udal the fwaio ai he Tung.
m
EDINBURGH:
PRINTED BY MVNDRU. J«D SOJT, ROYAL BANKCLOSS.
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THE LIFE OF CUNNINGHAM.
John CovwiNniiAM win bom at Dublin in 1719. His father was a wine-cooper in moderate
circtimftanccs, who having obtained a prize in the lottery, commenced wine-mcrchint, and in a
Ihort time became a bankrupt. Both his parents were of Scottifh extradtion.
He received his education at the gframmar fchool of Drogheda, under Mr. Clark, and early bc»
gan f) exhibit fpecimeos of his poetical powers.
On the failure of hi^ father, he was recalled to Dublin, where, having no certain eaiployttientyhe
became attached to the theatre.
In I747i before he was feventeen years old, he produced a drama, intituled Lovt in a JIfjf?, which
was performed fcveral nights at the theatre in Smock Alley.
By means of this performance, he had free acccfs to the theatre, which had a very pemidont
cffed upon him. It created a difguft at the life of a tradefman, and excited a defire to appear oa
the ftage as a performer, though he fcarce poffeiTed a fingle reqaifitc for fuch a profeffion.
His paflion for the ftage had obtained fo (Irong a power over him, that, againft the wifhes M hit
friends, and without any communication of his intentions to them, he was fecretly prevailed on Co
engage with an itinerant manager, with whom he came to England ; and in this profc(&oa he co^
tinued, with little variation, until hit death.
As an ador he obtained little reputation. His figure was totally againd bim, either for tragedy*
t>r genteel comedy. His difiidence was too great ever to be overcome, and hia voice was diflbaaot
and ofOrnfivc to the eflr. He is faid, however, to have (hewn in general, a good conception of hit
author ; and as the rcprefenutive of a mock French charadler, was not wholly undefieftdig oC
praife.
He foon became fenfible of hfs imprudence, hut pride prevented his return to his parents: and
before he had time to work himfelf into a refolutioo of obeying the calls of duty, he received in«
tcliigcnce of his father's death.
An afylum, however, was ftill open to him in the houfc of an affeAionate brother, Mr. F. Cuo-
ringham, one of the beft ftatuaries in Ireland, who repeatedly trrged him to return ; but the idea
ol a ftute of dependence was of all others the m^ft repugnant to him.
The prcfcfTion wh.ch he had originally adopted from choice, he now found himfelf obliged to
ptrfift mf<rom neceflity. After having experienced various viciflitudes, at York. Newcaftle, Sunder*
land, Alnwick, and other placet in the north of Fngland, he engaged as a performer aoder Mf«
love, manager of the theatre in the Canongate. Fdinburgh, in 1761. Here he began to emer^
from obfcurity as a poet, and wrote fome of his bcft pieces.
In 1762, he puSiifhcd Am Elegy m a Pile of Ruint^ 4to ; which was read with pleafure after
Gray's ** Fkgy in a Country Church. Yard," of which it it an obvious imitation* The fubje^ it
KxJiiH Ahl<y^ in the neighbourhood of Edinbur(;h.
1 he following year he publiflicd The CvdewrplatiJI^ A Ni^bt Piect, 4to; which, notwithftanding
Tome indances of quaintnefs and affc^ation, evinced confidcrable powers of defcriptieo, and in*
creafcd hi« reputation as a ntoral and defcriptivc poet.
It was followed, in 1 764, by foiiwme, an Afivlegne^ 410 ; in which, though the philofophy may be
ciccpticnaMe, he avoided in a great mcafute the a/feded prcttinefs ohfcrvable in hit former pieccai
By thcie pcriortuancc) he acquired reputatmn enough' to receive an invitation from a bookfcUer
in I unJ«n, uho propofcd to employ him in fome works of literature, by which he might obtain a
l.V(lihcH)d in a manner more cafy and honourable, tlian that in which he had been hitherto en-
Convinced of the propriety of acceding to this propofal, he repaired from Edinburgh to London;
THK LIFE or eUNNINOHAM.
bal hail hardlf let foot in tLe ophsl, before he wa> faliilicd of the impraSlcabilitj of tht
The bookfeller by whom lie vai lo hare been cmplojerl flopped pipiient, and ihe iitectioo al la
pubUc wat to eniirelj engroffed by fcandil and poUrinl allercacion, chat Ire left the town with jn
eipitatioD, after a Ibort aod dijagieeable fliy in it, and once more rejoinid hu frteniji id lit
Thi* was the only effort he e«r made to emerge from iht abjeift Ctnation in which joothful •
jirudeDce had originally placed him : Bnt with iliij Aate he appeared by ns meant dilaii^Ed C^
petence ind oUcuiity were all he dcfircd. He bad do views of ambitioii ; and indalejice h>il jaSdtl
him lb entirely, that he never made a fuond attempt. In a letter to a ^ieod, he defcHba bisfci
in tfaefe tetmi i " You maf remember my laA tTpedilion to London. I think I malt be ewiiK^
t>y it that I am not cilcalaced for the bnlincri you mention. ThoD^ I fcribble (bi
Cher) to amule myrdf, the oDment I confidered it ai my duly, it woold ceafe to be i
and I (hould of confeijaence grow weuy of it. t am ool enierpriOog, and tolenbly hippr iaa
f reCmt fiiintioii."
At thia time Mr. EKgjn wa> ananagcr of the Edinbnrgh play-hourc, and created Conni^ba
with ancommon refpeft and kindnel'i, which he returned by writing occafioiial fnlmto oi
£filigtii fpolcn by him and hii favourite Mn. Bellamy; whofe beauty he celebrated in a Fr^t»
written « DnbUn, and in a padoral ballad, Citlcd PbilBi.
He tonlinocd under Mr. Dlggci'i minagenwnt, till he quitted Scotluid. He then retsnul n
Neweadle, i pbce vrhich, ai it bad been hli rcCdcnce for many yeui, he had oiipBiJly qukiri
with regret, rod which to his laCt bieith he tiTed cmphaiiuUy to uU hb bame.
At Newtafile, ajid in the Deighbouring town!, he earned a feanty, b« to bun « faKckml^
Sftenee, by hi» thtalrieal eieniont.
Though ihe profclBon of an itinetint pbjrer vit |irec»riou», and rather dirrcpntahle, it
much lt(t fo, From the eftimaiion he wu held in by the moll lefpeflablc chaaadeia in the i
vrho afforded him their Tupport and prolcflioii.
Hii amiable worth and poetical lalenii particularly endeared him to the inhaUcano <rf i^
vick ; where the prcfent wiitcr hai often heard him mcotioncd with fondnef^ tad regret, bt b
worthy felationi, the late John Grej, Efq. and Dr. Henry Ricbudfon, and his rcTpeAahk bkw
and neighboun, Capuin George Fatquhar, Thomas Fofitr, Efij. Mifi Grey, and Mif» TayltK
In 1;66, be colieSed hit piece) that had a|>peared in detuhcd pamphlets, which, with a vit
•r little piecti ntaer before piiiitcd, he publiJhed by fubfiiriptlon in one volume gvo, qodcl
title ol P—u, Lii^y Ptpral, with a dedication to Garrick. The fobfcription was numeniM ^
*cfptaable. From a liiUcriplion copy now lying before the prefent writer, which belonged U b
broIher-inJaw, ]»•«> Grey, Efq. it appear! that Mrt. Bellamy took »o copict.
The remainder of hii life pITedia one uniforaitrain. Being palfigaaiely food of raixe7iut».»i
llppY in the focieiy of a little circle of rural ftiendi, he rcjefied every fulicitation tQ try hii lm»
enec more in London, deelating it to be hi> will, that » he had lived, fo he iiuglit die >roiww
tiend» in Northumberland! nor wai that wifti denied.
A few monthi before bi« deith, being incapable of any iheauical eicrtion. he «vu rUMve^B
the houfe of hit friend Mr. Thomii Slack, ptinter of the " Newtallle Chronicle." who, With pat
kindneli, received him under hii roof, and paid every attention to him which hit ttatie ra^ind H*
Xraleful fenfe of the benevolence which feived to lefleu the wanti, and to fooche the rncfily^f te
Ua illndi, li eipreffed in his I'r'/n " " Friimi, written about three wceti before hit death. *W
■re more TRiuibU for the light they renea no hit ttiamiioui eircumftancet, thmthc imiofic^
«f (he poctrr'
, The dnrna and I hive fhook hand% I
We've patted no tnorc to enga^ ; "^^^ I
Submi^ve I met her command), V I
' For nothing ran cure me of age. * I
My funlhine of yoolh ia tio more, I
■' Mf iiMtpiii{tefflc«(i){careil«dt '
I
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THE LIFE OF CUMMIMOHAM. foj
'Tif painful my fiite to eodare
A penfioQ fttppliei me with bread ;
Dependent at length qd the man
Whole fivtiniei I ftniggled to imife,
I conquer my pride at I can.
Hit chirity merits my praife.
His boonty proceeds from his heart, ' • •
' Fis principle prompts the fuppl;,
His frieiMiihip exceeds my deiert.
And often fupprefies a figh«
After lingering fome time onder a ncrroas diforder, during which he burnt all hit ptpert, be
died the i8th of September 1773, >n ^ 44^ J^^ of his age, and was buried In 8t Joha*i
charch.yard, NewcaiUe, where, 00 a tombfione ertAed to his memory, is the foUowihg ii|«
icription :
Here lie the Remains of
John CvNMiNOiiAii*
Of hi« Excellence
As a Paftoral Poet
His Works will remain a Monnraefit
For Ages,
After this Temporary Tf ibate of EQeem
Is in Doll forgotten.
He died in NewcalUe, Sept. 18. Z773.
Aged 44.
His Ppemt have been frequently reprinted ; and, with feveral additions, were recetfed into thtf
edition of the '* EogliOi Poets 1 790.** ji P^em u b'u Mtmtry, written by Fergnflon, the laft of
his productions, and printed at Edinburgh, in 4to, 1773, for the benefit of the unfortunate author.
then merging towards that ftate of dq>lorable infanity, in which he died in the madJioiile, mbcwt
fix weeks after its publication, is infened in the prefent edition.
Cunningham was an amiable and worthy man, and an ingenious and elegant, though noC a Mb
Hxt poet. Hit principal merit feems to lie in the eafy and humble, yet pleafing walka of the paftenl
mufe. When he attempts ethics or philofophy, he finks under the weight of hts themdt, and hie
cfforu are delicatd and quaint, or feeble and uncouth. His compofitions exhibit ample proofs of
elegance, tenderneft, and fimplicity ; but they are deficient in ftrength, animation, and enthnfiafin.
He had a lively imagination and a feeling heart; but his judgment was noc equal to his fancy; and
his mod finiihed produAions difcover an incorrednefs of tafte. They are the native efforts of true
genius ; but the fcntiments and images they eihtbit, are not alwap attended with an elegant fim->
plirity of exprf flion. He fometimes afTrds the formality of exhibiting trite and infipid trifles in the
garb of an infignificant delicacy, and miilakes quaintneis fur elegance, prettinels for bcaotyi and
childiflmefs for fimplicity.
His Ete^ m 4 PUe rf Rmm^ is an imitation of Gray ; but written with more fpiric tad rail
poetry than are commonly to be found m imitations. There is in general an elegant fimpHctty oC
thought and exprcflion in this performance ; but his admiration of the ** Church-yard Elegy,"*
has led him in fome placet to an affedatioo of defcriptive and alliterative epithets, which wctt th*
nneafy garb of Ubour and imitation. The epithets vermai'trnteJ^ limi^urtJeJ^ /muU'tmyfktr*d, Atmpo-
^evV, timt-mmhUereJ^ zn^ Jiiver-vffkvig^ have a harflinefs unfuitable to the language of elegy, which,
provided it is not mean, can never be too fimple. In the opening of the poem he has given a very
lively ptdure of the romantic mint of tU AUey and Cs/lli tfHofim ; but perhapt the two Uft \m$
in the fecond fianza have a kind of anti-climax ; Jimil many m chtruk^ &c. It does not fceoi at ill
firange that the little ornamental parts of a roof or portico (hould defcend into daft, when the nra
and the ubcUflc are ovenhrown by time. I'he five lUnzas following.
Where the mild fun, throof h fmiid'tneyphyrU glafs,
Illum'd with mellow light that knmn^^ww^i aifle,
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are beautifully defcriptive ; but perhaps thelie two Ihies, as well at fome others, are too elaboratei
By endeavouring to ciowd too many ideas upon the reader, he does not give him time Co •bicrve
^ - THE LIFE OP CUNNINGHAM.
Vt iXbui hue ui tnc lifle illum'd nidi the mellow light of ilic mild fun duoogh .the piirV
Cmitrnflaiifi hai f^nic good deftription ; the finiimenn are moral uid pslhnic ; the 1m|M||
Cmpic, J^lcnui. iDil thifU, izcrptiiig a tew quaint, onauihoriftd wordi, sdniittfd. perhaps fi"*
bke of ihe meire. Hit F»n.ii, gi At«J^.i, ii more chaflc and cmtca ; bat tbe monl kc ii^m
from It, tbu
WUdom'i of hippiDer« Ihe certain fbora.
And (ollj the original of ill,
d«> not appear to be generally 'rue. With regard to moral evil, indeed, the itiffemt igacf if
trildaa ind faily majr b»< conCderablc infiucnce : bLT natural md at cidenial cvili, wtufhstw-
•lereo independent of our own powcu, are perhaps the heavieft obje^ of complaint. Wen cWti
aliogclhcr out ui the world, wifJom might with greiter truth be deemed the fonrce of laffodi^
but not even then the i:ert>in Tuuice. Thai fnlargement of the intelleaual faculciet, which i> it-
wifi conneAed with the idea of wifdotn. lay i open >ian]> a«enue> to m'lnificacioD, difguft iBd<^
cenlent, and the more elearly we behold ihe imbcdUty of our nature, the more pnwerfaUjx
feel iti effcSi. The condufi of ihc .;^g/g<i>r i> not lefi cx»ptiunable than the co^iciu&on. An ii^
complaint to y<^Ur of the companiiire hirdfliipi of hii condition. Moved by th« com^uv,
yufiirr funinioiit Farlair to anfwer the charge bTonght i^inO her. After a loag tatth be <
found, and iirgci in htr dtfence, that the pUinlUTi hardfhipa were do greater than, tta Mi Sifi-
dity, he dsrervcd, and that he had no meiic Co eotilli him to a better fate. Tbi< reply of frriK *
pTonouTKcd to be fage. Upoo ihik the doftiine uf the Afdagti i> (ouoded. The Teatciice it e^euj
uiijutt and (rucli but the feutimcDti iftribed to Jufitrr iiid Strtm, are neither unaiioral bh
iX<tiotdiu*ty. The conduA oi hia y-J-iUr i( foondcd upon the general praS-ice of muikiod. Th
god acquicfcei in that coocempt whith is thiown upon the jl/i, for not having atcaioetl thofe dip
nitiei whith be had neither the power not the capacity of aiiatning : and tbere is no inOuKi a
human weaVucfi fo uniierfall)' prenlcnl ii that of defpiljng otheri fur the want of what ibf
were ncTcr able in acquire- He h;ii cerliitilr a claim to much indulgence on th« Tame accwoc
The bell part of his AfitUgai ii the ilcfcriptlon of tlic domtilic attendam- of jjvaiia. TW
pi^re of Ciir< i< 6nilhctl wilh equal bappincfi and Ikill.
Hi* Day, a paHoral, it a feriei of uiicotinejlcd defcripiions, leferring lo iHerning, JVm, vr*
X^auiig, It haa Tome particular and piflnrerque imagei; but they ate fel^iom (>ri|[iaal; and tk
form of hit a»vzt i> hut little cakulaied to eihibit tbem to advantage. 1 he L^^/.api coataw
fame T>r«iy luttl detcrplion. Nothicig can be more pleaHiifr and niiuni than the pjQoral uilitoU
C^ffirt. It hit I peculiar fweettiefi and elegance. The Vitl>l. Urjdtn, PI»Ui,, Ob li, .^f^r^iJ^
JVfuy, Sfa<ttti HI til furmirjMrfi »/ Spn«i, Mtitij, DamM ami PImit, Pemtia. Tie MitUr, Dtut, JI9
£w, Tbt Syamin SiaJc, Killj Fill, A M*n I, my Mim/, 7h,rJ„, HJjJtj Gawm. TU IfmniMx, mi
Til HiftUr* Btfutr. will ever be pcrvfed with delight, frum the numberlefi arokes ol nam
and paBon with which they abound, and the agreeable familiarity at the language, Hii Odti difais
lew markf of lyric fpirlt and enthnCafm. Hii Pnlagmi, &e. are fuller of delicate rentimeat ihaa
of wit and humour. Hit Epigrami, jinjiranlin, <[C. arc fumecimct elegant and fprightly, lid
fomctimei puerile and trifling.
" Conninghani," fay* Mr. Bitfon in hii " Hiflarical View of the Progreft of EngUA Song,"
" though nut < qual to hia ci'Uniryman Ocldrmilh In Kaiivc g'.nini, aud (till lef< fo I'n learned appli-
cation, poITcflci a pleating Gmplicit; which ca not fail Id recommend him to a reader of nnadulitr-
atedtade. rhitlimpli.-itymay, pcrhapi, m fim^euf hiicompofiiiuna, be thought too great; but iihei
it itknown that they werdiceiraril} adapted to the toiellcfti of a country theatre, litilccctiAireiu
U jiilily iocuried by the poet."
' » *J
THE WORKS OF CUNNINGHAM.
" Fjcllx ille, quern, femotuni longe c (Irepitu et popularibui undls, intcrdum moUi rus accipit ombrii**
** Silvedrem tcoui msfam meditabor avena/*
A CARD FROM THE AUTHOR, TO D WID GARRICK, ESQ^
RcMOTFNEss of fituation, aod fome other circumftancct, have hitherto deprived the aothor of that
happIncf^ he might receive from leeing Mr. Garrick.
It 19 the univcrfal regard his charader commands, occafinns thU addrefs. '
Ic may be thought by many (at a vifit fo abrupt as this is), that fomething highly complimefitiry
ihould be raid on the part of the intruder ; but according to the ideas the aathor has conceived of Mr*
Garrick s delicacy and good fenfe, a (ingle period in the garb of flattery wotild certainly ^tnA hith.
He therefore taket his leave ;-«-ai]d after having (lepc (perhaps a little too forward) to offer hii
tribute of eftccm, refpeAfuUy rctire«.
Nttv.'i/ilef Aug' 1 7 71.
DAY:
A PASTOaAL.
<t
— Carpe diem." Hoa.
MORNING.
I N the barn the tenant cock,
Clofe to Portlet perch'd on high,
Bnlkly crows, the (hepherd's clock)!
Jocund that the momiiig's nigh.
Swiftly from the mountain's brow,
Shadows, nurs'd by night, retire :
And the peeping Cun beam, now.
Paints with gold the village fpire.
Philomel forfakes the thorn,
Plaintive where (he prates at night ;
And the lark, to meet the mom,
Suar$ beyond the ihegherd's dght.
from the low-r«of 'd cottage ridge.
See the chatt'ring i'wallow fpriog;
Darting through the one-arch'd bridge,.
C>uick (he dips her dappled wing.
Now the pine-trees waving top
Gently ^reet^ the morning gale 1
Kidlin^x, now, begin to crop
DiificH, in the dewy dale.
Ironi the balmy fweets, uncloy'd,
;Rcaicfs tai her talk be done)
Now the bufy bee's employ *d
Sipping dew before the fun.
Trickling through the crevic*d rock.
Where the hmpid ftrcam dilhiUi,
Sweet re£rc(hmcnt waits the flock
When 'tis lua-drove from the hilli*
Colin, for the promised com
(Ere the harveft hopes are ripe)
Aiyciouk, hears the huntfman's horn,
Boldly founding, drown his pipe.
Sweet, — O fweot, the warbling throng.
On the white cmbloflTom'd fpray \
Nature's univerfal fong
Echoea to the riling day.
NOON.
FcaviD on the glitt*ring flood,
Now (he noon- tide radiance glows S
Dropping o'er its infant bud,
Not a dew-drop's left the rofe.
By the brook the (hepherd dines ;
From the flerce meridian heat
Shelter'd, by the branching pinet.
Pendent o'er his graiTy feat.
Now the flock forfake« the glade,
Where, unchcck'd, the fun-beaou £all ;
Sure to find a ^tleafuig (hade
By the ivy'd abby wall.
Yy uj
,^
( eoort the zephyn blaoJ,
en ihr fltnRilet innders cuol ;
Or iTiih Ungiiid filcnce ftind
MiUvay in the mailby pool
'But from oiountain, dell, or Drnm,
Hot a flurt'ring icphyr TpriDgi :
Fnrril left ihc noociiile bum
Starch itafefc, ill Glkcn wingt.
Not » Inf hu lave to ftir,
. Nuuro'iJull'd— renne— andftiU:
Opict c'cD the fhephertl'i cur,
' Sleeping on (he hctth-cUd hilL
Linguid ii (he lan^rcapc round,
_ Till ihe freDi defcmaing Ihower,
VnieAtl'to ifie thlrfly ground,
Rufd ci'ry faloling flower.
Kow Ibc hill— ihe hedge— it green,
Kow the wathlrn' thi.iati in tuiie I
ZliihAiine ii the veidani Jci;ii(,
Brigblcn'd by the bcamt of oooa '.
EVENING.
0'«« the healh the heifer ftrsii
hee. — (the fuirow'd lifk ii done)
Nov t}ic Tilligc nindowt blaxc,
Buroilh'd bf the Ictiing fun.
Now he hidei behind the hill.
Sinking (rim a gnldm flcy :
Cin the (lerrcil'i mimic ftill,
Copy the rclulgent dye •
Trudging u ihc pldnghmen go,
(To the fmokiog haqilel bound)
CiiDi'Iike their (badawrgrow,
■ l*ngtheo'd o'er the levelgrouod.
Vhere ihe riCng torell fprcidt,
Shelter fur the lordlf dMnc ' .
To their high-buih »i(y bcdj.
See the rooli* returning home '.
Jit the laik with vsry'd tone,
Ciroli 10 the eiening loud ;
Marif the mild refplcodeL.c monn.
Breaking through a parted ctoud !
Now the hermit howletpeen< '
From rhe barn, or iwiOed brake :
And the blDe mitt flowly crecpi.
Curling on the jilicr lake.
At the troDi in fpechied pride,
Play/ol from ill hofom fpringij
To the b;:nki, a luICed tide
Verge! in fucicfljic ritigi.
Trippiog ihrovgh the filken grafa,
O'tr ihe path-divided dale,
Mark the rofe eontpieiion'd lift,
. With her weU-poi&'d foilking pail.
THE WORKS OF CUNNINGHAM.
Linnet!, with unnunitKr'd noret.
Tuning fwcct their mellow thru*!*.
Bid the fciiuig fun adieu.
THE CONTEMPLATIST :
" Cum lacer omnis agcr, pccudei, pidiqw i
The queen of Contemplation, night,
Begini her bolmj reign i
Advuncing in their varied light
Her filnr-Tcaed tnin.
'Til ftrange, the many marlhall'd Ban,
That nde yon ficred rouiid.
Should keep, among (heir rapid Can,
A &leace fo profound 1
A kind, a philofophic calm.
The cool creiiion wean I
And what day drank of dewy bain.
The genlle nigbt repuri.
Behind their lea [f eurtaini hid.
The leaihcr'd race how lliU!
ilbmc kid.
That g
nbol'd rt
.nd the I
A Phirnii neft on fire.
}ui foft—the goldtn glow fublidei:
Where time, upon ilie wiiber'd tr«a
Ha[h carv'd the iruni chair,
I fit, fruni bufy pafDoni free.
And breathe the placid air.
The wilhet'd tree wai onti in pri'tne ;
Iti brinchci brav'd (hr Iky !
Thui, at thatouchnrruihlcfitime.
Shall youth and vigour die.
I'm lifted to (he blue cipatife :
> It glowt fcrenely gay '
Come, fcienirt, by my fide mdraact.
We'll ( -arch the milky way.
Let u> ilelcend— The dutlriK fliglit
faiigoetmyfreblemii<J:
Aud fcicBce, it< (he IDUe of light.
1> impotent and blind.
What ate ihofe wild, thcfc wand'rlng fire».
That o'er :ht jtifarland rJn f
Vapour?. — Huw like the tague defitin
That cheat tbe httit of niiD I
F O B M &
fit
Bnt tYiere^ t friendly ifittde !— « iimCy
That Umbient o*cr itt bed,
' Enlivens, with a gladfome bouB,
The hermit*! ofier Ihed.
r Amoog the mflet (badet of night
It glances from afar !
And darts along the duik ; fo bright.
It fccms a (ilver ftar ! *
J lo coTcrtt (where the few freqaent)
If virtue deigns to dwell,
*ris thus, the little lamp, content,
Gives luAre to h^ cell.
How fmooth chat rapid river flidct
Progn flive to the deep 1.
The poppies, pendent o*er its fidft,
\ Have charm'd the waves to ilccp.
Plcafure's intoxicated fons !
Ye indolent ! ye gay !
Reflet — for, as the river mot.
Life wings its tradleft way.
That branching grove of duiky gvea
Conceals the azure Iky,
Save where a ftarry fpace between
Relieves the darken 'd eye.
Old error thus with (hades impure
Throws facred truth behind :
Yet fomctimei, through the deep obfcorei
She burfis upon the mind.
Sleep and her fifler Hlence reign,
Ihcy lock the (hepherd*s fold !
But hark — I hear a lamb complain,
' ris loCt upon the wold !
To favage herdi , that hunt for prey,
An uwrcfifliug prize !
For having trod a devious way,
The little rambler dies.
Af tucklcf^ i« the virgin's lot
Whom pleafure once mifguides;
Whi n hurried from the halcyon cot,
Where innocence prefidcs
The pafiions, a relentUfs train !
To tear the vi<flini mn :
She fceks the paths of peace in vain,
U conqucr'd — and undone.
How bright the little infers blaze.
Where willows Ihade the way ;
As pr<.ud a> if their painted raya
Could emulate the day 1
*Ti» thus the pigmy fons of pow*r
Advance their vain parade !
Thuk glitter in the darken'd hour
And like the glu^- worms fade !
The foft fercnity of night
Ungentle clouds deform !
The filver hod that (hone fo bright
l> hid behind a (lorm !
The angry elements engage ! ,
An oak (^an ivied bower !)'
I Repels the rough wiad*f DoHy rage,
And (kields me firom the (bower*
The rancour thai of rufliing fate
Pve leamc to render vain :
For whilft integrity's her featt
The fool wiU (It ferene.
A raven, from fume greedy vtult,
Amidft that cloi(ler*d gloom,
Bids me, and *tts a folemn thought !
Refledl upon the tomb.
The tomb !«— The confecrated dome !
The temple rais'd to peace :
The port that to ita inendiy honi^
Compels the hunun race !
Yon village, to the moral mind^
A folemn afped wean ;
Where deep hath hiird the |^boiir*d bind,
And kill'd his daily caret :
*Tit but the church-yard oC the night ;
An emblematic bed !
That offers to the meaul (ight
The teraporuy dead.
From hence 1*11 penetrate in thought
The grave's unmeafur'd deep ;
And tutor'd, hence be timely taught
To meet my final fleep.
'Tit peace— — (The litUe chaos pall!)
The gracious nuxm reftor*d !
A breeze fucceedt the frightful bUft,
That through the forcft roar*d 1
The nightingale, a welcome gneft !
Renews her gentle Ibaint ; *
And hope (juft wand'ring from mybreaft)
Her wonted feat regaina.
Yes — When yon lucid orb it dark.
And darting from on high ;
My foul, a more cekftial fpark.
Shall keep her native (ky.
FannM by the light — the lenient breese^
My limbs refre(hment find ;
And moral rhapfodies like thefe
Give vigour to the mind.'
THE THRUSH AND PIB,
A TALK.
CoNciAL*o within an hawthorn bn(b.
We're told that an ezpcrienc*d thrufh
Intruded, in the prime of fpriog,
Many a neighbouring bird to fing.
She caroU'd ; and her various fong
Gave le(rons to the lift'ning throng :
But (the entangling boughs between)
* Twas her delight to teach unfeen.
At length, the little wond'ring race
Would fee their fav'rite face to face ;
They thought it hard to be dcny'd.
And begg'd that (he*d no longer hide*
0'er-mode(>, worth'k peculiar ftult.
Another ihade the tut'rcf* fought^
Y y uij
I
HE WORKS OP CUMMtNGHAM.
r.
■I. It U%t,
i—in,h—^IAi Meaii, fou be
.1)-;
nr throm
,..,u,u. burbling nolo S
(Tcrtioiu maj be clear,
iholA » well u lu^." ,
Ith^ning iisig, ihc Mt'iiing firun,
■uigpie HUtiiitii in v»Lni
ftnl't cEimil Qnmc,
aM rampaTi wl* a ruresm.
'" nor d( fence iiingti.
ff"'Clch,cli(lre&'4— forloni;
cek '4 uui toiD !
■ upon i ndghbcUc » fame.
IE, — n •, .h« t.l. .pply.
— yourftlf— the chin'rfnjt pi«
and, with a ciinlclnut blnlh,
c aioncDient to lh« (lilulh f,
PALliMON.
Tht (yl*
Joi Dai'
nake tt
I ibfcnt ^
"(fy.
d by Pilcmon for i panonl ptixe,
Rtlua»ct, ia hi> turn, Aleiii ttiea.
Thi« brteie by the rincr how tharming and Taft !
How fiooWh Ihi jr^li carptl I tiow prtc^ii !
G«u(. fwrct llngt ihc Urk ! as he cudI. alofl,
Hii niaftc cnliTcpi Life fccne ^
A thbufanfl frefl] floit'fer* unufuslly gay
The [iildi and the fart&i adorn ^
I plurk'd Die fonie rafci, il.c chiUtcn of Maf,
And (ould not ftad one w|<b 1 thont
The Iklei are quite [Wi('^<Ji '•"* ^''^^ " <'>c breelt,
Dull vipi'urt dtlcenrl oil ihe pl^iin i
The verd.iit'ii all blaflcd th«[ <av<r'd yon treei,
Thcbjids (innot compif! a flrain ;
In fcBich (or a cliiplri: me leni[lel to bind,
AUdaya<ll>l(Uill;roTe,
" A r—JUn U«tfil!ir, iit= firjliJ a„ ,d}!hH cj
lit t^ta/i'i I^/rxfl.r.
rfyi in liji i^at, , i -
I ne'er Caw ibr hedge in (uch ucdleBt U
Tht lambkin. fov.v (only gay;
My cuWifccnitobreartieamiiTe plofing patat
And brighter thaa comnintt the d»J ';
If any dull (hepherd ftauM f<H>liA)lT iOe,
So rieh why rhp Jjndftapc* appew*
Tu gJTc a ri);ht afiriweij kuw <^ taj tai
Ikcaufe nij fweel VhilluU'. h«c.
nt .ha. To II
'.iddy IT
H llawly al«*|.
V ""L.'
Quite alter 'd. already' the rtrei
Hdu' llm|itd the (Iteanvu I h-^w giy the blue BluI
rhc bills jod ihc htJgfi huw green I
THE HAW I HORN BOWER.
Pal
r(o;,d"i
„ hawthorn bnwcrj
-patUnaUy;
1
at ftreith
d the ledioai day.
Thr
roTy dav.n
Pallora nam'd.
A
d vo«-d
h^itfbf-dbekmd;
But
h. thefe
ling fun procUim'd
That
The Gtkle (ci the boy dcfy'd;
And fwore, in terms pmfanc.
That heaucy in het gceatrft pride
Might Cue to him in vain.
Wheu Uelia ftom the neighb-nDg gUdc
Appeat'd in iU her cliarmt.
I'ht \avcn had not long rccllu'd
fltf^re Cailoracanie;
IneoniUncy, flie cry'd, 1 find
I'ur yaung Aleiu llgh*d Ind preft.
With fuch bewitching power,
; quiie forgot the wilhing gueft
THE ANT AND CATERPILLAR -
Ai anuit. ofhii talenulupcrifrly vain,
Wai trouing, with cnnftciucnce, over the plais,
A worm ia hin prngrefl rcmarktfalT fl.jw.
Cry'd— ^ flltfc your good worlhip whercTcr
" you go ;
" 1 hope your great roightiocf* won't talte it ill,
" r pay my reipca. with an heiriy good will,"
With alonk of contempt, and impeiciiieal pride,
" Brgnnc, you vile reptile." (hii ancOiip teplied)|
" Ciu — go and lament your conteiiiptible Aatci
" But tirU lunk at me fee my limbt has
" comnlk^te i C-
II
P O E
** 1 guMc all nxf motions with freedom aud eafe.
Run bukkwird Aod forward, aud turu wheo I
" pkalc :
Of nature .'grown weai) ^ you (hocking cffiy 1
I f; urn you thus from mc crawl out of my
" way."
The reptile infulred, and vrxt to the foul,
Crept onwar^jt, au«i hid himfclf clofe in his hole;
But nature, d(.tcrmin'd to end hi^dilirtf*.
Soon fw'nr Um abroad in a buttcrdy'ydrcfc
Krc lo::^ the proud ant, a» repafllng the road
(Fati^u'd from the harvcft,and tugf^iiig hi» load).
The beau on a viulcc bank he beheld.
WJiolc vcdure, in glory, a mooarch't excellM ;
Hi» plumage expanded^-'twas rare to behold
So lovely a mixture of purple and gold.
Tlie aiit q lite amaz'd at a figure fo fay,
BowM low with refpct^, and wa« trudging away.
Sii.p, friend," fays the butterfly " dou't be
" furprir'd
I once wa> the reptile you fpurnM and defpts'd ;
But now I can mount, in the fun -beams I play,
Wiiiic you murt, for ever, drudge on in your
** way."
MORAL.
A wretch, though to-day hc'» o'erloadcd with for-
row, [row.
May luar above thofc that opprcf)i*d him — to mor-
PHILLIS:
A PASTORAL n.\LLAD,
I "A 10— on the I)3nks by the dream*
I 'vt pip'U f« r :he ihephcrds too long :
Oh j;rant mc, ye mufe», a theme.
Where giory m-y brighten my fong !
Bar Pan * bade mc ilick to my (Iraiu,
Nor K fToii** too lofiv rchearfe ;
Ambition hetlf - nor a fwain,
.-Villi Phini9 loves paftoral verfe.
Tie rofc, though a beautiful red.
Looks faded to Philli^'i bloom;
A'-'* tht.hre<zcfrom the bean -flower bed
'I'o her breath's but a feeble perfume ;
The ilr^v-dnp fo limpid and gay,
I'll it lorf- on the violet lies,
1 hon^'h brigfitcn'd by P.'i«rbus''» ray.
Wants lutlre, crmpar'd to her eyei.
A lily 1 pl'ick'd in full pride,
III frclhi.ilj with hers fn compare;
Ar.il fu'l.thl) ih( u^'l.t -till I try'd)
1 he tiow'ret w.i» eijualiy fair.
IK'vv, Cory. Ion. c-.uld vou miflake ?
V. jr tjult !>e uith fcirniw confcifl',
V*-'! f..iJ tlu- white 1\* an* on the lake
h. r 1' t'tiKi' mi^ht rival her brcaft.
\VW\ t!r:H I w.r.t on in her praife.
My Phi'!;', p.ifs'd Iportive along:
Ve p'».:-, I mVvt no Siy»
,^I.w' iniilii — a rcwafvl for my fong I
TV .7'.!. '.or Irii'iJt :>'
f f. Mf. .S'<^ ••?-.;
'.jraS?:r ef Pam fir tht
'u! ijt\ittrcj bim tvith a Lttcr cr
L Hi. :: ^:b%, :.i i:i it: ^jUrjl mj.'m, j .
I find the god Pan*s in the right.
No fam'-Viil?f »hc faircm'-tapplaufc!
And C'jpic mud cxown With delight
X^hc ihc|>hcrd that fiogt in hi* caufb.
POMONA:
A PASTOBAL.
Oh th* Cyder BiU Mig p^iffei.
From orchards of ample exteoty
Pomona'h compell'd to depart ;
And thut, as in anguiih ihe went.
The goddcfs unburden*d her heart':
" To flourifli where liberty reigns*
** Wan all my food wiflies requir'd ;
** And here 1 agreed with the fwaint
** To live till their freedom expired.
" Of late you have number*d my trees,
** And threaten'd to limit my (lore :
** Al.;s : — from fuch maxims as thefe,
** 1 fear that your frecdom^tt no more.
" My flight will be faul to May :
" For how can her gardens be fine :
** The bloflVims are duom*d to decay^
** (The bli flbms, 1 mean, that were mine}*
*» Rich autumn remembers mc well :
*< My fruitage was fair to behold!
*' My pears — how I ripeD*d their fweH I
<* My pippins ! — were pippins of goU !
Let CcrcH drudge on with her plooght!
** She droops as (he furrows theioUg
A ne(^tar I ihake from my boughsy
** A nedar that foftens my toU.
When Bacchus began to repine,
" With patience I bore hit ahufe ;
*' He laid that I plundcrM the vine,
** He faid that I pilfer'd his juice.
^ I know the proud drunkard denies
*' That trees of my culture (honld grow :
But let not the traitor adviie ;
" lie com>:i from the climes of your foe.
Ala* '. in your filence I read
** i'hc fcnccnce Pra doom'd to deplore :
' Pis plain the great Pan hasdecreedt
** My orchard (hall flourilh no more*"*
•
The goddrfft flew offin dcfpair ;
Ah all her fweet honours declined ;
And plenty and pleafure declare,
They'll loiter no longer behind.
MAY-EVE :
OR, KAIX OF ABERDKIN*
Titc filver moon's enamourM beam,
SteaK loftly through the uight.
To wa.'Ttf»n %^ith the winding ftream,
And kif^ retlcded li^ht
To beds of f^ate go balmy flcep,
('Pis whrre you've feldom been)
May's vipil while the fliepherd'i keep
With Kuc uf Aberdeen*
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'H8 WORKS or CUNMIKGHAM.
1i _ Jtn B»tc,
"I rt Mty,
] I Ml.*! >uu iii^di drdiTC,
in.i>MMjy, v,hen f«D,
ii_ a (rJgrani, h)l( fo f»ir,
i X of Aberdeen.
Strike op the labst'* boldcll notM.
We'll roufe (he iHiddiiiic grove \
Tbe oeflcd birda OiaU tufe iheii throati,
And h«il the tm'iA I love :
And Ice— (he niatia lark miQakc),
He quit) the tufted grccc ;
Fond bird ! 'tia not ihc morning brcali),
TU Kate of Abetdctn.
Mm* Hghlfimie o'er tbe level mod,
Wbete midnight fiitiei rove.
like ihctn, the jocund dance we'll lead.
Or tune ihe reed to love :
lor fce the roiy Miy draw, nigh;
Sbe cljimi a virgin ^ueen ;
And hiik, the hippj tbcpherdi crj
'Til ILtLc of Abctdeeu.
KITTY TELL.
Tat Eaortl; bard, rn verre fublime,
Uaj praile ihe taiQcd belle ;
A tnanliy iniid < in ctreleli tbjrajc)
I Cng— my Kitty Fell ;
When hik! loilAt the flow'ty pUin,
And love's fweet numb^rd'Hcll.
My pipe ihall join the maming Ihain,
IB praife uf Kitty Fell.
Where woodbioi
Andtii
0 their rrigtant Ihade,
I'll reft me on the tufted mead,
AiulGng of Kitty Fell.
When meoo-beams dinee unong tbe bongtu
That lodge fwect Philomel,
ni pout with her my tuneful voivi,
Aod puil for Kilty FrlL
The pale-faced pedant bumi hli booki;
The fage forl^ei hii cell :
The fotdier fmoothi hit matiial looki.
And ligbi fof Kitty FcU.
Were mine, ye great, your cDvy'd lot,
In giUed coucti V. dwell ;
I'd leave them S.T a lonf 1y col *
With love and Kitty Fell.
THVRSIS.
Tn* pendent farell feem'd to ood,
in dnrnfy fcltei) buund ;
And fairy elvce in ciidei tiod
The daify piloted ground :
When ThyrCi fouthi the confcioui grove,
. Of (lighted vow. to tell.
And thui [to footh i;Fgle£ted lave)*
Iniok'd fad PhilOTncl : ^
" The flsr« their Giver ndiance fhed,
" And Clence chitmi the plain ;
" But where') my Phitomeia fled,
" To bug her love-loro Arain t
" Hither, sh, gentle biid, in halle
" Diiifl thy hovViiig wiiigi
" The vernal green's a dreary waftr,
" Tin you vouchfife to Dcg,
1" So thrilling fweet tliy nombenOi
" {Thy warblingfong ciftrefl!)
" The tear that telk the lever'* wo
" Falls cold upon my breaft.
" To hear fad I'hilomcl comptun,
" Will (often my defpiirj
" Then <]uickly fwell the melting fi
" Audfooib a lavet'i caie."
I all hcpci, unhappy fwain.
Give
A lill'uiiig llge reply'd,
Frnm
irelcn
[lancy obtain,
3rid: }
The (liepherd djoop'd — the tyrant deatb.
Had feii'd hii trembling frame t
He bow'd, and urith departing breatli
Pronouac'd Zjphira'i natne.
CLARINDA.
CtAiiNDA'!: Ilpt I fondly prefi'd.
While rapture Cll'd each vein ;
And ai 1 touch'd her downy brcift,
111 tenant llcpi ferclie.
So fott a calm, in fudi a part,
a peaceful mind;
Whilfl my uneafy, fluit'ring heart.
Would fcircely be confin'd.
A Qubbotn oak the Ibcpherd fees.
Unmov'd, Hhcn ftormi dcfceod ;
But, ah I to ev'ry Ipinting breexc.
The myrtle bough mv& bend.
FANNY OF THE DALE.
Lit the declining ilaniaDt rofc
With en-viouigrief look pale;
The funimci bluora more &cely glonn
tn Fanuy of the Dale
1j there a fweet that dccki the field.
Or fccnti the mnming gale j
Cin fuch a vernal fragrance yield,
Hi Fanny of the Dale?
The.
d belle., at c
-.oklifelefj.cold.ai
flale:
How fail
With Fanny of the Dale I
The wlllowt hind Panora'i browi, '
Her fond lOvancei fail :
For Damon pjyi hia w^rmelt vow*
0 Fanny of the DaJe.
Might honefl troth, it lift, fueeeed,
A.id artldfi love prevail ; ^
Thrice happy ciiu'd he tune hii reed,
Withfanay of die Dale '
f o-
A SONS.
»
lENT TO CSZ.OB WITS A AOlt«
•t
•
Ycf, every flower that blowii
I f>tfft*d onheeded by.
Till this eDchanting rdfe
Hid fix'd niy waud'riog eye.
It fcented every breeze.
That wanton'd o'er the ftretm,
Or trembled through the treca»
To meet the momiog beam.
To deck that beauteous maidj^
Its fragrance can't excel, '
From fome cclcftial (hade
The damaflc charmer fell :
And as her balmy fweets.
On Chloc's breaft (be pourib
The queen of beauty greets
The gentle queen of flowen.
81'ANZAS ON THE FORWARDNESS OF
SPRING.
(I
•tiba, florcik piciiia
*' £cce ferunt nymphs caiathiC Viao.
0*ER nature's frefli bofom, by Tcrdure unbound,
Bleak winter blocmi lovely aa fpriiif :
Rich flow'rets (how fragrant!) hie vrantonly
round.
And rummer's wtng'd chorifiers fing !
To greet the young monarch of ^taan*tbleft ifle.
The grovcb with gay bloflbma are grac*d!
The prinirofe peeps forth with an innocciit iinile.
And cowflips crowd forward in haftel
Difpatch, gentle Flora, the nymphs of your train
I'hrough woodlands, to gather each fweet :
Co rob« of yuimg roTes^the dew-lpaoglcd plaiD,
And drew the gay fpoiis at his feet.
Two chapleti of laurel, in verdure the fame,
For George, oh ye virgins, entwine ! [cane,
From conqued's own temples thefe ever-grecns
/Viid thole from the brows of the nine !
%\'hat honours, ye Britons! (one emblem implies)
What glory to George (hall belong 1
^Vhat Milrnn« (the other), what Addifoos rife,
To make him immortal in long !
To a wreath of frelh oak, England's emblem of
power I
Whofc honours with time fluJl inereafe !
Ai!(l a fair olive fprig, juft unfolding its flowV,
Rich token of concord and peace!
Next give him young myrtles, by beaity*a bright
queen
CoUcAvd — the pride of the grove !
How fragrant their odour ' their foliage how green !
Sweet pntmiTc of conjugal love !
Let GauPft captive lilies, cropt clofe to the grOHttdi
As trophies of coo^ucft be ty*d :
B if i.' -'
The Tiffioi til 9Ft ? Tlwttf a^rtt II i»^ f«ttlAlL
«' Oot.bloom*d by hit wfts they 4y*4.*'. .
TefbesofoldEogUnd,fnchlUeftiAf>efti^ '
With George, as our {lorietadviqice^
Through envy you'll fickca^— yiM'U 4m(iy-fOl|'fl
defpatr.
And die— like tke laiea o£ Ai^fli.
..
ON THE APPROACH OF llAT. ^
...1
Thi virgin, when iisfta'd by M«y»
Attends to the villager's W9m%\ *.' . •>. .
The birds fweet ly bill oo the fpiny, q.*
And popUrs embrace witb their bon^jl.
On Ida bright Venus may reign,
Ador'd wt her beauty ahovml- ;«
We (hepherds that dwell on thie pUn,
Hail May as the mother of love.
From the weft at it vrantaol^bloiv%
Pond xephyr carrfTea the vine;
The bee fteals a kifii from the reft»
And Willows and wnodhioca tmwhw
The pinks by the rivulet fide.
That boMer the vernal alcove.
Bend downward to kiis the loft tide t
For May u the mother of love.
May tinges the butterfly's wing.
He flutters in bridal amy !
And if the vriiig'd forrefters fifi|^
Their mofic is taught them by May*
The ftock*dove, reclufe with hit ninte.
Conceals her fond bliis in the gravtg
And murmuring fcems to repeat
lliat May is the mother oi lofi.
The goddefs vriU vifit yon fooa.
Ye virgins be fportive and gny i
Get your pipes, on ye fhcpberda in tant-
For mufic muft welcome the May*
Woold Damon have Phillis prow kind
And all his keen anguifli remove,
Let him tell her fbft tales, and he'll find
The May is the mother of love.
THE VIOLET.
SagLTta'o from the blight ambition^
Fatal to the pride of rank.
See me in my low condition.
Laughing on the tufted bank
.. : I
• I
i •
On my robes (for emol
No variety's impreft;
Suited to an humble (Utioo,
Mine's an uoembroider'd veft.
Modeft though the naaids declare Be,
May in her fauuftic train.
When Paftora deigns to wear me,
Ha'n't a flow ret half (b vain.
THE NARCISSUS.
As pendent o'er the limpid flream
1 bow*d my fnowy pdde.
[
THE WORKS O
' let ore pine,
^ : divine.
THE MILLER.
rlcafanl ci((t>ge, conTcoienlly neat,
ill and Tome meadowi — afr«hold eflue,
-uinniog miller, by labour fupplin,
lilcfliaE*Tlut'g[3ndeur lo great anci denies:
'DIM to plague liini,[ioc4rci lo lormcr.c,
t compaiUDni are bcaUhaad cuntent;
1 lips in lue niay remark, if they will,
^1 .icil, [bough daub'd wiih the dutl uS hit
o.ilL
Ek the IsrL'i early larolt Talulc (he new day,
He fpringt Irom hi> collage u iDcund a ^lay ;
He iScerfullr irhilllei, rrgirdlei^ of care.
Or Kogt the US Islbd be boughi » the {air ;
While ctHirticn are Ini'd in the cobwcbt of Hue,
Or bribing ele^oRt, in-iiDpei to be gieat.
Mo fraud or imbicion hii t»r<>n> e'er fill,
CoDienied he worlci, if there'i grift lor hi) roilL
On Sunday btdeck'd in hi> homcfpun atiay,
At church bc'i ihe loudefl tu chaunc at tn pray;
He fits to a dinner at plain Ea^iiSb (otid,
'J^hODgb 5niple ibe padding, hin appetite '» good.
At night, when the piicll jnd eidlemen arc gone,
He qoaflt u the ilctiotire with Rii^Eet and Jnhn,
Then reeli to hit pillow, and drcaois of no ill;
Ho monarch mote blell than the man of the milL
A LANDSCAPE.
" Kuii mihi & ittigui platcaot in valljbui amnei."
Mow thit fummcr'i ripen'd bloom
Ftulic. where the winter frown'd,
&n'eicb'd upon thefe bulks of bruuni,
Wc command the landTcBpc round.
>lEinre in the proTpcA yieTJi
Humble dalcf,anil mcuniaint bold.
Meadowy, woodUridi, heatht, — Aiid Gild)
YiUaw'd o'er with waving gold,
GoMa apati that frowning fteep,
feultf., with their kidlingi brcufc )
Here • Sifck ol Ihowy flieep :
rbcre an herd of motcly eowi '.
F CUMWINGHAM.
O'er the vales the fobct Ihxie
Softeni to an evening gray-
Where the rill, by flow degree^
Swell! into ■ cryftal po^
Shaggy rocki and fheliing Ireea
Shoot lo keep the waien cooL
Shiver'd by a thunder- flrcke.
From the niountun'i inilly ridge.
O'ei the brmk a ruin'd oak.
Neat the farm-houfe, fomu > bridge
On her breifl the funny beam
Glittert in meridian pride ;
Yonier ai the virgin (Ireani
Hallen. to the ceflWi tide :
Where the Ihipt by wanton gile*
Wafied, o'er tlie grten wivearmij
Sweet to fee their fwelling fail*
Whilen'd by the laughuig ftui 1
High upon the daified hill,
Rifing from the Dope of tree*.
How the wingg of yonder tnill
labour in the buiy brecie !
(Boanciiig from her loaded pwl)
Where the niiid prefcntiber coto.
Smirking, to the miUer't lid.
O'er the green a fsn^l throng
Gimboli, in fuiulic trim !
A> the full citi movci along.
Hearken 'tii ibeir^tvefl byinn!
Linnet! on the crowded fprayi
Choru.,— and the wood Urk. rife.
Soaring with a fong of praifc.
Till the fwcet notei reach the fkiet-
Torrenti iti extended (heeti
Down the eliffi, dividing, break :
■ Iwitt the billi the water mceta.
Settling in a filler lake !
Ptnm hi) languid flocki, the fwaiii, _
By the rnnbeami lore oppreft.
Plunging on the wat'ry plain,
PIpws it with hi) glowing breaft.
When (he mantling wilbwt nod,
the gicen batik's Oopy fide.
Patient,
Many an
On the illci
Bithh
rell-thro-
ith oCer< drell.
Many a [dir-plum'd halcyon breed*!
Many a wild bird hidei her nefi,
Cover'd in yon crackling rccdt.
Fork-iail'd pratlcri si they paTi
To thcrt nefllinga in the roek,
ihc liquid gUfi,
kift the mimic'd flack.
: Hone crofi Ufti it) hnd,
Many a [aint and pilgrim boar,
Up the hill wsi wont to iread.
Sucfootjiti ibe (lajtof yeic.
D*riog ■
Where
POEMS.
7n
Oiardian of a facred well,
Arch'd beneath yon reverend (hadet,
Whilome, in chat (hatrer*d cell,
Many an hermit told hit beadi.
Sulfry mifts furround the heath
Where the Gothic dome appears.
O'er the trcnnhling grove<t beneath,
Tott*ring with a load of years.
Turn to the contraded fcene,
Where, beyond thcfc hoary piles,
Gay upon the rifing green.
Many an attic building fmiles !
Painted gardens — grots — and groves,
Intermingling (hade and light !
Lengthcn*d vlQas, green alcoves.
Join to give the eye delight.
Hamlets — villages, and fpires,
Scattered on the landfcape lie,
*riU the Oiftant view retires,
Cloling in an azure Hey.
MELODY.
Lightsome ^ convey 'd byfparrows,
Love and beauty crofs'd the plains,
Flijijhts of little pointed arrows
i.ovc difpatch'd among the fwaias :
But fo much our (hephcrdn dirad him,
(Spoiler of their peace profound)
Swifc as fcudding fawns they fled him.
Frighted, though they felt no wound.
Now the wanton god grown flier.
And for each fond ntifchief ripe,
Conie<< difguisM in Fan's attire,
Tuning fwcet an oateji pipe :
Echo, by the winding river.
Doubles hit delufive Arains;
W hilc the boy conceals his quiver,
Fruni the flow returning fwaius.
A^ Palcmon.unfufpeding,
Prain'tl the fly muflcian's art,
Ja)vc, hit light difguife rqe^ing,
i.oilg'd an arrow in hi*» heart ?
Cupul will enforce your duty,
v')hrpherd9, and would have you taught,
Thole who timid fly from beauty,
May by melody be caught.
DELIA:
A FASTORAL.
Tut gentle fwan with graceful pride
Iltr gl» fl'y plumage laves,
Aii'l iamrjr «l(»^n iltr filvcr tide,
Divj 0- the whilji'rirg wave*:
The hlv-,r 'i«lr, t!.at w andVing flows,
Swctt to the bird mull be"
B-.r nr f f'« Iwoc — b.ithc Cupid kllOWS}
\!> Delia i: to mc.
A parent bird, in plaintive mood|
On ycr.Jtr fruit- ircc fui?g,
And flill the pendent neft (he viewM,
That held her callow youog :
Dear to the mother's fluttViog heart
The genial brood mud be ;
But not fo dear (the thonduKlch part) !
As Delia is to me.
The rofcs that my brow fbrroiiDd
Were natives of the dale ;
Scarce pluck'd, aod in a garland bound,
Before their fweets grew pale !
My vital bloom would thus be froxey
If luckiefs torn from thee
For what the root is to the roiie,
My Delia is to me.
Two doves L found, like new-faU*D fiww,
So white the beauteous pair !
The birds to Delia 1*11 beftow.
They're like her boforo fair I
When, in their chafle coooubial kne.
My fecret vtrifli flie*ll fee ;
Such mutual blifs as turtles prove,
May Delia (hare with me.
THE SYCAMORE SHADE:
A BALLAD.
T'oTRta day as 1 fat in the fycamore fliade,
Young Damon came whiilliog along,
I trembled — I blufli*d — a poor inaooeoC
And my heart caper'd up to my toDgve ;
Silly heart, 1 cry'd, fie : What a flutter it
Young Damon deflgns you no ill ;
The fliepherd*s fo civil, you've nothing lo fear^
Then prythee, fond urchin, lie iliU.
Sly Damon drew near, and knelt down at my feet.
One kifs he demanded — No nK>re !
But urg'd the foft prefTure with ardour (6 fweeC,
I could not begrudge him a feore :
My lambkins I've kir>'d, and no change ever fnandi
Many times a* A-e play'd on the hill;
But Damon's dear lips made my heart giDop
round.
Nor would the fond urchin lie Aill.
When the fun blaxes fierce, to the fycamore ihide
For ftielter. Tm fure to repair ;
And, virgins, in faith, Tm no longer afraid.
Although the de:\r (hepherd be there :
At ev*ry fond kifs that with freedom he talcea,
My heart may rebound if it will ;
There's fomething fo fweet in the buflle it makcii
I'll die ere 1 bid it he flilL
DAMON AND PHILLIS :
A FAsrOkAL DIALOGUC.
" Donee gratus enm," &c.
Hot.
Damon,
WiiFN Philli« was faithful and fond as flie't Caar,
I iwilleil young rofo in wreaths for n-.y hair;
But ah ! the fad willow's a fhade for my brows,
For Phillis no longer rcmc^aibtrf her vowi I
^mt
wn
HZ WORKS OF
f Coiia the IhcphtrdcTi
I didurbi the (liU pTiiat with hit
Fiilli,,
t yf^. filfe Dimnn, before you upbni J,
ttbt'l fair lambliln had yeflsrday ftray'd.
he wondlmdi jou watiilcc'd, poor Phil-
Like fummer'* full ftifon young PhaheHkind,
Her Diantieri aie gracffal. untainted t:cr mind !
The fweeli of contentmeni her lodogt adorn.
She'i fajr u the rofe-bad, and frclh as the mnrn '.
She fmiiei like Pcmuna— Thefe fmilci I'd rcGi^,
If Phlllii were faithful, and deign'd to be toiae.
Ob (he tabor ytiuiig Colin fo prettilf playii
HeGngimefvcei foDnett.and writetinmypraire!
He ehofe me hit (rue-love lafi Valcntine-dari
Wken birdt fit like biidegtoomi all pair'd on (he
fpray; [mini,
T« I'd dri»e the gay (hfpherd far, far from lay
If DaiDOn, the rover, were conflinl snd kind.
Fine fnltEi, n\y fwecC Fhillis, nisf levcl and
riDge, [change l
But fleedug't the plcafurc that'i fouoded oa
la tha vlltigtr'i coiiige fuch tonflanty fpringi.
That pealalil* with pity may look down oil kiiii;'-
To the church IhcD let'* hafteo, our tranlputu to
hind,
AnJDunon will always prore fjitMul ud Had.
FLHIii.
To the church then let's haltcn, our trufporti
to bind,
And Fhiliit will always prove failhfiil tnd kind.
THE WARNING.
YoDNG Colin onec courted M]-rtilla the prude,
The Ihepherd got nnthing but frown) and difdaiu,
Fitif^'d with her fuHy, bh fuit he gairc o'er.
And vow'd that no fcnule IhauLd fetter hitn more.
He firove with ill caulioo to Tcape from the net,
Bin Chine foon caught hini, — a finifti'd eoqnttfe !
lifae glinc'd to hi« glincei, (be ligh'd to hi) fight,
And flxKet'd his hopei — in the language of tyei.
AUi for ptior Colin \ wheti put to the tilt,
Himfelf and hii paOioD prov'd both but her jell.
By the critical third he wii fii'd in the fnare ;
By Finny — giy.younit, uniffcfled.and fair;
When Ihi? found he had merit, and love tootc hii
She dally'd no longer— but yifldcd her head.
With joy they fuhmittcd lo Hymen's decree.
And now are as happy — ai happy can be.
Ai the rofcbud of beauty foon fickcDt and fades,
Tlic prude andcoyiclte aic iwuQigbledoldt&sidi;
CtlNNINGHAM.
Now their fwceti ire ill waftedii — too lite ^
repent.
For tranfpnrti nntilled, for momeots miifpcm!
Ye viiHini take warning, improve by ray plu.
And fix the fotid j-outh whea fou piuilciiliy cm,
HOLIDAY GOWN.
In holiday gown, and my new Tangled hit,
LiU Monday I tript to the fair ;
I held up my hcid, and I'll tell fou for whu,
Brilk Roger I gucfi'd wou'd he thirr:
erc'j honey fure dwells on hit tongue T
igs mc (o dofc, and he kiOei fo f««a.
Fond Sue, I'll alfure yon, laid hold on tBe fcat.
(The viien woo'd fain be hii bride)
Some token Ibe daim'd, either ribboo oi toy.
And fwore that Ihe'd aol be deny'd :
A top.knoi he bought her, and garter* of greOL
Pert Sufin-wiiitrueily fluuR;
1 hate her fo much, ih«, to kill her with T^aa^
I'd wed — if I were not loo ynuag.
He whifpcr'd fuch fofi prctff thin^ in tsaoe mt
He Bitter' d, he promii'd, and fwore !
Such trinkets he gi»e me, fach laen and gncf,
Thiit trufl me, — my poeken ran o'er ;
Some ballsdihe bought me, the bcfthe cog'dfia^
And fwcctly their burthen he fuog ;
Good faith he'ifohandrome,fowiny,andti«d,
1 d wed — -if I were not coo young.
The fun was jufl fetting, 'iwis time to mir^
(Our cottage wii difiant a mile)
I rofe to he K"ne— Roger bow'd like a. tmixt.
And handed me over the Qile : tejt,
he threw round me— Iotc laugh '4 ia hja
Hele
>e the m
long.
There prell me fo clofe, I agreed.
To wed — for I wai not loo Toung.
No longer , Daphne, 1 admire
The gnteiin thine ctci ;
Conlinu'd coynefa kills dcQre,
And fami(b'd piHion dlei.
■ figh'd It
Sgh.
Nor could n
With all the ri
111;
n otdifdaii
us tale.
When Celii ery'J, how fenfelefi Ihe,
Thai hii fuch TOWS rcfus'd ;
Had Dimnn giv'n his heart to me,
it had been kinder os'd.
The man's a fuol (hit pioet md diei i
Dcciufe a woman's coy ;
The gentle blifi thai one denio,
A ihoufurd will enjoy.
Such charming word*, fovoid of irt,
SutpriUng lapcure gSTC ;
P O B M 8.
-?V
And though the tnaid fubdu*d my heart.
It ccuM to be a flave :
A wretch condemnM, ihall Daphne prove ;
While bleft without reftraint.
In the fweet calendar of lore
My Celia ftandt — a faint.
CORYDON :
A PASTORAL.
To Oe Memory •/ HraUmm Shft^^ £/f.
CoMt, (hephcrds, we'll follow the hearfe,
WcMl fee our lor'd Corydoo laid :
Though forrow nuy blemifli the Terfe,
Yet lee a fad tribute be paid.
They caU'd him the pride of the pUin 5
In footh he was gentle and kind!
He mark*d 00 his elegant Arain
The graces that glow' J in his mind.
On purpofe he planted yon trees,
That birds in the covert nught dwell ;
He cultur*d his thyme for the bees.
But never wouM rifle their cell.
Ye lambkins that play'd at his feet,
Go bleat — and your niafter bemoan;
HI* muCc was artlels and fweet,
His manners as mild as your own*
Ho verdure fhall cover the vale,
No bloom on the bloIToms appear ;
The fwcets of the foreft (hall fail,
And winter difcolour the year.
No birds io our hedges (hali iing,
(Our hcdjjes fo vocal before)
Since he that (hould welcome the fpring,
Salutes the gay fcafon no more.
His Phillis was fond of hispraife,
And poets came round in a throng;
They lifien'd they envy'd his lay*,
But which of them equall'd his fong i
Ye (hcpherds, henceforward be mute,
Fur loft i4 the paftoral drain ;
So give me my Corydon's flute,
And thus— ^let me break it io twain.
DAMON AND PHOEBE.
Wben the fweet rofy morning firft peep*d from
the flcies,
A loud fingiog laik bade the villagers rife;
'J he cowflip» were lively — the primrofes gay.
And (hctt their be ft perfumes lo welcome the
Miy : [green,
The fwains and their fweet hearts all nng*d on the
Did homage to Ph(zbe-~-and hail'd her their queen.
Young Damon ftcp'd forward : he fung in her
praife.
And Phoebe beftow'l him a garland of bays :
May thi> wrcAthr, f^jd ihe fair one, dear lord of
my vowe,
A crow.: for true merit, bloom long on thy brows :
The fwains and their Iweetliearu that danc*d on
the grcrn,
Approv'd the food prefcoc of Phobe their %aeeo.
K
it
'Mongft lords lod fine ladies, we ihepherds are
told,
The deareft alFe^ions are bartered for gold;
That difcord In wedlock is often their lot.
While Cupid and Hymen Ihake hands in a c(»t :
At the church with fair Phcebe fince Damon h»
been.
He's rich as a monarch — Ihe's bled at a ^neeii*
A PASTORAL HYMN TO JAl^S.
ON THK aiETH OF TMB qUBEN.
Te primum pla thura rogent — te voca falatent,
— — — te colat omnia honos.** i
Maet. ad Jamm*
To Janus, gentle fhepherds ! raife a (htme :
His honours be divine !
And as to mighty Pan with homage bow :
To him, the virgin troop fliall tribute bring;
Let him be hail'd like the greea>liverted fpruig.
Spite of the wintVy ftorms that ftain his brow*
The pride, the glowing pageantry of May,
Glides wantonly away :
But January, in hiti rough-fpun veft,
Boafts the full blelUngs that can never fade^
He that gave birth to the illuftrious nuid»
Whofe beauties make the Biitifh monarch bleft I
Could the foft fpring with all her funny (howcrH
The frolic r.urfe of flowers !
Or flaunting fummer, flufli*d in ripen*d pride.
Could they produce a fini(h*d fweet fi> tire:
Or from his golden (lores, a gift fo fair.
Say, has the fertile autumn e'erfupply'd ?
Henceforward let the hoary month be gaf
As the white-hawthorn*d May !
The laughing guddefs of the fpring difown'd.
Her rofy wreath (hall on his brows appear.
Old Janus a:> he leads, fliall fill the year.
And the lefs fruitful autumn be dtehron'd.
Above the other months fupremely bleft.
Clad Janus ftands confeft !
He can behold with retrofpe^ive face
The mighty bleffings of the year gone by s
Where, to conne«ft a monarch's noptial tie^
Affembled ev*ry glory, ev'ry grace !
When he looks forward on the flatt*ring year.
The golden hours appear :
As in the facred reign of Saturn, fair :
Britain fhall prove from this propitious date.
Her honours perfe^, vidorics complete.
And boaft the brighteft hopes, a Britilh heir *•'
/N INSCRIPTION
Oh tig Houfe at Ma-oU-Bank, meat Edudmr^Jkw&l^
im a Grove,
Paeva domus ! ncmerofa quiet!
Sis tu, quoque ooftris
Hofpitium, laribus, fubfidiumque dlu !
* The abrve little ^oem vdo* written §m fm^^
Jitiom that ber Majefljt hirth'daj VfOt ruUj im [t^
manii of Jaauarj.
THE WORKSOP CUNNINGHAM.
' HM-nmnfl.and th« Taiy liiricinK bat,
Lnhibii now. prhii-t. il
Where the (igt inairnn. aiTij her miiileni fit,
Uwcct Gniiin]; it the rilnrr-vratking loom.
The trj^eller-. bcwn.lrr'jBn > «■.(!«!
And iht rnife winds t"cc0ini lecia to rnir.
Whtre, in hit (rrovetwliti uthittf; ithnvtt gnt'i,
Vounj; ioveri ofim figh'd in dty* u! yote.
Hit aqucilui3>, rhat ledihc liin)nU liiie
To pure ramla, i eryilal tnol fiipply '.
la ihe lici'p liuit thiir bacTD tieiuTtet hide - [dr/ !
Tbne't thiril, tnujueochalilc, h» driiu'd iliem
Though hiirlch hourt ioievclrj >vcre Tiicni,
With Comui, mi the laii|chlcr laving crew {
* ' 'le Tiveei hmw nf b«ut|t dill
tlj ihef mull ;
Jir i)jhltn'd lil> Qeecy
Tint are ibe Seccy didiik
Not III be lity 'd br ni'lK t^r miiJriiglic roar !
Hot Dull a pulfe ^ong ilut moi.til'iiug dull
Beat wiriiiiDW itie rmilc, of beamy mo el
icioua bteaJl I
Of Th< luil'il folluwer i.£ the lured nine ■
Sooth.' with liii melu)^, iiilaiiatc doth !
JJo-^rbonph the paW^ bar her golden jple.
Or i>ieii>ri;ht plant ten ttaoulaudituardaargundi
lliinriiiS. inJ uuletn. the Halt of fatt
Stfiku the devoied vlU'aa to the pouod t
What then iviil* ambiri'un'i wide l>relthM ling,
itbt l^tiuatuiui't v^^v, or piidc of Lmuij'i
^Mnt^'-cM hermit. in>t the rich rob'd king .'
LcveU'd, lie mii'd f roiiulcuaut In the lemb.
*Jhe Maeedonin mnnarcti, wirr anil tond.
3jie, when the wornitig'i latf mga bcgaD,
C"W.
nll.aa
•* I'liilip: remciuber.tliau'ftirainure tlmamdiL
" Tbouch jihrj Cfi!c!ui thy name fioni pb'o lo
•■ pUe: [iiiH;
** Thnugh tbna art- mercilak, and brave, atid
•• Phil™, rtflta. ihou'rt polljug tn ihe toil,
» 'WtiL-re inonalt aWt in untMlnguiOi'd dull '."
So Eali.liii, for arii and arni« rct«»nM
(tfrypt and 8yiiaVi«iJii doinaini fuhdoM)
Kciuiiiinc will) iniF>'>>l trloa'phi ciiitrn'd,
' eigh'd, wh<ii the |ieti(hab]e |»niip he view'd :
And at he roda, high in hii itgal cir,
Iq >I| ihe purple piiJc orcoLquell drift;
Conffidfana, o'^ the Irt.fliiei gain'd in vi',
PUc'iI, pendtm oil ■ rpnr^'lut burisl veil :
" My. in tb' fj-aee of OTie ritolvlng hour,
" BoxH oi DO vUiiT IpJil but fandif Ihruud !''
Searitt whua unbiiuin ra^^tli diiihrijjoitr Itcd'di
WMn tlntghtce li^: ihf f»JuJ li^r.in^ t^Bj
And fay. WIiUb DMaiurv wecpt th« btood-ltiin'd
l^eld, ' - [u,j.a>
;ii lit* tile chief, *ai ifhtre the tijuinioa
Fof <J
re p!nmidi| and nrnnvtM'
inluiaDdi ibcm vitli ihs «
-that DtiiM in haflf gravei t
Rrfli not bcnf aih the lurf the -
Soft at ihc lon]'«t bencarli the latMUt'd VH
Or Ccupa mie culdrr, ia hit flol^ cUr -bnl.
Than t'other in the wide vautt'idneary »
KiLbtT let lulurr lead her Inofe-rub'il train
Here Biiitf r pride, on pur|i|c-]Minted WW
And from rhe moral profpeiS learn— fiuw n
The will!, thai Ilghi for fublunuf dliu^t
A SONG.
He ihailowbilhTieTertry'd,
Nor hitf Cupid fir liit^aiile,
Cainiot hit llie fialTiKe ri '
To the I'ltacc of detight.
What are hunoort. r«g«i w(
Fliiritl yourh. and ruTr health}
Withoui love hi> tribute briitgi,
Iniputent, unnuanin^ things ;
Gentle fkepherdi pcrlcvcr*,
^li;l bo lendrt. ftii) fiKCetB j
Luirc and tune, unittd, do
Woniler*, if the heatt be tru«.
BAPFHO'S HfMM TO
HmI •. (with eieniil beauty Wrftl
U'cT brav'nandcaithBU.'r'a ! 1
H^iil. Viou. I Tw Ihy fli.e'.tequ
Hrr po;e oiay he rellur*<t ;
Brcnk Ihe fond bund*, reninve th« raiUt1ia|>
AudbiJtl'ir lyiuiit fnnfroniSj]i(ilti>'a(aiili
Once ycu drfiendcd. qticcn nf love,
At ri»]iuho\ b"ld i^clitc.
From ihr high rcrnft nf (irretl Javr,
r^yr,
Na trinfirnt viDt j"W dcfi^'d,
Vour wan'oii hin!» depan ;
And with a I'loU, diifinely kind^
■|;.»l fu.iUi'd oiif nuil'tioK (MUt
' JMjipli'i,'" f*y you,- What (inraw t
' '!"■"■ ■-" ' j-i- ■ .-i;..!' .y - -Hii^jii- [^
•' I* there a yuuih feverolr COy,
" My r^v'rito would fubiUe?
" Or bMllic I'llt funic wAixl'rtas tor,
" To pli]jhu4 Y-iw^nnnue/
' .SprMd thy loll iki% the nuuUFC liill ■>■
AiiJ Willi iitw tiebt<dSi'mit,iumiBB4ii
■■ fie;,-djbu™.
" Thy 1.. ' ,:<riJi^
" So<Vi <■ ,',;'*
POEMS.
|»*
TT.ouKh he be now a» cM«l ■% Tirgin fnww,
The vidlni, in hii turn, AaU like rou/d -ffitna
t<
g.ow
Thee, j^odilcf*. I again intcke,
rhcis inad dcfircs rtmnvc !
Afa-n I'vf ftlt thtr fu'i<ius Urwkc
()i irr.fiAkf* love :
Bid poi'tlr pcAcc to Sapph .% bread return,
Or nuke the youth (he i»ve* wah mutual .ardour
burn.
ANACRF.ON.
ODE LVIll. IMITATIB.
A^ 1 wove wih wmton care,
iMl'tcS for a vir^in'b hair,
Cu'li"? for my I -nd <lcT» :n,
Wh.i: th-: ficuh had frt-lh and fne :
Ciip.d, -and I mark'd hioi well.
Hid him in a c«»wfii]> K-U ;
Wfulc he plun.h'j! a pvitittd dart,
F^rod to inflame the hrart.
Glowing v.iih nn'ici..u* j^y,
Suld'jn I Icfur'd the boy ;
Ar.d, rt'^ard'tf-iof l»i» crie^,
iJrr.- the !i:tlc fri;:hted p'l::e
W'w: . til'-- mij^l.ty goMrt lU»od,
'Jccniinv: w.th a rofy fl od
l-icliir>,in my ra^je I tr\\',
Wbif avai'.- t: y f -ucy pridj ?
Fr>>-.i rl.y ni'y vn^eance free,
Tr.Lmj-!. lU'W hi'.i'p^'s to me '.
'J iii;»— I '.ircwn tl:ce in n-.y cup;
'J I.UH— in wiijc I ('.r.i.l; fht:- up
I .it.il W3< the I ei^K'rM draught
Ti .,' tu mvfj'.r livj I qialf'd,
it\c r.'.y b'^l. m'» fond 'if-nuin*..
Is -v. i". c cru:l lyrar.t rii.f»r"« :
i) ) try hcait's n^«'ft tct.dcr (lnrc'%
S ti. 'V.',\ wit'i. hii wanton wir gi
Viv. I r tvir c'« o''..'d u»pr;;vc
All ihc ii;lolci;cc «f 1 »\e.
ANACREON.
Ol)E IX. IMI r.iTto.
T/v 7):^..
T. • T r.^r, fail' I. ny bcau^et.uidovc,
( •: ..i: ;-.r.i;-.aJT dr. I- li mi !.ivc)
'I'l \i I- I , 'J- \vh... fofi pfrat.d fent,
'J i.v ^-.ntic ti;:!.: i» il.i^ way bti.t ?
/. .'lir» ;' .i t votts tliy piniont fiicd
A- ir. • c »;-•• .-ri'.-.y.- breeze tl'ry fj.rcad !
.\ n ;;..«!;', l»y^ ^'•- '-ir':, I bi ar
I-r. . lor.d .\na:rrpn to tl>e fair;
A V •• ' II o: ic'.' ii.t' t»r2cc !
'I '. L \ "iirj til tl.L human race ?
7,1 . t I ai. l\m:».or an.- r<>«is ode,
ir.: Pajltu: Vc:u> i». c: bcMuw'd
Tr t..c lA.. 1 l-r.; ; fo- wl.' Ill I'd fljT
I ; v'caii..! f tf.'-UrrhcU iVy.
liiri.'.:; h tK«.- l-^ft .:jr lie bade me glide,
iS !.t' :ny wii.^ l»ji iMli^'t » ty*d),
Ai'd '.oil ni'*, *rv. a< hi" kind decree,
WU'.i I itturu'd, to Iti rac £xtc.
• r would pr.^vc me bu! a fimplc bird
To take A«4crc«>n at hi» word :
Why Ih "u'.d I hide, me in the wood.
Or fcarch for my prccariou* food,
When I've my mafter't leave to fiaod
C'oinjr upon hi* friendly hand ;
Wht n I can be pfofuftly fed
With crumbs of hi* ambrofial bread.
And welcon\'d to his rcfiar bowl.
Sip the rich dri p3that tire the foul ;
Till iM fctntailic round* I fprcad
Mv flurtcrinj; pinions o*cr hi* head ;
Oi if l«c ftrikc the trembling wire,
I perch uj>..n my fav'rite lyre;
M ill lullM into luxuriant icft,
S.rrp IloaU upon my raptur'd breafl.
G >, ftranocr— to your bufir.eft— go,
I've to'.d yoi all you wifh'd to know:
(;.» a-ii.ircr,-and 1 think you'll fry,
I'ni* praitUng UovcUan arrant jay.
THE DANCE.
a?:acreonti<;.-
Habk ! the fprakinR firings invite.
Mufic call' u- to deliitht:
S (• til? maids in mcnfurcs move,
Wiriding like ihc maze of love.
A« they mingle, madly gay,
Spf»rti?ij^ Htf!>e load* tke way.
(Jn each k'''*^'"o theck t» fprcad,
Roiy Ci-pid'-i native red;
A-d from cvVy f^'crklinj eye.
Pointed dart-) at random fly.
I.ove, and adlivc youth, advance
Torenif fl in the fprijjl.tly dance.
As the mastic number^ rife,
•' lifou/h my vcir.s the poir»>n flic*;
Kat^'utifc, i.o: to be eiprcfl,
Rrvcl in my t!»robbin^ brcafl.
J iiund a« we beat the ground,
I. pre and harmony j;o niund.
Fvery maid (to crown hi« blif»)
(livsyierAouth a lofy k'f»;
>;i.h a kit-* a* might inlpire
I Iriilinjj lat^urr* — f.ft deCre :
Such .vduni^ n;i/ht r^cdve,
.surh th- q'.jcei of ieauiy gave,
Wh.n rhc coi.qutrM goddwfs ftroTC
(III the c I'dci. us myrtle prove)
r«i i:.flame the b( y with love.
I,.'t not pri.le our fportt icflraiOf
Banifh hence the prude, difdain !
I'hink — ye virgin*, if yooVr coy,
Think— >c rob yourfelvct of joy;
Kvery mon.ent you rcfufe.
So n»nch tcltafy yru lofe :
I ))ink — }:ow lall thefe moments fly :
If you n)«iiild ri»o long deny.
Love auu beauty both will die.
ANACREON.
onr riv. imitatf:*.
Wnr did I with love engage !
Wliy provoke his mighty ra^el
«M
THE WPB.K8 OF CUMNIKOHAM.
True It h ibt wiod*rixi^ child.
Met me with id afped mild.
And befoaght me like a friend.
Ac hit geotle (hiine to bend.
Trne, from b\j miftsken pride.
Due derotiofi wai deny'd,
*Till (Becanfe I would not yield)
Cupid dir'd mo to the field.
Kow I'm in my armfmr chfp'd.
Now th6 mijchty lance it grafp*d.
Bat ah Acbilcian fpear
Would be ineffcdual here,
"While the poi(bn*d arrowt fly
Hot at lightniog from the flcy.
Wdonded, through the wioodt I run,
Fo]Iow*d fiill by bieauty't fon,
Arrowt in inalignanc fhowert,
Still the an^y urchin pourft ;
*Till eihao^tog all hit ftore ,
(When the quiver yiddt no more)
See the jrod— a living dart,
Shootft himlclf imo my heart.
Freedom I mud now refign,
Viflory , oh love, It thine !
What can oug/rard a^tiont win
When the battle burnt within!
IMITATION FROM ANACREON.
.... ■ .*■
Fill me that capaciout cup^
Fill it to the margin up ;
From my veii^fl the thirfty day
Quafiii' the vital ilrcugth away.
Istt a wr<^ath my templet (hield,
Freihfrom the enameU*d field;'
Thefe dcclininpr rofes bow,
Blafted by my lultry bow.
Flowrrtt, by their friendly aid,
From the funbeams form a (hade :
Let me from my heart require,
(Glowing with intenfe defire).
It there, in the decpeft grove,
Shelter from the beamt of love ? «
ANACREON.
ODE XXXIII. lUITATrS.
T0 t6e SvmmUviv
Soon at fummerglad* the iky,
^ither, gentle bird, you fly ;
And with golden funfl:ioe bleft, -
Bnild your pretty plaficr'd neft. •
When the fralbnt ccafc to fniile,
( Wing'd for Memphi<i or the Nile)
Charming bird, you difappear
'Till the kind fuccccding year.
Like the (wallow, love, depart !
Refpite for a while my heart.
No, heMl never leave, his ncft.
Tyrant fenant of my hreafl !
There a thoufand 'Wiiheft tiy
<>n their callow wingt lo fly ;
There you may a thoufand tell.
Pertly peeping through a (hell a
i. .
. I
In a iUte iinfini(h!d,yi£R
Tiioa&ndt of a pnpall«r fat^
*Till their noify chirpingt cemie.
Never (hall my heart have peace.
Feacher*d ontt the youMlinga fee4,
'Till mature they're fit to Ereed ;
Then, to fwell the crowded fiors.
They produce their thdulaiKla more
Nor can mighty numbert eooot
In my breaft their va(b amoaat.
THE PICTURE :
A TALK.
A PORTEATT, at my lord't comtpand.
Completed by a cnriout hand :
For dabblera in the nice Vcrtd
Hit Iord(hip fet the piece to vievr.
Bidding their connoi(reiir(hipt tcll«
Whether the work wat fioi(h*d well.
Why— fayu the loudeft, on my wrcrd,
'Tit not a likeneft, good my lord ;
Nor, to be plain, for fpeak 1 mnft.
Can I pronounce one feature juft.
Another effort ftrait was made.
Another portraiture elfay'd ;
The judge* were again befought.
Each to deliver what he thought.
Worfe than the fi;fl-^the critica bawl ;
O what 3 mouth *. how mooftr6ii8 fmall !
Look at the cbeekt-l-how'lank and thin \
See, what a mod prepoft'rout chin I
After remonftrance made in vain,
I'll, fayt the painter, once again,
(If my good lord'voucbfafet to lit)
Try for a more (uccefpful hit :
If yeu*Il to-n.orrow deig^n to call.
We'll have a piece to pleafe you all.
To-morrow comes — a pi(flure*t plac'd
Before thofe fpurious font of fnftc
In their opinions all agre^,
Thi5 is the vileft of the three.
«« Know — to confute your cnvioun pridca
(Hislordibip from the canva» cry^d)
Know — that it i» my real face.
Where you could no refemblance
I've try*d you by a lucky trick.
And prov*d your geniut to the quiclc.
Void of all judgmrnt— juftif e — fcnfe.
Out — ye pretending vailetsi— hence.**
The connoifTcurs depart in hafte,
Defpit'd — detetaed-~and difgrac'd.
THE WITCH.
A TALE.
A wiTcn, that from her ebon chair.
Could hurl dellri'iflion through the air,
Or, at her all co.nmaiidir.g will.
Make the tumultuous ocean fliil :
Once, by an incantation fell,
(Ab the recording diuidt tell)
'pJuckM the round mcon, whofe radiant light
Silver *4 the fober noon of night.
From the domain (he held above,
Down to a dark, inieroal grove.
]^ O E M S.
72.
GiTc nfe, the ft^^defs cry*d, t caafe.
Why yo'j t'.ifturb my (ucrol lawt ?
1.00k at my train« — yon wandVing hoft !
See how the tremb'ing^ Hart are loll !
Throut^h the ccleilial rej^iont wide.
Why do rhey range without a guide !
Ch«i< «, from our conf jfion, may
Hope for hin old dcteiltd I'way.
I'm, fay a the witch, fLVcrciy croft,
Kduw that my fav'rite fqt:lrrer» loft,
^carch for I'll have creation torn,
If he's n"t ''•■■urd before tiic morn.
"^oon aii tJu impintu charj^r was giv*n —
Fion: tV' trrmcHilou^ Aore» «>f iie:iv'ii,
j'.vc with .1 h'tlt r- vi ngctul ! red !
Struck tiic dctci^.d nioi'.ner dead.
If 'Sf.rc aic flavcs to !«itv blind,
Wi'h J) ^wci enough to pinjjue mankind,
Tl-.ir ior Ci'.eir own nriarious ends,
'Ir-'<1 upfii fretdmi and her iriends,
l.ct *om b-v*aic the witch'« fate !
"U'hrn th« ir (•rcltim|i;ioir« at the height,
JoVx- wi 1 hi", •injjry p'>wer* afTume,
And the cur»'d mifcreants meet ihcir doom*
REl'UrATIOM.
AN ALLCUO&T.
To travel far as the wide world extend*,
Scikiog for obj"d* that delcfY'd their care,
Virtur fet for'h, with two fL!/clrd fricLd>,
Talent rc-fm'd, and Kepu'.Jtion lair.
As they wmt on in their inter Jed round,
Talent fj>okc firft, ** My c;ci:tii' c >mrade«, fay
•* When each of y«>u may prolubly be found,
" S'noul.l acci.ic nt diviJc Ui oa the way.
•• If torn (flic a Idn!) trom my 'of'd a! ic*,
" A friend*? p-»trcnaj;c I hope to 6.*d,
" Whtr. the fine arts fn»m ci..riva:i.n rife,
" And ilu IvvcLt i.;uic huih harniontjed rojui-
•• kivd '•
Ssy» Virtue, *' DiJ f^Kerlty -^pptar,
" Or mrt-K-ey'd tl.ar ly a:;;.! ,; the grea^ ;
** Ccuid 1 ^w) C'»u'':iii-i Ir. ni corruption clear.
•' ' I !!• a'r»»:"^ -hrlu Td Icck for my retreat.
•' Could \ 'ind , -rrinti. f r the public weal
•' Ar.:!uou«, jnd witiirut their lelfifh vicwn ;
" Cou.u I ."4"d f/iwO*f.! npi'liTt-TMhl^d xeal,
*' ' '.• .:iv». ■/ thofc my rwilvlente I'lt ».l,octC.
*• la f '.itt'nrg »Ionu , let luxury •# f; ir;
*• I nniJt be Ji.i-rivJ i;i f«.ti:e iMjueftcrM Ct !I,
" har Ir iii tlu ]>:iti.M»r ivaricc t^r pride, [liwtl..**
•' Uh.'tc h<». ic bred LapT-ioeiV delight* to
Ye ^.\y l»e t-nj'd, my gen'le friend*, *ii» true,
" li-.' ulio ■ liv-, Ke{>u'atiiin) can eiplore
My il p} *ry ti«.p<? Keep, keep rue in your
" view,
y i ' * !,//.<■ /.//, ic«7/ ntMtr^nJ me more**
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THi: KOSH AND BU rfERFLY.
.*. TABLE.
At (I .y"' early dawn a gjy butterfly fpied
A Lw \ lie*: y<>'-*»'g ii'if I and he wilh'a her hi*
h' ' ■
•
She blufti*d when (he heard him hii paflir.n declare.
And tenderly told hin— he need n»it defpair.
Their faith was I'uon plight rd. as loven will ^^
He fwore to be conftaot, the \ iwM -o he true.
It had not been prudent to deal with :eUy,
i'he bloom of a rolr pafT.s quukly away.
And the p-i-l«' ot 4 butterfly cii.s in a day.
Wi.'?:i wedded, w way the wing'*' gentleman hicSa
F'om flow nt 10 How'ret he wantonly flies ;
Nor did he rcviCt hih bride, 'fill the fun
Had lefs tlitn onr fouiih of his journey to ruri.
Thr rcfethu^repmach'd him — • Already fo cold?
* How fcign*d, O yuu f^'e coe, the paflion you
* told! [hour*:
* *Ti* an aj{- fince you left n.c :* flie meant a few
But fuch we'll fuppiife the fond language ot flowcfi:
* I fjw when )ou ^ive the bafe violet a kilii :
' How — bow could you ftoop to a meannefi like
• this?
* Shall a low, little wretch, whom we rofet defpife,
' Find favour, O love : in my butterfly's eyes ?
' On a tulip, quite tawdry, I faw your fund fapti,
* Nor yet could the pf%iful primrole cfcape :
* Dull dafl\>dil% too, were wth ardour addrefi'd,
' And poppies illi'ci nted, ynu kindly ca'ef»'d.*
The c(.xconiS was [•i({u'd,and reply 'd with a fneer,
* That )ou're firll 10 complain, I comoacud you,
* my »kar !
* Dut know, from your coodud my maiims I drew,
* An 'J if Tm incunftant, I copy from you«
' I I^w the boy zephyrus rifle your charms,
* 1 faw how yoQ liiuper'd and fnail'd in hi* ami;
* The hi.ney-bec kilf.'d you, you caniiot difown,
* You fav.Mir'a befules ..O dilhonour ' — a dron<r;
* Yet worie — 'ti's a crime that )i.u muft not deny*
* Vour iwccts were made common, falfc i ofe, i«
• - fly.'
MORAL.
This law, long aro, <iu: love's providence make,
I'hat cv'ry ct.quctte fliould be cor»'d with a rake.
THE Sli£EP AND THE BRAMSLE-BUSIL
A FABLt:.
A TiMCK-Twis nt brake, in the fimc of a ftorm,
Secm'u k.ncii;- to cover a (h'-ep :
So fnu^-. I(»r a whili, he lay fhrl'cr'd and wajm,
It q-iittly ioorh'd him aflecp.
The cloudn arc !•>'.*• fcarrer'd — t!\c winds are at
I lie llif c;> t» hi« pafturc inclined :
But :.h ! ti.e fell r.Sukit lpy» hula ot his fleece,
\\i^ coat is left forkii behind.
My fri Mid, who the thickrt of law never tryM,
Confiiier bcfon yoj ^iz in; [fide,
Ti'.i'.^h j.d'^ri'cnt a. «1 tciitcnce are palVdon your
By Jove you'll be flcec'd to the fln:i.
THE FOX AND THE CAT.
A FABLE.
\
Till fox and the cat, a« they travell'd one day,
Witl\ moral dikuurfctcwt Ihortcr the way ;
M
THS WORKS bF CfTHMfNOHAUt
* *tu great (fiiyt the' foe) to maVe judice our
• gikider
* Htm itodlfke it mprey I* GrimaHtin reply'd. .
Whilft thot they proceeded,— .& fvoif fVoin the
r wood,
Y4ip*ticnc !•£ hunger, and thirfti^g Cr«r Mood,
Mafli'd fortli.~i«fl he fa «r the dull ihepherd aflcep,
Axid^di'd fur hu fopper an innocent fltecp.
* In vaitt^ wretched vi Aim, for mercy ynu bleat,
* When amtton^a at hand (fayt the wulf), I mnft
■ ••« ear/
■Griinalkin'B iftomfli*d,.^the fox ftood aghaft^
To fiee the f«ll bcAft at his Mo6dy repaft. '
* Wtel a wretch (fays the cat}— *tlt tt^ Vilell of
**hmtCi: ^
DotM he- iced upon fiefli, when -there's herbage,
• ' « «Td rooii ?• tf?^^*
Ofiea the fox^~* While oar oaks gtre ns acnms fo
' What a tyrant i& thb, to fpUl innocent blood f
W'^.wiward they marth*d, and they moralized
lull, [amilU
Tiill they came where fotne poultry pickM chafTby
Sly ReyMrd fur?cy*d them with gfottorout ryes,
Aatf Blade (f^re cf mdrals) a nollefhis prize.
A moufe t^, that chanc*d from her covert to
The greedy Orimalkin fecur'd as her prey, [fliay,
A l^ider that fat in her web on the wall,
PcrceiT*d the poor vi^ims, and pity*d their fall ;
She cry*d-«-* Of fnch Mitrirdem how guiltlefs am 1 V
Bo ran to regale on a new ^ken fly.
MOaAL.
nt faolts of ottr Befghbonrs with freedom We
blame.
But tU'itot ourfelTes, though we praAif< the fame.
HYMEN.
When Chloe, with a blulh comply'd.
To be the £und Nicandcr'ti bride,
liis wild imagination ran
On rsptnrcb never known by man.
How high the tides of fancy fwcll,
LxprcCbn muft defpair to trli.
A painter caird,— Nicar.der cries,
•* Dv'fcending from the radiant flcics,
** Draw me a bright, -a. benutcrus b<»y,'
The herald cf connubial joy !
D/aw him with all peculiar care.
Make him beyond Adonis fair ;
Give to his cheeks a rofcate htK*,
ISet him have eyes of heav'niy blue,
Ltpfl foft'ning in nedarioufr dew;
A luftre o'er his charms difpiay,
More glorious than the beams of day.
** £aped, Sir, if yeo can fucceed,
** A. premium forapriact indeed.*'
His talents ftreight the painter try'd.
And ere the nuptial knot v-ah ty*d,
A piAure in the nobleft tafte
Before the food Nicander pkic*d.
The lover t^us arraignM hU (kill,
•* Yotir czrcution's monftrouit ill !
A difierent form luy fancy made ;
V(-u*re quite a buugler at the trade.
Where »s the robe's luxuriant flow f
Where ii the check*! ickHial gUw i
•(
•«
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*• Where are tlie tookafe ftoA ttdftcrf'
*• 'Tit not an Hymen, Sir, for me.**
The painter howM — Withthse reply,
"My colours an't, your heoour, cftry t
•< When time has mellowM ev'ry tint,
« • Twill plc^fe yoi»*-or the debtee lb tn'c t
'* ril watch the happy change, imd then
<* Attend you wirh my |Mece *|^n.**
In a few months the piincer)^aae
With a perfehnancc— (ftil1>hefartfe)?
*• Take it away,"— thrf huihand cry*d,
(* I have repeated caufeto chide i
•' Sir, yon mould all tzeiffM Ihuit; »
** This is a pif^tire overtone (
♦• Thert*« too nra^h ardour in that eve,
*• The tind>urc otithe cheeks t»o high 1
'• The robes hurc a hfciviotts play,
•« The attx(Qde*8 iKo^i loofely gay.
** Friend, on the whole* this ftece, for me,
•* Is too luxuriant— lar too frfe."
The painter O.wn — " The faults yrm fioA
" Are f.'rm d in your cnpricions mind;
♦♦ To pafli; n a «l»"voted flave,
'• The firft <Mretfti«'n«, Sir, y<ni ^ve ;
'* Poifcflion has repcU'd tho flame,
•* N'.r left aftntimcntthcfame,
•• My piAure h drfign'd to prove
*• The changes of precarious love.
** On the next ftair-cafe rais*d on kigb^
" Regard it with a cMriouR eye ;
*' A«»to fh" firft fteps you proceed,
" • ris an accompIifliM piece indeed I
" Butasyou iDoun: feme paces higher,
** U there a grace that dun*t expire ?**
So various U the human niind,
Sach arc the fraiiti?'tof niarkird,
Whit at a iliftancc charm'd (^ur cyeu.
After attainmciit — droop? — ar.d ilics.
FORfUNF.
AN /r«»l OOUK.
Fjbufa \iirratur,
Jove and his ft-nators, in fujje debate
For man'it felicity, witc Ictrljii^ laws.
When a ludc rear that (hock tl.c faciftf cafe,
Turn'd their aitcnticn to inquire tliC c.ufc.
A long.ear'd wretch, the loudcft of his race.
In the ror^l) garri'uie of grief array *d,
C^nie l-.ratvlin)j to if-.c Iii^^h inijcriai jlace,
*' l.ct nic have juitiiit, Jupiter !*' — he bray'd.
*' 1 am an afs. of innocence allow'd
•• ihe type, yet fortune jcrfcctitc* me ftill-
** While foxcH. wolvci, and all the murd^iisf
" crcwd,
** Beneath Iier ^atrons^^c can rob and kill,
" The pampvfr'd horfc (he never toilM To hand')
** Fav<»ur and friondlhipfiom his ovenrr finda;
" For cndlef> diiigiiice — (a roujjh reward .')
** I'm cut'perd by a race of paltry hinds.
" On wrerchet^ provender conipcll'd to feed f
** rhc rMpj;«^"d pavement cv'ry nij;hi my bed?
*• For mc, damt fortune never yet decreed
^ The gracious comforts of a wcU-thatch*d ihed.
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717
** RourH nml ^nfef mlyN n^y irrcYfrent hide !
•* WhiTc* cin 1 vlfir, thw* uncrmthly dnrft ?
•• That o«tli<^c eii'jj.T'cc ihc dame denyM,
'• F<vr which her I'aTiitce irc ttK# ok carer«*d.
•* T') ruff rinjt viniif, f^zcrcd Jo¥e. be kir.'l !
** I'nim foriunt's tyranny pro:ioiincc mc free!
" Sl.t\ .1 iKctiviT if for U)» flic*^ blind,
•• ^hc feci, prcpirioufly Itr*. ;ill — but mc."
The plainriflf could anicalire no more :
His Ix'lom heavcl a mort trcmcndoii* jjroan !
Tilt: rnci* n( Ini-^ c.irM wntr'uci join*d t\ c roir.
Till J<v? Ircm'd t(;tt'ring on his high-built
throne.
Th? monarch, with an all-cornmandlng fnund,
(LVcj'cn'il like thunder throngh the ruunds of
fpacc)
Gave (Uilir, — That damr fortune fhnild he found,
1(1 a::lwi:r, as Ihe mi^ht, the ) Uiiit;fr'r Ci&re.
Soldi'.r* and ci'Izf-n*. a frrn^ly tipin !
Anv'. lawyci* und f hyfician*. fouy^ht her cell :
With nuny a fkhuclDVitn — But their fcarch was
vain :
Few can the rcfulcnce of fortune tell.
"Wi.cr- the wretch av::*-Icc wa<» wont to hide
Hi^ P'»ld. Ins emtr.ildH, and rubi^n rare ;
Twa-t ruinur'd th-t darac f* rtiine did rcliilc.
And j >vc'a amU.iirjdiir* uerc polled there.
I^tcnj^rj' and w.in, in tnferM jjarnicnM drrft,
A fc«'lde porter at 'he jju'c tiiey found :
D.>;j|)!'d with wrefchedncl-i— wi'h aj;e dirtreft,
A:j>1 i.n his unnklcd f* rcheai! fani.nc fro^nM.
" Mnrr.:l< avannt ('Ic triml.Iinjf fp(dlrc criL'*-),
** Jr-j vou jnva-ic iholc laired haui.ts, beware !
" r«» *:'i -r t It rd avunc Trim ruilc fiirpriftf,
*' 1 am the r'.i.tincl---n.y nanic ia care.
" 1). t;'»t«i, .'.M'jpp' irtn^ct.tii, anarchy cf mind,
*' I iulc are the Ii)ldicr» rhat fiirrour d his hall :
•* Af.<'. cv'ry Inry that can lafb mankind,
*' R:»^e, rancour, and revenge artcnd his call.
*' ro-rtMi*-'* j^one .'"orth^yo*: fcik a wnnd'ring Uame,
•• .\ l"ct:i-d rifj.l.ncc the harUt iVorn^ :
*" i.' irl" en fijch vifitjnrs, fhe ncvrr can;e,
'- l>u: n\ih a cruil hatid (he Icattcr'd thorns!
" To tl'C j»reen Tale, yon ftielt'ring hili^t iur-
*• round,
•* (»n forward, vouTi arrive at ^lfdom*s cell ?
" Wo-jld yt u hr lau^iic where fortune may be
** l\>u».d,
•* Kore cin d«re<*l your anxioui fearch foifrcll."
I rwarl ti.ey went, o'er many a dreary fj>nt :
X Kui!v:li wa» the ri :id, a« \\ untrod before)
" III! fiMtn rhf ciUmint of a low-rool d c- 1
U'lUioin pcrcciv'd them, and unbarru her door.
\V;:\'. .m, I'd^e know of fortune bot the name)
* J.i*. '.• t-) rheir «]uetlioni a fcrene reply
" \{\\\-T (he faid), if c*kr that j^oiltL^ came,
' i law )ur not.-lhcpaU*J uiiootic'd by.
' ''v* r«»jd with contcmplaTion oft I ro.-.m.
" Ar.d kavc to poverty my humble ccU :
«* Shc'B my doweft»c, never ftirn from home,
^ If fortune has been here, 'tis (he can telL
" The matron eye* us from yon mantlinj; (hide,
•» And fee her foher fo'itftqw this way bent!
" Mark by l.cr fide a little rofe^lipp'd maid,
** ' rib my youi^ daughter, and her name's
'• content"
As pore rty nd-ranc'd with lenietit jrrace,
*• Fortune ((he cry'd) hath never yet been here;
*' But hope, a gentle neighbour of thispUce,
** 1 elU me, her highnefa may, in time, appear.
*' Fc'Hclty. no doubt, adorns 'heir lot,
•* Oi. whom her golden bounty beams divine!
** Yt t thonph (be never reach our niftic cot,
** Patience will vifit us — we iha'n't repine***
After a vafl (but unayaUing) round,
1 he mvflengcni returning in defpair.
On an high hill a fairy miriion found.
And hop'd the ginidclj, fortune, might be there.
The dome, fo glittVing. it amazM the iight,
(' I'was adamant; with i^ems encruf^rd o*er)
Had not a calement to admit the light,
Nur could Jove's dcputiet dcfcry the door.
But eager to conclude a tedious ch;iie.
And aoxiou» to return from whence they came|
Th'icc they mvok'd the genius of the place,
1 hricc utter'd, awfully, J'Vc's facred name«
As echo from the hill announced high Jovet
lllufi :i ;i;id her fairy dome withdrew :
(L.ike the light miftn by early funbcamn drove)
.ind fortune flood reveal'd to public view*
Oft f(»r That bappincfji high courts deny*d.
To this receptacle dame fortune ran :
When harAfsM, it wn^ here (he u»M to hide.
From the wild futts of difcoi.trmed man.
Pruftrate, the dclejrafe^ their ehit-tje declare|
( Har py tht coui tier that falutcs her feet) I
Fortune recciv'd them with a fla't'rmg air,
And joinM tl.em *tiU they rcacb'd Jove's jndg*
men: feat.
Men rf all rank* st that illuOrion^ place
Were j'stVcr'd. th'iu^h diflfrent motive* kecs^
Man — to Uii ilime f ,rtune'* radiant face.
Many— -by radiiut fortune to be feen.
Jove fmil'd, * on a fav'ritc he efieems,
Hr g;iv. her, near his own, a golden feat :
Fair ff^rrune'-* an adventurer, it feem«.
The deities rhemfclves are glad to greet.
•* Daughter (fjyjrrifcr), you're fore accus*dl
" Clamour HiCklfinfly rcvilei your name!
*• If by he r.ircour of that wretch abti«*d,
" Be cunfideu;, and vindicate your fame.
** Though prfter'd daily with complaints fiom mao,
** I't">ot:gh thr« convidtion I record fhvm Dot —
'* Let n.y kind Pro«ii*ence do all it can,
'* None of that Ipede^ ever lik*d hit loC
** Due the poor quadruped that now ippfaU|
" Can wanton cru« liy the weiA Mruni
s mj
THE WORKS OF CUNNINGHAM.
• " Allt tiUa, high JiipiicT — (rrpljF'd the dame)
" Ii whai he hat eicell'd hii long-eu'd cliCi *
" I" funuiic (a diiiBiiy) to blunc
" Tt.at the dcfcEDd* not to regard m alt '."
Fame tma-6 in i>er rxlli the hgc rrpir:
The dam e, defendant, wit diTcharfc'd with grace !
■■ Oti~(Io the plaintiC, Taiil the Gre) and try
" Djr merjt lo iHrmoiiDt four l«w-fioru rue.
" Leim from the lion to be jull and brare,
'• Take ftoni the cle|>hiiit inHruaion i^ife j
" W^th griciont brecdiof; like the liorre J)c1i3k,
" Nui (he lagu:i[]> uf houndi difpife.
'' Tbtfe ufeful qualluea with care itnbibei
" For whith fomc quadnipcda are jullly ptii'd:
" Aiiain ih^fe lalentt that adorn each tribe,
" And you'll no longer be a wretch defpii'd."
A MAN TO MY MIND.
(w,
rcr vrcdlticli't in vofse, and Itale Tirgini de-
ri.i.-d, [mWi:
To all bachelors greeting, ihefe liuei are prr-
tm a m«id ihat would mi' ry, hut where Siall I £ad
wUh not for fortune) a man to my miod i
Mil the Tair-weather fop, fond of falhion and lace;
J4ut the 'fqaire, that can wake Id bo joyi but the
chile; [hind:
N« the frre-lhirjtiog nk«, whom no monia can
Xeithcr thi*-~tliit — nor I'olher't the man to my
Jlut the rehr-fai'd fot, that topet world without
endi [friend:
Not the drone, who tan'l rchlH hit Uotile and
IJol the fool, thal't t«o fond ; nor the churl ih^t'i
snkind : [niind.
Weitticr thU— ibat — dot t'olbct'a the ivian to tny
llot the wretch with fall bigi, without breeding
_. .[ the Oslh, thsl't all Tury withotil any rpitit ;
, 1401 the fine Dianer fribble, the torn r! mankind :
llcitlur t!iii — lllM — nor I'othit'i the (nan to tny
Sut the youth 1n wham merit 4Dd fenle may con-
fpirc, [oiimire:
Vhom (lie brare muQ cRctm, and the Tair Aiould
In whaEs hurt love and truth arc tvitli honour
(ombin'd :
Thi^-lliit~-uid CO ollier'i the man ta my mind.
WITH A PRESENT.
. X*T not ihc hand of Anity be nice :
. Nnr the poor tribute Fmni the heart illfcliuin ;
A ttiflff Hull bcentne > pWge "f price,
IF IjinuUhip ftampi it with hei (ucrcJ tiatnc.
The KRie tefe that laugha upon in ttcai,
•ne (^ tit;: fneeU with «hi(li the gardcm teem,
Had I nd hoardi ornofly wealth to feO<
Such u your nieriit might demand — tbetTdBr
Then Ihnuld the golden Uibuie of ywr Irxai
Sjtii the ireafiirei of the ridi Pero.
Fahgv leaib the fetier'd lenfea
CaptiTei to her Tond controul ;
Merit may havcridi preiencea.
But 'til fancy firei the foul.
Far bejiond the bound) of maniiig
Fancy diet, a fairy queen f
Fancy, wil sod worth dirdaining.
Civet the piiae to hailcquin.
If the 'rirgin't falfe, forgive her.
Fancy not your only foe :
Cupid claimt the dart and quiver.
But 'lij fancy twaogi the bow.
LOVE AND CHAS'HTT:
Fkou the high mount ', whence &aed b
depend,
Diana and her vtrKin troop defceai] ;
And while the biilkin'd maids with a^ive a
The buCncfsol the daily chafe prepare,
A favourite nymph (lept furnari) from tbe th
And thus, exulting, fwelli the jbvis] fuDf.
Jolly health fptiogt a
Unlock'd fron^ Toft Qumber't cmbrMc ■
And jr.y Cngd.n hjnin to Cilute the fwect nM
1 hat f:iiil« on the nymplit of the chafe f
The rpc: "f fell Cupid nu bofbm protaoei.
No rancour -liflorSt our delifh..
All the day with frclh viganr we rw««p tt'et
plaint,
And deep mhh eontentment ai nlghi.
I'hclr clamour lout'd ihc Dightrd gai tJhrfi
He fliCK iiHligr.anE, in the facied grme -
Inininnal myrtlei wreath hli gi^klen hair,
Hn riify wings rerfunie the waiit'in air;
Two quiicn liil'd with dkiti Wa fell deligBa
A iiimfon bluft o'erfpread Dian ,
A [i-mvi.fu«cedi — ^he nnpithBrprin|pii|EcW«,t
And ihut.Imliidi thcbuy thecofiCccrM«dpbM^>
Fond difluibcr ul the heartt
From thefe fau«d fbidet depart :
Here's a bloammg troop difduM
Ldvc, and hit faniaQic chaitu.
nda-r
P O S M 3:
.?*f
SiOen of the filver bow,
Pure and chafte at virgin fnoWf
Melt not at thy feeble fire*,
Wanton ginl of wild defireft !
RECITATIVE.
Rage and revenge divide love*s little breaft,
iThillt thu» the angry goddefs he addreft :
AIR.
Virgin fnow does oft remain
I^ong unmcltcd on the plain,
Till the glorious god of day
Smiles, and wade? its pride away.
What is Sol's meridian fire
To the darts of Arong dcfire !
Love can light a raging flame
Hotter than hit noontide beam.
RECITATIVR.
Now, through the foreft's brown embower*d
ways
l^ith carclelh Heps the young Endymion ftrayi :
lis form erc<^ ' — loofc flows his lovely hair,
lis glowing checks like youthful Hebe*s fair !
lis graceful linihs wi:h cafe and vigour move,
lis eyes — hi*, cv'ry feature formM for love :
ground the lifl'ning woods attenMve hung,
V^hilil thus, invoking flcep, the fhepherd fung :
/IR.
Where the pebbled ftreamlet glides
Near the wo«J nymph's ruHic grot,
If the go! of flccp refidcs,
Or in Pan's fequcftcr'd cot :
Hither if he*ll lightly tread,
Follow'd by a gentle dream.
We'll enjoy this graCTy bed.
On the hank bcfide the dream.
RlCITATIVt.
As on the painted turf the fhtpherd lici,
leep's downy curtain fhades his lovely eyes ;
wnd now a (porting breeze his bofom (hows,
IS marble finooth, and white as Alpine fnows:
he goddefs gaz'd, in magic fofinefa bound ;
Icr niver bow falls ufcicfs to the ^-round !
.uvi laughM, and, lure of concjued, wtng*d a dart
Turrring, to her undefended hrart.
he feeU in ev'ry vein the fatal fire,
Lnd thu.«> pcrfuades her virgin^ tj retire :
AIR.
Yc tender maids be timely wife I
l.ovc's wanton fury ftun !
In flight alone your fjJery lici.
The daring are undone !
D » bluc-cy'd dovc^ ftrei.ely mild,
With vultures fell, engage '
I>o lambs provoke the li^n wild.
Or tempt the tygcr's rage !
No, no, like fawns, ye virgins fly,
To fccrct cells remove;
Nor dare the doubtful combat try
'Twixt chafliij and luve.
AMPHI PRION.
KICir\TlVE.
.MfBiTRioK and hiv bride a jyodlike pair !
Ic brave a» Mart, and flic as Vcunaftiri
On thrones of gold in pui^le triumph plac*d.
With matchlefx fpienoour 'ucid the nuptial fead !
Whild the high rool y\ iih loud appiaiifes ning,
Enraptur*d, thus, the happy hero lung : .
AIil.
Was mighty Jov- defceddlng,
In all his wr.ith divine.
Enrag'd at my pi eteni^ing
I o call this chsimer mine :
His Ihafts of boked thunder
With boldnefs I'd deride;
Not hea<n itfelf can fundttr
The hearts that 1 >ve has ty*d«
RECITATIVE.
The thunderer heard,— he look*d with veiu
geance down
rill beauty's glance difarm'd his twful frown.
The magic impuUc of Alcmena's eyes
Comprll d the conquer'd god t« quit his Ikies;
He fagu'd the huflxind's form, pofleis'd her
charms.
And puniih'd his prefumption in her anna.
AIR.
He deferves fuhlimcd pleafure.
Who reveals it not, when woo :
Beauty's like the miier's treafure;
Boad it — and the fool's undone !
Learn by thi8» unguarded lover,
When your fecret fighs prevail.
Not to let your tongue dikover
Rapture* that yuu fliould conceal.
ANACREON.
ODE XIZ. IMITATED*
Old earth, when in a tipling vein.
Drinks torrents of ambrofial rain.
Which the tall trees, by heat oppreft.
Drink from her kind maternal bread :
Led angry ocean fliould be dry.
The rivf r gods their dorrs fupply j
The monarch of the glowing d»j
Drinks large potations from the fea :
And the pale cmprefs of the night
Drinks from his orb propitious light :
All- -all tilings drink--abdemious fagc?
Why diuuld not we our third ^flusge?
NEWCASTLE BEER.
Wilts fame brought the news of Grett*Brtttm's
fucccfs.
Ard told af Olympus each Gallic defeat;
Glad Mar* lent by Mercury order* exprefs,
To lummon ti i- deities all to a treat :
B.:.he Comus was plac*d
'i o guide the gay fead.
And freely declar'd there was dioice of good cheer;
Vet vow'd to his c^^inking.
For exquifite drinkiiig.
Their neflar wa» nothing to Ncwcmdle beer*
The great god of war, *o encourage the fun,
Au4 humour liie tftde of hu whimdca] gueft|
THE WORKS OF CUNNINGHA^f.
ftiogo. tl
NoE-
Rrgil'd To before.
With li^ant fo li'icly, Td pnimt. and dear j
And nth dciScd fellow
Gcii jn»i.lly mellow,
In honoar. brivc bojt, ot our Ncwcalllc bcir.
Apotla perteitinf-hutaltnunnnF,
KcpcnlJ he ilrank Hclioir water & \aag t
He bow'd, being aOi'd bj ihc niufiiil nint.
And gave Iht g>y barJ an eitcmpor* forg :
But rre be began.
Metori'delThiicaB:
There't nougbt lik( goofl liquor the farqr to eliar :
Then ftnj with great mirjl,
The flaiuur and fpirit
Hiigodniip hid round in Our New caQle beer.
'Twatftinp) hke thii made Altidei fo hold,
li bnr'd up his tiervci,[ind enliyeu'd bi(now'rs;
And hit myjltcal elnb. that did Wnndrra of old,
Wa> noibing, hit ''^*i '"" ''"'' bijUbi at oui^
The horrible crew
That Htrctilti flew.
Wefe poverty, laluninj, trouble, and Feart
Such a club would jxta borrow,
A THREE-PART CATCTt
m in vTew— [the rich UlcfTing Itaod M
flo*'J,
'a fnnquer our rnrrotn, or Itghwn (ht d
h full flift '— ih. lieh nrcHr thU kouk
In a flood of freni taplute Otall roll tbn
To dfiv.
'ilhellerind cafe.
No cravidE Tor feei.
There') f/ecdom and health in
SIR W—
-T'S BTRTIU
Ve ymingfieri, fo diffident, languid, and pale.
Whom love, lilil the eholic, fo tudely inteft.;
Take a cordial of ihit, 'twill proliatum prevail.
And drive the Mr Cupid away liunt your
breafl.:
Dull whinin{> defpife,
Grow rcf[ and »lfe,
Not longer the jeft ol p"od (cllowt appear ;
Did adieu to your folly,
Cel drank, and be jolly.
And fmoke o'ct a lanlnrd of Newcaflte betr,
\e fanciful folk, for whom phjfie prtfttibei,
Who bolut and potion hove harali'd. (o death
Ye wretchei, whom law and her ill-loctitig iribt
Have hunted about ull yuure quite out a
bita'h I
: felicity oti gfandeur wsje I
. Ihe in ihe pa(£-»ntry uf (how!
Say, tan the Rhii'rinf: gcv>^wa »i Hit |
'inborn happinefi brAow!
He that i^ Jul}, hencvoleni, humane.
In confc^oui re£itude fuprenielf Mefi,
)'cr the gUi heartt of miiltitcxin TMl tt
Though Iheg>!y flar ne'er blax'il Dpon
idday rliil faw
Whnfc private v>tiuet,3iid wlinfe |niVUc'
Might the ikh Icata ol i oyalij adoin-
8TANZ AS
CiTt the toa*— my gwid fallow, be jovial and gay,
And let the htifk n>on..ni. pal- jocimd away '
Hsre't the Vinu— <akc joui bump.ii, my brave
Britilh foul'.
Who guard' your lair (retdom Itiould (town your
full bowl.. ['tow
Let him lite — lunu and happy, fee Lewii bt.ug
And tafle ^1 the totrfoita, no tarci of a (rown
" itf«r-,,<«li./i../«i.SM, A'™«//..
Wno Fin hehoU with >a unpitylof tf^
Th( K'o'ioui few (wiili pairlulic fii«)
DiHtrn, invadrd. and rWoiv'a rn ttie.
Or keep their indcfKiiduii riKfiicemir
baikled themlclvci. the (crviU Catikwa
:i ihcir ignoLle feltert, half nMukind.
The getille hoirage AaT, in-nieht, jev'r
Tu frrfdiPiH, and her ever Tacrrd Itwt,
'he hunihtt olT'rirg at her aliar maije,
Prnve that ynnr htirti beat noblf tm I
AlI-KTBciiu) freedom, O vnoclirafe lo tm
Through future agti. on thia fjvooriic 0!
Far may the bought of libeity eipanJ,
For ever eultut'd by the brave mMt fra
'at rvei bhiled be ihai impioot hao>J.
That lopt one branch fium iliia Ulubii
Iriioni' — 'lityourilomake her *«nl«m
knd keep the rooli of liberty kaivc
) may her rich, her ripwinj fruin el gti
Briinimia, bloom pttpe'iiatly for Ul«e t_
diy you hc'm vanl a dra^^on. •> ws'rvnj
Defenilcd cuce the lam'.I Mrfmiaa m
A drag"n Ihi'd, for yoor imfuiai f>kr,
I aituuui cyci, etetlially awaltK
THE RESPITE :
Au, whii ii't to me that the snAopper I
Or what, that the mesdiiwm tri fw t
Ihat (I'k' fl"'' Bow're " . " "
Tilt buturilici fiauni itia ■it:
POEMS.
>l».
. ril n» lonffer attend to i lay {
flaunts in the foreft rrfif^n !
!, with your tru« Io¥e% be happy iH <Uy,
I am divided (torn mine ?
woodbine* snd willows inclin*d to uoite,
I'iOcd a hlooniing alcore;
lis my Dimon, with fmilcs of delight,
\i it the mantle erf love.
$ thur crept roour mutual recefsi
c DeA among the fi^'cet bought,
d — tl)cy droop — and they cannot do left^
amon it falle to hit vowt.
ha^ for aecs the trmpcft defy*d,
U it — the kin^ of the prove ;
c, a It^ht breeze ihould its centre divide,
I'.c Wc'.s not true to hit love :
:mr, gentle z phyr, in judice dcfcend,
iJihcod you're boutt'l to difplay ;
: and its honours youMl caijlj rend,
amon ha% left mc — a day.
>hc-rd ruHi'd for:h from behind the thick
rre,
r'd to make Phillida bleft,
pin^ ihc maid, from an heart fuU of glee»
uuic oi his abfcnre confcft :
^turc%, 'twas told him by maftert in Icye,
ficn repeated, would cloy; [prove,
Kt(s he found were the meaoi to im-
engthcn the mumeoti of joy.
IRRKGL'LAR ODE ON MUSIC
etntlr founds, nor kiil me quite
:h ( xclTs ol fwcLt delight !
mblinj; note invader my heart,
liKtbrcu^'h tv'ry vital part;
:, a picufiiijf |>ain
r* mt heated blood through ev
. wlut d c« the enchantnicnt mcau
: the charming magic o'er,
lu^ heart can I-.ear no n*oiel
w wild with fierce dcfire,
br<aft i* all on fire !
c-iiM raptures now I die I
•>'y found fuih joy? impart !
i'lC thus tranfpnrt the heart,
mcltinp ecOafy '
vim ! cxaitt «i bleding !
Ictlial chariu expn fling !
j} gift thf g«)J^ bcOow I
eft good tiui mortal* know !
.ited in a vcr.!-i»t fhade
r.eful rhyrfi^^ O.phrus pl^y'J ;
l:i} irr tici* forfukc the ^ood.
ift'.-.in;: h'-alU negjrd their foody
thi- h;.jv*i.Iy Jot.r'd ;
Iri-dx leave t' e mnurt-.Jns,
! lia 'l» q':ir the fuuntaiT ».
A 'I'ti^hi'v chorui* dai.cc around.
rh( l^a'Jy u alK of ancient Troy,
I ix'i ' •'».; bis ttiuelis harp employ ;
:.-: (ott r. irmouy c-n do
rj vein ; V
ncau? J
Had Thyrfit livM in thefif remoter dayi.
Hit were the chaplet of immortal bayt !
Apo1lo*§ harf> unknown I
The fhepherd had remainM of fong
The deity alone.
FROM A TRUANT TO HIS FRI£NDSk
Tis net in cells, or a fequeQerM cot,
'I'he mind and moralt properly expand;
Let youth ftep forward to a bufier (pot.
Led by difcrctioD*t cool, conduding hand*
To learn fome leflont from the fdioolsof mai^
(Forgive me) ! I forfook my darling home;
Not from a light, an undigeOed p1a»>
Nor from a youthful appetite to roam.
In your afre<flion»-—(let refentment fly) !
Keftore me to my long-accBftum'd plaoe;
Receive me with a kind, forgiving eyof
And prcis me in the parent's fond embrace.
TO THE AUTHOR OF POEM%
WIITTIH lY NOaODY •.
Advanck to fame — advance reveal*d!
I^et confcious worth be bold :
Why have you lain fo long conccard*
AJid hid Peruvian gold i
Dan Phcebut did with joy dlfcern
Your genius brought to light :
And many a Somcbor^y (hould learO)
From Nobody to write.
A BIRTH-DAY ODE :
PtEFOaMED AT TUX CASTLX Of DOALII^
RKCITATIVI.
Haek 1 how the foul of mofic reignt.
As whtn the fit (i great birth of nature fpruog^
When chaos bur(k his mafly chaint,
* Fwas thus the cherubs lung :
AIB.
Hail, hail, from this aufpiciout morn
Shall Britiih glories rile !
Now arc the mighty treafuret bom.
That (h.ill Brifanr ia's fame adorn.
And l:ft her to the ikiet.
RF.CII ATIVI.
Let Ocorpc** mighty haiincrsfpread,
Hi^loft; clarions roar ;
Till warlike echo filN with dread
The honilc G.ilhc (hore.
Aia.
Maik, how his name uith terror fills!
The maui^ found rebellion kiHt.
And hrightd !> all the northern hills.
Where palli«} treafons dweil;
The moi.Hcr lb II no more arifc.
Upon the ground ftic panting lies!
Betiea*h his William v foot fhe diet.
And now Ihc fiuk* to hell.
in
ving til].- the It/urd purfae.
n a large cudeCUd mai> they grew :
* 7- So^rf/cM, am a£hr htton^ti^ h flu Ttri Ctm^
:7S*
THE WORKS OF CUMMINOHABC
nmcirikTivt,
Hiile— lei lerae'i harp be newly fUvam,
And after mighty George be WUIiun Ung.
Talk no more of Grecian glory,
VrUUiro ftandi the firft in ftory :
Hf • wtth^BHtifli ardonr glows 1
See, the pride of Gallia fading !
See, the youthfol warrior leading
BritooH rajjrefttl, to their foet !
AtCITATlVC.
Fttr it the bllvtf branch Hibemia boafts,
Mor ihalli tb< din of war difturb her coa(U;
While Scaabopefmilet, her font are bleft^
hk native loyahy oonfeft !
Alt.
See-— O fee> thrice happy iile !
See what graciom George beftow'd ;
Twiet * have yon feen a Stanhope finiley
Thcfe are gifta become a God i
Ho# the gratefal ifland glows !
Stanhope's name Ihalt be revcr*d i
Whiia by fubjcai, and by foes.
Sacred Gei^ge is lovM and fear*dv
CHORUS.
Like Perfians to the rifing fun,
Relpedful homage pay;
At George's bnrth our joys begun ;
Salute the glorious day !
THE BROKEN CHINA.
Soon as the iunbfgan to peep.
And gild the morning ikies.
Young Chloe from dlfuriler'd (Icep
Unveil d her radiant eyes.
A guardian fylph, the wanton i'prite
That waited on her dill.
Had tcaz*d her all the tedious night
With vilionary ill.
Some (hock of fate '» Corely nigh,
£zclaim*d the rimVous mai J :
What do thefe horrid drcnms imply !
My Copid can*t be dead !
She caird her Cupid by hli name,
In dread rf (ome miihap ;
Wagging his tail, her Cupid came.
And jump*d inio her lap.
And now the beft of brittle ware.
Her fumptuous table grac'd '.
The gentle emblems of the fair,
In beauteous order placM '.
The kettle boil'd, and all prepar'd
To give the morning treat.
When Dick, the ^duntry beau appear'd.
And bowing, took his feat.
Well — chatting on, of that and this,
The maid revcrt'd her cup ;
And tempted by the forfeit kifs.
The bumpkin turn*d it up.
• Earl 9/ Cbeferfitld^ and Earl of Harringtoa^
htbfuettjfiv^y LwHs LituUnantt of Ireland,
With tran^iMt bfr a^maada die fKflBl^
Right fairty it Waa won I
With many a frown the £air deaiei :
'Fond Inutt to! dxmw him 411.: .
A man muft prove hinofelf polices
In foch a cafe as thia; .
So Rich^.ftrivci with aU hia najglar
■ To force the forfeit kifi. .
But as he -ftrafvc ■ O
caceUI
(^And yet vrith grief I iniift)
Tlw table cam*d--the chsqa fell»
A heap of painted daft !
O faul purport of my dfCMn 1
The fair ^ffided, cry'd,
Occafion'd (I confefa my Ihainc)
By childilhncia and pride \
Far in a kifs, or two, or three*
No mifchief could be found ! .
Then had 1 been more firank and firce.
My china had been found.
TO MIL
Yes, Colin, 'tis granted, yon Hotter in hcc^
You whiiper and dance with the fair;
But merit advisnces, 'tis yours to give plaee;
Stand off, and at diftance revere :
Nor teaite the fwect maid with your jargen sfd
By her fide as you faunter along ;
Your tafte — your complejcion-^jonr thi»-i
your that.
Nor Ufp out the end of your fong.
For folly aud falhion yon barter good feafie,
(If fenfc ever fell to your Iharc)
'Til eoough you could pert feiHmaitre cennae
Laugh — loiter — and lie with an air-
No end you can ar.lwcr, affetftions you've on
Made (.nly for prattle and play ;
Like a but?er6y, :.alk*d for a while in the fur
You'll die ufidiflinguifh'd away.
ON THE LATE ABSENCE OF MAY
H^'titten in t&e J^ear lyjt^
The rooks iu the neighbcuriog grove
For Hieltcr cry all the long day ;
Their huts in thebraoche^ above
Arc Q)vcr*ti no longer by May :
The birds, that fo cheerfully run)r.
Are iilentyor plaindve each tone !
And, as they chirp, low, to their yoluig,
i he wsnt of their goddeia bemoan.
No dalfies, on carpets of green.
O'er nature's cold bcfoni are fpread !
Not a fwect'briar i'prig can be fccn.
To 6ni(h this wreath for my head :
Some flow'rets, indeed may be founds
But thefc neither blooming nor gay ;
The faiieil Udl ilecp in the ground.
And wait lor tiie coming of May.
December, perhaps. haK porloin'd
Her rich, thouj^h fantadical geer ;
With envy the months may have join*da
I Aod joflled her out of tlie year :
P O E
icphcrJ*, 'tis true, may repine,
:e their loT*d gardens undrcft,
whild my Philiida*« mine,
aiwayt have May in my bread*
» EULOGIUM ON MASONRY.
OKC RY MR. DICGI, AT EDINBRUGB.
n the jfarter, or the ftar of date,
1 the vain, or on the vicioui wait,
nblems with fuch emphafis impart,
nfignium near the Mafon't heart i
facred Mafonry, of fniirce divine,
3g oiillreft of the faultlefft line,
plamb of truth, with never^^ailing fwty,
the )oin'd parts of fymmetry obey !
to the crafts at whofe ferene command
Dtlc arts in glad obedience {land ;
magic (Irokc bids fell confufion ceafe,
» the fini(h*d orders yield its place ;
alls creation from the womb of earth,
ives imperial cities glorious birth,
vorks of art her merit's not confin*d,
;uhics the morals, fquares the mind ;
U with care the temped- working fouU
;)ints the tide of paflions where to roil;
tue'K tablets marks each facred rule,
irms her lodge an oniverfal fchocl ; .
nature's myftic laws unfolded dand,
nfe and fcience, join'd, go hand in hand,
may her fecial rules indruAive fprcad,
u'bered her long.negIc<iled head;
irough deceitful night die dart her ray,
cam, full glorious, m the blaze of day !
an by virtuous mazmis learn to move ;
I the peopled world her law* approve,
he whole human race be bound in bro-
thfer's love.
A PROLOGUE,
It tie opening of tie Theatre at York, after ii
tt-u/ ele^jnt/y enLtrgcJ*
on a time hi« earthly rounds patrolling,
heathen gods were always fond of drolnng)
ambled near the cot of kind Philemon,
ni^^ht, attended by a temped, came on ;
i tiic rain fell pattering, hcltcr decker,
city implor'd the hind for fticlier.
Irmon p^ac'd liis go.iihip clofe beddc him,
goody Bauci* made the fire that dry*d him;
mure bcnLvoIciiic :han one that*4 richer,
cad the heard, he fiU'd the friendly pitcher ;
for.d to give las gucll a meal t-f plrafure,
i r'uv^h long, in hi«' rude country meafurr.
c v.ss lo pleas'd wiili thtfe good-natur'd
faIlK!»,
nor:*- cot hr ci nj :r'd to a palace.
If, hkr gfL. t Jiijitcr, came hereto try ui,
ron\ tl «. Im xc- \vc perceiv'd her fpy us)
h< r f!)e I'.k'd u^ a!)<l our warm endeavours,
1.1 r ihe found that we d^fcrvM her favours,
v^- not : But 'tis certain d)e commanded
lumblc ilieatrc diould be expanded.
M S. 733
The orders die pronouncM were fcareely eaded^
Bat, like Philemon*s houfc, the dage extended :
And thus the friendly goddefs bids me greet ye ;
*Tis in that circle [pointing tp the boxes] flic dedgna
to meet ye :
Pedants would fix her refidence with heathens.
But die prefers old York to Rome or AthcDi,
A PROLOGUE.
Sp9ke at the opening am elegant UttU TUairteU It^hiiiy^
FaoM Shakfpear^^Johnfon — Congreve— Rowe
— and others— -
The laurel'd lid, the true Parnafltan brothert!
Hither we're fent, by their fupremt diredioii.
To court your favour, and to claim protedHoo.
Our hopes are flattcr'd with the fair's com*
pliance ;
Beauty and wit were always in alliance !
Their mutual fway reforms the rude crtatioo,
And tade's dctermin'd by their approbation.
The tragic mufe prefents a dateiy mirror.
Where vice furvcys her ugly form with terror :
And as the fiend depart»-»abafli*d— -difcardcd— '
Imperial virtue's with the palm rewarded.
I'he comic glafs, from modern groupea coUedtod,
Shows fops and fools of every clafr—'difle^d s
It marks the fair coquette's unfiuthiol dealiogi.
And proves that haughty prudet may have their
failings.
For faults that flow from habit more than nature.
We'll blend, with honed mirth, Ibme whokibme
fatire.
Now for our bark—the veflel's tight and able !
New built : — new rigg'd ! — [Pointing to thfJUaii]
with canvas— mad — and cable !
Let her not fink, — or be unkindly flranded.
Before the moral freight be fairly landed !
For though with heart and hand we heave toge-
ther, [ther :
'Tis youp kind plaudit mud command the^we*-
Nor halcyon feas, — nor gentle gales attend ns,
' rill this fair circle with their imilea befriend ui.
A PROLOGUE,
Cn opening the Theatre at H^hitiy tie tm/mag Seetfoei.
Oca the wild waves, unwilling more to roomy
And by his kinc^afTedioiis call'd for home ;
When the bold youth that ev'ry climate tries
'I'wixc the blue bofoma-— 'Twixt the leas an4
ficies—
When he beholds his native Albion near,
And the glad gale gives wings to his career,
What glowing ccdaficv, by fancy dred.
What filial fcntimcnts expand his bread !
In the full happinefshe forms on fliore.
Doubts — dangers— and fatigues are fclr no more*
Such are the joys that in our bofoms bam !
Such the glad ho^»cs that glow at our return !
With fuch warm ardours you behold us meet,
1 o lay, once more, our labours at your feet.
(Not without hopea your patronage will lafl)
We bend with gratitude for CaTOort pad.
THE WORKS OP CUNNtNGHAM.
TlMtaiir M^l UA ieCfi ihc njtc of frir.ttr,
Bodecv'ry tr*!* — nor (lincJ <«'ii a rpHnwr:
Ve tuw to bcamy—Ctiras thtife Imllu ruCDt'd
hrr)
Ami thank I'Ur ptrgni wlio To kind'f monr'il her.
Still— flill—ciIFrd jour gentle c.rc! (o ftve tier,
1'lut (he maj uiduit long in Whitbj'i — I'avour.
A PROLOGUE,
Hulls I my maHeri, where rf'ye mran lo (low ui?
We'rt eumc ta itt what |iininic ye caii Ibow ui;
Sil, aep itofi— you Hian'l be lonfc wiihtBi me,
rU walk tfacit qiurier dctk Uitl kwk about mr.
Tom and DiA Topfiil are «ho« — I heat ■am,
Tell 'em lo keep a biiih, and S'l — Gl near 'em :
5al'> a rmui UTi—t'd hold a but oF flinj-o
In [hne wccka' tinie Ihe'd leant ibe ptayheufe
hi.gi> .
l'"ir
She lovei your plafi Ihe Undcrftuidi their nican-
Sl.e cMt, 'em — mgrjl lulon made enKmining :
Yaur fihak>p»re boob), lite Imowi 'cm to a iiitta ;
ABd I,m)rC;lf (ai fta) have read— a rutte.
At Ijondon, flirt, when St\ and I Weft enuning.
I low'd bet c»"ry night a plajhnirfe {fanitif; :
lAtU ■ I could like Vm and iheir whole 'p'"»"»i
But tor their (idler, and their damn'd fonitai j
<^Te reiiliemtrry Ivni of gui* andfofin,
That p1>y God five the King, and Nancy
U^wUn.
Well tliough the Frigate'* not la much be
di-ynn'd,
Til fnugetiouRh!— 'Tilde •« for the fize on'l :
And ihej tan irtat with !>ll ihat'i worth ttiprd-
Oohowd the Dtury- Lane nr Common. Girden.
Avail '—A Cgnal for ihe Ui:nch, I ("iT
• What lay f'tu Otm, aoil Utck, and Dnll, and
SiDce tliey have uimm'd the pltafuie-bjrge fo
•igl'tly. [ly •
Shut'l luu. Mid I, and Sal. cume fee thrm oiijhi-
Tte jolij crew will do tlieir brli endeaYOon,
They'll gtUilj;^ un lulwiir to dilerve your f>*iii]r>.
A ImWier Imc they fwiar cm ne'er beliap 'cm
Than lo bihi:1d yuu plcai'd, and heir you — clap
Sfth tt y,>
AN EPILOGUE.
m'j*, « lb- lUraa-r ./ Mr,. Driorat
AtTka ihc dangrr* if a lone probation,
Wh>:n Sybil lite, Ibc'ilLia'J iu pcnciiaiioa;
Whtn Cte hai couquc:'a e»cb uui uly p.ilDim,
And tidesalioi'cihetufltiilvt iiihciidifiiuni
Vhan duply oidbw'd wilh ref.tse and lijoitr;
"^Iteli dcuut granly adotui liu CgUi',
Why an clj mild, I wi<h thi^ wife waiM ttl
ShDuU b« (he Handing irfi of flm> an 1 1.
In Qiuini) fage '. in elnquenic huw iki
Wiiheui a [a\]i& Ihe esn ia1k--fore*a
Riih ii) uUI fawt can btinj; a rv-teiiee ]uE c,
And qunig upon oceiC-ii>, Unycr'i Luin
Set up that ItuD, that culjirii, anlu uvh
Til d^iaa — and !hc'% dematii'ii'd in tmtn
If an old niald'i ■ dra^nefk on dury,
To guifdihe Rolden fruit nf rp"liiB|;i
Trt ti^t, for fcir the giddy fn Ihoald «
lo k«f> [bem in rellraiot hy dt-cem 0*B
When n<p> are midc, 'ti> eafy fun; to ta
We cm dcua Kfore the- fair diGgn'd tl
Ai fof the men, whofe CMlre oft htA
Miny ilierearetlilt may be ranlt'4 aaM
Law. with ling fu>» and btiTy mifchicbl
In rmcour fir cieccdi the aacient naidn
' rii^ uiideny'd.and the afTrnion'tccHiuM
Thi! mejem phyGc r< ■ mcir old iromai
Ihj; puny fnp that Cnipcriir.'erliit tea A
And (trei— isdeed — Mifi Deb*r>h'r— ^
Of donbiful Pel, of nnd«terinin*d mtun^
In all rrfprati; but a virgin crTw.
Jeftin^ apjrt, and inoral tnnhe »dfirfl&
T/-erc'. nothing in the fiate itfelf d.fpiUlit
Old maid^, as well ii marrems bnurid in ■
fun valuM from pmprieiy pf carriap :
ir gentle lenfe, if fwerl difcrction fwit'^-
If maiteri nut rliuugh cetconiba nuy dcrifcl
And virtue'* virtue, be Ihc maid ear weiUfd,
Aceruiu truiht fay — Dcb'rah Wv«*a(U
A Prologue.
A litiUfliti sJtflrJ It Iti Xia^r, ii JJ.S.I
To furm a Utile work cf ncrvotia mttb,
io g>ve the llecpy ftagc a nublcT (piria (
Toiiiuch a fiicredn»ire,andnot<leliIelwr,
Thii was the plan propui'd by oiir caa>rile(i
Though ciuiian told him— U» pnmf
- glaring '.
Diun'Ul>,hccry'd, " Ii ii but nnUy 4ai^
Can we ptruft a pa-hoi mure ihaa AUtt,
N'lr wilb the golilen nie^rut.- flainp'd dra
Here are nv ^iiiCi —in mmfufil fucerbMI
Namod«iircMic--.Cu'.>l.lrl'.t to in6M<
Wronghi l,y au>u/.- (rin r-<r,-<J fircdcW^
■ I !• otrrovn ' nt.hkt 'li. irn.- n^ttfaeni arl
■■ Mtthi.ikal htartbc Cic<.ub bwdtanj
irg.
.e of ihri
ArdI
That Offi.
Spite <d
«t lrro.b:
A) f"'ni h
Uui fivtt
F O E M 8.
7SS
AN EPILOGUE.
TO THE MUSE OF OSSIAN.
-« In fend r(>mancc let fancy rcipn creative !
., Valour among thr northern hills i\ oative;
^ The northern hilN, 'iw prov'd by Ofliaii's ftorjr,
_., iGa¥c eat ly birth to Caledonian liioTy ;
2 Nor C( uld the Oormy clinic, with all it> rigour
,, Rcpt 1, in love or war, the hero's vigour.
5, When honour call'd, the youth difdain'd to
P ponder,
. And a» he fought, the favVite maid grew fonder.
, The brave, by beauty were rejected never,
!. For girls are graciou> when the Ud^ are clever.
It the bt)ld youth waA in the fi^rld vindidive,
^ The hard, at home, h..d ev'ry power dcicnptive;
'^ He Iwfli'd the facred long, enhanc'd the ftory,
And ra-S'd the warrior to the (kics of jflory.
rhac nurrhern lud»are dill unconquer*d fellows,
The r«<c« of Briikin to their cod can tell us;
The fvkay of northern beauty, if diiputed,
S'Ook r.'und, ye infiJels. and dan'I confuted :
And ioT your baids, the lettci'4 world have known
- Vm.
They're luch-.-Thc facred Offijo can't difown 'em^
'1 o prove a partial judgment docs not wrong
you.
And that your ufual candour reigns among you,
I.ook with indulgence on this crude endeavour,
And lUxnp it with the fandlon of your favoftr.
AN EPILOGUE.
SpJie in tls Cbjradhr of Lady TetttiLy, in tie Pro^
'j^keJ Hujh^nd.
At Ii('.y— let me reccUcA — whofc liighl i»*l ?
N- matter—It a circle the p:dited;
1 it'.o lunimonn all the faiire (he is able.
At ! v«i;vaUi:» n»y condud to ihc t.ble.
** A uiic rcclaim'd, and by an hu(baud*i ri*'^
g:.ur: ^ #
A V. i*c \\ ith all her appetites in vijjour ! C
\.i\K\ ! (lie niuA nuke a lanitntablc figure ! J
*' Wiirte wa* her pride ! ot c\'ry fpark di>
vcfUd .
To men;l brcaufe a prudilh hofband prefi'd it 1
\<\ ix' ' to prtfiT )])« null uomelUc quiet,
1 () rl.i: dt.ir Lines ol hurricane ami riot !
r.utir ^ u.kiainiM the happy rout rcjrfied !
I3r . jb!r »r ten ihc's by her ipcufe expeclcd!
< ).-: ! i>!c< u<« ' h('W immense ly out of nature !
1;. I. t you, n.y dear;., dcfpifc thcfcrvile creature ?
'* I'rudcncc, aiJuiuj^h the company be good,
I< oi'rcii hcaivi, and Ibmctin^cs tuidcrltood.
Si.j»^*ok-, tc juihfy my reformation,
i).'.c\'. V JVC t:;e tircle this concifc oraiirn.
** \ .- i:i«'i^> poupo of fdihionable wivc%
Tliai :'.. «..!:' I li'.J riot wutle yt-ur lives;
1» »] \c in-.: Kc. the demons liut di.fv4.nd,
'J -i w.-ff.- n.i;vu!fivc ti.u: on card» attend;
'1 .' w I. .>.n\:]»t l^cAce- tha' lurreund your chairs,
( W.ij;-; rtUwciis iicrc— -there aval ivccicf'vairs)
\ ( u'ii iiilh for Inciter where coiurntmcct lies,
J J 'Alii duiuciiic blifucg* yuu dci^iic*
** Or if yoB^^e no regard to moril duty,
(*l'is trite but true)— Quadrille will marder
beauty.**
Taf>e is aba(h*d, (the cnlprit) Vm acquitted.
They praife the charader they lately pity'd ;
They promife to reform— reUnqui(h play,
5o break the ublcs up at— break of day.
AN EPILOGUE.
Sf'oJte at Edinburgh^ in tbt Cbaraffer ef L^uh Pa»m
tiful.
Fancy, we*re told, of parentage Italic,
Anrl foliy, whofe original ii Gallic,
He: up to fale their vail mifh.ipen daughter.
And Britain, by a large fubfcription, bought her«
I he fertile (oil grew fond cf this exotic,
A:)d nurs'd h''r, *ill her (>ow'r became defpotic i
1 ill ev'ry would-be beauty in the nation
Divl homage at the (hriue of affcdation.
h\x* common fcnfe will certainly dethrone ber,
And (like the fair ^es of this place) difovch bcr.
li Ihe attempts the dimpled fmilp delightful I.
The dimplea imiie of affodation*s frightful :
Mark Lui her bagatelles,— her whinc-^cr whim-
per—
Her lolU..her lifp—her faonter, {lare-;*her (Impcf|
All out res, all.-, no native charm about her.
And ridicule would foon cxpiie without ker.
Look for a grace, and aCfc^tion hidcf it^
If beauty aims an arrow, (he mifgnidet it :
ho awkwardly (he mends unmeaning facet.
To infipidity (he gives grimaces.
Without her dear coqucttilh arts to aid 'en.
Fine ladies would be ju(k as nature made V
Such finfible— -lincere— domeflic creatures,
I'hc jed of modern belles, and /Wil m*iitres.
Safe with good fenfe, this circle's not in danger
But as the foreign phantom's— here a (Iranger,
I gave her portrait, that the fair may know her.
And if they meet, be ready to forego her;
For trud me, ladies, (he'd deforiA your facet.
And with a (ingle glance dedroy the gracck
AN EULOGIUM ON CHARITT.
Sdch at AInxificit i" 2^*'rthumbtrlaMdf ai a darit^^
B€nfft Flajy 176$-
To liid the rancour of ill-fortune ceafe.
To tell anxiety — 1 give thee peace.
To quell advcrfity—or turn her darts.
To damp fraternity en gen'rous hearts:
For theic high motives—thefc illudrious ends,
Ccledial charity to-night defcends.
Soft are the graces that adorn the maid.
Softer than dew-dropsto the fun>bunit glade!
.Shc*<( gracious as an unpolluted dream.
And tender as a T^nd young lovcr*s dreim !
Pity ard peace precede her as (he flies.
And mercy beajr.H benignant in her eyes !
From her high reddencc, from realms above.
She C9mcs, fwcct hirbipgcr of hcaveolj hive ;
THE WORKS OF CUNNINGHAM.
: ihui doubij
here to-night
From ihe kind ciuli ihai ci
An srtlefi %ncc die tonfcioi
Aud on ihc grncmut check s UD<ftur« glowi, /
More biTcIf thin lite blifom tfaal pauiti thet
Tht Jofiy pyramid fliall ccifc to li»e :
FlKiing <he piiiH^ luch moHumeoH an give !
But charily, by tyrani linie revet'd,
SwM* chirity. aiuidn hi* mini fpw'd,
Sscaret hrt viiari'^ untilaKcd famp,
And ID celcflial aa'.dl; (tvci iheir duuc.
AN EPtLOGUE,
Sifyiti U (rJlifh il Ltmii. •> rifigmug lit Play-
Inifi U a fatly JclatirJ frta ill EJinitrxh
1 Ualti.
To Aln«itfc-i loTiy fcit. a fylvin r«ne !
To riling hiHi /loin dillirce H iibly green,
Go~raT>i thegml Cwit, niy Qandnrd bear, ")
Thfr-iiKibe(r,.inr".n. nfthcfrett ( anil fair./
'Til my Ulympui now. go fpfwd my b«nntr-f
Led tijr (oftrt hoj-r, the pointnl pith we 'race.
And thwik'd cur imron f"( th= fir.wtry plice ■
Itn— we beliolil a gf^rite •■ aving •m-.l i
Therr — we rin fvtt upon i wuid'riii)! Bond '
Tbe laiirc:^pe Tmilci! — the Geldt gky fcigiance'
gky fcigiance^
hfuUir! f
nHeotiiirc: J
Soft ft^qn JT? ill arnuncl — r«fn(hful
Skaderttpan indeei),>nd bul
A HDop, at reriiin limti cnmpeii-i
Aid (rem ihcir nonhim mi'Uniaini I
By tyrant munagim a ■>iile cnnCpi'ri,
"'o Taltea on wlial hnfi: tkcj can find ;
/ilh Uwlefi fnire our lib«riy invrndM,
Amt lain would thruA w from thefe f av'tice fluda ;
But wc (Gnce prejudice ercAi her Icale,
Andputft and petty am6«e pri'iil)
To ftronger boldn *iib lool difctelinn run,
And le«TC the tonqucrom to Ik — undone.
h gratitoiJe, Itill we'll ackoawlcdge the (i-
; endeavtiun;
Sf^i at SurUriKih.
■ Tbe Cnnlf. cf Nt'll-imiirljmJ, v,U IwuriJ
Iti ibaiity vilL Lrr fer/n.it.
H.J LoJj H-ariattSt (r-.
SiraD|2e> very finoge, if fbcti a pi
(Punini the cuiptil for hit Tile mifdeedt)
Know yc lo-nighi, that hii preTainpcuani stftv
Have tum'd good Cfaridian* iois — HuA
Turki I
And if the geniui an'C cotre&cd £x«.
In hii next trip, he'll tnount oa is die OWM.
Methinki 1 hnir him fay—" For mtrsfitk
Hold ynur rafh tongue — my lo-re and hmt'i\
Hake;
When you behold me — diffident — diftnt:
"Ti" cruelty lo make jny woe* ■ jeft ;
WeU-.jf yon will- -but why fliauld ( dUlnl!
My judgea are ai merciful at juft ;
I knr>w ifaetn well, hive €>ft their TrieodAifn^i
And ihtir proteiSion it my boafl — m^^^'
Huping to pleaTc, he fomi'd thii baSli^ ^
Hoping tn pleafc : 'ri* all thcntodena no:
F.iiili ! Ici him 'fcapr, let louc and fane iarm.
With your kind fanaion keep his fceno aL
Try In appro™ Tspplaud we wilt rxcmfi)
Nor crufh the bardli.ig in this hard acccnpl
Could he write up to an illuDnaut ihttur,
There '■ mark'd upon the rcgifternf fame
A fubiett— bui beyond the tntrcnta lay*)
Wsnilci mull paint, when 'ti» a O nby'i p^
A PROLOGUE TO RULE 4
H'lEL
'Til li^odd portrait that the poet drew !
A llrangc irr^^lar he fctt ld view *
'Muiigll ui— thank hciTco — the chanda't^
[Eardi hane ueati«cri(nltin«reawn}
\iid thii appear, a ridure from hi. briai,
Til! wr TcBcdt the tady liv'rl in ^p^^a.
'"'■>« Id wc tbe portrait with it
rtnld add ni
by the roil, conrpic
ni'd brighter frooi coutraKiqt fr^
E the ruloonr tulnra r»m'd af 0^
nch aniiquuid nuntma haUj
Shall lubjrM nianajfeit fnpruDr (way.
And dare In bid ihe angel Sex obey !
Or if permitted to partake the ifinane,
Defpntic, call [ho reins cf power hia own -
turbid it, ill that'i graciouv-.thai'a polite t
(The fair lo Jibeny haTc equal ri|>hij
iige iheteuft, ihaughfrom Fleicliei'af
every buArand hai a right la rale.
mairimouial medium may be hii.
Where neither go«em>, but where ho^ CiAirA.
'he nuptial torch with d«.-n)t brighti^a
Where male and funale coodefccnd hy tm
Change then the ptirale, the bunid
And let the word ubeyr-be
A PROLOGUE,
vifiKg ill Mrrcli'l a/ fmlit, at At llmt A
Biil iK/ffJ/iJ/tr ii»iMrjlaiifx Ht J.yn.
'TwiiT tlir font nf the ftagt, witlioM
And ibc vagabccii Jem, ut foaMlusiUc (W«u
P O E
^ince time nut of hiind, or theyVe wrong*d much
by dander,
Both lavr Iefi», alike, have been fentcncM to wani!er ;
Then faith 'tis full time we appeal to the nation,
To be joinV. in thi.% bill for na-tu-ra-li-za-ti-on ;
l^rd, that wortVs fo uncouth ! — *tiii fo irkfome to
fpcak it ! [take it.
But 'tis Hebrew, 1 believe, and that*! talle, as I
Well — now to the point— I'm fent here with
cf nimifTion,
To prcfint this fair circle our humble petition :
But cdnfciout what hopes we ihould have of fuc-
cccdinjj.
Without (as rh^y phrafe it) fufficiently bleeding;
And convinc'J we've no fund.*-, nor old gold we
can rake up,
Like our good fathers — Abraham, Ifaac, and Jacob (
We n\\t(i frankly cunfcf» wc have sought to pre-
f.nt ye. ^ ^ [ye.
But ShaV.lpiare's old ftcrlinp— pray let it cr-n'ent
Thi.«» Shyli-^ck, the Jew, %^hom wc mean to re-
ftorc ye.
Wa< n.itnr.il'z'd oft Vy your fathers bir-re ye;
Ihcn take him to-night to your kindeA comp-f-
ri<»n,
For to countenance Jews is the pink of the fafhion.
A PROLOGUE,
J'or JoKe Covniry I^jJj, pfrforminf^ the Devil of a
Hi/:, in tie Lhi:jl:/tai liiliJayt.
In .'.ays '.f vot, \\\ fn rounil the juvial Srn.rd,
\\'i:h Karnutrs niirih, -wtK locial piciitv rtor'd,
C>ur parent Hriti usqiufi'd their ni:'-nrown ale,
And caio's In; ,;'. < r to! i their Chnlr na^ ralr;
Id llru'S .^r (^torge, old Ingland's cSampion
M a.
m
I
hr.! hr.
Wirh hitty iic? ^, impatient to recite C
•* H w he \> A \.'.Wt !' c dj^g >n, oui-. i;^ Ti^ht." )
IriJjn cv'rv f.dt — Irom 1 rtiy— f. i.^ii aitcicuc
CJfitte,
Pinct* p' iiT in re. fwcK tlu* nir.tlvry \''' cc ;
y\t".d v.iiK- :hi ir ilteil. of I rout* !«. th-v r. ♦'".I'^^t-,
'J la r 'wi:i^ li'.v^l rtw.'.rd- tlivir h'.l"') m.^ v r.c.
1-. tt-nt ff> ru;!!- thi> evcTiin>; s -"cr'jri iii:rth,
1 .!vc t..el.^. VI! fi.rjili 0:ii:i- \.\i\ c. ni > to birth.
Our N^al.l • f .lit wt »i-.d.dly C I.I In
I'l.' L'l^. y u i\x'\ixr in her hon'-.f .n dr^fg ;
N'> ' •rt>c'* \\rxe. — i o i>.;.rn.il in' r: oi nujjlit I
A C"'»ltr i- thr chjir.ri'>.' ot 'o-ni^ht ;
^\\* lU.ip r..(ir' farr.'o fh*Ti (.Jeor^-'s lance of old,
l-oi it can t«riv :i .:: «'.i.!;»i»!if f«. alinKI :
111 '^ii^cTit, then, luvp- rt rne col<Itr\ ciii:f •,
/\nd thcu^h t.e ii>a)'i:t dclcrvc it, Iniiic applaufe.
A PR O LOGUE,
OS orr NING Till; NLW I :tt:ATRC IN NEWCASTLE,
I :Ac».
Fr '<• C'Tr. ^ the f«)l i.- of m-i.':In^,
rr,|.
• »
I i\^CV
I f iK 1. K.i:.i iii< :.Vf
,ir ,K — -n rni 'I • • ''.r nn'nd,
r 'i i:ir .. Jt nvr'h
*
ii .i:; c V I :'-;r s tire ;
n c ?r,»r.4;i 1 app! uft.-,
i r M. lo tJ.r: n.oilcv 'A^it her curiam draws.
Vol. X.
Does not the poet; that exiftshy pralfc.
Like to be told that he ha«rcach*d the bays?
!• not the wretch (dill trembling for his (lore) .
Pleas'd when he g^fps a glitt'ring tboufand more I
Cheers not the mariner propitious feas ?
I.ikes not the lawyer to be handling fees?
Liyes not the lover bat in hopes of blifs ?
To ev*ry qurftion we*ll reply with — yes.
Suppofe them gratified— their full^elight
Falls Ihort of ours on this aufpicious night;
When rich in happitielV— in hopes elate,
'Vzi\t has receiv'd us to our fav'rite feat.
O that the foul of afli(>n were but ouri.
And the val> tncr^y of voca! powers !
Ihat wc miy;ht make a grateful ofTring. fit
For thefe kind judii^es that in candour fit.
B. fore luch jfdjfcs, we confrfs, with dreadj
Thefe new dominions we prefume to tread ;
Vet il you fmile, we'll boldly do our bcft.
And leave your favours to fupp'y the rciU
AN INrRODUCnOM,
Sf>oie at the T! eat re in urtJrr/af\ii a Play p erf Qr^im
ed tine fur t'.^e iJenft 'f the f'f'lJo-ws an J OrplMts
cj tL:lt pluie,
0 . wiHowe — 'orphans — left ?las' fa*lom,
F om the rack'd heart if-i every c<>mforc torn)
!-iununify, Mi«n i:l.t,c witis rtlirf,
.And loftcns. th.uj/h (he can r remove their grief:
BlaiUd her hope* htr exp (iiations kill'd,
Ti r r>"<. of fvin, uthy {w ith I'orrow chill'd)
lJ.h« )•! the vAret.!\<'d matrot'— madly weep.
And rear her cry — *• Myj y* are in thedccn!"
To thv- rrcmcdnr Power that rule*- mankind.'^ '
Lord of the fea* — the ta'tn «nd boiil'rous wind, >
U'e »)o A',oh-diciit. and wiih awe reri»»ri'd. 3^
1 li<« w.*y«, iiilcruroble, wc car't ix^duie,
No we may >von<lcr, but wr niuft adore.
'li'.ppN, f<»r «Ncr, I'e iljt v.encri'U* breaft,
I h t l.tK coir.p.uii '\\ tor the poor diftred ;
Hapj.y r) i hand tha: ^nf^ hr fuffiver's tear!
SucIj hand* there arc, and luch we find, arc hcrc#
AN ELEGIAC ODE
OK THE nr.'VTic or iiis i.atf. majesty.
** Pallida \\\ s a:quo puli'at pcdc paupcrum ta*
*• bi tna'«,
*' Rckinniquv lurrcs." Hot»
Emc.i ASH thv jreniu* vfftt'd Uke dcrp-»ir,
H irii I'.iKi diPirc'* alarm* the chalky (bore:
IVi^ lis . he CT s, ativl rtiidi *.i* lii»ary hiir,
Britoiib yiiur mitch>lov d monarch is no niofe !
The f-*.vpod!»fr« m tf.eir pearl- embr»iJer*d beds,
W'l.o to great George the green dominion
gave,
No InpffT litl their coral-crowned heads.
But dive «ii<lrcf>*d b.n*Atr»ihc trembling Tvaye,
I l.irk, h.ow *\.f win.U, erft bmin»eou« to his will,
Tha» Vi.r:* hi^ it **.'r'V^ C'rrf To Gallia's, (bore,
Pau'e. — { r a v '-. — .th-ti-ailv (li'l.
Then let ihcli iorron* burft in pcaly rotr-
.1 A
THE WORKS OF CUNNINGHAM
In
le nymplit t^it lii the Tiered groi
» Iheii ■
Britiin't canqu'
enibniwn'd rctreki
And Clem moura tbc vi
il fprlng,
iblc kiDg.
Tininit of libctiy, on Biitaln'i pliin.
With Hocki enricb'd, a ia(L UDnumber'd ftore I
'Tit gone, ihc mighcr Ctoigi:*i golden teigo ;
Your Pin, yout great pro[elS.o[ ii no more I
ThiBriiinifwaint.c'trwhilciibliihrrnnic throng,
No more in IsTightrr'i band, to rcTcl Tccn !
Ko more the IbipF'cnl lunci hi< (heerful fong.
Or dancei fpnnful on [he dew-drcT^'d green.
Beauty, no more 'he ley of filhbn wtart,
(So lale by lovc'i dcricnful labour diell) ;
But tintn her brow ihc [ullcr'd diamonJ lean.
And wilh (he Tabic cyprcT. leili her bicalL
KeL'gion, lodj- d hi;h on her piout pile.
Lament! the lidinfi flits aF crown* beloir;
WhiJo melanchrily fi.l. the viulred ifle.
Wilh the Dow tnufic oft eart- wounding woe.
Sec tlie a^tentul .^wl, i!l.omeii'd, rife!
Drai!K'i], by deliair, from her fequeller'd eell;
And. l-y the clifeord .if brill Ihrieking crifi,
DDul>ling ihc horror* of the deep-tuo'd bclL
Iht thani murei droopl their harp< Unflning,
The lulC) and laurel wrrfalhi neglf Scd fall !
Comrnercc — beflillM her many naiinn'd tongue,
Wliilom fo bufy in her biiftliDg hall ' I
Behold the virtue* rulg'd, a forrowinji band I
leir king with grief dtjcaed cyei,
e, weeping Hand !
I, tlieir defender diei;
<in conquell'i cheek, fee how the roCej fail !
Griff makci, aU« ! the fiireft btoOunit bow •.
•Jind hDnotir'i fire ethereal bumi but pale,
The erfl beant'd glorioiii on aur Ueotge'i brow.
iTIie dreary patha of unrelenting fate, [try!
,MuIt monarch!, luii'd with CDmmnn motiala.
It I here no refuge far the goad <nd great ?
And niuft ihegticiooiand the godlike die?
Idun gilded court* be chang'd for horror'a cave <
Andftepier dking«,who keep the world in awe,
Coiiqucr'd by time, and the unpitying gnire,
Scarce fiv'd their laureltfrDm itirig'roni law!
flearch where fell catnagt rag'd wiih rignur (Ict'l'd,
inghter, like the rapid lightning, run;
And iiy. when you'ie bcwepc the Lloud (lain'd
f-ld, [man?
Which i> tlie monarch 1 which the cummon
Theym
Bee in uid filler (cie
for ah I their piti
■nhh
wife and goiid,
• mfy reig'i htgai
il hi. touch thry (l.
. t J'l^i'p, t"g 'J MmiJik, tUfitbir tfAU^.
*'/ G:t^t^afptiiiui At faffi tf ill damtrr, it 'i
" Though gloryfprcad
" Though thou art merciFul. and tmri^i
■■ Philip, relief thonr't pnlliog tath€got\,
" Wliere niottaii mix in uoditliagvilhM diA*'
What then avail- amibirion's widcOrMcb'd «M
The Ichoblman'i page, or peide of bewfl
The crape-clad hermit, and the rich-rab*d Vt^
Mingle promifcuDut in the leveUing tonk
So Saladin*,for am and anna rennwo'd.
The flyriuiB and Egyptian* both fubda'd;
Reiuming, with inipi;rial iriutttph* crown'd.
Sigti'd. when the perilhable pomp be Tie**!
And ai he ri>dc, high on his regal cv.
In all the purple pride of conquefl dreK,
Confpicuoui o'er the IrT>phic> gainM in war,
Plac'd on a pendant fpear hia burial veil.
While thtu the herald cry'd, " Thit Too alf»f\
" Tliii Saladin, to whom the nationa bow*l,
■■ Mar, in the fp.ice of a revolving hooe,
'■ Buall of no oi^erXpoil but yonder fhronl.'
Can the deep ftaiefmcn. fkill'd in great deCga,
SaTc, for the fmallcd fpace, precarioD* farlA!
Or the tun'd follawer o£ the Taered nine,
Fcjoth, with hia melody, the lyracit death •
No! though the palace bar her f>olden gate.
Or monarch, plant ten tboafai.d guard* WMO^
Unerring, and unfeen, the Ihafc of fate,
Suikei the dcvoicd viiilim to the eroa
If in the tent reiir'd, oi kaiile'a rage.
Bril»nnia'» figh. fhall reach put Frtd'K^I'
He'll drop thi fword.
And peufive pay thi
Then (ball the mnnirch weigh the motsl l_
(Ai he lament, the parent, friend, «llyl
The folcmn truth, by fage rcfleaion taogM,
That fpltc of glory, FtedVic'j felf mujl die.
CiDwna, like iIie glow-wonu'a fcarce
light,
For a (hofi moment glance their twinkliMb
But there', a dtalhlef. wreath, divoely h^
Whofe more than diamond luare.ne'ereqil*
Such ii the (tarry meed that viiiue tv'd
h heron
Eternal Iball it
Though the
hands on OcorKc'ktfraciett*]
golden beams abiile,
bright fuD llioulil from it* edk
S
SjUriM. a/jnini la/lmi Emprrtr, u &u Iritm-
«.,./„■ rt, m^ rtnUriMt M.r*«b, Ml
yirn^ carrinl kj.it tim, vUb prxUmaUam im a^
t£ iat that Tufrlibid liium U ii-rjf il, U^ h/v
POEMS.
B
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The ^rent*t face Apellet * prudent hides.
While death devours the darling of his age :
Nature the pencil'd ftroke of art derides.
When grief didrads with agoniziiig rage.
Then let the mufe her fahlcft curtain fpread,
By forrow taught her nervelefs pow'r to know :
When natiuns cry, their king, their parem*t dead,
The reft in dumb, unutterable woe.
Mercy, copartner of great George's throne,
Through the embrijrhted air afcendant flies,
Duteous, the peace heftowing maid is flown
To fmooth hik halcyon progrefs to the Ikict.
But fee a facrcd radiance beams around !
That with returning hope a people cheers!
Behold yon youth, with grace imperial crown'd.
How awful I yet how lovely in his tears !
Mark how his bofom heaves the filial figh !
He droops diftref»*d like a fair iroft^hiU*d
flower,
Till glory from her radiant fphere on high,
Hails him to hold the reins of regal power.
The fainted fire to realms of blif* remov'd.
Like the fam'd phoenix from his pyre fliall fpring.
Another George as ^raoiouk, as belov'd,
As good, and glorious, as the parent king.
HORACE,
ODE Z. BOOK IV. IMITATED.
CiiLOE, my moft tender care,
Always coy. and always fair.
Should unwi(b*d-for languor fpread
O'er that beautcuQ^ white and red ;
Should thclc locks that fweetly play
Ditwii thcfc Ihouidcrs, fall away.
And ihar lovely bloom that glows.
Fairer than the faircil rofc ;
Should it fade, and leave thy face
Spoii*d of every killing p^race ;
Miould your gl;ifs the charge betray,
Thus, my fair, you'd weeping fay,
' Cruel gods ! docs beauty fade f
' New uarm ddixc^ my brcafl invade;
' And uhy while blooming youth did glow,
* Was this heart as cold as (now V
SENT TO MISS BELL H ,
WITH A TAia or BDCKLtS.
Happy tnflcs, can ye bear
iM^I.'^ (>f fonducfb to the fair;
It )our poi'ited tongues can tell.
How I love my cli:trming Bell :
r»>i;dly tukt a lover's part,
i\t3(i the angiiuh of my heart.
(t. - ye ir.fli ^--j;!adly fly,
(GracioUb in my f-ir or.c'b eye)
f^
* ytf'f.'/ei /rJ>j^ it irrprJTtblt t§ expreft %iUl bis
If'! '-c: J iLUs tjj'er,:l Jt a (ucrijiie, painted bim tt/M «
Fly — your envy'd blifs to meet ;
Fly, and kifs the charmer's feet.
Happy there, with waggifli play.
Though you revel day by day,
l^ike the donor, ev*ry night,
( Kobb'd of his fupreme delight)
To fubdue your wanton pride,
Ufelefs, you'll be thrown aiidc.
TO CHLOE,
ON A CUARCB or INCONSTANCT
How can Chloe think it (Irange,
Time (hould make a lover change ?
rime brings all things to an end.
Courage can't the blow defend.
See, the proud afpiring oak
Falls beneath the fatal ftroke :
If on beauty's cheek he preys,
Streight the rofy bloom decays ;
Joy puts out his lambent fires.
And at time's approach --expiret.
How can Chloe think it flrange.
Time fliould make a lover change f
INCANTATION.
Pirfirmed at the Theatre in SutuUriami, U it Mt*
Pantomime,
aCITATlTt.
PaoM the dark, tremendous cell.
Where the fiends of magic dwell.
Now the fun hath lefc the flties.
Daughters of incbantment, rife.
Aia.
[The IViUbet appuf*
Welcome from the fliades beneath !
Welcome to the blafted heath !
Where the fpedre and the fprite
Glide along the glooms of night.
Beldams !-<with attention keen.
Wait the wi(h of Harlequin :
Many a wonder mufi be don« .
Fur my firll, my fav*rite fon.
cuoavs or witcbks*
Many a wonder Ihall he done,
Hccaic, for your fav'rite fon.
FORTUNE TO HARLEQUIN.
IH A PAHTOMlMt.
(
Fa OH my favour, fenfe rejcAed,
Fools by fortune arc proteded :
Fortune, Harlequin, hath found you,
Happinefs will hence lufround you.
Should a thoufand ills enclofe you,
Quick contrivance thia * beftows you !
Valour makes the fair adure you ;
I This t &^ drive your foes before you*
AbMU
3 A \\
t Afvrit
O-M't ihe mijibif fill
T»ke thii putfe of msgi
Oo — tot while till gilit befriend yi
Jof Rod joUii; Micnd Ton.
IE WORKS OP CUNNINGHAM.
.f plcifure :
P-tAX tell wt. fayi Vtnm.one day in ifiejiracei.T
10-n a vifn ihfv cjme, and had iul ii'm (lititf
,.!..■«) [f.:c.^f
l^tmeknatr wl>]>arUlclcan tit'er (« yoarj
l^odiM. [Witling, I hope, happen'd here to af-
friKlit T« ! [r'-
¥-•«'»< hxd (omplinunCciTdi e*"ry day In invile
S-ifi Cupiil, who^aela'd [heir ichcllioui pro-
cctiing, [lirccdmg :
'U-Dde»hapd,dejrnismni»,lhwe'tri»nitniilt!'ie(»-
T^cre'i a f»ir one »t Lincoln, fu fiiiiih'd i. bcaulj,
tT-har jour \ant »aA your gracet all Inrtrve fro«i
their duty [on.
<W mj life, f»yi dame Vinn>. I'll doi ihu. he put
NkiW I think ou't, laQ night, fame oac citl'd me
Mif) Sutton.
ON THE DEATH OF MRS- SLEIGH,
Mvca lor'd, tnaih hotioot'd, duck luncnud
Sleigh!
The kindred vinnei hid rtpir'd with ihce.
Were it ordain'dthc dat)|;hteriof the (kj,
rite the frail offsprins oi the earth, coold die;
Treinbling the; Hand xtihy too early doom,
Aad misglicig eean lo cotifccrate tbj idiHbi
ACROSTIC.
W-Kttii no ripen'd fnmmir g'owt,
I.n ihe-Iip of notihem frows;
D-«rc[t> k'iw'I', told »m) dicar, "J
(a-oly let the nymph be there) >
W'lrathi of budding fwecu wouH we«r. J
M-ay wunld erery frairrjnce bring,
A-ll the veni.1 bioMn t-f Ip'ing :
D-tyadi, df tk'd with myr-lci ^rcca,
D inciug, would attend their queen :
E-vcry Aawenhtt nature fpreadi,
R.ifuig where ike chirmei ireidt!
ON THE DEATH OF LORD GRANBY.
Fo« i^liate lofi the lenittit trar may flow.
And sive a Ihott (pf rhap.), « quick r=)ict ;
•While the lull h<art, o'enharg-d with public wtx.
Mull labour through a long, prouafled gtkf.
Thii fuildea ftibke ("twa. like the lightning'i
l.i»ft)
1 lie f .r» of Albion can't enoUiib deplore ;
Think, Briioni, ihink on all bi> triumg'h. pall,
Aiiil weep your warrior ii alai ! do
Blight, we are told, rcf["rfli the conijD'ror't tree,
And through die laurel grove with caution
Sicii
ON THE DEATH OF MR. -
Co, breath of forraw, — ^tt ancrrilitip light.
Acquaint the nitiitei of the narthcrn lk«
The man they lat'd, the man they kunoiir'd,
And charity') fitQ tlcward — ■■ no man.
Where ftill the poor ■ friendly patran findf
Who IhilJ r-lic« them from rlirir loidi of
Say. hii be left a feelinf heart be-hind,
^grscicxu — good — lo tendcily haaan?
Yet — there farrirei hii jwlinj; clT>pri«ig— y
Yet in the path t of virtue, ftesdT— furc'
'Twaa the liH lelTon from hi. parent'* lanti
' Think [O remember), ihiuk upciBmyi
A PETITIOM
BiioTiiKai ! — 'til bold to interrtipt your me
But from the female world I wait jou pt
The ladiei can adiince a thoubrid reiloB
That make them hagx to be rcceiaed ■• maJ
To keep a fectct, — not one hint ttpttlEeg.
Toriin thetonpue, O httfbuids there '• ■■
Ai virtue fcemi the niifon'4 file foundatioc
Why (hould the fair he barr'd froin InftaH
If you fuppifem weak, indeed yon vrrong <
HlQoriaoi, Sipphoi ton, joa'll find atnong i
Think — hrolhen — think, and ^ncioully adi
DiiubttC not, Sir^, we'll glorioufly acquit at
Indee
0 be wifer, and n:
innrv
The faulti of late, and every foul mifcarriagt
Cnmniitied in the fphtre if ntndem nurriii
WErccau.'d{irr»tagrain of penetration)
n-oni each u'reai lady't nor being made a m
Accept m then, to brotherhood recpiVe ui,
And vintic, we're convioe'd, will never Irar
AN ODE
" Arma, Vitumqne, cano." Viae.
Moat glorioui than the comci'a btsze.
That ihroUEh the (lirry rtglon tlrayi :
From Zembla to the torrid i^ine,
■ he mighty name of Prudia't known.
Be banifh'd Tram the bookt of fame,
Vc deed) ill diflint agei done ;
Loft and inglcirioDi it the name
Of Hannibal, or Philip' i ion :
CooId Greece, or conquering Canhagc Gag
A licco great ai PiuQia't king :
Xnere reftleri eatj cut't explore.
Or Ballcf'd htipe prefsme lo 0ri
Fue bide TiaoKont Fred'nck fou.
Could Greece, &c.
Hit ripid bolei tremcndoiu break,
Thtouf h nalinni arm'd in drnd tiiaFi
BoiEt u ihe furiuui bliAt ihu Riake
The bofom of the flighted kt,
ConU Greece, &e.
Id vain, to Ibake ihe throne of Jove.
Wiih impioui rajte, the jpiDIi try'd ;
'Gainlt Fred'rick'i fotte ihc nation* flrofe
Id tain — theii haughlf legion* dj'd.
Could Greece, &c.
While prudence piidei hi< chariot wheel*,
I'hrnugh iirtoe'i facred palhi thej toll;
Immunal truth hit horum neeli,
And jEuirdi him gloriout to the eoaL
Could Urecce, &e.
The vengernl bnee Btiiinnii vield*.
In loiifort with her hUTe allj,
S>*r< her fair rofea in the fieldi.
Where Gaul'i dciefled liUei die.
Wreatht of eiernal ftiendlbip fpiinK,
. 'Twlit niighi]r George and PruIEa'i kinj.
The jocund boni let Britoni rule.
And crown the jovial board wiih mirth ;
Fill-to great Frederick-* leRKth of dtp,
And hail the hero'i kIsiIou* bitth —
Could Creece. nr conquering Catthage luig
A (hicfian fam'd like Ptullia'i kiog t
AN ODE.
Cimfi/iJ/cr lie Birih J.J rftU Ult GmrstLtrJ
BUInuy.
Tut murei harp*, by concord Smog ;
l.nud let them flrike the fellsl lay,
Wak'd by Britannia'* grateful tongue.
To hail her heio'* oaul day.
Arifc, paternal glory rife.
And lilt your Blakeoey lothelkici!
Behold hi> warlike banner* wan '.
Like Britun'toak the hero flandt:
The Oiield— the (lieker of the bra*e !
Ihe guardian o'ei the BiitUbbwdi!
lie wreni the wreath bom Richlien'i* brow).
Which fraud or fii^iun planted there i
Innce lo the fciUant hero bow*.
d iiur< pc'i chief* hit nunc lc*cn.
KzAt.j
l,&c.
With pirtial eonqnen on their fide !
Tile font of G^ul— a pageant crew '.
Kiiik, hut ingWii^u* in their prMe.
1 1> Blakeiry, aui hi* «aD<]iliil'd tcw.
tJt*. ■> .
HlVernU t, «!tli ittalenul care, t, -^i
Hii latiout'd Qalue lift* On Kgh I ii
Be partial, lime : — the iro^y CpiiWi < v
That Blakeney'i name may Dcvet 4>> i
Atife, paternal clo'T, rife •
And lift your Blakeney id the Octei.
ON A VERV YOUNG LApY.
Sit how the buili and Mofri>m( (hnot i
How f«e« will be the fuiinncrtiui['!
Let ni b<h-Jd the infant lofei
Huw friKTii^t when ttt beauty Mnoa!
The momiejf [a.ilei, lirenely g^ji
Ho« bri)Cht will be the promii'd itj^
Cm
.e next the ch.rn,ii,ga.»J4,
acencearray'dl
oniiB)^ oilier yean,
iitenfe appeun,
IIljU point hu- noon-tide ncp,
nwidUu charm, (hill blaie,
le eaglc-ey'd mull gate.
In e.rjy in
ir. in tk. n
A luftre fo
None but t
A SOKNKT !
At>
D>I»ED -lO Mill I -^
Wo
K Hi.
a ilecli.i' the mantling bowery
And
fnllt
< all her i^pening flower*,
nicni 1.. May !
Wii
A. a
wlhi
n* j'-y my hofom beataj
:sht.d round,
-de the Tiriouifweel*
h nofigay bound.
Ifce
1
gean-.d-and thrir bloom difpUj-d,
hltf. my wondVing tiew;
ihim iil-my beauteoui maid,
e them all ui-yon.
AN.\CREON.
Ona .. IHITAT.B.
THE HOSE.
fiiitn rrfciin the fprightly jnicc,
I'rcfut'd for ev'iy locial aJe I
So Itiall the earthly neAar prove
~ drMghl for all^impcrial Jove.
Ourfelici, with roly ahapleia boaftd,
Sliill Rag, and (it the goUei mind.
Thee, eter gentle rote, we greet.
We woilhip the*, deliciaut ftketi t
hough by mighty godi carcft'd,
Ic'tcn lu make u> morlali blell.
c Cupidt, and the gr*ce* (wr.
With wrrilcf>>ti|(i adorn their hair:
- lid nimbly Onke celcHial ground,
Biint ui mure fweeti, ere thefe explfi^
r.d teach nw that bamianioualyTC:
ly Bacchut, Jove'* coniiTial fon,
ShtU lead ui lo hit lav'titc ton i
latl Ll,U.i«j, ttltam * *^iv*tf If
(A IraifpCid ty Dr. Bf«mr.)
J-l>T»E««NlNG.rAll.
Hail, gulden tat, of ray taait !
Thou fiv'rite of the Cipcim queen 1
O Hffper! gloij •■! tlic oighi,
Plffiiliiig ihiough the glnam, delight )
Whofe beami all other Sari (lutOuDC,
A> much » filirr Cynihia thine -.
O guide me, rpeedioE o'er the pldn,
T.. him I loTC, nij ftepherd fwiin \
Uektepi the minhful fell), and T-trn
Dirk Oiidei will cloud ihe Iplrndid diooq.
Of lunbi I DtTcr robb'd thr fold.
Nor the lone traveller of gold :
Loie ig mj crime : O Icud ihjr ny
To guide a Inner on htr way ■
May the tvight (l»r of Vcnut proye
The gentle harbinger of lave !
A PASTORAL.
WRtRl (he fond lephyr through the wc»dbin<
playt, [bow'i
And waltei fwcet fcigrance in the maDCling
Kear to that grove my lovely btidegoom (layi
ImpaticDl — for 'tit paQ — the promii'd hour ;
IiCnd me thy light, O evcr.fpirkling fiar '.
Blight Hffper ! in thy glowiii); pomp artiy'd,
Look down, look down, from Ihy >U-g1nrioBi ur,
And beam prote^on on a Aand'tiug maid.
Til to efcape the ptnctrating fpy.
And pafi, unrotic'd, from niall);nanT Cght,
Thi» dwary wifie. full refoluie, I try,
And Iruft my footnepi to the Oiadei of night.
The moon hai. Dipp'd hebind an envioui cloud,
Her fmiln, To gracioui, I no longer view ;
X.e( her remain behind ihn envioui ihroud.
My hope], bright Hcfperut, depend on you.
Mo nncouT ever reach'd my harmlcfi breaQ ;
1 hurt no hirdi, nor rob the buJUing bee :
. Heir, then, what love and inooceDce rcqneft.
And flied your kiadefl inSuenee on me.
Thee — Venut loret — firft twinkler of the Dry,
Thou art her lltr — in golden radiance gay !
On my diCrcDei caft a pitying eye,
A^ftme — Far, alu 1 I've loft my way,
' I lee tbe darling of my foul—my love !
Elpteflioni can't the mighty rapture tell :
fb Ictdi me lo the bofom u( the grove -.
Thiok), gentle liar— kind Hefperus, farewell '.
TO CHLOE, IN AN ILL HUMOUR.
pomiDiK, fweet maid, and endcavtiur
To conquer that pride in thy bccall ;
• y,lti, IJfUiim l^lra^pt:dlj Dr. Bra,
flw twu Hmfilf ixJrhlid /.r a iinl, /™
in, when ealtn, may delight yoa.
But (hould a bnld tcmpell arife.
The billow, enrag'd would affright yoo ;
Load objeaa of awful fnrprife !
'Ti> rhni, when good bamour iliffafe*
Its be^mi o'er the face of a fair;
W.ih r^pTure hia heart a mm lefct.
While frowQt turn love lo tlerplir|
ZeiGRAMS, tsV,
AN EPIGRAM.
A uiMBia of the modern greM
Fafs'd Sawney with hia budget^
The peer wu in a car of (late,
I'he tinker fore'd to trudge it,
But<.Sawney IhiU receive (he prmift
Hit lordlhip would parade for ;
One's debtor for his dapple gref t.
And t'other'i Ihoei are pud lor.
To Wafteall,
ANOTHER.
ivhole eye* vrere \tA clofic
Doll counted Ihe challu on the door ; (bi
la peace, cry'd the wretch, let me give u
And fate wUl foon rub out my feore.
Come, batliffi, criei Doll, (hovr I'll hunpa
L.et the law be no longer deliy'd,
I never once heard of ihai fellow call'd Cue,
And by G— d he Ibui'c die till I'm pud.
ON MR. CHURCHILL'S DEATH,
Savj Tnm to Riehaid, Churchill'* dead;
S.y,R.ch.id,Tom,youlie.
Old Rancour the report hath fprcail.
But gcniui cannot die.
A POSTSCRIPT.
Would honifl Tom G^— d • get rid of a 1
The torture, rhe phfue of hii life !
Pray tcU him to take down his lion of goU,
And hang up hii braxcn-tac'd wife.
iAV, to the Drapicr'i v
What added honours
■lont-.'lit the fanilion
Muft bid the fculpioi
n bounded fame,
n the Diapier'a d
hia mu-ble live.
Coni-r Kite Ut Ditk compofe the Gonfiu Br^
" ■ e Tyburn knot how near the nuptial ring !
POEMS.
A loviiifr wife, obedient to her vowf ,
Is bound in duty to exalt her fpoufe.
U^
APOLLO TO MR. C-
On bis being fatirtKed by am ijtiitraMt Petfvn,
WHETHtR hcN worth your fpleen or not,
You've aflc'd me to determine :
I wi(h my friend t nobler lot
Than that of tramplin|r vermin.
A blockhead can't be worth our care,
Unlefft that we*d befriend him :
A* you've fonie common fcnfe t<» fpare,
I'll pay what you may lend him.
ON SEEING J. C FT. ESQ^ ABUSED IN
A NEWSPAPER.
When a wretch to public notice,
Would a man of worth defame ;
Wit, a» threadbare as his coat it,
Only (hows his want of ihame.
Bufy, pert, unmeaning parrot !
Viieft of the venal crewt !
Go — and in your Grub-ftreet ^rrct,
Hang yourfelf and paltry mufe.
Pity too the meddlinjf fmner
Should for hunger hang or drawn :
F X, (he mud not want a dinner)
Send the faibbler half a crown.
VERSES BY THE AUTHOR,
Written about tbrte Weeh btfore bit Death,
DiAR lad, as you run o'er my rhyme.
And fee my long name at the end,
You'll cry — ** And has Cunningham time
*' To give fo much vcrfe to his friend V*
'Ti» true, the reproof (though fcvcre)
U juQ from the letters I owe ;
But blamelcfs I flill may appear,
For nunfcnfe is all I bellow.
However, for better for worfe.
As Damons their Chloes receive,
Lv'n tdkc the dull lines 1 rehearle —
I hey 're all a poor friend has to give.
1 he drama and I have fhrok handu,
We've parted, no mere to engage ;
Suhmifiive I met her commands —
For nothing can cure me of age.
Aly fur(hlne of ycufh is no more !
Aly mornings of pleaiure are fled !
*J"iv painful my fate to endure—
A { cnlicM luf plies me \vith bread !
Dependant a: length on the man
Wh, Ic furtutici I r.rugglcU to raifc !
I cm <it'cr my pri«!c as I can —
Hi<i chanty merits my praifc!
Hi« bouT'ty prtcccJt fiom his heart;
'lis principle prompts the hpply—
His kindneft exceeds my deferti
And often fupprefles a (igh.
But like the old horfe in the fong,
Vm turn'd on thr common to grace— •
To fortune thrfe changes belong,
And contented 1 yield to her ways !
She ne'er was my friend ; through the day
Her fmiles were the fmiles of deceit--
At noon (he'd her favours difplay.
And at night let me pine at her feet.
No longer her prefence I court.
No longer 1 Ihrink at her frowns !
Her whimdes fupply me with fport-—
And her fmilet I relign to the clowns!
Thus loft to each worldly defire.
And fcoming all riches — all fame,
I quietly hope to retire
When time (hall the fummont proclaink
Pvc nothing to weep for behind !
To part with my friends is the worft !
Their numbers, I grant, are eonfinM;
But you are, fiill, one of the firlk.
A POEM
To the Memory of
JOHN CUNNINGHAM.
BT ROBERT FERCUSSON.
Yt mournful meanders and groves.
Delight of the mufe and her foog;
Ye grottos and dripping alcoves.
No ftrangers to Coryoon's tongue.
Let each fylvan and dryad declare
His themes and his mu(jc how dear.
Their plaints and their dirges prepare.
Attendant on Coryoon's bier.
The echo that join'd in the lay.
So amorous, fprightly, and free.
Shall fend forth the founds of difmay.
And figh with fad pity for thee.
Wild wander his flocks with the breese ;
. His reed can no longer controul ;
His numbers no longer can pleafe.
Or fend kind relief to the foul.
But long may they wander and bleat.
To hills tell the tale of their woe ;
The woodlands the tale (hail repeat.
And the waters (hall mournfully flow*
For thefe were the haunts of his love.
The facred retreats of his eafe.
Where favourite fancy would rove.
As wanton, as ligh^as the breeze.
Her zone will difcolour'd appear.
With fanciful ringlets unbound,
A face pale and languid ^\t:*\\ wear.
A heart fraught with foirow profomiA
3 A uij
t Mflofcsclil willmouin;
.„<: rhiilc* kF P^'iuiiN. .Iccay :
The DiuCc- w ill 4ry thor J id arc,
Since 'relt of young Cosidon'i !»)■.
To him eTcri paOion wm known
Thai thcobb'd iii ihc t>i<aft with dcCce;
^ocb emllea{rea)<>nw»ai<nvn
' In the luft lighing (ongk of hiilyrc.
Like ihe carolling ihruOi oa thr <pri]r
' In nufic Tort narbrmg and wiid.
To lave wai dciotcd each iar.
- In Kcenli pathetic aod mild.
Lee beaaiv ind liitde teirre,
And the ian%t of ihe lliepherd approTCi
^bo felt, who limentud (he fnare,
When repiaing si piljicfi luie.
The fiiDiinir hnt languidly |;IeiFnt,
Pbmona no comroii can biing.
Nor T*!liei, nor gtotios. nur ilreami,
Nor the Ma^-bscn ilowteu of Ipiing.
Thej hare fled all with CoKTOOH't einln,
For his browt to firm cha|iteti at wne, '
Whofe reed oft awaken'il ihrir bougha
' Aaihewhilpe'iinghreezeiitiat blow.
To maitf a fanciful fpritig
Hi* Ijrre wai-tnelodwuHy' flrung;
While birlei and tawnt io a ring
Hare ipphuded the fwaia at he fang.
To lbs cheerful be uDwt'd hii fmilet,
' I'Altia WDG&il hiaCghuid hi* teat;
rHE WORKS OF CUNNINOHAM.
int and her toili.
Whtu
rofprc
Thoujjli iiiJc» and wealiti were !i« due,
rhi-.ugh fortune drnietl ihe cewud ;
Yet truth and fluceitt)' knew
What Lbe g'iddeft wuuld never regatd.
Availi oughi the gcncroui heart.
Which oaiuiE to gooancfa deli^D'd,
If fortune Jenici lo iinpaic
Hei kindlf relief to the raiad ?
'Twat bat faini the Telief to dirmif.
The celli of the wretched among;
Though rympalhyfung in the iay.
Though melody fell from bii toague.
Let the fivour'd of fortune attend
Ti< the >ilt of ihe wrttchej a.aA poor :
Though CottYDon 1 by. could befriend,
'Til tichct alanc thai cm cure.
But they to compilBon are dumb.
To pity their Toicis unknown ;
Near fotrow they neter can came.
'Till miifoiluDe hai mark'd them her own.
Now the (badci of the evening depend -
Each wacblcr i> lall'dDn the fptay ;
The
■.ffttia doth rriefully b
Where the carpic ol cold Coktoom Hay.
Adieu then the fongi of the fwain.
Let peace ttiU attend an hit fhai^ ;
And hii pipe thai ii dumb lo hii ftruo.
In the gra>e bs with Co&yooN luiL
POETICAL WORKS
o r
MATTHEW GREEN.
iicLAT'i AntiaaYm
To wtiicb a pre bed,
THE 1.1 fE OF THE AVTHOR.
The w>Dt of mohnd pnj mcuft,
AllawiD|t for a n]Kilii'il mufc
The child 11 gfliuuK ; jrou mij UMc
Tbiou^hrnir ihe lin't tr-mfmitted tut
Wmhuig » Dorn ; My ouTe, ihough neui,
DriiKt (torn ibe ^ring (he findi within^
Nnr ninl)' buy< ■hit GMoa fd\
Poetic buckeu for irj well*.
EDINBURGH:
PRINTID BT MVNDSLL ASD SON, ROTAL fiAHK CL09|«
THE LIFE OF GREEN.
Or the perfonsil hiftory of Grern, ytrj few particnlart are known ; and for thofe feir, the
it cliicfly obllecd to the editor of '^ Dodfley't Colle^ioo, 1783, and an anonymuus writer in cht
" European Maj^azine.** 1785.
Mathew Green was born in 1696. He wat of a family of good repute among the XUfcntertp and
had his education in that feA. He wat a man of approved probity, and fweetneft of temper and
manners. Hit wit abounded in converfatioo, and wat never known to give the leaft oflencc He
had a pod in the Cufti'm-houfc, and difcharged the duty there with the ntmoft diligence and ahi*
lity. He died in 1737, at the age of forty-one yeart, at lodging! in Nag Vhead Cooft, Onct*
church Street.
To the above account, in ** Dodfley*t Colledioo/* whidi wat fumifhed by his firiend Glover, the
celebrated author of ** Leonidat/* it may be added, that he wat nephew to Mr. Tanner, ckAtf
Fi(hmongcr'»-hail. He had not much learning; but knew a little Latin.
He was vcr)' fubjcd to the hyp ; had fome free notions in religions fubjeftt ; ind thooghlvod
among the Qjukert, grew dif};ufted at the precifenefs and formality of the Mt.
The following anecdotes are related in the ** European Magacine,*' 1785, upon the MChoiliyef
Glover.
Mr Sylvanu« Eevan, a Quaker, and a friend of Green, was mentioning at Button's Coflc^hnnft^
that while he >va5 baching in the riTcr, a waterman faluted him with the nfual complimenc of thn
lower claft of people, by calling ** a Quaker, a Quaker, quirl** He at the fame time eiprcflcd his
wonder, how hit profcHion could be knotm while he was without his clothes. Green ■■■!! dim If
repl.cd, that the waterman might difcover him by his fwimming againft the ftream.
The d'partnicnt in the Cuftom-houfc to which Green belonged, was under the conironl of tht
Duke of Manchcfter, who ufed to treat thofe immediately under him once a-year. After one of
thofe entenainmcntH, Green feeing a range of fcrvantt in the hall, (aid to the firft of them, ** Fnf,
Sir, do you give tickets at your turnpike ?'*
In a reform which to^k place in the Cuftom-honfe, among other articles, a few pence paid wcet>
ly, for providing the cit* with milk, were ordered to be ftruck ofT. On this occafioo. Green
a humoroui petition, a> from the cats, which prevented the regulation, in that particular form,
taking place.
Green's converfation wat as novel at his writings; which occafioned one of the Commiffionen of
the Cuftoms, a very dull man, to obferve, that he did not know how it was, bnt Green alwapes*
pre (Ted himfelf in a different manner from other people.
Thik very original p-:et publiihed nothing in his lifetime. In 1 732, he printed, and gave away^
a few copio of Tie Gr$ttt, written in the charader of a Fi/btrwum^ fince inferred in " Dodfley's Col«
lecli'in ." but for rcafons which cannot readily be gueflied at, the following introdudory line^are
viuitud.
Ve had a water-poet once.
Nor mat he regi(ter*d a dunce ;
Til Uy awhile my writing by,
ZirA hang abroad my nctito drv^
^1 THELtFE OF CREE*
And flo« Dif aponolic boit,
gr And tiy la isifc a fwin-Uke notE ;
For SlhltiK ofr In rwick'nun reach,
1'>e hcsrd 6ae flraiDi tlong the bnch.
That KmpT to Cng ;t cafc'i rEDowo,
And Tcuh from thence m irjr ciowb.
Asiiiii ifMf the lice.
Oftrwry of Lnirieui
Wllh frcrel ^iniclc 1
%fi«rtheliue
tbefe two linn Ihould fallov
His poero, intlluUd Tii SfUa, Aa EfifiU It Mr. C. Jailf-^,, w» wriMeti p<««tn(al, ud wnii
never hi<e been completed, had be not beef prcfll-d la il by hUfric(i<lGlu«rr -. whu commii
the prefi foon after his denb, in 1737. It wii ifierwardi reprinted »iih thr Grrtio in ■■ DndOo'
■Colleaiooi" sod received, with Tit Srrlir, verfej t* Barclay', Apelagy far tin ^atcn, ud tk
lighter pi«c«, ioto the edition of the " fnglifti P«t>," IJ90
Minyof his unpubliftied man ufcriplt were in the poiT-ilipn of Glovrr ai the time of ti> death.
37S5 • which, it it hoped, hive been prcferved by hif faa.iiy, and will be publilhed, vrith l^ ta
«natlc piecei he left behind him. .
Conlidered ai a poet. Green ranki with Butler and Prior \ ntidier of whom, however, be n
felTedly imitate]. He hu originaliiy in many parti.
Hii ihgughii are unborrowed and uneipedtd, lod the Qrua of hii diiSioD ori^tial and peeoEB
Heliai Butlec'ieMiberaDcecf matter, and variety ani^tlTaiieni and Frioi'a poliOtcd wit.andc^r
vetfification.
The CfoWt i« written with great elegance and great fprightlincfi; the language ii neat ud eiij,
*nd ibe numbeti fmooih, without the appearance of ore.
Gray hat not diUained to bonow htntt fiom ihit pcilorniancc 1 ai every icail^r' oi hit beamiui
** Ode to Sprine," and the foUowiDg eiqaiCte lines, wilt nadily perceive.
Four ehieft adorn the moitefl Hone,
For virtue, a> for learning knowti :
The thinking fculpturc.belpi to raife
Deep thought), the genii of the place;
To the mind's ear, and inward fight,
I'heir lilenee fpeak), and (hade givet light;
While infeftt from the tbrefbuld preach.
And mindi, difpoi'd to muling, (caeh;
Proud of (Irong limbs, and painted hue),
They pcrirb by the (lighiea bniifc ;
Or malidici begun within,
Drliroy more Dow Lfe'sfrail machine ;
Froni maEgot youth, through change o[ Hate,
They ferV like ui the turnt of faie ;
tonic br<m to creep, have liv'd to By,
And change earlli'a eelli for dwellingi high}
And fome that did their Gx wing> keep,
B'foce ihey dki!, b-^en (crc'd to creep;
They poliiict like iiiin proftfi,
The greater prty upon the left;
S me Itrain c 1. tugr, huge load* to bring.
With fer.lr .if v.jr -.y f. ...r> LrcJ
Nnr frum their vl j'n ui ftbemei difift.
Till deaib, and tbca are Dever ou&'d \
. " THE LIFE OF CREES. '.
tone frolic, toil, niurr, incrafe,
Are Tick and ncll, hue war and peaca i
Aim), brnke with >ge, In half a day
Yield to TuccclTDn, and Kmj,
The lion, brginoing, 0 Dtlia I ^bn Itmch tUi firing, tre writun ultli cqnil f igour iiul de-
fince.
Tbt Sftam, hli greateft work, hai mxai ■dmireti. It if wjitten ia that bf iinlful tnergrtic Byte,
which chiraflcrifo thiapoec; andpletfeibrihe jullDefiof ihc feniimenit, sin! ihc n> vf iry and n-
riety of the illDlltatioDi. The dlOioQ u coocife, MtYODt, and firople, aiu) j 1 afo b» in rrrfpituity
and freedom from imbilioui ornimcDt. The origiaal ideafeema lobave beco rahcn From Burron'*
*■ Anitomy orMeUnchoU;" a book to which a miad of thc^niilt powcrt may be indebted wktb
•ut diTgracc. Hii deligD, at he tetli hit fricod Mr. Jackfon, it not
To write atrtalife on the fpleenj
Nor to prtfctibe when ner*e< CDnVnlfe ;
Nor mend ih'alaram watch your puUt,
If I am right, yonr quellioD lay,
Whit c«irfe I take lo driw away
The d>r-mare fpleen. by whufc falfc pkw
Men prove mere fuicidc in cafe |
And how I do myftlf demean.
In Dormy world to lite feTcnt.
To dcfcribing hit perallar habiti, opioion*, and amiifemeoM, he ippcart to have propofed to hluT'
fcir no particular mechodi bal to ba«e wrtiten the cafual diSacci of ihe prifcot momrai. I'he de->
fcripliooi are uatonacded, and the teflcdioni independent on ooc unother , but whatever topic em-
ploytbiimlnd, be Ibowi himfclf qualiGM lo eipatid and Uloftrate it viih all the acceiratie* that wit,
leamiog, and obJcmcion, can furaifb. HiiTerfea are not tiffbet of camn]00 thooghii, or light iDi»-
(ct, that may be traced in booki. He difplayt, on every fnbjedl, a wonderful compaft of cooiprc-
iitnCoD, and adtivily of fancy.
No poet, except Bullcr, hu ever brought fo many remote imiEei fd happily tngcthrr. It it
fcarccly poflible to perufe a finglecunplct, without finding fame affdciaiiaD of imaget that WM never
found before.
Hia verfet 0* BtnUj'i Aftlfj, are charaderired by the fame origioalky af doaght, fin^lkkr o
language, and facility of eipreEcn. The Sfmrrra mi^ Or Drm, ^playa coofidenble inentiof
and no fmall portion of eafe, vivacity, and humour. The mytbolonial ft«C7 of y— tadSmm
though not over decent, it written with great bmiliarily, and great fprigiuliiic&
" Of Mr. Matthew Green, of the Caftom-hoore," (ayt Mr. Doncombe, ■> OcndoMa'i ) o
iinc,"Tol. L. p.lil,"l knowDOBwrc than thai Pope, on radilig ibia ciccUeDt po^'TI* Jy->^
faid, " there wai a great deal of originality in it."
" In ihia poem," laya Mr. Melmoth, " Fiisolbome't Lettera," p. 114, ■ then we mOR ati-
giniJ thougbta throwD together, tbu I bare ever read ia tbc bine eenpab of liMk"
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THE WORKS OF GREEN.
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THE SPLEEN.
j9h EpiJiU t0 Mr, CutbUrt Jaeifm^
Tins motley piece to you I fend,
Vho alway* were a faithful friend;
Who, if difputc* (hould happen hence.
Can bed explain the author'* fenfe ;
And, anxious for the public weal.
Do, what I fiiig, io often feel.
The want of method pray ezcufe,
Allowing for a vapoarM mufe;
>|or to a narrow path confia'd.
Hedge in by rulen a roving mind.
The child i$ genuine ; you may trace
Throughout the fire's tranfmitted face,
Nothing i«k fkorn : my mufe, though mean.
Draws from the fprir.g (be find* within ;
Nor vainly buy* what * Gildon fells,
poetic buckets for dry wells
Sch(K)l-hclps I want, to climb on high,
Where ail tlu- ancient treafurei lie,
And there ucfeen commit a theft
f)n wealth in G-cck exchecjueri left.
Then where ^ from whom .' vwhat can I deal.
Who only with the modems deal ?
This were attempting to put on
R..li)Kr.t from nuked bodies won f :
Tf.ey lafcly fing btrforc a thief,
T I'.cy cant'.o' give who want relief;
5t)mc few excepted, name* well koown,
And juflly laurcll'd with renown,
Whofe Oamp of genius marki their ware,
Ai d theft dete(5i* of theft beware ;
Frnm More \ fo lalh'd, example fit,
bhun p<tty larceny in wit.
I irtl k:M»w, my fiicnd, 1 do not mean
T<» wiltc a tieatifc on the fplecn ;
Nor to prcfcribe when nerves convulfe;
Nor nund t!ie alarum watch, your pulic.
If I am ri^ht, your queftien lay.
What c( uilc 1 take to drive away
Cm.'./. n$ Art cf Pottrj.
, " A pail ».il vtft I'rincc Vortiper had on,
• «»« I r^ . _ _ 1 I i«*i. 1 •_ 1/
X t«
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** Wliuh from a naked I'i^ his grandfire
*• wtn.
HcwjrJ*t Bril'Jh Prfrcrr,
f ^jmfs j^'^re Sms/l\ F/tj. Sre DmiicijJ^ D. ii. /.
50. jrj :i<e nfft^ Albert ibe circL-mjiutun df tit trat^-
nd'.tn l<re ailuc^J to arc "^'^^y /"'j I'/.'tf-'W.
The day-mare fpken, Vy wfaoTe falfc plttt
Men prove mere fuiddet in eafe;
And how I do myfelf dememn
lo ftormy world to live ferene.
When by its nugic lantern fpleen
With frightful figures fpread* life*t fcenet
And threat*Ding profpe6^« nrg'd my ttm^
A ftranger to the luck of hein;
Rcafon, fome quiet to reftore,
Show*d part was fubftance, fliadow more;
With fpleen '• dead weight though heavy
In life's rough tide I fonk not down,
But fwam, till fortune threw a rope,
Buoyant on bladders filKd with hope*
I always choofe the plaineft food
To mend vifcidity of blood.
Hail ! water-gruel, healing powerg
Of eafy accefs to the poor ;
Thy help love's confeffors implore.
And dodors fecrctly adore ;
To thee, I fly, by thee dilute-
Through veins my blood doth quicker (heo^
And by fwift current throws olf cleao
Prolific particles of fpleen.
I never fick by drinking grow,
Nor keep myfelf a cup too low,
And feldom Cloe's lodgings haunt,
Thrifty of fpirits, which I want.
Hunting 1 reckon very good
To brace the nerves, and (lir the blood t
But ^fter no field -honours itch,
Atchicv*d by leaping hedge and ditch.
While fpleen lies foft relax*d in bed.
Or o*er coal fires inclines the head,
Hygeia's foo* with houod and horo.
And jovial cry awake the room.
Thcfe fee her from the duiky plight,
Smear*d by th* embraces of the night,
With roial walh redeem her face.
And prove herfelf of Titan's race.
And, mounting in loofe robes the (kiet.
Shed light and fragrance as (he flies.
Then horfe and hound fierce joy difplay,
Exulting at the hark-away,
And in purfuit o>r tainted ground
From lungs mbud field-notes refound*
Thr.n, a« St. George the dragon flew.
Spleen p itcM, trod down, and dying vicW|
While all thc.r fpirits are on wing.
And wood^. 21, d hills and vallics ring.
To cure the mind's wrong bia«, fpleen |
Some rccomac&d the bowling grctn ;
THE WORKS or CR.EEI*.
Some, billT iriltn; aV, exercire:
Fling but a (lone, the Riint ilici;
iMifh and be well. Monliej»h»»ebeeo
Ei[«me gpod dnaort f.ir the fplteu ;
And kiltcn, it ihc humniii tiii,
Hu hwleqnm'cl iwiy the fii.
Since mirth ii good in ihii bchalTi
At feme parti c'lcrt let ui laugh.
Willing, btiOc fooli, curi'd with halT retire,
That Simnlalci their impotpDce:
Whu bui in Th]rme, anti, like btitid liie>,
ZcT with their wingi for want of eyci.
Poor luthori worlbippiDg a calf,
Deep tn||:ediei thai make in luigli,
A llJiS dinetiler txjiog grice,
AleA'rer preaching far a place,
Folk>, thini;t propbelic lo dirpesfc^
Making thepaA the future tenfc.
The popini dubbing nf a prieft,
Kne epilapht on knaveo deceai'd,
Gteen-apron'd PythoniSi'i lagc.
Great .^rcuhpiui on bii DaKC,
A mifer flaming tu be lith,
TTm prior vf NewgsteV dyinj fpeech,
TJo'j.w.'dirp„.irgt.ie.i-rS,e;
New almanacks contpnt'd by leer),
Experintenti an fclnnican,
DiriUi|]ruI pradei, who ceaTderi plf
The fupcib mulelc of the eye,
A cnqiietis'i April weather face, '
A Q^renb*rouj^ wayor behind hiinuCe,
Andfiipi in military (how,
Are fovrelpn tor tbe cafe in view.
If lyken-fagt rilc at cl.ife of day,
I clear niy ci'niug with a play, |
Or to lon]e cunccrt fke my way.
The company, the fbine of liRh'i,
^e Tcenei of hunmur, muiic'k fUgbU, j
AdjIiD and fel the bul to riKhit. ;
Life'i mrvin; piAnrct, well-wrought playi.
To others' griif acrentiao raife:
Here, while the tngic i&inni glaw,
Webonow juy by pitying woe ;
There gaily totnic Icenei lieliglit.
And huld truemiriDU tooatOght.
Virtue, tn cbartniftgdrcfiarray'd.
Call Lug the ralGnm to her aid,
When n,oraltcrce.)nnaaion»j',in,
Takei (hapc, and Ihowi her fate d'vine.
Malic hat cfaatnit, we all may god,
Iii|;nuiaiE deeply with the miod,
Wben art doetfnund't hi^h pow'r advance,
- " " 6 the paffi-Q" ■
Moll
nill'd
TarantBlaled by a
Many have held, the fnul to be
Htarly ally'd to harnicny.
Her have I known iniiulging i-ricf,
And fhunninf; eompanT't relief,
Uiireit her face, andlwkinf! round.
Own, by I'eglcfliiiK forrow's wduqiI,
Thcconfit^uioity of found.
In lainy day« licep double guard,
Or IplccD will (uiely he too hud ;
Which, like thofe Sfii bf Tu'Ion mtti
Fly highefl, while their winga are wcCi
In fuch dull weather, to unSt
To cnierprtfc a work of wit.
When cluudi one yard of aiurc flcy,
rhat'< fit fur fimiie, deny,
I drefi my face with fludiuua \ookt,
Aad Ihnrien tedinDi huur« wiUi bookt.
But if duUfogiiniade ihc iiud.
That mem'ry minds aot what it reaJ,
I fit in window dry as nik.
And on the ilrowning wnriJ rtinatk i
Or to fome tofftehDuft I Uray
For newi, the mama i f a day.
And from the hipp'd JiJ'courfct gatticT,
That politic! en by the weather ;
Then lick gnod-huainHr'd lavcm ctinmi.
And pUy at cird« hut for fmall fiiiiu ;
Or with tl e ni'irty fellows quaff,
!gh aloud wrih them that latigb;
Irink 1
Wuh [Kill, whovc took their fieednm
Ami let my minil,be(ru.l'd by t»lk,
Ir £pici.ru.' gar.len walk.
Who thouglii it heav'n lo he fcrene ;
Pain, hell, and purgali^ry, fp]i-en.
Soiretimei I drtli.witli women fit.
And chJl pwiy the gloomy fir ;
Qriit the fliffgiib of fcriou. fcnfe.
And wear a gay impeitintDte,
Not think niir fpeat wiih any naitu.
But lay on fancy's neck t(>e teifUi
Talk of unutuil fwell of waia
In iraid of hoonur loofely UcV.
And bcaMy bori'wing Sfianifh rrf.
And loviiiE pilt with fc^-Vatc bed.
And jrwib pawud fur lofs of gam*.
And then redeem'd by 1, .f, -.f time j
Of Kilty (aunt left iti the lurch
rav [.r. ter tc Ii> go to churcS]
M^y
1..I. 1 I'i
a bef.te
e my li,.
ilhn., I„
P.nfm>,e.a..d^.l by filling p.aifc '
\V,Thti>..vrl,fofwiti,r Iviceia mid
Whidi.fi^iJ litf.a.tMbe in ■
"■»,
liflen
flrCli
* pa*.
n their r
rni'teaOd toluig,'
■r you move,
[•prove.
ro feeling bUft,
If! to kib ;
The gr*.e-»iiM foul, irdin'd to fport.
Renounces wildom'i fulLn p^mp.
And loves the floial gan.e, to rotnp.
But whn can view the pointed myi.
That froi.._ black rye. fcintilSint bIsM I
Sncmnfafi'd wilb £itEllitc bmi&
POEMS.
^fy
irhen btoe eyet, autre foftly bright,
fe benignly homid light,
;axe, and fee the fmiling loTCt,
Cytherea*t gentle doves,
raptured fix in foch a face,
*• mercy-feat, and throne of grace.
but on age, you melt its fnow ;
) fires long.extingui(h'd glow,
charm*d by witchery of eyea,
I long congealed liquefies !
miracle, and fairly done
ads which are ador'd while on.
t oh, what pity 'tis to find
beauties both of form and mind,
odern bleeding m«ch debas*d,
if the female world at lead !
e I with care fuch lotteries fliun,
e, a prize mifs'd, I'm quite uadone ;
lan't, by vent'ring on a wife,
jn the grcateft rifle in life.
>thcrs, and guardian aunts, forbear
impious pains to form the fair,
ay out io much cod and art,
3 drfiow'rthe virgin heart;
cry folly fo(l*ring bed
lick'ning heat of cuftom bred.
T than by your culture fpoil'd,
, and give us nature wild,
Ited with a hoyden foul,
3 truth aud innocence controuL
rttc's, leave ofTafTeded arts,
owlcTs at a flock of hearts ;
c(>ck« to (bun your fnares have iktll,
low lu plain, you ftrive to kill,
c the artlefs catch the game,
hey fcarcc mifk who never aim.
e world's great Author did create
:x to fit the nuptial (late,
ncant u blefTiiig in a wife
ijcc the fatigues of life ;
)ld infpired times difplay,
wives could love, and yet obey.
truth, and patience of controul,
toufc-wifc arts adorn 'd the foul ;
harms, the gift «>f nature, (hone ;
.-aloufy. a thing unknown :
wcTc the only mafits they wore;
s (receipts to make a whore)
mbrc, nor quadrille they knew,
Am's puiifancc felt at loo.
[Ticn did not to be thought gay,
com« limcnt their pow'r away :
It, by frail dcfire« mifled.
irU forbidden paths (hould tread,
I 'ranee rai«'d the fafe high wall ;
)k haw-haws, thar (how them alL
we at ( nee fulicit ienfe,
barge them not to break the fence.
»r, if untir'd, corfider friend,
I avoid to gain my end.
vcr am at meeting fcen,
ng, that region of the fpleeo;
rukcn heart, the b'tfy ficnil,
iward call on fplcen depend.
V, licens'd breaking of the peace,
lich vacatioo is diftalc ;
A gipfy didlion fcarce known well
By th* magi, who law fortunes tell,
I (hun ; nor let it breed within
Anxiety, and that the ipleen ;
Law, grown a foreft, where perplex
The mazes, and the brambles vex ;
Where its twelve verdVers every day
Are changing (liU the public way :
Yet if we mifs our path and err,
We grievous penalties incur ;
And wandVers tire, and tear their (kin,
And then get out where they went in.
I never game, and rarely bet.
Am loth to lend, or run in debt.
No compter-writt me agitate ;
Who moralizing pafs the gate,
And there mine eyes on fpendthriftt turn,
Who vainly o'er their bondage mourn.
Wifdom, before beneath their care.
Pays her upbraiding vifits there.
And forces folly through the grate.
Her panegyric to repeat.
This view, profufely when indin'd.
Enters a caveat in the mind :
Experience join'd with common fenfe,
To mortals is a providence,
Padion, as frequently is feen,
Subfiding fettles into fpleen.
Hence, as the plague of happy life, ,
I run away from party lUife.
A prince's caufe, a church's claim,
I've known to raife a mighty flame.
And pricft, as Aoker, very free
To throw in peace and charity.
That tribe, whofe pradicals decree
Small beer the deadtieft herefy;
Who, fond of pedigree, derive
From the mofl noted whore alive $
Who own wine's old prophetic aid.
And love the mitre Bacchus made.
Forbid the faithful to depend
On half-pint drinken for a friend.
And io whofe. gay rcd-lctter*d face
We read good-living more than grace :
Nor they (6 pure, and (o precife,
Immac'late as their white of eyea.
Who for the fpirit hug tbe fpleen,
Phybder'd throughout all their mien.
Who their ilUtafted bome-brewM pray'r
To the (latc*s mellow forms prefer ;
Who dodi ines, as infectious, fear.
Which are not ftaep*d in vinegar.
And (amples of heart>chefted grace
Expofe in (how-glafs of tbe fitct.
Did nevrr me at yet provoke
Either to honour band and cloalt.
Or deck my hat with leaves of oak.
I rail not with mock-patriot grace
At folks, becaufe they are in place ;
Nor, hir'd to prafic with (UUion pen,
Serve the ear-lechery of men ;
But to avoid religious jars.
The laws are my expotitort,
W^ich in my doubting mind create
Conformitj to churj^iad iUte.
*»
THE WORKS OF GREEM^ •
n tcnie
>
»
1 go, purfusnt to my pUn,
To Mecca wiih the caravan
And think tt right in cmn
Soih for divcrGon and idcDcc,
Rcfomiini; rchemci arc none of mtne ;
Tn mcDd the wurld't a »alt dcGgn ;
Like iheiri, who lU); in little boU,
To pull to ihem [he Ship afltut,
While to drfnl their laboui'd end,
At oDcf both wind and &nam conlend i
SBecefi heicin it felilom fwn,
And leal, »hen baffled, turn, to fplecn.
Happy the man, who inoacent,
G'ievci not at ills he un'i prenot ;
Hii Ikitr dae< with [he cDrCent glide,
Mot puIGni; pall'd ag:ain(l the tide-
He, paildlin|{ by ihe fcufflmg crowd,
Eeei uncBiiccm'd life'* wager rnw d.
And when be cau't prevent foul pla)', .
Enjoyi tbe folly of Ibe fray.
By thefe rrflcaiom I repeal
Eich billj pTomife made in leaL
IVhcn gnipcl prupagatori fay,
We're bound our great Ughi to difplay ,
And Indian dukocfi drive away,
Yet none but drunken vralchmen fend,
And fcoundrel link boyn for that end ;
When Uiey cry up ihii holy war.
Which every Chrillian fliould be for,
■Vet fuch ai owe the law their cari,
Wc find employed a> engineer! :
'1 hi> view my forward zeal fa Ibocki,
In vain they bold the mooey-boi.
At fuch a condua, which intcadg
By vie iou< meant fuch rirluouiendi,
I laugh olT fpleen, and keep my pence
rrom fpoiling Indian innucencB.
Yetphilofophicloveofeale
1 fufftr not to pt«« difeafe.
But rife up in the virtuaui ciuTe
Ofa Jree prefi, and equal lawi.
The prefi teftrain'd 1 ocfandoui thought '.
Id vain our Cret hive nobly (ought ,
While free from force the prefi remain*,
Virtue and freedom cheer our plainii
And learning largelTei bellowa,
And kcepi uncenfat'd open boufe.
We to Ihe nation'! public man
Qur wnrkiof wit, andrcbemeiof VI,
And philofopbic goodi thii way,
Like water-arriage. cheap cnnvey.
Thi) tree, which knowledge fo aBoiJt,
InquiGton with fl-uning fwordi
From lay apiroach with leal defend.
Led their own parviile Oioald end.
The prefi from her f«:und'>u> womb
Xrnught forth the artr of Greece and RomC >
Her uffipring. fliili'd in logic wir,
TruTh'i banner waVJ in open aitt
The mnofter (uperftition fled.
And hid in Ihadei iti Gorgon head i
And lawlefi powV, the limg-kept field.
By reafun qiiell'd, wat futc'd to yield.
Thi. ntii [c of arti, and f.ee.lom'i feoco
To ijain/it tttaSoD againQlentci
And, liberty, thy tt
None rilente, whn defi^n tin wttntglj
For (hofc, who ufe the ^g'j rc&nuat,
Fild rob, bef.ire they flop compUiot.
Siiiee difappoinimeni gauls wiihloi
And fubjugatei the fuul to fpteen,
Moll fchemei, ai mnney-fiiBrca, I b«Mi
And bile not at proitdor'i tail.
Sufficient wtecki appear each day,
A"d yet frelh fo.il« are eaB away.
Ere well the bubbled can turn roufMl,
igtoaiMlt
pfea,
By a fierce hurricane of delitv ;
Or helm direfiori in one trip.
Freight firft embeiiled, frnk the lU.
Such u-aiof late a catpoiation *.
'1 he brazen ferpent of the iMtioii,
Which, when lurd accidenu diflrela*^* J
The poor muH Inok at lo be bleft, Jf*
And thence exprd, with paper (e«rd'«
By fraud and m'ry, (a be beald.
1 in no foul-confumpiion wait
Whnle yean at leveeiof the great.
And hungry hopei regale the while
On the fpiii: diet of a fmile.
There yoo may lee the idol fiand
With minor in hii wanton hand ;
Above, below, now here, now there.
He ihrowt about the funny k'tc.
Crowda pant, and preft to feize the priM,
The gay delulion of their eyei.
When fancy trici her limoiug ikill
To draw and colour at her will,
raife and round the figure well.
And (how her talent to eieel,
guard my heart, left it (houUl woo
Unreal bcaulie* fancy drew,
And difappointcd, feci defpair
At lofi of thing*, that never were.
When I lean politician! mark
Graiing an ether in the park ;
Whoe'er on wing with open ihroUa
Fly at dcbatet, eiprclfet. vote*,
Jud in the manner fwallowi tile.
Catching their airy food of newrg ;
Whofe tatrant Homaih) oft luolell
I'he deep-laid plant their drcun* taggtAi
Or fee fome poet penfive fit.
Fondly miflaking Iplecn fnr wit :
Who, though ihort-winded, (lill will aiai
To fi'Und the epic trump of fame ;
Who Ilill on PhEtui' fmilei will doal.
Nor learn convi&on from hia coat j
* Tt, Cb*ril.U, CwfHmm JlgA^soVyb ab
n^rfthi iW./riHu ^r, ty 'fjli't *<«■ •^>
>•• up'» fl«^, « l^ mur.JI iy A, mBi^ ,
tht/i nbi tmd lit mf^iwml t/ Itit /Htm,, Hr/ak
nw-fj. /. I 7 JI tti eimMi If it* AhMM ^
Ufy bMin Itt/iJijtea cj » pariitmimUrj J^thj.
fim, ^ tt^m « t. ««. «./«, ffli, B^ <fC
•»>.. -t^n, afdU fir tUr tmttn k, Milifm
POEMS.
f«
my flm, I nerer knew
(ir«, which cloTc pnrfoMi vodO|
lave from old expetieoce beeo
larent and the child of fpleea.
fub)edt cif ApoU«'*t fbce,
from falfe fire derive their fate,
airy porchmfet undooe
d«, which none lead money oo,
lull, had follovr*d thriving wayiy
)(l one hoar to gather bayt.
faociet firft delirious grew,
ccnet ideal took for true.
0 the fight Pamafibs lies,
vith falfe ptoipedt cheats their eyes;
iblcd gods the poets fing,
ion of perpetual fpriog,
s, flowry fields, and groves of treet^
ling fwceti aiid fimilies,
Irrarat infpir'd in mynle bow*ra»
vreacbs of undccayiog flowers,
[)'» harp wirh airs divine,
acred mufic of the nine^
> of the temple rais*d to famo,
or a vacant niche protid aim,
3 their fouls, and plainly (how
fancy *s Iketching power can do.
will attempt the mountain fteep*
e on the top, like dreanu in deep,
nufe's revelations (how,
find men crack *d, or make them fo.
J, friend, like me, the trade of rhyme
I, clab'rate waOe of time,
re content to be und'^ne.
Si for PhocbtiV crazy fon.
s, the hrtp grounds of the brain,
1 rhc moil uncertain gain ;
oftVit* never tempt the wiCs
blanks fo many to a prise.
tranfient vifitti pay,
i\)r the muOes in my way.
: known to the fafiidiou* dames,
cillM to call them by their names.
dn their pa(rports in thefe days,
profit warrant, or your praife.
>emi» by their didares writ
s, a» fworo a^'prailcr*, lit,
nerc uphoiQ'rers in a trice
'ni« and paintings (jet a pi ice.
tdii'ring art i As for our lays
t cramp'd rule*, and with llrait fltyt
r.g free nature's (hape to hit,
iate fenfc, hcfore tniy fit.
rommon place, and nuoy friends,
erve the plaji^iary's ends,
e eafy vamping talent lies,
Arit to pilfer, then difguife.
fume devoid of art a no (kill
arch the mine no Find us' hill,
I to afpire and workmen grow,^
nius do<.*nrd to ftay below,
icir own digging ihow the town
U(^urc brought by others down.
wanting, if they find a mi^e,
tail's judgment to refine,
me prtcipitauly fix'd,
ire with Met vciaIi iiux'4
Melt down, impatient of deky^
And call the vicious mafs a play.
All thefe engage to ierve their endi»
A band fele^ oC trufty friends.
Who, leCTon'd right, extol the thing.
As Pfapho * taught hit birds to fing ;
Then to the ladies they fubmit.
Returning officers on wit :
A crowded huufe their prefenee drawig
And on the beaux impoies bws,
A iudgmeot in its favour ends.
When all the pannel are its friends:
Their natures m. rciful and mild
Have from mere pity fav'd the child (
in bulru(k aik the bantling found
Helplrls, and ready to be drown*d«
They have prelerv'd by kind fupport^
And brought the bahy.muic to court*
But there.*s a youthf that you can nam€».
Who needs no leading-firinga to lame,
Whofe quick maturity of brain
The birth of Pallas may explain;
Dreaming of whoCe depending fate,
I heard Melpomene debate,
Thh, tbi» is he, that was foretold
Should emulate our Greeks of old«
Infpir'd by me with (acred art.
He fingH, and roles the viried heart i^
If Ji>ve's dread anger he rehearfe.
We hear the thunder in hiv verfe ;
If he delcribet love tufn'd to ra^e,
The furies riot in his page.
If he fair liberty and law
By ruffian pow'r expiritig draw.
The keener paffions then engage
Aright, and fandify their rage ;
II he attempt difaftrou* love,
We hear tho(e plaints that wound the grove.
Within the kinder pa(nvns glow,
And tears didUl'd from pity flow.
From the bright vifion I defcend.
And my deferted theme attend.
Me never did ambition feixe.
Strange fever moft inflam'd by eafe !
I'he adive lunacy of pride.
That courts jilt fortune for a bride,
Thi« nar'dife-trec, fo (air and high^
I view wiih no afpirir;i^ eye :
Like ifpcn (hake t),e reQlefs leaves.
And S dom-fniit <»ur paint deceive*.
Whence frequent UMt give no (urprife.
But firs of fpleen, caii'd growing wife.
Grearnefi in giitt'ring I'ortm difplay'd
Af[r6ti weak ryes much hi'd to (hade,
.\Ld by it» hlfel>-envy'd fcene
Gives iirlf oehallng fit? of fplecn.
• P/a^h» rvas a L'hyam. \vh% dtjirlmg tc U flccruatti
a god, iffette i a hy this meant : He /<*♦ y«««Jr ^'^'^ «"■'
tamf^ tbr" Ujing. Pfafiboh a great god, IVben they
•were p:fjei} im their kjfm^ be let them f.y ; mmJ tber
iird, UamiHg tb^ j^me ditty, refe*U'd it in the wotdti
M xi'bteb bit emntrymem ttgeredfufffiee U bim^amdcom*
^ierod bi-y ea m deity.
i Mr. Gimmer^ lit mtdUmi 99tbor tf LtmUm^
}Si
THE WORKS OF GREEN.
We fljoold be p'fSt'd thai thiogi ate fit,
Wbo do for nothing fee the Ihatr,
And, middle [a'li, aa fih betwcco
Life'* hudbub f^r^;. benofe aotan,
And 'midll tbe elare of gmtndi trace
A wit'tj fuoftino in the f«e,
' And plenruret fled 10, to irdicri
7'he fid fatigue of idlencfi
CoDientguDt, parcat of deli|;ht,
So nnch a (Iranger to "ur Qght,
Ssy, gniCtb, In what happy place
Moriil* behold ih; bloDming lice;
Ihy (cracinu, aufpicei impart.
And Cor ihy temple choafe my heirt.
They, whom ihM deigneft toinfpire,
Thpftitnce tcuD, to bonnd debte ;
Br bappy alcbymy of mind
They turn to pteafure aU they And ;
-They batb dildam in outwiid mien
The grave and fotcniD jrarb of fpleen,
Anil mere'riciaui aiu of drefi,
To reign a jnf, and bide diftrefi ;
Uiimov'd whon the mde tcmpefl blowt,
^t'ilhclur aa opiate ibey ic[«fe ;
^od co'cr'd by yonr (hleld, defy
The whi/iing Oallt. ihat round ihem flyj
Nor meddling wi^ the god'i ifiairi,
Concert) themfcNei nith diflanc cam ;
But place thcii blif. in meatal reft.
And Frafl uf on the (Vid pnOefi'd-
Potc'd by fnfl violence of pf»yV,
The bliihfonic godii^fs footht my earcj
1 feel 'ihe deity infpire,
-And thut Ihe mndeh my deCre.
Two hundrcil p^nndi half- yearly paid.
Annuity fccuiely made,
A farm fomc twenty miles from town,
Stnott, tight, falubrioNt, atid my own ;
A lening'niin, not quite a clown,
A hny to heljL to ttcid the mow,
And drive, while t'other holdi the plough;
A chief, of tempei fnmx'd to pleafe.
Fit to cenierle, and keep the keyi i
And belter to pretervi! the prate,
CommilTu'n'd by the r.ame of niece;
With anderlluidingi of a fixe
To think Ihcir mafter very wife.
May Heav'tr (ii'i aU I wilh for) t-nd
One genial rcium (n treat a friend,
Where deeeol cnp-buird. little plate,
bift>Uj beDcTolencc, n*i Itiie.
And may n>y hon.ble dwrlliog ftand
Upon fotne chufen fpoi of land :
A poad before full to the brim.
Where (owt tnay cool, and gceCe may fwim ]
Behind, a green like velvt oeat,
Soft to the eyr, and to the feet ;
Where od'rout plinit jti evtping fair
Bnaihe alt arnund ambroGal air ;
from £uru(, fit (n kitchen ground,
Ttnc'd by a Qc^ with buOio cmwn'd.
Fit dwelling lot tlu feilber'd throng.
Who pjy Tlieir (]uit-rcnn with • Ibng;
Vilh op oing viewi (if hill and dxlc,
iJVhich ftiift aiid fancy too reglh^
Where the hdlf-cirqac, which viCon ^iiwJi,
Like imphitbeaire I'urround*;
AnJ woodi itaperrious to the breeie.
Thick phalini of embodied treci.
From hilli ihiougb plains ia du(k vraj
Extended far, rrpcl the day.
Here ilillaeiii, height, am! folcmii Qude
Invite, and contemplarion aid :
Here nymphifrnm hollow oikiVelate
The dark decreet and will of fate.
And dreamn benraih tbe ipriaduif; beech
Irfpire. and dncile fancy teach.
While fott as breezy breath of wind,
Imputfci ruftie through the mind.
Here Dcyadt, fcorcing Phirbuc* ra/,
Whili Pin meWioui pipes away.
In mciTut'd motioni (riOc attast,
' nil old Siknu! put! ibem out.
There fee tbe clover, pea, xnd bean,
V,c in variety of green ;
trelh paOurei (pcckled o'er with (he>ep,
Brtiwn Held) ihr:ir fallow Sabbaths keep.
Plump Cerei goldto trelTes wear.
And poppy cnp-knoti deck her hair.
And Giver ftrcami ibroDgh mcadowi liny,
Naiadi on the maigin play.
And leffer nymphi on fide of hilli
From plaything urni poor down [he rilh.
Thut fhclter'd. ftcc from care am] (tii&,
Miy I enjoy a c>!m ihrougb life ;
Sec fiSion, fafe in low degree,
Ai metvat land fee flomu at ica.
And liughat miferable elves
Not kind, To much as [o themfelvci,
CuTu'd with fneh fouli of bale allay.
At can pqtTcfi, but not enjoy;
Debirr'd the pleafure to impart
By avVice, fphinaer of the heart.
Who wealth, hard carn'd by (t'liky carea.
Bequeath untouch'd to thaDklcfa heirs.
May 1, with look unglDuia'd by guile.
And wearing tirtue'a lir'ry ftnile.
Prone the diflrefled to relieve, ..
And little Irefpaflei forgive.
With income nrt in forlune'a pow'r
And Dilll to makeibufy boar.
With tripi Ki town life to amuTe,
To putchale hoobiand hear the newiu
To fee old fiiendt, brufh off the ctown.
And quicken ttlit at comtag dovro.
Unhurt by fickncft' btalting rage.
And flowly mellowing in age,
V,'iira fate e«eod« iti githerioip irrine.
F,llo£F like fruit grown fully ripe,
Qijii a ;»orii beinj; without pain,
PohapttoblolTotnfDfO atcaio.
But now mnre feriovi fee me grow.
And what I (hiiik. my Mcmniiui, know.
Ih'enihiifi»ii'.h/ppe and ra^urei wild.
Have neviT yet my reafon foil'd.
Hit fpriiigy foul diiitu bke air.
Whin free I'ri'm weight of ambieot art,
Ard, hufti'd ip meditatiou deep,
Slitlc't into dreami, #• wbiu alleep; - ..• .
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I>34ltins the ntnow bottndi of place,
And through, the wiUt of cndkit fpace^
Borne up od mdtaphylic wing*,
Chafrt light fonnft aod (hadowy thuigt|
And in the vague excurfioo caui^ht,
Brings home foaie rare exotic thought.
The melanchuly nun fuch dreams,
Ai hrighteft evidence. ciUems ;
Fain u ould be ice (bme diiUnt fccoe
£o{^cftcd by hi^ rcftlefii fplecOy
And fancy'* tclcfcope fupplies
Vith titidar*d gUr» to cheat his eyes.
Such thoughts, as hive the gloom o£ nighty
I clofe examine by the light ;
Fur v-h'K though brib d by gain to lie.
Dare fun beam written truths deny,
And execute plain common fcnfe
On fii h*& mere hcrcfay evidence f
That fupcrAitiou niavn't create,
And clubk its Ills with tiiofe of fate,
I many a notion take to ulk,
^ade dreadful by its vifor maik.
Thus icruple, fpafoi uf the mind.
Is cur*d, and certainty 1 find, .
Since optic rcMfon Oiuws me plain,
I dreaded IpcAret rf the brain,
And icgcnujiry fears are gone.
Though in tenaciou" childh(H>d foWD*
Th' :• in opinions 1 commence
Frccholiler in the pruprr fenfe.
And neither fuit nur fervice do,
Nor honiape to pretenders flinw.
Who boaft ihemfclvesby fpurious roll
L.ord8 of the ni^nor of the foul ;
Preferring frnfe, from chin that*s bara,
To nonfcnfe thronM in whiiker*d hair.
To ihce, Creator uncreate,
0 Emtutm Em ' divinely great '—
H"M. mufe, nor melting pinions try.
Nor near the blazini? gl^>^7 ^y>
Nor draining break thy feeble how,
Unfeathcr'd arrow* far to throw :
Ihrough fields unknown nor madly firay.
Where no ideas maik the way.
Wi:h tender eye* and colours faint,
Ar.d trembling hands forbear to paint.
Who features veil'd by light cab hit f
Where can, what has no outline fit }
My foul, the vain attempt forego,
Thyfelf, the fitter fubjed, know.
He wifely (huns the bokl extreme.
Who foon lays by th' unequal theme.
No- runs, with wildom's lyreus cauf^ht.
On quickfauds fwall'wing (bepwreckM thought;
Bv t, coofcious of hik diftance gives
Mute praife, and humble negatives.
In one, no ohjcA of our fight.
In mutable and infinite,
Who can't be cruel or unjufl.
Calm and refign'd. I fix my trufl ;
I'o him my pafl and prcfent Date
1 owe. ai:d mull my future fate.
A Aranger iuru life I'm come,
Dying may he our goii.g h n.e,
Tranfp«»rt(d hcic hy an^^ry fatC|
1'he cucvidt of a prior ftate.
Hence t too bbiUwi thooghti beftow
On matters I can never know ; •
Through life*p foul vray, like vagrant paf«*d|
He'll grant a fcttlement at Uft,
And with fwcet eafe the wearied crown^
By leave to lay his being down.
If d omM to dance th* eternal round
Of life no foouer loft but fouud,
And diffolution foon to come*
Like fpimge. wipes out life's prcfent fiuDi
But can't our ftatc cf powV bereave
An endlcfv fer irs to receive ;
Then, it hard dealt with here by fate.
We balance in .inorher fiatc,
And conCci ufnef^ muft go along,
Ard fign th* acquittance for the wrong.
He for his creatures moft decree
More happinefs than miiery.
Or be fuf p* fed to create.
Curious t(> try, what *tis to hate;
And do an ad, which rage infers,
Taufe lamencfft halts, or blindnefs en%
Thus thus I Teer my bark, and fail
On even keel with gentle gale;
At helm I make my reafon fir.
My crew of f ufTioi s all fubmit.
If dark and bluirring prove fotne nightff
• I'hil lophy putjt forth her lights;
I xperic! ce holds the cautious K^A,
To ihiin the breaker^ us 1 pafs.
And trequent throws the virary lead,
To fee what dan^^ers may be hid ;
And once in feven years I'm feen
At Bath or runbridgc to careen.
Though pleai»*d to fee the dolphins play,
I mind my cont( afs ar.d my way.
With fV<»rc fufficient for relief.
And wifely l>ili prepar'd to reef.
Nor wanting the difpcrfive bowl
Of cloudy weather in the foul,
1 make (may Heav'n propitious fend
Such wind and weather to the ttid)
Neither becalmM, nor overblown,
Lifc*s voyage to the world uukoowxk
AN EPIGRAM,
Om tbt HeverenJ Mr, LA^crtnce Belarus imd Bi/hp
Gilbert Bmrmifi Hijhntt,
Gil's hiflory appears to am
Political anatomy,
A cafe of ikeletons well done.
And malcfadors every one
His fharp and llron); incifiou pen
Hil>orically cutt up men.
And d>*rs with lucid (kill impart
rheir inward ails of head and heart.
Laurence proced^ anuther way,
And well-drcf^'d figures doth difplay ;
His chaia^crs are all in ilcfh,
1'hcir hand* arc fair, their faces frefh ;
And from hii^ Iwcet'i-ing art derive
A l>ctccr fccnt than when alive.
He wax>work madf to pleafe the foflfl,
' Whole fathers were Cil'^ fkrleton*a.
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7)8 THE WORKS OF GREEN.
THE SPARROW AND DIAMOND.
I LATZLT faw, what now 1 Cng,
F»ir l.yd»'i hmd difpby'J ;
l^ii finger gru'd a diaaiond liug)
On that a fparrow plajr'd.
The feathct'd plaTlhins the ciriru'd.
She Ilraak*d in head and wintrt ;
And while il ncftW gn hci breaft,
She liip'd [he dexrcft ihmgt.
With chi'iiltd hill 1 rpii% ill-lit
He lonkn'd from (he rcfi,
And fwallaw'd down to jrind hu meat,
The eafier to di'gell
She Teil'd hii bill with wild affright.
Her diamond [od.'fcrr:
'Twaj ((one ! Ibe Gcken'd at 'he fight,
Moaning her bird wnvld die.
The Eongue-tj'd knocker noDe might nfe,
The curtaint none undianr,
The foDlmen went without their fhoct,
The Qrcec vni laid with flraw.
The dodor u>'(l hit Dil; art
Of Orong emetic kind.
Th" apothecary play'd his part.
And cngineer'd behind.
When phyGc cesi'd to fpend irt Oore,
To bring iway .he Ooae.
Dicky, like peopk given o'er.
Pick! up, when let alone.
Hlieyea diTpiU'd their Tickty dew).
He pcck'd behind hit wiog;
Lticia, recoveilng at the newi,
Reiapfeifor the rirg.
Meanwhile within her beautcoui brcal
Tm) dilTerenc palCbnt (Itdtci
When BT'nit ended the conieft.
And triuniph'd over love.
Poor little, preity, flDtrcrinf; thing,
Thy paini the fei difpUy,
Who. only lo repai' a riii|r,
Could take thy life a' ay.
Drive av'rice frcni your breads JC faiTi
MooAer of fiiulrll mien :
Ye WDvld not let ii h^rbnor 'here,
Cnild but iu rnrm be Teen.
It made a virjiin pot on )iu'le.
Troth"* ima^e break her w.rd,
ALucia*. face forbear lo fm.lc.
A Vennt kill her bird.
JOVE AND SEMELE.
Diafitiai iy * Lnhi/'yiog. Ibst nit af lU anii
gun, « lh»l tf Pbailn Aa on lbi,ambitm e/ an
Jqtc for gnmremeitt quilted oft hl> ftiu,
To viCt cuth, coDcntted to oar Cie ;
And lov'd (however thb^ >n Iieav'a iii^h j]
Eicicdingly a game of romp* helmr.
mele he pick'd up, ii he vrcati
>ught he pleai'd her to her btmft itt
Once known a god. ai man he ccat'd to pkab
In tcnderrfl ilmc. which nromen know, tJI&A
Thui fhe befpatte the torinF god in bed.
Thnti, who gav'n Dzdajin bit maty nr.
And knowBl) all ihingt but a woman'i heart.
Hear my requen for fbtnethiog yet ontry'd,
And r^eai by Siyi, I Iball ncit b« deay'd.
Fond Jove, like men, the better to rcecttd,
Took any oaih ; then bade the girt proceed.
In human gnife. great Jove, lesTe off to rovt,
Detciving womankind, and pilf 'riog Ur¥t:
Whit are thofi: jgyi. which a" a man yoo gtie,
To what a god of thunder caji atchievc *
Such weight of love in.l might of limbi cinpiif,
Ai give immortal mmdami heav'nljr iiry.
Jove came array'd a* boDiid by cnelbu.
And Semelc enjoy'd the god in ftate :
When flaming fplendouri louad hit heamy bed
Divinely IfaoDe, ind (truck the mortal dead.
Faint from the courfe though we a while nti«
To cool and breathe befnre another hot ;
The godi can't know, ftefh with eternal primi,
Love'i ftlnted panTe, nor want retrmiu (rnm daR
Bu! mud wiih unabating ardouri kila.
And ticar down nature with caccft oF blifk.
Lcam hence, each fair one, whom tike ben
lien grace,
Poflefi'd of liwtefi empire by yinir Tace,
Nut to do what yon lift, becaufe you miT,
Let cool difcreiian warm dcXires allay;
And itching curloCty believe,
A larking laint deriv'd Iroin inoiher Eve,
Spare then the men, ye fair, and rranklyowa.
Your fcl. like our^hai had it — -
THE SEEKER.
Then on me, in divinity batcbclor. try'il
Many prjcQi to -<btnide a l.eTitica] bride;
And. nrifiag their (arioui opininm, iotriidcd
To make me wed fyfictna, which tbey nam
mended
Said a leth'mui old (riV, Iktilkiiig oat Li»
eohiVtan, it;
(WhofeiraHeS t- ahfoUe. but whoTe paAJme'iU
Who. (pider-like leiae> weak PtnreDant Ana,
Which haiin m his fophiHry cobweb he ffto!i
Ah. pity your !oul ' for with-.ni our chnrih pJti
If yiiu happen to die, to he d.imn*d mo cao'i Udl
The Bible, yu boatt it a wild revelation;
Hear a church that can't err, ifcyou bopc fiirbt
Said a furmal non-con (whofr rich ftock of gna
Lin forwarvl ripos'd in (hoe window al facz],
Ah pity your foul : come, be of onr fcA :
Fw then fon ut (afe, and auj plead yoa'n cWt
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At It ftandi in tK« A6b, we can prove oorrelves
faints. [afi^nft.
Being Chrift*t little flock every where fpoke
Said A jolly church parfon (devoted to cafe,
While penal Uw dragons guard hit goklen fleece),
If you pity your foul, i pray Uden to neither;
The fir ft is in error, the lad a deceiver :
That ours* is the true church, the iieafe of oor
tribe is.
And furely r/i m$*dU Mijimiu ihit* [band
iMiid a yea and a nay friend, with a ttiS hat and
(Who, while he talk'd gravely, would hold forth
his hand).
Dominion and wealth are the aim of all three,
Though about wayt and meant they may all dif-
agrce;
Then pr*ythcc be wife, go the Quaker*! by-way,
>Tii plain, without tuniptkea,fo nothing to pay.
ON BARCLAY*S APOLOOY FOR THB
QUAKERS*.
TntsK (hcets primeval dodrines yield.
Where revcUtioti is revcal'd ;
Soul phlegm from literal feeding bred,
Syftems lethargic to the head
They purge, and yield a diet thin.
That turns to gofpel-chyle within.
Truth fubiimate may here be feen,
Extraded from the parts terrene.
In thefe i* (hown, how men obtain
"What of Promc'hcus poets feign :
To Scripture plainnef:* drefs is brought,
And fpccch. apparel to the thought.
They hifs, from iiitliuA, at red coats.
And war, whofe wi>rk is cutting throatty
Forbid, and prefs the law of love i
Bcathipg thr fpirit of the dove.
I^ucr^tive ilo^rinck thry «'f tcft,
A« manufadur'd by the prirft ;
And throw down turnpikes, where we pay
For AufT. which never mends the way ;
And tythes, a Jewifti tax, reduce.
And frank the gofpcl for our ufe.
1 hry lable Handing armies brt A ;
But the militia ufcful make ;
S'w^.c all unhir'd mav preach and pray,
'r. u^hi by thcle ruits as well a!« they ;
Ru (*v which, when truths thonfelves reveal,
Bi.i us to follow what we feel.
'1 he wor .1 can't h^rar the traall dill voice,
Suih vi its buttle a: d irt noife ;
• Tih (iitir itri hoti tt\n tifrittrm hy tit aythtr^
h-.tb im Latin juJ En^ltjtf. ^nJ ^ftt aficr^ojrJj tramf-
It/teJ into Hti'.'i I)t.\l . L.01V l)utcb^ Ftencb^ and S^a»
nijh, ji/y/i/jZ/jr 1.1/ itLtr hnfrtntgti. Jt bit alxvsyt
IrtH tfittKi J .1 vrv in^'mloiti Jefien^t t>/ tbe f*ri.-.eil*Ut •f
i^.-iy^tt jm. r-vf* /n t ■ 'e wLt Jcmy the tio^iimei ^ohteb
it .: itj^ .or J tt rfitio Jc. 'Ti f ttufb'ir tvat Iprm 0t RJh'
I'li'h. in 1648. «nd retriv.J f'urt ij' bis eJttiaUcit at
//.• .'Ji'/ Co Lf^^ la Paru, ivi'tre itfs tsm'le nvjj fniii'
f^-l It It J,.: f I'fijtf-: tfit cj Ue earlitfi C9mv€rtj to tit
r-'t '<* ; -/•-' y/-r» l:i exittp!.'^ tht fon fremt to b.ive
/. ft I. J J ij trt^J tn lit tlfft. ll< died Off tbt \d »/
CfJtiir^ Id'jOj in the 41J ^:ur c^ bit a^e.
Reafon the proe&tkittioa ret^
But not one riot paflion heedt.
Wealth, honour, power, the gracet arfi
Which here below our homage (hare s
They, if one voury they find
To miftrefs more divine tnclin*d|
In truth's pttr(\iit, to cattle delay.
Throw golden applet in hit way.
Place me, O Heav*n! in fome retreatf
There let the feriout death-watch beat»
There let me felf in lllence Ihun,
To feel thy will, which ihould be done*
Then comei the Spirit to onr hut.
When fail the fenfes* doort are (hut ;
For fo divine and pure a gueft
The emptied rooms are fnmiihM beft*
O contemplation ! air ferene !
From damps of fenfe, and fogs of fpleen !
Pure mount of thought ! thrice holy ground^
Where grace, when waited for, is found.
Here *tis the foul feels fudden youths
And meets, exulting, virgin truth ;
Here, like a breeze of gentleft kind,
f mpulfes rufile through the min<i ; '
Here (bines that light with glowing facCf
The fufe divine, that kindles grace ;
Which, if wc trim our lampt, will \mSl^
Till darkncfs be by dying paft.
And then goes out at end of night,
£xtiogui(h*d by fuperior light.
Ah me ! the heats and colds of life,
PIeafure*s and pain*t eternal (Irife.
Breed ftormy paflions, which confined.
Shake, like th' ^'jlian cave, the mind,
And raifc dcfpair ; my lamp can laft,
Plac*d where they drive the furious blaft*
Falfe eloquence ! big empty found !
Like (bowers that rulh upon the ground I
Little beneath the furface goes,
All dreams along, and moddy flowa.
This finks, and fwells the buried graing
And frudifics like fouthern rain.
Ki^ art, well hid in mild difcunrfe,
£x?rt<i peHuafion*s winning force.
And ncrvates fo the g"0(*. dcfign,
That King Agrippa't cal'e i« mine.
Wcll-natur*d. hzppy (hade, forgive
Like you 1 thi k. but cannot Uve.
Thy kkc:ue requires the world's contempt,
That fiom depcndmce life exempt;
And couilitution f'^m*d fo ftrong,
Thi^ .vrorlviV worll climate cannot wrung«
Not luch my lot. not fortnne't brat,
I live by pullinrr off the hat ;
C 'mpell d by fta»i.-in every hour
To bow to ima;rr9 of power;
A- i II'. life's buly fcencs irrrv.ers'd,
v>(*<. I'v ter thing*, and do the uoriL
J-i q.icnt want, whofr rcaions fway.
And make ten thoufand truths give way.
While I your f h^mc with plcafure trace,
Druw^i near, ii.d ftare* me in the face.
Co-^.uJcr well your (late, (he cries.
Like orhers kneel, that yon may rife;
Ho!J dodriijcs by no fcruplcs vex*d.
To wliich preferment is aimcx*d ;
?5d
THE WORKS OFOREEN.
Kdi madly prove, whrre atl dependt,
Idoijirf upon your friBiidi.
Sec, hoi* JOD like mj tucFul ha.
Such TOO muA weir, if oul ef place.
Cnck'il i> your bnm to tum rtduTe,
Wiihoul one brlhiog oul It nfe.
Thfy, »ha h>ve landt, and fafe bank flock.
With futh To roDndcd on a lock,
Mif gitt ■ rich inTcntion eiTc,
And conflrve Scripiore how they pleafe, •
The honaurd prophet, Ihit of old
Vi-d Hua'n'i high toookli to anfoid,
l>id. more thin coutitt *DgeI>, greet
*] lif crowi, tkitbrifnght htm bread and muL
THEGftOrrO'.
IfriHa v»i,r tki iVfluif u/ P.Irr Dralt, a Fijitr-
m.H ./ 13r,HffirJ.
FrlnfiJiiilUrcarlTil. i^ lol /-yili/i^.
Oiir vriu Apnilo't influence beg,
Ihr Orolto mzhci them all with egg :
rittJing ihii thalk-ftnoe in nif aeft,
1 Itrain, ind laf imong the lell.
A Dim a while, (orlakeii fiond,
l^o Hmble In the Dcliao wood.
And pray [he god my welUraeant fong
May nut my (ubjea'i merit wrong.
6iy, father Thauiei, whole gentle pace
Givet leiTt to view what beluiici Rrace
Your flow'ry binkt, if you hiTe Teen
The mucl^ang grotto ol the queen.
ContemplaliTe, forget \ while
Oii-nian towfn,and Windfor'« piEe,
J\iiil Wolfey'i I pride (hii greiteft guiU)
A\id what great William Once hji built ;
^nd flowing hCi hy Richmond icetiej,
4 I H.monrM retrot v{ two great queeni)
f loni II Sion-Houle, whif; proud furvey
D3ii'»b6«ii your flood, look eiofi the way,
.And Tiew, frimi hlgheft fwell of tide.
The milder fcenet of Bunj-fidc.
Ihovfb yet on pibicc gnue the Oiure,
Tn lodge that pair yon Diauld adore ;
>l'ir abbiei, great in tuin, rife,
Riiyai equivilcnti far lice;
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might our lauraal ftudy here.
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.^■dljKmiK'iUhmlll.
i^-HT AuM, cea/i'i •/ A'l'i; Hid.
rj /^/.
', £ti^t.li. hib di«lul Ki,bm,nJ,
U Si«.H«/, i. *.» •>..■ fc/mji-f »
licD,.
"/
A Kmpiefrom vain g;1ar!e* free,
Whufe goddefi i> phJtorophy.
Whafe li<le> fuch liceni'd icfuli crown
Ai ruperlliiiop would pull down ;
The only pilgrimage I know.
That men of fenlc would choofe lo go
Which fweel abode, her wifefl choice,
Unnia checri with henTonlj toicc.
While all the virtuei gather roGnil,
To fee her confccrate the frroaDi}.
If than, the g"d With winged feet.
ii.d icaluu
^il lalk o<
•a bclof
TcUthofe proud lord* of heaven, 'tis St
Their honfe our heroei Ihould admit ;
While eicb eilUt, ai potts fiog,
A l»y lewd imnwrtal thiop,
■1 hey mud (or grow in difrepute)
With efrtn't firtt commoneri recruit.
Needltfi il ii in [emu unOcill'd
To pialfe whatever Buyle • fhall build ;
No'dlefi it it the bulli to niinc
or men, manopDiilli of fame j
Four chiefi adorn the moded flone -f.
For virtue a) for teaming knoivn ;
The thinking fculpture helpi to raife
Deep thaughti, the genii of the place :
To the mind'i ear, and inward fight.
Their Glence fprdki, and Aade ^ivc« li^l :
While infcdit from the (brelhoid priacti.
And aiindi difpos'd to muGng teach :
Prouit of llrong limbi and painted huca,
rhey perilh by the Qightea bruife ;
Or mijaiiiH, begun within,
Dcfttay toore Dow lile'i frail machrne;
From maggot-yonth through chann oJFAMe,
They fee! like ui the turn, of fate ;
Some boni to creep hive liv'd to fiy.
And change earth-cell »ior dwdlings hifb {
And fome that did their fix wings keep.
Before they dy'd been forc'd to creep,
They politics tike oun pr-ifefr,
'1 he greater piey upon the lelt :
Some Drain on foot huge loads to bring ;
.Sonii- i..il incciHiolDn the wing]
And in i)ieir different wayi eiplorv
Wife (cnfe of want by future tlore ;
Nor from their vigoroui Ichrmei deGft
' nU death, iQd then are never niifa'd.
Soiat- fri.lic, roil, marry, increaTe,
Are lick :ind well, bate war and peace.
And, broke with age, in half a day
Yield to fucceffons ant) away,
Let not profane thii (acred place,
Hypociify with Janui' face \
■ ^le&ii^ Btjle, Earl if BmrlL-gfi,, m mtHmm
r,ma,iuili/., Li.ji« ufr „ ^.batUm. - Anw
" JMiiien'fiy diji/ij tlam fj l6ii j'tM firrfiia, wit t^
l'.'^"'. f ' ""'" "^ *"S"' *WP* "^■"
irj3-
P OB M'&
Dip, milt Kite of pride iixi «k;
kinducft, falfehood'i poUDi'd WUK;
il difguii'd in frkpdfliip'i ici),
clU, uiufc'd, tb'injuHaW taki
: politic, which allowi
cruit-remcdr fat *a<n:
eft perfuming crewned head,
11 truih Lcifor dod;
rirjcr
loperca
proportion giTW,
i>m thin lin<
■a the gilding of ihc Ihrinc;
ic felf-hunriDg fpcfire fpken,
ikelt fog the cleared feen ;
iphecy, wbich dreamt ■ lie,
'ooli belicTC and knaic* intlf ;
lie mirth, pro&nelf Innd,
appr onlf in ■ crowd ;
lanc)u>l7'< penfhre gloom,
)elia ! when I touch thii firing,
:e my mufe diic&t her wing.
tted f«ii ' with downafl liok
nut {'■ mnch the munn'ring brook j
It ill ihoiighi, with fooiO^ flow
gb cjfTeh illcp chetilli WM I
le fnul in penG*e fit,
luping like lick lionet lit.
lewjr efc, and moulting wisgi
:h'd,ivcrfetoa]rarGngi
ie favooiite curtibcgin
'd TO toilet difcipliDc)
: their poft, lofe their fmirt lir,
•ay again like cummoD hair ;
■Mt, which frequent ketchiebdrf,
I red circle round the eye;
Inrc mnie ill weather foon.
loifo much the doleful kneU:
w« the koding night bird* tell ;
ilcV. the wainfcot'i hoUow bluw;
:ni ponentoB. when they crow [
'rulcfi mind tHt death-watch botl
« windiiig-fliect :
Moali
b thrown at othen, ainot fof ibec I
en the coRuTcaiKUi gleam*,
il not Grfl the bloody Dreuni;
itnpreA remembtvue keep
ip'liry figure) wrought in Qeep;
e In fee in antique btll
DOD. light monJkn on the wail,
a.lo*f fpedttt darkly pafi
g their bblei o'er the gtafi.
e and guilt t& how ihey pleib
1 ihcir rtnquei'd proiiiicei;
ivc'i'i jud chuier it ip^m,
I eieiipi fnini quJfteriog fein,
irn iini'd finclci fiercely dreft,
difcr-(i"n .n your bread f
-, an.; pii.if (npbt ditdain,
loni nie;r"i III ihc brain;
[hi- pcif' rni'd. illulive fceoe 1
[ic lanth'rfi i>f ihefpleiB.
innc'i tiiktt, w • fai.
Whric decent mirth and wiCloln join'4
In Qcwirdi!i,p.ttgi[c the mind.
CaLli back ih- CupiJi to your eyet,
1 fee itif goillingi with furprile,
Nni knowittg honte in fuch a plight,
Flf (u and iro, afraid to light. —
Far from mj thcmt, from method ftf,
CODTcy'd io Veoui' S}iiig car,
I go compcU'd by feaihet'd ftecdi,
rhai fcoro the lein when Ddia lodb
No d:iub of elegiac Ilrain
Tbcf.^ huly war* Oiall ever flaln ;
Ai fpuiers Irllh wainfcot lice,
Falfehood with ibrm Hull 'lifagree;
rhii Boor let not the nulgir tread.
Who WDtlhip only what they dread I
Nor bigoti wbo bur one waj f^
1'hrough bliakeri of aaiho(it]i i
Nor they who id (our lainiadctuic
k.Og*!
(painful regale
To hunt the pig with flippcry tail) !
ArtiftK. who richly chali; their thought,
daudy without, but boUow wrought;
And beat too ibin, and tool d too much
To bear the proof and ftandard touch ;
Nur fopi to guard thi» fylvao ark
With necklace belli in treble bark:
Nor cynio growl and fiercely paw,
I he mifliSi of the moral law.
Come, nymph, vtih rural honour) drefi,
V,rTi.e-. eaierior form eonfeft.
With charmi untatnilh'd, iDnoceoee
r)ifpby, and EJen Ihall commence;
When (hui you cimie in fober fit.
And wifdom iiprcferr'd to wit;
And loiik) dinner gracei teil.
Which don "I with giggling TnuTclet dwtll i
And beauty like the ray-clipi fun.
With bolder eye wc look upno g
Learning fhal I wiih abfcquiun ibIcII
Tetl alt the wooden (he hai fcen ;
ReafoD her logic armour quit.
And proof to mild perfuafioci Ct ;
Religion with free thought difpcnff.
And ceife crutading Bgiinfl fcnfe j
Phitufnphy and Ihe embrace.
And iheir fird league again uke pl>c«;
And morali pure, in duty bound.
Nymph- like the Giteri chief (urrnnnd ;
Nature (hall fmili, and round ihii tell
The iiirf toyoui light pr-Jfure fwoil,
And knowing be»uiy by hcrflioe,
WelJ lir it, eirpii Jrom tlie dew.
I'hi r>ik, whil* you hii umbrage deck.
Let* [all hi< tcorai io your dc^;
Zephyr hit ci*jl kUTeigiiei,
ii'd pliya with cucl< infiead of [««<«!
Bird', feeing you, beliefe it Ipring,
And during ihelr ncaiion Gng .
And flow'ri lean forward from thett (c*U
T . iraffit ID eachange of fweeti ,
At.J angrli hcatiof wrcaihi dtftend,
I'rcffRd ai vergcri Io atlmd
Thia fane, whofe deity entreat*
Tlii hii to jntt ti* oppfT (aiti ji
76*
THE WORKS OF GREEW.
O Vindlj »iew oor letter'il Qrife,
And guu-d ui throggh polemic lift ;
Tmm poilon ichiclcd id pniTc,
Far filifc'i (hoU bui flighttj gnze ;
We tUim jour iial, ind find within,
Philofopb; ind yon are kin.
Whit viiiue ih ve judge b; yon ;
For uSioDi right are heiuteoDi too ;
B; tracing the (ble Iiniate mind,
We belt whit ii true lucure find :
Ycur npoutt bred iimn fume) dedue,
H-'W Dumi create tempeauout air.
Till gulhing leirt and hany rain
Make heanen and yon ferene again :
Our travel) through the Harry Diiei
Were Brft foggelied by your tyei;
We, by the interpoljng (an,
licamhow ecliplci lirft hcgsn ;
The yiR ellijite from Scarbru't hotne,
Bl;^b«t bow bUiiii^ ^fO^;^aai^ : ,
The glowing colour* of the check
Their aiigin from Ptiecbu* fpeak ;
Our Tistch hov Luna flrzya a.bov«
Fecit like the care of jealoui lo*Ci -
And ail thing! wc in fcJCDCc knoir
From yi'ur known lore for riddle* Sow.
Father ! foigiie. thui fir I ftray,
Dfawn by attraftioii fram my way.
Mark oat with awe, the foundreli well
WhaDn'thcfe bank* d dig bti coilwcUi
You on the terrace fee her plain.
Move like Diana with her train,
if yoD then faiily [peak jonr miad.
In wedlock fioce with IGi join'd,
Y'lu'Uown, yon never yet did fee.
At teaft in fuch a high degree,
Greatnefi delighted toundcefi;
Science a fcepter'd hand carcfi ;
A queen the ftiendt of freedDm piisej
TIE
POETICAL WORKS
o >
JOHN GILBERT COOPER, ESQ^
To «bkh It fnSuA,
THE LIFB OF TBS AVTHOK.
I rpenil iltmiatetf my hmiri,
Twiit Eflnm' myttlc boncnt
And Aiai^mi' pslmy grove ;
Kippy from Sdnc'i mcuid'riDir IboTti,
Where polilK'd pk>fore« ever roTC,
Tiitfirf ID bring the ThirpiaD maidli
To play u (cieoce mA to lo*e
Oo Cjrrtlsn pipe* b Bridb Oudei.
TBI ■ITMAT et AWTirfVl^ Kt. I.
EDINBURGH:
nuWTID BT 9a»DMLL JUD SOV, ILOTAL BAMXCtOSS,
Jmt1»t>
THE LIFE OF COOPER.
JoHM GiLiEMT Cooper, ** the Enj^lifli Anacrcon," was the fon of ' Gtlbett Cooper, Efif.
of Thurgartoo Priory in Nottingbain(hire» aod was bom io 1 723. The family cftate whieh he inherit-
ed was granted at the dilTolution of the religious Koufet by King Henry VIII. to William Cooper,
one of his anccftort. His father fcrred the office of High Sheriff of the county, in 1739.
He received his education at Weflmiufter School, under Dr. NichoUs ; and had lor his fchool-
fclldwt Lord Albemarle, Lord BucklogUamlhire, Major Johnfon, Mr. Ocerge Afliby, and other
eminent and ingenious men.
In 1743, he became a Fellow Conunoncr of Trinity College, Cambridge, and reiided there two
or three years ; but quitted the Umverfiiy on his marriage with Sulanna, the daofhter of Williui
Wright, £fq. fon tu Lord Keeper Wright, and Recorder of Leiceder, 1719-1763, ind iettkd at hit
family feat
In 1745, he publiihed, without hia name, 7T>e Prater 9f Hmrmmy^ a poem in two boolts, 4tO{
and in 1746 and 1 747, he produced federal ellays and poems under the fignature ^ FhUaUtUt^iBk
a periodical work, called ** The Mufeum,'* publiflicd by Dodfley. On his eldeft fofi, who was bom
July 25. 1749, and died the next day, he wrote a Latin Epiiapb^ which is placed in the fhffff^frl oC
5t. Margaret'* Church, Leicefler, aod of which a burlefquc poetical traoilation is printed io ** Ooi*
tlcman's Magazine,** Vol. XLVIU. p. 487.
The fame year, he publiflicd the work by which he is chiefly known, intitoled, The Lift ^S^
crates ^ c^lUiicd from the MemTchiUm •/ Xen9fb«m ami Ute DuUtgms 9/ Plai»^ dsi UUJtniti JmrAm kf
jiri/ictUt DicJurus Siatltttf Cicero^ Frulus^ AfttUims^ Mmximms TyrhUf JB^dhims, Dugemt
CelUuit and otters, 8vo. i^ith a head of Socrates aod emblematical Tigocttea, hy Boitard.
In this work, which receired much afliftance from his friend, the Rev John Jackfon of ,
who communicated federal learned notes, be gave evident marks of fuperior genius, wami, a
tuous, and impatient of refbaint. In the text, but particularly in the notes, he (bmctimet
the inordinate vanity and felf-fufficiency of a young author, in fpeakiog without doe <ie&rtD€eof
preceding writers ; whom, not content with confuting, he treats like a mercilefs cxoltiBg coooner*
or, thoughtlefn of (he viciffitudes of war, aod regardlefs how (boo it might be hislbrtSDe Co&U
under the U(b of critics as fevere as himfelf. ^
i>peakiflg of his own ftyle, he (ays, *' It is fuch in every place at the fubjedl ieema to foqotrtti
concife, though circumdantial ; in the hiftorical parts* diffufcd aod declamatory in the *«>*^pitirlTitiflH|
aod dofe and un^ffedled in the occafiooal reflexions.**
As to his freedom with other authors, *' fome expreflions,** fays he, ** may appear too barih, and
Pthers too lufory ; but all weapons are not to be ufed alike ; for, at the ancient vrarliko ScythiMO
found, in the fcrvile war, that whips more intimidate the army of flaves that marched pm**lgifc
them than the fword, which had io often correAed the pride of nations; io, cootamely aod ridaculs
will avail ag.iinft thoCe who are loft to good manners, candour, aod good icnfe, when the ntrhlff
^Kthodt of humanity, reafon, aod learning, would prove ineffeXual. The fcntimcnts o£ others who
write like men, arc examined in the fame fpirit ; and, where the author is obliged to oppole their
opinions, he does it with a proper refpeX due to their charaAer, always diftioguifliing between tka
dcfigning deceits of the heart, and the involuntary errors of a miiled undcrfiandiog.*'
*' He entered on the work,** he adds, ** vrith 00 fmall application, for his own inftmdioo and
imuTcmcut \ and, after being carcfollj revifed| it it now coQunumcatcd with the boocft ddiga of
)66 THE LI7B OF COOPIR.
making otbcn pulike In the bnc faiitfiAitm tliii inguirT hu afforded him. If diii dcfifdlicri
cvuioc be obtained, he tbinkt it ii psrittg a greater nTpcd to msnlc'Dd ro confeft that the bl
piocccdt rroDi deficiency of afaititiei, and rat from 'he want of Uudable eDdcavtmn. Wbttne
failing! the leuned may obr<:rTC, the author hai reafon Co cipcft, fioce all he sdvuicci a ie
for the promoiicm of good miniicrii moialief, ud true religion, (bat they uroaM, with tbc pit
naiarc becoming fuch, caodidtf impute them (o rtroi, loiiitiDg ftrongl; oa the merit of hii
however Utile he may hive in the eiecutinn of it."
The moR fbrmidahle sntagonift which be provoked wu Warbunm, wbo then fifrond ki|lh
the firft rinki of learning ; ■' a man of lijjorDui faculiiej, a mind fervid and vchemcDI, fuppMtf
inccOant and unlimited inijuirj, nith wondciful Client and fatict; of knowledge, whieh kM W
opfiKfled hii imigination. nor clouded hit perfpicacily."
la a note on Pope'i " l.Sitj on Criticifm," he ihot laket occaCon tn iatroduce Casper.
I ffonvKi, when joined with tt^ihlj, prodacea ftspid admintinn, do which account k U To cob:
ly obferved to be the mtliir 1/ lirvohM and blind homage ; !■■, when joined with uur^ (*»
waya ii in bad cticici). it glvei birth to every loiquily of impudent abufc and Dander. See ie a-
uopk (for wut of ■ betler) In a laie wonhlef. and now forgolten thing, called Tit Lift 4W
CTttffi where the head of the autlior (as a man of wit obferved on rcaaing the book) h»j jufl tKk
a fhift In do the office of a mmtrii tlifaira, and rtprefent thtnga in an inverted order, himfelf ifa^
and ^mi, RolUn, Vuliaire, and every other aulhor of rcputatioa, bdna."
Tbii fevere alUck prodnced Ci/ftrj Rtinh n Mr. WatitrtvCi trai i^liim b/ Mr. PtfCt FM,
u a Lttttt It a f'iinj, I7jt 1 in which he appeili to the impartial reider, " whether then titk
leaft rclle^oo through the whole Li/i rfSrxraln, or the notci upon Mr. Wu mtraJi, and wbclls
he hai Dot confined hit CTitlcifm (0 Mr. W's fraUla at an author," and declare* tbc epithet If
Sowed upon him by Mr. W, to be " a downright Hinder. '"
*■ 1 have undergone," fayt he, " young at I,am, too many difappoiotmenti in life to wcoit
much nt many thingi which ihe mob of nuikind call extraordinary, othcrwife I might be forfnU
that almoft a tutal retiremCDt from the world would not fhclcer me from the injurie* of ii, d^
ciallr tao at an age when few have had any eoncerat wiih it. I thought I might have csjoyed >
uncDvied obfcurity in the moft undiflurbed peace and truiqaillily, and that taltimi^ *a( tcwMf
about the oaniei of ihofo who were candidate! for fame, to find time Co vifii the recefi ■/ <NC
nhofe contempt of every adranuge of life but what conduced to qciel, (hould, it wai hoped, ft*.
ttdi him from the poifonout bi^ath of that daughter of mvj. Bu( I wa« greally niiSakco, it kim,
in my humble eipcitationi ; for 1 bad fcaricly begun to feci the calm comfi>rii which the abfcBCi
of coDtCntioD yicldj to a thinlufig ciealDic, before 1 wai informed, by letieri froia foOK of tj
friend* In tows, ihit Mr. Warirarton had, with hit uTiul hamanity and good-nalore, tcij ceB>
pctufiwllT MfwAcd ihe£j^i^9«nt>i in die tail of one note, by the fiee ufe of (hole appeHatKM
ha hai indifcriipiliatcly ibrawn out opon not only all thufe wbo have ever had any csMirovcrf}
with him, bnt npon all olhert too whom he ever fafpefied to have the rafbocfi to cootradiA asy
«(lti* opinion. Howfoeverihlt would have alarmed me heretofore ai an auihor, from ilwpttif
■ay ether. perTon, it bad no eftcA upon mc from the writer it came from; and I lit dowa a»
temptnoolly contented, wiihout fo much ai being folicicos! to know what abofc he had coafaiil
Vpos my writingi. 1 fay abufe, tor he never fpoke of an opponent without it. But sa indifuat
Himatbow my eharafier at a wriret, I can't fay I wai quite fo eafy when I wu afcct waidt M
dM he had atotked -h *■ ■ man. Upon iHti, I wrote to him that I thought be had oled me voy
81, mi (hould take poper notice of him for it in piblic. In anfwcr to which, he teOa a Mead if
nfae " that he wa* forprffed I Ihonld think myfelf ill nfed, for that he had never meotiooed nj
Itrnnf* or writing! in pubtit or Id conveifation but with bonoui, tijl I had wrote a hook wtertial
had trattd him through the whole with a fcortility worfe than SlUini^itt, and thai he had dow
tdcn nd other revenge than the cafual mention of the Lifi i/Sttratu (without the ^encioaof ^
nacne) with a flight jiike." I will alk any impartial reader if there ii ike leaft nfiedbon ibrMfb
the whole tifi ^Staatu, at the note) upon Mr. W'l morali i whether I have not c^nfiiicd ay
ctiticib tn U> pradice <■ u »vthor } pod whctbei fnrj thing theictu adnnced caoMi be yw**
tHE LIFE OP COOPEIL 767
ik over ind OTer agilo by cltatioot from the <* DWioe Leguion'* and hit other tnSU ? At the Umc
\i
t
time, I dt&rc one part of the difpote hetwnt ni may be finifbed by an anfwcr to thcfe foelKoiit:
K Ii not calling a guiklefi man an impudent flanderer, calumny, and quite a different revcflge than
t n flight joke ? and hai not Mr. W. done that in the note in qneftion.*'
c According to this account of the quarrel, it appears that Cooper waa the aggreffor, in coole*
quence, it would feem, of Warburton*» attack on the firft AMdemiti, and many of the mo(« hu-
mane SuUsf among the ancients; Lord Shafteibury, Mr. Oeddes, Hutchelbn, and Akrufiik, amoiig
the moderns, of whom he was a moft zealous admirer and imitator.
" I have great reafon/* fays he, ** to belieTe, from his treatment of others, that, confidering the
favourable though undcferTed reception the Li/t •/ Stratrt met with from the public, 1 flioakl not
have efcapcd his good-natured notice, eren if 1 had neTcr in the courfe of my argnment called his
opinions fro/J/edly in queflion ; for how could a living advocate for benevolence, and the dignity of
human nature, hope to efcape the rage of one who had fo far declared a ^uitnik war with both,
as impioufly to rulh into the tombs of the dead, and to deliver up the alhet of thoie to dcfamatioti
who had been moft glorious ornaments of our fpccies.**
In 1754, he publiOied his Ltttirt m Ta/le, Svo, an elegant littk volume, on which no fmall ftare
of his reputation is founded; and in X755, TiSt Tomi c/Shak^^ean, m ViJUm, 4to, a performance ia
which there is more of wit and application than of nature or genius.
In 1750, he afllfted Moore, by writing fome numbers of tht World; and attempted to rottfe the
indignation of his countrymen agaioft the Hrffiwu, at that time brought over to defend the natiooit
in an iambic ode, intituled, Th* Gemhu •[ Grtai Britaim, with a poetical dedication to Mr, Pitt
In 175S, he publiihed E^iJUi H tht Grtai,/nm Arifiipfm im RHirewtmi^ 4to; and 7U CMtfArL
f'{*P'"> ^pjpl* iy* to Mark Aktrnfidtt M, /). 4to, written in imiution of fome falhionable French writer^
Chapelle, Chaulieu, la Fare, Madame Delb'oulieres, and particularly of Oreffet.
The iame year, he publiihed A Faibirt Advic* #• bis Sm^ 4to ; and in the " Annaal Rcgifiw**
for that year is his tranflation of Am Bpiflifrvm th» King 9/ PruJfiaU M. V^iUitB.
In 1 759, he publiihed Vtr-Fert^w the Nummery Parrut, am Hermc Fotm, im tw Cmtt^ It^MUdtm tit
AVUft •/ D' * *, tranfljted frMm ibs Fremtb •/ M. Grejfd^ reprinted in the firft vohune of Dilly'a
•* Rcpofitory,*' 1777, and in 1783,
In 1763, he fervcd the ofHce of High Sheriff of the connty of Nottingham, vrtt in the Oommil^
fion of the Peace, and about this time a cooftant attendant and a frequent fpeaker at the Ibeiety
for the encouragement of Aru, Manufadures, and Commerce, and was for a little while one of the.
chairmen of the Committee of Polite Arts. It was an objeA of ambition with him to be chota
a Vice-Preiident of th:^ moft refpedable and nfeful focicty ; bat not being eleded, bia ^f«»^*fn^iW
was fo great, that he difcontinued hit attendance.
In 1764, he publiflied an ingcniont Pr^^ yir rmifimg mm H^Omi fir Pttt^ Amtiortt 9tO^ re-
printed in the fccond volume of Dodfley^s ** Fugitive Pieces.*'
The fame year, he publiflied Perns m Semerm^ SmbftOs^ by the Auibmr tfA* Ufi ^Smemki^ ItOO^
including all the pieces he had pobltflied feparately except Ftr-Ftrt^ with a prefittory advertlftment
by Dodflcy ; in which bis declaratioo to him that ** he was very little ibliciumt whit wo«U be tilt
fate of them,** was probably the refult of affection or difgnft.
** The following poems having bees very favourably received by the pobQc when they Mb w^
peared in detached pieces, the author has been prevailed upon to permit me to cuUeft thea ktim
thit fmall volume. When I reqoefted him to give me a preface, he relied, ** That to thole to
whom fucb trifles afforded pleafnre, a (brmal introdoAioo woold be onneceflary ; that be vrrotoT
moft of them when he was very yooog, for hb own amnfeaaent, and pubhfbed them afkciwmJa foe
my profit ; and as they had once anfwered both thele endt, be was very little fblicitona what woold
be the fate of them for the future."
He died at his father's hoofe in May-Fair, alter a long and eicmeiatin^ illnefs, ariflng from the
flone, April 14. I 769, in the 46th year of his age.
Cooper was a man of an agreeable appearance, of polite addrefs, and acconpliflMd mannert. He
wvan t^ite and ulcful magiftratc { ami bit nhiliticewtfe cenfiteihk cnoogh to oititk himt*
)68 THE LIFE OF COOPER,
the dlftindion of » poliM »nd ingeniom, tbongh not i fitft tue wriltr. He heltmgtd ta i pirtki^
fchool of literature, that of hii nimtfike ^ntbony Alk\efCao^T, third EmI of Sbafiflnur, u >>ir^
TCDI from hi) irarki in gcoeriil. and ii icknowledged in fc«era] ipanicuUr pafTigeL He ■» Or
wire devoted to other wriictt who embraced the feDtiiDcntal philoCophy, and cfptdiUj ID Hnik-
fbn uid AkenGde.
Tbt X'/i efSuctata, hii Brft produftion, by whkh he acquifed > temporary celebrity, u not w
keld in tuuch ellimiiiaii. His Laun im 7'J!i, the molt popular of hii profe workA. hive ^
through four editions. In the firll edition, he earned hia applaule of Aken&de ta a ndicilia
height of exiriiiagiiKe. To the two lift edilioni are idded nioe EJfjyi on viriout Tubiid]. fa-
bspt be it not veiy accurate in hii deGnition of T^c i and the junnefi of his eriti^^ibu TOiy btm- I
timci be dilpaled; but the work a id agreeable one upon the whole, and will be read witb p!n> I
furs bf the lore ra of polite literilnre. I
Oo the firfl appeaianee oE the Liilrn m 7afr, it wu leutel]' ebrcrved by Dr. Johtifon, ** Limy
M»g»eine" I7J7, " that Coopet't genius feemed to Ihine more in dereripcion than in de&atdt;
tbai he had more of imigcrf than of fpccvUtion ; that hii imagination wu (he ftrongdt talent
bii mind ; and that if he had not attempted to olTet any thing new <in the Cab\e& of 7ijli, in n
always fo entertaining, fpirited, and fplendid, in hii didion, that the reader -who it not inilnidcd
bjr him emniJt fail of bdr.g pleafcd and diverted."
No edition of his Anu •* Hmtral SaijiBi has been called for lince hia deatb ; but mofl of l>
|aecei pablifhed fepuatety have been reprinted in the MifcelUniei. Thej are now, with frr-tiH
and the St-x h m<,if„d^, reeei«ed, for the fiifl time, into acoUeaion of elafBtal Engl.fb poon,
A> a poet, the campoGiioni of Cooper arc cbuaScrifcd b; eafe, elegance, uid fpritcliDcTt.
ii not defiiinte oC cntbuGafm and of fanef ; bnt his fancy is not always under proper reFnlum ,
and he fomclimei fails in the preriliDn of his ideal. Hii reniiments, though MAom new, are gni-
nlly liberal and juft ; his di^on, wiib (ome exceptions, proper and eafy • and bit vcrSfiaim
fweetly moduUted and hamioDious. Hii chief defed is a (uperabuii dance of profopopciaf, whict a
•OB of the triclu of modem poetry.
Hi* Efifila to til Irirmii in Trim, frtm Atiflpfu, U JlrHrrmnH, are the rnoH plcaCng of hlr ^
tical compofltioHs. To itie original edition it prefiied a fruntifpieee. which may be conQdinJ u
the argument and fcope of the Ejipir,. Arifiifpw,, ihac iiAeful ancient, who. aecordtiig id Horir:.
became etery Ctuition, and adapted himfcif pmperly to all cireumftancea, jnalcca the prioeiptl 0-
jure in the piece. He is resicJ cnnfpicuoully, crowned wiih rofes hy the grovea nf Cpicure- a
Adadeaiiu, initii die Iavcs hovering above Into, aod appeui difmiiTing his aitendanl IJitTr amoi;
tlwhigh-bDio aild higlkilaciDiied groap of mortals in different profclSont, who arc figurine k
nach beneath him in iltitudes fufficiently poignant and ladicroui. The Epijtla ohibh the H
«iamplr ia our language of a fnecefiful imitation of Grcffet, and odier French wriccn, in d«
arbiinry difpoCtion of the rhyme, and the eafy ligbinef) and variety of the Dnmbert. In the fii4
tpiaiCr intituled, tht Sdmit ^ Aiifiiffni, ht expatiates oa the eiquiCte tafte and mottal ek-
ganw ia which he lives and converfc), furrounded with wit and fcience, the plcafurea, nacea. ftb
Hi* paniwlac purpofi: is to convioce the namelefi Peer, to whom ii it adjrelTcd, of hit plula£>pbial
fuperiotity to eourtt aad courtiert, and evai the ribboiKd and gartered peerage ; to whom. »ki
their kveca, at the concluCoo, be coouaAi himicU and bit own. Hi* feeood epiftle intitnlrd, 1^
Tmftr rfArifiiff. addreCfed to a lady, by the poetical name <,( Mdlff., ha. reany bcaatid.
In ibe following paffage, in which he defiribei hi* (.wn temper of mii>d, the principal imitt d
riilmmila, and choie which accompany ii, are tgreeaUr'cipteired, and in numben very pIcafintlT
When, in the Iilent midnighr grove,
Sweet PiihmrU Twella her throat
With iremulnasand plaintive note,
Zxpreflive of difJaftVoiu loA,
I with <ht pcn/vt fUtfrm dwell.
And, in their calm fequcRer'd celt,
I.inen witb rapturous delight '
• T«>lMfi)f(fw^fter«fliKiiii;ltt.
THE LIFE OF COOPER.
Here EcU, io her molTy caTe,
Symphoniout to the love lorn fongt
Warblen the vocal rockt lunong,
Whilfl gently-trickling watrrt lave
The oak-fring'd mountaio'i hoary broW| «
Whofc dreams, united in the vale,
0*er pehblcd hedt loquacious flow,
Tun*d to the lad tnelndiout tale
la numbers quemloufly flow.
bird eptdle, intituled, The Apology of Arifipput^ it addrelTed to i friend, to whom he tpolo*
- hit writiog verfes, when the fuperclliout cenfort may objed foch an employment to him at '
ine of Ilia youth. He charaderifet hit own poetry in the following bcautihil iioei.
But fliould you aik me mhy I choofe
Ot all the laurerd fifterhoud
Th' iuhabitaou of PimJtu'' wood,
The lead confidcrable mufe.
The vi*lctft round the mountain*! feet,
Whofe humble grm*i unheeded blow,
Arc to the fliepherd't fmcll more fweet > *
Than l'<fiy cedars on its brow.
\xx the loud Spit found th* alarms
Of dreadful war, and heroes fprung
From fiime immortal ancctlry.
Clad in impenetrable arm« .(
By yuLam forg'd, my lyre is ft rung
With fofter chords, my mufe more free
Vanden through PrnJut' humbler ways
In amiable fimpiicity :
UnUudy'd are her artlcf* lays ;
She »flc« no laurel for her brows;
Carclef* of ceiifure or of praife,
She hauntfi where tender myrtle growt;
Fonder of happinefs than fame, \ ' -• «
To the proud bay prefers the rofe.
Nor birtcrs plcafure for a name.
On nature's lap rccHn'd at cafe,
I liften to her heav'niy tongue,
1 rom her derive the pow'r to pleaTe,
Fium her receive th' harmorious time.
And what rhc godd< fs' makes my fong
In nnpremrditjted rhynte
Mellifluous fl<<w<, whtlft yoanir T^*J*'f%
( ul/d from th* Elyiian bluoni wf l^'^S^
Uw >*s fl«>w'r* irnni' rial round my lyre.
And fancy'« fportivc children bring,
From hloffom'd grove and lilird mead,
i rcfti lrav>raot chapters for my head.
'J he m> ft, though fufteft of the nine,
J'.mtrtpt^ nmfc of gaiety,
<>iK tu of hi*art-foft*ning melody.
Allures my ear with notca divine.
In my retreat Euterpt plays,
Whirc fcience, garlanued with flow*rs,
FnrapturM liften« tb her lays
Beneath the fliade of myrtle bow'ri.
fourth cj iftlc, Intituled, 'Tie Cutl rf Arifiippus, U addreficd to Akenfldc, io a ftrain ef oolted
rric; and contains fomc beautiful paflagts pregnant with the genuine fpirit of poetical co-
rn In dcfcri^in;» his poetical inauguration, in imitation of Horace, the lyric mufe warhK* with
native wildncft and free dom. The dovei covered Horace, as he tells us, with frefli leaves,
he was a child, and had fponed himfelf afleep near a wood. The Cati of ArifippmM i* not fo
The elves and fairies danced about him as he flumbered' under a bloomiAf havrthom , the
ngale neglcAcd her finging to make him a flowery couch ; the rcd-hreaft role it day-hreik
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ytf- THE LtFE OP COOPER.
to fnmllh film wlfh 1 pillow ol wildroTcii whik the bcci,witlimit dtAoTbing him, JllIcdUiM
lips with Ml) hoDCf.
Id thiTe Ef-filn, Coopir ii canlinuilly varyinK !>■• numbcn, ud conbining them in the eaioa
that ti man agrcialilc to the ear. But th>) urjr mclodf » only calcuUled for light Tabji.^!, lai
WouhLte ritliculous it employed to eiprcri ihe gnre or the fub'lme.
The Ftu'ir if HiTmtiy, hii neiE piincipa] poetical wDik, ii cvidcDtlj comporeJ in imi-jri.tK
" AkenlJde't Pleifucei of Imi^Inition," wiChaut riSng lo the krue da^.irc of merit. It iW-:^
with tJie IenliineiH4 of Shjftfbuiy. not virj perfpituoiiQy eipnlTcd. H'» F'i/rn t/SMf!r»i*t
pccfarmsnce 01 cotiGderable (xctlUocc. Tlie fcene at tbc viCon nlufpoC^d on ihc baulucif-jt
.^vui, wlicrc Sfaaklpcare i* imerfEil. Jfjmy. nlia ii cmployi^d io dttking his grave nlth Uunrs
nbile ihc Umeoti higdcith, t^fei Dp the imagiuirj beitigi inlroduceil hy tthalcrpeare in ht> dniu,
at Arid, Prtffrra, Caliiat, the fiiriii., wltiba, and gi^i ,- after which, the fun banirhing &/■■;*>
End hii liruDis, he cnntludci the poeia witli tu addrefi apparetul; rniprc-per, lo the " iixOr
I chancrcr> of the br^o," to gife wealth, hoaour, and lenown, Eo f>thc:r^ but to give hifr. taea
with tach innoccDce a> it attjinnblc by □>»□, and to teach him fc If- know! edge. It i> wrUtcn in il-
tcnute thime. hke the '■ Slegj ia a Cauairy Chnfch-yard," which probably eicltcd hii enmla:".
and tirgcd liii fancy a lilile, thouj-h ihc puncuUi quitilf of the f^bj^A has prevented uiy icir.ul-
able imitation of it. The iniioiliidliiry ilaozij, among many othcn, arc hratiiifully difcn^t^n,
the eipicllioa ii apt and c[rgui|, and the vcififiutiuD ihruDghout fiowt with an agrecaU: idlif
The admireri of Coiplo and elcgsni poetry are obliged to Cuoper for btinging ihein ai.qiuiii^
with the S«'g U ifiRifirjM, infcrtcd io hi* Laim h t^Jli. I'hc FjUht'i Advitt r« U, 5>. i > be
iuiitalioti of it, and it perhip« tlie iao.1 popular of hit perfurBaiico. Hii Crnim a/ CreM JiJm
hnathct Ihe aeuBinc /pint of libtrtj aod pBttry. Hi» Smgi are ()>rightly aud ctej-ant.
Hii vetfion of the *'.r F,ti of hr* fayourlw Greifct ha- the elejance, delicate raillery, playf"'*^''
»Dd giaee, ai the Driglnal in a high degree, ihiipocm hai been lon{ admired Bai<u>^ thtnud
el<gant of the mock heroin. It h]< not the difpiily and flrong (arire of the ■■ Lutjiii," i
lich iniPenrioii of llii " Ripe of il.e Loct," but ii diftin({ui[hcd by its lighlneA, K^'tiy. ai
Cieffel wa. bted a Jcfui! ; but hii wit procuiLd hii dilraiffi'm Irom the f.iciety. Hi» /'rrfr-
dipeSno pardon from the convent, being a fatire againll nuiineriei. The ftory of ibe poena
bticUy thit ; fir-Firl wv. a parrot btlilngiog' U the nuni of the viRlatlon at Kivctt, and a {rnc
favourite with the whole Clleriiood. The youtig navicei ticaitd him with fugar plumbi and !»»■
biin> , the molbiri taught him Aw Miriai wid Paler NoHcri i Jioin whi^h he profited fo aiU.
that hit faioc Iprcad to a QAcrhood at Haniiii, the nuni of «hich fcnt an eitncll nrijodl ita
ihb edifyini! bird roijsht bt perluitted to 'f^' Uiem a vilit. He ii accrdiirgly fcnt to ibci
by the Loire ; but during the voy^gf:, having (or hit fellow paffi-n^eri two or ihree dtagoou
and ether ci'inpany of that fl4nip, be utifuituiuicly forget) all the pious afpiiaiioni of tl:
eonvini, and Icarai the reprobate language of hi* rew cmpainon-i in which, to (heir ici-
nite furprifc and difippoirtment, lie accuUi the nuni of N^ntei, who are Drucfc with bom
at hi» gractlefi convtrlaiion,. fo diirsi\it| iiofn.^tMt th^y were laimht to eipeS, and fjnd fc™
back indilgrace lo Nevin. where ihe'obaof;* hi Vu mintMri eiciiti eijual aAonifbtiiem. P«*
fir^fBt it condemned to a pencteiitiaiy cell anil bread and water, till hi> fmlt is ruppofedtobe
aipiaicdj but, <>n the day sppoinied for hiii i,:|!)()rjtion (r> favour, the joy and alT.dlion d'^t
younger nuni lead rhem to [tail him fu profuliiy with fweetmeiti and other good ihiogi, thai be
^ lijUallK hilkd with kii dii<.|j.
Sijch it the outline of the tile, to whjch GrelTcC ha« given infinite fpirit. by having tbrovR i'
niuih ofcharaftiT into (hi- portriit of hi! hero, who ippeari in the fir.l patt a novice, iniioaBi,t.J
demure, and. af:cr hi> iraiittoimaiion, a lively take, ^d petite mail ic, Ptrbap* he would have i~U
)iii Qory mnie neatly, hid he concluib:d ic with thf ufival of hit hctu at Hit lei.
Another v:rfi..i^ of fw fi-f, in hproic yerff, w»^ primed in 175J. 410, the produAioa of tbe
l^amad and ingeniout lit. Gcddci, who Ikpci* tiqi that it had been picviotdly tnnllaieJ b|
P"!^^! io (^ V'CCI^lf ud wW q^UUCI tit Oa oti^^uL The feUarci q( the poem >n ffitVf'Ef
THE LIFE OF COOPKR. fjg
rendered by Dr. Geddcs; but the verfe i% not fir.:ihcil \Aith fufficient care, tnd we mift in it th«
charm which cn^^agtd uh in reitiin^ Gr< flirt and Cooper.
** I am gaJ/' (ay^ Gray, *' in • ne »f hit letters to Dr. Wharton, ** you have had any pleafure io
GrifTcc , he fccnio to mc a trulv elegant anU charmifg writer, rhc ** Mechanc" is the bcfi co«
inrd) I ever read ; his '* Edward*' * could fcarcc ^et through it i» puerile, thtugh there are good
lines, lif.wevrr, you are to confider this i* a collc<5lion made up by the Ducch bookfclter»^ MaAf
thinj^ft uiidoinied or written i.) his youth, or dcii,;Ocd not for the world, but to make hit fncndi
lau^'h, as the" Lutrin Vivant," &c ; bu? then there are the frr y^rt, the ** Epillle to P. Bougeant,
the Chartreufc," that to his fiOer, an " Ode on his Country,*' another oo ** Mediocrity,*' and the
•* Jiidnti," ano her comedy, all which have great beauties.'
In eftiii ating the peculiar merit of Cooper at an imiutor of Greffct, &c it may be reafonably doubt-
ed whether it be eli^ihle to imitate the French in an arbitra ry difpofition of rhyme, to which the
tii<ficncr« of their language for better poetry feems to have reduced them, when that is not the cafe
ill ours. Imitation fcems fcarcely to merit attention fur its own f;ike, but for the contingency of
fome improvement tlut may relult from it. And if thofe modet of rhyme adapted fo fportiTe and
Camiliar lubjci^ti, and long cftaMiflied by the ule of good writert in our own language, flsall be at
leaO full as applicable to every purpofe for which thit freedcm of rhyme and didion it deHgnedy
the iutrodudioii of it will be ulcUft at the beft, though it (hould not fthdly fubjed the introducer
Co Qtiintiluii's imputation of the /riv0U im parvU jaeiantl^. Butler, Prior, and Green, have abun«
dantly dcmrnftrated our (hort meafuret of eight fyllablet in Cngic, and of nine in double rhyme^
(bifidei the En^lilh Anacreontic of Seven) te be well adapted to fubjedt of humoar and plea*
fantry, and to be capable of comprifing much wit, and many beauties, in didion of equal eafe
and vivacity. Ir.dced, a* C'opcr has infufcd an equal proportion of wi: and of original concep*
tion^, in equally happy exprcfliou, into hi» RpifiUt, &c. it may fcrvc in fome meafure to recencile
us tu he arbitrary return an>! fnquent fainciicis of niany <>f hi^ rhy i>e« which read too profaically.
and rather like pin nrr.cfet. But where fcch fprciet of novdty \y pr<dicated, at the principal re*
comnund.ition <'f a work, it-* app!.<ule will probably be limited to t' c admirers of that cafy Frcndi
poetry, which hdi been thought by fome ot our h<*ft critics too frothy and fpiritlcli*
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THE TVORKS OF COOPER.
EPISTLES TO HIS FRIENDS IN TOWN,
FROM ARISnPPUS IN RETIREMENT.
ADTIRTIStMENT.
TiiK rpccirs of poetry, io which the followiag epiftles are written, his been ufed with gmt foccelf'
among the Trench, by Chapellc, Chaolieu, La Fare, Greflet, Madame Deflioalicrei, and ochera^
but I do not remember to have fcen it before in the £ngli(h language. The unconfined retuiD of
the rhyme*, and eaGnefi of the di^on, feem pecuIiarlT adaptea to epiftolary compofitioofw The
author prcfcfTcdiy imitates the general manner of the aboTementioned writert, but be is mure par-
ticularly obliged to GrelTct, for two or three hints in hit performance, which he haa acknowledged
in the marji^inal no:e&. The reader will not Ibfget, that tbcfc four epilUet were written origui&ljf
under a fiditioui charader.
EPISTI^ I.
Till REIEEAT OP ARISTIPPUS.
To his Grace tie DnJke of* **•••.
Je vou" livre mes reverie*
<)uc quilques verirc^ hardies,
Vicnuct hbrement mclangcr. GatsstT.
Seized with the rage of bctn)^ great
In courtk, my lord, let others lead
(Fxchaoging ha*-pinef)i for ftate),
The crowd of tlnfrl'd (laves, who tread'
The miry miniOerial road
1\> modem honour'* dark abode,
Where dwell th* high vulgar of the town,
Which England's common courtefft
To niike bad fellowfhip go down,
Politely calls good company.
Kem< te from politics and ftrife.
From the dull fon« of bu«*fieft free,
Unfc'ter*d by domcftic life.
To letter*d eafe a votary,
I ipend ahemately my hours
Twixt Epicurus' myrtle how'n
And Acadcmus* palmy grove,
Happy, from Seine's meindring Ihoret,
Where pohih'd pleafures ever rove,
n*he firtt to bring the Thefpian
To play to fcience and to love
On Cyprian pipes in Bridfli fliadet.
No IcTcf s here attend his gnct|
My lording cv'ry uom w afr|
Nor o£Rce^]erks with bufy face.
To make fools wonder as they pafii,
Whifper dull nothings in his ear,
*Bout fome rogue borough-monger thei^'
The welUbred infipidity
Of town affemblies ne*er is heard.
And candidates for prelacy,
That fable, fupple, bowing herd.
This filcnt territory fly ;
For bilhopf ics are feldom found
In realms of fcientific ground.
No doAor*s medicinal wig, .
No titled beggar's fuppliant knee.
No alderman with knighthood big
And newly purcha«*d pedigree,
No voltures of the human race
From Temple or from LincolnVIflb^'
No pfeudo-patrioc out of place.
Nor venal fenator that's in,
DiOurb this amiable retreat;
Only a mufe. a love, or grace.
In thi« calm fenate have a feac
Such reprefentafivr« are free.
No mnfe has lately been at court.
Nor are the graces better for't ;
Nor have the love's feptennially,
A borough int'reft to fupport,
Mortgug'd their healths or property.
Led by unerring nature's voice,
I haunt retirement's filent (hade,
Contentmrot's humble lot and chotcci'
Wherv on the viofly fopha laid.
n*
THE WORKS O
J itt, ihrough tnot(HipIa[lon*» tyr.
The whxtc-winji'd ihcnih in' ctnci,
Each blefljne of her natiir iky
To fympi'hrtic hfirli Jifpenft.
Hw, uritcb»ucl.'<lhTri'"riou.«[,
On«l li*'UK teiRi» >" <*'ry P>'ti
Both when rcrulgrur ri'aii'- buai
In high mtriiliaD Qi|ifDiiour ct. uri.
Ai)d whtn f jlr Ctnthii't maidco gleam
O'er itiKl" " fi'"" ""nlle ihrinct.
The nili»ri oCthf neiehh'ring grnve
Their nniitialt chinni on Tcrnal (prijrt ;
tlntiDgl)! hj Ovid how [o l"Te.
True piffion mnduWi thtir U;^
From no Propenini' polifti'd ft win.
The IiDDet.rDrmiheriernp'rjtc noIc|
From no 1'ibuJlii< leirnt rn pimrn
The wtdnw'd 'ur>]c'> fiiihrul ihroat.
Z>ch feather'd libcriinc of iir,
GiT <• Ciiulliit. loni and litii;! :
Free it the I'eiin (»gc from rjrc,
Till goldfinch ctipi hit gilded wingi.
And woOi W> female to repair
To Ihiiiy gra«n and cy Hal fprlnp.
Here b1cr>'d with frecdnm md conlenft
Unl»u(t^t by deviou. ih.ught lu fljay
ThrnaRh fancy'i viGnnary way,
Thefclytvan birdt of rcmimenl
VarbU 'he diaiici nS the heait
UniiKcrropled u ihcy flaw.
Unmeafur'd by ihe rulct of art.
No* ftrungly high now fweitly low.
Snrh Icenei ihe gund hue e«cr Ini'd,
•llie great baxe ToughT, the wife afprsi'di
Here legillaibii plann'd of >iU
The pandedi of immortil law> ;
And mighty chirfi atid hcroei bold,
Withdrawn ftero popular ippliufc;,
Firft having left iheir counirle- free
prom favigc and froni human peOlj
Oaln'd a more glorious »ii9ory
O'er ihe fort* lyratit* of (heir breaSi
Methiiiki, I heai fome courtict fay,
" Socli <hinn> id-al lit agree
•■ With nodFm^t'd gcucihtyi
" For n ■w the wiity, g'cat, and gay,
■< Think what fa charm- ynr rural fctif:,
•> Only a elown'ifit reBdcDce.
■■ Informer d^ys a country life,
" For fo timt-hnnour'd pnct' fitig,
" Free from aniie-y and (!rift.
•■ Wu blandilh'd by prrpftp:!! IprinfT.
» There the fwcct grates kept ihei' coort,
■' The nymplis, thr fau'ii an i dljadi play'Ji
•■ Thither the Riufri would refrirl,
•• Apollo lov'd the fylvan ftude.
>■ llic gndi and beroc owij'il a pjl&ia
■■ For wlici and daughieti of <be 1 ' aim,
•* And her>inc<. wliilS 't»u the talhiun.
• Ridotto'd 8n the lural pUini.
■■ The Tquitei were iJien of hcaVnly race,
" The pirfon- filbionable too.
"Yo«i:gHcr.
■• Venu.
e folk, oi
F C O O P E [t.
rhr g"d' and heroef •re no mare,
Whndane'd to rurat minarvtry,
Deffted arr thcfr Tad abodn
Br mndcin 'tamo of mnri^i mike,
■■ Aiidprer> who tank not uriih fuch godii
" I h*II loUtary IrauforfaLc.
Fornnw 'its i|uiif Biuittur caCc,
I he inuntiy wra i a ilUF'ri nt Im*.
Whe.. fomf'ime. (oh ihr crat\ Lfflt)-
rhilhei hiT larlyfhip ii fenc,
A> SnI thrnugh I'aurut mouDta rhe B^,
Or Ocorgc prornmici his parliament,
Hci bciii'toui b''fim h('a*e> ■ Ggb,
P'Tc monlhi in ruflic baaiftuncot.
ThitI
o Vifco
ini: col nel* come,
" Uu'l ii <he niiiGc (if the eT'>Tf,
:ded fadi) ihe nicad'iw'i bloom.
erdanl copfc may take the birdi,
•* Tbf breach <*f ninrn and eve^'ing's dc*
" To hleiiiiig fl-rk' and lowing herd*
" Be plcdfinl and be wh' Irrome too;
" B>.< how can thefe ^'tia out of oatnre)
** Havt (harms lor any htitnan crcatiire r*
Such are the feDtimenl*, I own,
OF lit (hat lixv loiierinf: race,
Krom daily uflier> to hia fcraee,
Wl.a METrr Ua*e the gtiili; town ;
But in the parlieut of the cuutt.
By knaiet are fpanitl'd up and doWD,
Tu fetch lod carry tach repaii.
Far other iaiigc arife
To thole who inward turn (heir eye!
Tn view th' inhatutanu of mitid :
Whcif lolirude'* calm voi'ri« find
Of knowledge ih' innhaufled prize |
And truth, immortal truth beftows.
Clad in cihctial robe, of lif-ht.
Pur. an the Bakr. uf falling flKiwl,
Untnvied UHrtpt'.i'd deli|[lii.
Ou nic
The i
■,iua
Scifnceoftftct- my company.
ha:\ (ancy'i chHdrcn are my fiicndjb
a rt bicf d wiib indcpcn.icDt »|e,
I Wk with pity on the grrat.
For whn, ihat with cnj-iyaicni feea
X hi. patBi,
And littT
iuvrt a'
.ndin« nigh. ^
Or fiindl
hoY'ring .•■er hi. head.
To «ing
liii .i,d.-
s .hroueh tb< Osj.
wbiin s.
arhli.i^ n
«f<-.r'undhirolhed
Svr.e. ft.
th on Pim^iffu. blow,
W,.uiJ ■*
fll ihcf.-
horny path, to ircad,
Which 11
r-h^ni.
iVf.and
. 1.. my a
ni.niet^ mil J know.
nciiloi. and HeaT'Q.
Tome.
c hippicr lot ii E"»"o,
In calm
time to fpend
With far
far bene
con,pany.
Than.h
te who 0
n the court attend
tn hnnourjble drudgery.
Winiori and llaielmen of old Rone
Dniy -iblcrie luy le*ee day.
And wiu from poliih'd AthcQi canet
OcuCoDil dc<ou> tP ^y.
1
P o
V^th me grett PUto often koUi
t^ifcuurfe ti^on immortal |>ow*rs«
And Artie Xon« phnn uifolds
Rich hon'*y from Lyc^unrsflowVt;
Cxfar and I ullr (>ftcii dine,
Anacrc- n ranihlco in my grove,
Swe< t II trace drink* Falernian winCi
Catuilu<« inake« on hajrcocko love.
With thcle, and fomt* akin m tliefe,
The livin^r frw who grace our dayti
I live in literary cafe.
My ihict dtl.^ht their tafte to pleaie
With ioft And uoaff «ftcd layi«
Thu«, t.) each vot'ry's wi(h, kind fate
DiviiU-s the world with equal line.
She bidt ambi.ion, care, and (latr,
Be the h'.^'n portion of the great,
PcawO} frtcndlhip, love, and bli(s be mtne.
EPISTLE II.
THt TEUr£R or ARlSTlfPOt*
TO LADT ♦•§•«•♦.
Quo me cur.quc rapit Tempcftma deferor hofpes.
Ho&AT.
!'▼£ oft, M.lilTi, heard you fay,
•* '11." w-.rl i . burvc- I never wcM
•* Am ^ly v'l ^'liomy or fL-vcrc,
•* 1 'i r I "lihtutionaliy gay,
•' U'hf i.V. r dark cl.'uu ohfcurc the flcjr,
•' Or I'i <r'Mi- i^;!. «. the face ot day,
** In p t . lirv.'* rrur p'uloiophy
•' 1 J r the .vinjic'd year* away.*'
Ir: i:.' >. 't.H t: e, tiie lium^n icufc
I« fii. J V.1 '. to l.niic-, ur icar^,
To 1 A(...jv y'id^r^or trcni'iling fcari,
•• Vy iv'r) Ikyty ii.fluLncc.*'
r.:n.. .vo::-iikc th:ir I .ul* agree
\Vi:h all 'her hi-.ir and all rhty feC|
Or, as (>v.e iiiftiunienr refoundi,
A:i )'iitr'» tivilon < f fournl*,
Thrir mutaiiir con)}'!(.iiuis carry
The iL.t.l»* of a- jjtr, \u^p^, ai d joy |
Jaft a* the I.o'k* arouf^^ 'cm vary,
l*.cjLjre* «!t 1: O-t, or pauM auLoy.
But I. by y'l-ui f ilii*. mo d,
L.: the wilt Call n hupp) fvlljr,
iduce from tv'-y cvii jjood,
AndraptiTi- e\n frc.ni nirlancholya
\Vh( n 1-1 t!.: liitnt midnight grovc,
Swj ct P il nivila fwclU htr !hroat
Witli tfcniul ,u« and plaintive note,
ExpuiFive vf dilaltVo it love.
1 with the pcnfive pLafuret dwell.
An. I in thiir calm frqiielU'r'd cell,
1-illco with r>pturous dc'iii:ht
To I e l(»:t loiiglUr of the night.
Here i\ho, in hrr nu ffy cave,
Syi':|>^ iv.. !'>.•% to the loVe-lorn loAg,
\v »i !iU« till v(Kal r«u'k amon^.
Vr.i.ii )• rjtiv-rriiklir.g waters lave
*1 he oak lrii>^M ni'U.itain*'* hMry broW|
>Viivic llrcaiutj uu»ud io tltc V4lC|
O V prbbled beds lo^ieknt (loW«
'I^in*d to the fad melotliout talc
In murmurs q.ieruloufly flttw.
And, whil'^ immcrs'd in thougbt I tiCi
From a^es pall and realo«ft unifeeo.
There movr s before the mental eye
The pleaOng melancholy fcene
or nymphs an ! youth* unfortunate,
WJAofc fame (haU Iprcad from (bore to
Pfvferv'd by bardt from death and fate.
Till 'imc itielf (hall be no more. •
f hun, not by black mifanthropy
Impelled, to caves or rocks I fly ;
But when, by chance or humour led.
My w:tnd'ring feet thofc regions tread,
i aut(ht by philofi^phy fo fweet
To fhun rhr fcllowibip of care.
Far from th- world I go to meet
Such pleafurc^ as inhabit there.
With rebel -will I ue'er oppod
The rtsrrent of my delliny.
But, pliant 34 the torrent flow^
Receive my courfc implicitly.
As, from fome (haded river's iide
If chance a tender * oii;:r*8 b.^nwn,
SuhjeA to the controuling tide,
rh* obedient (hrub is carried down*
Awhile it floats upon the ftreams,
By whirlpools now is forc'd below,
^Then mounts again where Titan** b<a(B%
Upon the (hining waters glow.
Sweet flow'ry vales ir paiTes by,
Cirie*, and folitudes by turns.
Or where a dreary delart burna
In forrowful obfcuriry.
For many a league the wmnd'rer*a bofoe,
By foreft, wood, mead, maancain, pUia^
'Till, carried never to return,
* rik buried in the boondicfs niaio*
Thus Aridippus forms his plan ;
1 0 ev*ry change of limes and fates
His temper he a 'ciunmodatca ;
Not where he will, but where he ciii|
A daily blifs he cclebratet.
An ofijr on the ftream of time,
1 his philofophic wanderer
Float nig through cv*iy piece and cltmei
Finds lu-^e peculiar blcuing there.
Where e'er the winding current ilraye
By profpVou* mount or adverlie plaiOa
He'll fport, till all his jocund daya
Are loft in life's eternal main.
Let worldlings hunt fur happinefi
With pain, anxiety and (Irife,
Through ev'ry thorny path oif lile.
And ne'er th* ideal fair poflefsl
F r who, alas! their paffious fiend
The fleering image to purfuCi
Then Teives their own defigna ondo^
And in the means dcftroy the cod *,
Vi
m^
^ Steth* CUrtre$t/f 0/ Grtfd fi
pojf*%t is imUM:J. bat the fmh^
cati^M Is /iriJIip/iu u tbU amtktr\
Ws»«Imkv iMI
')?•
THE WORKS OF COOPER.
Bu: I B furcr clue have found,
Tn piiii. .tie i/ef the mMJ giound ;
Por knowiiij; lh»c thii deily
Mud mr roTc « liberty
Througl-, Taney's OTfloiHry rend,
1 Here r wifd.iro'i fcheroes cmi'loy
To find htt in one fii'd »bode,
But whtrt 1 meet her [ enjoy ;
And bring free fr'nn ttrife lod are,
Am fure M mcel hei cv'ry where.
EPISTLE 111.
D'lntrei font dn veri fii <lude
J'en fail pour mc deroinuyer. Gr
Saetim rupcrcilioui cinfari Tiy
" Hii youth ii wiining, 'tii nut lime
" For Ariflippui now with rhyme
" To while the ufelef« hour) «wiy,"
1 mifrht reply, I do no more
Than what my bctlen did before ;
That what at firQ my fancy led
Th[(idlebuliDer<topiirrue,
Still makuiue profecute .the trade,
Beraufe I've nothing elfe to doi
Bnt to the candid, ram, and you,
Abetler reafati I could gifc.
To wham a beilrr reafon't dne,
*niu in thefe mrafurct I convey
My gcDile ptccepti, how to li«.
Clearer than any other way,
Tor in the pow'n of poetry,
Wil, trtilh, and plealure biftided He.
In I
'efee
;ei-. f«,
A>, in Itilia') fertile
On the laaictree.irhilH bloflbmi
The lipen'd fruit" neSareou- grow.
Fed by warm fonf and frcfh'ning galei.
Dirineft an to niortali giv'n !
■By thee, the brave, the good, the wife,
The f»ir, the learn'd, and wHf y, rile
From earth'* dull fod, and people heav'n.
Nor fae'ttn ihee impiitcd blame,
That efcr-harking calumny.
And filthy -mil 01 h'd ohfccnity.
Have oft ofurp'd thy injor'd name !
Ala>; the dtopi which morning flieda
With dewy 6ngeT> on the mead-,
Thr piiik'n and (I'lct'i Inbea to fill,
Alike the nniioui juicei feed
Of deadly hemlock's poii'nout weed,
And give 'em fatal paw'r to kill!
Imag
Infi.
I'limmunal lineament!
ie fare,
ibility alTcnti.
The faireft feature i fiilion wean.
When moll like truth th' iochantreTt look),
A) IwcEt Narclfla'i Ihadc appear],
Id filent lakes and cryftal brooki.
So like the life, »c fcarccly kn^t*
Where laff to Ri our nav'ring lom,
%nether upon the form bcluw,
Oi ombc leal pyttipb above.
u(b,
,efBt.&:
Whilfi we the Ihadowy image trac
ai wave with longing eyet
ould you »(k me, why 1 ibtmlc.
Of all [he liurd'd rillerhood
: orPindui' wood.
The le^lt conCderable mufe.
- ■ ■■ fr«,
Whnfc humhie gLma unhveded blow,
to the Oiepbrrd's fmell mire fw«K
he loud epic found th' ilarmi
Ofdicadfulwar.and heroea fpiuog
From lome immortal anceflrr.
Clad in impenetrable arma
an foig'd, niy lyre is flraDg
With fofier chorda, my mure more free
WuidcTi through Pindus' hantbler wnt
liable limplicity :
Unftudy'd are hir artlcla laya,
" cl tor her ttixiw* ;
re or of praifc,
■e iccder mynle grawt;
Fonder of h^pinefa than fame
~a the rroud bay prefera the rofc.
Nor hartcn pleafure for a name.
I lidcn to her hcav'oly toogue.
From her derive the pow'r to pleaTe,
receive th' bartnonioua lioic,
( the goddefs tnalcca my loug
neditaied rhyme
Melli'fluout fiowi, whilll young deCrc
ull'd frum th' ElyCaD bloom at fpriog,
rew. flow'ft immortal round my lyre.
And fancy's fitortive children bring
Vom bloffom'd grove and Ulied mead,
relh fngrani chaplets for my head,
'he niofl, though foftea of the nine,
Euteipe, mufe of gaiety,
l^eec of hrart-foft'ning melody,
ar with notea dirinc,
i-uterpe playa.
e, gatlanJed with Baw'iL
Ren. to her layi
Beneath the fhadc of myrtle bow'rx
Tbii plcaCng territory lica
UnvlGlcd by common cyen.
Far from the prude's affe^ed Tpleco.
Or bigot'i furly godrmef),
'"here no cnqueitei, no jilta are fe«ii.
w folly-fclIerM fopi of drcfi ;
Par from the vulgar, hi([h, and low,
he pcnGon'd great man 'i litilcne^;
r ihEifc who, prone to Hav'ry, grow
Fit tooli of other* tyranny,
And, with a blind dcvniion, bow
To wooden bloel. of quality ;
Far from the land o( argutnent,
"Vhcre, deep within their murky ccTI^
Figaru and b bitted tropo are pent,
Aud thrcc-tegg'd fylogifm dwelU ;
F O E M 8.
777
Far from the bnbble-biowinjif race,
f The khoolnicn fubrle ami refin'd,
: Who fill the thick (kuU'n braitilcli fpace
With puflTj of theologic wind ;
( Aud all the grave pedantic train,
Whii.h fairy gc-nius longii to html
Hard witii a comment's iron chain.
But, vfWiia fuch drones are driv'n away,
Id my hclov d retreat remain
The lair, the witty, and the gay.
Here the foft patriarch of the loves,
Honey 'd Anacreon, with the dovet
Ot Venus flutt'riogo'er hit head
(Whilfl ivy-crowned hours around
The laughter- loving graces lead
In fporrivc ringietb to the found
Of Paphian flutes), the mule invites
To fcftivc day* and am*rou> nights.
Here tender Mofchus loves to rove
Along the meadow's ddify'd fide.
Under a cool and filent grove,
Whrrc brook* of dimpling waters glide.
Rapt in ccleOial ecftafy
Sappho, whom all the nine infphrc.
Varies her am'roufi melody.
The chords of whofe Idalian lyre,
A% changeful pafltons ebb or flow,
Struck with bold hand, now vibrate high.
Now, modulated to a figh.
Tremble raoik languifhmgiy low.
Horace, mild fage, rehf'd wirh cafe,
Vhefc precepts, whilft they counfel, pleafe,
Without the jargon ot thv- fchooU,
And fur-gown*d jiedant's bookilh rules,
Here keepA hi;* lov'd academy;
His art lu nicely he conceaU,
That wildcm on the bi-fom (leaU,
And men grow good inlenfibly.
From cool Valclula's hlied meads
Soft Petrarch, and hi« l<aura come.
And e'en great TafTo iometimes t'eads
Thefc flow'ry walk*, and cuiU the bloom
Of rural K'^^vei, where hercrcfort
Kach mule, each grace, beneath the (hade
Ot myrtle how'rk, in Iccrct play*d
With uf» Idalian paramour.
I r«mi lilvcr bcinc'> tranlparent flreams,
Vith rolrt. and with lilies crown'd.
Breathing the fame heart- eafing themes,
And tun'd in amicable found,
bwect bards, <if kindred fp>rit. blow
5(.ft Lydian notes on Gallic reeds.
Whole 1 'Ogs inftrt.cl us how to know
Truths fl.«w'rs from aflcd at ion's weeds*
Chapcllc leads up the t. itivc band;
I. a tarrc aud Chauliru, hand iu baud,
L luL' follow their poetic fire.
Hot with the Fcian grape and fire.
But hark ! at fweet a« weftem wind
Breathe* from the viMct's tragram beds.
When balmy dewi Aurora (beds,
(JrtfletS clear pipe, dit>in<$i behind,
^ymphonioully combines in one,
Hach former bard'» m^'llifluent tone.
CrcfTct ! ia whofc banngaioy Ycrk
The Indian bird (hall never die.
Though djath may perch on Ver- Vert's hearfe.
Fame's tongue immortal (hall rehearfc
His variable loquacity.
Nor wanting are there bards of Thames,
On rural reed young Surry plays.
And Waller woos the courtly dames
With gay and unaflVcted lay».
His carclcf* limbs iupinely laid
Beneath the plantain's leafy (hade.
Prior his eafy pipe a*, plies
To footh his jealou!( Cloe's breaft.
And even SacharifTa's eyes
To brighter Cloe's yield the prize
Of Venuo fouUbewitching ce(t.
Than thele much greater bards, I weeD,
Whenever chey will coodelceod
Th inferior mufes to attend,
Immortalize this humble fcene:
Shakfpcarc's and Drayton's fairy crews
In midnight revels gambol round.
And Pope's light fylphids fprinkke dews
Refre(hing on the magic ground.
Nor fdains the dryad train of yore.
And green-hatr'd naiads of the flood.
To join with fancy's younger brood,
Which brood the fweet enchantreis bore
To Britifh bardie in after timet,
Whofe fame (hall bloom in deathlefs rhyme^
Wht n Greece and Britain are no more.
Whilfl fuch the feafts of fan<y give,
Carelefs of what dull fages know,
Amidtl their banquets I will live.
And, pitying, look on pow'r below.
If dill the Cynic ceoior fays.
That Ariftippus* ufelefsdays
Pafs in melodious foolery,
'i'his u my lad apology :
•• Whatever has the pow*r to blcfs,
'* By living having learnt to prize,
** Since wildom will afTonl me lefs
" Than what from harmlefs follies rife,
^* 1 cannot fpare from happir>' >'•«
** A fiugle moment to be wife.*'
EPIi I'LE IV.
Tuz CALL or .\Risiirrus«
To Mark AhmfiJt, M. D.
AXAPir AE TIS nE<S»TICXlS
MfcWETXi nOIU.MA .
Odi Hair, Sitfbni.
O TRon, for whom the Britifh bays
Bloom in tkcfe unpoetic days,
Whofe early genius glow*d to follow
The arts through nature's ancient ways.
Twofold difciple of Apollo i
^hall Aridipput* eafy lays,
rrifle^t of phiiolbphic plcafure
Compos'd in literary leifare,
Afpire to gaiu thy deathlefn (*raife ?
If thy nice ear ifends the drains,
I'his carelefs b^rd of nature breathes
On Cyprian fluic in Albion's pUin»;
THE W0BK9 OF COOPER,
Andm
U>l iq\"
<"1.
le Cupidi, I
kiadicd alhci lie.
Wl..ta thiaugh the inck of endlcfs daj
Thy mufc flull, liiu: the bird of Ja«,
W.iijf to the lourrenS liifhlhtr Wiy,
And bnag Itom cluudlGfj rcslmi ibove,
Wheie iruth't [iriiphic diugtitcri glow,
Annthcr PlOlnot^)t^n r»y
To thi. hciiighicd glnbc beln»,
Mine, tike Cofi Cjlhetea'. dove,
Shill fondlr fouth th' allcnlivc e'ari
0( life'! way- wearied cniellen.
And, fiom the pailii of fancied woci,
L«ad 'em to the Tcrciif abode,
Wbere real Mifx and [Cil good
In fwe« fccurily repofc ;
Or, at the bik wiih matin Dotei.
To jouih't new vojagen, io fpring,
Al OVI.T head in aii (he floati,
Attendant on unruffled wing,
Warblce inartificial joy.
My niufe in leader aratni HiiU (ing
The (ealt of Venoi" winged boy,
Or how the nimble-Coo ted houn,
With the ibrec grace* knit in dance,
Pull'iw the guddef> Elegance
To Htbc'i CDiiit in Paphiin bow'rt
Nor let the foperciiioui wife.
And glootny font of melancholy.
Thefe unaffcactl tayi defpJc,
A> d.y-dreanii o( melodiuutfoUy.
Reafnn a luvelier afped wcara
The Cmilcs and mofet when between,
Thani
thel
■With beard pbilafoi*!
And vittue ninapt not in the tell
Where cloifter'd piidc and penanee i
Bai. in the chariot of the lorn.
She lriiun|ihi innocently ^ay,
Uriwn by the yok d liUlian dovei,
Vbiia young affeflioni lead the v
To the warm regioui of the beatt,
Whence felfilh ficndi of vice .te^art,
XJke fpci^rei at ih'aiprniih of day.
StoBld any infidel dcniand,
Who fneeit at our pnctie heav'n.
Whether from cidiniliou ginn
By prelatei of the rbefptiB land.
Or infpiFatioD frnm abuve
(Al nuidern MethodiQi derive
Their light from no divine alive],
I hold the great proiigalive
T' incerjiici (age Anacceon't writ.
Or glnfi npoD Catnlliu' wit.
Prophet! that heretofore were feet,
And finally require l-i fee
Credential! of my ctnbaiTy,
Before hii faith oald yield coofenC,
Coniinclng rcafoni I would give'
Finm a (lioit lale fcarce credible,
But jcl Bi uiK and fUulibIt
At fame which Catbolki bcL'c«,
Thai 1 waicalld by Jarc\ bcbdl
A I'aphlan and a [)elphian priett.
Once, when by Trent'i pellucid IkrCiSJ
In dayi of pritdiag itifancy.
Led by young wond ting ecflafy.
To view the ftm'i iti^i^geat bcanii,
Ai on the fportive wav» ihcj play'd.
Too far I negli);rntly ftiay'd.
The go4 of day bit lamp withdrew.
Evening her dulky mantle Ipttad,
And from her muifl'ned treffca fbitd
Kefrelhinj; diop^ of pearly dcvr.
Ciofe by the bsrdrri (tf m irocid.
Where an old ruin'd abbey Hood,
Fir from i fondling Dialhei't Ggkt,
With toil of cbildilb fport oppTcAi d.
My tender limbt funk dowo td reft
'Midi the dirk hurrori erf the nighc
A> Horace eift by fabled dovci
With fpring'i firlL leavei was miniUd o'e
A wand'rer from hii native groin,
A like regard the BriiiOi lotei
To me their future poet bore,
Nor left me guardianleft alone.
For though no nymph or faun appeai'd,
Nor piping fityr na> there heard.
And here the dryadi are unknown ;
Yet, nativei true of Enjf lifli K'oDndi
Sweet elvci and fiyi ia maaclu grreo.
By Oiephcrdi oft in moonlight (eco,
And dapper fairieidanc'd around.
The nighiingale, her love-lorn by
Neglcainii on the neighb'ring fpray,
Strrw'd with frclh fiew'ra my tufy Ui,
And, at the Srft >rpti>ach of nioin.
The rcd-btea'l fttipt the fragrant then
Un rofei wild to liy ray head.
t>7.
mgil.
> the]
B laid
'dhawth . . ,
n fportive beei, in myftic play,
I honey Ell'd my tittle lip*
Blent with each Iweci that scphjr Ufa
From Sau'trciip>iu balmy May.
bleft^d hone my bofosi glow'
y or f.ni
inTpir'd,
1 uriffcfled umfpon. fir'd,
from my tongue untutor'd flow'^
Id childhood'! inattentive dayi.
The lifping noiea of anlef, layu
Nit have thefe dear enchautnient* cew't^
Pot what in innocence began
with jocrealuig year! incre«**d.
And yimih't warm joy* now charm die lu
P<:rhap thui fondly -follet'd Same.
"' ^n when in dull my body'i la:d,
ill o'er the tomb prcfervc iti Came,
id glow within my fuiore (hade,
!hui, a> pDCithive agreed.
The foul, when from the body freed.
In t'other world confinei her blifa
Tn the fame joyi Aie loi'd in ihu,
■, whi n Ibe'i pafi d the liygiao Aoo4(
ghall, 'midA the ptviot dittft uf «)d,
I
k
I
■
p.
» O
Hie wUck Um filSiiK. tod the food,
(Orett namet ia dcathlefi archivet raU*4} *,
Scrike with a mt(ler*t mighty baod
TIky golden Yytc% profoundeft chordii
And fafcinate the kindred bind
With magic of poetic words.
Ravifh'd with thy mellifluent lay
Plato and Virgil (hall entwine
Of olive and the Maatuan bay
A never-fading crown for the«,
And leam'd Lucretiut fhall re(ign,
AmonfT the f H'weri of the nine,
Hi« philof'^phic dignity.
For though hit faithful pencil drew
Natnre*! external fymmetry,
Yet to the mind'- capacinut view,
That unconfin*d expatiates
O'er mighty NatutL*s wondVout wholep
Thy nicer Oroke dclincatet
The fider features of the foul.
And, whild the Thcban hard to thee
Shall yield the heart-elating lyre,
Horace (hall hear attentively
Thy finger touch hit fofter wire
To more familiar ham>ony.
Mean while !hy Ariflippus* (hade
Shall feek where fwect Anacreon plays,
Where Chapclle fpcnds his feftive dtyt,
Where lies the viiie>impurpled glade
By tuneful Chalieu vocal made.
Or where our SheuAoneS nxoffy cell.
Or where the fair Dcfliuulieres (Irayt,
Or HammoMd and Fuvillon dwell^
And (Jrcffrt's grnile 'pirit rovet
Surruui'drd by a group of loTcl
With rofcH crown d and afphodel.
L'-t the furr*d pedai t^ of the fchooTl,
In Icarnin>;N formidable fhow,
Full of wtfe faws and bo<^ki(h rules.
The mfajjre dupes of mifrry g*ow,
A lovelier do<$irine I profefs
Than their dull Icience can avow ;
All that belong*^ to happinef*
Their heads arc welcome (till to know,
My heart'* contented to polfefs.
For in fuft elegance and eafe,
Sf cure of living whilll 1 live,
F*ch momentary b.if* I feite.
Ere rhcfe warm faculties decay,
Thr fl*'ctinjf moment* to deceive
Of human life's allotted day.
And when th* invidious hand of time
By (Icalth (hall filver oVr my head,
Srili pleafurc's rofy walks 1*11 tread,
Still with the jocund mufes rhyme.
And haunt the green Idalian b<iw*n,
Vhilft wanton boys of Paphos* court
In myrtles hide my (taflffor fport.
And coif me. where I'm bald, with flow*rt.
Thus to each happy habit tmt,
Preferring happincf« to pow'r,
Wdl Ariftippus e'en purfue
I.ife*s comf<»rts to the lated hottr^
Till age (the only malady
Which thou and med*ctne eanaolciir^
Yet what all covet to endure)
IMS >»
This inoocent vokiptiiVf
Shall, frnm the laag ha and gracai hettt
With lare and lenient change rcnaove.
To regions of Elyfiaa air.
Where (hades of mortal pleaiiires rovCf
DeHiu'd, without alloy, to (hare
Eternal joys of mutual love,
Which trao(icor)' were above. ^
A SONO.
Deab Chloe what means this difdaiia,
Which blads each endeavour to pleafe t
Though ferry, I'm free from all p4o«
Save love, I *m free from difcafe.
No graces my manfi-*n have fled,
No mulVs have broken my lyre;
I'he lovch frolic (lill round my bed.
And laughter is cheer'd at my fire>
To none have I ever been cold.
All be.iuties in vogi^ I'm among |
Tve appetite e'en fr>r the old,
And fpirit enough for the young*
Believe me, fweet girl, I fpeak tmei
Or elfe put my love to the teft ;
Some orliers have doubted like you.
Like them do you blefs and be bieft*
AN EPIStLB
raoM TBt KING ov raussiA TO HowtlttTt
voLTAiat. 1757.
VoLTAiaa. believe me, m-ere I now
In private life's calm ftation placed,
i.et heav*n for nacure'i waot« allow.
With cold indi(rrence would 1 view
Departing fortune's winged hafte.
And laugh at her caprice like you.
Th' infipid farce of tedious (kate,
Itiprrial duty's real weight.
The faithlef» courtier's Aipple bow^
The fickle multitude's carefs.
And the great vulgar's littleneiis
By long exp'.rience well I know ;
And, thou|i>h a prince and poet borilf
Vain biaodifliments of glory icoro.
For when therutblefsmearsof iiate
Have cut my life's precarious thread,
And rank'd me with th* tmconfcions dcad|
What wil't avail that 1 was great.
Or that th' unceruin tongve of hmt
In mem'ry't temple chaunts my namef
One blifsful moment whilft we Uve
Weighs more than ages of renown i
What then do potentates receive
Of good, peculiar to their own I
Sweet eaie and unafie^ed joy,
Domeftic peace, and fportive pleilbrei
The regal throne and palace iy.
And, bnm for liberty, prefer
S'.ft filent fcenes of lovely letfnre.
To what we monarch* buy io dear*
llic thorny pomp of fceptcr'd can «
THE WORKS OF COOPER.
Mf pain or hlifs Ihill neVr drpcnJ
Dn fickle fottunt't carnal Bight,
For. whether Ibe't my Tdc ur friend.
In calm repore I'll pub the nigbt ;
And ne'er b]t wacchCul huma^ own
I court bcr (mile, or fear brr frown.
Bui from our ftation* we derive
Unerring preeepii how lo liie,
And ceriain deeds each rank call) forth.
By nhich it mcafuT'd human worth.
Voluire, wiihiii hi. pri»Pl= cell.
In realmi where ancient hoDcftj
It patrimonial propcrr^.
And ficred freedom loyes to dwell,
May give up all hi» peaceful mind,
Guided by Plato't dealhl.f, pigc,
In filcnt fuliTude rellgn'd
To the mitd vtrtou of a %e ;
But 1,'gainU whom wild whirlwind* wage
Mull be, lo fate ibr trmpefl't rage,
lo thought, in life, in dcith, a hmg.
A HYMN TO HEALTH.
BwtiT BithefrigTint breath of genial May,
Come, fair Hjgeia, gitddefi heav'nly born,
More lovely than the liin'i returning rsy,
To oiirihetn regioni, at the half year's morn.
Wiere Ihall 1 feck thee i in the wh"ler'>mc grot.
Where tolnpenDCe her fcaniy meal enjoyi f
Or peace ti.iiWnled with her humble Int.
Beneath her thaich th' inclement blaft dcfin i
Swept troni each Bow'e that fipi the moroiog
dew,
Thy winK hofprinklei all the (cenei around ;
Where'er thou fly'ft the blQlTomi blufti anew.
And purple vi'leti paint the hallow'd ground.
Thy prcfence renovated nature (bowi,
By thee each fhnib with varied hue ii dy'd,
£ich tulip with rcdovhied luflre glow<,
And all creation fmitci with fiow'rj pride.
But in thy abfente }ay ii felt nn more.
The landfcapc wither'd e'en in fpring appean.
The morn low'nom'noiit o'er the dulky Ibore,
And evening funi fel half eitinA i> tciri.
Ruthlefi difcar<: afcendi, when thou ut gone
Prom the dark legioni of th' abyfi below.
With pcflilecce, the guardiin of her throne,
Breathing cuAIigion from the rcaltna ut woe.
In Tain her citron gr(>Tf4 Italia bnafla.
Or Po the biirarn of hii weeping ireei;
In vafci Arabia'! iromi'ic coafti
Tinfiure the opisiam of the palling breeie.
Mo whold'ome fpeets impregn the weflccn gale.
But Doiiuui Qench edul'd by Icurching heat,
Whffe gafiiing /wains the pnu'noui air inhale
That auMdiSiii'd a-mcditioaJtocct.
Me. abje^ mc, with pate difcafe ttpfitUl
Heal with the balm of ihj prolific bra
Rekindle Ufe within my clay-coU breal.
And (hidd my youth from cackcv^vi
dtatli.
Then on the ncrdanl turf, thy f«»'rite bi
RcllDr'd luthee a vot2iy I 'U come.
Grateful to offer to thy pow't divine.
ILacb t^rb that grofvi rouod Jliffiibini*r
nymph that I tov'd wa« m checifbl s
asfweet )• the blufTomiagluwibatni
temper was fmootfa u the down m ll
bi.r face was ■( fiir M the molbei't
ugh mild a> thepleiTantefl sephyrthi
reciiwi gentle odours from violet be
warm in affeaion u Phcebmat norta,
as (hafte as the filver-wbitc bcun
nd wai nnfullied u new fallen-riui
lively at tints of young Iris's bow,
I at the ruck, aud aa calm as the Si
the pcace-loTiDg halcjou depti
lough ber'i to collcA, it ivas nuoe I
THE GENIUS OF BRITAIN,
WILLIAM PITT, ESC^.
D THOD ordiin'J at length by pitying hu
To five from ruin a Jcclinitif^ llkte ;
Adom'd with all the fcientific florc
Which bloom'J an Roman nr Athenian Ibi
Ac whufe command out pallion* fall or liJi
Breathe anger's menace*, or pity'a fight,
Whofc brealt (O never let die flame expire
Glows ardent wiik the patriot'! Tacred fire-.
Attend the bard, who fcoma the tciuI lay^
Which fervile flatt'ry fpsrioiu greaiueft paj
Whofe Britilh fpiric cmuliting thine.
Could ne'er burn incenfe at corrupeiso'i Ar
Who far from ec-urtj maintaiiis fupcrior ftai
And thioki that to be &ee ii to be great ;
Carelcf* of pride's imperial fmile or frown,
A (ricud Co itll maijijnd, but Ibve u oom;
F O B M S.
781
I AboTe tefliptation, and nnawM hf pow'r,*
* Plea»*d with hit prcl'ent lot, oor wifiiet more,
Save that kind heaven would one hleU'dbooa be«
ftow, [know.
Which nionarchs cannor granr, or courtiers
From each low view of felfifli fadioos free,
: To think, to fpeak, to live, O Pitt, like thee.
As late o*er BritamV chalky coafb
The gi niu» ot the iflaod flew.
The venal fwarm of foreign hoftt *
InploriouA bafking in his view.
Deep in hi« bread he felt the new difgracr.
And honed blu(he« warm'd hit godlike face.
Quick fla(h*d the lightening of hit fpear
Which blafted France on Crtify* field.
He wheel d the biasing fword in air,
And on his (houlderk fpread the ibield.
As when oVr Agincouit*« bhod- purpled lands.
Pale terror dalk d through all the oidlic bands.
Soon as he cad his eyes below,
Deep hcavM the fynipathetic figh.
Sudden the tears uf anguidi flow.
For fore he felt th* indignity ;
r)ircordant paflions fliook hit hea«*nly frame.
Now horror'ft damp, now indignation't flame.
•
Ah ! what avails, he cry'd. the blood
Shed by each patriot band of yore,
"When freedom's unpaid legions ttiMid
Prntt Aors of thi> fia-girt fliore,
When ancient wifdom deemM each Britidi fwnrd
Itom hi dilc pow*r could guard its valiant lord.
What thoufih the Daniih raven fpread
Awhile his wings o'er £ngh(h ground,
1 he bird of prey funereal fled
When Alfred callM his peers arovnd,
Whofe flrrt4 triiin>phanr riding on the flood,
l>cc p dainM each chaiky cliff with Denmark's
blood.
Alfred on natives could depend.
And fcorn'd a foreign foicc t* cirploy,
lie thou^nt, uho rar d not to delcnd
Were never worth) to enjoy ; [one.
Thr rralm\ and monarch's int red deem*d but
AL>d arm*d hik fuljcCts to maintain (heir own.
What thou>;h weak J .hn's divided reign
'1 h« (Jallic Irgion* tempted o'er,
Wht n Hf nr\ 's baron« j«nn'd again,
rhofc f. a hcr'd wariiors left the ihore;
I cam, Britof?, hence, you want no foreign fnendt,
I'hc lion's lafcty on himfelf depends.
R( fled on F.dward't gloriout name ;
On my flftn Htnry't martial deedt;
Think on ihofc pcci-« of deathleft fame
Who met Uu ir kmg on Fhamet't meadt.
When fov'rri^^n nuj^htacknowledg'drcafon'tplea,
'i hai Hcav'u created ma.) for liberty.
* Six tbomfund JdtgiMu mf9rt€d U fnU& tb'u \ Sat, dckred objed of my broken heart,
/]^uv// / .' .'^ Mud we, for e'er, like foul and body parti
Though Rome*t fell daf malignant Ihone,
' When great Eliza rol'd thit date.
On Knglifli hearts the plac'd her throne.
And in their happinefs her fate.
While blacker than the teropeds of the north.
The Papal tyrant fent his curfes forth.
Lo ! where my Tharaes's waters glide
At great Auguda's regal feet,
Bearing on each returning tide
From didant realms a golden fleet,
Which homeward wafts the fruits of ev'ry zone.
And makes the wealth of all the world your owB«
Shall on his filver waves be borne
Of armed flaves a venal crew ?
1^0 ! the old god denotes his fcorn,
And diudders at th* unufual view,
Down to hit deeped cave retires to mourn.
And tears indignant bathe his crydal om«
O ! how can vaflals bom to bear
The galling weight of flav*ry*s chain,
A patriot*t> noble ardour fliare.
Or freedom's facrcd caufe maiotaio ?
Britons exert your own unconquer'd might,
A freeman bed defends a freeman's right.
Look back on every deathlefs deed
Ft)r which your fires recorded dand;
To battle let your nobles lead
The fons of toil, a hardy band ; •
The fword on each rousfh pealant's rhigh he worn.
And war's green wreathstbe diepherd'aCrootadonu
But fee, upon his utmod fliores
America's fad genius lies.
Each wafled province he deplores.
And cads on me his languid eyes,
Birfs'd with Heav'n's fav'rite ordinance T fly,
To raife th* opprdV'd, and humble tyranny.
This (aid, th" viflon wed ward fled.
His wrinklro brow denouncing war;
The way flre-mantlcd vengeance led.
And judice drove his airy car ;
B^hiud firm- footed peace her olive bore.
And plenty's hoin pour d bleflings on the Ihore.
THEAGhNES TO SYLVIA.
TUE AacUMEKT.
Theagenes, fon ot riieron, the pried of Pan, having
fallen in love, at an annual fedival in the tem-
ple of that god, with Sylvia, a votrefs to Diana,
find* means to feduce her. After fome time, the
nymph being flruck with horror at her guilt*
in the utmod dcipair and co-itrition, makes m
vow that die would endeavour to expiate her
offence by a life of relii^ious foiitude : Upon
which occafion Theagenes wrirct the following
epiltie
N. B. Several hinu in the following epidle were
taken from the celebrated Lord Gray's Love
Letter*.
THE WORKS of COOPElft
Muft 1 kiMai'd whole «itti » dpplorc.
jViiJtbJnIcf iMnfpam I m^n tilte no monf
O dtudbtdMOglii' whole en(tlcr> Tiew canili
Grief full'wini! giict mil piii>t fuccecding pain:
hah )tj fa Wilted, and c»h c.nnrort fled i
Vcdteuy ittr*. Of ttu fa'il chr<u>l!
Ah I wfiilhtr Bj'a thou ! u- fuipc drejrjr pl*i
Where fa-MOIchaniir ind hurDr [cignt
And mclaachnl}, diughitr ofilclpair,
With pale coairiiiun, and wiih gloiim^ tare;
To (ptai ttijr yonih in Tupirnitiiiit T'lii,
la iiredkttiKn>nc«,pciiiir'iicc, ind t<<rt !
Let tbofe dwell Iheic whofc '"fuHx* t'uiliieproT
But [boa hall sane, >f li> do Ttii Id lore.
For wbatitdctm'dahalfenartcdVDW,
'I'on dull tar loven, and foi|[nit«n now !
Religiou* chratl imfxH''! bf fiv or man,
/Li: J prkfli otntiiiBe what itie (cmI htgtii.
O ftaj, ipT ■bfeiKe aevci cib ddlrsj,
No diHanie quell my Tilionar)' joy ;
la Tiin jmi IliU endeavour lo rimove
le beiateotai eanfe of mj nnhappj lote :
ImiginatioD f'lllVine (tofe beliitid,
Prcfenu afi^ pall ^ofurei lo mj mind ;
The rthl iniiid {'■rhM^a pilTuiD Lnowi.
With wdcoine Biinct the guitry bafom glowi,
A^iio th' ecRuic bml dilliilvc* iwiy.
In brigbM CiGotii <:< tlcnul dij ;
There feci ifaji fstd rami, or Jcami >□ fee,
Fur Hht'd It M«« articn it Itilin thee.
Wonj Kj'Dy farrawi, fee ihia wretrhrd fraoe,
Innocent Olijcd sf ttiy fatal flimc l
Sr'. i round nty lips ■ deadljr pal'^Derii ff read ;
Where rofe. blo-jni'd, the canter giitf has fcS ;
I'rnin my cold chccltJ- the wilh'iing lilj' fliea.
And ligh' euinguitb'a Itave* uiy wecpir.g eye*.
O cauDl again the pteaftiret <ve hcic
ncrtpone,
Thiuk Mch foft driDmftincc, and ilill ihink oi
But chrtFtftW day deRrvdlii« to my rrtl,
For cTer lafil, yet for (vpr bteft.
"Whra I, xlEfted *t ihc ficred Ihrinr,
My aged BBher In lh( rife* divine.
ddtcefh
i^nil felt thy im.K
iokii
Erf I (ontd diil'K 1 law'd DiyftU ttndoiK,
. r (he p nip md f< Icmi^' Iplcndaur picu'd,
Demotion Hi tain" 'Within my hiiiQin ecaa'di
Thy frir«rfi>»m*ipfl|-diliedtfi'y,
Ard all (he mijfhiy fpaee iwi fill'd with (ben.
I fca'M ''Wan ttmr «nJ to wildtim fled
Tn catl hcT ti^ di'Siim to my aid :
Bui liK* the pillion. »ifdi>m vmlk ajTirove,
She law 'he objttt, uid fti. hadr roe lovo,
I'hcplMBng )mh> ot V.nuil retrod,
No mtm ■ monal, hst Ml am'ruus ((od,
U pow'ful weaknrli ol th" rrllati. jni.id I
CtlefUa! flWnn to huni»B fainiiK* join'd '
Lo»e w»fti dur thnught* wb«o fancy lipreada htr
faiU
To 'and« <if paf»ilile with Etntle giile".
I,c,v,- B.akel tht n-.r f..nl for ever even;
Lnvc can do all] for lave iclrif ii buv'tu
t The tidivnahin'BefoAf thedarwMtet;
I Oui oif'niji^enricd nith the |i«rt<n(
' Thevifrhi adranc'fl.thcllitphrnlilMC
To the Iwet: cnnfors of ihe i.upiist bed)
Butine, tlu lafatlKi care* employ.
To reap iDe harfcA of unUwAiljoy;
Pcnfirel wankv'd on rht lancly ffwrc.
Where brcahifl^ bitlowa at « diQann nari
Thr UghK that iffueO fcuin tof lab'ritw buL
W^kc Lchr< from her iotac& u«e of Tift.
On thee 1 rboughl. on ijiee I call'J aioB*.
I'he r.'ficii'd mJu re-celtu'd to my mot*,
The fyinpaihiAnj llicam* lan moortiful by.
And tuD Jduir plaioiive bubM.Dg>Mi ajaj.
Ihrice had tlie nmon her Gi»cr riipilelpmi,
A> oft I waodtr'd fium Diy (li.- picb bed ;
A> ofl I tiavm'd o'ct the iic-igkl>V»v niaia.
Ai eft I fuBKhi ihee, but t Can^U io eiki)
Ar liO ami'd ihe long -r«pe<%>-d hobr.
I f.nod ihecmuCng ina loocly bt>w*r{
rhe tinn vld place invited to ioiBait
The faicr.ful Lntnia^e uf my lo,e-fict ban.
With agcniiicg ii^rhi I gaind belief.
And ca^h pathetic circutntUnce of griefi
A w.r unequal m ihy btraa enlli'd.
Stem duFy faii'd, ai..i gene)!: jity Wvo'J,
Piij admirted »H d.fJain rem^v'il.
And ro.n*hil Wiwcy fpar'd the wotnm Wl
A ceinifoabluih o'er all thy late wii f.iead,
rhnlilLi pale, and aB the lufsa fled
Eac)i lool nore faithful, to thy heart "r.ftJ'i
rhe fata! :trtt thai thy tdnguc tronc^'d.
nebappronKDorrutireC. | vieiv'd,
Emlirpt'd th' advantage, mad if ,:tiek porfa'^
Honour'. fitftEUU^d of watefuWeropteio-e.',
Love foiBMl * brratb MUl tears cantenrf on swt
tjth otlurt iminath oilicrt body preil.
Wc (poke much pleafurc, and mc tell tlietij;
rhc rcll, which oijy tin the faithful («1.
The Tcfl, which none had cnr pow'i to letl -
f he reft, which fixli uBOttcrAUy Iweo.
In the firft imercourfe when lover. m«*.
I he modell diffidence, apd bold delirn.
Soft thrilling cnM. and itlrick-murnine fc-t,
Ihe (tinwteg bluftie. aiii the jnjful tear.,
1 (it flaitVing ».&et, and th' aliimine ItMt.
The gentk hr«.hirp> .„0 the^ muruai BHh,
And all lh( fiWni eluquefice dF .yet.
Pleai'd wiih the firft ih^light. my nywn
To fclK at once the laQ ftcBf, ot tote j
Till flying fwifily en from iuy t9 !<?».
1 funk ai laH io hrtv'nl^ eca«V
"Ihe r=((et pn^refi ihiii we firfl be^aa,
Then fonn (ouad plesiure'i fi. »*ty eirclc m;
Ht.woii lie met, dull teil-i>i fr.>wn-d ui na,
Hon "fi we parted hM to nMeearatn
() btilT.l(n«i»(i»,a<-ddi^nB(t<tn.n*>i
Enchamiiig tiwi^ro and celeflial ,^n*'
Fly T"*k i"r fiB^7. hriBK 'an butk lo new,
In rvti«ffrCti"D bt me b»( sorw
And once in thnagt.t ni}Tr die blifa again,
liven eheai'iy ptirchn'd br an age oJ p4io.
O Itrred quei-D «( fil<wi ainbi adHUce,
And call th} S*\ik niiutk o'cc tb' ttfinli.
> o
, gentle fteep, and ctofe my #etf4e<l eyet^
to my armi what hateful day dcniet,
ain, alas ! thofe dulcet wiihei roll,
I foir'reign reafiin awe» the wakeful fosl ;
fers it free to all it* native firei,
;ive9 a grateful ioofe to foft defiret.
It catiii hour, when peace her requiem fingt,
>lea(in^ flumfff rt fpread their airy Wtn^ ;
»cautcous image comes before my fight :
hc:ne by day, my conAant dream by night);
not fairer painti thofe Hear'n-hom maid«,
£1) fium under myrtle ihadet,
:vcr blooming, ever young appear,
ive from happy (hades intruding fear.
ivi(h*J thoughts on plumes angelic foar,
fel within a heav*o, rr fomewhat more,
hr on thy ofr -repeated name t call,
w^ktr, and fl^h, and find it Vanilh all.
erft when Orpheus from the Stygian Ihortf
yon Ms ycathful bride by mufic^ipow'r,
icut to behold her, ere he pall
CM>I of C( cytus and th* infenial wafte,
efa he can forbidden looks behind ;
rating fhiddw Yrr'UhM like the wftid,
II liisj :y« wing'd their eternal* filght
Kcr. like frighted doves, to rcalihf of Bight.
lin I c'ofs my Heep-dehided eyes,
<1 my foul black fw*arm<i i>f demt>m rile,
x'^ris grin, and angry furrea howl,
lij^hrriir.gN fijlh, and horrid thtmders roll;
the fri^htrd wand'rer hat>esaway
0 the living horrori of the dsT,
ounti the vifioniry mlfery o er,
raiizei what was dreamt before.
Ireat y powVk that hover o*er the plaini
lorrows rci;',n, and everhfting pains,
le t(i placcji fuited to my woe,
noxirtiishcrbi ard deadly |>otfons gmw,
wiiit'ry wmdt howl fiiercely round my j
head,
nt my pillow, (harpenM rock* my bed ;
h<)f>s of wretches 'iiice who dy'd ftr love,
iheir unbMrii'd bodies nightly rove,
hmg half mouider'd on fome blafied
trie,
^ th.:.r fid ciampl? connfel me.
It now avail the jf^ydUS moments paft,
I- will 4II the wretched few tha' laft?
11 I dy*ng will (lur Inveii proclaim,
3i:!t*rinj; accents call up'.^n thy name,
Ul\t\ I blcfs thee u-ith my parting breath,
:he rapttires of my life in death,
pare thy curfcji, and forget th* offence
who ru*>b*d thcc of thy innocence ;
at i]uire for,!et, forgive at kaft,
oihe (he dying penitent to reft.
may to thev the pitying gods beftow
pracc and happmcf* below ;
len thy mortal frame, as once it moll,
i 21 d mi: g'.i-s with its native dn{( ;
c Unit urn our mingled afbes havCi
ul a lading union in the grave!
u ere lorg my bleeding corfe (hould fee
1 the covert of yon ccnfci -os tree,
ll rc^ocll 1 make f&r all my fcan^
s ki s.
yljf
•.r!t
For all my fleeplels minntes fjpent in tfan.
Per til thbfe'ftniggles of my parting breath,
And all the- agonies in one, my deatk ;
Think on the raptores which we rAvi(h*d there,
Then breathe a ugh, and drop th* indebted tetf*
This empty tribute*ii to the mera*ry due.
Of one Who liVd and dy*d in love of yon.
My ghoft, Attt fooch'd, (hall leek the Stygi*
fliore.
Mix with the happy crowd, and grieve no meire^
But eager wah till thou at laft an giv*a.
To raife each blefling.of th' £tyfian heav^.
Where uneintrourd in amoren* fporta we*U pUfg
And love a whole eternity away.
THE POWER OV HARMONY.
IN TWO ■OOKS.
*
THE n If ion*
Tt If obferveable. that whatever If true, jpH, tad
hamtoetctos w!iether in nature or morals, givea mi
inftantaneous pleafure to the mind, exdufive of re-
ileAion. For the great Creator of all things, inftnilfe-
ly wile and good, of dabcd a perpetttU agreement
beti^^n the facultiei of pMral peiMHon, tike
powers of fancy, and the orgent of bodily fcnft-
tiott, when they are free Md nndiftempefwd. Hrem
hence is dedocible the mofl comfitruble, ns w^
at the moll true phtlofophy that ever adorned the
world ; nantely a eonftant admiration of the hem-
ty of the creation, Ibrminating in the aderatlea
of the Firft Caofe, which natnrally leedf mankind
cheerfolly to eo-operaie with his greod ddign iv
the promotion of oniverfal happinefik
From hence our aurhor was led to draw that
analogy between natiral and moral beauty; fince
the fame f^iculties, which render w fofceptible of
pleafure from the perfe<ftion of the creation, and
the ticeilence of the arte, aflbrd na delight In the
contemplation of dignity and jahUe in charad«e
and manners. For what is virtue, hut a jnft re*
gula:ion of our aifcdtions and eppetteea, to mnbe
them eorrcfpond to the peace and wcliue of lb*
ciety ? fo that good and beauty are infepefaMe.
From this true relifli of the foul, this harmO"
ni<us aifociation of ideas, the ancient philofiphen,
and their ditciplea among the mudcrnt, have en*
livened their imaginationf and writingf in thli
amicable intercourfc of adding moral epithets tm
natural obje As, and illoftreting rheir oblervaflone
upon the c«>ndo<ft of life, by metaphors drawn
from the citernal fceoes of the world. So wn
know, that by a beautiful adion, or confonant be*
haviour, is meant the genert«ii« ivfignution of pri»
vate advantage by tome individual, to fnumit and
adaot his fingle being to the whole community,
or fome part of it. And in like manner, whea
we read ot a folemn grove, where horror and me*
lancholy reign, we entertain an idea of a placn
that create fuch thoughts in the mind, by rcafoa
of it« folitary fituation, want of light, or any
o:her ctrcum (lances analngouf to thofe difaeft
tions, L termed| in human tmwto*
;8« THEW0RK30F
Thii, tlien, iffhe drCgo cf ihe fottn. to (bow
thit a conlUiU intniion lo what i> pcifc^ iiid
the loul loarcCponCve regularity lod (jni{uih«Li(
I'rum whaft b» been prEmiTcd, it would be
ticeillrft to «ipl>i(1 the fimfccbeniiemauimg of
Ibc word Utnaaiif tl'or an cipbni'iui^ or a
prcof c'f ihcrelilion nf ihclmiia'ive »rr. tn morjj
philofopby, Ibc readei i) nfcrrcd toihc iltala^uTi
of I'laio, and theuthirphi[ Jophtri uf ihu icade-
niic rchool; ro Lord ^aftibury and Kulcbetuo,
tbfir great dUbiplCB among tbc Dioderna.
: O O P E R.
The fubjea propofed.
girriejljr. loirucalion in q
adore the Creatoi of lU tin
alEy reduced ui harmony,
of the mnfic oE the r|iberct.
Cfiion to Veniu alle.
The I
f pl.ne.s
: of nAl.Cc
ic mind IP Oefiiair — in rorritmr — in rige- —
on diQemp«red bodiei — aa brttita and tcrauooal
being! The feat of art delcribtd, and her at-
Icndaiiti : n> vhat end arc her Uboun : cilher
lo excite mlaptuDufDefi, or the eontiacy, jaft a>
. Made nfcot ComuendBlian of the ufe of art to
riifc ta u« fentimenia uf juftice and temperance
The cxc«lka(e of art a« ((reac in reprefGHliag
mnnftroDi objeft* •■ the mult regtolar, ai far at
relate! to iniitaiiMi. Whf a juH rcfemblance
giytt ui plcafure. PaCGnni may be rcprelcnc-
ed by ODtwird fonni. but moril beauty eaa
ncvei be full enough enireffcJ by tlicm •- tlwt
province Iwloiigi to the mufe. Tbe coodulioa
of the firll book-
IKITA'CIVC AaTS.
Or HamoBy.and her celeftiat pow'r
'J'tfthc ferpoaGTe foul, and whence arife
'i'liofe fweet ftniaiionii. wticiher from the Uyi
()i melting mufic, and iinpilTioo'd verlc,
'It niidK'abeauteDHtobjcdi, which affcS
'['he moraJ pon'n with Jirmiiathetlc charmi.
The mule CDnf>miil liHK*. — Defcind, yc nine,
M'Jio guard, tb' Aonian mouat, whilQ 1 unfOd
'llic doep reccOc' of your tuneful. haunu,
And from your iomol) b'.w'it frleS a bay
'In deck the (av'rile theme. Da thoD attend,
T.iiiu. whom L.D(reliiu to hit great deTign
liiti.k'd ; and wiih itiee bring ihy ditlin); Ion,
W'liQ lun'd Anacreon'i lyre, ID guide my hand,
Cume all yc ftuia of liberty, who wake
I' torn dreanu of fuperQuJon, where the foul
■i'hrough milhvf f-rc'd belief, but dimly viewi
Irinwngre*! Maker ^ come, and I will guide,
Uninterrupted by the jargMj fbrill
(If peevilh prielli, ynut fiotfteps tuthe ihtonc
"Where pleafure reignt with reafon, to bctioid
Hit Mitjel>J ulelli^l, and adoce
Hiiii through each objcd of ptopoition fair,
The fource of virtue, liiTBDOoy, XBii blifi*
Cre thi> delightfal face of tfiin^adom'J
T^e great expanfe of day, dark cbacn rri^'^
And elemcnial difturd : m tlie wumb
Of andent night, the u*r of aioFiia rag'd
InctlTuii: atutchy, (Dnfiifion w^ld.
HiiQi difloiiante, and uproar fiU*d the wUt
Till that E'eroal One, who frora the firft
Flitted, feoi hi' plaftic word abroad
Thniughoiit the naft abyf« 1 created vorMi
Felt the fweet impulfe, and obedient Ati
To flaiioni afcertaiii'd j there to pcrfitfia
Their Tirioiu nijlion., eorref ponding all
lo one hannonioui plan, which (aUfc> (dp
'Ihe myOic muQc of the dtflatii fphcm
- All thiiihe SamiiD (ige had fecT* ^hf,
Frnm Ua'xlond-lupt futrunii. or the cne
With Epinienidea, where he fut»ey*d.
Higher on winga alconicmplaii-iD borne.
rhe tnighiy miie of oaiure ; where he teUH,
t From that celcllial number, how to fonn
The lyre hean-meltine, and the »oeal IbelL
rhui all the pov't of muCc frooi the {pben
Dcfcend) to wake the tardy foul of nnn
From dreamt terreflrial ; ever to iti cbaraw
Obfcquiouo, e«er by its dulcet ftraina
Smnoih'd from the paOiims of lempeHunm Ei,
And taoght to pro-enjoy its natiTC heaT"!!.
Whiin through [hi> vale of error Wt pwlk
Ideal jiip, where fancy lead* ua aa
Through fccnes of paradife in fairy fonnl
Of cafe, of plcafure, or eiietifiTc pow'r ;
And when wethiuk full fairly we pofTcfi
The promii'd bcaT'o, difeaie, or wriiiMeJ cvr.
Fill wrh their iotli'd embrace our ttrap^t^
And leave u, in a wi!det..cf. of woe
To weep at large; where fliill wc feet ftW.
Where eafe ih' oppreOive anguiXh of the mini.
When rciiofpcaion Rlowa with eonfcKiu. (b«"
By gray opeticuct in the whulefome ftbnJ
Of furrow tuiord I Whi.hcr (hall we tij ?
1'o wiM> and wood), and k-ave the bult ««U
For folitudi; .' Ah ! thither Aill purfue '
Th' iulrudiiiR fiendl, attend nur cvenioe «n^.
Breailie in eiili breeze, and murmDr is m^ rS,
Where peace, prattled by the inrtle wia{
Of iniii>fcnce, upaodi the lovely bloun
Of gay content, no more tu be enjuy'd,
rfiimtd ol tn TiJ^a tbt imvntttt tf m^ hit^ii
,„tff lit Jiftawj IM» r^wjy,, Cf<~->
\tij agu rfttr- h'tr trai iLit fiwiimtml ff lir *■
Huxi ig ib£ r^ if lit piiit/iuLtri : jW- Mr ttqjr»i
, lilt ilk 4l»fl,r./lbildl^ru,0>l'mi>*'f
,. liffi H,m. .■ " n^ pb-irf^ba^., '»*.-• i*
■• hJ i-ytbaimaw.t^tm. ibalttifmm i.m^^
■• Ml t»i tbtt Ibitirtb. tu, H, ,^ ^ lit fir^
• nli. fMiil„f»iU (uadoij. mmafijwim.li'i^
t I- —mkrr if lit plaM,
n«.r I r .rlarfMi* *.trn >*>J«iw «■■!■■
P O E M 8.
^f
H for ever ! Yet benignant Hetv*D,
iing with parental pity, fent
'icndly fyrcn from the grovet of joy,
npcr with mellifluent dniM the voice
ntal aoguifli, and attune the groans
ing impatience, to the f'lftcr found
tcfut pjcartt to its Maker *9 praiir.
Le, if ill« external, oiadk our own,
I the cup of life the btttrr drop
row ; when the childlef^ father fight
the remembrace of hit dying fon;
death has fcvcr*d, with a long farewell^
>v6r from the objrd of defire,
full bloom of youth, and leaves the wretch,
>th afiiidion in the weU-ki»own fcenei
melefk rapture once ; uncouth advice
I intrudes with fitcerdotal frown,
iperftitinnV jargon, to expel
vect (iiftrcfit; the gen*rout foul difdaint,
o fuch ninnkifli precepts, all conftraint,
ivLs a loofe ro grief; but (Irait apply
nient force of numbers, they'll aCTuage
in degrees the fympathetic pain,
ll*d £C length, the latclledoal pow'rt
J divine repoi'c,and rage no more,
eti defccDded rain;* from Alpine rocks
'(•rth in difr*rent turrents, down the ruik
itare, and u^cr the craggy fleep
; rcating bear the parteil foil away;
crlleAed on the Imoother plains,
to the channel of Tome ancient flood,
ow our filcnt ftreani. This oft 1 felt,
, waiKl'ring tiirough the unfrequented woods,
ling for poor Ardrlia's hap'cls fate,
my hclnv'd Melodius. I have heard
It rapture all the live. long day.
h lilaik dcipitir fite brooding o*er my
thnuplits
ir.t with horror, thy Platoiiic Isy
I'd th* unmanly lorrows, and again
r:h nty v.^jrrant fancy through the plan
uif. r.udi'.u^ to explore with ihec
:'.:\':tcou« f^enc of muiical delight,
btari hurrri-.ai lih<'iief* to the foul.
» thrre a p.lliou, whofe imprtuous force ,
ln i'i\^ l.uin^n brraO^ and breaking fnnh
-vi crujjt;!>i»*, dea!- deOnitMion round,
.tnick co:.vuiUve from th* ^fltncan mule,
' the ma/ic 1: rains of fome foft air
iiouizM to peace ? A^ tenipeils ceafe
elemental f«:ry, wlien the queen
v'n, del'ccndi..^ on a zephyr's plume,
f>fi t]rcr.;tnuli'd Urdkape of the fpring.
tiijt foicniU l.owr, the noon of night,
ro'.j^Kt but plaintive Philomela wakes,
l.ii'li lie \%:>rblcs forth hrr tr;tpic talc,
^Tni nu !oi1i(.us charms the Sylvan pow*rs, I
.Ih» froiii h-r ii.nu.rt cave of reft j
n l.cr wailit j{, (;o:t thou not partake
ii.cl.t>Iy ) itjiuic f And thnti<>h rage
1(1 iLic to;th beneath the filcnt gloom
To meditate on horror ai?d reveftgt,
Thy foften*d foul is gently focth*d within.
And, humanix'd again by pity's voice,
JSecomesas tender as the gall-lefs dove
Nor is (he nireful blcfling here confined
To cure diftemper'd paffions, and allay
By its perluafive notev convulfive throbs
Of foul alone ; but (Orange) : with folitle pow*r
Ads ou the groflcr matter of the frrtne
By riot IhatterM, or the cafual lot
Of ficknifs wither*d. When th' harmoniotts plan
Of inward beauty ceafes, ofi the lute.
By foft vibrations on refponfive nerves,
Has reconcil'd, by medicinal found*.
Corporeal Chaos to its priftine form.
Such is the fabled charm Italians boaft
To cure that inied's venom, which benmbi
By fatal touch the frozen veins, and lalla
The feiifcs in oblivion : when the harp, ^
Sonorous, through the patient's boibm poort
\u antidotal notes, the flood of life.
Loosed at its fource by tepefying thrains,
i<^iows like fome frozen filver ftrcam unthaw'd
At a warm zephyr of the genial fpring.
Doubt you thole charms of muflc o'er the foul
Of man ? Behold ! e'en brute creation feels *
Its pow'r divine ! For when the liquid flute
Breathes am'rous airs, touch'd by the love-^ck
fwain.
Mute is each hill and dale ; the lift'ning bcrdsf
iiixpreri their joy irrational (aserft
When Camis and dryads follow *d ancient Pan
In feflive dance). Aik you, fmm whence arife
Thele grateful figns of pleafure in the gaze
Of lifl ning flocks at mulic's dulcet lore f
From whence, but from refponfive notes withiA
Of harmony eeleftial, which infpires
Each animal, through all the fpacious trads
Of eanh, and air, and water, from the large
Un>» ieUy elephant, to th* unfeen mote.
That flutters in the fun's meridian beam, [fame
Sec ! round that fragrant rofe, whofe fwcets per-
1 he tin«liur*d pinions of the pafiing breeze.
How bres laborious gather : from each hive
J he duiky myriads fwarm, to taUc the dew,
Jufi fprinklid from Aurora's gold<« plumes^
Ambrofializ*d within its dulcet leaves,
And ffvects diflilling like Arabian gimis
From medicinal groves-^— homeward they beai^
The liquid fpoil, exulting, all intent
1^* enrich the waxen empire ; till anon
Luxurious plenty fows the fatal feed
Of dire difl'cntioo ; fudden rage enfuet.
And fight doroeftic ; to the fields of air
I'he winged hofts rcforc ; the fignals found,
And civil flaughter ilrews the plains below
With many a little corpfc. But e'en amidll
The tliickcfl war, let but the tuneful rod
Spitif^ ha' ben difT* nante. anima forde,
Che Jkl concerto ur.iveriai difcorda."
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• Ste the fmrpriftn^ effeBt c/wnfic reUlfd hy PhU^
Arif.otU, Jlef/ftnifinSf Ptlybiui^ amd ciLtr amiitni
t ** lor do bbt note a wild and wanton herd,
" Ur race of ycuthiul and nnhandied colts,** &c
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THE WO:KK8 OFCOOPBR.
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On bnxen cyml^l flriLf . tb* lenient ftrtin%
-Qotck opdnUtihg'through the fiUnt air,
Recml htrmooioui lo%e end ^ntle peace .
Beck to their apcsent feats (' the f riendlf fwannt
Sudden in' rennfte^ cla^M join.
Pendent on oeighb^ftng fallows ; nought it heard
But notes reciprocariif blifs fmoere, * '
Sofiyfareathing through 'cadi amicable hive.
Now to the fpufe fiiblntier obje^s turn,
For mind alone can feel th - effcd divine t
Of efaiulatrfe art, where hdJbaii fkill
Steals with a Promoth^n bijnd the fire ;
Of heav*n, to-imitate oelcPial'powV.
- Deep in the vale tif folitode; whore peice ■
Breathes o*er the foul diviner afrs than thofe . -
Bf Grecian fiiblera fung, which f^om the^anks
Of fav*d*£lyGum waft onbappffliades
Theh* grateful influence, in feqnefter'd bow're
1*he'.^6w'f of art rcfideft t Refledini firm, •' >
And «gf«ne fancy at her foT*reigtf nod
Attendant wait ; behind th* ideal train . - - •
" -s
Of teemoryt wtthietfofpe^veeye ••
8op|)tetB hex throne; wfailft cnotcmpiatiao gnidea .
Her trophiedcar. Through nature's variont pathe.
Alike,- where glows tho blofibm*d pride of May,
Or where bUtak winter from the widowM flinibs
Stripe the gay verdnrr, and invefti theboogha ■
"Witti loowy horror ; . where delicions ft reama
Through- flow'ry- meadows feck their •'wanton.
• '•: eourfe; • ■ •. -'^.i-'
Or where on Afric'a unfrequented coafta
The dreary defirt hums ; where'er the ray
Of heanty gildn thefcene, or where the cloud
Or horror raila its (hade ; ibe unreftraiird '
Explores, and in her fiaithfiil mirror bears
The fweet refeniblance, to revive the foul,
*When abfcnce from the fight for ever tears
The fource of rapture. Hence the tablet glows
With charms exotic ; hence the fculptur'd buft.
As o*cr the rock the plaftic chiHel moves.
Breathes by degrees,, till fireight returns afrefli
The lov'd idea to the raviih'd eye,
And calls up ev'ry paifion from its fource.
Is love the objcd of thy glowing thoughts ?
Or drcam*(l thou of a hhh exceeding far
Blyfian pleafures ? Wduld'ft thou tatle a^in
The heart- enfeebling tranfports, when the foul.
Big with celeftial triumph, through the tales
Of am'rous fancy led the fportive hours
To fofc Idahan airs, whilft wanton loves
StrewM round thee roffs of eternal bloom,
And fano d the fultry breeze with golden plumes?
Sec ! where, beneath a myrrle bow*r ceclin'd,
Which on the canvaTii cafl<i it» cooling (hade.
Encircled in each other s arms, ym beauteous pair
In dulcet dalliance lie ; the i fgid frown
Of care ne er low'r?, but ever cheerful fmiles
Efiufc, like vernal funs, their genial beams [fighs,
To warm rlicir motual hearts; whild rapc'rous
SwtcffT than aramatic winds which blow
O'er fpicy grove* w intermingled gales.
Arc waited to th' impending queen of love.
But bums thy heart with more refin*d delight ?
And would'ft thou through the faithful cok)urs
view
CO
Calm ch«fliDr uid J«ftk« bi«B< Mr I
Like gleams of o|i«^f - b/m^f 1m m
thmb '
Prefents fi«it Cynt,' Mtlw lfi(i tmg^
The (howffwfcfteil MithMa, from tht mtk
Deiceiidin^ in eMgitet ma of H^ght,
To guide the vwtMM to tk' mlktMLMt^^
Where toy ibr ewr dwcHa. MoRttili
A trembUng cupcho^' «rf
As confotdnsof herfmi i npamhler^
The rofe of beaityfeilea^ with yihr!
The.lily fickcfte^ AodcM
Its drooping head; . Qot lee I ham h$ i
yfiA onexpeAed liofoa Imv tanmf*4
And loy't MbkA iippem!x«othiklii?««
Of weften seplkyv'a, o*cr Ai
Sprinkle their heoVoljrdtw^
Incline their fun-p«t2h*d
The renovating miihire^ tili
The priftine bloom tfaroogh
Returning, fmiles in t^'ry flovr'iy vak^ f|
And decks the neighb'fio^ Ihilb mA w
Siich groups m thefe inflmA th' mihnfii*di
With real wifdom. whca with kcanty's pA
Virtue invefted, and ne'er lading
Fills with defire the Tool ; h«c« art
To 'Worthy ends her pencil aa of old.
And calls the hero to rocel'we the Weetk
Of public honour, whilft hia fibred boft
Is ftill preferv'd for aationa yet nobera
To view with adoration % ^rj breaft
Feels emuhtive fpiritt horn widun.
And longs to join the honoor*!! lift of &sm;
Yet ftiU her infioenee ia not Ida confei'd
In other forms, to ralfe obhorrcnoe fieroCt
To paint in bideooa ihapea the crew ef vice^
And all her train of fure^-attcoding woct^
Thefe objeSs have their difiP'rent graces too,
And glow, if faithful, through the minuc fee
W'fth charms peculiar. For perfe^oo fiu *
A« the known imitation fliall facceed.
With equal luftre on a tyrant's frovm.
As on the dimple of Pancafle's cheek.
Or Delia's iv'ry neck. The melting tear
Drop% from ih* a^ded parent's joyle6 eye;
Nut lefs delightful to th* attentive gaze
Of fixM examination, than the fniilca
Of infant Cupids fporting through the grefo
Where Venus fleeping lies. From nature for
The juft refemblance from ccnfcoting thon^
Applaufe demands ; and fancy's ravilb*d eye
Sportso'er the painted furge, whofe biiUwsi
Temp eftuoos to the iky, with equal blift,
' As o'er the marble furface of the deep.
Whom mild Favonius from the wcftern ifles.
With youthful fpring flics gladfoiue o'er then
To feck hit gent It- May ; while Proteus refis
Deep in bi» ooxy bed^and halcyons call.
Secure of peace, their new-flcdg'd young abrq
* See the reaf*n m Arifit^tle ejjigmedt vp£;y tie i
// at much dc'.tgbicd Vfhb a^tnef* %f JtfirifLv* t»
cite tlft image t as ipilb the i»age im dtfer'tftitm. A
de Put, tap, 4, S9 rtutartb dt Aud, /'wl. it^
Symf,lik,S, . .
P O E M t.
trnal tiiatter tYiut by art !t wroaghc,
:h the pencil or the chifler* touch|
re us hack the image of the mind,
fmilet (o find its own cooceptioni there.
n (he draw the tendernef* of thought /
e depiA the beautjr of the foal,
[I th* internal train of fweet diilrefs,
friendlhip o*er the recent grave d^clisict
:*niog head, as cv'ry a^on dear,
r*ry circumAance of mutual love
%i afrcfli ; while from the ftreaming eyes
forth a flood of unavailing tears,
ting tears, ere yet they clofe the tomb ?
n (he from the colours that adorn
'at*ry bow ; from all the fplendid (lore»
HoTz lavi(hes in vernal hours
mton zephyr; from the blazing mine
: Plutus reigns , can (he feled a bloom
lulate the patriot's bofoia, when the wealth
ions, all imperial pomp is fcom*d,
rrants frown in vain, yet to the lad
rathes the focial (igh, and even in deatb
blelTing on his native country calls!
>nly to the mufe belongs, to (how
harms each moral beauty, how the fceae
)dners pleafes the refponfivc foul,
}othes within the intellectual pow*rt
fympathctic order. For at firft,
ma nation of the fource of life
led glows till o'er th* rthcrial raya
tn cidi a tiiitfture, and infed«
lental optics with a jaundice hue;
like the domes brneath a wizard*swind,
'\i]c£t, a* the hc]li(h artift wilU,
)e fallacious wcar». — O throng, ye youth,
d the poet's fong, whofc facred lays,
c no infriSious vapours from the coads,
; indolence fupinrly nodi at cafe,
(Tcrs to the pading crowd her conch
»n, whilft infant vices lull the mind
al flunthers ; other themes invite
ithful hand to ftrike the votive lyre,
irtue comes in more effulgent pomp,
what the great impoftor promisM oft
:ated crowds of MufTuImcn, bcfide
l:iy rivers and rcfrcfhing' (hades
radifc ; and lo ' the dadard train
afure di/appears. So fleet the (hades,
vandcr in the dreary gloom of night,
from the ea(lcm hills Aurora pours
aod of glory, and relumes the world,
my ^eat procc<5h-if», (he my guide
gh lofty Findusandthe laurel grove,
I thr(>ugh unfrequented paths purfue
:ps of Grecian fagc>, and difplay
a finiilitude of moral charms,
mony ind joy, with this fair frame
ward things which through untainted fenfe
I fraternal goodncfs firc» the foul.
BOOK If.
AUCUMI N'r.
tirn to the moral train of harmony : Ex*
iil objc A» analogous lo them. The (utf of
rural beanty. Every kind of beavty charmt,
exclufive of any fccondary motive. The annual
renovation of nature. The complicated char me
of various objedi. The great, the wonderful^
the fair : The contraft to xhe fame harmoniout^
when united to the univerfal plan oC nature.
Ab(baiSed obieAs, how they work vpoa the
mind : with gaiety t ■ ■ ■ with horror ; witly
forrow, admiration, &c. Moral beauty fupe-
rior to natural, a view of the univerfe : Tho
harmony of the whole : What to be dedsc^
from it. Contemplation on beauty and pro-
portion in external objeds, harmonizes the (bul
to a fympathetic order. The concloi^o^
TUB HARMOHT OF IIATUat.
Cove an ye moral genii, w^o attend
The train of rural beauty, bring your gifts,
Your fragrant chaplets, and your purpk wreaths,.
To crown your poet^sbrow; come all ye powVs^
Who haunt the fylvan (hades, where folitvde
Nurfcs fweet contemplation ; cotne ye band
Of graces, gentle peace, contentment fair.
Sweet innocence, and fnowy-winged hope.
Who fport with young (implicity beneath
Her moffy roof; around my faithful lap
Liead forth in fefttve pomp your paramours
Of nature *, deck*d in fpring*s Ely (i an bloom,
Or autumn's purple robes; whilft I relate
In founds congenial your untainted bljfs.
And their unfading luflre. Nor be thou
Far from my lyre, O liberty ! fweet nymph.
Who roam'ft at large through unfreauented
groves.
Swift as the mountain hind ; or eaf^em winds
O'er Alia's kingdoms. To each nat'ral fcene
A moral pow'r belongs : as erfl the woods
Infpir'd by dryad*, wav'd their awful heads
With facred horror, and the crylUl (creams
Flow*d unpolluted by revering fwains
From urns celeltial, whilft the n^ydic founds
Of (portive nymphs were heard in bubblbg
fpring^.
Te fields and woods, and filver winding dreams,
Ve lilied valliei, and refoundin^ rocks,
Where faithful echo dwells; ye manfions bled
Where nature reigns throughout the wide exv
panfe.
In majcdy ferene of opening heav*o;
Or, humhbr feated,in the blufhingrofe.
The virgin vi'let, or the creeping mofs.
Or winding round tHe mould'ring ruin's top.
With no unpleafing horror (it array'd
In venerable ivy : Hail, thrice hail.
Ye fohtary feafls, where wifdom fecka
Beauty and good, th* infcparahle pair.
Sweet offspring of the (ky, ihole emblems («ir
Of the celeftial caufe, whofc tuneful word
From difcord and from Chaos rats'd this glolvr,
And all the wide e(rulgence of the day.
From him begins this beam of gay delight.
When aught harmonious drikes th' attentive
mind;
3?U
In hit
Of
f*mt emu with'hwiwJ fti .
Tof«l
When bMtr Utm hkr HtM Heat lif lm«*n,
CInih'd ia'HlMriil MiUiUK od nr pUim
Defctodi, ere fwfoa t1>Ii bcr tirdj ejt
Can *ieirtba lorn dlnnCi and ihiongh the w«l<)
I'he lte>¥'i^ bnoD to e^'ry being Sow*.
Vhr, *llap the (cBul t^'aig with di^Ieu
nr dailies, riqla, ud TilcR, wahei the moin
With placid wbitpcri, do the'turtlei coo,
Aud call their canfoni from the ueighh'tlDf
U'itb EUter nisfic t wh^ exalM ^x lirk
Ilirmpiin viia^liDg with |>edMibte<l lajPtF
Why !>uid th' adaiiring herd'' with jiffolgafe
Ficmj cbe diim of dkr, or Frilking buuud
O'er (be foft rnrface u the ^rdant meadi
With aattzattotn'i tranrpon ? 'Tit the rlf
Of beauiji bciming itihcnlgDiat »>tmch
'J'hri:ugh alf the hiule cicalioa : hence Utic
nr meow off 'iivgt of unfeigned lu«c
:< (,\r„
M^a
with hliod iiigratiiiide aegkA
1 1 ! Mittdf'f bnonly ' Shall t)ie lap o( flat)^
^Vit1l Infi JnfenlibiliLr compafe
HI' uri-iefifoul, whiia DDt.garded bloom*
'i lie rEn6nted InOrc n( the world !
Srr ' how etcmal Hcbc onwatd teida
The ii!ii(hing tnoro, and o'ei the fniiUng glnbe,
^'■■' *!: f Iriri join'd. Sic* glid'Ome lo llic bow'T,
V. .' rt. with ihei^racii'. and Idalian loTeii,
!■ ^ fi'lc-f licanty dwelli. I'he ((ladn eapind
■ :.;.iir'm'dfra)!ranceofifacirnev-blDwD pride,
^'' ■' B*J ptofullon I and the flow'ry liwiu
IScis^ he forth anbroIialodatint'whiUk behind,
'J lie rouli: in ncTer-dying hjinna of praife
I'lirruei the' liiumph, and refponllTe aira
by.: fh'>iiiant warble ihrciupli the vnc^il'grooea,
'I lil playful echo, in each hill and ilaic,
Joini'the glad chontj, ar-d in^proTei the la;*
' rirfl o'ei f 141 coDipliuted laiidfcspe oA
Til* cotaptur'd cje, where, tli.-uugli the fubjefl
plaih., ■
Sioiv with mijcFlic piiJe a fpacioD* Hand
B'-vnlvri hiJ lurdljt Driiiin; wiih luanf a turn .
R'lkingalotag hit ferpeniiitngwav,
Aad in the graceful iolticaciet frcdi
With fruitful wavei ihofe ewr-fmiling Cham,
Which in llie Qoaiing mirror ii> w 4heir chaimi
V/.th amfcioua glory ; from the iWigh|t'riDg urni
'I'll' tnCctior ri:>er4 fwell hii Tcf^il pomp
'\V'iih tributary off 'lin^a Sutnc alar
I'hroughCleDloGeii.aDdihc fulkii green
or moumful willuwi. oielincholy ll»w ;
fti ef trjlraiaii .■ aor, ai htauty u nl w^ar tml im-
Jt.fltd, h^Jixt U a fiefur triltrim, art -ac Ufi iiid{f-
fcrcti 1 ImI '.ci •aivrtOj tt imirait il. Ij li.il prtfcif
/•lyth,£iaii A^litrt/amLi^g' imflj'liiU ui. Sit
!/•< i^taitnipisiy u'-d ■ nquirj imSf iLt Qrigin ^
(. r IJtai i/M'—ij OH-' yi/l*i. 1 ■
Some dtt Ar rMilioK p(fcfel«. (» A»*t-
Ob*ioui, arith eolour'd t»jt. rtfraAet!. ft*~
J.ike grim which fpaikle oa th' euhe4'
Ofkiagi barbmc Other* KeuU»n» Ml
From a high ptteiptce. whole awfal biB«,
Fring'd with i (jbte wand, nodt dicadhd ''
rjie deep belnw, which fprcadi iu wd'ijl
To f»tch the gulbiriK homige, then ftMai
Willi richer wavn tliaD iborc Pj^toln c(t
Pour'd u'n hi> golden faiida^
TIng'd with the leara of attir
Then ai ■ didaocc, through the pattfd >££
In uncanGn'd perfpcfiivc lend thf faK,
Ulfdarnirg limit, o*er the gi<
Of ocean, fHcIUng hit Cerulc
Whdfl on th' unrulBed bofom of the dtrp
AhalcrPuniUac(>ri-ig;D)i the boia'ttwaM^
Huni'd in .Xolian cave, are tutl'd lo itA,
And leave the pU<id main niihout a viti.
£'en wefterl) EepJi)rn, like unftiichMd ivta.
Skim gently o'er wiih rcvcmtiisl awe,
Notmnfe ihelrOlenc plumes. At Inchiite'
Sweet Amphitirite, With her azure train
Uf marine sympb', emcrgio^ from the tmk
WlilB e*'ry Triton lun'd hi» Tocal awO
To Hymeneal foundi, from Nrrcw' cont
efpoufe the nionarch of the
Nor
^locooih appear, or horrid; ridget btadk
Ol fhag^ed rocli*. which li^n-^ rrfi — r^miit
Sume birrcn hcalh ; ' ' '
WKlLh fprcad iheic I
To biirft tft' embofu
A mould-ling nin, lighfniiiK-Uaftcd bids
Nay t,\tt the tat where deroInuDD RigH
Id browneft holtor, by familiar iJwb(IM
Connefied lo thii nniverlkl Inatc,
Wiih equal beauty charma the laaefBl UL,
Ai the giild Jandfopct of the happy Hie)
Cr>wn'd with Kelperian fruit : far nitwetn^
<)ne plin rniire.and made each lep'ratelusc
Co-np'nie with the gen'ial force of all
In ih.( hiTninniiiui contrad. ' "HrDce tbrh^.
The wordeiFul, the great, from difT'rcBt bat
Owe their fupcrior excdUoce.' Tfie Djbi,
Nat iniermiiigled with oppofiiig Ibadea,
Hid (hnne unworlbipp'd by ihc PCrfiin prirl
With <undlfliiiguini'd rayi Vet fltU the U:
of fepai-ated olijed* tinge the lighi
With ihcir own liLinc^; the refponCie faoli
Ca,i.eleonIi1ie,*juartIi:n>blaDce bean.
And tiiiihful, a> ihe Clmt minor, fbnwa
In iti true bolom, whether frum wiihavc
A blooniing paradile Iniilea r>au(l die kud.
Or atygian datkncft biota the realm > of dif-
Say, when ihe I'milieg lace of youthfuJ M>y
iDvitei foft icphyr to her fragrant tap,
And Phcc'iWt wanioni an the glin'ring IfoaiS
G:du> nut thy blo'-d With UDaccuIIam'dr«r.
And iDTCUnlelt before' Methinkiibc tnia
Of fair buplicofjrni', heatticaCng fmiln,
H'ipc. and r.ei brother 1d*c, anj yoting ddig^^
Come IV intite mc la arDbrolial fealb,
WlKce jyjlb adtBiniOei ) the fprighily l:avl
P o
^>f care.1>egiiiling mirth : and haric ! tKe found
rporcivc laughter, to the native home
^f fifent night, with all hrr meagre crew
In abhorred grief. Prepare tlie fortgt
^^>f mental triumph ; let the jocnnd harp
■*-n cnrreff.ondent r.otcs deceive the hours,
^ -\nd merriment with luve Ihall fporc around.
• ^ Cut what pcrctive we m thofc diifkf groves,
- ^XThcrc cyprefs with funereal horror (hades
" ^Some ryii»*d toaib ; where deadly hemlock chills
z..4*h* unfruitful glebe, and fweating ycyr% diAill
-: :dmincdica1)le poifon f In thofe plains,
X 6Uck mcUnchoIy dwelN with fitent f;:ar,
■= sAnd fuiK-rlHtion fitrce, the fouled fiend
r «Thut ever fuUled lijjht. Here frantic woe •
2 :. Tears her dilhcveird hair ; her pale difeafe
' x:Iiang4 down i^rr fickly bead; and death behind,
_r \Vith fable curtains of eternal night,
rr. Clufes the ghafVIy profpcA. — From I he good
r^i Vat be thi^ horrid group ! the foot of peace
r^i And innocence (houid tread the blef«'d retreat
i Of pleafant Tempc, or the flow*ry field
:j-- Of Lnna, glowing with unfading bloom,
:»- Rel'porfive to the moral charms within.
•-;: 'rhofe horri.l realms let guilty viltaini haunt,
-. Vf'ho rob tiic orphan, or the facrcd trulk
Of fritT.iilhip break ; the wretch who never felt
^ Stream from hi* eye the comfortable balm,
,._ \S'J)ich ijcial furrow mixe* wiih hvr tear*;
. Such fuit their mind«. There let the tyrant howl,
.. A::d hierarchy, miniitref^ abhorr*d
.. i)( pow*r illicit, bound with iron chains
^ She nut'.e for liberty and juf^ice, gnafli
il.T foaming teeth, and bite the (citurge in vain.
^ Or when the llillnrfs cf thegray-ey'dcve,
Brok'n only by the beetle's drowfy hum,
lijvi^ts u^ f.^rrh to folitary vale*,
Vi.vfc awiul ruin« on their mofly roofs
Denc'c rhe flight of time ; the paufing eye
>l<>w round the c'ooniy rrgioni ca(H its glance,
"V^'mlit fr, ni within the intellcAual pow'rs,
With nulinchiily picafure on the brow
CJi (hoU);hit'ui ai?mi'ation fix the fign
Of guiitlif* transport ; not with frantic noife,
Noi the ru..!e laughter rf an idiot's joy;
H'i: with the In'.ilc* that wifdom, tcmp'ring nft
W'rlx fwiet ci.ntcnt, tfTufes. Here the mind,
1 uil d by the facrrd fikncc of the place,
iUcanis wiih enchanted rapture of the groves
' '77.' ajf.iiM.'/, xilo IjJ mlway* this ^ma!ojy it-
tM .tn uututjl uitj m0rjJ Ufje^t in v'nv, imagimeJ rvfry
X' '**y f^l i^f it^c tfii, ti br inhjkittd hj ycb ferf%na]^ei.
i-».»7, /• ti'f OfJi^ui o/ itmrj^ 0/ter kt^imt dffriM
■ ■ "** f'ftml uh irr/v ItMUt iiittumt miger** gtt •« /> r<-
!^ti zilat br /,t^t tltre by tbt p*VMr tf mtcfwmsmiy
ca;cu« turor
Hiirrorq.ic, i-t una quldquid X'cru^- reant
Ci Iant4uc tintbrar \ luiUui cvcl ens co'i<ain,
JS'^grttj It. Llltim liitlin«n* niur*^u« '"iput.
Gravis lci*edus (Ibimci. & pciulms mctoi^
And t •bjf^i •/ a Jijffrtui mmtmwe, vt gbt t^f m§rmi
Of Acadcmni, adil the folemn walki;
A« erfc frequented by the godlike band
Of Grecian fages; to the lift'ningear
6i>cratic found* are heard, and Plato's felf
Seems half emerging from hb olive bow*r
To gather round him all th' Athenian fons
Of wifdom. — Hither throng, ye ftudious yoQtb| .
Here through the menral eye enamonr'd view
The charm« of moral beauty, to theftml
More grateful, than when Titan's golden beaq^
I- ltd dawns upon the new-recover*d fight
Of one long fated to the dreary gloom
Of darkrtef*. How, to undillemper'd thoDghtf
Dock virtue in mild modelly appear
Delightful, when the fyn pathetic heart
Feeln fur another's woe! Was any fcene
So beauteous, in the wide-eitendcd pomp
And golden fplendour of the Herfian canape
When all the riches of the eafl were f{ rttd
Beneath the tyrant's feet ; * did aught appctf
So lovely i:nd fo grdt, as whi*n the call
<Jf cura'd ambition ceas'd in Xerxo' bread,
And from rhefocial eye comw-ffMn pour*d
The tender flood of heait • :i'. >' !ing teara?
I'hiisthe chief fcenes cf ' ..l*" view'd aptrt^
Which with a juft finiili;u '. ..:1v:t
rh* attentive mind, now through the tuiicf(ll
whole
Let the (wift wing of fanry bear us on
Bcy«>nd the ken uf kn^'wh i^c, where, anfeen
Fo u« inhabitants of thi> inuli fpot.
Ten t\oufand woilds in rt-giuns upconfin'df
Prugr.flive andubec*cn( ioth/ fource
Of li^'ht eternal gild the val^ ex^-anfe :
Or, Ibould we flop th* afpiriog flight to vieWg
l<rd by the hand of fcience and of troth.
Where in the midft the glorjoas fun cipands
His flame, and with perennial beims fuppUcs
The diflunt planed zs they roll around ;
What harmnny civiiie for ever r^-igni !
f How thcfc in tuneful order through the void
rh( ir difl**rent l>ati«n* keep, their pow'rt diHin^
Obfcrve, and in each others friendly I'phere
rhrir kinded influence blend, tdl all unite
To form the plan of the all-ruling Mind,
And, through the whole ceieftial blifs diflafe!
Hence let the wurfe than atheift. the food Mk
Who fafely doats in fuperftition'a gloom.
And blindfold led bjr ealy faith, denies
The guide of reafno, obftinately bene
To feck th4* laufe of nniverfal good.
And fource of beauty in the demon's cave,
\nd. (budd'ring fancies he at diftance heart
1 he howls ol ghoilt, created to endnrc
K emdl torments. Let this impioos w retch
L<<ok r u. d ct-i* fair crtation, where, impcll'd
ISy hat g* eat ^uh'T, every atom tends
* T t ikf^fiti-iy ^ m§rai brmdy !• mmttrml^ kti^
berm m-tv*J^ly «/>Vv "/ ^ 'i-' mmttt^rt btik mmsKut tmi
iir«kV'« mi tbai fimtmce tf SeiHca*$ amy be vnJv*
/f^ / /^rml veiy " Nmiimm •^mMmimimm primipit
f.i.h'999 d gmtm§ fmU^riu;'fmt *fl fmmm Ois «snaM ^4
ij« I fi^^uio* "^bMlc de Clern. lib. I.
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To tmrferfal hfimony; where joy,
Ai with a parent's fondnef»,to behold
Her own foft imafte io her child imprefA'd,
Smilet on the beaoceous ofispring, and illumea
Refponfive Qgos of pleafure ; like the beant
Of Titan fporting on the Indd waves
Whenee Venvs rvfe of old : let him then Uj^
If nacnre meant this goodly frame to cheat
Deluded mortals? Did. an idiot's fcheme
Upr»i(is this wondrons fabric ? Say, was nun
Forth from the dark aby(s of chaos call'd
In vain to breathe ceU^inl air, in vain
To Tviw the bloom of beauty, not to feel
Th' effed divine fofi-thriUing through his foul.
And wak'ning ev*ry pow*r which fl^ps within
Togazframasement? Did the Lord of all
Attune our fin^ organs to the charmt
Of things external, only to enlnare '
This in^^ge of hiflofielf ? To the tuneful breift
Of vvEtnous wiidom, fuch difcordant thonghta
Are far excluded; other themes empkiy
The ilu^ouf (age's hours ; his kindred (bul
Triumphs on eontemplatioi^'s eagle wings
Through yon etherial pUins, whm diikant worlds
Roll through ihe vaft abjfsi there unconfin'd
Purfue^'the fierv traft where comets glow;
Qr in the (able bolom oC the nighti
Sweeps headlong to o'ertake the rapid flight
Of exhalations from idfal ftara
Shot wildly down ; nor 'fdains he to behold
}n nature's humbler Wflks the fweet rcccfs
Where bei^ty on the fplendid role exuiu
As confcious of her form, or mildly veils
Her maiden bluihesin the chaftcd pink»
Or on the margin of the cryftal brook.
In foft N^rdiirus blows. For him the choir
Of feather'd f^ngfters brea^e their vernal aurs ;
For him the fiillneis of th* autumnal grove
In pleafing ladnefs reigps; for him the iheaf
' Of Ceres ^>reads its yellow pride ; the bora
Of ripe Pomona pours its ofTrings forth ;
Winter pr«fents bis free doneftic bowl
Of foetal joy; and fpring's Elylian bloom,
Whilft Flora wantons in her sephyr's arma
%ivites the graces forth to join the hours
In feftive dance. His tafteful mind enjop
Alike the complicated charms, which glow
Through the wide landfc^, where enameled
meads, [ftreams,
Uofruitful ruckt; brown woods, and gUttVing
The daify-Uugliing lawns, tl^ verdant plaios,
And hanging mountains, (Irike at once the fight
With varied plenfure; aa th* abilraAed ray.
Which foft tiiufet £rom Endocia's eye
The opening dawn of love. He. looks through all
The plan of nature with congenial love.
Where the great fecial link of mutual aid
Through every being twines; where all confpire
To form one fyftem of eternal good.
Of harmony ai^ blifi, in forms di0in^
Of natures va/ious as th' effulgent fun,
Wliich pourv abroad the mighqf- flood of day,
>To the pale glowworm in the midnight fliadc*
From thefe fweet meditations on the efavnu^
Of thi«|ifttcrDal} oAthegMOvie iu^ . ,
Whkh bkkflbm in cnatloo ; oa the fins
Where mimic art* with ewmbdve Jme^
Ufurpi the thrpQt ol* nature unrcfnw'd;
Or the jttfl conoQr4 of mrHifloeat '
The foul, and all tjbe iqtftUe^
Of fond defires, g»y fiopet» or
Through this habitonl intcroNBic of i
Is harnutpix'd wiUun, till nUi* tmi
Andperf^A; tiU each monl pQW*rpcRd
lu own refemblanccp with teZeraal joy.
In ev'ry form nmipjfrct nod liiiUiiif Jeili
• Beauty and gCMid tlic finic. Thw thai
Frefli from creation rifi^f . ia the ^ood
A godlike image law.; vrith £aet aanse
He gaa'd ; th' atteative figwra Ijnmb bdn
Gas*d with refponiive wnvular s dadhcli
The (had'wT featwx* **'"y^ in the wxt
Notlefsdehghted; till at length he fan
From his own fecm th' external ehyed it
And mov*d to his ita correfpondent chaa
EPITAPH.
Qnodmoripotnitv
HXHUICI GlLBBETl CfMRB.
Iniantis dcfiderariflimi,
Filii natu mayimi
JoBANHu Oii.aaaTt Cootu«
De Thurgartoa, in agro Notting^a
£t S(ysAiiNja.uzona cuoa;
Natus SKS JulUf deoatna aJt. I74S
Atavis eflet cditna •wi»qn<t
Nulla alia in re '-^r^',
Kec potoit c
Flofculiu enim iq ip£a quoque dulcis s
Prima gemma pullulaturns,
Parcaf um hcu par cere nefciarvn
Fatal! afflatu contains
Ezaroit.
Morftus iuque et meerens pater
Cbariflimi infantuli fuT mcrnori;!
Hoc etii ioauc niunus,
Amoris monumentiun
CoUocavit.
SONG TO WINIFREDA.
Attat, let nought to love difpleafiog.
My Winifuda move thy fear.
Let nought del^y the heavenly bleffing.
Nor Iqueamifb pride, nor gloomy care
What though no grants of royal donors
With pompous titles, grace our blood.
We'll ihinc in more fublUoti^l honoonw
And to.be noble, we*ll be good.
• See PUttTi Dlalt^ues, X€»9^Um\ Mm
tSfc. whom the it^cmioms antbBr of tht ** 1
\
Btau** fian»9. ^ Si la feiUit* (U$
fmrtmemt Ret awe la fratijwe de la ««Tte, Ufa
mntrg fw la veHm «fi efintirltmmi Ute^ ^
Semi t§i^ dtuu k r^ri du a^ftt «vf # mm
Irse*
Y O E M 8.
J91
L =
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What though from forfune^t li^Kk hcmty^
No mifthty trfafuirn wc pcflVrf,
We'll find within our pittance pleitty.
And be content without exceft.
Still (hall each kind returning^ feaioo»
Sufficient for our wifhr<i gi?e ;
Por we will live a life ol reafon.
And that'll the only life to live.
Our name while virtue thui we tender.
Shall fweetly found where'er *ti« fpoke;
And all the f^reat ones much fliall wonder.
How they admire fuch little folk.
Throuf^h youth and age in love excelling,
We'll hand in hand together tread,
Sweet fniiling peace (hall crown our dwelling,
And babes, fweet fmiling babet, our bed.
How (hould I love the pretty creatures,
Whilft round my knce« they fundly clung.
To fee them look their mother'* featuie«,
To hear them lifp their mother's toogue.
And when with envy time tranfportcdf
ShilJ think to rob ut of our joyt^
You'll in your girU again be courted,
And I go wooing in my boys.
A FATHER'S ADVICE TO HIS SON.
AN ELXOT.
Ih Imitatitm of the M Sng U IVlmifrtdn.
Written in the year 1 758.
■ " afpice Tultot
" Hcce mens : utinamque oculon in peAore poffei
" loferere, et pjtriaa intus dependere cura».*'
Ovid. Mir.
Dec in a grove by cyprefi fhaded,
Whrre mid-day fun had fcldom fliooe,
Or nnifc the folen.n feme invaded.
Save fome afHided roulcN moan.
A fi»*ain t'wards fulI-aj^'J manhood wending
Sate furrowing at the tlofc of day,
At whiife fond fide a boy attending
Lirp*d hair his father*! caret away.
The father's eye« no ohjeA wrefted,
Dut on the faiiltng prattler hung,
Till, what hi» throbbing heart fufrgefled,
Thefe accents trembled from hii tongue.
«* My you'h\ firft hope, my manhood's t/eifore,
•* My prjftl'njj innocent attend,
*' N«r fear rchukc or four dtfpleafure,
" A father '» lovwlicft name it friend.
" Some truth*, from long experience flowing,
•• Worth more than royal grant!* receive,
** For truths are wealth of Heav'n's befiowing^
** Which kings have feldom power to give.
" Sir re from an arrcient race defcended
** You Koai^ an unattainted blood,
*' By your* be their fair fame attended,
** And claim by birth-xight to be gocd.
«« In love for cv'ry fellow gfeature
'* Supwior rife above thr crowd,
** What mufi ennobled human nature.
" Was ne'er the portion of tlje proud.
•• Be thine the gen'rous hear' that borrowt
*• From others' jfys-a fn'endly glow,
*' And tor cjcn haplcfs neighbour'* forrowt
** Throb: with a lynip^thetic woe.
«• This \s the temper mofl endearing;
•' Though wiilc prou ; ]>omphrr b,«nt era fpreadf,
** An hcnv'niier pow'r g( od-nature In *.-ing
** Each heart ir willing tliraldom I^.ada.
'* Taftc not fr<»m fani-.'s ui:cer'air foui«*ain
" The p^-acr-dtlsoyin^j ft'c-ra*- thit flow^
'* Nor iVoui anibiricn's tiatig'rous mountaia
** Look down upon the world below.
'* Th'* princrly pine on hil's extlteJ,
" Whr.fo lofty brandies cicave the iky,
** By winjH, long brav'd, at laft slTauitcd^
*' Is headlong^ whirl'd in dntl to lie ;
** Wi.i'.n (iiC mild rofe more fafely growing
" l^ow in ir^ unafpiring vale,
'* Amidll retirement's Hicltcr blowing
" iixchangc) fweets with ev'ry gale.
«* Wifh not for beauty's darling featores
•* Moulded by nature's fondling powV; .
*< Forfairefi form* 'rnong human utacuret
** Shine but the pageants of an hour.
•
*' I faw, the pride of all the jneadow,
** At noon, a gay NarcilTus blow
•* Upon a river's bank, whofefhadow
*' Bloom'd in the filver waves below;
•
** By noon-tide's heat its youth was wafted, .
•• The waters. a« they pafs'd. eomplatn'd,
'* At eve its glories all were blalled,
^ And not oi>e former tint rcmain'd.
*' Nor let vain wit's deceitful glory
** Lead yon from wifdom's path aftniy;
** What genius lives renown *d in ftory
*' 'I'u happincfs who found the way t
" In yonder mead behold that vapour
** Whofe vivid beam* illufive play,
** Far off it feems a friendly taper
*' To guide the traveller 011 Wis way *
** But (hould fomehapkfs wrerch purfninf;
*** Tread where the ticach'r' u-* nieteorr glow,
** He'tt find, tooUte lits rafhr.r ft ruemg,
** That fAul quickiand- lutk I)e*ow.
** In life fuch 'uubblcs nr>uf:h: j^hniring
'* G;I- with falie hght and fiU'd with AtTs
** Do you, from pageant crowds retii ing,
*' To peace in virtue's co: repair;
•* There feek the n':ver<'\vaftrd rreafure,
k 0
•* Which mutujl love 3i:d '-icri'-lhip ^vt^
•• DomeUic co«»fi>'-t, »pot S-. ,.:«. U>\ ?,
** Aad bkii'd and bkfiin^ >ou wiu-liT^.
•4 ^ "J
7f*
THE WOarjB OF COOPER.
** If Heav*o With cbil^cD crowns yovr dweUiDg^ Here {ancf hxihif ^|ewy Bomm
** An mioe its bounty does with jqu,
** In fondnds fathcrly^zcelling
<* Th* example yon haire felt purfue.'*
He paui'd— for tenderly carefliQ^
The darling of his wonnded heart*
Looks had means only of czprcfling
Tkovghts language never could impart*
Now night her mournful mantle fpreadiiig
Had rob*d with black th' horizon round,
ilnd dank dews from her trelTcs (bedding
With genial moifture bathM the ground ;
'W'hen back to city follies flying
'Midft coftom*s flaTes he liVd refign*d.
His face, array'd in fmttes, denying
The true compkdtion of bis mind ;
For ferionfly aronnd fnrTeying
Each chariAer, in Tonth and age»
Of fools betray*d, and knaves betraying,
That played npon this bumM ftage.
(Peaceful Rirafelf and nndefigning)
He loath*;i the fcenei of guile and ftrlfey
And felt each leer et wifli inclinhig
To leave tUs fretful farce of life.
Tet to whatever above was fated
Obediently he bow*d his fool,
For, wbJtalUbonnteous Heav*n creiteA,
He thought Hcav*n oaly fliovld cootronk
THE; TOMB OF SHAKSPEARE.
A Vision.
■^'hat time the jocund rofy-bofom^d hoori
Led forth the train of Phoebus and (he fpriog.
And zephyr mild profufely fcattec*d flowers
On earth's green mantle from hit muflcy wing.
The morn unbarr'd th' ambrofial gates of light,
Wed ward the raven-ptni' n*d darkncUflcw,
The laqdi'cape imirdia vernal beauty bright.
And to their graves the fuUen ghufls withdrew.
The nightingale no longer fwell'd her throat
With love-lorn platntngs tremulou* and flow,
Amd rn the wings of Hlcnce ccas*d to float
The gurgling notes of her melodious woe :
The god of fleep myOerious vtfions led
In gay proccflion 'fore the menul eye.
And my frceM foul awhile her manfion fled,
To trv.her plumes for immortality.
Through fields of air, methnught T took my flight,
I'hroueh ev'ry clime o'er ev'ry region f^is'd,
No paracufe or ruin 'fcap'dmy fight,
Hefperian garden, or Cinunerian wafte.
On Avon's banks 1 lit, whofe flreams appear
To wind with eddiea ibnd round 2>hakipeare*s
, tomb,
a'ho year's firft feath'ry fongfters warble near,
And vi'lcu breathe^ and «arUcfl rofci bloom.
Decking with flow'reta frc& tV wiaB
And bath'd with tears the fad fcpnldval
' Her fav'rite offspring** long and laftah
Ah! what avails, file cry'dv a poct'a
Ah I what aysLb ch' imiBoralising biv
To fuf tch from domb obti^on odicra* &i
My darUng child here licis a ps«y ta dc
Ltt gentle Otway, white-twbM pity*s prid
Frinn grief domeftic teach the tcan (• i
Or Soathem captivate tfc' napaflioa'd ke
With hcart-felt figha atfd (jmpaihy of
For not to thefe hit geniiia ^»a» coafia'd.
Nature and I each tanefiil pmrV hadp
Poetic tranfports of the madding miBd,
And the wtsg*d wjwda'that waft dk
heaven.
Thcf fiery gTance of th*'iTicefledQal eye.
Piercing all objeda of creatifto^s flere.
Which on this world *a extended fnrface fi
And plailic thought that iUU created a
O grant, with eager rapture I reply'd.
Grant me great goddefa of the changt
To view each being in poetic pride.
To whom thy fbn gav^ ammortality.
Sweet fancy fmil'd, and vrav*d her myfli
When ftrait thefe vifiona felt her pow*
And one by one fuc^eeded at her nod.
As vafifal fpritea obey the wrisard*a du
Firfl a celeflial form * (of asure hue
Whole mantle, bound with brede ethers
To each foft breeze it* balmy breath thj
Swift down the fun-beatna of the :
rode.
Obedient to the necromantic fway
Of an old fage to folitiide rciign'd.
With fenny va|tour» he obfcur'd the day,
Launch*d the long lightning, and let
wind.
He whirlM the tempcft throu|(h the hoi
Rattled the dreadful thunderclap on h
And rait'd a roaring elemental war
Betwixt the fca green waves and azur
Thcn like Heav'n's mild ambafTAdor of li
To man repentant, bade the tumult ce.
Smooth'd the blue bofom of the realm* a
And hufh'd the rebel elements to pcao
Unlike to this in fpirit or in mien
Another form f fucceedcd to my view;
A two-legg'd brute, which nature made ii
Or from the loathing won^ unfimih'd
Scarce could he fyllable the curfe he thou{
Prone were his eyes to earrh, his mind i
A carnal fiend to imperfe^ion wrought.
The mongrel oflspring of a witch and d
• drifi M iAe Tan/^^. f QUUm m Oc S
^T'tn. lu! each injur*H apparition rofe;
Aghaft the murd'rcr ftarted from hi» bed ;
P O' E
■ ^ikxt bloomM, upon ao andcnt £breft*» bound.
The flow'ry margin * of a fUent firetm,
0*cr-arch'd by oakt with ivy mamled round,
( And gilt bj iilver Cynthiii*s maiden beam.
I On the green carpet cyf th* unbended grafif
; A dapper train of femak fairies pUy'd,
And c:y*d their gambols in the wat*ry glaft,
[ That fmoothiy ftule along the fliad*wy glade.
Through tbcfc the queco Titania pa£i*d ador*d,
Mouiiccd aloft in her imperial car.
Journeying to fee great Oberoo her lord
Wage the mock battle* of a fportive war.
^ Arm*d cap-a-pee forth marcb'd the fairy king,
A ftoutcr warrior never took the field,
His threat*iiing lance a hornet** horrid fting,
The (hardcd beetle*! fcalc his fable fhield.
Around their chief the elfin hoft appear'd,
Kach htr.lc hrlmct fparkliog Uke a ftar.
And their (harp ipears a piercelefv phalanx rear*d,
A grove of thiiilcs glittering in the air.
The fcene then chang*d from this romantic land
To a bleak wade by boundVy uncnnfin'd,
Where three fwart fillers f of the wdrd band
Were niuttViiig curfes to tiie troublous wiud.
Pale want had >ki(her'd every fnrrow'd face,
Bow'd wan each carcafe with the weight of
years
And each funk cye-ball from its hoUow cafe
Diiiiird cold rheum's involuntary tears.
Ilor^ il on three ftaves they polled to the bourn
Of a drear ifland, where the pendent brow
Of a rough rock, fiiagg*d horribly with thorn,
FrownM on the boifl*rous waves which rag'd
below.
Deep in a (gloomy jfrot, remote from day,
Where Irnihng cwnlort never fliow'd her face.
Where li^ht ne'er cnter'd, fave one rueful ray
Difcov'rir.g all the terrors of the place,
They held dami»*d mvAVies with infernal ftaic,
Whilft ghalUy gobling^ glided iluwly by.
The Ocrccch-owl fcrraai*d the dyui<^ call of fate,
Aiid ravens croak'd iheir hori id augury.
No human f-totAcp cheer'd the dread abode,
Nor fii:n of livmg creature couki be fecn,
5uvc where the reptile fnake. or fuUen toad,
I he murky floor had foil*d with venom green.
I
Sudden r heard the vrhirlwtnd*s hollow found, |
Kach weird lidir vani(h*d into fmoke. ]
Nt'^ a dire yell nf fpiriis \ under grcund
Thfu^'h troubled earth • wide yawning fur-
f«cc broke; i
MS.— . J95
GuUt*8 trembling breath hit heart*a red current
froze,
And horror's dew-drops bath*d his frantic bead.
More had I fecn — ^but now the god of day
0*er earth's broad breaft his flood of light haA
fpread,
When Morpheis eall'd his fickle train away.
And on their wiogs each bright illtifion fled.
Yet (UU the dear cncbaotrcls of the brala
My wakeful eyes with wilhful wand*riB|fi
Ibught,
Whofe magic will contnmls th* ideal train.
The cver-rcillefs progeny of thought*
Sweet pow'r, fofd I, for others gild the my
Of wealth, or honour's folly-feather*d crowB^
Or lead the madding multitude aftray
To grafp at air-blown bubblet of renown.
Me (humbler lot!) kt blamekfii bliCcofage,
Free from the noble mob's ambitious Anie,
Free from the muck-worm mi(er*s lucnws rafe»
In calm contentment's cottag'd Tale of life.
If frailties there (for who from them is free?)
Through error's mase my dcvions i/HntBtegm
lead,
Let them be frailties of humanity,
And my heart plead the pardon of ;ny head.
Let not my reafon impioufly require.
What Heav'n has plac'd beyond iti oriour
fpai).
But teach me to fubduc each fierce defire
Wiiich wars within this little empire, man.
Teach me, what all believe, but few pofleCs,
That life's heft fcicnce n ourfclvesto know.
The firil of human blefllngs is to blefs.
And happieft he who feels another's woe.
Thu« cheaply wife, and innocently great.
While time's fmooth fand IhaVl regularly pafi|
Each deftiii'd arom's quiet courfe I'll wait.
Nor ralhiy break, nor wi(h to ftop the gla(a.
And when in death my peaceful aflics lie.
If e'c-r iome tongue c:>iigenial fpeaks my namci
Friindihip Ihall never blulh to breathe a ugh.
And gicat ones envy luch an honeil fame.
• PyiryLimJ /rtm th Mi^wmwur^Kigbr t Drum, ,
V£R. VERT : OR THE NUNNERY P.\RJ10T.
AN HEROIC r^CM IN rot^l CANTOS.
Jnf. riUJ h th* Ahbffs £/•/)'••••.
TKANSLATED FROM TUE FRBNCH Or MOMtltVA
<i E:(SRT.
CANTO I.
O Tou, round whom, at virtue*s (hrme.
The folitary graces (hine,
With nacive charms all heart* engage.
And reign without religious rage;
You, whofe congenial foul by heavem
A pltaCng guide to truth was givcu^
Have reoderM coftvcfffably lewd ;
Who, dodor*d by the wvMrldly tribe,
"With frail concupifoenct endued.
Each baman ▼anitj defcribe.
Our Ver-Vert was a fame in grain,
▲ foiil with iDDocencf fraught,
"Who never utter'd word pcofiuie.
Who never had inunodeft thought.
fimt in the room of rtbbald wit
Bach myftic colloquy ho Icnew,
And many a text in holy writ
With prayer* and colieAi not a £ew{
Could pfdflu and cantidea repeat
And Immidtg complete ;
He could petition heaven for grace
Wkh fandimoolout voice and eyea,
And at a proper time and j^lue
Rdigioofly folUoquiM.
Sach help he had in this leam*d college
That could conduce to iacred knowle^.
For many virgiot had retreated
Through grace to this rcl^gfioot Ibld,-
Who, word for word, by rote repeated
Each Chriflmas carol, new and old. - -
From frequent kflooi every day
The fchoUr grew at leani*d at they ;
Their very tone of fpeaking too
In piout drawlingi he expre(t*d.
The iame religiout figha he drew
Deep heaving from the godly breail.
And languid notes in which theie doves
Mournfully chaunt their myftic loves.
In ihort, the bird perform*d his part
In all the plalmodismg art.
Such merit could boC be confin*d
Within a cloifter*s narrow bound.
But flew, for fame is fwift as wind.
The neighbouring territories round ;
Through Nevers* town from morn to night,
Scarce any other talk was heard,
Bat of difcourfes ezquifite
Betwixt the nuns and Indian bird :
And ev'n from Moulins numbers came
To witneOi to the troth of fame.
Ver-Vert, the parlour's boafted glory,
Whilft all that came were told his ftory.
Perch 'd proud upon his favourite ftand
Sifter Melania's ivory hand.
Who pointed out each excellence
Of mind or body he poflcfs'd.
His fweet mild temper, poUlh'd fcnfe,
And various colours on his breaft.
When his engaging afpe<ft won
Each vifiter he look'd upon ;
Bur beauty the moft exquifite
Was, in our under profelyte.
The leaft hit qualities among.
For all forgot his feathery pride
And every outward charm beiide
The moment that they heard hb tongue.
With various righteous graces fili'd,
By the good dilerhood ioftiird,
Th* iiludrious bird bis fpeech began,
At every turn allufioos new,
9oBc$ptiQns fine, ^ful do^rines true.
THE WORKS or pbd^njL
In ftreamsof hoaey'd laagdifefyM
But what vras fingularly smr. -
In this uncommon gift of'l^cedi.
And tcarce will be lepstcd tnM,
Mot any whilft they twurd'huB prc•ci^
Did ever feel (his pewen wttnu fiuk)-
Ecdcfiaftic lethargy.
From foporific fanftity ;
Whu orator can boaft a* orach f
Much was he prais'daad tntfdi ctfnfr^C
Whilft he, familiariB'd to -fiani*, •
Convinc'd 'cwat only a meiik nnnc^ *
His head on hts prejedUd bevttft'' • -
With prieftly gentlenda reclui*d, '
And always mbdcflly expicfii*il
The inward triumph of hit Biiad.
When he had utaa'd to the ctowd
His treafur'd fcientifie ftore.
He mutter'd fomething doc nkmd.
And fuok in cadence more and moic^
Till, with an ^ped iai^aified.
At Uft in filence down he fat.
And left his audience edified •
On what had paft'd to rumiaate*
.Thefe eloquent harangues wooid fimr
With choice of fwceteft phrafea Dnsagfat
Except a trifling word or foi,
VS'hich accidentally he caught.
Of fcandal, at the grate belovr.
Or fome (jnall fyllidde of hufW,
Which gentle nuns will, by tise bye.
At one another fometimes caft.
When none but holy ears arc nigh.
Thus ]iv*d in this delightful ca|^.
As faint, as mafter, or as lage.
Good father Vcr*Vert, dear to more
Than of vail'd Hebei half a fcorc.
As any cloifterM monk as fat.
As reverend too in holy ftate.
Learn *d as an abbe town appro v*d.
And fair zn youths by brides carrefs'd.
For lovely he was always lov*d.
F^rfum*d, well-bred, in fafhion dre&'d ;
In ihort, had he not. haplefs rov'd
To fee the world, completely blefa*d.
But foon the fatal moments caxnc
Of ever-mournful -memory,
Deftrudive to our hero's fame*
Voyage of crimes and mifery.
Of fad remorfe and eodlef« ihame !
Would forefight in a former age
Had torn it from th* hiHoric pa^ ?
Ah ! v/hat a dangerous good at belk.
Is the pofiTjinon of renown !
Obfcurity is fooner bleft.
From his fad fate it will be (bown ;
Too much fttccefr* aod brillant parts
Have often ruin'd virtuous heaita.
Thy ulents, Ver-Vert, and thy name.
To thefe lone walls were not coofin'd ;
A<i fsr as Nants the voice of faoae
iproclaim'd th* endowments of thy
At Nants, *ti9 known, the vifitacioo
Of reverend fidtrs has a fold.
I
Who there, as clTc where through the aatsoBr
POEMS.
m
u
•4
I Know trk whtteVr by fioic u toI<L
M'ith other newn, each holy damci
This parrot** m^it having heard.
Had lonf ii^s to behold the bird.
I A lay maid's wifh it like a fl^me ;
But, when a nun hat fuch dcfire,
'Tift fifty timet a fiercer fire.
I'heir curiouk hearta already boni*d,
*l'heir thoughtt to diftant Nevert iUw^
And many a hcly head was turo*d,
The fcathcr'd prodigy to t iew.
Immediately fipoo the fpot
To the good ab^e^* of the place
A female fccretary wrotei
Sefceching her to hare the g^ace
1*0 Nants, by water down tlte Loire,
To fend the bird fo fam'd for fcnfe,
That all the female Nantine choir
flight hear and fee hit ezcellcDce.
The letter goes : all quedisn, whea
I'he hearer will return again ?
' Twill he eleven dayt at leaft.
An age to any female bread !
They fcrd each day frcih invitatioo,
Depriv'd of flcep through expe^ation.
However at length to Nevert came
Thit letter of importance great.
At once the convcnc*t in a flame
And the whole chapter*t fummon'd flrait.
•* Lofc Vcr- Vert ! heaven ! (end rather death !
** What comfort will with us be left,
Thefc folitary towers beneath,
When of the darling bird bereft ?**
Thuji fpnke the nuns of blooming y^ft,
Whofe hearts, fatigued with holy leiiure»
Piifcrr'd to penance and to tcart
Soft feiitimentH of harmlcft pleafure.
Iti truth, a holy flocki at leaft,
Su ciofc- confin*d« might fairly cUin
'1 o he hy one poor bird care ft d.
Since there no other parrot came
1 IlJ^M ( r unfledg*d to cheer their ncft«
V( c 'twa*> I he opinion of the damci
W'.o, by thtir agf fuperior, fat
Rtjlcis in fonat' rial fiate,
W hcfw hearts i ciined paflion*t flames,
'I lu:, for a f» ' 'nighl't fpace or fo,
'1 Kfir d^ar diUiple ftrait fliouM go;
1 cr, prui'.encc uverwelghiog iove,
Th* intatuatcii llate decreed
A Ouhhcini negative might prove
'I i.c Ctfufe of mutual hate, and breed
r<>r ivrr after much bad blood
*iVixt theirs and Nantt't fifterhood.
Soon a* the ladies, in cmiclafion,
()' th* i:ppcr houfc the bill had paftM,
'i he commons were in great coafufioo ;
Vourjj Serophina cry'd in hafte,
** Ah : what a facritice they make !
*' A III! i* it true cunfrnt they give ?
** I Ate from us nothing mure can tike !
'♦ How, Vcr-Vcrt leave ut. and we lite !'
Ar.utlur. thrugh reputed fage,
C^rcw pale at what fbe heard them (ay;
iNu council could her grief aflw»ee|
>»t
She trembled, wept, and fwoooM away.
' All mourn'd departing Vcr- Vcrt't £atc«
Prefaging, from i know not what,
Thi» tour would prove unfioftuoate.
In horrid dreams the night they fpenc.
The mom redoubled horrora (cot.
Too vain regret ! the atioiiriiful hear
Already*t coine, within their view
The boat it waiting at the fhore,
I'he fatet command to bid adieu.
And to hit abfence, for a while.
Their throbbirg bofcmt reeoncile.
Already every Ckdtr pin*d
Like the foft turtle of the grove, . •
To grief befor».hand felf-refign'd
For the Ipne hours of widow'd (ovib
What tender kiflea were beflow'd
On Ver-Vert leaving thjy, abode 1
What briny ftreama of forrow flow*d I
The nearer kit departure drew
They doated on him moie and morCa
And found each moment geniua new
And beautiet never icen before.
At length he leaves their wiflifnl eyet.
Love with him from the convent fliet.
** Ah ! go, my child ; my deareft, htA^
" Where honour caDt thee from my anns^
** But, O ! return, thy exile pad,
** For ever true, and full of channal
** May xepbyrt with their airy plumes
•* Waft thcc fecorely on thy way !
'* Whilft I, amidft thcfe dreary combt
** In anguifli wafle the tardy day.
** And fadly folitary mourn
** Uncomforted till thy return.
" O Ver-Ven, deareft foul ! adieu ;
** And, whilil thy journey happy provea,
** May all, thy beauteous form who vicW|
•• Think thee the eidcA of the lovta!**
Such were the words and parting iiccne
Of one young lately vailed fair,
Who oft, to dUfipate chagrin.
In bed made many a fervent prayer.
Learnt from the manual of lUcine ;
And who with all her heart, no doubt,
WouM, for fweet Ver.Vert*s company.
Have left the holy monaftcry,
A follow*d him the world throughoot.
But now the droll is put on board.
At prcfent virtuous and fincere.
And modeft too in deed and word t
O ! may his bofom every where.
By prudence guarded, ftill retain
That worth, and bring it home again!
Be that however as it may.
The boat's already on its way ;
The noife of waves beneath the prow
Re-echoes in the air above ;
I'he zephyrs favourably blow.
And Ncvers backwards fcems to ni0¥0
CANTO III.
In the (ame paflage boat, that borc
I'hii bird of holfncTt from (kore^ ^
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THEiroUKS OF 60rOPn%.
There happeflMttitf ftflile tfiaie ifb &il
Two npnpln ef coaftirnkm fnfl,
A narfe loqvacidvii'tfi^-Otfeoottta^ '
A Tagrant monk, Mid three dm^dtei,
WhiA, for4i yopth ef piety,
Wts worOupful foeii^!
Ver*Vert, uAprwdit'tf in their 'Witjri^
At foiki in fbreljpi cejuntiiet \to,
8Md filently in filfd aomse ;
Thdr thoughts lod hngoa^ hoth w^.onr.
Tbe fiyle he did noc'hi^erlbnd ; '
It WM not, like -fte for ij^qm, phna'd '
tn dialed^ of holy land,'
With facrcd eaftein ^giiret nds*d ;r
Ker that, in whkh^riie ^reiUl btntf^
Of nnna thefarMiiEer mjM ifid mif'4;
Bot fnU 0^ whaViKe'hta^lbrprif^
Big worda not o^ef ITfcrilEiamB'd ;
For the dnig<H>m^ t iRMMy raee '
Mt hvrdenVI with reBgiont grate.
Spoke fiaently the IbtlePs to^gfoc.
Saint Bacchnu otdf they ador'd, ' '
To whom libations oft they ponM " ! '
For paftime as dieyfttlM along;
The Oalcoont mA the female tltfoe '
Convers*^ hi Idkime which helMg
To VesoffV gvect ntyftery i
Ob t*other Iwnd the (aiktfi fwore,
Cnfs*da and Ual^diem'd each heavenry power.
Whole Toi^ not hi flowen of fjpdedi,
Bttt words foQorous o/d to deal, ' '
Roondly artifcnlatcd each.
Nor loft the fmaUeft, fylhble.
Id this variety of foimd
And nnintelligible prate,
Ver-Vert, forpris'd at all around.
Sad, filent, and erobarrafs'd fat ;
He feared his ignqnnce to betray.
And knew not what to think or fay.
The monk, to fitiify the crowd
Who long*d to hear his thfaights aland.
To talk the penfive ftranger preii'd;
The girls in wordk too debonnair,
Unns'd at penance, or in prayer.
The melaoehdy bird care&'d :
Here by the fex he lov*d «ddrds*d
The parrot (whilft his look benign
With ufual light reKgiocs glifters)
In (acred figks and nnonery i*hine
Aofwers, God fave you, holy fiftcrs !
At this God fave yon, we'll fuppofe.
An uniTerfal laugh arofe :
In ridicule the words aloud
Were echoed through the noify crowd.
Thus mock*d, aba{h*d the novice ftood«
And inly chew'd, the mental cud. '
He found what he had faid was wrong.
And faw 'twas needful to endeavour
To fpeak the language of the throng.
If e*er he hopM co gain their favour !
His heart, by nature fond of praife,
Which had been nourtfh'd all his days,
Till then, with flattery's incenfe full,
Now could, z\h% ! fuftain no more
Of conftancy the Aiodeft power
Agamft th' aAide< of i^Aeafe;
Here firft, by fo&r fabpatieiice-crttlaM
Ver-Vert his indocencr loft.
From thence he p6nr*d nng^^atcfid
Againft the nuns nis fonnet^ iitirlc^
Vnio never had adoroTd hia.ibta^
Cardeft of literary taints
With bmguage c^piooa and iiefin*d^
Replete with e^gfnce ao4 fj^'U*
T* acquire this'great accompHftiamt
£ach eameft faculty he beat^
And though his prudent tmijmt hf ftSD^
His foul of thinking had ita fib.
But firil the bird lefolr'd, io pet^
All the ol^ gew.gawg to to^gjtt
Which hitherto compoa'd hla cr
That new ideas might fnccecs^.
In two days, by ftnd compii^ticms
All former knowledge he expell'd^
So much the pr^fent cdnverfistioa
The convent dialed excell'd.
lilts firft ftep made, within a trice.
The truly docile animal
(Young mind^ too foon are fikiird in tnce} !
In ribaldry Was clerical, ' .
And quickly teaint to curfe'^and fwfar»
As faft as an old devil woiild chaftcr.
Bound down by chains of snyftic frntr^
Beneath a pot of holy water.
His pf)iAice contradified pfiin
A maxim whkh old books niamtain*
That none to heinous crimes can leap
At firft, but progrefs ftep by . ftep ;
For he at once without degree
Was dodor in iniquity.
He learnt by heart the alphabet
Of watermen, the Loire alon^.
And when, in any ftormy fit.
And oath efcap*d a faiIor*a toDg^e ;
Ver-Vert, emphatically plain ,
Re-echo'd damn you back agaio.
On thisj applauded by the crewr.
Proudly content with- what had paft.
Solicitous he daily grew,
The fliameful honour to pnrfoe
Of pleaftng their corrupted tafte^
And, foon degrading to their bent
His generous organ of difcoaxfc.
Became profanely eloquent. ^
Ah ! why {hould bad examples force
A youthful heart, born free from evilsL
From heaven's allegiance to the devil'e^
Ye nymphs of Nevers* convent chafte
What did you in your doifter'd celh
Where penfive melancholy dwells,
Whilft thefe unlucky moments paib'd f
In that fad interval, no doubt.
Nine day.^ ynu Q^ent in prayers devout
Petitioning kind Heaven to give
A happy journey home again
To the mod thanklef* foul alive.
Who, quite reg^ardlefs of your pain.
Abroad engag'd in pleafurcs new.
Spent not a fingle thought on you^
The yawning band of tcdioufnefs
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The roDTent rooad beCeftM etcb gite ;
And fpleeh, in fanciful diftrefs,
Sat fulleo ar the gloomy ^rate;
>lay, what the fez fliuot cYcry where.
Silence hcrfclf came almoft there.
Ah ! ceafc your vows, for Vcr-Vcrt'f grown
Unwonhy of your laYilh lovet {
Ver-Vert no longer will he known
By heart as fpotlefi as the dove's,
By temper fofter than the down,
By fervency of fool in prayer ;
Oh ! muft th« Nif fe the tnith dcclire f
A very wretched profligate,
A fcofier of his ancient home,
Blafphemer of yoor holy ftate,
And loofe apoOLate he*s hecome;
What you fuch care and lahonr coft.
Among the winds and waves it loft.
Then, fair ones, fondly boaft no mdrer
His fcicnce and his docile foul,
Ocniu« is vain, and learning's ftore.
If virtue governs not the whole.
Forget him quite : the fhimeful wretch
His heart has tainted with pollution,
And given up all thofe powers of fpeech
And mighty parts to proftitution.
But now to Nants, the boat's lad ftatioOj
Our hero and his frietids draw nigh,
Where through impatient expedttioo
The hnly fiOert almoft die :
For their defires the rifin*; fon
Begins his daily courfe too late;
Too flow hi)v fiery conrfers run*
To gain at eve the weOero gate.
The flatterer hope, in this fufpcnfir^
For ever artful to deceive,
Promii'd a prodigy to give '
Of genius, dignity, and fcrfe;
A parrot highly>bom and bre4t
PcflcfiM of noble (enttmentv,
PcrfuaCve tongue, difceming head ;
In ihnrt, with all accompliihmenta t
But O ' ! mention it with pain,
Thcfe cxpcdarionsall were vain ?
At length the vriTcl reaches land.
Where an old folemn fifter fat,
Con.minionM by the (acred band
Th* arrival of the bird to wait;
Whr», en that errand daily feat,
L'cr fir:ce the firft epiftle went,
At firti approach of rifmg day
Her wandering ryes impatient aft.
Which feem'd, along the watery waftc.
To waft our hero on his way.
The fly bird had no fooner feen
The run, near whom he difembarkMi
But Hrait he knew her by the mien
And eyes with holy pri:(!cry mark'd,
13v the white glovr^ and linguiutone^
Tht vjil, and linfer-wo. Ifcy vcft,
And, what wc<u!d have fufuc*d alooc.
The little ct'fa i;p<-:» lici hmft.
He Oioddit'd :<r th* upproaching evil,
An«i lo:dier-hke, wc may cttnclude,
&ioccr:ly vtiib'd bcr at the den);
Preferring much the brotherhood
Of the dragoons, who ({bke ost plaio,
Whofe dialed he underftood.
Than to return to learn again
Prayers ftuff 'd with many a holy notion.
And ceremonials of devotion :
Bat the vex*d droll, by force, was fated
To be condodled where he hated.
The careful carrier held her pfixe
In fpite of all his rueful cries;
Though much he bit her, by the way.
Upon her arms, her neck, and ftce.
And in his anger, at they fay.
Would not have fcrapled any place*
At laft, howe*cr, with much td«,
She brought him ikfe to &cred gromid;
Ver -Vert's announc'd : the ntmour flew
Swift as the wind the convent rtmnd.'
The bell proclaims the welcome mom $
SCratt from the choir each fifter fpringt.
And to the common parloar'a horne
On expe^tion*s eager wingi.
All crowd this wonder to Miold
With longings truly female fir'd ;
Nay ev*n the feeble and the old
With youth's warm thonghtt are remfpif^ds
Whilft each, regardlefs of her years.
For fpeed forgets the load (he bean ;
And mother Agnes, near fomrfcore, '
Now runs, who nerer ran before
CANTO IVv
At length expo&*d to public view,
Hb figure was by all admir*d ;
Cbarm*d with a fight fo fair and new.
Their eager eyes were never tir*d :
I'heir taile beyond difpute was true ;
For though the rogue had fwerv'd from duty.
He had not loft one jot of beauty.
And the camp mien and rakifh flare
lmprov*d it with an eafy air.
Why, heaven, fhould charms actradive glow.
Brilliant around«a fon of fin f
Rather deformity fhould (how
The badnefs of the heart wichin.
To praife his looks and lovely feather
Our fifters babbled fo together.
Unheard, it wou'd have been no wondrr.
If Heaven had roird its lobdeft thunder :
Meanwhile unroov'd th* apoftate bird
Deigo'd not to fpeak one pious word.
Bat like a lufty Carmelite,
Roil'd bis lafcivious eyes about.
This gave offence ; fo lewd a fight
Was locking to the band devout.
Next, when the mother abbcf* came,
With an authoritative took.
The feathcrM libertine to blame,
Cont-nptu.ufly his tail he fhook;
And, i:ot maturely having weigh'd
Toe horror of the words he laid.
Replied, in military phrafc,
** What daran*d fonU nuns are now-a-daji 1**
Our hiftory note*, that on the way.
rhcfc words bc*d heard the f^ilors l^j.
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Attlisa,witlitooktd«imne, 8ioih9. •':. f
The holy fiftcthood.amoogi
SiUiBg co'mtke him hold hit toagiM)
M, ** Fie ! for (haiDe 017 deareft brother-!
tor thinlu thie dcwcft brother fwore« .
Ami «i*d fiigactoiifly. enough.
One fyllahlc that.orhymeft to ipore, ,
"Gaiaft whic^ few femmie eats are ftfUioL
** Jefa ! fpood nodicr, (be exclaiin*d« .
** Vhu it fome wickCd witch, 'tit clear ; .
** And not tbe.bir^ of Nevert £utt'd,
** To friend^ of onr. religion dMur!*'
Here, futler-like, he cry'd alo^i
* The devil fcize thit noify crowd!
By tnmt each lifter fli4 eilay
To cnrb the featherM grrnadtcr;
Ami each. at, laft wat ieot away
lirkh foneth'iag buziing in her ear {
Bar, laughing at the yonngcr tribe,:. ..,%,
He intmicl;*d their loquaciouft rage) '- . ,,^%
And, ftill more freely to ^cfcribe
The dull grimace of fcolding age.
He ridicnl*d the dying doTet
CK precepts fnu£Qed through their nofie^^ ■ i.-
Bnt, what wat Wf)rfe than aU the reft.
By tbcfe duU jGuanont much opprefs'd,
AjnI ^ith vnvepted choler fwelling.
He th«nder*d out each horrid word»
The very tart in uoilie escelUog,
Which on the river Le had heard ;
Cnrfiog and fwearin^ all along,
Invoking every pnw*r of hell,
Whilft B*t redundant from hit tongue.
And Ft emphatically fell.
The ienfe of what they heard him fpeak
The younger fifters could not tell ;
For they believ*d hit language Greek.
Mezt he came out with, blood ! aiid zour.ds !
Damnation, — brimH one,— fire, — and thunder !
The grate, at thrfe terrific founds
Trembling, is almofl fplit afunder ;
And the good nuns in fpcechlcf:) irigbt,
Ctofling their throbbing bofoms, fiy
Each to her cell remote from ligHt,
Thinking the day of judgment nigh.
Wide of^ening her fcpulchral jawx.
One ancient fiftcr i^hinet, " What evil
** Have we cefignM, good Heaven, that drawt
* Upon us this incarnate devil ?
** By what incentive is he niovM
** 80 like the damn'd below to fwear ?
■• It thi^ that Vcr-Vert fo approved ?
■• Arc thefc his facultiet fo rare ?
** But let us without farther pain
** Send back the proflignte again.**
•* Mother of God !" ;;n<i'her cries,
What horrors arr I)cfcire our eyes !
In Never*s coniecra^ed dome
Is this the language vcftaU fpc'ak ?
Is all their youth taught thu& at home ?
Home with the hateful heretic !
For, if he enters we (hall dwell
In league with all the ficrds of helL**
In fine, his freedom Ver Vert loft ;
And *twas refolv*d, without dela^.
To fend the wretch cag'd-up away.
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Thttend onrjpflfflfli f»i&*4. A* -
Howe*er, in form, he's clcc4 irft»
Arraign'd, deuftabfe d«cl^<
Convided by the coiirt» «fiaM#» •
And from each charity 4kbtttr*d^-
For haviaf wickedly affaU*4 . r. .
The virtue of the fillcfa ^cilVU .,•
AU fign the fentenee, ycc ^.
The objeA ^t*t ittflfaed OD I
For jpitv *tit. ere fii|l.a|te b~
To find depravity fq 6nil,
Or that, heoeK^ igt^ beaut
A debauchee*t corrupted lb«J^.
The Pagan roannera of a Tnrfc«
And tongue of Infidel, fliould hn ^
In fliort, hit old coadndlrelii bora
The banilh'd cu^t to the port ;
But in returning ,at before^
He never bit our -filUr fttr*c ;
For joyfully he left the fliore,
! And in a tilt-boat home returo'd.
Where Nevers* nunt hit ablence
Such wat the Iliad ofbia vroea I
But ah ! what uneipe^ed mouroinf ,
What clamour and dcfpair arole, .
When, to his former frienda retanuii|^.
He fliock*d them with a repetittoD
Of his late verbal acquifiticm !
What could t|i* aQided fifUrt do ? '
With eyes in tears, and hemrta ia aoablc^
Nine venerable nuns, for wne
Each in a vail funereal double.
Into the feat of judgment go.
Who, in their wrinkled fronta. rcfemUed
Nine ages in a conrt afifembled.
There, without liopet of happy ending.
Deprived of all to plead his caufe
On wbom tltrc was the Icafl depending,
P.:or Vcr- Vert fat, unfkill'd an Uwt,
Chain'^d to his cage, in open court.
And ftript of ^lory and fupport.
'1^0 condemnation they proceed ;
Two bibyU fentcpcehim to bleed;
'Twas voted by two fiftert more ;
No: fo religiouily inhuman.
To fend him to that Indian (bore
Unknown to any .Chrifti«*i %vonian,
'I'l.at (\nfcicnce might his l>orom srore
And yifld him up a prey to death.
Where fijft, with Brachmcn, I^- drew brcj
But i\\c five ntheriihil according;
lit itlTer pi^niflinventt awaTdiri|ry
For penance, two long niontha conclude
That he fhould paf^ in abflineiicc.
Three more :n difuial folitudc.
And four in fpeechlcfs pcnittucc ;
During which feafon they preclude
Bifcuit^ and (ni'ttn the toiletre** Ucafuret:
Alcoves and >%alk<*. th(»fc conven*^ plcafuret<
Nor waft thi- all ; for. to lompicte
His miferab'e fituation.
'J hey pave him, in hi* fad retreat.
For jaili r, guard, and con vcriataon,
A fta'c Idy-fifter, or much rather
An old vailM ape, all ikin ^nd bone.
Or, covet *d o*er with wrinkled leathetC
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' A walking female flceleton;
An objed proper, to fall*n glory,
To cry aloud, mimtHto utori.
Spite of thif dragon's watchful foal,
The yoanj^cr nuns would often go,
With look* of pit/ to condole ;
Which ev'n in exile foftcn'd wof.
Nay feme, frcm morning prayeri returniog,
With nuts and can'.'ied almonds came;
But to a wretch in prifon mourninjir
Weccb and amhrofu were the fame.
Taught by c'.is>fortune*8 found tuition,
Cloth'd wirh dlf^ace, and Hunfv with pain.
Or lick of that old fcarc-crow Tifion,
The bird became hi pur? contrition
Acquainted with himfelf aj^vin :
Forjrf tting \\\% belov'd dragoons,
And quite pccording with the nana
In one continued unifon
Of air, of maiiL.rs, and of tone;
N«> flc«.k prebendal pricft could be
Alorc thoroui^hly devout than he.
When this ronverlion was related,
The piny divan at once awarded
His h;:niihnient ihould be abated,
And farther vcn^;£ance quite nifcarded*
There the blcfi day oi his recal
Is annually a fcftival,
Whofe Gikcu moments white 9nd even.
Spun by the hands of fmiUn;^ lo7e,
\Vhill> all th* 9ttendaDt fates approve,
To loft dth;;h.8 r.re ever given.
How ihortN the uate of human pleafore !
H'lw falfe of happinefs the meafure !
'J'he ^orn.i'ory, drrw'd with Iii»\fcrs,
Short prayer, re^oicijg, foo^, ard feail.
Sweet iiiniulr, freedom, thought kit hours,
Their .-mlible xeul exprefs'd,
And n«j'. a linj^Ic li^jn of forrow
"/ he w«;ws pie.iu'iicd cl to-morrow.
But, () ! v/h^: Tavours mifapplied
Our lioly Cfterhood bel^owM !
From aSilincnce's lh;*llow tide
J mo 3 t>reim that overflow'd
With f'.vect^, *"<» long dcbarr'd from tafling,
Pojr \'.r-Vert to*> abruptly haiking,
(Hi iVm Viuh fut^^r beiu; wade J,
With 1 i]uiu fif'.i hi» eutraiU buto'd)
]!w-hci<l a: i>i)ve \.\% roj'cs faded
A.. 1 to li.ir.crcal cyprcU turn'd.
'i he iinn^ ei.J(.avour*d, hut in vain.
His He Tii;^ l-.-rif t<» detain ;
But Iv^eit crwcTii hnJ haflcn'd fate;
A:u\, wlaifl around the fairoucs cry*d,
(Ji" I.>vc a viwiim ''.rrunitc
Iti pie ilure'b downy breai> he diecL
H"> vJyiri.ij words their bofoms fir*d,
i\y.A will for ever be admir'd.
V'uL. X.
Venus herfelf his eyc-lids closM,
And in Elyfium plac'd hi^ (hade.
Where hero-parr(«ts fafc rrposM
In almond groves that never fade,
Near him, whofe fate and fluent tongucn
Corinna's lover wept and fung.
What tongue lufTiciently can tell
How much bemoanM our hero fell \
The nun, whofe office *twas, invited
The bearers to th* iiludrious dead;
And letters cinular indited,
lu which thi<i mournful tale I read.
But, to tranfmit his image down
To generations yet unknown,
A painter, who each beauty knew.
His portraiture from nature drew ;
And many a hand, pni'ltd by love.
O'er the itretch'd fainplcr's canvas pUiOg
In broidery's various colours ftrove
To raife his form to life again ;
Whilll grief, t* aflid each artifl, came
And pamted tears around the frame.
All ritci funereal they beftow*d,
Which erft to birds of high renown
The band of Helicon allow*d,
When from the body life was flown.
Beneath a verdant myrtle's ihade.
Which o'er the maufoleum fpread,
A fmall farcophagus was laid.
To keep the aihes of the dead.
On porphyry grav'd in charadert
Of goi^l, with fculptur'd garlands grac*d|
Thefc lines, eiciting pity's tears,
Our convent Artemilias plac'd.
•• Ye novice nuns, who to this grove repair,
** To chat by (Ical.h, unaw*d by agc*s frown;
" Your tongues one moment, if you can, for-
" bear,
** Till the lad tale of our afili<5lion*f known.
•* If 'tis too much that organ to reftrain,
** Ufe it to fpcak what anguiih death fan*
" parts :
" One line this canfe for forrow will explain ;
** Here Vcr-Vcr r lies ; and here lie all oat
« hcart«."
' ris faid however (to purfue
My Uory but a worJ or two)
The icul of Vcr-Vrrt :» not pent
Wit^itri th' aforefiAid monument.
But, by pcrmiflTiou i>f the fa^cs,
Some hoiy filUr animates;
And will, in tranl.nigration. run ;
From time fo time, fr«'m nun to nun^
Tranfmitring to ;tll ajrrs hence
111 them hi« dcail.UU cloqucr.wC.
3K
TBI
POETICAL WORKS
O V
OLIVER GOLDSMITH, M. B.
CaoeaiaiD^
Tit TtATlLLtft.
TUB DBiSRTBD TULASt,
■ lEMlT,
KKTAUATIOlTy ^
•ONOf,
XLBOJttt
TALES,
t9r«. bv-uisrc.
To which it prefiied,
THE LIFE OF THE 4UTH0R»
AdicQv fwcet hard ! tq cKh fine fieeliogt true,
Thj Tiitoe* many, and thy fntblet few ; .
Thofe lonnM to charm cv*o %icioiif mindi md thde
With hannlds mirth the Ibdal fool to pleafe.
Another's woe thy heart 000I4 always mek;
None fa^ more free for none SMre deeply felt,
Sweet hard, adieo ! thy own harmooioaa lays
Hare fcnlptprM oot thy monument of praife x
Tes, thefe fvrnwt to time's remoteft day ;
While drops the boil, and hoaftfiil tomht decay.
Reader, if nnmbei^d in the m«le^ train,
Oo, tone the lyre, and fanitate his ftrahi t
But, if no poet thoo, reverie the plan ;
J)cpart in peace, and imitate the man.
EOINBURGHt
i^UnXD BY aUNDElZ AI9D SOH^ BOTAL BANK CLOflk^
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THE LIFE OF GOLDSMITH.
Olitcr Goldsmith was the third foo of the Rer. Charles Ooldrmith, in4 was born at Elphin, in
tlic county of Rufcommon, (according to his epiupb in Weftminfter-Abbef, at Pallas, io tho
county of Longford) in Ireland, in 1719. He was inftruded in daffical learning ac die fchool
of Mr. I lu^rhcs, from whence he was removed to Trinitj-College, Duhlin, where he was admit*
tcJ an ufher the nth of June 1 744. At the Univerfity, he exhibited no fpcdmen of thai geaiut
yiWxcA iliftinguinicd him in his matnrer years. On the a7th of Febmary 17499 O- 8. twoycara
af:cr the rcgubr time, he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts. InteodiBf Co device himfelC
to the f^uJy uf phylic, he left Dublin, and proceeded to Edinburgh, in 1751, where he coniiancd
cjil \\.z beginning of the 1 754, when, having imprudently engaged to pay a cdnflderaUe ibm cf ko-
n.y fur a fallow- ftudent. he was obliged precipiutely to quit the place. He made hia eficape as far
ai Sunderland; but there was overtiken by the emiflaries of the law, and arrefted. From this fitna^
tion, he was rclcafed by the friendlhip of Mr. Langhlin Maclane and Dr. Sleigh, who were then lA
the College. On his being (ct at liberty, he took his paflage on board a Dutch ftiip for Rotterdam ;
from whence, after a (hort (by, he proceeded to Brnflels. He then vifited great part of nan<lerss
and. after palling fome time at Stralbottrg and Lonrain, where he obtained the degeee of Bachchir
iu rhjfic, he accompanied an Englilh gentleman to Genera.
This tour wai made for the moft part on foot. He had left England with little money, and 1m-
in^ uf a thought left difpofition, and at that time poiTi fling a body capable of fuftainin^ any fa-
tigue, he proceeded refolutely in gratifying his cnriofity, by the fight of different comtriea.
He had Tome knowledge of the French language and of mofic ; he pbycd tolerably well on the
German flute, which now at timet became the means of his fubfiftence. Hu learning procnrcd
him an hofpiubie reception at moft of the rcUgons hoofcs that he vilited, and his mufic made him
welcome to the peafantt of Flanders and Germany.
*' Whenever 1 approached a peafant*s houfe towards nigbt-fall,** he nfed to fay, * ,1 played oott
of my mcrriLft tui.ci, and that generally procured me not only a lodging, bot fubfiftence for thn
next diy ; but in truth (his conftant ciprelllon), I moft own, whenever I attempted to entertain
p.rlons of a hi«^her rank, they always thought my performance odious, and nerer made me aof
return for my endeavours to plcafc them.'*
On his arrival at Geneva, he was recommended as a proper perfon for a travelling tutor to a
young gentle uun, who had been nnexpededly left a confidcrable fortune by the death of hia
uncle.
Thii connexion Uftcd but a fliort time ; they difagreed in the fouth uf France, and parted*
FrienJ:cft and deftitute, he was again left capofed to all the miferiesof indigence in a foreign coun-
try. He, however, bore them with great ftmitude ; and having by thi* time fatisfied his curiofity
al roaJ, he bent his courie cowards England, and arrived at Dover, the beginning of the yeac
On his return he found himfelf fo poor, that it was with difficulty he wa^ enabled to reach {..ondoa
with a few halfpence only in his pocket. He was an entire ftranger, and without any lecommen*
dation. He ofTcrc ! himfelf to fcvcral apothecaries, in the charai^er of a jouroeymaOy but had the
ftuxiiljcauoo to find every application without fucccfs.
io6i » THK LIFE OF GOLDSMITH'
AtkngtlilieintadintttediDto the houleof ■ chemift Pcar Rlh-SCrcet-HiU, andwuiKq
in fail bbontorr, until he dUcovcnd tbe nCdence of Itit fcicnd Dr. Sleigh, who paiToniM mi
tapponei hlM.
" It wu Sdndiy," laid GoMTnitth, '* whe* I piid him i Tifn, md it it to be tappetti, ii Bf
bed eloihn. Sltigfi fcwcelj knew me— Sk* ii ibi i^x itr mi/whiiiaft fiay tt fxrviwij. Hoirexr,
Khen he did Kullcftine.CfbviSbia heart u warm u ever; uidhelbuedhi*purreaiidhi>&ic>^
jhip-witfa mciduriag iui.euitiDiuQCe io ifODdofl/'
Dr. Sleigh ifterwirdi fettled u i phyQciaD u Cork, hii native city, and wa« rifiag rafadlj bl
cminenee, when he wu cot off, io the flower dI hit age, bf an inflinicnitory fever, w)«cb MA
deprived the world of ■ Gae fcbdir, a Ikilfnl phiridan, and an hdOefl man.
Bf 'tfae recanmioodMloii of the chemift, wba £iw in Galdfmiih ulcnti above hii caodiliM, bi
feoarfterbecwncHilffiQjnfttaC^.MilDer, who kepi ao academy at Peckham. He nmais
loog k tfaii fitMlioD; bill buibg intlodnctd fii Cime bDokfellfra, be ri'urned to Loudoa, D
lodgiag la Oreen^Arbour-Conrt, sear the Old Baiiey. and cantmenHd author.
VH. Oriffithi, the proprietor of the " Moothiy Review." givr Ixim a department in faii J««ml,
•ad Mr. Mewbery, (be pfailiDthrapic boaUtiler in St. Paul'i Church- Yard, gave him > depanaS
Itrtb*'" Public l,e4ger," where he wrote thofe periodical papers, called Cbinr/t J^cOtti, wbidbw
■ppw^la kia worfce, ,tuid<r <hc. title of the .O/JHuo/i^ tferU.
Hb firit wmki W«e 7^ fM> • week!]' pamphlet, and An Jip-iry •'«(« tbr Pr-fiia Slati tf Pbii
■Luruag at &infu,.ytWSati before the clafcof the jar 1739.
' Sooa after bla wqvawmM with Mr. Nevberf, for whom he held the " pen of a read; wnta,"
^ TtnoTcd to Mgiogi in Wine-Office-Coorh Fjeeillreet, where he finiOicd the F'iiar mflVai^M,
whitli k/r the fiwodlf interference of Dr. Jidinbn, wa< fold for Gity pnuodt, to difchir^ hit rw.
** Jt AlfidenC f^iv-when it WM fo)^" M b« itiformcd Mr. BarwcU; far thm tbe fame of C«ld-
AnithJudnotbeMeleXMod.nitafterKfidewubrliii TrmulUr: uiJ the boakfeUer had fafMOt
hopea of profit bj hia bargain, that he kept tbe .manuCcripc by him a long time, and did not pu!^
Jilh it till after SSe ZnMtfar bad appeared. Then to be fure, it waa >cc!deai»llf north ttum
In IT^J, he puUiAeil Tit Travlltr! er, a FrtfftH tf StcUlj, 4(0, of whidi Dr. Johnfen ML,
" There haa not been fo fine ■ poem Iidcc Pope'i time." Part of his poem, a> he bya in hii dedi-
cation to bia brother, the Rev. Henr)' GoldliBilh, ysit tormcrlf written to him from Swittetlam!,
and contained aboot two hundred linea. The aunurcrlpt lay by him rotne yean wilhost any de-
termined idea of publifhing, till perAiaded to it by Dr. Jihofun, who gave liim fonie general luaa
towarda enlarging itf and in panScolar, ai Mr. Bofaell informa ui, furtulhedline 240,
To Hop ton fearful, and too faint 10 go.
aoil the coBcIudiDg ten lirci, except the bft cnujilct but one.
The lifted ai. the agoniiioe wheel,
Luke's iron crown, and Damien'i bed of fleel.
Zaif, In the lall line, it mentioned by mlQake for Citrp. In the StJ^HhUca Itmmgarita, there i«i9
account of a defperate rehellion in IJI4, headed by two broihcrt of the name of Zttk, George and
Luke. When it waa quelled, Omft, not L»li waa ponilhed, bf hit head being cDcirclcd with and
Inn iron, araa cmJifitmlr firrra armulir,
Thia poem eftablilhed hii reputation amoifg the bookfellera, and introduced him to the aiqoaioi-
anceof ftvcral men of rank and abilities. Lord Nugent, Mr. Buike, Sir Jolhua KejuoMs Dr.
Hngcnt, Topbam Beauclerc, Mt, Dyer. Sec. w!io !nc.k pltafure in hii convcrfation, and by tunx
. Janjihtd U bia blundera, and admired the Gmplicit^ of the man, and the elegance of bia poetical
The fame jrear he publilhcd a colleAion of Bffujr, which had been printed in th« neiafpapen,
majjazincs, and other periodical publication*.
He nuw wdc hi* appearance in a Frafeffiaoal nuumer, io 1 fcaclet grot coat, buttcmed ilafe
TRS LtFS OF OOLDSMITli .' lo;
mider the chin, b phyficil wig and cane, as wai the fafhkin of the tiaaeti tod deeUned Tifitir.g ma-
ny of thoie public placet, which (onatrlj were fo conreoient to him in point of cxpcnce. and
^hich contributed fo much to hit amufement. ** Intmth,*' (aid he, '* one fjcnAcei fometl.iug for
the fake of good company ; for here I am (hut out of federal placet where 1 utied to play the fool
Tery agreeably."
In 1766, the FUsrof JV^skeftU appeared, and completely eftablilhed his Ihcrarj reputation.
Soon after the publication of The TrMvtUer, he removed from Wine-Office-Courc to the Library
Staircafc, Inner-Temple, and at the (ame time took a country houfe, in conjundion with Mr.
Bot, an intimate literary friend, on the Edgware Road, at the back of Caimont. This place he jo*
coljrly called the Shoemaker*t Paradife, being originally bailt, in a £ADta(lie tafte, by one of the
craft.
Here he wrote hit Hifttrj of BugUnJ^ U ajeritt •/ Utters /rom a meUemdn to bis fim^ % Tolt. ZMM^
a work generally attributed to Lyttleton, and, which it rather lingular, never contradtfted estbdr
directly or indiredly by that nobleman or any of hit friendt. Thit book had a f ery rapid lale, and
continuet to be eftcemcd one of the moft ufeful introdudiont of that fort to the ftudy of our htftory.
His manner of compiling thi* hiftory it thut defcribed by an intelligent writer, who lived in the
clofcft habttt of intimacy with him for the laft ten yeart of hit life, in the ** £uropean Magaii&e
for I793-"
" He firft read in a morning from Hume, Rapin, and fometimet Kennet, u much at he deflgD-
ed for one letter, marking down the paflaget referred to on a (heet of paper, with remarks. He
thgn rode or walked out with a friend or two, who he had conftancly with him, returned to din«
rer, fpent the day generally convi¥i41yi without much drinking (which he never wat in the ha-
bit of) ; and when he went up to bedt took op hit bookt and papert with him, where he generally
wrote the chapter, or the beft part of it, before he went to reft. This latter exercife coft him very little
trouble, he faid ; for, having all hit mtterialt ready for him, he wrote it with at much facility u »
common letter."
" Of all hi* compllationt," he ufed to fay, hit •* 5r//^iw 9/ EmiVJk Poetry^* (bowed more * the
art of profclCon.* Here he did nothing but mark the panicular paflaget with a reii lesii i>encil»
and for t\\\s he got two hundred pounds; but then he ufed to add, ** a man (howt his judgmeut ia
thefe felcdiMnt, and he may be often twenty yeart of hit life in cultivating that judgment.**
In 1768, he brought on the ilage at Co vent Garden kit GooJ-maturtd Mam^ a comedy; which,
though evidently written by a fcholar and a man of obfcrvation, did not pleafe e^ual to its
merit «. Many partt of it exhibit the (Irongeft indication! of hit comic talentt. There
\% perhaps no charaAer on the ftige more happily imagined and more highly finiflied than
Cnjters. Hit reading of the imcendUry leHer in tht- fourth ad, wai received with a roar of approba-
tion, (ioldfmith himfelf wat fo charmed with the performance of Shuter in that charader, that
he tl-.nr krd him before all the performert, telling him, ** he had exceeded hit own idea of the cha*
radliT, and that the fine comic richneft of hit colouring made it alnioll appear as new to him as to
any other perfon in the houfe '* The prologue wat furnifiied by Dr. Johnfon.
The ir.Miftifiable feverity with which thit play wat treated by the town, irritated hit feelings
much, ami what added to the irritation, wat the ver/ great fucceft of Kdly't " Falfe Delicacy/*
which apyeired i\ the other houfe, juft at the fame time.
Such WA» the tafte of the town for frntimcntal writing, in which tl'.it comedy abonndt, that it
wa< }>!iyed every night to crowded andiencet; ten thonfand cnpiet of the play were fold that fea-
fti:\ mA the bonkfcllert concerned in the profits of it, nnt only prcfrnted Kelly with a piece of
p'c.k-, value 10 1., but gave him a public breakfaft at the Ch^ipter coff.'rhcufc.
r.'ie UcccU of *< Falfc Delicacy*' dtlTolved the intimacy between Kelly and Goldfmlth; whd|^
tliouirh the type of hi« own Coml'msimrtJ Mam, in every other rcfpcd, yet in point of antbodhipi
ao'i particularly in poetry.
Could bear no rival near his throDe*
tiS The life dp goldsmitic
Hii! Kelly been contCBt to keep ia the bickKnrund, OoMfmith woalA have tktied hbUpti
with hiDi, mil in doing ic wouli] have felt all ihe fine influentci of fan gDod-natare ; but u ■
tend fnr the bow ol UlylT-F, " thii wii a fanlEi that va> envy lij."
Goldljuith cinriot be aEquittcd o( >U minncr of blame in hii rnmitf tu KeUf. who wvt n
dtfcrviijg min. and, by the publication of hii " Thefpit," " Babbler," tome oovcla, wd * M
Dclicacj," hadnilcd hintfclf mueh^imo publicnwice ; toi wW junir- incieafcd it, r-i*lhca
JiJcntioii of hit doing all ihit from ita humble btginuiiig, laA a very niirrvw ediscttioa. Ht k
3 growing IJmil} tuu, which he TupporceiJ with dei:cnc} inJ rtputMion.
Though tbc /auie oI hit Gttd-nnltrni Mai did not brv hini t/iutnpbantly ibrmgh; J***^'
ptaGtt of hit nine nighct, ami the'fak: of the copy, he cJeared Eve hundred pouads. Wilk di
>nd the Tavingt mailc by hii conipi:atu)ii> of a ^»tjt Hj^jrj, in 3 vols. 8vo, Bod a £3^ rfM
IjmJ, in 4 vol?. SvD. whith he ufcd la call " builiiing n booi,'' hi dcfceadcd from hit attic ta\'i
the Stairuli.-, Iiinfr- Pcinple, and purchiTvd chimbcra in BrMtke-Court, MiJdle-Tcnipte, bK irtt
he gav* tiur hundicd puunJg. Tt'cfc lie rutnifhifd rather in an alc^xit manner, fitucd vg ait
larged hiililiracji, and commtnccd iluite 3 iiiaa of " lettered cafe" uiJ confeqocace.
About tlili [inie he wei a»iccrBi.-d ill a funniglilly publicacioii, callsd TXi datltrntt'i ^sn
la coDJun^ion with Or. Kcnrick, Dieheinaff, Sit. vrbich wa* Itiaa dircontiuued. When alis
wa* obferviiig what an citTaoTdinat]' ft:dd:ii dtaih it had, " Kut at all. Six/' C171 Gfrlditnid,"
«ei7 [ommuii cafe, it died of (no many da<fto[> "
Hisneit oriRinal publication wM 71. J)f/f.-/n//'i%r, which came out in the rprlog of I770,B
bad a very rapid Tile. Me recctTcd a hiiniJri'd poundi for the copy fiom Mr. GriSa hit boaU
Icr, which he returned, onJer an idea of iti being loo laa^; and bit way of compiHiliM 1
ihii : ■• That it w;is ncii five fh tiling 1 a couplet, which Wu more than any bookTcUer cmU <
lurd, or indeed more than any mudern poetry nai tvorih." (He, howCTer, lo(i Doihing bf Ui |
licrolitf, u the bobtt.'ilcr paid him the huodred poundi, which the tagiid file of the |iacoi faon a
Ijlcd him to do. He vat, by hii own (unfcnioii, four or lite year* colteding maicriali in lU 1
CDUotiy eicDrSiHia for thii foem, atid wu a<3aally eugaged ia the eonlUu Aioa of ii &bote n
years. Dr. Jahnfun farnifhed the four Uft lino.
The jtac following, he ptcfiKed a iJfi 0/ PtniU, to a neiv edition of hii " Pocmi on Sew
OccaConi," by T. Dnies, !«o. ; a ptrtormance worthy oF I'aroell'a gcniut and amiable difp(£u
Mil neat otiginal work wat hit comedy of Sbc Siaift f> Ceijmr ; tr, iti Mipaiit ^a Xigtl,iiti
waiaficd at Cuvcnt Gaidcn, Id 177*; and, notwithOanJing the opinion of Mr. Colnuaandb
tlheii, that there ncrc parti in it loo farcical, it met with great fncteli, aadireOored the pal
lalte (0 hi] goodoplnioti. One of the lueQ ludicroui ci^cuinlUniet it eontains, thatofiheri
bery, it burrowed from " Albuniaiar." The, ficA night of iti performAncc, iollesd of ban
tin theatre, he wat fuund fauntcring between feircii and eight o'clock io St. Jamea'a Park - an
wai oD the icjtionnrancc of a fiicnd, who tnld him how " ufiful hu prefence iiug;bt be in miV
lume fuddcn aheratiuiu which might be found □crclTu'y in the piece," that he was prevailed ni
10 go to the theatre. He enterwl llic flsge.doot.juft in the middle of the jih afl, when there wi
hift at the itnprnbjbiliiy of Mn. Hari^fle fuppoQng hetfelf fifty milei off, though in her 0
j;round,anJ i;ear hct own houfe. " What't that :" fayi he, terrified at the found. " Plhaw E
tor," fayt Cotnian, who wai fianding by the fide of the fcene, " don't be fearful of A,,ti, «]
we hav» been Citing ahnoft thcfe two houri upon a barrel of gunpowder.'* He never fore
Colman this reply to the laJl hour of hit life.
He cleared eight hundred poundt by thi» comedy; but though thii year was Terr fueecfifu;
him, ^j \\\<: Hipryi/ Griitt, a vol-, the LIfi c/ BtlingirUi, prefiiedtoa new edition of the - I
triot King," jnd other publication'; what with hit liberality to poor author 1, Purdon, Jack 1
Liugton, Dr. HlITcrnan, &e. and a ridiculout habit of gaming, be found himfelf, at the end o(
conGdenblf in debt. Thii be lanienied in feeiet, but took no cSe>3ual tneana for the cote
Thi? periml ii farther remarkable for hit difmilBng the title of DeStr front hit addreli, and c
linjj liitfielf Mr. >CjldIaiih. Whether he had onl/ ihea ilctiJcd never W f raOife the profcdi
THE LIFE OF GOLDSMITH. )by
ht was bred to, or that he thought Mr. a mors familiar manner of laundung hlmfielf into tke la-
ihionablc woilJ, which he was then vaiu enough to afTc^^ to be fond of, is not afcertained; thi%
0
however, was the fa^, tha: the world would not Ut him Ufe b'u degree^ but called him DtHor (though
he was only Bachelor of Phylic) to the end of his life.
Bciides his Hijlor':et of EH^iand^ of Grttct^ and •/ Romt^ he fubmitted to the drudgery of con»«
piling An Jii/iory of tit Earth tuU AnijuateJ Nature, 8 vols, 8vo, 1 774, which procured for him
mure money cLui tduue. Jui> before his death, he had formed a dcligu for cxecutiu;; An l/mivcrfat
DUh<jrtary •/ At it and S*.iuutf ; a plan which met with no encourar^cment.
The iiuciii of RiuliatUM was his Uft performance, wUcb he diJ not live to fini(h. It was writ-
ten in aufwcr to ccrtiiii illiberal attacks, which had been made on his pc/fou, writings, and dialeift,
in a club ot literary frictids, where wit is faid to have fojietimes fparkled at the cxpe&ce of good-
nature. VViKii he h;:<i gone as far as the charai^cr of Sir Juihua Reynolds, he read it in fall
club, where, \^oK\^\i fo-.t praifcd it, and othcrsy/zMryhi^hly'delighted with it, they dill thoughc
the publicatiurt of .: uot altogether fu proper. He now found that a little fparklinf^ of fear was
nut ;ilti>gct'ncr an uiiiiccelTary ingredient in the friendihip of the world, and thcut^h he meant not
inimrduti-l/, a: k^fl, to pubhih Reialiuti^Hf he kept it, as he exprc Jed himfeu co a friend, " as a
rod in p.d-.L upuii ^iiy future uccaCon ;** b'jt this uccafion never prefented itfelf : A more awful
period wai now if pro.iduug, **' when kings as well as poets ceU'e from their kbours.*'
He had been lor fonieyears Lffllded with a (Irangury, which, with the derangement of hit wm'ldly
afTaini, t)rju<^ht on a kii:d of habitual defpondcncy, in which he ufed to expref* ** his great indif-
ference abour life.'* At length, in Ma«ch 17741 being fcized with a nervous fever, he. againll the
aUvic4 of hih phyCcian, took fo large a portion of Jamcs*s powder, that it was foppolcdto ha^e con-
tributed to hisi ditTuIutiou, on the 4th ol April 1 7 74, after an illnefs of ten day«, in the 45th year
of hi.H a^e. II: waji buried in the Temple Church-yard, the 9th of the fame month. A pom-
pous funeral wa^ intended; luc mofl of his friends (ent excufes, and a few coffeehonfe acquaiot-
ar.w'C4, rather fuddcnly coUeiled together, attended kis remains to the grave. A monument haa
fl^Kc been cr;.clcd to hi^ memory, in Wcdminiler Abbey, at the expence of the literary dab t«
whi^.'i he bjL;:^ed, wiih the following epiuph, written by Dr. JuhnioQ :
Olivarii Golosmith,
Poet*. Phyfici, Hiftorici,
Qui multum fere feribendi gcnot
Non tetegit,
Nullum quod tetegit non omavit :
Sive rifus efleot muvendi
bive lacryma;
AfTcc^uum potens et lenis dominator :
Ingciiiu i'ublimift, vividui, verfatilis ;
Or.\tio!ie ^,Tandis, nitidus, veouftui :
Hoc niouumento nicmoriam coluit •
Sodalium amor,
Amicorum tides,
Lcdlorum vcneratio.
Natus in Hihe.-nia Formio: I.ongfordienfia
III luco cui nomen Palbs,
Nov. XXIX. MDCcxxxi ;
£blanx literis inltitutus;
Obiit Londini
April IV. MDccLxxiv.
" Of poor dear Dr. Coldfmith," Dr. Johnfwn writes Mr. Bofwcll, July 4. 1774, « there is lit-
tle to !.v: tilj, more than the papers have made public. He died of a fever, made, I am afraid,
in< re viol, iit l.y uiieafinefs of muid. His debts began to be heavy, and all his refources were ex-
l.a»l»c.l ^'.T J (}»ua ^^Reynolds] is of opinion, that he owed no leij than two thoufand^unds.
V'l* cv..r iHi- : 111 trullcd before ?"
!{.» M^ ;.'j:.i-/ hJ.Byt in profe and verfc were collcdled into one volume, 8vo, 1 7 75. His Pi#-
tl il jiid /V.-n./iv n'».i» were cuUcded, and printed in » vou. 8vo, 1 780. An edition of his .Mi/le!-
U'::»Mi y/»fk» wa* primed at Perth, 3 vob, 8vo, i/yj. Hii Tray.-tttr vid Vc/erteJ FiUage h*v«
«ik THE LIFE OF OOLDSMITH.
been (icqnrnlly rrprirlFil, and with h» RilaHjI'a* and Dihcr piecM, were received into llci
of ibe " Eoglifli Potii," 1790.
Vlth fome ankwird impedimcnti iml peculiaritiri in iili tAirrU, perfoa, and teaya,
Gniih aiuiaed a fiiarc of lilcrirf eminence and emolument, which, wiih cocnmaD prsdon,
bare protfficd the remainder of hi> liFe from the itnutlng uncerfaiottea of wani. In At
of foutieen 7ear<, the produce of hit pen it faid [0 have amnunied to atDTe than citfittb
ponndi. But al! thit was rendered nfcleft by an imprmldeni liberaliiy, which pteremeil iji
dillinjiiiifhingproperlj the objeflt of hii gent rofily, and an unhappy aitachtneniiogamuig. Wirt a
of which be wuierr liille acquainted. He was fohumancin hit difpoiiiioo, thai hit lift giia
ihe general boandarjr of hii munificence. He had two or three poor authora alny* u nj
bcGdet TeTcra] widowt and poor houfekeepen ; and when he had no money to give [be lia
■Iwayi Tent them awiy with fhirii or old clothet, and rometimet with the whole coaioti
kcikfan-table, fayin|;, with a fQiile of fatiifaaion, after they were gone, " Now let me (off
hare ate a heartier brealirifl than ufual, and am nulhing out dF packet." He wu alwm
ready lo da fcrricc to hit friiadi and acquaintance, bj recummcndationt, &c ; and u he 1m
terly muth with the peat world, and wai much refpcSed, he tcry often fBeceedea), aid t
beA Tcwaid. iti the gratlQcation of doing good. Dr. jDhnfon knew tiim early, and alwiyi
»• refpe fl/ully of hii heart aiofhii talenti. Goldfmiih, in fotac refpefl, e.wciliatei hii gooi
ninn, by almod never contradli^itig him; and Dr. Jnhnr>in, in tcturn, laugbei} at lu*ji
which only lerTed at little foili to hii talent) and nioral chancer.
" Hit perfon," fayi Mr. Bofwell, in hit " Li/e of Dr. Jjhnfon," " was fliort, hii Coastc
^ eoarfe and viiljar, hii deportment that of a fcholar, awk*«rdly affeSing the complne gentk
Ho man bad the .iit of difpUylng with more advantage it a writer, whutcrer liienry atqw
kemade. Hit mind rerembled a fertile but thin foili there wan quick, but not a llroiw Ten!
of whatcTtr cbai7ccd tu be thrown upon it. No deep root tould be ftruck. The 01k of lh< ;
^did sol grow there; but the elegant Qinibbery, and the fragraiit parterre appeared in garli
fion. It hai 'been generally circulated and belieied, that he wai a mere fool in conTcr&tiM
aODlion to thi*. Mr. Horace Walpoie, «rho admired hii writing!, faid, be w^i " an iofpited »
and Garriik dclcribed iiim at one
for (hortnef* call'd Ndt.
Viho «-rote like an angel, >tid talk'd like ponr Pstl.
Botb tnit!) thii has been greatly eiaggefated. He had, no doubt, a more than eommoa U
tbathnrry of idea-, which we •ftcn fitid in hii eoumrymcn.aod which fometiaiet prodoceii :
able confufion in eiprclTing them. He wat rery much wiiit the French call um ttaur^i ■ and
Tani'y, and an eaper d=fi.e of being conrpleuous wherever he wai, he frequently talked cart
without any knowledge of the fubjcS, or even without thuught. I'hofe who were in anv in
tiogaifheJ, excited envy in him to fo lidiLulout an eiceft, tiiat the inflancea of it are bardlii
ble. He, I am told, had no fettltd fi'llem af any fort, fo that hit cundud muft ntu be ido H
criiicifed ; but hit affcflioni were foeial and gencroui, and when he bad money, he Fare ii
liberally. Hit deCre of imaginary eonfequencc [Tcdomlnittd over hit attention to truth.'"
At a ptofe writer, Goldfmith muft be allowed to have rivaled, and even exceeded Ur. Jiti
and hit imitator, Dr. Hiwkefivorth, the mod lelebrateJ profeiljunal profe writer of hi>
Hii profe may be regarded ai the model of pctfcflion, and the flaudard of our Unguaee ■ te c
which, jhe eflortt of mod would be vain, and to exceed it, every cipeSation, Folly,
•• Goldfmith," faytDr. Johnfon, ■*■ wat a man of fuch vaiiefy of pnwera, and fuch f<;:ci
performance, that he always fcemcd to do beft what he wat doing ; a man who had the art o
ing minute without ledioufnefs, and eeoetal without confufion 1 whofe language wai copioui i
•ut eiubcranee, eiaA vHtbout conllrainl, and eafy without weaknefi."
Of hit pVofe writing., hii r.«r of Wai'Ji,U, Ef-ji. Hijory ./ E-tU.i, £^i„r, /,„ a XM
U til Sh, Lift ofFvmitt, and Natural Hlfiiry, have obtained moft dlftinaion. Hi. fUtr ^Wti
(Ub ia the iii&. clafi of Engliflt novcla. The bngvage which " angcli might ha*e hetid, t
tHB Live OF GOLDSMITH. «if
I toU*** ddcrtei die hi^cft-pnife. If we ^ dm thrvfi admire hit knowledge or extenfivs
JMoTaphy, we feel the bcncvoteoce of hit heart, and are charmed with the purity of its principles.
V wre do not follow with awfol reverence the majefiy of bu reafod, or the dignity of the loog^ei*
period, we at lead catch a pleafing (cotiment, io a natural and ooaficfted fiyle.
^^ Vlt FJ'jys^ ortglnalij written for ncwfpapers, cannot be read without lamenting hit fate (the
of haplefs geniuN !} while fome venal and ignorant Procruftes of the houfe of literature, ftood
him to extend or contrad hit elegance, till it juft filled the deftincd fpace.
It it the great excellence of a writer/* iays T>t. Johnfon, *' to put Into hit book at mnch n it
rill hold. Goldfinith hat done this in hit Hiflwy. Goldfmith tcllii you (bortly all you wifli to
Hit plain narrative will pleafe again and again. He hat the art of compiling, and laying
3 l*-awery thing he has to fay in a plain manner. He it now writing a Katwral Hj/lory, and will maka
wtM.M as entertaining a» a ** Periian tale.*'
Evf Hit Natural Hiforj is a compilation of unequal merit. He hat adopted no methodical arrange-
s «sicnt worthy of notice ; ami his defcriptiont, negligent of thofe diftlnguiihing pecularitics of ibrttfture,
^^^hich enables us to difcover the name and fpeciet of each individual, are ahnoft wholly employed
,-apop their more amuling properties and relatione The fecond, third, and fourth volomet, compre*
•^tending the natural hlftory of avjifi/Wand oi ftmdruptds ^ are chiefly borrowed from BufFoo^t diffufive
jp^ .rritingt, from which he has tranfcribed ma;iy errors. The four lad volumes, cumprehending the
^jlniftory of kirJs.fJhrt, infrBt^ 5cc. are particularly defedive, probably becaufe in compofing them, he
oo longer derived any aiTiitance from Boflbn, whoTe volumes on bir>lt he doet not appear to hate
. ;^leen« The manner and ftyle in which it it written, are generally plcaiing, and the entertainment
^which it affords, is occafionally increafed by the interpoCtlon of pertinent fpeculative reflediont.
As a poet, he is charaderifed by elegance, teoderneft, and fimplicity. He it of the fchool o(
^X>ryden and Pope, rather than that of Spenfer or Milton. In fweetneft and harmony, he rivals
«:very writer of vcrfe fincc the death of Pope. It it to be regretted, that his poetical performances
. mre not more numerous. Though he wrote profe with great facility, he wat rather flow in hit
poetry, not from the tardinefs of fancy, but the time he took in pointing the fentiment, and
polifhing the vcrfification. His manner of writing poetry, it isfaid, was this : he firfl fketched n
" ^art of )\\s dcfion in profe, in which he threw out his ideas as they occurred to him ; he then iat
carefully tlown to vcrfify them, corred them, and add fuch other ideas as he thought better fitted
to the fubjcd He fometimes would exceed his profe defign, by writing fcveral verfes impromptu ;
\nx thcfc he would take uncommon paint afterwards to revife, lefk they fhould be unconncAed
: S with his main Jefi^n.
njv Hi> Traveller, Lfferted Ktllage^ Hermit ^ and Retaiuttitn^ are the chief foundation of hit fame. Thi
^ ^rjvelitr is one of thofc delightful poera% that allure by the beauty of their fcenery, a refined elc-
li^ gancc of lenriment, and a corrcfpondent happinefi of exprcfiion. In the addrcfs to hit brother, to
«2,; wh«.m the poem is infer ibed, it is impoHihlc not to be pleafed^ with the untraveUeJ t^ri, and the
^« happy image of thclen^. emmg chain. The fimile cf the rainbow, is equally juft and magnificent; and
^, is one of thofe real beauties in imagery, which have the power of pkadng univerfally, by being at
j, once obvious to the mind, and at the fame time poflefling native dignity enough to fecvre them
from that indifference, with which things frequently contemplated arc beheld.
The Pravclier jits Hm Jov^n (as he ezpreffet it) on an eminence of the Alps, and from thence
t^krs a view of the fcvefMl kingdoms that lie around him, not with the contraded eye of a re-
dufe, hut with the liberal fpArit of a man who rightly coiifidert and cmbracet the general blcfEngs
of Providence.
For me yonr tribuury floret combine.
Creation *t tenant, all the world is mine.
He then inqulret, whether fuperior happinefs be the lot of any particular country, but cooclndeiy
that, though every man thinks mod favourably of his own, nature has, in general, obferved an
equality in the diftributioo of her boontiet. The defcription of the people of Italy'it not left jnfl,
than that of their country ispidorefque and harmonious : but the ffioraiiil may objed to the ce^
dufiou, u uufavonrable to the intcrciU of virtne*
til "THE LlFfi OF CDLDSMITt*
Tieh nobler aim tcptefl by long lonliool.
Now fii.ks II Ufi, or ftebly m.iii ibc fui-l ;
WhiU low Jcli^Im rucuciling fad bthinJ,
In happitr meanncft eccupin the mind.
Tm: bciutici or iht dcrciipcion of ihc Saifi arc To natural and obvioui, lh>t no qrc
them. Wlictlier the Istaitj of a Hclvciion winter '£</'f fie lif af Msy, wiat h
tU iif/^/lit mtunlBii ; whether the hiidy Sv'&fia Hi UiiU ht, tli lot af tU i ina/!i
afJiatilitilisBii, AivH hii flauitfiarii te iLtfi^f. tr Jrag. ihi firxg^tiKg favj^, iM= ^
i> beiulKul. Whether he/i^ Aw« UtmtiM.ib <f jjfcJ, uif^mjt bit thiUr.^-, Imi,. ti
tit Aiu, or eoienaiiu the t'k''"' *^^^'^ "'' "t'}' '^' •'z'-'h ^- '^' whole it DUt b
the Gmilc of (he i^ic U fooictbiag more ; there it i gruidcur ai Wet) u bcaulf is i)
of it.
But having found that the rural life of > Sviifi h« it> evili xi weli as comfoiti
JVsKi', and ileCitibeB * people almofl of a dificrent fpeciei. He nexl malcc! a (luiGtJi
audliani thence procceda to ffriijin. The eharsiSecinioof the ilifTerciit Dacioiii, are ju
Hit ; but the defuriptiont are neither full nor pcifeA. He hai eantcnted himfclf n
them in thole pointi of liew in which ihcf arc generally beheld ; but die lighta ue n
coed by the piiweri of poetic geniiu.
The Di/.rlrJ yiUtigt, a i pcrfomiancc of diftlnguinieii merit. The general idea 1:
ihii, thai cotrmeree, by an enprmou) iniroduflinu of wcilth, haj au[;irn:i)ted the i
rich, who, bj nhinltiDg the pronCoo of [he poor, reduce them to the neceffity of emi
'poem OpcDi with an ipoftiophe toitifubjcdt, with which the imigicatioa may b
which will not fully latiify the judgment. The Tillage diierdoni arc perhapt itdific
amch prolixity and aoipliGcatioa. But we are recotnpenfeil for thii generality andn
the clallical and beautiful particularity ind coacifenefi of the crmteic, tbr Ancb^ f
mlfir^jll^,,/bUfi,MluJfaa,ath^Jtfil.^riU, Vi. The paragraph in general h«a mm
cfpecially a difgufling identity oF diAion ; the word inveri occur) twice, the word^
thrmt andj^ul, lingnlar or plural, four dmel. We have alTo lait rtmililng, and lt3 1
■JimainiffvU.aiiJJptHiviitbfviKtpiatpm. The paragraph beginoidg, lit /am tU
great merit ; the fentitiient ia noble, and the eipreffion little inferior. The foJIow
wTiat ha> bi'cn repeatedly denied, that Ihtrt -wti t limi in EngL-J, ivtrn ratry ratJaf tr
ill man. Wherever there it property, there mult of nccellity be poverty and rlche
ilrnphe lo Riilnmiat it beautiful, but fanciful j for him who retire i into tbe country t
tj IMur villi in J^r tj cjfi, til nine mmjl tt cxfUfti, til iccf Icmftld, inii
The pie artill ply the Cckly trade. ^
The paragraph beginning, Sirtct :uai llifauni, Vt. hii nncommon merit. The Circoi
fci Ibce arc ubvioui in naiuce, but never in poetry ; and they are dcftribed with great
g^ncc. The particulars are moll happily fclcfied; and they bear one uniform conGC
that of a fobcr or fcrene cheerfuloefi. The Matrum gaibnins vMcr tnjf,,, it a fine pi
Allium ii dcfciibed at fluutilhing, the v'diugt pnaJnt it very property introduced. an<
in a manner which fcems almoft uneieeptionable, both for fcntiment and cipreflion.
nient, hufpltaiity and piety, are pointed out with fuOicieoi particularity, yet withui
. redundance. The affi, the ton Jhrnti, and the garden Bower that grnci viid, aj
firuVet. The jcn/ nan, attended by hit venerating pariOiioneit, and with a kiiid of
placcnce, even permitting the familiatitic, of their children, i< drongly and diftmtS
The ljmil<.'> of .■ bird teaching her young to Sy, and the mounuin that rifci above
not Caftly to be paralleled. Tbc 1a[t hai been much admired ; and is indeed a happy
far at immaieriat objcifts can be iUunraced by material.
The fiUalmaftr, thoNgh a fccondiry chara^et, it dcfcTibed with great force and p
dffciinion of the •v'Mjgi aU-bmifi, it drawn with admirable propriety and force. '1 f
invcnicry of tbc furniture, ii fullj ci^uilled by tbc chuaSct of the guefU, and the '
TH8 LIFE OF OOLDSMITfl U%
lOMirciiieiitj. It it not poetical fiftioo, bot biftorical trmh. Bat thougfa noduog if invented,
dbsietbing is foppreiTed. The raiUc*t Hoar of rclaiation is too rareif lb innocent; it it too often
soBtamanated with extraTtgance, anger, and prolanitj; deicribing ticc and folff, however, will
prevent their cxifting ; and, it ii agreeable to forget for a moment, the realitx of their eziftence.
P-*nie reft of the f otm confifts of a dcfcaot on the mifapplicatsoo of wealth, luxury, and the variety
* 'oi artificial plcafurcs, and the nuferiei of thofe, who, for want of employment at home, are driven
PHo fettle new colniiiet abroad. Tummihms grmndgUTf and her rattling gbariolsy glaring torehei^ tStt, are
'"■Afinelj contraftrd with the diftreftfal fitoation of a poor proftitote. There it beauty in the fimilt of
^'-'At primrofe^ and pathos in the mention of the unhappy girl laying her head at the door of her betray*
^T*cr. The detail of the emigration, beginning, D§ thine fwtd AiAurm^ Xs^e. i» animated, and in general
corredly drawn. The paragraph, GW Heaven tnbctfirnw^ \^c, has many beauties. The heart moft
^^be infcnfible, indeed, which does not fed the force of pathos, in the circumilances of the daughter re-
^ ^linquifliiiig her lover, in order to attend her father ; and the mother dafping her thooghtlcfs babes
^^ ym\\\i additional tcndemefs. Having enumerated the domeftic Tirtues which are leaving the conntry,
BK' -with the inhabitants of Aninm, he concludes the poem, with an addrefs to Pttrj^ in a ftrain of
as* fioble cnthufiafm, which would have done honour to any poet of any age.
Of the Hermit, which firft appeared in the Fknir •f Wnkefidd, the public has Inng fince judged.
re It is univerfally allowed to rank with the moft beautiful ballads in our language. A remarkable
a I inihuice of his imiution of Young occurs in the following lines :
^' ' Man wants but little here below.
Nor wants that little long.
Mam ^oamU hat UuU^mar that little hifg, NigU IV.
The poem of Retaliattm abounds with wit, free from even the fligfateft tlndore of lU^atmiet
mnd the charaderiftics of all the parties are equally pointed and jnft. His epitaph on Mr. Burke '
u remarkable, and proves him intimately acquainted with the charader of that celebrated orator and
ftatefman. The defcription of Mr. Burke's brother is humorous, and, at the time of its coinpoficion,
was truly chara«flcriflic and appropriate. The lines on Cumberland convey orach ufefnl fatire. Af«
ter an epitaph on Dr. Douglas, the prefent Bifhop of Saliflrary, whom he juftly calls, Tbt Stamrge ^
Imp^crty tie Terror of ^ach, he proceeds to Gar rick, vrho had ^en particularly fevere on Gold-
fmith ; but is faid never to have forgiven this repique, which is perhaps the moft mafterly part of
this very agreeable fragment. Garrick retaliated upon him in a fable, intituled Junker and Meranj^*
'•' which is prefcrved in this colleAion. His fmall pieces require no diftind confideratioo or partial*
lar criticlfm.
'* What Goldfmith,** fays Dr. Johnfoo, as reported by Mr. Bofwell, ** commonly fays of himielf
is very true ; he always geu the better when he argues alnse, meaning that he is mafler of a fab-
^ jed in his ftudy, and can write well npon itt but when he comes into company grows confiifed,
and unable to talk. Take him as a poet, his TraveUer is a very fine performance ; and fo as his
Defeated Village, were it noc fometimes too much the echo of his Tr^veiUr, Whether indeed vre
take him as a poet, as a comic vnriter, or as an hiftorian,he ftands in the firft clafs.'*
The two following portraits of him (one in verie and the other in profe) were written bj an in-
limate friend immediately after his death, and were both eftecmed faithful 'Jkmfflft ;
** Here refts, firom the cares of the world, and his pen,
A poet whofe like we Ihail fcarce meet again ;
Who, though f<rm*d in an a^ when corruptions ran high|
And folly ^ne feem*d with folly to vie.
When genius with traffic too commonly tratn*d.
Recounted her merits by what flie had^d/jiV,
Yet fpum*d at thofe walks of del»afemcnr and pelf.
And in poverty's fpitc dar'd think for himfelf.
Thus free'd from thofe fctter9 the mufc'« olr bind.
He wrote from the heart to ^he hearts of mankind;
And fuch was the prevalent force of his fong.
Sex, ages, and parties, he drew in a thronor.
The lover»> ~*twas th(ir*s to cftecm a»h! commend,
for his Hermit had prov'd him their tutor and friend.
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bf THE LIFE OF GOLDSMITHS
The fUtcfinaii, hit politic paSioat oa fire,
Acknowted^''^ rcpofe bnm the charnii (^ Lit Ifre-
The niorilift too had ■ feel foe hii rhjnui.
For hl« Sfjy, were cufbi od tlie rage of the time*,
Vij, the critic, ill fchool'tl in gramniatical fenCe,
Who Jook'd ia the glow ci ddcriplioD for>jA,
Kefortn'd i> he md, fell a dnpc lo hia ut,
And confcra'd bf hi> ejrea whii he fell at hit heut,
Yet blefi'd with originil powera tike iheCt,
Hit principal tntzc «u on faftr to pleafe :
Like 1 Gict'f'iDicd hunter, thnogh firU in the cfial^
On the road of pliin fcnfc he oft flicken'd bis pace,
"WhitJl duUiitJi and amning^ bj whipping and goring.
Their haid-faoced hackniyl paraded before him,
CotRpounded likcwife of [iKh piimiijvc paiti,
That hit mannen alone would hiTE gain'd him our beuta>
Bo fitnple in inuh, fo iogeDuoulJf kiad,
£o read; to Ceel for the waati of mankind ;
Yet praiTe hot iB aBtliiK of p»n]ar quill,
Thi* Box of philantbrm qui^lj Hood dill;
Tniufarm'd Erom himfiaf, be grew meanly (evcK,
And rail'd ai thole tiknta be ovgbt not to for.
fiocb then were hia foiblea; bvt though they werc AkI^
At fliadow'd the pidnre a liiik too mach.
The Ikf Ic wai all graceful, eipreSi*e, and gnndt
And ttu whole the refok of 9 Bgaflert; b>^"
Tlie fDDowbg wii writteo i^rmtftn oo the ereniig of hit death t
'" la an age when getiina and learning kre too genenDr (acrifieed to the parpafet of
ftuicc, it ia the eonlalatiaa of iirtnc,at wcUatof iia[tiei)di,tbat tbejoncMiuaatiw
•f Ooldbniih aa a fhiiiiiig example to tb« coQUuy;
** £arlf compelled (tike Toapj i4 onr gT**teA mca) into the ferrica of the amlei, h
pwwuttad hii neceSiiea to ban the kail unproper inflncnce «i hii owdvA, bK kaa
fpcAing the hooauraUe line of hit f/nitdSfM, he made m brther n£e atJUK^, than
digoitf of Imli ! and in thii he {geeceded fa b^pUj, that hia wKtingi ftanip him, no
«f geqiiu, thai the univerfa] friend of mankind.
■• Such it the fhoft DUllinc of hit poetical chancer, which, peihapt, will be rcineiE
the firfl-rate pocca of thii councrf ha*e anf mooumenti left them. But, aUa '. hia noble
til part, the goud man, ia entj configned to the Ihon-liTed mcmorj of ihofc who u« 1
hia death,
*' Haling natuiatif a powcrfiit biaa on hia mind to the canfe of viinie, be irma cbc
defatigable in every purfuit of it. Warm in hia frieodOupa, gentle in hit manaera, and
tt charity and beocToIence, " the my milk of human natuie " Nay, evea hia Ibib
veakoello of temper, may be (aid rather to Gmplify than degrade hia nnderftaadiitg
there miy be many innancei adduced to prove he wat at m— rflti vrrU, mofl ot th
wovid attcA the unadalteraEed parity of hi) heart — One who edeemed the kiadncA a
of fnch > man, aa funning a principal pan of the bap pineb of hit life, pajra thia Ufi,
gtueful cribuu to hit muurj,".
THE WORKS OF GOLDSMITH.
COMMENDATORY VERSES.
EXTRACT FROM A POEM ^TWTTEN BY MR. PRATTg
ON TBK DKATO Or EMINKNT INGLISB POtTl.
THE TEARS OF GENIUS.
lagc bcU colls out the tone of death,
ough the echoing air, the Icogth'oing
)und.
:adful paufe, reverberating deep.
he fad tidings o*cr fair Aubum't vale.
) enioy the fcencs her bard had jtfaia d
: fweet fimplicity of fong,
n pilgrim garb, fequefter'd fat;
led jocund with the harmlefs (Waint x
n (he heard tht fatc-forboding kocllt
rted ftep, precipitate and fwift,
c pathetic, full of dire prefjge, [grecD,
rch-way walk, bciide the neighb'ring
g (he fought ; and there, in black array,
the (boulders of the fwaios he lov*d,
the boaft of Auburn mov*d along.
at the view, her penfive brcaft (he ftruck,
he cyprefi, which incumbent hanga
ling (lope, and branch irregular,
mofb'd piUart of the facred fane, [gloom,
r. bound graves (hadowing with funeral
he hied ; and there the crowding woe
by the parent) prefs*d on bleeding thought,
he drops from her maternal eye,
:e the bufom-forrow from her hout,
diflrefk fat (Ickly on her check,
ler plaintive elegy began.
(ud my children all expire ?
one be left to (Irike the lyre f
death alone a learned prise I
xs (hafts only en the wife ?
) fit marks on earth be found,
ifclcf^ thoufands fwarming round ?
crowding cyphers cram the ladd t
hods of vidims. at command!
ill th* ingenious drop alone ?
:icnce grace the ryrant*t throne }
nuril'rerof the tuneful train !
c thee, with my children (lain !
•> the fun thrice urg'd hi< anaual tour,
my race have felt thy barbaront pow*r ;
ift thou thinn*d each plea(ing ait^
ruck a mufe with every dart :
r b«rd obcy*d thy flaughtcriof aXL^
I a poci liVM to fifig a broiUr't 6tU|
Then let a widow*d mother pay
The uibute of a parting lay.
Tearful, infcribe the monumental ftraio.
And fpcak aloud her feelings and her pain f
And 6rft, farewell to thee, my fon, (he cried«
Thou pride of Auburn*! dale-.4wcet hard,
wcU.
liong for thy fake, the peafanu tear (hall fiavt
And many a virgin-bofom heave with woe.
For thee fliall forrow fadden all the fcene.
And every paftime peri(h on the green ;
The flcrdy farmer (hall ful'pcnd hi<i talc.
The woodman** ballad (hall no more regain
No more (hall mirth, each roi^ic fport infpire^
But every frolic, every feat (ball tire.
No more the evening gambol Hiall delight.
Nor moon(hine revels crown the vacant night.
But groups of villagers (each jny forgot)
Shall form a fad aflembly round the*cot.
Sweet bard, farewell — and farewell Aubum't Uifi^
The ba(hful lover, and the yielded kils;
The evening warble Philomela made.
The echoing foreil, and the whifuering (hade«
I'he winding brook, the bleat ot brute cooteoC,
And the blithe voice that ^ wbiftled at it went."
Thcfc (hall no longer charm the ploughman** caic^
But (ighs (hall fill the paufes of defpair.
Ooldfmith a4ieu ! the ^* book-leam'd prieil** for
thee
Shall now in nin po(reft hii feftive glee.
The oft* heard jett in vain he (hall reveal,
for now, alaa ! the jeft he cannot feel.
But ruddy damfcls o'er thy ton»b (hall bend.
And confcious weep for their and virtue's friend l
The milk-maid (hall rejcd the (hcpherd's fong.
And ceafe to carol as (he toils along ;
All Auburn (ball bewail the fatal day, [away ;
When from her fields their pride was (natch'd
And even the matron of the ere fly lake.
In |Mteous plight, her patfied head (hall (hake.
While all adowo the furrow^ of her face
Slow (hall the lingering tears each other trace.
And Oh, my chtid ! feverer woes remaiu
To all the houfelels and onilielter'd train :
Th) fate ikal! iadden many an huble gucft,
^ beap frdh is|oi(h ob the beggar'abrctt.
COMMENDAT
For dfir wert (l«u to all ihe foni of piin j
To all th»l wilder, fniTow; or compliin.
Drir to ^^eaired, to ihc funpk dear,
To^dly blcffingi mirlt-d ihy ^irtDiiiu jeu ;
.;0!l(c rich nccii'd » mcril from ihj h«iid.
■^ And from thy hcui ihe ftmigct found a bed.
IMItrcft ante ilvnyi fmiling fcom ihf doot ;
For God hadtniilcthce sgcm to the jxHir:
Had forni'd thT feeling) on ihe DubleQ. plaoi
To grace at once the pact a.id it.c .-DID.
EXTRACT FKOM A MOIIODY,
Daik a> ihc night, Thich cow in Suimen rabe,
AfccDdi hei itnitli o'er the Glcnt glob: ;
Sad meianchoif wikci, a while to tread,
Wilh rolcmn flep, the manConi of (he deul :
Led by her hard, o'er ihii j« rcreni Oiriae
1 forrowifiir hend ; and hete rlYxj to twine
The tributary wriiih of liurcat bloum,
■With artlcfi h»n3» 'o dtrk a pott't tomb ;
The iwnb •uhtre Oolclfinith fltepi. Fond ^cpci.
Mon
ilfbaUm
H«« wiU 1
Jtnd each ifpiring jnfTioD of the Tout :
E*cn DOW, oifihink). Iii>iteII-kiio«D voice 1 hftr,
Wnen late he mcdimtd flrghl ftom cue, .
Whco 11 inuBiaJti'"-' T'lidiy liied
To fcene! of fweei tei ir-i:>enl, thui Iw (ned.
" Ye fplendid f»Sric!, pallet*, and toweri,
•■ Where dijlipilira lc»]i the giddy hourt,
» Where pomp, dilcate, and knavsry, rclide,
■• Aid foil)' hcndi the !ince lo wealthy pride(
" Whei-e luiuiy't porye^orj Icarti w lifc,
" And worth, to want a prey, unfriended dteij
•I Where warbliog cunuFhi flitter in broiidc,
" And hapleti poeti toil for fcanty bread :
" FiU-cwcll ! to other fcenei I turn my ryet,
■ Embnfom'd in the iile where Auburn lie*,
" Dcfertcd AuTinrn, lliofe uow niin'd E'^oe".
'■ FdiIoid, yet CTW dear and hoQOur'd Ciadei.
■' There, though the Kualet boalli oo fnulio^
" Korfpunful pfcftinie cinlirg on ihepUin;
" No needy TiUaini prowl sjound for prey,
" No (lanikreri, no sjei)jhanit bet-ay i
" No g»adyfopl!nir>Jco(.nfi.lly deride
" The fwiiu. w'lofe huir.bL- fipe i» »ll h!i pridi.
" There will I fly to kci that lo.'I repofe,
" Which rolimdc eonlemplat!*e bsfi^wt :
" Yet oh, fond hope! pereluuice there fiill re-
" Onelingering friend btSind, to blifitiie plaint
" Some htraitt of the dile, enDiria'd in etfe,
•• Loogloft CQOipinioiJ o/my youlhful day»;
•" With whufe fweet eonterfe in hi* todaJ bowei
" I oft may chide away fome vacant hotr ;
" To whofe pure fympalhy I may impajt
■• Each latent grief that labnnn at my heut,
» Whati'tr I ftit, and what I faw, rcfete,
" The iholes of luiury, the wrecki cf [late ;
" ThoTi bufy fcenti, whrn fcieocc Wakes in lain
V lii«liicbtltiM'd,ili; ac'er to Cute aguu.
OR? VESSES.
" But whence [hat p«ng » ilo*« M[n« se*
" Why raaltereoutmytongueiliewoedbi
" Ye friendt! who long ham tritscfa'i u ■
" And Teen me plotighlpE in a thaiAIeftCi
« Whofe piiiial tendemefs bolIi*d emjf
" Whole approbation inxic my (nfeni na
" *Tit you, lo whiMii noy foul ifirijed, Ilia
" With fond re^ei, and half nwiUuvb
" Sight forth her pattine wil1ie*t<i ttnn
" And Ungeriug leaves her bcHerbiUbcbi
Can I forjjei the inierciurfe I Ibar'd,
What trienitbif chetiOt'd, acd nhit I
" dear"d.'
Alat ' remecibranee flUI mnA imi tg j>
And IS my latefl hour protrad the laf
Amid the woodland), whereliK'er ln*l
The plain, or ferret covert of the gms
loiagiDiiion (ball fupply her ftore
" Ofpilnfulblifi, and what (he en refia
" Shall Orew cath looely path with flsmt
** And, wide ai ia her boundlefi empire, h
On eagle pinion) traveife earth and ftin
And bid the loll and diftani vbicAf rifc.
Here, where eDcireled o'er the C-^MBgl
Woixb rife on woods, (hall AriSsdcta
" Lyceam round the godliks man F^oio;
- And bow with Teverencr to witJon't *
There, fpnading oak* fbill accb tb:
"Oie champion, there, of liberty and Ba
lu attic eloquence Ciall thunder hwi.
And uncorrupted feoaeci (hooi xfplaiife
Not more eclUtic vifioDi rapt tbedid
" Of Huma, when u> midnight gnti fat I
" And IcarDi hiiWe', from virtoe'imadt
" To fetter tiee, and harmooiie uankiaj
" Nowlttelch'datnfebeliilefoinefn'na
" Of beauty and er-chuiimeiit wilt I drti
■' £lyEum, feat, of art ind Uurel. wco.
" The gracti three, and • Japhcc't fMei
" M'hilft Atigelo fhall wave the tnjllic ti
' And fee a niw creation vaithuBod:
" Frefcribe hii bounds to tiioe'i lenievW
" And, to my am», my abTeisl fricaJi f
" Place Die atvddll i>ie group, each md
" fate.
•■ The foni "f fclencc. lord* of hamaa n
" And ai obli-'inn fink* at hit comBiai>d.
'* Nature fhall rifc more gnilh'd fr«n ha
" Thui fotnc magieiin fiau^ihl with jvf
" Tran>farni>, and tnoulda cadi laiinl
" Willi
" Call* animated fonni of waiiderooi bii
" Cadmean olTipring, from the lecmint
" Uncean the pouderoua tombi, tte i
" Aod call) their cold iohabitsDit ts li|;l
« Or, Bi be i.-averfe* a dreary fccce,
" Bidi eiery fwect of naiiue then toon
" Hugemcuniainilkirted routid withwa*
" The Oimb-deeki lawiit, and filrcr f
" WhTlQ flunreti fpring around the futlli
" Anii fjltuw on the iracea of hit waad.
C6MMEND AT
ch profpc^-i, lovely AaUarn, then be rhioe 1
wiut thou carifl of bliis impart be mine ;
i thy humSic Ihadcs, in tranquil cafe,
t mc to pjis the remnant of my day*.
tterM from th* toil of wretched (T^n,
MpturM mule thail pour her nobleft drain,
.in her n i;ive bowers the nntc^ prolong',
(fiarrti:!, m'>(lirite her lat(r(> ftm^.
, A'* aJown tl)c* flopL* of life I bend,
ni.»v'-, rrii^nM, to m»"et my latter end,
vv«.ili]!y w iih, each worldly care repreft,
fapprovini: heart al^ne poffcfl,
Liir, ti> >K>unteoui tlcaven I'll leave the
" reft ••
, ipoko the ba'd : bu: not one friendly
P'»V. 'T.
i)d aliLntivc crown'd the partintjr hour ;
cm mvtcor ^l.ir'd Ivneath the Iky,
tral •»nu-n -. nature hcav'd a (i|;h
tie of the dire impendinjf blow,
.-fa^?: of Iii'rl<>l4, ami Untain'a woe.
,' |> rtt'>n d, imrclentin}; late
ide a p.iul'e up in the numberM d.tte;
. {ituui d.ath, too horrible fur ri;;ht,
nd> cUd, <'xpeoi int, prun'd for flight ;
at the word, thi* fliipeleft monfter fpcd,
ir mcfTi^e to the humble (bed,
wrapt by fo- 1 portic viflon« round,
lum^H'riii^, fjiicy*«<iariinf( ton he foundf
ipproich the lilken pinionM train
'cd, mount aloft, and quit the brain ;
I.itc they fanuM : now other Icencs tiaa
dilc4
liy prul-', fucf red, or flow'ry valfs :
n a ftiM'.n tenipell vciU the iky,
.crcnr, and Areamii)^ lightninj;* fly;
'(yrS. thifts and pitchy volumes roll,
he drear t xjianfe, from pole to pole;
horrors all rhe void inveft,
:hc arvhip:?^re iHjK's forth confeft.
d bvh< >!>'.» him beckon to the tomb
ning uifUi^ eternity \ dread womb ;
attempts ro fly, the i:npil&ve air
hi!i ftep<, and yields him to defpair ;
» a Kripc that thrilU through evory vein,
iiting llru^i^les in the fatal chain.
lUs'd tlie fril>denroyer to furvey
Jc, the boad of man, hift dcftiu'd prey.
ORY VERSE.^'.
»I7
Prepared to ftri^c, iie poitMalrifc the dart.
And plunged the Aeel in virtue*! bleeding heart;
Abhorrent, back the fpring^ of life rebound.
And leave on nature's face a grifly wound,
A wound enroU'd among Britannia** woes,
That ages yet to< follow, cannot clofe.
Oh, Goldfmith ! how (hall forrow now cfTay
To murmur out her flow incondite lay ?
In what fad acceuts niourh the luckleH hour,
rhat yielded thee to unrelenting power;
rher, the proud bn'afl, of all the tuneful train
That fwecp the lyre, or fwell the poUfli'd Oraic f
Much honoured bard ' if my untutor'd verfe
CoulJ pay a tribute, worthy of thy herfe.
With fearjcft hand^ I'd build the fane of praife.
And boldly flrew the never iadingbay*.
Bur, ah ' with thee my guardian geniai fled.
And pillow'd in thy tomb his filent head:
Pain*d memory alon« behind remains,
Autl penflve llalk^ the folitary plains.
Rich in her forrow>, honours without art,
.She pays in tears, redundant from the heart.
And lay, what boi>t« it o't-r tHy hallow'd dufb
To heap the graven pile, or laurell'd bufl;
Since by thy handk already rai^ d on high,
We Ice a fabric tow'ring to the flcy ;
Where hand and hand with time, the facred lore
Shall travel on, till nature is do more ?
ON THE DEA PH OF DR. GOLDSMITH,
BT W. WOTT.
Apicu, fweet bard ! to each fine feeling true.
Thy virtues many, and thy foibles few;
Thofe form'd to charm e'eo vicioua minds,— itid
thefe
With harmlefs mirth the ficial foul to pleafe.
Another's woe thy heart could always melt ;
None gave more free,— -for none more deeply Ctlt*
Sweet bard, adieu ! thy own hirmonioos lays
Have fculptur'd nut thy monoment of pratfe :
Yes, thefe furvive to time's rcmotert day ;
While drop« the buft. and boaftful tombs decay.
Reader, if number *d in the mufe's train,
Go, tune the lyre, and imitate his ftrain ;
But, if no poet thou, reverfe the plan.
Depart in peace, and imitate the nuo.
..i
TT-
POEMS.
A PROLOGUE,
aaJ /pUem ty the Pett LaUfmSt «
/, •uilom Cjtfaw fwitd v^tff ih(t StJgt,
PRBsaavKD M MACaoaiut *.
no way left to fliun th' inglorioM ft^e,
c trom infamy my fiakin^ age !
it tran/ljSiaM xttas f»Ji pwimttd im mi §f C^ld^
Scarce Ikalf alive, opprefsM witb many a year^ ,
What in the name of dvtage drrvet me here f
A time there was, when gloty was my gvtde*
Nor force nor fraud cn^Id tUhi my ftepfafide ;
IJnaw d by power, and nnap^ll'd by fear.
With honeft thrift 1 held my honour dear : '
But this vde hour difoerfet all tdj ftore.
And all my hoard of honoiA is lio more ;
For ah * too panial to my1ife*s decline,
Csfar perfuades, fubmiffion muft be mine ;
Him I obey, whom H^ven itfelf obeys,
Hnpek6 of fk^Smg, yet ipdlidM to pM^
I
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tii
THE WORKS Of OOLDSMtTH.
!
■»-
f
m
Here then at once 1 welcome tvtry fliame,
And cincel at thrcefcore a life of hmc ;
Ko mnrc my title* (hall my children tell.
The old builb 'D will fit my name as well ;
Thia day beyond ira term my fate eitenda.
For life i* ended when our honour ends.
THE DOUBLE TRANSFORMATION.
A TALI.
Sieiuoio from domeftic (Irife,
Jack Buok-worm led a collc^ life ;
A trliowihip at twenty fi^e,
l^a'le'him the happieft ma ' alive;
He drank hit gia&, and crack'd hi» joke^
And freihmen wonder d at he fpoke.
Such pleafuret, unalUy'd with care.
Could any accident impair ?
Could Cupid • fluirt at lenjetb trantfiz
Our fwain arriv d at thirtj-fi^ f
C ftad the archer ne'er tome down
To ravage in a cottnti7 town !
Or Flavia been concent to ftop
At trium'ptiv in a Fieel-ftreet (hop*
. O Had her cfet forgot to ^laie !
br Jack ha4 wanted eyel to gaze,
O !-^— But let exclamation ceafe,
H«?r prefeoce banifh'd all bit )>eace«
fk inth decorum ail «hingt carry'd ;
MIU frown'd. and bluflid, and then wai^^madTied;
Need we eipofc to Vulgar fight
The rapcnrea of the bridal night f
Need we intrude ou hallow'd ground,
; Or. draw the curtain* cfcot*d around ?
" Let it Suffice, that each had charms;
He clafpM a goddeft in hit arms ;
And. though (he felt hit ufage nmgh,
. "Set in a man 'twas wcll.enovgh. .
Tht h' ney-moon like lightning flcw^
The fecond brought its traufj^ortt tooj
A third, a f urth, were not amifs,
The fifth was frieml(bip roix'd with bliff :
But when a tweWem nth paft'd away,
Jack found hit godded made of clay ;
Found half the charmtthat dctk*d her face
Arofe from pi»wder, (h«cJ* or lace ;
But (till the wot ft remained behind.
That very face had Tobb*d her minda
SkillM in ho othet- altt'wit file, .
But drr fling, paching, repartee;
And. juft as humour rofe or fell, . ^
By cnrnt a flactem <ir a belle ;
*Tit true (he dref«*4 with modem grscei
Half naked tt a ball *t race ;
But wLpn at home, at b'-ard or bed,
FiYc gr^afy night-^apt wrapp'd hef bead.
d<'uld fu irttch beau y ojndcfceild,
Tr> t>c a dull d< •mt(iic friend ?
Could any curtain le&'> res brilig
To decency fo fine a thing*?, t
In (h ft, by nigh», 'twa* fitM^ frtttiAgt
By day, *twaK gaddii g or coqtietttng. ^
Foi'd to be fccn, (he kept a b« vy ,
Of p9W(Mr'd cojbjyNnbi at her U^j i
The *iqtttre and capttin took rhaT
And twenty other near relatioos s
Jack fnckM hit pipe, and often broke
A figh in fofibcBcioK finioke ;
While all their h^mn were pabM betvai
Inlblting rapartec or f|4<scn.
I'hua as her Canltaeach daf were fatal
He thinks her featnrra coarlcr gnMra}
He ftiociea etery vice flir fliow^
Oi* thint her lip. or points har nofe :
Whenever rage or envy rife.
How wide her month, bow wild hercyo
He knows not how, but lb tt ia.
Her face is grown a knowiofr phj»; ,
And, though her (apt^ are wood'roai dH
He thinks her ugly as the iSrviL
Kow, to perpkx the ravcll'd i
At each a different way porrnes.
While fuUen or loquacioita ftf ife
Pronufcd to hold them no for life.
That dire difeale, whofe ntthlcft p
Withert the beanty'a traoficnt flower:
Lo\ the fmail-pox, whofe horrid fkm
Leveird its terrors at the fair ;
And, rifling every yoathfiil grace,
liidx but the remnant «*f a face.
The gUf*, grown hatefvl to her S|^
R( flcded now a perfciA firigkt :
Each former art (he vaiiily tfiea
1 o bring back ivBtn to hel> eyes.
In vain Sie t.ies her pafte and creanMy
To fmooCh her (kin, or hide iu feam»|
Her country beaux and city coulina,
L vers no more, flew off by dnsenss
The *(quire himA'lf waa fcen to yield.
And eT*n the captain quit the fiell.
Poor madam now c(»ndemn*d to haci
The reft of life with anxiou» Jack,
Perceiving o'hrrt fairly 6<>wd,
Attempted pleafing htm alone.
Jack fi'on was dazcled tft behold
Her prefent face furpafs the old ;
With modcfty her cheeks are dy'd^
Humility difplaces pride •,
For taudry finery is leen
A pcrfon ever neatly clean ;
No m^re prefuming on her fway,
Mie learns good nature every day )
Serenely gay, and ftridl in duty.
Jack finds his wife a perfe A beauty.
A N£W SIMILE,
tN THE MANNER OF SWiri
Long had I fought in Tain to find
A likraefs for tKe (WibblinK ^^M i
T^B modem fcribbling kind, who wi
In wit, and fenfe, and naCQre*a fpite :
•Till reading, I forget what day on.
I o luit my pur^'oic co m. nair •
But let us not proceed too fnri'io^
Fir ft pleale to turn to God Mercurial
YrtuMl fittdhim pldor*d at f u I ttngtl
In book the lecotid| ^age uie tenth t
POEMS.
8x9
*!» of all my proofs on him I lay,
- proceed we to our flmile.
u\ jiray obfcrve hi% hat,
'Oil either fide— mark that,
hit is It from thence we gmther ?
c dctK'tc a brain of feather.
»f l\a;htr ' very right,
that*» flighty, learoing light;
) modern bardi decreed j
nparilon, — proceed.
r;<xr place, hib feet perufe,
ow again from both hit fhoes;
no doubt, their part to bear,
hi- goddiip through the air;
my fimile unites,
ul. rn pc{:t*s flghtt,
t may be juflly faid,
-i ufcf-.il an hik head.
Vf>no}iUfc t* I'brerve hii hand,
h a fiiake-encircled wand ;
uuthiin, term*d caduceut,
Iv fam'd foe fevcral ulc«.
nioll wond'roiifly eodu'd,
Mutcr hail io gu<id ;
Ik-* only get a touch,
ic viruc'ifuch,
ic'tr fo much awake before,
kly they btgin to f: ore.
what certain writer^ tell.
he drives mehft fooU to helL
» -ppiy. btfcjin we then ;
'fe a modern author** pcQ ;
nu round abttui it twio*d,
m i<f the reptile kind ;
c TA'^r «iTh which he writes,
f (lavcr, vrnnmVl bitet ;
icmbljRce frill tu keep,
bpth conduce to fleep.
rofxe «>nly ai the God
lis to rart*ru« wkh hit rod,
{(•(.rcij-jill the fcribbling elf,
o.}tei o, damns hinUclf.
re my fimile almoft tripC,
a word by way of poftfcript.
, mercy hi» Vi filling r
iji oi that } out with it-^ftealiof
ull m'dcrn ban1« agree,
li j^ great a rhirf at he:
:hiiiUity*« ciiilciivC
ir.y fiinilc afH (lance,
rn bards . wl.y what a pox
but Icr.U Icia Hones ami blocks ?
CR'PnON OF AN AUTHOR'S
BkUCHAMHER.
-.!• Red I. ion tlariutr o'er the way,
.'■ p.-liii-e Ui.\.' gi r 'hat ran pay ;
. ■.< ft\ butr, ai.d ParUm't black cham-
r ..f .tb\ and Mooi'? of [>ury>Ianr ;
I Iwniiv ir^.inT.^mm b*i'jff'* fnog
1 uPw .KTiiggcnUn.rcl.'d D nc^thanig;
• p^?ih\j \»i:ii pap^r. Iciit a ray,
I; IhuA'd :hf (U:^ in wLich.be hy ;
The fanded floor that gritt beneath the tread ;
The humid wall with paltry piduret ipread :
l*he royal game of goofe was there in view, ^
And the twelve rules the royal martyr dr«n«^;
The feafons, fram'd with lifting, found i place.
And brave prince Wflliam fliowM hu lamp-black
face:
The mom was cold, he viewi with keen dcCre
The rufty grate unconfcwnt of a fire :
With beer and milk arrears, the frieze was.fcorM^
And five c'rack*d tea-cups dref«*d the chiomcy
board;
A night.cap dekk*d his brows indf ad of bay,
A cap by night— a flocking all the day !
THE HERMIT.
A BALLAD. 1765.
The fullowiog letter, addrefled to the printer o£
the Sf. Jamti*t Chr$multf appeared in that pa-
per, in June 1767'.
As there is nothing I diflike fo moch a« newipa-
per controverfy, particularly upon trtflei, permic
me to be a« conciie as poffible in informing a. cor*
re fpondeot of yours, that 1 reconuacnded Bluinville't
Travels, becaufe 1 thought the book wan a good
one ; and I chink fo ftill. f faid, I wan toKl by the
bookfeller that it was then fird publilhcd ;- but ir^
that, it feems, I was mii« informed, and mv reatK
ing was not ezteofive encragh to frt me right. ''*
Another correfpondeot of yours accules ma o£
having uken a ballad, I publiflied fione time ago.
from one * by tht ingenious Mr. Percy. I do noc
think there is any great rcfrmblance between 'Xhe
two pieces in <|ue(lion. If there be any, hu ballad
is taken from mi»e. I read it to Mr. Percv fonio
years ago; and he (an we both crnfidere^l tbcfe
things a^ trifles n beA)-4ol.tme with lif*'df«al
good humour, the i:<vt time 1 faw Kifn> that^ he
had taken my plan to form the Ira^mentt.pf .'ihak"
fpeare into a bjilhd of hi« own He *hrn rcad.nie
his little Cento, if F n^uy fo cali i^ ap4 ] hi^hW
approved it. Such pctt^ anecd^xcs a« thtJc*are
fcarce worth prinnrg: and mere it nn't Tjir' the
bufy difpjfiiion of lome of your corrtipffi^toV^
the public (houM never hate known th;•^^« dWea
me the hiut t>f hit ballad, or that I ana olvliged:fO
hi« liicndibip and h*arning for commuuiaitioat of
a much mure important nature.
1 *m, Sir, your* ^c.
Olivcr Gol0SMit«#
:<%
ti
i** L
Turn, gentle hermit of the dale,
" Ard ^uidc my Joi.ety way,
" To wh«re ydn r^per chcer» the vale
•' With bcfpnaMc ray.
For here f.irlom and loft I tready'
" With fr-inriue ftc;^* ard flow;
>M»ere win-, iramrifnraMy fprcad,
" Seem leiigth'nirg a . I jjo."
• Th Friar tf OrJe.t Gray. " ^</,W ^ ^...,. J
-Tx/ry," Vol. jl. p. a43« *
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II
8a6
THE WORKS OF GOLDSMITH.
, ^ . . ,
** Forbear, my Coa/* the hermit cries,
^ To tempt the dangerous ^loom ;
" Fpr yonder faithlefs [>haDtom flies
"'To lure. thee to thy d^om,"
*■ Here to the houfekfschtid of want
** My door is open ilill;
" And thcuKh my portion is' but fcant,
** i give ic with good wiU.
' . . ■
" Then turn to-njght! and' freely (hare
" Whatc'cr my cell beftow< ;
'* My rufhy c>>uch and frugal (are,
"My blcfliag and rcpc^. '
•* No flock-i that range the valley free,
" Toflautjhtcr Ic'iideMnA; .
•* Taught by that power pities me,
" I learn to pity them: " '"
• But from the mountain*? grafly fide
' • A guiltlefsfcaft I bring ;
" A fcrip with herbs and fruits fupply^d,
«< And water from the fpring.
•* Thetf, pilgrim, torn, thy canes forego ;
** All earth-born eares are wrong :
** Man wants hut Ittrle'here below,
. ** Nor wants that litile len^.*'
Soft as -the dew from l^aven^defc^ndsy
, His gootle accents fell . ,,•'/:;
^be mudcft granger lowly bcikU,
And foUoWi to the cell.
tlir iri ii wildcrncfs'obfcure
• The lonely manfion lay ; *
A refbgc to the noighb'ring j^bdt.
And ftrahgers led aftray.
J^o (lores beneath it ^ humble thatch
■ JKequir'd a mafter*» care; .;
The wiclcet np'ning with a latch, .
. Recciv'd the harmlefs pair.
At>d now. when bufy crowds retire
To take tliclr evening reft, -.
The hermit trimm'd bh little iire,
^ , And cliccr*d his ptnfivc gucfi I
And fpread his vegetable ftore,
• And g^ily preft. and (mi I'd ;
And.ikiird in legendary lore,
^' The lingering hours bfguilM.
Around in fympathctic mirth
„ ^w^tricAis thf kitten tries;
^'h« criclict c!.iiTupi' in tiic hearth;
The crackling fsggot flies. -
But nothing could a cliarm impart
Tofo'ith a ftrang«fi*.< woe;
For grief was heavy at l:is heart.
And tears began to flow.
His rifnig care9 the hermit fpyM«
With anfwering care opprcft :
•* And whence, unhappy youtli,'* he cryM,
•* The forrows of thy breall ?** ,
^ From better habitations ipiiro'd,
** Rcludaoc doll thou tqm :
" Or grieve for friendfliip unretoro'd,
'* Or unreguarded lore f
** Alas ! the ^oys that fortuoe brings,
" Are trifling, and decay;
'* And thofe who prise the paltry thii
** More trifling ftUi than they.
*< At.d what is fricndlhip but a name,
*' A charm that lulls lo ileep ;
*' A fliade that follows wealth or fame,
" And leaves the wretch to weep f
** And Ictve it (till an esiptier fonsd,
** The naodecniuir-one's jeft :
*' On earth unfeen, or lanlyfoDod
** To warm the turtle** neft.
** For fliame, fond youth, thy forrows
" And fpurn the fez,'* he laid :
But while he fpolce, a r&iinj; faluCh
His love-lorn gued betray'd.
SurprisM he fees new beauties rife.
Swift mantling to the view;
Like colours o'er the morning ficies,
A« bright, as tranflent too.
The baihful look, the xifiog.breaft.
Alternate fpread aja^oia :
The lovely flranger fkanda confefL
A maid in aO her charEu^
** And, ah, forgive a 0 ranger rude,
«* A wretch forjorn," ftic cryM ;
*< Whofe feet unhaUow'd thus in vndi
(* Where heaven and you rcfide.
^ But let a maid thy juty (hare,
** Whom Inve has taught to (tray ;
** Who feekii for reft, but finds dcfpai
<* Companion of her way.
« My father livM hefidc the Tync,
" A wealthy lord was he ;
** And all hib wealth veas imark'd as i
" He had but only tne.
" To win me from his ten** ^ arms,
" mHiombcr'd fuitors came ;
** Who prai>'d me for ifnpuf«:d chan
" And felt, or fcign'd a flame.
' " Each hour a mercenary crowd
** With richeft prnffcrs ft rove :
•* Among the reft young Edwin bov
But never talk'J of love.
II
•1
*' In bumble, fimpleft hahit dad,
** N*» wealrh or power had he;
" Wjliiom and \yorth were all he h
" But thefc were all to mc.
** The hloflcm opening to the day,
" The dcw^ of heaven rcfin'd,
" Could nought of purity difplay,
** i'u emulate his mind.
" The dew, the blofToms of the f rc<
»* With charms inconftant ftiinci
" Their charms were ht», but woe '
J* Their ccnflaucy was mine.
P O 5 M S.
Rat
i I try*d each fickle irt,
nunate and vain ;
lile hii paflion touchM my heart,
mph'd In tiis pain.
:e dejcAed with my fcorn,
:ft me to my pride ;
ight a folitude forlorn
rcc, where he dy'd.
le the forroiM, mine the fault,
well my life (hall pay;
the fulitude he fuught,
^ctch mc where he lay.
TO forlorn, defpairing hid,
y me down and die ;
b for me that Mdwin did,
fo for him will 1."
it, heaven !" the hermit cry'd,
ifp'd her ru his bread :
rriiig fair-one turnM to chide,
Litlwin's fclf that prcd.
Angelina, ever dear,
-.harmcr, turn to fee
n, thy long-loft Edwin here,
tr*d to love and thee.
t me hold thee to my heart,
ev'ry care rdign ;
111 we never, never part,
ife — my all that'i mine.
er. from thi-* h<.ur to part,
live and love fo true,
1 that renuo thy cunQant heart,
break thy Edwin** too.**
AN EI.IGY.
N Tlie U».A I II or A MAO OOli.
tplr all, of every fort,
.r unro my fong ;
u find it vt-fMidcTous (hor?,
i>t hold yi>u lung.
>n there was a man,
>ni the world intglit iliiy,
n godly mcc he ran,
'er he went to pray,
id gcntl'* heart !>e ha:!,
,r«rt friends and fi't-* ;
(I every day he ilud,
le put on hi» cloihee.
nt town a dffg was found,
jy di'gs there be,
j'rel. puppy, wbelp, and hound,
r«i ul low ilegiee.
and man at firf^ were filcnd? ;
( II u pique ^rJ^^n,
tf» gain Wis ynx .tc c'lds,
iiad, ;ind bit the man.
rom all the neigh!K)tiring ilresta,
jnderiiig neighbour ran,
• v'
And fwore the dog had loft hii wict,
To bite fo good 1- nflaA.
The wound it fcem*d both fore and fad
To every Chriftiaa eye;
And while they fwore the dog was mad.
They fwore the man. would die* ^
Bi)t foon a wonder came to light,
I'hat ibow*d the rbgdes they ly*d.
The man recovered of the bite.
The dog it was that dyM.
STANZAS ON WOMAN.
WiicN lovely woman ftoop> to folly.
And finds too late that men betnr;
What charms can footh her liielancboly,
What art can waih her guilt away i
The only art her guilt to cover,
To hide her (hanie from every eye,,
• To gite re]>cntancc to her lovci-.
And wi ing his bofom — is, to die.
THE TRAVELUER* ;
OB, A PR05PCCT CT SOCIETY. 1765.
Tc tie Rev. Henry G^Ufmitb.
X)tAK SIR,
I AM feniible that the friendihip between at can
acquire no new iorce from the.ceiemoniesof a de-
dicaticn ; and, f ci haps, it demands an excufc thua
to prefix ycur name- to my attempts, which >ott
decline giving with your own. But as a part of
ihi» poem wa» formerly written to you from Swiu
7.crland,the wl.cle can now, with propriety, be
only inicribed to you. It will ak'o thn^w a light
upon many partk of it, when the reader under-
ftand%, that it u addreflcd to a man. who, de*
fpiiing lame and fortune, has retired early to hap«
ptiicf^ and obfcuriry, with an iocomc of forty
pounds a-y<rar. •
I liow perceive, my dear brother, the wifdom
of your humble choice. You have entered upon
a Ucrtd nliice, where the har\'eft is great, and
the lahnurer^ are but few ; while you have left
the field of ambition, where the labourers are
many, and the hanfeft not worth carrying away,
hut of all hindA of ambition, what from the re*
iir<emrnt of ihc times from difTertnt fyftcnu of
criri(.iiin, utA from ihc divifiuns of party, that
\%hich p-jrfue« }>octical fanK is the wiJdcft.
P>etry makes a principal am ufement among
unpolilhed nations; but in a ciuntry verging le
the rx*remes of rclinement, painting and mufic
Come in for a (hare. As thcle *ofi'er the feeble
i mind a li-1% lab< rious entertainment, they at firft
I rivul poetry, and at length fuppiant her ; they en*
i
* /• tlut peem ftvtrat alUwmiiani rrere
/•.^t »r-U' rriyirj aaiifJ^ ai it pjjjf *i ihfcit^t difftreid
.Jit :.tt IV e bcve ptiittei! Jr^m- the miuth^ tvbkh
^ctf' tLe l^ edUUm fuLUfuJ in tie ii/e^iwet ef tbc
r* •••
4 Fju
ill
grofa all that fatour miG« (bofwn to her, and,
though but younger iiftert, fdze upon the elder'i
birthright.
Yet, however this art may be negleded by the
powerful, it is ftHl in greater danger from the
miftaken cfortfof the learned to improve it.
"What critidTmi have we not heard of iate in fft>
^our of blanl^ verfe, and Pindaric odet, chomiTef ,
anapeftt and iambi^ alliterative care ^d hap|»y
negligence ! Every abfurdity has now a champion
to defend it ; and aa he is generally much in the
wrong, fo he has always much to (ay ; for error is
ever talkative.
Bat there if an enemy to this art ftill move
dangerous, I mean party. Party entirely dtftorta
the judgment, and deftroys the tafte. When the
sntod is once inleAed with this difeafe, it can
only find pleaTure in what contributes to increafe
the diftemper. Like the tyger, that feldqm de-
fies from purging man, after having once preyed
upon hnnun Htfli, tlbe reader, who baa once m»
tified his appetite with calumny, makes, ever after,
the moft agreeable feaft upon murdered reputa-
tion. Such Irtadfers generally admire fome half-
witted ibang, whp wapts to be thought a bold
man, ^ving loft the charadcr of a wife one.
Mim they dignify with the name of poet : his
tawdry lampoons are called fatires; his turbu-
lence is faid to be force, and his frenzy fire.
What reception a poem may find, which has
neither abufe, party, nor blank verfe tofopport it,
I cannot tell, nor atn I foUdtouf to know. My
•tms 'are right. ' Without efpunfing the caufe of
anyJMTty^ 1 have attempted to moderate the, rage
of alL r have endeavdured to (how, that there
may be equal hsipplncT* in dates, that are diffe-
rently governed from our own; that every date
has a particular principle of happineb, and that
this principle in each may be carried to a mif-
chievous excels. There are few can judge, better
than yborfelf, how far theTe politidns are illu-
(Lraced in this poem. 1 am,
Dear Sir,
Your mou offedionate brother,
Ouviia Goldsmith.
THE WORKS or OOLDSMITit
Kemote, unfriended, melancholy, flow.
Or by the lazy Schdd, or wandering Po;
Or onward, where the rude Corinthian boor
Againd the houfelefi (Iranger (hots the door ;
Or where Campania's plain forfaken lies,
A weary wafle expanding to the (kiei ;
Where'er I roam, v/hilev«r realms to fee.
My heart untr vell'd fondly turns to thee :
Still to my brother turnft with ceafelefs pain.
And drags at each remove a len^ iheoing chain.
£(f rtial blcflinvs crown my earlieft friend.
And round his dwelling guardian faints attend;
BIcft be that fpot, where cheerful guefls retire'
To paufe front toil, and trim their cveotog fire;
Bleft that abode, where want and pain repair,
, And every ftranger finds a ready chair ;
Blefi be thofe feaft « with fimple plenty crown *-d,
''^Vho'c ail the ruddy faipily ^our.d
l4ragh It the jdb or praokt that ocfv:
. Or ^h witb yitf mt &me cnoviifalak
Or prels the hafliful tknagtr c« Usin4
And learn the hixary of doing goad.
But me. noe deftin'd fodi dtSJkttmi
My prime of life in waoderiqg Mprnt m
Impell'd, with ftepe imfmflnfc to fukt
Some fleeting good, chat tnmkiBMwJAii
That, like thje cir^ boniidiaf anfc ad
Allures firoai ftr, yet, as I IbllaWt iia;
My fortune leads to traverls leabN aki
And find no fpot of aU rhe worid aiyai
£v*n now, where Alpine fclitndcs ifa
I fit me down a penfive hour «n%ead;
And, plac'd oo high above dkt Bantu
Look downward wliare aD ImDdred ■
pear:
Lakes, forelb, citiea, plains cstendiag m
The pomp of kings, the fhepherd*s had
When thus creation's charms aroaad
Amidft the ftore, ihould thanklefs pri&
Say, fiiould the |)^ilolbphic mihddiiaM
That good which makes each haoibl
vain?
Let fchooUtaught pride diflcmhW iBk
Tbefe little things are peat co little h
And wifer he, whole fympathetic mind
Exults in all the goed of all manhiad.
Ye glittering towns, wkh wealth mi
crown*d ;
Ye fields, where fvmmer fpreadapeoM
Ye lakes, whofe veiHela catch the bnfy \
Ye bending (wains, chat dreia the flow
For me your tributary llorea combine :
Creatioo*s heir, the world, the world h
As fome lone mifer, vifiting his fiore
Bends at hit treafure, cotinta, recoimts i
Hoards after hoards his riilog raptures
Yet fiill he fighs, for hoards are wantir
Thus to my breaft alternate pai&nns rif
Pleas'd with each good that Heav*n ti
plies:
Yet oft a figh prevails, and forrow&fall
To fee the hoard of human blifs fo fmal
And oft I wi(h, aniidfk the fcene, to fii
Some fpot to real happinefs coniign*d.
Where my worn foul, each war.derii
reft,
May gather blifs to fee my fellowt ble
But where to find that happied fyx
Who can dircd, when ill pretend to k
The (hudd'ring tenant of the frigid so
Boldly proclaims that happieft f^t hit
£xtols the treafures of his ftormy fcas.
And hii long nights of reveb^ and caf
The naked negro, panting at the. line,
Boa(ks of hit golden lands and palmy «
BaflLs in the glare, or ftcms the tepid «
And thanks hit gods for all the good tl;
Such It the patri<y> boaft, where'er wi
His firft beli country, ever is at heme.
And yet, perhaps, if countries we comi
And eftimate the blcfliogs which they I
Though patriots flatter, aill ihall wifto
An c^usl pcrtica dealt to ail mankind
r O E M s.
«>J
t food, by trt or mfure ffiwen,
I nation* make« their blcflSngt even.
i morh* r kird alike to all,
hrr hlifo ar lab ur*8earnrO call;
t> Well the pcAfan' 14 fupply'd
iifr% 4M Art;o*« (hcUy Ode ;
1 rhe rocky creflcd iummit« frown,
<• by c^ftom, turn to bedn of down.
ore various are the blcflini;- feiic ;
nmerce, honour, liberty, content.
ich othrr*n power fo ftroiig c- nteft,
ccm- deOrudive of »hc reft.
Ith and frecdum reign, contentment
' (i-'k« where commerce lonfr prevaili.
f tlate to one lov'd bl ATim^ prone,
nd re* deU life t* that alone,
fav'iitc happinrfa attends
the p!an that aim* at other end*;
to cXi ef> in each domain,
; )rood beget* peculiar pain.
try ♦hefe truth* with chfer eye*, •
heMi through the profpeA a» it lies j
vhile my proper caret refign*d|
fit in f r.ow for mai^kind;
gledrd (hrub at random cad.
the ftcep and fighs at every blaft.
: right where Appennioe afceoda,
le lummer Iraiy extends;
loping deck the mountain's fide,
wood* in gxy theatric pride;
•me temp]r*« mouldVing rop»beCWCCli
ibli* grandevr maik the fceiie.
ure\ bounty riti«>fy the bread,
Italy were lurely bleft.
uit* in diff rent climes were found,
y rife, or humhly cour: the gruund ;
loomt in torrid tradtn appear,
\\t fuccefli'in deck« the varied year;
Kcct* IaIu'c the northetn fliy
I lives, that bloir>m but to die :
'ilp' rtin^ own the kmdred foil,
uriancr from the piaiiferSmil ;
urn ga e> their gelid wing< expand
fr.ti^rarce round the fniiliiig land,
the Mifs 'hat fcnfe alone bellows,
blif^ i» all the nation knows,
uty groves and fietd* a^'pear,
the only gr-wth that d>%indxshere.
Aults rhro>;|{h all his m:irners rei^>n :
tor, luxurious; though fubmiiiive,
v
ve, yet trifling; cealnu«, yer untrue ;
penance pU nii g fii>« .iiiew.
c contanui}4ite the 'i ind,
ce departed leivc* behind ;
vas their%, not f^r remov*d the date,
ttcrce proudly ftouri(b*d through the
•
man 1 the palace learnM to rife,
n^-talt'n column Ir-uithr the (kies;
jlow'd beyond *v*n na ure w^rm,
It q't »rry teemM \%iih liuman form.
ntiratl than thi foi then gale,
}D other {horcfdUplay*d her fail;
While nought remiinM of all thte richei give.
But towns unmannM. and lo*'ds without a flavei
\nd late rhe nation found with fruitlef* (kill
It* form T (Irength wa* but pleth- ric ill.
Yet, Aill the loi- of weal' i* here fnpplied
By art« the fplendid wruks ot former pride;
Fr m thefe the ferule heart and o*'g.fallen mind
\u eify compi nfation leom to find.
Hrrejnay be (een, in bloo-ilef. pomp array 'd,
• here paUe-boird triumph ami rhe cavalcade;
Pr<Keflion* formV* f-r piety and love,
A miflrrfs or a famt in every grove.
By fporr« like thefr are all their caret beguil*d«
The fportsot children fatisfy the child;
Each nobler aim. rep cO by long controul.
Now finks at la (, o feoiy man^ the f ul;
While low drlight*. fucceeuing fafl behind.
In happier mcanncf* occupy the mird :
A* in thofe dome». whce Cxla t once bore fway,
D;'f ic'd by timr and tott'ing in decay.
There in the ruin, hc-edleftof the dead.
The ihelre -feckiog peafint l>uilds his (bed ;
And wondeiing man could want the la ger pile,
Exults and ownt h\% cottage w ith a fmile.
My foul tu'n f cm them, ru n we to fu rey
Whe.e roughe din^et a nobler race difplay,
Whe.e the bleak Swifs their fto;ir.y manfion
tread,
\nd force a chu'Iiih foil fo- fcanty bread ;
No p odu6t he e the barren hillx afford,
But man and fleel the foldier and his f«o d*
No vernal blooms their to pid rocks a* ray.
But wintei lingeing chilU the lap of May ;
No sephyr fondly fuet the mountain'* breaf^.
But nuteo tglaie, and Hoi my g*oomt invrfl.
Yet ftUl,even here, content can fp rad a charm^
Redrefs the clime, and all itn 'age difa nu
Though poor the pealant't hut, hit fcafta though
fmall.
He fees his little lot the lot of all ;
Sees nQ contiguous palace rea- it% head
To (hame the meannefs of hik humble ihr'd i
No codly lo d the fump'uous banquet deal
t'o make him loath his vegetable meal;
But calm, and b cd in igno ance an^* toil.
Each wiib ct>ntraAing, fitth.m to the foil.
Cheerful at mo n, he wakes from (hurt repofe^
Breathe*> the keen air, and carols as he g^iet;
With patient angle frolU the finny deep,
Oi drives his vent*rou« ploughihare to the (lecpt
Or fceks the den where fiiow-craikt mark tho
way.
And dra/9 the flruggling fivage into r!ay.
At ni^ht returning, every labour fped.
He fits him down il<e mona ch of a fbtd ;
Smiles by his cheerful fire, and r»und furveyt
His children^* )o«ki, th^tKright^n a' the bUie ;
While hi* lov d partner, boajifnl of her hoard,
Difplay* her cleanly pbtter on rhe b< ff^d :
.And haply t« o fonie pilgrim rhtthir led, *"
With many a tale repays the nikihtly bed.
Thus every gooo hi* native \ ild« «mpait,
Imprints the patrinr paffion oi^^his heart ;
A;id even thofe i|l«, »har round his manfion ti£c%
tahuxQi the blilt his fcanty fund fofpltes.
3 F uij
'1
tu^
THE WORK8:^OF(aDI/D8MITH.
Dear k dMt flfcA to whSckhbAiil cMifennt,
And dear that bill which lifts hhn to the AoriBs-|
And at a diild, when fearing fonndt maldli
dings clofe and defer to the mother's hreaft.
So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar,
3Qt hind him to his native moontains more.
'8oeh are the charms to barren ftates affi{n>*d i
Their wanU but few, their wi(hes all coofin'd.
Yet let them only (hsre the praifes doe,
If few their wants, their pleafures are but few ;
For every want that ftimulates the bread,
Becomes a fource of pleafure when redrcft.
Whcffcefrom foch lands each pleating fcience flies,
That firft excites defire, and then fupplies;
Unknown to them, when fenfual pleaforcs cloy,
To 6U the languid paufe with finer joy ;
Unknowta thofe powers that raife the fool to flame,
Cauh every nerve, and vibrate through the £rame«
Their level life is but a mouldering 6re,
UnooenchM by want, unfaun*d by ftrong defire ;
Unnt for raptures, or, if raptures cheer
On feme high feftival of once a year.
in wild cxcefs the vulgar breaft takes fire.
Till, buried in debauch, the Mils expire.
But net their joys alone thus coarfiely flow :
Their morals, like their plealurta,- are bet low,
For^ asTefinement ftopt, from fire to fon
Unalter*d, unimprovM the manners run ;
And lovers and friendfliip*s finely pointed dart
Fall blunted from each indurated heart.
Some fliemer virtues o*er the mountain's breaft
May fit, like falcons cowering on the neft;
But all the gentler morals, foch as play
Through life's more culcur'd walks, and charm
the way, - ^
Tbefe far difpers'd, on timorous pinions Bj^
To fport and flutter in a kinder flcy.
To kinder ikies, where gentler manner* reign,
I turn ; and France difplays her bright domain.
Gay fprightly land of mirth and focial caie,
Plests'd with thyfelf,whom all.the world canpleafie,
How often have I led thy fportive chcir.
With tunelefo pipe, beflde the murmuring Loire ?
Where (hading eims along the margin grew.
And frefticn*d from the wave the zephyr flew ;
And haply, though my harfh touch fauliVing iHII,
But mock'd all tune, and marr'd the dancer's (kill;
Yet would the village praife my wondrous power.
And dance forgetful of the noon-tide hour.
Alike all ages. Dames of anciert days
Have led their children through the mirthful maze,
And the gay grandfirc, ikill'd in geftic lore.
Has friOc'd beneath the burden of threeknre.
So bleft a life thefe rhoughtlcls realms difplay.
Thus idly bufy rolls their world away :
Theirs are thofe arts rhat mind to mind endear,
For honour forms the focial tefnper here.
Honour, that praife which real merit gains.
Or even imaginary worth obtains.
Here pafles current ; paid from hand to hand.
It fliiftft in fplendid traffic round the land :
From courts, to camps, to cottages it ftrays,
Awd all are taught an avarice of praife ;
T^iey pieafe, arc pleas'd, they give to get eftecm,
Till| fceming bldib, they grow to what ihey icem.
But '"i if rr I "^ •^ '-^iTir^iul
It gives d^ir foUien-aUb room4onfc|
For praife too dearly . lorvM. or waiajf I
Enfeebles all tntenial ftr«ii|Ui of cIhmii^'
And the wtak foul, wkhiD idlDlf Mhkl^
Leans for all plcafiiro oa :maochcv*a bMft,
Hence ofteotatioa hera, wkbtsvidry aig
Pants for the vnlgar pnufe which faikii
Here vanity -alTaniea bar pert Rvinnd
* And trims her robe of ftisc vskh ceppvlH|{
Here beggar pride defmuda her daily db«;
To boaft »ne fplendid bMiqi»ct once a yoin
Themind ftill cuma irhrnr lhrfring.fiiiiMin
Mor weighs the folid worth of ielf<4pyfaHb
To men of ether nssiMia my Jancy flii%
£mbof<iro*d in the deep> whoe Helhad^a
Methinks her patient - fboa bfeiora mcihiii
Where the broad occna lenao againft-tkaki
And, fedulous to flop die coaaiag tide^
Lift the tall rasnfitre's axtificial piide.
Onward methinks, and diligemly flaw*
The firm conoeAed bulwrark'feeou cogna;
Spreads its long arma oaaidil- ibe waauy na^
Scoopi out an empire, and ufurpa the Ikaa
While the pent occaa rifiag o'er the fib.
Sees an amphibioaa wiorld beneath hiMiUt;
The flow canal* the yallcyar- bloflbm'd vik^
The willow tufted bank* the fcUdiaf fMl,
The crowded marc, the cultiiratcd-plMi|
A new creation refcu'd from hia rciga.
Thus, while around the wave-fubicMii
Impels the native to repeated coil,
Induftrioos habits in each bofom fvifai
And induflry begets a lovo of gain.
Hence aUthe good ftom opulence thatfjci^
With all thofe ilia fupcrfluoaa trca(ure hm%
Are here difplay'd. Iheir miich*lev'd i
imparts
Convenience, plently, elegance, and art*;
But view them defer, craft and fr^ud appa
Even liberty itfclf is bartered here.
At gola's fi;pcrior charms all freedom flies.
The needy fell it, and th<- rich niau buji;
A land of tyrants and a dt-n of (Uves.
Here wie'ch'sfcck diOionourable graves,
And calmly bent, to fervitude conform.
Dull as their lakes that Hiitnber in the ffort
Heavens! how unlike their Bel):ic firr«cl
Rough, poor, content, unfrovernably bold:
War in each breaft, and frcedotn on each \
How much unlike the fons of Britain rem
Fir'd at the lound, my |reniuii fprcadtbc
And flirs where Britain c*»urts the wcAem
Where lawns extend that fcorn Arcadiar. j
And brighter flrcams than famM Hydafpt
There all around the gentlctt bretzct ftrs^
There gentle mufic niclts on every fpi ay :
Creation's mildcft charms are there combij
Extremes arc only in the maQer*!! mind
Stern o'er each bofom reafun ho!d» her &i
With daring aims irrej^rularly ereat ;
Pride in their port, defiaiTcc in their eye,
I fee the lords of human kind pa(s by ;
Intent on high defigiu, a tht»n|j^tfnl band
j By forms uuiaOiioii'd frtlh from natuic'tt
y O E M s.
8.5
ir-
erce in theSr native hardioeCi of Unit
mc to imagin*d right above coouroul^
^hilecvcn the pcaliaint boaflt thcfc rigfati to fcan,
nd learn » tu venerate himfelf as mau.
^* Thine, freedom, thine the blefling»pidur*d here,
^'^hiDc arc ttiil'c charms that daxsle luid cndetf ;
00 bleU iiulredf were fiich without alloy ;
»t f«iiur\l even by trevdom ilia anroy ;
~'^~li»t iii€!ti»"i:dcijcc Briton* prize too high,
~^'^.ccp» iniri from nun, and breaks the focui tie;
^'^'he rc.f-'li>)>endent lordling fUnd alone,
'*?' Al cUimtithat bind and fweeten life tiokoown;
=--l«TC by the bonds oi nature feebly held,
~ ^iiids c«>mbat niindit, repelling and repelKd.
"^""crnients arife, in»prifwn*d factions roar,
"^Xjef^rcft ambition llruggies round her (bore,
^'"'ill over-wrought, the general fjftcin fecit
^'"kct motica Uop, or frenzy fire the wheels.
&^ Nor this die woril. As nature*stiea decay,
■o^ft duty, love, and honour fail to fway,
SCpiAitious bnnd% the bonds of wealth and law,
z ^rill gatl'.er llicngth* and force unwilling awe.
-«4-iencc all obedience bowh ti) thele alone,
_i And talent finki, and merit weeps unknown ;
"Xill lime may come, when, llript of all her
-:*; charms,
.^.-Thc land f:f fchnlars, and the nurfe of arms,
.-j^Vherc noble Items tranimit the patriot flame,
:-.. 'Xk'here kui);«h&vetoird,and poets wrote for fame,
->X)ne fink of level avarice (hall lie,
-«is. .And fvhoiar% fiildicr». kings, unhonourM die.
Yc: think not, thu^ when freedom** ills I ilate,
■(• I mcar to flarier kings or court the great ;
- Ve pouc.k oi truth, that bid my foul alpire,
^, Far If'Tii my l>otom drive the low defire ;
<-. j%tid 'hcij, fair freedom, taught alike to feel
.^ *J'he ralilic's rage, and tyraui** angry ftccl;
1'h;ui rrjTiht* ry flower, alike und nc
J By pnn.t contempt, i-r favourV foflering fun»
., Still may thy blooms the changeful clime endure,
1 on IV wnuid reprcl* them to lecure ;
J*.»r i'lll iiperuMice ti ll-, in every toil,
TI 4( rliotc Mt:o 'hink inuU govern chofethat toil ;
A- li all tl.at tieeilom'H liighefl aim^ can reach,
I« I'll! to l:iy pri^purti iu'd Hads on each.
] [. cce, flii'iiM one oPiler diiproportion'd grow,
li^ lioiibli \\'i;>ht n;uU ruin ai. below.
O rlii.n how 1 iind to ail that tr4ith requires,
W^o rliink It frerd«iiii when a pelt a'.piro :
i 'aim is itiv Idu! ir r upt to rile in ^rni*.
y.xct |it \khcti Ult all} reaching dan;,er warm« :
Bii \% hen ciiite:v:ing chiifs blocka^ie the throne.
Contracting rrgal power tu ftrctch their own,
When I lirluild a l.«cii>.u« band agree
*!o Till it treeilom when ihcmfeive» are fr je ;
L-Ji wanf«>n jnd^r new penal ftatute? draw,
j ..\\ « grin>l tiie pt«or, und rich men rule the law ;
'Du M- aith ot Clime-, where favage nation^ roam,
i':i..!y''.i iniin flavt^ to purchale ilaves at home ;
1 ■ f. I'l'yt juiii^e iiKli^natiou ftait,
'!*« if f'fl' reierve .ir.d bare my Iwelling heart;
I ill \.*U .1 }'a:riiir, hjli a coward grov^n,
I flv trim {- rty tyrants to the throne.
\ I -, }r<<ii er, « uric uith me that baleful hour,
Whrii tirll jnibiiion ttrtck at f egal power ;
•a*
And thus polloting hoAoor in its foorce,
Gave wealth to fway the mind with double faree«
Have we not feen, round Britain'a peopled ihoi<e.
Her ul'eful foot evchang*d for uCcle^ ore /
Seen all her triumphs but dcftrudioo haflte,
Like flaring tapers bright'niug as they wafte ;
Seen opuleuce her grandeur to maintain,
Lead ilern depopulation in her train.
And over fields where I'catter'd hamleta ro(r.
In barren loliiary pomp repofe i
Have we not feen at pieafure*s lordly call,
I he fmiling long-frequenrcd village fall?
Beheld the duteous fan, the fire decay \1,
I'he mr>dc(l matron, ai.d the hlulhtng maid,
Forc'd trom their homes a melancholy train.
To traverfe climes beyond the weflcrn main ;
Where wild Ofwego fpreads her fwamps around^
And Niagara ftuns with thund'ring ft>und?
Even now, perhaps, as there fome pilgrim ftrayt
Through tangled forefls, and through dangerous
ways ;
Where beafts with man divided empire claim.
And the brown Indian marks with murdVoos aim;
There, while above the giddy tempeft flies.
And all around diftref«iu!i yells arife.
The penflve exile, bending with hit woe,
To flop too fearful, and too faint to go,
Cafts a long look where England's glories fliinet
And bids his bofom f>mpathiEe with mine.
Vain, very vain, my weary fearch to find
That blif« which ^nly centres in the mind :
Why have I ihay'd. from plcal'ure and nepofe.
To leek a gond each goverumenc beflowa I
In every government, though terrors reign.
Though tyrant kings, or tyrant laws reflrmin.
How fmall t f all that human hearts endure.
That part which law« or kings can caufe or cure.
Still to ourfeWes in every place coofign'd,
Our own felicity we ii:ake or find :
With fecret courfe, which no loud flnrmsannoy^
I (;!idc<* the Imooth current of domcflic joy.
, The lifted ai, the agonizing wheel,
' l«uLe*s iron crown, aoJ Dainien's bed of fteel*
I 1 o men remote from power bu* rarely known,
i Leave rcafon, faith, aud confcience, all our own.
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THE DESERTED VILL.AGE.
FIRST raiMEO IN 1769.
7* Sir Jfjiua RfymUt.
13 EAR SIR,
I CAN have no ezpcAationt in an addrcla of thii
kind, eithif to add to your reputation, or to etta-
blilh n*y f>wn. You can gain nothing from my
admiration, a% I am igi orant of that art in which
you are faid to excel; and 1 may lufe much by
the ieveriiy of your judgment, as lew have a ju(U
cr taftc in poetry than you. Setting iiiterefl there-
fore alide, to which I never paid much attentiocig
i miiil be indulged at prefuit in following my a^
teutons. The only dcdicalion I ever made wa«
to my brother, becaufe I loved him better tbaa
m^'il other men. He i^* fince dead. Permit me
tu inlcribc thi» poem to you.
Si6
THE WORKS OF GOLDSMITHS
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How tu yov Ally be pletfcd with the ^erfifi*
catioo and mere mechanicil pans <if th» attempt,
I ^ DOC ptetend to inquire ; hot I know 700 will
objed (and indeed fevcral of our bed and wifeft
friends concur in the opinion) that the depopula-
tion it deplores is nowhere to be feen, and the
diforders it laments are only to be found in the
poet's own imngination. To this I can fcarce
make any other snfwer than that I fincrrely be-
lieve what I have written ; that 1 have taken all
poffible pains, in my country rzcurfions, for thefe -
Ibnr or five year* paft, to be cenain of what I al
lege, and that all my views and inquiries have led
Die to believe thofe miferies real which I here at-
tempt to difplay. But this is ni t the place to en«
ter into an inquiry whether the country be de-
popnlating or not ; the difcoffion woold rake op
much room, and 1 (hould prove myfelf, at beft,
an indifferent politician, to tire the reader wirh
a long preface, when I want his uofatigucd atten-
tion to a long poem.
In regretting the depopulation of the country,
I inveigh againft the increafe of our luxuries; and
here aUb I ezped the (hi.ut of moderti politicians
againft me. For twenty *-r thirty years paft, it
lias been the filbton to confider Itrzory as one of
the greateft national advantages, and all the wif-
dom of antiquity in that particular a« erroneous.
Still, however, 1 muft remain a profcfied ancient
•n that head, and continoe to think thofe luxuries
prejudicial to ftatcs, by which fo many vices are
introduced, and fo many kingdoms have been un-
done. Indeed, fo much has been poured oot of
late on the other (ide of the queftion, that, mere-
ly for the lake of novelty and variety, one wouki
iboietimei wiih to be in the right. 1 am.
Dear Sir,
Your fincerc friend,
and ardent admirer,
OLIVta GoLOSMITB.
SwiiT Auburn ! lovelieft village of the plain.
Where health and plenty chcer'd the labouring
Twain,
Where fmiling fpring its carlieft vifit paid.
And parting fuinmer*s lingring blooms delay *d«
Dear lovely bowers of innocence and cafe,
Seats of my yr-uth. when every fport c.uld pleafe,
How • ften have I loitcrM o'er thy green,
Where humble happintfs endear'd each fcene 1
How often have I pausM on every charm,
The ihelter*d cut. the cultivated farm.
The never failing brook, the bufy mill.
The decent church that tupt the neighbVing hill.
The hawthorn bu(h, with feats benearh the (hade,
For talking age and whifp'ring lovers made \
How itffcn have I bled the coming day,
When toil remirting lent its turn to play,
And all the village train, from labour free,
Led op their fports beneath the fpreading tree,
While many a paftime circled in the (hade,
The young contending a« the old furveyM ;
And many a gambol fntlickM o*er the ground.
And fleigfits of art and (cau of ftrength went
round.
And ftill as each mcated pletfoK tML
Succeeding fporta th« mirthfui band in^
The dancmg pair that finplf fosflif warn
By holding one, to tire each other down;
The fwain miftmftlel* of hi* fmntted fwe^
While fecret laogliter tittered rooad the pi
the balhfiil virgin*s fide-lon^ looka i£ Im
The matron's gbnce that woold thofie I
prove.
Thefe were thy chamui, Avcet ^Ihfg? 1^
With fweet fjocccffioa. tan^ht ev*K cosl to |
Thefe ronnd thy bowera their liiMifal ii
. Ihed,
Thefe were thy charm*— »Biit ail thefe cka
Sweet fmiling village, lovelieft of the hi
Thy fporta are fled, and all thy charaa wfck
Amiiift thy b^iwers the tyrant** hand i« fei
And defolatioo (addens all thy green x
One only mafter grafpa the whole domaa^
And half a tillage ftints thy fmiling plaia;
No more thy glaffy brook rcfledb the day.
But, chok*d with fedge», worfc^ its wec^ \
Along thy glades, a folitary pieftt
rhe holl<*w founding bittern Koards its ad
Amidft thy defert walks the lap^ng flie%
And tires their ech'^es with nnvary'd crsca
Sunk are thy bowers in Iha^lefr rain alU
And the long grafs o*ertopa the aaoald'riaj
And, trembling, (hr inking from the fpoikr'i
Far. far away rhy children leave the End
111 fares the land, to h^*nioK ilk a pivy,
Where wealth accumulates and men decay
Princes and lords may fluurllh, or may U
A breath can make them, as a breath has a
But a b* Id peafantry, their country's pride,
When once deftroyM, can never he fopply'
A rime there was, ere England** grich h
When every rood of ground niaintain*d its
For him light Ubour fpread her wholefooK
Juft ga\e what life requir'd, bur gave no n
His bcft companions, innocence and health
And his bed riches, ignorance of vrcakh.
But times are alter *ci; trade*s unfeeling 1
Ufurp the land, and difpofTefs the fwaio -
AUng the lawn, where fcatrer'd haoileti n
Unwieldy wealth and cumb*rou<» pomp rew
And every want to luxury ally'd.
And every pang that ft.lly pays to pride.
Thofe gentle hours that plenty hade to bloi
Thofe calm dcfires that aJOc'd but little r>iO(i
Thofe healthful fports that gr^c'd the p
fcene,
Liv*d in each look, and brightenM all the
Thefe, far departing, feck a kinder Ih re.
And rural mirth and manners are no more.
Sweet Auburn ! parent of the blifsfui hn
Thy glades forlorn confcf* the tyrant's poa
Here, as I take my folitary rounds,
Amidft thy tangling walk% ai.d ruin'd groc
And, many a year eiapsM, return to view
Where once the cotuge ftood. the hawthorn
Remembrance wakes with all her bufy iraii
Swells at my breaft, and turns the palt tu p
In all my wand'rinjrs round this w -rid o;
In all qiy griefs— and Qod hat giv'a my Ha
y O K M 8.
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1 fiiU hid hop«s my lateft hours to crown,
Amidft thefe humble bowers to laj me down ;
To hulband out life's taper at the clofe,
Aod keep the flame from walling by repofe :
I Aill had hopes, for pride attends us flill,
Amidft the fwains to (how my book.le«rn*d IkiU,
Around my fire an erening group to draw,
And teU of all I felt, aod all 1 iaw;
And, as an hare whom hounds and horns pnrfoe,
Pants CO the place from whence at firft he flew,
I ftill had hopes, my long vexations pail,
Here to return— and die at home at laft.
O bleft retirement, friend to life*s decline.
Retreats from care that never muft be mine,
How blcft is he who crowns in (hades like thele,
A youth of labour with an age of eafe ;
Who quits a world where ftrong temptations try,
And, Ance 'tis hard to combat. Teams to fly !
For him no wretches, born to work and weep,
Explore the mine, or tempt the ding'rous deep ;
No furly porer (lands in guiky (late,
To fpum imploring famine from the gate ;
But on he moves to meet his latter end,
Angels around befriending virtue's friend ;
Sink^ to the grave with unperceiv*d decay,
While rcfignation gently flopes the way;
Aod, all his profpecls brighe'niog to the laft.
His heaven commences ere the world be pafl !
Sweet was the found, when, oft at ev'ning's
clofc.
Up yonder hill the village mnrmnr rofe ;
There, as I pad with carelefs (leps and flow,
The min(;liog notes came fof^en'd from below ;
''J'he fwain refpooGve as the milk-maid (bog,
The fobcr herd that low'd to meet their young,
I'he noify gcefe that gabbled o'er the pool.
The playful children jufl let loofc from fchool.
The watch-dog's voice that bay'd the whifp'ring
wind.
And the loud laugh that fpoke the vacant mind;
Thefe all in fweet confufion fought the (hade,
And fiU'd each paufe the ni)(htingale had made.
But now the founds of population fail.
No cheerful murmurs fluduate in the gale,
N» bufy ftcpt the graft-grown foot-way tread,
But all the bloomy flu(h of life is fled.
All but yon widow'd, folitary thing.
That feebly bends befidethe pla(hy fpring;
l(he, wretched matron, forc'd, in age, for bread.
To (Irip the brook with mantling crttte* fpread.
To pick herwint'ry faggot from the thorn,
To fcek her ni){htly (bed, and weep till mom ;
She only left of all the bar mlefs train,
'J he fad hiOorian of the penGve plain. [fmird,
Near yonder c<ipfe, where once the garden
And ft I II where many a garden flower grow* wild ;
1'bere, where a few torn (hrubs the place difclofe,
The village preacher's modeft manfion ro(c.
A man he was, to all the country dear.
And (.afling rich with forty pounds a-year;
Remote from towns he ran his godly race,
Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wiih*d to change his
place;
lTi)(kilful he to fawn, or ieck for power,
jf^y doiftriAU lafliioD'd lo the varying hour;
Far other aims his heart had learaM to prise,
More bent to raife the wretehed than to rife.
His houfe was known to all the vagrant train.
He chid their wand'rings, but rcliev'd their pain ;
The long-remember'd beggar was bis gatik.
Whole l^rd defcending fwept his aged breaft ;
The min'd fpendthrift, now no longer proud,
Claim'd kindred there, and had his claims allowM;
The broken foldier, kindly bid to (lay.
Sat by his fire, and talk'd the night away;
Wept e'er his wounds, or, tales of forrow done,
Shoulder*d bis crutch, and (how'd how fields were
won. [glo^*
Pleas'd with his guefts, the good man ]eam*d t»
And quite forgot cheir vices in their woe ;
Carelefs their merits or their faulu to fcan.
His pity gave ere charity began.
Thus to relieve the wretched was hb pride«
And even his failings lean'd to virtue's fide ;
Bu^ in hit duty prompt at every call.
He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for alL
And, as a bird each fond endearment tries.
To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the (kieif
He try'd each art, reproved each dull delay,
Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way,
Befide the bed where parting life was laid.
And forrow, guilt, and pain, by turns difmay'd.
The rev'rend champion, (lood. At his controol
Defpair and angui(h fled the dmrgUng foul ;
Comfort came down the trembling wretch t*
raife,
And his laft fault'ring accents whi/jper'd praife.
At church, with meek and unaflTeded grace.
His looks adorn'd the venerable place ;
Truth from his lips prevail'd with doable fway.
And fools, who came to feoff, remiinM Co pray.
The fervice paft, around the pions nuui,
With ready zeal, each honed roftic ran ; .
Even children follow'd with endearing wile.
And pluck'd his gown, to (hare the good nun*i
fmile.
His ready fmile a parent's warmth expreft,
Their welfare pleas'd him, and their cares diflrell ;
To them his heart, his love, his grief* were giveog
But all his ferioos thoughts had reft in heaven.
As fome tall cliff that lifts its awful form .
Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the ftorm.
Though round its breaft the rolling clouds are
Eternal funfhine fettles on its head. [fpread,
Befide yon ftraggling fence that (kirts the way.
With blodfom'd furze unprofitably gay
There, in his noify manfion, flcill'd to mle.
The village mafter raught bis httle fchool;
A man (evere he was, aod ftern to view,
I knew him well, and every trtunt knew ;
Well had the boding tremblers leara'd to trace
The day's dtfafters in his morning face ;
Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee
At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ;
Full well the bufy whifpcr arcling roond,
Convey'd the difmal tidings when he frown*d ;
Yet he wa« kind, or if fevere in aught,
The love he bore to learning was in fault;
The village all dec!ar*d how much he knew ;
' V¥NL% certain he couki write, and cypher too s
fa*
THE WORFS OT C^O Lfb S M I T H.
tjmit bi conU nmfnre, (ernu lad lidet prelige.
And eren the llarjr ran ihac he souidguAgc :
iln trgnios too, the pufrai otta'i hi* Uiil,
Eur evcB though wiqiiilh'd, he cootdugue Sill ;
MFUkwenU of IcvDcd Irapb, ud thuadViOK
Amu'd the guing ruftict no^'d *ToDnd,
'il Aad ttm tticj gu'd, and (till tbc wonder icre»,
^*t oDc ItnaU hud ceuld catrf >U he knew.
'! BoE palLiisIl hii func The vir; fpoc
Where muT ■ Ui^c he tnuniph'd, ii forgot.
-J Mcu jopdet iharn, ihu lifti iu head en high,
' ^^"^ '"I™ ''^< ligR-jnii tiught the pifliDg tjt,
i^nr liei thit hoi^ where out-btown draaghu
VHierc grej-Uvd mirth, and fiiiiliDg toil retir'd,
J Where vilbge ItatclincB i»lk'd with \aak» pro-
,'r. Aod pnsi nuch older thin ihelr tlawcDt romod.
iDUginarton frindlj ftoopi lu ttace
Itc parhiur fplendort of that fefliire piKe ;
lie white-walh'd will, the iiiu1| finded floor,
• The wiillh'd clock that elick'd behind the door ;
The cbeH contriv'di double debt to pif,
A bed bf night, ■ ^efi of drmweri by itj ;
The piSorct plic'd for oiDuuenc uid ufe.
The tarclTC gi>od ntle>, the royal game of goofe ;
The hearth, except when vviDler chitl'd the day.
With a^n bengb>> and £owcri end fenael gtj,
yftuk broVeo tet-GUpi, wifcl; kqK for Ibow,
lUng'd o'er the chimoef . glincnM in a ro«r.
Vain iranfi'orr lplcnd"ur ', could not all
RenicTC the tolt'tirg maoQun from it*! fait !
', (AfcuTt h finka, not (ball it more impart
An hoBi't impertaacc to the poor ipan'i bcut;
Thither no more the pcafant Ihtll repair,
Tofireet oblinon ofhii diily care;
No more the farmer*! new>, (lie barber'i tile.
No moie [he woad-nian'i ballad (ball premil ;
No mare the fmith hii dufky brow [hall dear,
Brlai hii pond'roiib (Irrngih. ami lean to hear ;
The hoU bimlvlf no longer Iball be found
Carcfnt to fee the nialirliiig bliri po round ;
Nor the co; maiJ, half willing tn be prcfl.
Shall kift the cup to paft it tu ihi rell.
Yi>! let the rich deiide, tbc proud difd^,
Tbcfe fimple hlelTuigt oEthe Inulj iriin.
To me more dear, congenial to my heart.
One Dative chaTni, thui all the gtuft of art ;
Spootar.eoui 'yyt, where nature lia> iti play,
The foul adopt*, and ovnt iheii GrU-botD (way :
Lightly (hey Irulic o'ei' ike vacant mliid,
Un(nTy'd.iiDmi>lcllrd,ui)conEnM.
But the long pomp, ih« midnight mafq'ierade.
With all tlie frraki of waiinm Health array'd.
In thefe. ere triflcra half their nith obtain.
The liiiling pleafute iKkcnt iuin pain.
And, even while filhinn't biitrhtcll ui> decoy.
The heart diAtufling tOci, >f thit he joy f
Ye friend) (o (luJi, ye ftalelnien who furvey
The rich man't joya jncrcafe, the pooi'i decay, ■
Til. your» 10 judge, how wide the limiw Uai;U
Bctni-rn a fplendid and an hi)>py bnd.
FhiuiI fwclh [I>v tide nith luiui* ..f freighted ore,
A^d Ibouting fully hoilt ibeuifionibei fhaie;
Hoardi, eicn beyond the niTen
And rich tnca flock fciw
Yet cnanlemrgiina. f
Thai lesm our ufifut proUud ^bie U&c
Not fo the ;nf>. I'hc maa vf w&i ni ((4
Tak^ up a fpace thai niany (loor B~ '
!>pace for hn Uke, hii purk'a ciieiS
Space fat hi- liorfet, <quipaf[e audi . _
The rob« th^t wmp. hii Itrnhi in fiHry U^
Haarobb'd ihc ndgIiboc:iag &«lda <i Ui ta
Hii feu, where folitaiy fporHaralc^
indignant fpuna the cottagE fra^ ikc npi
Aronnd ibp world cnch nefdhl yndaftii^
For all the luxniiea th« vrorU taMi^
While thoi the land »dora'd Iw- p^fat d
In barren fplendonr feebly wnira the UL
A> fome fail female BDadiMo'd m4 pUt,
Eeeure to pleafe while joaih coofirmaWinK
Slighu every botrow'il cha^n that dnla %|h
Nor Iharct with art the uinjBpb ol ber eya;
But when thofe chamu arc nfi, fdi iknil
frail,
When time advancei, and when lovenbi^
She then Ihinea forth, foUcitoua lo bld^
In all t^e glaring impatencc of drcTa,
That farea the land, by luxury licnuy'^
tn naturc'a Cmplelt channa al faHanay'^
But TEtKlnfi to decline, it* fpleudoM* tife,
It! viflai nrike, iti palieea Airprilei
While, fcourg'd by famine from tbe fa>3ii|bi
The mournful pc^nt lead* hia bombJe kaadl
And while he link*, without t>nc am w &M,
The country bloo'iii — ■ gardcD.and a gia«.
Where then, ah ! vrkctc Ihall [w«cny tcii^
To 'Icape the picfTurc of conTi^iuijK pride !
If to fome lonimon't fencele/* lunita ttray'd.
He drivt) hit B> ck lo pick the fcatiiTbUde.
rhole fenccUr. licldi [he r.i>> of wculth diii^
And even (he baie.wurn cckinni<:n ia denj'i
It to the city ri.cJ-Wh*t wai.. him U«ni
To li-c profuCun that he nioLl uoi fitue ;
To fee ten ihoufuid baneful »rt» combie'd
To pimper luxury, and ihln mankind;
Folee tach juy the fuiii d pleafure know.
Here, while the couuier Rlittecin brocide,
liiere the pale ar-ifl pliea ihe fickly trade;
Here, while the pioud their lonp-diawn nai
di.rUy, "^ "^
There the bUck gibbet gloom* beCdr the wn
The dome where pleafure hotda her Biidn
reign.
Here, richly deckt, idmiu the |rnr£eou( trais
umuhuoui urandeur crowd*, the bluing 1^
■ -•-- :archci Klne.
aliling chariot' clafh, the
e fcenct like thefc no ttuuMc* i
e theTe dciioK one univetlal jo
B ihcit thy feriout llivught*—
Whrre the poor houfclefa fhiv'rin^ female bci
She .nee, peihap.. in villaKc pleii-y hieft.
Haa wep. at taU^ of iij.^oteuce dilrreJl i
Her n.odifl looki the cotiagt miyht adorn.
Sweet as the ptinuufe peept bcneatb tLc tbci;
POEMS.
Sa^
ft to all ; hrr friends, her virtue Acd,
;r betrayer** dour (he lays her hetd,
nch'd with cuU, and ihrinkiiig from the
(hower,
L-avy hrarc deplores that hickUfi hour,
cily tirft, ambiti(>»« of the town,
her wheel and lobcs of country brown.
hinc, fweet Auburn, thine, the lovetieft
fair tribes participate her pain f [traio,
ow, perhapit, by cold and hunger led,
id OQcns doori they aik a little bread f
DO. To dif^ant dimes a dreary (bene,
half the convex world intrudes between,
[h torrid tra^s with fainting ftcpstbey go,
wild A:tama murniiir< to their wcb,
fcrent there from all that charm*d before,
rious terror? of that horrid lhi»re .
blazing funs that dart a downward ny,
:rcely (bed intolefAble day;
matted wo ds wherr bird*! forget to ling,
:nt bats in drowfy clutJrrs cling ;
poiii'nous fields with rank luxuriaiice
crown*d,
the dark fcorpion gathers death arcFtind ;
at each lUp the (Iranger fears to wake
:tling tcrrnn of tlie vengeful fnake ;
crouching tigers w.iit their hap eCs prey,
vagc men more mu 'dVuus (till thjin they ;
<ift in whirls the mail tornado fiurs,
ng the ravaj^M landfcape with the flciet.
fercnr rhtfc from tvrry former fcene,
Kiliiig broi'k, the graiTy vefted green,
ccjsy covert of the warbling grove,
•nly (helter'd thefts of harmlels loirc.
d Heaven! what forrowtghomM that part-
ing day,
allM them from their Yiative walks away;
the poor exiles, evury plealure pall,
ruiiiid thr bowers, aiid londiv look their laft,
x.ka long farewell, and wi(hM in vain
t;^ like thcic beyond the wellern main ;
ludd'rin^ ftill to face the diftant deep,
)*d and wept, and ihll nturn'd tft weep.
nod old lire, the firlt prrpa'M to go
•v-fi>ii:-.d wur!d<, and wrpt f'^r other's woe ;
rhm.lcif, m cojifciims virtue hrave,
Iv wifh'd fi r worlds beyond tlu grave,
rely daughter. 1 veber in htr tears,
»nd companion of hi* hc'plefs years,
w<Dt nixt, negIe<A't2l of her cii.irmt,
ft a lover's for a f^thcrN arms.
louder plaint4 the mcther i'poVe her woes,
Icrt the cot where every pleafure rofe ;
A\ her thocghtlrfs babtk with many a tear,
blpt them I'lofc. in fomw doubly »lcar;
tier fund hufband ilruvc to lend relief
the nicnr manlincfs of grief,
uxury f thou curft by Heafen*8 decrrtP,
.11 cxkhaiig'd are thing^^ like th^fe for ihce !
!o thy p.:ions with infidious joy,
: their plcafures only to deftroy '
om* by thee, to fickly greatnefi grown,
)f a dorid vi;;our not their own.
;ry draught more large and large they grow,
itcd nials of ruX unwieldy wue j
Till fuppM their (Irrnjrth, and every part unfound,
Down, down they fink, and fpread a ruin round.
Even now the devaluation is begun,
A'.id halt the budncfi of dcftrudion done ;
Ev.-n now, methiiik<«, as p >nd*ring here I (land,
1 fee the rural virtue* leave thr land.
Di)wn where yon anchoring vclTel I'preadt the fail
That idly waiting daps with every gale,
Downward they move, a melancholy band,
Pafs from the (bore, and darken all the ftrand.
Contented tpij, and hofpitable care,
And kind conniihlal teodernefs, are there ;
And piety with wilhc<* nlacM above.
And heady loyalty, and faithful love.
And than, fwcet poetry, thou lovelieil maid,
Still fitli to fly where fenfoal joy< invade ;
Unfit in th(.fe degeo*rjte times of (hame.
To ca:ch the heart, or llnke for honeft fame :
Dear charming nymph, neglected and decrjM,
My (hame in crowds, my iolitary pride.
Thou fource of all my blif^and all my wee,
Vhzt fouod*ft me poor at firll, and keep*ft melb ;
Thou guide, by which the nobler arts eicel,
Thoa nurfc of every virtue, fare thee well,
Farewell, and O ' where'er thy voice be try'd,
On Torno's clifis, or Hambamaroi's fiile.
Whether where equinoctial fervours glow^
Or winter wraps the polar world in fnbw.
Si ill let thy voice, prevailing over time,
Redrefs the rigours of th* inclement clime;
Aid flighted truth, with thy perfuafive ilrain;
Teach erring man to fpurn the rage of gain ;
Teach him, that flarj» of native (Hcngth polTeft,
Though Very pooV, may ftill be very birft ;
Ihat trades proud empire hafles to fwift decayi
As ncran fweeps the labour'd mole away ;
While fell* dependent power can time defy.
At rocks refill the billows and the Iky.
THE GIFT TO IRIS
IN BOWSraXLT, COVCVT-OAaOCM.
S.\T, crutl Tri*, pretty rake,
Dear iriTcefiary beauty,
>^1iat annual ofl'Ving (hall I make
Kx{Tcllive uf my duty ?
My heart, a vidim to thine eyes,
Should I at once deliver,
bay. wou'd the an)rry fair-one prir.e
file gift, who flights ihe giver t
A bill, a jewel, watch, or toy.
My rivaU j^ise— and let *tm.
If gr'ms, or go*d, import a joy,
I'll give them-*-when 1 get *em.
rit give — but not the full blown rofe.
Or r»fe-bud more in falhion ;
Such (hort-liv'd (•tf'*riug» but difcloTe
A tranfitory p«(1iua
ril >;ivc thre fomcthiog yet unpaid,
Not lefs lincere, than rivil :
I'll give th- c—- ah ' ton charmipg maid.
Til give thee— CO the devil.
fj*
THE WORKS OF. OOLOSMITH.
9 •
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t
EPITAPH ON DR. PARNELL.
This tomb infcribed to gentle ParnelTt name,
Maj fpeak our gratitude, bat not bis funis*
Wl»t heart but feelt hit fweetly-moral lay,
That leads to truth through pleafure's flowery
way?
Celefiial themes confeft*d his ttooeful aid ;
And Heaven, that lent him genius, was repaid*
Meedlefs to him the tribute we beftow.
The tranfitory breath of fiime below :
More lafiiog rapture from his works ttiatt rifei
While cooirertt thank their poet in' the ikiet.
EPILOGUE TO THE COMEDY OF THE
SISTERS.
What ? five long ads and all to make ua wifer 1
Our aathorefr Cure has wanted an adTifer.
Had (he cdofvlted me, (he ihould have made
Her moral play a (peaking mafquerade ;
Warm*d up each bufUing fcene, and in her rage
Have emptied' all the greenroom on the flage. .
My life en*t, this had kept her play from fiokiiw';
Haire pkasVl our eyes, and (aVd the pain of think-
ing.
Well, fince (he thus has ihown her waqt of (kill.
What if I give a mafquerade ?^i wilL
But bow ? ay, there's the rub ! U^^^jfi^l^'yc
got my queue :
The world's a mafquerade! the nMfqoeri^ you
you, you. [ 7# hoxa^fii* sadgMty.
ImA \ what a group the motley fcene difdoiiBs !
Falie wits, faUe wives, falfe viigios, and faUe
fpqufesf ' "^
Statefmen with bridles on ; and, dofe bcfide *em.
Patriots in party -c»iour*d fuits that ride *cm.
There Hebes, tum'd of fifty, try once more
To raife a flame in Cupids of thrtefcore.
Thefe in their turn, with appetites as keen,
Deferting fifty, faflen on fifteen.
Miff, not yet full fifteen, with fire uncommon,
Flin^^s di:>wn her fampler, and takes up the woman :
The little urchin fmiles. and fpreads her lure,
And tries to kill, ere (hc*s got power to cure.
Thus *n% with all — their chief and conftant cafe
is to feem every thing — bat what they are.
Yon broad, bold, angry fpark, I fix my eye on,
Who feems t* have robb*d his vixor from the lion \
Who frownii, aud talks, and fwears, with round
parade,
Looking, as who (hould fay, dam'me! who's
afraid } [Alimitkimg,
Strip but this vizor ofl*, and fure I am
YouMl find his lionihip a very lamb.
Yon politician, famous iu debate.
Perhaps, to vulgar eye», bcflrides the (late;
Yet, when he deigns hi* real (hape t* alTume,
He turns old woman, and beflrides a broom.
Yon patriot, too, who prefles on your fight.
And feems to every gazer all in white,
If with a bribe his candour you attack, [black !
He bows, turni round, and whip— the man is
Yon critic, too — but whither do I run \
If I proceed^ our bard will be undone !
Well then a trace» fince &a nqaeif k t
Do you (pare her, and IU, ligr once, %•
THE HAUNCH OF VEMID
■ I
A rOITICAL inaTI.B to I.O&D G&AU
TxAKu, my lord, for jvrar veaileo, ft
. fatter
Never raog'd ia a Ibreft, or fiBBok'd m a
The haoD^ was a pi&ore Ibr ppfaucnio
The fat wu(b white, and the lean ««• I
Thoijig^ my fibmadi w»a Ihai^ I cea
hetpreSKttiog
To fpo3 ittch a delicate pi^nre by cadB|
l-had thwyti^ in my chamber% to pbcci
Tb be IhowD to my iriendt ai ia piece ef
At io (one IrKh houiea^ where tniagp an
One gammon of baeon hai^gs np figr a Am
But, for eating a rafher of what they t^
They'd as foda think of eatiog the paa i
in. j^
But hold— let me panfe ■■ doo*t I hear
This talc of the bacon's a damnable boai
Well, (Qppo{e it a bonnciei ihrc a.pbct a
By a bmuMenow and then, to get ooar^
Ikit/n^ Ibcd* it*a no bounce ; I pnn
It*f a trath— 4uid your Inrdlhjfp.iiiay «(k M
To fg^.^ with my tale— aa 1 ^M po i^
. I thooj^t of a (Hold that ^^raa trofiy and
So I cut ij(, and (ent it to Itefnolda uoM
To pailit i$;or eat it, jutt aa he Uk^d bci
Of the j6eck and the breaft I had next u
'TwM.a seek and a breaft that mrght rh
■ roe%:
But iq parting with thefe I waa pnzskd i
With the how, and the who^ ana the vrh
the when.
There's H— d,andC— y, and H — rth,an«i
I think they love venifoo— I know they b
There's my countryman Higgins Oh'
alqne.
For making a blunder, or picking a bone
But hang it — to poets who fcldom can eat
Your very good mtitton'a a very good tre
Such dainties to them their health it migi
It's nke fending them ruffles, when W3
(hirt.
While thus I debated, in rererie Centered,
An acquaintance, a friend a a he caU'd
enter'd ;
An under*bred, fine4poken fellow waa he
And^e (inil'daf he look'd at the Tcnifon a
*' What have we got here f — whT. this
eating!
Tour own I fuppofe— or it it In waiting '
*• Why,, whofc (hould it be ?" cried I
flounce,
** I get thefe things often ; but that v. i* »
Some lords, my acquaintance, xhu: ft:'c
ticn,
Are picas'd to be kind i but T } uit o.\cnu
* Ltrd CUrti
fii
i^-tf-u.
P O E
^ *• tr thit be the €afe then.** cried he, irary gay,
^^^fln ^lad I have ukco thit hobfe in my way.
^ ro-m-iiTOw you ukc a poor dinner with me ;
^^o wotdt— I infift on*t— precifely at three :
^e*U have Johttfoo, and Burke ; all the witt will
be there ;
^ M^7 tcquaintance it flight, or Vd aik my Lord
Clare.
^%.pd, now tha* I think on*t. as I am a finner,
^ ^i^e wau'cd thit v« nifitn to make out the dinner !
~_^V^har Ciy ynu — a pady, it (hall an.i it muft,
^^ And my wife, little Kitty, itfamou* fur crufl.
• Here, porter— thit venifon with me to Mile.end ;
No ftirriiig, I beg, my dear friend, my dear
-f* friend:" [wind,
^*^btit fnatcbing his hat, he bru(h*d off like the
".'^And the porter anrl farubie^ foUow'd behind.
"^ Left alone to riflid, havinft emptied my (helf,
^^Jind '* nobody with ine at fea but myfelf *;**
^^^Though I could not help thinking my gentleman
r *■ hafty.
. . Yet Johnfon, and Burke, and a good venifbn paRy,
' '"Were thing* that 1 never diflik'd in my life,[wife.
^'^ Though clfigg'd »ith a coxcomb, and Kiity hii
^^ 60 next djy in due f, lendnor to make my approach,
^'I drove to hit df or in my own haekney ccach.
- ' When come to the place where we all were to
dine
'" (A chair-lumhcr'd clofet juft twelve feet by nine),
c ■■ My friend bade me welcome, but ftiuck me quite
"3" dumb, [come ;
^' %^'ith tidinfEft that Johnfon and Burke would not
-^ M For 1 knew it/* he cried. **boih eier»ally fail,
• '-' The one with hit fpeech'ea, and t* other with
fc? Thr/.e : [ty.
But no matter, 1*11 warrant we'll make up the par-
*:? With two full at clever, and ten timet at heany.
3 The one it a dcotfmao, the other a Jew,
They bt»th of them merry, and authors like you ;
^. The one write* the Snarler, the other the Scourge ;
- .' Some thiiikt he write* Cinn»— he owna to Pa-
—' nurge.'* [name,
While *huH he difcrihed them by trade and by
41 They enter'd, and dinner wao fcrv'd at they Ciime
s . At the top a fried liver, and bacon were leeu,
At the bottom wa» trip*-, in a (winging 'urcen;
At the fide« there watlpinnage and pudding made
hot ;
In the midtlle a phce where the pifty — wit not.
Now, my lord, at for tripe it*» my utter avcrfmn.
And your bacon 1 hjte like a Turk or a PcrlUn,
S.> there I far ftuck. like a horfc in a pound.
While the bacon and liver went meirily rrund :
But wha' vex*«i me nioft, watthat d m*d *»coi-
tilb ro^ur, (.bfuKUC,
With hi!» Icng.uiodcd fpeechet, hi« fmilrt and hit
And, ** mad^ni,** quo h he, *' may thit bit be my
|K>ll«HI,
A rtrrftirr dinner I never fet eyet on ;
r •> .1 11. e ft V ui liver though may I be cnrfl.
iibt r\c ijr ui \our tiipc, '1 1 I'm read) toburft.*'
>.r //■.' / r ti .ffj kHfftm hit Jf'^t // \'A
I A**, I Jit J.
M 3.
t3t
*« The tripe/* qtioch the Jew, ** with hit choco-
late check,
I could dine on thit tripe feven dayt in the week t
I like thefe here dinner* fo pretty and fmall ; [all.**
But your friend there, the dodor, eata nothing at
*< O— Oh !'* quoih my friend, ** he*U come on im
a trice,
H**8 keepin}r a comer for fomcthing that't nice :
I'here't a patty'*—*' A patty :*' repeated the Jew ;
1 don't care, if I keep a corner for't too/' { :icot ;
** What the dc'il, moo, a patty!** re echo'd the
Though f'plitting, 1*11 ftill keep a corner for that/*
** We'll all keep a comer," the lady cried out;
** We'll all keep a comer/' wat echo*d about.
While thuh we refolv*d, and the patty delay'd,
U ith lo- kt thit quite petrified, enter'd the nuid:
A vifdt^e fo (ad, and fo pale with aflright.
Wak'd Priam in drawing hit curtaini by night
But we q'lickly found out, for who could miftake
her ? [baker :
That fhe came with fome terrible newi from the
And fo it fell out. for that negligent floven
Had ttiut out the p^tty on (hutting hit oven*
Sad Phdomel thus— but let fimiles drop—
And n<>w that I think on*t, the ftory may ftop.
To be plain, my good lord, it't but lab«)itr mHl
plac'd.
To fend fuch goad verfei to one of your tafle ;
You've got an odd fomething — a kind of diC-
cerning —
A reli(h — a tatte-»(icken*d over by leirniii|t;
At leatt. it't yuur temper, at very well known^
That you think very flightly of all that*ayour own:
Ho, perhaps, in your habitt of thinking amifa,
You may make a mittake, and think flightly of
thit.
FROM THE OR ATORIO OF THE CAP-
TIVITY.
aoNo.
Tub wretch condemn'd with life topirtj
Still, ttill on hope reUea;
And ev'ry pang that renda the hearty
Bid^ expcdation rife.
Hope, like the glimii'ring taper*t Itght,
Ad Tnt and cheert the way ;
.And ttill« a<i darker gro¥ft the nighti
Lmitt a brighter ray.
SONG.
O MCMoiY ! thou fond deceiver^
Still inipoRunate and vain,
To former y yt recurring ever.
And tuming all the pafl to paiD;
Thou, like the world, the oppref^ opprefling,
rhy fin ilea increaie the wretch'a woe ;
And he who want* each other bleffing,
in thee mutt ever find a loe.
. THE CLOXN'S REPLY.
John Tott wat difirrd by two witty peerii
i 0 cell thcs) the rcafou why aflct had eari I
t$%
THE WORKS OF COlDSMITH.
** An*t |)letfe yoa,** qoot^ John, ** Tin not giTcn
" tolettert,
** N«r dare I pretend to know more thin my bet-
** ten, fg»««,
** Howe'eri-firom ditt time, I IhaH ne'er fee yoor
** As I hope' to be faVd! witbonc thmkiDg on
•« tffcf."
. JUbfar^. X753.
EPITAPH OH EDWARD PURDON ••
Hmb ii«.poor Ned Purdon, from mifery freed.
Who long WW a bookfeUer't hack ;
He, led .ivch.a damnable life in thU world—-
I don't think he*ll wiib to come bi^ck.
AN ELEGY,
oil TiiB -i^OKr or bbk ixx mrs. mamU slaizb.
Goon people all; with bne accord,
Lament for Madam Blaize,
Who nereir wanted a good word— ^
Fnmvthofe who ^ke her praifr.
The needy (eldom pofs'd her door,
i^nd alwajra fbnnd •heir kind i
;6he£red(y>lent-toaU (he poor —
Who left a pledge behind.
She'ftwiVB.'tbe ndghboorhood to plcafr,
' VSthitnannert wond'roni winning ;
And nerer foUow*d wicked ways,
'Ufaltfr Mwn ihe wai finning.
At chorch, in filks and fatini new.
With hoop of monftroQk fize ;
. She neter flumber'd in her pew—
' 'Bnt When ihe (hue her eyei.
Her lote was fought, I do aver,
By twenty beaux and more ;
The king himfelf has follow d her_
When (he has walk'd before.
But now her wealth and finery fled,
Her h^nger»4>n cot (hort all ;
The doAors found, when ihe was dead—
Her laft-dUbrder mortaL
I.ee us lament, in forroW fore,
For Kent-ftreet well may fay.
That had (he liv*d a twelvemonth more —
She had not dy'd UMlay.
RETALIATION f.
Or old, when Scarron his companions invited,
Each gueft brought his difh, and the fead was
united,
• Tlh gentUmoH was educated at TrhityColIege,
JhiUim i but having vfofted bit patrimony, he enlijied
as afMt-fiUier, Gr^tuing tired of that tmfkytmwi, he
Utaititdbit Sfebarge^ and became afcribbUr imike newf-
papers. He tranjiated FelUaire^s Henriade,
f Ftrji printed in 1 7 74, after the amtbort death.
Dr, GoUfmitb^ andfome 0/ bit friends, occafionally dined
at the St. Jamet^s Coffee -Houfe^^One day it v;at pro-
pofed to nvrite epitapht on him. Hit country, dialeSi, a/ui
perfon.furnifbtd fftijeilt of vntticifm. He ivat calted on
for Hetaliaiion, and, at the next meetingf produced the
fciikwing poem.
Ifonf Mtadlord'fcppUeBitf wldi betf airiwi^l
Let each .gtidk biia^ hktafeif^ «Bd herW^i
Our t dean 4hdlte«enilaa» JvftMh
"pliim;
Our \ Burke iball be tongne, wMi a fuali
Oar IT WiliFih*Ab« wild f<6wl» of -csecUi '
And i Dick with hit pepper fludlJiaghtni
Yavdar :
Oar'"* Gambdrkiid*^ fvrectbrcad k» jketi
titn,
And ff Doaglafit p«iddiiBgr,l«bftamialaal|
Our tKljDrriek*t a^AUlBd ; for i* him we fa
Oil, ^iliegai*,'fiig«r^ MidfiKltiBBfii>agree :
To make out the dinner, fall certain I mi.
That ill Ridge it sBchovy, niid {{AepdiM
. 'lamb;
Thalk'ff Hid(ey*>a<iip«»n, aA4,|yyiinftMi
Magnjmimoo^ Ooklfnskh • godbeajiotL
At a dinosr'fo farioflf, me fueh a repnft,
Who*d not be a glutton, and f^ick ta the hi?
'Here, waiter, more' wioe, let sm fit wlwe I
able,
TiH aU-my comfMmiOiift link widbr dw taUi;
Than, with chtos^andiblundcra cncifdiiDf 1
Let me Donder, luid tell What I tlunk of Ae(
•Here lief the good -daan, re- Miited loeai,
Who nizt reafon with pieafure, and adttoa^
niirth:
If he lifad •bt^fiHiltSi4ie-lias--I«ft m ijadnk.
At kill, in fix weeks, I could not Gad^tmrnt:
Yet fbihe hav^irdaclar'd.atid k can^bedMei'al
Tha<-fly.boot« was curledly cunaiiig (ohidBVB.[
Here lies t>nr good Edmundi wbafej
fuch,
We fcarcely can pnife it, or bfaune it too mA^
Who, born for the ontTerfe, navrow'd hii mid. I
And to party gave up what was meant ior waakiai
Though fraught with all Warain^, yet
his throat.
To perinade *** Tommy Townihcnd to kkbcj
a vote;
• The mafier of the St Jatsoes^t C^m^B^.^ \
the DoBor, and the frieesdt be Jmms ci^«rj>8y^»^
poem^ occa/ienally Stud.
f DoOar Barnard^ Deatf ofI>erry w Inb^
\ Mr. Edmund Burke.
O Mr. JVUtiam Blsrke^ Uie fiergUwj U
€oniuf4tf^ and memher f9t ^cd'fium*
\ Mr. Riehard Burke, colfe&w far GrmaL.
* « Mr. Rkbard CtmherUsmd, mmthar afdt IKf •> I
dian, Fafitoaable Lover ^ -ibe Srtthers^ mmdoAer^^
tic pieces.
ft Doaor Doughty camom of Who^^ am i^«««
Scots gentleman, vdtohae tm iefs dlUHmmptMtd Iwy'/^
a citizen of the nmrld, than m fkmitd ariiie^ m dt^
feveral literary mi/lakes (or rattrr /mmmiu) ^'^\
countrymen ; fitrticuUrty LmsdUsr an AisAam, aai J«*
ers'Hifory of ibt Popes.
HVawdGar^ickiEff.
(I i CounfeUor Johm :Ridge, m ^emt/taum Mm"
theJrifllar.
i^Sir f9/^a Reynolds,
%^ An eminent attorney ,
•" Mr. T. TfwJitmJ, mamhrjir IFtikirS
i
FOE
, to^ ^etp for hliheirert, ftill wentoo refin-
thought of convincing, while thej thought
of dining ;
^h equal to ail thingt, for all thingt unfit,
lice for a Hatcfman, too proud for a wit :
patriot too cool; f(»r a drudge, dift
:oo fond of the right to purfue the e:
}rt, *twat hi4 fatei uneniplif'd, or in pkacinir,
tt mutron cold, and cut blocks with a razor,
re lie« honeft William,»whofc heart was a
mint,
e 'he owner ne*cr knew half the good that
wa» in*t ;
pupil of impulfe, it forcM him along,
ondud ftill right, wrh his argument wrong;
liming at honour, yet fearing to roam,
:(iachman was tipfy the chariot drove home;
Id you aflc f<:r his meritit ' ala% ! he had none;
: wa« ftoo<l wa» fpontaneoui, hit faults were
hit own.
:re lie* honed Richard, whoCe fate I mud
figh at
that luch frolic (honld now b^ fo quiet !
: pirit« were his! what wit aud what whim!
w breakin>; a jcQ, and now hr^aking a limb '
wrangling and grumbling to keep up the
ball
tcazing and vexing, yet laughing at all '
jrt, lo pruvoking a devil was Dick, [flick:
we wi{h*d hi'n full ten times a day at old
mifling his mirth and agreeable vein,
ten v%e wi(hM to have Dit.k back again
re Ctimbcrl.iud lie% having a^cd his parts,
IVrerce of England, the mender of hearts;
rtcring painter, who made it hi» care
raw men as they ou^ht to be. not as they are
AllantH are all fauMelit. hi* t^ omen divine,
conudy worders at being fo fine;
a tragedy queen he has dizen*J her out,
tthcr like tragedy givini; a rout.
■t< Is have tbcir fulliesfo loH in a ctowd
rtuis and fee 'i tigs, that folly grows proud,
coxcombs alike in their failings alone,
LinK his portrititn are pica»*d with their own
ivhr-re his our poet thit malady caught?
.hen fore hi« chitrader<> thus without fault?
wa* it thai vainly dire Sing hit view
*.d «ut men's virtues, and finding them few,
; fick oi purfuing each troublefonieelf,
r^w lazv at Uit, and d'trw from himfelf ?
re DoiigUs retire* from his toils to relax,
cv-ur^e ot inipoHors, the terror of quacks:
, :i11 yc quack bard«, and ye quatking di-
vine-.
:, and dance on the fpot where your tyrant
»'.c!ijie'«:
^ Tinre and cenfurc encircled his thronr,
'd tor y.-ur lafcty. I feared fur my own;
*»ff. Riif'jifti Burle. 'Tb'it ^ntiemmm /'ovimg
V /rj/?i>f .«/ t^tte f/ tit I mrmt am J legt mt dt^ennt
at J'thr Ljt rjtiieJ iim fi tb*^e .utidemtt at a
f retrUmuveJMpUrfu krcjkii^ kitjtJU mj^m 9tb<r
Vol, 7L
M 9. tj3
But now he it gone, and we Wtnt a detcAor,
Our * Uoddt &all be pioyt, our t Kcniickt (hall
ledure ;
\ Macpherfon vrrite bombaft. and call it a ftyle, .
Oar Townihcnd make fpeechet, and 1 (hall cant"
pile ; [over,
New Laudert and Bov^ert the Tweed (hall crofb
No-eouftrymao living their trick< t^ifcover;
Detr<fti(in her uper (hall quench to a fpark.
And Scotchman meet Scotchman and cheat in the
dark.
Here lies David Garrick, defcrlbe me|Who can.
An ahridgment «*f all that was pleafant in man ;
At an aiftor. confril without rival m (hine;
At a wU, if not firft, in the ncty firft line :
Yet, with talents like thelV and an excellent hearty
The man had hik failing's, a dupe to hi» art.
Like aui ill judi(ing beauty, hi> cplouit he fprcad*
Aud beplafter*d with rouge, hit own natural reJ«
Oti the ftage he wat catural. (;mplc, afifc<Hing;
*T«ra<» only that, when he was off, he was a^ing*
With no reafon .>n earth to go out 4»f his way, <
He rurnM and he varied full ten times a day : *
rhoU}i(h fecure (Jour heart i>, yet confoundedly fickf
If rhey were not his own by fiinlliiig and truk:
He call off his friends a» a huntfman his pack,
For he knew when he pleasM he could whidlo
them back.
Of praile a mere gluttmi, he fwallow*d w^at came^
And the puff of a dunce, he milrook it for fames
Till hit rclifh grown callous, almolt to difcafe.
Who pepper*d the higheft, was furell to plea(e«
Bat let u* be candid, and fpcak oiit <»tir mmd.
If iiunccs app'auded, he paid them in kind.
Ye Renricks, ye |[ Kelly«, aiid § Wot>dfalIt fb
grave, [^'"gAw?
\Vhat a commerce was yonrs, while you g^*t an4
How did Grub ftrcct re-echo the Hiout:* that yoa
rai»*d, [p-ais'd?
While he was bcRofcius^d, and y(»u \.cre be*
But peace to hii fpirit. wherever it Hir»,
To a«5l a- an aDg-l, and mix with 'he fkies :
Thole p..cts, who owe their bell fame to hi^ ikiOg'
."^h.!!! ilill he hi« flatterers, go whore he.wdl. . ,
Old Sliakf}tejre, receive kirn, with praifc and with
love,
Add Beaumont* and Bens be hit K^llys aboTc.
Here tlirkcy reclit.es, a mo.: blunt, plcitfaot
crea'ure.
And (Lindcr it f elf mud allow him good -nature :
He ch.T fhM hU friend, and he reUlh'd a bumper;
Yt t rtne fault he had and tiiat one was a thumper*
Per hap*, you may afk if the man was a mifcr ;
I anf^er, no, no, for he always wat wUcr :
• Th4 Rev. Dr D^Jj
4 /)r. X.'frrri, tf/"* tfif^fr^ve j/ iue Devil tavern^
umMr th< title i/ • T/e SU:»l <./ ^T-./^.r.-.r/ "
1 yuves A/.t d'erhi K>j . trlu Ltfiy ffm it^
meet fzrte of bujiylc^ 'ZVfoU rfatci t^frji /«! »/ sll
ami ^y /y. ,
n AUr. Hygl K.'Vy, uuiUr e/ rjfe DJ!c.7cy, ft'^rd^
Uti^ Wife, UemcHUna^S.hi,i.lft Jl'/vet, Is't Wi:
5 Mr. WUiUm H^tiUJaU, ^rimttr uf it* JUwWi|f
.THE WORKS OF OOLDSMITH.
Too eonrteon*, pnliapt, or iiWipBg\j Ba ?
Hia very woftl foe trn't iceatt him of tint i
Perhapt he cnnlidcd in mi^n at the|r t°i
And lb v!ii ion foolilTily hunell > ah do !
Then whit vm hu failing i come tell it, and
He wit, cauld he help il f n fpecial atlomey.
Here Re^linlds U liid, and, lo lell yon my mind,
He h>a not le[i a wifcr or heilct bthin J :
M:< pencil wai Writing, reGjllch RAdgrand;
Hit manncis were e^niic, complying andliland i
Still bom to improve at in ciery pact,
Hi) pencil our rscei, hit mannera our heart :
To (oicombt iicrfe, yet moll ciiilly (leering.
When they iudg'd without fkiH he wat flill hard
of hearing: [ftulT,
When thryialk'dof their Raphael!, CoTrr^Dtand
Kc fhtfledhii * tnunpel, and only took fnuS'.
After the Touith edition of th!> poem wa>
Jiiinicd. tht publifher fecci»ed the following tpi-
taph on |- Mr WhilcfMnd, from a ftiend vl Cold-
fn>ltl>-|.
Ht«x WhileWfd re<:Hne!..an<!l deny itwhn can,
Though he merrily lived, he imuwa ) graveman:
Bare comt'oiind o( oddUy, ftoUc and fun !
Vhii rcliDiM u julte, s^d r(jc.i<"J in a pun ;
Wht^fc icBipet wat gcnertiiii. optn, fiuctre;
A fti anger t» fialt'cy. a fttangrr to Tear ;
Who Tcaitec'd around wii and huinr<ur til will (
Wliore daily iem nUi hixlfa column miKhi fill ;
lA ScoEchiniin, from pt ide and from prejudice free ;
A fcholar, yel furt ly Ri' prdjrt wai he.
Whalpiiy.alai! ihar To lib'ral d miod
Should to long h( lo ncwfpapcr elTayi conGn'd !
■Who perhapt to the fummit ol fcicnc^ could fnar.
Tct conlcM " if ihe lahle he fit in n toari"
*hofe tal/^nti to fill any fiicion wa. fit,
, Tfet happy if Wwdfall U coiifef/ri him > wit,
Vc ULwfpjpcr wiiiuiK* ! ye (icf t fcribblinK folbs!
■Who copied hii fquibj, and re-cchped hit jukta ;
Yc lame iniiut>.r>, ye frcvilc herd. come.
Siill follow your mailer, an.1 -virn hit tomh :
To dccit II. brii:{! nilh yon feSooni ol ihe Tine,
And copiiiut lihaiicnt hellnw on hit Ifacine:
Then Drew all around tt [you can do no It-fO
Meiry U'hiulmud, faieweli; ior th.y lake I
admit [wii :
That a Scot may have hnmour, I ha4 almolt laid
* Sir y,Ji^» K.yf.:!J. ufi rimttliil) Aafai !• ii
t Mr Jf. vuifi KtMnwr t funfir.-lhat G«iJ-
Jmilh a/rJ I'py il uv ImfffxUt lo i»/ bin imftaj,
t Mr U S. U'ti^JI, fniler tj lie tMU Ad-
^r.ifi,.
S Ar<. mil-fi.'il **./rf,«n«'j M'l's'd III («wi
vili bminu fiau iwd^T fltfi Ittln in III FiAlk AJ-
Song.
^ibtdai to £jTe i^^ Sifmg » tir CrmJ,
An, me! when ffaall ! marry me?
Laven are ple'ily ;' bui fail lo reiimt
He, fond youth, ihat could carry me,
OOeri tn lave, but meant to deceive m
Uul I will rally and combat the niuier :
Nm a look. not almile (hall my paiBon
She I hai givci all Co (he falfe one purfu
Miko bnc a penitent, and loleia Imtr
PROLOGUE TO ZOB£lD£
i. Tlmtrt-R,^al, Ctvrt-Gard
whco learning'i fc
, and the Tavagc On
■o India Rei
And quit for Vtnni many a brighter hei
While irf^if^,. all cold lo (mile, and ^
Fotlikc ihc fjir, and patiently — go fimi
Our bird imo the general fpirii cittcn,
Wiih S.yiiijt lloro, and irinkect deepl!
" -'■.wayneer.hitcoorrp. inhopraof'
F he lar
" ordrt'd c
eWa
D the Hicirc.
: we driven ? . ur reckunjeig d
I a r.>cty and a dan^eroui tiji
It a fulrry climate am 1 onder
reboding cloud feemt bif witii
irjTTcvei fpread, aod larger
1 of flaicly fize — and biUing
I'
There ti
(
Here trt
Here ill fnndi'ioned oiangea abnond—
And applet, hitler a]>pte» drew the jtr^i
The inhabitant- ore cannibala I fear ■
1 h«rd a hiffiriK— iheie ar^ ferpenti her
O, there th.^ prnple arc— beft ke<T. my .
Our captain (Efn-lc nativei) crave, aiDft
finp's well nor-d— in yonder at
laid hei
Hi« honour ii no i
Thi.. is hi* Gr» ad
ry trader.
Iciid him aid.
Hit goKdi, he hopes, are pritue and
ffom far, *^
Equally fit for gallintry and war.
What, no reply lo pTomiTo fo gunplel
—I'd h<tt Hep buk->«nd onta «p »bt
spiLOGine,
Prnmptrr, bulJ ! ■ word before Tonr
mmW, ft ; '
ik a w,.rd or iwo. to eitt mj confcitnee.
iric r..rhid. i; (icr (hanld be bid,
rl« rrlip.'d (lie hnniiur* ot mj had;
f.>iii>d liumoi>r in a pj hiU yeft.
r iliougJii (hat iumpiug w» > (oft.
t, and what art 'hoii. lirioiiary bicth I
nil..»ri.. mi rfifoii fe.™- ilij mirth.
Mack al,.: .'t cv.ry raflinn flrxi..,
F ih*t (lini(.|r-. and the woe chat werpt.
aft thn., fiira ,hc r.ene.«ith M thy brood,
• i-urfuing. and of luolt puifu d :
imn in,l cut- n'l riy cif fenfe diftluTei,
■■111) i>l. I it j. to hrrak our uofi,!;
fn^ni l.e!,,w the itip -door al™r«i rifc,
im^bovt <[>e ilanKlincdtiiiei;
all I mix 111 Ihii u..h.U..wV crvw i
n-M li|;htiiint> Man nie. if I du!
w.Haa I'll vmd:.Jtc the ftig<:
■jrr Ihall fcclniy italic r^jre.
T. *,le lraj.,..i.E<! a i.tw paflioii trign. T
r .1 Ri.hjr.l'. rolte to c.trh ihe theme :
t aii.ithrr horfe ' bind np my wouruk! —
r.!t_'.wa.b.„adr„tn. (.re«...g:
■.It,
■"ing-
" there drtun-
d^f- c»:f,.,.„d.-'
' li..k|l.aok.,
II. V. 1 1 jv n^y i;-a'iiuJc nnr thsnki;
II r ■f.4ly d.l.ta.-. f,,;? (l.ike me dead !
■■' i t.:x... ve-, ye., I have a head.
!■ ii'i'i.thjr.y.. howllctk that brow!
■ d ii.u e near, ihe liuutdi aud h; n^'mtn
!■ irk f.ifwaid ' came thuni!erij;n ^">^
>.:. *v:i, ...Hit .[■■ i(icl|.e:inKwii.d!
■Ih, «....d,.a-.. ru-,t,<hc«cnway,;
-.1 r ■■■ I- TAe, ihr ctbrj ma«.
!; 1.1- li > h- li. ■,. pipiM bcfiHT,
....:.,-..., f;ij„..v ,,,.„,.;
'• f:r.i .■ ti nl.. .■.,; i|..r, t„ !„ him free,
..lie \><:: \ '■ (.vt hh.Mf. bk-rie.
■ I. O'MCI \NS RKFl! TED.
v. I '»rhini:i,! fi^'J
Reafon. they fay. tieloiin to DIH
But lei them pm*p-it if they eta.
Wife AtillotIt and Smij-ltfiui,
B, Ratiociiiatinpt fpeci..in.
b dcfini
n ant* divilioo.
But f..r n.y ft.i^l I I'annot credit '(in.
And muft ii. fplte c-f them mainiain.
And :hi( ihi. hoadrd lord of tuture)
)• b'>lh s wnk and erring ereitare.
That mfliiiA i> a fuier Kuide,
Than rejfon-hoalline nimjl. pride;
And that b-me brafti are far before 'etn,
Dru, .Jl Mima tr^tvmm
Whoever knew ao honefl brute.
At law his tieiglihcur prufecutc,
Brinff a^lian foralTautt and haitery.
Of frieud beRuilc with tiei and flattery.
O'er plainifhry ramUe onconEti'd,
N" politict difturb their mind;
Thtj eat iheii mtali, aod take their fpoit.
They never lo the IcTee ^O
Ti. trtat ai dc«.l> friend a foe;
"Iliey never imponune hit (trace,
Nnr ever ci-inge lo mrn in p!»«!
N. r undertake i dirty jub,
Nur draw the iguill to write for Bob,
I-'rauf;ht with iuTcaive they ne'er aa
To fo*. at I'ater-noner Row :
No jmljre., fidltn, dancing. ni after*.
No pick-poeketn, or poetatlert.
Ate known tu bonefl uujdtiipcdf,
N ' Gi>Kle brute hi. f.lh.w. Iradi.
Urutei never meet in bloo.ly fray.
Nor CDI each otheri throat for pay,
Uf bcafti, it i- tBoUWA. the ape
Come* nearcft m in human ftjpe,
l.ikr man he imiiuc^ each filhioo.
And mahce ii hii rulinji p.iOion t
Ui'on the minillrr ..f D,
[liii^..fl..pmon!
i'h equ.l ..ir.
Their n.»ft<
And l.'ortni
'l'hu<
l■,^lldd><k.^. can ad.
at the c. iin Loth EUSI and fmall,
'G alike, for all ape aU.
STANZAS
i«h iriumi'h fi«tt) from tKt patriot be
tJ i» iwr, Mliq«H^ tJltin ,f Ai j
Grief dare* to mingle ber bnl-piciciiig voue,
h And qoell* the npcnie* which Cam pkifi
Hut,
THE WORKS OF GOLDSMITH.
JUFITEEt AHD N^RCURT,
O V/olIe, to thee ■ areuniiiE Send of Woe
Sighing we paj, and thinK e'cQ conigiiclt detr I
Qnebec in tud ftill t«ach onr broft to glow,
Whilfi ihj bd bee extorta the heut-wnuig
tear.
Alive the foe Ifay dreadful Tlgonr fled.
And law (bee fall wkh jor-pronoBDciiig eyet :
Yet thej Ihall kftowtboD cooqaecell, though dead !
Since frooi thf tomb a thssfand heroei lile.
Soil 'cwai bf PioTidcDce dcGgn'd,
Rather ia pitf than in hitc,
ThM he Ihould be like Cnpid blind.
To lave him Crota Narclifui' bte.
A SONNBT.
WiirtHo, mnnnaring, complaininf;,
LoQ to every gay delight ;
Myra.tcn Gncere for feigning,
f e>n Eh' approaching bridal night.
Set why impair thy bright perfeAion!
Or dim thy beauty with a. tear?
Had Myn bllow'd my dire^ion.
She MBS had winted nide of f car.
(IVriitmfimttimttfitr GJj/mlh't Ftm
IT DAVia SAKKICK, *(q.
Htii Htnaa, by* Jove, who wiUt at
Go fetch me fame clay. Til n
Kigbi inA wrong fltall be jtu
r<)me drob,
Without canlt be he tdoa'd, witbnot oi
Be fure 0* I work to tbrvir in coatndifii
A great love of tmth, with m mind tma
Now mil thefe iagredinica, vrhich, wnm
Turs to learning and gaming, religion ata
Witii ihe love of ■ wcncb, let hii mi
chaOe, [fc
Tip his tongue with ftrmogc matter, hu]
Thil the rake and the poet o'er all may '
Set fire to the head, and fet fire to the ni
For the joy of each fei un the world IT) I
This fcholar, rake, GhriOian, dupe, game
Though a mixture fo odd, he OiaD nie
And amongfi othet moTtsl* be Golbii
TB Jl
POETICAL WORKS
O 9
PAUL WHITEHEAD, ES(^
CoottiniDg
MAlfNIlS, II BOWOIH,
rai •TMHAtlADi li TBI iTATt DWCB^
To which IS prefiiedi
THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR^
Pope writes mihiiit-»-biit know, *tis diff*rent quitC|
To beard the lioo, and to cniih the mire.
Safe may he daih the ftatefman io each line ;
Tlierc dread his iatire, who dare puniih mine I
MlNNBtt;
EDINBURGH;
PRINTED BY MVNDELL AND SON, ROYAL BANK CLOSBr
THE LIFE OF P. WHITEHEAD,
Paul White hi ad was the yonnctft Ton of Mr. Edmund Whitehead, a traJefman, faid to have '
been a tailor in Caftie-Yard, Holborn; and was born in 1710, on St. l*aurt day, from which
circum (lance he obtained his Chriftian ntme.
He received his education from a clergyman, at Hitchin, in Bedfordlhirc. Being intended for
trade, he waf placed an apprentice to a mercer in London ; but, diiliking his lltuation, he fooa
iguitted it, and entered himfelf of the Temple, in order to (hidy the law.
During his apprcnticcOiIp, he contraded an intimacy with Mr. Lowth, his fellow apprentice, the
friend and executor of the celebrated tragedian Quin, through whom he became acquainted
with Mr. Fleetwood, the manager of Drury-Lanc Theatre, an acquainuncc which proved fatal ^
bis affairs in the early part of his life.
Mr. Fleetwood, it feems, had inflocnce enough over him to prevail upon him to enter into a joint
fecurity with him for the payment of three thoufand pounds; " not, fays Fleetwood, " that the
obligation will be binding upon you at all ; but another name is wanting as a niatter of courle."
Mr. Flectwood*K failure to difcharge the obligation, fubjcded Whitehead to the penalty of the
bond ; and he was accordingly arretted and conGned for feveral years within tlie walls of the Fleet
prifon.
Some years before, he had diftinguiflied himfelf in the career of politics and poetry, by his coDver-
fation u:id writings. It wa^ principally to Whitehead, in coiijunclion with the well known Mr.
Carey, t!:c town was indebted f9r the amufementicf ihe Mf»ck Proifftcn of the Free Mafons, whofc
jud aiu! linKly ridicule put the anuiVerfary parade fo much out of countenance, that it has ever
liRce been liifcuntiniied.
Hi^ ijxll poetical performance was. The Ctate Dsneest tnfcribcd to P.npc, in 1733 \ ^"^ i" < T.*^^! ^^
pubhfhcd liluntert, a fa tire, in which fomc noblemen having been treated with very little relpcAg
a complaint was made to the Houfc of Lord^, and on the lath February 173H-9, it was voted to be
fcandalous ; and Dodflcy, the publiHier of it, was taken into cuftody of the Black Rod, and goii«
fined a we«.k. On thin occjfion. Whitehead withdrew till the ftorm was over.
In the f.imou« c-;>i:fcfled elediun between Trcntham and Vandcput, fur Wcftmiufter, Whitehead
exerted all hisa^ivity. frequently heading numerous bodies of the eleifl *t* in perli n, and ruppl}ing
the prefs with daily advertifcnunts and el(*«5lioneering fqiiihs, in favour of Sir C^orgc Vanrtcput.
H^l next {lerformance wa» the Cymmafi^^ publifhcd in 1744; and that was fucc,;L>ded by ilmnur^
a f.itire, in 1 747.
When the Prince of Wales commenced his oppofltion to the Court. U'J.irihrad c'^nnc<51ed himfelf
vitli chat party, and was the author of the celebrated pan.piiiec, Lai!e<l. Tc.- C'/ / t*' Ht^mwrahit
Al'>^>inJer Muirsy^ Ef^. which fell under the cenfure (f the IIcuIl of L'l'niirct:.*, who procured
Mr. Owen, the publilhcr, to be [rufccuted for vending it. In 1755, he pubUfhcd l;is Kfi^U to Dr^
Tl..-.:r.n.
Hj had in 1735, married Mtfs Dyer, only daughter of Sir Swiniierton Dyer, of Spaiufliddly ixx
I'iU'X, with whom he i« faii to have received ICCO'I.
S!)- died yourtg : and Whitehead, alter hii rclcafu from Fleetwood's d«.bt, lived in a fort of icde<ii
\ . :. .i:nc'.', iT nci -lilucn:-:,
J J .i.j
94* THE LIFE OF P. WHITEH E AltT
He vat parlkulitly attached to Sir FiiincU Dathwood, afterward* Lnrd Ic DcTpEolcr, w-
liflurG he almoQ conltaniljr rcCded. and by whom he w» held ia an equa.1 defcree of ffla
When hit I^cdfhlp came into oBBce with Lord Bute'* ptrtj, he procured » palcat plwe o(
ibr hi* hiend, nhich he enjoyed to he death.
( Thiu proTided againft the reverfa or rcr:uTie, he retired to fpend the evening of hi* dip
■grceahle and comenient retreat on r«(i,:k;nhani Commoti, where he frcquenUy entertaii
Iriendt With that fj^eciei of homonr wlijcli wai peculiar to him, and > convivUlity of diTpM
wUich hit company wai ever agreeable to hii acqouDtance,
The caTe, if not affluence, of hit citcumltuicci, in thii CiiMUMi, u thtu poWkaUj itkti
YitBbiS\aia»£fifiItt»t)r.Timfftn.
E'er wintt my table the heallh -cheering meal.
With Banncad mutton crown'd, ot Lllei veal
Smotui noi.fTam Lincoln mead* the ftildy loin.
Or riify gammon oE Hantoniao twine.
From DorkiHE'- ronfl. 'he fcathcr'd viaimi bleei^
And rh.>m- (S-\'. •■,,!<= n,.. .icfjn', fcjiy breed;
Though': ■ ' ■Oly juice deny.
Still i^v hrifnppiy;
Slillilin.;' i .rofureiroU.
And eiihci Indii Ipatklo in my bowL
or Devon') bought or Borfet'i bearded field*.
To Brit6n* annci Bntifti beverage yield*.
Mor do the pleafum of the tabic, and the cihileratiog coaTcniencica of pood cheer, appeu ta
been rupeiior to the complacency and tranquillity of mind, with whic'h he Tpcol the latiap
hliday'i.athehaa defcribed it at iheclore of the fame' epi&lc, in s Daiiflaiioii «f Kii^'i ^ Apd
vUcb be pgetically applici to fiimfel^ '
My cafe and freedom, if for aiighi I vend,
iVould not you ery — lo Bedlam - Bedlam, friend;
9ut to Ipeak out — (hall what would ne'er engage-
My frailer jnuth. now captivate my age.
■What care, can Tea. what terror* frightful be.
To liim whoft (hield ii hoary City-ihree.
When life itfclt fo little wnrth appear*,
Thr minifleri can gi*e nn hope*, or fear* !
Althmi^h gr.wii gray wLihin my humHc gate,
I tic'ct kils'J handi, ne'er trod the roon.iof flate;
Yrt, not unh-nour'd have 1 iiv'd, and bleft
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ctptible a piefent.a. ihat of the hcait
HU Ptrmi aid Mi'tdlmam umpufitmu, which he never ei>utd be prevailed on to colIcA a
psM-ni in hi-- lili'iiitc ivcrc colUi^cd and reprinted, with explanatory unto, and hi- Life, tii
tain Ei'-vj'O riiotupron, with the a| probation and communicitioni uf hutrieuda aud rcla'ioDi
/•kwi were r.ccivr.! iiiio tlie t.'iiifn nf the " EncUfh Putti,"' 179O.
Whit. li. id S'lsa ri-iLouseonij-anioii, snrt p IT IT.d ilie quilitie* ot ingeniou- a -d ingeoa
t>ef 11 :i .1: ■!■ 11' bo.M-y ■■ r..rr..u„ -.liir-t.- thai jovial afftcUti-n nl rh ice (pint,,
the Bctl steak LljLijhLldin Cuvtm-GarJcn I'licatre, and couliliiii^oi an ticicrsKeueua* mil
THE LIFE OF P. WHITEHEAD. S4I
^tcrt, poeti, tod playert. As to hit political principles, if we may judge of them l>j his writings,
^jC appears to have been animated with that laudable zeal for liberty, which ufually difplays its
<> rested warmth in the breads of men of genius. His apoArophe to the Patriot, on this fobjed, iQ
it AUmnnSf is animated and beautifuL
■ •
Thrice happy patriot ! whom no courts debtfe,
^ No titles lelTcn, and no ftars diCgrace.
r. Still nod the plumage o*er the braiolefs head ;
Still o*cr the faithicfs heart the ribband fpread.
Such toys may ferve to fignalize the tool,
^ To jrild the knave, or gamilh out the fool ;
While you, with Roman virtae arm*d, difdafa
The tinfel trappings and the glitt*rin|i( chain :
fond of your freedom, fpum the venal fee.
And prove be*s only great — ^who dares be free.
It may be doubted, however, whether in his attachment to parties in particular, he either tSed
»r Wrote ffom any other principle than perfonal views or attachments ; motives that have t^uated
^litical partizans from the days of Salluft to the prefent. B»mMm pMtam/u tertahai^ He was, indeed,
generally fuppofcd to be a Tory, with a ftrong tindure of the Jacobite ; for which fuppofitioo, he
gave no little rcafon by his frequent fneers at the Houfe of Hanover. But, if we pay toy regard to
the warmth which he breiithes, the fpirit of independence, the enthufiafm with which he fpeaks of
public virtue, and the feverity with which he lalhes private vice, we may jufilycaU in quellton hit
having acy attachment to a race of tyrtnts from principle.
The paflage in his Mamners, beginning, Icamut truckle I0 aJb^K infijie^ \^c, tnd thtt in his Hmmmr^
beginning, Grtat im btr UurelVdfagu^ AAau^ \:fc. are inconfident with a grounded partiality to the
line of the Stuarts. The truth, perhaps, is, that the party he fird embraced, and to which be after-
wards adhered, was as much an objeA of accident as choice. His difpofition, indeed, appears Xm
kave had an ori^^inal turn to farcafm and fatire ; but he came into life, at a time when the reputttioa
and fuccef» uf P( pe had raifed the charader of a fatirid much beyond iu uue 0andard. Pope^
tliercfore, was chofen as the model, tf which he gloried in the imitttioo. It mad be confeflcd*
liowcver, that he followed him, bm^pajihu tffrvt at lead in his poetical ctreeTi and the iuccda al* *
tending it, of v^hich he pathetically complains in his Mamntrs,
Fope writes mihurt^but know, *tis difi'*rent quite
To beard the lien, and to crudi the mite.
S^fe Duy he dalh the datefman in each line ;
Thofe dread his fatire, who dare punidi mine.
The (Treat and particular conrtien are always the objed of the fpirited latirid. Hence, ta te
per((in<> tr.rn if power were Whigs, he, of courfe, took the fide of the Torie£ Hence, tlfo, his terri-
ble avi tfion ur that t-nie to couru and drawing-rooms. And yet, when the patrons to whom a
con^fiuatity ol f.iitiment had recommended him, had, by a fimilar congeniality, recoomeoded
thmiie.vi'ft TO rcyal patronage, it was not found that cither the lecondary patron, or the poet, cntcr-
Ca<ii(.vl .I'.y r ih jRupathy to courts and courtiers any longer.
Ho I n: c p..: nocnis, are, ilfM/veri, a fatire ; tbt StmU Dafurr^, a fatire ; Hommtr^t fatire ; 1% ^h^^
njfiJ, a K... k J.( roK poem ; and the EpiJiU to Dr, Tbcmf/m ; which fufTiciently (how, thtt he po(^
fed. ' ;* iran:> fircngth cf exprcflion, tnd aflowiog vein of poetry. His Icfler pieces have cheir
hri^Ltcr | .iT.^cs ; but le^uirc so difUnd coniidcration.
*>*(].•■ A K<--.i^ vv?' -..^ :V*4
Il.i
'HE WORKS OF P. WHITEHEAD.
THE STATE DUNCES :
A SATIIB.
InfiTihtito Mr. Pf/f, 1733.
from my foul fiiiccrdy hace
>otli kiogs and mimitcrt of 0ace.*'
Swift.
rrinjrinjf auwj. »r fai thief* Icrect witC,
!>c fool* of fame, or lUvc* of (^ate;
cr»» Oudiout to iocrcafe their ftor«,
tnc rttujrh oceaD for Peruvian ore ;
:ft thy fate, whom calmer hour« atund,
>y companion, fame thy faithful friend !
n thy rwick*nham bow*r», devoid of care,
(I the fancy, and enchant the ear;
gently r. lit her (iNcr tide along,
: charm'd Naiads liften to thy foog.
peaceful pafa the jeentle hours away,
uncful fcirncc mcafurc« out the day !
3f py bard, ^% variou* fancier lead,
lit the blooming maid, or flow*ry mead'
10 rough clangor of tuniultuooa war *^
the raviih*d tcnJriUof the fairf :
rltmg mnve the tender tear to flow,
.kt our fight with F.loifa*t woe }.
:f, to duilnef^ ever foe decreed,
.'s of lc;eiice with thy fatirs bleed } ;
•(H.ti. pand.ir«, mingle in the throng,
with tl.y touch, and tremble at thy fong |.
rain, O Pope ! is all thy iharpeft rage,
rv'ling duucet perfecute the age ;
to fi>lly, or inrag*d with fpite,
:eU ffe Timont build, and Tibbaldt write ;
'Uked \ tunet hh beer-infpired layi,
Iph in metre, hold* forth Stanhope'vpraife.
plcfji Tidim ro the poet'a flame,
.11 eulogiumi crucify thy fame,
embryo wits thy ftudious hours engage,
thy labours, and profane thy page ;
'iruc. eTcr-lov'd, demands thy lays,
inii. the tuneful tribute of thy prailc!
I- be fiicnt, ai;d not grateful lend
iiu to (ing the (atrioc and the friend^
^r, I R^pt .ftl^ ^i,
0 author I, remarkjUef$r mttbitig fi mtub «
Who, nobly anxioot in his coiintry*s caiifc«
Maintains her honours, and defends her laws f
Cuuld I, my bard, but equal numbers imife,
I'hcn would i fing-rfor, oh ! 1 burfl to praife—
Sing bow a Pult'ney * charms the lilt'oingtbraof^
While fenates hang enraptur'd on his tongue &
With Tully's fire how each oration glowa,
In Tolly's muiic how each period flows ;
Inftrud each babe to lifp the patriot's naoM*
Who in each bofom breathes a Roman flame*
So, when the genius of the Roman nge
Stemm*d the firung torrent of tyrannic age.
In freedom's caufe each glowing breafk he wana*4|
And, like a Pult'ney, then a Brutus charm'd.
How bleft. while we a Britifh Bnitiu fiee.
And all the Roman ftands confefl in thee !
Equal thy worth, but equal were thy doom»
To fave Britannia, as he refcu'd Rome :
He from a Tarquin fiiatch'd the dcQin'd preys
Briuiinia flill laments a Walpole's fway.
Arifc, my tuneful bard, nor thus in vaia
Let thy Britannia, whom thoo lov'ft, compbint
If t^ in moanful lays relate her woe.
Each heart fliall bleed, each eye with pity flow :
If to revenge yon fwell the founding ftrain.
Revenge and fury fire each Britiih fwain :
Obfcquious to thy verfe each breaft fliall auifti
Or bum with rage, or foften into knre.
O let Britannia be her poet's care \
And lafli the fpoiler, while you fave the iair.
Lo ! where he (lands, amidil the fervile crew*
Nor bluihes fiain his cheek with crimfoo hoe;
While dire corruption all around hefpreadti
And ev'ry dudile coofcience captive leads:-
Brib'd by his boons, behold the venal band
Worfliip the idol they could once command!
So Britain's now, as Judah's fons before,
Firfl raife a golden cilf, and then adore.
LiCt dull ^naflian fon* of rhyme no raoie
Provoke thy fatirc, and employ thy pow*r;
New objcds rife to fliare an equal fue.
The big, rich, mighty, dunces of the ftate.
Shall Ralph, Cooke, Welftcd, then engro(fl thy
While courts afibrd a Hervey, York, or Gage}
Dullncfs 00 more roofis only near the flcy.
But Senates, drawing-rooms, with garrcu vie ;
Plump peers, and breadlcfs bards, alike are duU;
St. Jamea's and Rag- fair club fool for fool*
f J^JUniordi Sari rfSuih^
144
THE WORKS OF P. WHITEHEAl
AmidJl llic mightf dull, beliold how great
Ad Appiui fwcUt Ike Tjbtuild of the Hue 1
l,cin{[ bwl hi DroTc >o Tprrad hit lavrlefi fwaf
0"erDrinin'iron», ind force ihtm to obtj;
Bni. bUaed all hii binomine hopei, he Siet
To »«nt hii wot, and mourn hii loft eicifc.
PeiiCtc he Cm, and Cgh'd, while roond hiin hj
Lindi of dull lumber, all infpir'd by paj :
Here, puny pamphleii. fpDii Iroin prelates' braioii
There, the fmooitjinirle of Cooke'.iighierfltainj;
Htre, Wilfingh»m', ■ fofi luliirp opimci fptead ;
There, gloomr Uftiorn't * quialcHeDcc ol I«d :
With Ihcfe the ftaiefoian lirove id eafe hi> care,
TofoDth hiiforront, and diTcrC defpair:
BuEloDg hiiirrief Hcep'tgrulleiid deoiei;
Atlmglhi numb'fODBBriioncliH'dhit ejct.
Vtl vain the hcaUnjr balm of downy reft.
To chafe hiiwor, or eife hiilab'rxng breaft:
Now frighiful fotmi life hidtout to hi: lieir,
More, SiaSbrd, Laud, and all th: headtcfs ereir;
Digger! and halicn boding lerror breed).
Anil here a Dudley fwingi, there ViUleri bUeda.
Now goddeTi dullnFfs, waithiul o'er fail fate.
And ever aniiosi lor her child of ftite,
From couch of down flowrait'd her drowfy hfaul
Forfoch her ilnnibert, and to Appiut fped.
Awake, my fon, awake, the goJdefi criei, *)
Mor longer mourn thy darling loll eidfe; /
(Here the fad found ui:feard the naMfman'sf
eye.) J
Why Dumber* thtit my fon, oppreft with care i
While dullpcfi Ttilct, lay, (hall her font dcfpair >
O'er all I fpread my univcrfal fwayi
Kingi, prclitE., peer), and rolert, all obey i
Lo I in the church my mighty pow'r 1 fbew,
lo palpit preach, and flumber in the pew :
The bench and bar alike my inducDce owna;
Mere prate my magpics.and there doze my draoet.
Id the grave dant, how faiinal i> my mien.
Who rule the gallipoii of Wanrick-Iane '.
At conn behold me Dmi in parple pride.
At HocUey roar, and in Crane-couri preGde.
Bat chief in thee my mighty pow'r ii feen ;
Til I infpire thy mind, and fill thy mien ;
On thee, my child, my duller blcflmgi (bed.
And pour my opium o'er thy Esv'iite head ;
Ilai>*d thee ■ ruler of Britannia's faie,
And led ihee blund'ring to tlie helm of (late.
Here bow'd the aaiclman low, and thui addnfl :
O goddcfl, fole infpirer of my breaft '
To gall ihe Britilh neck wiih Gallic chain,
X.ong haTc I fttOTe, but long have flrave in laia ;
While Caleb f , rebel to ihy [acred pow'r,
Vavriit thofe eyci which thou baft cartain'd o'lr ;
Klakci Britain'! font my dark deSgiu Furcfec,
Blia all my fchcmei, aod ftrugglc to be fn& '
O, had my proje^i met a niildcr'fate,
Bow had I reign'd a bafhan of (he Qaie 1
How o'ei Britannia fpread imperial fway 1
How IiDgbl each free-born Briton to obey I
• JWi.
■J ./Mrf jS, Tc-ritoj ./,
Mid tj lie •airiUii
No fmiling freedom then had ebea*J WU
Bui Alia', deferti vy.'d with Albios'.pUiai
Tarki, Vandals, BHiaio '. then eompir' jnlM
Had hu|^'d their chAini, and joy'd that titcin
While wond'rinic oaiiDa. all around WIm
Me rife 1 great Mogul, or Mantio :
Then had I taught Britannia to adote.
Then led her captive to my lawlefi part
Methink. I view her now no nore nveir
FiHt in Ihe train, aod faircfl 'mida thefiil
Jnylefi I fee the lorely tnoBrncr lie.
Nor glow her cheek, nor ipai^le now baq^
Faded each grace, no Tmiliog fcatsre miB.
Tom all hei (reffei, blighted er'ry dnm
Nor teetning pleuly now eaeh vallcr cnn;
Slave, ate her fons, and Iradclef. all her ttm
For thii, behrjld yon peaceful army fed;
For ihii, on ffpales ice my baumy fhed;
For ihii, what wonderr, goddef.. have Twn^
How bollyd.begg'd.hnw treated. airfhtPirS^
What ^nd'ring m.Bc ni error blnodci'd ^
Andhowrcpair'dold blunders flill by ocw!
Hence the long train of ocver-fQiUng j^n,
Of warful ptflcc., and nT peaceful wan.
Each myflic treaty of the luigihty flore.
Which to explain demande ten treattc. bmr;
Hence fcarccrow navies, floaticg raree^DXi
And hence Iberia's pride, and Britain'* wca
Thefe wond'rflus worki, Q goddcf.^ haielk
Work, ever worthy dullncfa' fivrite fan.
Lo [ on thy Ton. alone my favoun fliiwV:
None fhare m; bounty that difdain thy fn'V.
'Yon feathers, ribbon., titlea light as ur.
Behold, thy choiecfi children only (hare:
Each views the pageant with admiring eye^
And fondly grafps (he viConary prize ;
Now proudly fpread. hia leading-Oring ff bs
And think. — lo be a wretch, iatu be gteii.
But loro, O goddef. r turn thine eye^ aai n
The darling leaden of ihy g;Iciotiiy crew
Full open-mouth'd Newcaflle there bd>^
Aping a Tully. fwell into a tcold.
Grievous 10 mortal ear A. at the pUce
Where loud long u'd virgins Yend the fcalyiK
Hprlli peala of vocal thunder fill the Scxi,
And Aunning found, in hidcraui difcord rik;
So, when he trie, the woad'roua power of w
Each hapleft ear", a riaim to hU voice. i»
How blefl, O Chcfelden • ■ vhoTc »n
Thofe ears NewcaOle wa* ordain'd to to
See Harrington fecure in fllcDcc fit;
D empty worji betray bia want of wit -
fenfe in hiding folly i. eipref.'d,
O Harrington ! thy wifdnm fland. confer.'d.
To dulfnefi facred caufe for ever true.
Thy darling Caledonian, goddefs view-
The pride and gloty of thy Scotii'a plalBi,
And faithful leader of her venal Cvtaim -
Loaded he move, beneath a fcrvile weiehl.
The duU laborious parkhorfe of the fiate ;
Drudges ihrongh iracki of infamy for pay.
And hackueyi out hir confcicoce by the day :
t/v*!m
» 0 2 M &
I4J
lehold the buff peerkft pecft
cd mesfre and infiportant air;
. how Gothic, and hi« lookt how fage !
I the living Plato of the age.
I form ! in which ahme thy merit'f feeOj
e all thy wifdom ccnten in thy mien !
Egmont, Albemarle (for fenaret fit),
— by the wife, in council fie :
by O n, Gr m erer dulJ»
a fenator, by fate a fool.
'hefe, Britannia, watchful o*er thy date,
I thine honouri, and direA thy fate,
II admiring oati<»nt round adere,
IT greatJicfs, tremble at ti.y pow*r ;
bis come, invited by thy fame,
ly wifdom, and carol thy name !
jnn bench novv,goddei*, turn thine eyes,
r thy foh« in folemn dullnel'* rife ;
ng, wrinkled, grave, ard gloomy, fee
n confefo thy dull divinity ;
hy caufc behold each trencher*d fage
lu folly ai advaucM in age :
— — r, leam*d in myftic prophecy,
; Collins, niakc« each prt^phet lie :
olftoti by thy Smailbrook there aflailM ;
: ciiovinc'd him, though the prelate iaiJ*d.
ief I'ailurius, ever grave and duU, *
' (vnfe, (if zeal divinely full,
i" fquibs of fciencc o'er the town,
II gcs, pall'rals, throngh each ikrecc re-
und;
ch a heav*n1y Jcfutto obey,
Die maintain an eartlUy Appiut* fway.
tfpel truth, Paftoriu*, croft we fee,
God and Mammon's ferv*d at once by
re. [p**^»
roold not trim, fpeik, vote, or conkiencc
o*er a fee, and fweli in lawn ^
; thole, O Sherlock, honours claim,
: none merits more the prelate's name :
g behold him faithful to his fee,
Uamcnts dependeut to be free ;
» blunder, flounder, and difpute,
rea«'oing. never to confute.
rM for this their fated gifts decree,
. is reputation to a fee ^
rr yot. flood Hare ialUhi* low'ring eyes,
ful fees the rev'rend turrets rife,
mbeth opens to thy li»nging view,
the mitre ne'er can bind thy brow :
:ourt« ihouki deign tLc gift, how woo-
rous bard
krn dodrine* ftiU to be debarr*d !
m chaniie * fnch mighty evil fpringa,
•n« fiirc , O Harr ' are fiiifol thinga.
-ulrr» fee, and nomelefs numbers more,
s of thy train the clioiccft flere,
ranee in gravitv cutrcoch,
f alike the pulpit and the heodi.
c*d and penfi4in*d, fee ' Horatio flaiidi ;
his face, iuipurify*d hie bands :
^firmm frtmehrd m tU $Olk ^ J,
U " H^m kt mf iAm tkm €tt gi
•v.
To deceoqr he (cerof all nice pretence.
And reigns firm foe to cleanlinefs and fSrnfe*
How did Horatio Britain's caufe advance!
How fliine the floven and buffoon of France !
In fenatet now, bow fcold, how rave, how roarj
Of treaties run the tedious train-trow o'er !
How blunder out whate'er fliouhl be conceal'd.
And how keep fecret what fliould be reveal'd !
True child of dnllneft : fee him, goddefs, claim
Pow> next myfelf, as next in birth and Came.
Silence ! ye fenatcs, while enribbon'd Young
Poors forth melodious nothings from hia tongue I
How fweet the accents pby around the ear,
Form'd of fmooth periods, and of well-tnn'd «trl
Leave, gentle Young, the fenate's dry debate.
Nor lalMur *midft the labyriotba of ftate ;
S'lit thy foft genius to more tender themea.
And fing of cooling fliades, and purling ftxtiamt}
With modem fing fong mnrder ancient plays *,
Or warble in fweet ode a Brunfwick's prailic :
So fliall thy ftrains in purer dullnefii flow,
And laurela wither on a Cibbo's brow.
Say, can the ftatcfman wield the poet's qaill.
And quit the fenate for PamafTus' hill ?
Since there no venal vote a penfion fliarei^
Nor wants ApoUo lords commiflionera.
Tbere W— *■ and P-~, godde/s, vlc^,
Firm in thy caufe, and to thy Appius trtie !
Lo ! from their labour^ what reward betidetf
One, pays my army, one my navy guides.
To dance, drefii, fing, and ferenade the fiUr,
<* Condud a finger, or reclaim a hair,"
O'er baleful tea with females taught to blame.
And fprcad a flander o'er a virgin's fame ;
Form'd for thefe fofter arts fliall Hervey firaia
With flubborn Mitics his tender brain !
For miniftert laborious pamphlets write.
In fenatet prattle, and with patriot* fighr !
Thy fond ambition, pretty youth, give o'er,
Prefide ^t balK. old laibions loft rcfiore ;
So fiiall each toilerte in thy caufe engage.
And H ey flitnc a P— re of the age.
Behold a Hzt emblazes C— -n's coat !
Not that the knight bM merit, but a vote.
And here, O goddefs, nom'r'tu* wronghcads true,
Lor'd by a perfiun. ribband, ur a place.
To murder fcirncr, and my cauife defend,
Now flioaU of GrnH-i^reetgarrettecrsdefcenJ;
Fritm fchciUand dt.-ik< the wrlcino infeds crawl,
UiJade their dullncff , and f.ir Appius bawl.
i.o ! to thy darling Ofbf>n>c turn thinfreyes,
See him o'er politics biperior rife :
While Calrb fecl» the vcnuni of his quill, '
At:d wond'ring iriniAer* reward h\% flcill :
Unlearn'd in logic, yet he writes by rule.
And proves himfelf in fyllogifm<— a fool ;
10
* mtgemtlemMm, vith the aJS/lamc* m/Xt
urn, mmJjrwra/ tthtn, cimmhttd a h^rkarmn mmr4tr
SM thf hUy t/ sm •£/ ctmrtlj, ty tmrmimf^ii imU a mtyderm
kff^rik ««# ihmiiLi mttrfary H it cmttraa*J imfm mu
md. As tbi$ is the miy irvimf im/Umu ^ thrjmtfrifimg
gtmiuM dmdsklitki •f iUfi vtCr, i tttiid Ml jfktkMr
Mod lift otwidlMil, irar with fenfr lo wigc,
Anci u'agith' id«il tbc'^Dgh the paioful pige i
Unrra.!, anmrm-d, RH\ he wrilc. s^ain,
StiU fpini th<^ cndlfft cobweb o{ h» br>in ;
Chtmi'd with cich line, rcTicwing whii he wi
SlelTfi hia Din. snil wonden at hii wii.
Nor lff>. O WairiDebam, tb7 worth ippcart
Alik* in tmrit. ihough unlike in yean :
VI hi^ youtli t what Han malignant Ihed
TlHir haneful influence oVr thy braitileb lie
THE WORKS OP P. WHTTEIIBAI?.
■' While, fon. with R
■■ The tiiircl iiacpiniE* uid ihe tfltV
" Fond of jmir freedom Tpura At M
" And pfOTe be'imilyifreat ■>»<»
Thu( fonK Philemon in hi* oIhm
Tcro witefor pow*r,iiK> virCnoiuMV
But whence ihi* rage at coowt
Doom'
■'■]
For brMil 10 libtl libsny and fti .
And d»ttiii thy pstrcin wceUy with dcrrnce.
Diench'ri in the fable fltxid, O hadll thou ftill
O'tr (kin> orpaithment (huTC ihj veitil quiU,
At Tcinple ale-houTe loM an idle Ulc,
And I'lwn'd thj credit For a mug of ale ;
"Uofcoaarn to Appiu. then had,lieen thy name,
.Vnlac'dtbT ">*'• UTifai;ri6c d hit fadie ;
Mot »»ft umitndfd reami would Peele deplore,
A> *i«mis dcftin'd to ihe common Diore.
li dunce CO dunce in endlcit numben breed.
n fee a Ralph
A liny witling of thcfc writing day*, tp'^y-
Fnlrbin'd (>« iniHlefi rhymei. ind Ihori-liv'il
Write on, aif UcklcTi bard, ftill nnaOiam'd,
Though burnt iby jouniili, and thy dramai
damu'di
Til bread iorpirci thy politic* uid liyt,
Kdc ihiift dI immoiiiliiy or pcaife.
Thel'e, goddcfi. view, th* choiccft of the train.
While yet Bnnumber'd duncri dill rcmiin ;
X>«an>>CTitlc«, lawyer*, bard>,B tnodey crew,
To dnllneli bichful, n to Appiuf true,
Cnouf^, the gwtdefi criei, ennogh I've fecD ;
While thefe fuppDTt. fecate nfV fon niitl reign ;
filill Ihah thou blufd ling ni'e Britannia') ^le,
SliU (iiub.fireel ball Ibra miniitei of Aate.
MANNERS:
AlATIKE, I7jS.
■' Paului vcl CeCui vel Dfarui morlbna cQo."
* Wcti.— of all pUguct wUdl make oonkind
" Grard nie,ye Hcaii'nii! from thilworft plague
•■ M<<lft the mid manliom of MoixEcldi, I'd be
" A flraw-cro«n"d monarch, in mrek msjefty,
" Rather than fovnciitn rule Briiannla'i f*te,
•' Cun'd with the follie. and the farce of ftate.
•■ Kalhcrr in Newgate walU, Of let me dwell,
" A dnlelul tenant of the darkling cirU,
*■ 7'han [well, in palace*, ihe mighiv U-ite
'• <)l furTBne'i IdoIs, and pBralic«.of ^ww'r.
" *1 han crnwni, ye gndi : be any ftate my ioam,
" Or any dunKcon, but — a drawing -rr^iim,
happy patriot ! whom Do ("Urii dc'
tlil't
ofUr.difii
in'tnlrfi h'ltl [
" Su\\ o'er the faiibitf* l*jrt the (ihbind ([>rni
» Suchl<'riniayl'cmto%!MUxe>he[<..>I,
^ T« gild iht knife, or ^iitOA eui tbe (oul ;
Sly. ii the I
thedea.Ily fin, mark'd
"liih no mortal e'er can be foiii
Mufl all, all [offer, who in coarttat
Dawn rrnrn lord Reward, to the pioiy
Can court! and placet be Tuch iulal <li
The facred gift! and palace* ofkuipf
A place may chtim mu m'reacc, i
dignity mult at
or the eniHM
ntheor
the knatc
I^t St^ir ind "* t head one arna air
The judge and gcn'ral muft be i
The villain then WDuId flrndder at ibi
And Spain grow httmble at the foon
What court* ire (acred when I lej
Manneri alone muA CuiAify the plat
'Hence only each it* proper name red
Hiywood'i a brothel ; Whiie'i 4 a ^
Bring whorci and ihicTaa to cooRi
:. Jan,c.
the fccn
the brothel, and tb
'ould the courtly iliapel ho
Though (he whole bench fltould a
wall'
While the trim ehaplaio, coKfetoai o
Criet out. '■ My king, I bate no Ooi
Lifn to the royal feat the aSking eyt
And piyt to George the tribute ot tl
Hrovci lin alone frnm humble nnh ■
Nor can ooe eiithly failing fbiiii a I
BliliDpi and king* may confecracc
Manner* alone claim hooia^ a* ihei
Without, the court and church are li
WhateiiT prelate preach, or manarr
Religion'* roflrvm virtue'* fcaffold i
And crowna and mitrei are men rai
In vain, behold ym cev'rend torn
And Sarnm'i Tacred fpire Ciline the I
If the lawn-d Leviic'* eanhir vote \
And God> free gift retvil'd for Mai
Ho rw'reOM c«n the proud cuhcdi
But Henley-, il.op, and Sherloefc-,, j
Whence
fromthi
virtue
«thur«
t //"
UUUmr,
M-Bat
lU l^rrn
/,-. ,imr.
Mt„ tt>
*Ul:, ,„
byl u,
Mt>y4
fnf,r ch^^^Orr
n,^.pd
\ lir. S-:viJl .,y,
- Ti-» ii, itu i
'• M lb- h
M,rfU,
"^tZJZ
" a«,iii
A«./< fltf e«™«
"■Mt^r
iminMt
^i...j
'( a<A
» o
! fome g[Oileful ferpent yM of grtcc,
tt boundt, and poifon all the place;
if the facrcd Toicc be fet to (ale,
the heart the golden fruit prevail ;
it aiter*d, Sir ; dot think it ftrange
e fenate fink into a change,
rt, or church, or fenatc-houfe, or hall,
air lie beam dignity on alL
.heir influence, palaces are cellt ;
jrt *, a magazine of cockle-ihclU;
in brrich no bofum flrikcn with awe,
Tiinftcr*t a warchoufe of the Uw.
hooeil truths, my lord, dcij you can;
lUow that * Manners make the man.*
ly gloricA to the threat belong,
•nuU mingle with ibc pcalant throng.
h ftrung with ribbands, yet behold bis
ace
t a hcqucy in a higher plscc '
gay liv r>' from the courtier** back,
;ksthe dif!"rence 'twixt my lord and jack?
mean, fuppir, meicenar)- knave»
of power, and of date the flavc :
vaflal heart in each preTvili,
i« lord(hip boafts is larger valft.
I, manors, titles, may defcind,*tis true;
heir mtift merit's claim renew.
Inftie* not to fee a C heir
•c to fouod, and Unguifb for a pUy'r f f
ii:g, (idling, iqueaking, quavVing, bawl-
gl
C-fong riot, and what eunuch-fquawKng \
hy worth all Italy Ihallown,
.•n fir, where Nrro | fiird the throne,
r I .Tvii us, atixiouM ft r renown,
tlic long gallery trace hi> lineage down,
n cuch heroN vifage for hi»o«n.
tigh in each tlic Iclf fame features fliioe,
nic linc-ai Tirtue marks the line,
lis . he boafts his grandfire's name,
to borrow luftre from his fame.
mull fniile, to fee the tini'rous peer
nrg hi- race cur bulwark in the war f
Ki'gitih tell liow fcnatcs hung
vcrct ni< fic of hi^ faih<.r'» tongue?
?uo, though hi» firck m-e'e wdeand brave,
tu(s otily find in him a grave.
with bianhrpc |] . fee by him fufiainM
ry hoi.our ^Iticii hi> firir liad gam*d.
he virtue* cl hi'* race ajiptar
iiiU-t porti< n cf livt. l.ui.-.ir(.d year;
d down. I y 1 im to be ci»j« y*d,
r;,c ij!ii t !i>:t, It uncn-.p!c7*d*
tcv 1« ! i.y hi* j;'.n'rou» ardour rife,
the iatr.d Itrdm with licih fuppUes:
' /< ; ir^ Ti i:ft /* rf ih fJh% #«r/i'<tKyf<r,
i/i tj tic F.r^ljh farimetUf wif h mtm at
yf H/JiM, triur^ptftmg im the fftUi yrf tvr
J t^.tr firatet mrt im tbijft tjf otir i»jmrtd
ciKjn enfrrar wtmmfkjkltfm his f^^lvmfw
L^.l / a-frrfeU.
7
B M 8.
M
■•I
Abroad, the guardiita of hit conatry*! cmfe;
At home, a Tully to defend her laws.
Senates with ftwe the patriot founds imbibe.
And bold corruption almoin drops the bribe.
Thus added worth to worth, and grace to grace.
He beams new glories back upon hu race.
Alk ye, what's honour ? 1*11 the tmth impart.
Know, honour, then, is honefty of heart.
To the fweet fcenes of fodal Stow * repair,
And feareh the roafter*s breaft,— Yo«*U find it
there.
Too proud to grace the fycophant or flave.
It only harbours with the wife and brave;
Ungain*d by tirUs, places, weahh, or birth ;
Learn this, and learn. to blufli, ye fons of eaitkl
Blufli to bchi>Ui this ray of nature made (
l*he vidim of a ribband, or cockade.
A(k the prriud peer, what's honour ? he difplajt
A purchased patent, pr the herald's blace;
Or, if the royal fmUe his hopes haii bicft.
Points to the glitt*ring glory on his bieaft :
Yet, if beneath no real virtue reign.
On the gay coat the ftar is but a (lain t
For I could whifper in his lordfliip's ear.
Worth only beams true radbnce on the ter.
Hence fee the garterM gb^y dart its rays.
And (bine round E with redoubled bUse X
Aflc ye from whence this flood of lu(he*s feen I
Why £ wlyfpers, votes, and law Tnrin*
Long Milo reign'd the minion of renown ;
L'od his eulogioBsecho'd through the towns
Where'er he went, ftiU crowds aronod him
throng.
And haird tht patriot as he pafs'd atoofp.
Sec the loft peer, unhooonr'd imw by aU,
Steal through the ftreet, or iktdk aloog the mall |
Applauding founds no more ialnte his ear.
But the loud Pxan's funk into a fneer. *
Whence, you'll inquire, could fpring a change
fofad?
Why, the poor man ran military mad;
By this miftaken maxim ftill mHled,
That men of honour moft be cloth'd in red*
Kfy grandfire wore it, Milo cries— 'tit good :
Bur know, the grandfire ftain'd it red with blood.
Firft *midft the deathful dangers of the field.
He flione his country's guardian, and its Ihield ;
Taught Danube's ftrcam with Gallic g^re t»
flow;
Hence bloom'd the hurel on the grandfire's brow
But (hall the fon cxped the wreath to wear.
For the mock triumphs of an Hyde-Park war I
Sooner (hall BunhiU, Blenheim's glories cbim«
Or Billcr's rival brave Kugene in fame ;
Sooner a like re^irard their labours crown.
Who ftorm a dunghill, and who (ack a town.
Mark our bright youths, bow gallant and bow
Fre(h plum'd and powder'd in review array*
Unfpoil'd each feature by the martial fear,
Lo ! A aiTumes the god of War :
Yet vain, while prootpt to arms by plume and pay.
He claims the foldier's name from ibldier't pby*
« rie/eJttfihiLwJrifitmiCMtm.
Thi» • my warrior, ire»riire in ihj brcilt,
A a>ii^».2 foldirr 14 a flsiding jell.
WbcD bloody bMlIei dwindle lo rcviffwi,
Annin oiuQ ihcD dctectul to poppcl-fhowt ;
When the lat'd log Diif llrat the feldier'! part,
Bcdcelc'd with feather, though immrni'dwilh heart.
■I'hccc are whn (ly, " You lifti ihi Gin of nicn !
" Leave, leafe to Popr the poiKnanieof the pen;
" Hope not the baj'i fhall nieath itouiid iliy
" htad;
■■ Faoniut may write, but Flaccut will be read."
Shall only one hate privilege to bUme I
What then, are vice and folly rcyal game ?
Mun all be pciMberi who attempt to kill P
A]i,-.bul the mighty foviTcijpi of the quill t
Shili Pnpe, alone, the pkntcout harvdl have.
And I not glean one (Iraggiing fnol, or tna»e .'
PiaJ-e, 'til illow'd, i. free to all mankind ;
Bay, why Oiould hanelk faiirc be lonliii'd !
ThouKh, lilw ih" immrin*! bird's, my feeble 4irt
Suini flot it) fcalher in the culprit heart ;
Yet know, tlic fmallcit ialeA of the wing
The horfe may Icazc. or ekphatit can Hmjt ;
£t'D I, by chance, fame lucky dartamay Ihow'r,
Ami gall fome great Icviiihani of poVr,
1 name mil Walpule; you the reafon gurii;
Mirk yon fell harpy hoi'iing o'a ih( prch.
Secure the muli: may Ipnrt with namea uf kingt;
But minifleri, my friend, are diQg'rout thin);!.
Who woald hiTc Paiton ■ atifwet wbat he writ ;
Or fpccial juriet, judgci of hi> wit I
Pope writes uulinri— but knoir, 'til diff'retit
.juite
To beard the lion, and la crDlb the mite.
S;.fe may he dslh the aateGiian in cich line;
Thoft dread hi> fatire, who dare pundb mine.
Turn, turn yanr faiire then, yon cry, to ftsift.
Why, praiCe ii fatire, in tbefe Gnful dayt.
B^y, fbonld I make a patriot of Sir Bill,
Or fwcir thii G 'i Uuke ha. wit at will ;
From the gull'd knigbt could I etpifl a place,
Or hope to lie a dinner from hii grace,
Ttaoogti * reward be gradouDy bcAow'd
On the foft faiire of each birth-day ode !
The good and bad alike with praife are bleft;
Yet thofe who merit mod, (till want it lri« ;
Bal cunttioui »;ce Hill cHurit the cheering ray,
While-virtue (bmes nor alki the glare of day.
Need I to any, I'uli'ney'i woith JccIbie !
OrtcllhimCancTEt cbaruit, who haaanearJ
Or, Piit, tan ihy eiamplc he unknown,
Wliit eacli fopid father . - - .
ucklet
a atn i
-aile iblockheSd'i wit. bitaafc hr-< great :
Duwu, Jown. ye hungry gwreiieeri, defccnd,
C*lt Walpule rSiirlcigh. call him Britain') Irieod;
Jhholil llic gei.'ial ra} of gold appear,
Add roufe, ye fwarmt vi Ciub-fitecC nul Rag-
lair.
f bit Itr/i M« ibar^Biti csmftfii U thi GtcH-
tifrii hi. Iijl Htm tj Ihift pifni p>-ii l«ra€ !fi^
Ibnt ..— » /it: fu lit IV1 <ijM*r. djl-p-jji-i «
THE WORK* Of tfHfTBHEAtt
See with what zeal yoo ftnyieAJt'l^
Ar.d foUawt queen* from pilacci la air>:
Though cruel cle»lh ha» cioth'd the nntlq
ThL flilt'ring fly Hill bu»e> nmtii ai ktt
Bui what atails, fince qneeni no lodfa hf
Why, kingt can read, uid kinga, y« bt^
give.
A mitre may repay bia hea«*nly
And, while he dechi her brow, >
Let Laureat Cibbcr binti-diy (ImmBif
Or Fanny criwi, an exr-wig oa Ihc io%!
While one it void of writ, and one tfpa,
Why (hould I envy cither fong- or pbitt
I CDutdnni llaner, the rtchb'uit (ogw;
Nor Gnk a flave, in rife «i
Perilb my verb 1 whrni
Bedaub* a dnke, or make* « king diide. I
FirA bid mc fwear, he 'a round who Utbfl
Or Horace rival* Stanhope at the Hifw |
Wbat, ffaall I (om a pandu to tfacihm
And lill with B— 11 * to roar for hiU tsJ
Sooner T—r— 1 ftiati with rully vie, '
Or W— n— n in lenaie r<t>ni a I.e ;
Sooner [bcria treiiibU for ber fate
Finm M h'a arms, or Ah 1«-. 6i«.
Though fawning fljti'ry ne'er IhaUtaiU^I
Yet know, when virtue calls, I bortt (t>p^
BchoM yon itmple ) raia'J by C- khaa'tW
Sacred to wotihie. uf hio na-ive land.
Affes were ranfick'd for the Wife and F«
Till Barnard came, and made the inM i
"&'- Bamaid there — enlrveo'd by the lvln<
Each hu«a how'd, uid fandily'd ibc it^M
Foinllcia all faiire in thefe iron iiine>;
Too faint are col-ur,, and too feeble .hfW
Rife thtn, gay fancy, fuinre ^1' nt, bftsft
And ftrelch o'rr happier clay<' thy healiD| i
Ript iuloibouglii. I., ! I Britaoiiulee
RifiDg fupcrior oef the fubjea kt :
View her gay pendent, fpread ihe.r Hlkn i
Big with the fjlf of cmpirev and of klnp:
TliF tuw'nog birki dance lightly .> ci ittt
And roll their thunder ihronEh che m
Peace, liotaKd maid, they aflc no innrv,
But waft hei back triumptiani to oar (beR
While buiom-phnty. laughing in her tiaa
Glad, ev'ry heart. a.,d crowns ibe wain 1 1
On, faocy, on ! Hill ftreich the plriGng k«
\nd bring f«r freedom with her
Cbeet'd by whoft beam. „■„ miagw •
And the poor peifant whiflle 'midft hia H
Strm, in ittiii ibi Lord Ctt^at fcu teaV n
i^ O S M s.
fti, wnat tirtton wHfiet not to fee ?
each Briton, Frederick *, hopes from
U9
e.
/IN AST AD: OR. BOXING-MATCH,
•f , tut very euricus Epis Poem. Wlib the
ma y ScrihUrmj Teriiut^ and Notes vari'
- No* h«c noTimo* effc nihil.** Mart.
: MOSr VUlStANT AND IMVINCIBLB
IR. JOHN BROUGHTON.
ledicatioo been addrr (led to fomc rere-
e, or ft male court-favoutite, to fonte
iUccfmaii. or apellate patriot, I (houid
ave launched into the hi|;hefl cntonu-
ublic Iptrit, policy, virtue, piety. Sec.
ihe reft of my brother dedicators had
!f«fuJly impofed on their vanit^^ by
0 them qualities they were utterly un-
with . by which mean« I had prudently
! reward of a pfluiefsyrift i'**"^ ^7 P^
at the fame time, Jccured the rcpuca-
itirift with the public,
nir.g thefe bafe arts. I prefent the RU
m to you, unfwayed by either flattery or
nee your mode fly would defend you
puifun of the one, and your known
re vent an author** expe^ationt of the
ihall thcref'ire only tell you what you
ind lejvc th4i4'c (whofe patn.n« are of
claU) to tell them what thry really are
(uch i« the dt-praYity of human nature,
compliment we heflovt on another, it
he decmrd a fatire on ourfdves ; yet,
ile I am praifmg the Hrength of vour
Utician can think d meant a% a reflcotion
kncfs of his head; or, while I am jaf-
ir title to the charader of a man. will
n ffiit mattre think it an impeachment
ity to that of ita numic counterfeit, a
to attempt a Hcfcripti'tn of your cpiali-
mij^ht juftly have recr.urfe to the ma-
;amemnon. 'he courage of Achillei*, the
■ Ajax, znA the wiMnm of U!>fre^ ; but,
rn hrroic a^iona afli>rd ut the beft mir.
r mrrir«, I <ball leave the reader to view
c amaxintr hiiUe of a chAr^^er, a few
vhiih only the follow ing poem was iiw
Jiipljy ; and in which, had the ability
tquAlicd the magnanimity of hi^ hero,
-t but ihe Cvymuaiiad had, like the im-
ii, been handed down to the admiratiug
riry.
r luvrrior n»^rit« contributed toward*
1 to I he iHjjniiie* you n w erj»y, and
even as the fifegtur.i of royalty itfelf,
1 help thirtinj; it happy for the prince,
i(.>w able lo boaft one real ihampiun in
: and vb hat Frenchman would not trem-
ble more at the ptiiffaAt ann of a Bronghtdn, than
at the ceremonic ut gauntlet of a Dimmock f
I am, with the mod profound refp'iil tc your
herviic virtues your moll devoted, and moft
humble fcrvant.
Tte/uthr of Ctt.r^ the Third,
SCRIBLtRUS TERTIUS OF THE POEM.
I r 14 an old fiayiog, that nect-flity i$ the mrther o£
invention : it (hiold Icem then tha*^ poetry, which
i« a fpeciet of invention, muil naturally derive itfe
being from the fame orijHn : hence it will he cafy
to accotmt lor the many fliuif/ ghoOlike appari*
tioni that every day make their appear;«rce among
u<; for if it be true, a<» naturalala obferve. that
the health and vi^^nur of the morhrr i< nexcffdvy
to produce the Kk.* qualities in the child, what if.
lue can be ex,>e^cd Irom the womb of io meagre
a parent ?
But there is another fpecie* of poetry, whiclg
inftead of owin^ its birth to t\r belly, hkr Miner*
va,fprinp»at once from the head : oi tl is kind are
thoCe prodndiii^nw ol wir, lenfe, and fpu it which
once bom, like the goddef» herlclf. immcdiAteiyv
becfime immoi'tal. It i« true, thele are a fort ol
Miraculous birtht, and thpre^ore it i« no wonder
they ikould be found fo rare among u^— >A^ gk>«
ry it the noble Inipirer of the latter, io hunj^rr if
the nitnral inctnrivc of the former: rhn* faoie
and food are the fpnni with which evrry poet
mouott his Pegafas ; bur as the impetus of the
belly 14 apt to be more cogent than that of the
head, fo you will ever fee the one pricking znd
goading a tired jatle to a hobbling tmt, while the
other only incites the foaming deed to a majeftic
capnol
The gentle reader, it is apprehended will noC
long be at a lof* to deter niicc, which fpecics the
following produdjon ought to be ranked under ;
but at the parmt moft unra*ur«lly caft it out at
the fpurious iffue of hi* brain, ai.d even cruelly
deeic* it the common privilege of hi* name;
(Iruck with the delegable beauty of its featurca. [
could not avoid adopting the litrle p«utic orphaa,
and by drr fling it up with a few n<>fe«, &c. pre*
fent it to the public as perfect a^ poObie.
Had I, in imitation of other great aurhort, oo*
ly ronfulted my intereft in the publicuioD rkf tbia
inimitable piece Twhich doubtlet* will undergo
nuueroua mipr-fiAon*;, 1 n.ight flift have lent it
into the ^orld naked, then, by th<* a<lditiou of a
commentary, notes ^ariormm. frofeg^trreMat and aU
that, levied a new tax upon the public; and. after
all, by a foit of modern poetical Ifgcrurmtm,
chaii|(ing the name of the f rincipJ h'/m, and in-
(erting a few hy^ercritiCft of afiatttring fnend'a,
have rendeied the former cditi n* ii.roti,.^, and
cc^tened the curious re;idrr itir «f a treble co; fi-
drration lor t'lc fame work; hot h<»'*ever ihia
may lur tjie trickinir ar'i uf a b' okfellcr. it i* ccr«
tainljr much btiow the fitStiT^e ?.ti'.iis of an an*
thor. — I kn^w i* v^illbc laid, that a mm ha« en
equjl ri^ht to m.ike as muvh a* he run < t hi* wit,
a* »vcll a* rf hi* money : hut then ir oujjlu to bo
coniidcrcd, whether there it^ay cot b« fucU a,
r 3*H
Nor kift d>f pnU^, wholly utlBM light
bi Diao*» abfence gildt the cisadi of algkt.
White thefe the craibftt'i dii«fol artt di^^.
And ibtre the bloodjr fortwiet of the d«y, .61
Bach h*ffo tax^ rerobiog in hit lovl
The mrioos meant that might hit foe cootrool;
Con^ueft and gloiy each proad boibm warmt»
Whaikb! the hendd Ibiiimont chcoa to araM.
Boot IT.
Tii AaovM awT*
SrtPfftif tow enters the liftt; a defenpcion of hit
figore ; an encomivm on his abilitiet, with re*
fftA to the chara^er .of coachman. Broogh*
ton adrancct; hit rrrercnd form defcrihed ; hit
foperior fltiil in the management of the Hghecr
awl wherry difpiajed ; hit uianph of the hadge
celebrated t hit fpeech ; hit former TlAorwt re*
counted ; the preparation for the combat, and
the honor of the fpedatort *.
Fiaar to the fight advanced the charioteer :
High hopet of ghwy on hit brow appear, '
Terror ▼indiftiTe talhet from hit eye
(To one the fatet the irifnal ray deny) ;
Jiorce gkxtir'd hit lookt, which fpohe hit inward
He kapathe bar» and boondt upon the iUgt^
The rooft re-echo with exulting criet, ^
And all behald him with admiring eyet.
lU-fated youth ! what ralh defiret could warn
Tliy manly heart, to dare the Triton*t arm ? ' Id
Ah 1 loo nneqaal to thefe maltial deedt,
Thongh none flv>re floU'd to nde the foaming
ficedt.
1 he courfers^ ftill obedient to thy rein.
Now urge their flight, or now their flight rcflrain.
Htd mightf Dtooied provok'd the race,
Thon far hadft left the Grecian in diigrace.
TtfB irroKti of r. wiiitbhbaiSi
Ver. is. Variom and violent have been the
controTeriiet, whether our author here intended
to ceL'bratc a lamp-lighter or a link-boy ; but at
there are heroes of both capacitiet at prefent in
the fchool of honour, it it difficult to dtrtcrtmne
whether the poet aliodet co a Wellt or a Buck-
herfe.
* ft was doobtleft in obedience to cafloot, and
the example of other great poett, that our author
hat thovght proper to prefix an arRument to each
book, being minded that nothing fiiould be want,
ing in the ufual paraphernalia of works of thit
kind.— For my own part, I am at a loft to zc*
counfeitr the nfe of them, unldt it be to fwell a
Tolome, or, like bills of fare, to advertife the read-
er what he is to eiptd ; that, if it contains no.
thing likely to fuit hil tafle, he may prelerve hit
appetite (ot the neit coarfe.
Ver. 6, 7* See the defcriptiont of Daret ia
Virgil
'* Ktc meim, continoo vaftit cum virlbut e&rt
^. Oi» Dmt| aufoo^^ virftm U ffivnnnre tollit.*'.
BAaidIt hraogha fh#
But kMyir,dM»sli«eiU'd t» giMa thai
Nona «a«n lak* thy Am dM MMd «
afdwllipMM*Sa oitptiBc dtalUiii
Qi to gigWitk»«odUiWU ~
StqM fof^ aad 'aMft the
Reverend hit fiBna,bia ytt
To him now eq-i, ia Itfa fwmhtdi^
With feathei'd omrt* &iai tkt E|^iN|
Orthmvgh thofe flni^iElia whafe «ito
The loaded JighMr*t Imlh^iic^hl Ml
Soon at the riqg. Choir
Joy fiU'd their
fo*df
Loud at whfft o'
Superior with tiia Tiritoa
While far a4iie«d faia winged vilMMy 1
' ToochM the glad flwflc, and daWd ikl
Then thnt indi|piant bn accoAa thi
(While high difdaio-At pcadcfri m Idtl
Long hat the hutrd-wfcach viAnnaAHd
Ita (acred hanourt raond thia Iwif Imh;
The prise of conqneft ia cachdonhdUfajb
And dear reward of I
Now yattth't cold n
chat'd,
Froxa all my bfeod, and ev^ry
Now^firom thefis tcmplea ftidl the ^ailifci aI
In icomfnl triumph Iry aay Ibe be wan!
What then avail mj iRariona deeda ia mw^
, If thia proud creft thj feeble itecc difaMi
LoOl be my gloriea to racaodii^ feow^
When, foii'd by (hee, the cowaid Uaia ayi
f wlas e'er manhnod any yDuayjoiotB hail
Firft taught the fierce Grettonioa to fikaia;
m
fct
m
Ha
m
ITti
Id
1
Bn
Th
At
U
S(
n
s
d
Ver. 19. Here our author incvlcateiafcet
ral, by ihowiog how apt men are to auflib Arirl
talents; but were men only to m6t ia thorp
per fphere.«, how often flionid are lee the fab
in the pew of the peafant, the aathor ia dkd»
rader of hit hawker, or a bcao in the fisey^!
hit footman '. ftc.
Ver. $4. A prt'rc given b^Mr. Dogget, ak |
annually conteOed on the firft of Augal- ^'
among the ancients, garnet and fpoitt were ck
brated on mournful as vrett aa joyful eveamd^ I
hat been fome controverfy, whether oarloyd»
median meant the com^ment to the ftttif '
rifing, monarch of that day ; but, aa the fteia
a Korfe for itt device, I am induced to inaiKk
to the latter; and, doobtleb, be pradently c^
dered, that, at a living dog it better ibia a^
lion, ^ living horfe had at kail aai efaal thk*
the fame preference.
Vtr. 4a. SeeVirgIL
" -- — Sed enlm gelidnt tanbnee ftocdb
" Sangnuhebet»frigentqueefl6««incorpgievi»'
^ Ver. 5a Gretton, the moft famoaa Athkn'a
hiadaya» owwiiQaioiirbcco obcwicdhiiw^
cBfriaa.
» O E M «.
«i3
Ji*d m Mood, lie proArate pftdM the
mdM the fatal wor<b->no nore.
, who cT*rf bout difmay'd, [head ;
t, like bail, flew rattling rond the
riog beheld with weeping eye*,
the gro«od, reludam^ield the prise.
e fwaio, with whom none e*er could
)W*f fteeple darts into the ikj.
d youth a bleeding Tiditn lay,
ng ctirk the barber's art difplay. 6o
arm's tremendous prowefs know ;
> make this arm again thy foe !
-the heroes for ihe fight prepare,
ng limbs, and brawny bodies bare,
inews all aghaft behold,
boulders of Atlean mould;
offspring, who *gaiaft hearea ftrove,
igh morul, leem*d a match lor Jove,
iie ring a fiknt horror reigns,
ich tongue, and bloodkis all their
; 70
he champioas give the dreadlal iign,
hand in friendly token join ;
ands, which foon upon the he
irce matt deal the deathiul blow,
BOOK III.
TBI AKGUMeNT.
ON of the battle ; Stephenfoo !i van-
he manner of his body being carried
friends ; Broughton claims the priie,
lis final leaye of the ftage.
:entre now they fix in form,
eye, and arm oppos*d to arm ;
'ulgarly known by the Plebeian name
ch a learned critic will have to be
the art and myflery of pipe-mai;ing,
I aflBrmed this hero was an adept.—
e deli^-iwm ^w^n^u ^emftij, our author,
ous judgment, reprcfents the ring
is defeat,
'irgii
With wily feints each oAer novr pravoke.
And cautious meditate th' impending ftroke.
Th* impatient youth, infpir'd by hopes of fame,
Firft fped his arm, unfaithful to iu aim ;
The wary warrior, watchful of his foe,
Bends hack, and *fcapes the death-defigning blow ;
With erring glance it founded by his ear.
And whizsing, fpent its idle force in air. xo
Then quick advancing on th^ unj^arded head,
A dreadful (how*r of thundfrb(vlcs he ihed :
At when a whirlwind, from fome cavern brokci
With furious blafts alTiuU^ the monarch oak,
This way and that it* lofiy top it bends.
And the fierce (lorm the crackling braochA rends;
So wav'd the head, and now t ^ left and right
Rebounding flies, and crafli'd beneath the weight.
Like the young lion wounded by a dart,
Whufe fury kindles at the galling fmart ; AO
The hero roufrt with redoubled rage.
Flies on the foe, and foams upon the ftage.
tsow grappling, both in dofe contention joia»
l«eg« lock in legs, and arms in arms eotwine :
They fweat, they heave, each tugging nerve they
flrain;
Both, fix'd as oaks, their fturdy trunkn fuflaia.
At length the chief his wily art difplay*d,
Pois'd 00 his hip the haplefs youth he laid (
Aloft in air his quivYing limba he throw^d,
Then on the ground down dafli'd the peod*ro«i
load. 30
So fome vail ruin on a mountain's brow,
Which tott'ring hangs, and dreadful nods below,
When the fierce temped the foundation rends,
Whirl'd through the air with horrid cnifli defccodi.
Bold and undaunted up the hero rofe.
Fiercer his bnfom for the combat glows ;
Shame ftong his manly heart, ^d fiery rage
Mew fied'd each nerve, redoubled war to wage.
Ver. 7. t. Virgil.
ille i^um veniestem a vertice velos
ine nimbi
m multa
crepitant."
cofTrey Birch, who in feveral rn*
rd only to aogmeot the number of
imphs.
it this champion is ft ill living, and
the palm of manhood with our hero
t leave him to be the fubjeA of in-
fome future Gymnafiad, (hould the
his prowefs ever" juftify hia title to
irgiL
uplicem ei homeris rejedt amiAum;
iicmbrorum artus, magna ofla laccr-
** Pra:vidit, cclerique elapfua corpore ccfilt.
Ver. 10. Idem.
M
vires in ventum efiudit.**-
Ver. 10. It may be obfervcd, tit at onr author
has treated the reader but with one flmile through,
out the two foregrwg books ; but, in ortler to
make him ample amends, ha% given him no lefa
than fix in this. Doubclels this was in imitntioo
of Homer, and arthilly intended to heighten the
dignity of the sain a^ion, as weU at our admt-
ratioo, tovrarda the cenchifion of his werk«— /mm
Ver. 94- Vii^
** Immifcentque manui manibus, pugaamqac U*
crffunt.**
Ver. 35. VirgiL
* At non tardatus cafu, ne^e terrltus hem,
* Acrior ad pugnam redit, et vim fufdtaf i^
** Ton midor incaidit virei^i*
3"«i
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THE WORKS OF P. WHITEHEAD.
ihiog M nftiry in both i mkI chc lavr having only
provided agaioft it in one inftance, it, I appro-
lieod, no very moral pica for thq prai^ice of it in
the other *.
The judicious reader will eaGly perceive, that
the following poem, in all its properties, parukes
of the epic ; fuch aa 6ghting, fpeeching, bullying,
ranting, &c. (to fay nothing of the moral) ; and,
ms many thoufand verfes are thought neceflary to
the conftro^ion of this kind of poem, it may be
Aje^ed, that this is too fliort to be ranked under
that clafs : to which I (hall only anfwer, that ai
coodfenefs it the lad fault a writer in apt tn com-'
mit, fo it it generally the firft a reader is wihh>g
to forgive and though it may not be altogether
& long, yet I dare fay,, it will not be found le(s
replete with th^ true vu pottkn^ than (not to men-
tion the Iliad, ^urid, 3cc ) even Lconidas itfel^
ft may farther be objeded, that the charadlera
of our principal heroes are too humble fut the
l^randeur of the epic fable ; but the candid reader
will be pleafcd to obfcrve, that they are not here
celebrated in their mechanic, but in their heroic
capacities, as boxers, who, by the ancienu them>
felvet, have ever been efteemed worthy to be im-
mortalized in che nuhleft work« of this nature ; of
which the Epeufi and £uryaliM of Homer, and the
Entellus and Dares of Virgil, are inconteflable
authorities. And as hofe author* were eves care-
ful, that their principal perfunages (however mean
in themfelve*) ihould derive their pedigree horn
fame deity, or illuftrious hero, fo our author has,
with equal propriety, made his fpring from Phae-
ton and Neptune; under which charadeis he
beautifully alleg»ri2es their dilTerent occupatl m
of warerman and coachmau. — But, for my own
part, I cannot conceive that the dignity of the her
ro*B profe0inn is anywife eflcnrial to that nf the
aAion ; for, if the greateft perfons are guilty of
the meaneft adions, why may not the greateft
Adions be afcribed to the mcancil pt-rfuns f
Aft the main adionof this poem is entirely fop.
ported by the principal heroes themfelves, ic his
been malicioi'ily i: Onuated to be defigned, a« an
vnmsonerljr refle<ftion on a late glorious vi<^ory,
where, it is pietendcd, the whole a(5tion wan at-
chieved without the intcrpoflti'>n of the principal
hertics at all — But as the mofl innocent meaningf;
• jis this may be thought to he particularly aimed at
am aviator xvbo %vas lately reported to be dead, and
nahofe l^'t all lovers »• the mufei tvould have the great-
efl reafoH to lament it may not b imf roper to ujfure
the reader, that it ivat ivrittetiy and intended to have
been publijhed, before that report^ and tvas only meant at
am attJ^k upon the general abnfe of this i.W.— /it o
mtr author btmftlf be Las f'tquently given public tefH-
menie* of bis vcncratiou for that great man s gerius ;
nor tftjy it be unentertaining to the reader^ to actfuaint
him KO.th one private inflance : ImmeJiately on bearing i
the repO't of Mr. Fope^s death ^ be was beard to break
/ortb in thefollotoing exclamation. '
Pope dead !-~Huni«hu(h, report, the fland*rous
Jyc;
Fame fays be liTCt— inmoruLi never die.
may, by ill mioda, be wfcfted to ifctlli
purpoies if any Inch conftniAHM Inridk
1 will vedtnre to affirm, that it anift pnoil
the faAious venom of rhc reader, aal ir
any diiloyal maWf^itf in our anthir, ikti
well acquainted with the power* ever »•
the purity of government ; beSdes, dKp^
of the fword ia too |«reTalent fior lint tf tfq
and wh4». when there are at pidcaiiii
thoufand nnanfwerable Aandiog aigMOfti
to defend, would ercr be Quime cas^i
tack, either the omnipotence of a fun^^^
omuilcience of his miniftera f
Were I to attempt an anaiyfis of llii |n
conld demnnftnite that it contains (nHAi
piece of fo fablime a nature wiBaMi
thofe true (landard8of'^it,hiinioar,ia9B||i
and ridicule, which a late writer bM fiitf
loully difcovercd, and might, on dnfai'
author, fay with that pnifonnd critie— ^
Alea : but as the obfcurity of a bcaatylssfc
ly argues the want of one, fo tt ca^oi
elucidate the merits of the fullowing pain
might be apt to give the reader %AMtim
imprcffinn againft it, aa tt n^t
they were too myfieriooa to come
pafs of his comjH-ehenfion. I Ihall thcRfi
them to his more curious o\*fenraiMB, i
him heartily farewell — L,^ ot dkiiSmt,
ScaiBLKtva Tfti
BOOK I.
THE ARGOafKMT.
Thb invocation, the propoficion, the tti|:i
the. battle defcri bed; the morning op
difcovcrs the multitude hading to tl-rf
aAion ; their variou> profrini»n)t, digoi
illudrated ; the fpe«flatorA being fc*
youthful combatants are firft intrtducf
manner of fighting difplayed ; to thefi
the championn of a higher degree ; tb
rior ahilif ics marked, fome of the moft
particularly celebrated ; meanwhile, th
pal heroes arc reprefcnte*! fitting, :j»d
ing o" rhe approaching cotnbat, when
raid fummonft them to the lifts.
Sing, finp, O mufc ! the dire confefted f
And bloody honours of that dreadful day
When Phdcron -* b-»ld fon (tremendous o
DarM Neptune's offspring to the lifts of !
Vcr. 3. 4. It is ufual for p<ict» to cat
after the names of their father^ ; as Ap
the fon of Arrcus, and Achilles the f.m.
are frcquen'ly tcrmccl Pclides and Atr.c
author would doubtlcf* have followcj
able erample, but he found Brought 1
Stephcnlonidcs, or their coi»tra6iicns t
fical for metre, and then-lore, wi^h vion^
adopts two poetical parents; which ob
difficulty, a .d, at the lame time, hci^-
dij^uicy of his heroes. ' 2
POEMS.
9SS
• Slill panHar pcfr« difjrracM the rooms of flatc,
• Srill Cacfar's bed fufl.iin'd u f irtign wfij»ht ;
•• SUyi s worfliipp'd Hill tlic >!t'l(Jen calf of pnw'r,
'■• And bilhop't b' win^, blcl-»'<i the fcarU't whorc.
*• Sh%ll then thy verfc the puHty great -eclaim,
• Thoui,h fraught with AJrydcn'a ht aT*n-d(. kt jul-
•* cd flame ? [itore,
• Will ha^py HcAihcote, from hi* mouldVii g
■• Drat; forth one chcc. injj drachm^ to the poor ?
'■ Or Harrington, nnfjithtnl ro the f.al.
** Throw in one luflVagc for ti.e pubhc weul ?
** Poir.tlef'i all la'irc, ind milpac'd it« aim.
•• To wound the bf»lom. that's ohd'ir'd to (hamc :
*• The callous hi art ne cr fculs tic gna:" wiihin :
■* Few dread the ccrfure. who can care the fin.'*
Though on the culpri:*5 check uo bluih Hiuuld
glow,
^Siill let me mark him to m.irkir-.d a foe :
Strike but thr deer however ll-gJit the wound,
It fervci at Icaft to drive him frc-m the found.
Sh-U rtj>;ilf finner* f. Mwning juftice ftar,
Ano p.igiant tiTlt« ] rtvilegc the peer ?
So fall' the humbler gami- in common iirld<,
While the brHn».h'd btaJl thr roy.l frr-fl fliicids.
On, fdtirc, then ! purlue thy gen'ruus plan,
And wind the vice, rccardlefs of t?;e nun
Koufc. roufr ' th' enn« bled herd fur public fport,
And hunt them through the c< vert of a court.
Juil as the plav'r t))e mimic portrait dr^ws.
All claim a right of ccnfurc or appla'jfe :
What guard" the p!act.-man from an ecjual fate.
Who niouut*^ but a(Iil<»r on the ftage of fta'e }
Si tMc^ althi* to each man's praifc and blan;C,
I.aih critic voice the iiatof bin f^nie;
Th« i.^jh t(» the private f«'me ielpc<ft we pay,
Ali pu*dic chara».4er«« are public prey *
Pclhain and Oarriik, let iht vcrfe forbear
V'lut laniSJfie- the tresfurer or playV.
(Jrtat in her liurcH'd lajjes Athens fee.
Free fl«i>%M her I'atire while her fonsi^ere free :
Then purpltd guilt v. atdragg'd to public fljanie,
And each offence floo«* flj{>runt with a name ;
1* '('utid eiminc n > refitirt could win,
N*' u.jliow'd l.jwn Cf)uj.; fmC^f) a fin ;
* 1 ill t>ra:it pow'r i lurp i*. a lawh Ii rule :
1 htii Ucrrd jrr.-w il ■. litleil Lnave and Irol ;
Thrn pti'jl iuii:r.'* aw'd the p^iignant fong,
Ard llav-.ikUciL tati^I.t, that kingi cuuld do uo
wrofy'.
CJuilr llili i* guilt, to me, in flare or I'ing,
lVtt< r\! in tills, or garttr'd in the rifg :
Ar.d )■{.' bthoid how vari<-u*> the reward,
\\ lid falix J. filor>, Walpidc nidunrs a h.rd !
Trie iit:le kr»ave thr law'«. Ufl tribiitc pay*,
\Vh:ie«.ro\% t:s around the grcrtt cm'* chario* blaze.
Ill.i/r, nuicora, blaze I tu mc is Ihil tKe i.uiic
'J \>c c.'ff iu iuUiCi , nr the: c(*ach ut flianie.
>j\, wh.it >. noi)ili;y, yc guJcd tram I
I^< en nature give it, cr cin gT.ilt lulLtin }
l>i«M)iii« thi turni lairtT, il the birth be high?
Or tak.s the Vital Itieam a richer d)C }
'Ifrte^'- tlf /f'J^m ftrr meamt La» ittJreJ fjiJ tie
itit .f '.Mt.rt,ytt at It I J: tiai tf •ujiu< ttn/jtijirj^
Vf juti it j*'f.$etf(mJt tlut t.e fMu art imJij'j.utaU'i
^TttitUJ t. tU >}Jdi ij bit ttfuUtkm,
What ! thoujjh a lonf pa^r?cian line yc claim«
j Art n be r<«uls entad'd up r. j n.im ?
'\n(M«. may erp ine i ut »h lordly larih.
Virtue*-* the htrald that p'oclaim*- it* wcih.
f Uiue mark the radiance of a .iranhopc's (lar,
And glow-uorm glitter (>f thine. U*^»*r;
; Ii^noM' ipl'luidiir ! that but fhinc» to all,
' ri.c hun.'.le haiigc « f a court hofpital.
Let l.'f y L ' r wave his nodding p ume,
Uiuil all the blufliing honours (>f the loomi
Ri Iphr.daiit b nda«»c ro regard can bring,
'1:* Me:huen's heart n;utl dignif> the firing.
Vice levcU all, h- wever high or low ;
Aid all iJ.c difF'rtr.ce but ci^nliiU in (h tw.-
V\'ho afk«« an aim-, or fi'pplicates a place,
Alik' ix be^^ar, th( uyh in rags or Lcc :
A-.kc his cuiii.try'> lean '.\I and its curfe,
V\ ho vtnd» a vote, oi who purloins a purfe;
1 hy gambler'", Prificutll, and St J imes*f bites.
The r.»oV;t> uf Mi.rdington'*, and ihaik« at White**,
*' Why viil you u';;e, Engenio cries, y urfatef
" Aflrtdk the town no fins but fins <f flatc ? a
" I\Tchcs vice only on the court's high hill?
" Or yiclu!" life's vale no quarry for the quill ?*"
Manners, like fafliions, flill from courts defccod.
And what the great begin, the Tulgar end.
If vicious then the mode, correft it here;
He faves the peafanr, who reforms the peer.
What Hour flow knight would firay from ho«
nour*j. path,
If ju'dcd by a brother of the Bath ?
Honour's a miflrefs all mankind purfuc;
Vet meft midake the falfe ore tor the true :
l.tir'd by the trappings, dazzled by the paint,
W'c worihip t»ft the idol for the faint.
Courted by all, by few the fair is won ;
i'hofe Irfe who feek her, and thofe gain who fliOD
NiiliLd fhe flies to merit in diflrefs,
And leavc» to court* the gamifh of her drcfs.
Ihc iriilior.'d merchant fetks her in his gold ;
In lehoc'Is the pedant, and in camps the bold :
The c(>i.rTier views her, with admiring cjci.
Flutter in ribbons, or in titles rife :
^i^ 1-pictne ei joys her in his plume;
Mtud in the learned wainfcoc of a room :
l)y vanoufi ways all woo the modefl maid ;
Yit \c\\y: the lubflance, grafping at the (hade.
Who, fmiling, fees not with what Yarioui
flrife
Man blindly runit the giddy maze of life ?
I'o thi.- lame end flill dkff'rent means cmployt;
1 hit buihU a church, a temple that deftrop;
Both aiikiou^ to obtain a dcathlefs name,
*i rr, erring, both mllUke report for fame.
Kip«-.rs though vuhurc-like the name it bear,
Hrago hut the carrion carcafs throtigh the air;
Whiir tail e J>>ve'b nobler bird, fuperior flics
Aiu*. 1 aiing, mounts the mortal to the ikiet.
So Kii.. ard'« ' name to diflant ages borne,
IJrih.tppy Richard flill i< Bntain'k fcoro :
■ l'*c l.!ward*s wafted on fame's eagle winff,
i.aih p.itriot iiiourn<« the long-departed king;
Vet thine, O Kdwar 1! fhall lo George's f yieldt
And Deaingen icli] fr a CrciT) 's 6eld.
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ircmgfi Iife*t wild ocean, who would U&kf
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And bring the golden fleece of glory home,
^ud, heedful, Siun the barking ScylU't roaTt
And fell Charybdis' alUdevooring (bore ;
Willi fteady helm an eijual couriie fupport*
*Twizt f>dioo*f rocbf , and (juickiands of a court ;
By virtue's bracon (UU dire& his aim,
Through hoopnr*t chanoela to the port of fame.
Yet, on this Tea, how all mankind are toft !
For one that*i fav'd, what multitadok are loft !
Mifgoided by ambition'* treach'rcHit light,
Thxoogh want of fldll, few make tl^ harbour
'' rigbc [fame.
Hence mark what wrecks of nrtoe, friteodihip.
For four dead letters added to a name !
Whence dwells fuch fyren mufic in a word.
Or founds not Brutus noble ^ my lord.
Though crownets, Pult'ney, blakoo on thy plate.
Adds the bafe mark one fcmple to its weight ?'
"Though founds patfician fwell thy name, O Sandys!
Stretches one acre thy Plebeian lands ?
Say, the proud title meant to plume the fon.
Why gain by guilt, what vinue might haire woo ?
Vain ihail the. Ion hu herald honours trace,
Whole parent peers but patriot in diXgrace.
Vain, on the iblcmn head of hoary age.
Totters the mitre, if ambition*s rage
To mammon pow'r the hallow'd heart iBclinfi
And titles only mark the prieft divine.
Blcft race ! to whom the golden age remains,
Bafe without care, and plenty without pains :
For you the earth uiilabour'd treafure yield^^
And the rich iheaves fpontaneous crown the fields;
Ko toiUbme diews pollute the rev'rend brow,
.. Bach holy hand unbarden'd by the plough ; •
fitilJ burft the iacred garners with their (lore.
And flails, unceailng, thunder on the floor.
O bounfeous hcav'n ! yet heav'o how feldom
,lhares
The titheful tribute of the prelate's pray'rs !
I/oft to the flail, in fenatcs fliU they nod.
And all the monarch fteaht tliem from the god :
Thy praifes, Brunfwick, every brcaft inl'pire.
The throne their altar, and the court their choir ;
Here earlieft incenfe they devoutly bring.
Here everlafliog hallelujahs fing :
Thou 1 only thou ! almighty to— tranflate,
Thou their great golden deity of flate.
Who fecki^ on merit's flock to graft fuccefs
In vain invokes the ray of pow'r to blefs ;
The fiem, too ftubborn fi)r the courtly foil.
With barren branches mocks the virtuous tuiL
More pliant plants the royal regions fuit.
Where knowledge flill is held forbidden fruit ;
'Tis thef« alone the kindly nurture fliare.
And all Hefpcria's golden trcalurcs bear.
Let folly flill be fortune's fondling heir,
Andfcicnce meet a flep-dame in the fair.
JLet courtb, like fortune, difiuherit ienfe.
And take the idiut charge from Providence.
The idiot head the cap and bells may fit,
But how difguife a Lyttlcton and Pitt ! [hope,
O ! once lov'd youths ! Britannia's blooming
Flic freedom's twiosa ^^ oi^c ^ thcmo of Pope ;
P. WHITBHBAII-
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What wopd'giag Unmm — fi
£re iatt'ry's poSbo cUttld tkt
Rome's facred thunder awe
Bot Pelham finiJc^ who tfanblcd aBflii
Say, whence tUa yhatifc f Ida gpl
fhtiPt
Though Walp(4e, Carteret, or a Nhai
IflenatesftiUtbepobVioM luBeSfliMbK,
And every palm grow* caUoito with Ike
if fev*ii long yean mansrc the vomI laic
While freedom monxna her Icm^'dtdamk
Jf juftice iravet o'er firmod'a leaicM hm
And the red locaft ngee thrauh tht li
Sunk in tbefe boods^ to BrituB.whiti
Who wields her fwocd, ecfihncihgJ
Veer round the compels^ chaofe ID chMp
By every foo the mother mnr maft blai
Vain all her hofts, oo fbrajgn &offesan
Though loft by Weatwarrh,or prcfcrvMI
Fleets, once which fpread throiigh ^tfn
her name 1
Now ride inglorioua tropbiet of her flai
While fading laurels ibaide her ihoiiiag
And mark her Borleigha, Blmka^ and ]
deadl
^och were thy (boa, O hap^ iflc ! af
In counfel prudent, and in a&um hold:
Now view a Pelham passUng o*er thy I
Loft in the maze of a perplcsM debate;
And fage Newcaftle, with fraternal iul
Guard the nice cooduA of a oatioa's ^
See truncheons trembling in the coward
Though bold rebellion half fuhdoe the
While ocean's God, indignant, wrcfta ^
The loog-deputtd trident of the aaain f
Sleep our laft heroes in the lilent loaa
Why fpring no future wurthica from th
Not nature fore, fince nature*% iUll the i
But education barft the road to fanae.
Who hopes for wifdom^s crop, mull till
And virtue's early IcfTon ihould coDtnn
To the young brcaft who valour wsnld
Muft plant it by example in the heart.
£re Britain fell to mimic modes a pre
And took the foreign poliih of our dav,
Train'd to the martial laboora of the ik\
Our youth were taught the malTy
wield ; '
In halcyon peace, bcnesth whofe down
The merchant fmiles, and lab'ring pcaf
With civil srts to guard their c«>untry'i
Pircd her counfcls, and defend her law
Hence a long race of ancient worthie%
Adorn'd the land, and rriumph'd o*er i
* Alluding h the ertr rremorahU AV-
Mediterranean : As the natimn 'w^s whIu^
vi£iim on that occojtottf the Irnity isf 0ur A^
JUature batp J tbini, evidently J^rove, ', thjt 4
tial and a maftiulHourt arc by no mKutu
term J,
f *rbe reader xvill rtaJily ^CMtlutit tbej
'written bejort-our ZL-crtty Adm trait Amft-m
rem badfo eminently dif»i9^i.iJbedtLiwtft:iviS ii
cf tkciriWfitry.
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1 ibades ! wlio dmrngh th' ElyHn
s famM chiefi, ind Orecian fagesrove,
old what iftt ymir ofiVprtng grace I
; heir now mark* his firc't ditjgnce ;
breed ! of fach a doubtfal fraime,
rofold know the fex but bj the name :
h the native follies of his home,
the ntiife, the babe of mirth iMtft
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•eign cKmet etntie tice explore,
:h weed, regardleft of the flowV,
f fpoik, O Italj and Fraocet
•nrate ftraio, and cap*ring daoce :
dS ftreami, aiid wio^iiie banki of Po,
t godt ! ao all accomplim'd bean !
'd in drefs, with cheek fo wan !
rod*8 image in the mimic man ;
of arts ! o*er toilettea bow prcfidea,
r fafhiont, or an opera guidei;
: Handel rendt th* imperial bay,
the Magna Charta of— 5nA/a.
land where Timie dwelh no omtc,
)repar*d to quit our Ihore f
' pinions, on you beacon'd height
» ftands, and meditates her flight ;
1 her winp, unwilling yet to fly,
Iritain cafts a pitying eye :
pirt, mcthinkft 1 hear her fay,
e m^ thus, vngrateful ifle, aw^iy !
I left Aehaia*s happy pUios,
refign'd my Romins to their ch^na|
dly fix'd my bft lot *d faTomitc feat,
tl the mighty nations made thee grea^ :
e me then, ungratcfal ifle, away !'*
fighing, fayt, or fcemt to iay.
•pc • ! IkiU'd in ev'ry moving art,
i% the ear, or capirvates the heart!
ie taft, the goddeis to retain,
r parent mttie back again ;
ur p«iw*r a (inkiog hmd to fave,
ite the fertant from the flave :
be vaflal courtkr how to fliarc
sYoor with the pablic pray*r :
n s grniot f ftem thy ctmntry*adooiB|
h A Cxfar fmilc, remember Rooie ;
e patriot dignify the pbce,
at leaft one ftatefinis nay bife gtace. .
AN IPISTLC
OCrOR THOMPSON, IJSS-
mente mintts vaBdus, ^uam CM^pdlt
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t: TtrKm, nil difcere, quod kvet fegrmtit
ndar mcdhb.** ■ ■ Hoa.
paeTACi.
irr will perceive, from two or three
the following epiflie, that it wae writ*
mc GiiCe ; nor indeed would the whole
iM»w been chuught iatcrettiog caoegh
iic. to have paScd the prcU| had not
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the phyfical perlbcntioo, carried on agamft the
gentleman * to whom it h addrefled, prtnroked
the publication. When a body of men, too proud
to own their errors, and too prudent to part with
their feet, fliall (with their legions of underftrap-
pers) enter into a confpiracy againft a brother-
praAitiooer, only for boneftly endeavouring to
moderate the one, and re^ify the other ; ftich a
body, our author apprehends, becomes a joflifiable
objci^ of fatire ; and only wiflics Jiis pea had, oa
this occa^on,a like killing efficacy witA tkeira.
War do you aik, ** that in this courtly dance,
** Of in and out, it ne*er was yet my diance,
** To haflt beneath a ftatefmao*s fott*rhig fmite*
** Aad fliare the plunder of the poblic fpoii f*
E'er want! my table the health-dkeerrng meal.
With Banftead mutton crowo*d, or £ffex veal i
Smokes not from Lincoln meads the flately loin.
Or roff gammon of Hxntmiian fwine }
From Darkin's roods the feather'd vidlims bleedj
And Thames ftill vmht me ocean's fcaly breed,
'nioogh Ga1lia*» vines their caftly juice deny.
Still Tajo\ f banks the jocund glafs fupply;
Stfll diftaot worlds ncdareous treahires roll,
Ahd either India fparkles in my bowl ;
Or Devon's boughs, or Dorfet's bearded fields.
To BrhainS art»u a Britilh beverage yields.
Rich in thefe gifts, why flionld 1 wiflifor more 7
Why barter confcience for fopetfluoos flore i
Or haunt the levee of a purfe-proud peer.
To rob poor Fieldin}? of the curule cltair } f
Let the lean bard, whofe belly, void u( bread.
Puffs up pieriao vapours to his head,
^ The ttMrmteJDr. 7l§mfi/wt vms wtf •fthtphym
JieUms U FrednUi fritut of Wala^ m thmS iiforhr
nihifb miki bit UJt, Ufm ibat •eemfm^ tbe do3^
iijftridfrvm Mtbepbjjuiaiu that atltnJedbis Higbm^t^
vbub Ir^i^bi iip0m bim tbiir m^ vinJemt rage amd
im£giuai9» ; for ibe Prime ^i*igt ibe n^rU %oss im-
alimed U fa^omr Zhaor Tbmm^Ui reetmwumdtimu.
He VMU MM imiimmie/riemJ «f p. Wbitebeai, amda/m*
nrtmriie witb bim mt ibe Prince* t emni. He vms «
w«t ef a feeaHsr tbrnrm^er t bmi tearmed^foigmlsr^ mU
imgemmoms,
f Tbe Tetpu-^a ^imdfst river ^ Portt^^M*
wmtufirgtUnJiuUt.
** Q«a TagtM aarilcris ptflet tvrbitut arents.**
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t Ji is r^wied, tbed dmrmg tbeUme Mr. MJffm
vtmi fecreUrj e/Jlaie^ %»bem bit cU frietti md aliy Am*
kr9fe Pbittifs afptui ie bimfer fime prrfeiaumt^ ibs
gremS mam very cmOy amfxitred^ tbgt " He ibevgbt bg
** iW alreaJj prtvUedfor bim, hy mmbimg bim /mJKes
« fir Wejlmimfitrr Te %»,biib tbe bard, witbfomg
ImdigmaNem^ replied, ** Tbemgb poetry vcjt m trade h^.
*^ ternU met live by, ydt befcmrmi te ever bit fitMhaei
■* r» maetber, xvbitb be engbt met to live ijy.**— iv«w
ever great mea, ia ear dayi^ aeay fraB'fi tbejeeretarya
fradnue^ certaia it h, tbe per/em bere peiaied at vim
very far./rtm^ mabijig a praodcai vf bit brtAat fm^m
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In Urtk-d»y pdei kii flimfy fuStmn tcbc.
And torture truth into a compUmcDt^
Wear oat the knocker of a great -man't door, . .
Be pimp aod poet, furnilh rhjmc or whore ;
Or fetch and carry for Ibroe foolifli lord.
To fiieak— a iittiog foprman at his board.
If foch the ani that captivate the great.
Be yoiirf,ye bardt ! the fuo-lhiae of a flate ;
For place or pcofion proftiiuti^ each line;
Make gcds of kiogt, and oiinifterf divine ;
Swear St. John^i feLT could neither read nor wrkc«
And Cumberland * out'bravoe> M»n in fight;
Call Dorfet patriot, Wi-Iet f a legal tool,
Horace f a wit, and Dodington a fool.
Such be your venal laik . whilft, bleft with eafe,
'Tit mine, to fcribble when, and what I.plcafe.
** Hold ! what you plcale ? (6ir Dudley cries)
•* my friend,
*■ Say, fnuil my labours never, never end ?
^ Still doom*d *gainft wicked wit my pen to draw»
** CorreA each bard by critic rules of law;
" *Twizt guilt and ihame the legal buckler place,
** Aod guard each courtly culprit from difgrace ?
** Hard u(k ! (hoold future }urynien inherit
* The city-twelve's fclf judging Bn'ifh fpirit $.-**
While you, my Thooipfon ! fpiic of med*cine
£tve,
Mark how the college peoples every grave 1
See Mead transfer eftates from (Ire to foo,
'And * * bar fuccelllon to a throne Q 1
* li is apfretendcd^ eitr modern eampclgMi gammttfail
^fmrmijbin^ iht reader with a firmer fupfly /tr thu
faffiige.
t Lord High Admiral mitbs—m title, hy wlieh
iiis excelieat chief maglfl rate is ojim d'i^imguijhed among
mir marine^ for hi* ff^rited vindication of the ftitirematy
of the civil flag and rectifying the martial mifuket of
"oae late naval trihunalt.
\ A cct tain modet n of tt,it name, tohofcfole pretsn'
Ron to this chjraiier (except a little arch • uffoonery)
conftjls in a truly poetic jl negligence of bis petfn.
§ Alluding to the confitutlonal Vt rdiii j^iven on the
trial of IVilliam Owen for fublifpiHg^*' The cafe <f
the Honourahle IcxanJer t\lnrr»iy^ Efq. —^a pam*
pLlet -written by P. Witttbcjd.
Q This line furnijhes a mcLncbdy memento of the
m<^ fatal catojlropbe that perbapt evei hefel tb'ts nation.
Among tie various tributaty vcrjn ivLicb fluived on
that occajim our author •wrt4t, the fylUv/ing , anjinbi^b
he here tales the l.bc: ty to inftrt bein^ -Milling to feixe
evet-i opportunity^ to perpetuate bis fcnff of our public
tofs^ in the death of that truly patriot prince. Frederick.
Whtn Jove, late revolving the (late of mankind,
*Mong Britons no traces of virtue could fiiid,
O'er the iflaud, indignant, he (IretchM forth his
n.d ; I^God %.
Earth trembled, and ocean acknowledg'd the
S(ill provok'd by our crimes, Heav'ns vengeance
to (how, [blow ;
Ammon, grafting his bolts, aim'd at Britain. the
But paufing'-'mure dreadful, his wrath to evince,
Threw the thunder afide, and lent fate for the
princ
f Alluding to the preceding earthquakes ^ in 1 750*
See Sluiw Xcarce lekTe the .
And N« *'s tet clic capCiW hnlb
rhougb widow'd JiaUa gifgies
Tet who arraigns cbc doAor f«
0*er life and death all mhCblatc
Right the preicripcion, vrbedia
Not Cd^— 'wholc praAacc u tl
His potion moft not ooly cvrc.
Apply the cauftic to the caUo^i
Undone'^ the doAor, if the psti
Superior pow'ra his mcntml hiB
And law oorre^ia the phyfic fif
Shall GakoS fonsr wirh privileg
And loot DDc iouiid-alc*r«tiTe<
To drive the raok diftcmptt ht
Or is mafi*> Jife IcTs prectona ih
With paified hand Ihonld jaf
And o*er a judge coiirt-c<NDpUii
Satire's droogdofe the mahuly ;
I write — when, lo ! the bench j
Each hoary head ere&» its luad
1 heir furs ail brill le, and their
In rage they roar, ** With rev r
** Seize I feizc him, ripftaffS-
" couru"
Led by the meteor of a mitn
If Sii>n's fi>ns through paths onl
For courtly ri:ek negle!^ each ri
Quit ad the iaint. and truckJeal
Their Maker only in the mooai
Nor e*er omit, at Brimfwick's r
I o cure this loyal lethargy «if g
And roufe to heav'n again its rt
S4y ! (buuld the mnfe, with one
Probe but the mortal part of th
• rii bbrphcmy, by cvVy prxell
No benefit of clergy may 1 pleac
With every cannon f poinded a
Alive I'm ceniur'd, and I*m d%r
Lawyt-r aod i-riell, hke d« 6tc
' ri«> their* to give advice ; 'tis '
To them alone all carrhly rule
Diplomu'd fiom St. Jamo*ii, ani
Y' t ilU there are, iic.r bench.
In vaiu may Ryder charge, or S
For law too mighty, and too pr
Lurk in the ilar. or lird it in a
HriHid in the facrcd circle of a c
While faftiion w^fr^ their poi
• A Hie correffion, tvith regarc
body, might prm-e no bad fecurity J
perty of t.'e patient^ a* tlr jaculti
countable to no' other poxver lut tb.:t
reititmde of tbeir candu^.^^^ ,mJ t
nation can afford fuc an i^^flatue at
ours, when- the furgeon is permittee
vince of the pbyfrian, and the apoi
felfin the periwig and ptumdcr afh^
a public fpirited endeavour ## citoe t
fore a projerdifcipiine in p>raiiicr^ i
empiiitifm.'"**' Hine iUm Lsehrjonm
f A certain piece of fpirituai ci
formerly playt^ off laitb great ex e
militant ; hut at pnfcnt na Qther'UfUi
fulminating explofion^
POEMS.
»Jf
leDce oVr each village the contagion wiiigf,
yad pe^^ntk catch -Uc iiuudic* of kings.
When purplcJ vice ih.i;l humble juiiice awe,
\nd falhiun n ukc it currcnf, ipitc lif law;
Not all thy art, O Horace ! had prevail'd ;
Here, all thy Roman recipes ' had fail'd.
Had fate to Flaccui but our days decreed,
U'iiat Polliu would aJmirc ? what Cxfar read ?
Vhat fuvcrti|rr. nu-d'cinc can itk courDe reclaim ? i Great Man>*» f Iclf ha<I dy*d ao bunable fwaiOy *
Vhat. but the pojt s panacea — fiunic !
*hns wit'tf great E'culapiu* * once prevailM,
\nd I'jtirc triumph'ii, v^hcrc the faicc* fail'd:
-7«i coiiluTs wr *uth could lurking folly hit'e.
'lo vtllal looks tcLurr the guilty bride : [guife*
-'he poi»;nant v* rle pitrc'd through esch fair dif-
Ind ma;!c Rome's iiiatruOkini de{t« lUtelmen w^ile.
Scar«.h all your llatute*, fcrj.ant ! wbcrc's the
■ ba!m
Can cure the itching of a courtier's palm '
Where the chalU can ^n, lay, thou halluw'd fage,
fhc virgin's glowing vki(hcftcan affuage?
>(«et but the iiar h-s longing 1 rdflup fee.
What pow*r can fct ttir captive conicivnce free ?
Hang but the (parklin>! pendant at her ears,
Wha; trembling m »i»l »he gen'rnus liver fears ?
Whei. UwlcU pafliiin leizM th* imperial dame f,
fir ihel» \ Wire < nly fi>und, to quench the flame ;
lio ri'Uts. or ha'.U, the kind cui.veiicnce gave,
To lof* her virtue, yet her honour lave.
In Cu} id's rites, now, fo improv'd our ikill.
M<>i!e itndo the nu iu4, when nature find* the will.
"iLjicU rcv'rcnd relict keepk a private pack,
And Aurdy Uallion with Atlcan back .
Where BritiiK dames to myllic rites repair.
Nor fail to tncct a lurking Clodio there .
In ani< r<iu» Itcahh^ di fraud the public fldprs,
And. I eh t!.e IXru'y vc'tt;^! of her due*;
Who \iJL\ Icfs niourna her lall, long-mortgag*d
^'own, [Brown.
WliiL Douelaf) J damns the drums of Lady
by ran:e<« celcllial, mortal fi males call ;
A: ^i^K till y are, hut an^eli in their fall.
Or c ro) jl P!-.oc:iix ;| Vtt re»lcemi the race,
Ari pK've*. m Uit.ain, beauty may h^ve grace.
Vain (hall the mule the various Symptoms find,
V iien every dodor'kof a difi'rent niuid.
1.1 ' '<> palm.bw t><ul c<irruption found,
V .;* !■: cour' M ni' ri ic h«mS, hi* irratc is found ;
I:; .'■ iilv:^: '9^^ brcaU let puMic fpirit reign,
Blillt r< V « •" y ^ry ) ■ the c«iite is in hi» brain ;
^.^ r •!!>( :'« u:'i.t t f place is want of fenle,
Ai:d L>ai:)%%<'> <W' * llnbborn virtue, downright in- I
When ills ur.' thu$ juO what the drdors pleafe, 1
An J the loul's lieahh is held the mind's dilcaie ; I
And Terence fought a Lxlius now in vaio.
Science no more employs the courtier's care«
No mufe's voice can charm Northumbcrland'f (
The lolid vote aerial vcrfe outweighs.
And wn;s dU courtly favour from thc'bays;
Hence ri:iw alone the facred gifcaof kings,
staves, truncheons, feathers, mitres, fimrt, ao4
firings.
Hence cradles,fce ! with lifping flatefmeo fpiwiit
And infant limbs befwaddled in the lawn ;
While honefi Boyle ^, too im}K>tcnt for place.
Sets, in meridian glory of difgrace :
Nor all the patriot mufic of Ma)onc
Can charm a court, like Sackville, or iike Stone;
Blcli twins of date ! whom iove and pow'r coB«
join.
Like Leda*s<.ff»pring, made by Jove divine;
Fix'd iti Hibernia'h hemifphcre to rule.
And ihed your influence o'er each knave and roo)|.
Whil(> the lad fummons of the nnortar's knell.
The rival deeds of each diploma tell;
And death's increaOng muftcr-roUs declare,
I'hat health and Thompfon are no longer here ;
How (hall the nmfe thii falutation lend ?
What place enjoys thee? or what happier fneodf
Say, if in Kal>buryS§ majcOic towers.
Or wtapt in AAiley's^ aniarantine bowen.
By triendfhip favour'tl, and unaw'd by ftate,
\ You barter Icicnce with the wife and gruat;
, O'er Pelham's politico in judgment fit,
I Reform the laws of nati »nf, or of wit;
4 With Attic zefl enrich the fociat bowl,
' Crack joke on j^jke, and mingle i'oul with (bnl;
I On laughter's wanton wing now froiic fpurt,
i Nor envy Fox*" the clofct of a court.
, I.01I in this darling luxury cf eafc.
Alike rt-gardld» both of fame and fees,
*' Let Shaw (you cry) o'er phyfic iov 'reigo reigBg
** Or W** boall hi* hecatombs of ilain :
" Be mine, to ftay fome friend's departing breath,
** And Child'h tt* may take the drudgery o€
*• dcaib."
* II rati ut /■ «i*vii/.
f /'^m/n./,. .• f.tt to yuliui C*fjr,v$em thymtmf^
Ci.iu.itms U\k jm ptfortuHitiy of fkJuctmgat mj^lewMja-
^ftf:^ t f'tbc Bmta Dem .
f " liitiavit caiidum vetcri ccntone lupanar."
Juv.
5 W»» Infjmfut^ fa'm'mi Aair^.
\
* Saih-ft. t / 'ir;^iL | f^rd Orrery .
Q At •ur juthor lamattrJ tbt oecaj^en of tb^i lim€t^9
MO cue more Jineerety rejouet <• ^md^ ti^t itg he^m of
pmlthc fpirit it likely to diffel tie clomds ^vhicC bsdimUr"
f*JeJi between Uy^ty and pairioiefrnt—^ -i tu%o ptlitkai^
Star in our dayt^ amJ xt'bieb/ome more £ajlerm Afagi
v/ould Jo vfell to/oUcu*,
§ A jiat beiomgimg to tbe Rijibt liomoi/raU* Gmrgi
DoJiKgtOH
^ Amoiber beiomgimg to Lord MidM^tK,
*• J^ordHoUamd.
f f A eeffeeboufe moiedfer tbe tefort of mnr moierm
Efulapi't^ n f-ere ihey ply for tbffe patient 1 tbe apotbe*
i| Prtn.ft vf li'jles, molf/er of bu prefent tnajt^y
• y 111.
f ^e: a prQfcfal ftr a militia^ poUifitd by Lord ! cary n ple-ifeJ I0 eonfign over to them ; and tubere amo^
I t^Kr apffnJjgr to pbyjl; f called the undertakers ) never
rau:it Dajt-wod, mfterwardt Lot J Le *^ failt U attend tl*e ptyfieai tevee^ in mder ti titeive tit
• •
A/.J.-V. (v
, t'.: fjtt^ iitd prttuhr op nmr auti^r.
I .kiijtive nnij »/ their joint-eniejvoun.
tfa THE -WORKS br P. VHITBHBAZt
Tet, Y%aMplbfi1 bf (iiiatt yift h ^
V^ fidneb GBite, *fid tdcae ffom thi
Say, to vliu cad Alt tiMdinit pm^r wh
Mm We tfac oleiR, ««idi 1^ HcMF^ i> Iedc
Aod joia «iA faupfliwMl to Uafi th]r btip;
«iiU wn dUMt id vtio dennnd thr fcai,
WMte l«Mi bn wtiu die fomiMM of rmr qnBl ^
SliaUEgTpt^phfve* tbavlrfinciiedtiimdty
And bnatjr'f mA aoc win I neeta iti aid {
O ! flrnd • ftvinf hud, ud kt die ftir
OwcdlwrfmretriuaipbiMtliy cur;
^l^Mc
n thepne)
r. Mend, and STd'uhku mn bcfim
iM Vtatha»t T^ o»e focul bMTto dK.
Come ih^ , my (Hindi if (rt«»dftip*)a«ne ua WDOj
CoDW ! bring mc lU I want, tlat iK tn joo.
V cunt feenet line filH (Iw pow'r to pleafe,
Tlwfci, TiMe»,liilh,toeanM,wllai,tw»,agdtreai
Here all in one harmoniou* prolpeift bkml.
And fcndCctpa die, feme Ijobcrt'if art can
ttMd.
HMMM(,aMd« hmnoR*! by faerDeohiai'i ftraim,
WtlMI'riiy fBdci thnv|fa Twkk'olnm'i io*'r7
phuMt
Vtiile Mi^I Rkbmond'i cIond-af^Ringt wnod
Ponn all in |«nd<:Dt pomp upon die flood.
Here tialiiTe'i cfaamu in pnw I*ftre life,
Mot teAlt^a mntiRi art her nin fvppliin.
L«! Vindfbr rcr'tend in ■ leiifiti of jtan
Ukc Cjbck, her tmr'r-crown'd fumDiit rear
And Hampton'* rarreti, with majcBie prid«,
Rc£:A their glnriei in the palGng tide :
Tliere BritiJb HenRy* gave to Gillia law ;
Here Uoom'd tbe bureliof a great NidaBf.
O ! eonid thde fcenei one monarch more
1 wnn eTcry tree ;
rt glory vir,; ")
ii,f<:dethclkicR;f
Hounllow'* de- f
but
Ko &oicn climitet, no tempennoui feu.
For BniDfwick'i weal alarm ingfeari fbould bring,
Mor Brriain eniy meinr r courti her king-
Here Campbell's B TiricdftiidCT with wonder fer,
JAe HeaT'n'i own Eden, ftor'd whh
Each [>lant with plant in verdant glpry
Higb-tow'ring pines, like Titani,f<:dett
And Lebanon'! rich grovet on Hounlli
Bot thief — whh awful flep. O ! let ut ftray,
Whetc Bntain'* Oipheni mr'd hii ficred lay,
WhoTe pore enehiwcd from his immbera grew,
And pro*ti, whit once w» fibled, now [> troe.
" TlK/maU-fT,r.fahl to iawjfijf tfpiarrd at Alix-
mAia. Brtlbc Di^tt'i irn-t-fm Ail iiptmfrr.
t Oiva Ev^n FaugUn, Efy. ifB«l,dTii i^JII,; a
XmtUmvt, m wi^friimlfirf Ibt AOtr tui tmr ai-ltar
•UrlypriJc ibimfilvii, Jibetmi tearr filluUj
" -■' ■mAmli-Brilifi
i tfUliam lit rhi'i.
MM". ■
Al&e tby Mrit l&e thy luM bril
Could fciendbip |^*c, irtnc 6«Ue m
Tbaogb Pope** <»■■— tri wifc Aif
Accept tUt off^rimr b«aa m fciaUct
Wofc tbon^ Im« fii^,7Mbaa4ll
And what no nUnfller cpwIJ wwfit
Pidu'd If the gntdnl trib— tt krl
lly 0^:11,111001^60 ! AaB«*cte
hi nrarliill'd fttvei let Iwan ■fi
And Mt^'a bdUfan fctaw Iftefr «a
Let brare Bofanrtn traaUedhaOT
And Anlbn wield the cAkst oT ibc a
ouHWtmlbrfc
Fr«ndliliewreckaaf ftMB, n
Tod rich fcr w
WhSfl here wi
Or lab the ioBiea of a tridi» ^ew
Each gay^mn'd boor, upas tta daai
The HyUi freight of rich iiifiriniMii
HeaMi, mfy handmaid, u my t^e «
And halcyon peace faooda wteMU o'l
Here oft, on amaaomioa'ufmm
To heavM I moant, and nator*'* «al
Or, led by reafbal nncUeOnBl doe,
ThroDgh error'* maxe, tnnh'i Innt I
View aget p«S in ftar7*a mirror flw*
And niAetiou'inio«J4l*iin(trcalpTTi
Or here the mole now fteab me frv
And wrapt me m th' endnatBcat «(
Thai Bow, and th» for ever flow !
DoBw'd by ceufore, or unbrib'd by pi
No Iriend to faAion, and no dope to I
Foe to *D prty, bol tbe paAKc weaL '
Why ibcD, from crcry venal bondwe
Courii have no glitt'ring IhscUEi left
My rcalbni, Thcmpfun : prithee ■& n
Take ihem, u Oifbrd'i Flaccoi {aag i.
" My »rc and freedom if for angbt
Would not yoo cry, ro BntUm, Bcdl
But to Tpnk out — Ihall what coui
"gage
My frailer jauth, now captiTate in ■
What care, can Te», what lerran M
To lum whofe Ihield i> hoary (iny.i]
■ Ptfr'i rfifli ft. Ari-iinti.
+ AlhiJi.il, a r<«lrTnlird^/waliL!T3f
vr . »i ij -..bU- M,m. h „ fr.fim,J, «
IfV lit aatnv wanti of njfi. r parU >bi
■ ■lb/,J,rfT,.ici..bam C«=iij^
I o/lerirdrA ixlaiiltd iy tir l,nit i
BMifc, Jj^gtlir i/lbr UU LtrJ H/^/iJmr.
§ Sr. .«,,/.>, ./ Dr. JCi,^', ^ W_i
i •Tb^.igili.h^.n/Ut^'.^i^tutuS^
••hj^u^jium ./ a, gra,u ,ii„^„^, ;
\mfilfk>^ ,1 Uafl he aiU',, rn^ _/,
tlbir, in ibtfraliiir nf l,ij Urtit iirf.j:
» O X M 8.
Ihflft life hfelffolktk worth mpfOM^
liat minifters cio give no hopet, or fnit ;
Jchtt^gh f(f own gray within my homblef gate,
:iie.*cr kih'd handa, or trod the rooms of ftate ;
(ft tml onhooDur'd hare I Uv*dv and Ueft
Rth rich convenieoce, careleft of the reft ;
fhat boon more grateful cao the gods heftow ;
W chode arow'd their (avoariti foni bdov * V*
AN OCCASlONiiL SONO,
Wrfinud iy Mr, Biord^ In tbi Chamber of m
«r/«f Serfemi, at ike TlMin^Rty^m Ctviad-'
Iw ftory we're fold
How our monarchf of old
*er France fpread their royal domaioi
But no aonalt (hall (how
Her pide laid £0 low,
■^ when brave George the Secoad did reign,
BraTc boys I
A* when biavc, ftc
Of Rocnao and Orrek
Let fMne no more fpeak ;
lioogh their arms did the old world fubdoe,
Through the natiooa around
Let her trumpet now found,
tow Britons have cooqoer*d the new.
Brave boys !
How Britoat hifve, Itc.
Eaft, wed, north, and fouth.
Our cannons loud mouth
hall the rights of our monarch nuintain;
On America's ftrand
Amherft Umiu the Uod»
ofcawen givet law oq the maia.
Brave boys!
BoCcawen gives, &c.
Each fort and each town.
We ftill nuke our own,
'ape Breton, Crown Pbint, Niagar;
Guardelape, Senegal,
And Quebec's mighty fiH,
ball prove we've no cijiial in war.
Brave boys!
Shall prove ifc*ve, 5tc.
Libera (1 pretio <|uantAvit otia vendam,
Cui non infanus videar ? Scd apertius audi :
Quae juvericm, infirmum<}ue aoimiciftare ne.
** qaibaoc,
I!la fcncm capiani } aut quz terrere pertcla
PolTe putcf hominem, cut citmadtericos annus
Prxfidio eft omni majo^ ^ cul vita videtur
Baud cquidem taoti effe, nt qnid caveatve
** pctatve
A regni fatrapis, nllaqve (it aaziiia hori.
Si mihi non dextram tetigilKt, am Korina rcgnm
Contigir, A lare fob tenid mea canojt «tas :
Attan^n leqoo aaimo, non olliartbas egeout,
Non in honoratus vixi : N^oue gratint n(^oam
Dii munas dtdctunt, cni B^arvtfc flMcntiir.**
Thongh ConiUnt dtd boaft
He would conquer our coaft,
Our thunder foon made Monflenr iMiCe }
Brave Hawke wing'd his way.
Then pounc'd on Ym prey.
And gpve him an EagUfli ulnte,
Bcavcboyt!
And gave him, Ac
At Minden yon know
How vre frighten *d the (be.
While homeward their army now ftetii^
•• Thoagk," they cry, « Brkiih boid^
" Are too hard for our hands,
* Begar } we can beat them in heels,
Ptfblen!
BepMr!«e^Aflb
Whllft onr hefotsfram hone
For laurels thus roam.
Should the flat-bottom*d boats bat appear.
Our miUcia Aall (how
Mo wooden*ihoed foe
Can with hretaen ia battfe cnaopwe,
Bwpc boys i
Oan vitth frtemco, Acr
Your fortunes and Kves,
Your children and wsvea,
To defend, *tis the time now or never :
Then let each vohmtcer
To the drum^ad repair-
King Geofge and ^ £ngiand lor ever !
Brave boytt
Kiqg Gencge, 5ic
SONO.
Sm^ixMr.Bemdima,£wesnMkmm$^j^999Md
TnK fun from the eaft tips the mountains with
iro^i [holdl
The meadows all fplangled with dew^ops be-
Hear ! the lark's early matin proclaims the new
<«»7. ^ [lay.
And the horn's cheerful fummons rebukes our de-
caoaus.
With the fporu of the fieid there's no pWw
fore can vie, [cry.
While jocund we fottow die hounds in fhll
Let the drodge of the town make riches hisfport;
The Have of the ftate hunt the fmiles of a court :
No care and ambififio our paftime annoy.
Bat innocence llill gives a aift to our joy.
With the %ortt, Ae.
Mankind are all hunters in various degree ;
The prieft hunts a living— Khe lawyer a fee.
The dodor 4 patient^the conrtier a pbco.
Though often, like us, he's flung out in the chafe,
Wichthelport^Ac.
The cit hunts a pIunib-''-while the foldier hnnts
&me.
The poet 1 dinner->lhe patriot n name;
S
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THE WORKS bF
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1 i
1 1
V
And the pnStifd CdqtMue, thiiugli flM^'feems to
refofe,
In fpttA of her ain, (^ her liver purfues.
With the. ijpom,&c.
Let the bold and the bnfy hont gbry and wealth;
All the blefling we aik ii the hUffing of health;
With houfld and with horn through the wood-
landi to roam,
And, when tired abreiad, find fontenttoSntat home.
With the fports of the field theroVno pleafure
canTiQ, ■
While jocnnd w« faHow ovr bonndi in full crj.
• >:/.
SONG.
i;
AMjf 9^ iSth, Btmrd st the Ammml Mtiiing •/ tie
JPteJdemt, Tm-Pr^Mit^ Gtmrnnii^Sli. If tie
Or trophies and laorelt I mean not th fitr^.
Of Pruffia*t brave prince, or of Britain*^ good king ;
Here the poor claim my long*; then the -aft i*li
difplay,
Kow you all ibiaU be gainers— 4>y giving away.
Derry down.
The cmife of the,widow^ yon- very well know,
The mose it was emptied, the fuller did flow-:
So here with your purCe the like wonder yooMI
find; [hind.
The more yon draw opty ftili— the itiore Idt be-
Bcrry down.
The prodigal -here without danger nuy fpend ;
That ne^er can be lavi(h*d, to Heaven we lend ;
And the mifer hii purie*ftringt may draw with-
out pain,
For what mifer won*t give— when giving it gain?
Derry down.
The gamefter, who fits up whole days and whole
nij^hti.
To hazard his health and hit fortune at White's;
Much more to advanuge his betts he may make,
Here, fee what he will, he will double his (lake.
Derry down.
Thr fair one, whofe heart the four aces controul.
Who fighs iorfuA-prendre^ and dreams of a vole,
1^1 1 her here fend a tithe of her gains at quadrille.
And (he 11 ne*cr want a friend — in vidiorious fpa-
diUe.
Derry down.
l,et the merchant, who trades on the perilous fea.
Come here, and infure, if from lofs he*d he free ;
4^ policy here from all danger tecures.
For fafe is the venture— which Heaven infures.
Derry down.
The ftock-j(.bber too may fubfcribe without
fear,
In a fund which for ever a premium muft bear ;
Where the ilock Hill muft rife, and where fcrip will
prevail, [fail.
Though South-Sea» and India, and Omnium (hould
Dcrrj^ down.
P. WI^ITEHBAD.
* The choiclunui KkeinCe Uim
• * "dniir, ■
And lere bay a Hviii;* in ^pite of il
In .Heavoo I mean ; then, widwt a
JLet hiok porehafc mwmy dirtrt an '
1
■
f Ye nkes^ who tlie joya of (fynei
And feii'Ei'in the ruin, of ▼irtoe. a fas
You may here boaft n trimnph confifti
And ke^, «nthoiit guilty m Unffio%i
U.iram charity thcb Ibch sdYrnqtagci
Thu yoBiftiU fain die mom . fhr a
ftow;
Here's the place will affimljraarkl
When the bafon mnya mnnA ha a
I
Then a health to that % Patron^ wIm
and ftore
Yield aid and defence to the fick anc
Who no celnrtier An flatter, no patrii
Bat, our prefident*s here— ^^ir I'd aeU)
1
I
. BALLAD*
IjOKpyRoger in vaoa
Stjrovc Cic'ley to gain.
And thai fomecbing he wanted Ihe 1
Yet ftill (he reply'd, .
Firft make me your bride.
Or— I wifli I nuy die if I do.
Quoth Roger, neat lair
Til deck out your hair
With a top-knot, green, yellow, or b
No topknot, pray, bring
Without the gold ring.
Or— I wiih I may die if 1 do..
Together one day.
When making of hay.
Pretty C is on a haycock he threw;
His hand did intrude ;
She cry*d, don't be rode.
For— f wiih I may die if I do.
But Roger (Hll preft
Her lips and her breaft.
Until kinder and kinder ihe grew :
A glance from her eye
He faw gave the He
To—" I wUh I may die if I do.'*
He knew what it meant.
Took looks for confent ;
Then-^a fairing prcfcnted to view.
Which Cis fo amai'd.
She (igh'd while flic gaz\
Oh ! 1 furdy (hall die— if I do.
* AJJitional ^Pamzajf^r tb^ tuunulj
of the cUr^.
t Ditto for tb* Magdalen Hf^Hmim
\ Ttc late Duke of Dcvonfbirt^
hat ioreri conceal
1 mufc ihooH reveal;
id fancT tlicfi what did eofoe X
t fliv no more crv'd,
fk make me ymir bride,
vifh I may die if I do
I ' RMgtr ! fay- CU,
fairinjj like rh^^
fail a vouii;: maid to fubduc :
) knot you need b/ing ;
•,'cr mind the gold rine,
wifh I may die if I do.
A FRAGMENT.
Bacchus j dly god, invilct
;l in hi* cv*ning rltc^,
hi- altiir* I furround,
1 Mv'rh Burgjndian inccnfe crown'd :
rm hat wine witlinut thr lafs ;
;c ^rlvc5 rclllh to the glaf'».
all arAund, with j'^cund glee,
imer^ coaft their lav'ritc Ihr;
1 cv'ry nymph ni) lip? proclaim,
i:t Tiill whilpen CM e'» name ;
u« with me, hy aiu'iou*' Uealih,
*ry glafs i» Chl-e's health.
VERSES
fj hy /.j./v Pjmfr.t't Prr/int 'f 'ome Antique
e. '0 (>rf',rj; the ^rt'i: ',>.i*ti ff ^Kere fti^ifily
jbe ftavtJ ivitb 'JjcubiUt.
>rd's ft ones, a* Bbco writes,
itt .ilhri!'^. arc J»»'"hi?c»
Th it hid the cour* «'cfi.»ncc ;
lult the danger tiovv in^rcaic,
Antit % arc come from Rome and Greece,
To form a grand alliance !
rumj from land» c'f liberty,
l^oncs can fure no I'urici be,
«3r Irit't^^l-To "he I'rrtcnder;
itr hinifcii can nr 'cr dcvilo,
V ; u'.nlh 1\ -nf- OiouM ever rife
Agaiall out faith '» Defender.
TO DR. KING.
ave I heard, with rlam'rout oote,
iiig cur cx.ilt hi» ti.roat
At Cynthia's fllvcr^•ay^;
[h the biazc oi learning** light,
\t»u, C) King. • lT;n'l hi* lijjht.
The l{>ai.iel B'ta^i) ba)».
THi: bUn HRH.Y AND BEE.
TO ILAVIA.
Flavia, fee ! that fluttVing thing,
nund yon' flowtr wi'h fyionivo wing,
Yet ne'er it«lwret explore;
wikr. the indt]|triou^ bee
l» the huney from the tree,
Aisd hifcs (be preciuui flore.
So y )U, with coy, cnqueitilh art,' '
Play wanion ronnd yi»ur lover's heart,
InfenOblc and free :
Love't balmy blefCng would you try,
No longer fport a buiurfly.
But unitate the bee.
VERSES,
Dropt In Mr. GarrhJi'* Tem^U of ShaiJ^art,
While here to Shakfpeare * Oarrick payt
Hi« tributary thanks and praiifc ;
Invokes the animated ftone,
To make the poct*f mind hi* own;
That he each charadttT may trace
V^ ith humour, dignity, and jj^race ;
And mark, unerring mark, to mco,
The rich creation of hi« pfn ;
Prcfcrr'd the pray'r — the marble god
Methinks 1 fee, afifenting, nod.
And, pointing to hi» laurell'd brow.
Cry — '* Half thit wreath to you 1 owe :
Loft to the ft:ige, and loft to fame ;
MurderM my fccocs, fcaree known my name ;
Slink in obliyion and difgrace
Among the ctmimon. fcribbhng race,
Unnotic'd long thy Shakfpeare lay.
To dudnefs, and to time, a prey :
But now I rife. I breathe, I live
In you — my reprefentative !
Again' the hcro*» breaft I fire.
Again the tender figh infpirc ;
Each fide, again, with laughter (bake.
And teach the villain-heart to quake ;
\\\ this, my fon . again 1 do—
1 ?— No, my fon '— ' fi* I, and you."
While thus the grateful ftatuc fpeaki,
A bh«fti o*erf^read« the fuppliant*» cheeks—
•• What! -Haifthiiwrcaih, wit'* mighty chief?—
*• O grant *' he crici, ** one Cngle lc*f ;
'* I hat far o'erpays hi^ humble merit,
** Wh<»*i but the «irgan of thy fpint"
Phcc'.^u* the gen'rous conteft heard—
When thus the g d addrcf^'d the hard :
*' Here, takt thi* laurel iVom my biow,
** On hira yi^u' mortal wreath beftow —
*' Each niatchlefs, each the palm (hall bear,
** In hcav*u the bard, on earth the pUy'r.
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CUPID BAFFLED.
Diana, hunting on a day.
Beheld when- Cupid flceping lay,
Hi» quiver by hii head ;
One of h\% darts (he ftole away.
And one of her'» did clofe convey
Into the other's Head.
When next the archer through the grote,
In fcarch of prey, did wanton rove,
• The fijtite 9/ SLik/peare^itt ike temple JeJiemttJU
tfje hard irf yfr, (tariuk. tn hit Jeli^ttjul j^jrdrn M-
liamptom^ riuu the %BOtk tf that Mt mmd U
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And Ciipid't powV def j'd.
Soon at he ejM the rebel maid ;
** Now know my fwwV !" enra;*d, he hid'i
Then lerellM »t her heart :
Foil to the head the fliaft he drew ;
But barmlefii to her bceaft it flew.
Wot, lo !— *heM Dian*t dart.
Szultinf » theft the hir-maic cr|*d» %
** Food urchin lay yoar bomr aftdt ;
** Your quiver he uBboond :
** Would you Aurctta^ heart fttbdMtf
" Thy playChiniir arrowi ne'er will do %
«* Bid Danioii give tKe wonod.*'
DEATK AND THE DOCTQiK.
*TwiZT death and Sehomberg, t' ether dafi
A conteft did arife ;
Death fwore htt prize he*d hear awayt
Th6 doAor, death defiet.
EnugM to hear hi* ponr*r defy*4p
Death drew hit keened dart t
Bat wond'riog (aw it f lapce afide.
And imfii the vital part.
AN OCCASIONAL FROLOGUB^
S/9kem lyMr. P^wtU^ a/tO^^fem^^ibf ^lM«r»-
14. 1767.
Ai when the merchant, to increafe hii ftore.
For dubiont feas advent*rout qutti the fliore;
Still anziou* for itt frel|[ht, he trembling feet
Rocks in each buoy, and tcmpefts in each breeze ;
The curling wave to mountain billowR fwells.
And ev*ry cloud a fancied ftorm foretelU :
That rafhly launched on this theatric main,
Our all on board, each phantom gives us pain ;
The catcall's note feems thunder in our eart,
And ev*ry hlfs a hurricane appears ;
In journal fquib« we lightning*s blaft efpy,
And meteors blaze in every critic** eye.
Spite of thefe terrors, dill fonic hopes we view,
Hopes, ne'er can fail ut — fincc-ihey'rc ptac*d — in
in you.
Your breath the gale, our voyage is fecure^
And fafe the venture which your fmilet eniifre ;
Though weak hit (kill, th* aJvent*rer muft fucceed,
AVhere candour taket th* endeavour for the deed.
For Rrctitford*s (late, two kings could once fnfSce ;
In ourt, behold i four kings of Brentfr>rd ri(e;
All I'melling to one nofcgay** od*rous favour.
The balmy nofegay of — the public favouf.
From hence alone, our royal funds vfc draw.
Your plcafure our fupport, your will oor law.
While fuch our government, we hope. you*U own
us;
But (hould we ever tyrant prove — ilcthrone uf.
Like brother mooarchs, who, to coax the na->'
tion.
Began their reign, with fome fair proclamation,
We too (hould talk at lea(l*-of refunnation
THE WORKS or IK #HITSftCA&
Declare, that during
No bard (hall momii laio Bot^^-Mfit^
Bot then the pkay mvft Wwt Ahk wi
And we illow'd |ole mndirQi elitt 1
For tbofie deep fiigw of tiw !■%«
Whofe tafte it too rcfiaM for wmitm
From Rome's greet theasce we*U cvl
And plant, 00 Britaio'o Refit A
Greece.
If fimne thefe are, o«r BritUk-ted
Who tafb the encieiit wtt of vqciem
Be oon to I'avc, from tiaie*a devoerii
Their workt^ and fiuutch tlMSr Ja»
. (omb.
For yon, ye fiair, wlio fprightfia
Where mn6c decka tfk all her aira tbi
Gay opera (hal| all itacfaam diipeali!
Yet boaft no tnnefn| tfiumpli oiperic
The nobkr bud fluU Rill alerc hia t
Nor Handel rob a dhakfpeare of b» 1
To greet their mortal brethcen of
Here all the gods of paatomime ihal]
Yet 'midft the pooip and inn|^ of m
Some plot may mark the meaaiaf^ «l
Sccnet which were held, in good lCiii|
By faget, no bod epilognca to pUyi.
If terms like thffe your ffknrm^ a
To fix our mimic empire ol* the Rage
C()n(irm our title in your fa.r opinion
And crowd each night to people oar
Om cmverimg the Cbtipti tw m
the Ltnrd DoHura^^ (oiUd ** Tht G
/•rdfiinr
Br Ovid, among other wovidcr^. we*
What chanc'd ro Philemon and Bauc
How their cot to a temple ^nrao coR}ai
So a chapel was chang*d to a kitchen
The lord of the manfion mofi rightly
His guefts lov'd good prayVajnuch k
eating ; .
And po(rcls*d by the devil, as fome 1^
What was meant fir the Ibol, be afi
belly.
The word was fcarce given — ^wben di
the cloek.
And ftraight was feen fia'd in the for
And, (hameful to tell '. pulpit, benches
Form*djCupb*^rds and (helvet, for plat
and ftewt.
Pray*r>b(koks tum*d into plattera • ne
fable,
A dre(rer fpruKg out of the communt
Which, inftcad of the nfital repaft, hrc
Is (lor'd with rich foups, and good Eng
No fire, but what pure devotiou coulc
Till now had been known io thia tcm
But, good lord ! how the ncighbottrs
admire,
When a chimoey role up in tite roooi
P O E M 9.
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^ Jew rainy people tfie mtfter miftook,
;^ilb Leritet were fculUoni, hit high-prieft a
^ though he df fif^M our religion to aker,
p^ they faw the burnt-offering finoke at the
V betl'i folemn found, that was beard far and
near,
^ oft rou^M the chaplain unwilling to prajV,
^iiMre to good fermoni now fummoni the fin-
^ ncr,
^•blafphemoui rings in-~the country to dinner.
p-ta my good lord the bifliop had* heard the
^ ftran^e ftory,
^r the place was profan*d, that was built to
^ C — *s glory ; [deed,
J of seal he cried out, ** Oh, how jmpious the
.To cram Chriftians with puddiug, inftead of
^\ " the creed r
^€tk away to the grove hied the church's pro-
tedor,
^folving to give his lay-brother a te^re ;
^ he fcarce had bcguu, when he law, plac'd be-
' fore *cm,
'haunch piping hot from \)\cfaitBmm/itmSi»rMm,
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Troth !'* quoth he, ** I find no great fin in the
^ " plan,
*W1iatwasufeler<itoOod — to make ufrfu! to man :
Befides, *tis a true Chriftian duty, we read,
The poor and the hungry with good things to •
" feed."
ben again on the wall* he beftow'd coofecratton,
lit refcm'd the toll righu of a free vifi;atioo :
bua, 'tis Aill the Lord's houfe— only Tiried the
treat,
ow, therc'ft meat without grace— where wai
grace without max,
VERSES
')m th Ihtke •/ Cumber Um^t ViBofj mt CuUoicn^ in\
the Vtar 1 746.
s hif worm-eaten volumes old rime tumbled o*er
'o review the great adbons that happen'dof yore;
/hen the names of young Amnion and Cxfar he
faw,
[e to one oppo«.'d Churchill-— to th* other Naffau;
hen faid, with a figh, *^ What ! has Britain no
*' fricna? [end?**
With thefe muft her long race of heroes have
/hen Hraight a luud blalt on her trumpet f.imc
blew,
/hich fo \ov\% had been Gleot, the found he
fcarce knew ;
ut fonn in his fiv^ht the fw'.ft froddefi* appeared,
nd, half out of breath, cryM — ** News, news !
" have ym hcar^i ? — -^
1 have vet one hero to «.Jil fo your ftorc,
firave William has ci nquer'd — Rebellion's 00
*' more."
'ell plea^'d, in his snnaN time fet down the name,
Tailc the record aothcniic-aod gave it to fame.
VERSES
Infcrihtd on a MonumeU, calUd The Tomb of Care
im the Gardtn of the Ute Jobm RUb, Efq. at Cvwtiy^
in MiJdiefcx ; ttfbfreon {bree beautiful S»y* art (•*
vtrimg M fumcral Urn vt'di a yeil^ojf Fhwtrt.
Wnv, bufy boys, why thus entwine
The flowery veil around thb (hi ine ?
As if, for halcyon days like thefe.
The fight too folemn were to pleafe :
Miitaken boys, what fight's fo fair —
To mortals, as the Tomb of Care ?
Here let the gloomy tyrant lie ;
His urn an ahar (ball ftipply.
Sacred 10 eafe, and fecial nairth;
For Care's decease — it Pleafore'a birth*
THE EPITAPH
(/n Letters of Brafi^ Inferlei by m Fewutle Figure r«-
frefaaUg HIJIory), omaMarb/i Fyramidofthe M—
numeut rfjobm DukeofArgjU,
BaiTON, behold, if patriot worth be dear,
A (hrine that claims thy tributary tear !
Silent that tongue admiring fenates heard,
Nervetefs thar arm oppofing legions fearM 9
Nor lefs, O Campbell ! thine the pow'r to pleafe^
And give to grandeur all the grace of eafe.
Long, from thy life, let kindred hertftt tnce
Arts which ennoble ftill the nobleft race,—
Others may owe' their future fiime to me;
1 borrow immortality from thee.
H'efimimjier Abbey, P.WhITIBEAD.
VERSES
Om tU Name, P. Wbitebead, fmhferibed H the abtvt
Jnfriptim^ beimg removed tbetue fome time a/ter tbs
AfcHumemt was ertSed.
G*t% the tombs as pale envy was hov*ring around.
The manes of each ha1k)w'd hero to wound ;
On Argyll's, when fhe faw only truth was re«
lated
Of him. whom alive (he mod mortally hated.
And finding the record adopted by fame,
In revenge to the poet— flie gnawM out hit name.
VERSES
To Mr. BrcUe, oh the Refafal »/ a Licence to blr
Play ef GuJIavus Vafa,
While Athens glory'd in her free-bom race.
And f«:irr.cc flouriOi'd round her favVite place^
1 he mule uofetter'd trod the Grecian fiage ;
Free were her pinions, unreftrain'd her rage*
H-ild and ffciire (he aim'd the pointed dart,
.Anii pourM the precept voifi^nant to the heart,
I'ill dire dominion llretcn'd h^r iawlefs fway.
And Athrrt' fons were dcftiuM to obey :
Then, firft, the fla^e a liccn^'d bondage knew.
And ryrintsqualh'd the fccne tJ:ey ftar'd to view ;
Fair freedom'* voice no more wa^ heard to charm,
Or liberty tlic Attic audience warm.
Then flrd the mufc. indignant, from the (bore,
I Nor deign 'd to dwell where freedom was 00 more :
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Vain the*, ahi'! fhe fooght BriranT)ia'» ifle,
Charm'd with her voice, mdxheer'd ut with her
fmile.
If bailie lawt her genVom flight retrain,
And bind her captiye with th* ign«ble chaii\ ;
Bold and unticen^d, in £liia*t day%
Free fl^w*'d her ntinibers flottri(h*d fair her bayt ;
O'er Biitain*s iUgeiiiaj|J|ie,-iinconfiti*d, ■ '
She tun*d her. p«tniitl«naM to auuikind ; *
For nti((hr7 heroes rtniKik'd, cv*ry age,. [psg«-
Then beamed then gioriont in her ahakTpeare**
SbakffeareVi no more Im loft waa the poei'i
name,
Till thou, my frknd, my gcomt, fprpng to fatae ;
l^ur'd by hit laurelV ocver-fadiag bloom.
Yon boldly fnatchrd tho trophy from hia conbt
Taught the 'declining inuie again to foar, . :
And to Britannia gave one poet mfTe.
rleavM, in thy ttya wc fee Oyftavus live ;
Bur, O Cuftavua ! if thou canft, forgive,
Briton», more favage than the tyrant i)an(^
Beneath whofe yoke yoi| drew the galling cnai^,
Degenerate Britons, by t*hy woitli difmayM,
Profana thy gtorkf, and profcribo thy fiiadt;
Ai Granville*# ioft pumbera ttne Hfyra't jnR
praife, ■. t, y
And Chloe (hinca lovely in Pri(>r*a fwoet kya i
6o, would Daphne but fmile, their csamplc l*d
fcilloW, • • '
And, at (he look* like Venus Td fing It^c Apnilb :
But, alj% ! while no Inuie s from the lair one ib«
fpirc, llyte!
How languid my drains, and how tunelel* my
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G«\ zevhyrti falute in foft accentt her car.
And -cU how f Unguilh, figh, pine, and rt'efpair;
In- gentleft murniur* my paffion commend,
But whilper it folly, for fear you offend :
For furt, (> ye wi-.d'-. you may tell her my pain ;
Til 3crtphoD*i to fuifurybut not to compiaifi.
P. WHITEHEAD.
Wherrycr I ^jo, or w^Bcanr I 4o,
bitiUfosaethiog: prcfcoc*> the Hit ayn
If I tiavcrfe the gmrdcD, the gardn
Me her neck in the Ijljr, htr lip in
But wirh her. mit|ier lily nor ^
Far fweeter*a her lip, and her boi
If, (o ycnt my 'food afiguilh, I fteal
The fpring tneire prcfeucs the firefli
loyc;
Vhe niehfingale t0Q, ^vith in.pefftii
Pours f 'rth her fwecc firaiiu in m
. ?oice i .
Thus the groTe and ita mofic 1
For like the Ippng flic Iboka fair,
ingale fing*.
IF, for faking the groTe^, I fly to tl
Where beauty and fft^n^Sniir unites
3ome glimpfe of my fair in each d
In Richmond's fair form, or in Br
eye;
. But, alat 1 wbnt wonid Brodene
Unheeded they'd pais, were n
there.
If to books I retire, to drown my f
And dwell over Hpra^e* or Ovid't
In Lydia, or Chi>e, iny Daphne I
But Chloe waacoiirecnna, aiin Lyd
Ijke L.ydia,'or Chi«*c. vi-oulc Da
.^ikc Horace, or OviU» To dog i
TO DR. SCHOMBSRG, O
To Schomber^ quoth Death, •* I y*
" have :"•
To Death replied Schomkerg. ** f
i hen Death ieis'd hit arrow, the*
And each wound the uiic gave, t*
again ;
rill Death fworc he never had me
Since he and the college had been
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POETICAL WORKS
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JOHN BROWN, D.D.
Ocntiiiibg
CIIAT ON lATlll, II aOHOOIt
CVtK or lAUL, " INSCKlPTIONi '
bV. f^€. fft»
Tq which is pr<fiied|
THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.
Do thou fair Tiuts ddeendL
Aod watchful goard him in id honeft end ;
Kindly fefere* inllniA hu equal line»
To court do friend, nor own a foe hnc thine.
But if hit giddf eye Chonld vainly quit
Thy ficred path*, to ran the mnfe of wit ;
If hit apoftate heart flumld c*er incline
To offer locesfe at Corrnption*! ihrine,
Urf^e, n^e thy power ; Uie black attempt confound^
Abd da(h the finoking cenfor to the groond.
Thus aw'd to fear inftrnded bardt may fee.
That guilt ia doom*d in fink in infamy.
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THE LIFE OS BROWN,
own BftowN WW born tt Rodibnry, in the'dotnity cf ll«rthumb<»lidr4, Nb^f^mbfr 5. 171^. Ke
ras dsfcduicd from the faaUy of Brown of Coslfton- In HaddlngMnlhirel' - Hit father, the R<^
ohn Brown, wu a natiTc of Dunfe in Bcrwickfhire ; and, at the time of hit fon*t birth, Wafe-tiiraCa^
» Dr. Thomlinfon re^cr of Rothbary. He vnd collated hf Dr. Mieolibo BMidp of Car lllei- to
M lararage of Wigtoo in Cnmbcriiod, m Uke btker end of 171^. Hii motK^'s naidcff nund
ntPotti.
.He reeeifted the firft part of hia edncatlon atthe granmur fchool of Wigten. fVom tlieMC hm
■*i rtmored to the Univerfity of Cambridge, where he wm entered of Sr. Johft'i College, Deocdw
icr f 8. 173ft, under the tuition of Dr. TonftalL
He took the degree of Bachelor of Arti in 1735, with great reptotatkm, bdn^ mt the head of the
imnglcrt, and retnned to WiftoB» where he waa ordained by Dr. Fleming bilhop of Carlifle. Hie
irik preferment waa to a minor canonry and ledurer&ip of the cathedral ehnrch of Carltfle. He
rtmained in obfenrity in that city till X739, when he went to Cambridge, to take hia depec oC
MaAcr of Arta.
In 1745, he diftingoiflied faimfelf by hit seal for p>Teniments and aded at a ^rofaintcer at tba
irge of Carlifle, during which he behaved with great inucpidity.
After the defeat of the rcbcla, when fiereral of them were to be tried at the aflii ea beM at Cbr-
liile in 1746, he preached Tim Stfmoms on the mutnal connexion between rcUgioua truth and civil
freedom, and between fuperftitioa, tyranny, trreligioo, and atheifm.
Hit attachment to Whig principlea procured him the.fricndlbip of Dr. OCbaldcfton, who contri^
iMited to hia obtaining from the Dean and Chapter of Carlifle the living of MorUnd, in the cpunty
of Weibnoreland ; and, on the death of Dr. Fleming« being advanced to that fee, 'appointed him
•ne of hit chapUint. He relig^ hit preferment in the cathedral of Carlifle in difguft»
In the early part of hit life, and probabiy during hU rcfidence at Carlifle^ be wrote hia poem in-
tituled Hmmr^ inicribed to Lord Vifcoont Loirfdale.
Hit next poetical performanoe^ though not immediately publilhcd, war hia Bfftrf m S^tht^ In three
pwtt, addreflied to Warbuiton, who immediately introduced him to hia friend Ralph Alien, Efc^ of
Prior Parkt, near Bath, to whofie gencrofity he wat indebted, at a time when hia cirounfiances bad
■ot raifed him above pecuniary obligationa.
On the aid of April 1750^ he preached a icrmon at the Abbey-Chorc)i at Bath, for the benefit
•f the General Hofpital, Om tht JPwrJmt rf F^ Ptnimtt^ mmd the Mifckitf* ^ImmtdtrtitGami^, which
wat attended by the fuppreffioo of the puldic gapiing-tableaiin that city { an e&d which did faoDonr
In tlie preacher*! elcquence.
In 175X, hit EJf^y m SuHn waa given to the world In the fecond vblvtne of WarbortonVedMan
cf Pope't Workt, with which it flill continnet tn be printed, at wcU at ia the third vnUmr of
■• Dodfley*t CoUcdion.*'
The fame year, he publiflied, what may be flill regarded at hit capital prododion, hit //^' «•
tht Cbarafitfifiici 9ftbt Earl tf Shaf^ry I. Om iRUrafr, tmjtdrrt4€s tie Teft ff/tf^, II Om tin
Mctivei /• Firtme, and tbt Nn^Jhy rf Melipmu Primti^t. III. On HeveaM Pftipem and CbriJIimiij,
The work wat dedicated to Mr. Allen, and received by the public with a high degree of applaufe.
In the laft F.Jfmy^ he it faid to have received confiderable affiftanoe from fait father. The fifth edi-
tion wat printed in 1764. Mr. Charlct Bolkeley, a Diflenting Minifler, publiflicd two pamphkH
ill viodkatign of Shaftcflmr^i iy r7^| aof 17 ji^ wrhtCD with abORy and ^iri^
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He had a |iriocipal huid In the compoficioo of an ** Eflay oa Mnficml
AvifoD,^ which came out in that year, and wat well received. To the l^cond edit
|)earcd in 1753, wat added an iogeniont and learned ktter to the aathor coaccnii
the andentt, by the late Dr. Jortin, though^abliflied withont hit name,
^tA Visit he |>rin!ed ^mn^OiOm the UA^JMuA^ ^^u^f^m W^i^^kf^f^k
and contends for tht, g^tv^^bki^cy ofkereUoAjki iiLlErabqiu^ A& doi&ikeTedn 1
yartitnlif MfldfttAligiifii rn diftiagniihpaiUinliiifcflii-hMt liwlifiiin ilw owwd
tion only fo far at they are calculated to promote the )>Brpofes of religioo, and the |
all the profcfliont of Chriflianity.
^'i4bo.ut;tlviafiBM,.ha.^i|»il^ot«d by the Variitf HaiUwfctEf jto'iteiliaifirrof Ore
lM9i»tt|y>n.;hefQljfftttioa.of:hUte the HoacCbarlearJKad«» td wjaimi AeaHadbna
' lof fJ5,. hb Miklkr^d; aiiSigedr,'Mf'afted.af tW thfftre in UrkrfiUm. .: ^Tl
Jbcffow^ firfia •^ Mmpd.!' Z^ir^*dS£bttkdndih9r i;dai*tioai^eatly lEfieiiAlc
the charafier of Barianfa fecmt to be drawn after Ptli^bmUiSf with Ibaae few Ar
aid ths^Uoilediig moaardf in the ** MounBBs>B>ide/*r> It nact wiflilfrnatjfADcefr i
tadaii V ^d, being * ^by^ of .biiftle and tefind^iML'kfiefia phficflciD ^Jtte'llage. <
cd the prologue and epilogue. .1' ■ . -^ . * ' l • ' -.:..: 3 -.:! t -
. TheSamfe-yterr hr.todk tha degree of DdAar ^ptrfaiity At Ca»hrldfgi/:j -
:. In 1756, hk i^tftjSfli, atfl^dy, wiaaAcdfat fli«-thiia»re Iv OMCf JILailev and wi
^t'thc {tnbUdilmiididboi'bkeme ibpopular'a^play kr^^Hlir^V dad^flkm^ mnc
^fiatl «0^ bettayf «c«^it«4^p1eca-of the tw6, hat b^ furoefy hearth oKttfoafrhft' of fi
^ It it founded on the Briti(h hiftory, and hat great merit. The ihug^Ies and con
jMifluai; which Astef/lam ii^fliadtf to'ftlkdefgtf.tife^^it paternal and dftofiH^lc tfWAtoi
of a relentment which had led him incia' atfa^oCl^fon agaiiiff hA f>irinc« ^finl coi
fn^oif ed, and perhaps feart^ly eicfdltfd'iA ifiy ofdui* inbdehi ^rag^di^ - tfe dlU n^
tb tht florid either ^ith»«>««ir^ or if lA*5l^r'"* * .--».' ; -j-^.
In 1757, he publilhed hit famoni t/Kilm ^fWe^aiikfA'altii Pi^l^t^eP- i/'tit ^j
a ^^ ftpM ftfle, fe^ edStioiif dflt lTaViri(fl)?c»' pfinfed hi little mere thah i yeai
when the minds- of 'the ^opte Weri^ ektfehi«l)^ dfpre#Rril by fomv^ linproTptfroin rrt
l:oiyfe<|tttfntIy; they we're more ready to ltften't<e> thb tnelmich ly, -an^^erhaprt'oo jaf
of the mannert and principle of the iM\<mr tht chief tfcfigA «f the FfUUate was
Win, luxurrous, and-felfi(h cffehiinacy, in the'fiifrhcf faftlw of liTe/llPiafVed the char^^
and to point out the efTcdt and fourcet of thiif effeminacy. In t^c proT>cotion ol
tcrtainly difphyed «\ich ftj^ifci^y and Ingcnbfty of obfervation. His cha^-aAers are
ed; and the ftyle elegant, pointed, and lively • though it mnft likcwire be acknowl
tetnarka are fomet^me? f 00 minute, and that he write«'with tt>o great an air of felf.im
work, which at firft met with far more ap plaufe than ccnfu^e, wat iii a fttort time ru
polar clamour ;• but not arifwered. Scverarantagantos rofc up agiilnff hifc; fome of
irety little confcquencc. Ralph, in hii -* Cafe of 'Aaihors" wa* a formhWbfe adve
the beft anfwers to the MJItbiatfWM ** ^e Charadkriftict of the Prer<hit*Sl;ate of I
written by Dr. Wajlace of Edinburgh.
In the fomnier after ^'S/HwNrte wai pifblilhed; as he was one night firtinif ale
Gardaae, the fiDUoWiSg Imfrwrnftu, with wbicbitte wu much pleafed, was feiit him I
hand:
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O' fay, thon gracient eenfor «^f the age,
What can thy foUiary choughta engage ;
y^hat iurei thee thut. to ^leafurc't golden reigo>;
Ca'm*ft thru, like Cato, to go out again ;
No ! Tent like Raphael from the heavenly powersi,
- To meet the inhabitanu cif £den*t bowers, '
Welcome, O feer ! purlue-the glorious plan,
To mauik the luanocifi and reform the map.
tHE LIFE OF BkOWtl. . %ji
ttftimory f^iv^n bf Vnltairc, to the tfMt whi.-ti the f^iartflf had on the condud of the
i% vpry honoorahlc m Brown. " At thisttrae (I7565 there appeAred a book inttcled •* An
lare of thr Manner*' of the Timft,*' of which there was no It-ft then five editi ns printed off
lion in the fpace *'f three months. In this treatife the aurhiir prove* that the tofrlifh nation
firelf dcf^encrated; that it was near iisniin: char its inhabirantt were no longer fo robuft
ily a^ in former times; and that its foldiert had lott their courage. 'l*hii Work rouf<d the
'v (f rhc tri^lifli ration, and p.odiiced the following^ eonfequences ! They attackrd almoft
ind the fame tiiur, all the fea coafts uf Prance, and her poffeffi >ns in Afia, Afiica, tod
a."
75 8, he piibliHied the frcond volume of his F/Hmwte^ Vt. containing fftfne additional remarkt
ruling manner^ and principle*, which msnifefted hitufnal ingrnnity. The fkftchesof a great
r, and of a political writer, drfiwned for Mr. Vm and himlelf, are very miserly. But hu
which is ^00 coolpicnous in this V'.luin^, expofed hint to general ceofure and diflikr; and
juilicr« againft him occafioned the leal ctcellencica of the work to be very much ovcrKtoked/
riodical critic- treated him with uncommon feveriry; andfuch a multitude of antag'-ntfts rofe
him, (o many oi'jrdinn* were urged upoi» him by friends as well ts enemies, that he ferini
' been dreply imprtrfrrd, and to have retired for a while into the eointry, from whence he
4m Exp/.inmtvry Dtftnct •f the Efiimatw, \^t in a feries of letters to ^ noble friend which end-
lit i^art the atfiir of (he E/limuiU, tbac at firft gained him an ettravaganr applaofe, and it
eapofed him to ai extravagant ccnlure ; to the larter of which, though the uprightnef* of
ntions cannot be rckl'onably doubted, it muft be allowed that he contributed by hts own in-
on.
fccn the appearance of the fecond volume of tht JiflimaU and Euplmmaivry Dtfenet, he rei^ub-
Valkcr* ** Narrative of tbc Siege of Londonderry," Svo, ** at an ufcful leCToo to the p efent
vith a prefatory addrefs to the public."
It i)ti« lime, his friend Dr. OlbaldeOon pr^fcDted him to <be vicavafre r.f Newcallle upon Tyntf,
enabled him to refigo the living of Great Horkefley to Lord Hardwicke, between whJm, aa
Warburron and htm, there had fume time before beet) a cooli.efs. It was probably owing to the
:e of the fame prelate, that he waa appointed one of the chaplain* in ordinary to hit prefent
r. He received no higher preferment, %hich mtft have been a great munification to him,
ndouhtedly eileemed himfelf qualified for the higheil office* in the church ; and hit abilitiei,
»rf>pcr diredion, would have rendered him equal to any ftatirn.
'6r, he publiihed an AdJittMsl Dialogue •ftbc Dfud, between Pericles and Ariftidei, defigned
icate the political chara<tter and cmdud of Mr Pitt, agairft Tome hi'its of difapprobati^ti
out with regard to his meafures, by Lyttleton, in hit ^ Dialugoe between Perickt and
3eit publication was The Cure ef Saul^ a Satrtd OjV, 410, 1763, afterwards fet to mufic. and
led ai an oratorio. It was followed, in the fan-.e yiar, by A D:jftriit:itt m tbt Rife^ Umiw^
err, the Pr^fffejp»hi^ Se^arathni^ aitJ Carmfitiomi. •/ P-*etry ami Myfi^ 4to one c-f the mod plc^f-
his pcrfor malices. It I'.ifplays great ingenuity, and abotmds with critical difcuffiont, fome
ome Icfo happily conduced. But ir mud be confeiTed that he ha« given free indulgence to
pd conjcclurc, and has formed a round and conipa<ft fyftrm out cT very flender materials.
i>nymous uritrr of ** Seme Obferiationa on Dr Brown*« DiflVnation on the Riie Union«
Pi-erry and Mufic,'* 4:0, po.med out feveral of his mill uke^ with gnat critical fa}>aciry,
f learning and ftrength of judgment', which produced Kemarh m tbt'Olfet^faUiu, \^e 8vo,
fame year, he puhliflied The Hifi^ry tflhtRife ami Pr^^eti tf Ptetry. thrn^h itt feveral Spt^u^
li^h i« no more than the fubflance uf what was giten on the fame fubji.ct in the Vtffetiaikm^
rllrd of vfcl.at related frrrifiially to muflc.
is foil iwed, in the fjme year hy a volume of Serwnmg, dedicated to hi« ^ atron Dr. Ofbjtdef.
i^p of London, moit oi which had before been ftparately printed, and are . mo- g(t rhe moft
: lad leail eiceptionable of hii wriiiogt. In tbc three (cnuont o:i educiiioo, he hat unia*
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S;2 . THE LIFE OF BEOWM.
fwenblf refated lame of the pofitiona of Kouflcfts and other i^cohfiCb^ and h
reafooabk cootradi^oo, the impoitince, -and indeed the nccefluyy of lormiag ihc
to early habits of piety and virtue.
Id the beginaiog of 1 765, he again reverted to |M>litic8, mod publiihed 7%m^
Z^ueMt'ft^mtfi^ and Fa£litm^ 8vo, a work which, though drawn up with great para
fcientific form, was in fa^ little more than a party pamphlet, intended u> cealn
at that time oppofed the meafurcs of admiitiftracioq.
Hi» next publication was a Sermen m tin ftmaU CbarMMer am4 Bdrngaiitm^ preach
before the Gu;irdians of the Afylum for Deferted Female Orphans. It was inta
the three before publiihed on the general AtbjeA of education. His fiBntiments 01
oioDs proper to be iaftillcd into the minds of children, appear to be liberaL Wii
and political principles,- he is for having facK only inculcated aa are clearly ba'dt
Chriftianity aiid the laws of freedom. To the ^eiUea, ** Whether there be ao]
ciple^ which ought jm/ to he tolerated (or fuffered to be uoght) ia a vrrM ordei
ty V* he replies, that in hi* judgment there ace many opinions or priocfplea tendii
deUmdlioa of fociaty or freedom, and ivhich therefore ought mu to be. tolerated
free community. He gives an inlUnce incatJi^of the three capital fpecica, rei
political. The iaftanee* aie t^ken from Locke, and fupported by that great naa
it may. now be obferved, that a deeper inveftigation of the fubjeA, and a more ei
have convinced the enlightened part of mankind that toleration aaay faiielj be eati
even Locke imagioed.
His laft publication was A Letter U the Re^, Dr, Lnvtb^ oecafitied ty bis L^tr
Author ofibt Divide JLegation tf Mq/ei, 8vo, I ^6$, intended to vindifcate hioafclf aj
tioDs of his bciog one of the- extravagant adulaCors and defenders ol Warburten.
At the end of fcveral of his later writing*, he announced a work, intituled, P
Legiflttiott t but he was previ^pted from pabhAuag it by his death.
In. 1^765, Dr. Dumarefque, who had been invited^ in the preeeding year, to I
fent Emprcfs, to give his afiiilance in regulating the public fchooU, dcfired hia 1
to the profccution of the oVytA for which heihad been invited to that country.
the ikctch inferted in the ** Biograpbia,** ftrongly.difplaya the greatnefa and ex
though, inQcad of confining himfcif to the eflabli(hnient of fchooli, which was
quired of him, he fcemcd to confidcr himfelf as called out to compile a code of h
civilizcr, and indeed the Icgiilator, of the whole RulTian empire.
The £aipref:«, however, was fo much pleafed with it, that fhe invited htm to
dcrcd him joco 1. f^^r his cxpenccs. lie accepted the offer, and adually prepare
but iinding his health in too precarious a (late to admit of his fulfilling his intcnti
cd to rclini^uiih it. He therefore returned 2C0 I. that had been advanced, dcduJ
for fume extraordinary cxpences, and wrote a long letter to the Emprefs, which t
to his abilities, and in which he confines himfclt chiefly to the fubjct^l of cducatioj
This difappointmcnt, concurring with his Hate of health in geiKral, an J ;.cc<
THB LIFE OF. AROWH. SXS
^'jtn to mc, that one time or other fome ready mifchief migfiit prciuu it(e]f to him at a time whcu
i^iae was wholly deprived of hit reafbm.*'
Bcfidc* the worhi which have beeo mentioned, Brown puLUfiied a poem o^Zi^crfy, in folio, &7iS,
e^^iich the diligence of the prefent writer bai not hem ahk tp procure ^ iwq or three anonyoiogt
ssaunphlcti ; A Def^riptiom •[ Kt/wki^ in a tetter to Lytikton^ and a (hoft p«p«v, iatjiuled, 7be Je*
i^mT/, preCerved in the ** Biogriphlt."
la hi» will, he rctiueft* that the Rer. Nathasiel Clayton of St. John'i Church, Newcastle, tbe
:^^^v. Mr. Dirrcl, I'crcivAl ClenocI, F.fq. and Joicph Airey, VAq. would revife and cofFc<A the ma*
^."surcript intituled Frinci/'Ut t/ J.cj^.JLtUii ; and, as the copy uf it was in fome placet interlined and
^.>l>fcure, he dcfirci tliat they will make It out according to the bed of their judgment, and the te«
;/%or of the argument. He ordered likewife, in his will, that sdl hit writings already publifhcd fhould
_ ftsc republilhed, together with the addition of fuch maQufcripts and cupiea ai were mentioned in a
.2>articular paper, and that they fhonld be publiOied in /even volumer, in the order and manner de-
^Ccribed in that paper. The reviGon and fupcrintendencc of the pubUcatioa he recommended to the
.^f our gentlemen above mentioned. The property of hit workt, thus poblilhcd, he bequeathed to the
, SLcT. William Hall, fon to the Rev. Mark Hall, upon condition that he afllflcd the aforefaid gen«
^^emen, by taking the principal part of the trouble upon himlclf. and by ading according to their
^ opinion an<l dire^ions, and upon condkioa that he employed Mr. Lockyer Davis in Holburn, Lon-'
J. don, as the bookTcUcr for the Cile of the firft edition, and allowed him one half of the clear profit!
^ of that edition. I'he rcafunt why the orders of his will have not been carried into eiecution, are
not alTigned. The PrLicipUM 1/ Clrj/fiam JUgi/ltikn^ at leafl, might hate appeared, without any dan-
. g;er of lofs to the proprietor.
^ His Foems, difperfcd up and down in the " Mlfcellanict,'* are now, for the firft time, received
into a collect i(':i of claflical EngUih poetry.
•^ With regard to the general charadtcr of Brown, it will be eafily difccrned that he wai a man of
uncommon ingenuity, and that it was unfortunately tindt«red with an undnc degree of felf-optnion.
I perhaps the bi :s of his mtnd to inlanity will affign the bell caufe, as wcU as form the heft ezcufe
f for the errors he has been charged with in this refpeA. His genius was cxtenfive ; fvT, beflde« his
. being fu clc)>ant a profc writer in various kinds of compofiiion, he was a poet, a muficlan, and a
^ painter, lie btqutathcd, by hit will, the pldures of his father and mother, painted in crayons by
himri'ii'. He played well on feverat inftrumects. His Ic^irning docs not appear to have been equal
to hii geniur. H:> invention was indeed inezhauftible ; wbicb Led him to form magnificent plans,
which required a greater extent of emdiiion than he was polTcfled of, fully to execute. In divinity,
properly lo called, as including an cxtei<fivc knowledge of the controverted point* of theology, and
m critical acquaintance with the fcripturcft, he was not deeply co«iverfanc. However, it appears
from his Sermcft^ tha? his ideas of this kind were liberal, and that he did not lay much ftrefi on the
dil'puteJ doctrines of L'hriilianiry. His temper, it is fuid, was fufpicious, and fometimes threw him
iLto diUgrct'ihie alrt-rcatiuns with his friends. But this aroi'e in a great meufure, if not entirely,
from his (.onr-'.urii-r.al difor Jer ; for it has been obicrvcd, tlut » very fufpicious turn of mind is
one oi the U.r- i\ p^f)gn:)Oic^ iT lunacy. He has been chared with fliifting about too .^pcediiy with
m vu w ti» prutrmcr't ; and it mufl be a(.knowIeJged, that hi^ Tb^^tti $a Civii LiSerty, I.KentULfiiefi,
m»J fjjiiji. ft cmcU to have fomctl'.ing uf that appearance, lie has, however, in that pcrfurmance^
en Jravourcd to rcn;ovc any charge of that nature, by ubi'erving. that if he had indiredly ccnfured
tlioic whom he had formerly applauded, he never was attached to men but meafum^ At the cnn-
ciui'i-ui, likcwife, of hi* Letter Is Dr. Lonti^ he fays, *' I am, and ever have hcen, confcious of the
hJtf.'mJtHfr of my mioil. and I hope I may without vanity add, the imUgriij of my heart " Such, too, is
the tcflimony givin o! him by his farviving friend*. Upon the whole, his dcfrdi, which chiefly arofe
Iro'n too fanguine a temperament of eonllitvtion, were compenfared by many exccllrncies and virtue-.
With relpe^t to hii profe writings, they are all of them elegant. F.vcn tbule which are of a more
temporary nature, may mod of them ccminue to be tc^d. wi:h pUrafure, as containing a variety 01
(.urin'.is obfrrvatK n ; and others of his works, l>cing calculated fwr a mure laAing durition, will traiT-
jiiit his name with CL^itkJerable reputation to fittuje tiirci-
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tnent, facility of cxpreffioo, and harmony of nQmberii The Aefif^ of 'htt poem iiitka
to ibow that trbe honour tan? on\f he Ibtnd in Tirttie ; and; in flipfAvt of fo ]dft a 0o
' ^taOicet miny'etcelleHif'lrBtinientSi dblHered* fai elegant nd ^ccnimte wHificiitioo. Bk
ttr# it Tcirjr'pH^^ pHnted with Popfc*i worlla; Iw K IvwHtfeh^ in wnunj partt, wifii
correteeis, fpirit, and harmony, which rival the heft produAioM^of that celeWatcd |
liRird part tf K&a Mfiy^ In which- bt' calab#at» tlia 4ioft imlliied* fiUarUb^ be kaa^
^aettdUdkandertogitatadvantafi; . - ...
But fee, at le^c^n. t)ia Britilh rai'iM^I^^
Aiid (howerher iMiintiet o'er her fiiVour'd ideV'
Behelld for 1N»p<'likb {wmet the laynel erowti. ' * '
. I . .^ AndcenifeteveryipMfc'tpowtr iriwii:
J . , ,. .. j&ach Roman** (ores adorns hit vfri0ii|,Mgf ; , . '
' bay fmilds cpl^Tded ttrength, aifd manly raffe.
" "'' ' I>fpairin|i gtaite kM Vtennefl IritHe iht fight;
Aa fpoAraa'TaiUih ainp^foachiiig ^gbt': .
.In this clcar,0)iiTor ^jth deiif ht ^o jf ieyr
* Each image j'uftly nne^^nd boldly tirueV
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Here vice, dra|(g'd Tmh by trutirR ^apttme 'decree^
Beholds an4 biup -her owadclbnMirf( ■
While (elf.fioc9 wM>e in the faKhhiiiinQ.
With modcft xoy» i^nrcyt h^ jTorm divine.
But oh, what thoughts, what numbers fhall f find«
Bat fiaintly to iipreft \he poet*i mind*!
Who yonder liars effulgence can difplayi
Unlefs he dip hit j^cficiTin the ray / ^ .
Who paint a goB, uhlels the god infpire f.
What catch the lightning, but the.lpeed of fire f
iBo, niighty Popi,. ta Aiake thy Renins known, i
All power Sa wei^.all namben — but thj^own.
Each mule for thefS with kind contention ftrove^
For thee the graces left th* f dalian |;rove ;
With watchful fondmft o'er thy ^adle hang,
Attun*d thy voice, and form'd thy infant tongne«
)4ext to her bard majeftic wifdom came ;
The bard enraptur*d caught the heavenly flame :
With tafte ibperior fcom'd the venal tribe.
Whom fear can fway, or guilty greatnrl* bribe ;
At fancy's call, who rear the waocon (ail,
Sport with the dream, and trifle in the gale :
Sublimer views thy daring fplrit bound ;
Thy mighty voyage vras crration^s round ;
Intent new worlds of wil!dom to explore.
And blefi mankind with virtue'^ facred flore
A nobler joy than wit c«n give, impart ;
And pour a moral tranfpcirt o'er the heart.
Fantaflic wit (hoots momentary fires.
And like a meteor, while we gase, expires:
Wit kindled by the fulphurous breath of vice.
Like the blue lightning, while it Ihines, deflroys :
But genius, fir'd by truth's eternal ray,
Bums clear and conftant, like the fource of day :
lake this it« beam^ prolific and refin'd,
Feeds, warms, infpirits, and exalts the mind ;
Mildly difpels each wintery paflion's gloom,
And opens all the virtues into bloom.
This praife, immortal Pope, to thee be given.
Thy genius was indeed a gift from Heaven.
Hail, bard one^all'd, in whofe dcathler» line
Reafon and wit with ftrength colleded (hine ;
Where matchlefs wit but wins the fecond praife.
Loft, noblf loll, in troth's foperior blaze.
Did friendfhip e'er miflead thy wandering mofe ?
That friendfhip fure may plead the great excufe : .
tHE Life of browk. tfs
"that lacfvd friendfhip which infp:r*(l thy fong,
Fair in dcfcA. arU amiably wrong. ^
Error iikr rhit cv'n truth can fcarce reprove ;
'Tis a^o/l virtue, when it^flowi from love.
19 Cure •/ Samit he has attempted to cxprdt the various powers of that mufic whereby the
Ih (hcpherd charmed bis vohappy prince. If thif facred ode does not arife to the poetry
rmony of DrydrD*t ** St. Cecilia,*' it has, neverthelefs, allowance being made for m
ccpttont, no fmall degree of beauty and merit, and rank« with the moft diftingoifli-
c compofiriohft In the ilanza beginning, By JieepUfi terror Saul poffeft^i^ the dnadfol
of terror and diflraiflion are well fuftained, and the meafore of the verfe happily cor-
4 with the imagery. The laft line is incorred and inflated. In the ftanza l>eginnin|^
hit ccuch^ ami Uth'tmg day^ we are pleafed to find the divine muficiao fo aficAed with
'cric< of the m>narch, at xodrcp a gemtrotij tear; and his ready addrefs to the Almighty is
ncrived. The ftanza beginning BmrA, loud difctrd hnait ttr eUim, is adequately exprclTed,
he lad line, which is too feeble. The harmony and imagery of the following paiTages arc
beautiful, and appear, to the prefent writer, to be fauUicfs throughout.
Lead the foothing verfe along :
He feci*, he fecit the power of fong.
Ocean haftent to his bed :
The labVing mountain rears his rock-encambcr'd head:
Down his fteep and ihaggy fide
I'hr torrent rolls his thundering ticfc ;
Then fmooth and clear, along the fertile plain
Winds hit niajcftic watert to the diflant main.
Flocks and Itcrds tkm hilb adoro ;
'J he lark higb-foariog, hails the mom.
And while ahng yon crtmfon-clooded fteep
The flow fun fleals into the golden deep.
Hark ! the folemn nightingale
Warbles to the woodland dale.
Sec dcfccnding angels fliower
Heaven's own blid on Bden*s bower:
Peace on nature's lap repofes ;
Pleafure Qrews her guiltlefa rofet;
Joy« divine in circles move,
Link*d with innocence and love.
Hail, happy Uve, with innocence combin'd !
All hail ye fl jicf* parents of mankind !
pafTape that follows this, and. for the inftrudion of the monarch, rqnvfents the miteriet of
parents as the coufequence of their guilt, haa likewife many beautiea. The nnhappy kiof
ot but apply this part of the fong to himfelf.
— With pride, and jbame, and anguifli torn^
Shot fury from ht« eyet, and ftbm.
The );low!ng youth,
B«)Id in truths
(So ft ill ft) oti Id virtue guilty power engage)
With brow ttndaun*ed met his rage.
See, hit cheek kindles into generous fire :
Ftern he bends him o'er his lyre ;
And. while the doom of guilt he fingt,
Shakes horror from the tortur'd ftringf.
ing can be mvc happily exprcflivt than the laft line ; we almoft tremble while wc read il.
iceptionable pafTices might be pointed out ; but they are czcufable, uii plmrm mitemt
c miific to the Ctre e/SaJ,** Sir J.'>hn Hawkins obfervea, " when it was performed aaaa
. was \ snly lcle<^ed by Brown, from fuch favourite movements in the works of the moft
cd compofers as would beft exprefs the fenfe of the words. He took, in particular, for s
the iaraband in the eighth fonata of Purccll's fecond opera ; and, for the chorus, that moll
le movement in Purcell's - O give thanks" * Rrmeoiber me, O Lord;'* and toy firaogir
lavc thought that the mufic hid been originally cvmpqfcd for the ode."
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THE fVORKS OF BROJVN,
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AN ESSAY ON SATIRE,
OCCASIONED BY THE DEATH OF MR. POPE^
INSCRIMBB 79 MIL HrJMUMTOlf.
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CONTENTS.
^^ET L Of the end and eftcaqr o£ lirtiie. Tbe
lore of glory and fear of ihaiotf vmvcrfid, ¥er.
•9. This paffion, impiuiud in maa aa • fyu
to virtue, it generally perverted, vcr. 41. Aod
tbot becomes the occafion of the greateft folUet,
vicct, and miCeries, ver. 6 1. It it the work of
latirc to rcAify this paAoo, to reduce it to iu
proper channel, and to convert it into an in-
centive to vifdom and virtue, ver. 89. Hence
it appears that iatire nuy influence thofe who
defy all laws human and divine, ver. 99. An
obje^ioo anfwered, ver. 151.
Paat II. Rules for the coodttdk of iatire. Juftice
and truth its chief and effential property, ver.
J 69. Prudence in the application of wic and
ridicule, whofc province ia, not to explore un-
known, but to enforce known truths, ver. 19T.
Proprr rubjedt of iatire are the manners of
prclent times, vcr. 139. Decency of exprefiton
recommended, ver. 255. The different me-
thod* in which folly and vice ought to be chaf*
tifed, ver. 269. The variety of iyk and n»an»
I>er» which theie two fubje^ts rei|oire, ver. 177.
Tbe pnife of virtue may be admitted with
|>ropriety, vcr. 315. Caution with regard to
panegyric, ver. 32^. Tbe dignity of tme
fatire. ver. JI4I.
Tart III. Ihe hiftory of iatirs. Roman ia-
tiriils. Lucilius, Horace, Periius, Jnvenal, ver.
357, &c. Caufet of the decay of literature,
particolarlf of facire, ver. 389. Revival of ia.
tire, 4CI. EraiJUBs one of ita principal re-
ftorers. ver. 405. Donne, ver. 411. Tbe
abufc of fatire in England, during the licentious
reign of Charles II. ver. 415. Dryden, ver.
419. The true ends of fatire purfucd by
^oilcau in France, ver. 439. and bj Mr. Pope
in £ngLmd| vcr. ^m^.
PART L
Fati gave the word : the cr«d irfow ipcd t
And Pope lies number'd with tbe mighty dttdt
Refign'd he fell ; foperior to tbe dart|
That quench'd its rage in ymin tsd BrilaiB*«
heart:
Yon mourn : but Britain, IvBM Im feft prtlowMl,
(Uncanioons Britain) ! flnmbera o*tr her would.
Bating dttlnefs cy'd the fetting Ugfat,
And fiapp*d her wing, impatient for tbe Bight s
Roos*d M the iignal, guilt ooUeda her tnio.
And coonu tbe triompha of her growing icigD r
With uneztinguiihable rage they bum ; XX
And fnake-hung envy hiffes o*er hit ura :
Th* envennm'd monflcrs fpic their deadly loun.
Tu bhSL the lanrel that furronsda his tomb.
Bat you, O Warburton 1 wboCe eye nim*d
Can fee the greatncls of an honeft mind }
Can fee each virtue and each grace «mte.
And tafte the rapinres of a pure delight ;
You viiit oft his awful page with care.
And view that bright aiTembUge treafur*d th«rft
You trace the chain that links his deep dcfign, %t
And pour new luftre on the glowing line.
Yet deign to hear the cff irts of a mnfc,
Whufc eye, not wing, his ardent flight pmrlbet t
Intent from this great archetype to draw
Satire's bright fonn, and fix her equal law ;
Pleas*d if from hence th* unlearn d may com«
prehend.
And reverence his and fatire's gcneroBs«nd«
In every breaft there burns an aAive flame«
The love of glory, or the dread of ihame : )•
The paifion one, though varions it appear.
As brighcen*d into hope, or dimm*d by Cnr.
The iilping infant, and the hoary (ire,
And youth and manhood feel the heart-bom fire ;
Irhe charms of praife the coy, the modcft W00|
Aad pnly fly, ^ glory may ptrfttc:
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She, power tefiftleff, rules the wile and grest;
Beodt eVn reludant hermitt at her feet ;
Haontt the proud city, and the lowly (hade,
And fways alike the fceptre and the fpade. 40
That Heaven in pity wakes the friendly flamey
To arge mankind 011 aeeds'that merit lanie'*: '
B«t man, vain man, jD fbU^ o^f, w^^ \ \*^ i
ScjeAs the manna*fent him from mt flues :
•WStll wptnf CI lieai ■ tw flipt td pafton^s call^ - - -
Still proudly frone to mingle with the fiall.
As each deceitful (hadow tempts his view,
He for the imag'd fnbftaoce quits the true ;
Bifcr to catch the vifionary prise,
in qoeft of glory plunges deep in'.^f4 1 ' < ' /. r ^O
TiU madly zealoui^ impotently Vam,*
He forfeits every praile he pants to gain.
Thus ftiU imperiMl^lMire pllet hrf^ift'i ^ 'i
And ftill her didates work in every heart.
Bach power that fevcreign nature bids enjoy.
14an may corrupt, but man can ne*^'€Mnff>- •
like mighty rivers with refiftlels force
The paflions rage, obftruded in their, courfe^ ,
Swell to new heights, forbidden paths explore, 59
And drown thofe virtues which they fed before.
And fare, the deadlieft foe to virtue's flame.
Our woril of evils, is pfnfertad](hame.
Beneath this load, what abjed numbers groan,
Tb' ci|fki^ed fltvdi Co fot^ ndr their cnro ij \ . .
M^^lrif by MiiooAbloirar opprefr!d, • •
IXTc icik our yimetrln cieh other's bnuA; l> <"
BlM^t«i-oarf^«e%«dppt each foreign ^ACB,^ o . .
Another's weakoefs, intcreft, or caprice; •
£«Ch fodl to loir ambition, poorly grtet,
Tbtt piaea in fplendtd wretchedaefs.of ftate,* 70
Tir'd in the treacherous chafe, mtm\A nobly yield,
And^ but for Ibame, like Sylla, quit the field :..
I'hc demon fliame paints firong the ridicule.
And wKafpers dole, '' The worhi will call you
•* fool"
Behold yon wretch, by impious faihion driven,
Believes mud tremblea, while he fcofis at Heaven.
By weaknefs firong, and bold through fear alone.
He dreadf the fneer by '(hallow coxcombs .thrown;
Dauntlefs purfues (he path Spinosa trod;
To man a coward, and a brave to God. 80
Faith jutlice. Heaven itfelf now quit their hold,
Vhen to falfc fsme the captive heart is fold:
Hence, blind to truth, reientlefs'CatD.dy'd ;
Kought coukV fubdue his virtue, but his pride.
Hence chafte Lucretia'* innocence betray'd
Pell by that honour which was meant its aid.
Thus virtue finks beneath unnumber*d m*oes,
When paflious, born her friends, revolt her foes.
Hence Satire's power : *tis her corredive part,
To:CaUn the wild difordcrs of the heart. 90
She point*; the arduous height where glo^ lies,
And teaches nud ambition to be wife :
In the dark bofom wakes the fair defire,
I>iuws good from ill, a brighter flame ifom fire :
Strips black opprcflion of her gay diQpiife,
And bids the hug ior native horror rife ;
Strikes towering pride and lawlefs rapine dead,
Aqd plants the wreath on \irtue** awful head.
Nyr boaflt the mlifc a vain iir.ai*in*d powef,
^hough oft flicmouriis thi»fc iiU flic cannot cure*
The worthy eonrc her, aod tlw wurtkfc
Who flion her pierctii^ eye, chut eye rr
Her avrfol voice tbe tub and viJe obey
And every foe to 'wifikm lecia her fwij
Smarts, pedanta, as Ihe finilc^^oonsfti
n07p6aSnf11Q^erdE«n die dooded em
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From poifocons vice Ihe draww a kciliugi
Weak are the ties that csvil arts cw iU
To quell the ferment of the caiMed mim
Cnnaing evadea, fecnrefj wrappM in in
, ^a^ iqfu ilr«iig;4|Q«vr*<l reada th* uk^
The ilreaih 01 vice inipceaoaa drms ak
Too deep for policy, for power too in
Ej<a 110^ «Mig>qp» ikttirc of tiic ftip,
Scom'd by the crowd, fecks refbga wtt
The crowd with laughter fpcmaher au
' Aud'-merify ceoHai aiK^-juflice frowns ia
But fatire's fliaft can pierce the harden'i
^^ J^^Tl?^ £Q^iog pallion on the reft :
Undaunted (lorms rhe battery of his pri
And awes the brave that earth and H:ai
When fell corruption, by her raflala en
Perides fall'n juh«cepr«{|ra%e oo.%ha.gi
Swift to redrel« an injar'd peopk's giroa
•iollf jfatifuiflikkfea the tyrattc 4mi hardu
Powfrfotuf/dcadiydefiea the fdniid 01
Aad:flavoa wdfycDpfaaBCs forroBDd in
'But with the£iieada of jrice, the foct
AH crfadi is fpleen ; all joft repro^, itt-
. WcH may they dread tbe tnnfe^a fatal
Well- may diry crenriile when flie difvm
: Her magic quUl, that, like Ithuriel'aipc
Reveals the cloven hoof, or lengthen'd 1
Bids vice and foUf take their natural fki
Turns diicheffes to ftrumpets, beaux to 1
Drags the vile whifperer from his dark
Till all the demon {{arts op from the to
O fordid maxim, form'd to fcreen the
That true good-nature flill mufl wears
In frowns array'd her beauties (Iroi^rr
When love of virtue wakes her foom of
Where juflice calls, 'tis cruelty to fiive ;
And 'tis the kw*s good -nature hangs th
Who combats virtue*a foe is virtue's fri<
Then judge of fatire's merit by her end
To guilt alone her vengeance fianda con
The objcd of her love is all snankind.
Scarce more the friend of man, the wife 1
£v*u Allen*s bounteous hand, than latirc
This to chaftife, as tliat to hlifs was giv'
Alike the faithful miniflers of heaven.
Qft in unfeeling hearu the fliaft it fp<
Though ftrong th' example, weak th
ment.
They Icaft are pain'd, who merit fatire
FoUy the Laureat's, vice was Chartres* 1
Then whercN the wrong, to g^ibbet high 1
Of fools and knaves already dead to fits
Oft Utire ads the faithful lurufcfrn's par
Generous and kind, thoogh painful, is h
With caution bold, flie ouly ilrikes to fa
Though lolly ravc« to break. tbe Irien^;
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00 fault impartial faiire koi»w<.
in vrii)(CAUce. kinJ (» virtoe's foci,
the crime, the icandal too he thcirt;
e aud fool are their own libcUcri.
PART II.
i\y then : but confci-'Oi of yoor truA,
.arm and hold be ercr jufl 1 70 ■
applause in thtlc degenerate days :
)'•» criilurc Is txtorttt* praile.
( f, he Uc^dy iu a noble cod,
n.ar.kiiid that truth has yet a friCTid.
I fdi empty praife cf wit to write,
J* grii) t.. Ih'iw their teeth arc while :
a doubtful toliy with a fmile,
hiLjit unknown defedlft, is xilc:
ly vile, when, but t > prove your art.
!i arrow in a blameleli^ he^rt 180
huiuiur'ft voice, O docm*d to fliamc,
ii accur^'d, thou muri^cr^r ot faoicl
icr. from mn- ccnrc- to tear
e. t!ian liberty, th^n .ife more dear !
ill thy b^fcnt f" meet it^jufl retura,
cpay thy i^uilt, buc eodleU fccrn ?
ff, imiW'vA truth Ihaii m( rk thy toiJ:
truih 111 ill bi<l the ihaft recoil,
J rttnrttd, wjnj; the deadly ilart ,
) all iiiipoiron iti 'hy hear*. 190
aut:on next, tie Janjrerou'^ power apply ;
<» talon alk- an cagit *» r)^. :
thfi: he. pr pei otji^l know,
he Arike, be fure flic Orike a foe.
ly deem the real fctil cunfeft,
Iind ridicule conceives a jell :
lufe altar virtue t)ft hath bled,
^'ellin'd vi<ftim fiiiU be led :
(bury reai« her hijjh go reafon's throoe,
^ the flave with honours not her o%»n :
I with fO'Iy, as her (mileA provoke, 291
•S* fpawt:s, ) crt (tut:re& nurlc the joke !
: uft ifio awhile this tittcrioy crew,
the iciot ^uide lor once i^truc;
ir weak forriathcr*' mully rule,
iTiire Iniird, bccaufi tliey law a foid;
logic now adornt our ifle,
fere fee a f.n)l, bcraufc uc fmile.
her ^loi n:y rave why fonoly Icek ?
he fit« in i.iu);hti.r*h dimpled cheek : 21O
( laih fuilv acaden.ic foe,
tik the Ipriii. t'reithit kir and the beau.
at^unuiit> but few ran ti^ce,
n rcr»d the lan^'uage i-f {^inuce.
);!]ty ridiLulc's ail ccnquenng hand
k Hi rculran woi^der* thfuugh the land :
thi ma^Mc of her lobueb chain,
h:y Wjrb'irtot), (hall rajje in vain,
.r rrackitU uiaz.. of tiuth you lean,
th' lifwini:!;: ».lue to erriug man: lio
Piuil riif. n li-a-t her powir diviije,
e-vrMai fi-i k hy io.iy ^ mine !
jvrc 1 f r; ti>* ex. loiinl laugh fliill win;
' ii.h* Vdi i-.iih Bcikcly by a grin,
u n.orc fa;^i . icjciit ih' iavcricd rulei
h ii oc*er cif lw*d by ridicule :
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On truth , on falfehood, let her coloon Call,
She throws a daizlmg glare alike on all ;
As the gay prifm but nvock^ the flatter*d eye.
Ami gives to every objed every dye. %^9
Beware the mad auventurrr : bold and blind
She hoifts her fail, and drivea with^vcry wind;
Deal as the ilorm to finking Tirtae'n croan,
Nor heeds a friend's deilniditm, or her own.
Let clear-cy'd reafoQ at the helm prefide.
Bear to the wind, or ficm the furious tide ;
Then mirth may urge, wlveaTeafoo csd ezploref
Thi» p'-int the way, thsfivaft us glad to ihore.
1 hough jdiilant times may rife in (atire's
Yet chief 'tis hcr*s to draw the prefeot age : a4#
With wifdom*s luftrc, folly's ihade contraft,
And judge the reigning manners hy the paJH :
Bid Britain's heroes (awful (hades) ! arife.
And ancient honour beam on modern vice :
Point back to minds ingenuous, adioos fair^
Ti:l th<* loos blu(h at what their fathers were :
Ere yet 'twas beggary the great to truft ;
£re yet 'twa& quite a folly Co be juil ;
When low-born (harpers only dar'd a lie.
Or falljfy'd the caro, or c gg'd the dye ; ajtt
hie iewdtief'k the ftain'd garb of honour wore,
O chaOity ua* carted lor the whore ;
Vice flutter *d, in tl^e plumes of freedom dicia'd;
Or pubhc ipirii vias the public jefi.
he cvci in a jult ezpreffion, bold.
Yet ne'er degrade fair (atire 10 a fcold ;
Lvt 00 unworthy mien her f( rm debafe.
Bur let her imile, and let her frown wirh grace :
I. mirth be temperate, temperate in her fplecn ;
Kor, \^ hi e Ihe preaches mitdef^, obfcene. ate
Dv.*ep let her %%oucd, not rankle to a fore,
No: ca I his l.oidlhip , her Grace a — :
I he mufe's charms rcfilUei* then affail.
When ^%rapp d in irony's tranfparcDt veil 1
Her heautiet half conceal d the more furpriie, .
An«.i luuscr luilre fparkles in her eyes.
'I'bco be your line with (harp encomiums grac*d t
Style Cluuiua honourable, Buta chafte.
Dart not on folly an indignant rye :
Who e'er diUhaig'd artillery on a fly ? 27«
Deride not vice : abfurd the thought and Tiin,
To bind the tiger in fo weak a chain.
Nay more , when flagrauc crimes your laughter
move.
The knave czalu : to fmile is to approve.
The mufe » lah<-ur then fuccefs (hail crown.
When ioily fecU hsr fmile, and vice her frown.
Know next what mcaiurcs to each theme be-
long,
And luit your thoughts and numbers to your foDg I
On wuig proportion'd to your quarry rife.
And (h'Op to earth, or (<ar a«uoog the (kiea. ftSc
I'hus when a moOi(h folly you tehcarfe,
Free the exi-rcffion, ftmple be the verfe.
In artle-fs numbers paint th' ambitious peer,
1 hat mounts the huz, and flitnc* a charioteer :
In ilrair s iamilior (ing the midnight roil
Of can^psaiid I'eiiateo dii'ctpliu'd by Hoylc;
I'atriots and chief 1, whofc deep defign invadei^
And cirrici o£f the captive king— of fputc^l
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Let (a tire firre in miMer vigour fhine.
And gayly graceful fport along the line ; 490
Bid courtly paflion quit her thin pretence,
Ahd fmllc each aiT^^ation into fenfe.
Not fo when vimie hy her guards betray'd,
Spum*d from her throne, implores the mufe's aid ;
When crimen, which erft in kindred darknefs lay.
Rife frontlefn, and infult the eye of day ;
Indignant ITymeD vrih his haIIow*d firct,
And white-roli'd chaftity with teari retires;
When rank adultery on the genial bed
Hot from Cnqrtu* rearn her oalcful head ; 30O
Wiien private faith and ptiMic trjfl are fold,
And traitor* barter liberty for guld;
Xlljcn fell corruption, dark and deep. like fate,
Srips the foundation of a (inking (l^te;
When giunt vice and irreli;>rion rife
On niountain'd falfehonds to invadf* the fkie^ ;
Tlicn warmer nnT»bers f^ovr through fatirc't page,
And all her fniiles are darken *d into raj^e :
On eajrlc v/ing (he gains ParnaflTus' height,
No: lofry rpic foars a nobler fljjjht : 310
Then ki'cr.'jr indignation (irc5 her t've;
Then llafli her lightnings and her thuTider^fly;
Wide and more wid? her flaming bolt* are hurl*d,
Til! all her wt.t'h involves the guilty world.
Yet fdtirc eft aiTumes a gentler mien,
And beams on virtue *t friends a fniiie fcrene *
Silt wouxj U r^luifiant pour*; her balm with joy,
Glud to commend where worth artra^f her eye.
Biit chief, when virtue, learning, arts decline,
She joy. to fee unconqacr'd merit lliint ; 320
Where burftini; glorious, with departing ray,
True geniu*: gilds the dofc of Britain's day :
With j-ys (he fvcN the (Ireani of Romnn art
From Nl:jiray*-toni.nie flow pwrcr to the heart;
f^cts Vorkc to famr, tre yet to manhood known,
And jufl to evrry virf uc hut his own ;
Hcari« unftain'd Cam with g..;icTou* priie proclaim
A fa;jc's, crilic's, and a poet's name ;
Beholds, where Widcombt's happy hilU afcend.
hath orphaned art and virtue fir.vl a friend ; 330
To Ha^lcy'b honour'd (hade direfts her view,
And culls each flf>'vcr, to form a wrrarh for yon.
But tread with cautious flep this dangerous
ground,
Bcfrt with f aithltfi precipices round ;
Truth be your gu'de, difdain ambition's calf,
And if you fi^ll with truth, you greatly fall.
Mis virtue's native li.flri- that mud (hinc;
The putt can but fct it in hi-i line :
And who uiimov'd with laughter can behold
A fordi'l pebble meanly prac'd with gold ? 340
I.ct rcil riicrit th«.»i adurn your l-y^,
for fliame attends on proftinitcd praifc t
And all your wit, your mcl diftinj^uiCh'd art,
Jjjt njfik'.'s us grieve vi.-m \va:.t an hcncft heart.
Nor think ih'^ i»iufi- uy (.irir'-'s i.iw confin'd :
She yields dt-rTiprii-n »f tlic n "^Ijl^ft kind.
Inferior art the laiullcapc may dtfign.
And paint the purpU' tvcniiv^ i.n tlic line :
Her cj,:ni!j^ th'.ijj^l.t rffiy^ a hij^hcr plan ;
Her !iMid ilvlim ".'t-i paflion, p:s.'ii:rti man. 35c
And 'fV'.T.t. thi' toil ti.r la*«nt fo;d tn tr.'.rc,
Tj I'^int ihc hcirr, atid catch iiitcrnsl jracr ;
By turns btd vice er virtue flrfte ear <
Now bid a Wolfey or a Cromwell rif;
Now, with a touch more facred and n
Call forth a Chcfterfield** or Ixmldale'
Here fwcet or ftrong may every colon
Here let the pencil warm, the canvas j
Of light and (hade provoke the noble t
And wake each ftriking featnre into lii
PART III.
Througb ages thus has fat ire keenly H
The friend to truth, to virtue, and mar
Yet the bright flame from ▼irtue ne'er li
And man was guilty ere the poet foog.
This muC* in filencc jnyM each better 1
Till glowing crimes had wak'd her iot
Truth faw her honcft fpleea with new
And bade her wing her (hafts, and urge 1
Firft on the fens of Greece Ihc prov'dl
And Sparta felt the fierce lannbic dart.
To Latium next avenging farire flew :
The Aiming fanlchion rough Lucilius i
With dnuntlcfs warmth in srirtue's rati
And couicious villains tremhicd as he 1
I brn fpcrtive Horace caught the gei
For (at ire's bow rc(ign'd the founding
Each arrow poU(h'd in his hand was (t
And, as it grew more polifh'd, grew a
Ili^art, conceal'd in (ludy'd negliger.;
Politely fly, cajol'd the foes of fcnfc ;
He fccm'd to fport and trifle with the
But, while he (parted, drove it to the
In graver ftriins majpftic Pcrfiu> wr
B'g with a ripe enbcrance of though
Greatly ft datr, contemn 'd a tyrant'- r
And Liiird crrruptlcn with a c.il.ni di!
Mure ar^:rr,t tinqricnce. ami bi.unil
Kr.fiame bold Juvcr.al\ c:;„Irid p-gc
His m.ghty nunib;;r'. aw'J corrupted I
And fwtpr audacii-us prri»xKf-» lo it- <
The headlong tor/f r.:, thundering fr >
Rent the proud rrck th.it lately bra\',
But, lo : the fat-1 vi.'lor of mar;^:it.
Swoln Inxury ! — pale ruin ftalk^ U.}*.r.
As cnuntlcfs infv.'<5le from the: r.irth-ti
To blall the fprii'g, and rav^{;o tverv
So barbarous million*" Iprca.J ^j">;:;;i.-;'c
'I'he (ickcning laur:.! wither M :it *h^;r
Deep fupcrilirion'* night the (k.c* o*cr
Bcneach whofe baleful ilt w^ the poppj
No longer genius wo(/d thj tii:ic to b
But dullncff nodded in the muf 's gro
Wit, fpirit, freedom, were the I" -Ic . 17.
Nor aught wa* held lo din^tT'\«' a^ !.
At length ajijin fair fj- r.ct (\\m V..
Dawn'd in the fkic?, and rji.»ke reJurr
Now, fatire, triumph o\ r thy flyir.g t
Now load thy quiver, ftring thy {lack
'TiN d.inc— Sc? jijcat Hrafmus hrcA-.
AiiJ wound- tri'imphant fo'ly in her
(la v.iin the fo'.vmn c.tvvI furronnds h
V,;in .ill her bigot rant, her four ci::\
Will, fii;inf coriiptU'd her UaiUn thn
Ar.d mWh the fore of rcaft'ii ur^'d b
P 6 fa M i
tSx
icD plain Donne in noneft ttngeance
DionioQS, though his rhyme was profe :
m age of pont and |>e<iants wrote,
ie fen fe, and Roman (Irength of thought,
e had iatire well relum'd her flame,
the mbfe records her conntky's (hame)
faw the foul revolt commence,
:rous wit began her war with fenfe.
, (hamelefs mercenary train,
\ time (haU view with juft difdain t
idle, in whofe gaudy line
bought and tinfel beabty ihine ?
r*d mirror lies in fk^gments bright,
; nature, but confounds the fight*
the court-poet blulh'd to fine ;
Ik f fftife to fay ^ the oddeft thing.'*
jeft obrcene, a patron's nod,
virtue, or blai^hcme hit God.
>fden ! who unmov*d can fee
ts of wit and meannefs join'd in thee f
couki moint, and gain their kindred
3g in the putrid fink of vice : [fi^ies,
om wifdom woo*d, but woo*d in vain,
f power, the proftitute to gain :
at (hould deck fair virtue's form alone,
ty uaitors, tyranrs, vilely thrown i
•arts, the fcorn of honefl fame;
rife, a monument of fhame '.
ipy Prance : immortal Boilean then
enius with a (age*! care :
cr love propitious fatire blefl,
d her sirs divine into his breafl :
:nfe to form his line confpire,
> judgment guides the pur eft fire*
length the firitifh genius fmile,
her bounties o'er her favourM ifle :
'ope (he twines the laurel crown,
every poct'j pr.wcr in one :
i*s force adorns his various pa^e ;
:oUeded l^reneth, and manly rage.
ullr an.l dulircfi U &.c :'.i- fi^^ht,
.*ani(h at approaching iight :
mirror wi'». Jcli^ht wc view
juftly unt, ami lHiU;y true:
jggM forth K) truth*s fupremc decree,
hate^ her own deformity;
en virtue in the fait'.iful line
; joys furveys Imt form div'.ne.
ihoupl i". wh&r n.iniiars, Ihall I find,
0 cxprcfs ih? ppc*.*'* mird !
Aar% efTi^fcrcc can .'ilplay,
) his p''ncil in the ray }
g-vi, unU i) iht po«i irlpire ?
;he iii.htr:ing, bn» the fp<'iu of fire ?
•ope, to ma!.? thy genius knomn,
weak, a!! numbers — but thy own.
ir thcc with kin*! cotitcRtion ftrove,
j;race« Iffr th* !f!i! .r crove;
ill f(»r»in'.f'. o'er ttiycraHic hurjr,
roitr, jn.i fi rm''* tl.y infmt tongue,
jjftl n.ijcltic w.iilun; c»c;c ;
r.i{'tur\l caij^lt t).c IicavLfily flame :
pi-ii:>r L<jrr.M ih venal tribe,
au fw..)', or guihy |{r«a:ncf» bnl^ ; |
At fancy's eill who retf Ih'e Wanton fail,
Sport with the ftream, and rrifle in the gale t
Sublimer views thy daring fpirit bound ;
Thy mighty voyage was creation's round ;
Intent new worlds of wifdom to explore.
And blefs mankind with virtue's facred Cbre ;
A nobler joy than wit can give impart,
And pour a moral tranfport o'er the heart.
Fanta(Uc wit fhoots momenury fires.
And, like a meteor, while we gaze, expires :
Wit kindled by the fulphurous breath of vice.
Like the blue lightning, while it fbines, de(bx>yst
But genins, fir'<£by truth's eternal ray.
Bums clear and conflant, like the fource of day :
l^ike this its beam, prolific and reiln'd,
Feeds, vrarmt, inf^irtts, and exalts the mind ;
Mildly difpeh eath wintery pa(fion*s gloom.
And opens all the virtnet into bloom.
This praKe, im«iortal Pope, to thee be given.
Thy genius was indeed a gift from Heaven.
Hail, bard une^uall'd, in Whofe deathlefs line
Reafon and wit with ftrength coUeded (hxne ;
Where matchlefs wit but wins the fecond prai/>^
Lofl, nobhr lo&, in truth's fuperior blaie. .
Did fnendlbip e'er miflead thy wandering roufe ?
I'hat friendfhip fnre may plead the great excuie :
That facred friendOiip which infpir^d thy fong,
Fair in defcd, and amiably wrong.
Error like this ev'n truth can fcarce reprove ;
' ris almoft virtue when it flows from love.
Ye deathlefs nanie»^ ye fons of endleis praife^
By virtue crown*d with never-fading bays!
•Say, (hall an artlcfs mufe, if you infpire,
I«ight her pale lamp at your immortal fire {
Or if, O Wv.rburtoo, iofpir'd by yon,
I'he daring mufe a nobler path purfue.
By } ou iiil'pir'd, on trembling pinions- foar,
I'he facred founts of Social blifs explore,
In her bclj numbers diain the tyrant's rag%
Ai^l bid her country's glory fire her page ;
If fuch her fate, do thou, fair truth, defcenj.
And '.vauhful guard her in an boreft end :
Kindly fcv^re, inflrudl her equal line
To cuurt no friend, nor own a foe but thint»
But if her KiJ'^r ^*y^ fhould vainly quit
Thy izcrtd p;tths, to run the maze of wit ;
If hrr apoHate heart fhould eVr incline
To offer iiiocnfc at corruption's fhrinc ;
Urg*-. nrt^c »hy power, the black attempt corf »ttn J,
.And JaOi the iiuokinf cenfor to the ground.
Thus aw*d to fear, inilruAcU bards may Uc
rha: guilt i» doom'd to link in infamy.
1 THE CURE OF SAUL.
A SACRXn Dot.
** ViKOEANCt,arife from thy infernal bed;
** And poi.r thy ten^pcft on his guilty head !"
l'h'a^ Heaven's uccree, ia thunder's foundj
Shuok the Oark abyfs profound.-—
1 he unchain*d furies come !
P.le melancholy flalk« from hell :
Th' abortive of)>priog of her womb,
Defpair and anguifh round her yell.
By fleeplefs terror Saul pofTcfs'd,
Deep fc;li the fiend within hii tortor'd brnftt
I J
m
THE WQR4|:8pOP BfOWM.
BMd^ ^edretiODBd him howl i
fieiore hn eyet
In troop* they rife;
And feu <»f horror oterwhehn hit find*
Hade 1 to Jefle*i fan repit ;
He bcft tanYweep the lyre,
Wike i!he foleimi-fmmdiii^ dr,
And icsd the 'vocil choir :
On every ftring lbfc*hi eatMiit Tapwrefc dwell.
To footh the throbbiif)^ of the troiAM Iftttft ;
Whofe magic voice' can hid die dde» df ftAUk
fWdl,
Or InU the raghig ^orm to reft.
Sor.k oa hii conch, and lothing day.
The hcaven>forlahco OMmnh laf i
To theladcoiichthe i^fthecd'OowdmpaMri :
And, while th* ohedMi ^loir ftood nmnd^\
Prepar*d to «atch«he foul-CDmiiianding fowtdi . t
Hedrqpp'd-afentprouttaar.-*— • '
Thy fityinff aid, O GU>di impart ! . ,
Vor b, thy poifoB*d anrowt ^riafc hit baartt
The mighty fong from cfaaot roft.«*-'
Around hit throne che &r»ieii atoms Betp;
And drowsy ^arkneii broods tipim the dc^*^
' ConfufioD, wahe !"
Bid the reihm of chsev ihake !
Rf)uf« him "from hii^dreaA r^pofe !
Hark i lood difcofd hreak«-her tlnda :
The hoftile atoms c4afli with deaf ^aing roar;
Her4ioarfe voice thooders teongh the dr€tt*do«^.
tfism;
Aod kindles every ehmieiit to srar^-^^
•« H tmitth ccsifc I ' '
«* Sink to peade! •
•• Let there be hf^trv^th' Ahtt^ty fidd :
Aod lo, the radismfbo,
FUming from his orient bed»
His endteft toarfe begmi,
See, the twinkling p'eiad^ rife:
Thy ftar, Orion, reddens in the ikte9 :
While flow around the northern plain
Ardlurus wheels his nightly wsae.
Thy gloried, too, refulgent mooo, he fang
Thy myflic mazes, axul thy chaqgefal ray ;
O faircA of che iUrry thioog !
I'hy folrmn orb of light
• C aides <chc tri4im()hant car of night
Ci*cr filter clouds, and ihcds a. fofter day 1
The ]Ab*ring mcHUitiatt fcanhiiiiil
Qfrmh^mtmhkhtit
P"
Thcn-lMaihwM
Winds hit aa«j0ftic
The4«|r,,l%l
And while wtaiig mo
ThfAawMAenliMi
Hark.' th« I
¥Earkldi fdiyiyswrilmid
Sae^dcftcnmMF MMsala ftowv
HeMen><»<r»hiMi Mi BdM'tki
Plcafait ifettwa hmr^flMbk 9tk
Joys difin^'ki cifnloi mom^
LinkM widi ippncMi ce and bia.
Hail, hsff y Ihwb, mkjk .innncenca cm
AU hail, yefinldb fmemut^mi amkmi
They patis*d :~.tfie tQOiunrch, vraiM
■ Ador'd the worlds oFlMnrikifi
'Then, angasih-fthidt, hm cry'd t*
hrcitflf)
Why, wfey> ^mec tht
Of every heart bat taiat !
Ye planers, and each circling conftellation.
In Umy:% hartnouiour tell year generation t
Oh, while yon nuHancteraph tarns liie fpheret,
And o': the (Icdfafl polc-dar ilaadi fabiime ; '
Wheel your rounds
Yo hrarenly founds ;
Aod Tooth his ibng enchanted ears
With your celeftial chime
In dumb furprife the lift'niDg monarch hy;
( Hi4 woe fufpended by fweet mufic's Iwsy) !
And awe ftruck, wich vplifced eye
MttsM un the acw-born wonders of the iky*
Lead the foothing verfe along :
He feels, he f^b the f ower vi fong—i
How let the l^einn nvBibeta llov,
'TiU he feel that itoik ta wae.
j Heavniy hac^ oi luuiwufnl Ibi
O'er yoD w«e|Niig bcvwcr cowl
What fiNHids pf bitter iMwa I fc
What hmentntiMB niiMif inhi
In vaio,idevbfcd pair, theft teas* yc i
Prace frith iDstoccnrc at Aed.
Ihe mciengert of f^aoft depot
Death gteres, asd ihabea che dra
Ah. whither iy ye, by yeurCeivea ah
lo Attn ciiat frcninsiiig chcn*b*t fieti
Lo!
HapleTs, haplefs pasr.
Goaded by dcijpair.
Forlorn, through delert climes I
Wake, my lyre f can pity fleep
When heaven is niov*d, and mtgel
Flow, ye meldng nnmbcra, flosi
Till he feel that guile is wt
The king, witli pride, and Ihaiae,
torn,
Shot fury from his eyea and fcoi
The f^lowi g youth.
Bold in truth,
(So fiill ihouid virtue guilty power i
With brow undaunted met his i
See, his cheek kiodles into generous i
Stern he bends him o*cr his lyn
And, while the doom of guilt h
Shakes horror from the tortur'd
What founds of terror and diftrefs
Rend yon howling wildernefs !
The dreadful thunders ff.und :
The forked lightnings flafli along tbi
Tonus.
Ml
ir he«Tcn*§ rcbclUout ioc i—
e foot of irracl, fly*
dwelli in Kurah*ii guilty tcnti mud die!
iiok !— ^Have mercy, Lord ! — Their
cries
aHful tumole rife !
I the deep their loud lameDtt I hear !
1 now, and Irflcn on the ear 1
dcArudion*t £brifc it u'ct !
ountlcft hoft
rer lofi ! fmore !.^
it clut*d ! — ^Thei^ criet are neard do
f lyre, what acsentt can relate
i*i appointed £ate !
cne«, he comet ! th* aveBginf Ood !
h and darkncfs rovnd him roll :
W, earth ' je mounttint, nod !
>wt the fltica, and (haket the pole.
iy banner* «if hb wrath anfurrd»
ic flfuda, to drown a jniilty world t
in, lift thy baleful bead ;
vfc the f uilty world from fleep 2
ad up thy billows from their caTerB*il
- bed. [deep."~
id bDr'.> the rocks that chasa thee ia cht
. th' iinpctuoyft torrentt rife(
hnsrrr-sfcmdipfp deluge roars :
n ruih the catara^^from the ikiet;
rwillInK wave* u*cnK' helms che (bores,
f^. O God, is tby decree!
all gtihy man contend with tkoe I
ifltr and rn\'y, fca-entomb*d,
r^. I ^%irh luQ in ruin fleep;
iicvf&ng luxury is doom'd,
.c vsft at .d nvenou* deep !•••
(•m iaic th* a{^oni(b*d remaaiit flies t—
rink, ve r«'Ck« ye occani. rife lu-
ring diffh no noir the floud*> comraul {
owii ^ i -a in};ulf> the ball :
uAk hiil* thr arat* y mnuntaitit roll,
ilk: dr(lrt:Amu fwullows all :
:cr l.-t th* in^pafli n*0 pumbers glow :
I the ft'ftg. >r ni'ghty ehoir !
^ yc.ur tirc'-.ful iritis with Are 1
' nic, mi'narch '--Gi^ilt Is woe !
!r the fi owning flieph^rd pi>ur*d oloa^
iaaperuoOK rf>rrrnt nf h» forgi
Hung by 'ire d^ipair.
!h*d hi* trcb, a?Hi tor? his hair :
1 his blo'ul, by J. or rot d ill'd,
id agor:7 ng fwrat iialili'd :
niiiig with uiiurtcrablc fmartf
.im d a <?a;'j;cr a: his heart.
K-atcLf-jI trah] prcV' r.t the hlow;
:achknienr balm rn looth bis f ramie Woe :
plea^'d, the ike|<berd row beheld
pride by licavrn^ o^^n xrrrcHrs C|uetl*d|
n b^Jc hit patent l)re vop^roul
mi}fhty fl<irm that rent tU fotfl.
ir cares : tlw body*f paifi
ircci relief mdiy fliid :
i aii4 IcnitM balms arr «u«
Mai the WMiodrd «M .
Come, fair rtptntancc, frott ihf idei»
O fainted maid, with upcafl eyea 1
Defceod, io thy cclcftial ihroiidi
Veftcd in a weeping cloud.!
Holy guide, defccod, and brinf
Mercy from th' £cemal King !
To his foul your b«aliM impart,
And whifpcr comfort to bis he§n !-«•
They come : O king, thine ear incline \
Lift en to their Yolee divine:
Their voice fliall every pang compofe.
To gentle forrow (both thy woei;
Till each pure wiih to heaTcn (bail (bar,
And peace return, to part no more I
Behold, obedient to tkcir gftat command*
The lifted dagger qniu hit trembUng haiid t
Smooch *d ia his brow, where fullen care
And furrow*d horror conch*d with fell dcfpair :
No more his eyea with fury glowt
But hea^nly grief fucceedt to heU-borit Wot.—*
bee, the figns of grace appear :
See the (oft reknting tear,
Trickling at fvrect anercy's call 1
Catch it, angcU, ere it fall I
And let the Wtvn-Uni offerlag rift,
. Heavcn*a beft-accepied facrlfiea f —
Yet, yet again t — Ah Ore, the pang returaa!
Again with inward fire hit £eaviBg ^o^
burnft!
Now, flicpherd, wake a mightier ftnuB;
Search the deep, heart-rending pain ;
Till the large flor>ds of forrow roll.
And out nch the tortures of his foot
Almighty Loid, accept his pang flnccre !
Let heavvniv hope difoel each dark temptation t*
And, while he pours the penetential tear,
O vilit him with thy falvaiion.— -
Stoop from heaven, ye raptur'd throbg :
8ii:k, ye fw el ling tides of fong !
For U, ! difl'olvM by mulic's melting power, . ^
Celcftiaf forn'W roPs her plenteoosfhower,
d*irrfiii wMi cfteA the colours rUb;
And bcam> nf comfbr^ brighten in hit eyes.
Happy k»n^, thy woes are o'er •
Thy God ibatl wound thy foul no teen I
The pitying Father cf markind
Meets the pure returning mind.
No morr (ball black drfpair affliA bis fool t
Jbach gentler ((Mind ye fliepherds, now eoadMHC^
:iwectly let the numbers roU 1
Sooth h ini mtu |iope divine*
Now lowly ler the ruflic flMafur^i glide.
To qucU thi* daik lemains «tf frtf-ooofumiofr pride,
Till nitturft*^ hcm>e«(fsu^ UeCuigs he conWs,
And^wn chat cfkUn coatem it hiippitcis— ^
JTe wondi and laken. ye clifls and motrntaina !
Haunted grot*, and living fo«nuins !
LiMen to \bur Iheph^rd's lay,
Whofe artleis caroU di>fe the day*
Btiimding kid* around him throng ;
T^.e fteep rock echoes back his fong:
Vhile ail unlecn to mortal eye,
I SKdisf deai9 the evc^Hoi Ikf ^ k
jK ij.
.rUr pm», Aah|^ Urb iba
Qni» her throde and niiiiflofi br^ht.
Her cTiiwaof ftM>,«ndrabe»f ligM,
Serene, in f!«M)e biik* ut*7'd.
To dwell benemth bit p>bn>iree feadci
iHul, mfck utgel < lAfnl fUlt !
Stilt -pant (hf ndlaoce o'er nj bmft !
. fride and bau In conrti maj Oiioe :
Softlj, Mtlr treatlw fmr ntUnlien :
ADd-«npBairearr'd fonl inflnmbcn;
- ■"■'•■- 'm hit breift,
ii «*«• id faealiog
vifiwu. 7e who «
DeTceolMUfti*! . ,
Ood'|^BilhiiiKrB*'*n>*>He*vca'ictefiwlgite
: X*,.wtorf]|hllr«ipl*kMp,
And nU ibj Skat tmbot at Beep,
AdMlM ]na t» 307* reia'd.
And plunge in >riw, tha goilty mind I
Delcend I— Oft, w*&)m to dtc Ilcie^
AndopMiU fce>w'» gfarici to hie tjti '.
WbfwIiriK^ MdMdtd fDonOuM Uue ;
Where. eMn ioMMcul hTB" >'>*■' Oodi .
Xmnoc'd in ecQifr of ceilekla pnife.
A^cb,'lM hh kopiti I
Hi* grief to blif> fliill lanniOi,
9nea feoifc'd b^ fonodi dlrtDc
!BchoId/irith ditroii^ fij, eteh (citiire glow* !
See tlie UiUul tiWJi'crdowi !
The fieiMt i» fled I— Xet muGc't nptnre rib :
Ifov hanoooT, thf ererf nerve employ :
Bliikc the dome, and pierce the Ikiei ;
Wake him, wake him into jnf. —
Wlut pMrer can ererr paffion') throne eaotroid i
What power cm tnafl (he charm divine.
To ftiU the tempdl of the fool I
CetelHal harWaajr, t£ac mi^t; charni i> ibine !
She, heavenljr-boin, caOie down lo vilit eaich.
When from Gotf'i eternal thnme
The bcaifl of all-crcatiVe wifdom fhone,
And linkc fair ardcr into birth.
At wifdom ( tall Ac rob'd jon glittering Ikiei,
Atnm'd the [fhtm, and tapgbt ccafesiiag ntbi
Angeli wrapt In wonder flood.
And law ihtt all wai fair, and all wai good.
Twai ihtn, ye font of Cfcd, in bright irra^
Ye Ihauied o'dr creatloo'i da; ;
Thenkiadlinj hnojoj,' ^
The morning (Ian togefher fang ;
Andthrongh the vaRedtereal Iky
Scnphic bjpnhi and kmd holannalu rang.
ON HONOUR.
Hie man«a oh Ktriam pngnando nlnsa paQ ;
Clique faceifbtu caAi dora vita manebat {
Qui^nf fit VV**, 9 Hwba di|ul»c«ti,
Thoa^ bUe •a.nhoM be the boilttd cbc
Th' amluttana'failer farella Ua bsiuidkb fa
And dreaii that ^igtufi Taadal to be pe«
Hi* wiler beir'deridci tlwdocard't ain.
And bid* psfulba bH&e him into fiac-
Oft hooov, pcRfaint om- ths iftbMV M
Sneer* at w^ juftlcc, ^id deioi A* «nI
She'dwrfk eariiklg «i the toBftrntfttrnf
Sbewakd* th« traft to Uchc, ai •!■
««rj . ■
The Mditr viewf
ilt<*tlM<hteIa(lMt|
ttlNhunlwrlal5«b4
Herth
Rev'd oa ihate
Fapi^Wl^lan.iCuuttitn.flavct.ikcattipaSi
Pntnd ca hev, ^d w ober htt criL
Where fis wa tke«r-.«Mfc tiiMig^
8ay,doei*wb«^nr 'dwell with aBoriM
The traih, mf^laH, k deart thM^4
Still don the goddeA, h bM-fi>B AA^
O'er each grim idol emisotily Ihinc ;
Arraf'd in lafttng niajellj, ia know*
Through ererr clime aixl age, aneheaf''
' But how eiplor'd t — Take rcaiim far j
Difcard Icir-hnei fet pafiaa'a gUa tUei
Nor view hci with (lu jaoodic'd ejeaf pi
Vtr. I. la tbi* fod the (uccceding «(tb
varioui pretebcei of mankind to hooow ml
arc OMipenled.— The lioe* thcmfdvci X
taied from the fbUowing, in the lith Sal
Doileau :
Ooi, r tionnenr, Vallntovr, efi cketi i
monde —
L' Asibiticux Ic met foavetit i toat farUa;
i,' Aiare, i voir chtl le paAole itmler ;
Un faux brave, i vantcr tt protidfe frimk.
Ver. II. Thoagh tker be than incaeCa
eontradiaorr, yiC tne booonr ■• a tU^
and determinate.
foirbe, i jamaia ne garder la parali
:, 1 noirdr d' ioGpidea pe^an;
Ce Marqnia, a Avmr fraoder lea crfaBciaa
Conitibni, magfOnti 1 cbn enx, fi^ k« «
1^ O E M S.
%ti
Igt not Hth\f from a paniil view
It u wrong or right, or fidfe or true ;
I too near deceive th* obfenrer't eye ;
De thofe which at a diftance lie.
ii the (lraAure*s harmony defcryM
the tall eolumn*t, and gay order's pride ;
ir'rd the deilin*d point jour fight remove,
lit (hall leffen fiill, and that improve,
eaucies gain upon your wond*riog eyet, 40 '
ie fair whole in j aft proportion rife,
looour*! true proportiont bell are feen,
the due length of aget lie between :
*paratef pride from greatnefs, (how from
worth,
) faUie beaaty, real graeo callt forth ;
out what meritt praife, what meriu blame,
a difgrace,or rifes into fame,
e then, from paft examples, let at prove,
"aifet hate, ^ntempt, e(leem, or love,
greatneft give true honour ? can expcnce ?
Kury ? or can magnificence ? 51
1 is the purpo(e, and the fruitlcft aim,
vile profiitute to bribe fair fame ;
jve fplendour vainly tempts her ear,
:n all potent g«ld is baffled here,
imids, that once conid threat the flnet,
g tow'rs, and cloud-wrapt wonders rife !
'ft ^gc your founder's pride proclaim ;
the tyrant's greatnefii ; tell hit name ;
»re:--The treacherous brick uid moul-
d'ring ftone dp
ik in duft : the boafting title gone ;
trophies fwept by time's devouring flood;
cription want, to tell where once they ftood.
lid they rival nature, time defy,
lat record but vice or vanity ?
true glory, though his name unknown,
ught the arch to fwcU : to rife, the ftone ;
^ whofe wild command fair art obey*d,
folly didated, or psftion fway*d. 69
fpite o( greatnefs, pride and vice are fecn,
al in pomp, confpicuoufly mean.
in, O Studley, thy proud forefts fpread;
each gilded turret rears its head ;
29. If we would form an impartial iu4|t-
f what is truly honourable, we mull ab-
11 confiderations which regard ourfelvet.
31. Not only fo, but wc muft removeour*
0 a proper diftance from the obje^ wc ea-
left fome part (hould predominate in odt
d occafioo a falfe jtfdgment of the whole.
48. I'hercfore the lurcft method it, to
•y paft examples whu commaodt our love
cm.
50. Ezpence and grandeur caaoot give
uuur : Jhcit mo(i Iplendid monoment va.
nd cTcn ftouid they laft for ever. Ci uU
fow real glory, if only the recorda of pride,
-. and vice.
7 X, 73. Much kfs if purchafed by oppvef-
1 g'Mlr. [.sruiilcy in YurUhire, the lr«t of
la:>ftcs. one ot whom wa* deeply cooccrocd
lark irauU«^oo id the year 1 720].
In vain thy lord eomoMadt the ftitam to fill,
Extendt the view, or fpreadt the finooth canal.
While guilt't black train each confdoua walk ifw
vade.
And criet of orphant haunt him in the (hade*
Miftaken man ! by crimes to hope for faoie!
Thy imag*d glory leadi to real (name t
Is villany felf-hated ? thus to raife to
Upbraiding monumentt of foul difgeiee t
Succeeding timet, and aget yet unborn.
Shall view the guilty fcenet with honeft fcom;
Difdain each beauty thy proud folly pUnn'd,
And curfe the labourt of oppreffion'i hand.
Next view the hero in th* embattled field ;
True honour's fruit can conqneftS lanrel yield I
Him only honour*d, only lov^ we find.
Who fightt not to deftroy, but £ive mankind r
Pclides* fory may our wonder move, ^
Bat godlike Hedor it the roan we love.
See William*t fword a tyrant's pride difam ;
See I.ewit trembling under Marlb*ro't arm :
Say, which to human kind are friendt or face ;
And who deteftt not thefe, and loves not thole ^
Conqoeft unjuft can ne*er command applaufe ;
* ris not the vid*ry charmi you, but the cinfe i
Not Cxfar't felf can feign the patriot's part.
Nor hit falfe virtues hide hit poifon*d heart;
Bat round thy browt the vrilling laurels twine, lOO
Whofe voice wak*d freedom in the favage minet
Yet : truly glorious, only great it he.
Who conquers, or who bleedt for libery.
** Heroet are much the fame, the poiot*t agreed^
** From Macedonia's madman to the Swede."
Like baleful comets flaming in the fines.
At deftin'd times th* sppointed fcoorges rifie ;
Awhile in fireanaing luftre fweep along,
Aad fix in wonder's gase th' admiring tfarang;
But reafon^ eye detedt the fporiout ray, 1 10
And the falfe blase of glory diet away.
Now all th* aerial ceilt of wit explore i
The mazy roundt of fcience travel g'er;
Search all the deep reccflet of the mind.
And fee, if there true honoar (it en(krin'd«
Alas, nor wit nor fcience this can boaft.
Oft da(h*d with error, oft in caprice loft I
Tranfient as bright the ihort>Kv'd bubbles fly !
And modes of wit, and modes of fcience die.
See Kab'Uit once the idol of the age ; IIQ
Yet now negledcd lies the (intttty page t
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Ver. 86. True honour it not to be repead from
nnjui^ conqueft : It is not viAory, but a juft ciiife^
that can engage oitr e(Ucffl«
Ver. 9S.
Du premier Ccfan on vante let expbits;
Mais dzn* quel tribunal, juge fuivant lea loix«
Efit-il pu dilculper foninjuUe manic i
Ver. 10 1. Guftavus Vafa.
Ver. 116. Neither b true glory to be obtained
by wit or Icience : 1 hey arc chimerical : Some-
times attended with folly, or weakneCi: oftea
ftained with vice, and fo rendes their pofleflort
mifichkvoas and infamous.
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Qf 4lic«MiMr»M XHi fStrlet how loW the bHj^
Hb gl«rr frith hit whirlpaob Tuiilh tU I
8f« ftlhr, wii.^ftiid Wf^hacfi, wifdom ftw •*•
And Villars witty— Bacon wife in Tain !
Oft «ice cwtvptt what ftofe and part* reBif ,
And «loi|d« th« fplcadovr of the brighter liiM»
Solliei whf t Ceogteyc, and whft Dryden writr^-
ifhit, fa(bion*» flaTt ) aa that, the flave of wit.
In Tain fair fanlttt 1^ the lanrcl Ihoot, f SQ
The deadly worm thus eatings at the root;
ptifodad thw, the greencft wreaths decay.
And. all the poet's honours fidl away ;
Quick M4MltiiiBnal)a#vea, the hmrels fade.
And drap on Kjocheftt^'sand Otway's head.
Wbtre then ia famid trve honour, heavenly fair,
Aik Loitfilak, «ik yo«f heart— ihe didates there.
Y4» i-«>*tia in firinen' "that ahme can give
^e lafting bottOBft and hid glory live ;
On virtue'^ halU only fame can rife, S40
To Aaad the ftoroia of age«.aBd reach the (kles :
Arts^ conqiefti, gieatnefr, feel the ftrokc of fate,
Shriiik fiiddea* and hetray th' incoinbcnt weight $
^imc with coatenipt th< feithlefs props fvnreys,
?* And hories nadacn in the heaps they tvile.'*
'Tia firtne only eafi the bard infpire,
And £U hia Faptnr'd breaft with lading tre <
Tov^*d hy th? ethereal ray, each kindled lane
Bcfow firong : ftiU virtee feeds the flitne divine,
Where'er ihe treads (he leavea her feotfteps bright
In radiant trafti of ncveivdyiBg light ; 15X
Thefe (bed the loftre o*cr each facred name.
Glee 6penfer*s clear, aod Shakfpeare's noble flame ;
Blase to the ikies in Milton's ardent fong,
And kindle the briflt-iaUyittg fire of Tonng;
Thefe gild each humble verfc in modeft Gay 1
Thefe give to Swilt the keen fool«piercing ray t
Mtliily through Addifon's chafte page they ihine,
And glow and warm in Pope's immortal line.
Nor lefs the fage mud live by virtue'* aid; x 60
Truth mud fupport hira, or his glories fade ;
And truth and virtue differ but in name :
Like light and heat— -^liftinguifti'd, yet the lame.
To truth and virtue the afccm is fure ;
The wholcfome dream implies the fountain pure ;
Ver. ia6.
Jc ne puii edimer cat danyercuf anteura
Qui de rhonneur, en vers, iniames defcrteurs,
'jTrahidant la vartu f«r un papier eoupable,
Auz yeux de leur Icdcurs rendent le vice aim-
able.— ■ ' '
Ilh vain Te/^rit eft plein d'une noble vigucur ;
IfC vert fe fent toujours des balTcfles de coeurc.
fioiLKAU, r Art Poet. Ch. 4.
Ver. X38> The foundation of |rue honour is vir-
tue only.
Ver. 153. It is virtue only that gives the poet
lading glory : this proved by indancet.
Vrr. 164. The philofnpber can only hope for
true glory from the fame fource ; becaufe truth is
his ohjed, and nothing can be truth that tends
to dedroy virtue ^find happinefs. Hence appears
the madjicis, infamy, and ialfehood of thoU de-
To tade dM fjarlag w 9ih ttkfim'm
Deep lies the Hmrte; mo flmit iafcil
But thoibthe iflVm of pure crath we
Which in olear ftrcagth clkro^|^ vfn
How s
Error Ip vma sttMipea tk fool 4KfB
Still mded in tim fastt<r wmvc of vicei
Drawn hem ch« Ijpringo d lalfelMMd
fiach banefiBl drop tk«c pmfoiw Imppi
Gordon's thfai ihml|o«v», Tindara warn
And Margnn'a gnll, rntftt WoottsttH
Th' entpenomM ftriUtt that flom fr
And the rank drega of Hobbea and ]
Deteded namea ! pedbntcncM M^er
taatch'd from oblhPMMi*a gr»^e by ii
lofed-opiniooa, hatdi'd by feUy'a
Bade hi the beam thtt wingM ihcm I
Truth, phomiS'likie immortal, tbongi
With djcngth rcDevr'd AiaU f^oBibc
See how the hiftre of th* Atheoiai
Shinei through the lengthc^M glooi
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dru^ivt fchemef let 00 foot by tl
Free-thinkers.
Ver. 174. GordoD*a thin fhaUotn
here chiraderised ia tntttiiktl* ** '
** dent Whig, or » Defence of ow
'< Edablidim'ent ;** yet it may be t
that there is not ono inftitqtion of 1
England, but what is here miiren
ridiculed with the Ipwoil and tna(k a
rOity.
Ver. 174. Alluding to the confe
which that dull writer labours node
Ver. 1 75. His characfter is thus
excellent writer — ''^ Who by the p<
«• of a good choice, havin|^ learned
<* of uur Tindal, and his philofc
*• [the Jews] Spinofa, calls himfelf.
" tefy of England, a Moral Philofoi
Div. Leg. of Moles, dem. Vol. II. J
Ver. 176. A noted advocate fur
atheifni, commonly called Pantheiia
Ver. 177. It is confelTcd he waa
nitts and learning : Yet» through a
fedlation of being regarded as the fo
fydcms, he has advanced many thi
low Confutation.
V«r 177. The author of that m
of conrradi^Uon and abfurdity, **
" the Bees, or private Vices public I
reader who is acquainted with th<
thefe gentlemen, will probably obfi
climax in this place ; afcending froi
hnve attennpted to dedroy the fcv
virtue, to the wild boars of the wo<
up.
Ver. I So. Falfchood dort- lived
nal.
Ver. 184. Socrates and Mcwton.
Examples of the two mofl eminer
that ever adorned the world ; the 01
mora], the other in natural knowlc
V O B M S.
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ow die hftinf ffit^rj rmmd hit head.
rtoB cfcaAe coBjeAore'f twHi^t ray,
It op nature into eertaiB day i
• creati<m*t traddelf roasta trod; I9Q-
:ach atom funsd the rulioff Ood*
*d H^ • wilb truth and wrtuc fiavght I
iveacoofimi'dwhate'ertbeir reafootaogbt ;
arCbretch*d views, and bright example*
•>tnM
t* enlighten and perfuade mankiad !
met reYcr*d! which time and truth pro-
laim
: and faired in the lift of lame.
, (larcfmen« patriort, thus to glory rife ;
le growt the fame, or foon it dies;
ted on the vigorous ft>Kk, *ti<i feen soo
i*d by age, and fprings in endlefs green :
)Uy, vice, may blofTom for an hour,
:ourc funihine, and pt>etic (how'r;
pale tendrils. nurs*d by flattery's hand,
led tendance frrOi fupplies demand ;
I unnatural pu(b*d to fuddcn growth,
ken at th* inclement blafts of truth ;
f the wcakcft breath that pafles by,
lours fade, they wither, droop, and die.
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ue only that (hall grow with time. 110
ou(ch each age, and fpread through every
lime.
ike patriot!, gen*rnat, wife, and good,
the breach, and ftem corruption** flood !
:yr bifliops at the flake expire,
I the faggot, and defy its fire !
lat m exile Hyde and Tully flione f
fred*s virtues bright en*d all his throne ;
i>rth like this unbidden glories flream ;
'ow*d blaze it aflcs, nor fortune** beam ;
n's gloom but make* it flill more bright,
Icsr iamp fliines clcarefl in the night, aai
various honours various ftates adorn,
tnt ftars with diflerent glories burn ;
b» roo wider, as their fphere is higher;
•uftake the (ame celeftial fire,
irn Hcav*n*s endlefs bounty* and coofels,
:ives in virtue, fame, and happinefs;
kind's folly, who the boon dcfpaie,
r^: lit pain and infamy in vice ! IS9
98. Muft build their fame on virtue.
ici. Flattery cannot raife foUy or vice 10-
lory
a 14 The catalogue of thefe heroes,
'he feveral ages of Chriftianity, is too
be iofertrd in a work of this nature ;
our country were Ridley, Latimer, and
(though left fortunate) Cranmer.
1 1 4 Hyde, Earl of Clarendon.
12a Thus it appears that every one has
rt of obtaining true honour, prom<»ting
(ineU of mankind in his proper ftacion.
16 Aixl thus the love cf fame, though
vertfd Co bad ends, it oatnnUy oifidii-
irtoc tad happincii
Not Co thefiMi wM tnov*d by v&t«e*s laws.
Reveres himfclf— andgains^ not fecks applaufe ;
Whofe views concentered aH to virtue tend ;
Who makes true glory but his fecond end :
Still fway*d by what is* fit,, and juft, and true.
Who gives to aU whate*er to all u due ;
When parties, mad feditioik** garb put oa.
Snatches the highell pr aife— and is of none :
Whilfl round and round the veering patriots roII|
Unfliaken points to truth as to faiis p<de.
Contemns alike what fadions praile or blame ;
0*er rumour** narrow orbit foars to fame 340
Unmov'd whilfl malice bark% or envy howls,
Walks firm to virtue through the feoffs of fools ;
No minion flatters -. gains no felfifh end ;
Hb own — his king's— his country's— mankind's
friend ; —
Him virtue crowns with wreaths that ne*er decay ;
And glory circles him with endlefs day
Such he who deep in virtue roots his fame ;
And fuch through ages fliall be Lonidaie's name.
FRAGMENT OF A RHAPSODY,
WRITTCM AT THS LAKtS IN WSSTMORBLAND.
Now funk the fun, now twilight funk, and night
Rode in her zenith ; nor a pafling breeie
Sigh*d to the groves, which in the midnight air
Stood motionlefs ; and in the peaceful floods
Inverted hung; fbr now the billow flepr
Along the fliore, nor heav'd the deep but fpread
A fliiniiig mirror to the moon's pale orb,
Which, dim and waning o*er the fliadowy difls,
The folemn woods and fpiry mountain -tops
Her glimmering faintneft threw. Now every eye
Oppref4*d with toil, was drown'd in deep re«
pofe,
Save that the unfeen fliephe d in his watch,
Propt on his crook, flood liftening by the fold.
And gaz'd the flarry vault and pendant moon.
Nor voice nor found broke 00 the deep fereney
But the foft murmur of fwift gufliing rills.
Forth ifluirtg from the mountain's diftant C^eep
(Unheard till now, and now Ccarce heard) pro-
claim *d
All things at reft, and imag*d the flill voice
Of quiet whifpering to the ear of night*
INSCRIPTION,
What though no glittering turret rife,
N<*r rpleodour gild ihefe mild retreatt,
Yet Natoxc ier* in modeft guife
Difplays her unambitious f weets.
Along each gently-fwelling lawn
She flrays, with ruflic garlands crown*ds
And wakes the flowers at early dawn.
To fling their bofom*d fragrance round.
Ver. a JO, aji. True honour chandaiged aad
OKvpUiedi
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THE WQRl^S OR BJHOWM*
^rrf toch tliT TotVy. Vhttdeii gaid«.
To trace tbf ftep iereoe and £ree.
To ftnD the tMUbme heightf of |iride,
Tbrotigh thefe cklm fccnei (o follow Tan.
Hit fileot walkt do f hou tdom,
0*er thefe green flopet from tumult far ;
Whether he greet the blnihhig mom,
pr welcome up jon evcmpg ftar.
Intents while _
Thy fenerpoa webiljpsn
To hainram Henvva thy
And meet fiur JPiMir nod
FntA
Tet |>romi»t to ftay hii coiuniy*t
The cif 7*1 flonnjr wnr lw*U joo
When TImt, nnd Trmi^^ mod Frm
For /ftdbpiV yoice and 7>irfif*j
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THE SUGAR CA|fE, B ODE ON SOLlTUDEj
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To whidi b pccfiscd,
THE LIF^E OF THE AUTHOX^
what foil the cane ifledtt what care demands;
Beneath what (igna to phuit ; what iUs awaiC{
How the hot ne^ar hdk to chriiallise.
And Afric'i lable progenj to treat :
A mnfe, that loof hath waader'd in thfrgratw
Of ayrtlc-indoUncg, attoapti to fing .
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THE LIFE OF GRAINGER,
M%% GRAiNoit WIS born at Doofe in Berwicklhire, lo lj%J^ He was the fon of Joho OfiiOf
r, £fq of HougbtoD-Hall, in the county of Cumberland ; who, in cooCequence of fone iinfn^-
jful fpecuUtlonft in mining, wu obliged to fell his eftate ; and luTing obtained an appointncnt
the Exciie, iiettlcd at Dunfe.
Hit lather dying while he was yooog, the care of hit education wu kindly nodertaken by hif
Jer brother, by a former marriage, Mr. William Grainger of WariCUm, a writiag-malUr in Sdia*
irgh. and afterwards a clerk in the olBce of the Compuollcr of Ezcife, who placed bioa at
e fchool of North Berwick, under the tuition of Mr James Rae« formerly one of the a^atei
the High-dchool in Edinburgh, a teacher of eminent learning and abilities.
In a copy of his traoflation of TdJlm^uom lying before the prefent wriur, by the favovr of Bfti^
rainger, hiit brother** relid, is the following acknowledgment of his gratitude, in hia own haodv
riting t '* To Mr. Grainger of WviBon (to whoa the public is chiefly indebted for aii^ that
D be found praifc-worthy in the following tranilation of TiboUus), from hia aflcdUoaate bcetber^
d humble fervaot, &c**
After the ordinitry courfe of educaiioo, he was pot apprentice to Mr. George iAuder, furgeoB ia
iinburgh, and afterwards attended the medical clafi*es in the UmTerlity.
He then went iuto the army, and was furgeon in Pulteocy.'s Regiment, at the battle of Faftirkg
1 745. and afterwards fcrved 00 the continent.
A military man, even in the mod adive campaign, has many hours of leifore ; and aa theiecao^^
It be fpent more rationally than in fome literary purfuit, he employed that part of hia time, which
as not devoted to hi» profcHion, in perufing the claffics.
npon his quitting the army, after the peace of Aiz-la-Chapel!e, In X748, he obtained the degree
Dodorof Phyfic. and fettled as a Phyfician in London; where his tafte for polite Utcratort
ocured him the acquaintance of Dr. Juhnfoo, Dr. Percy, Shenflone, Dodfley, Armftroog, and
her men of wit and learning.
His Hrft publication was his fine Odt m SUitade, printed m the 4th volame of Dodfley*a ** CoUec-
on,** 1755, which completely eftabliChed his poetical reputation.
Some time afterwards, he became tutor to John Bourryau, Efq. with a fSdary of 100 L a
ar.
In 1759, ^c pnblilhed his PmIim/ iramJLtUm •fiht Eltgia •/ TMImt, ami •/At Turns ^&^£n#.
hh /if erigfnal Uit, MmJ titles sritisul «W fj/i^M/try, in ft vols. X}mo., which Was begun aod COI»>
tctcd, ftvcral years before, when he was in the army.
In the DtJicat'fH to his pupil, he obferves, ** that it fenred to make many of hb hours pafs agrte-
ly, which otherwife would have been extremely irklome, amid the din of anns and hurry of »
nip lift.**
•* A picafing employment," he obfervcs in the .idverijftmni, •* is feldom negleded. Thofe ck-
es %\ hich particu)arly touched him, were fird rendered into £ngli(h \ and as thefe make the greater
rt of Tibullu**s Poems, ho was contented afterwards to compleu the work, by finiihing as a taflt
ut was bq^ as an aipufemcnt.'* .
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$g% THE LIFE OF GRAfMOBR
** A fatmirite author,^ he ad<lt» ** on whom fome lalwiir has been befto^
the Terfion therefore wm retouched u often at oppoftunity fenred. All diia wbtk^
btor had nointentioo of making the public acquainted with hia poetical wmmtrmr
poet too well, and admired him toe much, to think he had done him jufiice; ytt ^
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tranflatlon^of Tibullut was fent him, he was refolded to pnblilh hia own, that dioli
'^ iteftand the original, might not form an idea of the moftcn^eleganc« and hani
man elegiac poeti, from the moll inaecnratei havib, at^ iqieUgtni waQtm off the pt
In the beginning of the year following, he poblifhed A Later te T^Simt SmaB^
i 9y hu criimfm upm a late tratijtaiiom of TiBiiUMs, iy Dr. Grmimger^ ^vo.
j- I j The critidlin imputed by hit letter to Smollet, it in the " Critical Review*' for Dec
[. ; obfenrct, that the Editort of the <* Critical Review,*' in the plan of their woric, &km
' public, ** that they would revive the true fpirit of critldfin ; that they would neier c
without having firft carefully perded the performance; that they would never a^
J fluence of conoedton or prejudice; that they wonld not .venture to criticile • tn
1 imderfianding the original ; that they would nettr invidioufly wreft the lenie» er
jneaaing of any author ; that they would never, without reludance, dilapprove cv
iter, who had the leaft title to mdulgence; and they wouM not eriiibit • partial a
blage of the blemi(hes of any produ&ion.'* Thcfe promifet he proves to have been
I |itrtlcular, by -feveral examples, principally taken from the criticifin oo hia verfioo <
The famo year, according to the information of Mrs. Grainger, he accootpaoied
•Weft- Indict, and fettled at Baflcterre in the ifland of Sc. Chriftopher, where he ma
4fter of William Matthew Burt, Efq. governor of that iflaad, and pradiled phjfie <
. tatlon andfnccefs.
, ' Here he began and finifhed his poem oo the caltore of the Si^gmr Cmt, which
four books, with ootet, 4to. 1 764.
Sometime before the publication of his Poem, he revifited England, and fabml
icript to the corredion of his literary friends Dr, Johafon, Dr. Percy, dte. w
afiedionately commemorated in the work.
' Mr. Bofwell, the biographer of Dr. Johnfon, relates, that the Sugar Cane, when re
at Sir Jofliua Reynolds's, made all the affcmbled witt burft into a laugh, when, a
verfe pomp, the poet began a new paragraph thus :
Now, mufe, Iet*s ling of rats.
And what incrraf&dthe ridicule was, that one of the company, who (lily overlo
perceived that the word had been originally trace, and had been altered to rats as n
Of this little laughable incident, which has been often related, and for which the
tion in the printed poem, Dr. Percy, the prefent bifhop of Dromore, who wa« his
and has a particular regard to his memory, communicated to Mr. Bofwell the foUov
" The pafldge in quedlon was originally not liable to fuch a pcrverfion ; for tk
occafion in that part of his vroik to mention the Kavock made by rau and mice, ha
fubic(^ in a kind of mock heroic, and a pan^y of Homer *b battle of the Froflrft and
tnE LIFS OP CRAtNC^BtL ifi
ttg Sugar CMiie, OJe m SofityJe, aod ^i^m and Peremi^ ITC DOW, for the firft time, feceiTcd into 8
ieaioo of Claffical EngUih Poetry.
9r. Percy givci this eharader of CriiDger : ** He wm oat ooiy • mm of geoiui and leiming, bvC
I auuiy exceUeot virtuei, being one of the moft generous, friendly, and benevolent men I ever
t*
According to Mr. Bofwell, ** Dr. Johnfon faid, that Grainger was an agreeable oeuui; a man who
did do any good that waa in hb power. Hit TroMjUilm of TtbdU* he thought wal very well
r« ; but the Sugar Came did not pleafe him ; for he (aid, what coold he make of a fugar eane i
m^ht at well write the ** Parfley Bed,*' a poem, or the Cabbage-Garden,** a poem.**
^M a poet, his Sugar Cam, notwithftanding the ridicule thrown upon the fubjeA of it by Dr«
uifoo, entitles him to rank with Philips, Dyer, and other diftinguiihed writers of didadic p^etqf
3Br language. In this ufcful and entertaining poem, the moft languid reader will find his pa(^
IS excited, and the imagination indulged to the higheft pitch of luxury. A new creation ia of-
ed, of which an European has fcarce any conception; the hurricane, the burning winds, a ripc[
e-piece on fire at midm'ght, an Indian profped after a finiflied crop, and nature In all th#
remes of tropic exuberance.
ThtJrJI Uok of this original performance treats of (hit cultivation of the fugar cane, and of thd
lua and qualities of the different foils in which the plant will generally grow. In propofing th^
je&, and throughout the whole poem, he keeps Virgil in his eye ; nor fliould this be objeded tot
n as a fault, fince it was not an eafy tafic to reconcile the. wild imagery of an Indian pidure tothe
\6L rules of aitscal exa^elt. Thisj notwithftanding the dlfficuhy of the undertaking, he hai
ppily effeded ; and though he treads upon unclaftic ground, yet maintains a claiDcal regularity,
ter defcribing the foils proper for the cultivation of the canes, he finds an eaiy opportunity of 1^^
dttcing a defcription of St. Chriftopher, the place of hls'refidence ; whidi^ in Shakfpeare*t wordp/
J be juftly fiylcd
" A precioos done (el in the diver fea.*'
mentioning Jamaica, he naturally falls into a panegyric on Cahmims^h*^ tf SHtmt, ha/I ^
I / The defcription of a Caribbean ihower is extremely poetical ; excepting an image at the W«
fling, which is rather low. The charader of a good planter is beautifully dcfcribed, and remind*
>f VirgiPs defcription of the pleafuresof an hulbandroan, 0 fctufw mtmium hmmjt fim mmrvd i|ifcsfaj
rhe feiomd took treats of thofc external evils to which the eane is fnbjedl, fuch as the depreda-
ions of mookies, rats, and other vermin ; of weeds, of the ditfierent fpccies of flies that inieft it ;
ilafts and hurricanes. The laft are dreadful even in imaginau'oo. The deOcription of an eaith-
ke is no Icfs dreadfully juft. The book concludes with a very tender ftory of two lovcra, which
f be more acceptable to the generalsty of readei s^ than any precepts of cukivation "^ft^'mfd m
poem.
rbc caae-liarvfft, and the proeefs at fogar-boiling, make the fubjcA of the third iaoL Bvcry
tical circumftance that attends thefe is artfnUy introduced ; and much philofophkal, c^enaicalg
. medical knowledge is difplaycd. The lovers of good liquor will not be difpieafed with the di-
flion in praife of tesrt-retrmit^ Ams, which is formed of the flcimmings of fugar. The Weft*
ian profpeA, after the crop is finilbed, is perledly poetical and pidnreique. The whole paflage
elightfully melodious, and not a little' recommended by the novelty of the fcenery.
The fuhjcd of the/omrth kmk is the management of negroes; in treating of which, he gives nn
agreeable prcof« of his humanity than his poetry. In the paifage beginning Yet^ pUmttr^ Ut bu^
ityfrfxaii, hc pathetically pleads in favour of thefe poor wretches, and the LiacaTics or mak«
o.
■
Oh, did the tender mufe polTcf* the power
Which monArchs have, aim munarchs oft abufc,
* Fwmdd be rhe fond ambition of her foal
To quell tyrannic fway; knixrh cfi'ihe chaiAi ,j^
Of hcan^cb^fing flavcry ; give to man, ^
tf4 THE LIFE OF GAATNOElb
Of tfery colour and of CTcry dimcB
freedom, which ftatnpi him image of hU Ood.
Then lawf, opprciriun'i fcourge, fair viittie't ptvpg
Offspring of wif<l«im 1 Ihoald impartial relgiiy
To knit the whole io weii-accot ded ftcife :
Servaoti, not ilavct ; of choice, and not compcU'd ;
The blacks (hould cultivate the cane-land iiles.
The defcriptioo of a negro dance is well wrought | and there •• much local pro]
duding lines of the addrcft to the TAmv^x, towards the end of the book.
TZtf Siigar Cane is one of thofe performances in which the exertion of a poet** ge
great, and yet bis luccefs but moderate. Indeed, the novcltj of the fuV-jedl, a manu
to the European world, loaded it with many difficulties. Terms of art, to wb
never been accuftomed, have a peculiar uncouthoels in poetry ; and the Indian
lierbffi and fruits, are unpleafiog, even to the eye. The bi tanical namei of vcgeubl
kave appeared more daffical, and are certainly more harmonious ; but probably thei
local reafon againft this. Yet the merit of this performance is not to be cftim
ception, or its aptitude to catch the attention of a common Eoropean reader.
part has not merely the merit of ferioiu ntility. Grainger l^new that he was «
Bot lefs luxurious or rc6ncd than that of Rome in the days of VlrgiL Like the
of Hefiod, he has cmbellifiied his precepts with all the flowers of imagery. Tbe
long czerciicd by the gravity of didadic precepts, before it is relieved by fome 1
tion, or fome well-conneded epifode. In one particular,' namely, that of extendi
aatnral hiftory, while he fcems only to addlrfs the imagination, it may be fafely dTt
ger has the advanuge of many poets ; and it is very probable, that the fame turn of
addids a fcholar to one, may incline him to the other. Much praife is due to bii
and difiuffive pains he has taken in his Kciesto enlarge the khowledge of the Wef
They may indeed be confidered, both in their medical and botanical capacity, as
part of the work ; and poflibly there are few partk of it more entraining.
The CUr M SUitit^^ if he had written nothing elle, is fitficient to cnticlc ham t
of a poet. In this exquifite performance fire aifembled UtiDt of tbe^fublimeft imagi
the prcfent edition, the two laft lines of the firil ibnsa are aktfed from th« cop]
Coikdion,*' upon the authority of Dr. Percy.
Or Tadmor*B marble wafies forvey,
Or in yon rooflefk cloydcr ftray^
Or, at the purple dawn of day,.
Tadaior*s marble wades furvey,
alluding to th« account t>f Palmyra, pubh'ihad by Meflrs. Hawkins and Wood, n
which they were (Inick at the firft fight of theCe magnificent ruins by break of da^
•« Dr. JohnfoB,*' fsys Mr. BofweU, •* prailed Oraioger*s Odi m S^iiimA, a&d r«|
Hiergy his exordium,
O folitude, romantic maid,
IVInHh^T \vm nnAAintr tnwern vtm tread.
naai
THE fVORKI OF QRAINjGER.
PREFACE TO THE SUGAR CANE.
ter my irrival in the W«il4iidiM, I cm*
le defifi^ of writing a pnen oo- the ciUtr
f the Suf^ar Cane. My ind^<^e^^^oo^ to
lOQt nndertaking, were, not only the im-
mnd novelty ot the fab)ed, but jnore e*
this confideration ; that, at (lir bee of
ntry wat wholly diffrrent from that of
{• ivbatrtcr had cofnefi k* afffetftaoea,
rudei coqM ootlail f o covkk fotCiy^NM
w and pitereTqat MHgM» > <
lot, iodeod, Uj 1 have fatHfiad m)F o^ro
this paiticidsr : fet I maft he pcnniiied
ncadthe precepts csBiamed in rfais poem.
s the children of truth, not of gcadnt; the
eipcrietite;, BOtthcpnadaAioDsitfiiicy.
•ogh I may not he aUe m pU«fH i mH
ic «haooe<rf anArvAiiif tiK maderi vrhiels
be nobler cod of ail poetry, ib ihiNildat he
ripalami of every srrttv Who wMbmc* be
afpood man.
I. however, be obCerved, thm,thMigh the
precepts are Muted eo every cmMM wwfre
; wBl frow» yet, the more mimteivlet
ly drawn fteim the pradUce ol $t. Cheifto-
ome feh^baa was neceAry . aad I coold
» modes of plaatiag. with foch propriety^
1 had fecn praaHcd in that iiaad, where
ea my |[aad fertaae chiefty ta itidc face
o the Weft- Indies.
otccn Dcen auuuiineo, imn 10 nttK mn
bliibeil on the cultivation of the Svgar-
hile the prefs has groaiicd under li^Uos on
ber braodi of rural ecooomv. It were no*
il^pofe pUnters were not foUcitoaa lor the
ment ct their an, and ir^urious to afiVn
fe incapable of obliging mankind ^p'tth
rovements.
frt, except fome fcattered hints in Pare
.nd other French traveflers in America;
by Colonel Marty 0 of Antigtiai is the
only piece on plaoterfliip I have (een dderviog t
peraiat That geatiemaa's pamplet, is, indeed, aa
eiceUcBCpcrXormaoce ; and to it 1 own mylelf in-
debted.
It muft be confefled, that tenns of art look awk-
ward in poetry ; yet didadic compofitions cannot
wholly difpenfe with them. Accordingly we find
that Hefiod and Virgii, ansoag the ancients, with
Philips and Dyer (not to mention Ibme other
poets Isow fiving m emr awn cooncry ), iisfve bectt
ohtigtd to infeit them in then* paMiiL Their as-
am^ Is a fnficiem apology lee me ; ftf in ikeir
flcps I ftdl always be pmd to trend.
Vos fefuor, A GraisK genliadecva, iafae vcM*
. none.
Fixa pedum pooo prel&s veiligia figpia;
N(>o lU certandicupidns, qaam propter amafeaif
Qt|od vas imitari aveo. 1
xet, like them too, 1 have genetuly pt enfired hm
way 01 defcrfptian, wherever tiiat conld be doiw
withoat kattiiig the ibbjed.
8uch words as are not common in Ecrrope; I
have bHeiy explained : becaufe, an eMrm« poem
amsros aatli lew pleajaffe and proBt to tile reader*
For the ftmse reaifen fame notes hate been added,
which, it is prefumed, wiU not be dfiSnrreetble tn
thoK who have never been in the WA4ndfea^'
in a Weil-lodia georgic, the mention of aifiy
iadigenoas remedies, as well as diiealcs, was ann-
voidaMe. The tmth is, I have rather coartM
opportaniriet of thb nature, than avoided the^
Medicines of fach amaxing cficaey, at I have h|d
occafion to make trials of in thcfe iflands, delerva
to be univerfally known. And wherever, in the
followHig poem, I recommend any fach,' I beg
leave la be
a poet.
underftood aa a phyfidani and BOC M
BAfliETtamti Jmu 176^
i:he wgar cane.
IN FOUR BOOKS.
^ Agredior J^rimufque noVis He Iicoiia moTcre
'* Cantibat, er. Tiridi nucantet vertice fylvat ; *
** Hoipita licnLferens, nnlli memonta pnortfiiL'
Milt:
ARGUMENT.
Sul>je«3 propoieU. Invocation and addrefik What
foils the cane growi bell in. The gray light
. earth. Pri^ifc of St. Chriftopher. The redbrick
mould. PraUe of Jamaica, and of Chriiiopher
Columbus. The black foil mixed with clay and
• If^avcl. Praifc of- Barbadoei, Nevis, and Mouht-
ferrat. Conipofts may improve other foils. Ad-
vantages and difadvantages of a level pUnta-
\ Ikm. Of a monntain cftate. Of i. midAand one.
Advantages of proper cultivation. Of fa llowing,
. Of conipoE. Of leaving the Woura, and pen*
ning cattle on the diflaiv canc-pieces. Whether
yams improve t'tc foil. Whether dung flionld
be buried in each hole, or fcattered over the
piece. Cane*Iai:ds may be holed at any time.
The ridges ihould be open to the trade-wind.
The beauty of holing regularly by a line. Al-
ternate holing, and the wheel-plough recom-
mended to triaj. When to plant. Wet weather
the beA. Rain often falls in the Weft-hidits,
almofl without any previous fij^ns. The fignsof
rainy weather. Of fogs round the high moun-
tains. Planting def'cribeil. Begin to pUnt moun-
tain-land in July : the low grouiui in Novem-
ber, and the fubfcqucnt month<^, till May. The
A mnfc, that long hath wanderV
Of myrtle>indDlcnce, attempts to
Spirit of iofpiratioo» that didfi
Th* Afcrean pdet to the facred n
And taught'il him all the precq
Defcend from Heaveo, and guii
fiept
To famfc*&etenul dome, vrhere
Where patbnl Dyer, where Poi
And Smart and Sommerrille in '
Their fyivan Ibre convey : O nu
This choral band, and frpni thei
To deck my theme, which tho
kn<iwo.
Is moft momentous to my connr
So ihall my numbers win the
And not difpleaiie Aurelius; hin
Imperial George, the monarch o
Hath given to wield the fceptre
Where firfl the mufc beheld the
Supreme of plants, rich l'ubjc& a
Vcr. 22. The botanical nan
Sjccbarum, Tbc Greeks and
have known very little of this
v'.e..^ -.1 .
THB SUGAR CAME.
hi
here*er the clondt relent in frequent raant,
the fon fiercely dartt hit tropic beam,
toruL The raw juice wa«, doabtlef*, firft
5 afe of ; chef afterwards boiird it into a ff-
•nd, in proceft of time, an inebriating fpirtt
prepared therefrom by fcrmentati«n. This
eiSttre ii confirmed by the etymology, for the
>ic word "^^O is evidently derived from the
cew ^3lt^» which fignifiea an imhtcUsthg lifm%r,
n the Indians began to make the cane-jnice
fugar, I cannot difcover; probably, it foon
I its way into Europe in that form, firft by
>e<l*fea, and afterwards thmagh Perfia by the
:-fea and Cafpian ; but the plant itfelf was
Eiown to Europe, till the Arabians in trodnced
0 the fouthem parts of Spain, Sicily, and
provinces of France which border on the
aean mounuins. It was aUb fuccefsfully cul-
^<1 in Egypt, and in many places on the fiar-
eoafi. From the Mediterranean, the Spaniards
^Qftu^efetranfported the cane to the Azores,
Madeiras, the Canary and the Cape-Verd
Is, foon alter they had been difcovered in the
nth century : and, in the moft of thefe, par.
krly Madeira, it throve exceedingly. Whe-
the cane is a native of either the Great or
Antilles cannot now be determined; for,
' difcorerers were fo wholly employed in
Jiiog after imaginary gold minet, that they
; little or no notice of the natural produdions.
ed the wars wherein they wantonly engaged
nfelves with the natives, was another bin-
Ke to phyfical inveiligation. But whether
cane was a produ«^ion of the Weft- Indies or
it is probable the Spaniards and Portuguefe
not begin to cultivate it either there or in
th America (where it certainly was found),
fome years after their difcovery. It is alfo
ally uncertaia whether fngar was firft made
be iiland, or on the continent ; and whether
Spaniards or Portuguefe were the firft plant-
n the new world. It is indeed moft likely, that
latter ereded the firft fugar works in Bra-
as they are more lively and enterprifing than
Spaniards. However, they had not long the
1 of the latter ; for, in i5o4, Ferdinand the
holic, ordered the cane to be carried from the
laries to St. Domingo, in which ifland one
ro de Atenca foon after built an Jmgmm dt «.
r, for fo the Spaniards call a fugar work. But,
igh they began thus early to torn their thoughts
ugar. the P<irtuguefe far ontftripped them in
trade : for Li/bon foon fupplied moft of Europe
I that commodity ; and, notwithftanding the
;li(h then paid the Portuguefe at the rate of 4I.
cwt. for mufcQvado, yet that price, great as it
r now appear, was probably much lefs than
It the fig^r from the Kaft-Indiet had commonly
II fold for. Indeed, fo intent was the Crown
'ortugal 00 eitending their BraiU trade, that
of the Eaft. Indies began to be negleAed, and
I after fufiered a manifeft decay. However,
r fugar made ihcm laople anead^ ia which
V01.X,
The cane will {'tint, nngenial though the foiL
But would*ft thou fee huge ca0ts in order duCf
Roird numerous on the bay, ail fully fraught
With ftrong-grainM mufcovado, filvery gray,
Joy of the planter ; and if happy fate 30
Permit a choice : avoid the rocky fiope.
The day-cold bottom, and the fandy beach.
But let thy biting ax with ceafelefs ftroke
The wild red cedar, the tough locuft fell :
trade they continued almoft witbout a rival for
upwards of a century. At laft the Dutch, in
1613, drove the Portuguefe out of all the north-
ern part of Brazil ; and, during the one and twen-
ty years they kept that coaqueft, thofe indufiri<>iia
republicans learned the art of making fugar. This,
probably, infpired the Englifh with a defire of
coming in for a ftiare of the fugar-trade : accord-
ingly, they, renouncing their chimerical fearch
after gold nAines in Florida and Ouiana, fettled
themielTes foon after at the mouth of the river
Surinam, where they cnltiTated the cane with fuch
fnccefs, that when the colony was ceded to the
Dutch by the treaty of Bre^a, it maintained cot
lefs than 40^900 whites, half that number of flavea,
and employed one year with another i5/>oo ton
of fhipping. This ceffion Was a fevere blow to the
Engliih trade, which it did not recover for feveral
years, though many of the Surinam planters car-
ried their art and negroes to the Leevrard Iflaiida
and Jamaica, which then began to be the objcd:
of ptilitical confideration in England.
2>ugar i« twice mentioned by Chauc^, who
flouriftied in the fourteenth century: and luc<*
ceeding poets, down to the middle of the lafl, ofie
the epithet Sugar i, whenever they would exprela
any thing uncommonly pleafing : fince that tirne^
the more elegant writers feldom admit of that
adjedive in a metaphorical fenfe : but herein^
perhaps, they arc affededly fqucamifh.
Ver. 49. The cane-juice being brought to the
confiftencc of fyrup, and, by fubfcquent codiong
granulated, is then called mufc9vad» (a Spanifli
word probably, though not to be found in Pineda)
vulgarly brown fugar ; the French term it /»cr€
hrwt,
Ver. 34. There are two fpecie* of cedar com-
monly to be met with in the Weft-Indie», the
white and red, which differ from the cedara cul*
tivatcd in the Bermudas : both are lofty, fliady«
and of quick growth. The white facceed* in any
(oil, and produces a flower which, ioLifed like
tea, i« ufcful againft fifh poifon. The red requires
a better mould, and alvrays emits a difagreealle
fmell before rain. The wood of both arc hijjhiy
ufcful for many mechanical purpofes, and but too
little planted.
Ibid. This is alfo a lofty tree. It is of quick
growth and haodfome, and produces a not dif-
agreeahle fruit, in a flat pod or legi.mcn, about
three inches long. It is a fenriceablc wood In
botanical books, I find three different names for
the locoft uee i that meant here it the iii.if*M
|«db^<
1X1
^9^
THE WORKS OF -ORAIlfGER.
Nor let bid nedlar, nor h» lilken pod*.
1'he fweet-fmeird caiDa, rr vail ceiha fave.
Yet fpftre the guava, yet the guaiac fpare ;
A wholcfomc food the ripened ^uava yields,
Boad of the houfewife ; white the fruaiac grows
A foYereign antidote, in wood, bark, gutn, 40
To cMtt the lame hif nfeleft crutch forego,
And dry the foarcei of cormpted love.
Nor let thy hrtght impatient flame* dcftroy
The golden fluiddoc, the forbidden fruit.
Ver. 3I&. Canoes hare been fcooped out of this
tree* capable of holding upwards of a hustdred
people; and many hondreds, as authors relate,
jiavt been at once flieltered by itt (hade. It* pods
cnntidn a very foft fliort cotton, like filk ; hence
the Engltih call the tree the filk-cotton-tree ; and ,
the Spaniards name its cotton Lmma dt ceiha. It .
liaa been wrought into ftockings; but its com-
moner vfe is to (loff piUews and matrafles* It
might be made an article ol commerce, as the.tree
grows without trouble, and is yearly covered with
^pods. An infufion of the leaves is a gentle dia-
phoretic, and much recommended ip the fmall-
pos» The botanical name of the ceiba is BomSax;
Hod the French call -it Fnmaier. There are two.
fpeciet; the ftan of the one being piickly;. ami
that of the other- fmooth.
Ver. 37. The Spaniards call this treej^tfjwvw. (t
i>etn a ft ait as brge, and of much the fame (bapeas
:i golden pippeo. This is of three fpecies, the yel-
low, the aniazon, and the white ; the laft is the
moft delicate, but the fecond fort the largeft. All
are equally wholefome when ftewed or made into
jelly or marmalede. When raw, they are ftippofcd
to generate worms. Strangers do not always at
firft. like their flavour, which is peciijiarly ftrong.
1'hts, however, goes ofl* by ufe, and they become
exceedingly agreeable. Acofta fays the Peruvian
ffuavas furpaCi thofe of any other part of Americi.
The bark of the tree is an aflringent, and tans
leather as well as that of oak. The French call
the tree Goyavhr,
Ver. ^7. The lignum vitc, or pockwood-tree.
The virtues of every p<trt of this truly medical
tree are too well known to be enumerated here.
The hardnefs and incorruptibility of its timber
make abundant amends for the great flown efs of
its growth, Cor of it are formed the heft poAs for
lioufes againfl hurricanes ; and it is no le(> iifefi4-
ly employed iu buikiiug wiud-milis/and cattl4-
mills.
Ver. 44. This is t]\e largeft and fined kind of
<>range. It is not a native of America, but was
brought to the iflands from the £aft- Indies, by an
£nglifliman, wbofc name it bears. It is of three
kinds; the fweet, the four, and the bitter; the
juice of all of them is wholefome, and the rind
medicsL In flivour and wholefooirnefii, the fweet
ihaddoc exceh the other two, and, icdccd every
other kind of orafge, except the forbidden fruit,
which fcarce >ield5 to any known iruic in the four
^uaftcrs of the worJ. 4
The white aca)oa, and rich laUiaci s
For, where thde tKca their leafy banoennft
Aloft in air, a gray deep earth abounds,
Fat, light; yet, wnen it feels the wooodSif kc
Jliiing in.clod^, which' ripening funs and ail
Rcfolve tocrumblcs; yet not pttlveri^:
In this the fool of vegetation wakes.
Pleased at the pUDtrrVcall, to borft oftdq^
Thrice, happy hc^ to whom iadli ftdllii
. given I
For him the cane with Kttle labour grevs;
*$pite of the dog^ftar» fhoots long ytHhwfm;
CoacoAs rich fniee, though delnget defiBni
What if an after-offspring it rc}eA f
This land, for many a crop, aril! feed his wSk;
Difdain fuppUes, nor aflc frooi comppft aid.
Sach, green St. Chnftopher, thy h^ppyU-
Ver. 45. This is the Indian nane of the im»
to, avocado, avigatn, or, as the Bogiiih csfnpi
call it, alligator-peae. The Spuiiards ia S0I
America, name it a^uaemie g and, nader thK^f
it is defcribed by Ulloa. - Hovrever, io Pusi^l
Mexico, it is better known bf the apptllfia^l
f^ia or ^to. it is a fightly trce« of two IfOtui
the one bearing a grceo fruit, which is tkndl
delicate, and the other a red, which aslefsda^
ed, and grows chiefly in Mexico. Whca li^^
ikin peek eafily off, and difcovert a batyraosa
or rather a marrowf like foVftance, with gnoA
veins interfpericd. Being eat with ^skaadpcffft
or fogar and Une-jnice, it ia not only ifRobk
but highly noorifliing; hence Sir Haas Sbs
ufed to flyle it vegetable marrow. The M>
of the iize and fliape of the pear named Ladf ^ '
thighs, and contains a large (lone, from vKcs
the tree b propagated. Thefe tree* bear frakk^
once a year. Few flranfrers care £or it; bat,^
nfc, foon become fond of it. The joice ti t'K
kernel marks linrn with a violrt.colour. Its«<^
is foft, and confcquently of little nf**. The Ficu'
call it Beii / ani/i, aud the tree jivteni : the *>
tan teal name is Perfea.
Ver. 60. This beautiful and fertile iflsnd, i>i
which, in Shakfpearc's words, aiay jaftly be il)lA
A precious flone (et in the lilver fea,
lies in leventh degree N. L.. Ir was difcoveredVv
the great ChriHopher Columbui. in his icao\
voyage, 1 49 3, who was lb pleafed with its i>
pearance, thui he honoured it writh hi« Chrtt*
name. Thougii otheni pretend, that appclUti*^:
was given it from an imaginary reiemhlaner '^■
tweco a high mountain in i!« ct.-ntrv, now tur.^
Mount MtTery, to the faUuIou^t Icf^cnd f f ir^t LV
viVs carrying St. Chriftophcr on hi« fhoullr^.
. But, be this as it wiU.the Spaniards Toon afrer if.'
tied in it, and Jived in tolerable hsrmony with • '■
natives for many years ; and, an their fleet* en--
monly called in there tn and from America t"
provilion and water, the fettlers, no donbt, respri
fome advantage from their (ituatinn. By fer
pieman's Survey, i: contains eijjhty fquire mii^
and is about f*veLty miles ia circumference.
1; *•
TH£ SUGAR CANE.
2)9
:Kot OrecUn Tempc, whrre ArcaHiaD Pan, 6l ; Straw 'J with each fruit oftafle. fach flower of
^^^4C-»it with tlic (rraccs rtin'd hi<t lilvan pipe, ■ Sicilian Pmrerpinc, dcli{"hcc J, fought ; [fmrit,
1^ -'While mute attention huih*il each charmed rill ; | Cm vie,blei( lile. with thee.-- Though no fofcfooiul
"^E^MoC purple £nna, whufc irriguous lap.
"nf an irrrj»'iUr oMnn<; fiijure, and hai a chiin of
_ mount.iii.s, tl'.i? riiM I'-u'h an.i r<T:Ii -ilu )1 i"''»"!i
"" >h; one cni! •»! i* 'r» t'l- other, fVinii'-Tiv civj:l-iI
wirh •■V'Mid ; hu? r I'.v tho c.HK'-p!.i'i*.j'i.»ns r .»-h
'" air. ji> to '-tC'r finr;!-'. jpil -x""i:il .'li fl.i" wiy,
' dinvn their c-.uy d. cl-p-n^fi ■- , torh-- !"..v. 1 ru n
'thcfc mfliiTitiinf, f'»m.' ji^-tr« t ih- rh-.ir rifo, wl:ich
r.yv:r .Ir/ \:\^ ; urvl th' ;'.• ir*: Mi.m/ oihcn ivKich,
afiiT uiK, n:ri I:*.» rh" f* i, hit v.-hich, at orlicr
' ti *u -, arc 111.1" li firt :hc>* r«*.i h It. Hmci", :n
■ t!-.i- 'il^ri.! jf>-.fjt"i* of riciii'tain-la-id and valliV.it
tiHiil i!wMy« in^klvL' :i mi>M!in(( crup : for when the
1ii»* ^rrouiuii fail, thj ii'tl in(N lui^ply that dcti«:i-
^CTi.y. aiici, whi-n iL** incuntaio canrs ar^ lotlgrd
-"•^or i>cvtnir warrry in:n t-io much rain., thofe in
~=tho i-iji!!* ylfld fnrpri i.i'jly Nur arc the planta-
=.tion» 111 rj onlv lc-ji»';at»i; ; their fu'ar tc\U for
r morr thjn the f'J^-ir «.l any orhrr of hi% Majefiy't
: in«nd>; di their prti.ju.'c -.'Auiirit be rcAncd to the
beft Advantage, witiout a mtfrure of St. Ki{t«
. mufcovitlti. In tl.c hai rcn part ol'the iiljnd, which
run« nut towari.* Ncvi«, urc fcvcral pond*, which,
- in ilry wcarhT.cryflallizc inrojjood f dr ; and be-
, Inw NTrttint j\[i!iry n a (mall I'uii.iterr,: and co!-
1 lection "f frcfli »■:*•< r, whire tuj^tiivc ncj^roct of-
. r«'u taljo fhuhiT, and of.ajic ihtir purlucr*. Not
fur below, if a l.irf^r plain which alfurdi good p.if-
ttirr, water, ar 1 wimhI; and, it the apfirnachc^
tlicrcto wtTc fnrt^licd. which might he ilnne at a
f niod/rarc cirvncf*. it woiil ibe r»:ndrrt:d inacccin.
- bic. The hnjjl Ti, r'-ridfin^ tlir few native^i and
. opatiiard*, who op^'olVft rhein, liogan to plan: to-
l-acco here, A. 1). l6n. I' wn yearn alter, the
Vrrnch landed in .*'». CJiridi-phcriin the f^m,- day
tha? the Kntr'iilh Uttlrr'* received a confidrraMe
fini 'rcen:c?it fr< m rJ.rir m<i?licr ci'.inrry . an«l,
the I ^:e!« ti jiirh nation*, iii-irj* ni' ii of found
p-ilicv. eiKcrcd iiit-* ai agrecmrr.t to diviJc ihe
id i:'f| '!-'we<n :h'm: the frcmh rcuiiiin); both '
rxT- .iiitit-. and the i.'ij;i»i:i j-olT- lling rhrnifelvei
if t!ir: rvdilic lArTsoi fh- id.iiid, Smit time alter,
b*-i!h t!*»i'T,i tr.,,.*;-d l.i^..r worL«. but there wcr/
ni^r-: tobacco, ir d-^-.. ». .Ikc, a:id cotton jdanti-
■r*. t^ an iv.-.'.r « lu , a* '.iKfe r- -j: ire .i much
70
Ol p.idoral flop thine cchoei c*er awak'd ;
N<>r rupttrcd p let, loll in holy tiance.
Toy ftrcam^ arrcll.'d with cnchaiitin>; fung :
Vi-t virgiiH, i.ir more bt-autiful than Ihe
Wh 111! l*iirc'i raviOiM. and more chaile, arethioc ;
Y« ! prnlKfy, fiom pri:icipic, no- fear.
Ai'lujr: - tiiy foii4, b>»!l. hoi'picable, free :
Y'- .1 Lrtii ly, niikn-iiiv:) of n!d,
I'm ijfhcr L'iime^ d.!iiied, adorm thy hilU;
Tiiv vale*, tliy dells A«iorn< — I) might my (1 rain
•\> fir tranfcetid the nimort;ii longn of Greece,
.-V> tli>>u the partial luhject of their praifs '. 79
rhy fmye fliould Aoat familiar thrnugh the world s
Kich plant (hould uw.i thy cane her lawful lord|
N<ir fnould old time, fon^ linp« the flight of timCf
Obfcure thy luftre with hii (had jwy wing.
.Scarce Icfs impregnateii, with every power
Of vefretatiun, i^ the red brick-mould,
I hat lic% on marly beds.— The renter, thi«
Can fciri'e rx'null : how happy f.tr the Ivi'r!
Such the giad foil, from whence Jama*ca*» foni
Derive their opiil'jnce : thnce fertile land,
" The pride, the glory of the fea-girt iilcs 90
" Whiih, like to rich and various gems inlay
*• The nnaJorncd b«fc»m of the deep,"
U'hicli firil Columhui* daring keel expIor*d.
I).itii;hter« of H^iven, wi:h reverential awe,
Pjufj a: that godiikc name ; for oot vuur Hightt
Of happicil fancy can ou'-f.iar hi* fame.
Cidjmhus,hoall of tcieiirc, boail of man ;
Yk-'r, by the griat. the learned, and the wife,
l.on^ hrld a vifi inary ; who, like thee.
Could brook ilu-ir fcorn ; wai: fcTen long yean at
conir, IZQ
A fclfiih.i'u'ilen, dilrt* ry court ;
Vet newr from thy piTptV-*. plan decline *
No ^o.I, ni> hero of }KK-tic tiniefl,
III truth'* fair anuiU may compare with thee !
^^rr .'-r 'line t.-> 1 aT\ •Jmti on rl.i:! :i.i:i- othrr.
yVll •'•■ I '■•• : rn. howcvi-. \ /rj t ill' j;i :r:ir lir-
c*yy\ ."■-.»: 1 t, 'hi ./Ii •! " Spji.ia-.i-, wi.(iCot.«<1
iiii* ;■- -r »■• b- r^-. » ..:..i« #■: :n :r *i:ii-.ng cnniii-
r.'^n. ■ 1 r i- iVu • *. :i:;.!v-< >A •!■- tJoJ, vet
f! ' 'A ri' |. f» 1 11! ..'^.li •■• rciirr, .'.. . :t\c e.dor y
\-K.c i «'. :-rrcr t!...-. *..-. Or.- r-ii".in fi^r ihi*
^.. . :!.-• .r h'.i ' ti JL'T rd I - • «. :i it\- t«;«
colon I lU of Saint Ch:ii^nrher had foon reafofi.
hoMcvrr, to repent t!i«.ir in'p'tlitic breach ui
r jirh , for, the eipelb d ph:iic's being airilled by
their ci i.ntivir.' r. from the n -tt^hbuuring ifl(«, ai:d
l'npporr..ti by a fi-rmiilibl; (let, foon recovered,
ti»t only ti.;:r loft pi*nr3;io:i -, but obliged ihe
^rrncil rot . '- to j'.j.iti '. >n '.he lUand. Alter the
I :t '^tv »! Kv'.vv'rU, iii'ltrtl. fo:j c lew ff tljofc
.■.ni>M-.- !• 'ill, wj.o h.i'l not n'.):ji::cd frttlen-entt
: in M^.vi; ..-1) .I-..1 MiipAiiiola, -etnrncd to Siinc
: <"hri:;.'j} r; '.'.:». *!.•: war of tKe partitmn fonii
I .li.'ir '«!■■•• x. I. /■•..r. iliiv wer?* iin.dly exp<.l!ed,aMd
■ lii- rth' i iii.ri I -vis »:.'.r'l in l«ivirti;;r;y to rhi:
i>.
i.-t»vn >». iiic.t l'ri*.u;i it .•
< tw" r;..ir ••■ nr, .*=t. I'lir.. *.
ornvj'i. .T ■: It It !io\\ ai ; ' ' '
•reaty of Cirecht.
ii 2:ra>huily im-
111* ■• -, \..7.: •: -.' ..It ... I here r r:ij;j' 1. ■ ■•»-.! ' ornvj'i. .t ■: it it now ai ; ' * ' -i"^. uf perf.fli»ni.
V ■... .1! w. .r*;J.i:- r,- :;;• r-ci'.t* ff ■. * jn-/, u w.i-^r : i h- In 'ii'. n.'Mie ■■! M. Cl.. .'u|iher if LidtKulr^^
i. •••;:. .i.!r ";!;;7 .•) i i.r^^-". I .!« " j^ a mm- i or :?■-* 1 . rni-j !I' oitl.
.•:i for III ii.*:i' .'.-t! :•■ ::• ; *"..•, wlr.i | \i r -|. I Ji- i^'inlfaMr^ rS Sr. Chriftoj '*er
J :. ' « .tli-:Litci *'..'.' I 'i';i'.i ll.r,.ij-, fjr . lo* h whit--r, ar4 L.-ImIl-w. and enjoy li:i- r ""'m-
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rtHE WORKS OF GRAtltGElL
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£;ich piffion, weafaitft of mankind, dioii kneNr^ft,
Thine own concealing : finneft bafe of powtr ; '
lUdi in expedients ; what mod adverfo feem'd
And kaft expeded, moft advanc'd thine aim.
What ftormt, what monilen, what new formt of
death,
in a Vaft ocean, nerer cat by ked, lie
And where the magnet firft its aid declin*d;
Alone, imcerrifiedididft thon oocTiew 1
Wife legifUtor, had the Iberian king
Thy plan adopted, murder had not drench'd
In blood vaft kingdoms ; nor had hcU-bom zeal,
And hell-bom atarice, his arms difgrac'd.
Yet, for a world, difcover'd and fobdnM, [oat,
What meed had*ft thon ? With toil, difeafe, worn
Thine age was fpent foliciting the prince, itf
To whom thoa gav'ft the fceptre of that world,
iFet, blefled ();»irit, where entkronM thoa fitt*ft.
Chief *mid the friends of man, repine hot thoo ;
Bear to the nine, thy glory (hall remain
While winged commerce either ocean plooghs ;
Wbile its lov*d pole the magnet coyly (huns $
Ven III. The dec]en(ion of the needle tras
€ifcovered, A. D. 149 a, by Colombus, in his firft
voyage to America ; and would hayfe been highly
alarming to any, but one of his ondaonted and
philofophical torn of miiid.
litis century will always make a diftingaiflied
figure ffl the hiftory of the human mind ; for, dur^
ing that period, printing was invented, Greek
learning took refuge in Italy, the Reformation be*
gan, and America was difcovered.
The ifland of Jamaica was beftowed on Colom-
bus, for his lUfcovery of the new world. Accord-
ingly, his Ton Jamen fettled and planted it, early
[A. D. 15C9] the following century. What im-
provements the Spaniards made therein is 00 where
mentioned; but, liad their induftry been equal
to their opportunities, their improvements (hould
have been confiderable ; for they continued In the
ondifturbed polTcfllon of it till the year 1596.
when Sir Anthony Shirley, with a fingle i^au of
war, took and plundered St. Jago dc la Vega,
which then confiftcd of loco houfes. In the year
1635, St. Jago de la Vega was a fecond time plun-
dered by 500 Engliih from the leeward ifland^,
though that capital, and the fort (which they al-
fo touk) were defended by four times their num-
ber of Spaniards. One and twenty years after-
wards, the whole ifland was reduced by the forces
fent thither by Oliver Cromwell, and has ever
iinc^ belonged to England. It is by far the lar^r.
eft ifland poflcfied by the Fnglilb in the Weft hi-
dies. Sir Thomas Modyford, a rich and eminent
planter of Barbadoes, removed to Jamaica, A. D.
x66o, to the great advanracjc of that ifland ; for
he inftru&ed the young Engliih fcttlcrs to cultivate
tbe fugar-cane; for which, and other great im-
provements which he then made them acquaint-
ed with, King Charles, three years afterwards,
appointed him governor thereof, in which ho-
Bourable employment he continued till the year
1669.
While woepa the gnoiac, md 1
Shan the anile cdebrate the te
With day or m^pei nhc'd ?— Thi
With partial fendncfii lovcst aad
hf progeny with wonder.-— 9ocii 1
Are pknteooi fcattier*d o'er the ft
But chief that hDd« to whidh the t
Prince of the ferefi, gave Berhadi
Ver. Z32. Thto woadetfiil tree,
called the Baaiao-tree ; aod hr ck
JmBcat or Btmlumfis^ is cstmArf i
Curtius, and Eeaatifidly by Muta
ing lines:
«
a
c«
«
cc
«
cc
cc
cc
The Hg-tree, bm that
But fuch as at this daj to Indiai
In Malabar ami Dec«ii foreada I
Branching fo broad and long* thi
The bended tvriga take root,
" grow
About the mother-tree, m pOltf
High over-arch'd, and echoiog ^
There oft the Indian herdfinan,
Shelters in cool, and tends his p
At loop-holes cut through tfaid
What year the Spmlards firft di
does is not certainly known; tl
certain, that they nerer fettloi 1
made ufe of it as a ftock^ilUnd h
to and from South America* nnd
cordingly; we are told, when ti
landed there, which wras about
' (ixteenth or beginning of the fcTei
the J found in it an excellent breed
, but no inhabitants* In the year I
with raoft of theother Caribbee-illa
ed by Charles l.^to the Earl of Car;
man agredng to pay to the Earl c
and hi4 heirs, a perpetual annuity
for his wavinfT his claim to Barb
had obtained f by parent, in the p
The adventurers to whom that n
led out this ifland, at firft cultivat(
that not turning out to their adv«
plied with better fucccfs, to cott
ginger. At laft, fome cavaliers 1
tranfporting tliemftlveA thither, :
the fugar-cane [A. D. 1647], pro
zil, in ten years time the iflatul vi
upwards i»f 30,000 whites, and t
ber of negroes, and fent yearly 1
quantities of fugar to the moth
the Reftoration, King Charles II.
claim of the Carlifle family ; an
tlon of its then becoming a royal
prietary government, the planter
four and a half f>fr cent, qq thcii
duty ftill continues, although th<
be lefs able to pay it now than ii
jrears ago. It is upwards of %o
u» fome phbcca almoft X4 hroad.
Irvit, Jnftlf for iti hot baths fam^d :
ecsy MonntferratjWhofe wonderouifpringi
r, like Medufa's head, whate*er they touch,
my hardocfi ; boail this fertile glebe.
igh fuch the foils the Aotillean cane
ely lovei ; yet other foiU abound,
art may tutor to obtain it« fmile. J40
ill the experienced mufe that art repte i
od will fertilize (Off barren clay ?
ay unites the light, the porous mould,
jf each breeze? And how the torpid
nymph
rank pool, fo nolfome to the (inell,
: folicited, by wily ways,
w her humid train, and, prattling, run
he reviving flopes ? Or ihall (he (ay
lebes ungrateful to each other art,
enial treafures ope to fire ali)ne ? 150
1 the different compofts ; which the cold
Uc gladoefs warm ? The torrid which
iiing coolncfs win ? The (harp (^line.
^iA' Tbis ifland, which does ooc contain
:wer fquare miles than St. Chriikopher, it
>cky, and almoft of a circular figure. It is
rd from that ifland by a channel not abore
e and a half over, and lies to windward,
m bath po(fc(re» all the medical properties
liot well at Briftol, and it» water, being
Y bottled, keeps as well at fca, and is no
ceablc to the palate. It was fur mai>y
be capital of the Leeward ifland govern-
and, at ih^t period, contained more whites
cks than it does at prcfcnt, often mufter-
>o men. The Englifli firft fettled there, A.
i, Sixty-two years afuruards, the chief
ai almoft wholly deftroyed by an earth-
and, in 1 706, the planters were well-
incd by the French, who carried off their
nntrary to capitulation- It muU have been
:cd in Columbus's fecoiui voyage, A. D.
135. This ifland, which lies about to
» the fouth-weil of Antigua, is not leis fa-
>r its folfaterre (or volcano), and hot pe-
fprin^r, than for the goodncli ot lU fugars.
Imoft circular in ir« (hape. ic cannot con-
.ih lci4 land than cither Nevis or St. Chrif-
It is naturally ftrong, (o that when the
made det'cents thereon, in King William
rcu Anne's time, they were always nrpulf-
coi.fivierable lol's. It was fettled by that
Iventurcr Sir Thomas Warucr, A, 0.1631,
n: thither fome of his people from St.
phcr, for that purpofe. In the beginning
ci;;n of Charles IK the French took it, but
cl^oreJ, A. D. 1 66 7, by the treaty of Bre-
this ifland, the Roman catholics, who
1 well when our enemies attempted to con-
have many privileges, and ot courfe arc
.inumu* there, than in ai;y other i.f the
Caribbeciilands. Its capital is called Ply-
Col umbua diTcuTcrcd It lu his Second
THE SUGAR CANE. 90X
Which beft fubdne ? Which mollify the four ?
To thee, if fate low level land affign,
Slightly cohering, and of fable hue.
Far from the hill ; be patfimony thine. [fcenc^
For though this year, when conftant (bowers de-
Thc fpeeding gale, thy fturdy numerous flock,
Scarcely (uffice to grind thy mighty canes; 160
Yet thou, with rueful eye, for many a year,
Shalt view thy plants burnt by the torch of day ;
Hear their parcn*d wan blades ru(Ue in the air ;
While their black fugars, doughy to the feel.
Will not ev*n pay the labour of thy fwains.
Ort if the mountain be thy happier lot.
Let prudent forclight ftill thy coffers guard.
For though the clouds relent in nightly rain.
Though thy rank canes wave lofty in the gale ;
Yet will the arrow, ornament of woe, 170
(Such monarchs oft times give) their jointing
flint;
Vet will winds lodge them, ravening ntsdeftroy.
Or troops of monkeys thy rich harvefl fleaL
The earth mufl alfo wheel aroimd the fun.
And half perform that circuit ; ere the bill
Mow down thy fugars : and though all thy nulU,
CrackUng, o*erflow with a redundant juice.
Poor tafles the liquor ; co^ion long demandsi.
And hjghefl tamper, ere it faccharize ;
A meagre produce. Such is virtue's meed, iSo
Alas ! too oft in thefe degenerate days.
Thj cattle likewife, as they drag the wain,
Charg'd from the beach, in fpite of whips and
(bouts.
Will flop, will pant, will fink beneath the load;
.\ belter fate dcfcrving.
Befldes, tby land itfelf is infecure :
For rft the glebe, and all its waving load.
Will journey, forc'd off by the mining rain ;
And, with its faithlei:i burden, difartange
Thy neighbour's vale. So Maiklcy-hill of old, I90
As fung thy bard l\}niona (in thefe ifles
Yet unaiiur d), with all it» fpreadiug trees.
Full friugh: with apples, chaAg*d its lofty (Ite.
But, as in life, the gulden mean is bcfl ;
So happiefl he whole green plantation lies
Nor from the hill too far, nor from the (hore.
Planter, if thou with wonjjer wouldfl furvcy
Redundant horvefls load thy wiilin'j foil ;
Let fun and rain mature thy dcep-hr>ed land.
And old lat cung co-operau with thc(e. aco
Vcr. 1 70, That part of the cane which (hoots
up into the fruditication, is called by planters its
arrow, having bcon probably med for that pur-
pofe by the Indians. 1 ill tnc arrow drops, all ad-
ditional juinting iA the caoe is fuppofcd to be
flopped.
Ver. 179. Shell, or rather marble quick-lime, it
fo called by the planters : without this, the juice
of the cane cannot be concreted into fugmr, at
leaft to advantage. See Book III. With quick-
lime the French j-.>in aflies as a temper, ana this
mixture they call Emyvra^e. It is hoped the reader
will pardon the introduAion of the ynrb /Mchmrimt^
M no oUtcr fo emphatically cxprclTcd the auhor*»
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THE WORKS OFORAINOER.
Be this gre^t truth dill prefcRt to thy miod ;
The half well culturM fir exceeds the wbok,
Which luft of gain, uoconrdous of its end,
Ungrateful Tfxes with unceafioir toil.
As, not induIgM, the richeft lands grow poor;
And Liamuiga may, iii future times.
If too mach arg*d, her b^rreiiaefs bewail :
So cnltiYatioD, on the CballowAft foil,
O'erfpread' with rpctcy cltfTi, will bid the cane.
With fpiry pomp, all bountifully rife. aio
Thns Britain's flag, Ihould difci|)line relent,
ISpite 1^ the native courage of her fons,
Would to the lily ftr^e: ah 1 very far,
Far be that woful day : the lily then
Will rule wide ocean with rcdftleft fway ;
And to old Oalliii*s haughty (hnre tranfport
The leiTcniog crops of chcfe delicious iflcs.
Of compofts (hall the mufe dcfcend to ting,
Mor foil her heavenly plumes ? The facrcd mufe
Nought fordid deems, but what is bafc ; nought
fair 2%o
Unlefs true virtue (lamp it with her feal.
Then, planter, wouldft thou double thine eftate,
riever, ah ! never be afbam'd to tread
Thy dung-heaps, where the refufe of thy mills,
Witli all the a(he8 all thy coppers yield, [form.
With weeds, mould, dung, and (tale, a compel
Of force to fertilize the poore(t foil.
But, planter, if thy lands lie far remotey
And of accefs are difficult ; on thefe
Leave the cane's fapleft foliage; and with peas 130
Wattled (like thofc the mufe hath oft times fieen.
When frolic fancy led her youthful (leps
In green Dorcheilria's plains), the whole endofe :
There well thy ftock with prbvendi r fupply ; '
The well-fed (lock will foon that food repay.
Some of the (kilful teach, and fome deny,
That yams improve the foil. In meagre lands,
*Ti8 known the yam will ne'er to bignel's fwetl;
And from each mould the vegetable tribes.
However frugal, nutriment derive : 240
Yet may their (heltcring vines, tticir drooping
leaves.
Their roots dividine the tenacious glebe,
l^^ore than refund tne TuAenance they draw.
Whether the fati.'niing compoft iu ^ach hole
!Tis beft to throw, or on the I'urfacc fpread,
Is undetermiu'd : trials muil decide. '
meaning ; for fome chemifts define fugar to be a
native ulr, and others a foap.
Ver. 2o6. The Caribbean narne of Su Chrifto-
pher.
Ver. 237. The botanical name of this plant is
Diofioria, Its leaves', like thofc of the warer-melon,
or gourd, foon mantle over the ground where it is
planted. It takes about eight months to come to
perfedion, and then is a wholefome root, either
boiled or roafted. They will fometimes weigh
one and an haff, or two pounds ; but their com-
moneft fjze is from fix ounces to nine. They can-
not be kept good above half a year. They are a
native of bouth-America, the Wclt-IodieSj and of
Jnofl parts of Cuiaca«
Unlcf* kind rains and foftering dews dctb
To melc the compoft'a ferrilixtng frits,
A (linted plant, deceitful of rhy hopes,
Will from thole beds flow fpriof vffcse k
N lies:
But, if *f is fcatter'd gcneroufly o*er aS,
The cane will better bear the foJar M»;
Lcf* rain demar'd ; and, by repeated a«fi
1 by land improv*d, its p-aticttde will in
Enough of compofts, miiie ; of ibOs ooi
When beft to dig, and when inhume tbec
A taflc hyw arduous ! next demands thy ft
It^ot imports beneath what (igo dhy Is
l*he deep truQ}*h (ink, and ridge altcntt;
If thiK from wafhcti guard thy gcmmytspi^
And that arreft the moifture thefe require.
Yet ib'^uld the fite of thine efiate penM
Let the trade-wind thy ridges ventiUtei
^ (hall a greener, loftier came arifir.
And richefl nedtsr in thy coppers foam.
As art transforms the favage face of thii
And order captivates the harmoiuons misd
Let not thy biackft irrejrularly hoe
But, aided by the Hoe, confnlt the Cte
Of thy demdGDieS, aod beautify the whok
So when s monarch roihcs xa% the war.
To drive invafion from his frighted realBj
Some delegated chief the frontier views,
And to eac& fqoadroo and brigade affigcs
'I'heir prder'd (Utioo : Soon the tented fid
Brigade and (quadron whiten on the (igkt,
And fill fpedUtors with an awful joy.
Planter, improvement as the child of in
What your fires knew not, ye thcar oib^dBir
Bnt hath your art receiv'd perfetft ton's Aan
Thco canft not (ay — Unprejudiced, then \
Of ancient modcA to doubt, and new to (t
And if philnfophy, with wifdom, deign
Thee to enlighten with r heir ufcful lore.
Fair fame and riches will reward thy tod-
Then fjy, ye iwains, whom wealth as
infpire.
Might not the plough, that rolls on rapid
Save no fniaii labour to the hoe«arin'd gas;
Might not the culture taus^ht the Britiibk
By Ceres' Ton, unfailing crops fecure.
Though neither dung nor fallowing leottb
The cultur'd land recals the dcvi«)tu kq
Propitious to the planter be the call :
Ver. a 60. The furamit of the cane beir
ler jointed, as well ^% fofter, and conft
having more gems, from whence the youo;
(hoot, is propcrer for planting than any o*
of ic From oiie to four juiiks, each abov
lung, are put in every hole. Where to
junks are planted in one hole, the cane^
numerous, but can neither become vigor*
yield fuch a quantity of rich liquor as the
wife would. In cafe the young (bootk io
pear above ground in four cr tlvc weeks
iiciencies muft be fupplied with new tcp!"
Ver. 190. Jcthro Full, Kfq. the grci
provcr in modem hufbauilr^.
THE SUGAR CANE.
903
ch, my friend, tt thee imports to know
ertcft feafon to commit thy top*,
eft advsntaj^c, to the well dug mould,
k how difHcult, to cuil the bell
huaning lcniimenr% and bcft adorn
vildom choofefc in poetic j,rafh !
rpiration, come : the theme unfung, 300
• ncYcr poet crept one bItMimy wreath j
importaticc to my natire liiid,
fA'cet idea rufbe* on my mind,
aket me 'mid rhi« paradii'e ripine,
ic to pluck, from fancy** foaring wingf,
le to «*tck experience* fw»ary brow,
nd : The Ion rf time and truth deelaret,
the low-hung cloudi drop fatnefi down,
chinp: plant* of vivid green will fpring,
!ly ranli5, to fill the planter** eye. 310
11 ijgacity, with ci'rioui ken,
< the varioifs Ci^ns of future rain,
lis if rain, the M:inruan bard hath fung
.It r.umbem; frii-r..lly to 'Ny Iwain*,
mile Italy : lut o:l.tr maiki
J the approathiiig Ihowtr, in thcfc hot
clinic '.
t luJden rains, from ocean** ruilled bed,
by fonie momentary fqualls will oft
requcnt heavy bubbling: drop*, doi^nfal;
yet the fun. in cloudlcf%luftrc, (hine* : 320
aw their humid train <>'cr half the ifle.
(>y he ' who journey* then from home,
Je to fcrc en him. Ilii* untimely fate
fe, his babe^, his frieiids, will f«»on deplore;
hot wi'.K*, dry clothe*, and fridlion's aid)
riipg lytT.'^ flay Ycr in>t even tlitfe,
Apollo's art*, will aU;i)k biibe
fidiout tyrant death, thrice t)rjnt here!
od AmyntcT, Inm iheCJraco luvd,
n caieffc'd. and Thtmi* calld I er own, 33::
f'd by all udmir'd, hj«lno\» ptru^'d
e line*, with all the maluc «l a friend."
future raiuf the careful may l.<retcl :
ito», fand-tlieii, feek the fticltrr'd roof,
ith fell rage the f.ranger guifl allail,
.^ '4. Mt'/q-it^t. Thi* i^ a .S-iniOi word, fi^j-
rf)^iut,or ll>. I hey are vri) troubUlomc,
ly tot^ran^iti.wl.omthe) bi:cunn)erciluliy,
a )c!i'>w Celt ured tumour, attended with
c itci'.iiig. l*S'*y "i*-'*^* \ A\'c oJceu hi en
ied by fvrattiMJr.*; thclc iwc!!:ng», in per-
u bao habit of tuly. 'I hoiTj'.h native* of
:ti- Indies, thov arc not lels i\.mfnon in the
rcnioi.»; lor iMr. Maii|H"i!ic.s rake* notice
iiu:>ic.i>n:c th*y we:e tohi'u and hi* atcen*
ii tiu' !i:</vv\ luntii:!: of ivitaiu luountain*
t^t j:».*;!» •'.;(.. The y. however, C'lielly
4i!y, n»».i.i. an. I warm p!ai.e». Accordingly
«. Luiu n-i^ri*. t" '.>c uui with in the corner*
,i», XK.\^ jr.l» i\ei.ir)r. -nvl bttore rain. They
ijji.t ..' rot 'o be Irlt when they pi'ch on
:: ; -i-ii, ..» .1- " . ^ ihry ha^c oartcil in their
. ->. i!\ 0:1, \i\\. ! the tirft iiitin;atiuo ci.e
'. cm/ lit I \ 1..1.M, i* ilic i'lhing tumi ur.
I Nor fpare rite fportive child ; from their retreat!
Cuckroachef crawl diipleafingly abroad :
Thcfe, with<»ut pity, Icf thy (laves dcftroy ;
(I. ike h.upic4, they ilcfiie whatc'er they touch) :
While tluife, the fmotl^er of combuilion quelU. 340
The r^ierkled lizaid to it* hole retreats
And bUck crab* travel from the mountain down ;
mnkcs a humming noife, efpeclally jo the night*
time.
Ver 3 3 4. ^and-Jties. This infv A the Spaniirdscall
A/*,/^«//i«/^ being much Imallcr than the mofquito.
Itk bite is hke a fpaik of fire falliiig on the flcin,
which it rail'c* into a fmall tumour, accompauied
with itching. But if the fand-tly caufe* a fharper
and more I'uddcn y^-n ihan the mofquito, yet it \%
a m(» e honourable enemy, fur rcmai'iing upoii
the fi^ui aUcr the puix^ure, it may cali'.y be killed.
lt» roI.>ur i> gray ar.J black, Hriped. L:moD juica
ur firft iuiinii:gs cure* iib bitr.
Ver. 357. Thi* i» a large Ipccies of the chafer,
or fcarihxu*, auil i« a moft di(agrecab!c as well tt
dclhuf^ivc inkd. There u fcatce any thing which
it will not devour ; and wherever it hjurcmaiutd
ftT any time, it leave« a oaufeoU!> fniell behind it.
I'hough tett(.r than an inch long, their thicknef*
i» no wa)* corrct'i>ot: icnt, fo that they can infinu*
are thcmrdve* ain.oll through dtny crevice, &c.
i'.to Cibinets, dr»weis, 5:c. rhc Imell of cedar it
fald to frighten 'hcii. away : hut thi»i3 a popular
iniHauC ; for, 1 have often killed tbem in prc0et
of that w^*.!!. There i* a fpccics <.f cjckroach,
wi !cfi, on account of a beating !)• ifc which ic
makcft.cipLcially in the night, ii called the Drum«
nur. i hough'larger, it i-. neither of fo burni(hed
u colour, nor fo qu:ck in it* motions as the ccnmioa
loit, than which it i^ alfo \tU frequent, and not fo
periiici.u* ; )et both will nibble per pic* toe-cnd%
ifpiclal!y if not we!l wafhed, ai:d have fometimet
occafioned utieafy fjrc* there- 'J'hry are native* of
a warm climate The French call them Ravats.
Ver. 341. Thi* i-* meant cf the ground lizard,
ard not « f the tree lizard, which U of a fine green
cul ur. '1 here .:re n.auy k::i('.4 of ground lizard*,
which, a* thty arc c«-mm«'n in tSe hot partt of
hurope, 1 (lull not dcfcribe. All of thim are
perfccll/ innoctnt The Caribbean* ufcd to eat
them ; they aie i.ot inferior to fulce* t* a mtdi-
cu:e»l food. Souft' forced into their n'.outh ( 'oa
eonvu'.l'e* ihem. '1 hey change colour, and become
torpid ; but. in a few hour» icci>ver. I'he guana,
<.r rather l^'.iana, it the largcft fort of lizard,
ri.i?, when iiiitatcd, wil; fly ut one. It iivct
mo.'^iy upon fruit. It lu* a law-like appearance,
which raii;:ivi irom i;& iiead a.l aloni; it* back, to
It* tail. The tlelh of 11 i» clleemed a great delicacy.
The fu-ft wriccrA on the i^uen Venerea, forbid itt
ife to tlt« ic who labour under that diicalc. It it
a very ugly animal. In lome p<(rt'> of South- A*
merica, liie .lUi^ator \* called if^u-t/tj,
VcT. 342 Br..ck lji;i!'crai>.< are excellent citing ;
but a»i il.ey fiiiuri'iicii will cveai'i-m a moft violent
»i Ur.im'ihu, ^«»wiii'4, lay planter*, to their feed^t
I \:i^ qxi liJC mjii'-.ocrry) tmy ihould Dctcr b»
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Thy dackt their fetthen pmnei thy doves fyetnm.
In faithful flockt,yDii, on the ndghDOurii^ roof,
Perch frequent; where, with pkat'd mttention,
tbey
Behold the deepeoing congregated clouds,
With fjadneis, hlot the azure vault of Heaven.
Now« while the (hower depends, and rattle loud
Your doors and windows, hafte ye houfewives,
place
Your fpoutY and pails i ye negroes, feek the ihade,
Save thofe who open with the ready hoe 351
The enriching water-courfe : for, (ce, the drops,
Wliich fell with flight afperfion, now defcend
In ftre^ms continuous on the laughing land.
The coyeft Naiads quit their rodky caves,
Andi with delight, run brawling to the maio ;
While thole, who love fiill viGMe to glad
The thirfly plains from never-ccaiiog um8»
Aflume more awful majefty, and pour,
With force rcfiftlefs, down the channelM rocks.
The rocks,orfplit,or hurried from their bafe,36x
With trees, are wbirl'd impetuous to the fea :
Flu^uates the foreft'; the torn mountains toar :
The main irfelf recoils for many a league,
Wh le iiM green fsce is chang*d to fordid brown.
A grateful fireflinefs every leofe pervades;
While beats the heart with uoaccuftom'd joy :
Her ilores fogaciooi memory now recals ;
And fancy prunes her wingi for loftieft flights.
The mute creation Ihare the enlivening hour ; 370
Bounds the briik kid, and wanton plays the lamb^
The drooping plant* revive ; ten tboufand blooms,
Which, with their fragrant fcenti, perfume the air,
Burft into being ; while the canes put on
Glad nature's livelieft robe, the vivid gretn.
But chief, let fix*d attention cafl his eye
On the capt mountain, vrhofe high rocky verge
The wild fig canopies (vad woodland king,
Beneath thy branching (hade a bannerM hoft
May lie in ambufh } ! and whofe fliaggy fidei, 380
Trees (hade, of endiefs green, enormous fize,
Wondrous in fliape, to botany unknown,
Old as the deluge.— There, Th fccrct haunts,
The watery fpirits ope their lit^uid court ;
There, with the wood-nymphs, linked in fcflal
band,
(Soft airs and Phcebus winj; them to their arms)
Hold amorous dalliance. Ah, may none profane.
With fire, or ftfcl, their myftic privacy :
For there their fluent ofTspring firfl fee day.
Coy infants fporting ; filver footed dew 390
To bathe by night thy fprouts in genial balm;
The green-llolM Naiad of the tinkling till.
drefTcd till they have fed for fome weeks in a
crab-hoofe, after being cau^lit by the negrocM.
When they moulr, they arc moll delicate ; and
then, it is believed, never poifon. This, however,
is certain, that ar that time they have no gall, but,
in irn (lead, (he petnfudion called a Crab's- eye is
found. As I harr frequently .>Hervcri their great
claws (with which tliry fcvcrelybitr the unwary)
of very unequal fize*. it i* probable, thcfc rrgcnc-
rate when broke, off by accident, or other wile.
Whde braw the fiem^vat ftadn; At |n
To ghd the diirfty USk
The gemmy fnwmift of die ^
Thy negroe-trtin (in linen mghdy woft]^
Who now that iwinrfd Iris gifdaihc flE|;
(Aerial arch, which fancy lovct to iride)!
Difperfe, alUjoctind, o*er the homg-hati U
The bundles Ibme nntie ; the wilhcndk
Others fljip artful off, and caidnl ky.
Twice one junk, diftant in the ■mpkt W:
O'er thde, with halky hoe, fime K^ ijp
The moonded internal s and finooth them
Well pleased, the nmfter fwatn icviewt Acii
And rolls, 40 iancy, many a loll frwi|hi qj
So, when the ibield waa foc^'d lor fdetii
The fwarthy Cyclopa fliar'd the imporaati
With bellows, fome rerivM the fieeds of kc
Some goM and hraia, and ftecU together Cn'
In the vad furnace ; while a choicn few.
In equal meafures lifting their bare arm^
Inform the mais; and, hiflini^ in the wsf^
Temper the glowing orb : their (ire hMk
Amas*d, the wonders of his fofile an.
While Procyon reigns yetCervid iathcl
While yet the fiery fun in I.eo rides ;
And the fun's child, the mail'd aiiaiia« yicU
His regal apple to the raviOi'd talle ;
And thou green avocato, charm of fenfe.
Thy ripened marrow liberally bellow*ik;
Beg^ the dilkant mountain-laod to pbat:
So fluU thy canes defy November's cold,
Ungenial to the upland youog ; fo heft,
UnCUnted by the arrow^s deadening power,
Long yellow joints (hsU flow vrith gcncfss
But, till the lemon, orange, and the Um
Amid their verdant umbrage, countlds gkn
With fragrant fruit of vegetable i;old ;
Till yellow plantaoes beud the unlbun*d bd
With crooked clutters, prodigally full;
rill Capricorn command the cloisdy (ky ;
And moid Aquarius melt in dsily (hower%
Friend to the cane ifles ; trull not thou tbj
Thy future riches, to the lowland plain:
Ver 393. This only grows in moootaioo
ations. Its ilem (hoots up to a con6derable
but it does not divide into branches till b
fummit, where it (hoots out horixontally,
umbrella, into leaves, which rcfcmtle thofi
common fern. 1 know of no medical ufcsi
this fingularly beautiful tree has been a
and, indeed, its wood being fpongy , is fcl^
to economical purpofes. It. however, fen
enough for building mountain. hut»,and ten
fences fur cattle.
Ver. 418. This is the pinc-applc, and n
ilcfcriptiun ; the cherimoya, a South*.A:
fruit, is by all, who have tafted both, aili
furpafi the pine, and is even faid to I
wholrfome. The botanical name of the pi:
i» bromelim. Of the wild piiie- apple, or
bravo, hcdgei arc made in Souih-Ama
produces an iiifcxior Icri of fxuit«
THB 8UOAR CAMS.
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un<3 HetToi, lo pity to thy pnyert,
:nul ioflucuce ; at the earth abfolvet
lual circuit, thy rich ripened canet
ad thy W3^«ns, mulei, and Degroe-train.
hicf thcc, planter, it iroportt to mark 440
icr thou breathe the mountain** humid air,
: with heat continual on the plain) ;
lonthft relent, and which from rain are free.
[Tcrcnt iflandi of thp ocean dream,
I the diflereot parts of the fame ii)e,
font vary ; yet attention foon
ve thee each variety to know,
ice obfcrv*d ; at fuch a time inhume
intt, that, when they joint (important age,
>uth juft ftepping into life), the cloudt 450
inftantly bedew them : fo (hall they
hofe ai!t, which elfe their manhood kill,
imet the changeful moon muft blunt her
horni,
I with borrowed light her filvery urn ;
tops, trufted to the mountain 4and,
rnce their jointing : but four mooot iuffice
ig to puberty the lowland cane,
mts in beaftt, in man*» imperial race.
n mixture melioratet the breed ;
canet, that fickened dwarfifli on the plain,
oot with giant-vigour on the hilL ^61
I depends on all ; fo God ordaina.
:t uot man for little feififli endt,
1, remember this important truth);
e the principle to countera<fl
rerfal love ; for 0«d it love,
ide creation Ibarcs alike hit care,
faid by fome, and not unlctter'd they,
tiicf the planter, if he wealth defire,
note the phafct of the fickle mooo. 470
e, fweet cmpreft of the night, depend
let : ftcm Neptune payt hit court to thee i
iodt, obedient at thy biddmg (hift,
mpeftt rife or fall ; even lordly man,
energy contruult.^Not fo the cane ;
nc it» independency ntay boaft,
h fome left nublc plauu thine influence
own.
nouotain-landt economy permitt
1, in canet of mighty growth to rife :
the lowland plain, the half will yield 480
h not fo lofty, yet a richer cane,
iny a crop ; if feafon« glad the luil.
Ic rolh the fun from Arict to the BuU,
II the virgin hit hot bcamt crfl^me ;
lie, with richeO, moft redundant juice,
a. tout copper* hU». Then manage fo,
[i:ing in fucctflitm; that thy cr opt
^.ndcrir.g iiaU(;htcr» of the main may waft
tain't (horc, ere Libra weigh the ycac :
I thy merchant cl.ccrful credit grant, 490
cl.-*arn'd opulence thy caret repay.
fields thu^ planted \ to lecure the canet
he gtui % baneful tooth the churning boar;
hicvcfti from 6xc or calual or dcfign'd.
481 I.on^ continiedand vidcct raint,are
Kale n. 4 ic ihc \VcU-li:d.ct«
Unfailing herbage to thy toiling herds
Would*il thou aflford ; and the fpcdatori charm
With beauteous profpcAs : let the frequent hedge
Thy green plantation, regular, divide.
With limet, with lemons, let thy fences glow.
Grateful to fcnfc ; now children of thii clime : jo*
And here and there let oranget eredl
Their (hapely beautiet, and perfume the flcy.
Nor left delightful blooms the logwood hedge,
Vf hofe wood to coAion yields a precious baimi
SpcciGc in the flux : Endcmial ail.
Much caufe have 1 to weep thy fatal fway.
But God Is juil, and man mud not repine.
Nor fliall the ricinus unnoted pafs ;
Yet, if the cholic*s deathful pangs thou dread*ft,
I Tafle not itt» lufcious nut. The acaflee, 510
With which the fons of Jewry, ftiff>neck*d race,
ConjcAure fays, our God-MefliAh crown'd;
Soon (hoou a thick impenetrable fence, •
Ver. 5«o. It is fuppofed that orange«, lemons,
and limes were introduced into America by the
Spaniards ; but I am more inclined to believe
they arc natural to the climate. The Spaniardt
themfelves probably had the two firfl from the
Saracens ; for the Spanifli noun Naramja^ whence
the Eiiglifh word Orange, is plainly Arabic.
Ver. 5CJ. Lionxun's name for this ufeful tree
is H^mtJtxyUm , but it is better known to phyfi*
cians by that of Lignum campechemfe. l:s vinues, at
a medicine, and propertici as an Ingredient in
(lyi'^gi need not to be enumerated in this place.
It makes a no lefs ftrong than beautiful hedge in
the Wcft'lndies, where it rifes to a coniidcrable
height.
Ver. C08. This flirub is commonly called the
phyfic-nut. It is generally divided into three
kinds ; the common, the French, and the Spanifli,
which differ from each other in their leaves and
flowers, if not in their fruit or feeds. The plant
from which the caflor-oil is extracted, is alfo cal-
led HUimyj, though it has no rcfemblance to any
of the former, in leaves, flowers, or feeds. In one
particular they all agree, viz. in their yielding to
eoAicn or cxprcflion, a purgative or emetic oil.
The Spaniards name thele nuts /.^ftUamas pmr^atl"
vjs t hence Ray temu them Awtlaim purgatriies
nvffi crlit. By roafling they are fuppofed to lofe
part of their virulency^ which is wholly deflroyed,
fay fome people, by raiting out a leaf-like fubflance
that it to be found between the lubes. I'he nut
exceeds a walnut, or even an almond, in fweet-
cefs, and yet three or four of them will operate
briflcly both up and down. The French cidl thia
ufeful (hrub MeJtcinier. That fpecies of it which
heart red coral, like flowers, is named Btt!ycb by
the Barbadians; and its ripe fecd> are fuppofed ta
be fpccific againfl melanclioly.
Ver 510. ActJj. This is a f|CCJci of thotn ;
the juice of the root i« fiippoftd to he pulfonnu^.
lt« fe(.ds arc (.uiitair -.d in a [-od or ligtcucn. It it
« f the cbf!> of :l.c T uj;c j.ifi.!. No alliingcnt juice
i*. exrradcd from it. It* trivial name is Caj^jie.
1 Tourscfort dcfcriLct it iA hii voyage CO the Le*
• • • V
More ga:gtout than the train of Judo's bird.
Thy bloomy honouri oft the curiout iiiufe
Hath fecD tmni'ported : feen the humming bird,
Whofe bumiih*d neck bright glows with vcrdanc
gold;
Leaft of the winged vagrants of the (ky,
Yet dauntlefs as the ftrong-pounc*d bird of Jove ;
With fluttering vehemence attack thy cups 530
To rob them of their nei5^ar's lufcioub (lore.
But if with fiones thy meagre lands are fpread ;
Be thefe colleded, they uiil pay thy toil :
And let Vitruviuv, aided by the line,
IFencc thy plantations with a thick-built wall.
vant. Some call it the Holy Thorn, and others
Sweet Biiar. The half ripe pod affords a ftrong
cement ; and the main flem, being wounded, pro-
duces a tranfparent gum, like the Arabic, to which
tree this bears a ilrong refcmblance.
Ver. 515. Ligufnitm. This flirub is fufiiciently
known. Its lcaVc-5 and flowers makt a good gar-
gle in the aphth.-: and ulcerated throat.
Ver. 510. This it iRviceJ a n.oft b*;autiful flow-
ering {hrub. It is a native of the WclK Indies and
called, from a French goveriior, named Dcpoinci,
F»tnciana, If pcrmiticd, it will grow twenty feet
high ; but, in order to m-JLC it a giod fence, it
ihould be kept low. It is always in blolTum.
Though not purgative, it is of the fcnna kind.
Its leaves and flower» arc flon:achic, carminative,
and cmmenagc^ue. 5omc autl.ors name it CcuJa
favoniif on account of ii» inimitable beauty ; the
flowers have a phyficky fmcU. Il'iW it came to
be called Docdle-uoa I know not ; the Barbadians
more properly term it FUzlcf Fence, Thxb plant
grows alio in C«uinca.
Ver. 526. The hun.ming bird is called PLo'
fiwe by the Spaniard:*, on account of its hovering
over flower>, and fucking their juices, without la-
cerating, or even fo much as difcumpofmg their
r. _
TTI1
Which he may call hu owo ? N
cravesp
But independence : yet, if thou, fwi
In health and virtue Llooni ; though
Thy fmiie will fmooth aclverfity*» r
In Italy's green bound* the myn
A fragrant fence, aud bloflbms in ri
Here, on the rockicit vcrjjc of thef*
With little care, the plant of love w
Then to the citron join the plant of
And v^ith their fcent and (hade enr
Yet fon.e pretend, and not unfpci
The wood-nymphs fofler the coiit;.g
Foes to the dryads, they rcmoridch
Ver. 536. The botanical name of
Cpuntla ; it will grow in the barrer
on the tops of wails, if a fmall porti
added, 'inhere are two furta of ii
fruit is rourdifh and Iwert, the oth
more the fliape of a fig, \% four. 1
fometimes eaten, but the other i
French cal! them Pomme de R<aquettt
and leaves arc guarded <wirh (harp \
even in the interit^r part of the frui
which mufl be removed before it ii
loaves, which are half an inch thick,
of pulp iuterpofed brtwcen their ft
deprived of their fpines, and f:>ftenc
nuke ho b.id poultice for inflamir
juice- of the fruit is an innoceiic fi:cu
ufed to tinge guava jellies. The c
which the cochineal infe«^l brcc^in, \
and is cultivated with care in ^o
where it alio grows wild. *1 he
makc^ a (Irong fence, and i» caiily 1
a fcyniitar. It grows natur^^lly in !
Sp.iio.
Ver. 538. Thi? is a fcandent plan
the negroes gather whac they 1 all
'ii- .t
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THE SUGAR CANE.
for
lib of (hadf, each tree of fprtading root,
to the fjril glad fannings of the breeze.
I the muf^ be fuch inhuman thnuifhts;
rr recks (he of the woodland tribeit,
ilocfl birth, and earth'* bed ornament.
, whom rude ncccflliy compels
the nofirridc forvourf in thi« clime,
f infenfcty hot ; how much he ioogt
ng vaQ impenetrable (hade f 56)
c, alj% th' in^xpenencM mufe can tell :
ihc travell'd, vvhilc folftitial beams,
ow dc-arhf on the devoted land ;
lath lli« their ill-judg'd avarice biamM,
the ftfin^er, to their (laves and herd*,
his bell of joys, the breezy (hade,
there none, whom generous pity warms,
0 the woodland reign ; whom (hudes de-
ghf ? [trees ;
ind their ^ecn domains, plant hed<^e-row
S CiKil Cedar i fcrcen the public way ?
1 Montano, friend of man was he : 580
fecutiun, virtue's dcadliell foe,
lorn exile from his native (bore ;
green bill*, where many a fleecy flock,
lany a heifer en pc their wholtlume food ;
ly a fwain,«nbcdient to his rule,
r ^ov'd mader, their protc<Sor own*d.
\ that par;:'iilc, to Indian wilds,
: fiiiih, to .'^cll barbaric hiiids
uccaft, an alien, did he roam ;
the partner of his better hours, J90
fwert infant cl.etr'u his difmal way.
> labour; }i-t the ori(.nt fun,
:rn I'habus, faw him wieid the hoc.
garden all hin wants (up;ilicd,
pcraoce fat cheerful ac hit board),
3s caffada, and the food of (Ircngth,
71. The yellow fcver, to which Europe-
anguine h<ibit of bixly, and who exceed
I); or exrrcife, are liable on their arrival
eft-Indies. The French c^Il it I^IaLdn
riT mure properly, //« fie^ndet MaitUu,
0 have lived any time in the iflarids arc
fubjcol to this diieule than the Creoles,
lowever, fooic }'h)ticianfthave too haAily
that it was of d. reign cxiradion.
^6. Caffavi, cafTava, is called Jatr^fba
Us. Its meal makes a wholefome ami
1 brcid, althcujrh it* juice be poifoncus.
I fpecies of caiTada which may be cat
]r, without expreiring the juice; this the
II catNJZ'*^' The colour of its root is
c a parlnip ; that of the common kind it
ii(b red, bcfrrc it is fcrapcd. By coc.
iirada-juice becomes an excellent fauce
lud the luuians prepare many whole-
;s from it. I have given it iotcrnally
h flour, without any bad confequencct ;
hc.uevcr, prcduce any of the falutary
ped-d. \ goi)d (larch is male from
:em i» knotty, atid, jcir.g cut iotofn:all
p'antcd, y<<utig fprcu:s ibuut up fiom
]-{< ric5 ha^e been pniioned by eating
Thrice-wbolefome Unici : vvhile a Ddghboaring
dell.
(Which nature to the fourfop had reiigoM),
With ginger, and with Raleigh's pungent plant,
Gave wealth ; and gold bought better land and
flaven. 6«0
Heaven blcfk'd his labour : now the cotton-ihrubi
and ilfajf/df , and the Spaniards MamJloeha. It it pre.
rcndcuthat all creatures but man eat the rawroot of
the caiTada is ith impunity; and, when dried, that ic
i» a fiiVcreign antuivito againd venomous bites. A
wholefome drink is piepaied from this root by
the Indiajnh,^Spaiiiardk, and Puriugucie, accord-
ing to Pineda. There u one fpecies of this plane
which tlkc Indians only ufe, and it by them caL
led BaccMcoua,
Vcr. 597. This wholefome root, in fome of the
iflaods, ik called EJJa : Its botanical lume ij A»
rum maximum ^gyf^tiatum. l*herc are thcee fpe-
cies of ur.ies, the blue, tlie fcratching, and that
which is commonly ruaded. The blolTtunt of all
three are very fragrant, in a morning or even-
ing. The youDg leavc», as well at the fpiral
ilalks which fup|>ort the flower, are eaten by ne-
groes as a faliad. The ruot makei a good broth
ill dyfeuteric complaints. They are feldomfo large
as the yam, but moll people think them prefer*
able in point of tade.
Ver. 598. 'i he true Indian name of this tree it
Suh/aai, It grows in the barreoneft placet to a
coolidcrable height. Its fruit will often weigh
two pounds. Its (kin is green, and fome what
ptickly. I'he pulp is not difagrccable to the pa«
late, being cool, and having its fweetnefs tem-
pered with fome degree of an acid. It it one of
the Amiuiit as are alfo the cuftard, ftar, and fii-
gar-apples. The leaves of the fuutfop are verf
ibiuing and green. The fruit is wholefome, but
feldom iadmittcd to the ublet of the elegant. The
feeds arc difperfca through the pulp like the gua-
va. It has a |>ccttliar flavour. It growa in the
Eaft as well as the Wcfi Indies. The botanical
name is GuamaLmmt, The French call it PHit C».
r^/, f>r Cmwr de Bmttf^ to which the fruit heart a
rc(iemblance. The root, being reduced to a pow-
der, and (hu(red up the us^it^ producea the iame
eCfe^ a» tobacco. I'aken by the mouth, the In-
dians pretend it is a Ipcciflc m the epilepfy.
Vcr. 6c I. l*he due down, which this (hmb
produces to envelope its feeds, is fufTiciently known.
The iLaglifli, Italian, aud French names, evident,
ly are derived from the Arabic ^i/^A/sA, at the
iipaniards at this day call it. It was flrd brought
by the /Vrabians into the Levant, where it b uovr
cultivated with great fuccefs. Authors mentioa
four fpecies of cotton ; but they confound the (iOt-
cotton tree, or CV/^<t, among them. The flower
of the Weft-India cotton (lirub u yellow, and cam-
panulaud. It pioducci> twice every year. That
14' Cayenne is the beft of any that comet from
Amci;ca. This plant is very apt to be deftroyed
by a grab w ithin a (bort time ; bating that, it it
a frufiiiblc ^>roiud:ofi. Pliny meotiont Chffiwm^
WelLied, welUdoch'd, aUanuioas to gaio
mfilch u the opmrnon botamnl name of cotton.
It U likewife oUcd Zytm. Martlniu, in hit Phi-
lological Lexicon, derives cotton from the Hebrew
word tZOp -ATi/iair, (or, as pronounced by the Ger.
man Jew», Kctcun)
Vcr. 6c5 Ic is alfo called Csc^a and Cut, It it
s native ot feme of the provinces of buuth Ame-
rica, and a drink made from ic wan the common
food of the Indiana before the Spaniards came a.
moog them, who were fome time in thofe coun-
tries ere they could be prevailed upon to tafte it ;
and it mud be confcfTed, that the Indian choco-
late had not a tempting afpe«5l ; ytt 1 much doubt
whether the Europeaub have greatly improved its
wholefomencfs, by the addition of vancllas and
other hot ingredients. The tree often grows fif-
teen or twenty feet high, and is Areight and hand-
fume. The pods, which feldom contain Icfs than
thirty nut& cf the fize of a flatted olive, grow up-
on the flcm and principil branches. The tree
loves a moift, rich, and ibddcd foil : Hence thofe
who plant cacao-walks, fometimes fcreen them
by a hardier tree, ^'hich the Spaniards aptly term
idadre Je Cjcm. They may be planted fifteen or
twenty feet diilant, though fomc advifc to plant
them much nearer, and perhaps wifely ; for it is
an eafy matter to thin them, ^hen they are pafl
the dai:j;t:r of being defiroycd by dry weather, &c.
Some rccoinmend plaiuin}; cafTida, or bananas, in
the inter vaU, when the cacao-trees are young, to
deflroy weeds, from which the walks cannot be
kept too free. Ir i-i generally three years before
they produce good yuds ; but, in fix years, they
are in hi(;i-.c(l pt rfedtinn. The pods arc common-
ly of tl e fizd and ihupc of a large cucumber. There
are three or four iorlN «f cacao, which differ from
one aiiothcr in the colour and goodncfs of their
nuts. 'J'iiat from the Caraccas is certainly the
h^0 • A^«r ««»A4
Not furlier Ethiop, their appraaci
I'he raufe, that pays this uibntc ti
Oft hath cfeap'd the fon*a meridky
Beneath yon tamarind-vifta, whid
Planted ; and which, impcrvioas
His latter days beheld.— One nooi
Beneath its breezy (hade, what tin
His fultry vengeance from the 1m
And calmly thus his elded hope at
** Be pious, be indullriom, be h
*' From proud oppreffion guard the
** Whate'er their creed. God is d
" His image they ; then dare not
" I'o bar the gates of mercy on di
** Your foes forgive, for mewt nil
years; whereas the Englifh have I
therewith for upwards of an handi
a Greek, having opened a coflTee-h
about the middle of the lafl ceniui
traveller, Thcvenot, introduced col
This plant is cultivated in the Wc
cularly by the French, with gre
the berry from thence is not eqi
Mocha. It i> a fpecics of Arabia
flower is particularly redolent, aixl
ant cordial water is diftilled. It pro^
every year; but the fhrub muft
old before any can be gathered,
be allowed to grow above Qx. foot
ry apt to be deAroycd by a large
French call Moucte i.cafflr .- as well
grub, which they name Pmteron,
alimentary qualities are a» gcuer
thofe of tea.
Ver. 615. This large, ihady, an
grows fafl even in the drieU luils,
and yet its wood is hard, and vcr
nical ufes. The leaves are fmalle
fcnna, and pcnuatcd : they tallc i
And in each virtne far farpab ymir fire.
Your meant are ample. Heaven a heart heftow !
So heakh and peace (hall be yovr portion here ;
And jmt brif^ht Iky, to which my foul afpires,
^^* Shall bkft you with eternity of joy." 64 1
:^^ He fpnke, and ere the fwif(-win|^*d zumbadore
1^ iThe mountain defert ftirtl'd with hit hum :
si^re fire-flie« trimm'd their vital lampv; and ere
s^ I)an evening trod on rapid twilight's heel :
%^ jHis knell wat rung;
;2^nd all the cane lands wept their father loft.
., —> Mufe, yet a while indulge my rapid courfe ;
ril unhBrnefi foon the foaming ftccdt.
If Jove dcfcend, propitious to thy vowi, 6jO
_ n frequent floods of rain ; fucceffive crops
^ -Of weed* will fpring. Nor venture to repioCi
!~L7rhongh oft their toil thy little gang renew ;
"Their toil tenfold the melting heavent repay :
For foon thy plants will magnitude acquire.
To cruOi all undergrowth ; before the fun,
^* The planets thu« withdraw their puny fires.
~ j\nd though untutcrM, then, thy canes will (hoot;
Care meliorates their growth. The trenches
fill
^KTith thtir collateral mould ; as in a town 660
^Vhich foes have long beleaguered, unawares
Ji (Irong detachment fallies from each gate,
^nd levels all the labours of the plain.
And now thy canc*s firft blades their verdure
lofe.
And hang their idle heads. Be thefe ftript off;
80 (hall (rent fportive airs their joints embrace.
And by their alliance give the fap to rife.
But, O beware, let no un(kilful hand
The vivid foliage tear : Their chaoneU*d fpouts,
Veil pleiftsM, the watery nutrinirm convey, 670
With filial duty, rn the thirOy ftcm ;
And, ipnading wide their revrrrnrial arms,
Jiefen J their parent from folfiitial (kies.
BOOK II.
AnvrariSEMiNT.
Thk following book having been originally ad-
droiTc-d to William Shenftone, £fq. and by him
approvrd of ; the author fiiould deem it a kind of
poetic jJ facrilcgc now to addrefs it to any other.
THE SUGAR CANE. 909
To hia UKBiory, therefore, be it faered : at a Imal'
but fincere leftimony of the high opinion the au-
thor entertained of that gcntlonan't genius and
J3
t,m
Ver . 64 a. I'hisbird, which is one of the Urg-
ed and fwiftefl known, is only fcen at night, or
rarhrr heard ; ftir it makes a hideous humming
noife (whence Its name) on the defert tops of the
Andc«. .S^e liiloi'^ Voy2ge to South America.
It ii slfo called CMiJt,r. It* wings, when expand-
ed, have been known to e«eeed fixtecn feet from
tip to tip. See J*iiL Trumf. No. ao8.
Ver. 644. 'Ihis fur pri ling infed is frequent in
Caudalfiupf, &c. and all the warmer parts of A-
mcrica. I here are none of them in the £ngli(h
Carihbe", or Virgin-iflands.
Ver. 64^. 1 here i^ little or no twilight in the
U'efl Indie*. All the year round it ii dark he-
fore ri^ht at ni^ht. 1 he dawn is equally Ihurt.
manners ; and as the only retnrn now, alas ! in
hi* power to make, for friendfhip wherewith Mr.
Shcnftone had condefcended to honour him.
AaOUMKKT.
SubjeA propofed. Addreflfcd to William Shen-
ftone, £fq. Of monkies. Of ratt and other
vermin. Of weeds. Of the yellow fly. Of
the greafy fly. Of the bla(L A hurricane de-
fcribed. Of calms and earthqaakea. A talc.
Efcoucn of culture.— A lefs pleafing theme.
What ills await the ripening cane, demands
My fcrious numbers : thefe, the thoughtful mtife
Hath oft beheld, decp-pierc*d with generous woe.
For flie, poor exiled boafts no waving crops ;
For her no circling mules prefs dulcet fireams;
No negro- band huge foaming coppers (kirn;
Nor fermentation (wine's dread fire) for her.
With Vulcan's aid, from cane a fpirit draws.
Potent to quell the madnefs of defpair. xo
Yet oft the range (he walka, at (hut of eve;
Oft fees red lighming at the midnight hour.
When nod the watches, (beam along the (ky ;
Not innocent, as what the learned call
The Boreal mom, which, through the azure alr^
Fla(hcK it« tremuloiu rays, in painted ftreaka,
While o*er night's veil her lucid treflet flow :
Nor quits the mufe her walk, immers'd in thought.
How (he the planter haply may advife;
Till tardy morn unbar the gates of light, fto
And, opening on the main with fultry beam.
To hurnilh'd filver turns the blue-green wave*
Say, will my Shcnftone lend a patient ear.
And weep at woes unknown to B^ritain's iile ?
Yes, thou wilt weep : for pity chnfe thy bread.
With tafte and fcience, for their foft abode ;
Yes, thou wilt weep: thine own diftrefs thon
bear*ft
Undaunted ; but another's melts thy fouL
** O were my pipe as foft, my dittied fong'*
As fraooth as thine, my too too diftant friend, 30
Shenftone ; my foft pipe, and my dittied fon(
Should hu(h the hurricanes tremendous roar.
And from each evil guard the ripening cane !
Dcflrudivc on the upland fugar-groves
The monkey nation preys : from rocky hcigbtf»
In nient parties, they defcend by night.
And pofting watchful fentinds, to warn
When hnftile ftep» approach ; with gamboli they
Pour o'er the cane grove. Lucklefs he to whom
That land pertains \ in evil hour, perhaps, 40
And thoughtlefs of to-morrow, on a die
He hazards millir.ns ; or, perhaps, rcctinea
On luxury's foft lap. the peft of wealth;
And, inronfiderate, deem* hi« Indian cropt
Will amply her infatiate wants fupply.
From thefe inGdious drollt (peculiar peft
Of Liamuiga's hilU) wouldft thou defend
Ver. 46. The monkies which are now fo nn«
mcruuk in *Jic mouucainous parts of Se. Chrifio*
flO
THE WORKS OF GRAINGER.
Thy waving xreaith ; in traps put not thy tnift,
However baited : Treble every watch.
And well with armit provide them ; faithfal donr^.
Of nofe fajraciouA, on their footdeps wait. jl
With thefe attack the predatory bands ;
Quickly the nneqtial confliA they decline.
And chattering fling their iil-^ot fpoiU away.
So when, of late, innumerous Gallic hoft^
fierce, wanton, cruel, did by (lealth invade
The peaceable American's domains,
While defolation mark'd their faith lefs rout ;
No fooner Albion's martial Tons advincVi,
Than the gay dadards to their forells fled 60
And left their fpoils and tomahawks behind.
Nor with lei's wafte the whiiker'd vermin-race,'
A coantlefs clun, dcfpnil the low. land cane.
Thcfe to dcftroy, while commerce hoifts the
fail,
LfOofe rock^ abound, or tangfling bu(hcs bloom.
What planter knows ' — Yet prudence may reduce.
Encouraf^e then the breed of fava*Te cats,
Nor kill the winding fnake, thy foesi they eat.
Thus, on the mangrove-bank^ of Guayaquil,
Child of the rocky defert, fea-like Oream, 70
With ftudious care the American prefcrves
The gallinazn, elfe that fea-like ilream
(Whence traffic pours her boundef on mankind)
Dread alligators would alone poficiV.
pher, were brought thither by the French when
they pofTcflcd half tliat jilnnd. This circumftuncc
we learn from Pfre Lahaty who farther teih u*,
that they are a moft delicate food. The Eiglifli
•negroes are very fond of them, but the white in-
habitants do n^t rat them. They do a great deal
of mifchief in St. KittN, dcflrovin(r imnv cJioufanJ
pounds Sterlings W(irt*i <if ct: •• i very y .jt.
Ver. 64. Rars, &c. are mir .livts i,f Anu^r'ca,
but came by (hipplr.g frnm hur j'c. "1 hey breed
in the ground, under loof:; xcidv- ami hu'^i s. Du-
rante, a Roman, who vu** ph)iij.jii to Pvipc Six-
tus Quintus, and who wr»>te a Latin po^fin oa thr
prefervarion of health, e:mmcraj.-s domr-fllc rati
among animals that may be ca'cn with fafcty.
But if thefe are \Nh<ilcf')me, < uiic-riits nv.i!l be
much more delicate, a$ well a< njorj^ nmirifhii:/.
Accordingly we find mod fi:!(! n.-r^r'.'^ fund «.f
them, and I h.ive hcurd ti.a; l:r.".;>«. of caiiC-rats
are publicly fold in the markets of J.'.nini.-a.
Ver. 69. Thi"* tree, which botanifi,- tall 7?' r?-
/v
I ._ .1.
/: I
Thy foes the teetli-fil*d Ibbot mlfo 1
Nor thoo their wayward appeti'c 1
Some place decoys, Dor will thq
Replete with roafted crabs, io ever
I'hefe fell marauders gnaw; and ]
Some fmall reward for every captii
So pradice Gallia*s fons; but Brito
In other wilct, and furer their fucc
With Mifnian arfenic, delctchoi
Pound up the ripe calTada's welUn
And form in pellets; thefe profufc
Round the cane -groves, virhere its
breed :
They greedy, and unweeting of the
Crowd to the invitiog cates« aod fi
Tiieir palatable death ; for foon tb
The iicighbf uring fpring, aod dr
and die.
But dare not thou, if life deferve i\
The iufeded rivulet tafbe ; nor let
Graze its polluted brinks till rollin
Hjve fiuM the water, and dcflroyei
* ris fafer then to mingle nii^htfhad)
With flour, and throw it ItbVal *fnc
They touch not this ; its deadly fee
fooner leaves than the gallinazn fo
on it, and, j^reedily fcraping off th
•♦n its contents. Nor is the male a!
enemy to th- incrrafe of hi^ own
than thefe ufeful birds ; for, when in
the female to let her younj^ fry ob
the eggs, he never faiU to accompa
devour as many of them as he cai
mothrr fca.-ce ever cfcapcs into t!
more than five r.ut of all her huntirc
vl'le'ice doubly prevents the o^her
pro)'a^r?.rion of that voracioiis a'lima
of ihe riviT Guayaquil : ft-r the g:
aivvays found where .iHij^ator* are.
Ver. 75. llboty or E!L..s^ un they a
monlv callrd, are a numcrou'i n:.*"
them have their teeth filed, and 'nl.-^cli
traordinary m.^nner. They make ^ t\
buMght yo'.in^ ; but arc, in general
many of th^m prccdi'.y devouring
of lowls: They alio f^rc 1 en ^t.
hcrfc-i; whofc carcn'c, thcrclurc,
rird <ifcp, that the ncj^rocs m.iy nor
But the lurtft way i<i to burn the
THE sue
■tnH fuJilen colonize Come didanf vaV.
■r Shall rhe mufe deign to fin^ of l.umblc wfc df,
r''h ji check the progreft of the imperial cane ? loo
X In every fiil iinnumhcrM wcej* will fpring ;
alor fewef^ in the befl : (rhuv ot't wc find
riiiormou4 vicc« taint the n^blcd fouU) !
si'hefe 1-t thy li'tle gang, with fKilfnl hanJ,
^^ft a«> they fpread M>roail. and oft they foread,
ae^Arrfil plnrk up, to fwcll thy prowing heap
■B*f rich ni.inurc. /Xnd yet feme wcfJii arifc,
-*^f afi>r«5l mean, with wondrous virtuf* fraught;
!^\nJ doth not oft uncommon merit dwell
.1 mcD nf vulvar lookn, and trivial air) ? I lo
■ rruch, plmrrr, be n^t thou afham'd to lave
gVom fi>ul poIlu(i<^n, and unffcnily rot ;
(Vfuch %%ill they benefit thy houfe and thee,
-iut cl'.i- f tbc yllf-'W »hi{l!c f h^u fcl< «il,
Vhofe r-td the ft.mach free- fr.ini naufio'.is loads;
p-Vnd ii :h» mufic of the m'.'ir^uiri ilvc
p*cii;^;it thy pciifive tar, fwvf fri nd 'o thoOj^ht!
J lii^ ]Tcmpt» f hi ir cooinjr, 3;:d ':iinaiiK< tJieir love,
.^or Itt riidc handi the knn-i.-d j^raH prpf-nc.
^'hofr juice worms flv : Ah, dire er.demial il! !
^ow m.jny fathers, fjthcT«i now r.o rnnrc, i;i
"low niiny orphans, now h^l«•n^ thy rage ?
Phc cow-itch alf-) fjvc ; b'jt let thick gloves
K'hiDe h.in N dtfend, or t*)**:! wilt f;id!y rue
I'hy raOi impnidr».Cw', wh/n ten thoiifand darts,
»harp asthi- hce-Oin;:, faflci: in thy flefli,
Xnd give thee up f.i torture But unhurt,
.'^Untcr, thou may'H the humble chickweed cull,
Ver. 114. The fi'ed« nf this plant are an excel-
«-nt rnui.c ; and ulmoll a« ufeful in dyfenteric
ron'.plaijir* a* iptcacuan. It grows every where.
\'ir. iiy. This is truly a powerful Tcrmifuge;
"^ur, i:n.:ai.tinufly adminillcrrd, hat often proved
"norcal. The juice of it c'jiitied is fometimeft
^vcn ; but a deco<5liun <f it is greitly preferable.
1 1» I»otai>ical name is Sfi-iur,
Vcr. 1 2.). This extmttrdinary vine (hould not
he permitted to grow in a care-piece; for ne-
ivr.*:'" ! avc been known to fire the canes to fave
rhiTr.lilvi* fri^ni the torture which attends work-
ing: m {:rri.r.d» where it ha« abounded. Mixed
^%it!t nioi.iire<«, it i« a f.ifc and excellent vermifuge.
Itk f^'ids which p.-fcml'lc hiackifh I'mall beans, are
ynrgativc. It« flowir i» pur'dr; ani! it* poi*, on
'^w^■Jl tl.e ri"j;if^ lirn^n .'>.'f.f a-e found, arc a«
II*).*'- i\$ .X fiili-.rt'-wn I :iji»l.(H field-pca.
\ . r. i;.». r.icie an t.vn kiiiJ^ of chickweed,
'uh'.t.h gr>iu fpfir.:u:ie uily in the Caribbees aud
h »'h p' jiVr« v-ry rnnr..!i Table virtue*, partiiuUrly
ihuf whi.h hnt.uiilK call Ctjjtij^ ami which the
jtpani.iriS rmphaf'i-j!iy name Emh$ Cci'wct, or
iti.iki. weeil, on ac«.iuint of it« rcmr.rkablc qualities
ajainil pi^tpii'iu'* bite < It i« really of ufc apiintl
fifh p -ilon ; ;;. i* aifo the I'.rfirive plii'.t, vhich
ll.c S«:i:iMr'* j-r.-ttily call the /Vr*»'je#3.j, the
Biihf.l. a- il /.J /):«='.;., or the Maiden. I>ere
arc many k;nd« <'f thn ••\tr.iordinary plant, which
prow cvfry whtrr m tl: : ill.irdtanJ South Ane-
rica. rbc biiranici! i:..-iie of the former is /fy.'ir,
tad tlui of ihtc Uticr X^irv'j,
AR CANK.
Vt
' And rhat which colly flics th* aflcnifh'd grafp.
I Not the cojifiAion m:n'd from Pnntas* kinj, 130
! N.t rhe Mrfs'd npple Mc'iiin climes prtniuce,
! Thou;:h lofry Miro (whofc immortal iDnfe
Diftnut I fdlow, and fubmffs adore)
Hath lur.g it« properties, to conntrraA
l>ire fpell>, fiow-mutter'd o'er the baneful bowl.
Where cruel Aepdanics poifonous drugs have
brcwM ;
Can vie with rhcfr l'»w tcn.int* of the Tale,
In driving p ir.n.from the iDf«-«5led frame:
For her-j. al.M ' (ye fou« of luxury mark) !
The fea, though <»n it^ hofnm Halc)-oni fleep, I4«
Ahr)i:ii.1s with poifon'd ftlh ; whole crimfon fins,
Whoff eyt «, w hv^fc fcale «, bedropt -a ith azure, goM,
I'urpl;*, nnil yrrocM, in all gay fummerN pride,
Amufj the fiv^ht ; whofe taftr the palate charmt;
Vc* d Mth in amhufh on the banquet waits,
Urilcl* thtfrr antidotes hf. timely giren.
B'jt, iay wl'.at ftraln*, what numljcrs can rerite,
riiy prai^eti, vervain : or wild liipioriee, thine ?
Fop ni.t the coftly r^ot, the pitt of God,
(;.iM:cr*d by ihofc who drink the Volga's wire,
(Prince of Kuropa*« Orram% itfelf a fca) 15I
Pquals your potency ! Did planters know
Rut half your virtues, not the cane itfelf
Would rh'.'y w*th greater, fonder pains preferve!
Still other maladies infeft the cane.
And worfe to be fubdu'd. The infect -tribe.
That, fluttVirg, fpread their pinionM to the futi,
Recal rhe mule : nor (hall their many eyes.
Though rdg*d with gold, their many-colour'd
down, 159
From death prefenre them . In what diftant climey
Ver. 130. This medicine is called MitlrUaimm^
in honour of Mithridates king of Pontus; who«
by ufing it conflantly, had fecured himfelf from
the cfTcCl^ of poifon, in iuch a manner, that whca
he a<^ually attempted to put an cml to his life, by
that means he failed in his purpofe : So at leaft
Pliny informs u«. But we happily are not oblig-
ed to believe implicitly whatever that elaborate
compiler ha<i told os. When poifonf immediately
operate on the nervous fyllem, and their cfTcflt
are to be exprlled by the flcin, this eledluary is no
contemptible antidote. But how many poifonn do
we knn'.v at prefent which produce their eflfe^t
in a diHerent manner ? and, frcnn the accounts of
authorn, we have reafon to be perlnaded that tlie
ancients were nut much behiud u« in their vBi icty
of }*oiroo«. If, therefcre, the kinv; of Pontns had
I really intended to have deilroyed hionfelf, he coai4
I have been at no lcif« fur the means, notwitbAand-
ing the daily ufe of this antidote.
I Vcr. i.U- Au'hor< are not agreed what the
' apple is to which Vir;^il attribute* fucli remark-
ai>ie vir:ue9, nor is it indeed pcflibu' they ever
(hould. However, we have this comfort on our
iidc, that ciur not knowiii;: it is (-f u ^ dctrimcac
. to u^ ; for, a^ lj;..llo c;in:iut alle^^l u*. wc are ai no
IoIk lor siiiridotes \^^ guard ajgaiuft them.
! Vcr 149. Some mcdic:il writer" have befiow.
{ cd the hl^^• appi:il%aau of D^^m lh% on rhubarb*
» 1
Its
THE WORKS OF ORATK^BIL
1
lo wliat rtceflet are the plvnderan hatcb'd I
ity, are thej wafted in the living gale
From diftant iflandt i That the iocoft.hceed«
in wiofcd caravanty that blot the iky»
Befeend from far, and. ere bright nioming dxtHkf
Aftcmilh'd Afric ieet her cro|> deirgur'd.
Or, doth the cane a proper neft afford.
And food adapted to the yellow fly ?-—
The flciU'd in nature's myflic lore obfenre i^
Each tree, each pUnt, that drinkt the goldeti day,
dome reptile life foflains i That cochinille
Feedf on the Indian lig ; and, ihoiild it harm
The Caller plant, its worth that harm rrpaya s
9at ye. baCe infcAi ! no bright fcarlet yield,
Xo dedk the Britifli Wolfe i who now, perfaApa,
(SoKeavcn and George ordjun) in triumph monnta
Some ftrone-bnilt fortrela,won from haughty Oanl I
And though no plant fuch lufcioua nedbr yielda
Aa yiekti tlie cane-plant, yet« Tile parricidea 1
Ungrateful ye ! the parent-caAe deflroy. . z8o
Mufe, fay what remedy hath Hull derit'd
To quell this mudout foe ? Thy bladta lend forth,
A firong detachment, ere the increafing peft
Have made too firm a lodgment ; and with care
Wipe every tainted blade, and liberal lave
With (acred Nepcnne*t purifying fireanu
But thit Augean toil long time demands
Which thou to more advantage may'ft employ :
If vowa for rain thou ever didft pr^er, 1S9
Planter, prefer them now : the rattyng (h6wer,
Pour*d down in conftaat flreams for daya and
nlghta,
Kbt only fwclls, wit^ nedar fweet, thy canet.
Bat in the deluge drowns thy plundering foe.
When may the planter idly fold hit armt.
And fay, ** My ibul uke red V* Superior ilb,
lilt which no care nor wifdom can avert.
In blade fucceflion rife. Ye men of Kent,
When nipping Eurus, with the brutal force
Of Boreas, join*d in nifiian Icajrue, alTail 199
Yodr ripen'd hop-grounds ; tell me what you feel,
And pity the poor planter, when the blaft.
Fell plague of Heaven ! perdition of the iflet !
Attacks his waving gold. Though well manur'd,
A richncfs though thy fields from nature boaft,
Though feafons pour, this peililence invades :
Ver. 171. This is a Spanilh word. For the
manner of propagating this ufeful infed, fee Sir
Hans Sloane*s Natural Hiftory of Jamaica. It
was long believed in Europe to be a feed or ve-
getable produdion. The botanical name of the
plant on which the cochinille feeds is Opymtia
msxma^ /olU oblongo^ mnjore, jpinylu ekufist mMibtis
tf imuoceHtihus nlftto^Jine^jlrm ruhrit variegato,
Sloane.
Ver. 305. Without a rainy feafon the fugar
cane could not be cultivated to any advantage :
For what Pliny the Elder writes of another plant
may be applied to this, * Gamdtt irrigwh, tt Mo mmm
Aittn mmat.
Ver. 405. It muft, however, be confefled, that
the blaft is Icfs frequent in lands naturally rich,
•r fuch at arc made fo by wcU-rotud manure.
Too oft it fieijlea cho glad Si
Nor pitieatlMir green 1
Of which the graceful
Thegreencft garlands to
Firft pallid, ficUy, dry, and
(Jnleemly llaina uccecd : ''adUcfcb
By microfcoptc arts, fhiall ^gp afpdr.
Dire firaa^t with icpdle fifes abi»Mft
They burll tlieir fihny jaO, and crvnldia
Bogt of odcommoo fluspes thrice lalnni
Innamerboa aa the r^fT*Tint Ihdk tlai )mi
The wave-vrom margin of tie VhgMli
Innamerooa aatbe leaTca di6 plaah-tfttft
When, wood of her fecondity. Ae ftaai
Naked her gold finiit to the god affaank
Remorfekli to ita yonth, vrfiat pity,6|^
Can the cane*a age exprA ? IiiaMBitt|ii
With jutifce neAareona dowa ; Co paafOil
Foe to the bowcla, foon ita nedbr tmmi
Vain every Joint a genuny embryo boo^
Alternate rang'd ; from thcle nofifialjm
led thephaiB^
deftraAifekai
The antt* republic jbinaL - .
As the waves, conntlela» that phmgh ^^
(Where Eurut reigna ▼iccgerent afthe i|
Whom Rhea bore to the brig^ god af dq
When fariooa Aufter dire commotkmla
Thefe wind, by fnbtle ikp, their fSaoft «^
Pemidout pionecra ! while thole iavd^
More firmly dariM, in the Hot of hcafO^
And win, by rrgiUar approadi, die cant
*Gain& fuch ferocioaa, fneh wumaketi
What arts, what anna IhaD fage eapcriaa
Some bid the planter load the fatuaiim
With pitch, and fulphor'a fuffbcating tea
Ufelefs the vapour o*er the c^ne-grove lie
In curling volumes loft ; fuch feeble aram
To man though fital, not the blaft fubdK
Others again, tnd better their fucceft,
Conunand their flakes each tainted bbde I
With care, and bum them in Tindidivet
Labour immenfe ! and yet, if fmall the 7
If numerous, if induftrious be thy gaif ,
At length, thou may*ft the TiAory obtain
But, if the living taint he far dilTut'd,
Bootlef^ this toil ; nor will it then avid
(Though aihes lend their fulTocatiog lid)
To bare the broad roots, and the minnf 1
Expofe, remorrelefs, to the burning 0000.
Ah ! muft then ruin defolate the plain !
Muft the loft planter other climea exploR
Ver. axt. This is the Jamaica ph
When covered with fmit, it has 00 ks
it. The fruit is wholefome. In like ma
panfpan is deftitute of foliage when cove
flowers. The latter is a fpecics of jc&a
grows as large as an apple-tree.
Ver. a3X. The caft is the centre of tl
wind in the Weft.Indies, which veers a ft
to the north or fbuth. What Homer U
weft wind, in his iflaoda of the blcfled, 1
I aptly be applied to the trade wiada*
THE SUGAR CAHS.
9»3
re'u^ant, let the hoe nproot
Red canc-piece ; and, with eaj^er fiatnen,
lie myriadik thou to emhers turn : 260
r« thut, a mighty lofs fuftain,
appler yeari and prudence may retrieve ;
c thine all. As when an advrrfe ftoim,
11, thunder* on fome lucklef^ (hip,
:en St. ChriftApher, or Cathay bound :
ttic nrt the reding feamcn try :
H redouble* : de-ith riden every wave :
' the board the craclkinp: mads they bew;
ire their precious carj2:o in the main.
U) the mufc, the pencil in her hand, 270
vaflinp hurrlcrine obfrrvani ride f
uudazzlcd, view the iightninK*« |^larc,
^ the welkin ^ Can Ihe, unappall'd,
Hthc flood- gute« of the fky aie ope,
elcfi deluge Hem ? The mufe hath fecn
irM flame, whufc top hath rcach'd the
ar«;
ky, molten fnjrmenti, fltinfr in air
rnuN vext abyf» ; fcen burning ftreamt
)wn its chauneird (ides ; tremendous
!
:enes
fcxt i^tna's pillar*d flame*, that flrike 280
1; nor molten mountains hurKd on high ;
Jerovs rapid deluges, that burn
f-channcU'd fide**; caufe fuch difmay,
olatioo. Hurrieane! as thou;
le Almighty )(ivt-i thy rage to blow,
he battles of thy winds engage.
19 the Virgin's charms ingro& the fan ;
his weaker flame the bcorpion feels ;
;f , while Libra weighs the unfleady year !
with mighty props thy dinne fupport; 29O
tv repair ; and well, with mafl'y bin,
rs and wtnd'iw* j^iurd ; fecurely lodge
cks and mill-points. Then, or calms
brain ;
f« the royal palm«rree*« airieil Tan ;
>*er the panting ifle, the demon heat
ris his fl;tming brand ; vafl, diflant waves
n drives furious in, and heap* the fliore
arge produ<*tions : Or, the blue fierene
a lourin^r al'ped, as the clouds
;d-careerii:g, through the vault of hra-
en ; 3C0
mfient birdf, of various kinds, frrqarnt
iriian? pool ; fome hover o'er thy roof;
mis reigns no mure; but each bold wind,
I, ufurps the empire of (he air
iik inconflancy ;
ds, as fapicnt of the coming finrm,
iUs partake fome portion of the iky),
i aflotiart*; «iid, in cold fwrats bath'd,
llowirg, rye iKe pule. Yc icamen, now,
\-. fouthwarJ, if xlc changetol moon, 31c
cr interiunar ^altce hi^!, (^lows:
•&ht; or, full-oib'd, in oigbt't forehead
:6 >. An old r;;me (^r China.
i</,^. Ike tai;-t :re fa c:ied to the mill-
ts thole are to the flo<k«. Ibeyfliould
^ tikeudoTu lefsrc ll.c Kurr:;si.f fcsJgn.
y.
For, fee ! the mlfts, that tare invoIvM the hill,
DifpeKe ; the mid-day fun looks red:, flrange burs
Surround the ftars, which vafler All the eye.
A horrid flench the pools, the main emits;
Fearful the genius of the forell fighs ; [diffl
The mountains moan ; deep groans the cavem*d
A night of vapour, clofing faft around.
Snatches the golden noon. Each wind ap-
peas\». 3ao
The north flies forth, and hurls the frighted air :
Not all the brazen engineries of man.
At unce'CXplodcd, the wild hurft furjpafi.
Yet thunder, yok*d with li:;htntng and with nun,
Water with fire, increafc the inferdal din :
Canes, flifubs, trees, huts, are whirKd aloft in
air.
The wind is fpent ; and *' all the ifle below
« Is hufli as death.**
S^n iffues forth the wefl, with fudden burfb;
And blafls more rapid, more refiftlefj drives : 5JO
Ruflies the headlong (ky ; the city rocks ;
The good man throws htm on the trembling
ground ;
And dies the murderer in his inmoft fool-
Sullen the weft withdraws his ea^er ftorms.
Will not the temped now his furies chain f
Ah, no ! as when in Indian forefls, wild.
Barbaric armies luddenly retire
After fume furious onfet, and, behind
Vafk rocks and trees, their horrid forms eonceaf.
Brooding on flaughter, not repuls*d ; for focn 340
Their growing yell the affrighted welkin rends,
And bloodier carnage mows th* enfanguin*d plain :
So the fouth, fallying from his iron caves
With mightiVr force, renews the aerial war;
Sleep, frighted, flies; and, fee! yon lofty palm.
Fair nature's triumph, pride of Indian groves.
Cleft by the fulphurou* bolt ! See yonder domCt
Where grandeur with propriety combin*d,
And Theodorus with devotion dwelt ;
Involv'd iu fmould^ring flames. — .From every
rock, 350
Daflies the turbid torrent ; through each fireet
A river fnam% which fweep*. with untam*d mighty
Men, oxen, cane>lands to the billowy main«— *
Paufe* the wind.—- Anon the favage eaft
Bid* hi* wing'd tcmpefts more relcntleis rtve ;
Mow brighter, vafler corrnfca^ons flafli ;
Deepen* the deluge ; nearer thunders roll :
Earch trembles ; ocean red* ; and, in her faflg%
Grim dciohtion tearn the fliri^fing ifle.
Ere rcfy morn prfTef* the etlcreil plain, 36^
To piuir on darkiiefi the foil flood of day —
Nur docs tie hurricane's a)I-wifling wrath
Alone hflng ruin on its founding wing :
Even calms are dreadful, and the fitry (buth
Oft reigns a tyrant in ihtfc fervid ifle» :
Ver. 314. Thefe are aflral halot. Columbtif
fcon ma J; j.imtelf mafter of the fignt that precede
a hurhcane in the W^ft. Indies, by whi(,h means
he laved his own iquadrcn ; while another large
fleet, whofe commander defpifed his progno(licf|
put c? U9j nd IV a» wrecked.
f M
r^
THE WORKS OF GRAINGER.
For, frrm it« burr.in^ furnace, when it breathes,
r.uM'p' .n.i! Afr**s vcj;cr;'b!c 'on».
Touch'.! hv I'' Minting Vapour, ftirlTcrd, die.
Thf I arilicft ciiildrcn of the rock* repine :
An<'. all the \;p'jnJ'I n-j ic-pUnr* h^g down 370 ;
Their drooping heads; {liow arid, coil'd,aduft.
The main itfelf fcenw parted into llream%
Clear a> a mirror ; and, with deadly fccnis,
Annoyb the rower ; who, heart-fai^iting. eyes
The fail* hanjj idly, nr-ifrlcf*. from the maft.
Thrice ha{ le(« he, whom thub the hand of fate
Compels to rilk the unfufTciable beam !
A fivnd, the word the at>$(ry (kies ordain
To puniOi finlul man, flull fatal feize
His wretched life, and to the t^mb ccnfign. 380
When fuch the ravage of the burning calm,
On the Aout, funny children of the hill ;
What mud thy cane-bnds feel i Thy late green
fprouts
Nor bunch, nor joint ; but, faplcfs, arid, pine :
Thofc, who have manhood reach'd, of yellnw hue,
(Symptom of health and llrcDgth) foon ruddy
(how;
While the rich juice that circled in their veins,
i^cefcent, watery, poor, unwholefonic taftes.
Nor only, planter, are thy cane-groves burnt;
'J'hy li^e is threatened. Muic, the manner fing. 390
Then earthquakes, nature** egonizing paugs.
Oft (hake the aftonicd ifles : Tlie folfatene
Or fends forth thick, blue, fufiucating fleams;
Or (hoots to temporary (lame. A din, [caves,
Wild through the mountain's quivering rocky
Like the dread cra(h uf tumbling planets, roars.
When tremble thus the pillars of the globe,
l^ike the tall coco by the fierce north bluwn ;
Can the )HK)r, brittle, tenements of man
Wiil.ftanJ the dread couvulfion ? Their dc:ir
hrmts, jc.
' (Which fhakirir.tr.ttrring, cradling, burftiiig, full;,
'I'he buldcft tly; ainl. «»n the optn plain
Appal'd, in 5gf>ny the nnmcnt wait,
When, with difruy ture vail, tl'c waving carrh
Shall whelm them in her fr a-<lii"jj((Tj{ifig wi.mb.
Nor Ills a(tT'ni,hrii\ arc the Lulli*! kinii.
The bold (lecil ijuivirs in c.ilIj pan'inj; vtin,
An.l ft;'j!gsr?-, batli'd in (iclu^f..* of hvtat :
*ll»y lowing herd* forf^kc tl.eir j;r. HV f« f^d,
And Itnd forth f'ightrd, wiiclul. hollow Icunds :
The dog, thy trut^y cci.tlncl cf t:lght, 41 1
Defcrts his p(»fl aflign'd ; aiid, pitcou^, howls.
Wide ocean fctls . [boun-l.-,
The mouufain- waves, pafling their cullom'd
Make dirtfal, loud incurfi"n.s «ju the iard,
/ill-t^vcrwhelming : Sul'tcn they retreat,
Wi'h their whole troubled waters-, but, anon,
Vcr 391. Vc.U.Mo* arc cr.r.dl u.'/.^trj, 1 t/ 'fr-
term, in the Wcli-lndie*. '1 h«tre are lew nicup-
rainou)* ill•*^d^ in that p-it <tf ihc pl^bc wi:h.»ut
tl-.em, and thoic j robahly will citOr<.y them m
tine. I faw much litlphur anJ ahsm in the i'«;!-
fiLcrrc at Muun-ft-rrar. i'he dream that ru::*
ihroi-ixh it, is almoll as hot a? hoiiirg water, and
iU ftcaiui fouu bLickcu (ilvcr, ^V.
Sadden return, with loiter, mightier £33 .
(^The black rock* whircn, the ves iL-ai
found "^ ;
And yet, more rapid, dif^ant they retiR. I
Vaft corufcattort li^^htcc all the (ky, ,
WithvoIum*d flamcn; while thunder's a«&i«
Frcm forth hi^^ fhrine, by night and borrcr^ii
Aftounds the guilty, and appals the j^oo^.:
For oft the bcfl, fmore by the boh ofheata I
Wrapt in ethereal flame, forget to live; |
£Ife, fair Tbeana. — Nlufe her fate deplsR- I
Soon as young reafon dawn'd in JlodV^
Hi» father fent him from thcfe genial i£A
Tu where old Thames with coofciou pc:
veys I
Green Eton, foft abode of cTcry maft.
Each cla(fic beauty Pi^n he made hiiofi;
And foon farnM Ifi* faw him woo the Bfae.
On her ii^fpiring banks : LoTe tonMhisfa^
For fair I'hcana was his only theme,
Acafto*s daughter, whom, in early yocth.
He oft diftingui{h*d ; and for whom Kerf-
Had climb*d the bending coco's airy hcii^
Vcr. 438. Tlie coco-nut tree u of th«5«?
nu<; there arc fcveral fpccies of them wkrr*
naturally in the Torrid Zone. The coovc:*
\s by no means fo ufeful at trareUers hate r
Tented it. The wood is of little or co b?
bemg fpongy; and the brown covcriff^'
irats is of too rough a texture to ferve t» r
rel. The (heil of the nut receives a %t.^}-*
and, having a handle put to it, is cornKPO
to drink water out of. The milk, or vmni*
nut. is cooling and pleafant ; but. if crr^
freely, wiil frequently occ;i(jon u pam r •-
niuch. A falurary oil may be cx:r.»deii> "
kernel ; which, if old, and eaten too ylif—
apt to produce a ihortiicfs of brcathjrjr A
cics of arrack is made from this tree 12 •" -
IndicH. The largell coco-nut trees j;n« -
bank- of the river Oronoko. Ther t:r.-:
near the fcu, and \*\v\ bcau'iful a: a •
1 hey aflord no great Ihade. Kipc r.«:. *■■*-
pri duced {r•^^^ ti.em in three ye*r$ atrt'T. '
The nut* fliouid he m;;ccraTcd :n w.-.r
they arc put in the ground. Coco it -- -
name; the Spaniard- rail jt alio /<.i.'*.- „ -
aj ; as the frj..lle<^ kin<», w i.of c r:it« j:r
walnuts is termed by them C^^uii.*. I:.-;
in Chili, an-i tlu* nu-s .^re crtrcnud nic- v
rhan th( fc ct a l-.r^rcr uzc. In ti-c M..i.:.'.» .
it is prctcndtd, il-.e-y iu«c c^i^ly hujli h>i:-
coco-nut tree, but alio v^iuii, withal' .
ging; nay, and 1p;u1 tlic.n too with ^.
vincjjar, black fui^ar. fruit, and ftro: c *;:.-
the fame tr.c. If this be true, the M-iu.f
co-nut trees mutl differ widely tn ni ;'
grow in the %yelMi!di,.s. 'I he c «co rr:/
confounded with the coeo-iuit tree. l*^**.
grow> in the hortcil and moi{:cft vi:.. . : -
dcs. Its le-af, which it j'athcrcd two i-r •..-:
a year, \% much coveted by the ra-ivc^ -. :
America, who wiU uavcl grcit j- arc.]i
THE SUOAR CANS.
fi^
1'^ n^i^r ; which the maid,
ilLiitcd, nif>re neCtartous ilccm'd. 440
I lappaJillja uft he bruutrhc ;
i'.>re Iwect ripe I'lppadiliat Iccni'd.
jT uMcticc yet c/Tit'd licr form ,
itill triuinphM o'er BrttiMiia'i fair.
c met h'.r tn Siu'cu'.t roy^t \\:;.!c'<,
:Jil (hen, Iwcit v>t)i.en conr jiuM hid all.
iiurc upprov'd hi>i inljiit chtucc.
nil, ciprinioii, and in );rACc.
l-pwrfcct i while ea^h plealing art,
ft virtue tint the f. x adorns, 430
woman. My imperfcd llrain,
y s happi«.*r pencil would denaaod,
ibc the tranfport* J 'no felt
very : He decbr'd ni« love;
t:> nicrir, iii>r rcfut'd his hand.
niiC liynien li|(ht hi* bri>;lueil torch,
^hted pair ? Ah, Juno knew,
ilcd liM Iheana't houfo !^
cvcfcnce, (gratitude, confpr'd
cir happy u.:i():i. Me rif<dv*d 460
a fi^^h ti>ar r«.fuiution cull;
time, till 'Icith hi'> lire remov'd,
\y\ E'jrope's Ittttr'd dimes :
nd nuny a tear that parting drew)
:lu.^lant, for her native ifle.
rned, curiuus,and though nobly bent,
ire ta'iinf to adi>r;i his mind,
>nd to ftTvc . no joys he found.-—
f Gaul ; yet C.'l>;iuni, Satuins reign;
of old the frat of every mule, 470
ciiMrage; ycc Aufonia'* cii ue,
1. 1 \\ ; wh; re punt ipjr, mufie'^ llrains,
where iawi. (^phi!o:ophy'» hell child),
<'uu:ic9 hit attention ciaim'd.
U''>;5"ir» I'i* intruded «.y^,
cl NLdicein Vinui ftard
n!)!incc of hit !• dian fair :
ic (p- kc i-f l«ive, htr vv»ice furpaf»*d
it UA warldin^s of Italiin fong.
long year claj s'd, when letters came'
il of the leave«, which rhey do noi
only chew. It ii of an iinpleafant
y iile, foon grow* agreeable. 5>o!ne
alio conf'-utided the (o».o-nur pulni
:>, or chocolate tree. The French call
tree, d^otLr. It-, llcm, which is very
lysbcnt; for which reiifon it looks
i»rt.h.ird iMan in a regular garden. As
!o*, an->iher (ho »t« up in the centte
The but^nical name it Palnj inJua^
I r>.
1 hit is a plcafant rafted fruit, fome-
lin^ a ber^auK't pear in iha^e and
: tree which pr(>Juc«.-» it is iari;e and
■•vcs are eJ a Ihit.ing lerrrn ; btit the ,
\ Arc m'in"p».ta!i u», are of a palfil
fru t is curui..;red v^hcn ripe, ani j
:s ] lilp fev: ral longifli black Icedw It
A:.tigui pinilut.i.s the brtl fa; pa-
ra Ocd. The irivial came i» S^iaaiih.
I Which briray toid him of h» ri.th.n*t death. 48 c
• Af3.«^^d, filial, yet to il iVin rwii^n'd,
S oil he rc.tch'd .Albion, and a^ totin emhark'd,
ha-^'er to cla'.p ihc oIjJ v5t of ni-» inv-.
iiliiw. pr.lpcruus brceZrS , iwifily fail, thon
I'o ■
Swift faird the Po. ami hanpy brcea-s blew.
In B:l«.Ay'H Oorniy f«.us an armed ihip,
CK fu.ce lu,'erii>r, from loud Ciiareiifo's wive
Ci\n tium on bo^rd The 'rt^brid flying crew
Th^ir colours drikc; when (Uuiitlel^ Jimiu, IxrM
U'lth noldc ludignaiion, kiK'd the chief, 49 Z
Who an the bl"0 ly deck dealt flati);hter rounu.
The Gauls rctre'it ' the Briton* loud liuzza;
Ami tuHch'd with ihain", with eniiiiaMoo llung,
So plied their cann.*n, fTtied their niiflii iiren,
Th.it fton in air the huplcls thiinderer blew.
Blow profperous hrecZv-o, iwit'ly fail chou Pi)g
M^y no more dang^rrous lights retard my way I
So-'ii Porto Sanio':i rtKky hei>;ht:i they fpy,
l.ik.^ Clouds dim riling in the di.tani at.-. 50c
c;.4d harus whdiles; laugh the fportiv^* crew;
Kich fail is fct to catch the favouring ^jle, .
VVhiL* on the yard-arm the harp>onrr iirs,
Strikes the booifta, or the (hirk enlnarc*
The fring'd ortica fpread* her pirple form
To catch the gale, and dancetiu'er tJie waves:
Small wine^ed tilhes 011 the Ihrouds ali^rht ;
And beauteous dolphmi gently played around.
V:r. 499. This is one of the Mideira idandjc,
and of corrfe fiibjcA r.i the King of Portugal. Ic
lies in 32, 33 degrees if N, Ivitude. It i* neither,
fo Tuitfid nor lo large a Mad'.ira Proper, and i«
chiefly peopled by convi^l^, ^c
Vet. 504. This fllh, which i' cqnal in fize to
the lirgell latmon, is i-nly to hr fouml in t'.e warm
latitudes. It i« not a delieate f>><nl ; bit thofe wha
have lived for nny lenj;Th rj limo on fdt meats aC
fea, do net dillike if. .S;r H.'.ns Sloaneyin his voy-
age to Jamaica, deftribes the method of ftrildng
them.
Ver. 504. This vr»racton< f.ih nccdi no J-ferip-'
tion; I have fccn them fro'^.i 15 t * zo feet long,
.*»ome n.iturvlift'i call it Ccfh Cjtrjriii. They have
been known to follow a fl iv* -Hup frrm Oulnri t3
the Well li:vlie«. Ihry fwim with increilible ce-
lerity, and are found in ((-me of tic warmer leas
of Kunpe, a« well a* between fhe i?oi ics.
Ver. J05. lhii> filh the feainen call a Portirgocfif
man of war. It makes a moll beautiful ap|icar^
aiice en the water.
Ver. tc;. This ex'raordinary fpeeies of fiih \n
only found in ihe warm laMtudi s. Deing purfucd
in the water by a fifn of prey Ctllid .A.tbac« ret,
they betake thcmfcives io ihoaU to llight, and in
the air Are often fnapr up by the (j.iiayio. a feii-
fuvsl. rhcy lonutinies lull un the Ciu* vuJsor deck*
cf (hipf^ rhcy are well uficJ, and coxmoulf
fold at Barbadoes.
Ver cc3 Uus it a mod beautiful (ifh when
firft taken <ut of the lea; but its beauty vauiihet
almoil ai fooa &• it it dead.
'"'f
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916
THS WORKS 6f GRAIMOER.
Thoufth falUr dim the Tropic bird they flew,
Oft Jonio cried, ah ! when fliall we fee land ? 5 10
SoQB land they made : and now in thought he
clafpt
His Indian bride, and deemM hit tniU o'erpaid.
She, no leis amorou», every evening walk*d
On the cool margin of the purple main,
Intent her Jvnio's veflel to dcfdry.
One eve (faint calmi for many a day had ragM),
The winged demons of the tempeft rofe ;
Thunder and rain, and lightning's awful power.
She <fled : could innocence, conld beamy claim
]b;cmptten from the grave ; the ethereal bolt, 510
That ftretch'd her fpcechleli, o*er her lovely head
iU^ innocently roll d.
Meanwhile, impatient Junto leapt alhore,
llegardicfii of the demons of the fiorm.
Ah' youth ! what woes, too great for man to bear.
Are ready to burft on thee ? Urge not fo
Thy flying courfer. Soon Theana*s porch
ltcceiv*d him : at his fight, the ancient flaves
AflHghted fliriek, and to the chamber point :-—
Confounded, yet unknowing what they meant.
He entered hafty— — — 53 x
Ah ! whtt a fight for one who lov'd fo well !
All pale mnd<cold, in every feature death,
Theaib lay ; and yet a glimpfe of joy [voice,
Played on her face, while with faint, faultering
She thus addreil the y6uth, whom yet flie knew.
** Welcome, my Junio, to thy native ihort I
^ Thy fight repays this faonmooa of my fate t
** 1 Jve, and live happy ; fomctimes think of me :
** By night, by day, you ftiU engag*d my care; 340
^ Aiid nest to God, you now my thoughts em-
* ploy ;
** Aecept of this— My little all I give ;
*• Would it were larger." — Nature could no more;
She look'd, embrac'd him, with a groan expir'd.
But fay^ what ilrains, what language can cxprefs
The ihoufand pangs, which tore the lover's bread i
IJpou her hreathlcfs corfc himfelf he threw.
And to her day-cold lips, with trembling hade,
*|*en thoufand kiflcs gave. He drove to fpeak ;
l^or words he found : he clafpt her in bin arms;
He figb*d, he fwooo'd, look*d up, and died away.
One grave contains thin haplels, faithful pair ;
And diU the cane ides tell their matcblcfs lovu 1
BOOK HI.
AaOUMSIfT.
Hytim to the month of January, when crop be-
gins. Addrefs. Planters have employment all
the year round. Planters Hiould be pious. A
ripe cane-piece on fire at midnight. Crop be.
irun. Cane-cuttint; defcribed. EITedls of mufic.
Great care re^uifite in feeding the mill. Hu-
nuoity towards the maimed recommended.
I'he tainted canes diould not be ground- Their
Qfe. How to prefervc the laths and mill-points
Ver. 509. The French call th't bird Fregate,
en account of its fwift flying. It is only to be met
vithia the warm l^ti^udcs^
firom fuddeii rqoftlli. Addrrfs fo ikiai
prufe of Anvig^oa. A cmttle-mift **^
Care of mulet, &c. DiliBales to wtwki
fub)ea. A wntcfr-nillthelaaiiiUeiii
roptton. Common in Gaadalevptaair
co^ Praife of L^Nrd Romney. llw
flrong, clear 6re, in boning. ¥
always have a fpare fe% of vv&ls, knti
iron furnaces are apt to cracky and cB|fri
fels to melt. The danger of throwafCHi
tcr into a thorougK heated famaoe,
and flcimmine well recoinmcadcd. A\
houfe fliould be loft^Tt *nd open ttMbii
leeward. Conditnent partaof vcgclnia
gar an eflential fait. Wb^ retards ill |R
tion. How to forward it. noaab can "
of it. Bridal lime the bell temper,
ttfesof Bridollime. Good mulcofidsMi
ed. Bermndaa lime recommended. IV t
groes fliould not be hindered froas driskin
hot liquor. The checrfiilnefs and bnkld
of the negroes in crop time. Boikn nks
counted. They fhouM neithey boil de if
too little, nor too much. When the fiipic
too loofe a grain, and about to bo3 or ft
teache, or lad copper, a little grcaie k^
and makes it boil clofer. Tl^ FiodiR
mix fand with their fnoara. This pnAeH
followed by the Engliib. A charaAcr. tf 1
fltimmings their varioiia ufea. Of noLbps
A Wcd-India pro(peA, when crop isv
An addrefs to the Creoles, foUvcaaef
their edates than they do. The resisBL
FaoM fcenes of deep diftrela, the heafCBtjas
Emerging joyous, clapa her dewy winp.
As when a pilgrim, in the howling wafte,
Hath long time wandered, fearful at cschft^
Of tumbling clifT^, fell ferper.u.whelniss^
At lad, from fome lontj eminence, defcrifi
Fair haunts of focial life; widc-c-itur'tf flii?
O'er which glad reapers* }>our ; he chicxiy itj
So (he to fpiightlier notc:> her p:»»e atttirx*,
Hiai) e'erthtffe mouotaiiiii hearj ; togratu^
With duteous carols the beginning year
j Hail, elded birth of time ! in other cL'SUi^
In the old world, with tempeds uflier*db;
While rifled nature thine appearance wsiIh
Aud fiivage winter wiclda hta iron mace:
But not the rockicd verj^e f4 thefe green ii-'
Though mountains heapt on mountains bn«
flvy,
Dares winter, by lis reddence, profane.
Ver. 17. This more particularly allude*
Kitts, where one of the highell ridges of tha:
of mountains, which runs through i*s ccntn
one end of it to the other, bears upon it a
mountain, which, fomewhat rcfembling t
gendary prints of the deviPa carrying on hi*
dcri Si. Chridopher ; or, as others write, 0
ant of that appellation, carrying oar Safi
the form of a child in the fame manoa U
a d«ep (ca^ gave naou to- this U
THE SUGAR CANF.
9«7
»i
JkAt timefl the niifian, wrapt In m^rky Aatr,
ftilnmd* will fly atcein}>t ; but foon the lun,
Icaiyn proccrdor of the canc-laod iflc%
silteprlU the invader, and hi« rudr inuce breakt.
^«bHcre, every muuntain, every winding dell,
r* ( Haunt «f the dryud* ; where, bcucush ihe (hade
iJr^f broad- Icat'd china, idly they repoir,
^•rCharmM with the murmur of the tinkling rill ;
^ ChirniM with the humniiugi of the oci|;hbouring
hive) ;
^.- Velcnme thy ];lad approach : but chief the c^iie,
^^ 'V'hoffe )uice Duwlon|i^« to mtirinurdown the (p<>uc.
.-., 1-laiU thy lov'd cuniing ; January, hail '. • jo
^ O M '* * I thou, whoir poliOrd mind cootaiiu
.. Kacli fcicnce ufeful to thy native ifli.* !
■. Jl*hilofopher, withdiit the hermit'* fpleen !
.. Oolite, yet Irarned ; and, though foiid, gay !
. Critic, whiile head each beauty, fond, admire* ;
. AVhotcheaitedch errnr fliiij^f in friendly ibade!
. Vlanicr, whofc youth U);e cultivation tau^Ut
£ach lecret iclTon of hrr lylvan fchool:
■ To ihcc the mule a ^rc3iiul tribute piyt;
^ -She owet to thee the pircc) t»of her foiig : 4r>
Nor wih rhou, four, refute ; though other cares.
The public claim thv huty hour;
yKith her to roam (thiicc plealing deviouf walk)
The ripened cane-picce; and with her, to taiie
(Delli'iouft dtauiiht) ! the mOar of the mill I
The pUiiter*i« labour in a round rtvolvei ;
£nd8 with the year, aiid with the year begina.
Yc fwaio«, to Heaven bend low in graceful
prayer,
VTorlhip the Almighty ; whofe kind foftering hand
Hath bit ft your labiair. and hath ^ivcu the cane
'Jo rile fii|H'riar to t'arh nicnacM til. 51
Nor kf<i, ye planiirs it> dcvfitinn I'lie,
That nor rhc- heavenly bolr. nur caiual Ipark,
Hot hat:d of malice may the crop ticAroy.
Ah mc ! wliut nunicniUM, deaf 'ning l>ellt re-
iuund f
What cries t.f horror ft»r?lc the dull flcep ? [day ?
What gleaming brighrneh m:ikes at midnight.
By it* poricntouk gl«re. tuo well I [re
Palemon'» f^ie; the \i.-tuuu*, and the wife!
Where were ye, wati.hcs, w^cn the ll«mc burft
furcii ? Co
Vrr. a?. The lfave«. of thii medicinal tree are
fii lir|*e. inut tl:e ri-^roc« commorly ulc ihcm r<j
cover the w^crr, vvlncti t) ry bring in ) aii^ Irom
the mout-taiii, wt.« re i: rhirtly grow*. 1 he rootv '.
of this tree were iftroilkuid into l:uiopean prac-' ;
fire loon ^fri^r the \i n-rvai difc;ifc ; hut, unlets |
they arc trcih, ir mu:l l«t canit.'Uci they po^cK ^
I'euer virtuei ttMii citlirr lirlapjrilU or lignum
vit^t*. It lilto {^ruwi in L'Mi>a, &nd many partt of [
the Kaft li.^irs, where i*. is <*rcatly ri'commendcil ■
ill :hc ivmt, p«lty, lL:atira, nhtlruciions, und ol>. j
ilinatr l.i.id:iil^. but it ran lureiy notcflVcl trie I
removal 01 thcle ti tribk* dili«rdi-r!< ; lince, m Llii. I
ra t):\' rcnple tat the frcih root lH.<ar«l with their I
i:.t:it 3s we itn ;-.iiii|<s; ai.d the beltiT f.ut tliLTc
nit a wj'cr (Mlillco t-i-m it. Ihe dpaiiurd* «..tll ,
t( .-' .'. /: t''r..i. 1 i;c L taoicjl name i. .n.*/j.-.
I A lirile care had then the hydra quellM t [flcy
ao I Hut, now, what clouds of white fmokc load the
How ftrong, how rapid the combuftion pour*!
Aid not, ye winds 1 viith your deftroying breath,
1 he Iprrading vengeance. — They contemn my
prayer. [blaze ;
Kniis'd by the deaf *ning belln, the criea, the
From every quarter, in tumult uoui bands,
The negroes ruth ; and, 'mid the crackling flames,
PluTige, demon-like ! All, all, urge every nerve :
I'hiv >K ay, tear up thot'e cane*; dalh the fire out, 70
Which f weeps, with fcrpeot error o*crthe groui:d.
There, hew thefe down ; their lopmofl branches
burn :
And here bid all thy watery engines play;
tor here the wind the burning deluge drives.
In vain — More wide ihc blazing torrent rolls t
More loud it roars, mure bright it firet the pole ;
And toward thy manlion, fee, it bend^ its way,
Halk ! far, O tar your infant>'hronK remove :
<^ick from your llablcs drag your Heeds ind
mules :
With well wet blanket^ guard your cyprefs roofs;
And where thy dried caucb in large ftacks are
pli d — %l
hf^on* but ferve to irritate the flames :
Naught but thy ruin can their wrath appeafe.
Ah, my l'aiemi<n ' what avail'd thy care,
Olt to prevent the carlieft dawn c»f day.
And walk thy ranges at the noon of night ?
Wnat thovgh r.u il'ft aOail'd thy bunching fprouts.
And ftai<<R« puur'd obidicot to thy will :
All. ..II muU prriih ; nor fl;aU thou prel'crve
Where with to feed thy little orphan thrnng. 90
Oh may the caiic iile* know few nighu like
thi^ !
For now the fail.clad points, impatient wait
The hour ol Iweet releale, to court the gale.
The late hung c> pperi wifli to tecl the w-.iriul!&
Which well tlried tuel from the cane imparts :
The neijiro train, with placid looks, furvey
'1 hy fields which full pertceilion have a;iain*dg
And pai«t to wield the bill : no lurly watch
l>arc now deprive them ol the lufcioj* cane) ;
Nor thou, my friend, tlui \^il!ing ardour check;
' i.i:c<iura)(c rachir ; chill tul it'll I? li|^ht. lOX
I Sf> from no lie id ihjii how-^ «c\i oitrn draw
1 Aiurc Irrqutnt load.-ii wMic», which many a day,
I .Vnu many a m^bt Tiuii teed tiiy craikling miti»
i U it]i ruhiit oflcriii^s : nhilc thy lar Icen flames,
bL:ir.i:iK 'hrou^h many a cl.iuine) , bright enibi.ixe
1 1'i- .'Vlci.lrp Liow vt ii!ght. Ai.U Ice, they puur
( I'.re L'iiulioor hi> pale circlet y«.t withiirrfvvk,
\\ iiat time K'^y dawn tiandii ti^-roe on tKc hill),
O er rhe rub cane gri.vc : Mut'i:,ii.eir luiU'iir liug.
.^«Jtr.e bLiiditig, < f ihcir lapirjs du.deii -.^le 1 1(
The yiUow juiuicd cane*. ^wUoic liki|;i.t ixcccca
A mouiced troo] er, aiid wiiole clammy riiUijit
Mcaluiei l^^<^ inche* lull; \ mud near tuc ro«.t
V«r. ¥'l. The cane ftall.« which have berq
grciund are called AIaj;^M .- prob«My a corrupt i>*f 4
ot the Fteiich word ifj^-^t, wl.icii iigi.ilict liuft
1-:. c :l.i::j' They inaic jn excdient luci.
Tn inin the favoaretf fT^nR* ^'^ !>*< '*' '^c cane
RTmam^ and much the lari^eft pitrt remains.
Cur inro jurk» a yard in lm;^h, and tied
111 fxuill iivtht bundles; load the broaJ-wheerd
' 'wane,
T hr mulch cronk-harneft, and the fturdicr crew,
With fwrcr -ihunilance. A* on Lincr>ln p\3in«>, i jo
fW { laiiis "f Lincoln l<nind y«»ur Dyer's ^Taife » !
When ♦lit" Uv'd liiow-whiic f1ock» arc numerouii
p:'ti:>M ;
Th'' fru or Iw.uiia with flir^rprnM (ht-ar^ cut off
'J"I.i- il tcy vfi'ijii-tif ; <itt ,.•.> lllr the t.ir;
AimI J"mc iiiiprtN. upon thiir ca^itivi •; fidrii,
Their fn:.n«T ^ cyplitT; vhiir the itil. \^t thr«»ng
fi'rivc I'V the hoin- to li -lil the llriij»j.iinjr ram,
Vrnii'l « f thtir prowtf*. Kt)r meaiiwhilt; rbe jcft
J.ipht hapiliid roiiiul, hut innr»c..iJt of iil;
titiT ihijrjl (i-njt "rr wi-.ntm^ : tchf» Mfj,"^- I40
N >r u«.L-:i thr ilrivcr, /V.ihinii authori*»*d,
'Jl I lie r nion' inhnn.an crack Im* horrid whip;
Vrom fucii ilirc loiiiidH fhc irdijjnAnt inufc jvertt
I ItT vjri.',in c.;r, vhcTC miific lovo t'» dwell :
' rin ni.:ht<: mw, 'ti« want n- t Is of powtT
To laih thr; luiyjhinjr. j.ihonniij', rsp^'lup throngr-
What r;irnii': Imip ? all nature tot l-* it-, power :
The I i.iil .l.-Jii . wl.iifl^ .a** thr(>'i«;h huh!'orn lii?>
H<: <^ii\v» t!K' lUniiri^ (h.ife; more than the jjoad,
lli- 'ardyfli'erv iti.pt lis — The mule ii -rhleiP. 150
Vhrn ht.ilth i?ji»c'd frolic in her youfhfu! vein'.,
.Ar-.'i vui'in* j:-nil»' l- wi j»\l the l.«iij:hir.' hours,
'1 (M niul'- h.ith le-.D on Ai.nanV pifturjtl hill*,
Ot t: tit nia! il.iUKhrer CTii the ftll retreat,
liii' n. u rljcr ilii '.i.rrd'.s hi-if l)« l<»veci walk :
Harh ittii the ihiphcid with hi- lylvaii j»ipe,
Ijwvd oM hin fl()(.k o'er crag-^, through bog:* and
fir<ani-5,
A ttdiou*: j. tirniv : yet not we.iry they.
Pra\%n by thr- cpv^fiiutir" nt ot hts nrrlefs fofle,
V'fiat c.\ ro' ivuiit- ? — W'lit n brown Ore- :\{k«
Tl.f rt;«pcT*" lltlih'. wh.:r Ijki- mMffic 1" un«l, 161
l*i:ft' <1 Iron; ft 11 t* is- !)oi!i:v^s by tl.j lt]".:evZC
Of tin t'll jrijiK c;»n il'.c ra^.^ i il.irm
Deny protcAioo? Mufc fupprdi
Ye ! who in bundle* bind the loj
But chiefly ye who feed the tij^
In feparare parcels far the aofcde
Of bad cane juice the lead admii
The richeft, J'oundeft ; thaa in pa
One tainted (heep contaniinate* t
• Nor yet to dunir-he;ipi» thru rcl
Which or the fun hath burrt, rr r
Tlief'e to fmall juiik^ reiiucM, amj
Sicept. where no cool wiiic* blo<
mcnt • —
Thrn, when from hi* entanfjlerie
J*h* evafive fpirit nmuiitik ; by Vu
Nor Aniphitryte will her he 1 1 d
Do thou through all i.i% wiHiMnt;
The runaway; till in thr ipaikhi
ConfmM he. dances; more a fricn
And joy, than that Ni p<tuhe fani
Which Polyd^nma, ThoneV impc
Taught Jiive-born Helen on the I
As on I'iJ ocean wh.-ji the win
The cautiouk mariner ccwirraiflN hi
S'l here, when fqualy biiril» rhe fj
If thou from ruin would*U thy pu
l-:-f— hellyiny: canvas to the ilorm
Yet the iaint hrttzc oft Aj^s oi
Nor treniubtcr« the coco\ airicfl a
U'hile the red fun d^rtt deludes of
And loon ^if on the ^alc thy crup
Pcrc Lahet fay*, he was infom
were wont, a* a punifhmcnt, iha
negroes to death. Bur one may w
tht* ptmiftiment nevtr h.id tlic f j
ai;d, if any Lng!i{hn:an ever did pi
to drath, I w:!l t.ike upt-n me tci a^
verlally dctttled by hjs c;>u ntry tr.e
Indeed tKe bare lulpicinn i-t 1
barbarity leaves a fta.ii; iuul, th«j
%%»» *««.. «*«^i
THE 8UCAR CANS.
^^9
it«
J hopct of opulence defeat,
ner of the planetary train : '
iiminilhed of all -chccrinjr light, aio
)raut7, and heart gladd'ninp joy !
>f being, on whofe water broodit
ic fpirit, princTpie of life '
ic fcafnni ! who in courtly pomp
hy prefcncc, and with glad difpatch,
y bidding o*er the land and fea !
vepeiation.whofc fond grafp
care <!ifphy« and whofe green car
ipr dews, with liquicl pearls adom*d,
ng riin%and buxom genial airt 2%o
nrephant ' Why, ah, why fo oft,
Antigua, fwectiy focial xflc,
sach art, where fdenci yet finds friends
waftc of waters, wept thy rage i
n^ not, to the nnfteady gale;
bago*s cndlefs furcfts fell
ouKh hiccory or caUba.
forcM two jiHari in ihf gmaod,
i diltan'. i:ui two cubit* high :
) pillar-^ raife : the wood the fame, 130
iar and heijrhf. The calaba
I mx'e dLra'>!L cur.temn« the rain,
intcnfrft beam ; the worm, that peft
r% which winds its fatal way
Kcirt of Britifh oak, rehi(5>^r.t leaves
r calaba. Q^* iranl'verle beam*
: whole ; and in the pillarM frame,
K the Taft bridge tree** moni%*d form
!^nus hiccory: hicrory time defies :
: nail'd three polilh'd iroii piairs ^40
three (Iccl capouce* turn with eafe ;
loD|{ rollers, twice nine inches rouiiA,
I ca^'d, and jiggM withnuny a Ctigg.
al cylinder exceeds the red
fiae, thence aptly captain oam'd.
: rivcttrd th' cZtciidc«l Iwripii ;
eft to each Iweep two fcafonrd mules :
ng round give motion to the whole.
brac'd cylmvler* with cufc revolve
On their greasM atle ; and with eafc redtice 250
To trafk the canes thy negroes throw between.
Faft flows the liquor through the lcad-lin*d fpouti;
And depurated by oppofing wir^s.
In the receiver floatJi a limpid dream.
So twice five caflcs with mufcovado fillM, fgod
Shall from thy fUunchions dnp, ere day's bri|;ht
Hath in the Atlantic fix tiniLS eoolM his wheeU.
Would'Cb thou againd calamity provide '
I.ct a well ilbinglcd roof from Raleigh*s land,
l)efend thy dock from noon's inclement blaze, 260
And from night-dews; for night no refphe knows.
Nor, when their dedin'd labour it perfbrm'd.
Be thou aibam'd to lead the parting mules
( The niufc, foft parent of each fecial grace.
With eyes of love God*b whole crention views)
To the warm pen ; where copious forage drowed^
And drrnuoiis rubbinfr, renovate their drength.
So, fewer aiU, (alas, how prone to ails ').
Their days (hall ihorten ; ah, too Oi<>rt at bed !
For not, even then, my friend, art th'u fecure
From fnrturc : fpite of all thy deady care, 27 1
What ills, that laugh to fcom Machaon's art.
Await thy cattl' farcy's tabid foim,
J'>int-i.icking fpafms, and cholic's pdaveanr panff.
Need fhe n'.ufe tell ^ which, in on?' luckkfs mnon,
'J hy fhrd< •iiffrtjp}'' ; when perhaps thy grovet.
To full J trf* ^ov d^rtt, by day, by ri«!»ht,
Indcfinent d'-ma»d ihtir vig.'f >us toil.
Then happied he, for whfim the Naiad* pour*
From rocky urns, the nrvcr ct ilirv »lie.i?n, 280
To turn hit rollern with tinhou^hf 'lit^atch.
In Kariikera's rich well watcrM ille I
In Maianioa! boad of Albion's arni^, ' ,
Vrr. 2'rj. .Sir W^lr^ir Ralri^h ^'av** the r.ama
of Virginia, in hunnuc uf Qi^ccn F.iizal>t::li, to th^
whflo of the nfrrh:rid tf North A :icrica. ivbicl\
S-, U-than C.i'iot, a naiv of Rridtd, f though orhens
crfll htm a Vinrtian\ firit ail '■•vervd. A. I>. :497i
in the t:!Tie ■ f Kir.g M-iiry VII by wh(»m he wa»
en'ipl.i);:d ; b ;c n.» iidvanta^ci C'>u:d be reaped
from tills ilifLovcry, on jc.jnnc of the vinous
d-iKirhaiiccH that enfu-j*** 1:1 Knglarid durinp this
lu'.c.cdx.g re. gn*. till ab 'Ot the year 1.^84, CVipen
- j hlizihcth yj.ivc Sir Walrer R .le'-jh a j ate i* for all
; [ Inch l.u»'i, troin 3^^ to 4? N. 1 t. a^ he dimiKi
12 Thi4 beautiful iflan.' lie* in 16 de-
I 14 niin. N. lat It wd« b r f unii.li ibit-
punt cif its wanting frtHi water rivers
V more fully peopled, and a« well cuiti- ', tht-ol: to fctrb" w;;h FiivT*-^, rcfcrving only to
,ny of the leeward ifla-'iN. In a feafon- 1 the f'lown a fifth part nf ull th. jjoM and lilver*
, i? has made ro.ooc hoglh-ad* of f»'/Jr. I \vl\.».h ;h .u'.ii the-rirt \,f difo"V.rc.1 in luu • f all
firvit-^. Aci" )'-«':::^'!y r^vr.-iil rmbarkatiouswerc
fit:- I «iut fr >ni fn.j'ar.J. "ju: uli to no purptifr.
I
t very high niouiitatn-i the f<i!l is in |
"I vc-y. The w-a»cr uf the bod*"-v mds
fe '. for ever V piirpofr of life. Antigua j .S4>':.c f^itht-r .•\tt.nipf'., ho'-tvcr, were mi-If if
j fettlr thi* par? of tlir cnutitry in the fucceelinj^
I rci^jn; but it wa« !i »t till the year 1620. that a
re ki; '.liar form of ;^r»vcriinitnt took plncr. Then
was tobacco plantrti, and nei^'%eb imporud into
Virginia. Since that time it hat gradually im..
proved, and dors not now contain fewer than
loo.roo white people ol bi tfrr condi'ioii. brlVlea
twice a i many ftrvant« and flave^. . he bctt flliD^
idi*:. I' 1* I hif'l WOO'', '.n-l i» tttund in the I girs come from E/i: Harbour.
ft c the h•.c■>r^ rr'**** T'le flower 4 are 1 Ver. a^a The Indian name of Guadaloope*
lud are tucc' cded l<y a fruit which b.*ars | V'er. li^. The Caribbean name of Martinic^
rcfciubiaoce to a Qiiub« j The tiavanaah had uoc then been takeu.
3 M iii)
itifictl, ami has a j^oo.! miiitii
27 //i../5»jr i-» a lofty fpreading tree, of
I wr«-»d, cxct tiently a«1ap-ed to the pur-
rl.f mi'l-wrigl t. The nut, whnft flirll
lard, nnd rouKhid), contain* an agreeable
efome krintl. It (^rgws in great aban-
St CVoix Crah ifl^nd, and I Obago.
17 Tj/jfj rhi* loftv tree is commonly
fn^
THB WORKS OF GRAINGER.
The brawling Naiach for the plan ten toil,
Howe'er unworthy ; and, through folcmn fcenc>
Romantic, ccol, with rucks and woods between,
£nchant the fenfet ! but, among thy fwaini.
Sweet Lianiiiiga ! who fuch blif» can boatt ?
Yes Romney, thou rnay'ft bnaft ; uf Britiih heart.
Of courtly manners, joinM to ancient worth : ayo
Friend to thy Britain'^ every blood-carn'd right,
From tyrants wrung, the many or the few.
By wealth, by titles, by ambition** lure,
^ot to be tempted from fair honour's path :
lyhile others, falfcly flattering their prince.
Bold difapprovM, iir by oblique furmife
Their terror hinted, p( the people armM ;
Indignant, in the fenate, he uprofe,
And, with the well-urg'd energy of zeal.
Their fpecious, fubtle fophiQry difprov'd ; 3CO
The importance, the neccJIity difplayM,
Of civil armies, freedom^s fureft guard !
i^or in the fenate didil thou only win
The palm of eloquence, fecurely bold ;
But rcar*d*il thy banners, fluttering in the wind :
Kentj from each hamlet, pour'd her marfhaU'd
fwains.
To hurF debance on the threatening Gaul.
Thy fbapiing coppers well with fuel feed ;
for a clear, ftrong, continued fire improves
Thy mufcovado*8 colour, and its grain. — 319
Yet vehement heat, protraded, will confume
Thy vefTels, whether from the martial mine.
Or from thine ore, bright Venus, they are drawp ;
Or hammer, or hot fufion, give them form.
Tf prudence guides thee then, thy ftores (hail hold
Of well-fizM veflcls a complete fupply :
IP'or every hour, thy boilers ccafe t«> flcim,
(Now Cancer redJtMis with th.- folar ray);
l)ifcats thy Jiontft jurpoftscf j^ain.
Nor fmall the rifk (when piety, or chance, 310
I'orce thee from boiling to dtfift) to lave
'f hy heated furnact, with the gfli<i ftrcam.
The chcmift knows, when ali-ciifTolviiig fire
Bids the metalline ore a|)riiptly flow;
What vIreaJ exj>lorioni!, and what dire e/TetSs,
A few cold drops of water will produce,
Uncauticus, on the novel fluid thrown.
For grain aud colour, wouldft thou win, my
friend,
At every curious mart, the conOant palm ?
O'er all thy woiks let cUanlincfs prcildc, 330
Child of frugality ; and, as the fcum
Thick mantles o'er tl;c boiling wave, do thou
The fcum that mantles carefully remove.
Fr(»m bloating dropfy, from pulmonic ails,
Vould'll thou defend tliy boilers (prince of ilavcs),
Ver. 312. The veflels, wherein the cane-juice
is reduced to fugar by codion, are either made of
ircn or of copper, liach fort hath its advantages
and difadvantages. The tcachc. or fmalleft veflk'l
4rom whr.-ncc the fugar is laved into the cooler,
is generally copper. When it melt*, it can be
patched ; but, when the large fort of vtffcls, callrj
tron-furnaces, crack, which ihcv are too apt to
tloj no further ufe can be made of them.
For dars, for nights, for weei(3> for nm
voiv*a
In the warm Tapour*a all-relaxing fteaa;
Thy boiling-hotife be lofty : all atcp
Open, and periuusi to chc tropic breeze;
Whofe cool perfiocsuii, wooed throc^c
grate,
Pifpek the fteam^ and gives the Ivngs rs ^
The ikiird in ch<uiiia, boaft of mo^ns
Know from expcrimeot, the fireof (xvc^
In many a plant that oil, and acid jviu,
And ropy mucilage, by aatnre live :
Thcfe, envious, Qop the much-dcfir'deBb
Uf the eflential falts, chough cvdiou bid
The aqueous particles to in«>uiit in air.
'HAong (alts ciTeotial, fugar wins the fik
For tdiie, fur coluur, and for varioBSAfe:
And, in the neiSair c{ the yelloweflctte,
Much acor, oil, ami oiuciiage abouni :
But in the lefs mature, fconi mountain-UM,
Thefe harlh intruders fo redundant flu^
Mufler fo ftrong, an I'carce to be fubdasd \
Mufe, ijng the ways to qurll thrm. S<J
That cane, whole juicos to the tongue t^i
Ver. .^39. Ihis aifo afGft» the chriftabiff
the fugar. '
Vtr. 350. It were impofihle, in ths t
mits of 4 note, to envmcrate the 'vart'jei
fugar; and, indeed, as thcfc are id genenli
known, it is ncedlcfu. A few propenaa
however, wherewith the learned arr w
monly ecquainted, I ihall meBtioo. I:
places of the £afl Indies, an cxcelkot v
made from the fugar cane ; and, in b:»uf^
rica, fugar i» ufcd as an antidote air^i:-^
the moft fudden, as well as fatal potier;
world. I'akcn by mouth. f:tty!a m^rtr ..•».'
poifjin is quite innocent ; hut the flig^.tflt
made by an arrow, whofe ^Hw'nt i» tir^i
with, prove? immediate death ; for, by 1
all the Mood of the body immcdii't-j
heart, it forthwith burfts it. The £& ;.
killed Ly ;hefe poifoned arrows (in ti-c
which the Indians are afloniniingiy cxp^
pcrfciflly who'ptomc to feed on. bee L-
de la Coudaminc's account of the ere^ :
Amazon. It is a vegetable preparatioc.
Vcf- 35 7- This by the natives iscnsph;
called the Dumh Cane ; for a faiall ouacii*
juice being rubbed 011 the brim of a'drxi!
fel, whoever drinks out of it, (oon af-.ir ».
his lips and tongue cnornioufly fwcllcil -
fician, however, who wrote a ftiort ic;
the difeafes of Jamaica, in Charles U's :::
commends it both by the mouth ar.d ei't
in dropfical and other cafes : But 1 cacu- :
have had any experience of ics cHicicy .-
difordcrs. It grows wild in the mour.tiii^J
by its ufe in fugar making, (houU iicr-
fomewhat of an alcaU-fcciic nature. It pr
four feet high, having, at the top, tvo
fliining leaves, about niiic inches lo.'g •, ;:
tAvccu thcfc, a fauU fpirc emerges.
THB SVOAR CANS.
swr
lock it« fud^tn, iihI Muftrain'U
Xuitippc), with diftortiag paio.
ic oot cfleauiil : But wo«il4A tikoii jte
,1 brokers for thy cades coutend;
ru rcnuin.— Scuall ca(k» provide«
ith Jime-ftooe thoroughly calcin'd,
the air fccuAi : Thi« llri/iol Icndti
ritannia'i decond marc and eye !
to thy warert only truft for fame,**
or to thy beamy divnoiKli trufc :
iicfc oft deck Britannia's lovely £iir ;
oft U^ the i^ardiaot of her reolau
le quarriet claim the voice of praiTe, 370
ch incru{U thy Avoa't baiik«, fweet
okt ! [chikU
K>t to you yoang Shakfpeare, Lacy't
' warbled his ftrfk woodland oote« ;
DOC your cavea, wliik terror lUlk'd
mndy
eflay to chitch the ideal fword,
m of bkKKl dtftainM : yet, k>vely ba&kt,
cUo'd, aoocher tun'd hit pipe ;
the mufet emulouHy love,
\w(t ilraios your praifet fluiU endure,
Sabrina fpeoif your healiii|c ftream. ^Sm
without chy marble, by the flamt
) whic<9ers vain the ftately rcod
ell with juice meUiflucnt ; heat would
in
^, beft bung furnace^ GDnfomc
ta aid the coot-imprifon'd ftream,
iow*d to view tbe face of day,
iCe it roam'd a denial of air 1
al from its involuntary bouudi,
y windingf I fet itfclf at laripe.
hy lime the expehcncM boiler lovet, 390
ill-founded ; when no other art
to union the coy iloatiog falta,
porci«io of chit precioua duH,
wave (fo Ihowert alone of f^old
fair Dante to the god't embrace) ;
ar'd muficovado fuon will cbarfro
og coolertf which, fevereiy prc&*«l
he fingert, not reiblvet ; and which
\c calk t and or a light-brown hue,
Dorcprecinutfilvcry greytaffumtt. 400
I'd Bermuda't ever-healthy iiltt,
d by gentle Wailcr't dcathkia ffcraint»
heir cedwt, which, infnldng, fly
'ide ocean ; *mid their rockt contain
hieh, when calcin'd (eipcriaicc fayt),
md to Sabrina't lime.
owa the juice mellifluent from the cane,
>t, my friend, to let thy flavca, each
rn,
he fick and yonng, at fetting day,
i regale with oft repeated dmghtt 410
:Aar ; lo ihall health and flrcngth
y negroet, and make labour light,
ame ihy chimoeya, while thy coppen
r, how jocund, the plancacioo fmilet !
night, tefounds the choral long
barity : fcrene, the fun
intensely hut ; the trade-wind blowt :
How fweet, how (Uken, it ht nemicade Imeth i
While to far dimet the fell detfroyer, detth,
Wingt hit dark flight. Then fddom pray Ibr
rein : 4^
Rather (o€ cbudleTt dayt uiy prayert prefer ;
For, if the fldet too frequently relent,
Crude flowa the cane-iuice, and will long elude
I'be boiler 'a wariell ikill : thy canet will fprinf
To an unthrifty loftiueft ; or, weigh'd
Down by their load (ambhion'tcurfe), decay.
finc«Hirage thou thy boilert; much depends
On thtk ikkl'd c^ortt. If too foon they flrike.
E'er all the watery particles have fled;
Or lime fuflicient granulate the juice : 43^
In vain the thack'niog liquor it efluaM ;
An hetentgeneout, an uncertain maft.
And never in thy cooleri to condenfe.
Or, pkflter, if the codion they prolong
Beyond its Oaced time ; the vifcous wave
Will in huge flinty raaflea chryflaltxe,
Which forceful flngert fcHrce can cmmble down;
And which with iu mclaflin ne'er will pkrt :
Yet this, fidlHirippipg in neAareona cSfopa,
Not only bcttcrt what remains bnt when 440
With art fermented, yields a noble wine.
Than which nor Gallia, nor the Indian climci
Where roUt the Ganget, can a nobkr Ibow*
So miiert in their coffers lock that gold;
Which, if allowed at liberty to roam,
Wouki better them, and bnefit manload.
In the laA coppers, vrhen the embrowning wav«
With fuddeH fury fwellt; feoae greafe immii'd.
The foaming tumult fudden will eompoie.
And force to union the divided grain. 450
So when two fwarms in airy battle join.
The winged heroes heap the bloody field ;
Until Came duft, thrown upward in the flcy,
Quell the wild coofli^, and fweet peace reftore.
Falfe Gallia*t fona, that hoe the ocean^ea.
Mix with their fugar, loada of werthlefr land,
Fraudful, their weight of fugar to incrcaic.
Far be fuch guile from Britain's honeil fwams*
Such arts, awhile, the unwary may furprifc.
And benefit the impoilor ; but, ere long, 46^
The (kilful buyer will the fraud deted.
And, wiih abhorrciKe, reprobate the name.
Ver. 4tt. Whe* the cane juice it granulated
fufficiently, which it known by the fugar'a ftick«
tng to the ladle, and roping like a fynip, but brea)^
inf ofl* from its edges, it it poured into a cooler,
where, itt forface being Imoothcd, the chriflallixn-
tioo it fbon completed. This ia called Jhikhg^
The general precept i« to temper high, and ftrike
low. When the mufcovado is of a proper con-
fiflence, it ia dug out of the cooler, and put into
hoglheada; this ia called /sM/ivf. The cafka being
placed upon flaunchioni, the melalTea dripa from
them into a ciftern, made on purpofe, below them,
to receive it. The fugar is fufficiently cured,
when the hogibead ringa upon being ftruck with
a lUck ; and when the two caoea, which are put
into every calk, (bow 09 mclaflcs npoa thca
when drawn out of it.
^^ne year ue iranu luccecaca ; weaim innncnic
Flowed in upon him, and he blefk his wilet :
The next, the brokert fpuni'd the adokefate mafs,
Both on the A^on and the banks of Thame.
Be thrifty, planter, even thy (kimmings fave :
For, planter, know, the rrfufe of the cane
Serves needful pnrpofcfs. Are barbecues
Utie catei thou lov'll ? What like rich Ikinunin^
feed 4^0
The pruntinjr, brlAly kind ? Yoar labouring mules
They foon invii^orate : Give old Baynird thefe,
Untir'd he trudge*^ in hi» dedin'd round ;
Nor need the driver crack his hcirrtd luih.
Yet, with fniall quantities indul^ the deed,
\^1iom fkimmings ne'er have fattened : clle, too
fond.
So gluttons ufe, hoMi cat intemperate meals ;
And, Irjggerinjr, fall the prey of ravening (harks.
But lay, ye boon companiun^, in what ilrain^,
What grateful ilrains, fhail I record the praife 490
Of their beft produce, heart-recruiting rum ?
Thrice wholelome fpirit ! welUmatnr'd with age,
Thrice graceful to the palate ! when, with ihiril.
With heat, with labour, and wan care opprcA,
1 qtiaffthy bowl, where fruit my hands-have cuird,
Round, golden fruit; where water from the
fprmg, [ronnd ;
Which dripping coo!nef< fpreadit her umbrage
With hardcii, whiteft i'ui;ar, thrice refin'd;
Dilates my foul with genuine joy; low care
I i'purn indignant : toil a picafi.rc leems. 5C0
lor not Marnc'b iiuwciy bank<>, nor 'I'ille*«> green
houndfi.
WTicrc Ceres with the God of vintage reigns,
In }iap}>i((l union not Vi^ornidn hiiU,
I'cnif'ua's lovM ah*, dc, atford ro man
Gcblrt^ nioro piiz'J, or l.iui'altif of ra'^<?,
To flakf pirrh'il thirft, ai. I mi'i^atc tlie dime.
Yet, V;.l thts bU ft tl:u"icty, foiue ttars.
For frietids I ]"ft in Albion's diitanr iilc*,
I>- Jcitnloii, iVrcy. White, tfcape mine eyc< :
b< r litr, fair authVcf'* ! wiioni fuft CalptS rotk*
>.
To t{ne\\ the fpeedin^ fpale ! wha
From every boiling boofe \ Wha
Neat though not lofty, pervious I
With galleiics, po-ches, or piazza
Nor not delightful are thofe reed
On yonder hill, that front the rij
With plantanes, with banana'» Kc
That flutter in the wind : when
But the young nrgroe», -white thi
With ardent gladnefs wield the I
The cFf'p is finifh'd, how thry re
Nor, beauteous only (how» thi
From this rool ft at ion. No lefs
That wild interminable wafie ol
While on the horisonU farrheft
lilands of dilferent Ihape, and di
While fiaiUclad ihips, with thi
fraught.
Swell on the ftrainin|r fight ; w)
On wliich ten thoufand wrin^ v
Their airics baild, a water fpoui
And (liakes mid ocean ; and wti
That town, embowered in the <
Of tamarinds, panfpans, and pa|
VcT. 512. So callrd, from th<
ing oiicn made ufe of for cnnts
the lc:ds, which arc a violrni
out. This is a fine fhadr trc
>*v>ung ; and its leaTCK are effica
hcsduchs to the ten)|. leii, « hie
grows fuft; but lofc* much of i
It!« wood li brittle, and when <
juice, which i^ m.t cauHic. Tl
b(.(V in warm fliady place*. TJ
the periVarpium, which thtn cj
It is round. Batted both abo^
divided into a great nunnbcr of
ment«, each of which contain
ovulariy. The boranica! nan^c
THE SVG
Irii throtca licr painted arch« 550
micrce toiliujr in ea«.h crowded ftrtet,
tiirouj^'d £lrcct with limpid currents
lougli no bird of foDg, here charmt the
M ild minftrclff ; far, far bey end »
urjJ quavcii> of Htfpcrian throats!
10 chaHi: ptitt of the vrroal wotnis
« rude folly's din, dclij^hc not here
ii))( eve ; «nd though uo hcraid-Urk
: hiv couch, hij^h-towcring to dc-fcry
lach of dawu, and bail her with bin
g: 560
:niuGcal tlie tinkling lapfe
y\ argent rill, uhicli PiioeSu^ gilds
irrt orient ray* ; yet niufical,
^m aifk that throujijh the p!a!TanMp!ay,
Aith wantonncf^ their Iraty ivT lU;
:nitifical the waves hwarfc found,
rs, lullcn, on the (UOant fhorc;
il thofc little Ii:fc6t4 hum,
r round u«, and to rr3fon*Aeir,
i\ truthn Cf»nvty; while every beam ^70
:heni tranHent tints, which vary when
r their p.irple plumes ; yet muHcal
orn cooing of the nmunraio-dove.
• to pleating thou^htfulnefk the fMil ;
the breeze, that murmurs through yon
I",
he car with tunable drirghr.
I'ch fair fcenct a(f orn thefe blifpful iflc' -,
their fons. ungrateful, roam abroad?
\ thitr opulence in othrr chmcs?
n-.tniir.cncc y«»ur parrial aim' 580
I cuun^ you here; the frnate calls.
chifig flavesy aitcnOani wait your nod :
L, i.nnutcil, but fur foiiy'a gtrb,
|ir;;<in ; your dull hourit ye paft,
' tifUa, and fuperior wealth.
irtiril ardour fire your generous veins ?
r r>ative ifles : Oellor^a, there,
tiire rear*d her bi(>ody flag ; thefe iflt-s
'.iou« arms demand ; for ye arc brave ?
* to the lute and taber's foni.d 590
ic meafurcs. O, cculd my weak fong.
long, hke hu, heaven- favoured
Ail CANE. p»^
How would my foul exult wiBh-confcimis pride;
Nor grwlge thufe wreaths i'yrtaeus gamM of
yore 6co
Or arfl ye fond of rich luxurious rates ?—
Can atight in .Europe emulate thi' pine.
Or frwt foirbiddcn, native of your iiles ?
SiitiS «>f Apicios, fay, can Kurope\ (cad,
C^n aught tfic edible crntiun yield.-,
Comparp with turtle, boa (I of jund and wave ?
Cnn liuropc « ieas, in bU their fmny realms,
Auifht la «!c.iciou» ak (he Jrw tiih ihow f
1 ell mc wliai viands land or Areania }>r(M!uce,
r{iO l^rg<:< bl«u'k, fcmair, motiltuig crab excel ^ 6:0
A richer flivour not wild Caaibria's hjlif.
Nor bcotia's rocks with heacb and thyme o*cr-
fpreaj,
Oive to tl.cir flocks; than, lone Oarbuda, yon,
rhaii you, Arigiiilla, to ycMir (hcep *9>parl.
I'lvcu Urirain\ vintage, here, iniprov*d, we quaff'
hvci) I.uGtanian, cveii Hcf^icrian winr*.
Thofc from the Rhine'* imjieria) bank* Cp^or
ELbine! [bl.^odf
How have tiiy banks been dyf:d with brothcf*
U:inarural wjrfurc ) ! llren^'th and flavour gain
In tl IS delicious clime. Brildj!!, the cane CiO
W.ificd t.i every quarirr of the globe,
M.«ki'» the v.ift jirodMCw' of ilic world your own.
O.r rather, doth the love of itature charm;
Its mighty fnvc your chief artcnrion c^^lm ?
Lea\'c F.tjroj^e ; there, thrmigh all her coycll ways,
Her ftcrct mazes, nature i« pniAscd t
But hvTrc, filth favage lonclincft, (he reigns
On yuTilcr peak, w^cncc giHdy faniy lo« ks,
Affrighted. c>n the labouring main below.
Heaven^ ! what ftupendou^, what nnnumbcrrd
trees 6jo
" .Stage abovr (lage. In varioni verdure Ared,**
ITrprofifaMe ftjjg it* airy cliff*! ■ [lef^ bloom.
Heavens? whit new fiirabs what hcrb*\vi'h ulc-
Adorn its channeU'd Hda; and, in its c^vci
mv
irlponding Sparta's oft'beat hoftt,
, to glory; fire youf foul.
jfti ardour ! for now England** fwains,
i>i N«>rfi lk,fwain»of England, thank;)
i«, to freedom'* (landard fly,
invafiun Irom their native ihore :
rate frcfh meat ; but, being boiled with
, Will renJcr it cafiiy digrftiSle. Its
: I* lomtlii'c^ ufu! to cure ringworms.
Kjt t^ e ^ut« it h( g5 would in time be
*'i.'re tl .y til feed on the »*pe, uiipcrltd
l-.rJ ;. Ud to be anihtlniiniic. I'he
Jill, i- fc'./Z-v,
''. I'hc Hgb^uraLlc General George
1 J . . .
Ver. 6cJ?. Thi*. though a v^ry bge, is one of
the mo{^ d?!icate liOic* that fwim; being prefer-
able tocaramaw.king fifli. or camaree: fomceven
choofc it brfure turtle. 'Ihe Jfrw-filh i* often met
with at Antigua, which enjoys the happinef^ o£
hav:ng on its coaft few, if any, poifoncd filhes.
Vi;r. 613. 'Ihi* 14 a low, and not large Oock-
Iflnnd, belonging to the Cndrlngt »d family. Pait
ot this iiT^nd. *% a)f(» two ylantutionn in lUrHa-
dots, ^^ere left by C l^ntl Chnftophtr Cn»tri g-
ton, tor bniUing a college in Barbad->' s ^ud con-
\eriirg negroes to the Chritliao it.ii»ion.
Ver. 6f 4* This iflin J i* 4.b<iut thirty milet lon^
and ten broad. Chough ni't moun^ainnuH, it i«
rocky, and aboundi with f r ng palter; fo that *
few of i?* inh..bi:ants, w!?o are inicrd expert ia
the ule i.f Are-arms rcpuifed, with jrre.it Ilaugh-
tcr, a coiMUcraSiC detachnurt of hrciich, Miho
made a ilcfcmt ther«.on in the wAr preceding the
laft. C'i'ftf n an'! c?t:'c are irs c-n-f furnnir^'ities
Many of the iiih.T!»iai tk are r.ch : the raptain-
general of -he I.f eward. Ifljnd^t n^mipaicft th
govefLor and councl. They hav^ no a/Tcmbl^.
e
f •"»:)!
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THE flrt»^lt« 0» <}&A!|Df'OBIL
I,
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I
65^
1¥hit falffoMi «f«i» wlHt cartht urf AdUM a.
boMidl ' .
There let phitofophy conduft tby ftqpa^ [feardi,
•• For nMgbt it afdeft made :** Willi candid
Buinine til ttie pfopertlei of thinfi ;
Immenfc dtfeowm fooo wtU cro^vo yoAr Coily
Your tune wlU loco repay. \Ali, whai wtH
caret* ^
The caret of fbrtmie, left my iniiimef datei f
Then, with what jof , what enetgf of fiml, -
ViU I not dlmb pon aoiimafai*t airfet hraw I
The dawft, the hmhis noon, the fecria|r fmi,
The i»idni|htJi«n', ImH hear tty con Aant vawt
To nature) fee am prottrate at her ftHne!
And, 0,haplf I mf'tofht faifent
Of iiie to mortal man, life to pn^onc,
To IbflEen, or adorn \ what gennine jop ,
What cmlwrhHi of fi«]pffeBie delight,^
Will fweU my raptured bofom* Thai^
death
Bhall c^ nc facncn, ru nnrepioiag go;
Hor envf cooquerort their ftoried tombt.
Though not a llaoe point out np hnrnUa gfcm^
BOOK. IV.
' AIL60MIMT.
invocatioB ^ the Ocniut of Africa. Addreft.
Kcgroet wlien boagkt fliould be ponag^ and
ftrong. The Congo-oegroet are fitter for.tibe
hooio and tiadet» than for the field. tlieOt^d-
Coail, but cipecially the Papaw-ocgroet^ make
the heft tield-nenoet : but even tnefe, if ad-
moced in yearly uipuld not be porcbtfed. The
marktofafouodncgrocatanegroelale* Wkere
the men do nothiDg but hunt, fi(h or fight, and
. all field drudgery is left to the women ; thefe
are to be preferred to their huflMndt. The
Mtnnaht make good tradefoien, but addi^ed to
fuicidc. I'he Mandingot, in particular, fub.
je6t to worntt; and the Congas, to dropficai
diforderi. How fait- water, or new negroet
> Ihottld be fcafoned. Some negroet eat dirt.
Negroes Ihbuld be habituated by gentle de-
greet to field labour. Thi^ labour, when com-
pared to that in lead-miues, or of thofe who
work in the gold and fiUer mines of South
America, i« not only lefs toilfome, but Car more
healthy. Negroes (bould always be treated with
humanity. Praife of freedom. Of the dracun*
cuius, or dragon- worm. Of chigrcs. Of the
yaws. Might not this dlfeafe be imparted by
inoculation ? Of wormt, and their multiform
appearance. Praife of commerce. Of the ima-
ginary difurdcrs of negroes, afpecially thofe
cauTed by their conjurers or Obiamen. The
compofition and fuppofed virtuet of a magic*
phiol. Field-negroet fliould not begin to work
before fix in the morning, and ihould leave off
between eleven and twelve ; and beginning a-
gain at two, ihould finiih before fuofet. Of
the weekly allowance of negroet. The
]fonng, the old, the fickly, and even the lazy,
Qiuft have their vldualt prepared for them.
s
, Of n€gi& ^fumd* ' wttA im
ToheCrtMd In, and
can gardett. Of the fitaataii af ib«
huta. HowbcftdeficododfiMifa.
hcgtD-dnilct dctoibcd* firniHhi
tflkicating fpirita not tohgalhaid. ||
fliovld he oudc to marry la AeirHtfai
tatlott. fatuuimkMcaa aifgi^ §mki
trary praAletf. fiegrbct to be dMWa
yetr, ana bciMra CSirittuM. fMhtfl
Xnr. lor the Code Hair. AbMytfh
thii Und ^teOOameDded to tte MM
cakMiiei; ^PMfe off the river tlMto
fight hndfcape.and Tifioo.
Qtnina of Afric ! whatbcr thea Mall
The caftled elephant ; or at the fiain^
(While howU the defiin ieKMIy m4
Of thine own K>g<er, ladly tboa ncfirt
Thy templet, fliaded by the tKaa«la«|d^
Or quick papew, whole top it wfdk^im
< With numeroiit rofwa of paffty coloailftai
Or hear'flt thou rather from the redf hdi
Of Rio Grand^ or black Sanagaf
Where daont)c& thoo the headlong imiMl
In fearch of oold. to braid thy woflyk^
Or with bri^t noglett nmamr»i tb|K4
Thiae i^rm^ and aaklea : O attend myfi^
. A umk diat pitiea thy ^iftrefiialiatei
1 Who l^s, with grief, thy fooa in fieumhi
Who wifliet fre^doot to the raeeefam;
Thyaodafemingcrave»: dread g0m,a
Yet vain thy prefence, vain thy iMlq
Unleft once more the mniea. that creolii
Upheld me fiunting in my oall caner«
Through Canbbee'a caoe-iUM^ lued ^di
To guide my footftepa throu^ parck*« I
wilds;
And bind my fon^nrot brow with ether 1
Than ever dcck*d the Sylvan bard befofc
Say, will my MeUill, from the paWkc
Withdraw one moment, to the mufes ftn
Who finit with thy fair fame, iodvftrati<
An Indian wreath to mingle with thy bif
And deck the hero, and the fcholar*« br««
Wilt thoo, whofc mildneia Imoodii tk
war.
Who round the vidlor-blade the myrtk ta
And mak*(^ fubjeaioo loyal and fincerc;
O wilt thoo gracious hear the unartftl ftn
I Whole mild infLri^ions teach, no trivial 1
What care the jetty Africaii requires?
Yes, thou wUt deign to hear j a nuio thw
Who decm'ft nought foreign that bdoofi
In mind, and aptitude for ufcful toa,
The negroes differ : rtiufe that diffcrrncc \
Whether to wield the hoc. or guide tlh
Or for domeflic ufea thou intcnd*ft
The funny Libyan : from what clime ibe]
It not imports ; if ftrcngth and youth be
Yet thofe from Congo** wtde-extco^
Through which the long Zaire v^iiids wid
uream,
Where lavilh nature fendt indulgent ibri
Pruiu pf hifrh IhTour, and fpont^oeoii k
THE 8170
Dtritiooi ^ility, ill bear
lie field ; hut boaft t docile mind,
nof» of features. Thefe, with care. 50
rach nice mechanic art : or train*d
:>ld offices : their du<&tle fouU
>- care, and all thy gold repay.
he labour* of the field demand
attentioQ ; and the ambrofial cane
'ft to fee, with fpitv frequence, (hade
icre : planter, choofe the flavc,
Trom barren climet; where want alone,
.r rude necc0Uy, compels
' native, or to plant the foil, 60
lU rivert for hi$ daily food,
t the children of the Golden C«>a(| ;
*apaw», of negroci far the beA :
the numerous tribes, chat ikiit the
re,
i Volta to the diftant Rey.
ntcr, from what coaft f«)cVr thry (ail,
le old : they eter fullen profc ;
t-fclt anf^uiib, they lament their home;
not, cannot work ; they ne«cr Icaro
rlanjruage; they are prone tp ails; 70
f fuicide their being end.-—
on fri>m Afric reinforce thy ftag ?—
and youth their every (anew firm ;
their ample eye ; their tongue be rrd;
U their cheft ; their (boulders wide e»-
Id;
oeot their belly ; clean and ftrong
hs and legs, in juft proportion rUc.
will brave the fervours of the clime t .
I (>m ails, that kill thy negroe*traifi»
Tvitude will long fupport. 80
liine own, thy childrens life, be dear i
Cormantee, though healthy, young.
I'O generous for the fervile fiekl ;
:i to freedom in their native land«
ith before dilbnnourjble bonds :
irith vengeance, at the midnight hour,
:> fetre thine unfufpcding watch,
own poinard bury in thy brcaft.
c« the men, in many a fylvan realm,
: tobacco, charm of fauntering minds, 90
cy tube» inhale ; or, vacant, heal
he forcft ; or, io war*« dread ranks,
itry*s foes afironr : while, in the field,
n pUnt rice, or yami, or lofty maiJbC«
r to repel Be thefe thy choice :
ly, with the Uhourt of the cane
fsmiliar ; whi e unufual toil,
icvrrities their hu(bands kilL
ct from Minnah are of (lubborn breed :
the bill, or hammer, they alTcA; 100
perfe^ion reach. Bot fly, with care,
-nation ; they thcmfelves deftroy.
lurk in all : yet, proneft they to wonns,
Mumlinj^o (aiI. When therefore fvcb
iK for llurdjr smd Uboriout they,
t fame learned Uach ftrong mcdicinea
•
- «
id climate both familiar grow.
gh from rile t«i fet, in Phosbas* eye,
unceafioi; ; yet, at Ligbtf they'll flccp,
AR CANS. 9*5
I.ap*d in Elyfiaro; and, each day, at <Uwii, no
Spring from their couch, as blithfoene as the fun.
One. precept more, it much imporu to know.^«
The blacks, who drink the Quanza's hicid (iKaoit
Fed by ten choufand fprings, are prone to bloac.
Whether at home or in theie ocean-iilcs :
And though nice art the water may fubdee.
Yet many die ; and few, fur many a year,
Juft fb-ength attain to labour for their lord.
Would*fk thoa fecnre thine Ethiop from theie
ails, [breed, !«•
Which change of climate, change of witeie
And £Dod nnufnal i let Maehaon draw
From each fome blood, as age and fex re^re ;
Aiid well with vervain, weU with icmpre^vive,
Unload their bowds.— Thefe, in every hedge,
Sponuneous grow.— Nor will it not conduce
To give what chemif^i, in myfterious phrafe.
Term the white eagk ; deadly foe to worms.
But chief do thou, ray friend, with hearty food.
Yet eafy of digeftion, likeft that
Which they at hi^me regal*d on ; renovate 1 30
Their fiea-wom appetites. Let gentle wurkt
Or rather playful eiercife, amufe
The novel gang : and far be angry words ;
Far ponderous chains ; and far
blows..—
From fruits reftrain their eagemefs; yet if
The acajou, haply, in thy garden bloom*
With cherries, er of white or purple hue.
Thrice whoiefome fruit in this relaiing
Safely thou may'ft their appetite indulge.
Their arid (kmswill plump, their featuresflune: I40
No rheums, no dyfenteric aiU torment :
The thirfty hydrops flies.^*Tts even averr'd,
(Ah, did eiperience landify the fad ;
How many Lybians now would dig the foiJ,
Ver. 137, The tree which produces this whole-
feme fruit is tall, (hady. and oi quick growth. Its
Indian name it Autjm s hence corruptly called
Cujbrw by the £ngJidi, The fruit has no rcfesw
blance to a cherry, either in (hape or fiie ; and
bears, at its lower extremity, a nut (which the
Spaniards name AmMcardf, and phyficians Amacmr*
dkJt) that refembles a brge kidocy.bean. Its
kernel it as grateful as an almond, and more eafy
ef digefkioo. Between its rinds is contained a
highly cauftic oil ; which, being held to a candle,
emits bright falient fparkles, in which the Ameri.
can fortune-tellers pretended they faw fpirits who
gave aafwers to whatever queftioos were put to
them by their ignorant followers. This oil is ufed
asacofmetic by the ladies, to remove frecklea
and fun-burning; but the pain they neceifarily
fufler makes iu ufe not very freqaenu Tbb tree
alio produces a gum not inferior to Gum- Arabic t
and its bark is an approved aftringent. The juice
of the cherry Aatns eieeedingly. The long citrea
or amber>colourcd, is the beft. The caibew-nuts,
sshen unripe, are of a green colour ; but, ripe,
they aflunie that of a pak olive. Thi* irec bears
Ciuit bat once a year.
4
'.it
Wlu> pMM Iff hourly afoniei swif 4)
Thi* plcafiog Ihih, if turtle joinf its-aid, '
Removes that wcnrft of iiiia, di%race of art,
fhc kmhToroe leprofy*i infeAieiit bane.
Thiere are» the uufe bath ofc abhotteot feeo.
Who fwalloir dirts (ib thrchlorotic Mr ' 150
Oft chalk |>refcr to the moft poig;i»nt casct) :
Such dropCy hints, and to fare death cof ifiuM,
UoJelt.rdftraio'd from thb unwholefomc food
By Iboibkig wdrds, by mebaccs, by blows s-
Hot yet will threat*, or blows, or {tH^thiag words,
PerfeA their cnr^ ankis thou,'Psan^ ddgn'ft
By roedicioc's power their cravings to fubdae.
To eafy labour firft inore thy flaves ;.
E&tremes are daagerovs. With induftrioiit learch
I^.them fit gralTy; provender coUeA ■ : - 1^66
For thy, keen ikmmeh*d herdK^BiU wheo the
Hath niMe her uifraal progrela round the fun, *
W^at time the conch or bell reCoandsi they may
All to the cane-gmund with thy gaog repair.
-.; Nor negro at thy detUny repine,
Thoiigh doom'd.to toil {torn diawn to iiettkig fiitty.
How far more plealant is thy rural talk
Than theirs wboiWc^ fiequefter'd from the day.
In dark tartarean ^aves, fqnk hr beneath . - 169
The earth's dark lurface, where fulphureoos flames,
Oft frodi their vapnory prifdns bturftiog wild.
To dire e^lollon give the cavern'd deep, ..
And in dread ruin aH irs inmates whelm ?-^
Nor fiiteful only is' the barfting flame ;
The eihahtiona of the deep.dug mine,
!Fhougb flow, lb«ke from their wings aa fbrcf i
death.
With what intenfe fetertty of pain
Hath the afllidled muiis, in Scotia, Teen
The ifiiiiert rack*d, who toil for fatal lead ? ■ . .
What cramp5, what palflef, Ihake their feeble
limbs, 180
Who, on the marjrin of the rocky Drave,
Trace filver's fluent ore ? Yet white men theft !
How far more happy ye than thefe poor flaves,
Who, « Hilom, under native, gracioui chiefs,
Incaa and emperorn, long time enjoy *d
Mild government, with every fwcet of life,
In blilftful climate* ? See them dragg'J in Chains,
By proud infulting tyrants, to the mines
Which once they call'd their own, and then de-
fpi»M !
See, in the mineral bofom of their land, 19O
How hard they toil ! how foon their youthful
limbs
Feel the decrepitude of age f how foon • •
Their teeth defert their fockets ! and how foon
Shaking paralyfis unftringi tneir frame !
Yet fcarce, even then, are they allowM to view
The glorious god of day, of who^ they bt*g,
With .earned hoUrly ftppHcacion*, desth ;
Yet death flow comes, to torture them (he more '.
•-•»
THE WOUJCS-OF^OftA^mBftX.
With tbcfe ANBimr*a. j€ Ua^ Att.i|
H.-IW iar Move happj ik yamr Ut ? Bbnlk
Of ardent eye, aii# inib tolHift, wnii
Y<inf cnftoBi*d Uboor; and, flMnUfrbA
With what lolsdtode wrejewm mm'iU
Ye negroes, cheo, fomt picnfing oft pdh^
And by yMkr coil dcfeivc fomt mdltf^san
WiMi firll your blacke mnmtmAmitk
Stvdy their liaiilottr**: SamM
Sooae, prefefttt : mod lone.
And lomc-I've knAwo, fel floMon kikiil
Whom bkivre, «tao ! ct^nld
• .'Yet, plaaier, let hnmtoitf
Perhaps thy negro, in hin'iincK^ Ini
Poflefl tar^ fertile plniiM, sad iiit^flil
Perhaps, whene'er be deipi'd to wiftdM
Thle rkheft-filka, from vrhere cfccMnnl
His limbs inveiled in their gorgcons plOK
Perhaps he w«ils hk wife, & ebil(kei,kfc
To ftnigi^e with adverfitj t Perhaps
Fortune, in baittle for hia coontry §09^,
-OaVe hhii a captive to fcia dcadlieft Cse:
Perhaps^ htcaneiotf a, io hie nniivc fields,
(On pleafnrable fcenea his mind intcni)
All as he wandered ; fron die neighbowim
FeU iitb«dlhf rag^M him to the haled «r
Were they even fold for crime*, ye pafift:i
Ye, Cb whoogi leamibg opes, her smpki p|
Ve, wh#m-tbe knowledge of a liVMg Gd
Should lead to virtue ! Are je free bma
Ah nfty tlied thefe nninftruaed fwaim;
And ftill tet mercy foften the decrees
Qf rigid jaftice, vrith her lenieff t hand.
Oh« did the tender mnfe poflciathe paw
Which mnuafcha have, and monarths tk i
*T would be Che fond ambition of her ibsl
To quell tyrannic fway ; knock off the ch:
Of heart-debafiog flavery ; gige to maa,
Of every colour and of every clime,
Freedom, which (lamps him image of ho (
Then laws, oppre0ion*s fcourge, fair vtr.ae
Off»pting of wifdom ! fliouid imparriai rttg
'lo knit the whole in well-accorded drdt:
Servant*, not (laves ; of chbice, and not co3
rhe blacks fhould cultivate the cane-hft! :
Say, fliall the mtife the various ills rccoc
Which negro nations feel f Shall (he dein^
The worm that fubtly winds into their flt
All-a» they bathe them in their native flrti
Therci with fell increment, it foon attains
A direful length of harm. Yet, if due k
And proper circumfpedion are emplorrd,
It may be won its volumes to wind roood
A leaden cyHndr^ : But, mK, beware.
No raflsnefs praaife ; clfe 'twill furely (c
And, iuddenly retreating, dire produce
An annual lamenefa to the tortured Moot
Nor only i^the dragon worm to dread
Fell winged infeas, which the vUualraf
Ver. 1 6.?. Plantaijons that have no bell«, af- | Vcr. 157. Thefe, by the EngUib, a
femble their negroes by foundmg a cotich-ihelL I Cbi^s or Chigrct^ They chiefly vetk
Vcr. I Si. A river in Himgary, on wholi; banks I toes, and fometimea the fifigcrs; occaii'
are found mines of ^uickGlvcr. | iichti^g, which fomc people thtpV no; ct
THB SUGAR CANE«
9»X
ifcerns, their fable fett and hiodi
rate, and in the fleihy nell
)(' yuuo||[ produce, which foon dellroy
they breed in, if afliduout CAre, a6l
cxtrad not the pruljlic foe.
U Hie fing, and not debafe her lay,
peculiar to the JEthif p-kind,
» iofc'dioui bane ? — TJie infcAcd far
» leeward lodge, or near the main
rt*niog fo«>d« with turtle, and wkh concht,
ert of fulphur. and hard niccart bui ut,
ng evil front the bioo<J cxpci,
w it on the furfacc : There in fpott %2Q
ufe no piin, and fcanty ichor yield,
breaks about the arm* and hips,
t contagion !— When no n:ore
lobby fpott deform, but the difcafe
a paufe, then let the learned iccch
lac uofc, live-nivL-r from the mine,
)us f^titting the whole taint eihauU.—
repine, though iulf-way round the fun
•e her annual tcogrtfs (baU abfclve,
-'d, thy (lave from all iufcdlion (hine.
be confident; fucccfllvc crops a8l
acioiii oft will Ipot the ikin :
>u, with turpentine and guaiac pods,
hy codi»n to a wholcf%>me draught,
uoTC, aiid give the blood it* balm.
. thii mulaoy but ouce infdU
of (tui'iea, might not (kill ingraft
tr lm:ill-|>ox are happily convcy'd)
lent tarly to thy oC|;ro-trAin ?
r the ill.4 whidi torture L:hy.i*«fon!i, 190
)rannize the wnrll. They, i*rotcus-like,
iptom cf each mala<{y affume,
cr 'Very mafic the affaflin? kill.
the guife of hi-rrid fpainx, they writhe
urcd bt'dy, ard all ft nfc o'crpower.
m, like mania, with her head downcaft,
Te the wretch tu folitudc to pine;
c, burning from the ftrongclt chains,
1 with look tcrrifK, not hi* own.
i», like ague, with a fhivering mien, 3C0
h gualh fearful, and the blood imis chill:
%t piins to get, by going to the copper-
mill -round, where chigrcs mod abound.
r their niu in a Lag, about the fize of a
, and arc partly cuntained therein thcm-
1 his the negroes eitra<fi without burft-
ncaiM v( a needle, and filling up the place
ttle fnuff: it focn hcali, if the perfon has
i>nllituti« n. One fpccies of than is fup-
be puii'onouft. but 1 believe unjullly.
ey bury thenifclvet near a tendon, efpe-
he p*.rfuii IS in a bad habit of body, they
Tounlcfunic fore*. 1 be 5outh Amchcaos
bi. The botanical name of this medicinal
^Siti/amJiMa* J he fiuit refemUes marbles,
uot fo round. Their dell is hard and
and contsin* a farinaceous imc, of adnii-
in fen-.injl wcakncAcs. 'Ibey are alio
throw cut the jawi.
AooQ the ferment maddens in the Teidt,
And a falic vigour animates the frame.
Again, the dropf/** blotted maik they fteal.
Or, " melt with minings of the he^c fire."
Say, to fucb vurious mimic forms of death.
What remedies (hall puzzled art oppofc f —
Thanks to the Almiiehry, in each path-way hedge
Rank cow-itch grows, whofe (harp uonumbcr'd
iUngs.
Shrath*d in melaffes, from their dens eipel, 319
Fell dens of death, the reptile larking foe.'-*
A powerful vermifuge, in ikiiful hands,
The wcjrm-grafs prove*; yet, cveo ia hands of
(kill,
Sudden Tve known it dim the rifual ray .
For a whole day and night. There are who ofe
(And fage experience jnftifies the ufe)
'i'he mineral prodotSl of the Comiih mine ;
Which in old times, ere Britain laws enjoyed.
The poli(b*d Tyrians, monarchs of the main.
In their I'wii't (hips ct>nvey*d to foreign realms t
The fan by day, by night the northern ftar, jtz
Their coarfe conduded —Mighty coramei cc, had!
By thee the fons of Attic's Uerile land,
A fcanty number, laws impo«*d on Greece :
Nor awM they Greece alone ; vaft Afia's king.
Though girt by rich arm*d myriads, at their frows
Felt his heart wither on hit farthcOt throne.
Perennial fource tf population thou !
While fcanty peafants plough the flowery plain*
Of purple £nna ; from the Belgian fens, 330
What iwarn.H of ufeful citizens fpring up,
Hatdi'd by tiiy fullering wing. Ah, where it
ilown
That dauntlcfs frre-bom fpiric, which of old
Taught them to ihake ofiftlie tyranuic yoke
Of Spain*! infiiltiiig king; on whofe wide realmf
!*he lun ftill (hme with undimini(h'd beamf
Parent of wealth ! in vat« coy nature hoards
Her gold and diamonds; toil, thy firm compeer,
An>l induftry of unremitting nerve,
Scale the deft mountain, the loud torrent brave.
Plunge to the centre, and tlirough natuie*a wiles,
(Led on by (kill of penetrat;ve (oul)
Her l^Uuwing dole, her fcacc treai'ures find.
Ver. 309. See notes in Book 11.
Vcr. 317. Tin tilings are a better vermifuge
than tin in powder. The weftem parts of Bri-
tain, and the neighbouring iOcs, have been fa-
muus for this ulclul metal from the remoteft an-
tiquity ; for we find from Strabo, that the Pher-
nicians made frequent voyages to thofe parts
(which they called CaJittriJu, from Lmtrtftfut^
ftaonum) in quell of that commodity, whieh
turned out fo kieneficial to the mi that a pilot of
that nation ftranded hi* vcfliel, rather than (how
a Roman (hip that watched him the way to thofe
mine». For tliis public-fpiritcd adicA he was
amply rewarded, (ays thai accurate writer, upoa
bis return to his country. The Romans, how«
ever, foon made themfelvcs maOert of the fecrct,
and (bared with them ia the piofit of (hat nee-
chaodife.
Dj nice vriiiKc rxiiMWUy uiicc « vsroBrnuB ciimc.
Grew fam'd for wrm% for wifdom, and for Uwi ;
By thee (be holds the baUnce of the world,
Acknowledg*d now fole emprefi of the main.
Cojr though thou art, and mutable of love,
Thvre may*ft thou ever fix thy wandering ftepi ;
While Euru» rule* the wide Atlantic foam !
By thee, thy favourite, great Colnmhos found
That world, where now thy pr^ifes I rehearfe
To the refounding main and palmy Ihore ;
And Lufitania'ft chiefs thofe realms explorM,
Whence negroes fpring, the fubje& of my fong.
Nor pine the blacks alone with real ills, ■
That baflUe oft the wifeft rule* of art ;
They likewife feel imaginary woes,
Woes no left deadly. Lucklefs he who owns
The flave, who thinks himfelf bewitch'd; and
whom, [ftruck;
In wrath, a conjurer** fnake>mark*d ftafF hath
They mope, love filence, every friend avoid, 371
They inly pine, all aliment rcje^,
Or infufficient for nutrition uke :
Their features droop; a fickly yellowifh hue
Their Ikin deforms; their ftrengrh and beauty fly.
Then comes the fevcrifli fiend, with fiery eyes, I
Whom drowth, convulfions, aud whom death
furround,
Fatal attendants I if fomc fubtle flave
(Suth Obia-men arc (lyl'd) do not engage
To fave the wretch by antidote or fpeil. 3 80
In magic fpelis, in Ohia, alt the fons
Of fable Afric tnjft : — Ye facrtd nine I
(For ye each hidden preparation know)
Tranfpierce the gloom, which ignorance and fraud
Have rcnder*d awful ; tell the laughing world
Of what thefe wonder-working charms are made.
Vcr. 370. The negro-conjurers, or obia-men,
as they are called, carry about them a ftafF, which
WHO icariui iiauuc cacm at en
To work cbem mifchief. Thti
Difeafes follow : fach its won
This o*er the threChold of thel
No thieves break in ; or, if th
Their feet in blotches vrhich a
Burft lothfome out : but fliou
As flaves were ever of the pill
This from detefiion fcreen« ;—
Tilt morning dawn, and J«i
His beamy chariot ; let not th<
Call forth thy negroes from if
And ere the fun with mid- da)
When every broom-bufli opes
Let thy black labourers from
Nor till the broom her every ]
Let the loud bell recal them t
But when the jalap her bright
When the folanum fills her cu
Ajid crickets, fnakes ^nd lizar
Let them find flielter in their <
Or, if conftrain'd unufual how
(l^or even the heft naoft foa
Ipng)
With double nutriment re war
Howe*er infenfatc fome ma
Nor *bove the beftial rank : fa
The mufe, foft daughter of hu
Will ever entertain. The Etl
The Etbiop feels, when treatei
Nor grudges, fliould ncceility
By day, by night, to labour fo
Nor lefs inhuman than uutl
Who, half the year*s rotation 1
Deny fubfiftence to their laboi
But would* ft thou fee thy neg
Ver. 4lo. This fmall plat
every pafiure, may, with proj
American dock ; for it be^in
^IcYcn to ODen if« v^llrk'cu A^^
THE SUGAR CANB.
n dUbrilcrB ; aad thine icret cUd
Dvet of fugor : every week dirpen£s
lib beant , or Cvolinian rice ;
ecf, or PeofylYaniui flour ;
sdUnd cod, or berriiif^t from the main
wU tempedvoui round the Scotian iilei !
MTic there ue fo lazily inclin'd,
neglcdiful of their food, that thou,
I thou prefcnre them from the jaws of
leath, 440
veir wholeftmie viaodi muft prepare :
efe lei all the young, and childlrft old,
the morbid (bare ; — fo Heaven will blefs,
anifold increafe, thy coftly care.
e not thit ; to every flave a(fign
ountain ground : or, if wafte broken land
belong, that broken land divide.
them cultivate one day cich week ;
«e raife yam% and there cafiada's root ;
good demon's (Vaff cafTida fprang, 450
>n fays, and Caribb<;es believe :
into three the whitc-rob'J gcuiu^ broke,
il« them plant, their hunger to re; cU
et angola's bloomy buih lupply,
ny a year, with wholcfonie puUe their
board.
ct the bonavift, his fringed pods
liberal o'er the prop ; while ochra heart
92f
449. To an ancient Caribbean bemoaning
i|!e uncomforiabl: life of hit countrymen,
clad in white apparel appeared, and told
wou'.ii have come fooner to have taught
r ways of civil life, had he been ad(ircfl'«d
lie then (bowed him (harp cutting ((ones
ri:cs ail'! build houfes ; and bade him cover
nth the palm leaver. Then he broke his
three; which, being planted, i'o«in after
rd c:ifl'^!a. See Ogilvy's America.
4)4. This is ca led Fir/^rom f^a. and grow*
urjy (hruh that will \Mi f « r yiirs. It is
w'vk'iM-d among the mod Hholcfome legu-
The juice of the leavi."* dropt into the eye
iiovc lucipicnt film^. The botanic name is
4^6. Thi4 is the Spar.ifh name of a plant,
producer an oKCt licet bean. It is a p^raiiti-
n, ■n.;.re arc fiv-; lorn «f bonavill, the
the whi'c, the mooiilSine, th? (mail or
>u : and, Ullly, the buck and rcti. I h<r
' of ali arc wiiite and papilionaceous, ex-
c l.»il, whofc bl'fl" m* are purple. They
iu\y h-^AT in fii week*. Their pulle i*
■me. though fomewhit flatulent: efpccia!-
L- Inu-.i I lie black and red. The pod* are
, two or three iiiches long; and contain
hrcj tu tive ftol^in partitional c^'.U
, 4S7- 1 •"* tbrub. wl.ich wiil lalk t>ir yrar«,
e» a i."t \c(s agn erfblc than wh>dcU)mc pu«!.
^ ail (IiL yeai round. Being t>f a fl<my and
.. TiMrc, u becopv-H a tniiy medivin.ii ali-
!j »') »"i I'tqiic c^^-nvi*''''-. It »*'^f tl»c iVfi/va
. I: r:rc4 to about luur or iive feet hig^,
,; 0:1 -ind near the lummit many yellow
'Ob. X
AloCt his flimy pulp, and help difdatns.
There let potatoes mantle o'er the grcund;
Sweet as the cane-juice is the root they bear. 46Q
There too let e<ldts fpring in order meet,
With Indian cale, and foodful cilaloo :
While mint, thyme, balm, and Europe's coyer
herbs,
Sheot gladfome forth, nor reprobate the clime.
This tra<5l fecure, with hedges or of limet,
Or bu(by citrons, or the (bapely tree
That glows at once with aromatic blooms,
And golden froit mature. To thefe be j'lin'd,
In comely neighbourhood, the cotton fhrub;
In this delicious clime the cotton burfts
On rocky foils. The cofTee alfo plant ;
White as the (kin of Albion's lovely fair.
Are the thick fnowy fragrant bloom.4 it boaHfl i
Nor viiit thou,coc6, thy itch pods refufe,
I'hough years and heat, and moiOure they require^
Ere the (lone grind them to the food of health.
Of thee, pt-rhiip*, and of thy various forts.
And that kind (belter ing tree, tliy mo:her nam*df
With crimfon How'rets prodigally grac'd ;
In fu:: re tiaits the cnrapf.ir'd mofc may fing :
li public favour cr<iwn her prefent lay. j^tt
But let fome ancient faithful (lave ereA
His (beltcred manfion near; and with his dog,
Hift loaded gun and cutlafs i^tiard the whole:
Klfc negro fugitives, who (kuik 'mid rock<
.\iu\ (hrubby wilds, in baui^i will foon deflroy
Thy labourer's honeA wealrh ; their lofiand yourts
Perhaps, of Indian 'gardens 1 could fing,
Beyond what bloom'd on bleft Phaeacia't iOe,
Or eaftern climes admir'd in days of yore : 49J
How Europe's foodful, culinary planrs ;
How gay Pomona^s rtby tinctured births;
And ^audy Flora's various-vcnetl train ;
Mi^hr be inllru(5ted to unlc.irn their clime,
And by due dilciplinc adopt the fun.
fl'iwer*: fucceeded by green, conic, flelb/ pod<,
channell'fd into feveral groves. There are as
many cells 6lle4 with imall round iledt ai there
are channels.
Ver. 45... I cannot pofitlvely fay whether thefe
vir.et are of Indian ori>rinal or not ; but as in their
fructification they diff r from potatoes at hnme,
tilt y prohaI» y are not European They arr fwcet.
There are li '.r kinds; th- red, the white, the
lo:i/^, and nu J The i'lice of each miy be mad<2
in: -J a pleafant cu<>l driiik; and, being diltilled,
yied an exccllc-nt fjirit.
Vcr. 461. Sfc n .tes on Boo'< I. Thi* French
call iiu« plant T./v^vr. I: produces e^ta le rcott
every fiiur months f r one yeir only,
Ver. 46a. Vhi« ijrcen, which is a nativ* of the
New World, eq'.ials any of the green* in rhr Old.
Ibid. Another fprcirs <if Inlian p«»t-^;rb, no
lefs wholcltimc than the preceding. I'h'-f", with
mtzamby, and the J4nn«c.i pricfclf we- i, \irM
to no elculcnt plants in Euroj^e. This is *:» In .tail
name.
Ver 466 The orange tree.
Vcr 47;^. bee Book I p. 4j«
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THE WORKS OF ORAINOSS9I
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The mufe mtfrht tell what culture wil^ entice
The ripened melon to |>erfume each mouth ;
And with the anana load the fragrant board.
The mufe might uli what trees will beft exclude
(** Inliiperable height of airiieft (hade") 5*0
With their vaft umbrage the noon*t ferrent ray.
Thee« verdant mammey* firil her fong ihouU
praife :
Thee, the firft nativet ofthefe ocean iflea,
Fell anthropophagi (kill facred held;
Anf^ trom thy large high-flrvour*d fruit afaAain'd,
Wirh pious awe; for thine high.flavovrM frutt,
The airy phantoms of their friendt deceas'd
Joy*d to regale on. — Such their 6mple creed.
The tamarind likewife ihould adorn her theme.
With whofe tart fr^it the fweltering fcTcr lovea*
To quench his thirft^'whofe breexy umbrage fooo
Shade > the pleas'd pUoter, (hades his children long.
Nor lofty cadU, ihould (he not recount 513
Thy woodland honours ! See, what yellow flowers
Dance in the gale, and fcent the ambirnt air ;
While thy long pods full fraught with nedared
fwceta,
Hel'CTc the boweli> from their lagging bad.
Nor chirimtia, though thefe torrid ifles
B^'afl not thy fruit, to which the anana yielda
Tn tnflc and flavouri wilt thou coy refufe 520
I'hy fragrant (hade to beautify the fcene.
Btit, chief of palfns, and pride of Indian grotet,
Thee, fair palmeto, (hould her fong refouod :
Ver. coz. This is a lofty, (hady, and beautiful
tree. Its fruit it ai large as the largeft melon, and
of an czquiiite fmefl, greatly fuperior to it in
point of tafte. Within the fruit are contanied one
or two large flones. which, when diOillcd, ^'ive to
fpirirs a ratafia flavour ; and, therefore, the French
call them Les afiru-»ts dc St. Domin^ue: according,
ly, the l*f/iu det no'iaux^ one of the V/c(l-lndian cor-
diaU, i<» made from them. The fruit, oaten raw,
18 of an aptrienr quality : and made intu fwect-
incats &c. is truly exqiiifitc. This tree, contrary
to mo{l others in the New Wfrld, (hoots up to a
pyramidal (igure : the leaves arc uncommonly
grten; and it produces fruit hat once a year.
The name i« Indian. The En^lilh commonly
call it Mammcyfapota, 1 here arc two fpccies of
it . thr fw«ct and the tart. The botanical name
is A.hras.
V : . 5 09. iSee Book I. p. 4.
Wr. u.^ Both this tree and its mild purgative
pulp art futliciently known.
Vcr. 523. 'Wvh beinv; the moft beautiful of
palm«. nay, perhaps fuperior to any other known
tree in the worid, has with propriety, obtain-
ed the name of Royal. 'I he botanical name
is Palma Maxima. It will (hoot up rcrpendicw-
iar!y to an hundred feet and more. '\ he (Icm i^
perfc\5Hy circular ■. only townrds the root, and
immediately under the branches at top It bulj^es
out. 'i'he hark is fmooth, aud of an a(b-brown
colour, except at the top where it is green. It
f row!( very faft, and the feed from whence it
(prings is not bi(ri:;er than an acorn. In this, as
ill all the palm genus, what the naiivei call Cab-
What fwellinsf colomnt formMbf Jooci*'
Or great PnlJadio maif with thee ooapv)
Not nice pnip<irtioa*d, but of fiie iMie^
Swells the wild figwcree. aad IfaovUcUBki
For, from its nnmenwa bearded twigs pa
A filial train. ftnpendoiM m their fire,
f n quick fueeeffion ; mnd o*cr aMoy a nai
Xxtend their uncouth limhe, which trtikel
Of heaven ceft fcathe ; nor yet the aO ■i^il
Of Typhon, or of htirrlcaiie deftroy.
Nor (hould, though fn«all, the aaata m( hi
Thy purple dye, the ilk sBd cnttoo fleece
Delighted drink ; thy parpJe dye tie tifti
Of northern Ind, a icrce and wily nee,
Caroufe, alTemMed ; and with it dMy fiitf
Their manly make in many a horrid in<
To add new terrara to the £ace of wv.
The mufe might teach to twine tbewftei
And the cool akove'a fefty roof adofs.
With ponderoos {^nadilla*, and the frvl
CaliM waterwlenion ; grateful to the tilt:
Nor (hould (he not pnrfue the moaotiiD4a
bage is found ; but it refemblei in taftciBilii
and is in fad the pith of the npper or (^
part of the (lem. But it would be the aiv
pardonable luxury to cut down fo lo«df >*
for fo mean a gratification : efpectally uin
or mountain cabbage-tree fufficiently fayfSs
table with that efculenr. I never ride 9I
•
charming vifta of royal palmt on the Cncc^
of Daniel Math^^ Efq. in St. Chriftmhr.^
out being put in mind of the pillars of AeT^
of the Sun at Palmyra. This tree grows «
tops of hills as well as in ▼a1lie<i; its h^rJ c
part makes very durable laths for honfes
is a fmallcr fpecies not quire fo licautiful
Ver J 14. Or notta, or ArmctU; thrr:
ruptly called TndiaM Otter hy the Enp'-.i'i
tree is about the (ize of an ordinary spf
The French call it Roe^v ; and feed the
home as a paint, &c. for which furpo;V'
is cultivared by them in their iflard^ ''^t
is pcntapet alous, of a bliiifh and fpcon-l^kc
ancc. The yellow filanient^ are tirped w
pli(h a])iccs. The ftylc proves the nd..'
the fuccceding potl, which t% of a conic fr
irch and a half long. This i« divided irr
cells, which contain a great number of fai
covered with a red farina.
Ver. 54 ^ This is the Spaniih name, J
fpecies of the paj! hra^ or paflicn flo«fl
by Linp.TUs Muft, The feeds and polp'
which the feeds are difpcrfcd, are coo*
grateful to the palate. Thi* as wcU a* tfci
lemon, bell sppie, or honcyfuckle as it i«
bcin^ panfitical plants, are eafily fortr
coolln;; arbours, than which norhiiig car.'
grateful in warm climates. Both fruit* ir<
fomc. The granadilla is conamonlv eat ^
gar, on account of it* tartrefs, and vet r^^
vifcid. Plomier calls it Gran^Jilla^ Ut:j\:.
maliformi. It grows beft in fhadv place*.
ripe fruit makea an excellent pickle.
THE SUO
ccoj them firom tYtcir fltady haunti,
fit every tree and her!j ;
rrn-cUd clifT*, with foaming rage ;
afoiu float, a fair cxranfe ;
chain* of artificiil fnrce, jjo
1 t'culptiircd ftf»Mc, i^r hrcaihincj hraln.
iftc lo furl my winJ-fV'om fails,
my firM vcflTol o:i the ihore.
i,nrt.> to liilM thy negro-^uti,
i[i!in'^ margin of the maiji,
:!ry hill's gonily Hoping fidei,
dilU:.ce due. — When near the beach,
Ci.co c;ll iti wavy (hatl.*;
ie*t tree; and, Duuii(h*d by the
he hrnding ftcm*§ aerial height, 5C0
igh*y out«, with milk end fruit
j^jhr, hang clattering in the fey.
- hay-grapo, too, its crooked limbs
nnu« , of iinpurplcd hue
lulUfs glow And there, if thou
e the fand yield falutary food,
illet rear !:« corny reeH,
tatulion* in array of war.
\c upland huts bananas plant ;
; nutriment banana* yield, 570
u labour lovc^ its breezy (hade.
il fcrecn let kindrrd plantaoes join,
*ir broad van« Oliver in the breeze;
i^n'd, or by imprudence caught,
ii ruin to the Rei.t;!>b<niring roof,
e T'^tinijng margiii of the ni&in,
up::-.)r ftsk of breezy hlU,
t di:'*:ire dje, enib<»miTM in treei,
health, or hulf rhr plcifurc yield,
Mrying na:;:d iir.i^n :o lave, 5S0
'aft.)g rtrera thy thirsly bounds,
ay*, or Wi.cn their wiTk is dv»uc»
uvci to lead the choral da:;ce,
Or f'-a-fiJe r^ape, as ir i* more c-- m« i
This i» a lurjje, crooked, ar..l fr i-ly
ivc» bein^ broad, thick, and aUnud
(1 fucceeii* bed in f.miiv p! 'ci. ft
lifter* of grapf» once a year: uhico,
c not d!fi')>recAble. 1 he iVucs. feeds,
liiicd in them. art. lar-.c in pi>:por-
cing reduccit ti* a po'.vd.r dn an 1
r.gt nt. The bark --t" rhc tret- ha« 'he
The gr>pr-» t'erp- I in wat^r and
;'i fuj.ir. ir.;.k. an a^'tctiiiile w»ne.
L>r naite. rhi% is coiurr-'niy called
) lift'.'^uiih it frmn the great • r In-
: ^p.w*i.irhcl' u'h rn parts (f N^r^h
: fi.on rt;f»it!i op to a ^'•reat h^i^fct,
feet hi^h and wili ratoon like the
its blale« aic not to nrurilbing to 1
fe of the ^rcHi corn, aithwigh its
e fo, and rather mnre agrmble to
le I.:u -n- mgr^ft, and piH>f w*ite
ni:.u\ (:ic.t unfavoury) di(h<»s with
i-fo caii •! T.rify ui'fjt. I'h^ fur-
vil. i\h g»''<ii/ ill the Cind, antl is
Aft CANE. 9jj|
•
To the wild laaflUwN melaBchofy fcrancL
I RcfponCve to 'he found, head, feet, and frame!
: M*ive awkwardly harmonious : hand in hand
, Now Inck'd, the gay troop circularly wheels^
And friflC' and capers with intemperate joy.
Hilts the vaft circK*, all c1?p hitidk and fipg;
While thofe didinguilbM Tor their heels and air, ^
Bound in the centre, and fantaHic twine. jyt
M<.anwhii{ fome thipliiig, from the choral riogg-
Tfipf forth . and not ungillantly bcflowi
On her who nimMcil hath the grccnfward beatt
Aud whofe flulhM btautles have euthraU*d hiij,
foul,
A filver token of his fond applanfe.
Aron they form in ranks ; not inezpert
A thoufand tuneful intricacies weave,
Shaking thctr fable limbs ; and oft a kifs . ,
Steal from their partner* ; who, with :.eckreclin*<ff'
And fcmblant fcorn, r..*rent the raviHi'd blif» 6o«
But Irt not thou the drum their mirth infpire i
Nor ffinnu^ fpirits : elfe, to madcefs fir'd,
(What will not Bacchanalian frenzy dire]?
I'ell a;3s of blood, and vcn^eaDce they purfue.
C- impel by threats or win by foothing arts.
Thy flaves to wcd their fellow flaves at home {
bo ihdll ihcy not their vigorous prime deilroys
By diilant iournies, at untimely hours,
M^cr. mufflv'd midnight decks her raven hair 6ti
With th.r white p umageof the prick!y vine.
WouIJft thou I'rum couotlefs ails prefer ve thy
Rjng;
To every nrgro. as tlie candle-weed
Ezpando hi* ti'olTj.r.s to the cloudy (ky.
And moill Aquarius melt* in daily (howen ;
A woolly vcftr.'.enr j»ivc. (tiiis Wjiuhire weavfi)
Warm to repel chill night's unwholcfome dews;
While ilrong coarfe linen fioni the Scotian loom,
Wanls ufi* the fsrvunrs of the bumin? day. 619
The truly pcjt, though from a ho^ile clime,
Tl:e facred i.ine embiliu; rhca, niuf.s cl^aunt.
In <:ratiful nnmhet*. «;allic Lewis* pruif*; :
For private mur icr ^ucil'd : d-r Inur-ii'd arts,'
lavectcd, cheri(b'd in his iia.ive realm;
Ver 584. Vhi« 11 a fort of rude Kuitar, invent*
ed Tty ?)ie rei^oes. I: produces a wikl plcafisg me*
lanc;-.f>iy found.
Ver. 611. ihin beautiful white rofaceooi iow^.'
er is i^ luriT't as tLc cniwn of oi.c*^ har, and oiilf
blow* .1' nudoiKht. The plant, which is prit-klf,
and ?trach<.'s iclclf firmly to the fides of houfes,
tretr* &«.. produces a fruit, which fttme eaU tho
It'ytU AffiU^ and others, with more propriety*
M^Ktaim'/trj'zUerry Otii though it rciemblct thtt'
iarg.* Chill rrav. berry iu lf»oks and fixe; ^ct be*
ing ii.c!e(.a!.t of caftc, it i* f-ldom uten. TIlA
botanical name is Ctrnu/gmmdtMs miinr, lie rind
<if the fruit is here and iheic liuddcd with tliftaoC
fma!. (ha'ppritkies.
Ver. 613 I ni« fbnib, which prodneet a yeOovr
flower Ifimewhat refembling a narciflb«, makes a
bi'auiiful iieu^e, and blows ab<iut N 'vember. H
It is faid to be diart^
gr >ws Ailii vvcry
rhere.
• tic, bnt this I do cot know fnim apcrieiKC*
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THE WORKS OrORAINOSR.
■!
i
For rapine puoidiM ; for grim famine fed ;
For fly chicane expellM the wranglinj^ bar :
And rightful Thcmit feated on her throne ;
But chief for thofe mild lawi hit wifdom fram*d.
To guard the Ethiop from tyrannic fway !
Did foch, in thefe green iflct which Albion
daimt, 630
3Kd fuch obtain ; the mufe, at midnight hour,
This laft brain-racking ftudy had not ply*d :
Bat, fonk in flnmbcrt of immortal blift.
To bards had liflencd on a fancy *d Thames ! [far
All bail, old father Thames ! though not from
Thy fpringing waters roll ; nor coontlefs ftreams,
Of name confpicuous, fwell thy watery flore ;
ThoQgh thoD, no Plata, to the fea devolve
Vaft humid offerings ; thou art king of Dreams :
Deh'ghted commerce broods upon thy wave; 640
And every quarter of this fea-girt globe
To thee due tribute pays ; but chief the world
By grpat Columbus found, where now the mufe
Beholds, tranfported, flow vaft fleecy clouds,
Alps piPd on Alps, romantically high,
Which charm the fight with many a pleafing
form.
The moon, in yi\r^tt'g]oty, gilds the pole.
And ^ps yon tamarinds, tip* yon cane-€rown*d
vale,
With fluent filver ; while unnumbered Oars
Oildthe vaft concave withjlhcir lively beams. 650
Ver. 638. One of the largeft riven of South A-
mcrica. '
The main, • maring^ bnmsfli'd
No noife is bear«f, fave when tl
With drowzf mormiiringt bre
Ah me, whar chmidcr* roll !
Now fodden darkneft moffleaii
Heavens! what vrild fceoe*, k
Imperfed fwim ! — See ! in tbi
What time unfoldfl« the foture
Of mighty empires ! indepeod
And muft Britannia, Nepmne'
Proted'refs of erne Icience, fre
Muft flic, ah ! mafl Ihc, to he
Ah, muft mTsThamet, old ooe:
Refign hif trident to barbaric t
Hts banks negie Aed, and his «
No bardfi to fing them* and no ;
Again the fleecj clouds amnfc
And fparkiing ft arm the vaft ho
She fliall not crouch ; if wiiUof
Wifdom chat bade loud fame, v
Record her triumphs ! bade thi
Vranfj-ort, to every quarter of
Her winged nayies f bade the i
Of earth acknowledge her pren
She (ball not crouch ; if thefe c
Ifles which on Britain for their
And tnuft for cTcr ; ftill tndulg
Her f;;ftering fmile : and other
From vanquiJQi'd foes. — And, d
A goideo era dazzles my fond I
That other race, that long*d-foi
The Britiih George now rcigui
Britain fliall ever triumph o*cr 1
rti*
t* O E M S.
S6LITUDE.
AN QUE.
O ?rttiTtyt>E, romantic maid
%Vhctl>er by nocldit'jr fwcrs you tread,
Or haunt the dcfart** tracklefs gloom,
Or hover o*cr the yawning^ tomb,
Or climb the Andch* clifrcd fulc,
Or by the Nile'* coy fourcc abide,
Or darting from your hslf-yearN flrcp
Sparks rf fire difTrntion blowir
DuAile, courr-brtt! flattery, bo'
Rtftraint't* Ihflncck, grim.Lcc*s 1
Sq«int-ey*dccjj!urc'a attful Ires
/.ml)iti;.n's bulking, ftccpM in I
Fly thy pretence, folitudc.
Sajrc reflcdion bent with years
Confciou" virtue void of lear*
Mufllcd filcnce, wood-nymph (1
\Tf iiir;irinn's nierrti-K* «•■.<»
POEMS.
;ht tbe fiully-pleifinfr air
ItbcDA iav*d from ruins bare.
e the Cein*t tear* to flow,
i!oclc*d the fpringt of woe ;
n'd what cxil'd Nafo thought,
r*d the melancholy note,
trarch o*er Valclufe you Aray*J,
ath fnatch*d hit fi long lov*d mtid;
{ht the rocks her loft to naourn,
'd with flowers her virgin urn.
in il Hagley you were feen,
odlhed eyes, and fombre mien,
lis yellow veftmem tore,
(e a wreath of cyprcfs wore.
' your own the ftilemn lay
pt Narcifla young and gay,
clap*d her fable wing,
u touch'd the mournful ftriog,
left the paihlefs wild,
*d mchnclioly finiKd,
nidni|;ht cea»*d to yawn,
7 hod put back the dawn,
'ir harps ev*n fcraphu fliiUg
:hy fwcct compUint, O Young.
nature's hu(h*d afleep,
nor guilt their vigils keep,
leave your cavern *d den,
df r o'er the works of men,
\ Phnfphor bring* the dawa
appled courfer* drawvn,
ru to the wild retrrat
early huntfman meet,
» you penfive pace along,
h the dilUnt (hrphcrd*s fong,
from herbs the pearly dew,
fing primrofe view.
ler.d» her heaven^pIiimM wings,
tit, and nature with you iings.
I mid d^y fervors glow,
il airy (hades you go,
r\er lunhurnt wuoiim.in c.ime,
ifntAii chai*d the tmiid game ;
c hene,i:h an oak rccliuM,
wfy waterfalls behiud,
to reft.
tuneful bird of ni(;ht
; ncighb*rmg poplai> height
u with her folemn (train,
il plcas'd eclio to complaio*
Tn(es brighter bloom
;vcry fwcct perfume,
:ry fountain flows
every wilding giows.
toil for gold who ptrafe,
nc renounce their eafc.
a:uc ? an empty bubble ;
tranfient, (hining trMu!.le.
f'*r their country bleed,
ft Sidocy s, Rftleigli's meed ?
^lutank im tU life •/ Lyfimdn,
J, tu-e/Uy ycjrtt SMdUti •firr hr d<ath%
aJj m iht'atJtb ff Mrt. J.j(itdt*H^
931
Maa*a not wnitli • monent*s pain,
Bafe, ungrateful, fickle, vain.
I'hen let me, fequefterM fair.
To your fibyl grot repair,
On yon hanging cliflf it (Uodt
Scoop'd by nature's falvage handti
BofomM in tHe' gloomy (hade
Of cyprefs not with age decay'd.
Where the owl ftill-hootiog fits,
Where the bat incefTior flits,
There io loftier drains 1*11 fing
Whence the changing feafons Ijprtngg
Tell how ftorms deform the (kies.
Whence the waves fubfide and rife,
l*race the comet*s blaxing tail.
Weigh the planets in a fcale;
Bend, great God, before tHy (hriney
1*he bourolefs macrocofm's thine.
Save me ! what's yon (hrouded (hade ?
'!' hat wanders in the dark brown glade.
It beckons me ! vain fears adieu,
Myfteriouftghuft. I follow you.
Ah mc ! too well that gait 1 know.
My youth% firft fiiend, my manhood*! woe !
Its bread it bares ! whu ! ftain'd with blood I
Quick let me Aanch the vital flood.
Oh fpirit, whither art thou flown I
Why left me comfortlels alone I
O folitude, on me beAow '
The heart-felt harmony of woe.
Such, fuch, as oo th* Aufonian (bore,
Sweet * Dorian Mufchu» trilPd of yore t
No time (hould cancel thy defert.
More, mikre, than f Bion was, thoa wcrt*
O goddefs of the tearful eye,
I'he never-ceafing ftream fupply.
Let us with retirement go
l*o charnels, and the houfe of woe,
O'er friend(hip*s herfe low-drooping momHi
Where the fickly tapers burn.
Where death and nun clad forrow dwell^
And nightly ring the folemn knell.
The gloom difpeU, the chamel fmilev,
Light fla(hes through the vaulted iflei^
Blow ftlky (oft, th«-u wellern gale,
O goddefs of the defert, hail !
She bur(\« from yon clifT. riven eave^
Infulted by the wintry wave ;
Her brow an ivy garland binds.
Her trclTes wanton with the windt,
A Uon*s fpoiU, wifhout a cone,
Aruund her limbs are carelefs thrown |
Her right hand wield* a knotted maceg
Her eyes toil wild, a (tride her pace ;
Hr» left a magic n:irror holds.
In which (be oft herfelf heholda,
O goddef« of the defert, hail !
And fofter blow, thou weftem gale f
Since in each fcheme of life I've fail'd^
Ami difappointmcnt feemi entaifd;
Since all on earth I v.ilued moft.
My guide, my ftay, my friend is loft ;
• See JJytt.
t jOh^U At iufk ^mfik^i.
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THE WORES OF GRAIHOBR.
Ydd, onlf reu. can miVc me blcQ.
And huA the tcmpcfl in my 'hteifl.
Then Bcnily deign v< guide my fcet
To joiK hetmit-iroildi;!! fcit,
Where 1 HUT lire « lart my own,
Where I at IM mty die unUown.
] fpoke. Hie lurn'J her mspic tij.
And chui [be fiid, or feem'd lo fiy.
Youth, you're iniltatei>,if yrni tSiink to En
In Ibidei a medicine for ■ trnnhled mind ;
Wm grief will haunt you whetefoe'ei you eo
0lgh in the brccic, >nd in the (Ireiniiec flow
There pale inidion pinci hii lire awiy,
And, £uiue, curret the return of iaj i
There naked fren«y liuphiDg wild wiih pain
Or karea the hlade, or plungei in the main :
There Tupclftitian btouda o'er all her fcaii,
Andyelliordemnniin the sephyr heart.
But if a hermit you're refoWd lo dwell.
And hid to rodil life i lalt farewell ;
God never made an independent man,
'Twould jarr the tonc^rd of hl> general plan
See eyety part of that ftupcndou< whole,
•* Whofe body nature ii. and God the Cuul ;"
To one peat end, the general good, enrfpile,
From matter, brute, lo man, lo feraph, fire.
Should man through natnre folitiiy roam,
Hi) will hisfovereign, every where hii home
What force wou'd guard him from the lion'tj
Whit twiftneft wing him Irom the panther 'ip
Or Ihould fate lead him lo fnme fiftr Bu.tf.
Where iranthen
FonI, doll rbou ihlDk he'd revel oti
AbfoNc the care of Heaven, nor al
Though waicri Sow'd, fluw'ra bluo
tpllfhone,
He'd Q^b, he'd nturmur that he w.
For knuw, the Maker iid the hnnii
A fenfe of kindred, country, man.
Vnd fnei
lifel
ir
With proper
mifawhropiijoiay fay)
n with mon unclouded ray.
What bnoti it thea tO Ay from pole to pnlc i
Kins o'er tbe fun. and with [he planet* ru|l t
Wbiit bam, tliruugh I'pace'i luribelt buiiini (a
If thou, O man, a Qranger art al home.
^'hen kn'^w thyiuM, tha himian mind Curvey,
The ufe, lilt: pteiTurs »ill ilie luil repay.
Henee inCplraii.m plant hii manni'r'd tayi. [bayt,
Hence K..ti.ci 'i trown. and Shikrjrfart hence thy
Hrnci: he, ilu' |iride of Atheni and ihe Ihune,
The ^^[l 'nd »ir;ft of mankind became
Uni n.'ity nn!y, prafliie what jou t-mw,
Voiir liTi.', your kur>wlcd|;e, ti miiikind ynti owe.
With Pliro'i olitc wreath the fa»y> entwine j
^*1u>Ie wita iu ILudy.fwv' j la pridlce Oiiat.
Say. doFi the learned L.ord of Hijcby^l
Charm mm fo much tiy mnlTy fn«OIl±t
A» when ariiDt'J, he Ham conupliaB^s
And IkakLn ihe Tenate with a Tsllf t bt
When ffrcdom e»fp''' hu-tath a C«fcf'.l
Then pi:blic virtue might to jliidnnln
But wherr (he breathci. the leiil ■»} *
And freedom, Britaio. (liH belw; cslkt
Though mui'i ungrateful, oi ihoa^
li the reward of worth ■ fang, or mwtl
Oood Allen lives, and bounreoiu DranTvii
On eaeh condition difappolntmeanvii!.
Enter (he hur, and furce the t^uuded «
Nor dare repire, iheinj;h euly fricntftf i
Frm love, tfie world, and all iit carok'i
Ehit know, advcriiry'a ihe child of OaJ;
Whom Heaven approiei of mntt.moSfEdl
When foioDlh cid Ocean and each flon'i
Then Ignotanee may pl'.ggh the tniajh
But when ihe demcna of the teoipell titt,
Skill mod rnndoft the velTcl ibro-^hdi'
Sid:iey,what gx-d duo enviei ool diylk
Who wou'J not with • Anytn* for a i«!
Inlrepid virlric Miumph* oyer faie.
The good can orrcrhe unforrimatc.
Tbe bciehi of vlnue ii to ferve manb*!.
But when old age hai ftlier'd o'er i(i« '
When mcm.ry faiU, and »H thy he*-'.!
Then may'ft thou feek the ItillneCt J rr
Then hear ^oiJ ihe kutnan temptd k-e.
Tlien will I gteel ihee to my wuodliod a'
AILij thi! piDgj of age, and tauMKb tfc. j..
BRYAN AND I'fp^ESE.
Tnt Borth.eaft wind did brilkly blow.
The n-Ay wa> fafcly inn»r'd,
Young llryan .hought the boat't crew t
And (u kap: over board.
Perfene. the pride of Indian Jamc*,
Hi« heart did long enthral,
Aiid wholo hii impatience bUne).
tn
etlot
A ling, long year, one montli anJ div.
He d*eli on Englifh land.
Nor once m thought would ever firaj.
Though lidiea fought hit hand.
For Bryan he waa tall and flron«
Ri^btblihl^mercirj hl.een.*
Sweet wa. l.ii .uice whtr>c-er he fang.
Hclcaalhoil twenty ri.cn.
But whothe countleb charmi can draw,
That Krac'd hit minrrl* true ;
Such ehari„i the old woeid nev^ faw,
Wxroli 1 Hcsn e.e new.
■ Ou ^4lt Mnftn yStcr^
POEM
» hair pliT* mmd ber neck.
111 well knovn Oiip Ihe fpied,
he pilmj (horc Ihe hied.
hcT bed unf .
ECU Glk To Bcmtlr cl*d,
ere tmpKttenr flood; *
r wiLh wonder fiir the lid,
the founing flood.
It » hudkerchicf difpU;'^
he u piriing give;
•'d the token he runej'd,
Then throagh the white Turf did Qic hiSe,
T" cltfp her loTfl* fwain ;
When, ah ! ■ (hark hit through hii wuft i
Hit hurt') blood djr'd the nuin !
He Oirick'd ! hu half fproug [tarn the wiTt^
ScieuniDg with purple gore.
And foon il foiuid > liTing giiTe,
And, lb ! wai Tccn do mofe.
Now hifle, now hifle, ^e nuidi, I jnj,
Fftch wiier from the fpring;
She Cilli, Ihe filU, Ihe iin tmj.
And fooa her knell ihcr nog.
Now eicb Mir morning round bcr tonA,
Ycfiir,freOifli,w-teuftrew.
So mir jour loren 'fetpe h» dooo^
Her hapleli fate 'fcipe rotk
TIS
POETICAL WORKS
O F
TOBIAS SMOLLETT, M. D,
Containlag
•DK TO IlffDKrKirDKirCt, I OOKtf
TBI TIAll Of SCOTLAND, I MNOt,
fATIAIti I SLIOlltf
^i. b**. t^#.
To which it prcfised,
THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOIL
Who dar*d with mtnly rife
To Uih the vicet of ao impioot age \
Who dtr'd to Iciie the bold hilloric pea,
pilot Wmg hioft and miniitert ai men?
Who fang find Scoiia't haplefi foos forlorn.
Her broken peace, her frdbeli laorels torn?
Or, who, in oaten reed bj Ixreo't fide.
Song the iUr ftream, and hail*d the dimploig tidel
817 ye whole lyre to manly nnmbert ftrang.
The glorioaa blili ol Jmdtfnimgt fong ?
Who lek that power, and ftall ador*d his Ihrine ?
It wu yoor Smollitt !
RicnAintoM^t noLoovi I7S4«
ZDINBURGHt
PSUVnO) BT MiONDMUL AND f OJV; UOYAL BANK CLOSB^
1794*
(, (.III, V,' j^.:iiT:io-i
.a M ,1 •IM.I.tOMS a h >
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THE LIFE OF SMOLLETT,
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1 oBiAs Smollktt wa4 born at Dalquhum, on the bank« of the Leven, In Dumbartonfhire, ia X7aQ*
Hi<» father was the youn^^cl^ Ton of Sir James Smollett of Boahill; his mother** same WU Cttiuung-
ham, the daughter of a rcfpctflable family in Renfrcwihicr.
After the cr Jiniry cotixfc of education, he was put apprentice to a furgeon in Glafgow, an4
aJterwards at ten Jed the medical claffc* in Edinburj^h. He then went to London, and bit firft
outfet a^>pcar.% to have been as a furgcou's mate in the navj, in which capacity he fcrred at tho
iicge of Cartli^tna.
In hi-i /?;/••* P.jn.' r», he gives an account of the management of that ill-conduAcd ezpeditaoiiB
which he ccniircs in the warmed terms, and from circumftances which fell under his own parti-
cular oSltrvai.nn. 1I-: i» iuppofcd to have been the editor of " A Compendium of Authentia
Voyages, dl^v.lcd ia a Chronological Scries," 7 vols. iimo. X756; amongft which it infcrted a
iburt uairativc uf ihe expedition to Carthagena, 174I, written with great fpirit, but abounding
with a».riin^r»y.
It was hs-Tc he Acqiir^d lili knowledge of fca charaden, which he his drawn in a manner t9
cxccllci.t, ::iiJ a: the f^nic time fo technically true, as to excite general admiration; and tJiej
h«vc co'Uini.cJ the no lei fv)r I'.raznatiih and novcli{l» to copy.
He Co: tin-jct! i^nly pK-rt time in that line; being du'gufied at the fervice; and baring no other
et5ij.>l('}:»ci.r, bc'oclc liimfjlf to hi«. pen for fuhliftence.
It i» probable tha: he wrca fcvcral pieces before he became known to the public bj hit capital
proiluilions.
Hi> r.rl^ puMi:at;on tl;at i& kr.own wldi certainty, i?, T/r Ad. Ue ^nd Reproof ^ two latirei, printed
in 1746 and 1:47.
In !hc fi.r..Kr year, he exp-rfTeJ M» indignation at the feveritict exercifed upon the Higb]ander%
by tier royal arniy. af.cr tlic batric c-f Cullotien, in an ode, intituled, The Tears cf Scotland,,
In 1:47, ^'^ prtici.rcd for pcrfuimancc, at Drury-Lane theatre, a tragedy, written in hit eigh-
teent!; y.ar, calicd, 'TL: HiyeJi, founded on the aflfulfinatlon of James I. of Scotland. On thisdc-
cafion, he (xi>crie:iccJ the treatment which young authors generally meet with from theatrical
mana^rr<i and would-be patrons. After being buoyed up and flattered for a conliderable time, hit
play \va* fi .ally negl-(5lcd. It Was publifhed in 1 749, by fubfcription, very much, it it Taid, to hif
cniolu'Ki i.T, with a Pr:fj::^ in which he exclaims bitterly agaiud falfe patrons, and the duplicity
of mar.agcr»; and he rcfentcd the injury by fevere retaiiations in his future writings.
Lyttict'n and Garrick were the principal objeds of his refeatment. The chara^r of the fonn;r
he fatinfcd in hl« novel of Pcrfgrih* FiclU i and he added a BurLfytit Odt on that nobleman's
** M nou\" on the death of hik lady.
Againtt Garrick, he made illiberal, ill-founded criticifms ; and in the novel of JRoderui Msmdtmf
gave a very unfair rcprelcntatioo of his treatment of him refpeding this tragedy.
On crol rin{>(f)ioti, He afterwards fcems to have regretted hit wannth, and rctra^dy in hai^'
fomc tcrmi| the haHj effuilous of his diiappoimia^^^
' Mm biaMwfft iU fMi didmUoa of fcb laaSmoni-he-tnna fa CIO A
Ounitk,}"^ *7- iji^ " What 1 have fud of Mr. Owiuk in the iS^nry ^JE^
t*fi, the bnfD^ of mj heart. I Qiall rrjoUe if be thinki 1 have dene him bud]
fgre the public will think I hiTe done him no more than jnflice- In giviag a lbs
Ebcril artt, I c*nld not, with any propriety, forbear meatiotiiDg « (FDiIenun fa ci
gaiSwd by a gctun ihit hai t» tiial. Brfidei, I lh(ili|ht it iDcambent upon mke u
MBMaieDt, in ■ work of truih, for wroop dose in a wtfrk of fi^ion."
Id 1748, he pubJilhcd ihe AJvninttt mf Rtirritk SmtAm, a noTcI, modelled «p
Le Sage'i" AdTcntnreiofGil Blit," which had i npi4 (ale, and laid the fomidatlMi
TKe roccer* attending thii dotcI encouraged him to proceed in the rame Hue ; ai
inAUSied ifie vMnrivm tf Frngrbx PUtb, io 4 Toh. iima. in which he introilBced
tbe celebrated LaJy fait, the niiteiialt oT which, it ii &id, Die berfelf laitiiAei.
Anted Much iltertion, and eontributtd greatly to IlaliKCeft-
- About dil> time, hning obnined the degree of DoAar of PhyGc, be fettled u
fealh, and Wirh thai <Hcw, pnbtiflicd Am BJhjeatii Kximtl Vfi tf f^atir , in a LtOtr
'irili farllcalar Sauih tfim tit frtfint MitM t/*fii^ til Mliurtl Waltri ai BiA
W I PLnftr mining ilim miri Stfi, Jjrttallt, «W Bgtitilm, 4W' 1 7 J >•
Having been unfucccfiTuI, or perhapi cao fooo dilcouraged, he relimjuifhed the pn
bed bit rcGdence at Chelfea, and dedicated the whole of tut lioie to literatnre.
' It ha> been faid, thai hii want of Aiccefi in a profeffion where merit cannot alwi
fctlnnc, WI1 oving la hii failing to mike himfelf agreeable to the women ; but hii
drtfi, both of which were ciccllcnl, render tbi) highly improbable. It it more 1
jrritable 4Dd impatieol lemper, and hi> contempt for-lhe low ana of fintlTe, fcr*ilit
were the real csuTei of hi> fiiUre.
A> an author by profeffion, hit grniiu and induflry were equally confpicnciDa. h
yirfaamJ Cturt Faltvm, ill one volume, Iimo. appeared !n 17JI, which wat followed
TrmJIalM tf Dim ^inpfr, in 1 Tula 4Ce. 1 7J j ; executed, ai it wai fuppofcd, with
ledge of ihe Spanilh Unguagei a circomQance that eipnfed him to moch abufe,
lUnce, it ii fiid, to a pcrronil ttiack.
In 1 75S, he began the Crillai Rmni, a woiit which he conduced with innch abi
lot wiih a degree of icrimODy, in fome innincei, that inioUed him in a variety of
mod ferioui of thcfe wai with Admiral Knowlei, who had pnbli(bed a pamohlet ii
THK LIFE OV SMOLLSTT. 94<
^ Mii eBft^emems in thh jmblicMion lakewifo iirpolfed him in t dlTiniM withOniiiBar, wIm
4lioaght hinifclf injuricafly trcmted in the review of hit " Trtnf atkm of TibuUnt.*'
^ On the publication of the ** Roldad,** Churchill inugining Smoltftt the uithor of the otfeitffe
Sc«fow <if that work, retaliated with great fpirit in the ** Apology to the Criticd HcfiMvenu^
It sppeirt, however, he was mffiaken in his fnfpicion ; for Smollett hearing that Mr. Colmta hid
*Alfo accufed him of having made an attack on hit moral chara^cr in the Review, he escvlpacdl
liinfelf from the charge, in a letter to Oerrick, April 5. 1 761 ; in which he decUrea, ** that he did
not write one word of the article upon the ** Rofciad.'*
In 1757. hit comedy of The Xefryki, •r H* TTvs 9/014 Emgl^mi^ an afteriuece of two aAt, wn
performed at Drury-Lane theatre, and met with fuccefi; yet not c^nal to what itf merit aii||hl
hnve joftly claimed. Hi« comic genius has Ihown itfelf very confpicuoufly in this littte piaoe.
The chara^crs of a Frenchman, an friflinun, a Scotchman, and an Engliih fatlor, nre m UgUf
dnwn, and as finely diftinguiflied as in any dramatic piece in the Engliih langnagc* Hk
acknowledged himfelf ** highly obliged for the friendly care Mr. Garrick eierted in prqnriag It
for the ftage ; and ftill more for his afiing the part of Lufignan in " Zara** for hit beacir« ett
the filth, inftead of the ninth night, to which he was only entitled by the caftom of the thettfcT
In 1 7i 8, he puKhlhed hit C9mpUtt Hi/ltrj %f EitgUmJ, deAtctifttm ih* Dtfteni •/ Jmlhu (Uffkr m tffr
treaty §/ Aix-h-Clw/KUe, 1 748, in 4 vols. 4to. The fiile of this work, by the nncommen mrti of
jrjblication made ufe of by his bookfellcrs, was very extenfivc \ and he is faid to have detred ao«ol
1>y it and the C(.mtsiimaii*m, in 5 vols. 8va. X763 and 1 765.
During his confinement in the King's Bench prifoo, he i% Uh\ to have written the Athentufti rf
Sir Lawmulot Greaves, in which he has 4cfcribed fome remarkable charatSeia, then his fellow pri-
loners. This work was firft printed in the Briiijh Magmxime, which he condaAed in X760 ttS
1 761, and afterwarj« in ivols. lamo. 1761.
When Lorii Bute, in 1761, aflumed the management of puplic affiiri, he engaged in defeiiee of
hit meafures aiul publifhcd a weekly paper, called, 71* BiUoh, in conjunAion with other fifenry
retainers to thar nobleman. He entered on the employment appointed for him with great IpMt;
but being offciidrd at f >me behavionr in his friends, he relinquilbed it with difgnfL Tim Ml
ouml^er appcdirc 1 May 29, 1 761, and was loon followed, on the other fide, by the famous ** North
Briton,** wr:'rr:i h/ Mr. WilS:es, which completely defeated iu opponent; and the acrimony of
thcfe paper* i« fal 1 to have diflolved the friendlhip which had long fobfifted between their refpeo-
tive au*hor«. The //r i/frii wan l.ud down, Feb. xi. 1 7 63. He is fuppofed to have written other
pieces in (uj'p' rt of tlie caul'e he efpouied* The political romance, called, Tbt AJvemturtt •/mm
At9m, in 2 voU I znio. 1 763, is known to he his produdkion.
Wh<.n Lord Bu'e nft^ncJ, he is laid to have experienced iogratitnde from that nobleman, wli»
had, \\\ mai.y iririnceo, bw-cn fund a generous patron to men of inferior importance and ability.
The n.-^'lrcl of hii pit r on made a deep iropreflioo on liis mind ; and this, united to a fedentary
lifr, ui. : aflji'.it'MiN appli^atiiin to fltidy, having impaired bis health, he went abroad, with a view
to rc-itlrfbulh it, in June 1 763, and continued in France and Italy for about two years.
In I ;66, he )k biiihed an account of his Travels^ in 1 vob. 8vo written, as he himfelf acknow-
Icilve^. " to h ^ni\v rhe tedious hours, which, without fome focb employment, would he rendered
inlu, purtabic by ilillcmper and diCquict.**
To this cyiii.al relation of his TrMwrXi, Stemc is fnppofed to aUude in'the following pailagc of hie
- Scpti;nc:)tal Jourrry,** vi»l. i. p. 80. ** The kamcd Smelfongus travelled from Bolngne to Paris
— -trnni Pari^ m l.onir — and fo en— hut he fet cwt with the fplecn and jaundice, and every obje^
)-.c ]^ jlIcU by was ^i;V<4niired and diilorted.— He wrote an account of them, but it was nothing but
an iiccpuiit of )\\i niilcrablc feelings^ met Smelfuognt in the grand portico of the Pantheon ■-
he Wits jutl coTiing out of if— .^ It is nothing but a huge cock-pit.** fcid he,—** I wiih yon had
faid notliiii>; woric of the Venus Medicis,** replied l^-for in pafilug through Florence, I had heard
hr haii I uhcn foul upon the goddcGi, and nCed her worle than a conunon flrumpet, wiihuot the lead
provocatii-n in nature— I popped upon Smelfungna again at Turin, in hia return home, and n fad
talc cf forrowful adve&turci he had to tell, whcieis he fpoki of moving acddoiu by flood and icli|
With a view once more to try the tfkAt of a warmer climatCy he returned t
#ear Leghorn, OSobcr ai. 177X, 10 the sifk year of hit age.
After hit deaths hit flame appeared to a tranflatioo of Telfmachmt^ In % toIs. i,
name llkewife appears to a tranfbtion of Gil Bias, in 4 to1«. Zimo. ; and, in conii
Franklin, to a tranflanon ol roUalret Pr^fe JVorkiy in 17 vols. 8vo. 1 763 ; l>ut litt
by his own hand. He w34 employed duriog the laft years of his life, in prcparir
f>f the Angieiit and MoJirn Un'fjcrfal HiCory^ great part ofsjvhicii he had orieina!Iy
particularly the H:jhry of France ^ Italy, and Gerita.iy. He wrote and compiled, b«
1^ work^ for the bookfcllers, to which his name does not appear.
Of ihe domcHic life of Smnllett, the little that is known does oot exhibit a pi^i
He mariicd a lady from Jamaica, by whom he had a daughter \vhom he tendr
death of this daughter, which happened a (liott time before he went abroad in !'*(
prcfiion on his mind wluch he never perfc(51!y recovered.
To add to the regret which every reader of fenfuility mud fed at the untowar
which attendol him through life, hii widow was left friendlefi in a forei^^n count
her from fonic temporary diilrL'fs, the tragedy of " Venice Freferved" \i'at pci
theatre royal, Edinburgh, March 3, 1784 fur her benefit, and the money remirtcd
On thib occadon, Hou(l< n StCAa<-t Nicholfon, Efq. appeared in the part of Picrrt
lowing prologue was fpoken by Mr. W. oda, faid to be written by ProfcfTor
Glafgow, the elegant author of " Poi-m^ chiefly Ruril,* and other innfenious perfox
Though Icttci'd Rome, and polilhM Grefce could boafl
The fplendid tabic, and the cou'te«u< I)'»ft, —
The rires to ftranger^ due ;— thcujjh poc* fing
I'his mighty warrior, or thafpowcriul king.
The waiid'rtr's friend — yet ftiil, whatc*cr is told
By modern j otr.-, or by bard« of old.
Is rivaird here; — for here, with joy, we fee
The heart- felt hiifiof htav'uly chirity!
See her, u ith rapture, fpread her willing' hands.
And throw her hlefilngs into farei(:n lands;
D:y up tlie tear flic nt vcr faw to flow,
And eager catrh the diflant figh of woe.
In vain feas fwclL and mountains rife in vain— ■
A widow'ff groans are heard acrofs the main ;
— A widow now !— -Alas ! how chang'd the day !.^i
Once the Karcissa • of your poot\ lay;
THE L1FB OF SlffOLLlTT. f<S
<* Who fong frd Scotia's hapldi root forloni,
« Her broken peace, her htOuik lanrek torn * f
« Or who, OD oaten reed, by Leven't flde,
** Sung the hk ftream, and bail'd the dimpling tide f I
« Or who ?— (aj be, for fuch, Vm Aire, are here,
•< Whofe honeft boTomt never jet knew fear ;
** Sons of the north, who ftem corruption's tide U
^ Your country *s honour, and your nation's pride-«
•' Who heed no ftorm that howlk along the iky^
M Say ye — wbofe lyre, to manly numbers ftruog,
** The glorious bills of Independence fonir $ *
*• Who fcU that pow'r, and ftill ador'd his ihrinef'—
** ft was y«ur Smollitt ! Oh 1 he ooce was mine !'*
Tears fti.pp*d her utt'rance, elfe (be would have (aid«
** Like him be bold, in virtue undifmay*d ;
'* Let independence all your adiuns guide,
** Yoiir furcft patron, and your nobieft pride.**
I after his death, a monument was ereded to his memory, near Leghorn, with the foUowbf
ion, written by his friend Armftrong :
Hie ofla coodnntnr
Toaix SMoLLtrr, Scoti;
Qui, prolapia generofa et anri^aa oatoty
Frikm virtutis exemplar emicuit ;
AfpcAo ingcnuo,
Corpore valido,
PcAnre aoimofo,
Indole aiiprime benigna,
Bt fere fapra ^cultates monifls,
loiignii.
Ingenio feraci, (aceto, verfatili,
Omnigenas fere diArinae mire rapaci,
Varia fabnlanim dolccdine
Vitam morefque beminum,
Ubcrtate fumma ludcns, depinxit*
Adfcrfo, interim, nefas ! tali tantoqu" alumfilp
Nifi quo fatyne opipare fupplebat,
Seculo imrio, ignavo. fatuo,
Quo mufis viz nifi noth«
MeCKnatulis Britannicis
Fovebantor.
In memoriam
Optimi cc amabilis omnino viri,
Permnltia amicis defiderati,
Hocce marmor,
DileSiflima fimul et amantifltou conjoz
Sacra vst«
774, a pillar vras ereded to his memory on the banks of the Leven, by hit ttofio Jam^l
tt, £iq. of Bonhiil, with the foUowing infcription ;
Side viator ?
8i leporet ingcniiqae venam benignam.
Si UMTum callidilSmum psdorem,
Uoquam es miratus,
Immnrarc paululum memoriae
TOBliE SMULLETT. M. D.
Viri vinniibns hifce
Quu in bomine ct cive
£t laodes et imtteris.
» tdr. T746, i«&Ni%, " Mmrm, haffy CmkJmim «Mrr»." f (Mr Is Itvm WWI
\ AUmJiMg 19 tb* 9^p»fiikm ghm kytkttmtknmtwmUuuOtmntfimmrfJiaitimu^tUu
I
^ Aamrb, elieo^ inane monnuieuiuu^
t 4n infisfjevinteriplt,
i j Quat verfivnfn fnb exitn vitJB H!uftf*U<
I jj Mmk^nfcRt'VttgitiliaflperSbfnKt,
i ii PQnc84am cHravit
l' ; i ^ ' jAt:oBus Smollitt de BonhiQ.
^ • ; Abi et reminircere,
'i Hoc quidflro iK>»c«c,
Non i^odo dcfiMiAi nMVMils,
Vcrnm etiam eiEcn^pU, pffo^>eAiMi eflej
>.• Aliiicuim, fi4BMlo<2i0M (iiiH» :
Idem erk ▼irtutU jtfjmoni !
Hit Plays and Pcmi were coUeded and piAlHhed by T. Evant, in one toL Sto. I
J ^BMglamd hai been frequently reprinted, in IX vols. £vo. ; and the CMfimwfiMa
Home, from the Revolurioa to the dcaih ^Ccgcge ILflO 5 wob. jivot 1 790. The cdii
particularly RodtrUk Random^ Peregrine Pickle^ aftd Bmmpbry Ci'mier^ are too Diimer<
' Hia Mifcellanetus }V»rkt, conGfliitg of hisplayt, poems, and novel», except TU Ajt
were collcAed by Mr. David Ramfay, the ivdidous and well-informed printer of
ETening Courant," in 6 vols. 8yo. with hnvMrout frooti^ieccs by RowUndfon,
editions of fomc of hii works have nndergmie confiderable- alrerations. Hi« Pt
lately, or inferted in his tfotelt, and 1U Reprifa!^ are now, Uff the firik timi
colledion of claffical £ngli(h poetry.
The charaAcr of Smollett has been accurately delineated in the Epitaph on l
Leghorn, and the Inftription on tbe pHlar creded to his memory on the banka
the dedication of Ccunt Faihom to Dr. ■ , he has drawn hii own char a
r introduced his own charader in Humphry Ctiaier^ as .Atfir. Seark^ vol. i. p. 159,
interview with Mr. Bramble ; and his manner «f Hving isdeforibed in vol. ii p.
Melford is fuppofed to dine with him at his hoofe in Chdfea. In hia perfon, h
bandfome ; and in his air and manner, there waaa oertaiii dignity which comm:
, poffefied a loftinefs and elevation of frntimeat and charader, without pric
Jjpr to his equals and infcriyrs* be wa> ever polite, friendlyy aqd genovaaa. In 1
ic, for want of fuppleoefs, he never was f mineot. As an author, be iHrat not
THE LIFS OF SMOLLETT. f^
of hii hetrt. ' ■■ Ai an biftoriao, hat merit It well knowo. Confideriog the time sind ctrcttm-
io which hit Hj/loryrfEmgUmdmn writtea,it is iiulccd a great cfiurt of genius and application.
it is a haftj and iudigeAed performaDce ; too ToluniiDuut for an abridgement, and too im-
for an hiftory. His partiality for the Tory party is manifcll in almoft every page; and
Utiof the arguments which paffed on any fubjed, he generilly relates thcfc ^nly which were
ed on ftfie fide ; which ynavoidably creates a fufpicion of his partiality. Hit reflexions, in
'/ infiances, are highly exceptionable; and in many places he f^ernkto be inconfiftent with him-
mod to argue againft his own principles. At one time he appears the fan^ui-e friend of liberty^
ippbuds all oppofitton againd the firetchesof prerogative ; and yet, at another, he ceofurei the
iCmeot which the parliament eiprelTed agaipft fuch encroachment^. In his account of the me-
s ufed to cxtinguilh the rebellion, 1 745, he has laviihcd all the powers of the psthos in laboured
aptioosof horror : but he feems mote folicitous tu fay what is brilliant and (Iriking, than what
b mod authentic. In defcribing charaders, which is fuppofeJ to be his ereat excellence, he ap-
to have taken fancy rather than truth for his guide. His charader of (^uecn ^f .iry i> inaccu-
^nd injurious; and that of Kir:g William, is, in many rcfpcds, falfifieil by the cirrumllunrct of
He. The grcai excellence of his work, is the elegance and fpirit d' the f'vlc, which U w gene-
T'rrous, clear, fluent, bold, and florid; and the reader who is content \\'n\\ aciju:rin^' ui.iy ? j^c-
knowledge of our hiHory, cannot be more agreeably inllrudla! ; f^/r his maunci ut wiictnj;r ia
Pertaining, that attention fcJdom fleeps over his pages. Bui he hus m.': lerl'ornicd the •:u(k» of
.^oric^I writer with fufficient care, accuracy, and iniparti-iUry. Hi^* inu-^i acion i>vri powers
£ dgment : anu he is tempted to employ his powers in tiie vain glow t.f cuiouiin^;. *iv.^ is n.cre
uus to dazzle the . ni^*inacion with a gaudy d.fp'.ay of I'pU-ndiJ ocnoniciMs, than to cnga^u tlie
rilanding by juil reafouin^r ard foUd rcfictlilionSi
the rc./iii.d;;di from 1748 to 1765, ht' ht> avoided thofe p^rjudI't^ and parti il aft ichmcnts
:h rei.dL: tnc l^-J^ry liable to cenfure; but, ir. fome tnllance», he «icvia:es frcni li.e dcljgn, and
»• Ivio^v tlic dignity of hiitorical conipouiion. In his rcilcilions on public mciuures,
ifcovers intelligence ai.d acutcnels, without the afleil^tioa of lagacity. In hi* portruirure of
a«3cr», h.» painting i» bi«ld, glowing, and animated ; yet, it is fometimis nc-CkfTary t.» write
name o>^-r t!ie piAure The ilylc is clear, c*);>ious, rich, and flowing ; but it is now and
I too luiuriant and fi^^orative. 1 hoo^h we cannot always applaud the rectitude of hi« judgment,
tie prccifioo of his iJeas, yet we feldom fail to admire his vivacity of fenriment, and peculiar
r of exf rwiCon. He is ever moft excellent when he addrefles himfelf to the paiSons. It does
it, upon the whole, to his abilities ; but had he coropofed it with Icfs rapidity, it would have
cached much nearer to the perfedioo of hiftorical compofition.
• a writer of that fpecies of modem romance, which has been denominated a noYel, he has de-
ed the lives and manners of men with great exuberance of fancy, and infinite humour and faga-
la mod of his novels, but particularly R^riti Rjnitm and Pertgrimt Phih, he has drawn many
fl charaders from real life ;and the originals otSfuire Gauiy, Straff CraS^ .1 V^j«, of the DtSmr^
r, Pallet , &c were in his own time known and pointed out ; but ihort as the time is fince their
scation, they, at prefent, derive no advantage from thaUource, and owe their celebrity to their io«
ic merit alone.
hit Advemtuni §/ Roderick Ramdtm be is peculiarly happy in rcprcfenting the difficuhiet to which
mdlefs orphan it expofed, from his own want of experience, as well as from thefelfinmefs, envy,
ce, and bafe indifference of mat. kind. The mean fcenes in which he is involved, are dcfcrlbcd
true humour ; and every reader finds entertainment in viewing tliofe parts of Ife where the
aers and paflious are undifgoifed by aifedation, ceremony, or education. The whin*fical peculi-
k of difpofition, appear as nature has implanted them. He feems to have enjoyed a peculiar
ty in defcribing fea charaders. His Trvjviw««, Hmulvtay, and Fipet^xvc highly fiuidied originals
Litwtenaiu B.trlimi cxecedf them, and perhaps equals any character that has yet been piiured by
lappiell genius of ancient or modern ttiue«. This is, indeed, nature itielf ; original, tutiqwet and
mrii. As wdl as the ladder of prooiotion, his viry name has long become proverbial, fur ao
U blunt feauan, unirquainted w th mankind and the ways of the world.
M AdMmtarm ^fPmgfim PltU*^ though they h^ve bten toofidered as tow, fcorrilont, and iid.
i, relate, ia Uogoagc by lam ftfy, clq(«at, aod pstlictic, a focceflion of ev«txu^ (»raa»%^
Vox. X ^ ^
iiwteid»aMeaaekditttiiktt<ticffptoeiHridifc|Miiililii<iit yrtikriiit| 1
the BiMrtrnMim gUn l^r tht'JhpMkm JDUkr^wtut ilie4
J
aiBDtged.ttidTcpletewitbrich ftro)Ms(Bfllmid«r*aiidf«itttadfi«il«;^Mck,'io A
i£m, he direded wicb eagerneft tguntt h» WMf -oppdkieM, 4dMiiS<fa. Tdt, -fa il
i
'! of Pertirhn, he haft, with fome {uflice, been thought iotldidito. ICHe |Ntth df I
and inviting ; but it is a dangeroot one» and too often Icadt m iftrty face tbe bj
' ' cy , at well at ill nature. It is of Che nature of ■all hvmoor, to be firtnetimet gnfi
(Elegant. In this refped, the dialogue between P^ mad the hedge-OBytaapii i
though the ftorj m well told, and the charaA|ir well ungioed. The belmfaur
Uck \% alfo highly injodifiablc. Vet, with thde «ad othif faolc^ the prelbm ^#fii
fider it, contrary to the general tipioion, at c^al to JlnMci RmiAm ; nBd» «§ b M
meriu fiar exceed the modern puny |irodudioDS of frtitokmt fafhloo mod fickh
load the fhclvei of our Ubrartei. and teach nonfenfe fnll initfttlty to our ^vca «l
C«v«# Fatbem^ and Shr Lmmc^ Gnaves. arv ftill fa the lift of what may be call
bot there is no injofticc in placing' thent in a iWkk below MtdtrM Jtanuhm and /W^
tion, charader, compolltioo, And ettttrhpance, ore to'ba fontod fa both ; bat ftcKai
which are hardly poflible, and chara<ft#rt are paidtcd, Which, If not mhof cflMr a
kaft incompatible #itb taiodim nMoaci!i} and wbkh , ought not lb be, ma the fte
dcrn timet.
to hitSt^ediikm •/ Bumfbrj CUmhtt which coikiftt of a feriea of lettera wrfKe
IbOb to their refpcAivc correlpondinti, he baa fcaMfaHy anroided the Iknks'wi
ohargrd to Comd FaAom and^'r Lmamkt Ottmut, It hat no extraTojpuM clianidl
iltoations ; oq the contrary, an admirable knowledge Of life and mrnHttera iedU^
ful Icflbnt are given, applicable and iotereftfag, to ^refy common fluationa,
R^derui H^MAm Ptrtgrim Piekh, and Ihtmpbry CihkAr^ are nndodlitediy effi
ffmcy, which rival the produAlons of the moral, the pathetic, bot tlrelbtne K
fageniout but diffbfe Fieldfag, with all his knowledge of die hnnnot lietrt.
peatedly difplayt a thorough acquaintance with nature, and that paflbyea tnty '
Richardfon, which do equal credit to the goodniftof hit heart, anft fhe depth
fag, cannot be denied ; yet, alter perufing the wbe-dnwn pagetof ^ GMlid&li*'
the common place introdu Aory difcuffiont and diffufe narrative of ** Tom Tones.** *
THl LIFE 6F SMOLLETT. 947
3ran :.*.iA, hit ecr.iui is of a lefb confiJenble charafter than mi^rTit be exp^cd frftro hit !■•
t^ nt for the decriptlon of fife and manncft. He was in pofTcfTion of humour and of a pecu«
* of fancy. Hi< mIc had every charadler of fertile inventivcnefi and true pleafantry. Me wu
ht delincA^!!^ the individual obje^S with peculiar ha^plneft. Bui he beheld hi^ powers tn s
iich <liceivcd him, when he aimed at brin>ring hi* chara<fieri into the bufi'ncfs of the ftag^i
iti:i^ a dramatic feries of events. Nnihing can be liiore undramatic thin hit tragedf,
• j^enius, or at Infl his jud^'raenc failed him. Tn hU cameJy^ however, written profefledly
hcarrc.Ijr (r\iijci« dramatic nower% which, if he had pcrfcvered iti writing for the ftage,
ave .>l>;aincd liim eq;ul didiiidion in this drpartment of literature. The charad^en of die
and the S. /, Wn, in r articular, are natural and entertaining. Sir J>hn Hawkins mentiong
. caikd Autftct which he wrote for Mr. Ridi in 174; ; but it has never been performed nor
loet, his cnmpnitrlons are fo excellent in their kind, it to make ui rtgnet that they an not
imerous : Lively, homnrous, witty, elegant, tender, pathetic, and fuhlime ; happy aad
I in whit<*ver the univerfality Of hit genius prompted him to undertake ; hit fpirit, hit
t, hi' language, are full of nature, emhufiafm, and (implicity, and while a love of poetiy
nn^nfr u«, mud always plcafe the reader of uftc and fenfibility. The poems on occaiioiul
ire marked with the di/Tcrent difp«>fi»iont which muft hate prevailed <t difTcrent timet o£
H7s Advue and Rifrao/httt teftimony to hit political and litermry prejudices, but they abonnd
fennmi nc«, and indignant fatire, exprcfled in forcible and elegant language. His elegantly*
Leve^Etr»y is pure nature. It is tender, fentimental, and pathetic; and the happy fini«
.(1 unafl.ctcd KuiincT, intereft and charm the reader of natural tafte. Hit Teart 9/ ScwUmad
X to be mentioned without every commendation. It difcoven m geniut equally fitted for
c'.ic aud the fublime. Whatever may be thought of the fubjed, it unites a glow oC
rnthufiaim, with a high degree of that e'loqueot fimplicity, which appeart fo eafy, and
Trc f. il [ficult to imitate. The following pafla|^, among many others, it ex^uifitelg
id Jcauiiiul.
The pious mother doom*d to death,
F'»rUken wanders o*er the he^th;
Th* bU.k wind whiSlrs round her hea<l|
H' r liLlplef^ o' phans cry for bread ;
B'.'r«. It of (belter, food and friend,
Sh'.' vi».*w« the fhade^ of i.ight dtTcend,
And (Irrtch'd beneath the inclement (kies,
Wecph uVr her tender babes and diet.
h t» Level IVaier difcovers delicacy of femiment, joined to fimplicity of tiAt* Tli«
e p lAoral and pleafir-g, ind the vcrflficatioa CQitcSt and harmonious. He cclebratca hit
ritnt with ail the elcgau: fimplicity of an Arcidi*n (hepherd. His OJtt /• Mirth and Skef^
f the highlit kind, bo: they have entiiufiafm, and fpirit, and propriety of verfification*
are fpirirrd, i!ig(:ii-ju», and wi'tj; a few are elegant, tcnJer. and pathetic
r /» I Jf-f/tt.e, the grritcft cfTirt of his geniui, ranks with the lyric compofitiont oC
.-\kciilide. C>>. tns, and Gray. It is wf iKen throughout m the true fpirit of lyric poetry.
, variruv .uic:.'., anJ impetuous. It abounds with animated fentimentSy glowing inwgeti
JUS and energetic exprelTiocs. The ioirodu^ign i* poetical and abrupt.
'Miy Ipirit, Independence, let mc (hare.
Lord i>f the hun heart and eagle eye ;
Thy iUp« I follow with my boliim b.tre,
N r \.:'A the llorm that howh a!^>ng the flcy.
SiuTc exhIMccd in tliefc lii.es it flr^king, beeaufe the cireumftincei are happily chofiN^
J iitlinAI) delineated. It i« fuMime, becaofe the images are few, and in themfelvet great
iHcrnt The /.'•« t>ejrt mtj ej^le eye, fugged an idea of the high fpirft aiiil commanding
.tdtr'nJen.e , and (he poet fnllowing with Ixyfim ktre, denotes in a pidorelqae mamer tb6
:ir J i.i.:l.ufur'. of the votary. In ■ (train of poetry exceedingly wUd tuA rooitttir, be
tiii birth, eduoition, ind qualiilc*.
Dp in the fr«-xen rrjf "" of the noitlr, " • ' *
A goUdclt violated broj^..-. thct fori^
1
1
94S Tns LIFB OF fMOLI.ETT«
Immortel LUtrty^ wlioiiB look (bblimtf
• . Hath bleuh*d the tjnuift check in every wrjtng dnoe !
Zfkri^t accordioi; to hit aocqitataim, meant the fecnrity of onr liYca and poffcfiow, mi
from external force. Imbfrndatei denotes that internal lenie and conicitMiinela ef bttim
I beget magnanimity, fortitude, and chat becoming pride, which leads as to rdipedoaifthq
nothing nnworthy of our condition. LiUrly therefore is, with perfe^ proprietf, iadi
Another of /niSig^ciidSnKy.and J^fcwhit father.— ZI^SCim arifing from iadignatioD ignifiaBi|
j and triamph on havtog proftratSTor elcaped his malice. Thia ftcra perfanpgc kkm,
j fadUrifcd in the following defcriptioo :
Of ample Cront, the portly chief appear'd,
1 The hunted bear foppUed a fluggj Teft,
The drifted fnow hong on his yellow beard*
|. And hit broad ihonlders braved the fnrious blaft.
Men may enjoy liberty without independencei they may be lecvre in their pcrftmi
fio^ without feeling any nncommon elevation of mind, or any fenfis of their freedom
tiielr liberty is attacked, they are alarmedf they £eel the value of their coodicioo ; they»
With faidignation againft their oppreffors ; they exert themiielves, and» if they are frca
cfcape the danger that threatened them, they tr iomph ; they refleft on the happincis sod if
lerred by freedom ; they applaud themielvcsfor their exertions ; become magnaataww sDi<
den^ There is, therefore, no lefs prc^^riety in dedodng the origin of ''i^i/iiiiliui firsai J|
JMtHyt than fixing the era of her birth. Oar Saxon anceilors, free, fimple, and iasfcsi
attacked, cfcaped the violence of their adveriary, refledcd on the fcEctty of their oBads
kamed independence.
The education of /adr^awfawf, and the Icene ef his nidvity, are ftuted tn his Wtkn
^,'and to the hiffh atchievements for which he was deftincd.
* The UgKt he Onr in AlUon's happy plaine.
Where, under covert of a flowering thorn.
While Philomel renewed her warbled drains.
The anfpicioui fruit of ftoKn embrace was bom—
The mountain dryads feized with joy
The fmiling ioUoc to their charge con(ign*d ;
The Doric mufe carefied the favcmrite boy ;
The hermit Wifdom ilor'd hu opening mind.
'fhe Inisgery in thefe lines is foft and agreeable, the language imooth, and the vtrlifia
tnonious.
In the fecond aotiClrophe, he celebrates his heroic and beneficent anions, and retarai, s
, df the third ftrophe, to acknowledge, with gratitude, the power of Imdtpemdtma^ in prder
i&ntainted by the debafing influences of grandeur, and the admiration of vain magnificcoce.
60s of the dignity annexed to an independent date of mind, he inveighs agatnft thefe mmi
iwir, who would impofe upon mankind by the oftentation of wealth, and the parade ef pf
In fortune's car behold that minion fide,
With either IndiaN glittering fpoils opprefk 9
80 moves the fumpter-mult in hamefsM pride.
That bears the treafure which he cannot taile.
t^or him let v^al bafd^ difgrace the bay.
And hireling minftrcls wake the tinkling firing a
Vier fenfual fuarei let fairhlefi pleafure lay ;
And all her jingling belli fantaftic folly rina }
Dil'quiet, doubt, and dread, fhall intervene ;
And nature, ftitl to all her feelings fulk.
In vengeance hang a damp oa every fccne.
Shook from the baleful pinions of difgoiL
Thefe Ones, cmbeiliibed by fancy, and rccommei^ded to the heart fay harmony, are tb
■ ef truth and hooeft indignation.
The laft antiftrophe h*% an air of foftnefi, benignity, and wildneCs^ that leaves a vcryfl
Ml On the niind of the reader, animated with fentimenu of pvblic njrttte glawiBC lii^i
hniop, and toA vnxlbk iML xhfeu^sawt m^yy^Viiwftrfia ^\hfe %oct< ■
^"
^■^i^^a^^i^B
THE WORKS OF SMOLLETT.
ADVICE, AND REPROOF:
TWO SATIRES.
riMT rOBLllBtD IW TIB TlAft 1 746 AMD X747*
•Sedpodice leri
Ccduntur tumids medico ridcntc Marifcie.^— >
O Pf occret ! cculbre opus etk ao baiofplce nohu ?
JmriMA^.
aim qnb
Peccamii fiacm pofutt fibi ? quaodo recepie
Xjcdiim rcmcl attrki de froou ruborcm f
Uid.
'f
...,
ADVICE : A SATIRE
»01T, rtltNO.
[, enough; all thii we knew before;
nous, I grant It, to be poor :
» fo much to fenfc and glory loft,
the curfe chat not one joy can boafl !
pale hag, O ! could I once break loofe ;
. all bell fiiould not re- tie the noofe ?
more care (hall H— » avoid hit wifei
: fly fwiftcr, taibing for hii life \
> leave the meagre fiend behiod.
Frkmd.
ir talent*; nature, erer kind, xo
or happineft, beilowt on all ;
or pride that finds her gifts too fmall—
pa the mule I it there no room for
aife,
:h bright conAellationa blaie ?
It NewcaiUe, abflinentJy great,
hit food to cater for the fiate t
. A general famous for an ezpeditioiu
hough not quite fo deliberate as that of
loufand Greeks from Perfia ; having wa^
y forgot to bring his army abng with
5. Alluding to the philofophical
lich this great perfonage "^inifeftcd for
U delights of the (loiiiMh.
I
And Grafton, tow'ring Atlas of the throne.
So well rewards a genius like hit own :
Granville and Bath illuftrions, need I name
For fobcr dignity and fpotlefs lame ; so
Or Pitt th* unlhaken Abdiel yet unfung :
Thy candour, Chomdly ! and thy truth O Yoonge !
Th* advice is good ; the quefiion only, whether
Thefe names and virtues ever dwelt together ?
But what of that ? the more the bard IhsO
claim.
Who can create as well aa cheriih fame.
But one thing more,— how loud muft 1 repeat.
To rovfo th* eng«g*d attentioo of the great^
Ver. xy. This noble peer, remarkible for l«b>
limtty of parts, by virtue of his office. Lord Cham^
berlain, conferred the laoreat on Colky Gibber,
Bfp. a delegable bard, whofe charader has al«
ready employed, together with hia own, the great*
eft pens of tho age.
Ver. 19. Two noblemen fsauraa tp their daf,
for nothing more than their fortitude 10 bearing
the fcom and reproach of their country.
Ver. %u Abdiel according to Milton, vtm the
only icraph that preferred his integrity m the
midft of corruption—
Among the innumerable falle, unauiT*d,
Unlhakcn, ualcduced, untrrrify*d-«
aoiq
Bribe hiBiy lo finft woif nnwBuHwIu^^^y
With Ibaw piood lord, who finiks a gndimt li^l
A £• to G^icivate 1117 heedle(t yoach* '^'''iTi
Degnuk my ttlmtt, and debauch mj tnith ;
iVUle fool'd with hope, rerolTct my joyleft day.
And friends, and lanie, and fortooe fl^et awaj j
?TiU fcandal, indigence. ai»fi*>AVtajW, *"'^ ^
The dreary jail entombi me, where 1 rot 1
Ii there, ye ▼amiih*d mffiani of the (Ute !
Kot one, among the miUions whnm ft cheat, 50
Who while he totters on the bribit bf #be.
Bares, ere he falls, attem^ tb* ^s^eftfhijf hfow !
A ftouly blow ! hisbii^id tool to feail ;
And rid his coosuy of one carle at leaft 1
Frind, » '- ^•- -
Whatl tnmaflaflin?
Foet.
Let th' aflaflSn bleed :
My fearlefs Terfe (hall joftify the deed.
tTis he, who lures th* uoprsdis'd mind aflrayi
I'ben lej^ves th.e wretch to n>i(cry, a pr(qj ;
Pert erw the race of virtue ]bff 1^gan, ' * '
And ftabs the pnblic hi her rntp^oHRm. ^
'■■■'-■ ■ • Frktid. ■■■■•■' ■ •;
Heav*ns how toq rail! the man's coofumM by
fpiter ' ' • ' -^
If Lockmad*s fate attends fon. when you write ;
Let prudence more propftiouf arts infpire ;.
The loweriiiryon cA^^l/y^'tt'O'dfaiib thehf^hpr.
(jjo then, With et 'ry Wpple ^tu* ftoi-M, — ' ' *
/md thrhre, 'tne favoorM iralet of my' lord.
;Ji||ii||l^a pathic, pimp* and
Then ftnit'B captain, if hb w
Ver. ftf . This allodes to a pljeoomenon, oeit
more flran^e than true. The perfon here meant,
ianiin^ a^stly hid upwards of forty eggs, as fti
yft^X nhyfieians and fellows of. the ifrf>^ 3p<tiety
fan atieKl; one of whom, weiiear, hsu updertakeii
the incubation, and' urilL ni^ dJ^tjtV »7<>uf tl^f
world wKU' ad account gt h|i fu'cceik^ Somie virw
tooii "affirm, that fiich prodiidions qiuHlKittie
His fate in conlnl. derkt or ag
^ Ororofs the feas, an envoy 'a, i
^ CniipM(^d'<lf fiilfiJioMl, ignora
A'pfvfthile fycopbm fliaU rif
t Aid'«% fhidi Vaiddla to th*
Accompliih'd Warran cri«»ml
, C . p^ ^
■' RerbU infamr hb name forra
W8&>Iihted fM thik vice on
A vice that fpite oi fenfe and 1
And poifons genial lore, and i
PoUfo! the pride of fcience an
The rnufe weepa o*er tbce^ wl
namel
Abhorrent ffewa that pmftirM
Th' indecent gnyCttf UiVpidltf
There only may the Ipurioaa |
Where notoQf lanrel dccluthi
Ohf<fene witji cripica' avow^i^ '
Corruption, lif ft, c^pritB;^ pc
Let Qhardlo with ^ cha^let rb
The tafte of M^ andAa'acn
•^Sir, Aaccosknew'tff UvW'aa'
" And keijt, l*c mc, tftp Ib^
Worth J to feel- that apMcnM
Which ri^ds l^oiiuoe wlyiin^
Let Ifis watt in murmyra, as u
Her tempting fiMhera'*^iu|^&jcr
Ver. 88. Thb child of dirt
thorns ezprclEon) withont an|
grovelling' adoUoioo, lui^'artf<
infoltioff 4Us better! ere'iV ^tw,
» O ■ M 't
W.»
Ilncft fcreent thf ftilinga of the church,
• one fliiiio^ Ribbt in thrUrch :
raptures let th« breafl contain,
:aT*n-boni ttfte tnd cmmhtion rdga.
FriemJ.
m thotiOind Tirtuet, then, atme
lA ccnfvre for the bretch of one ?
tcfH a cattmire or whore,
7 fccilt the brf(«!ar a* hit door :
^h no mortal credits Curio'i word,
f iae^ut^ fatttn at his board : 190
:ian mcckncf> facrifice thy (plecn,
c thy neighbour'!! wcakocffei to fcrcen.
c the hard, and whitherM all hi« fame,
jr.ds a brother weepinf^ o'er hit (hanic !
impious wretch with frantic pride,
honour, tnith, ard decency afide,
rcafon aw'd, nor chcck*d by fears,
4 his {^ries from the ftaina he bean;
plant mufc to virtue** aid (hall rifie,
the brand of infamy on Tice. X30
arou<k*d at hi* impcriotta call,
red footftqis echu tbroufrh his hall ;
ligh columna rear*d hia lofty dome
• cb' united art of Grtcce and Rome :
)ugh whole hecacooibt hi» crew regale,
t dcpcBdaat flvmbcra o*er hit ale ; [pifU
e remaina thmugh mouth* uanamber'd
ihe beggar and the dog* at lad :
nd, is it benevolence of foul,
i*< uf vanity, that prnn*p*itk: whole? I40
tis of floi4 who by profnfiun thrite^
e inveigled from the public hive :
nhers pine in folitary woe,
nt(h*d out thi« phantji'y of (how.
int mi firry aflailM hi* eyes,
W" throbbing bcrf' m fynpathise ?
rcnfire charity pcrvjide
wlio lan^uifh in the barren (hade,
ift by want and modrfly fopfirrft'd,
x\r\% talent wamu the lonely bread'? 150
rifyV'. by dullnefs and dil'dain,
the fecliitg of another's pain,
• «'f |ily wCcT be<lew*d his rye,
lewd bofom fi-lt the fucial figh !
FrunJ,
' thee his virtue or hi« vice,
r.d lib'ral, owls tl y merit's priec.
in hopelefi angui(h would I m'lurn,
vc my fortune to the man 1 (corn !—
.w rcfuuicc?
irly at one place, where a much greater
of morals ar.d taffe nni^ht be expe^ed.
iir. 'I hii is a decent and parental office,
I vlulli'if* i* employed ; i:amely. to cmceal
t ^s of her chilircn ; and eiadly conform-
ihst rnhunce of f:lial piety, which we meet
t!ie Ion of Noah, who wri-.t backward, to
te nakcdnrfs of hi« fathrr, when he lay ex-
'rom the fcvffi and ir.ful:s of a niAl;cioui
A thoufand yet remain 1^9
That bloom with honoura, or that teem with gain :.
Thefe arts, — are they beneath — beyond thy catc I
Devote thy ftudiet to th* aufpicioui fair :
C^ truth divefted, let thy tongue fopply
The hinted flander, and the whifper*d lie ;
All merit mock, all qualities deprefs
Save thofe that grace th* excelling patroncTii
Trophies to her on others follies raiTe,
And heard with j y, by d famation praife :
To tht» colleA lach faculty of face,
And ev'ry feat perform of fly grimace ; X^O*
l^t the grave fneer farcaftic freak thee flirewd,
I he fmurty j'ike ridtculoufly lewd;
'And the loud laugh through all its changes rung,
Apfland th* aboifive falHcs of her tongue :
LnfolPd a member in the facrcd lift,
Sof>n (hitt thou (harp in company at whift ;
Her nudtn};hr riies and reveU regulate,
Prieft uf licr love, and demon of her hate*
Pcet,
But fay, what recompence for all this wafte
Of honour, truth, attention, time, and taftc ? zio
1*0 fhine confef/d, her sany and her tool.
And fall by i»hat I rofe. low ridicule ?
Again (hall Hundell raifc her burclPd brow,
A{:ain (hail harmony with rap'ure glow !
The fpells difl*olve, the comhina'ioo breaks
And Pur<ch no longer Frafi*a rival r;ueaks.
Lo, RufTcl falls a facrifice to whim,
Ai^d nart«amaz*d in Newgate from his dream :
With trembling haihJs implores their promiaM aidt
And fees their favour like a vifion fade \ X90
Is this ye fairhlefs fyrena '—this the joy
To wliich ynur fmiles th* unwary wretch decoy \
Ntkcd and Ihnckled, on the pavement pione.
His mangled flcih dcvouf ing from the bone \
Ver. X77. Thcfe are myfteriet performed, like'
thofc cf the Dca B<ina, by females only ; coiife-
quentiy it cannot be expected thar we (hould here
eiplaiii them : vre have, notwithftandiiig. found
means to Icarn fome anecdotes c«)nceming them,
wKirh we (hall rcferrc for another opportvaity-
Vcr. 1^7 A famoufl mimic and finger. The
pcrfcn here meant, by the qnalificaiions above de«
fcriScJ, had inCnuaicd himlelf into the Cf>n6dence.
of ccr'..ii:i ladi(-« of quality, v^ho engaged htm to
fe: up a f upper .(how, in opp^fiticn to the orato^
riot iff Haitilel, againft wliom they were unrea*
(unably .prejudiced. But the ti^wn not fecoDdiag
the caj.ricioas undertaking, they defeited their
manager, « hom they had | lomlfi. d to fuppott, and
let him (ink under the espe nee they had entailed
up n him : he W3« accordingly 'brown into pri-
fon, wheA his difsppointmcnt g"t the better of
his rrafon, and he remained in all the cctlafy of
dcf^air ; till at laft, his gcicrous patronefTc-. after
much fu!ic:tation, were prevailed upon to colIiA
five pounds on the payment of whikli he was ad-
mittcil ii:to Udlani, wltcre he continutd bccfi of
his und^rlljRdii-g, and died in the utmoft ffli'
icry.
0* •••
^
Rigc in hit httn, i'lHrtAltta
BtbiJd,iiibu[7iai] hjgal yaat
BehDid hit gsy tnrfei lo ruin
^ToofedvcM, abjntlDn'd anil undai
THE WOf^KB 0
eje-
Rnl
voofu
titer in
iprr.
ycM.
Or ptuD^ ii ;■ .!■ ; n L :■ r.iT:.il IriJ,
Andfus'lti: I.' ;iiil>Iii: well.
Awl drcid ttaa cruQi of caprice ei'rjlioiir !
FrltU
■ 'Ti>weU:^D)or thiE petnluceor fljle,
And, like tlie eoTiout loder, lick the flic :
Vliit though latttb WitI pot aiicnd m dl 1
Who bn-Rlj darei, muQ fDmctimn riOt ■ hO,
BeKold ihe botintenui board oftDrtiinc fproidt.
ILtch wnJincfi, lice and falljjieldt chcebrndt
Wuald'ft thou with pnidetu coodcCxnllon Qifis
On ihe lace-IelLled termi of life to ttuiTC-
' r^ '
WhUl
_..D aCttct.i/fr ^ ftranl.t.^..,-.
Or ^uaick, (i> feed Slie flcu al| hitnu blood f
fcf
Some clikogeUrg heirefi Uei
■ ■■ PtH.
■Wt
Two thiogi I i]r;ad, m* cotiti.ieDcc and the law.
flow } dfcad a numliling be^r i*ithoDt a dai
Nor'thii, ndr that, ii lUndard ligbc or wrong
Till mibted'by' thr fncrceuirj; tongne;
Ad3 what ii conlci nice but a Gcbd of ftiifei
That c1iii'»i)ie}i>yii,'aiiddam'|if'lhe (ceDU of file 1
"fill: wsymrd'diild of vinitf and feai, ' t^a
Tl:t jrerVilh (i,"ni nf pi'veitj and cirtj
Uiinuinbrr'd woes ensindcr in iht bfcaft
■Itat I
te«,
u>thc
/■«
lUKcateful gueft.
Hnii. r
cred
ow-t
my i-!ory and wj gui
^ill^ So
lp.v
c, whale'erJielid
Safei.i
:hT(]
hiirtri
[Iter,
r.d.
ilicr roll
v.:r foul :
Mj f.'.
I fen-
Ii<}<
flnrmi Ibail reif
And fi
ikto
lie A
if fu
(burainTaiD!'
Tooeoytoflailfr.
o vruud to fer»e
Tbiue b<: the
joyk.
"■iign
ty to Harre.
No ; — ihank* tn difci tJ, war fliill be mf friend ;
And moral ra^f . hrrnie coiirajte luid
To pierce the |;tcaniirgfquaHron of the foe.
And v.iti renown by lome dilUnguifh'd blotf.
tuxbm
r,SMOi.i:.STT.
Of miUtuT coaard
What di^erenca, Ikf,
ftood.
And him who tmg^c th* bolaa Jimwt
En<ciio»-d«^lBWrtl»!fi^*dhM< I
ThelaAoiiar A(i
If fnch be lifSi it* wccebw I A
An4 Imi{ tpi^ui SB* ■iiIw''f*<
REPKOO^i
Hovt'ia I nun, or wbcndVtf I ami,
Thi* giddjr world BiO nttlea Moad ^M
I pant for Oence er^ in tU* nuot—
OoodHcaT'al whMdempa rtuM M^if
Vfr 159 Thcfy are the dteannandOflioMol
Cnib-flttet, with vihich the );0"d people of thii
ii*.elropo!>t ate daily .il.irnud and enicriained.
Ver. sort. Thii alluJe. to th^ hhlt of thr iiipei
and file, irplicable to all the t.nruc'ci.r'^uL cffutu
of malice and enny.
Ver. t^n. Thi^ furely, occaConed Churchill'i
T Too proud to flatter, igo Dncere to lie."
Aa iaJDr'd friend ! "wka cl
If jm, what title jqSiSta Om cIbb i
Did e'er fsw heart o'er ntf iMljKw |^*
Yottf int'iefi prof mc, or 7^ pnifa iJ««-
Ov coald my wanta my Uml ta br bMK
TUc iq diftrela Iha crai* 1*4 fcr ad W f*)
But let 01 grant th^ isdnlgeoea e'«r'fe fc^
Difptay without TcTarTs th' inngia'd wm|^
Among yonr kindred have I ki^M lifc
Deflow'r'd your daughter, or dcbanck'd y<*i
I'riduc'd Tonr cndit, bubbled T°n at pxt:
Or (oil'd with io/amotu reproach joai na
Fricmd.
No i but your cynic vanity {yrpull am)
Expot'd bj pririte coiuicit to the towa.
J'nt.
Such fair advice Hwcrc pit j ftire tp Uc i
I grant I printed it for public uSe.
FrumJ.
Vn, frifon'd with your o«ni rcmiikibcv
Inflam'd with fa much virulence of f(kce.
That the mild town (togiv( thedei'lhiii
Afctib'd the whole perforiiuuic« to a Jea.
Pti.
Jc«>, Talk), or Paguu, hallowed be litt
rha| teem* i>iih moral aeal and diuniltd
Pr ive that my partial Qraio adopii one it
No penitent more martify't] than 1;
Not ev'n the wretch in lhacklet,doani'Jii
Beneath ih' tnbuiuan fcoffi of WiUiimtv.
Ver. 14*, S49- Thii laft line nIatetB
laviouiof a general on a cemin occaS''
lifcovered an eiireme paffion foithecK
luring the heat of the day : the Hawna
[icrtl. in Ihe battle of X>ettiDKen.
V«t- 3»> Goveinot ot the Towa,
P o s
I (ee thi> bdafted fdf-^lcfiul—
ti*d knight hat triunph'd in hit trial.
Put.
Friemd.
' own farcafiic verie rniiay,
him at a trembling ranawaj.
foul !--th* imputed charge rehearfe ;
error and expunge my verfe.
,— howe*er the tUy wat loft or won,
JIow« the race wat fairly run. 40
truth too naked ihould appear,
ble ihall the goddcfs wear;
were fubjcd to the lion*« reign,
[uir*d dominion o*eT the plain,
olvei fierce rufhing from the rockt,
ithout controul th* unguarded flockt :
I crowding round the royal cave,
rch*b pity and protedioo crave :
ry wtntcd valour, force or armt,
eir lambt from danger and alamu ; 50
ranu the championt of the iold,
)( horn, and patriot virtue bold,
firm aflbciation, ilood
levoced to the public good 1
liicftain vrat their fble requef^,
guide, inilru&,and rule the reft :
' wat heard, and by conlent of all,
pc appointed general.—
: led, arrang'd the battle ftood,
*oe came pouring like a flood, 60
ghaft, fled fwiftcr than the wind,
in thrcefcore milet to look behind ;
band for ordert bleat in vain,
Qaughter*d heapt upon the plain :
aboon (to cot the matter (hort)
fpced could not outrun re|H>rt;
caie the cUmovrt of the nation,
t cafe flionld fland examination.
wat nam'd" each worthy took kit
•
»
emben of the homed race.— 70
, goat, ram, elk, and ox, were there,
hoary ftag poflieit'd the chair.—
Sir John Oope.
It it rot to be wondered at that thtt
ed of homed cattle only, Hocc, before
trmt, every creature wat obliged to
urith fuch vreapont at nature afford,
uently thofie fupplied with horet bid
;ualixing themfelvet in the 6eld, and
the fim pofit in the army.— Boc 1
t, among the mcmbert of thit ouort,
ncttioo made of fuch of the homed
rcre chiefly celebrated for Taloor;
bull, unicom, rhinocerot, Ite. whidr
to fufped, that theie laft were either
' with the miniftry, laid afide oo ac»
\T great age, or that the ape had in.
I it conrt to czdiMic them from the
4 judget*
MS. 55/
Th*isqoirf ftft, eich ht htf ton kgiB
The culprit*t conduA varionfly to fctn.
At length the fagt nprear'd hit awfiil creC,
And paufiog, thus hit feUow chieft addrelt'd
If age, that from thb head itt bonom ftoki
Ha» not impair'd the fun^iont of my fool.
But facred wifdom with experience bought.
While thit weak frame decayi, matorct nr
thought ; go
Th* important ifToe of thit grand debate
May fumifli nrecedent for your own fate ;
Should ever fonune caU yon to repel
The fliaggy foe, fo defperate and tell—
*Tit plaUi, you fay, hit excellence Sir Ape
From the dire field accc»mp]ifli*d an efcane :
Alat ! our felk>w fubjeat ne*er had bled;
If every ram that fell like him had fled ;
Certet, thofe flieep were rather mad than brifCt
Which fcorn'd th' example their wife leader gave.
Let ut then eVry vu%ar hint difdain, ag
And from our brocher*t laurel wilh the fltinj —
Th' admiring court applandt die prtfidentg
And Pug wat cleared by general ooniciit,
FrUmd,
There needt no magie to divine yoor fcope^
Mark*d at yon are a flagrant milanthrope :
Swom foe to good and bed, to great and final^
I'hy rankling pen prodocet nought but gall :
Let virtue ftruggle, or let glory fliine.
Thy veric afibrdt not one approving line.— 100
Hail, 6cred themet ! the mnie't chief deEght!
O bring the darling objedt to my fi^t !
My breafl with elevated thought (haU gbw.
My fancy brighten, and my nemben flow !
Th* Aooian grove inth raptnre would 1 traHf
To crop unfading wreatht for William'i beadf
^t that ny ftraio, unheard amidft the thronf ,
Mufl yield to Lockman't ode, and HanbeiyvZM^
Nor would th* enamoor*d mofc negleA to per
To Stanhope't worth the tributary lay; no
The (bul uoftain*d, the fenfe fublime to peioti
A people'* patron, pride, and omameiit!
Did not hit virtnei etcmix'd remain
The boafled theme of Pope't inunortal flnin*
Not ev*n the pleafing uflt it left, to raile
A mteful monument to Bamaid't praKe ;
Elle flionld the venerable patriot fland
Th* tmfliaken pillar of a finking land.
The gladd'ning profpeA let me lUll purfne.
And bring £ur virtue*t triumph to the view ! !«•
Alike to me, by fortune bleft or not.
From foaring Cobham to the melting Sent*
But, lo ! a fwarm of harpiet intervene.
To ravafe, mangle, and poUnu the icene:
Ver. 108. Two produdiont refonblinf ,,^
another very much in^hat cloying mfdiitfrity,
which Horace comparea to*-Cr#^«ai M^vatav, tt
Ver. iia The Earl of Chefterfidd.
Ver. 111. Daniel Mackercher, £f^. a man ef
fuch primitive fimplicity, that he may be laid to
h^TC escetdcil the kripture isjundiMi, ^ ^ot
TRS WOft|CI;Oll.taf^>LBTi:'.
Iji^'il tliii iiiiilmft pinilil iiii[ liiiif.|tiiwiil
"Vou dectp it nuicow. iheii ?-.LoQk rouad aJiM
"What vicu flquiilli fUll, unpiun'd by rae :
ComptioD, roU^d iq a ErtompliJD' cu.
2)irplap hiiburaini'difrBiit and gliit'ring ftlTI
Vot hec4tihc public (con), or iruiQcni cutle,
llnknnwn >li|iB to liqnoui ud tcnkorft.
Bfhold tin; leuing tielle, tared'd by all, :
Adorn uch griTa;ULie^-and publiclialli I^CLi
MfiitTc pecii »tteoi4>c liCtea «ad ador^
Afi^I ""' '"^^ maitoa.fliuni Uic titleiV wborc.
At Pet«r'> obfofUKJ [ iiii\g >« iiige ;
Hot hit myiriiticc jU fupplji'il a ttumrgt
For ihciil^ uibeiii£u[*c(>an(jbitu.
Who iacA at Jonathin;s, ajnl fwtar .1 Whiie'i.
Eich low piiriuiti uid High let, felly bred
U'ithin tht iV^ h^t and hollow head,
Thri»e> untontrDurj, and bWiTomi o'er ifacLba^f
Mar feelit^c rigauriOt my cbad'ning handi I|fO
Wbilc Codrub Ibivut o'er hi) bag' oCgoid. ■
Bj Sftaine v'uha'd, and bwuiaib'd by txiirt-
1 mark hii higgird cyu-wkh ftcnzy rnll.
And full upon the turort at hii fo'i:
'i'he VKcki of.nac, ll)^puil> of the deep.
ThuTi(;rciaithhTdciuu.drcan>*tt>ec>itiX'iJbep|
IDfnlTUlCdcbt(>r^Ihi»» and civil Qriie,
-Which daily pErfecale hit wTi:tihed life ; '
■Willi ail rh.- l.nrr^r, nt pr..,.ticijc lltil, ■
Th^.r^..!; i.;.^.. ..■.,;.,.. ■■.■ „....■ v.:-.i. t6D.
B^C^POP ^^. 'o*^, uiuiinLCid by the ichoul,
A jujgc by bkCih, by dcUiijy L foul,
yibi)c iht joUDg lacdli(igiint|i iiunitiTe ftii
Mu ptnj-colqiiccd'tntat.by bii fide,
VlcuTd, let iDf aiM),itK:piqM VQtJu'iican,
Who to the briFAf liiric cocaniti herlntr.
nufht with the fairit:rf«Oalic
Lm Ricbr wiik dAafcMA 4Mii
jEyir tfaa pai fchMlMBWi M II.
WUle hii brain fpMM ii i 1 t lljll
'llec with joy ths wtidde dcpUw
Aahtll-toirondag uiidl' ■■a fart^aii
Let CT'ry |>oti**4 Upe, m*^MI«4
EipplOT Ihe faci»Hwfa«iiljnwr hnJi
A meddling, pratav, blimd'riaf. ta^ta>!
*«d nuy (SnaU niftw » UtdpBHi Mv
«Mbci4<ll<Nt
Tbc fatal pmod hiAcoa-an-HKc!
Nor wiU 1I7 «ufc. tb.' oblMM evW ^M
iThy aaw?ni|r<pa«ry, thw ^Kfl t^^i§.
jThe kcmcft ap^iiia»4ian.|a«k d rfeafaf
Condcno'd bj^ CtfvK Bask, kM^
' Ch.nr,
idalldacropcar*4lcriU(a^tkadf:
only putillg-wit^ bia.cloik and coat* bnt with
hUlhinaUb, tacebiw a.brathcriudi&i'cA: Mr-
Aiuitai;y, ii|hi> cUined; tti«. Augtdiu title and
Ver. I^, Atrianiinte'
fcAToiDi^Ehe qarrew m.*i of piivate irfury, fennd
incani to lay a whole) B*le nnder conifibuiiati,
and piUw a kJDBdaoi ^' inunenle fum^ nodcr '
the proicdioo of la«<^ '
Ver nf. A CbriAian oti bwweU, idia knd*
money to hii fricndi in want at the moderate in-
teccfLoijoI. pu-.cHit' A-man fanoii* for buy •
. ing pr-or fcaoieni tickcii.
Ver. I jji. A wit uf the firft water cclel>ntcd,
far her talent of.cei^riee at d double eDlendre.
Ver. 1 43 Peter WaUti, E(q w>alc chancer
ii too well known tu atfi ilcrciiptioD.
Ver 164. Whether it he. fui the rcaron aOin-
c4 in the tubfequent Mnet. or. the (rUKalitr »( ux
parentu, who ire unwilliiH! (o ihruw away inoDcy
lA.B«Uog their duUiHi wilct than thctnfclTci, I'
[kmnrBotl biK certmiti It U, iImi vtif fa
'hlhka eommit the ednouioD ^d^k
fmne (nifiy *■"*""' .'irirh a r«rfinil*ffl
CO keep mafter out of the ftabk
Ver 170. M<in(lcn«f.aUBrri!t^
" Heloak'd,and'raMLB.t>bUJ«c-Taiik.
" SnirttDwhoTchaatda ini^erfnbwi
" AUftuld«a, gpiocMia bil^BiiddnHM>p
** And ten-born 'd fventia and gianci r^ >
" Hell riliu, heaven ttcTcuid^anl dBB*
" Godt,ia)p^uulD)aii(len,iniific.n|e,ai
" A &K.4Jig(a,batth:,aiida,bKll,
" Till one wide CDDfUgra.tiuii fwaUswid-
Ver. 174. Thii in na other ibM ■
chair, (irnodabMH-wiUi grm ImmJcj
fain viiiiK by tha twlp of wUch ate
rcfpoodcDCe ii ofEca maiaiaiacd imatF
falbion, many, ycna loseiber, wilhi«*
fonal iattivicw., to the great bmaaoll
liiy aodiipadJicighbourhaod.
lUd. y-^ im Al Eqiully apptkdk
difuuit asd CMTd-taUe, nhcre crciy pt
pay an cxtfaT^g^nl price for wbatbii*
Ver lU Jimvti:^) A eeocnl bn
for coadud >od ducipline, thu, daisf >
in wbicL be had • cutiGdtt-able coiua
ivd CB havi been rem rajlyin| three it-
g<«D<, five milt* fr«ni tb'- tieldiJbok
Ver las- A fnusniuj of wila. >>«
modefty, and it&z, are much at the Ut
IB O Z l/lr t.
tftS
aoo
« ■
apcly neutral f^ti fhj ClcPt rriend«
vcrfc CO cenhir« or commend.
e to the (rmtir (riul that cool J dcqj
(Katid \incc I" fill thf cry !
: me (^ill the fent'^ment difdain
whonevrt fptuk^ but to arraign;
rriii]( fuo • f calumny aqd Ijporn,
neither artK nrr iei'fe, n^r foul, adorn :
V. ho, to maintain a eriticN rink,
1 CO' fkioiio of his own Kitcriial blank»
nt of laAc unXviHinjj to betrajr,
fcnle and noitfcnfc hcfiratctulf day;
mw contra^d heart each paflage raul,
ten hums and (hJcei hu empty bcadi ixo
ime oracle ador'd pronounce
(live bam a poet or a dunce ;
n loud cbmour rchoet back the word.
Id ! infipid — fo.irioi; or abl'urd.
and lb' uiiuuml»er'd ikoal* of fnuUer fry,
ibbk round, 1 pity tnd defy.
THE TEARS OF SCOTLAND,
IVritttn 14 the Tear 174^
r, hnplrfft Caledonia, mourn
tfiiniM pe4ce, thy laureU eom !
na, iar valour Um^ renown d*
ufi^hter'J on the.r native groond ;
ifpitable roofit no m^re,
:hc fl.'an^cr to the d. or;
ky nimo funk they de,
onuments of cnicUy.
rcrched owner feet afar
hrcnrne the prey of war.;
k» liim « f hi« babe» . od wife,
iiiit<.« ) if l>rca(l. and curfctlife*
• Ain« are fttmifii'd on :hc rocka^
once tV.ey fct! -heir wanton flocks S
vifti'd virffink (hriek in vain;
faiit6 perilh on the pUin.
)oot» it then, in crery clime,
;h the wide rprcadinjt wafte vf.tioi^
artial glory, cru'A-n*d with P; ai£r,
lie with undInnni(hM blaze f
\%'riiig fpirit now i* bn kc^
rck i« bended »o the yi»ke.
funign arm* cf'uld never queU|
1 rage, and rancour fell.
ral pi|>e and merry lay
xc Hutl chctr the happy day :
lal iw* re* of gay deli;;ht
: tli^ dreary winter night :
kinK but t)io£e of forrow flow,
•U)*ht be heard but found* fT woe,
the pale phantoma of the flaia
ugU;ly o'er the filent plain.
ful caufe, oh ! fatal mom,
'd to a);ei yet unborn ■
nt again (I their father Oood,
rent iked hi« children*! blood,
hen the ragt of battle reai'd,
Aor*a Joui wu jMt appvt'd 3
The mked and fiftrlorn mttft- fiel
Djvuof^ng flamci, and murdering fteeM
The piou« mother, doom*d to death,
F«>rlaki n. ^aotterji n*cr the health.
The bleak « in<) whiAlea round her head,
Hrr helplefft orphans cry for bread;
B reft of flielter, food, and friencf.
She view* the (hadet of night defcend ;
And (Iretch'd beneath the inclement fldes,
Weep* o*er her toider babe*, and diet.
While the warm blood bedewa my v;eiii^
And unimpair'd roDeifxbraDce reigp^
Refcr.cmcnt of mv counuv*& iate,
Within my fijial hrexfl fliall beat;
And, fpite of her infuUing fbc.
My fympathizinj; verfc i)iaJ),fliow :,
** Mourn, haplelt Cilcdiinia, mouru
** Thy bjjiifli*d pque, thy Uurcla torn.'*
VERSES ON A YOUNG LADT
• f ■ ■ m
rLATING QY\ A OARP^lCapa*, ANJD tlNOXM««
Whin Sappho ftmck the qjBivViog wii:^
rhe throbbinj{ bread, «i(aa all on we I
And when fhif.nua*d.tbexo9al lay.
The captive foul waf charm*d.a«ray !.
But had the nymph, pofTeft wichthefe,
Thy fofter, cbifter V'ow'r to pleafc ;
Thy beauteoui air of fprightly yonthg
Thy native fmilei of anieff troth ;
The worm of grief had never prey'd
Oo the forlakcn lovc-Cck maid ;
Nor ha«i (be mouro*d an baplcit flaine«
Nor dafli'd 00 rucki her tenidcr frame.
Loya Ewav.
IN IMITATION or TlBULLOt.
Wnrti n«w are all my flatt*riog dreami of jojl
Monimia, ^ive my foul her wonted refk ; *
Since firil thy beauty fix*d my roving eve^ ^
cart-gnawing caret corrode my pcnlif e bra
Heart
reaft.
Let happy luve^'t fly where pleafurei call,
With fcAive fonfft beguile the fleeting hoor;
Lead beauty through the mazet of^e balf|
Or preft her wanton in loTe*t rofeate bower.
For me no more I'll range th* empurpled mca4v
Where fliepherds pipe, and vixgini dance a^aii4*
Nor wander through the wdodbioc'aiiagnfl
fliade,
To hear the muCc of the grove refonnd^
ril feek fome lonely church, or dreary hay,.
Where fancy paintf the gUmm*ring upcr Uii«|
Where dampi hang mould'ring on the iTy*d
wall.
And fleeted ghoflt drink up the isldaight dew:
There leagued with hopcleft aogvifli ^d^lfljpyr,
Awhile in liknce o*cr my fate repine :
Then with a long farewell to love and care.
To kindred doll m j weary linlii Coaligik
Il
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THE WORKS OF BUOhVXtT.
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Wilt thoQ. ItolnSB, ihtd a grackMH tttr
Od the cfiU fraw mhtt^ tU mjtonom^ wlk.1
Strew ▼ernal flow'n, tpplaad my loyc iio-
And bid the tmf lie ufy OB mj brttft?
SONa
Wans with food latere and emiiey
Ob thf trmfcendcDt chan^i I gtie.
My catitk>iit UhA eflkys in Ttin
Her peace and freedom' to mamtaiB :
Tet let that blooming form divine,
Where grace and hansony combine,
ThoTe eyety like genial orbs, that movc^
Bifpenficg gladncfi, joy, and lore.
In all their pomp affiiil my view^
fotcat my bofom to fnbdne ;
My breaft, by wary maximt fteelM,
Not all thde charms (hall force to yield.
But, when inrokM to beauty's aid,
I foe th* colightea'd fool difpby'd ;
That fool fo fenfibly fedau
Amid tlie ftoims of firoward fotc !
Thy genius a^Bve, ftrmig and dear.
Thy wit fnblime, thoogh not liSfert^
The fecial ardour Toid of art.
That glowB within thy candid heart $ .
My fptrifes, lenlc^ and fircagth decay, .
My refehitioB dies away. • ^ . ^.
And cT*ry facuky oppnA^
Almighty lore invades my breaft '
SQNG.
To Bz her— 'twere a talk ai Tim
To count the April drops of rain.
To fow in Afric*s barren foil.
Or tcmpeiU hold within a toiL
I know it, friend, Ac's light as air,
Mfe as the fowler*s artful fnare ;
Ittconftant as the paffiog wind.
As winter's dreary froil uoklod.
She's fnch a miller too in lore.
Its joys fl>e*ll neither (bare nor prove ;
Though hundreds of gallants await
From her vidorious eyes their fate«
$lnihifig at foch inglorious reign,
J fometmies fl rive to break her chain ;
My reafon fuomion to my aid,
ItefolT*d no more to be betray *(l.
Ah ! friend, 'tis but a ihort-liv'd trance,
Difpell'd by one enchintiog glance ;
She need but look, and, I confefs,
Thofe Ipoks completely curfe or blefs.
So loft, fo elegant, fo fair.
Sure fomething more than human's there ;
1 muft fubmit, for ilrife is vain,
Twaa dcftlDy that forg'd the chain.
BURUBSQPZ ODE*
Waaaa walk thou, wittol waid,
Cue
From thefe weak anna mine aged g
Thefe pioQS anna eflay*<l too hte
To drive the dilnaal phaiHom from
Could not tliy heafin^ drop, illail
Could not thy ^lotary piU prolong
For whom, fo oft, to Marybooe,]
Thy ibrrels dragg'd thee tliroagh
ways!
Oil^oppiqg Twick*iiham did m
Thy fteps, thoagh tended by tha CU
Nor the fvrect eavinana of Dnny-
Nor dufty PimUcD'a «mbow*riiig in
Nor Whitehall, by the river's ban
Bcfet with rowera dank ;
Nor where th' F.vrhanfge ponra foi
Nor where to mix with vMai, fed
Steep Snow-hill roUa the Cable So
Nor where the Mint*a *'****TtafiiniTir A '.
Ill doth it now bcfeem,
Ihat thou (honld'ft dose and dream.
When death in mortal araaonr '^*»*
And ftnick with mthlcfa dart the gi
Her lib'ral hand and fympathilmg fa
The brute creation kindly bIcfVd:
Where'er (be trod grinaalkiB parr'd
1 he fqueaking piga her bonnry owa
Nor to the waddling duck or gahblii
Did (he glad fuftenance relnfe;
Ihe ftrutting cock Ihe daily fed.
And turkey with hia fnoot fo red ;
Of chickens carefnl aa the pioos hen,
Nor did (he overlook the tomtit or t
While redbreaft hopp*d before her it
As if (he common mother were of aJ
For my di(badted mind.
What comfort can I find ;
O bed of granoama ! thou art dead i
And I am left bchio J tu weep and m
To Ibg thy dirge in fad and funerea
Oh : woe is me ! alack ! and wcll-a
ODE TO MIRFH.
PAatNT of joy : heart-eafing i
Whether of Venos or Aurora b
Yet goddels furc of heavenly bj
Vifit benign a fon of grief forlorn :
Thy glittering colours gay.
Around him mirth difpUy :
And o*cr his raptur'd fenle
Diffufe thy living inHuence :
So (hall each hill in purer green ai
And flower adorn'd in new.bom h<
The grove (hall fmooth the horro:
And dreams in murmurs (hall forgr
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• SmoUitt^ imagimimg himfdf ill h
, Ly*tUt§m, wrpit the aU%i€ hmrl^^^ ^
] mwo^f CM the 4ta$h ^ bk U^^
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^delfl, fliine with onremitted ny.
Id (a fecoad fun) with brighter beam opr
day.
ar wihthee forf^ett hit pain,
ed porertj can fniile with thee,
ju be nigh, grief's hate ii vain,
:ak th* uplifted arm of tyranny.
le morning ope* on high
i» uniTerfiil eye ;
id on the worM doth pour
it giories in a golucii (hower,
d^kneft trembling 'fore the hoftile ny
to the cavern deep and wood forlorn :
le brood . bicne, that own her gUMiny
fway,
p in her rear and fly th' approach of mom.
▼ering ghoCU, that dread th' all-cheering
light, Lnigbc
aa the lightning*a flaih glide, to fepokhrtl
It whence the gladdening beam
^at pours hi« purple fireain
0>r the loLg profpedl wide f
•> .\nrtS. I fee her fit
iv.-.'-^/ of !'.gl.t,
laughter 4t hrr fide.
' 1 v.\cj hv.v.n: g near
''',='•" i»»f v\ingin air ;
\v. ....... bis |>ointed dart,
.'/ .:•:!» 'r kc-s »ht willing heart*
a' ' : r ,vv afri:(5t»on*» power,
;.i».. wild p4fli.<n^ rage,
. '..I y- angl.t In evil hour,
t:>c t.i'dy hand of aj^e.
i;th naih heard the fuppliant poet's prayer,
:i^. *hat adei the blaH (hail vex the trou-
bled air.
ODE TO SLEEP.
e?p, profoundly pleafiog power,
wtt'^n of the i»eJc.fi:i hour,
I (rem rh/ calm aiitxlc,
ther wave thy mapic rod ;
thy filcnt fjo hinjr >way,
arm the canker care xway.
; r thou \nw\\ to g'ide along,
cd hv un airy fhrung
:\c drc-m* ai?d Imil-t of joy,
d. rn the wanton boy ;
he monarc'ri fancy bring
« t* ;:• hitter loic a king ;
'tcp'ig hod, the ^r'oniog plail«
ii*g tf arms and irtdior*» train ;
juld a TriMcr ▼iflon pleafe,
the hapf^ femes of prace ;
\u'Ui:U), bl-jfoirg * i around,
dailr^ wl'Ii ;uil c.n?»r >wn*d,
I . with brow 1< 'enely gay,
jual art's refjlgeut ray.
ODE TO LEVtN.WATSR.
ren*s bi^nks, while free to rote,
Qe the rural pipe 19 Iotc |
I envied not the happieft Twain
That ever trod the Arcadian plain,
Pure flream in whofe tranfparent WlTC
My youthful limbs I wont to lave ;
No torrents ftain thy limpid fource ;
No rocks impede thy dimpling courfe.
That fweetly warblet o*er ica bed.
With white, round, polilh'd pebbles fpread;
While, lightly j>ois*d, the icaly broo4
In myriads cleave thy cryftai flood;
The fpringing trout in fpeckled pride ;
The falmon, monarch of the dde ;
1 he nitlitefa pike, intent on war ;
The lilver eel, and motled par. *
Devoiv!ng from thy parent lake,
A charmir>g mase thy waters make,
By bowers uf birch, and groves of pine,
And cdf^r« flower *d with eglantine.
btill on tliy banki^ tu gaily green.
May ntiin'roui herds and flxka be fees,
And laifes chaunting o*er the pail,
And Ihepherdti piping in the dUe,
And anrien^ faith that knows no guile.
And induflry embrown*d with toil.
And hearts rcfoiv*d, and bands prepar'd.
The bleifings they enjoy to guard.
ODE TO BLUE-EY'D ANN,
WiBN the rough north forgets to howl^
And ocean's billows ceafe to roll ;
When Lybian fands are bound in froft, '
And cold to Nova-Zcmbla's k>ft !
When heav*nly bodies ceafe to move.
My blue-ey'd Ann 1*11 ceafe to love.
No more fliall flowers the meadi adorn.
Nor fweetnefs deck the rofy thorn ;
Nor fwelling buds proclaiin the fpring ;
Nor parching he^ts the dog-ftar briog ;
Nor laughing lilies paint the grove.
When biue-ey*d Ann 1 ceafe to Iovc«
No more fhall joy in hope be found ;
Nor pleafures dance their frolic round ;
Nor love's light god inhabit earth ;
Nor beauty give the paffion birth ;
Nor heat to fummer fnnfliine cleave.
When blue-ey*d Nanny 1 deceive.
When rolling feafons ceafe to change,
Inconilancy forgets to range;
When laviih May no more (ball bloom ;
Nor . ardens yield a rich perfume;
When nature from her fphere (hall dart,
rU tear my Nanny from my heart.
ODE TO INDEPENDENCE.
STBOriB.
Tbt fptrit. Independence, let me (hare
Lord uf the lion hear: and eagle-eye.
Thy fteps 1 follow with my bofi.m bare,
Nor heed the ftorm that howls along the flry.
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THB WORltS t>P SMOLLETT.
Deep in the frosenlv^liHlii 6i the lieM^
A goddels violaiM brtHigltt thee Ibith,
Immom! 1iBl»tti ^hofe lodkt AiMiale
Hath bleached the tftiOCt thktSt in «¥^ talf :
ing clime.
What thne thb irctinheilted QM
With frantic fup^rEiiiita fof hiijj^Mei < <^
Arm'd «ttli tin* dk|ffef khd the pHH,
The foot of Wddeb to ilifc fleld defjpVi :
The nithlcii hag, bf WH^*t ilbtfd.
In Heaven** bSlite ilfg M the ItifemiA blW 3
And red the ftreatn be|;Ui to fiofr :
The vanquiihM Wbrfc hkpttfted with bklod !
Thcf Saxon prince fai hdrttjr iled
From altars ft«hj*d with hiidfan ^6tti
And libertf Ml rbitted Xtfpmf led
In (afety to the Wik NofWegikit fkoifL 96
There in a oave aieep (he lay,
Lulled by tht hoarfe^refomiding rii^ ;
When a bold fati^ fitt that way»
Impeird by deOiny, hti AaMfte d^atitt.
Of ample frMit thh portly chief ipfetg*A t
The hunted be^fupfAy'd a iha|^y itft%
The drifted fi<«# tftin^ 6n Mt yellow beiM>d t
And hit broad IhtaldiettbrtYM the fvtntm* bikft.
He fiopt : Jic gazed ; his bofom glow*d,
And deeply fek the impreflian of her charms : 30
He feis*d the advantage fate allowM :
And ftraight comprcfled her in hift vigorons armik
STBOPRB.
The curliea fcfeam'd, tbe tritons blew
Their (hell« to celebrate, the raviih'd ritef
Old time exul^d as he flew }
And independence faw the Kght.
The light he faw in Albion's happy plains,
Where under cover of a flowering thorn,
While Philomel rehev^d her warbled ftraiAi,
The aufpicioiis frii't of hoVn emt^ra'de was born^-^
The mountain dryads fieis^cd with joy, 41
The fmiling infajdt to their charge conTignM ;
The Doric mirfe carefs'd the favourice boy ;
The hermit wifdom ftoT*d his opening mind.
As r< lling years matured his age,
He flourished bold and fincwy a^ his fire ;
While the mild pailioni in his breaft afluage
The fiercer flames of hts mattrnai fire.
AMTlSTROPHf.
Accompliflied thus, he winged his way,
And sealous roved from polfe to pole, 50
The rolls of right eteimal to dSpIay,
And warm with patriot thdoghtsthd af|)iring Tonl,
On defcrt ifles it was he that raii*d
Tbofe fpires i!hat gild the Adriatic wave,
Ver. 16. Charlmagne obliged four thrufand
Saxon prifoners to embrace the Chriftian religion,
and immedia'lely after they were bapti^*.^^ ordered
their throats to be ctit. Their prince Viiiki^d'
fled for flielter to Gotriric, king of DenmaVk.
Ver. 53. Ahhough Venice was built a" cbilti-
derable time before the' sera here afligncd for the
hirth of Independence, the republic had not yet. I
tttainedtoany great'degred of power AttdTjjiilelidbUr. |
Where tynii^ tetfeld nrisM
FHtMlMdbiiiVc^nt^le, wb^ieavirahBfi
He fl«eled rhe bluot BA«avian'« armi
Tobnift the lbeitei*s dMbln drib;
And citiea ren^d, asd planted 1um»t
Won from the flkirte of- Hqpo^tl
He, with the.fl^er«lM roftk^-iiitei
On Uri*s rocka in clolV drvan-; .
And winged that arrow fare ft fiili^
Which afcertained the IkacdiiiJbnMwm,
•TKOPBB.
Ar4flk*kft«^hio|^ farida he cntfd,
Wh«re bbHefl mrcure tunes f npioi^
CcMMMur tH her tribda adnll.
To freedom's adamantine (hrine ;
And nAhf a Tartar hor9 IMera, lyM!
He'rmitch*d fr6m mder fat ufjpngaa'awjp
Anfd taught amldft tbe dreary wafte
tffe dt-cneeriaji^ hyinna of ifhcrty tnfl^^
He virtue flnds» like preci«ma ore,
Diffus'd throdgti eVerj Kaler .mould,
£veo now he CLvi^ 00 Cafyi** rocky ftd^
And tnms the d^'fs of CortkM. to gofi;
He, guardian genius, taught my yoaui
Pomp's tinfel Uv^v tu 4eAile :
My lips by him, ^t^ifed to tmtlk,
Ne*er payed that homa^ wKUi fly U
^ denieiL J
^^ JiKTltTaOiPBB,
Tbofe fculpturdt hafts my feet (hafi never oa2
Where vamilh*^ vice and ▼anitj comLn*^
1 o dazxle and fednce, t^cre li^aners.^prcirf;
And forge vili fluicklen for the lrce>boni aab
While iiifoleoce hia virrluilcd front mphih
A'n^ all the fluWera 0^ fpurip'na fancy Ham;
And tTtle hui ill-weven chaplet wears.
Full often wreathed around the nuTaeutV ^
Where ever-dimpling falfehtjod pert and tw^
Prcfents her cup of ft ale pfofeAon*s froth; |
And pale difeafe, with all his bloated tnu,
Torments the font tX glattony Aid fl^oth.
Ver. 58. The Low Countries were net f
oppreifed by grievous taxations, but Vii*
threatened with the efiabliihment of the 1;^^
tion, when the Seven Proviocea revuluc, «
ihoik off the yoke of Spain.
Ver. 6a. Ailiiding to the known ilary of ^
liam Tell and his aflociatea, the faihcn 1
founders of the confederacy of the SviC
tons.
Ver. 6s l^hc Arabs, rather than rcCjn t*
independency, have often abandoned thrir li
Utions, and eocuuniered all the horrors ti
defert.
Ver. 69. From the tyranny of JcnghikK:
Timur- Bcc. and other eaflem con<{uerors »i
tribes of Tartars were ufed to fly into the rr.
er waftes of Cathay, where no army couU ix
them.
Ver. 76: The hoble ilahd made hy VJcU
oli and hi- affociates aKainft thcufurp3Ti.=< i
French king.' riiiift endear them to all ih: fco
liberty and indepefadbh'cd.
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iTtOPBt.
ne*t car bchoUi that minion ri<!e,
thcr Ii'.diit\ glirtering (poiU op.preft,
» the fitinptcr-mule, in hamcft*d pHde,
art thr treafure which he cannot tafte.
I let venal bardt difgrace the bay,
eling minllrcit wake the tinkling ftring;
fual (nare« let faithltft pleafure Uy ; lOO
glinir belli fantaftic folly ring;
t, doubt, and dread (hall intcrvcise ;
tnre, ft ill to all her feclingi juft,
cance hang a damp on every fcenc,
rom the balrful pinion* *f difgaft.
ANTlfTRorHK.
ril coQit ill her frqi.eftend hauntt,
main, meadow, (treai^dct. groTe. or cell,
the poifcd lark his evening ditty chauntt,
alth, and peace, and cootrmpLtion dwell,
ftudy (hall with foUtude recline ; lOf
endihip pledge me to hii fell w-fwaint ;
il and temperance fedately ;wine
nder cord that fluttering life fuiiains :
arlcft poverty (hall guard the door;
(le unfpoiled the frugal table fpread ;
duftry fupply the humble (lore ;
ep unbribed his dews rcfrelhiog (hed :
mantled innocence, ethereal fprite,
lafe far olT the goblin* of the night :
dependence o*er the day prefide,
oos power ! my patron and my pride. 120
SONO.
ht man whom I lotv tboogh my heart I
difguife,
reely defcribe the wretch 1 defpife ;
he has fenfe but to balance a draw,
I fure take hint from the piAare 1 draw.
without fenic, withoat fancy a beau,
parrot he chatters, and Omts Uke a oow ;
ock in pride, in grimace a baboon,
age a hind, in conceit a Gafcoon.
ilture rapacious, in falfehood a foi,
ant as waves, and unfeeling as rocktl
ger ferocions, penrerfe as a hog,
hicf an ape, ami in (awning a dog.
)rd, to fom op all hit talent* together,
ut is of lead, and his brain i* of feather,
he has feole bnt to balance a ftraw,
1 fure take the hint £rom the pidure Idraw. 1
•DNG.
Let the nymph iUll avoid and be deaf to the
fwain
Who in tranfports of paffion affedi to cmnplaio ;
For his rage, not his love, in that frenzy is (novmi
And the blaft that blows loodefi is fooo over-
blown.
But the (hepherd whom Cupid has pierc'd to the
heart.
Will fubmiffive adore, and rejoice in the fmarC;
Or in plaintive foft murmurs, his bofom-fclt wo.
Like rhe fmooth-gliding current of rivers will
flow.
Though (ilent hit toogue, he will plead with lui
eyes.
And his heart own your fway in a tribute of figlM;
But when he accofts you in meadow or grove.
His tale is all tcndemeft, rai-tarc, and love*
SONG.
Come liften, ye fiudents of ev*ry degreei
I Gng of a wit and a tutor ^die,
A (Utefinan profound, a critic immenfe.
In (hort, a mere jumble of learning and fenle ;
And yet of hi* talents though laudably vain,
His own family aru be could never attain.
His father intending his fortune to build.
In his youth would have uught him the Crowd #
wield.
But the mortar of diicipliae nercr would ftidt.
For his fl^ull was fecur'd by a facing of brick ;
And with all his endeavours of patience and pti%
The (kill of hit (ire he couldaever attain.
His mother an boufewife, neat, artful, and ^mUg
Renown*d for her delicate bifcuit and piet,
Soon alter*d hit ftudies, but flatt*rio| kit tafto.
From the railing of wall to the reanng of pate
But all her inftruAsoot were fruitlefs and vain.
The pye-makiog myft*ry he ne'er could attata*
Yet true to his race, in his laboura were (eco,
A jumble of both thrir profcffions I ween ;
For when hit own genitu he ventur'd to truft.
His pies fcem*d of brick, and hi* hoofca of cruft/^
Then, good Mr. Tutor, pray be not fe vain.
Since your family arts yon could never attain.
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POETICAL WORKS
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JOHN ARMSTRONG, M. D.
Caotainiiig
TBI AIT or PRKICRYJNO BEALTB,
or BENEVOLENCE,
lASTE,
DAT,
IMITATIONS Cr IIIAKSr:ARC AN^
tPENSEK,
life. ISTc. ISTi.
To wkich it prefixed,
THE LIF-E OF THE AUTHOR.
Daughter of Pzod, queen of every joy
Begin the fong ; and let it fweetly flow.
And let ic wifely teach thy wholcfome laws :
** How heft the fickle fabric to fupport
" Of mortal man ; in healthful body how
'* A healthful mind the longeft to maiotain." i
With thy aid the fecret wildt I trace
Of nature, and with daring ftept proceed
Through paths the mufes never trod before.
AIT or rRSSElVIIfO BEALTB, laOK I*
EDINBURGH:
PRINTED BY MiUNDUJ. AND SOU, ROYAL BANK CLOSR
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THE LIFE OF ARMSTRONG,
ToHM AiMtTftONo was hoTTi zt Cftftlctoii, on the baukt of the Liddal, in Roxburghfliire, iboat
709. Hit fathtr tnd brother were mioiftert of Cafiletoo, and highly refpcdcd lor their piety and
iligcncc in their paf\oral dutf.
After the ordinary courfe of fchi^I edtieation, he was fcnt tn the UniverGty of Edinborgb;
vhcre he ftudied the fcveral branches of philofophy and medicine, under the (different Profrflbrs. and
00k his degree in Phyftc, February 4. I73I1 with much reputation. The fubj.d oi his inaugural
Uflcrtation wa« De Ta6e fiMrwUnta,
Soun after his graduati'tn he went to London, the proper place for t man of accompliflirocntt
ike his, where he commenced Phyticiin ; but never attained any grc^i extent of praAice or emi-
lence of popularity.
He wa« more fuccef»ful as an author than t fhyfician. In 1735, he publifhed, without his namCs
pamphlet, intituled Am EJfaj far AiriJgimg the Study/ Pbjfi: j to ttticS is aJdtd a Dialogue hkxvixi
Hygeij^ Mercury, and PltOo^ tetatimgf the Pra/fUe ^ Phyfu^ 9$ it it m*magtd by a tertasm illufirioui 5»-
}9ty , and Am Efifiie/rem UJkck tb« Perfiam /« J^&M IVard^ R/f. with a dedication. " To the Antia-
ademic Philolophers, to the Generous Delittfrrs of the Schools, to the Dtfcrvedly Celebrated J«>fliua
A^ard, John Moor, and the reft of the numerous fed of Infpircd Phyiiciank " This fugitive piece
ontaios much wit and plcafautry. In the dialogue he has caught the very fpirit of Lucian.
In 1737, he publilhcd A 'ydopjit •ftbe Hiftfj amd Cur€oftbt Femtreal Difiafi^ 8vo iiifcribcd in aa
Dgf nious dedication to Dr. Alexander Stuart, as to ^ a perfon who had an indifputablc light to
udge feverdy of the performance prcTented to hinu"
This publication was fooo followed by The Eeomcaty 9/ L^ve, 4to, t poem, which hat much
nerit ; but, it mud be coufcficd, is too (Irongly tindured with the licentioufnefs cf Ovid. It ap-
pears by one of the ** Cafes on literary Property.** that Mr. Millar the bookfcUer paid fif^
^ioeas for the copy right of this poem, which was intended as a burlcfque on fome didadic
f ritcrs. It has paffcd through many editions, more, it is to be be feared to the advantage of the
K-okfeller than the reader. It is but juftice, however, to add, that his maturer judgment cxn
•ungcd many of the luxuiiances of youthful fancy, in an cditiioa ** rcvifed apd corrcded by the
uthor** in 1768.
In 1741, he foiicitated the recommendation of Dr. Birch« to be appointed phyfician to the fleet,
hen going to the Weft- Indies.
In 1744, he pubiiihcd Tin Art of Prtfir^mg Health, a didttffi$£tm, 8lV0, which laid the foundatioa
>f his fame, and will be a lafting monument of his abilities.
In 1 746, he was appointed one of the rh}Gcians to the Hofpital Cor Lame and Sick Soldiers be-
iod Buckingham- H< ufc.
In 1751. he publiibcd his poem m ^emrvoUmct, in folio; and in 1 753. " Taftt, mm E/j/U* io m.
«fe«^ Critic,** 4to. lo the fame year an elegant ode was aildrcffcd to him by Or. IhcoLaJd.
In 1758, he p'.bliflud Shtibej or fff»y» m fsriout Sutjedfs, by Laumedot Tempi* , hjf 8vo. In thlt.
iroduAion, which |-oflcfl'cs much humour uid knowledge of the world, ami which had a,rcmvk«
biy rapid fale, he is luppofrd to have been aififl^ by his friend Mr Vifiikct.
In 1760, he wa% appointed P.:)Ccian to the aimy in Germany ; where in 1761 he wrote a peooi
ailed Dcy^ Am EffflU to Johm IViUtt of Aylijhury^ Ej'f. 410, which was publjihtd |^as the prefatory
dver'iCcmcnt cunKfTcfr) '* without the kuuwlcdge or the confcut of the author, or of the gentle-
lan to whom it is addiriTed.**
In this porm he wantoiily hazarded a reflcdion on ChurchlU, which drew on hiny the veagMUiq^ . .
f thu fcverc fatirift. < !^
What rew« to- day ?— »I aflc you not what rogue,
What paltry imp of furtune's now lu vigue
What luTward blundering foolwa* laft preferred.
By mere prcrercc diOirguifls'd from 'I.l herd :
With what new ihe^i the gaping town 1* fnut^
What eraxyfiTiWer reigns the pieictti meii^
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I ' ' . ^^^^ .^Ht'*^ ^T^flF* TJ ^* T^^^p^^^P*
'' linkers All MtfoAiTerik^
Where all but barren labour wa» forgot,
... iA»d-4heM2i|fttffiiC!6Qfh]pttcr*tlC<^ .
Jpet thtrm with ^iWrmpaTf the term of i^h^^
' ' ' ' But not one hour of darknefs when the liight
Sufpends this mortal coil, when memorf wakes,
VT-hen fof oar paft niU«l«ipff •onfcicBco takes
A deep revenge: when, by refledion k4».
$he draw« hin curtaitu, and lopki cpmfqrt dead^
Let every mufe be gene ; in vain he tpms
-And trteii to ^ rayfOr iieep ; kn iBtna bums,
A more than JS&tn* in hit coward bteaft ;
And gaift} with yeageanco ym'd, for^shim ro/^-
Thoujrh fofc as plumage, ^rom young zephyr** win^g
Hi^ (fotiLh fceni* hdrd, and no relief can bring ;
liigraHti/de hath planted dtf gerl there,
lla good man candeferve, nftkvre man bear.
It mu(l be acknowledged, that Armdrong himftilf afforded the orl^^al canfe oii
^alianon was unjufixfiabiy ferere. Armftrong Was Incapable of the crinae ^irith wide
and the imputation of ingratitude will never obihire the' charaAer of a humane, ^
s&ffe6lioned man of genius, wkoft fl;reat offence was his attachment to the party in o]
il'ilkes and hit friends. '
It may be here obferved, that nothing appears fo fatal to the inte^cotirfe of frieod
IBciTt in politics. ' The intimicy which had fubfifted between Armdrong aod Mr. \
fi^iy interrupted, if not dHfolved; by the'diemon of party.
After the peace of Paris, in 1763, he quitted the army, returned to Londoo, a
pro<dice of phyfic, in which ho appears to have been chiefly tiraillifig to hia own face
lence and inadivity.
' He was a man of a very Kberal turn of mind, of general eruditSon, ^irith a Im
among the learned of different profeflipnt ; "bttt he could not enter into connexions 1
were not to his liking. He could not cultivate the acquaintances to be met with
he could not intrigue with nurfes, nor afTociate with the various knots of pert, id
impertinent, good-humoured^ malicious go£5ps, that are often found fo ufeful to int]
phyGcian into pradice. He talther chofe to employ his dme at home in the icdoleo
m.^^ttZJ,^t. __ J A.. J~ ^. *<> /V^mJ mm ^ja^. ^aa^a.!..— ?•. A f..%^A 4. » •» a. - .a M ^f aa^^a-
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tnt LlfE OF ARMSTRONG. fSj
)f which tiad Urn by lilm many yean. What he has lo(l, and erpeciatly trhat he hii«-ife.
, would probably enough hive been better received by the great majority cf relJenrThinl
ng he has publiOicd. But he never courted the pnbiic. He wrote chilli y fur his uwn
nent i and bccaufc he found it an agreeable and innocent way of lomctimc!> fj'cnding an
ur. He has always mod heartily dcfj^ifcd the opinion bf the mclility^ from the Io%%ift to the
; and if it is true what lie has fometimct been told, that the Wfi judges arc on hi^ fiJc, he
no more in the article of fame and reoowD as a writer. If the beft 'judges cf tliis age ho-
lm with their a[ jrobation, all the worft tro of the next will favour him >\irh theirs, whrn,
ivenS grace, hc*ii be too far beyond the rcavh of their unmeaning praiAt?, to receive any dif-
.>m them."
left of the Sitfths or TJfjjt^ he has drfcoVetcd a Tiund underftandinp. and a good tafte ; Kut
Wi very fond of making ulc of fome vulgarities of cxprcflion that bclop";; j.cculiarly to the
. The Ftirced Mjrtin^e was written in 1738! It hnJ bjcn ofTtred to Garrick, but rclufcd
1. It is a pLrforniance in which there i^ much paffi'm, but liitic ju Jj^mi nt.
771, he publidied A Slort RjmLh tltou^l f»tif fartx rj frjr.ee anj -.'/...y, /j L.Tw:eUt T.-Tnfk^
ro. I and ij 1773, a pamphlet in his own name, intituhd, j%T:J.'-,jI£j'ijt.4to t.iward-i the
:on rf wl;ich, he accounts for his not having fucli cxtcnuvc pra*flice a> f-mo rf his brethren,
Is t-.ot being quatifiid to employ the ufual meant, from a tickllSi (Utc of fpirlts, arid a dif.
ed excefs of fcnfibflity. He complains much of the behaviv.ur of fcfne of his brethren, ot.
'd of critics, and partFcuIatly of the reviewiri.
> work, which does not appear to have acquired much reputation, was th? Ia(l which he gave '
world. He died September 7. 1 7 79, in confeqiierice, it is faid, of a f.^.Il l;e rcctivcd in'ftcp-
jt (if a coach; anc^, to the furprife of hisfricndi, left bihinJ hini more than 30vol. faved
A very moderate income, arifing j^rineipally from hi» fialf p;y.
following f^'tr/ei •m tbs Df^th ef Dr. Arm'ir^iig^ appeared in the " Gcnileoiiu's Maga.Tlnc/*
:obtr 1 779, dated Cray's Inn, September 10. and figned IV. It.
Ye fwains of Lilhl^ as you drive yuur flicep
'Vet verdant pafturrs, or the ruflct llt-^p,
If yet B mufe on LiJJatt bank* remain,
For tuneful Armjiritg wake the pjaimive Arftin. '
Thoui^h from you loog, lung fr-m the linipid wavci
In whuh he lov'd hi- ir.fant limbs to lavc;
i«ot g from the pcM»l, wixrc olt with mimic fly
He patient angled for the filver fry;
Yet utrc his manners ariicls as your own,
A* plain a« \\c the world liad ii'jver known.
The world he fcornM, f4»r wcl! he knew to fcan
The crooked views of narrow-minded man.
Ye fon* of GaUm, thouj^h he laek'd not flcill
Like you, by Aow aud k:ri.t tncAiis to kill,
He fought to fave, he fought to heal the frame.
And bieaihM Ntprnthc in poetic flame.
From breesy fummit, or fair op'iiing lauti,
He bade his patent* hail the checrtui dawu;
1 heir villas build, wide from the niatfliy mead,
* Bi:t il.ief where bees oit fragrant wild thyaic feed !
As dearh itfeif avoid the Inioky town ; '* ^
KciJtl the enfecblinft luxury ol down : <
i-ar from the breail all rankling caret expel.
And there invite content aud hope to dwcU, ice.
: -ii'.cn f.f hit Mif.fUjmiet has been called f«'r Cnce his death ; bu: his Att of Pr*far^ftmg /*.j;;i,
rr. fun. I'.ntly reprinted, ^nd with his other p«>cucal pieces, except 7he £*omi>my tf Lt^e, was
•i nil) :i.= edition 'if " the Eiigliih Tocts/* 1799.
(.Karncler of Armllrong fecms to have been very amiable and refpe<5lable. It is to h:i ho«
'it he w?> the intimate fncnd uf Thonfjn, aod hit coadjutor in the compofttio.i of hi> aa.
: " C-l'!e of Indolence." Sraiixa Ixviii. was written by Armftrong. " Th uj;h the I>iC-
hcmfou writes hit friciui raurlooi '^ncrcaies la kii bjllr.c{>,he doL^ not dccreafe in fp!eeir;
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fff tHt LIFE OFARkBTttOMO*
btt tbcre It i tertaln IcM of fpWeo tlut is both humM lod agrecftUe, IHdB JafKt Siik|ii^
Ttanfon hM ikSaihtd bisabfcot aoodi lo tlie**.Q«IUe U todoleiice.'* Stainax.
With bim wtt fnmctiiiiefl johiM in Blent walk^
(Profoundly filent, for tbcy i^ver fpokc)
One ihyer ftiU, who. quite deteftcd talk,
. i ' Oft ftitilg by fpleen, «t once awiy he broke
To groves of pine, and broad o^erAadowfatf oid:«
There inly thriU*d» he wandcrM all alone.
And on hinifelf his penfire fDi7 vkoket
.He- never*d utter*id word, Uwe when Drd Ihone
*tht |[lirtci ing ftai of eYe — thabk heaven, the day U dcme.
He lived alfo hi bahittof intimacy with Oratngerg^ir John Pxiogle, Mr. ViM^ Mdsdi
Bien of wit and learning.
. *^ y was early acquainted with l>r. Artnftrong»^' thA hte worthy t>r ComiM of Dwchticrvni
Mr. Nichols, *' have ofren vifited him at b» lodgings, knew many of hja antiniates, havcsKtka
in company, but from my having vifited the Mctrcpolis fo feldum fiiici^ my rcfideoce in Dmq
H^t I was not fo well acquainted with him as I flinuld othcrwiTr have brrn. or wi&ed»^
He always apprared to me (and I was corfirmcd in that ppinirn by chat of hia moft ir«Ba
friends) a man of learning and geniiii, of ccniidersble abiliriet in his profcflioD: of great kom
Itnce and goodnels of heart, fond of aflociatirg with men of parta and (cuius, bat iodidai ai
ina^ive, and therefore totally unqualified to employ the means -that uAially lead to ncdicii fli
ployment, or elbow his way throogh a crowd of competitors.**
As a Poet, his compofitions have great ineqvalitiea, Ibme of them bring pc fit fled df cffff ■
qjltfite to be fought aft^r in the moft pcrfcd compofition, -while others can hardly he eoMati i
fnperior to the produAions of mediocrity. Much of the merit (i his EpifiUt io Ewmmtt^ u^tm
Cr'Hk^ aM4iS9 Jtbm fViUcs, £/f. confifts in a fpirited concifcnels, a lively reprefcotatioo of ckan£a^
and a certain fprightlinefs aud turn of wit, which are alway» plcafing. But they Icldom riic m
a high drain of poetry, and are rometimes deficient in grace and eafe. The £J^j/Ug t§ &ana, i
father too fatirical for the fubjrd. In the ^j^jfiU t§ Tajh^ he is feverely fatirical on ail pretcudma
"wit ; but he does not treat the fubjed in fo maftcily, nor in fo poetical a manner a« Pope had te
before him. In hi? Day, be feems not to have intended rifing much higher than p/cfe nst tM
numbcrv. His W^intet Pieu^ in imitation of bhakfpeare, has more elevation^ but is a turndflB
inflated performance.
His Art •/ Prejtrvhg Healthy on account of the reputation it has fo juflly acquired, prechdeiL
criticiTm. It is of the highefi fpecies of didadic poetry, and of a merit and charader fo grtat, i
to rank with the cpmp< firions of Lucretius, Horace, Virgil, Vida, Boilcau, AkcnCde, Dyer, ci
Grainger. Akrnfide has attempted the moft rich and poetical form of dida^ic writing ia ki
" Pleafures of Imagination,*' and in feveral parts, fucceeded happily, and difplayed much mil
Armflrong has not aimed at fo high a ftrain as Akeofide; but he is more equal, and
throughout a chaOe and corrc^ elegance.
'* To defer ihe fo difficult a thing gracefully and poetically,"^* fays Dr. Warton, in hia*<
on Dida^ic Poetry,** as the tffcAs of a diftempcr on the human body. Was rvferved for Dr. Am
ilrong, Inrho accordingly hkth nobly executed, at the end of his third book of his Art rf Pr^a^
Healths where he hath given us that pathetic account of the Sweating Sickncfs. There b a '^'^^
eorrei^nefs and clofecefs of flyle in this poem, that are truly admirable; and the fubjcd is ralfedia^
adf/rred by numberlefs poetical images.**
** Of all the poetical performances on this fubjed, fays Dr. Mackenxie in hia ** Hifiery d
Health,'* that have c< me to my hands, Dr. Armftrong*^ Art •/ Pre/erring Health is by far the bcft. T«
quote every charming defcriptton and beautiful paflage of thii poem, one muft tranfcribe the vbcfc
Vfc cannot, however, ex{>ed new rules where the principal defign was to raifr and waro th
heart into a compliance with the folid precepts of the ancients, w-hich he has erfotced with pdi
ilrength and elegance. And. upon the whole, he has convinced us by hia own example, th« vi
ought not to blame aotiqtiity for acknowledging
^ One power of phyfic, melody, and fong***.
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THE JVORKS OF JtRMStRONG.
Mtk^tm\
THE ART OF PRESERVING HEALTH. 17744
IN FOUR BOOKS;
BOOK I.
illE.
TCft of P^eon, queen of every joy,
* ; whofe indalK«oc £mile fuftams
ous race luxuriant nacore pouri)
;h* immortal efleocet beftowt
1 youth ; aufpiciou<i, O defcend !
ecrful guardian of the rolling year,
' thou wanton '{k on the weftem gale«
ft the rigid pinions of the north,
life and vigour through the tra^
iroogh earth, and ocean's deep domain,
iroogh the hlue ferenity of h^ven
rer approaches, all the wafteful hoA
ind uckoefs, fqualid and deform*d,
dcd fink into the lothefome gloom,
n deep Erebus invoU'd the fiends
ore profane. Whatever Ihapes of death,
om the hideous chambers of the gkibe,
through the IhuddViof air: whatever
»Ugues
Te famine breeds, or with flow wings
n the putrid watry elemeoc,
tp wade foreft, motionlefs and rank,
others earth and all the brvathlefi windii
lie carnage of th' inhuman field :
T baneful breathes the rotten fouth ;
:r ills th' extremes or fudden change
ind hot, or moid and dry produce ;
' thy pure eflfulgence : they and all
Ct poifons of avenging heaven,
ihe pale tribes halting in the train
Lod heedlcfs pleafiu-e ; or if aught
iet*s glare amid che burning lky«
ilcclipfe,or planets ilUcombin'd
difailrous to the viul world ;
itary power aveiu their rage,
Ke general bane : and but for thee
vould fickcn, nature foon would die.
Withoat thy cheerful adive energy
No rapture fwells the breaft, no poet fingi;
No more the maids of Helicon delight.
Come then with me, O goddels heavenly ^y I
B^gin the fong ; and let it fwettly flow.
And let it wifely teach thy wholeibme laws :
*< How beft the fickle fabric to fopport
" Of mortal man ; in healthful body how
** A healthful mind the longed to maintain.*^
*Tis hard, in fuch a ^rSt of rulca, to choofe
The beft, and thofe ofmoft extenfive nfe ;
Harder in clear And animated fong
Dry philofophic precepts to convey.
Yet with thy aid the fecrtt wilda I trace
Of nature, and with daring (lept proceed
Through paths the mufei never trod before;
Nor ibould I wandet doobtful of my wayj
Had I the lights of that fagacious mind
Which uugbt to check the peftilential fire.
And quell the deadly Python of the Nile.
O thou belov*d by all the graceful arts.
Thou long the fav'rite of the healing poweri}
Indulge, O mead ! a weU-defign*d eflay,
Howe'er tmperfeA ; and permit that I
My little knowledge with my country (hare,
I'ill you the rich Afdepian ftorei unlock.
And with new graces dignify the theme.
Ye who amid this feverifh world would tkres^
A body free of pain, of cares a mind;
Fly the rank city, fhun its turbid air ;
Breathe not the chao^ of eternal fmoke
And volatile corniption, from the dead.
The dying, fick*ning, and the living world
Exhard, tu fully heaven's tranfparent dome
With dim mortality. It is not air
That from a thoufand lungt reeks back to ckinft|
Sated with exhalations rank and fell^^
The fpoil of dunghills, and the putrid thaw
Of nature ; when from iltape and texture Ihe
Relapfcs into fighting elements t
It is not air, but floats a naufeous mafs
Of all obfcene, corrupt, oficofive thing*.
Much moifture hurt« ; but here a fordid bttll^
With oily rancour fraight, relaxes more
The folsd fninc than fimple moiliure
9^. • • • •
jPuij
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Betides, iinmnrM in many a fallen bay
iniat never felt the frefluieft of the hreeze.
This flumb*rii)fi; deep remaint, and ranker t^aw9
With fickly reft : and ((hough the lungs abhor
To drink the dnh fuBgnDdasabyls)
Did not the addt vigmaf oHhe-mi&e, f '■
Roird frem^Vrfl^ai^ tmd^iAf chhAn^taBe
ThflLputrid deams that ovijrfwarm the flt^r.:^.
This cauftic venom would perhaps corrode
Thofe tender cells that draw the ^ital air,
In vain with all their unduons rills bedewM ;
Or by the drunken veBqttf^tibes,'i;haf 7*^0,'
In coontlefs poreroVi' in thfe'pervioul flcili ' "
Imbib'd, would poifon the baUamic blood,
And roufe the heart to every fever*s ''^go*' i(j.' ;'
While yet you breathe, away; the rural wHos
Invite ; the moontains call yon, and the vales;
The woods, the ftreamf,and eachambroliaiBreeanr'
That fans the ever undulating flcy ;
A kindly (ky I whofis foft'riag! power r«||ijM'- -
Man, bnft, and all the vegetable vmpk. • > ' - ■ • <
Vind then ibme woodlahd ' fcene wtretd 'Mftm^
imiks . . '" . -. ..'
Benign, viihere aflherhoDtft children thrMe,''V .
To us there waAtkoot many a happy ieif !
Look round the AniUng latd^ fuch ntimWx^ rfft
We hardly fix, bev»itdet*d ia our ckoict^ -
See i?liere enthnm'd in adanutitine ftaw, ' ' '
Proud of her bardti imperiklt Windfot- fits t • ' '
There cboofe tHy feat.iafoMe a^fnting gfbve ' • '
Faft by the ilowiy-wioAing -rHaimesi or where '
Broader (he laves fair Rkhii^<nid*s green i^firtaCl,
(Richmand that fcesan honidvf d villai rife
Kural or.gay). . O! Tnpm the- ilbmmer's rage '^
O I wrap me in the friendly gloom" tllat MkfeM *
Umbrageous Ham ! — -iBut, If the lloTy to^ '
Attrad thee ft ill to toil foV pow«r or gold,
Sweetly thou may (I thy vacant hoor« poflVrs-
In Hampftead, courted by.t'ne weftern witid :'
Or Greenwich, wavinjj o'ef the winding fidod; "
Or lofe the world amid the fytvan wil^s ' -
Of Dulwich, yet by barbarous arts unfpoil'dr
Green rife the Kentilh hilb m cheerful air ; '
But on the marOiy pUtns that Lincoln rprea<^
Build not, nor rtft too long* thy u'and'ring fttu
Vox on a ruftic throne of devry turf, '
W.h baneful fog* her aching temple; b^und,
Q^artana there prciides; a meagre "fiend
Bejfot by liurus, when his brutal force
ComprefsM the ilothful naiad of the fens.
Proni fuch a mixture fprung, this fitful pcft "
With fcv'rifli blaflsfuhddeH the fichning hand :
Cold tremors dt>mc, with mighty- love of reft,
Cr.ijvu'five yawning^l.-iflitutU*, and pafns
Thar (Hn^ the^burden'd brMvs, fjtigue the loins,
i\i) J rack the Joints and cvftry torpid lim-.» ;
T hen parchinj; hejt fucctfftds, «>J1 copious fweats
O'crflow : a fh<»rt relief ft^om former iii^.
Ilenca'ch rejorcd (hocks the wretches pine;
The vij^our finks tlie habit mtlcs away;
The ciiccrful, pure, and animated bloofti
I)ies/rom rht face, with fqualid atrophy
D-v:.iir*d, in fallow mc'anchMl)' clad.
A I'. I i.ii th*4urceref!«, in her ffttod wrath,
K'-lij^ns tkciK to the Ir.rits of qcr train i
THE WORKS OP ARMSTROWa.
TheblcMted hydrops, Asd tbeycDovfiol
Ting'd with her own accumalMcd giB.
In qneft of fitoa. avoid the ngmUfii
Where ofiers thrive, and trees tktt loveii
Where many Hrf noddy rfvoi l«»:
Miff far fh4.iievlt|ii]i« III the lAdhtal
^W neW tW^nMArmtti^ afthtiM
Eternal vapours rife ; the tymp n
For ever weeps : or, tnrgid widi iIki^^
Of wateriy pours a Iboading ddsge ^m^
>' kfil^es fvdi «p thcfirier every moral km
Wlio'^k^t the ^opiy, p^> cr Aem
Tertian, corrofive fcurry, or inoiftcaanfc:
^ wy otharriDjory that growa
Frdin raw-fpun fibrea tdle aad Doftraf^
Skin ill-perfpirlng, and the pwple hid
fifliogma eddiea loiterinfp into pUcfau
Yet not alone from humid ikict veyiKj
For air may be too dry. The fubtk boia^
That winnows into duft the blaficddosn,
Bare and extended wide vyhhontaflitm^
Too faft imbfbVf dl* ictttwaated lyapfci
Which, >r«hi ftnrA«c«v froin the ikmkfk
The lung* gro^ rigid, and with toiliftr
Their flexible tibmtion*; or, inAn^,
Their tendtfr «^r<4[hoviBg fimdoieitaML
SpoilMl^f iti litnptd thicks tbefalMd
A miuft of ieaa t^toains, a droffy luk
That flowaili^tho wanders thnwgbtkcM
UnadHe in tlM ferricea of hie,
Uiftiiio lead fra pkehy cnrrenc du«i|k
The fetfret niktj chaoneU'of the bairn.
The ^helanchdrid fierid <that woitdc^ar
Of phy(ic),beaee the ruft.e6mplensn*dtf
Pprfuc^, vrhofe blood is dry, whofirfiha^
Too ftretch'd a tone : and hcoce in difaeii
SO fiiddefi tutnutts fcike the trembiiogoerv
And burning fevers ^low vi'irh doobk njt-
Fly, if ycU can, thefe violem. cxtreao
Of air : the wholcfome is nor moift taiit]
But as the power of xhoofing \% deny'd
To half mankind, a further taflc eclue«;
How beft to mitigate thefe fell exuevOi
How breathe, unhurt, the vritherirgekaff
Or hazy atmofphtfrc : thonj^h cuftcmiaoaJ
To ctVy clime the loft Pronr.ethcan chr;
And he who firft the fog* of £ff-X '.Teaib'i
(So kind i* native air)» may in tJ e ftoi
Of FflVx from iuvcterare ili« revive,
At pure Montpelicr or Bermuda caofht.
Ent if the raw and ocay heaven offeaJi
CorrcA the f« il, and dry the focrce»up
Of watory exhalation : wide arid deep
Condt'.iVl your trenches throujrh the qailifl
.S•)licitou^, with all your wicdirg art*,
Betray th' unwillip«: lake into the Ikrcam:
A.kI wtrd the forrlk, and ir.v^ke the^iri*
To l>reak the toils vhere {lraii«k*d rarwr'
Or through the thickets fend the cr*ckiiiL'
Meanriroe, at homc« with cheerful tji«i'i
i'lie humid air : and let ycur tab e f«r.oke
With folid roaft or baV'd ; or what the Yd
Of tamer breed fuj ply ; or what the w.'.:»
Yield to the loilibiue plcai'ures of ihc c::^*
THfi ART OF PftESEItV!>r6 HEALTH.
u your wine, the Vo»ft of rlp'ning year* ; ; Swells into ehrerful hilYs; whrre marjoram
9*f
^I be your cupt : the laiiguid frAAie,
id fuuk from yeOcrday's owauch,
from the colil embrace of watery hcavcot.
her thcfc, nor all Apollo*! arty,
the danger^ of the droopfiig flcy»
iri'h eacrcife and nuQly toil
■jc your nerves, and fj^ur tlu- lagging blood,
'nmg c(iiiie let all the foxo of calc
if iiido!u:cc would with to ^vc,
a and loiter out tl.c luiAg flvj\x year
flEic^. If droui;Kty rc^ioni parch
and lunj(*, and bake the thickming hlood ;
tre waving fore A chOoTe ynur icat,
Lini.ng tree* refrifU the tf<ir{ly air ;
ke the fountains from their fjcret beds,
> lakes dibte the rapid ftri.an..
ead )-vur gardens wide; an J let the cool,
ii rc-luxarg vegetable /lore,
n ca^h rcp4ll: you: foid fupplied
itf[ l.t'c, be fccutijr \i^utli.d ddwn,
(vciclion, and a mcUoMing beat,
I holm; or, if the folid mafs
oic, titrmcntcd iu the boiling wave;
uii^h the ihirSLj channels ot' the blood
i iHluted chyle may ever flow,
nnt dairy, from its coul rccei%
- octd, or !>cr.ij;n VkiU pour,
n your t!url> ; or il: the mai;lltng bowl
^hiiLer the ii«:kic tade relit. ve«
the vi;cx;u\ bl-iud the dniplc ftream
liy mil fi\c ; and icrnieiited cupi
jtc niitrt moi:'urc tli*ui they give.
1 puL' ka;oo:« rile, or winter ri.l!*
IIS o'er the world, thau luayft indalge
iiore )!c;!J4d, an J imi.utiait hroaek
i>w c^i*. i'h«,ii, ti'O, the fcourging air
to kk-encr toiU thun fultry drought*
It rarely we fudi flwies bUiphcme.
OHirifibAi raiitk, or with raw fo^a
oi.r UoiuUA drocp , lucumbcnt Uiil
o'.)i heaven o'erwlwlou the linking foul,
with Uurris in ;.e;»py n*ub:it4in% r;ic
':icd cioadt, as il ihc :>t)^iaii ll]adc»
tic du:j|r;.>jn ol ttiiiul nigtil.
With tituut'.cr all. tin- luuJi d.fccndt.
1 lhiiwcrler<» day the heaven » indulge
ng cuaic ; ixicpt the balclul tall
ic ten«lc. fi.iiu>;, aiid iuuriy chvcks
ol tlie ye.ir. CJur uth^rs talk
r». balmy ;>ii<, ;ii](i lk-.e» iLr(.!ic.
en' lor what uijcxpiatLd cti:r.cs
il ihaii^^c ' 1 he hri.iMli'.ig wicu;cnU
our pviwuiul j:iiii:.ier-> cri\r^th,
lilt- li:rci cxl<.ri:>.iiattu)!pU|;uc .'
\i in :t«r i.-.iuc m^«a\.,
Atlitiii n:r.: i:-ii- ii.«* main'.
t-«iurc, U ^jiii !•. thi» gijom !
:rii4i atiUii:^:,. t'.c. \\ .i;o>
n ot- wulii. : ^jv« ciie gd-ial u-cft
, and. i:i . ■ ii.rn, i..e i|.ii-.*i;)/ ncrth :
•ffen^... til kjiwiin^ K alLi'tft rule
n<'r hill II L '. ty VA*'uiituUtL.uy.
lie, (lie niwi.i *.) t^ij^tury :o Kiuii
And thyitic, the love of brcs, perfume the air;
And wherf the ' cynorrhodon with the rofc
For fragrance vies; for in the thirlly foil
Moft fragrant breathe the arom.itic tribes.
There bid thy roofs, high on the balking fteep,
Afcentf, there li/ht thy hufi'itaWe fires.
And let them f:e the wit:tcr morn arife.
The Jummer evening MiiHiing in the weft ;
White with umbraji'eoas oaks the ridjjc behind
OVrhiinjf, d^'fmtis you from the Muit'riiig north,
And bleak alfl:Cl!on of the pctviflx eall.
I O ! when the j^n^wling wind.s contend, and all
I The founding forcfl flutf^uates in the ilorni ;
Tu fi.k in warm repofe, and hear the din
Howl o'er the ficaJy battli-nvnts, delights
Above the luxury of vulgur 11 .-i p.
The murmuring livulct, an J th.- hoarfer ftraia
Of waters rufiiir.^ <»*cf the flippery rocks,
Will nightly lull you to ambrofial reft.
To plcal'e the fancy is i:o trillln|r g(K>d,
Wiiere health is lludied ; for whatever movei
The mind with cal-n delight, promotei. the juft
And natural movc-nient» of th.* harnionioui frame.
Bcftd.:.', the fpottive br.>« k for ever Ihake^
'1 he trembling air ; thut fl.>ats :rom hill to hill.
From vale to mountain, with incLfiant change
Of pur ell c!t :r.en', refief.iftig ft ill
Your airy fcat.und u:jinfec\d god*.
Chiefly f r this I praife the nui: wlio buildt
High on the brctzy riJg':, wh<'f«. kfcy lides
Th cthtTtal de;p wjth eiui^ls biilyw* chafef.
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i:s purer n:anL"n n*-! co:ita;;iiiiia year*
^ihall reach, nor licar.Iy putiid uirK anuoy.
But may no fog«, fr^jm like or fe.my plain.
Involve my hill ! And svh.refoL'tr )ou builJ ;
Whcthtr tii. fun Lu.i.r l.j I";ji;»» i r t;>c pLins
WafhM hy il:c filer.: Lee ; i:i C'Jiel.\a iuw,
Or high Bi.ickhw.ith, witli win:'r/ u •;.•!' alT.ird;
Dry be ycur houfj: bat ai-; .••• rj r!;.*ii w.:rm.
K.K' every breath ».:' .-.-.Icr v».::.l will itr.ke
Y'l.r tcr.dtr b.-''y t!.r«.u^!i wi*h rafiM rsin< ;
I I K':\L <■■.• i.j \\..l r:a*^* y^u, I.Ouiivnels hia \ vour
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_ Or m^ill (i.-avcdo lo;.J yo: r :.cl.:: g brows
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In «.Kiirur*d air, ti.:;:..d \. rl. :\. .:i;.i./ Ii;e,
l.(tli.>lcy c.ilj.ij s ;«awc yixr .iri'j \ i\..* nis;
! .\nd i\:\\ a: azure :.r'.>:i;iJ. :n..v y< ur u*.ni\;
At tvcr^ vviiiiin'.v ilris.k :hi; Ij«'..j 1'in.\.
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And Mtnma ripc&t lo tbc iniiimer*! nf •
Nor left the warmer linng tribct dinvad
The liDll*rifig fun : whofe energy dinne
DwetU Dol 10 mortal fire ; whiSe gcn'root heat
Glows through the malt of grofler elemeilti»
And kindles into UU the pond*roua ipheroi.
Cheer*d h j thy kind invigorating warmth^
We court thy beamSt great majefty of day t' ,
If not the CdoI, the regent oC this worUI, ■ .
Firft-bom of beaveUj and only kfii than CfodS; /
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DIET. *
Xiroi)^B of air. A defart fubjeA How,
Rougher And wilder, rifei to my fight.
A barren wafte, where not a gtrluid.groWf
To bind the mufe'sbrnw ; not et*n a ptoud
Stupendout fclitude firownt o*er the haith,
1*0 roufc a noble hnrror in the foul : .
But rugged naths fatigue, and error lead* .
llirough endlejEi labyrintht the devioni feet.
Fat^cwell, ethereal' fields ! the humbler aru
Of life ; the table, and the homely gods,
tkm&nd my fong, Elyfian gales adien !
The blood, the f.iuutain whence the fpirits AqW,
The generon* ftream that waters erery part,
And motion, vigour, and warm life conveys *
To every particle that moves or lives ;
This viul fluid, through unnumber'd tubes
Pour'd bv the heart, and to the heart again
Refunded; fcourgM for ever round and round | '
Enrag'd with heat and toO, at bft forgeu ' ',
Its balmy nature; virulent and thin
It grows ; and now, but that a thoufand gitci
Are open to it» flight, it would deAroy
The parts it cherifti*d and repair'd before.
Bcfidfs, the flexible and tender tubes
Melt ill the mlUlell moft ncdareou« tide
That ripen>»jj nature rolls ; as in the ftream
Its crumbling bank^ ; but what the vital force
Of pbftic fluids hourly bitters down,
1 hac very fnrce thofe pUdic particles
Kebuild : fo mutable the flateof man.
For this the watchful appetite wa* giv*n,
Daily with ficfti materials to repair
'Ihisi unavoidable expcncc of life,
1 Iris neceiTary wafte of flclh and blood.
Hruce the concoi^ive powers, with various art,
Subdue the crndc-r alinK'nt^ to chyle;
The cliylc to blocd ; the foamy ]»urplc tide
To liquors, which through finer arteries
To d<r!lrciit parts their windin^r courfe purfue;
To try new changL'*>, and nc'w torms put on.
Or for rl.e puh'ic, or feme private ufe.
Nothing fo foreign, but th* athletic bind
Clin labour into blood. I he hungry meal
Alone he fears, or aliments too thin ;
By vii.lcnt powers too eafily fuhdu*d,
Too foon exptird. lii* daily labour thawt,
1 o friendly chyle, the mt 11 rebellious mafs
That ialt can harden, or the fmokc of years;
Kor docs his gorge the lufcious bicon rue.
Nor that which Cofliia fends, tenacious pafte
Qf l^Vii milk. But ye offofur ciay,
ARtfSTkipAa
IninBaiid.
Av<ftid the ftsbbora nnniffiHt ■veii
The fall repsft ; uid kt la^cioniifi
Grow wilbr, fcflba*d tyiiw tfnwbn
Half fabd]is*d to chyle, tbc ttjiid^rf
Rcadicft akcya ch^ afflm wigf jwSi^i;
Aad/ooo the leader vtfenUe mdf
Rfetetei : md Iboo tlie yoof nfllMfrAci
The ftedCaa ^rth. drclnve tbcgtoiM
Or pathlefkVd^. And ifdkoaeerarilfil
In yonth aUd frofbloe ^igote kt kiade;
WorftaytJttriyidagtt^orjicaOyrfls
Abioive luiit nt tvtautcd flvni the J^^
Some with U|^ ibng^ ■odhnnriHtflfc
Indulge the Tete'esB oa^i htit wiftrikN^
Pfmn the bud'BEioiiDtsiD €lt the bwoi ■■
Bspedt the flo^a hj DingBl nMvte fri;
A race of purer blood, inth cterdb
Refin*d« Hid finmty Care : iar^Mptfrni^
The ftk&M are sever healthy ; oorikafl
Not all the culinary aru can taoK
To whdefome food the aboainablegnei
Of reft and ghlttony ; the prvdeat iiflr
RejedU like bane foch lothdffNBe
The laognid ftodiach ODrln even
DelicioDs fat, and lill the raee of efl
For more the oily alimenta relax
Its feeble tone'; end ^irh the eager fynfif
Fond to incorpormte with all it mccob
Coily they mix, "and Ihon with llippefy^
The W06M enabirace, Th* frrefohibleei,
So gentle i^te ahd Uandifhing, in loBii
Of rancid bile o'erftovre : what temahilai
What horrora rife, Were ttaoreoet toiriMt
ChtNMTe leaner viahdal ye whole pvid aii
Too faff the gnmthy nntritncnt inibilPCB r
Choofe fobet' meals; and roofe toadiwlft
Your cumbrous clay ; nor on th' iofechIiE|i
Irrefolnte, protradl the morning hoon.
But let the man whofe boaes are thihlf 61L
With cheerful eafe and fuccnleot repaft,
Improve his habit if he can ; for each
Extreme departs from perfe& lairicy*
I could relate what table thb deraaadi,
Or that complexion ; what the variov* f^
Of various foods : but 6fty yean woaU nB
And fifty more, before the tale were dooe.
Befidei, there often lurka fomc namckfshi
Peculiar thing ; nor on the (kin difphy'd,
Felt in the pulfe, nor in the habit feeaj
Which finds a poifon in the food that nvl
I'he temperature affe^s. There are. whc^c!
Impetuous rages through the torgid vtioi^
Who better bear the fiery fruits of Ind
Than the moift melon, or pale encumber.
Of chilly nature others fly the board
Supply 'd with flaughter, and the vernal pf
For cooler, kinder, fuftenancc implore.
Some even the generous nutriment deteft.
Which, in the fiiell, the flceping erobrvDn
Some, more unhappy ftill, repent the gtfts
Of Pales; foft, delicious, and benign ;
The balmy quinteflcnce of every flower.
And every grateful herb that dccki the fy
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dew of tciidct fpmutiog life i
rdion 'iT Jrclii.hig age;
lorativc of thofcr who lie
id paiiiing from the doobtful firift
Uf^glioic in the irrafp of death*
touuties of this fertile globe,
fuch a falutarj fo kI
I every flomach But Ctxce|»t«
in^trd mafft • f fiih ami fo« 1,
ud hak*d« you krfitate by which
prefft*d, or whcthrr n -t by all >;
spcrtrDCc, f on you may dilcera
^ what offend*. Av^id the catet
fickcn*d appetite too long ;
th fcv'rilh fluHiiniei all the face,
a*m»,aud parch the roughiiingtoogoef
linifli, or too much increafe
w!:ich nature's wile economy,
vafte or avarice, maintains
'jur*d, let p'owling huogrr loofef
curious p«Iate roam at uill ,
can err amid the various Uoret
he terming rntrails of the world,
i^acious t^fte, the ruthlefo king
M4K>d and fl^ugiitcr on!y Uvea;
orm'd alike to cruel merits,
s manger flarve : of <i!drr feeds
% hnr(r to hirhage and to grain
viOi though fJjHiig (rrceLe refound
m deeds with human otrnage wild.
f inilintfl** never errmg po*'er,
c know* itR pn-pcr aliment ;
' inhabitant uf every clime,
commc^ers of Cia:urr freds.
urdrd, by thi* p<iwer within,
ig« are wclUaimM : voiuptuooi man
r faculties mifled ;
plrature, even in queft of joy.
iature*s boons, what thoufaiid» feck,
tortur*d from their native laAe,
riccy, to fpnr beym d
I the jadtd appetite !
:afure f Lcam a juller tafte ;
liat temperance is true luxury.
: .' Purfue fome nobler aim,
parafites, who praifc fur hire ;
: fair ctlcem of honeft men,
r is fame. Fornrd of fuel cUy as yours,
e i.cedy (bivfr at your ga^es.
: want may blefs your hand uofren,
Td in pat:ent wrctchednef* at home,
irgin. grac'd with every charm
th binds the mercenary vow f
genius, whofc ncglc^ed bloom,
kkens in the barren (hade ?
nan by f.rtunc** random blows.
It too generous and humane,
!o leave his happy natal feat,
want« more bitter than his own f
rhile human miicries alxiund,
A ays to wafte fuperdtious wealth,
fool or flatterer Jt )oir board,
hour o( fiikncf* or dilguft.
tlU th* ambiguous feaA ^urfoe,
uking the lafcivious uilc.
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ERVINO HEALTH: fyi
Such varioul fouds, tb>»ugh lurmleft eidi alone,
Each other violate . and oft we fee
What ftrife is brew*d, and wlat perniciont baoep
From combinations of innniiou^ things.
1 h' unboimded taile I mean not to coufine
To hermit's diet needlef^y fevere.
But w<>uld you long the fweet% of health enjoy.
Or hulband plcalure, at one impious meal
EshauH not half the b«>unties ot the year.
Of every realm. It matters not, meanwhile.
How much to morrow differ from to-day ;
So far indulge : 'tis fit, bcfidea, that man.
To change obnoxious, be to change innr'd.
But ftay the curi'jus appetite, and taUe
With caution fruits you never tried before*
For want of ufe the kindeft aliment
Sometimes offrnds ; while cuftom tames the rag*
Of poifo.n to mild ami' y with life.
.^ii Hcav'n has form*d us to the general taiffe
Of all ito gifts fu cuArtm ha< improv'd
This bent of nature ; that few fimple foods.
Of all that rarth. or air, or ocean yield.
But by (-zcef« offend. Beyond the feufe
Of ligh* ref* dif>n. at the g^-nial board
Iniiuij^e not often . nor protraifl the feaft
1 o dull Uiirty till loft and fljw
A drowfy death creeps on, th* cxpindve fool
Opp'tfs'd, and fmother'd the celctlial firt.
The ftomach, urg'd beyond its aAive tone,
Harilly to rutrimental chyle fubdues
The fofteft food : unfinilh'd and deprav'd.
fhc chyle, in all its fu ure wanderings, owst
Its turbid fountain ; not by purer ftreams
So tn be clcar*d, but f^ulncfs will remain t
To I'p^rkling wine what Timent can eialc
Ih* unri(>en'd israpc ? Or what mechanic ikiU«
From the crude < re, can fpin the du<flde gold i
Grofs riot ttealuret up a wealthy fund
Of plagues : but more immeduaUle ills
Attend the lean cxtrrme. For ph)fi: knows
How todib.udco the too tumid veins,
Kveu how to ripen the half- labour 'd blood:
But to unlock the elemental tubes,
Collaps'd and (hrunk with long inanity.
And with bslfamic nutriment repair
The dried and worn-out habit, weie to bid
Old age grow green, ano wear a rcc< nd fpring;
Or the tall a(h, lung ravilh*!'. from *he foil.
Through withcr'd veio« ioibite the vernal dew.
Whtn hunger call*, obey n« r o('cn wait
Till hunger (barpcn to corrofivc piin :
For the keen appetite wih fcall iM:yood
What nature well can bear; and one extreme
Ne'er uithout danger meec« it» own revexfe.
Too gretdilir th'cxhaufted veins abfuib
I'he recent chyle, and load enfeebled powers
Oft to th' ixtindion of the viul flannc
To the pale citicN by the firm-let fage
And famine humbled, may this vcrle be borne ;
And kcur, yc hardict^ fi>os that Albion breeds.
Long tof^'d and fanulh'd on the wint*ry main ;
The war (hook • fl", • r hofpitablc (bore
Attain d, with temperance bear *he (h ck of joy ;
Nor crown with fcttive rites th' auT-.uciousday :
Such feaft might prove more fatal tiua the wavtf,
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Tkttf wir Of flimlfie. VfWe tbe vital fire
Burnt feebly, heap Hoc tl^ greed fuel un :
But prttdently foment the wandering foatfk
With what the fooneft fee^ its kindred touch :
Be fmgal et'n of tliat : a little give
At firft ; that kindled, add a little more ; .
Till, by deliberate nourifhing, the flanie
Reviv'd, with all its wonted^ vig;bur gjlo^s. *
But though the two rthe full and the j«jtinare)
Extremes hive each their vice I ft liiuch avails
Ever witb gentle tide to ebb and flow ' '
From cbiivo that ; l<S liuittre leahu to beair
Whatever cftartce or headlong appetite
May bring. . Bcfidei, a nueagrs day fObdlite
The cruder ctodi by (loth or luxury
Collededj and imloadt the wnetli of life.
Sometiinei a co^ averfion to the fealTt
Comet OQ, while yet no blocker 4dien l6un ;
Then h a'^me to ihun the tempting boaird,
Were it your natal or youk- nuj^tiil day.
Pcrhapi a faft fo feafonable (larvei
The latent feed^ of woe, whi^^', rdoted ohcd,
Might cod you labour. But the day retai||&'d
Of fellal luxury, the wife indulge
Moil in the tender vegetable breed :
Then chiefly i when the fummer beams inflalne
The braced heavcnl; or ang^ Sifiut ftedi
A feveriih taint through the fiill gulf of air.
The moift cool viands then, and flowing cup,
From the frefll dairy- virgin's liberal hand
Wiiifiive your head from harm^tliobghi'ound the
world ' ■
The dreaded ^ caufos roll hit walleful /h-ei.
pale humid winter loves the generout board,
The pieal tacrt copious, and a wander fare ;
And longs, with old Wekni and old wine, to cheer
Hi» quaking heart. The fcafon's' which divide
Th* empires of heat and cold (by neither cUim'd,
Influciic*d by both), a middle rcgimcu
Inipofc. Through autumn's lan^ilhiiig domain
Defcending, natuic by deforces invites
To glowing luxury. But from the depth
Of winter, when th* invigorated year
Emerges ; when Favonius flulh*d with lote,
Toyful and young, in every breeze defccnds
More warm and wanton on his kindling bride ;
Then, (hephcrdi, then begin to fpare your flocki ;
And learni with wife humanity, to check
The luft of blood. Now pregnant earth commits
A various ofTspring to th* itidulgent Iky :
Now bounteous nature feeds with lavifh hand
The prone creation ; yields what once fufficM
'iheir dainty fovcrcign, when the world was
young ;
Ere yet the barbarous thirft of Mond had TcizM
The human brcafl. — Eachrollir.;;mrtnT!i matures
The food that fuits it moft ; fo d >es eacli <.limc.
Far in the horrid realms of winter, where
Th* c{labliih*d ocean heaps a nionftroui walle
of (hining rocks and mountains to the pclc ;
There live* a hardy race, >vh'»fi plaint fi wants
Kclentlcfa earth, their cruel ftt pmothcr
Regards not. On the wafte cf iroii fiLld^,
: Untam'y^'toitihc^lUflfc, bti
' Pomona hares thctoj abd c&f iSsvuil
' Who tei^d^ thVMrdw. la likfraM
Suth~eiQ6ljAg' tfifc* w^e^e mmi k§ttt
;isearn*d'>fiHiliW(s; ferlMBlhcftt
! Of ocean fXii^Af^iAM, tnd heapt tkirf
I With geocroat faf^e and Ifixiuy pif
I Thefe afe their bre*d, tbc^oift^tm
- Thefe,, axuT Ticjir wUIIdg Oaire ibe *
1 The ffifi^by K'ertyage bif thdr ^»^
'. Gin by trie biirning sooe,' not dns
: Her ftvarth^ totu in either Ind,. wi
: Or thiHtf l^ihrm ; frotai wbofe &rnd
' The lion Iturfft, and e^ery find Ai
; Th' aiVr^hfctf iMtldernert. Thkwm
' nSSil&iM dry, kfp fweef rr^ tffr
' Ncr does the tepid ihain fn^ ktbJij
So perfet$, 'lb dfcXiciou«, ai the flw
Of ic;. Zeitibf 1 ' Ralhlr wKere tkc 1
Bre#t*reVerifhfrayfl; where fcarceth
, Irs tumid fervour and lempeftnooi c
Kind mat Ore te'mpta not to fDcli jp^
Rut hlVe in livid ripeneft melts thJef
Here, mtlhM by invigoratis|^ Iw^
Throuf^h the ^f'een ihade thegbldeBa
Spontaneoul here the turgid mdae y
A gcherout pufp : the coco fwellscfl
With m7!ky ricbei ; and tit horrid m
The ciirp ananas v.'rapa it^potgnami
£ai^A*s vaulted progeny : in rulers
T..O Ci/jr to.flfiQrinis even too proud
Or hardly Vais'd by artificial fire
To vapid lifje. Here with a niotber*
Olad'Amilthea pours her copiuashsr
Here buxom Ceres reif^s : Th' amti
InooumiTers bi'I'^ws fludluates o*er tl
Wnat flit* the clinnie bcfl, whit fui:
Nature profafe-. moft, and nio^ the t:
Demand-. T]\c fountain, c.ijfM wi'ji
Or acid fruit, bcJrws their ihirfty !>.
The breeze eternal breathing ronsil :
Si.p^^orts in clfc intolerable air:
\V;i;ic the cool palm, the p!.iiota:s, v.
That waves on glo.»my I^cbanoo, i5v
The torrid hell that beams upon the/
Now come, ye Kaiads, tu the ioy:
Now lee me wander through y-ur-i
I burn to vi-.w th* cnthuliatlic wili*
By mortal clfc «ntrr»d. I he^r xli
i:
I
Ot waters thundering o'er the ruinc*
Witli holy levcrcncc I approach the r
Whence ^!idr the ilrcani » rcnowi/d .:; •
Hrre lro:n the dcfcrt down the rux^
Tirft rpringfi the Nile ; hcrcr burftstfc:
In angry waves ; lilupliratcs hence J:»
A mi^'hry flood to water half the eal
And thirc, in Gothic folitude recUa'i
The cheerlefs Tan?i» pours his hc^jr
Win', folemn t'.vilijr^t I What Qupci
tnrap th^rf*: Infapt fl K'ds ' rhrcUih c
A lacred horror thrilN, a plcaanjj fci
c;li:le> o*er my frame. T.Sc forc£t uec
A"d mere gii^aiitic ftiU iV impeiul ci
Sfretih their extra vj,;i:jt armsidiwi'
.\.e ihvlc* t.'^c eonf::'.^. uf lame fiiry i
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iK ? Say, beyond thcfc wlldn
vif nation* ? If unUed beyond
lie Vtou And whither Iradv
ige regionf, or of blif* or p^in,
.ueou« way ? Frnpitious miiidi,
while with fcarfal ftcpA 1 tread
If? Krnu*i<i. The taflc rcnuint to Qng
> PxoM, i'o rhe puwrrsof henltii
) praife your cryl^.-il element ;
Tcilient ill h4-aTc:r- v^riou« workt;
j^er.i'M fparkle-t in rho ;reni,
I oak, aoJ fu{;ltivc in wiiic ;
the fourcr, of iiutrimint
II thatvcjimf nr live.
ble ftrciims ! With e«|(sr Hpt
g h-iii '. rhc *. irik^ui 1 rVirfty q-i.ifT
uu ; frtili vi;!rur fills their veini,
apt th : rural at(;*» knew ;
fi> .•h* rhe Ares « f huiran kind.
ip.'iurc pe^c? ' Their c^tul dajrt
itcinv^ »it» of fcvcri^ Qiiith,
Aioa. Still I'erene and pkift'd
o piin* but vha: th- tender loul
ytcldft to, and wouid nc*cr furgct.
'iiie immunity from sils
s rh.-y liv'd ; their only ute
ty;e, and rather llerp than death.
Ue wnrrhio frciir the world nf gods
t !hcir de£en'ra:e fens,
hcf Icorn ih;; jfi>»cif ni^xScm time,
irt «4Ik1 toil improvM to piin !
ey : but wtalih b.->iii^l.c luxury,
11 ilath be|:«u diicife
f«r.'.':cc, fricndk; and her without
1
n-arcr. Thu« the • C.»an fajfe
I»'i» ri'.e learu'd « i rvcry IcltooJ.
forcijfn '. • liicijU ■• p;i;r ilcc»
it»f.:':ll: il.tr; %•!■.%• h{.ai!i thr touch
4':. a; d rooprft nioar.ts in air;
Md ; the moft vn'<l lit (unW
nmunt^in from ht^ h >r:iJ liJet
(iicn uurrr* in th<* tandy vale
ulikr cf winter ir'tlu
« h. If Ircurc. 1 he (.ryHal iheam,
•^ rc!<»unilln/, or fi»r riunv a vr.i'.c
d |-.bb!ck hurl'd, yield* wholefume,
r.AUj-br»: except when winter thaw*,
M'-unt-tin- tnelt mm the tide,
wcr-^ f'er ft» rrinlute, aToi«l
:e. anil all iuch drowlv tl-odt
rthr brl)(ia's flow caniU ;
-rupt. with vrgetation ^rcen ;
rcoeratioo, and the birth
\cT%) ; till the power of fire
ane embracer difeiigsgM
ymp)i I he virgin ftream
le« i:^ £ner fuul w air.
r fin^plc element dilutei
{ivci the chylf (o fi)on ro flow.
' Oninach indnlrnt and eo!d
duty, animate with wine
Th* infipi J flreani : Though golden Cerei yields
A m-tre volupturus, a m'Te f|2right!y draught ;
I'erhapft more a^-^ive. Wine uaniii'd, and all
The j^luey floodi that from the vex'd abyfi
Of fermcntatittn fpring ; with (piiit fraoght^
And furioui with intoxicating nre ;
Retard conco<ftivo, and prefer ve unthaw*d
I'll* embodied mafi. You fee what coun:Ie£i yean^
IrmSalra'd in fiery quintefcence of wine,
VYiz puny woader« of the reptile world,
1'he tender rudimentK ^f life, the flim
Unravelling* cf minute anatomy.
Maintain their texture, and anchang*d rcmaio.
We curfe not wine : The vile ezcefs we blame;
More fruitful than th* accumulated board.
Of pain and mifcry. For the fubtle draught
Fader and furcr fwelli the vital tide ;
And with more adlive puifon, than the floods
Of grolT^^r crudity convey, pervades
'1 be far rcmoie meanders of our frame.
Ah ! fly <leceivcr ! Branded o*cr and o*er.
Yet flill bcliev*dl fcxultiog*o*er the wreck
Of fober vows :— But the Paroaflao mai^
' Another time perhapt fliaJI fmg the joys,
Tiij f^tal chari)-.», the many woeiof wine ;
Perhaps its various tribes, aiui various powetu
Meantime, I would not always dread the bowl.
Nor every trefpaf* fliun. The feveri(b Arife,
KousM by the rare debauch, fubdue*, eipelif
The loitering crudities that bardep Itfe ;
And, l.ke a torrent full and rapid, clears
Ih* (I'uiiru^tcd lubeft. Befides this refllcfs w«r]4
U fill! of chances, which by habit's power
To learn to bear is eafier than to flion.
\h ! wh(.ii ambition, mea;!re love of gold.
Or fncred country call*, with meliowing wine
To mt/iflcn well the thiifty fufir^ge^;
Say I.Avv, unfcafnn'd to the midnight frays
Oi C>4mu4 and hi» rout, wilt thou contend
With Centaurs lonj; to hardy deeds iour*d :
Thrn learn to revel ; but by flow degrees :
By flow degrees the liberal arts are won ;
And Hercules grew flroog. But when you finootli
I he hrovts of care, hidulge your feibve vein
In cup* by weU-infurm'd experience found
The leaO your bane : and only with your Crieods.
\ here arc fwcet follies ; frailties to be (een
By friends alone, and men of generous minds.
Oh ! fcldom may the fated hours rettun
Of drinking 4eep ! I would iiot daily uflr,
hxrcpt when lite dedinc^^ even fober cop^
Weak withiring age no rigid law forbids.
With frugal nedar, fmouth and fl^^w with balm,
rhe fapldfs hibit daily to bedew.
And give the befitaiing wheels of life
GliblKr to play. But youth has better joys :
And is it wile when youth with pUafurt flows.
To fqoander the reliefs of age and pain I
What deztrotts thoufard* jufl within the godd
Of wild debauch dired their nightly courie 1
Perhaps no Gckly qualms bedim tiieir days.
No morning admonitions fliock the bead*
But ah ! what woes remain ! Life rods aptcCf
* ^ Jici iT,
|!.iiit'. ^
^M
THB WORKS OP AR'MSTItONa.
And that incnnble difinfe old age.
In youthful bodiei more feverely felt.
More ftrrnljr adtve, fliaket their bUfted prime :
Except kind nature by ibme hafty bl«-w
Prevent the lingering btes. Fcnr^ow, whatever
Beyond its natufil fenrour hnrrie* on
llie (aagume tide ; whether the frequest bow!,
Higb-f<^onM fare, or ezcrcife to tod
Protraded. ; fpurt to ttt lad ftage ttr*!! life.
And fowathe templet with antimfcly Ihow.
When life it new, the dudiie fibret feel
The heart*! iocreting force; and, day by day,
The growth advancet : till the larger tiibet.
Acquiring (frcni thdr * elemental rtm%
Condeni'd to folid chords) a firmed tone,
. Suftain, and juft fuihdn, th* impetm^un blood-
Here ilopt the growth. With overbearing pulfe
And preflure, lUH the great deftroy the imall ;
Still with the raint of the fmall grow ftrnng.
Life glows mean time, amid the grinding force
Of vifcoiu fluids and elaflic rube*;
Its various fun^ions vigoroofly arr plied
By ftroDg machinery; and in folid health
The man conflrm*d Itmg triumphs o*er difeaie.
But the full ocean ebbs: There is a point.
By nature fix'd, whence life muft downward tend.
Sor ftill the beating trde confolidares
The ftubbom velTcls, more rehdant OiU
To the-weak throbw of th* ill.fuvported hearL
This langviihirK, ihele ftrength*niog by degrees
To hard unyieldiiig nnelaftic bone, ■
Through tedious channels (he congealing flood
Crawls lazily, and- hardly wanders on :
It loiters fiiU t And now it ftirs no more.
This is the period few attain ; the death
Of nature ; thus (fo heav*n r.rdain*d it) life
Deflroysitf&lf; and could thefe Uw» have changed,
Vedor might now the fates of Troy relate :
And Homer lite immortal as hi^ fong. [Qood
What does not fade i The ttiwer that long had
The crufli of thunder and the warring winds.
Shook by the flow but fure deilroycr time,
Kow hangs in doubtful ruins o*cr its bafe.
And flinty pyramids, and wallf of brafs,
Pefccnd : the Babylonian fpircs are funk ;
Achaia, Rome, and Hg^pt moulder down.
Time Ihakes the flable tyranny of thrones.
And tottering empire* rulh by their own weight.
This huge rotundity we tread grows old ;
And all thofe worlds that roll around the fun,
'jhhe fun himfelf, fliall die ; and ancient night
Again involve the defolate abyls :
* In the luman btdj, at well at in ik^e •f •tber
tnimals^ ike larger blood vr^ 'cU are torn f oft J of fmaller
•net ; ^^bhbs by tbo Xfialent mettom anBf^tJfyie of tht
fluids in the large w^eh, lofe ibrir cavHtfM by iegteei^
and degenerate into imferwovt cbord» or fbret, im pto»
fortitn as tkcfefmall veffeU become fUid. the larger mufi I
vf ccitrfe grow left etcterfiUy more rigid, and make a i
ftronger rfjifanee to the uilhn of the be^rt^ and force of
tbe Hood, AiiOT this gradual eomdtnfuUou of tl>e fmatler
^effeU^ an/l comjequeht t'gidtty if tbe larger ones, the
t" ^'^'f* *f f^f kktMan tcdy Jrom infun^ to $ld age it
'^^eoktiteJfor^
\
TiU the gremt Pttlicr Hum^lb^fUi
Eitend hia arni to ligltt MMhermrf^
And bid inew ]plaiu^ raH by edvbis
For thoaghftbc regioaa a£mab«BM%
Where nncoofinM Owiaifmttnkmtm
Being, In vmriooa fylleM*, flndHksfl
Between crentkMi nad nbliM?M dMy;
It evbr did ; peiiiape add ever w&
New worlda are fidl emerging friaii
The old dfifceading, in their nnsiirij
BOOK IlL
BSBECISS.
«
TnkoooH vnriona coib th' ndiMHii
Bnthrif the toa, aadBmdMMa
Rak It her theme and hairdly fit fvlii
Piaia,and of little omancnts aadf
But little praaiaM in th' Aoniaa ml
Vet not in vain fuch labour* hafe •■■
If aught thefe lay. the Sckle hcakkod
To you. ye delicate, I write; Ibr ysa
I tame my youth to phiiorophic cne^
And grow ftill paler by the ouda^bi hn
Not to debilif ate with tsmoroo* raks
A hardy frame ; nor tieedldlily toknn
Ingkiriotta dan^era, prnnd of BMCid hi
Is 4II the leiTm that in wholelbme yoa
Cnncema the ftroo^. Ht» care wcie Ik
Whu would with warm eflicniaacyc^
•The thriving nak which on the BNanai
Bears all the blaOa thaf f weep the irisA)
Behoki the Ubourer of the glebe, ate^
In duft, in rain, io cold and fiittry ftxi;
Save but the jn^in from mildewt acd tbe
Nought anxioua he what (ickly ftarva&ff
He knows ao laws by Efcolapausgiws.
He (ludies none. Yet him nor auda^
Infeft, nor thofe envcn' m'd ilufts tut tf
S^'hen rabid Sirius firek th* autamaalaai
His habit pure wirb plain and tempensi
Rohuft with labour, and by cuftom MUi
i o every cafualty of varied life;
Serene he bears the peeviih eafiern biii«
And uninfcAed breathes the oaortai faci
Such the reward of rude and fober Ur;
Of labour fuch. By health the pea:js:'»
Is well repaid ; if cxercife were pain
Indeed, and temperance pain. By ara 9
Laconia nurs'd cf old her hardy iatfi
And Rome's unconquer*d legions urg*^ tl
Unhurt, through every toil in every dim
Toil, and be ftrong. By toil the face
Grow firm, and gain a more compadr^i
The greener juices arr hy toil rub(W*it,
Mcllow'd, and fubtilizM; the vapid cU
iixpt ird, and all the rancour of the b^nod
Come, my cumpaniona, ye who feel tkc
Of nature and the year : come, let wfi*
Where cliance or fancy leads our raviq ^
Come, while the iiAt voluptuous bfeesc*i
The fieccy heavens enwrap the hmbsia
And (bed a charming; laitguor o*er ibc £>
tiot vrhca biight winter Urtn vnsh pnd
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975
roos ether, to unmaiilf warmth
t home ; nor even when Euros* blaftt
and that convolve the Ub'ring \voo4s.
il waHu, fave when the ikiet in rain
dent, no feafon IhouM confine
cloiilcr'd gallery or arcade.
> the moontain ; from th* ethereal fource
le recent gale. '1 he cheerful morn
er the hilli ; go, mount th* exulting (Iced.
fee, the deep-mouth*d heagles catch
:ed mazes ; and, on eager fport
ith emulous impttience try
ibtful trace. Or, if a nobler prey
'ou au>re, go chafe the defperate deer;
>ugh ict deepeft folitudes awake
il foreft with the jovbl horo.
the breatblefs chafe o*cr hill and date
our ftrength ; a fport of left £tt%ne»
dcliglitful the prolific ftream
The crjftal rivulet, that o*er
channel rolls iu rapid aiaxe, . [bounds
with the filver fry. Such, through the
'al St Jk/Tord, runs the brawling Trent ;
len, fprung from Ctmibriio mountains ;
jch [ftream
:, •*erhuog with woods; and fuch the
e Arcadian banks I firft drew air,
till now, except io Doric Uy«
> her murmurs bj her love-fick fwaint,
n in fong : Though not a purer ftream,
I mead* more flowery or more romantic
joves, [flood *.
ward the weftem main. Hail, (acred
1 thy hofpitable fwains be bleft
innocence ; thy mountains ftill
ith the fleecy race ; thy tuneful woods
flourilb ; and thy vales look gay
inted meadows, and the golden grain !
i thy blooming foBS, when life wan new,
and pctulent, and charniM with toys,
anfpafent eiidies have 1 Uv*d:
d with patient fteps thy fairy banks,
e well -imitated fly to hook
er trout, ana with the flender line
Iding rod folic it to the fliore
iggliog f anting prey ; while vernal clouds
id gales obfcur'd the ruffled pool,
>m the deeps call'd foith the wanton
warms.
d on the Samian fchool, or thofc of Ind,
xe who think tliefc paftimes (carce hu-
nane.
ly mind (and not relentlefs I)
is pure that wears no fouler ftains.
rough genuine tenJemcfiP of heart,
t want of rciiih for the game,
n the glories of the chafe, nor care
It the peopled ftream ; the garden yields
iiufcmcnt, an humane delight.
th' iiifipiil nature of the ground;
its faVitge gcniui to the grace
ef« fwcet rufticity, that fremi
iable rcfult of happy chance,
ate; and gives a godlike joy,
very year improve i. Hor thou difdain
To check the lawlcf* riot of the trees.
To plant the grove, or turn the barren mould.
O hapi>y he ! whom, when his years decline,
(His fortune and his fame by worthy meant
Attain'd. and equal to his moderate mind ;
His life appro v*d by all the wife and good.
Even envied by the vain) the peaceful grovct
Of Epicurui, from this ftormy worlJ,
Receive to reft; of all ungrateful cares
Abfolv'd, atid fjcred from the fi-lfifh crowd,
Happieft v{ men 1 if the fame foil invites
A chofen few, companions of his youth.
Once fellow-rakes perhaps, now rural friends ;
With whom in eafy commerce to purfue
Nature's free charms, and vie for fylvan fame s
A fair ambition ; void of ftrifc or guile.
Or jealoufy,or pain to be outdone.
Who plans th* enchanted garden, who diredi
The viftobeft, and beft condods the ftream ;
Whofe groves the fafteft thicken and afcend ;
Whom firft the welcome fpring falutes; who ftiowt
The earlleft bloom, the fweeteft proudeft chasm*
Of Flora ; who beft gives Pomona's Juice
To match the fprightly geriusof champain.
Thrice happy days ! in rural bufinefs paft :
Bleft winter nights ! when as the genial fire
Cheers the wide hall, his cordial family
With foft don.«Pic ans the hours beguile.
And pleafing talk that ftarts no timorous fam^
With witlefs wantonnefs to hunt it down :
Or through the fairy land of ule or fong
Delighted wander, in fiilitinus fates
EngagM, and all that ftrikes hnnunity :
Till loft in fable, they the ftealing hour
Of timely reft forger. Sometimes, at eve
Hit neighbours lift the latch, and blefs unbi4
Hift fclUl roof; while, o'er the light repaft,
.\nd fprightly cup?, they mix in fodal joy ;
And, throuj^h the maze of converfistton, trace
Whate'cramufes or improves the mind.
Sometimes at eve (for I delight totafte
The native zeft and flavour of the fruit.
Where fcnfe grows wild end takes of no raaoure)
The decent, honcft, cheerful huftundman
Should drown his labours in my friendly bowl ;
And at mv tabic find liimfclf at home.
Whate'cr you ftudy, in whatc'er you fweat.
Indulge your tafte. Seme love the manly foils ;
'rite tcniii* fome ; and fomc the graceful dance.
Othcr« more hardy, range the purple heath.
Or n.ikcd ftubHle; where from field to field
The founding coveys urge their labouring flight ^
Kager amid the rifing cloud to pour
The gun'* unerring thunder : And there arc
Whom ftill the * meed of the green archer charma*
He choofes beft, whofe labour eotertains
Hi* vacant fancy moft : I'he toil you hate
Fatigue* you ffKin. and fcarce improves your limba#
As beju'y ftill has bleniifli ; and the miod
The moll iconmplifti'd its imperfeA fide;
Pew bodies are there of that haj py mould
But fome one part i% weaker tb«n the reft i
• Tlh v^crJ it mii:b t'fti h feme pf t£t tlJ Km^
f'Jt /Oct J, andjrgffificj JUwrd •r J^ritM.
976 THE WORKS OF ARMSTiAONO.
The logs, pcrhap.*, or arms refufc their load,
Or the cheft labour*. Thcfc afliJuoufly,
B'Jt gently, in their proper arts cmploy'd,
Acquire a vigour and fpriiigy aiSiviry
To which they were not born. But weaker parts
Abhor fatigue and violent difcipline.
Begin with gentle toils; and, as your nerves
Grow firm, to hardier by jufl (lepsafpire.
The prudent, even in every moderate walk.
At fird but launtcr ; and by flow degrees
Incrc.ifir their pace. Thi"» dod^rine of the wife
Well knows the nia(ler of the flying ftecd.
FirQ from the goal the manag'd cuurfers play
On bended reins : as yet the fkilful yourh
Reprcfs their foamy pride ; but every breath
The race grows warmer, and the temped fwells;
Till allthc fitry mettle basils way,
An4 the thick thunder hurries o*cr the plain.
When all at (»nce from indolence to toil
Vou fpring, the fibres by the hafty fhock
Are tir'd and crack'd, before their uii(5tnous coats,
Curaprcf!i*d, can puur the lubricating balm.
Be fides, coliedled in the paiTive veiAs,
The p::rplc maf& a luddcn torrent rolls,
OVrptiwcrs the heart and deluges the lungs
Wi:h dangerous inundation : oft the fource
Of f:ital woes ; a cuugh that foams with blood,
Afthnia at;d feller ' peripneuruoQv,
Or the il;^w minings of the hedlic fire.
Til* athLtic fuol, to whom wh.ii hcav*ii deoy*d
Of foul, is well C'jmpecfated in limbs,
Oft from his rage, or brainlefs frolic, feds
His vegetation and brute force decay.
The men of better clay and finer mould
Know nature, feel the human dignity ;
And fjorn to vie wirh oxen or with apes.
Purrj'd pr«-iixly. even the gcnrlefc toil
Ts \\\i(\c n[ l-.L'a'rh : rtpofc by fmall fatigue
!■; earuM ; and (v. here your hibit is not prone
To thaw) by ihj firli moillure <^f the brows.
The fine and lultie fpirir.« eoft too much
To be profim'd, too much tlie rofcid balm.
hut wlun tlie lurd varieties of hfc
You toil to learn • or tiy ihr dufty chafe,
')r the warm t]c:\\s of lV)rMc iniportunt day t
Hoc from the ficlil, indulge not yet ycur limbs
In wilh'd icpt.fc; i.cr enure the fanning gale,
IS'or tarte the Ipring. O ! by the facred tears
Of widow,, orjihai;?, niotiicr*-, fi'lcrs, fires,
Forbear 1 No other pelli'.e.'ice has driven
Such n.yri id** o'er tlT irnmcablc deep.
Why tJii> fo fatiil, the l;;;jsci'>-js niufe
Thro.ij'l) n.ivjrc's cunni^ij libyrinth's could trace:
Biit there are ftcrers which v»ho kikjws not now,
Mull, ere he reach tlicni, clinjb the hcapy Alps
Of fvicnce; and devote feven ytia'* ro toil.
Ji.'Qdcs, I W'.nild not ftiui your p.iiicnt cars
With what it liitlj ho«.t.> y-^u to attain.
H.- know4 ciio'i;(h, the marimr, who knnws
\^'i.cre hiri; the il4elvc^, and where tl;e whirlpools
boil,
V/ij at fi^i'i portend the ft.irm : To fubtler minds
liw kivcs to i"cu:i, from what n-.yfterious caufc
* TLt i>iJJjs:maiioH of the Iu.:gi»
Chatybdis ra^ei in th* Ionian warr;
Whence thofe inipetuonf currents io tki
Which neither oar nor fal] can fien; m
The roughening deep czpeAsthe fiarat,j
As red Orion mounts the flirouded htxm
In ancient times, "when Rome vichAd
For polifh'd laxiiry and ufefol arts.
All hot and reeking from tk* Olynpicfiri
And ^-arm Pcleftra, in the tepid 'baifc
Th* athletic youth rclaz'd their weirr fa
8oft oils bcdewr'd them, with the gratni
Of nard and cafBa frao^ht, t» footfi sad^
The cherifliM nerves. Onr lefs TolepiBsa
Not much invites us to fnch arts as tbefe.
'Tis not for thofe, i»hom ^elid fines eeki
And chilling fogs : ^rhofe pcrfpinuMfss
Such frequent bars from Earns and tke x*^
* lit not for thofe to cultivate a ftin
Too foft ; or teach the rccremental fsERS
Too faft to crowd through fuch precuirji
For through the fmall arterial moaihsr^
In endiefs inillions the clofe-woven &i£,
The bafer fluids In a conftant ftrcam
Efcape, and, riewlefs, melt into the wicd
While this eternal, this moft oopioQiviSe
Of blood, degenerate into vapid brioe,
Maintains its wonted meafnre, allthepow?
Of heakh befriend you, all the wheds rf i^
With eafe and pleafuir move : but thi* zt^
Or more or lefs, fo more or lefs you fe:!
rhe fnndions labour : from this fatal frx
What woes dcfcend is never to be fnojr.
To take their numbers, were to coact tk^'
That ride in whirlwind the parch'J UIt^*
Or waves that, when the bluJlcriog -^
broils
The Baltic, thunder on the Germr.n r'^irr:
Subject not then, by foft emi^I'.icnt ar .
Thi^ grand cxpence, on which your ii'^- y-"
To every caprice of the ficy : n'-rth^-ir:
The genius of your clinnc : for from :li^
l.caft fickle rik- the rccremental ftein,
And lead obnoxious to the ftyjtic air,
Which breathe thro jgli uriitcr acil n:r.
pore«,
The tcmprr'd Scythian hence, ii:: 'f-r ii ::■-'■
His boundlcfs fnows, xior rues th' irclsr-'
vsn :
And hence our painted aiiceft>*.rs Jcf : !
The calk ; nor curs'd, like u*, their fict. '"
The body, moulded by the dim;, c=--
Th' equator heat<, or hyperborean frtft:
Except by habits foreign to itsturi),
Unwifc yC'U counteract its forming: pc:i"r
Ruv^.e at the firft, the winter Qxnck- yu !::'•
By long acquaintance : ftudy then )r::r:>'
Form to its manners your obfequiDU* ::--•<
And learn to fuffcr what you car.nr: i^-'
Againft the ligours of a damp cU h%s.'
To fortify their bodt^?, fomc fre.-j' rr:
The fielid ciJlcrn ; and, where r.y..;.^'' '■ '
I praife their dauniUf^ heart : a fr-ir.; .
Dreads not the cough, nor thrfe u"-ir:-.' -
That breatiie the tertian or fell rhzj-J-'
The nerves fo tempered, never qui: 'Iz-:'-'-
THE ART OF PRESERVING HEALTtt
577
angnort haunt foch hirdy breafta.
ig« have their bounds ; amd he who
:s
the kindeft regimen
lit health, (hoiUd nef er mis
1 kind, nor art nor trade purfue.
afe ^iciiCtudes of life
le (hock endures ; ill fitted he
: known, or bear unuTual things
powerful remedies of pjin
in fpite of all our care will come),
r with your profpcrous days of health
miliar : for, by frequent ufe,
{k medicines lofe their healing power,
le fureft poilbn* theirs to kill,
who from the frozen Ar Aos reach
uritania, or the fultry weft,
flood that laves rich lndoftan«^^
:e a day, and in the tepid wave
ir ftubborci pores ; that full and free
tion through the foften'd flcin
roportion to the fwelUng blood.
'fcape the fever *s rapid flames ;
inted the hot breach of hclL
: man of no complaint demands
hlution jufl eiiough to clear
»f the flcio, enough to keep
crcd from indecent foil,
jre, ev*n did it not conduce
does) to health, were greatly worth
lainsi. *Tik this adornt the rich;
r this i^ poverty's worft woe ;
.teriial virtue age maintains
ace ; withoar it youth and charms
nc. Thift the venal graces know ;
do your wives : Fwr married fires,
^vcri, ftill pre'end to tafte ;
> (all prudent wives can tell)
»fljand*s rhan a lovcr'n heart.
the hour» and feai'ons when to toil
n chcmci rccal my wandering fong.
faftrnjc, or but fli^htly fed
^rindiii^r fiomach'n hungry raf^e.
le feed\ too corpulent a frame
lone : F< r while thj chirlly veins,
' lean penury, devour
d ••i', then i« the happieft time
r lj2y balfam from its ceib.
the Honuch frotii the full repaft
t ere rcturninjc hun^rer gnaws,
.btt». ^ivc an h <ur 'o toil :
>ni n<i luxunancy of growth
-r.or thrcarenvtooppreli.
c rccrn: mca) no labours pleafe,
rriiiJ. For now the curdi:%l powers
c W4ndcriii|f fpirt* to a work
Ml fuhtlc TO.:, and ^rea' event :
riiiic : aiul >(>u iiiiy rue the diy
1, with untinicly cKcrcile,
.>^*i>.J «.h)le into tti^.hliH^.
vcicharit'd witli unc)u'«Uft (hlrgm
k-maad* ' I'lie U'an dadir Irfs.
rr chiiU the bloixl ksitl btuil* the veini,
are too hard Uv rhol.. yuu 'icape
leases uf the tur^>id year;
Endteif to name ; to one of which alone.
To that which tears the nerves, the toil of flaves
Is pleafure ; Oh ! from fuch inhuman paint
May all be free who merit not the wheel !
But ^roro the burning Lion when the fun
Pours down his fultry wrath; now while the bloodl
Too much already maddens in the ^eins.
And ail the finer fluids throogh the ikin
Eiplore their flight ; me, near the cool calcade
Reclin*d, or faunt'Hng in the lofty grove.
No needlefs flight occafion (hould engage
To pant and fweat beneath the fiery novo.
Now the frcih mom alone, and mellow ere.
To fliady walks and adive rural fports
Invite. But, while the dulling dews defcend.
May nothing tempt you to the cold embrace
Of humid flties; though *tis no vulgar joy
To trice the horrors ojf the folemn wood,
While the Toft evening faddens into night.
Though the fweet poet of the vernal grovef
Melts all the ri^ht in ftrains of am*rous woe.
The fliades defcend, and midnight o*er the world
Expands her fable wings. Great nature droops
. Through all her works. Now happy he, whofe toil
Has o*er bis lanfruid powerlcfs limbs diiffuk'd
A pleafiiig laflitude : he not in vaio
Invokes the yrentle deity of dreams.
Hi« powers the moft voluptai>ufly difplve
In fofc repofe: on him the balmy dews
Of flfep with double nutriment defcend.
But would yuu fweetly wade the blank of nighc
In deep oblivion ; or on fancy's wings
ViCt the paradife of happy dreams.
And waken cheerful as the lively mom ;
Opprefs not nature finking down to reft
With fcafts too la.e, ti>o foUJ, or too full :
But be the firft concuAion half matur'd,
Kre you to. mighty indo.ence rcCi^a
Your paflive faculnei. He, from the toils
And troubles of the day, to heavier toil
Retires; whom trec\^ibiing Irom the tower thtt
cocks
Amid the clouds, or Cilpe's hideon^ height,
1 he bufy demons hurl ; or in the main
O'crwhel.n ; or bury,ftrug((lirg under ground.
Not all .1 monarch's luxury, the woes
Can counttrpoife of that moft wretched man,
'A'hofc nijjhts are (hoken with the frantic fits
Of w il J Orefles ; whofe delirii.us brain
Stui.>; L>y the furies, works with poifon'd thought J
While |>ale and moq^rous painting (h*.cks the foul,
\nd mangled con fcioufncr^ bemoans itfelf
For ever torn, and chaos floating; round.
W hat dreams preface, vhat dan,fer* ihefe or thofe
Porte nd to fanity f thouj^h prudent feers
K'-vcal'd of old, and men of deathlcl^ fame
Wf would not to the fiiprrftirious mind
.Siijryeft new throbs, rirw Tsnifie* of frar.
* I i- our* to teach yo" fro.n the p-- eful night
lo harii<b omens ami all roilh'U w.ct
In tludy fome prntraiit the lilrnj hciir*,
Wliieh o»hrr» ouniecratr to mirth and wine;
And flecp till nof^o, and hard)y live till night.
But furely th-*i redeema not £rom the Iha^let
Que hour of iifie* Nur doer it noo^hcawill
30.
9:8
THE WORKS OF ARMSTRONG.
Wha^ fear n yon to (IroTX-fy Morpheus give
<)1 ih* t vcr-varyirjj circle of the il;iy ;
<Jr whcihcr, ihroU);ii the tuiious wlm.r f^lonm,
YiHi cciupc the nmlni^ht or ti-o nifirrit*^ Jampi.
The b(Hly,lVefli ■indvijjortusfi Irom rppolc,
DeBcs the early io^n : but, by the rmU
C)t w:ikct'ul day, i!xbau!tcd and u:iili unsr,
Wc-ikiy refiftii the night's unwboleionic breath.
'J'h<:prand liifcliargc, th* cfTuri'ju 'f the ikiii,
Slowly iniiiairM« the lanj;i:ni nula.luM
Creep on, and throUj^h liic Uck'oing fun^ionK
Oeai.
A^i whcti tlic chillinp vafl Invauts ihc fprinjj,
*rhc d*lica»e iiarcllVj-. •'inc>» nwiiy
In hcAic languor; an^t a 11 iw dilVafe
Taints all "he lamiiy of fioWirs, iondcmn*d
To cruel lie iv':i«. I'ut why, airciuly p.one
To fade, ih )Uidbeajty chcrilh it^ow^ banc ?
O (hamc 1 () I'ity ' nipt wi:h pale q-iadriile,
Anil midnl;:hf cart's, the bloom ff AiSion die*!
By l'>il iiilid'nil, the \varri'r antl the hind
Sleep fail Hx:d de^-p : thi ir a^ivtr fundinnn 10*^0
AVith "imerousi Itrean-.s the luhtletubcd fupp y ;
And fi;oi; The tciiic irriryblc nerves
Peel tV.e Irclh inirulfe, ai.dav,:dc^ ilic fotl.
The Ions ni hiddtncp wit:» !o!i;r icpole
Grow torpid ; and, vitli fltiweit l.ahc drunk,
Feebly mid linK'rin;;!/ return to lifi»,
iJlunt * VI ry fenle, an-'. powirlcN every li»nb.
"\\', prone to fli-i^T (\^hom ll cpmj; moii annoys),
<);i the hard mattrer-, or el.iltic couch,
r.xtcnd your limbi, aid wejn yourftlves from floth ;
Nt Rrutl/e the lean ] rojedor of dry brain
And fpringy r.erve*, tJ.e blandi(hment« of down;
Nor tnvv v^l.ilethe butifd Bacchanal
i.\Ii.ile? lii:. fuit'eit in jirtlixer dreams.
He w'ithi lit net, in tlu- b. Ituy fe.;f>
Of lilV, t!u want", ol nature l.;i- liippl)'d
"Who rif: ^ cool, Itrcn-. . .ind full of loul.
3j.it piia:-.t iMture Ti-.i-n- or L:l-» il.nnn.U.
As rnllwiu iirms her; :vnil all luiUlui c'uaryrc
^he hate- ci iaiit, ev«.n from ! a-.l to jro.»d.
ll' l.iii;.s in lile, or ::cvv rnur^ i^cies,
Its native mc;iriire, the p!<»ii"e»ic fp:!:
(i!idi?*harm'' r» l»y ; an.1 aii'umo i k
Witi: fallow tj'.artan!-, riOtoi;;j^r..i:. r.
I in pr •• iictic iiumbc:i« crj* l ;.;.;■
The onicn4 of tJii.' ye.;»r : what fTatt •
With what difr.ifeH ; \vh>? r! r ^- - ■
Prepares, anti what ihr dtm. n i-f i :
Bur yoij, perhTp*-, r»-fuf»' f!»c •e«'ii>'?»!
Bvfj !c-», ivha'cvi-r pla^nj* ;■• h.*a', '.ri
Ol «* I ought, nr nioiiVurc dwell, r'-r.-j
Skiird t» correct the vic.-» or thf ir.
Am. t:i»j;rht already how ro each rirr;
To bend vot»r life. But lli .'ibi \hr ? ':
lnfc<^ ynu ; or I'mc tp.lf if:» of ^ -tr c
Or flaw or' n-c.ire, hint n;ortaIitv :
Soon a* a not «:ipl.rafi;i); hnrn rj?I;J^
Alonjf Ihr. fpiije, through s.;i ynj- : -:
Whcu firft the hcaii thrMb*. or '?i-;-.
A. fickiy load, a w* ary pair: tl^e l-rr*;
Be Ceil'Jfi cairj : the fur- • comt r-.-..
The ra;.ji f ite«t arinii; of no dc'uy,
U'hile wiilui you, and f.it?!ly P: urr.
lixj'ccrtti niori'f>w*» n-nre ai-'jiic:-*^ ; :
'Ii:r ;i-owin«; prft, whi-fc irfj: ct •!■
.\u-\ cafy vuiiqiMlh'ti, -wi'h rfiumr;:
0*trp.".ver3 yt'ur liie. Ftir v/inr'f*'.-
Millions havi* il:ed »?f nie«!icibic w: ..-■
Ah '. i;; whi-r p-r:!* is vam VtSi ••:■; .
What fli.;iir iipkIl'O^.-, \\l.at rrivii! ii •
The hardiw-rt fianie '. n{ i:>di')crctf, ci""<
We die; of xvniit, of riiptrfluiry :
The alMurroundiii;; he.i^-cn, theriri!:*
Is bifi with death. And, tho'p^ ths ^:r
Be ihjt ; though no co:iv;iifiv.- =^nzT
Sli .he, from tin: ik-tp fo::nda'!"r> c-i •':
I 1." imprii ni<l ]-':i^'jt - : .: :.-. .-ttv.r :
<.'c>i'iiii r, tl'ir :ilr, ti.e w.T'. -, ':>.: r'-r ':
Wliir'livi.l d...'hs],3i i . i uyz.i: - •
llviw eft Ills t;..i»-i>. \vi;h z. iTir'^.r'-' •■■
\^'i jit i.'er luT iLu^hr- 1 *.: 1. i>, ^r :'
l>.\ri Al'ji n, ^-srt \ it^ I l*i-!'.«li r.- • •
Ai!»i(in tl ^- p. ilf'n < t fl.r- t- ,', j,:i ,;■
Aij'i I'.Ir :1. rni'i ■)'" th-" ••■m- -.'i ^•.- . •«
I " V' : :J;..' Li; I'l :;■ - . . • ' -.
IVoin \.-i\.A< iir-v yru by l-r/ ti'Mc cotTirm'i',
^i'lnv niuv ih.; c:.;i!y.'. Jiiiv.-, .'i. 1 i'a^'.e by i;.!^'C ; j T.'-.m :.r..v..i.' r:i;> , .;► 1- •. v. r ' ' ■
Sli-w ;., :::•. '.'.iul w o\r r'.r. il .1 ?nf'V.>., i V.' ■;.■, {'-t wl.i. ii tyr.iji- I'. j\ ■. .'
il'ow rs th: Uc.'.ili J ;ri ircl, ol i.ie ycur.
Obferve li.-.. eiiM;;:i;^: ys :ir. Kow unp.roivM
IlvT fc-.tion'.i!..ini'i* '. 13.I:i.I..!, l.y t^vw i:i-^rees
.^t' rti winrrr tam\i ir!(^ « n i« r 1\ rip;;!
'Vl.crip.n'ti fj-rii - r. n.jflv'. .■ 'umi-i-r >r'.)ws;
1^ ; arrir-.;^ l;:n>ni*. r (hevN I'.iMii n..'» Jrorc ;
^\i'.! -ii;::*. ;'ii».!n' •; or.v ^ ♦i.c v !n*er Irurtii.
I
:i I 1 ;i:"»Ji'.in iMJeIini:::» ;r.u:« c-» r .
A'.i ! ily ^'riiTH; tiil tVe f-'.i- \vt'-
^V; !i !:in Irvii bli."d I-v V = :i.>e ! V- .•■
Ail' r'.jj jiiay;;* ol •.; <.r. -^i^ ■.:•.•.- . .
A.- fv. V. !:t : <'tr i.rvir htv»\M. ' t:"- .
Irv.m ('■»•.»,:- j^- ^i f:..-r.* ■. ' .-
•low
;is
Ik. V c- 'i.--, 'f.ti-
V .".. i,.'. * cojMe nr.'t V i.l
•li .n?«l ton id ri "/n.*-,
:'..' ii'VJi-ranr ye-r,
:> '^ i: ii>>/m 1.4 1'.' I
■:'v -iriad.
Of mortal ll'. '.^ : r' r
The two pre r ]■ r'. • '• •
Aie in thiir {'.rii . ; y ■
r;ii:«ren' .Tiifu:: m a.i ;. .
An 1 iJic blark ;".'irr< delorin iIk- ii'Viiy :"pr!:j]r.
IJv VvU ;.dviiM. who tau^hr O'.ir '.^i^t^ {.;:»
i irly to bom w Muio'vy's wnrin fji.-ils,
.Kic tht fiill Imll I«:i"«to'iclj*d tb.^ tender bl-nlc ;
And lite rcii^Mi tl-ein, tmiL-;{h the wanton li-rinj^
>bou!il de«.k hif < i:;irms with ail her fi/lcr"; ravi
i'cr while tlu: culucncc of the ikin uuiniulni
I'li: ;<
::i: V.
1,1-.- , t\. r
. - a .1 Ili: i,\-i ]^,\,i ;j.' ,,.
■ .\-:.' :.i.;w'i: w'.t',; •• ''..^.... z*r.\ - ■
i-. . rl.r iMj! •>,■ ,-1 -v:!. .,., . ,.
I \\..^!J::d th- f.r:;. u t.iN .. v.: .- ■
U'iil- r..rw<^:v-..uirit}:i rij,.-. -^ ;■ . - ,
..;•.: •o:l..-hf.-irt, :.i;a v,;. i '. ^_ ,", ■
\i .: 1 -y. the i.;r.". :- c u v.:.- :r-: \':
I ..r.- rj\ r.!i ti-r: y;'.l ' jrijf'j-ii'.- v t'-r -.
^J!:lirii out it: liri.lcv Ivveit- ; ■:■«;•■
n e 'orrid l:.-at ^V':t.h;:^, p^r our^' ■ '
Ti f Honiich'.- angM-f.*. WV.h l.-av.-..'
THE ART OF PRESERVING HEALTH.
979
^ f afc, impati(!nc of their piin,
from fiilc to fide. In vain the (Iream
I clear, they burnt, and thirilcd (lill.
arteries with rapid bluod
and frcMjui lit. Thick and ptintinjrly
vrai fetdrd, and with huge labViugi
•d.
avy patn opprcf^M the head,
rium Came ; their weeping friend*
;cr!» v.ow, and thi« no home of theirs.
th toil on tc>il, the finking powers
re and o'erihrown ; a pt>nderou* flecp
rte feiifci> up : thc-y flept and died.
I gciitlo horror crept at ilrll
liinbA ; the fluicr^ of the flcin
heir nio'Circ, tdlby art pr«u'« k*d
o'crflowM ; but in a clammy tide :
lid copiuU's, now rcllrain*d and flow ;
« tariou*, *» t-i- tcmprralurc
he bl )Oil ; a:i<l rank >\irii fetid flreams:
rir-up } '.iMH/ur* hy delay
It m-rc Ml, more pufid, and malij^.
ir hope* (:hn'ijrh liule hi>pe reuui()'d) ;
frufion of perpetual fwcats
c venom out. And here the fate«
that long they iin^er'd not in pain,
rviv'd the fun*!i diuri.al rare,
he dreary ga:i» of h^ll rcdccm'd :
sth hour opprcfsM, and fome the third,
(houfaiids tfvf untainted *kap'd;
rAed, fcwrr Tcap'd alive ;
^o livM, fume fell a fccond blow;
the fccond f)ar'd, a third deftroy'd.
h fear, they fought b;. flight tnfliun
• •ntaj;ion. O'er the muumrul land
1 cjty pourM h<r hurrymi^ fwarms :
he flumes th.u fir'U her feat" around,
i country riifird into the town,
t h'>nie, an<l in th« dcfart fnnie,
: fatal conurcrcc of tnat.kii.d;
hcre*ct thty fled, the fatei purfu'd.
h ho^'cs mere fpecit Uh, crof^'d tlic main,
'fe^lion in far (liHant lVic<» ;
K-y f('Uiid. It iccinV. the general air,
to ]H;le. fr« m Aila« to the ca(l,
t enmity with lin^'Ufh blood,
c race of LngU.u!, all were fife
;!imet ; i)<>r did thi& fury taAc
1 blood which I'nj^land cheo C( n:ain*d.
tidtlcyflj ? rhctircumimbitnt heaven
cm dill ; and evvry brcc/.c \\a^ D4;tc.
rr'ltf ? Thriil-.r«'y art
a: d itarticd ar tie new difcikfe,
.'hiip^rs hoj .!«.*■. ' :^.e^^ j-avr.
I V. iih ru||li.*'k: ritLs tliiy fcnt their
»er» ;
ird ti.« in n. *. C'f i-v.-y ^ope deprlv*d ;
1'^ vair; iclo*,:. i" . ai- . •.•".■.i-..i-d
r^fiit !:;"•, i.iii «.■ r. -I)'. ,, I ar ;
.t lji>.t:K..Li^ 1" J. :vS '.<*..■■ ) k. ..r J,
■..J^ frui, hi.". •.•• -"i\ \»' Wj i>i*dea!l».
I' .Ti r r-!i Ifi v.\ u«. i.« l-ce,
. ; .r. *rvi;> .»'i ;h- I-.r.rc.'"* ih.*n,
. Lck, izd hi il.'.ir u.::.& to via.
In heaps they fell : and oft one bed, they fay,
The fickenii ;::, <lyi(:gt and the dead contained.
Ye guardian godi^, on whom the fates depend '
Of tottering .\!bion ! ye eternal firen.
That lead throu^fi heaven the wandering year 1
ye powers.
That o'er ch* encircling elen>ent« prefidc !
M.iy nothing worfe than what this a^e has fecn
Ariivc ! Cn< w^h abrtud, enough at home
Huh Albion bU-d. Here a dirtrmpcr'd heaven
Ha^thinMhcr cities; from thofc Kfty cliffs
That awe proud Gaul, to Thule's wint'ry reign;
While in the weft, beyond th' Atlantic foam,
Her braveft funs, keen for the fight, havedy*d
The d^ath of cowards, anA- f common men :
Sunk Void of wi undn, and fairn without renown.
BMt from thcfe viewk the weeping mufcsturOi
And other themes invite my wanderiug fung.
BOOK IV.
TOE FAt^IONf.
The choice of aliment, the choice of air,
'I'he ufc of toil, and allcxtosnal things.
Already fung; it now remaics to trace
What good, wfiat evil from ourfelvcs proceeds :
And h'«w the fubtle principle within
Infpires with health, or mine* with (Iraoge decay
The pafilvc body. Ye poetic {hades,
Whn know the fccrct» of the world unfeen,
Aflifl my long ! For, in a doubtful theme
£ngag*d, I wander through myftcriouft ways.
1 here i% tliey lay (and 1 believe there is),
A fpark within us vi th' immortal fire.
That animate* and moulds th^ grclTcr frame ;
And, when the body Cnkf, elcapes to heaven,
Its native Icat, and nr.xes with the go.in.
Meanwhile this heav/nly pHrticle pervades
The mortal elcmcn:-«; in every nrrve
It ihrili> with plcalure, or grow* mad with pain.
And, in itsfscret conclave, as it feels
rhw- !>o.ly*s woe'k and joys, this iulin<; power
\ViciJ« at itn will the dull nutri ial world,
And !• the body's health or i:1.iU«!y.
By ittown roil the groia corp< r/al frame
FatigUc", exrrttuatc*. ( r dclirov"* itfclf.
Nor \ch the labours of the nund corrode
r.he f-lid f.ibric : for by fubtic parts,
\n i vi'.rwlcf- atom^, foe ict nati'rc moves
The mij^hty wheel* of thi»ilu}>rn'J(iu<t world.'
IV; fuhrl.* iluiiU p"»nr*d through h'htic tubes,
Ihc n«tu*al, vital. futi«Si.)n'^ aie p'jrform'd.
l<y tV<«"L* t!?e llubbiTn aliments ate tam'di
I he t'lli.ij; 1 Cart d»Jlribu:es liK -^nd ftrer.gih;
rhck t!;e lt.U<ctanihling frame rchudd : and theft
Arc lolt in thii.kipg. and diflolve in air.
But 'ti.^ n.t rl.ou)2l.t 'Jor Aiti :he loulN employ *d),
i * Ti^ p<i:-t«ii ihioking th.«t corrode^ our clay.
j .\li »Uy tl'.t' Vican' eye, without tatigue,
^i.T.y* o'er th- heav.nand cjrt'i ; but, long intfnt
On Ui;cr«"ic. jvii.' ar:^, it* vi;;. iir f.»ds,
JmU f.. f!::- n;: d, with varn'Ov tnought atcusM,
Ker a-.})c-> itictt, itt^r c'ves ti.e boi'.y pain.
R'jt ar.x'.f u« fluiiy, difcoQte;it, and care^
Lo.c \>I;!:tu: ho^c, and ha*.: without revenge,
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And ieVf^wad jcdonff^ btigve the ml,
ttf fTofr Uie fnbtic miniften' of life.
An? lipdH t!he hb'ring fuvfti'iot of tiieir flim.
Hence the fein'glonm that mehncholT wctfi;
The lover's ftHeteb, and the laiow htfe
M etiYy, jeaJouff ; dir meafre ftare
Of fere rcireofee : the cankcrM hddy bnte
Betrajrt each fretf of motion of the mind (day,*
The ftrong-hotk pedant; who, hath night and
Jieedi no the coarfeft Eire the IchooU heftow, '
And crudely fittteot at feoU Burman't ftall;
O'erwhefanM with fkhlefm,liet in adropfj drowB'dt
Ot 8nk» in lethargy hefore hb time
With nfcfitl ftndie* yon. and arti that pleafe^
Employ yoar mmd amufe. hot not latigQei
pleace to each drowfy metnpl«yfic fiige!
And ever may all havy fy&emt reft !
Ifft fome there are even of elaftic futMf
Whom ftroeg and ohftinate amhitioo leadi
Tfhrough all the nigj;ed roidt of barren lore.
And gives to relilh wha' their genemat tafte
Would elfe refirfe^ But may not thiirft of famcy
fior love of knowledge, arge y<>n tofittigiie
With conftant drudgery the lihertl foul.
Toy with your hook* : and. as the various fits
Of humour feise you, from phitofephy
To fable Oiift ; from fcrious Antontnc %
To lUbelsis* ravings, and fmm profe to long.
While reading pleafes, but no longer, reads
And read aloud refonndhig Homer's ftraiD,
And wield the thunder of Demofthenes.
The chcft fo ezcrds'd, improvet itsftrengfh ;
And quick vibrations through the bowels drive
The reftiefs blood, which in unsAive days
Would loiter elfe through unelaftic tubes.
Deem it n^t trifling while I recommend
Whar poftorc fuits : To ftand and fit by turns.
As nature prompts, is bed But o*er your leaves
To lean for ever, cramps the vital parts,
And robfl the 6ne machinery of it« play.
' ris the great krt of life' to manage wcU
The reftiefs mina For ever on purfuit
Of knowicd^ bent, it ftarves the g o0er powers:
Quite uneiriployM againft it* own repofe
It turns itK fatal edge, and fharper pangs
Than what the b'Kly kmiw^ embitter life.
Chiefly where folitude, lad nurfc of care,
I'd fickly muling gives the penfive mind.
There madnefs enter* ; and the dim ey*d fiend.
Sour mehncholy, night and day provoke*
Her o>vn eternal wound. The iun g^rows pale ;
A motfTDful vifinnary \i)iht o'erfprcads "
The cheerfulfnce of nature : earth becomes
A dreary derert and heaven frowns ab«}Ve.
T^tn various fliapes of curs*d illuOnn rife :
Whate'er rhc wretched fears, creatiu;; fear
Forms out of nothing ; and with monftrrs teems
'Unknown in hell The proflrare foul beneath
A load of huge imagination heavrs;
And all the horrors t^ar the murderer feels
With anxious flutterini^s waki* the guiltlefs breaft.
Such phar^toms -pride in f lit ary fct ties.
Or fear, or delicate fclf-love creates.
From other cares abi'otv'd, the bufy miod
Fiads in yourldf a theme to pore upon.
THE WORKS OF AKBCST&Olf <L
For wkHe yosflietf jm
Preicnta Cnc cuuigjcr
And ever gj»XI^ yom m
riencefhine for lo«c»
For friiki reHfsiea
Have loft dftcir
Want all their livea; and
For iear of djkag fofir worfe
Ah ? from y«MB
Thofe fetal Kwfts: ndfirfttho
That trcmhlen at impaSbk cvcM^
Leftaged Atlaa flbould rcfigaksliBi
And beeveB*e eternal lamlinsiis nl
la there an evil w-«ie than fiear ideff
And what avaib it. that iDde^OK H
FroMibrial eyes haa wrapt the wsa
If arei la|CDioiis to torment oarficne^
Grow pale at hsdeooa fiAsona of •«•
Enjoy the pr'eicnt ; nor vsith aeedkft
Of what may fpring ftam UM
womb^ * ^
Appal the fareft hour that Bfe heloa
Serene, and mafler sif yoarfelf,pfepii
For what naay cone; and kave
Heaven.
Oft from the hcMly, by loa^ afls ad
Xhek evils fpmog the moft in^offaa
Thstof the mind, deftroy : and whe
They fird invade, the confcioas body
In fympkthetic langoillunent dedioe
rhelie chronic paffiona, while from n
rhey rife, and yet withovt the body*
Infeft the foal, admit mie only cere;
DiverfioD, hurry', and a reftiefs IHe.
Vain are the coiifolatibos of the wile
In vain your friends would rcafoo
pain.
O ye, whofe fouls retentlefs love ha* \
Vo fuft diftrefs, nr ft-reods untimely fa
C'^ort not the luxury of tender thna;
Nor deem it impiotj» to forget thole |
That hurt the living, nought avail th
Gi/, Ibft enthufiaft ' quit the cypref*
Nor to the rivulet*s lonely moaniDgs!
Your fad complaint. Go, leek the cIm
Of men. and mingle with the buftlin|
JLay fchemei for wealth, or power, <
Of nobler mind^, and puih them niff
Or join the caravan in queft of iceoe
New to your eyes, and ihifting every
Beyond the Alps beyond the Apeoai
Or more advent'rous, ni(h into the I
Where war g^row^ hot and, raging
The lofty trumpet fwells the madden
And in the hardy camp and totifooM
Forget all foftcr and lef» manly carei.
But mod too paffive, when the bl<
Too vi^eakly indolent to Qrive with f
And bravely by rcliding conquer £»*
Try Circe's arts and m the tempt:
Of poif.in'd ne^ar fweet ohlivitiO f'
Struck by the pow*rf ol charm, the g
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* ; Clyfhim opens round,
>hrerzy buoyt the lijrhrenM foal,
ic hnprt difpcl your fleet inj^ care ;
rat difficult, and what was dire,
ur prowcfk and fupcrior ftart :
I you of all that e*er were mad,
lall be, could this fully laO.
ur heaven is gone . a heavier gloom
four head : and, as the thund'ring
m,
!• banks with fudden mountain rain,
ts tumult to a filent brook ;
e frantic raptures in your breaft
languifh into mortal man ;
od waking find yonrfelf undone.
of life in one ra(h night
, more than might fupport three days,
rning comes ; your cares return
1 rage. An anxious ftomach well
ur*d ; fo may the throbbing head :
lim delirium, fuch a dream,
I . fuch a daftardly dcf(»ir
ir foul, as madd*ning Fcntheus felt,
d round Cithaeron's cruel fides,
funs, and double 1 hebes afcend.
ic (luggifli port; you cnrfc rhe wretch,
nth unnatural mixture Brik
:o violate the virgin wine,
igitive champain you poor
curfcs ; for to heav'n it rapt
) plunge you deeper in drffiatr.
rue even that divinrft gift,
rene, good-natur*d Burgundy,
fragrant vintage of the Rhine :
St heaven from mortals had with*beld
and all intoxicating bowN.
: wounds you fore to rrcollcdl
in your loofe unguarded hour
or one irrevocable word.
: meant no harm, you lofe a friend,
ige of wine, your hafty hand
leed to haunt you to the grave,
our meinsi yoar health, your parts
» avoid you ; bnitifhiy transform'd
• know you ; or if one remjjns
1 well, he wifbes you in heaven,
wept you fall ; who might have left
eriib'd, fadly -pleafing name ;
to be utter'd with a figh.
graceful fcene hs« quire rffac'd
i memory of your former worth.
tve hap^icft ; how avoid the paint,
intmcnts, and difgulU of thofe
in picafure all ^hcir hour«> employ ;
^ here of a divine old mm
r Thoi'gh old, he ftill re:ain*d
cnfo, and er.erjjy of mind,
d wile he was ^'Ut rot fevere ;
cniberM tl.at he orce was young;
fence checked n«» decent joy.
e liifT'lutc admirM , for he
o. f. nel* when he plra«*d put on,
ig could inftru^. Much had he read,
had fccn ; he lludied from the life.
And in tb* original pcniB*d mankind.
Vers*d in the woes and vanities of life,
He pitied man : and miich he p t ed thofe
Whom falfely-fmiling fate h^ iur«M «»ith meiDf
To diflipate their days in quell of joy.
Our aim is happmels . 'tis yours, 'ti» mine, •
He faid, *tis the purfuit of all that live ;
Yet few attain it, if twas e'er <ittain'd.
But they the widefl wander from the mir^.
Who through the flow*ry paths of fauntVing joy
Seek thi« coy goddefs ; that from ftage to Aagf
Invites us flill, but (hifts as we purfue.
For, not to name the pain% that pleafure brings
.To counterpoife itfelf, relcntlef" fatp
Frirbid% that we through gay voluptuous wildt,
Should ever roam : and were the fates more kiody
Our narrow luxuries would fbon grow (ble.
Were thefe exhauftlefs nature would grow (i^.
And, cloy*d with pleafure, fqucamilhly compUia
That all is vanity, and life a dream,
l^t natare relk ; be bufy for yourfclf.
And f T your friend; be bufy even in vilm
Rather than reaze her fated a^ipetite^
Who never fafts, no banquet e'er enjoys;
Who never toils or watche«, never flccpt.
Let naMre reft : and when the taftc of joj
Grows keen, indulge : but (hun fatiety.
*ris nut for ntonalu always to be bleft.
But him the leaft the dull or painful hours
Of life opprefs, when fober fcnfc conduA*,
And virtue, throuKh this labyrinth we trea<)*
Virtue and fenfe 1 mean not to di»join ;
Virtue and fenfe are one : and, truil me, flill
A faithlefs heart betrays the bead nnfound.
Virtue (for mere good nature is a fool)
U fer.fe and fpirit, «^iih humai'ity :
* Vit fumetimes angry, ana it» fruwn confounda;
' ri» even vindidive, but in vengeance juft.
Knaves fain would laugh at it ; foine great onei
dare ;
But at his heart rhe moft u daunted fori
Of fortune dreads its name and av^ful chaima.
To nobleft ufrs this determine» wealth ;
This is the folid pomp of profperou* days ;
The peace asid (belter «>f adverfity.
And if y«u pant for glory, build your fame
On this foundation, w hich the fecrei Ihock
I^efies of envy and all f ipping time.
The gaudy glofs of fortune Mily flriket
The v.ilgar eye/ the fufirage of the wife,
The praife that's worth ambition, i^ attain'd
By fenlc alone, and dignity uf mind.
Virtue, the ttreng*h and beauty of the foul.
Is the beft gift of heaven : a happinels
That even above the fmiles and frown«( of fate
Exalt* greii na ure's favourites: a wealth
I'l.at ne'er encumbers, nor can be transfcrr'd.
Riches are r>ft b . guilt and bafrnefs earn'd ;
Or dealt by chance, to (hield a hjcky knave.
Or throw a auel fun-ftiine on a fool.
But for ore end. one much-neglede.l nfe,
Arc riches worth your care : for na ure's waQti.'
Arc few. and without opulence 'upply'd.}
This noble end is, to produce the f ul .
To (how the viftuet in tkrir faired light :
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XU% wq^l^f prAl^.HS.'KllO.|r(l.i.--y
. . , mtajfler
pr bouDtcaii* ^rovUeniB j and tetch tbe brci^
Tbu ncDowBi IbuT' the pMlf enjoy.
l^u, in hi> irivcr vein, the irieudlr fige
Siurtlmei decUim'd. Ot li^ lod vioiif ^
Trath* 1* refio'd w ««r Athn* licirtl ;
And {ftrangc la Ull) ! Ilff ftAWi IflV H
SlTd b'tli. [tiHi.iiK, linw to check thcic ffnT
'Ikoew, a. U, u. ic«(.<n t>ii cunirout
^if liwleli poH-^r*. But vthcr ore* are duns:
Vorin'd in the li.ho<>liJ Pxop,lrr:ljK ,
fVlull pilGTn> liiirl the bujjr, wfaai iiuprore : ;
Ara<d'theDi, i.f iijuiii tlirin. a< jnu roiy. ,
8h^i;i*t.tlii:»,u,a, ii.i.i...ct-.i!,chi..l)'i.... ■ ■,
Keacc, the m-ni viUl ,:iuv,-i>itBt. murul. fad ■,
1< hbti i the lilni ..nd U,:.t)l.>tKl ^i llic Ixul.
It flMle*, v.i U UHi, Iiuiul^cni. Uci«<^<i '
Seat d««n tlic kind drlufiw, ihriiu][b Lhc pulw
Of rngnd life ti I<-^<1 u> paliin: OD 1
Aadmlke>>ui lu^p^^ll nnf, nu tc.iixut ibinf.'
par grealef- . ''..:.l:^^. i .^i^iiiare^
l> bD[>e : ill < .
Bui itierc are plEetu ^:jttlul «> the tircift.
And yet no Iriendi <o lire,:, ptrhipi ihej pleaj^
Pi to eiceb, and diflipatc die fool ; ■ (cloYn,
far whilf the; fiate, tormeDl. Tbe fil^lil^
"pu ill-tam'd niffiiHi wd pale uTiver,
(tf ls<9'iomni»ieiice liicn bevu on mpuldj
Mi]r fiielf mellow Into lovi; ; ui] srow
lUfio'^ faunune, ifii gciieroui, if lAejr cu.
J.ove ID fnch bironu oevcf to * fiitk
Or piini or pleifea. But, ye finer (onU,
^nnn'd to fd(t luiary, ind }irninpt to thrill
'^'irh all the luniulu, all iii: g^j i and p^na,
That brautj giT(( : viitb cauiioii and [(.fuic
Indulge the fweit dcllrorei uf ripolc,
Hot (.ouil tuo much the qurcn of charming caret.
For, while thu chetilh'd.piiiruii in your brcalt ,
I'tfinciit) and maddcnt; lick Tviih jia^oufjr,
Abfence, dinruft, or eien n till a:iiioi;^ jny.
The wholefomr ap[icti!<:> and |iowcri ui Vile
lllfl'ulve ill Unguor. I'he cny fiumacb lothcl
The (Eeoial board i Your cheerful Jayt are gone;
I'he geiiemul bloom that JlnUi'd juui cheek* i>
lied. '
To Gghi dcrntnl ati)] to lender paiai,
Pende 70U Ct, or.loUtsrr Any,
And waflc jDUr yonih in mulii>g, Mudng fiiQ
Tof'd inio care your uarufpcSiag heart ;
It found > likisg there, 1 rpoiirul Ere,
And that fomented into feriout Iotc;
Which muling daily flrcnglhen* and improve*
Throu^i all the heigtiii ol fondntfi and lomance :
And you're uodune, the fjlal lliaft hat fped.
If o-.icc_ you doubt whcihcr yuu Iotc or no.
Th* body waDei ayay ; tV infixed luLnd,
BilTula'd in female ^epdernefi, l>rgeu
liach manly Tirtue, and giowa dead to fame.
Sweet hr'iven from fuch iDloiicaiing charm*
nefend all worthy brea.ta ! Hut that I deeni
I.ovv alwjyi iingetij'ji, alway* !o be Biun'd,
I.^vc wcU repaid, snii n^t lou wc;ikly fui^
I »ii feriout, uc Cv" Lui^utik ui|t^y MB;
Uitnvnrci the badf -.>ad lauoaiu ital
And fume td*aiti«l Inr lure .and ^
Ami luin': with d«(paiUc h*iida di^
Some ii> 'jilingiiiib, nrhro M |(M
Aaitd diivnii«n (i> ^yic djngcioaiCM
CMtft.ll theyojeitc: in b.petiod^
llic a!<t vf Luf 1^ MBuufSi *o kiadi*
1l'«.:i>i i. .'.ouLt<ul : L.t thereare
Acute uiUiii; t}>«c wc «|w G»dit
'Iuuj icliit, aUa! iti«:h<[ullt
The If 0111 rd, [u cIidC: who uelbKcd
Forilliile from fevcriHb aiid luinan
Tbc'iicrv>:i (.cDwluiguui audtbcM
TheKiiil^r funty fniart* wi:L e«n t
And.«'lia[ wu love befcr* i> u:i^£iit
pcuricBt habii of dcli^
Or Inofe imagiaafjun, (pnci s<» ™
To deedi abwiic yaur IuEi>gtL, inipiK
Ti> nature; t(ui>r«,a4 cuufaUMbi
Ah ! let not luxurj.aicn' vkin mura
Urge yon lo^ta jgu wcU tnigbiflee
I'o make wbai Ihould be npiurc »iia
A lediou) ulk t nor. Ja. tbe wuttoo a
Uf twining L*it melt jaur B:achoad<
,l-'ar from the cniUquauan of fuf: joyi
llow chaiig'd you ri£e ; iht ghoU (
Languid, and melincholy, and gaeet,
Your vein« eihaulitd, and J'-vt nin.;
Spollilofinbilm aod fprJgbtly ua,:
Gniwt vapid phlegm : ^"ug the usi
( To each flight inipulie trembiinf ly 1
A fubile fiend ihai niiiuic> all the p'?(
Kapid and rclUcf) I'priog* from p*rt u.
■■Ihe blooming honoura of your yeiilb
Your ligDor picea ; javf ^tal power
Dileafep haunt you ; and iu.iiiceli£gi
Creep* on j unrocial, impotent, ar.d b
Irfaioaie, impioiu, epicure ! to waf.e
The Aoret of pleafurc, ehcrrfubelV, ai
Infaluus all wbn make delight tbdit:
And coy peeditioa every hour funae.
Who pinei with love, or w Lfcitii
CoDfumet, iiwich hii own coafcui us
He choofet to be wretched, to he tr»
And waro'd proceed* aotl iviliul tu U
Bui ihere'i a padiun, whofc lempsflai
Tesn np each ^inuc pluied in ibc 01
And Qiakei to ruini proud philofopbt,
For pale and trembling anger lulbeti;
Wiih fiuhrtiij; fpeech. and cyea that i
Fierce ai the tiger, aiadder than lb: i.
Defpiraie, and ann'd wi-Ji mors tl
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THE ART OP PRESEUVINO KRALTH.
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m the calm, homane, and polifhM man
rompundim, aivi ftart*' up a firnd !
nvs in lovtr, or wallr* w^rh filtni caret,
r i)rnomiiiy, or tciuirr jjricf,
i(fccnd% and ltrf(*rini(, to the Otadct.
kvlioni :inj:t:r ftir.jfH, drops, if h.t dio,
.and ruO:ct apo)dc<^ic down ;
rcc fever htirrif * him ro hell, .
:lie body through unnnmlHrM ftringt
;rate* ruch vior ition of the foul ;
e Tuifion, ffch ii Oill the pain
iy fc*"!* : or chronic, or acute,
it fuddcn Oorra at once o'erp-iwer^
, nr )(ivcs your rrai'on to fhe winds.
(.s a'frnd the riifh alarm of fear,
iJen jjricf. and ra;fe. ind fuddcn joy. [fit
r arc, mean rime, tu whtim tlie bi>ili*ruu«
1. ar-d (in!y filU 'he (a'.U of lifj.
•re the n:i:id a torpiJ wir.trr I^dt,
:j a body Ci^rpulrnr a: d co.d,
:h cii ;*L'\i funi>»on l..rily moves on;
•ou« lally fp'iriM ih* incumbent iojd,
> Hk hrcu'l, ai li i;i«- > a C(jriii:il jrlovr.
our vrrafKrui llo;^.! ii apt to boil,
r«)ur T'crvcs t«»i. irrit.-ihly flriinjf,
II difpure; he ciiu'io'.j", if you j-'kej
rii for ever : tind f<i:fwe.ir tho Ikj^I.
r;ilh nvinurr f-. t)<'k yon tu the fhadcf,
» T% iv'ry hcpi-fu! t%hrn>c of life,
'c«» to liorrttr^ll yonrdcyi r^i come.
luM witii ihinidtT. fire, urd ev'ry plag^l?,
:h, t-rM»ri-», <ir dillr.\i9* n.jnkiiid,
ki-> thr har.i y wrtfchiti in .'.ri )>our,
If II- y*""!! in»t with xvrt.'s i i li'-^rilhl**
0 AH wrath, i.or pivvs niort Ji:.!di n h|ow».
r rim'cr woik?, j!t.(»d frici.J, you may be
yiiui!c!t, arii' flo'-n H-f'Tc vmi fif'ht.
•«■»! late t<» jr«>rrov.' lo li'* br,.\c;
r hi'l». to miiin.w kill «»r r'v.
1 ?dv!%'c a}r«Mitt a rat^'ii^ Ac
oo Uirle; aj'tl it Iiravc* the p-»ti*er
a» ever t-»ii.»hf in rr- fe f-r l« hi:,
rliL* li-iii! tiM* f'f n« a i-^.p*!/ i^mb,
I..* a I:- 11. I'l.'-r I .t'lcM iiMiicii m,
l..n wen ; (rr us yn oi'i»lif to fte,
..I'^r .ic thr i,ia>i;ir!s ni m^i k.nd :
■»h t' t L«>:^'ii.iri r.:i»e, v« ii !« *u forget
:«i:»*i»i < i*f \i\:r w.f' r h.Mir*.
'.!• tiin. « n! .ii) \U jkC'v (h.i* cs
FitTce and iiifidiouf, vidcnt and flow :
With all thai nrjre or lure n^ on to !«te :
Ui.ar n fu^t. Ihall we li-rk i x-.Jiat -rm* vf^p^re ?
Wla-r*' ri:.lon pr«)Vc'* t«H» weak, or v-.id ot wild
I o c««p^* \\ ifh luhtL* «*r inipciuotj:* powers,
I wi i:Ll ir.\.,k" new p.ifTioiM to y^ur aid :
Wirh indignation would ex'.ir.jruifli fear,
W 'h fear or t;<*neron» pity varnpijih ra5»c.
And love wirh princ ; and fori:*.- to fore- oppofe,
rhire i^ a citarni, a pftwcr, (hat I'wayt the
bread ;
B'.'U ev'.ry p^fbon rev'.i or be fiill ; •
!• rplr«'s wi*h rAve. or u\\ your cares diffolves;
Cm I'o'.'in diilndinn. ni-.d alniojt defpair.
Tijar pf»\itT i*mMlic : fir bf\«t'd the f.retch
Ol iholV tinnv "^i.ii fy H.^.'Mer* on our fa/e ;
'I 1 o'e c'.nnily iii-rot*. n.oie fat-hcidcd jri»d$,
\V:;() ii'.nvc ro p.«fli(ir iulMy bnt co::tc:';;'t :
Will*, iiL». our«la»«cer« '^iijjiii itni:eil ah<'. Ilrong) !
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Ard, with inf.pid iliow «.f r ptu-e. die
or idiot note* iMipcrtit'en'lv if»ryr.
Uu he the mi.fc% laurel jul'l n..»rc<.
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V'Jm». wirh b'.id r^.-^ <' lol :»mi ivinio of lonndSi
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THE WORKS or ARMSTRONG.
Content if Tome f<rw friendt indulfre my name,
So ilightly am I flunfr with love of fame,
1 would jiot fcrawl one hundred idle lines-*
Not for the praife of all the majrastnet.
Yet once a moon, perhaps, I fteal a night ;
And, if our fire Apollo pleafes, write.
You fmile ; liut all the train the mufe that follow,
Chriftians and dunces, ftill we quote Apollo.
Unhappy dill our poets will rchearfe
To Goths, that flare aAoni(h*d at their verfe ;
To the rank trihes fuhmit their virgin lays ;
So grofs, fo beftial, is the luft of praii'e I
1 to fonnd judges from the mob appeal.
And write to thofe who mod my fubjedl feel.
Eameoes, thefe dry moral lines 1 truft
Vith you, whom nout;ht that's moral can difguft.
With you I venture, in plain home-fpun rcnfe,
IVhat 1 imagine of benevolence.
Of all the monflcrs of the human kind.
What flrikcs you mod 1% the low felfifli mind.
You wonder how, without one liberal joy,
The fleady mifer can his years employ ;
Without one friend, howc*er his fortunes thrive,
Defpis'd and hated, how he bears to live.
With honed warmth of heart, with fome degree
Of pity that fuch wretched things ihould be.
You fcorn the fordid knave— He grins at you.
And deems himfelf the wifer of the two. —
*Tis all but ude, howe'er we lift the cafe;
He has h'u joy, as every creature has.
'Tis true, he cannot boad an angeKs fliare,
Yet has what happiucfs his organs bear.
76cit lUfwfe mad^Ji the high feraphic foul,
Waiter Omnipotemt ■' and thou the owl,
Heav'n f«irmM him too, and doubtlefs for fome
ule :
But Crar.c-coyrt kno 
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